Chapter 6: D-Rank Mission

Wang Yu received two base attribute points for leveling up, but he didn't rush to allocate them. Instead, he first checked his health points, which had indeed increased to 76, meaning that for each level up, a player's health points increased by 8.

Wang Yu didn't choose to return to the village to turn in the mission immediately. Instead, he casually killed another poor rabbit and noticed that his experience for leveling up had increased to 110. Killing a rabbit still gave him 5 experience points. Since the rabbits were level 1 monsters, Wang Yu concluded that the experience gained would not decrease as long as there was at least a one-level difference. He also found that his average damage per hit had increased by about one point, indicating that each level up increased physical attack power by at least one point. He then added one point to strength and one point to constitution, and as expected, one point of strength increased physical attack power by two points, while one point of constitution increased health points by 10 and physical defense by one point. Each level up increased all stats by one point.

However, due to a lack of samples, Wang Yu could only reluctantly abandon his analysis of agility and luck. One thing he could confirm was that the critical hit chance brought by luck was very low. During his level-up process to level 2, he only had a single-digit number of critical hits!

Since Wang Yu was in a position that was neither too close nor too far from the village, and no one had yet to compete for the monsters, it seemed that the rabbits at the village entrance were still sufficient for everyone. The experience from killing rabbits had not decreased, so he decided to continue hunting rabbits in this area. He was also grateful that the game company hadn't made all players share the same newbie village; otherwise, even grabbing a rabbit's tail would be difficult.

When Wang Yu leveled up again in a golden light, his experience for leveling up increased to 121, confirming the standard experience value increase in MMORPGs, which is 100 multiplied by 1.1 to the power of the level minus one. This means the higher the level, the slower the experience gain. However, using this method, the experience gain from level 1 to level 10 was not slow. The experience from killing a rabbit had decreased to 2 points. Since the rabbits' attack power was so low, Wang Yu didn't need to worry about healing, making it impossible to continue testing the rabbits' defense. He decided to return to the village to turn in the mission.

On his way back to the village, he finally saw the legendary leveling-up group. To his surprise, only a few players were wearing newbie gear, while the majority had no equipment and were pitifully wearing system-provided cloth clothes. Clearly, they were the ones who had deviated the most from the final data in the test. This situation made Wang Yu once again appreciate his own foresight. Of course, those leveling up were also surprised to see a "high-level" player with a full set of equipment and a weapon. Could this be a professional player?

Wang Yu, unaware of others' thoughts, hurriedly returned to the village elder.

"Grandpa, I've completed the mission you gave me..." Wang Yu reported to the elder as soon as he arrived.

"Very good, young man. You did a great job. Thank you for helping to eliminate those nasty rabbits."

The system voice, the same pleasant voice from the beginning of the game, announced: "Player Bai Kaishui, completed mission—The Elder's Troubles. Received Rabbit Fur Boots, 10 copper coins, and 20 experience points."

Wang Yu heard his rewards and quickly opened his storage belt to check the Rabbit Fur Boots. The boots had a defense of 2 and a durability of 100, which was one point higher in defense than the newbie gear and looked better. He immediately put them on. He also checked his equipment; the durability hadn't decreased much, so he decided not to repair them, as the rabbits' attack power was too low to affect the durability significantly.

Considering the initial test results, Wang Yu chose to allocate both points to strength. He found that the direct increase in strength was more important than agility and luck. However, as the protagonist of luck, he would soon understand that every attribute in the game had its significance and would not just be a difference in numbers. Of course, there would be a cost.

Bai Kaishui's Level: 3

Class: Apprentice Assassin

Strength: 6

Agility: 5

Constitution: 3

Intelligence: 1

Spirit: 1

Luck: 4

Unallocated Points: 0

"Young man, I have another task for you..." Just as Wang Yu was about to leave, the elder's voice came again.

The system prompt sounded again: "Player Bai Kaishui, triggered follow-up mission—Target Wolf Mountain! Do you wish to continue?" The answer was definitely yes. Wang Yu knew he had encountered a follow-up mission. The rewards for follow-up missions were generally good, and he didn't want to miss out. Besides, rabbits no longer gave him experience, and he wanted to try challenging other monsters.

"Here's the situation, young man..." The elder began his explanation.

"Player Bai Kaishui, mission—Target Wolf Mountain! (Dangerous) has been activated. Do you accept?" With the system prompt, Wang Yu began to hesitate. The word "dangerous" and the elder's emotional tone made him a bit nervous. However, thinking about the rewards, he gritted his teeth and decided to accept.

Wang Yu then laughed at himself. He was just playing casually; what did it matter if he fell behind other players? Besides, it was just a newbie mission. If he failed, it wouldn't be a big deal; he could always not do it. It seemed he was starting to think like a professional player in a novel.

According to the elder's description, the mission was to kill wolves. Wang Yu opened his mission log: Target Wolf Mountain! (D-Rank Mission) — A pack of bloodthirsty wolves lives on Wolf Mountain to the southeast of the village. They are powerful and evil, often raiding the village's pigs and sheep. Please kill 10 bloodthirsty wolves (0/10).

A D-rank mission? Wang Yu was stunned. How could it be? No matter how strong the wolves in the newbie village were, even if he had to kill them alone, they couldn't be that strong. Was he going to be overwhelmed by a pack of wolves? Imagining a pack of wolves pouncing on him, he felt a chill.

Should he go? Wang Yu asked himself. In the end, he decided to check it out. After all, it was just a game. Even if he was torn apart by wolves, there would be no real loss. Plus, the rewards for a D-rank mission would be substantial. Wang Yu decided to give it a try. The village entrance monsters no longer gave experience, and this should be his next leveling spot. With this in mind, Wang Yu set off.