ca-book Chapter 37 Accepting the Quest
Chapter 37 Accepting the Quest
翌日清晨，天光微亮.
Lin Tian's figure flickered, his [Stealth] skill activating silently. He seemed to merge into the flowing air, leaving only a faint afterimage before vanishing. Like a true ghost, he clung to the edge of the village, drifting towards the ancient and mysterious altar in the village center.
The few players scattered along the road were mostly still struggling around level 5, with meager equipment. They were forming teams and shouting as they prepared to go out and grind monsters, completely unaware that an invisible wind was sweeping past them.
"Phew, this speed is awesome!" Lin Tian felt the 100% speed bonus in [Stealth] state, combined with his base agility of 825, making him as fast as a lightning bolt flying close to the ground. His speed of 850 points soared to 1700 points under the boost of stealth. Ordinary players' dynamic vision couldn't even catch his trajectory. They only felt a strong wind passing by, making their clothes flutter.
......
Three minutes later, a figure suddenly appeared next to the mage statue at the edge of the altar.
It was Lin Tian who arrived in stealth mode, and he immediately deactivated his stealth mode upon arrival.
As you approach the statue, a cold system notification immediately pops up:
[Ding! You have reached level 5. Do you wish to learn the basic skill "Arcane Missiles"?]
[Ding! You have reached level 10. Do you wish to learn the basic skill "Magic Shield"?]
"Oh? Both level 5 and level 10 can learn the same skill?" Lin Tian's eyes lit up, and he chose "Yes" without hesitation. Two faint magical lights instantly entered his body.
The skill bar refreshes immediately:
Arcane Missiles (Level 0)
Grade: E
Mana cost: 50 points
Cooldown: 5 seconds
Effect: Condenses an arcane energy ball, dealing spell damage equal to 150% of spell attack.
[Magic Shield] (Level 0)
Grade: E
Mana cost: 100 points
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Effect: Generates a magic shield that can absorb 200 + (Intelligence x 2) points of damage.
"Haha, 'Eggshell' in hand! An essential skill for mages!" Lin Tian grinned, but then immediately pursed his lips.
"200 + (1554 * 2) = 3308 shield points? Tsk, with my current defense and health, it's better than nothing. Looks like I need to find a chance to use 'upgrade points' to upgrade it. Once the rank is higher, it will become a true life-saving skill."
He studied the statue for a while, tapping and striking it, trying to trigger some hidden quest or something, but the statue remained unresponsive, unchanged from its ancient state. Lin Tian shrugged and turned to walk towards the center of the altar.
Just as I stepped onto the altar, a system notification suddenly sounded:
[Ding! Player 'Lin Tian' has reached level 10! The final quest in the starting village has been triggered: Repair the teleportation array!]
The task panel will then refresh:
[Mission: Repair the teleportation array]
Objective: The core of the altar teleportation array has been lost. Head to the "Green Forest" north of the village, defeat the leader [Azure-Eyed White Tiger] who is entrenched there, and reclaim the [Teleportation Array Core] that it guards.
Description: Only by repairing the teleportation array can we leave the starting village and step into the vast arena of interdimensional battles!
"Sure enough! The key to leave the village is here!" Lin Tian's spirits lifted, and excitement ignited in his eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he activated [Stealth] again, transforming into an invisible gust of wind and speeding towards the north of the village.
With a movement speed of 1700 points, Lin Tian was like a sports car with the accelerator floored, the scenery on both sides rushing past, blurring into a green streak of light. In less than twenty minutes, a primeval forest, far denser, ancient, and exuding a wild aura than the Gray Wolf Territory, stretched out before him.
[Ding! New area discovered: "Green Forest"!]
Towering ancient trees block out the sun, vines coil like giant pythons, and the air is filled with the damp scent of earth and a faint smell of grass and wood.
"Blue-eyed white tiger... sounds like a big one. Let's clear out the smaller monsters to accumulate some upgrade points while we search for it!" Lin Tian made up his mind and deactivated his stealth mode.
Just as you step into the edge of the dense forest, a giant venomous python, as thick as a bucket and with scales that gleam with an eerie green luster, leaps down from the treetop, its foul-smelling fangs lunging straight at you!
[Venom Python] (Level 10)
Grade: E
Health Points: 1490
"You're courting death!" Lin Tian's eyes turned cold. His mind raced, and he unleashed a [Fireball] spell with no cooldown!
boom--!
A fireball the size of a human head, condensed to an almost incandescent white, was launched from the hand, accompanied by a terrifying whistling sound, and accurately struck the giant python's gaping maw!
-27424!
A massive, blindingly bright red damage number exploded! The poor giant python didn't even have time to scream before its entire head and half of its body were instantly vaporized into charred remains by the raging fire elementals! The remaining snake body convulsed violently in the aftershocks of the flames.
[Ding! Killed a level 10 Venomous Python, experience points +20!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
"Tsk, too crunchy." Lin Tian shook his head, as if he had just casually swatted a mosquito.
Further in, a group of iron-armed monkeys leaped out from the trees.
【Iron-Armed Monkey】(Level 10)
Grade: E
Health Points: 1520
Another Fireball spell with no cooldown.
-27424!
-6856! -6856! -6856! -6856!
[Ding! Killed a level 10 Iron-Armed Monkey, experience points +20!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
[Ding! Killed a level 10 Iron-Armed Monkey, experience points +20!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
[Ding! Killed a level 10 Iron-Armed Monkey, experience points +20!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
......
Lin Tian was like a highly efficient bulldozer, strolling leisurely through the treacherous green forest.
In his hands, the S-rank Fireball spell became the cheapest and most efficient crowd control skill. With a mana cost of up to 15550 points and the 5% maximum mana regeneration per second provided by [Star Resonance] (approximately 777.5 points/second), he hardly had to worry about mana consumption.
The boost points steadily increased by 1, 1, 1... on his panel.
After pushing forward for over half an hour, Lin Tian cleared out several hundred level 10 monsters, accumulating several hundred more skill points. Finally, in the center of a relatively open clearing deep within the dense forest, littered with enormous beast bones, he spotted his target!
A colossal creature lay languidly on a massive white rock, seemingly dozing. Nearly twice the size of an average tiger, its coat was covered in magnificent silver-white fur that shimmered with a metallic sheen in the sunlight filtering through the trees. Most striking were its eyes, not the usual amber, but like two pieces of the purest imperial emerald, gleaming with a cold, wild light.