Chapter 182: Heart of Ice
In addition to these, there were two pieces of Black Iron Equipment and a Skill Book.
Recall: After use, it summons the target Summoned Beast within sight to the user’s side, cooldown of 15 seconds. Summoners and similar professions above level 20 can learn this.
“Recall… it’s a Summoner’s Skill Book! This is my first time seeing one,” Jiangxia exclaimed.
It was no surprise, as the drop rate for Skill Books was much lower than that for equipment.
“This skill should enhance the Summoner’s survivability, and maybe even allow for some sneaky tactics,” Juchan said.
“Yes, controlling Summoned Beasts is much better than blindly increasing their numbers,” Brother Shiu nodded.
Youyoufen happily asked, “Can I take it?”
“There are no other Summoners here,” Juchan waved his hand.
“Okay!”
She eagerly used the Skill Book and shouted, “Recall!”
A red light enveloped Lord Xisi, who was standing at a distance.
In the next moment, he appeared in front of Youyoufen.
The Goblin wore a face full of hate, ‘What happened…? Just now…’
“Don’t panic, this is your master’s new skill.”
After testing it several times, Lord Xisi, with his intelligence, quickly understood what had happened and even took out his weapon and tried a few things.
Once assignments were complete, Brother Shiu walked toward a spot holding the newly dropped Ice Crystal Fragment.
As the ice crystal fell, a familiar sensation returned.
The scene shifted again, back to the cave from last time.
The person was no longer there, but instead, an ice cabinet was seen in its original position.
Next to it, a small Ice Soul floated, spinning around the ice cabinet.
The entire space, I don’t know when it started, had been polluted by cold air, gradually losing all signs of biological activity, replaced by the forming Cold Crystal Mines.
The end.
There were no thrilling battles or touching storylines, just a process of evolution.
It felt a bit vague, perhaps the entire content could only be seen after completing the difficulty.
“Beep!”
System Notification: Congratulations! Your party has cleared the “Pursuit of the Cold Crystal Giant (Medium)” dungeon with a B-grade rating. Completion time: 35 minutes and 21 seconds.
After the notification popped up, a shimmering golden treasure chest quietly curled up in the center, unnoticed.
“Youyou, go for it!”
“Wait, let me do it! Last time it must have been because of the dungeon difficulty, this time I can definitely…” Zane refused to give up.
“No way, what if it’s dark again?”
“No… that’s impossible!”
Zane remained silent, looking into her eyes.
“Ah, okay, I got it! You can’t… She glanced at Starry, fell silent, wondering why Starry would be interested in someone like this!?
…
The chest yielded another Ice Crystal Shield, but unfortunately, it was of the magic type, a duplicate.
Zane used the Shadow Demon Shoulder Pads and didn’t need to change; for now, he would let Youyou use it. It was said that in the later stages, the summoning attributes themselves could also provide bonuses to the Summoned Beasts, so enhancing oneself was necessary.
There was only one piece of equipment; the other was a blue gemstone.
Heart of Ice: The ultimate essence of cold, transformed from the Ice Blade of the ancient swordsmith, possessing part of its power during its lifetime. Collecting three Hearts of Ice will cause unexpected changes.
Another collection-type item?
Others couldn’t make sense of it either, so it was temporarily placed here in the dust.
“Shall we power through and tackle the difficulty?”
It’s almost 5 o’clock; it feels like there’s no time left. Should we go eat first?” Brother Shiu said.
“Ah? Wow, I didn’t realize how much time has passed.”
In fact, the actual combat didn’t take much time; the main challenge was getting used to the mechanics. One mistake meant restarting, so without patience, you probably wouldn’t last long before getting frustrated.
“Okay then, let’s log off and eat.”
“Mm.”
…
After logging off, Ziyu was surprisingly not around.
Ziyu stood at her room door.
Knock knock.
“Brother?”
“It’s me. It’s almost time for dinner. Do you want to go out to eat together, or should I bring you something?”
“Ah? Is it so late already? Wait, I’ll be right out.”
Then came the sounds of her hurried movements inside; who knows what she was up to.
Five minutes later, she walked out with a slightly flushed face.
“What were you doing?” Lan Chen asked oddly.
“I was just…” Lan Yu felt a bit embarrassed, “Did you forget? I went out to buy a gaming helmet at noon! After returning, I just tried it out…”
I see, she entered battle mode, huh?
“Is that so? By the way, what level are you now?”
“Already level 2! Isn’t that great?” Lan Yu beamed.
“Huh?” A question mark slowly appeared above Lan Chen’s head.
…
It turned out that over the past few days, the popularity of Dream of the Mists had skyrocketed, with more and more people joining. After all, the gaming experience was genuine, and along with the large user base, opportunities were emerging. Many sought to make money by transferring in-game currency.
This meant that the number of players in the Beginner Village was continually increasing.
The current situation was such that just exiting the village took a long time to squeeze through.
Let alone hunting monsters.
When I think about it, leveling up just one level in the afternoon isn’t too surprising.
Unfortunately, players with different identification numbers in the Beginner Village couldn’t return to help others.
She would have to rely on herself to fight monsters for now.
“Brother, what’s your game ID? I’ll add you later.”
“Fengchen Yanhua.” Zane chuckled, taking a bite of food.
“Fengchen Yanhua… got it.” Lan Yu nodded.
At the next table, someone couldn’t help but laugh, “Did you hear that? This guy says he’s Fengchen Yanhua? Well, I’m still Tian Zhi Yun Ao!”
“Keep it down; maybe he’s just using a homophone, why get all worked up about it!”
“Oh right, I lost my composure; let’s eat.”
Lan Chen couldn’t help but feel speechless; at this point, no one would believe him if he spoke the truth. “…”
“Brother, is your ID quite famous?”
It’s average, don’t pay attention to them.
…
Back home, logged in.
As soon as the scene changed, a friend request popped up.
The applying ID was “Baicao Biancha,” which sounded refreshing and had a sisterly vibe.
There were also many other requests below.
“Smart Take the Bow,” “Hahahaha,” and similar IDs were all declined.
Being famous is troublesome; if I hadn’t muted notifications, the system alerts would probably scare me to death.
“Brother, your level is so high!” Hua Yu’s message came in.
“Leveling up is easy; you’re just slow now because there are too many people in the Beginner Village. Once you get out, I’ll help you.”
“Mm! There are a lot fewer people now; I should reach level 3 soon!”
“Good luck!”
After disconnecting, he checked the friend list; no one else was online yet.
Approaching the dungeon switch, the level page appeared, showing their team topping the leaderboard for both easy and medium difficulties.
Isn’t that a bit too high-profile? This doesn’t match his style; if he’d known, he would have played slower.
Lan Chen. Starry’s voice echoed in his mind.
“Big lazy bug finally awake?”
She seemed too worn out to banter, tiredly saying, “There’s been someone pestering me; I can’t shake them off no matter what.”
Lan Chen tensed up, “A girl?”
“Mm.”
“Are they more persistent than the ones before?”
“…”
He had a feeling that something significant had occurred.
