"Are you there?" Gu Fei asked Hongchen Yixiao.

"..." A series of ellipses was his reply.

"?" Gu Fei responded with a question mark.

"You don't visit unless something's up. What is it this time?" Hongchen Yixiao asked.

"Sword coefficient, magic coefficient, spell proficiency... these attributes have appeared on my equipment. What do they mean?" Gu Fei asked.

"This..." Hongchen Yixiao hesitated.

"Can't say?" Gu Fei said.

"It's not that I can't say, it's just that I didn't expect this to come up so soon," Hongchen Yixiao said.

"Then tell me," Gu Fei said.

"You should know that in the parallel world, all types of weapons have no class restrictions. Anyone can use them," Hongchen Yixiao said.

"Mm," Gu Fei responded.

"That's not actually the case," Hongchen Yixiao said. "Low-end weapons don't differ much in attributes, so we chose to ignore this factor. But for high-end equipment, different types of weapons will have a coefficient that determines whether you can exert their maximum power. That's what you're seeing now: sword coefficient, magic coefficient."

"How does it determine?" Gu Fei asked.

"The way a character's stats are allocated determines their various coefficients. Different classes have innate coefficient bonuses for some weapons. For example, mages have a bonus for the magic coefficient, thieves have a bonus for the dagger coefficient, archers have a bonus for the bow and crossbow coefficients, and warriors have a bonus for all weapon coefficients except the magic coefficient. Of course, these bonuses vary in strength. The bottom line is that with high-end weapons, if your character lacks the required coefficient, you won't be able to fully unleash the weapon's power." Hongchen Yixiao said a lot, ending with, "Understand?"

"I see," Gu Fei suddenly understood. When he previously used the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword to attack, Gu Fei had already noticed that the damage didn't seem to be reaching the sword's maximum value. Since he had always relied on kung fu to achieve this data, he thought he hadn't quite mastered his attacks just now. Only now did he realize that it was the equipment's own coefficient at play. So, these sword coefficient and magic coefficient things weren't attributes that strengthened oneself, but rather requirements of the equipment.

Hongchen Yixiao continued, "As for the relationship between stat allocation and character coefficient, it's class-dependent and very complicated. I can't explain it all clearly in one go. In short, as long as you refer to the general stat allocation method that conforms to the characteristics of the class, you'll be fine. As for some alternative stat allocations, you'll have to seek alternative solutions."

"Wait. With this calculation, if a weapon has a super high coefficient, wouldn't even a suitable class need a very high level to wield it? Because if the stat allocation isn't enough, the character's own coefficient won't meet the requirement!" Gu Fei said.

"It's not that you can't wield it... it's just that you can't unleash its maximum power," Hongchen Yixiao said.

"Isn't that the same thing? Doesn't this equate to adding a level requirement to the equipment in disguise?" Gu Fei said.

"You can't say that. You should say that the coefficient determines how much of the equipment's power you can unleash. Even if you don't meet the requirement, a difference of 10 and a difference of 20 are still different. For example, if a sword's sword coefficient is 200%, and your character's sword coefficient is only 180%, a difference of 20%, then the attributes of this sword in your hands should be treated as if you're multiplying them by 80%. In other words, if your sword coefficient reaches 199%, although it doesn't meet the sword's requirement, there's not much difference in wielding it."

"Then how is a character's own coefficient calculated?" Gu Fei asked.

"We're not planning to announce this. We expect players to research it themselves," Hongchen Yixiao said.

"..."

"Are you doing well in Moonnight City?" After finishing business, Hongchen Yixiao rarely started chatting with Gu Fei about everyday things.

"What's good about it! The atmosphere in Moonnight City is too bad. They come up and slash you on the street without saying a word. Is there no law? Are you guys even managing things?" Gu Fei protested.

"If we're going to manage things, we'll manage you first. You're the number one wanted criminal in the entire game, and you're still running free. Is there no law? Is no one in charge?" Hongchen Yixiao retorted.

Gu Fei was speechless for a moment, then said, "But you can't just slash people for no reason!"

"You're a wanted criminal. Everyone has the right to punish you..." Hongchen Yixiao said.

"If someone slashes me, I don't even have the right to defend myself?" Gu Fei had already noticed this problem.

"You originally had it, but you don't have it now," Hongchen Yixiao said.

"Why?"

"Because you're a wanted criminal. Everyone has the right to punish you..." Hongchen Yixiao said.

"..."

"Take care of yourself!"

"I protest. I'm also a player. You can't discriminate against me just because I have PK value," Gu Fei shouted.

"What should we do then? Should we reward you for your behavior of harming a dozen lives in one day?" Hongchen Yixiao retorted.

"At least... give me a chance to make amends..." Gu Fei said.

"There is! The prison door is always open to you, isn't it?" Hongchen Yixiao said.

"Besides jail?"

"Then you can only atone for your sins by doing good deeds. Accept a mission to hunt down people who have PK value like you. Ordinary people's rewards are money and experience. You'll get a reward to wash away your PK value. However much PK value the person you hunt down has, that's how much will be washed away from you," Hongchen Yixiao said.

Gu Fei smiled, "Stopping killing with killing..."

"Wrong, it's mutual slaughter, encouraging you bad guys to slaughter each other!" Hongchen Yixiao said.

"..."

"There's still one thing you haven't explained. That spell proficiency..." Gu Fei asked.

"I'll tell you next time. I have something to do. I'm logging off first," Hongchen Yixiao logged off.

"..."

After ending the conversation with Hongchen Yixiao, Gu Fei looked around and saw a guy curled up in a corner, looking pitiful like the little match girl. He immediately took two steps forward and called out, "Brother, let me ask you something. How do I get to the place that issues wanted missions?"

The man raised his head, his eyes sleepy, spewing alcohol, and mumbled vaguely, "On Fourth Night Street."

"Thanks!" After speaking, he patted the man's shoulder again, "Brother, if you want to sleep, just log off. Don't huddle up here. It's not comfortable."

"It's okay. I'm waiting for someone," the man said. "A man, wearing black robes like a mage, a little handsome, but his behavior is a bit wretched. Have you seen such a person?"

"Sorry, the person you described, other than the last point, sounds a lot like me!" Gu Fei said.

"Huh?" The half-asleep guy blinked hard, finally seeing the guy talking to him clearly. He instantly sobered up by half and wanted to say something, but Gu Fei raised his hand, drew his sword, and slashed at him. Then the tip of the sword reached his chest. After all, it was a game. If you don't cut down some health first, pointing a sword at someone doesn't count as a threat.

"From the Black Hand Mercenary Group?" Gu Fei asked.

"Ah..." the man said blankly.

"What exactly do you want from me?" Gu Fei said.

"To... to rob..." the man said.

"Rob?" Gu Fei didn't understand.

The man stopped talking. Gu Fei saw that his eyes were staring straight ahead, probably shouting for reinforcements in the chat window, so he sheathed his sword and turned to leave.

Although this man was an enemy, the information he provided shouldn't be wrong. Fourth Night Street. Gu Fei left the offline area and asked a player at random, getting the exact direction. However, it was inevitable that he would encounter people from the Black Hand Mercenary Group on the way. Gu Fei found a deserted corner, took off the Moonnight Spirit Robe, and changed into a Newbie Mage Robe.

Obviously, the other party was using this black outfit as his main sign. Gu Fei estimated that as long as he took off this black outfit, the other party's impression of his appearance would become blurred.

Then he swaggered onto the street. The Newbie Mage Robe had become a relatively sensitive symbol in Cloud City, but it was very common in Moonnight City. Gu Fei had noticed that most of the players in Moonnight City were wearing newbie equipment. Gu Fei guessed that they might not have better equipment, but it was probably because the PK atmosphere here was too strong, and most people didn't want to suffer too much loss when they died.

As he was walking on the road, he suddenly received a message. He opened it and saw it was You Ge: "Damn, you're already level 31! Is there a special leveling area over there?"

"No, I completed a quest chain and the rewarded experience was super high," Gu Fei said.

"Quest chain..." You Ge murmured, "What kind of quest? Tell me all about it when you get back."

"Mm..."

"But now that you're level 31, it's much easier to hide your identity," You Ge said.

"How?"

"Appraisal is a skill that low levels can't use to appraise high levels. This includes character appraisal. There aren't many level 31 people in the game right now, so you don't have to worry about the equipment on your body being appraised anymore. No one can even find out your class through appraisal," You Ge said.

"Really!" Gu Fei's eyes lit up, "That's great."

"Yeah, if it wasn't for the fact that you're seen as the number 27149 in too many people's eyes, you could swagger to the wanted mission place to accept missions," You Ge said.

Gu Fei smiled, "In Cloud City, I'm 27149, but I'm not here. I'm just about to go to the wanted mission place."

"Where are you?" You Ge asked.

"Moonnight City, across the Wulong Mountains. This is a new main city," Gu Fei said.

"I see, how is it over there?" You Ge asked.

"Chaotic, very chaotic. There are fights everywhere, even robberies. Damn, I'm being robbed again! Talk to you later..." Gu Fei said.

"..."

"Who are you?" Gu Fei looked at the guy in front of him.

"My name is Coward Savior! I want to clear my name. I am not a coward!" The man raised his arms and shouted.

Another drunk! Gu Fei sighed inwardly. "Come on!" Gu Fei said, drawing the Baptism of Flames. This was to prevent the people from the Black Hand Mercenary Group from recognizing him from the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword. Gu Fei didn't know that the guy in front of him was also once a member of the Black Hand Mercenary Group.

Coward Savior was empty-handed, pulling open his stance. Gu Fei was stunned when he saw it, "Mantis Fist?"