After wiping out the Akron Gang, Ma Wen became rich overnight.
He had never been a stingy person when it came to spending money, especially when it was necessary. Anyway, if he didn't spend the silver coins now, they would become a pile of scrap metal when the Cataclysm caused the monetary system to collapse in half a year. It was better to exchange them for something useful.
Especially the wizard gold coins. They were more valuable. If he didn't use them before the monetary system of the southern city-state collapsed, it would be a waste.
Marvin knew this very well, so before he left River Beach City, he disguised himself and entered the Ranger Guild.
The Ranger Union was actually a very simple organization. It issued some tasks, was neutral, and occasionally did some business.
Ma Wen checked the task column of the Ranger Union. There was no task of clearing out the Scarlet Monastery in half a year. This meant that the group of Scarlet Attendants were relatively peaceful, and their strength was still within control. As for the sleeping Demigod Lich, Ma Wen had his eyes on him for a long time.
People said that he failed to become a god and fell into a deep sleep. In fact, he failed at the last moment. He successfully condensed the Divine Spark.
The Divine Spark was now lying quietly in the underground labyrinth of the Scarlet Monastery.
Ma Wen was determined to get this Divine Spark, but not now. He was too weak now. Even a sleeping demigod could kill him in seconds.
…
The Ranger Union had the Alchemy Home counter of the Wizard Alliance. There, he spent a lot of money on necessities. The most important one was a Void Conch.
[Void Conch]
Quality: Glimmer
Storage: Four feet of cubic space
Requirement: Intelligence 10
Obviously, this was a storage item. The Void Conch was the most common storage item because its raw material, the Azure Conch, contained several dimensional spaces. With a little processing, it could be turned into a qualified alchemy product.
Of course, this thing was very expensive. It cost Ma Wen three wizard gold coins!
Storage equipment was always more expensive for a Glimmer item.
Another thing worth mentioning was the Wishful Rope. It was also a Glimmer product, but it was priced at 1,600 Silver Coins. It was much cheaper than the Void Conch.
This was a multifunctional rope that was said to be the work of the High Elves. According to various spells, the rope could play multiple roles. It was one of the most desired equipment for adventurers.
Unfortunately, ordinary adventurers couldn't afford glimmering items.
Over a thousand silver coins, they might not be able to earn that much money in their entire lives.
Naturally, Ma Wen was different. He didn't spend too much time thinking about buying the Compliant Rope because it was the most important thing he could rely on to enter the Scarlet Monastery.
Without it, he could not get past the Tormented Monk at the monastery gate.
…
On a nameless mountain in the Hall Mountain Range.
Ma Wen held two blades in his hands, a Void Conch hanging from his neck as he carefully walked on the rugged mountain path.
The wilderness of Fernand's world was a dangerous place. Fortunately, after the Cataclysm, the wilderness of the mortal world was filled with monsters that had been infected by Chaos Magic. These creatures were called monsters, and they were more destructive and bloodthirsty than before.
Many cities were even destroyed by the attacks of these monsters.
In Ma Wen's memory, River Beach City was one of the few cities in the south that hadn't been conquered by monsters. The reason was simple. Like Gem Bay in the north, it was the birthplace of a large number of players. The power of the players helped to resist a large number of monsters, and River Beach City was preserved.
But in this life, Ma Wen had a feeling that the players, who were called "Golden Sons" by the natives, would probably not appear again.
Therefore, it was still a question whether River Beach City could defend itself.
But before the Cataclysm, River Beach City was relatively safe. Especially this mountain, because of the suppression of the Divine Spark, any creature with the slightest bit of animal instinct would not come close.
This relieved a lot of Ma Wen's burden.
Ma Wen walked along the path, and soon, a valley surrounded by mist appeared in front of him.
That was the main entrance of the Scarlet Monastery.
Two Tormented Monks, more than two meters tall, stood solemnly with iron rods in their hands. From a distance, they looked like statues.
In fact, they were not living things, but once an outsider approached, they would be activated by the Lich's magic.
At that time, Ma Wen would have to face two Level 3 professionals with the profession levels of [Monk 5, Ascetic 5, Tormented Monk 2]!
The Affliction Monks' melee combat ability was one of the best among Tier 3 classes, not to mention the curses that the Demigod Lich had cast on them — each curse was a super BUFF. If one wanted to kill these two guys head-on, they would need to be at least at the Legendary level.
Or an entire army of Level 2 professionals.
Sometimes, the human wave tactic was very useful.
…
Ma Wen did not plan to enter through the main entrance. He took the path in the backyard.
The Scarlet Monastery was built in a valley, and on both sides of the valley were cliffs. There was no suitable place for climbing.
But there were exceptions to everything.
Marvin knew of a goblin cave. After killing a few goblins inside, he would be able to find a small protruding platform.
Then, using the Wishful Rope, he could parachute into the Scarlet Monastery.
But it was a little risky.
In addition to the Scarlet Attendants, there were monsters like the Devil God Executors in the Scarlet Monastery. The Scarlet Attendants had a fixed range of activities, but the Devil God Executors — these guys liked to move across the border and often wandered around, which added a lot of uncertainty to Ma Wen's infiltration plan.
But what didn't require risks?
Marvin went around the valley and found a narrow path that wound its way up the mountain.
Half an hour later, he found a hidden entrance behind a haystack.
Goblin cave. There were usually six to eight goblins hidden inside. They might have weapons in their hands, but most of them were crude weapons, mainly sticks.
The average level of goblins was about Level 2. Only those large goblin tribes could have goblin professionals above Level 1.
Before Ma Wen became a Level 2 Ranger, he might not even be able to defeat a goblin. But now, after the battle in the Pyroxene Tavern, he had already raised his Ranger level to Level 4. Diafis and his men contributed a lot of Slaughter EXP, so Ma Wen quickly became a Level 4 Ranger.
Just a few days ago, he was still a powerless noble. If others knew about this rocket-like speed of leveling up, they would be shocked.
Now, Ma Wen had 90 HP. He bought a suitable leather armor from the Ranger Guild, which could resist some attacks and ensure that his agility was not affected. Leveling up this time also gave him 24 Skill Points, so he now had a total of 42 Skill Points.
Ma Wen allocated 20 of them to the new skill [Climbing].
In fact, to use the rope to enter the Scarlet Monastery, he needed at least 30 Climbing Skill Points. But the Wishful Rope had a hidden attribute that reduced the climbing skill requirement by 10 points, so Ma Wen only allocated 20 points to it. The remaining 22 points were saved for later use.
…
He pushed the grass aside, bent down, and walked in.
He used a flint to light a simple torch that he also bought from the Ranger Guild, and a trace of fire appeared in the cave.
A strange cry came from the depths of the cave.
Ma Wen held the torch in his left hand and the curved sword in his right. He rushed in without hesitation.
Half a minute later, in the depths of the Goblin cave, there were a few green corpses lying around.
These Goblins were barbarians, and their intelligence was not developed, so there was no way to reason with them. Their strength was low, and under Ma Wen's curved sword, they quickly became corpses.
The Goblin cave had the unique rotten smell of these creatures.
Most people would just leave. But Ma Wen still carefully searched the surroundings to see if there were any treasure chests or loot.
He knew that Goblins were usually poor, but he did not rule out the possibility of unexpected situations.
Extra care could sometimes lead to unexpected gains.
Ma Wen found a complete box in the corner of the Goblin cave.
The box was locked, and the copper lock seemed to have been broken by brute force. There was no need to guess, it must be the work of those Goblins.
"There is mud on the box, they probably dug it out from some swamp nearby."
"The copper lock is enchanted, it is a magic lock. But the magic aura is very faint, so the level is not very high. "
"What is hidden in it?"
Ma Wen hesitated for a moment, then took out a small stack of scrolls from the Void Conch.
These scrolls were expensive, called [Basic Unlock Scrolls], used to replace the Rogue's Unlock skill.
There were two types of Unlock Scrolls, one for normal locks, and the other for magic locks. The latter was especially expensive. Ma Wen bought ten scrolls for normal locks, but he only bought five scrolls for magic locks.
In the Scarlet Monastery, there were many hidden treasure chests. Ma Wen's target was these hidden treasure chests.
He was not sure if the small treasure chest in front of him was worth using a low-level Unlock Scroll.
"In my memory, before the second hall, there were only three treasure chests with magic locks, the rest were normal locks."
"There are Corpse Seekers with a keen sense of smell in the second hall. With my current level, I definitely do not dare to go there."
"Let's try."
Ma Wen made up his mind and tore a low-level Unlock Scroll for magic locks.
A pale white key flew out from the paper and inserted into the copper lock.
Ding dong. The lock opened.
Ma Wen listened closely. There should not be any traps inside, but to be cautious, he stood far away and used a branch to open the treasure chest.
There were no evil traps in the chest.
Marvin let out a sigh of relief and leaned over.
Inside the treasure chest that was three feet wide, there were a few pieces of yellowed parchment, as well as a deep blue gem.
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(Thank you book friend [Wang Yijun] for the 1,888 Starting Points!)
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