Chapter 23

After she added the points to the selected attribute, her Personal Stats changed.

『Name: Luo Yao

[Level: 4 (0/500)]

[Talent: Fire Affinity]

[Strength: 3]

[MP: 14]

[Agility: 9]

[Vitality: 2]

[Endurance: 2]

[Skill: Fireball (1 star)]

[Remaining Stars Slots: 3]

[Combat strength: Slightly stronger than an ordinary person] 』

Talent was something that could be chosen once they passed the player selection and officially became a player. These talents were all equal, without any difference in quality.

Some people felt they needed luck, so they chose the luck talent, which added their luck by one point. Some people felt they needed strength, so they chose the strength talent, which added the user strength by three points. Some people would choose the fire-type talent, which slightly increased their fire-type skill’s power by about 2%…

Since Luo Yao had the [Fire Affinity] talent, she would naturally prioritize learning fire-related type skills as she progressed in God’s Path.

“It didn’t drop any skills.” Looking at the empty patch of grass, Luo Yao sighed.

She was not interested in the little shrub monster’s skills, but she was also very interested in gold coins.

In addition to the system rewards and lucky treasure chests, every player knows the only other way to obtain gold coins in God’s Path is to recycle them.

Recycling was everyone’s primary source of gold.

“Do you need gold coins?” Qin Mengya, who was residing in Luo Yao’s soul, asked curiously when she felt Luo Yao’s disappointment.

“I don’t really need it, but…” As Luo Yao walked forward, she lowered her voice and whispered, “I know that I would need gold coins in other places later on. I don’t want to ask anybody from home for help. So, it’s better if I can start saving up from now.”

Hearing Luo Yao’s words, Qin Mengya nodded slightly. “Not bad. I like your self-reliant personality. You’re just like me. You’re just as optimistic and strong. I believe that with my help, your future achievements won’t be any less than mine.”

“Hehe, thank you.” Luo Yao smiled shyly.

Qin Mengya was her idol. And hearing her idol say this to her, she couldn’t help but feel a little pleased. However, her sweet smile didn’t last long as a man suddenly appeared in her field of vision.

Her face immediately turned cold.

“Eh? Isn’t that Luo Yao? What a coincidence!” A dozen meters away from her, a man in dark blue sportswear with purple lightning hair emerged from behind a tree.

The man swiftly and giddily greeted her as he came closer.

Luo Yao glanced at him coldly before turning around and walking away.

The man, who seems to know her personality, doesn’t take her attitude as an offense. Instead, he shouted at her back, “Miss Luo, it’s useless! The first one to reach level 10 will definitely be my bro, Wang…”

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao’s footsteps quickened.

In the blink of an eye, she had already walked a hundred meters and arrived at a quiet and secluded place surrounded by trees.

The sun shone through the gaps between the leaves, creating strange light spots on the grass.

The wildflowers on the grass gave off a faint fragrance, which calmed her down a little.

The birds chirping around them seemed to be the only sound in this quiet area.

Feeling her mind in a mess, Luo Yao sat down under the shade of a tree and decided to take a short rest.

Seeing this, Qin Mengya pondered for a while before she asked, “You were so angry yesterday too. Can I ask why? Do you know the Xia family’s eldest daughter?”

Luo Yao nodded with a bitter expression.

“Yes, we are classmates and good friends. She entered God’s Path a year earlier than me.”

“A year earlier?”

The ‘mini’ Qin Mengya in her soul form was floating above her soul. She touched her chin and furrowed her brows in thought. “But isn’t the Xia family’s eldest daughter an ordinary person? Wait a minute, a year? Don’t tell me…”

“That’s right.”

“Wanqing was one of the victims of the ‘District 87 assessment incident’ a year ago.”

“I see.” Qin Mengya nodded, taking in the information. So the eldest daughter’s name was Xia Wanqing. Then she asked curiously, “I only heard a little about the incident a year ago. What exactly happened?”

Luo Yao arranged her words and summarized, “That district hasn’t challenged any Beast King in half a year, which triggered God’s Path’s Assessment.”

“The Beast King led an army of monsters to attack the camp. They failed to defend it. And then they all became ordinary people.”

Luo Yao sighed, “The ‘little fairies’ dragged down Wanqing in her district.” She complained with a slight hint of pity in her words. “There were just too many women in her district, and most were not interested in leveling up!”

Qin Mengya smiled and asked, “Are you two very close? I remembered how angry you were when you learned about the bet yesterday.”

When the news of the bet between the Wang and Xia families reached Luo Yao’s ears, she was so angry that she gulped down three bottles of wine and ended up sleeping on her table.

It was not until the evening that a maidservant found her.

“We’re close, but not too close.” Qin Mengya said as though she remembered that scene as well.

Luo Yao clenched her fists, hearing her idol’s words, “I’m mostly angry at the people in God’s Path and the main world. They used to be so good to her when she was a player, but now that she has become an ordinary person again, they abandoned her.” She said indignantly.

“So that’s how it went…”

Qin Mengya finally understood the whole story.

“So that’s why you were so meticulous with your plan last night. So it was to reach Level 10 before that Wang Shaoyu guy and snatch your friend over?”

“At least she would be safe with me.”

“So you are planning to spend the rest of your life with her?”

“I don’t mean it like that!”

…

After resting for a while, Luo Yao dusted off her butt and got up, preparing to continue her plan.

At this moment, Qin Mengya’s voice rang in her mind again.

“You don’t want to challenge the Beast King from District 87 and restore her identity as a player?”

Luo Yao suddenly paused for a moment before slowly continuing to walk away.

She pulled a long face and helplessly replied, “Of course, I’ve thought about it, but that’s not realistic.”

“Although other players can apply for a ‘rescue mission’, only a five-person team can enter at a time. If a whole district couldn’t face the Beast King, let alone a group of five players. I’m afraid that even the monsters under the King can’t defeat it.”

Only players below level 30 could enter the beginner map.

There was no way it could be possible. A group of five Level 30 players fighting against an army of monsters and Beast King of the same level. Nobody in their right mind would believe such a thing.

The thought was too idealistic!

The Beast King at the end of each map was difficult to overcome by thousands of players. Even if they do defeat it, it will take hours.

“Take a three-day break” was a silent agreement that every player in a district would do before fighting the Beast King. That way, everyone will save up to nine hours of arrival time to fight the Beast King.

And even though Luo Yao was very confident about her future, she had no intention of requesting a ‘rescue mission.

After all, she knew nobody was kind enough to fight without a price.

“You know what, I’ll stop talking. I still have to hurry and level up.” Luo Yao shook her head, throwing away the unrealistic fantasy in her mind.

And quickened her pace.

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