Chapter 2

Update Time: 2014-02-09

When Lin Zheng stepped out of the village, wow! Everywhere were people killing rabbits, and the weapons they carried were all sorts of things. Lin Zheng checked his backpack and found a fairly exquisite dagger, a piece of cloth armor, and that was it!

Newbie Dagger: Physical Attack 30-55, Magical Attack 30-55, Bound, Never Wears Out

Newbie Cloth Armor: Physical Defense 22, Bound, Never Wears Out

After equipping them, his character's basic attributes were:

Yi Ping Dao Ren (Archer)

Level 1

Strength: 4

Intelligence: 1

Stamina: 2

Agility: 1

Energy: 1

Physical Attack: 39-73

Magical Attack: 33-60

Physical Defense: 30

Magical Defense: 2

Health: 100

Mana: 100

He checked his skills. Hmm, it seems there's only one before the first class change:

Throwing: Level 1, Proficiency 0/100. Use weapons to throw at enemies, increasing physical attack by 10% but reducing accuracy by 20%. Range: 1-20 meters.

A skill that's almost useless. The weapon won't come back once thrown, so how can he fight monsters without it! Lin Zheng grumbled as he watched others fight monsters, and soon realized his ignorance. Newbie weapons are bound, and in "Phantom Spirit 2," bound equipment won't be lost unless the player destroys or sells it to the store. So, the weapon thrown with the skill will return to the player after the attack. He saw that everyone with daggers was like throwing knives. Lin Zheng was delighted; how convenient! The game really cares for newbies. Alright! Let's try it on a rabbit!

A rabbit just spawned in front of Lin Zheng. Wow! It's a level 3 one, but no problem, it's just a rabbit! Lin Zheng took a step forward, kicked the rabbit, and it flew up, -53 damage. Seizing the opportunity, he threw the dagger, hit! -65! He ran forward two steps, picked up the dagger, and jumped, pinning the rabbit to the ground, -120! Nice, a critical hit!

Alright, Lin Zheng admitted, he was trying to look cool, but seeing a few Jurassic carnivores staring at him with stars in their eyes, he was scared and ran away.

Lin Zheng opened the map. He was confident in his skills and decided to find some slightly higher-level monsters to kill. Hmm, now he's at Hare Hill. If he runs a bit further, he'll reach Green Forest, where the monsters are level 4-12. It should be about right! Lin Zheng looked at the map and ran quickly. When he reached Green Forest, wow! There were quite a few people! They were all fighting big fat rats. Alright, let's keep going and see what other strong monsters we can find. However, Lin Zheng soon returned dejectedly. He encountered level 8 monkeys. They were agile, and it was hard to hit them, and he couldn't hit them either! The level difference was too great, and the chance of his attacks being dodged was too high. Plus, his attacks weren't strong enough to break through their defenses. It was a very poor trade-off, so he had to run back and kill rats.

After killing rats for over an hour, Lin Zheng leveled up to level 6 and thought about changing locations. But at that moment, someone shouted, "Boss is out! Boss is out!!"

What? Boss? Lin Zheng got excited and followed the crowd to where the voice came from. Why would someone shout when they find a boss? It would be better to kill it alone! But the key is that this person knew their limits. Everyone was wearing newbie gear, and the only way to kill a boss of the same level was to gang up on it. So, they shouted for help! With that shout, dozens of people rushed over! Lin Zheng was in the crowd, and after squeezing through, he finally reached the front. The boss was a level 8 giant rat leader, a bronze boss. With so many people killing the boss, its health dropped rapidly, and it was almost dead in no time. Indeed, the power of the crowd is strong! Lin Zheng marveled a bit, but his hands didn't hesitate, and he stabbed the boss several times. The boss had about 8000 health, and it was almost dead in less than two minutes. Of course, it was a formidable boss, and although it didn't attack much, it had already killed many newbies! If Lin Zheng weren't more agile, he would have had to return to the village for free!

Lin Zheng stared at the ground with wide eyes, ready to grab the boss's drops. In this game, the boss's drops are not protected, and whoever grabs them gets them! Finally, the giant rat leader "squeaked!" and died. Although it was a small boss, it was still a first kill, and it dropped a lot, a pile of copper coins, quite a spectacle! Lin Zheng didn't have time to marvel, and he grabbed something just as he was pushed out. Well, too many people, can't be greedy, right? Lin Zheng consoled himself and left the crowd, secretly despising those who grabbed the drops. When the area was clear, he took out the item to look at it.

Stolen Pipe: The village chief's pipe, return it to get a reward. Quest item

Lin Zheng's eyes widened, and he was almost frustrated to the point of spitting blood! The boss dropped several items just now! Even if they were all white gear, they were much better than his newbie gear, but he was so unlucky to get a pipe! Reward? How much reward can a newbie village quest give? Lin Zheng had the impulse to throw the pipe away, but then he thought, even a small reward is better than nothing. He decided to turn it in, as it was just a matter of running. So, Lin Zheng put the pipe back in his backpack and ran back to the village.

Back in the village, Lin Zheng found the village chief at the entrance. Several players were talking to the village chief, undoubtedly trying to trigger some hidden quest to get rich quick! But seeing the village chief's calm and relaxed expression, Lin Zheng guessed those players must be frustrated! Ignoring those players trying to take shortcuts, Lin Zheng walked up and, under their "another one" gazes, took out the pipe.

"Village chief, is this your pipe?" Lin Zheng asked, staring at the village chief. The village chief, who had been calm, was surprised and opened his eyes. "Oh! This is my pipe, I've lost it for several days. Thank you for helping me find it, young man!" The village chief took the pipe from Lin Zheng and said, and Lin Zheng heard the prompt, "Completed quest 'Stolen Pipe,' gained 500 experience and 1 gold coin!"

Lin Zheng was pleasantly surprised. Not bad! A gold coin as a reward, which was a huge fortune for players now! He had been killing monsters for almost two hours and hadn't even earned a silver coin!

The village chief took the pipe, wiped the mouthpiece on his clothes, and took a puff, and surprisingly, smoke came out! The players nearby were stunned. Lin Zheng was still in shock and didn't notice. When he came to, he saw the old village chief smoking contentedly, wondering how fast he lit it! Thinking about continuing to kill monsters and level up, the village chief spoke.

"Young man, can you help me find my glasses too? I accidentally lost them the day before yesterday, and now I can't see things clearly! Don't worry, if you help me find them, I'll give you a generous reward!"

Oh! There's a follow-up quest. Alright, it's better than just killing monsters, and this old man seems quite wealthy. So, Lin Zheng accepted the quest.

"No problem, I'll take care of it!"

"Great! I lost them in the cornfield the day before yesterday. Please go there and look for them. I hope those damn crows haven't picked them up!"

"Accepted quest 'Lost Glasses,' go to the cornfield and retrieve the village chief's glasses from the crows. Quest difficulty: D-level!"

You really are a crow's mouth! Lin Zheng looked at the old village chief with a grievance. The glasses were indeed picked up by crows. But that's good, better than searching everywhere. Killing some crows should make the glasses drop! Without wasting time, Lin Zheng opened the map and ran to the cornfield, under the envious and jealous gazes of the nearby players.