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Swoosh!
Zhang Yang lowered his body and dodged the monster's attack!
If other players saw this dodging action, they would definitely exclaim, "Unbelievable!", "You can do that!" In traditional games, whether a character would be hit by a monster or not was determined by the system based on the character's dodging rate. Even if the player stood still, the attack that should be dodged would still be dodged.
However, in Miracle, the player characters did not have the ability to dodge! This did not mean that the player could not dodge the attacks of monsters or other players. The system gave the initiative to the player. The player had to take the initiative to dodge!
The faster the player's reaction speed, the higher the chance of dodging! Of course, just having fast reaction speed was not enough. The movement speed had to be able to keep up! The character's movement speed was affected by Agility. The higher the Agility, the faster the character's movement speed. That was why Zhang Yang allocated attribute points to Agility — it was not just to increase the critical hit rate!
At this stage, most players were still not used to it or did not know about this change. It was not until a few months later, when some experts' battle videos were uploaded to the forum that the concept of taking the initiative to dodge gradually became accepted by the players.
Zhang Yang shouted and swung the Novice Sword in his hand every two seconds. Once his Rage reached 30, he would launch a powerful attack. After nearly half a minute, the undead monster turned into a white light and fell to the ground.
"Ding! You have killed a dead villager. Obtained 200 Experience Points! "
"Ding! You have picked up 5 Copper Coins! You have picked up Linen x2! "
There were no quest items, but it did not matter. He still had to collect a lot of Linen anyway. Besides, this was the only place where there were no other players stealing monsters! For players who wanted to climb up the Level Ranking Board, the biggest problem was that there were too many people and too few monsters. Although this tomb was gloomy, it was like a holy land for Zhang Yang!
After Zhang Yang collected the loot, he continued to lure the next monster to kill. Zhang Yang did not use the Charge skill when he was in a place where the monsters were more concentrated. It was very easy to get more than two monsters involved in the battle at the same time. Although he could dodge the attacks of seventeen monsters at the same time, Zhang Yang did not have any area-of-effect skills at the moment. There was no need to waste his energy.
Although Level 4 monsters were slow to kill, they gave a lot of experience. Zhang Yang had only fought for ten minutes when a golden light flashed, and he leveled up to Level 2. Similarly, he divided the five Free Attribute Points into four Strength and one Agility. He raised his sword and continued to kill monsters.
"Ding! You picked up a strange black box! "
[Strange Black Box] (Quest Item)
Description: There is a complicated magic circle engraved on it, giving off an evil and ancient aura. Perhaps you should let Old Juan take a look at it!
Zhang Yang's quest had been completed, but how could he bear to leave this holy ground for leveling up? Naturally, he had to seize the opportunity to level up before other players discovered this place.
One by one, the tombs were cleared. There were a total of twelve tombs in this catacomb, and each one had about seven to eight monsters. Zhang Yang was alone, and the speed at which he killed the monsters was far slower than the speed at which the monsters respawned. Usually, after clearing three tombs, the monsters in the first one would start respawning.
It was not until Zhang Yang's body flashed twice, and he reached Level 4 that a second player found this place. Soon after, a third and a fourth player came over.
By the time Zhang Yang reached Level 5, there were already more than twenty players in this catacomb. The monsters could not keep up with the speed at which they respawned. Zhang Yang was quite satisfied. He looked around and saw that the highest level and name of the players were only Level 3. He already had a big lead.
As Zhang Yang walked into the village, he counted the linen he had killed. Each set was 20 pieces, and there were more than half of them in total. The money he had earned had reached 18 silver coins.
In Miracle, 1 gold coin could be exchanged for 100 silver coins, and 1 silver coin could be exchanged for 100 copper coins. It was the same as most traditional online games.
After handing the strange black box to the village elder, Huann, Zhang Yang received another 3,000 experience points and a pair of white quality gloves. Beginner's Village quests usually did not give good things. Of course, there were exceptions!
Zhang Yang arrived at the tailor's shop and found the apprentice tailor, Annie. The young NPC girl's head flashed with a yellow exclamation mark, which meant that she had a quest to issue.
"Young adventurer, I need a lot of linen to improve my sewing skills. I wonder if you can collect some for me?" Annie looked at Zhang Yang shyly, as if she was ashamed of her request. The realistic characters seemed to have their own intelligence, giving people the feeling of a second world. This was the key to Miracle becoming the greatest game in history.
"Ding! Annie has issued a quest to you: Generous Bestowal. Do you accept? "
Zhang Yang smiled and clicked "Accept." He took out a set of linen and handed it to her.
"Ah, you are such a kind person! Thank you so much. With this linen, I can definitely improve my skills and become a true master tailor! "Annie said excitedly.
"Ding! You have completed the quest: Generous Bestowal. Obtained 5,000 experience points! "
"Young adventurer, in order to express my gratitude, I am willing to sew a cloak for you! Although I can only make the crudest wolf skin cloak, it will definitely increase your strength! "Annie continued, the yellow exclamation mark still flashing above her head.
"Ding! Annie has issued a quest to you: Annie's Gratitude. Do you accept? "
[Annie's Gratitude] (Quest Difficulty: D)
Quest Description: Your kindness and generosity have touched Annie. She has decided to use her skills to make a wolf skin cloak for you! However, you must first collect 10 Wild Wolf Skins and 40 pieces of linen as materials. After all, even the cleverest housewife cannot make porridge without rice, right?
Completion: Collect 1,010 Wild Wolf Skins and 4040 pieces of linen.
This was why Zhang Yang wanted to do the "Clear the Wild Wolves" quest first. It was all for these 10 Wild Wolf Skins! As for the underground catacombs, on one hand, it was for the linen. On the other hand, it was because the place was relatively remote and suitable for leveling up!
Annie's two quests required players to reach Level 5 before they could be released. If one did not understand the game as well as Zhang Yang, they would have probably sold the Wild Wolf Skins to NPCs long ago. Even if there were people who kept them, there might not be enough of them!
When they reached Level 5 and looked for Annie to accept the quest, they could only run back to fight the Wild Wolves! With the current terrifying number of players, it was extremely difficult to snatch monsters in the midst of chaos! Linen could only be dropped by humanoid monsters. In the entire Novice Village, only the "dead villagers" were humanoid monsters …
Zhang Yang had been taken advantage of in his previous life. He had run around for this quest and wasted a lot of time. Fortunately, at that time, the server had already been open for more than two years. The Novice Village was very empty, so he did not have to worry about killing monsters.
"Ding! You have completed the quest: Annie's Gratitude. Obtained 5,000 experience points! "
"Ding! You have obtained a Wolf Skin Cloak! "
A cloak flashing with a black luster fell into Zhang Yang's backpack at the same time as the quest was completed. This was the quest reward, and also the first Black Iron grade equipment that a player could obtain through a quest!
[Wolf Skin Cloak] (Black Iron grade, Cloak)
Stamina: + 2
Strength: + 1
Agility: + 1
Level Requirement: 5
Note: "Obviously, the tailor who sewed this cloak was a newbie. Tattered patches can be seen everywhere! Is this cloak really reliable? "
Equipment with a yellow annotation usually had some history. For example, this Wolf Pelt Cloak was a joke to the game's producers.
Zhang Yang looked at Annie again. The shy girl's head was replaced by a blue exclamation mark. In the game, a blue exclamation mark meant that the quest issued by the NPC could be repeated.
"Young adventurer, I still need a lot of linen to improve my skills. Can you help me?"
Zhang Yang took out the linen from his backpack and passed it to Annie.
"Ding! You have completed the quest: Generous Bestowment (Repeatable). Obtained 5,000 experience points! "
"Ding! You have completed the quest: Generous Bestowment (Repeatable). Obtained 5,000 experience points! "
"Ding! You … "
After a series of system notifications, when Zhang Yang handed over the 12th set of linen, his body suddenly flashed with a golden light, and he rose to level 6. At the same time, the blue exclamation mark above Annie's head disappeared. This was a repeatable quest, and players could only accept it at level 5.
In less than half a minute, Zhang Yang had leveled up again. At this time, mainstream players were still struggling to reach level 2 or 3. Even the luckier ones were at most level 4! There was no helping it. There were so many people, and no one could get a kill.
Without stopping, Zhang Yang left the tailor's shop and went to the village hall to find the Warrior Trainer, Farrian.
"How sad. As a Fighter, you don't even have a shield. You really make me feel ashamed!" This uncle who looked to be in his early thirties said to Zhang Yang with extreme disdain. He almost spat on the ground to emphasize his point.
It couldn't be helped. No matter who reached level 5 and found a Trainer, they would be mercilessly ridiculed. For example, if a Berserker came to find him, this uncle would say, "How sad. As a Berserker, you actually carry a broken weapon. Do you want to be a woodcutter?"
This was because the player would receive their first Class Quest. The reward was a class-exclusive weapon, Black Iron!
"God of War, you must pass the test before I will consider whether or not to continue teaching you!" Uncle Farrian's face was still full of disdain. He threw a piece of paper over, "Noob, go and complete the requirements here. Otherwise, don't ever come back to see me again!"
"Ding! You have accepted the quest: Warrior's Test! This is a Class Quest. Must be accepted and cannot be deleted! "
【Warrior's Test】 (Quest Difficulty: C)
Quest Description: Complete Farrian's instructions! Noob, become a true Warrior!
Completion: Collect 3,200 iron ores.
Next, it all depended on luck! Iron ores could be collected by oneself or bought from other players. The difficulty of the quest lay in the time needed to collect all 200 ores!
This was definitely an infuriating setting. For a noob, how much time would they have to waste on this? As a result, not long after, the game company made adjustments and reduced the demand for iron ores to 20.
However, Zhang Yang couldn't just sit and wait for such a change. With that much time, he could have long since reached level 10 or 20!
Moreover, this quest could also trigger a hidden quest for the Warrior profession!
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