Online Games: From Professional Gold Farmer to Night King

"From now on... I'm afraid I really will be invincible!"

This wasn't Wang Xing bragging; it was a genuine exclamation.

[Successfully learned "Life Link" LV1, consuming 1 skill points.]

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[Successfully learned "Life Link" LV5, consuming 5 skill points.]

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After closing the skill panel, Wang Xing checked his attributes again and found that there was no change in the health value column.

Looking at you from the side, and then at the summoned beast, you discover something strange.

Centered on Wang Xing, dozens of transparent energy beams connect all the summoned beasts.

A fully upgraded "Life Link" skill can increase Wang Xing's damage reduction by 10% and increase the damage reduction of summoned beasts by 20%.

Although it's unclear how this damage sharing is calculated, it will most likely ignore the summoned beast's defensive attributes.

In other words, if Wang Xing takes 10000 damage, after deducting defense and damage reduction, he will still have 7000 damage points remaining.

The 7000 damage was spread across 45 summoned beasts, with each beast receiving over 100 damage.

This damage value ignores defense and is not affected by defense, but it is affected by damage reduction attributes, as well as attributes such as elemental resistance and abnormal status resistance.

Or, to take it a step further, any damage Wang Xing receives will be ignored by the summoned beasts, regardless of their defense or damage reduction.

Even so, this skill is still a divine skill for Wang Xing, without a doubt.

"I was thinking of leading a squad to Wind Valley City to kill the Spider Demon, but now it seems... I can do it myself!"

After making up his mind, Wang Xing took out the gem chest and directly chose the mental energy gem.

Congratulations to the player for obtaining an Epic Spirit Gem!

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Opening the backpack, a fist-sized purple gem lay quietly inside.

[Epic Spirit Gem]: Spirit +100

[Can be socketed]: Armor

[Requirement]: Master-level inlay artist

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"100 points of mental energy? That's more than double the 50 points of a high-level gem! As expected of an epic gem, its attributes are truly extraordinary. I'll go find an NPC to socket it into my armor later. Anyway, gems can be removed, so there's no need to worry about wasting it."

Wang Xing happily closed his backpack, feeling extremely pleased with himself.

Completing the second phase of the Demon Hunter mission significantly boosted his strength.

Oh no! Not just a large chunk!

If we're just talking about survival ability, it's increased more than tenfold!

"Knock knock knock~~"

Just as Wang Xing was lost in joy, there was a knock on the door.

"Squeak~"

The door opened, and a tall, upright figure appeared before Wang Xing.

"Commander Long, we meet again."

The person who arrived was none other than Long Yunfei!

Upon hearing Wang Xing's address, Long Yunfei smiled and said, "We're practically acquaintances, no need to be so formal. I'm a few years older than you, so just call me Brother Long, or Brother Fei if you like."

"Okay! Brother Long! Come in and have a seat." Wang Xing greeted Long Yunfei with a smile.

After the two sat down, Long Yunfei went straight to the point. "Speak, what brought you here? Don't tell me it's just to thank me."

Seeing Long Yunfei's smiling face, Wang Xing naturally knew that he was joking.

"Brother Long is now the president of the world's number one guild, and he's very busy every day, so I naturally wouldn't bother him unnecessarily."

After saying that, Wang Xing took out the "Rolling Stone Technique" skill and the Giant Scorpion King's Sting and placed them on the table. "Our team doesn't need these two items, so we wanted to sell them to Brother Long. I wonder if you'd be willing to buy them?"

Long Yunfei's face lit up with joy as he looked at the golden dagger and the skill book that shimmered with purple light. He quickly checked the attributes of the two items.

After reading it, he burst into laughter. "Great stuff! One is an area-of-effect skill for earth mages, and the other is a god-tier artifact for rogues right now! Excellent! I'll take it! Based on the current value of gold equipment and the market price of this level 40 area-of-effect skill book, how about I transfer you 1100 gold coins?"

"Huh? Directly transfer gold coins? Is it that straightforward?" Wang Xing looked at Long Yunfei with some surprise.

Long Yunfei grinned. "I can easily transfer gold coins to you, but if it's a bank transfer of tens of millions, I'd need to report to my superiors. Too much trouble! You know..."

Wang Xing looked enlightened, clearly understanding what Long Yunfei meant.

"Looks like the First Guild is doing pretty well, taking out 1100 gold coins without batting an eye." Wang Xing looked at Long Yunfei with a slightly joking expression.

Long Yunfei smiled, seemingly not intending to hide anything, and said frankly, "Currently, Longyuan City is under the control of Longhun, and the guild has nearly 15000 players, all of whom are level 35 or above."

"The monthly membership fees alone amount to over 1000 gold coins, not to mention the gold coins dropped by hunting bosses. Our Dragon Soul Guild's daily gold coin income is currently over 500. This doesn't even include the income from equipment, skill books, and other items, since these are used to strengthen the elite team. Otherwise, including those, the total daily income would probably be several thousand!"

"hiss..."

Upon hearing this number, Wang Xing couldn't help but gasp.

The fixed gold income from killing bosses alone exceeds 500, which is almost enough to cover all the bosses in the entire Dragon Origin City. Other players can hardly encounter any bosses, even those in small guilds.

Compared to the behemoth that is Dragon Soul, all the other small guilds are merely supporting characters.

"Wait! Guild members need to pay membership fees? Shouldn't you be the ones paying them salaries and bonuses? And even compensating them for dying in battle?"

Hearing Wang Xing's question, Long Yunfei explained, "You're talking about other guilds. They haven't officially established guilds yet and are still in the stage of scattered organizations. Naturally, they have to treat players better and offer more generous rewards in order to retain casual players."

"But Dragon Soul doesn't need that! We are the number one guild in the world, and we dominate Dragon Origin City. Those scattered guilds and individual players are fighting tooth and nail to join Dragon Soul, so the standards are naturally higher. Apart from the 3000 elite members who are full-time employees and paid by Dragon Soul, the other 10,000-plus members are peripheral members who need to pay monthly membership fees."

"Only in this way can they be qualified to enter the dungeons controlled by the dragon soul and go to high-level leveling areas, etc. Although 10 silver coins is a lot, they can easily earn it back, so in the end, it is these players who make the profit."

"As for why there's a charge..." Long Yunfei's smile faded.

"It's actually quite simple. First, Dragon Soul needs to develop, and establishing a formal guild system is essential. Second... it's to let other players know that Dragon Soul isn't some random guild; it's the world's number one guild, and countless players want to join. If they don't work hard to level up and increase their strength, they'll still be kicked out of the guild even if they offer money!"