Chapter 53

Carefully putting away the pistol, Mufeng left home at 3:30 PM to pick up Xiaojiu from school. After dinner, he logged back into the game.

Initially, he had just installed a parachute device on his cloak using leftover materials from practicing engineering. Unexpectedly, it saved everyone's lives during yesterday's mission! And after Mufeng activated Soul Burning, the boss, the Sand Thief Leader, was successfully defeated.

However, Mufeng, who successfully killed the Sand Thief Leader, had some vague concerns. In the Soul Burning state, the uncontrollable desire to kill grew stronger and stronger, and he was really afraid that one day he wouldn't be able to control himself. After all, this skill wasn't in the game but one that Mufeng had personally comprehended. He hadn't heard of anyone else comprehending a skill, which made him even more worried.

The Sand Thief Leader dropped a purple dagger, and Mufeng, who possessed the Fist of the God, directly gave it to Ye Luochengdie. The latter, blushing due to being held, silently accepted the dagger.

Afterward, Mufeng and the two girls completed a few more quests in the Flashing Desert and logged off at 5:30 AM. When they logged back in the evening, Ye Luochengdie appeared on time, and the three immediately used the Hearthstone to return to the city.

After turning in the quests in Thorn City, they all leveled up to 28. Mufeng allocated the 15 attribute points he received, putting 12 into Stamina, bringing his total to 200. With the effect of Dragon's Blessing, his HP reached 4000. The remaining three points were put into Agility to further enhance his damage.

A normal tank player, starting with 15 Stamina, would have a naked Stamina value of 177 at level 28 if all points were allocated to Stamina. With 150 points from equipment, the total HP would be 3270. Mufeng had far surpassed this.

At the same time, Mufeng had accumulated 4 talent points, and it was time to spend them. At level 25, Mufeng had checked the two talents on this tier but found them not very useful, so he didn't immediately spend the points.

**Sinful Armor:** Each point reduces the chance of being hit by melee attacks by 1%. Maximum of 5 points.

**Greed King:** Each point increases your Strength by 3%. Maximum of 3 points, increasing the total by 10% when maxed.

What the heck! Mufeng wanted to flip the table! But he still maxed out Greed King with 3 points and put 1 point into Sinful Armor, using up all 4 talent points.

Cute pet Xi had also reached level 20 and, as expected, successfully upgraded her Natural Blessing!

**Natural Blessing:** Level 2, grants the owner powerful recovery abilities borrowed from nature, restoring 3% HP and 30 MP per second for 10 seconds, with a 30-second cooldown. The recovery amount is doubled! With the effect of Dragon's Blessing, Mufeng could recover 240 HP and 55 MP per minute.

"What equipment did you get?" After turning in the quests, Mufeng checked the random equipment he received, which turned out to be a level 25 blue cloth chest. He had to rely on the two girls for better loot.

"A pair of mail gloves..." Ye Luochengdie helplessly shook the equipment, which no one in the group could use.

"Hmm, luck only favors the noble and strong. Look what I got!" Xiaojiu happily raised her right hand. A delicate ring sparkled on her slender, fair hand.

"It's actually a ring!" Ye Luochengdie exclaimed. Rings and necklaces were the hardest equipment to obtain, and Xiaojiu had managed to get a level 25 blue ring from the random quest rewards, which was incredibly lucky!

"Even better with this robe!" Mufeng handed the level 25 blue robe he had randomly received to Xiaojiu.

"Awesome!~" Xiaojiu took it from Mufeng and couldn't resist burying her face in the soft fabric. A new robe, the one she was wearing seemed to have been on for a long time, and it was finally time for a change!

Wearing the new robe, Xiaojiu looked completely refreshed. After spending some gold to dye it at the tailor's, it perfectly matched her overall outfit. The black robe was dotted with crimson roses, giving it a heavy Gothic style. The lantern sleeves and the long skirt with black lace added a touch of mystery and nobility. Combined with Xiaojiu's stunning mixed-race face, she looked like a princess from a painting!

"Nice, nice!" Seeing the refreshed Xiaojiu, Mufeng couldn't help but nod repeatedly. His sister was indeed adorable beyond compare!

Ye Luochengdie couldn't help but feel a bit envious. Having such a brother seemed pretty good... Unfortunately, although she was born into a prominent family, she only had a foster mother who raised her.

Leaving the tailor's, Mufeng's smile suddenly disappeared for a moment, then quickly returned. He pretended to look around casually. He was being watched! Although the surrounding players seemed to be busy with their own affairs, the feeling of being subtly locked onto was unmistakable! It must be a hidden rogue.

"What's wrong?" Ye Luochengdie noticed that Mufeng seemed a bit off.

"Nothing, let's take on a few more quests." Mufeng replied casually. The three temporarily split up to take quests from their respective guilds.

In the guild hall, the quest board clearly listed the quest categories, including group quests and public quests jointly released by the guilds. Mufeng and the others took on two public group quests and then met up at the city gate of Thorn City.

"Roar!~" When Mufeng summoned his Obsidian Wings and mounted it, Ye Luochengdie was momentarily dazed. Yesterday, being suddenly held by Mufeng was her first time being embraced by a man.

The feeling was strange, making her blush from her neck to her face, almost fainting. Fortunately, the height wasn't too high, and they quickly landed. Mufeng, being a gentleman, released her. He then displayed his formidable strength.

Mufeng, with Soul Burning activated, was terrifyingly powerful, single-handedly defeating the Sand Thief Leader riding a sand lizard. When she realized this, Ye Luochengdie found herself immersed in Mufeng's graceful combat, forgetting to help!

The next two quests, Ye Luochengdie followed Mufeng and Xiaojiu in a daze. After logging out in the morning, she immediately collapsed on her soft bed as soon as she got out of the game pod.

Although Ye Luochengdie's bed was large and luxurious, it had minimal decoration, with no girly plush toys or pillows, just a simple black and white color scheme. Hugging a white goose-down pillow, she rolled around on the bed, her mood complex. She was only woken up by the alarm, realizing it was time to log back into the game.

"Actually being held..." Thinking about being held by Mufeng, Ye Luochengdie's face turned red again.

"Do... Do I have a flower on my face?" Mufeng touched his face, which was covered by a red mask, and asked curiously.

"No..." Ye Luochengdie mechanically turned her head, trying to hide her embarrassment.

"Oh." Mufeng, riding his Obsidian Wings, charged out first. He had almost no experience with romantic relationships, having only had a half-romance in his last semester of high school...

The weather in "Skyrim" was completely simulated to be realistic, and even more brutal. The barren Flashing Plains had long distances between spawn points. Coupled with the constant threat from the opposing faction, players had to group up to level up. Leveling up became a difficult task.

Leaving the early easy leveling environment, the more powerful players would gradually pull ahead of the higher-level players. For example, most players who completed their second-class advancement yesterday didn't level up, but Mufeng and the two girls had already reached level 28, climbing back to the bottom of the level leaderboard.

After a long journey, Mufeng and the two girls finally arrived at the new quest location, an ancient and somewhat desolate ruin. Here, a large number of desert monsters gathered. A team of NPC explorers from Thorn City had gone missing here, and Mufeng's task was to find the explorers and bring any survivors back. Dismounting, the three quickly entered the ruins.

"They're here, prepare to attack!" At the entrance of the ruins, a hidden rogue relayed the message to his teammates through the team chat. Inside the ruins, over a hundred players from the Ten Silence faction were already lying in wait. Most of them were spellcasters, aiming to instantly kill Mufeng when the battle started!

"Wow!~ This place is so big..." Entering the ruins, Xiaojiu couldn't help but exclaim. Indeed, even though it was now a desolate ruin, it still couldn't hide its former grandeur. The high dome was adorned with colored glass, turning the sunlight into a rainbow of colors. At each corner of the grand hall stood a 20-meter-tall statue. Each statue had a giant gem on its chest, reflecting light throughout the hall. The vibrant colors made the place look like a fairyland.

"Hmm..." Mufeng scanned the surroundings and nodded casually. He and the two girls walked deeper into the ruins.

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