114 The Appearance of Black Jail! (1/2)

”Devil's Snare”, one of the rare Grade 4 Herbs, could be used to make Potions with normal attributes. Its market price was much higher than the value of other Herbs the likes of the Grade 5 Earth Essence. It was also as valuable as a set of fairly good Tier 4 Violet Equipment. Naturally, many other players besides Qin Ruo would also drool over it and want to get their hands on it!

There were many players who were unwilling to put themselves in front of danger on the battlefield. So they quietly turned their attention towards the Devil's Snare and a few other Potion materials around it.

Nonetheless, it would, of course, be better to possess a higher-level of Gathering to collect that sort of high-grade Potion material. That way, the quality of the gathered Potion materials would be better preserved.

If a player used high-level Gathering to collect a Grade 5 Frost Lotus, that player would be able to preserve 100 % of its quality—a perfect gather. All lotus petals would not suffer even the slightest point of defect once the materials were gathered...

However, if a player only had Intermediate Gathering, his skill would be barely passable for the task. In all likelihood, the player may lose over three to four pieces of Lotus Petals. That would eventually cause the initial value of the Herb, which was more than 1,000 gold coins to decrease to a value equal to that of a Grade 6 Herb.

Of course, those with Gathering at its full level would never face such a problem—their experience in gathering materials was known to be perfect. They could gather and pick up any grade of herbs in their perfect state…

However, it would take a lot of effort to get Gathering to the maximum level. Other than time, rate, effort, and MP, one would also require patience. Qin Ruo, who did not gather raw materials to make a living, would find it extremely difficult to refine his Profession Skill up to that level.

So, when Qin Ruo asked the question, the few people around him did not make a sound…

Gold Digger Babe and Little Kitten actually had Gathering but their levels were too low... One only upgraded it up to an Intermediate level while the other was still at Novice level. If they had used Gathering of that level to pick up the Grade 4 Herbs, a majority of the players would have condemned them to death!

In the end, the helpless Qin Ruo could only choose to do it himself—he had originally planned for the ladies to pick up the other Herbs farther in front of them while he remained in the dark corner to cover them. By doing so, their chances of gathering the Herbs in the area would almost be a definite success. However, it would be impossible for everything to remain perfect forever.

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There were at least six to seven groups of players who were marching towards the locations where the Devil's Snares grew. These players had their own parties and the Gathering skill. But there were only a few dozen Herbs in the area. Not to mention, there were only two clusters of Devil's Snares attached to the walls in the far corner between the cliffs.

Compared to ordinary Grade 5 and Grade 6 Herbs, it was obvious that the value of the Devil's Snare was much higher. However, the current situation was extremely obvious—there were too many monks and too little gruel!

With that being the case, competition immediately existed among all the players there. At their fastest speed, several parties had begun to approach the location where the Devil's Snares grew. Among those players, more than ten warriors even relied on the powerful and tough equipment on them as they ignored the existence of the Gargantuan Demoncrocs within the area. Charging towards several sought after ”high grounds”, they ignored the attacks of those monsters as they constantly spammed their potions to recover their HP!

They acted as though ”whoever reached the spot first would be the king of that spot”!

”Big Brother Qin, why aren't you getting over there yet? We're going to miss every single bunch of Herb if you move later!”

Seeing that those dozens of players were about to arrive at the destination, Gold Digger Babe appeared anxious as she urged Qin Ruo to make his move right then. However, Qin Ruo remained steady, not making any moves. He just gestured at the two ladies, asking them to wait a little while more.

Although he was also unsure about it, the Gargantuan Demoncroc would definitely summon two Elite Minibosses the moment someone reached for the Devil's Snares. But with only a few of them bravely approaching the spot and snatching the Devil's Snares, they would not get many benefits. Perhaps they would even fall in the deep end.

That was why he decided to bet on it!

Finally!

One of the parties that was more powerful seized the first opportunity. Three Beastblood Berserkers had seemingly charged over to the spot where the Devil's Snares were growing. They rapidly shifted into their stances as they faced their backs towards the cliff and protected the Devil's Snares as well as a bunch of Herbs behind them. This was to prevent other players from approaching them.

But at that very moment…

The Elite Minibosses did not appear. Qin Ruo felt slightly disappointed as he witnessed the core players in the opposing party take control of the situation around their target. Two Bandits had squeezed themselves into the space and they were now reaching out with hands that were gleaming with a faint purplish light. Each of them was gathering the Devil's Snares…

Suddenly!

A few other parties arrived dozens of players surrounded the spot at the same time.

”What the f*ck?!”

”Motherf*cker! You think having that spot surrounded will stop others from interfering? Who do you think you are? You think you planted that in your backyard?!”

Among that particular group of players, one Elementalist made the first move on the others. The method or skill he used was unknown, but he instantly interrupted the two Bandits from gathering. After that, that Elementalist spoke with joy.

”Step aside!

”Everyone shall compete fairly for this! Or else, all of you will never get your hands on the prize!”

The two Bandits who were suddenly attacked turned their heads around and looked at the Elementalist. Their cold eyes flashed with a hint of disdain as their bodies vanished amid the surrounding Berserkers.