Chapter 3

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

‘Ding! You have entered the novice village, Dark Canyon. I wish you a happy game.’

After a bout of dizziness, Su Jin opened his eyes and found himself in a gloomy canyon. There were towering trees everywhere, almost completely covering the sky.

Beside the treehouse, there were a few NPCs standing in twos and threes. They looked almost the same as real people, except that they looked like elves in the game.

Many players were running at high speed, completing all kinds of beginner quests.

There was a huge crowd of people in the canyon.

“Experts leading a team to fight in the Wild Wolf Valley. No specific class requirement. Still need two more people.”

“Level two big shot players leading a team to kill wild boars. One priest required, set off immediately.”

“The Greed Wolf Guild is recruiting members. You can enjoy all kinds of benefits when you join the guild. There are advanced players leading you to clear dungeons. Those who perform well can also be hired by the guild and become professional players. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and join the guild.”

“The money-making team is recruiting members. Those who are online for a long period of time and willing to listen to commands are welcome!”

“One gold coin for ten dollars in real money. You can exchange as many as you want immediately.”

The canyon was like a large-scale recruitment site. The surroundings were filled with shouts of recruiting people.

Su Jin had wasted a little time. There were already players who had leveled up a few levels and were walking at the forefront.

Even the gold coin merchant had appeared. However, the current exchange rate was simply outrageous. As for the guild, Su Jin could consider joining it in the future. In the early stages, Su Jin thought that it was better to be solo. With the memories of his previous life, money was no longer unreachable to him.

While he was thinking, Su Jin came to the center of the canyon. Standing there was the village chief of the novice village, directly triggering the conversation.

“Brave adventurer, the farmland in the village is being harassed by a group of wild boars. If we don’t stop them, the village’s grain production will be reduced. Are you willing to help us?” the village chief had the look of an old elf, he asked with a face full of sorrow.

[ Ding, do you accept the beginner quest: [ Kill the demonic wild boars ] ! ]

[ Quest description: Help the village chief kill 20 wild boars and bring their tusks to the village chief. You will gain the village chief’s good impression, as well as gold coins × 10 experience points × 200. ]

“Accepted.”

Su Jin chose to accept the quest.

In his previous life, [ Kill the demonic wild boars ] was a quest that every new player had to complete. The main reason was that the reward was 10 gold coins. In “New World”, gold coins could be used to purchase various potions, skill books, and other items.

Under the premise of not being able to top up, 10 gold coins was already quite a lot. However, only the first quest would have such a generous reward. The main reason was to take care of the new players. The follow-up quests would not be as generous as the first one.

If the gold coin was sold to a gold coin merchant, it could be traded in real life. The ratio was 1:100.

However, it had only been a short time since the game started, and the gold coin market was constantly fluctuating. Many black-hearted merchants appeared, they would trade the gold coins with the 1:10 exchange ratio. Whoever sold the initial 2 gold coins given by the system would suffer a huge loss.

Before long, the market would stabilize, and the ratio would rise to 1:100.

A quest could earn 1,000 dollars. For many people, this was a huge temptation.

However, the average player did not know that after accepting this seemingly ordinary quest, if they brought 400 wild boar fangs, 200 tiger skins, and 300 wild bull horns to hand in the quest, not only would they gain a huge amount of experience, but they would also unlock the only hidden mission in the novice village.

In his previous life, there was a lucky player who triggered that hidden mission and became a professional player.

But this time, Su Jin is not going to give up the opportunity to others.

Saying goodbye to the village chief, Su Jin went to the potion dealer and opened the trading panel.

After his god-level mastery, “Stacking Crit Damage” was activated, each attack required 2 mana points, and his skills required 10 mana points. Each of them consumed a large amount of mana, so he would definitely be lacking mana at the end. He had to prepare a batch of mana potions in advance.

[ Small mana potion ]

Speed: Recovers 200 mana points in 50 seconds. Can be consumed during battle. The effect will be interrupted after being attacked.

Price: 2 silver coins.

In “New World”, you could drink potions during battle, but you couldn’t be attacked.

Su Jin didn’t hesitate and directly dragged 10 stacks of potions into his backpack. At the same time, he also deducted two initial gold coins.

The exchange rate for gold coins in “New World” was: 1 gold coin = 10 silver coins = 100 copper coins. Two gold coins were still very useful in the novice village.

…

All the resources on him had been used up. He had finished preparing the materials to go out, leaving only the quest to be completed.

Su Jin took out the novice steel sword and went out to the farmland outside.

The entrance of the novice village was a flat land. There would be weak level 1-2 pheasants spawning on it. It was the mainstream wilderness for players now, but it only had very low experience points. It was a map for the beginners in the early stages.

Su Jin did not stop. He continued to move forward and gradually left the flat ground.

Wild boars were level 5 monsters. They appeared in the fields of the novice village and were very powerful. Players would need to be at least level 4-5 to deal with them. However, Su Jin had two god-level masteries and a red skill to hold the field, so he was not afraid at all.

Su Jin carried the beginner iron sword to the field outside the village. In the area where wild boars appeared, there were five players who were trying to form a team to farm monsters. Unfortunately, they could not defeat the wild boars. They were killed by the demonic wild boars one after another. They turned into white light and returned to the novice village.

Hum, hum, hum ~

After killing the players, the wild boars hummed and groaned. Then, they moved around in the farmland.

Their entire bodies were pitch-black. Their mane was thick and hard. Their two tusks were long and sharp. They looked extremely ferocious. Their bodies were three meters long and they gave off a strong sense of oppression.

[ Demonic wild boars ]

Level: Level 5

Health: 720

Attack: 52-73

Defense: 40

Description: Demonic wild boars ran out of the forest. Their fangs are very powerful, and its defense is very high. If you do not have any companions to assist you, please try to stay as far away as possible.

It had to be said that the attributes of the demonic wild boar were very strong.

Their HP was 720. Even if players of the same level were to give their full effort and equip with equipment, they would still be much weaker to those boars. Their attack was also extremely terrifying at 73, not to mention that they had a defense of 40. It was impossible for a single player of the same level to be a match for such a monster.

However, it was not impossible for Su Jin.

Holding the beginner iron sword, Su Jin found a demonic wild boar that was left behind and immediately used [ Cleave ] . At the same time, he chose to activate his Stacking Crit Damage and God Might.

“Bang!”

– 113!

After the skill damage was dealt, under the effect of his Stacking Crit Damage, a series of damage appeared once again.

– 113!

– 113!

– 113!

– 113!

…

A large number of damage values appeared on the head of the demonic wild boar. Although it had 720 HP, Su Jin’s damage was not low. Under the effects of the [ Stacking Crit Damage ] , the ten consecutive critical hits immediately ended its life.

The demonic wild boar howled and fell to the ground.

“Ding! Congratulations! You have killed a demonic wild boar. Obtained 50 experience points.”

Level 1 monsters provided 10 experience points, level 2 monsters provided 20 experience points, and so on. Level 5 demonic wild boar gave Su Jin 50 experience points. This meant that Su Jin only needed two demonic wild boars to level up.

Looking at the demonic wild boar that fell to the ground, Su Jin smiled.

It was not a waste of his time to top up. The other players who were unable to top up were wiped out even if they formed a team. He directly challenged the boar one-on-one without losing any HP. Was this the pleasure of a paid player?

Su Jin walked forward and touched the corpse of the demonic wild boar.

“Ding, congratulations on obtaining the reward [ boar’s tusk ] , copper coins + 5.”

Su Jin pursed his lips. As expected, the game was as stingy as he was in his previous life. There was only one quest item and five copper coins.

Although he didn’t like it, he still had to do the quest.

While Su Jin was thinking, he turned his gaze to the next demonic wild boar..