Chapter 15: I Want Them All!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

[ Host: Su Chen ]

[ Level: 11 ]

[ Main Class: Mage ]

[ Subclass: Gourdmaster, Heavenly Craftsman, Alchemist ]

[ HP: 650 ]

[ MP: 618 (+18) ]

[ Elemental Power: 670(+ 20) ]

[ Defense: 82 (+2) ]

[ Agility: 5 (Can be increased via stat points) ]

[ Strength: 5]

[ Endurance: 5]

[ Stamina: 73/100 (Will be forcefully booted out of the system upon reaching 0) ]

[ NPC Rapport: 11 ]

[ luck: 5]

[ Reputation: 280 ]

[ Spirit: 100 ]

[ Stats: 5 ]

[ Skill Points: 3 (can only be used for combat skills) ]

[ Mounts: None ]

[ Combat Skills ] :

1. (Level 15 Fireball: 2-second cast time, 3-second cooldown, mana cost: 60; skill effect: Condenses a fireball that can be locked onto a target or an area and unleashes it. Damage: 670, range: 20 meters)

2. (Level 1 Lifesteal: 1-second cast time, 10-second cooldown; skill effect: instantly steals 80 HP from a target, Range: 5 meters)

[ Lifestyle Skills ] :

1. [ Beginner Gourd Arts ] : Proficiency 0/100, Heals 30 HP

2. [ Beginner Heavenly Crafting ] : Proficiency 0/100, Forging Blueprints: 0, Enchantment Blueprints: 0

3. [ Beginner Alchemy ] : Proficiency 0/100, Potions Decomposed: 0

[ Equipment ] :

1. Helmet (Magic Hats) : None

2. Necklace: None

3. Armor: Beginner’s Armor, Damage Tolerance: 70/100

4. Staff: Wooden Spirit Staff (white rank) , Damage Tolerance: 0/100, Increases Elemental Power by 20, MP +18, Defense +2, Stamina +3

5. Wrist Guard: Beginner’s Wrist Guard, Damage Tolerance: 63/100

6. Magic Robe: Beginner’s Robe, Damage Tolerance: 85/100

7. Magic Boots: Initial Shoes, Damage Tolerance: 18/100

While seated in the restaurant, Su Chen began browsing through his stat changes in his character panel. Upon reading the lifestyle skills section, he was immediately dumbfounded.

As a result of the transmigration system, his “Alchemist” subclass had turned to an actual “Decomposer” class instead, who could decompose a potion into its constituent materials.

He needed to think long and hard on how he could make use of his decomposing ability. After all, he did not have many combat skills to begin with, and as such, his subclasses’ abilities are of even paramount importance.

After all, these lifestyle skills would become an important avenue for him to earn money in the future.

Su Chen drank the fine wine that the NPC waiter had brought over for him. As he recovered his stamina, he started inspecting his attribute changes.

The first noticeable change was that all levels gained after reaching level 10 would yield 100 points of HP and MP.

Aside from that, his Elemental Power would also increase by 50 points each time he leveled up. Under normal circumstances, his base Elemental Power at level 11 should be 280 points. However, after the tampering of the transmigration system, his base Elemental Power was 560 instead.

Moreover, the Peerless bonus from his maximum compatibility score had also awarded him with an additional 70 points of Elementa Power. This, combined with the 20 points from his staff, had given him a total of 650 points of Elemental Power.

A level 11 player holding 650 points of Elemental Power was truly a terrifying entity. After all, players who had that much Elemental Power were usually level 20 or above.

Secondly, Su Chen noticed that he now had Agility, Strength, Endurance, and Stamina stats.

Agility was pretty straightforward to understand. On the other hand, Strength was now necessary as there was a Strength-check to wield higher-level equipment.

Meanwhile, Endurance and Stamina were required to weather abnormal conditions such as volcanoes or ice caves.

Lastly, Su Chen checked his system-based stats, namely, NPC Rapport, Luck, Reputation, and Spirit.

The NPC Rapport value was very important. All players started at 10 points. The higher one’s point was, the easier it was to trigger hidden quests.

On the other hand, the Luck stat determined the drop rate of equipment. Meanwhile, Reputation was closely tied to the creation of guilds. In order to successfully form a guild, a total of 1,000 points were needed, and to hold a position within guilds, one needed to have at least 200 Reputation points.

Reputation Points started at 5 points as well. However, despite being only level 11, Su Chen had already amassed 280 Reputation points. Su Chen hypothesized that the reason he had this much was due to his achievement of killing the Wolf Lord being announced throughout the Hualong Server.

On the other hand, Spirit would increase one’s resistance against debuffs. Aside from the existing skill tree of the main classes, one could also obtain debuffing abilities via hidden quests or other hidden mechanics as well.

The higher one’s Spirit was, the effective debuffs such as Dizziness and Blindness would become.

At this point, Su Chen had fully recovered his stamina. With that, he left the restaurant.

Su Chen had agreed to meet Wu Lie at midnight. It was afternoon when he left the restaurant, and thus, Su Chen decided to rent a horse from Fengwu Town for his upcoming venture.

Otherwise, he would not be able to make it to their agreed spot.

After using the teleportation talisman twice, its lights dimmed, and it could no longer be used. Fortunately, however, the charges will be recharged on the following day, and it would gain three charges instead of two.

Upon arrival at the horse stables, Su Chen spent 200 Gold Coins to rent a horse for two hours. This meant that the rental costs were 100 Blue Star Coins an hour, and truth be told, it was much higher than Su Chen would like.

Had he not completed the level sprint achievement, perhaps he would have hesitated. However, as he was now, there was no such concerns, especially since the reward for completing the hidden quest would definitely be worth more than 100 Gold Coins.

Su Chen rode on his horse and headed out of Fengwu Town.

…

The official roads of Fengwu Town was paved with bluestone. Although there were many players and NPCs on both sides of the road, it did not affect Su Chen in the slightest.

He had even attracted the envy of many players due to his horse riding.

After all, 200 Gold Coins was a hefty sum for most players.

“You have a received a [ Trade Request ] from the market. Would you like to accept it now?”

While he was riding his horse, a line of words appeared in front of Su Chen’s eyes. It was obvious that someone was trying to buy the [ Charging Bracelet ] that he had listed.

Since the horse he had rented would automatically make its way to the selected location, Su Chen could initiate the trade without any worries.

Upon accepting the request, a player with, a player with the ID “Xu Ruoxuan” messaged him via the chat box within the chat window.

[ Xu Ruoxuan (level 30) : I saw that you were hoping to exchange Mage gear of the same rank. I have two such Mage equipment with me. Do check them out and let me know if you’re interested in any of them. ]

[ We can trade the first pair of boots 1 to 1. If you wish to trade for the second necklace, you’ll need to pay an extra 1,000 Gold Coins. ]

[ Green Spirit Boots ( Green Rank) : Agility +10, Elemental Power +10, Mana +20; Skill “Seeking Plums in the Midst of Snow”: Three charges per day. Using this skill will temporarily increase your Agility by 8 points. Requirement: Level 10. ]

Su Chen nodded silently. The attributes of green rank equipment were certainly a step above white rank ones. The starting agility was only 5 points, but this piece of equipment had +10 agility, and better yet, its skill would increase it by another 8 points, albeit temporarily. It was an exceptional item for his level.

[ Jade Spirit Necklace (Green Rank) : Elemental Power +50, Mana +100, Reputation +5; Effect: reduces the cooldown time of a Mage’s skills by 10%. Can be worn from level 10 onwards. ]

The basic attributes of this necklace were very outstanding, and its effects was even more precious. It was indeed worth the additional 1,000 Gold Coins. Satisfied with the trader’s conditions, Su Chen felt that they could come to a deal.

Then, he opened the chat box and began to reply:

[ Seller (level 11) : I agree to your terms, but I don’t intend to trade only the [ Charging Bracelet ] for the [ Green Spirit Boots ] ]

[ Feel free to name a price for the necklace. ]

[ I want them all! ]