The game had just begun, and players were still in the exploration phase.
Outside the city, in the wild monster zones, most players were in teams of a few, hunting monsters.
They were only dealing with small rabbits and hedgehogs.
These were level 1 and level 2 creatures, relatively weak.
Of course, even these weak creatures,
because monsters gained more attribute points from leveling up than players, and possessed innate combat awareness,
while players started with no equipment and at level 0,
made them difficult to deal with.
This led to many players teaming up, only to arduously kill a single rabbit,
and then have to split the cultivation points among themselves,
making progress extremely slow.
Lin Feng, meanwhile, led the way, guiding the Yellow Turban Warrior towards the back of the city.
A few minutes later, he arrived by a secluded small river.
This was the spot he was looking for to level up.
The monsters in this area were level 2 Thorn Fish.
They only moved in the water and inflicted a bleeding attack on players, causing continuous damage.
The river water here was extremely cold, and players in the early game, lacking water or ice resistance, were unable to withstand it.
Furthermore, unable to afford health recovery potions, they couldn't sustain the bleeding damage from the Thorn Fish.
It could be said that this was the nightmare of ordinary players.
But for Lin Feng, none of these were problems.
The Yellow Turban Warrior was a summoned creature, its entire body made of mechanisms.
It didn't fear the cold.
It had no blood vessels, so the bleeding attack was ineffective.
With these two points overcome, the Thorn Fish, with their low health and defense, became quite simple.
Under the swings of the Yellow Turban Warrior's massive arms,
a few Thorn Fish met their demise in the river within minutes.
Ding, you killed a Thorn Fish, gaining 20 cultivation points. Due to the bonus experience for killing higher-level monsters, you gained an additional 8 cultivation points.
Ding, you killed a Thorn Fish, gaining 20 cultivation points. Due to the bonus experience for killing higher-level monsters, you gained an additional 8 cultivation points.
Ding, you killed a Thorn Fish, gaining 20 cultivation points. Due to the bonus experience for killing higher-level monsters, you gained an additional 8 cultivation points.
Ding...
Level 1 monsters only yielded 10 cultivation points.
Level 2 Thorn Fish doubled that.
And then there was Lin Feng's extra reward for killing monsters two levels higher.
The rules of the Eternal World stated that for every level advantage, players received an additional 20% cultivation point bonus.
Theoretically, any player could have the opportunity to gain experience from higher-level monsters at the start.
However, with low initial stats and combat power,
once players gained a little cultivation, they would quickly level up to 1 and boost their strength.
After that, it became difficult to experience the bonus for killing higher-level monsters.
Such comfortable rewards were simply fantastic!
Lin Feng, behind the Yellow Turban Warrior, had his eyebrows practically raised to the heavens.
Of course, for ordinary players, they would rather kill three level 1 hedgehogs than challenge a level 2 Thorn Fish.
Isn't it better to be alive?
These few Thorn Fish even dropped an item for Lin Feng.
[Nimble Sling]
Type: Weapon
Quality: Fine
Required Level: 0
Damage Increased by 3 points
Agility +1
3% chance to fire two shots
Ordinary monsters had a very low chance of dropping equipment.
Let alone a fine-quality weapon with special attributes, surpassing ordinary basic equipment.
Lin Feng discovered that his luck had greatly improved since his rebirth.
This small slingshot was likely the first fine-quality weapon in the game.
Equipping the slingshot, Lin Feng's damage output finally matched that of the Yellow Turban Warrior.
Their monster-hunting efficiency also increased significantly.
In just a short while, all the Thorn Fish in the river were eliminated by Lin Feng.
Looking at the accumulated cultivation points, Lin Feng became somewhat excited.
Next, it was time to witness a miracle!
Ding, do you wish to consume 10 cultivation points to strengthen the Nimble Sling?
Seeing the cultivation cost, Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Weapons of low quality indeed did not require much.
He immediately issued the command.
Confirm!
Ding, Nimble Sling strengthened to Tier 1, Damage +1.
Ding, do you wish to consume 20 cultivation points to strengthen the [Nimble Sling] (Tier 1 Amplification)?
Yes!
Ding, Nimble Sling amplified to Tier 2, Damage +2.
Ding, do you wish to consume 40 cultivation points to strengthen the [Nimble Sling] (Tier 2 Amplification)?
Yes!
Ding, Nimble Sling amplified to Tier 3, Damage +3, Agility +1.
Ding, do you wish to consume 80 cultivation points to strengthen the [Nimble Sling] (Tier 3 Amplification)?
Yes!
Ding, Nimble Sling strengthened to Tier 4, Damage +5, Agility +2.
Ding, Nimble Sling strengthened to Tier 4 amplification, you have gained an additional evolution option.
Option 1 (F-rank): Damage +5.
Option 2 (E-rank): Agility +3.
Option 3 (B-rank): Attack Speed +20%.
Under his command, a series of strengthening notifications appeared.
The increased attributes made him more and more excited.
A small slingshot was being strengthened into something akin to a military crossbow.
This was incredible!
The final selectable options made his heart race even faster.
In the final surprise bonus, the rank and attributes of the choices were clear.
It seemed the ranking system was similar to talent.
Although damage and agility were good, he unhesitatingly chose option 3.
Attack speed was a rare attribute.
The finally strengthened slingshot underwent a complete transformation.
[Nimble Sling] (Tier 4 Amplification)
Type: Weapon
Quality: Fine
Required Level: 0
Damage Increased by 3 (+11) points
Agility +1 (+3)
Attack Speed +20%
3% chance to fire two shots
After Tier 4 amplification,
his damage directly increased from 1 point to 15 points.
A huge improvement.
The additions to agility and attack speed transformed his previously slow rate of fire into a rapid one.
He immediately took the small slingshot and re-entered combat.
The Thorn Fish on the other side of the river, shielded by the Yellow Turban Warrior, were like targets, quickly turning into white light one by one, contributing a large amount of cultivation points.
Lin Feng hunted with extreme ease.
He felt incredibly exhilarated.
He was finally not a "couch potato" relying solely on summoned creatures for output.
The only drawback was that the special attribute, the 3% chance, was indeed a bit low.
After killing over a dozen Thorn Fish, it hadn't triggered once.
If only it could be a little higher, he thought somewhat greedily.
Unexpectedly.
As his thoughts lingered on this attribute, he received a system notification.
Ding, do you wish to consume 20 cultivation points to strengthen the [Nimble Sling]'s special attribute?
Lin Feng's eyes widened, astonished.
Even special attributes could be strengthened?
He didn't know if the person with the S-rank talent in his previous life had this particular attribute.
But now, his heart was pounding with excitement.
If he didn't become powerful with a 6S talent, who else could he blame?
The 6S talent was truly terrifying!
Strengthening only the special attribute required twice the cultivation points as the basic attributes.
To strengthen it to Tier 4 and unlock evolution options, his current cultivation points were still insufficient.
He decided to shift his focus to the Summon Yellow Turban Warrior spell.
Ding, do you wish to consume 20 cultivation points to strengthen Summon Yellow Turban Warrior?
Confirm!