LWGP - Chapter 83

Chapter 83: Breakthrough

"The participation is stuck, and one book is useless to me."

Wang Shu had taken the Weapon Mastery skill book, thinking Wang Jiu meant that two books were needed to upgrade it to level two. Since she didn't have enough, he declined.

"These skill books are such a scam. It takes two books to go from level one to two, and then it increases to 4, 8, 16… it's a bottomless pit with no end in sight. You can't buy them anywhere. And I don't know which bastard posted a buy order for 1 gold. Now you can't get one for less than 1 gold. 1 gold! For current players, 1 gold can buy several pieces of bronze gear, which can add dozens of attribute points. It's a much better deal than a single skill book, especially for the mastery types."

Qiao Xuejing was just learning about this and asked curiously, "Is anyone selling?"

"I guess so. I noticed this person had a buy order for 50 gold before, and now it's more than halfway filled. Heavens, where did this spendthrift come from!"

The spendthrift who had posted the massive buy order before the dungeon, Wang Jiu, remained silent, currently collecting her mail with a single click.

She received a total of 42 skill books, most of which were for the four masteries. There were very few active skills.

And mail was still trickling in from time to time.

She estimated that this batch of buy orders would be completed soon.

Once all those skill books were in her hands…

Wang Jiu paid it no mind. Dao Dao took care of the remaining skill books and bronze equipment, using what she could. What she couldn't use, she sold. Because the stats were good, she could afford to buy suitable gear for herself.

In any case, this was their way of handling resources. Qiao Xuejing was also helping her worry about it, so Wang Jiu didn't bother. After they finished picking, she distributed the remaining resources according to everyone's leftover participation.

This included the Sea Pearls and the dungeon's wealth of over 8 gold coins.

There were just too many miscellaneous items.

Moreover, everyone had leveled up. Wang Jiu shot straight to level 9, almost 10, while the others reached levels 9, 8, and 7 respectively.

Qiao Xuejing originally had more experience than Wang Jiu but had now been surpassed. However, she was very happy because the increase in power was so significant.

The importance of a good captain… and a Lucky Hand.

They had four more small treasure chests. Maybe they could get another power boost!

She and Dao Dao would glance at Wang Jiu and Wang Shu from time to time, their eyes shining.

Wang Jiu received even more things, as there was also the loot dropped by Liao Luo and his large group.

Compared to the dungeon's earnings, the items Liao Luo dropped weren't particularly noteworthy—the four skill books he'd kept, 20 Strengthening Stones, and a pile of bronze equipment with decent stats. However, there were three items among them that Wang Jiu found quite good.

Featherfall Gem (Single-use Special Item)

Attribute: Allows the user to easily maintain a featherfall effect for 10 seconds from a height of 500 meters or less.

Bronze Small Ring +3 (Bronze Grade, Growth Type)

Attribute: All Attributes +20.

Invisibility Mask (Single-use Special Item)

Attribute: Provides camouflage and invisibility for 15 seconds. It cannot be detected unless the opponent's Agility is 30 points higher than the user's.

This guy had killed so many people that he had all sorts of strange and special items. Wang Jiu was quite impressed with these three.

It was like the Heart of Bear Courage she had received as a dungeon reward, which provided a 30% damage boost for 30 seconds.

It was a great tool for fighting bosses!

If used well, these special items could have a tremendous effect.

But in reality, the Bronze Small Ring alone was enough to make it all worthwhile!

After all, it was a +3 growth-type accessory.

"He killed indiscriminately, probably for the Strengthening Stones. He barely managed to get it to +3 and didn't dare go higher, so he saved up 20 stones, preparing to attempt +4. It's a painful and humiliating process. Let me bear it for him."

"Unfortunately, his silver blade didn't drop. My Tang knife is still bronze…"

Wang Jiu couldn't help but sigh.

The System's split consciousness glanced back at Liao Luo, who had resurrected and was now sorting through his losses, his expression as grim as if his father had died. It decided to remain silent.

She had a huge haul of miscellaneous items. Chu Xiangsui and his group had also dropped some things—skill books and Strengthening Stones. Although their total value was less than a third of Liao Luo's, it was still quite good.

The number of Strengthening Stones in Wang Jiu's possession reached a whopping 37. However, she felt a little nervous about trying for +4.

She began to organize and process her gains. She immediately equipped the two silver items and the Bronze Small Ring. Leveling up twice granted her 10 attribute points. Her personal rating of 11 and the overall dungeon rating of 10 also yielded another 10 attribute points.

She tossed all the treasure chests to Wang Shu to open. Since her previous threats had been effective, she once again made specific requests: skill books, Strengthening Stones, or growth-type or silver accessories.

The tormented Wang Shu, with his life on the line, diligently opened the chests. Fortunately, his performance was excellent.

The two small treasure chests yielded 3 and 5 Strengthening Stones respectively. She now had 48 Strengthening Stones on hand.

The two medium treasure chests, however, produced two cards.

Fishman Chieftain's Grandma (One Day), Fishman Chieftain's Grandpa (One Day).

Although the cards he pulled were of very high quality, everyone was left speechless.

"The one-day duration cards can be summoned and unsummoned, but the timer starts from the moment of activation. No matter how long they're put away in between, the time keeps ticking. The 'His Mom' card in my hand still has over 23 hours left. Adding these two, plus the Mountain Bear and that little Fishman Chieftain brat, I have about 5 puppets now."

When not in a fight, having puppet bosses around was an eyesore. Wang Jiu had put them away after finishing off Liao Luo and hadn't summoned them when killing Chu Xiangsui's group. She could already imagine what it would look like to summon a whole pile of puppet cards in the future…

However, this kind of extra combat power was best used to maximize gains in dungeons or when taking down benevolent people like Liao Luo.

Wang Jiu then opened the Fishman family's small treasure pouch.

20 gold coins.

Now, she had 55 gold coins in her account again. Coincidentally, her buy order for skill books was completely filled. All 50 skill books had arrived. She guessed it was because a large number of players had returned to the novice villages at nightfall and had started sorting their resources.

Wang Jiu used them all on her five basic skills in one go, directly pushing all four masteries to level 4.

Heavy Strike was a bit harder; it only reached level 3.

With that, all the skill books from her buy orders, the counter-kill robbery, and the dungeon rewards were used up. Only two Charge and one Evasion book remained.

Wang Jiu didn't sell them, deciding to keep them for now.

Her skills had undergone a massive upgrade, and she had also swapped in several high-quality pieces of equipment. She hadn't calculated her attributes yet, because she still hadn't used the Strengthening Stones, which currently offered the biggest power boost.

Wang Jiu asked Wang Shu to enhance the equipment, but he refused to the death, nearly swearing to the heavens that he was traumatized by it. Left with no choice, Wang Jiu had to do it herself.

Seeing that the others were all busy processing their resources, she went out the back door of the homestead by herself, walked along the uneven river embankment through the ruins, and entered the water.

There were small fish and shrimp-type monsters underwater, but the area around the novice village was mostly filled with weak mobs. They posed no threat to her; in fact, her high attributes scared them into scattering.

Once in the water, Wang Jiu's clothes were filthy, and her skin was covered in blood, some of which dissolved in the water. She took off her clothes underwater, changed into her battle robe, and began to enhance the Fish Abyss Badge, the Old Lady's Necklace, and the Bronze Small Ring.

Her underwater battle robe was as vibrant red as blood. The person in question silently kowtowed three times in the water, then piously began to hold her breath and enhance her gear.

Enhancing underwater, you see… hoping the enhancement process would be as gentle and smooth as water.

System: What the hell… Every day she comes up with a new ritual.

The ritual had an effect. Clang, clang, clang! All sorts of shattering! In the blink of an eye, 8 Strengthening Stones had turned into glass shards.

System: "Hahaha."

However, Wang Jiu quickly changed her strategy. She cycled through the three pieces of equipment, hammering them with enhancements in lightning succession, like a thirty-foot-tall blacksmith frantically forging iron. A cacophony of impacts filled the air, making it impossible to tell success from failure. In any case, she used up the remaining 40 stones in less than a minute.

Before the System could even react, she had already finished this "painful and humiliating" process.

But as for the results… Fish Abyss Badge +5, Old Lady's Necklace +6, and Bronze Small Ring +6.

In terms of attributes, they gave All Attributes +80, All Attributes +50, and All Attributes +50, respectively.

By this calculation, +4 was a new stage of enhancement where the bonus doubled. The badge already had a high base, and now it was even higher. All told, it was a total of All Attributes +180.

Adding the 30% boost from the level 4 Strength, Agility, and Stamina masteries.

In the end, Wang Jiu's current attributes were as follows.

HP: 166

Strength: 420

Agility: 450

Stamina: 360

Just from breaking attribute thresholds, the system awarded her three titles.

The titles for breaking 100, 200, and 300 in average attributes added 50, 100, and 150 Spirit Energy, respectively. Her homestead's total Spirit Energy was now 420.

This wave of enhancement was a bit terrifying.

"If you include your puppet cards, you could go head-to-head with that little silver fox now," the System said.

"Are you trying to trick me into getting killed? Don't think I don't know it'll level up after eating the white tiger. Its stats were already that terrifying at silver level 5. If it levels up a few more times, its attributes will probably exceed a thousand."

"Anyone who insults my intelligence is a little bitch, didn't you know?"

System: "…"

This damn clear-headed mortal, never gets carried away. Not easy to fool at all.

Her skills and attribute points were sorted, and her current strength had stabilized. The System asked her why she didn't just go ahead and spin the 7 chances she had on the Lucky Wheel.

"Afraid of another streak of bad luck?"

The results of this enhancement session, well, they were quite good.

Don't be fooled by the large number of Strengthening Stones; she had silver equipment, which was inherently difficult to enhance. The 'all attributes' bonus effect was also insane.

"Are you hinting at something? You don't actually want me to use it right now, do you."

System: "What makes you say that?"

Having finished with her resources, Wang Jiu began to surface and wash the filth from her body. She said lightly, "Level 10 is a milestone. A reward like the Lucky Wheel, which can grant items that transcend tiers, is more likely to yield related high-value items if I save it until after level 10. After all, I'm not expecting it to just hand me another homestead anytime soon."

The System didn't deny her speculation. "The Profession System unlocks after level 10. That's when Spirit Energy will come into play. Congratulations, your current 420 Spirit Energy gives you a huge advantage. Also, leaderboards will be available after level 10, and various other functions will continue to open up. However, you're currently stuck at level 9 with 70% experience, while others have already hit level 10 and are starting on their professions. You'd better hurry up."

Its words were passive-aggressive, needles hidden in cotton. Wang Jiu ignored it and confirmed her decision to save the 7 Lucky Wheel spins for level 10.

She continued bathing on her own, taking off her hair tie to wash her hair. After a moment, she suddenly cast a seemingly casual glance toward the distant ruins to the southeast.

There was no one on the opposite bank, but she knew someone was watching her.

She feigned ignorance and had the system list her excess equipment for sale. There was too much—more than fifty pieces—and it took a while. Once she was done, she had no intention of giving the onlooker an eyeful and was about to get out, but then she saw Wang Shu and the others running out.

They had probably finished processing their resources and couldn't stand the filth on their bodies anymore. Her disciple was attentive, even bringing Wang Jiu a bottle of water when he came down.

However, seeing their excited expressions, Wang Jiu keenly sensed the main point.

"Something good from the Lucky Wheel?"

Before Wang Shu could speak, Dao Dao couldn't help but blurt out, "This damn pervert, he got a homestead from the wheel! And it's a large 180-square-meter model."

Wang Jiu, who had just taken a sip of water, nearly choked.

The joy from her massive power boost instantly vanished.

Wang Jiu stared darkly at the sheepish Wang Shu for a long moment before uttering, "Darling, what you brought me isn't water, it's anti-nausea medicine."

Wang Shu dropped to his knees by the river with a thud.

"Master, I was wrong!"

Wang Jiu said nothing. She just reached out and grabbed his collar, like a courtesan in the old days luring a client in the red-light district… charmingly hooking him in. Then, splash! She shoved the portly Wang Shu into the water.

Dao Dao gently urged, "No, no," while helping to hold him down, occasionally delivering a couple of vicious kicks with her powerful pig trotters.

The architect didn't kick him. She had been coveting a homestead for a long time, but she maintained her composure—until Wang Jiu suddenly sent her a trade request.

A silver needle.

Qiao Xuejing struggled for three seconds before succumbing to temptation and accepting the trade.

Soon, Wang Shu let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

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