Chapter 7 (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
The novice quests in most games were just a guiding process. The purpose was to let the players familiarize themselves with the location of the NPC, as well as the terrain, combat methods, and other game content. Similarly, novice quests were also the best choice when rushing through levels.
After Fatty controlled his character to find the blacksmith, he finally got his first weapons in the game.
[Curved Withered Rattan Wooden Staff]
Rank: Normal
Physical Attack: 1-1
Magic Attack: 1-2
Durability: 40/40
Equipment Requirement: Strength 1
In the Chaotic Era, the rank of equipment was divided into five levels. The first was naturally Normal Rank, and the name of the equipment was written in white font. The second one was in blue font and was called Refined Rank. The third one was Superior Rank, which was written in green font. The fourth was Legendary Rank, which was written in purple font.
As for the highest-ranking equipment, it was more special. The official name in the game was Demon Armament. Such a piece of equipment was usually a few pieces collected together to activate the ultimate stats. It was similar to outfits, but it wasn’t really one because the outfits in the game generally were not collected. A single piece of equipment would also have certain stats, but this did not apply to the Demon Armament. As long as all the pieces were not put together, its stats would never appear and it would always be replaced with the word ‘unappraised’, deeming it unusable for the player.
This would undoubtedly increase the difficulty of obtaining the ultimate pieces of equipment, such as some pieces of the Demon Armament, which was a five-piece set. Even if the players already had four pieces on hand, it would be practically unusable. They could only use it as a decoration in the inventory.
Only when all the pieces were collected could the Demon Arnament’s golden name be displayed…
Fatty had only seen the first four ranks of equipment. As far as the highest-ranking equipment was concerned, it was said that there had only been three pieces ever since the game had opened. Those who owned this equipment had a sentimental attachment to it, so they couldn’t even take it out for others to admire. Therefore, he’d never known exactly what the Demon Armament looked like.
The staff given by the blacksmith in front of him was undoubtedly the lowest-end weapon. Fatty equipped this staff and opened his stats bar to have a look.
Character Name: Chicken Sugar
Level: 1
Race: Apostle
Camp: Dark Council
Camp Contribution: 0
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Constitution: 2
Spirit: 3
Intelligence: 3
Luck: 0
Physical Attack Power: 2-2 (Wooden Staff Bonus)
Magic Attack Power: 4-5 (Wooden Staff Bonus)
HP: 40/40
Mana: 60/60
Physical Armor: 1 (Damage Received: 100%)
Magic Armor: 3 (Damage Received: 99%)
Attack Speed: 25
Movement Speed: 25
As a novice, his general stats were a bit tragic. This was one of the reasons players were desperate to kill monsters and complete quests to level up. In the Chaotic Era, each character would receive one point for each stat except Luck when they leveled up. Plus, they could also receive two free stat points, which meant they could receive seven stat points with every level-up.
Of course, the Race stat existed because different races had different effects on the stat point bonus. Using the Constitution stat as an example, the Orc Race had the highest Constitution growth among the three races of the Dark Council, as 1 Constitution point equaled 11 HP. The Orc Race was followed by the Apostle Race, whose every Constitution point equaled 10 HP. At the bottom of the list was the Undead Race, whose every Constitution point equaled 9 HP.
Although it was only a difference of 1 HP, at a higher level, such a difference would become more obvious. If Fatty wanted to play a Venomancer with a bonus Constitution, the Orc Race would be the best choice. However, because he couldn’t choose the Wizard Class in the Orc Race, Fatty could only go back and choose the Apostle Race.
Following the quest guide, Fatty then ran to the tailor shop, grocery store, and pharmacy. He obtained a Normal Rank robe with +2 Physical Armor and +3 Magic Armor stats, Normal Rank boots with +20 Movement Speed, a poor-quality black bread that regenerated 49 HP in 6 seconds, and a bag of muddy spring water that regenerated 60 mana points in 6 seconds.
Lastly, Fatty found the Venomancer mentor according to the guidelines and discovered the novice’s primary skill: Miasma!
Miasma Level 1: Instant release of Miasma to attack the target, causing 3-point damage. In the next 6 seconds, the target will lose 1 HP/second. The Miasma’s toxin effect cannot stack. It consumes 5 mana points.
As soon as he saw this skill, Fatty found it ball-breaking. Although he knew very well that at the beginning of the Chaotic Era, it was difficult for a Venomancer to do well in the game, he hadn’t expected it to be so difficult.