Chapter 58

Unlike Zeng Ya's纠结 (tangled feelings), Ding Hao was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of a new day. Ding Hao also felt that since Gu Wen pushed him down, he seemed to have become more lustful. Especially being pushed onto the bed without breaking the seal made Ding Hao even more thirsty for it! Every time he calmed down, he felt a bit guilty towards Xia Lin, but Xia Lin's phone was always off.

During the day, being tormented by Teacher Zeng Ya, Ding Hao, unable to release his pent-up desire, vented all his strength on the monsters in the magical space. The monsters suffered greatly. After being trained by Liu Yiding, Ding Hao's attack skills had improved significantly, and he was determined to vent his frustration! Xiao Die and Huang Rongwu watched in amazement.

After clearing three consecutive areas, Ding Hao still felt unsatisfied. He led Huang Rongwu over a mine and continued towards higher-level creatures, but unexpectedly encountered a Crystal Dragon outside a cave. Ding Hao immediately became much more alert! A Crystal Dragon, my goodness, that's a top-tier creature!

Although they do not belong to any specific race and are typical wild creatures, in terms of tier, they are three levels higher than the highest-tier creatures of other races. A Gold Dragon, which can grow to be a Gold Dragon, is only a seventh-tier creature, while it is on par with Holy Dragons and Poison Dragons, all being tenth-tier!

Therefore, without any hesitation, Ding Hao ran away! Huang Rongwu, not knowing the situation, followed closely behind. Xiao Die, however, kept nagging! Coward, two cowards!

"Coward? Xiao Die, you really don't know the pain of standing and talking! That's a tenth-tier creature, I don't want to be killed instantly!"

"Master is a coward, not only cowardly but also stupid."

"Why do you bring this up again?"

"Master, think about it, we just crossed a mine, and there are still third-tier creatures over there. How could there be a tenth-tier creature here?"

"Was the Crystal Dragon just an illusion then?"

"Of course not, it even looked up at us."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's run, if it notices and chases us, we're in trouble."

"If it's really a tenth-tier creature, do you think we can run away?"

"… What are you trying to say?" Ding Hao felt there was something in Xiao Die's words and stopped to ask.

"It's a baby dragon, its size is probably not even as high as Xiao Huang's level!"

"Right." Ding Hao suddenly remembered that although it looked like a Crystal Dragon, its size was similar to that of a baby Gold Dragon. Moreover, it didn't chase them, clearly showing some hesitation.

"Let's go back and check, Xiao Die, can you see its attack and defense stats?"

"I'll try… Master, it's really just a baby dragon, and it's only level 23."

"Xiao Die, are you crazy? I'm only level 21, and Xiao Huang is level 20!" Ding Hao knew that a Crystal Dragon was a top-tier boss. Even if it was just a baby, being two levels higher meant it was very tough. Not to mention, the difference between level 19 and 20 for Huang Rongwu was huge, with a 2000 increase in health and nearly a 10% increase in attack and defense.

"Seeking wealth involves risks! Isn't that what Master always says? Killing it will give us a lot of copper coins and experience, maybe even equipment and crystal gems!"

"That also depends on our capabilities!" Normally, Ding Hao liked to brag in front of Xiao Die, but that was based on the monsters being of the same tier, with only a slight increase of 1-2 levels, and with good equipment and Huang Rongwu's support. How could a Crystal Dragon be compared to ordinary monsters?

"Master, crystal gems are attribute-less."

"Alright, let's give it a try!" Faced with Xiao Die's blatant temptation, Ding Hao signaled to the baby Gold Dragon. Although Ding Hao didn't often visit the jewelry market, he had heard from Ren about the price of crystal stones, especially in the past six months, where the prices had risen significantly. Some varieties could even rival gold in price!

Ding Hao wasn't short of money, but he lacked a source. Exchanging gold bars too often could draw attention, and who wouldn't want more money? Even if he didn't exchange it for money, making some necklaces and bracelets to give to friends would be nice!

Huang Rongwu nodded painfully. If the master wanted to try, he would naturally be the cannon fodder! Every time Ding Hao said this, it meant Huang Rongwu would go first, and he was already used to it.

Huang Rongwu cautiously approached the Crystal Dragon. When he was about ten meters away, the baby Crystal Dragon suddenly raised its head and roared at Huang Rongwu. Huang Rongwu, like Ding Hao, was already used to the intimidation of various creatures! He charged forward and spewed a mouthful of yellow flames!

-423! There was hope, but then he saw the health bar at 100,000! Damn, the boss was really变态 (perverted)! Huang Rongwu had only 40,000 health, and this guy had 100,000! It made sense! While the Crystal Dragon focused on Huang Rongwu, Ding Hao quietly approached from the side and swung his sword, dealing -500 damage!

This was too tough! Even with Xiao Huang's help, it would take over 100 hits, but if the Crystal Dragon went berserk… Just as he said that, a -1100 red number appeared above Huang Rongwu's head, shocking to see!

"Xiao Die, your information is wrong!" Such damage, Huang Rongwu couldn't take! Without waiting for Xiao Die's response, Ding Hao opened his backpack to check his red and blue potions. Xiao Die, though small, could be quite annoying when she spoke, but her decisions were usually good!

Ding Hao decided to hold back his questions and adjusted his stance to attack the Crystal Dragon! Although the baby Crystal Dragon was only level 23, it was much larger than Huang Rongwu, probably weighing over two tons. He hoped it would drop some equipment and copper coins, preferably some gems!

Seeing Ding Hao attack, Huang Rongwu also increased his attacks! Master and servant attacked the Crystal Dragon from both sides. Occasionally, Ding Hao would be caught by the Crystal Dragon, but thanks to his speed and equipment, he didn't die instantly. After being caught, he quickly drank potions to recover.

This was a long battle! It lasted nearly ten hours, and Ding Hao had to respawn three times. Fortunately, other creatures seemed to avoid the Crystal Dragon. So, Ding Hao and Huang Rongwu focused on the Crystal Dragon. After consuming twenty super red potions and over a hundred large red potions, the baby Crystal Dragon finally fell to a critical hit from Ding Hao!

The moment the Crystal Dragon fell, the ground was covered in light! Both Ding Hao and the baby Gold Dragon leveled up! There were about ten pieces of equipment, but most were not useful. Only a purple crystal helmet with +30% water resistance, which was very useful for fighting water monsters and dealing with water-based attacks.

After picking up all the equipment and checking it, he kept a few that might be useful and sold the rest, earning 150,000 copper coins! This was just the beginning. The place where the Crystal Dragon's body disappeared was filled with colorful crystal stones! Ha, he had struck it rich again!

Although Ding Hao didn't know much about crystals, he didn't leave a single piece behind! A rough estimate showed about a hundred kilograms! He would find a professional market to appraise them or hand them over to a large crystal processing company, which should bring in a lot of money!

After collecting the equipment and crystal stones, Ding Hao found three special potions on the ground. Picking them up, he saw that they were special potions! Permanent +5 water resistance! Without hesitation, Ding Hao drank them, and his water resistance increased by 5%. Gulping, gulping…

After drinking all three, his water resistance became +15%. This attribute would make him as good as Bai Hu after taking the potion, which was good for water battles. He didn't know how much Bai Hu's resistance was, but this time he had made a profit, despite using a lot of red potions.

His equipment durability had also taken a hit, and repairing it would cost hundreds of thousands of copper coins. But compared to the rewards, this was a minor loss. The gold produced in the magical space was of higher purity than outside, so these crystal stones were likely to be valuable. What did a hundred kilograms mean?

Feeling much better, Ding Hao found some comfort. He suddenly wondered, the baby Gold Dragon would grow to be a seventh-tier creature, and the baby Crystal Dragon would grow to be a tenth-tier creature. What tier was he? Was he a first-tier like ordinary soldiers, a seventh-tier like archangels, or a tenth-tier like Holy Dragons? Xiao Die couldn't answer this, so he would have to ask the old immortal!

Considering he had promised Zeng Ya to memorize 300 words within a week, Ding Hao didn't stay up late in the magical space. After coming out, he washed up and went to bed. The next morning, he got up early to memorize words. Then, he estimated that Zeng Ya was almost there and went back to bed to pretend to be asleep!

Zeng Ya arrived at Ding Hao's villa on time, but this time she was clearly prepared. Besides wearing a pink dress, she had brought another set of clothes, including a swimsuit. Seeing Ding Hao still sleeping, she thought she would go swimming quietly to avoid being harassed by this little pervert!

But she didn't know that Ding Hao had already seen her completely six months ago. Now, as Zeng Ya changed into her swimsuit and entered the pool, splashing, Ding Hao got up and sat by the window, watching the mermaid in the pool.

When Ding Hao couldn't resist and came to the pool, Zeng Ya quickly got out and rushed to the bathroom on the first floor to rinse off. Ding Hao had wanted to repeat yesterday's events, but Zeng Ya was well-prepared. Ding Hao had to return to the living room to watch TV.

"Ding Hao, it's time for class!" Seeing Ding Hao staring blankly, Zeng Ya couldn't help but laugh and pretended to be serious.

"No!"

"Be good, how are the words coming along?"

"Uh, I haven't had time to memorize them yet!" Ding Hao hadn't forgotten Zeng Ya's casual remark about memorizing 300 words in a week to get milk. He thought, "You've made me suffer for two days, don't let me catch you, hmm…"

"Try harder!" Zeng Ya had her own thoughts. It was late May, and in a few days, she would persuade Ding Hao to return to Qianjiang for the college entrance exam. Then, the little guy wouldn't remember this. But she was wrong! Underestimating Ding Hao would come at a cost.

For the next two days, Ding Hao behaved well, and the tutoring sessions were held in the living room. Zeng Ya usually played in the pool in the morning, then cooked in the kitchen, and they ate together. In the afternoon, they drove back home.