Chapter 10

What does it feel like to experience an earthquake?

It's hard to describe, but you suddenly lose your balance, fall to the ground, and feel as if the world is spinning and the sky is darkening, as if the end of the world has arrived.

"What's happening?" Dindingyu, lying on the ground, was terrified.

Li Dalong, however, remained calm, carefully observing the surroundings. He saw that the cave wall where he had set off the cannon had collapsed again with a loud "crash," revealing a bright cave entrance. Countless new players were pouring in from this entrance, creating a chaotic scene.

"It's caving in, caving in, run for your life—" someone was shouting in panic.

Dindingyu instantly understood what was happening.

This mine was located near Maocao Village, indicating it was a beginner's mine. How deep could a beginner's mine be? After the Wild Cannon Team took over the mine, they didn't implement any scientific planning or safety measures. Players dug haphazardly, and Li Dalong's cannon had just caused a massive explosion, connecting Cave 5 with other caves, leading to a collapse.

Realizing this, Dindingyu got up and ran for his life.

"Guage, get out of here, it's not safe!" He was a good friend, even in the face of danger, he didn't forget to warn Li Dalong.

However, as soon as he got up, he was stunned to see Fenggulong already sprinting far ahead, his escape resembling that of a wild dog, with a speed that matched a mad dog.

"Are you a reincarnated stray dog? How can you run so fast at level 1?"

Despite his inner grumbling, he still had to run. At that moment, the entrance of Cave 5 was like a dam that had been opened, with players rushing out in a flood, scattering the "Sickle Team" responsible for charging fees outside.

It must be said that there were many smart people these days. The Sickle Team, who had been enjoying their fee collection, suddenly encountered a legendary mine disaster and noticed that all the beginners were fleeing from Cave 5. They quickly deduced that it was due to Li Dalong and Dindingyu's reckless actions inside.

"You can blow up the mine, but you've destroyed our source of income!"

"Damn it, catch those two and kill them!" someone in the Sickle Team roared.

Hearing this, Dindingyu was terrified and ran with all his might.

His attributes were average, like most beginners, with 5 points in each. The only extra attribute was magic, but running had nothing to do with magic.

The desert was flat and open, but Dindingyu had four or five shining sickles chasing him from behind, getting closer and closer.

"Don't be afraid, brother, I'm here to save you." Li Dalong realized his attributes were actually quite impressive, as the Sickle Team couldn't catch up to him.

Indeed, a good friend helps even in a life-or-death situation. Li Dalong turned around gracefully and threw his hand: "Take this—Little Li Flying Knife."

A white "projectile" flew over, and the pursuers instinctively raised their sickles to shield their faces. With a light "snap," the "Little Li Flying Knife" turned out to be a dry, cold steamed bun.

"Go to hell!" The pursuers, enraged by this mockery, swung their sickles and chased after him again.

"This time I'm serious." Li Dalong pretended to be angry, and with another graceful throw, the pursuers had to guard themselves, but it was another "Little Li Flying Bun."

"Damn it!" The pursuers were thoroughly enraged and began to swing their sickles wildly.

"Brother, I did my best." Li Dalong sighed, knowing that at level 1, he could only use deception tactics. Now that the tactic had failed, he had to run alone.

The last thing he saw was a warrior swinging a sickle, a bright white blade slicing through the air and cutting into Dindingyu's back.

The poor Dindingyu let out a strange cry and fell to the ground, dead.

Actually, Li Dalong didn't need to worry. At level 1, players wouldn't lose anything when they died, as it was one of the protection measures for beginners by the main system.

When Li Dalong finally made his way back to Maocao Village, Dindingyu had already respawned in the square.

"These bastards, when I level up, I'll crush them." Although Dindingyu didn't lose anything, being killed was still a terrible experience. "Guage, how about we team up and go to the wild area to level up?"

Li Dalong, of course, agreed. The warrior's long-range blade attack had left a deep impression on him, it was truly a stunning move.

However, this suggestion wasn't the best, as Dindingyu didn't know that Li Dalong was still a beginner in "The Ninth Continent."

In "The Ninth Continent," leveling up was fundamentally different from other games. In the past, players would level up by killing monsters, completing dungeons, and doing quests to gain experience points. In "The Ninth Continent," experience points were awarded based on the player's dynamic actions.

For example, Li Dalong's recent actions were mining twice, once manually and once with explosives. The system would judge his overall dynamic as "mining" and award him 1 unit of experience. If he continued mining and accumulated 3 units, he would level up.

However, there were differences. If Li Dalong continued manual mining, which was the most labor-intensive, he would gain attributes like strength, constitution, and spirit, but not others, as his actions only exercised these attributes. The number of points gained would depend on the intensity of his labor, the environment, and the difficulty.

On the second day, Li Dalong used explosives to mine. Although the action was still categorized as "mining," it still awarded 1 unit of experience. Why? Because it was different from the first day's manual labor. Using explosives exercised a new attribute—technology strength!

Explosives are a form of technology, and the higher this attribute, the better the effects of the products you develop.

Theoretically, to level up from 1 to 2, Li Dalong would need to mine three times and use explosives three times.

If he went to the wild area to kill monsters with a wooden stick, he would exercise strength, constitution, and spirit, and the system would award 1 unit of experience, but he wouldn't gain technology strength. Even if he killed monsters for three days, he still wouldn't level up.

However, he would still gain some benefits, such as dropping items and improving his combat skills.

It's worth noting that the higher the level, the more units required to level up.

The higher the level and the more dynamic actions a player has, the harder it is to level up, but the rewards are also greater.

The system has a complex set of criteria for leveling up, reflecting the game's realism. To succeed, be powerful, and be arrogant, you must put in effort and sweat.

Of course, you can also take it easy. For example, if Li Dalong followed Baldy's advice and chose the assassin path, he could level up by killing monsters, which would be easier than mining and making explosives. By level 5, his strength, constitution, spirit, and assassination skills would be quite impressive. However, if he faced a tank-type mage, he would be at a disadvantage, as the mage's spells and health would overwhelm him.

Now, Dindingyu's suggestion to go to the wild area to kill monsters wasn't the most reasonable.

Of course, Li Dalong didn't know this and enthusiastically began preparing.

His preparations were thorough. First, he tricked a pile of explosive materials from Dindingyu's storage, then he pretended to go to the general store to sell his 6-point silver ore and 21-point magic crystal to the NPC.

Dindingyu promptly stopped him: "Big idiot, selling magic crystals to the store, are you crazy?"

"I have no use for them, at least I can get some money from the store," Li Dalong's "troubled" expression always left Dindingyu helpless.

"Fine, I'll buy them from you. You know I need them." Dindingyu was speechless. "Guage, let's agree on a fair price, I'm not rich."

Despite saying he wouldn't raise the price, the final deal was 1 gold for both items, leaving Dindingyu's cash completely drained by Li Dalong.

With the money, Li Dalong visited the weapon and equipment stores and bought his first set of equipment in "The Ninth Continent":

Bronze Axe (White): +15 attack power;

Knitted Sweater (White): +20 defense, +5 magic resistance;

Deer Leather Wristbands (White): +12% attack speed;

The equipment levels are divided into six categories: White, Perfect (Red), Classic (Yellow), Legendary (Blue), Epic (Purple), and Eternal (Gold).

These three items cost 80 silver, which pained Li Dalong, but they were considered top-tier for a level 1 beginner in Maocao Village, and his attributes were now decent:

Health: 13 points;

Strength: 20 points;

Constitution: 22 points;

Spirit: 9 points;

Movement Speed: 18 points + (18 points * 0.05) = 19 points (Movement Speed + Equipment);

Attack Power: (20 * 0.5) + 15 points = 25 points (Strength Coefficient + Equipment, Coefficient grows every 5 levels, current coefficient 0.5);

Physical Defense: (22 * 0.2) + 20 points = 24 points (Constitution Coefficient + Equipment, Coefficient grows every 5 levels, current coefficient 0.2);

Magic Resistance: 5 points;

Attack Speed: 0.5 + 0.12 = 0.62 (0.62 attacks per second)

With this equipment and attributes, he could easily kill an unarmed beginner with one axe swing.

"Shall we go?" Dindingyu urged.

"Wait, let me make a few more cannons!" Li Dalong knew the power of the cannons:

Explosion Radius: +1 meter

Power: +20 technology damage

Throwing Distance: 20 * 0.5 = 10 meters (Strength Coefficient)

Imagine swinging an axe, rushing out from the bushes, shouting "Demacia," and charging into the enemy with cannons. The enemy would be scattered like falling flowers.

(Brothers, this book is currently 26th on the new author chart. There's still a long way to go to make the list, and it's not easy to climb. However, I'm not willing to let this book remain unknown. I still hope to make the list. To support this, the second update every Sunday will be at midnight. I hope for your understanding and support!)

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