CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 61: MONSTER DROPS?

Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Martial Arts Hall.

Luo Wushang, holding a test longsword, stood quietly less than two meters from Instructor No. 1. Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide, and the test longsword in her hand transformed directly into starlight, all precisely imprinting on Instructor No. 1.

"Finally reached Nine-Star."

Luo Wushang looked at the nine marks on Instructor No. 1 and was filled with excitement.

These days, through the crazy guidance of Instructor No. 1, her speed of Star Pointing has also increased rapidly, from the initial Six-Star to now finally reaching Nine-Star.

Don’t look at the fact that going from Six-Star to Nine-Star isn’t much, but in terms of Star Pointing, Nine-Star is already considered the Second Layer level, and it’s difficult for ordinary experts to keep up with such an attack frequency.

"Comparing data..."

"Martial Skill Star Pointing, result is Fifth Rank 1%, this martial skill has reached Martial Artist Level."

With Instructor No. 1 giving the final conclusion, Luo Wushang couldn’t help but clench her fists, her eyes brimming with joy.

"Wushang, you really are a monster, breaking through to the Martial Artist level art so quickly." Zhang Qingwei, who was preparing for the test nearby, couldn’t help but sigh, not expecting Luo Wushang to improve so fast.

Clearly yesterday she was still at the Eight-Star level, and today she directly reached the Second Layer of Nine-Star Realm; her speed of improvement is simply terrifying.

The techniques they are now performing can be said to be completely different from during the pilgrimage. Normally, their martial skill level wouldn’t be so high. In terms of her Overlapping Waves Saber power, it’s only double the strength, just like the Apprentice Level Shattering Stone Fist, which is merely Apprentice Level.

But they both incorporated the muscle explosiveness of the Shattering Stone Fist into their martial skills, allowing them to perform their martial skills with the Shattering Stone Fist’s explosiveness, which directly boosted their martial skill level to near Martial Artist Level.

However, wanting to become Martial Artist Level is obviously a huge threshold. Before they fully integrate the Second Layer of their martial skills with the Shattering Stone Fist, they probably can’t reach Martial Artist Level.

"It’s lucky that no other two teams are competing for Instructor No. 1 these days, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to improve so fast," Luo Wushang smiled and said, "By the way, have the others from Twilight returned? Some newcomers unwilling to join a team contacted me, saying they want to chop trees at Grizzly Mine and are willing to give up 30% of the profits. I’m thinking of letting them take turns with our team so we can convert for 24 hours to earn points and contributions."

These days, I don’t know what Fang Zhen and One Leaf Floating Cloud’s teams are up to, but fortunately, no two teams are competing with Instructor No. 1, allowing our team to monopolize it all day. I’ve mixed in the martial arts hall for almost half a day.

Now that I’ve spent most of my contribution, I’ve finally become an Inner Sect Disciple and can begin the second step of my plan: renting the only medium-sized transport vehicle in the hall to earn big at Grizzly Mine.

As long as I have enough points, I can exchange them for that A6-level longsword.

I’ve long yearned for that A6-level longsword, and as for the Black Steel Arrows, I no longer desire them.

"That’s what I’m thinking too. Recently, the Hall Master increased the reward for timber quite a bit. It indeed earns more than repairing the martial arts hall. Previously, we only had three large tricycles with limited transport capacity, so I turned them down. Now, if we can rent a medium-sized transport vehicle, our team’s earnings should triple." Zhang Qingwei smiled, having experienced this before.

Watching from the sidelines of the Martial Arts Hall, Lin Qi was momentarily stunned.

There was no denying it; players knew how to play the game, having people work in two shifts for 24 hours, afraid the rented vehicle would have a moment’s rest, practically more capitalist than him.

"The second one, now just one more to go."

Back in the rest area, as Lin Qi copied Thunder Light Palm, he glanced at the hidden task at the bottom of the screen, two-thirds complete, feeling very pleased.

As soon as the task of ’Gifted Talent’ is completed, he can instantly fill forty more slots, greatly alleviating the manpower shortage at the martial arts hall.

Just as Lin Qi was copying Thunder Light Palm, Fang Zhen and One Leaf Floating Cloud, among others, suddenly burst in.

"Master Hall, we have a major discovery underground, can you check if this thing is useful?" Fang Zhen held a palm-sized, heavily corroded metal box, eagerly asking Lin Qi.

Next to him, One Leaf Floating Cloud and others also looked at Lin Qi, eyes filled with anticipation and excitement.

"Where did you find this thing?" Lin Qi looked at the fully corroded metal box, which emitted a foul odor, and didn’t reach out to take it, asking disdainfully.

For this kind of broken metal box, there were too many in the martial arts hall. He couldn’t understand what Fang Zhen and others were thinking, treating his place like an appraisal center, bringing anything to ask about.

"Master Hall, it dropped from monsters we defeated." One Leaf Floating Cloud answered eagerly.

"Dropped from monsters?" Lin Qi was astonished as he looked at the metal box in Fang Zhen’s hands, unable to stop himself from asking, "What monster did you defeat?"

Before, Twilight of the Gods had found a treasure chest, which was already shocking enough. Now, One Leaf Floating Cloud and others have gone even further, with monsters dropping treasures as if it’s only natural.

This really is treating the High Martial World like an MMO game.

"Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat," Fang Zhen replied earnestly.

"You guys took down a Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat?" Lin Qi was stunned.

Although the Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat is the weakest outdoor monster individually, it is still a genuine monster and extremely difficult for non-martial artists to kill. Usually, those who can take down a Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat are quasi-martial artists with B-series weapons.

Previously, when he heard Fang Zhen and others discussing strategies for the maze tunnel, he dismissed it as a joke. After all, it’s a real monster. How could a group of apprentice-level players with no decent weapons possibly take it down?

"Yes, it took us three days, and we finally wore it out," Fang Zhen nodded, full of sighs. "The new dungeon truly is prepared for Inner Sect Disciples. It took us three days to wear down a gatekeeping minor monster. This is the first time in all my dungeon strategies that I’ve encountered such a difficult dungeon."

"Indeed," One Leaf Floating Cloud also nodded in deep agreement, "In previous fantasy games I played, the longest time to clear a super large hundred-person dungeon was only ten days. This maze tunnel, without a month or two, it’s impossible. A minor monster is harder to kill than a boss. I really don’t know what the game developers were thinking."

"Master Hall, is this thing useful?" Fang Zhen once again looked at Lin Qi, who was somewhat shocked, and asked anxiously.

The drop metal box in his hand, though dropped by a monster, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s useful. Many game items dropped by minor monsters are junk, at most worth a few coins.

Though they earned quite a bit of points and contributions through Ancient Bronze Ore in the past three days, if this drop turns out to be junk, they’d really be devastated.

"Alright, let me take a look."

Lin Qi, seeing the anticipation in Fang Zhen and the others’ eyes, originally wanted to ask where the Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat’s body was, but feeling helpless, he took out the A6-level standard longsword from beside him and struck the fully corroded metal box with a single slash.

The sword’s light flashed!

Under the terrifying spiritual manipulation of the Fixed Star Explosion Visualization Technique, not only did the lock of the metal box break into two halves, but it didn’t even make the metal box tremble.

This kind of sword control made Fang Zhen and others present extremely awe-struck.

They didn’t expect Master Hall Lin Qi’s control over strength to reach such a high level; even Luo Wushang, a sword expert, would find it difficult to achieve this.

"No way, there’s really something inside!"

Watching the metal box automatically open, Lin Qi saw that inside was an extremely advanced smart watch, made entirely from B6-level Cloud Iron Alloy. Even in the city center of Chasing Light City, it’s probably something only those martial artists can afford to use.