Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Unlike future generations of players who could simply open the Auction House to buy powerful titles, the current system only offered three tradable titles:

The Golden Bull's Blessing from the Spring Festival Set, Fantasy of the Grasslands from the Labor Day Set, and Marine Hero from the Summer Outfit Set.

While these titles were all event-exclusive, their stats paled in comparison to gear crafted from dungeon drops like Bodhidharma the Undying King.

Chen Mo had no intention of wasting money on underwhelming items. He abandoned the idea of buying a title and decided to grind to level 40 tomorrow to start crafting Bodhidharma the Undying King.

"I'll use Bodhidharma as a temporary title until I can buy White Tiger Soul at year-end. Hmph!"

With his title slot decided, the only remaining empty slot was his fashion set.

Originally, Chen Mo had planned to sell his Marine Hero title to fund crafting a sky set. But after recalling his incredible luck with equipment enhancements earlier, he changed his mind.

In his previous life, he'd gotten stuck trying to craft a sky set for months, eventually rage-quitting the game. This time, he refused to relive that despair. It wasn't about money, but the crushing cycle of hope and failure that broke his spirit.

"I remember storing several Legend of Mir Rare Costume Boxes before I came here. If I could just randomly pull one, I'd avoid all this hassle!"

As he mused, he returned to his character screen. His Attack Speed bonus read +23%. While far below the +145% seen in later eras with full attack speed gear, it was impressive by Level 60 standards, where three-speed stats were scarce.

Satisfied, Chen Mo entered the Purgatory Dungeon.

Triple Slash!

Silver Falling Blade!

Inner Demonic Sword Art!

Enhancement Level 13 on his Suonam Miying Sword was already overpowered, and the speed gear made it terrifying. He cleared the Adventure Tier dungeon in just over two minutes.

A new quest appeared:

Prophet Heiasys' Prophecy Book (3/4)

Objective: Retrieve the Dark Prophecy Book from the rare monster Dark Preacher in the Purgatory area of Sky Pillar Beast Temple (requires Adventure Tier or higher).

"Dark Preacher?" Chen Mo's lips twitched. He recalled his first attempt at this quest—wandering the dungeon for hours, never finding the elusive monster. It wasn't until a stranger at an internet cafe revealed its fixed location (always opposite the boss's spawn point) that he succeeded.

With this knowledge, Chen Mo quickly located the Dark Preacher and completed the quest. After grinding another ten runs, a radiant column of light erupted—he'd reached Level 32!

A new main quest appeared:

The Highest Point on the Heavenly Giant Beast

Objective: Clear the Midnight Sun dungeon in Sky Pillar Beast Temple.

Three quests active, he entered the instance.

The first room featured Doniel, a floating monster immune to direct attacks. While most players would panic, Chen Mo calmly dashed to the right side of the room, targeting a red protruding tile.

Inner Demonic Sword Art!

Striking the tile caused Doniel to plummet to the ground.

Triple Slash!

Draw Slash!

The dungeon was easy once he understood the mechanics. With careful positioning and avoiding partying with martial artists, he cleared it in two minutes.

After half an hour, his three 50-Fatigue Potions depleted. Unfortunately, the leveling pace slowed—today only netted him Level 33.

"Damn it, stupid game! Why add a fatigue system? You're robbing hard-core grinders like me of our glory!"

Still fuming, he accessed the system. Reaching Level 30 allowed him to open another Newcomer Growth Package.

"System, activate the Newcomer Growth Package!"

Ding! Success. You've gained one Inventory Slot Unlock Permission.

Knowing the package's predictability, he immediately used it:

"System, unlock the warehouse inventory slot!"

Ding! System Warehouse summoned.

After selecting the bottom-left slot:

Obtained: Light City Lord Segharrt Card x999!

Chen Mo froze. Light Card?!

Though he'd bought them for millions in the 85-level era, Level 60 was their golden age—low drop rates, massive demand, and prestige. Each card sold for tens of millions, a 40x profit.

He rushed to the Auction House.

The entire Shaan Yi Server had only five cards listed—all priced at 99,999,999 Gold Coins.

Six hundred million per card.

999 cards meant... six million Yuan!

"Hahahahaha!" Chen Mo burst into laughter.

Second King: "???"

(End of Chapter)

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