Chapter 71: Encountering Danger
During the time Zane was rushing, Fenghuayue had already returned to level 20, and everyone behind her was uniformly at level 19.
Brother Shiu and his team had already fallen off the leaderboard.
While traveling, they were bored and brushed through forum messages.
The opening of the pet system led to some changes in each map.
There was an extremely low chance to drop pet eggs while defeating monsters; these eggs were tradeable but would bind to the user once used.
Moreover, sometimes the respawned monsters could be level 1, which meant those monsters were capturable.
After the update, the general store started selling special pet sealing stones.
One sealing stone sold for 1 silver coin, which, at the current rate, translates to about 16 dollars.
Even so, everyone, clinging to a bit of luck, bought 5 stones.
Why 5? Because the maximum sealing attempts for a level 1 monster was 5 times.
If the sealing failed 5 times, the monster would go berserk and transform into a normal attribute monster, and killing such a transformed creature wouldn’t yield any rewards.
The probability of spawning a level 1 monster was already low; sometimes you could explore the entire map without spotting even one.
Because of this, successfully sealed stones and pet eggs were being priced at exorbitant amounts in the auction house.
Unfortunately, the auction house mainly had pets like rabbits and slimes, which not only didn’t meet the demand in attributes but would also consume experience, so the prices wouldn’t drop; only tycoons would buy them.
In this context, a springtime had arrived for Summoners.
The Summoner class had a probability bonus for sealing.
This factor alone was enough to cause significant changes in team compositions.
Some people even hired Summoners for sealing.
Unfortunately, the player count for this class was as rare as national treasures; you might not see one even after a day of farming monsters.
…
“Stop! Don’t attack anymore!” Endless Sea was nearly holding his breath, afraid of scaring off the cute little thing in front of him.
Wolf Spider:
Rarity: Black Iron grade
Level: 1
Health: 85
Attack: 5-7
Defense: 2
Skills: Pounce & Bite
Description: A baby wolf spider born in the unnamed cavern.
“Swish!”
The wolf spider jumped onto Endless Sea’s face and launched an attack.
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The damage was negligible, but the scene was rather horrifying.
Endless Sea, suppressing his discomfort, called out, “Youyou! Go!”
“…” Youyoufen stood 10 meters away and confirmed, “Are you sure you want this kind of pet?”
“Just encountering it is an unmatched fortune; I beg you, if I don’t seal it, I might accidentally crush it!”
“…Alright… fine,” Youyoufen approached slowly, fearing that the spider would jump on her.
Brother Shiu, with a headache, stepped forward and, under the puzzled gazes of the others, gently grabbed the wolf spider by its upper and lower body. “Youyou, it’s your turn.”
“Can it be done like this?” Endless Sea was taken aback.
“Yep.” Youyoufen nodded and used the sealing stone on the baby wolf spider.
Purple runes spread above the wolf spider and quickly covered it entirely.
“Hiss—”
It lasted for about a minute without any movement.
“Ding!”
System Notification: Sealing successful, gained pet sealing stone ‘Wolf Spider’ *1.
One try and it succeeded? European Emperor indeed!
Endless Sea looked at the sealing stone in Youyou’s hand and laughed heartily, “Our trip wasn’t in vain! The wolf spider is a combat-type black iron grade pet, much stronger than those in the auction house! We’re hitting the jackpot this time!”
“Let’s ask Zanny if he wants one first…?” Youyoufen suggested weakly.
“Almost forgot, see my memory; I’ll ask them right now.” Endless Sea replied.
“Wait.” The priest, ‘Bai Gei Nai Ye,’ who was trailing behind, suddenly spoke.
“Bai Gei, what’s up?”
“This isn’t normal, right? This pet was clearly caught by the four of us; why should it go to someone else?” Bai Gei furrowed his brows.
“Ah…” Endless Sea found himself at a loss for words; the logic was indeed sound.
Brother Shiu didn’t say anything because he had already privately messaged Zane.
“Wolf Spider?” He looked at the pet’s attributes. After seeing Lord Xisi and Star Cat’s explosive panels, he honestly found this black iron grade pet didn’t catch his eye anymore.
“You all keep it; do whatever you want with it.” Zane said casually.
“Okay, got it.”
…
In the end, they decided to sell it; none of them could afford this one pet’s price.
“Then I’ll go sell it now; Youyou, hand me the stone,” Endless Sea said, considering that Youyou might not know where the auction house was.
“Alright.”
“Wait!” Bai Gei called out again.
“What now?”
“Do you trust him this much? What if he runs away? This sealing stone is worth at least ten thousand!”
“Um… Brother Sea isn’t that kind of person; we’ve been leveling together for two days.” Youyoufen bit her lip said.
Brother Shiu laughed, “So what do you suggest?”
“Have him give everyone the money now! Then he can sell it afterwards!” He voiced his reasoning confidently.
Endless Sea woke up, realizing he had been around these people for too long and nearly forgot about the troublesome network environment.
“You’re right; I’ll trade with you now.” He started the transaction, “I don’t know exactly how much I can sell it for, so I’ll give each of you 5k first.”
“That’s more like it,” Bai Gei nodded.
…
After another three hours, they rushed without wasting a second, using cooldowns as soon as they were ready.
After traversing countless maps, finally, the vast ocean sky came into view.
The sea breeze brushed against them, a very comfortable feeling.
However… why was there no one in this resort? Was there something in the sea?
Star Cat jumped onto the beach.
The tide ebbed and flowed, gradually swallowing the land; time was running out, and they needed to find Rain Xi Grass quickly.
Rain Xi Grass was one of the essential materials for brewing Holy Spring, and it didn’t require too much; Zen had said that three would be enough for this bucket of Holy Essence Water.
Let’s search separately.
Zane transformed back into human form and walked to the right.
Suddenly, “Meow~!” Star Cat called out.
What’s wrong? Starry approached and looked down, seeing that Star Cat was holding a tender green grass root.
Checking the attributes, it was indeed Rain Xi Grass!
“Such a good boy~” He rubbed the round little head of Ice Frost Tiger and then placed the Rain Xi Grass into a glass vial.
One obtained.
However, it seemed there was only this one nearby; not enough.
After searching for about 10 minutes, there were still no gains, and Star Cat couldn’t find another one either.
The water level was rising.
Could it be covered by the tide?
Zane walked ahead and indeed, before the tide could reach its peak, a Rain Xi Grass peeked out.
“Ha”
Taking advantage of the gap, Zane decisively transformed into Gray Wolf and dashed over to bite that Rain Xi Grass before running back.
However, the current was still a bit faster.
“Puff”
Zane became a drowned dog, feeling thoroughly soaked was truly unpleasant.
That left only the last Grass.
Earlier, Zane had seen it while passing; deeper inside, there was another Rain Xi Grass, and it was obviously much sturdier than these two, but he had been too focused before to turn back.
There was no choice but to make another trip.
At the moment the tide receded the most, Zane activated speed burst and rushed over.
Simultaneously, Star Cat’s hair stood on end, fiercely shouting toward the sea, as if sensing some threat.
Zane’s vision was covered by the seawater; thankfully, the essence of dog-paddling was that all canine species could use it (mist).
After biting the target, he decisively turned around.
Suddenly, Starry saw the sea surface being split apart by a rapid current, violently rushing towards Zane’s back!
Oh my god!
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“Boom！！！！”
The Gray Wolf form’s 2000+ health was instantly wiped out, leaving only a sliver of health remaining.
