Chapter 35: Little Cheat (2/2)
Lin Yixin gritted her teeth again and puffed her cheeks at me. She looked so displeased with me, her ”friend”, that I suspected that she was ready to backstab me if I needed help in the future.
I opened the trading window and selected the Moon Blade. Lin Yixin put the b.l.o.o.d.y Ring of Protection and 12 gold.
I immediately canceled the trade and stared at her. ”15 gold, no more, no less!”
Lin Yixin shot me a hurt look. Her round, red eyes looked extremely pitiful.
I knew in that moment that my opponent was a terrifying one. I couldn't show mercy no matter what!
Still wearing that hurt look on her face, Lin Yixin opened the trade window, put the b.l.o.o.d.y Ring of Protection and 15… WTF? 15 copper??
I stared at her and canceled the trade again.
”15 gold is 15 gold, alright? Not 15 silver, not 15 copper. 15 gold. We should strive to become kind and honest people…” I began tutoring her on the steps to take to become a better person.
Lin Yixin nodded and activated the trade window once more. Finally, she put 15 gold in.
Trade complete!
I happily put on the b.l.o.o.d.y Ring of Protection. h.e.l.l yes, the 18 Strength the ring gives is just too good! And there is nothing I can't beat with this 3% attack power bonus!
I checked my stats. My attack power had gone up to 132~246. There was probably no one who could rival me in terms of attack power in the whole Floating Ice City. There were two reasons for that. One, Undead Swordsman had great Attack scaling. Two, my equipment was pretty awesome.
Lin Yixin held a sword, but slung the Moon Blade around her waist. She shot me a look and said, ”Little Cheat…”
I wasn't sure how to respond.
She turned around and gave me a wave. Then, she disappeared into the city. She probably went away to get her cla.s.s promotion.
Oh right, I need to promote too!
I bought another two return scrolls and ran straight for Frost Mound.
At the cold Frost Mound Camp, my trainer, the imposing Undead Swordsman Suren looked at the sky as if he was watching the stars.
I walked up to him and said, ”Trainer, I would like to undergo my cla.s.s promotion!”
Suren looked down at me and smiled. ”You are much stronger than you used to be, little skeleton. Alright, pay me 10 gold, and I'll allow you to undergo your cla.s.s promotion!”
”f.u.c.k!”
I was shocked. 10 gold? The players in Floating Ice City only needed to do a simple quest to promote their cla.s.ses. What's with this preferential treatment?
Still, Suren was the only one I could rely on to get cla.s.s promotion, and skipping this process wasn't an option.
A cla.s.s promotion was the key to increasing one's strength. There were powerful cla.s.s skills that could only be learned after a cla.s.s promotion, and all skills weren't capped at Rank 4!
I checked my bag. I had 142 gold to begin with, and after swindling another 15 gold from Beauty Lin I had a total of 157 gold. 10 gold was nothing!
I paid the money Suren requested and pleased him greatly. He laughed loudly and said, ”Boy, in the name of Queen Sophia, I officially grant you the glory of a senior Undead Swordsman!”
Ding~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have completed your cla.s.s promotion and became a Bronze-rank swordsman!
A small row of text, ”Bronze Swordsman”, appeared behind my name. If I had to guess, it represented the current rank of my cla.s.s. As I grew stronger, it would become Silver, Gold and so on. Long story short, the higher my cla.s.s rank, the stronger I'd be.
I talked to Suren again and brought up the ”Learn Skill” interface. As I thought, there were 3 new skills to learn after I had become a Bronze Swordsman.
Awakening I (Pa.s.sive): Increases EXP gain by 5%
Regeneration of the Undead I (Pa.s.sive): Regenerates 0.1% HP per second
Ghost Deity Armor I: Summons the power of the dead and transforms it into armor. Defense +5%.
They were all Rank 1 skills, but the effects—especially Ghost Deity Armor and Regeneration of the Undead—were pretty amazing. The first one increased my defense, and the second one regenerated my health. If they were already this powerful at Rank 1, I couldn't even imagine how powerful they'd be at Rank 10. On top of that, ”Ghost Deity Armor” was one h.e.l.l of a name!
Each skill cost 1 gold to learn, and I paid the price without any hesitation, adding 3 new skills to my skill window. Awakening and Regeneration of the Undead were pa.s.sive skills, meaning that Ghost Deity Armor was the only skill that showed up on the active skill window.
I raised my hand and activated it. A ghastly wail broke out, and a terrifying wave of undead energy surrounded me before transforming into an impressive-looking heavy armor. It made me look cold and stern. The armor turned half-invisible a few seconds later, but it was clearly present and protecting me.
h.e.l.l yeah!
I swung the Weeping Fire Blade once. I could clearly feel myself growing much stronger than before!
Suddenly, there was a beep. Du Thirteen had sent me a message: ”f.u.c.k! The landlord just came over just now for his rent money! What should we do?”
f.u.c.k!
I replied, ”Gimme a moment to prepare the money.”
”Prepare the money?” Du Thirteen sounded confused.
”It's exactly what it sounds like. You just focus on leveling up!”
”Okay!”
I took out a return scroll, crushed it and teleported back to Floating Ice City in a flash. Then, I stood in the middle of the square and shouted. ”Flash sale, flash sale! 1 gold for 80 RMB, 150 gold at the ready! If you need gold, contact me now! You won't get another chance if you miss this one!”