Chapter 70 – Dark Dwarves (1/2)
Chapter 70 – Dark Dwarves
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In the morning at the General Studies of Chinese Characters class.
The professor held an extremely thick book in his hands, reciting the contents from the book with modulated cadence.
“Sha sha sha…”
Beside me, the sound of continuous scribbling of pencils drifted over and outside the window, the birds chirped joyously. Leaning by the window sill, my head gradually nodded off into a nap. After a while, someone shook me and I almost knocked my head on the table. Turning around, I saw Lin Wan Er staring angrily at me, “Yesterday, what did you do?”
“I didn’t do anything. Didn’t I go with you guys to the movies?”
“Oh…”
Glancing around her table, I saw Lin Wan Er’s scribbling on her workbook, drawing a portrait resembling her Pet. It was the Tigerman in game, drawn vividly with its domineering look. Tsk tsk, the beautiful m’lady really did have a wide range of talents!
……
“It really does look like the real one!” I tilted my head and laughed.
Lin Wan Er gently smiled, “Its okay, I’m just doodling…”
Dong Cheng Yue was by Wan Er’s side, toying with her phone. After fiddling with it for a moment, she said, “Guys, big news! Just ten minutes ago, the first level 40 player appeared.”
Lin Wan Er and I said with a mysterious harmony, “Who?”
“Not telling you two…”
“…”
“Fine, its Q Sword of Fan Shu City, and our future guild leader.” Dong Cheng Yue chuckled, “I really didn’t expect Q Sword, a swordsman, to level at a faster pace than me, a mage.”
I asked, “Yue Er, what level are you at?”
“Level 38.”
“What about Wan Er?” I asked once more.
Wan Er opened her pair of charming eyes widely and stared at me. After a long time, Wan Er realized that I was referring to her. She, while looking a little uncomfortable with how I addressed her, said, “I’m currently level 39, with my experience bar at 17%. There are no classes this afternoon, so I should be able to hit level 40. But we are students, how can we compare with Q Sword…”
“Hm, Q Sword seems to be in a rush to reach level 40, I wonder what is he planning…”
Dong Cheng Yue said, “Taking the top spot in the player ranking board naturally comes with many benefits. Firstly, it spreads the player’s name far and wide. Next, it allows him to garner popularity from the other gamers, such that when he creates his own guild in the future, he doesn’t have to worry about being unable to recruit top level gamers.”
Lin Wan Er, also browsing the internet through her phone, said, “Actually, the most important thing is that at level 40, after job change, the new techniques are far stronger than our current ones. Let me see, for Swordsmen, after reaching level 40, you can learn 【Swordsmanship Specialization], which increases sword-type damage by 25%. On top of that, you can learn either 【Flame Blade] or 【Ice Blade]; Level 1 【Flame Blade] increases damage by 3% whereas level 1 【Ice Blade] increases damage by 2% and reduces the enemy’s speed.
While speaking, Lin Wan Er looked at me, “Li Xiao Yao, your job could also be considered as a swordsman, which one of the two skills are you planning on training?”
I replied immediately, “The effects of 【Ice Blade] can reduce the enemy’s speed and can be considered as a control technique, one of the ideal skills for PK. Although 【Flame Blade] has a high offensive power, I do not lack offensive ability. My Wind Blade can also increase by attacking power by 3%, thus offsetting the setbacks from not learning 【Flame Blade].”
Dong Cheng Yue rubbed her hands together and giggled sinisterly, “Hee hee, today I shall also strive to reach level 40, and I shall start going on the offense!”
Lin Wan Er couldn’t help but smile, “A level 40 mage isn’t just as simple as being able to go on the offensive. There is still the 【Pillars of Ice & Fire] which blasts away all monsters in a 5 meters radius. Only after learning 【Pillars of Ice & Fire] can one proclaim themselves as a true qualified mage!”
“Yup, yup!” Dong Cheng Yue eyes glittered with hope.
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After lunch, the two beauties, eager to rush their levels, excitedly ran back to their dormitory. As for me, I walked leisurely back to my sleeping room. There was no need to hurry, after all I was only at level 35, there was still quite a long way off from level 40. Today, I could probably reach level 37-38, but reaching level 40 was still an impossible task.