Chapter 3

"......" While Ding Hao was teasing the little girl, the white-bearded old man had disappeared at some point. Ding Hao still had many questions, this old guy! But it was better that he left. With such a little girl as a game guide, it shouldn't be too difficult, right? Ding Hao was already getting impatient!

Ding Hao didn't think too much about the old man. It seemed that the old man was much stronger than him. If he wanted to kill him, he might not even have the ability to fight back. Since the old man didn't go after the ultimate boss himself, there might be some hidden reason, or perhaps something went wrong when he created the space.

Then the space went out of control, and he might have been busy with other matters. One thing can counter another, and perhaps it was already destined that only a future, stronger version of himself could deal with the ultimate boss! Of course, that was for later. The most important thing for Ding Hao now was to get stronger! He needed to earn more money in the space!

"Xiao Die, is there a beginner village or town in this space? Is there a camp for factions...?"

"Seems not. Even if there were, you couldn't go there!" Xiao Die answered straightforwardly. "This world is full of countless monsters, and gods and demons can invade from the outside at any time. Every step is dangerous, and the only thing you can do is defeat all the monsters, level up, and get equipment to arm yourself. However, the drop rate in this world is very low. Even a hundred monsters might not drop a single piece of equipment, but the money drop rate is very high. Killing a monster will at least get you one coin!"

"Is it RMB?"

"It's copper coins. In this space, they use copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins. Copper coins are used for repairing equipment and buying potions. You can also sell equipment for money. One hundred copper coins can be exchanged for one silver coin, ten silver coins for one gold coin, and one hundred gold coins for a one-kilogram gold bar. You can take gold coins and gold bars out of the space and use them in real life."

"......One monster, one copper coin, to get a gold bar..." Ding Hao calculated that a gold bar was worth 100,000 copper coins, and in real life, a 500-gram gold bar could be exchanged for about 150,000 RMB. Killing monsters and leveling up was a good way to make money!

I need to get stronger, I need to earn money, copper coins! I need copper coins!

"Ha ha ha!" Thinking of the golden, shiny gold bar, Ding Hao suddenly laughed out loud. "What are we waiting for! Let's go kill monsters and earn money! By the way, I don't even have a weapon. Do I have to fight the monsters with my fists and feet?"

"Killing monsters can drop equipment. As long as you have good luck, weapons and equipment will drop quickly," Xiao Die encouraged.

"That's the only way. But where are the monsters around here?" Ding Hao looked around, the air was nice, but there wasn't a single monster in sight.

"Please wait, Master!" Xiao Die flew up a few meters, looked around, and then landed on Ding Hao's shoulder again. "Master, there's a group of Big-Eared Monsters 300 meters to the north."

"Big-Eared Monsters? Are they strong?" Ding Hao was facing monsters for the first time, and he felt a bit nervous.

"Don't worry, Master. With your current attributes, you can handle 2 to 3 Big-Eared Monsters. Although they like to live in groups, they rarely attack in groups. So you can approach them slowly and lure them out one by one."

"That's good, let's go! Big-Eared Monsters, here I come, gold coins, here I come!" Soon, Ding Hao crossed the grass and came to a small hill. Indeed, there were many monsters standing on the hill, slightly shorter than adults but with huge ears.

"Master, Big-Eared Monsters are level 1 to 2. Level 1 has 250 HP, 50 attack, and 50 defense. Level 2 has 310 HP, 60 attack, and 60 defense..."

"So weak? No wonder they're 250!" Ding Hao looked at his own status and said with a bit of pride.

"Not weak, Master. Your HP is only 100, right? Big-Eared Monsters sacrifice attack and defense to increase HP. They seem to be pacifists..." Xiao Die corrected.

"Okay, Xiao Die, when can I check the attributes of monsters like you?"

"Once you learn the Scouting Skill, you can check the attributes of monsters up to 10 levels below you."

"Big-Eared Monsters have 50 defense, and I have 100 attack. Does that mean I can kill one with five attacks?"

"In theory, yes. And you might get a critical hit, so it should take four to five attacks to kill one."

"What about when they attack me?"

"Since they can't break your defense, Big-Eared Monsters can only deal 1 point of damage, up to 5% of your HP, which is 1 to 5 points."

"Ha ha, that's reassuring!" After listening to Xiao Die's explanation, Ding Hao walked confidently toward the group of Big-Eared Monsters. Knowing the characteristics of the monsters and that they wouldn't attack in groups, Ding Hao felt much braver.

He clenched his fist and aimed at a green-skinned, yellow-haired Big-Eared Monster and attacked. A red -50 damage number appeared above the monster's head. Killing monsters was so simple, ha! *Punch, punch, punch*... -50, -75, -50...

In just a few moves, Ding Hao killed a Big-Eared Monster. As Xiao Die had said, the first monster didn't drop any equipment, but it dropped 2 copper coins. Ding Hao quickly picked them up. That was equivalent to 3 RMB!

Killing one monster earned him at least 1.5 RMB. If he killed 100 Big-Eared Monsters in a day, his life would be secure. Picking up the copper coins, Ding Hao was very happy. Xiao Die, who was watching, couldn't help but say, "Master, you're too easily satisfied. Two copper coins make you so happy? Not only Xiao Die, but even the monsters in this space would look down on you..."

"That's a typical case of a well-fed person not understanding the hunger of a starving one... Ah, I'm too lazy to explain. I'll continue killing monsters!" He put the copper coins in his inventory and noticed that the inventory had 1,000 slots. That was ridiculous, it was like cheating.

It seemed the old man had put a lot of effort into getting the equipment from the big boss in this space. But this was better, as he wouldn't have to worry about where to put his items. The old man had said that items without attributes could be taken out, so...

But looking at the experience bar, 1/100, Ding Hao almost fainted. This game was really a pain. To level up to 1, he needed to kill 100 Big-Eared Monsters. This wasn't a regular online game where you could level up to 10 or even 20 just by following the beginner guide. But it made sense. Leveling up in the space increased his attributes, which would also be enhanced in real life, even if it was calculated based on his naked state. That was pretty cool.

His attributes had been refreshed to 100, the average for an adult male on Earth, which was much stronger than the previous Ding Hao. Leveling up automatically added 1 to each attribute, and he had 5 free points to allocate. If he leveled up three times and added all 5 points to strength, his attack and defense would increase by nearly 20%, surpassing the average adult male by 20%...

No wonder the old man said it would take 8 hours a day for 10 years to reach the maximum level. Well, no more thinking, it was just a waste of time. Killing monsters and leveling up was the right path! Ding Hao swung his fist and walked toward the second Big-Eared Monster. As Xiao Die had scouted, the highest level in the group was 2, the green-skinned, red-haired monster.

But even at level 2, it only had 60 attack and defense, which was like a tickle to Ding Hao. One, two, ten... twenty... Ding Hao mowed down the Big-Eared Monsters like grass.

"Ding! Congratulations, Master, you've leveled up. Strength +1, Constitution +1, Intelligence +1, Agility +1, Spirit +1. You have 5 attribute points to allocate. Master, allocate the free points first. This will make you even stronger. But each point increases your combat attributes by 5, so think carefully about how to allocate them..."

Ding Hao had been waiting for this moment. Considering his real-life needs, he added all 5 points to strength without hesitation. Checking his character attributes:

Level 1,

Strength 106,

Constitution 101,

Intelligence 101,

Spirit 101,

Agility 101,

...

In terms of combat attributes, his HP was 125. The system automatically added 20 HP, which was a scientific design to avoid anemia if he didn't add constitution. With this calculation, he could easily take on Yu Feng after leveling up two more times. Yu Feng's strength was probably only 70-80% of an average adult male.

But Yu Feng had a few henchmen, so he needed to level up a few more times. Before he could beat Yu Feng and gather the tutoring fees, Ding Hao didn't plan to go to school. He should go and tell Xia Lin.

"Xiao Die, I'll go out for a while, see you later!" After saying goodbye to Xiao Die, he followed the previous instructions and returned to his cold room. Coming back, Ding Hao felt much happier. No matter how hard his life had been, now that he could enter the magical space, his future had hope. If what the old man said was true, he only needed to level up a few dozen times to be strong enough. Parents, wait for me!

Without much preparation, he heated up some leftover food and went to Xia Lin's house: "Xiao Lin, please ask the teacher for a leave of absence for me tomorrow."

"Ding Hao, what's wrong?" Xia Lin's first thought was that Ding Hao had been beaten up by Yu Feng and his gang in the afternoon and was feeling unwell.

"I'm fine. I plan to work at a construction site tomorrow to earn money for the tutoring fees. If Mr. Huang asks, just make up a reason for me."

"Okay, be careful." For Ding Hao's difficulties, Xia Lin was also helpless. Her mother had been laid off a few years ago, and her family relied on her father's monthly salary of over a thousand RMB. Fortunately, they lived in a small county, and her mother could grow some vegetables to help. Otherwise, their family wouldn't be much better off than Ding Hao's.

"Don't worry, I'm really fine!" Ding Hao missed the days when he and Xia Lin played games and studied together as children. But now, he was in this state. Ah... Perhaps they could be together again in the future. Come on, Ding Hao! He encouraged himself.

Back home, Ding Hao immediately entered the magical space to continue bullying the Big-Eared Monsters. Each monster only gave 1 experience point, and level 2 monsters gave 3 points, but he needed 300 experience points to level up to 2. So to level up to 2, Ding Hao killed monsters until he almost wanted to vomit.

Fortunately, each monster dropped copper coins, which were equivalent to RMB. With this belief as his mental support, Ding Hao never gave up. Finally, after killing group after group of Big-Eared Monsters, Ding Hao leveled up to 2. He added more points to strength, not for any other reason, but to beat Yu Feng!

After adding the points, Ding Hao's attributes were strengthened again.

Level 2,

Strength 112,

Constitution 102,

Intelligence 102,

Spirit 102,

Agility 102,

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