
The Red Leaf Forest consists of beautiful maple trees. Level 5 monsters roamed around the forest. For players below Level 3, this was a forbidden area. Shi Feng, too, was no match for this Level 5 monster, even though he had reached Level 1.
However, Shi Feng dashed into the Red Leaf Forest without hesitation. Carefully, he advanced towards the inner part of the forest.
Level 5 Forest Wolves were seen patrolling around the forest from time to time. Shi Feng was currently only Level 1. If he was not far enough away from them, the sensitive nose of the Forest Wolf would smell it.
A Level 5 Forest Wolf had 400 HP. It also had a high Attack Power. It only took two bites from the wolf for Shi Feng's 120 HP to reach the end.
Shi Fengs only choice was to secretly avoid the Forest Wolves, taking a detour around them.
In addition to the Forest Wolf, Shi Feng also met the adorable Bear Child. The little ones fumbled and rolled around on the grassy plains, giving it a plain and cute look. However, they were still Level 5 monsters, and they were hated by melee players. This was because of their high HP and Defense, making the fight with the Cubs extremely tiring.
As Shi Feng used the tree to pass through the Bear Cub, he heard wolf howls coming from behind him.
"Shoppers! Wolf nest!” As calm as Shi Feng was, he still could not help but call.
In his previous life, many players had come flocking to the Red Leaf Forest. Most of them were Level 4 or 5. Other than grinding monsters in large numbers, the main reason players came here was because of the abundant loot. Skill books, leather workmanship materials, and equipment are examples. There are also a large number of plants and ores that can be obtained in the forest. However, one accident could still cause the parties in the Red Leaf Forest. One of the dangers that led to such a situation was the wolf nest.
The wolf's nest is hidden and hard to notice. If players did not pay close attention, a pack of Forest Wolves would pounce once players entered the wolf nest vigilance area. If less, there will be 3 to 5 wolves; if more, 6 to 8. It was a party-wiping trap.
Shi Fengs luck was bad. At once, the 7 Forest Wolves rushed out of the nest; the meat on Shi Fengs body was not enough for them to divide.
The speed of the Forest Wolf was fast, but Shi Feng was not slow either. With all his attribute points being Agility, his Movement Speed was at 6 points. He was still a Level 1 Swordsman, in the end. Even if he was pure Agility, his speed was still slower than the Forest Wolf.
Seeing the wolves chasing, Shi Feng stopped caring as he activated the rescue skill, 'Gravity Liberation'.
Shi Feng suddenly felt his body become as light as a feather. His speed increased with a huge leap, easily shaking the Forest Wolf behind him.
In the end, ordinary monsters were still ordinary monsters. They gave up after chasing past a certain area, letting Shi Feng preserve his life.
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After running for over ten minutes, Shi Feng arrived at the mountains and hills. Several mountains stood over a hundred meters tall, located in the central region of the Red Leaf Forest. The mountain peak was surrounded by clouds and fog, creating a scene of eternal land.
“Finally arrived.”
Shi Feng looked towards the towering mountain and its surroundings. Finding a waterfall, he walked there.
In his previous life, most players were above Level 20, so their attributes were naturally high. They can do more than they can when their levels are low. Many loved to explore the myriad places in God's Domain. The central region of the Red Leaf Forest was one of the famous places, so the Shadow Workshop had sent a small group of Assassins to investigate it.
Never would they think of finding a treasure mountain there. On one of the mountains, they found many items: rare ores, herbs, and even Treasure Chests. At the top of the mountain, there was a Secret-Silver Treasure Chest.
There were many secret places in the wild God's Domain. Most of these places kept Treasure Chests, waiting to be discovered by the players. The items inside the Treasure Chest varied greatly, ranging from Copper Coins to Dark-Gold Equipment.
The quality of the Treasure Chest could be categorized into Common, Bronze, Mysterious-Iron, Secret-Silver, Fine-Gold, and Dark-Gold. However, even the loot from the Common Treasure Chest could rival the fall of Elite monsters. Not to mention how good the loot from the Secret-Silver Treasure Chest was.
This Secret-Silver Treasure Box quickly allowed Shadow to become a famous Workshop in White River City. This allowed Shadow to raise a lot of money during the initial period of the game.
More than just equipment, the Secret-Silver Treasure Chest had a secret recipe for medicine and Forging Design.
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In Gods Domain, the rate of decline of pharmaceutical recipes was not even ten thousand to one; it was even lower for Forging Designs. You can create Bronze-ranked equipment using Forging Designs, something players desperately needed. With that, making money would be a simple task.
Shi Fengs plan to earn 16,000 Credits in ten days all depended on his design. So of course, he wouldn't leave it for the Shadow Workshop. However, low level players without Agility 40 were unable to activate the Hidden Basic Ability [Flying Steps]. Without it, they could not have climbed the rocky mountain. There is also no road leading up the mountain, leaving rock climbing as the only option.
Although Shi Feng did not possess forty points in Agility, he possessed the Ring of Gravity. He could still climb the mountain after activating it.
Shi Feng easily climbed the mountain after activating Gravity Liberation. He was already 5 meters away after a while.
When Gravity Liberation had 5 seconds left, Shi Feng found an empty place to rest while waiting for the Gravity Liberation cooldown.
Not long after Shi Feng sat down, the stone wall suddenly shook. A [Giant Rock] appeared with roaring bursts.
[Giant Rock] (Ordinary Monster)
Level 5
HP550
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"That was quick."
Shi Feng had long since prepared when he saw the Stone Giant walking over. He took out an Explosive Berry from his bag and threw it at the foot of the Rock Giant; a sticky orange-colored juice erupted all over the ground.
As a Level 5 monster, the Stone Giant possessed extremely high Attack Power, HP, and Defense. However, the attack speed and reaction time were low. His body's rotation speed was even slower. A player only needed 20 points in Agility to easily play around with Rock Giant. There were many Assassins who liked to deal with such foolish monsters. They could easily be killed without wasting a single HP.
Although Shi Feng did not possess 20 Agility, he had Explosive Berries. Each has an effective area of 3-x 3-yard, reducing Movement Speed by 30%, and a rotation rate of 70% for one minute. It was a god tool used against stupid monsters. Two months after the God's Domain began, many players would use such a method to kill slow-moving, high-leveled monsters. However, such slow-moving monsters existed in limited numbers in Gods Domain, so grinding them for fast levels was impossible.
The speed of the Stone Giant was drastically reduced after being exposed to the Explosive Berry.
Shi Feng took out his Sculpting Sword and rushed towards the Stone Giant's back, slashing at him.
Above the head of the Stone Giant, three points of damage appeared. It was a damage that was hard to mention when compared to his 550 HP. The Rock Giant also regenerated 1% of its HP every 5 seconds; it was 5.5 HP every 5 seconds. It was very challenging to kill him in a minute.
The effect of Chop is not too good because of the level of suppression. However, since the Rock Giant was higher by 4 Levels, there was an additional bonus for Skill Proficiency. Coupled with one of the Swordsman's natural Talents, the single use had increased SP Chop by 3 points.
This was the absolute location to increase Skill Proficiency.
After much difficulty, the Stone Giant turned to face Shi Feng. However, Shi Feng did not give it a chance, quickly spinning backwards where he continued to attack.
Thunder Lightning!
Suddenly, one sword light caused 4 damage, followed by another that resulted in 5 damage, and the last one resulted in 7 damage.
After the three strokes of thunder hit his target, the SP Thundering Flash increased by 3 points.
Some slashes followed.
A series of -4, -4, -4 damage is given. Even though each attack only had an increase of 1 damage, its total damage would still be great. Although the Thundering Lightning effect only lasted for fifteen seconds, it had greatly increased the killing speed of the Stone Giant. The fight could end in a minute now, saving the precious Explosive Berry.
Even if the Stone Giant had high HP and Attack, it was no different from a practice puppet if it could not hit Shi Feng. It only gave Shi Feng EXP and SP.
Skill Proficiency could not be increased just by using skills. When using it on a monster of the same level, there was a 20% chance of increasing it by one point. For monsters with higher levels, there is a 40% chance if one level is higher, 70% for two levels, 100% for three levels, 150% for four levels, and 200% for five levels. The maximum limit is 200%.
Now that Shi Feng had killed the Level 5 Stone Giant, his SP had increased by several times over the others.
Not even a minute had passed before the Stone Giant finally fell.
System: Level 5 Stone Giant killed. Difference in level 4. The EXP gained increased by 400%. Obtained 120 EXP.
Shi Fengs EXP bar increased slightly. He was now 880 EXP away from Level 2. That meant he had to kill 8 more Stone Giant to reach Level 2.
The mountains in this central region were a great place to level up and search for treasures. Unfortunately, two months had passed before people found him.
Shi Feng searched the body of the Rock Giant after killing it, obtaining the [Bronze Ore]. It was the material used to make Bronze Equipment. He also obtained a piece of [Hard Stone]. Next, Shi Feng searched around the empty land. A short while later he found a rare herb called [Hundred Souls Flower]. It was one of the core materials used to make the [Basic Regeneration Banquet].
As he approached it, another Stone Giant appeared. Shi Feng threw out another Explosive Berry.
Thunder Lightning!
Decompose!
In just a short period of time, Shi Feng obtained another Hard Stone, 120 EXP and a large amount of SP.
Shi Feng continued climbing as the cooldown finished in the Ring of Gravity.
On his way, he searched for rare herbs while killing the Stone Giant.
Following the fall of the 8th Stone Giant, Shi Feng became Level 2. He added all his points to Agility, letting him reach 16 points. He was only 4 points away from unlocking [Fast And Nimble]. SP for Chop also reached 300 points, raising the skill to Level 2; the next level required 600 SP. The skill now increased the damage by 12 points, and the cooldown was reduced by 1 second.
Other players would go crazy if they found out about Shi Fengs leveling speed. Just going from Level 0 to Level 1 required more than a few hours. As for going from Level 1 to 2, at the very least, doing so would require seven or eight hours. Shi Feng spent less than twenty minutes to reach Level 2. Its leveling speed was like a rocket launch.
Shi Feng walked towards the dead Stone Giant and looked for him.
“It seems my luck is not bad at all. It even dropped equipment.” Shi Feng found a piece of Cloth Armor, although he was somewhat disappointed.
[Beautiful Fabric Clothes] (General Equipment)
Level 4
Defense +3
Where +10
Durability 20/20
God's Domain had just started operating. Equipment drop rate is very low. Common Equipment was extremely rare, especially Level 4 General Equipment. There must be someone who will buy it at a high price.
Shi Feng placed the equipment into his bag. Just as he was about to continue upwards, he suddenly saw a cave not far ahead.
As he walked over to check, Shi Fengs heart rate grew even faster.
Shi Feng looked at the huge Stone Giant sleeping inside the cave. His entire body was made of silvery stone, different from the gray ones in general.
[Shrews] (Elit Special)
Level 6
HP900S
Special Elites were much stronger than normal Elites. An ordinary Elite monster could annihilate a party of 6 people of the same level. However, the Special Elite required twelve players of the same level to deal with, perhaps even fifteen players. That meant Shrews needed fifteen Level 6 players working together to kill.
However, Shi Feng rushed forward without hesitation. He immediately used Thundering Flash, causing ray after ray of thunder to cut through Shrews' huge body.
Damage -1, -2, -3 appears over the head of the Shrews.