Chapter 10

Time in the game passed quickly, and night was about to end. The floor of the giant whale skull was covered in green sludge. Da Fei, who had been fully focused, could no longer remember how many tentacles he had lured and killed. When Da Fei cautiously leaned his head towards the hole again, the familiar gust of wind did not hit him in the face! Was it all over? Had he killed them all?

He peeked out secretly, and the sand outside was also covered in green sludge. Dozens of tentacles, pierced and mangled, were writhing and bubbling on the ground. Success! He really did it! He had eliminated all of its tentacles! Now, without its tentacles, the sea anemone was like a toothless tiger. If he couldn't win even now, he truly couldn't win at all!

Da Fei stepped out of the skull, and the tentacles, sensing his approach, began to struggle and twist.

Hehe, no need to struggle anymore. I'll end your suffering! Da Fei stood far away and fired one by one, nailing each tentacle to the ground. The next step was to deal with the main body in the soil, right? There was nothing to say. Da Fei plunged his spear into the sand, dealing -2 damage and splattering green sludge!

No reaction? Da Fei, excited, fired again, dealing -2 damage!

It can't retaliate? Haha! Hahahaha! This is exactly what I wanted! Da Fei laughed joyfully, his voice echoing through the air!

I told you, I'm an expert! How could there be a monster in the beginner village that a beginner can't defeat? This is a solo boss fight! Throughout history, this is the foundation for experts to rise and the path to success! This is the cornerstone of moving from one victory to another! This is a good start, half the battle of a successful life!

Da Fei continued to stab with his spear, savoring this hard-earned victory!

The east was beginning to brighten, the waves roared like thunder, and the tide was rising!

And Da Fei delivered the final blow! A beam of golden light descended from the sky!

— System Notice: You have defeated the Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King! You have gained 6000 experience points! You have obtained the Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King's Heart! You have obtained the Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King Seed!

— System Notice: Congratulations! You have reached level 5! Your health +2, you have gained 1 strategic attribute point, you have gained 1 skill point, your leadership +1, your base damage +1.

— System Notice: You have collected some information about the Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King, further improving your information card.

— System Notice: You have solo-killed a boss-level monster that is higher in level than you, earning the achievement "Lone Hero," which grants +10 health and +1 base damage. The next achievement is "Lone Hero 10 Consecutive Wins," which requires you to solo-kill 10 boss-level monsters that are higher in level than you without any troops.

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Looking at the long list of expected system messages, Da Fei laughed again! This was the necessary reward for soloing a boss! He was currently most in need of damage, and the achievement granted him one point of damage, and reaching level 5 added another point of damage. It was a double blessing!

At this moment, Da Fei's attributes were:

Level 5, Attack: 4, Defense: 3 (Personal Defense: 3), Health: 28, Damage: 3-5, Attack Speed: 10, Movement Speed: 10, Leadership: 4, Reputation: 100, Tactical Slot: 1, Stamina: 100.

Skills: Basic Sailing, Intermediate Reconnaissance (Sub-skill: Intelligence Gathering), 1 unassigned skill point.

Hahahaha! This was a far cry from the weak spearman with 1-3 damage and 10 health who had just entered the sea a few hours ago! But to be fair, the spearman wasn't that weak. At least among the level 1 troops that typically had 5, 6, or 7 health, 10 health was quite impressive!

But it wasn't over yet! There were still the boss loot to consider!

— Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King's Heart: Weapon Enchantment. Adds 1 point of paralysis toxin damage to the weapon.

— Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King Seed: Troop Base. Can cultivate a new troop type, the Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone, in specific conditions. There is a small chance to cultivate a Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King. Construction conditions: Unknown.

Da Fei was suddenly startled! A troop base for cultivating new troop types! In other words, a troop building!

Troop bases are usually blueprints. For example, if a player obtains a spearman base blueprint, they can apply to build it in a kingdom's main city or town, spending 10 units of wood, 10 units of stone, and 1000 gold. Once built, the player can recruit spearmen at a low price from their base instead of hiring them at a high price from the kingdom's NPC barracks.

Of course, if the player wants to save even more, they can hire a spearman instructor, and so on. A troop base like this seed is quite rare and unique.

Of course, troop bases are the favorite of lord players, so the best way to handle it is to sell it! During the beta, a strange slingshot gnome instructor was valued at $100,000! That's several hundred thousand RMB! Not to mention, a plant monster as strange and sinister as this could easily fetch a million! However, the unknown construction conditions of this troop base would significantly affect its selling price.

Never mind! A troop base is a troop base. If it can't sell for a million, it can still sell for a hundred thousand, and if not, fifty thousand! Hahahaha, I'm rich! I knew it, I made the right choice becoming a professional player! I knew my years of bad luck in the lottery would finally pay off! Once the market picks up, I'll sell it!

Suddenly, Da Fei noticed a few wooden barrels buried in the sand. What were these? He opened one of the barrels.

— System Notice: You have obtained 3 units of Pure Crystal Sulfur!

Da Fei was startled again! This was a top-tier rare strategic resource! It was a resource unique to the New World, while the Old World only had ordinary sulfur. 1 unit of Pure Crystal Sulfur = 10 units of ordinary sulfur. Damn, I'm rich again!

What is 1 unit? 1 unit = 100 portions. What is a portion?

Troops need to eat and drink, consuming resources. A regular soldier consumes 1 portion of water and food per day, while a high-level troop like an angel consumes 1 portion of crystal and gem per day. A portion is the basic daily consumption standard.

1 unit = 100 portions. Because the game involves territory management and trade, transactions with NPCs are always in bulk, not retail. Less than 100 portions is not sold. Just like how 100 shares = 1 lot in stock trading, transactions in the game are based on "units," abbreviated as "u." A player can carry a maximum of 10 units of resources, and any excess must be transported by a logistics vehicle, which will fall into enemy hands if the player is defeated.

Da Fei continued to open the barrels.

— System Notice: You have obtained 2 units of Mithril!

Mithril! The mithril recorded in the diary! This must be something that fell from the ship.

— System Notice: You have obtained 2 units of Concentrated Mercury!

Another resource from the New World! It seems all these items fell from the ship. They must be samples collected by the expedition team from the New World. But why was the Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King growing next to these barrels? Was it guarding the resources? Never mind, I'll take them back and sell them for the first batch of startup funds! Hahahaha.

The distant rumbling of the waves reminded Da Fei that it was time to return to the city.

Da Fei swam back to the isolated reef and took out the last piece of loot, the green, ice-like Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King's Heart.

What exactly is the effect of paralysis toxin? The official documentation doesn't seem to specify.

Toxic weapon enchantments are common, but any toxin usually comes with negative effects like reduced attack, defense, or damage. Given the survival limitations of plant monsters, if it were just a regular toxin, it would have no value and would be eliminated by natural selection. This paralysis toxin must be the key to the species' survival and must be very powerful! Right, the information card for the Sea Anemone King seems to have been updated a bit. Let's see what it says.

Da Fei opened the information card:

— Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King:

— Type: Large Boss Plant

— Attack: ?

— Defense: 4

— Damage: ?

— Health: 600

— Attack Speed: 1, very, very slow.

— Movement Speed: 0

— Special Skills: Ambush, Projectile Attack, ?

— Drops: Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King's Heart (100% drop rate). Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King Seed (3% drop rate, guaranteed on first kill)

— Experience: 6000

The information has indeed been updated a lot! 600 health! No wonder it's a boss, it's worth three small angels! This information will definitely fetch a good price! There's still one special skill that hasn't appeared. From the loot, it must be related to the paralysis toxin. Since I didn't take any damage, I can't determine the attack attributes.

There's nothing to say. A 1-point damage enchantment, no matter how strange, can't fetch a high price. I'll use it myself!

— System Notice: Do you want to use the weapon enchantment "Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King's Heart" on your wooden spear?

Ah, a wooden spear, it feels like it doesn't do justice to this enchantment. But I don't have any other weapons to use. I'm sure that in the wreck, even if I could find a knife or an arrow, I wouldn't find a spear. No one ever goes to sea with a long spear.

— Confirm!

The green ice-like light flashed, turning into green water that seeped into the wooden spear, giving the entire spear a faint green hue.

— System Notice: You have successfully enchanted your weapon with the Demonized Poisonous Sea Anemone King's Heart. Your weapon now deals 1 point of paralysis toxin damage and is renamed "Poisonous Paralysis Wooden Spear."

Wow! It even has a name! That's fine. When I have money, I'll take it to the city's blacksmith to refine it and keep it as a family heirloom, a memento of my rise to success. Haha!

Speaking of the wreck, I wonder what that guy is doing. Da Fei took out his telescope and couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that the guy was still level 5. I've killed a boss, and he's still killing skeletons? What a waste of such a good character!

Fine, you keep killing skeletons. I've gained 6000 experience from the boss, and I'm only half a bar away from level 6. I'll level up to 6 tonight and learn stealth, then I'll come back and talk to you. Hmph.

Now, it's time to eat. Three days in the game is half a day in real life. After eating, it will be night in the game.

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