Chapter 21

**Wicked Wolf's Fangs:** Attack +325, Speed +15, Equipment Requirement: Private 1st Class, Quality: G5 Star, Job Restriction: Psionic.

**Wolf Skin War Boots:** Speed +50, Constitution +10, Equipment Requirement: Private 1st Class, Quality: G2 Star, Job Restriction: None.

**Mechanical Left Leg:** Attack +100, Defense +70, Constitution +20, Speed +10, Important Component of a Mech, Cannot be Used Individually. Quality: G4 Star.

**"No skill cards, just a mutant's claw, a pair of war boots, and a mech component, along with some decent materials. The harvest is pretty good."** The fat man was a bit disappointed not to see any skill cards, but he was pleased that the main quest item had dropped. Additionally, a few starred items had dropped, making the harvest indeed quite good.

**Generally, regular quests and bosses do not drop complete mechs. They only drop components and materials for assembling mechs, and these items are miniaturized.** When used for assembly, they will return to their normal size. Otherwise, a mech's left leg, weighing hundreds of pounds, would be impossible to carry even if it dropped.

**"I've decided to choose the mech pilot job."** After the fat man finished counting the loot, Wang Fusheng had also finished reading the job introduction materials. After reading the materials, Wang Fusheng decided to choose the mech pilot job.

**Even non-gunsmiths can use firearms, but they lack the additional skills of gunsmiths.** Additionally, there are requirements for the weapons. The firearms used must be unrestricted by job, such as the simple pistol Wang Fusheng assembled or the sniper rifle he held. These are unrestricted by job. Unrestricted weapons and equipment, while weaker in attack and additional attributes compared to job-restricted ones of the same level, are universally usable.

**As for the gunsmith's skills, Wang Fusheng didn't care.** As a veteran soldier, he didn't need skills to teach him how to shoot. After the intense battle, Wang Fusheng felt that his team lacked close combat capabilities. While a sniper rifle can kill distant targets, retrieving the loot requires close combat. Wang Fusheng's sniper rifle, with a 1000-meter effective range, was more than sufficient for the early stages, so choosing a close combat job was a reasonable need.

**"Mech pilot? That's a good job, it suits you well."** Hearing Wang Fusheng's job choice, the fat man nodded without much surprise. He also knew that with only the two of them in the team, he couldn't handle close combat, and if Wang Fusheng chose a job like gunsmith, it wouldn't be very beneficial for their leveling and monster hunting.

**"Then let's go back and change jobs. We'll get rid of the items we don't need and see what else we need to buy. By the way, the wolf fangs that dropped from the mutant seem to be rare materials. What are they used for?"** After deciding on his job, Wang Fusheng felt much more relaxed. He checked that the sniper rifle parts in the fat man's bag were all there and quickly put the items into his backpack.

**The mutant dropped several materials, including wolf blood and wolf bones. Two wolf fangs were marked as rare materials.** Although the time was rushed when they picked them up, Wang Fusheng remembered the special markings clearly.

**"They are used to make high-quality equipment. For example, the unrestricted firearms you will use after changing jobs must be made with rare materials; other materials won't work."** The fat man answered casually. After more than a day of digestion, he had organized a lot of information, such as the job introduction he had forgotten the previous day.

**"How much are these rare materials worth if sold?"** Wang Fusheng nodded, putting most of the items on his back. He checked the time and realized they had been in the game for over three hours. Although the battle with the mutant and the subsequent chase took less than an hour, the journey had taken over two hours. With the dangers around the safe base cleared, they had to go far to hunt monsters, and without transportation, they could only walk, which was very time-consuming.

**"Most players don't know about these materials yet, so they probably won't fetch a high price. Keep them for now, and sell them later when everyone knows more, or keep them for your own use."** The fat man, with more game experience, offered his advice. Wang Fusheng nodded and didn't say anything more.

**On their way back, they didn't just rush. They also took care of some small monsters along the way, so the journey took another two hours.** However, both of their points reached 1500 (in team mode, points are split evenly).

**"You go change jobs first. I'll go to the market to sell some equipment and look for sniper rifle bullets. Buying from the system is too expensive."** After turning in the quest and receiving the rewards, the fat man said to Wang Fusheng.

**So, the fat man went to the market, and Wang Fusheng went to the job change hall. Changing jobs was easy, with no job change quest.** All he had to do was confirm that he wanted to become a mech pilot. After successfully changing jobs, Wang Fusheng directly received a mech.

**Steel Mech:** Attack 120, Defense 150, Speed 80, Equipment Requirement: Private 1st Class, Job Restriction: Mech Pilot.

**Seeing the information of the mech he received after changing jobs, Wang Fusheng pursed his lips.** Clearly, after using a sniper rifle with 600 attack, 120 attack seemed quite low. He couldn't help but think, "No wonder that mech pilot couldn't kill me even after attacking for a long time; the attack is pitifully low."

**At the Private 1st Class stage, a mech pilot can learn four skills: Sweep Kick, Heavy Punch, Sprint, and Jump.** Each skill costs 30 points, and they level up every 50 points, with the power increasing by one stage after ten levels. For example, the Sweep Kick skill has an additional attack of 5%, and after ten levels, it becomes G-level with an additional attack of 10%. The next level requires 100 points, and so on. The higher the skill level, the more points required, and the greater the power.

**Actually, leveling up is not difficult. A Private 1st Class requires 100 points, a Private 2nd Class requires 200 points, a Private 3rd Class requires 400 points, and so on, up to a Private 6th Class, which requires a total of 3300 points.** However, upgrading a skill to six stages is not that simple. Therefore, while leveling up is easy, leveling up with skills is very difficult.

**After leveling up, fighting lower-level monsters doesn't give experience, and fighting higher-level monsters is impossible if your skill level is too low.** So, you must level up your skills, or no one will want you in a team. This drags down the player's level, making it not as easy to level up as it seems.

**"Come to stalls 212 and 231 in the market. There's a clip of sniper rifle bullets you can use, but the stall owner's price is a bit steep. I don't understand this, so come and haggle."** Seeing that his points were quickly depleted after upgrading a few skills, Wang Fusheng was speechless when he received a message from Peach Eye.

**"I'm out of points. You help me buy them later."** Although these points were all due to Wang Fusheng's efforts, spending over 1800 points at once made him feel a bit like a spendthrift, lacking confidence.

**"With the quest rewards, you should have over 1800 points. How did you spend them so quickly?"** Peach Eye asked in surprise.

**"I upgraded my skills."**

**"......"** Peach Eye sent a series of ellipses, clearly speechless at Wang Fusheng's response. However, he knew that skills were indeed expensive. In the early stages, players usually save their points, and spending all points on skills like Wang Fusheng did was a bit foolish, as the cost-effectiveness was low.

**The market was actually the square of the safe base.** Players didn't have the capital to open stores yet, so they paid for stalls and set up in the square. Following the coordinates given by Peach Eye, Wang Fusheng quickly found the stall selling sniper rifle bullets.

**"Brother, I can't lower the price of these sniper rifle bullets. One bullet costs 10 points, and a clip of 30 bullets costs 300 points. This price is higher than starred weapons. Also, sniper rifles don't necessarily need specialized sniper bullets; rifle bullets can be used with little difference. Rifle bullets only cost 5 points each."** Stopping in front of the stall, Wang Fusheng looked at the stall owner, a mutant with abnormal skin, and said.

**"Brother, I can't help it. My companion and I spent over two hours fighting a boss, and we only got this clip of bullets and some materials. Selling them at this price is already a loss. Besides, 30 bullets are enough for a skilled sniper to take down a boss easily. The loot from a boss is valuable, and you can also get points for killing a boss. Even if you only get this clip of bullets, you still make a profit.**

**Moreover, on the battlefield, those using sniper rifles are definitely sharpshooters. Their targets are usually officers. Even if one bullet doesn't take down an officer, two bullets might. That's like killing 15 officers. You might even snipe an enemy general. Just think about the battle credits for killing 15 enemy officers. If you accidentally snipe an enemy general, the battle credits would be even higher......"**

**"Wait, I need to think about whether to buy them."** Originally, Wang Fusheng wanted to use his knowledge of firearms to haggle. However, the stall owner's long speech left him speechless. Wang Fusheng only wanted to discuss the intrinsic value of the bullets, but the stall owner was a smooth talker. He even mentioned the possibility of sniping an enemy commander, extending the scenario to the point where the Second World War might have ended earlier if Wang Fusheng had sniped Hitler.