Chapter Sixty-Eight: Don’t Go Wrong!
Fortunately, even when the bucket is filled with water, it only takes up one slot in the backpack.
However, Feiya’s expression became off; “You are… the Wishcaster?”
Although it was a counterfeit, the title was genuine, so Zane nodded.
Upon hearing this, Feiya fell silent.
The cooldown of Fire Curtain was 20 seconds, and its duration was 5 seconds, so the time to fill the water was limited.
Done. After half an hour, with five people working together, they collected a full 50 buckets of Holy Essence Water—this amount should be enough.
It’s time to go back to find Alna, but… Feiya’s already vacuous spirit became even more ethereal.
She smiled, “Young Wishcaster, if you are here… I believe the Fountain of Life will embrace a new beginning.”
“Are you going to leave?”
“I am a person who has already died. Now that my wish is fulfilled, staying here will only add to my suffering.”
“If… you could be resurrected, would you want a new life?”
She was taken aback, seemingly not expecting this question, but replied, “I would! But I am more worried about that foolish knight brother. I sincerely rejoice that I could meet you, brave adventurers.” After she finished speaking, her fragile spirit began to shatter.
“Is that so…” Zane watched Feiya’s soul turn to fragments and dissipate into the universe, feeling a mix of emotions.
“Let’s stop here for today; it’s already quite late.”
…
Shaking off the discomfort in his heart, Zane crushed the return scroll.
Even in the late night, the square in Yunshui City was bustling with people, filled with various vendors and the shouts of players looking for teammates.
“Gray Wolf pelts on sale—only 1 gold each! Miss this village, and there won’t be this shop!” A mature-looking swordsman shouted energetically.
“Oh please, you can buy them from the merchant for just 1 silver coin. Who are you trying to fool!”
“Small operation, fair to all, come and have a look!”
“Looking for a healing daddy to go down Yunyou Valley! The tank and DPS are ready; as soon as the healer arrives, we’ll start the run! No gear? No problem, my bros guarantee to carry you!”
“…”
The chaotic shouts intertwined, making one marvel at the realism of the game; it was just like a night market.
Zane hadn’t even had the chance to check the information after reaching level 20; he found a quiet corner and began to peruse the system messages.
First was the message from Starry.
System Notification: As you are the first player to reach level 20, you have obtained the pet egg ‘Ice Frost Tiger.’
Wasn’t it supposed to be an Evolution Stone?
He quickly checked the attributes of the pet egg.
Ice Frost Tiger:
Rarity: Gold Grade
Level: 1
Health: 330
Physical Attack Power: 11-13
Magical Attack Power: 7-8
Physical Defense: 5
Magical Defense: 4
Skills: Ice Cone
Strength: ★★★★★★
Agility: ★★★★★☆
Intelligence: ★★★☆
Spirit: ★★★☆
Stamina: ★★★★★☆
A Gold Grade pet egg!? These attributes are even stronger than Lord Xisi’s, and as for the skill, perhaps it will be learned as it grows.
System Notification: Due to the player “Shaking Off Starry” reaching level 20, the system will undergo maintenance for 6 hours. Please log off within half an hour; the new version will open the ‘Pet’ feature!
A few brief lines caused the square to erupt in noise, almost immediately!
Out of caution, Starry immediately displayed the appearance of a gray cloak, conveniently covering her ID.
Just as she was about to sleep, this forced maintenance was done beautifully! No need to worry about others staying up late to grind.
She took out the pet egg, a crystal-clear blue orb appeared in her hand, gently placing her little hand on the surface of the egg.
…Nothing happened.
Shouldn’t there be a blood-dripping ritual?
Suddenly, a vibrating sound came from the eggshell; it seemed that wasn’t necessary.
The eggshell cracked open by itself.
With light blue fur and a round little head, the little one looked quite timid, prying open a part of the eggshell and peering out at the world.
It had none of the majesty of a tiger; instead, it looked like a rare blue kitten.
She poked her index finger into the eggshell.
“Mm”
Soft and slippery, it seemed the little creature had bitten her finger.
“Drip”
System Notification: ‘Ice Frost Tiger’ has successfully recognized its owner! Please name your pet.
Successfully recognized? “Hmm… let’s call it…” Star Cat?
Forget it, Starry would kill herself if she saw that.
Meow Daylight!
Oh no, too domineering.
Star Meow!
That seems acceptable? Then it’s decided!
“Star Meow!”
A prompt indicating successful naming popped up.
The little one seemed quite satisfied with the name, completely peeling the eggshell off and climbing onto Starry’s agile shoulder.
Time to check the reward for the main body.
System Notification: As you are the second player to reach level 20, you have obtained the special item ‘Tower of Forgetting Pass.’
Tower of Forgetting Pass: Opens the passage to the Tower of Forgetting when used, can be reused.
This… is a ticket to a hidden map!
It seems the front-line rewards for reaching level 20 should be random; it’s a bit of a pity there isn’t an Evolution Stone since the level 10 Qiu Yue Sword is already starting to lag behind the demand.
By the way, Starry still has one Evolution Stone left.
Clicking to use it on the Qiu Yue Sword!
System Notification: Insufficient Evolution Stones, cannot use.
Insufficient?
Gritting his teeth, Zane traded the two Evolution Stones obtained during the hidden class acquisition to Starry.
System Notification: Detected that “Qiu Yue Sword” can use 2 Evolution Stones for evolution; would you like to proceed?
Yes.
Using 2 Evolution Stones, the evolution of the Qiu Yue Sword was successful!
Qiu Yue Sword:
Rarity: Gold Tier
Use Level: 20
Attack Power: 168-193
Agility: 72
Strength: 55
Critical Rate: 10%
Evasion Rate: 10%
Special Effect: 15% chance to trigger Qiu Yue Strike upon attack, turning this attack’s damage into 250%.
Special Effect: Agility, increases movement speed by 10%, increases attack speed by 10%.
Special Effect: Sword Heart, adds 10% damage to attacks.
Traits: Cannot drop, cannot trade.
Traits: Can evolve.
Description: None.
“Wow,” Zane looked at the attributes of the Qiu Yue Sword in disbelief.
This… he hasn’t even collected all the Silver Tier items, and the Qiu Yue Sword has already become a Gold Tier!
If he levels up the Ice Frost Tiger, he believes that even without a class change, he can easily eliminate most players!
Just as Zane was dumbfounded, half an hour passed.
All online players were kicked offline.
“Ha,” he took off the game helmet; it was already past 11 PM.
“Want a late-night snack?” Brother Shiu asked.
“Sure, let’s go eat, and then we’ll come back and sleep,” Zane agreed cheerfully.
…
On the way, Brother Shiu’s brows were tightly knit.
“What’s wrong? You look heartbroken.”
“Achen… you…” Brother Shiu started but hesitated.
“Just say it. Who are we to each other!”
“…Then I’ll just say it.”
“Mm.”
“Achen, you are too abnormal,” Brother Shiu said cautiously. “At first, I thought you were just lucky to have tagged along with the expert team.”
“But after this day, I realized it wasn’t the case.”
“That girl named ‘Shaking Off Starry’ almost never speaks and follows all your arrangements.”
His expression grew tense. “Not only that, but the red-eyed purple-haired girl, along with those swift and graceful movements, are almost identical to that girl you talk about all the time!”
…I should have thought of it; Brother Shiu was one of the few who understood me.
It would have been strange not to expose it after this day.
Perhaps it was time to come clean about everything.
Seeing Zane remain silent, Brother Shiu held his shoulder. “Achen, don’t go wrong!”
“What?” Zane was a bit bewildered; what was going on?
“Stop pretending; I already know. You have leverage over that girl, right!? Otherwise, how could you understand her so well and get her to follow your orders? You wouldn’t even let her go in her dreams!” Brother Shiu spoke with righteous indignation.
