My talent is 1.

On the other side, Sikong Shen and several major families gathered tens of thousands of people to face a level 40 gold BOSS.

There are 800 people with control skills, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they can be controlled from beginning to end.

However, there were only a little over a hundred people involved, and most of them tried but couldn't deal any damage at all.

Apart from Sikong Shen, who was able to deal over two thousand damage, everyone else could only watch.

Of those 2,000+ damage, 1500 were true damage.

The three pieces of equipment, enhanced to +5, were obtained by Sikong Shen at a cost of over 20,000 gold coins.

These three pieces of equipment also caused the merchant guild some financial pain.

That's too expensive.

If it weren't for good luck, we wouldn't have had enough crystals.

The third item was also bronze equipment.

The materials for making the equipment are also a major problem.

On the other side, Zhang Haitao shook his head helplessly, as no guild token had been obtained.

I wonder if Zhong Wuyai will help him next time.

"What's with that look? We've taken care of the boss, go collect the materials!"

"I'm not afraid to admit it, but my goal is the guild token. Many forces have already approached me."

Zhong Wuyai was also intrigued. The gold coin consumption for strengthening and star-up was a bottomless pit. Perhaps as the equipment gap gradually narrowed, he would have to spend money and materials to get full-star equipment and then use talents to improve it.

There are never enough gold coins.

Furthermore, upgrading a guild requires a lot of materials and gold coins, and it's too slow to upgrade the guild level with just the few people under your command.

"What prices are you offering?"

"The minimum bid is 20 gold coins, and the highest bid is 30!"

Zhang Haitao didn't hide anything. Anyway, the combat power of the guy in front of him was obvious. He could beat epic bosses like it was nothing. Guild tokens were just materials to sell for money to him, and he could also eat leftovers without any effort.

"I see... How many do you want?"

Holy crap... that's amazing?

There are still a few left. Just one of them would make you rich. You could buy materials directly to upgrade your guild to level three.

As for guild experience, my guild is full, and the daily guild tasks are all scheduled, so my experience points are already maxed out.

"I'll take as many as you have. Money is no problem. Even if there are too many, they will depreciate, but for ten or fewer, the price will definitely not be less than 100,000, and for twenty or fewer, the price will not be less than 50,000."

Good heavens, this is a way to make money; I could afford to upgrade my entire body with this.

But now, how about we fight one first and then get the equipment?

Zhong Wuyai habitually opened Bai Xiaosheng's chat box again.

Do you know the drop rate for guild tokens?

"What do you need that for? To sell it for money?"

"right!"

"Give me some!"

"We haven't even started yet!"

"How much of one can you give me?"

"3 gold coins!"

"Fine then, at least 50,000!"

"No, I'm planning to make 10 of these. It's not like I'm selling them myself. You're asking for too many."

"Why don't you list it on an auction house?"

"An auction house?"

"You don't even know this?"

"I haven't noticed."

"That +10 bronze equipment you gave your subordinates is worth 100,000 gold coins right now, but after level 50, nobody will want it for even 1000 gold coins. It's currently at a high price. Why don't you consider giving me 20% of it, and I'll help you auction it off, kill the enemy, and find a buyer!"

"I'll leave these tasks to Yimu. Your schemes are so cunning, I can hear them clicking even in my sleep!"

"Oh dear! Didn't I tell you about this way, and the guild token too? Don't you want to know?"

"We're not selling the equipment for now; many people in the guild don't even have a single piece yet. As for guild tokens, I'll give you 10% of the proceeds."

"mean!"

"Success or failure, so be it. Level 50 epic bosses are easy for me anyway, and I can certainly beat level 60 ones, I just can't see the information!"

"First drop from a level 40 epic boss, it's guaranteed! Get me on the server-wide announcement, I'll get 20% of the loot, and the rest will get 10%!"

"OK!"

Zhong Wuyai glanced at Zhang Haitao and smiled slightly.

Tsk tsk tsk, this guy is now one of my biggest clients. Give him something good and he'll be fine.

Zhang Haitao felt uneasy under Zhong Wuyai's smile.

This guy doesn't seem to have any weird fetishes, does he? I heard none of the women in Xianyang Palace have ever been in contact with this guild leader...

"Wha...what's wrong?"

"It's alright, the guild token is secured. Just prepare the money. By the way, if you have any difficulties, just let me know. Don't be shy."

Good heavens... You're still being so polite? ...You change your attitude faster than flipping through a book. Last time you almost made me fall out with the Ye family.

"Um... do you still have that kind of equipment from last time? Level 10 is fine, bronze or iron doesn't matter. My guild may have a lot of people, but you've seen our combat strength..."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye out for it. I'll save two for you next time!"

Zhang Haitao was overjoyed. If he got a few more pieces of that equipment, even the S-level talent players in his guild could become top-tier fighters.

Don't need too many, two with 110 defense are enough, and your own tank can hold its own.

When Zhong Wuyai returned, he had a necklace, two boots, and two rings made in Shengyangcheng.

The attributes of the wolf fang necklace were too obvious, so it could only be dismantled. As for the ring and boots, they were prepared for Zhang Haitao. Fortunately, he could choose the level of equipment to be crafted, otherwise he would have had to go back to Yunhai City to find the people of Xianyang Palace to craft them.

Of course, we can't give it to him now. We'll give it to him after we defeat the BOSS, and we can also upgrade his stats along the way.

It's the same old routine: strengthen first, then wait for the talent to cool down...

[Surging Necklace +10]

French equipment

★★★★★★★★★★

Durability: 45/45

Grade: Silver

Wearing level: 25

Health +7850

Magic Points +7850

Intelligence +181

Physical evasion +38

Magic Evasion +38

Mana regeneration per second +15

The entry 【Powerful Mana】: Reduces mana cost by 30% when casting skills, and increases mana regeneration by 5 per second.

"Powerful Mana" is a great attribute. After switching out of the Light Magic Robe, my mana regeneration per second is now over 40 points, and the mana cost of casting Chain Lightning has been reduced to 140 points.

Most importantly, after level 30, you can go to the Mage Tower to learn new skills, which consume a lot of mana.

Meanwhile, the various factions began researching Zhong Wuyai's injuries...

"This guy... are you sure he used a fireball spell and not a forbidden curse?"

"Over two million damage! Is this guy even human?"

"Those garish damage spells are the same as those from Xianyang Palace; they must be guild totems. But what kind of totem has this effect?"

"It has no totem attributes whatsoever; it must have been designed independently!"

"That shouldn't be happening! The totem he designed is just too bizarre!"

"I'm not sure, maybe there will still be this many later on, but ignoring defense, damage reduction, and true damage immunity is a bit puzzling!"

"Even in the later stages, it's still ridiculously overpowered; there's no way to negate it. Damage immunity and immunity to certain effects are a joke."

"Is that the point? The point is that two million damage. This... even if ten epic bosses all used their maximum skills together, it wouldn't be that high!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Give up. From now on, be polite to everyone from Xianyang Palace, and take a detour if you encounter Zhong Wuyai!"

You're going to be really frustrated from now on.

That's heartbreaking, so heartbreaking. A boss that tens of thousands of people wouldn't dare guarantee could be killed was instantly killed by a single fireball.

This is a huge blow, even more devastating than an E-level talent facing an SSS-level talent.

Forget about Fireball, even Chain Lightning, with all the damage bonuses, deals around 100,000 damage in total.

At this stage, where can you find a player with 10 HP?

"Take some time to study the design of our own totem; it might be able to move some of our nails in the Xiang family."

"Let's not do it. We haven't even joined a guild yet, it's not worth it."

"Xianyang Palace hasn't admitted anyone for a long time."

"Since the day the guild was established, it hasn't recruited anyone. Zhang Haitao's people say that apart from the gatekeepers, there's no one on the first two levels of the mine. Everyone's on the third level, and some are even farming monsters on the fourth level. Zhang Haitao has already discussed the price of resource points on the second level with Yang Yimu."

Inside the mine, Xiang Yang led over a hundred people from Xianyang Palace to the fourth floor, preparing to fight the Ironclad Corpse King.

After processing the materials, Yang Yimu quickly returned to the mine.

Upon arriving at the fourth floor, Yang Yimu was also a bit annoyed. There wasn't a single person left on the third floor, not even the deputy had left.

"Why are you all here? Didn't we say you two groups were to guard the third floor?"

"I don't know, Yang said to bring everyone just in case, so we all came!"

"How long has it been going on?"

"I don't know. I just came in and saw Wei Xian carrying a hoe and chiseling at the BOSS's swallow skin."

Well, I know nothing about it.

Zhong Wuyai had just met up with Shen Mengli in Yuefeng City when Yang Yimu sent him a message.

"Boss, there's something I need to tell you!"

"What's wrong? Can't you handle it yourself?"

"We just took down the Armored Corpse King, and something dropped!"

After saying that, he sent over the screenshot.

[Mine Cave Breaking Stone]

Special items that can only be used in the mine.

It can remove the seal on the mine and open the Corpse King's Palace.

No wonder I couldn't get into the fifth floor before; it turns out I needed the Breaking Stone to break the seal.

"Can we go down to the fifth floor?"

"Not yet, only one exploded. Five are needed to break the seal."

"Alright, let's keep it for now, and keep an eye on the respawn time of the Armored Corpse King."

"Yes, boss."

After defeating this level 40 epic boss, you should also keep an eye on the mines. The boss in the Corpse King's Palace might be an epic boss, or even higher.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Mengli was a little curious, judging from Zhong Wuyai's expression, something must be on his mind.

"How much do you know about the Corpse King's Palace?"

"The Corpse King's Palace... All the mines eventually lead to the Corpse King's Palace, so the sooner you go in, the better."

"That means you can also enter other mines, and it's still the same map."

"Yes, but at this stage, anyone who goes in will die except you. There's a level 55 Dark Gold BOSS, the Bronze Armored Corpse King; a level 60 Epic BOSS, the Silver Armored Corpse King; and a level 80 Legendary BOSS, the Gold Armored Corpse King. Who can beat them at this stage?"

"I thought it was going to be an epic boss. What the heck is this unique item?"

"Above the Gold BOSS, it only appears at level 50 and above. The strategist of the Thousand Peaks Village Disaster Difficulty dungeon is Dark Gold, the Big Boss is Epic, and there is also a Legendary BOSS, the Thousand Peaks Guardian Giant."

"If it's not as difficult as an epic boss, then it's not that hard."

"For equipment above level 50, the best equipment to craft is the Dark Gold equipment. After being enhanced to +10, the equipment can be upgraded to Epic, and after Epic is enhanced to +10, it can be upgraded to Legendary. Therefore, the competition for Dark Gold material resources among the major factions is very fierce."

"Holy crap...this is such a rip-off!"

"It's a real rip-off, but after level 50, equipment and skills undergo a qualitative change. Similarly, as you've seen, any level 50 boss has a million HP."

What's the deal with this level 40 epic boss?

"This is a melee boss. Its skills have a maximum range of 50, but the area of ​​effect is quite large, with a radius of 20. It also has area-of-effect attacks and crowd control, but you should be fine!"

That's true; after the chain lightning paralyzes the target, a few fireballs will finish the job.

Once you get back a full set of 10-star equipment, even level 60 epic bosses will be a piece of cake.

On the mountains west of Moonwind City, there are only grassy areas and not many trees.

Without exception, Zhong Wuyai defeated every monster he encountered with a single fireball.

It was clear that Zhong Wuyai's level of perversion had increased significantly. Shen Mengli was already numb, while Shen Youchu remained dazed the whole way, feeling like she was just an extra.

"What level are the monsters here? I'll be level 20 soon!"

Shen Youchu's words also reminded Shen Mengli that she had unknowingly leveled up.

Zhong Wuyai is still about 100,000 experience points away from level 26. If the experience is shared among three people, he will get the least benefit.

"Seriously, you know so much, but your level hasn't increased that fast!"

"Who's going to compare with a freak like you? Right now, there are definitely no more than five players whose level can surpass mine."

"Including me?"

"Of course, I did so many experience quests and hidden quests, and I fought high-experience elite monsters. I even used experience scrolls and such. But the experience you're gaining by fighting monsters that are 10 or 20 levels higher than me is simply outrageous!"

"You don't know about the bonus for levels above you?"

"Each level increases by 10% bonus experience; I don't know about levels beyond 10."

"Oh, I thought you knew everything."

"The boss is just ahead. My summoned beast can only withstand two hits, and it's helpless against skills. It's all up to you!"

As she spoke, Shen Mengli summoned all eight of her summoned beasts; two flew into the sky, while the rest remained around her.

"No, no, no, don't make things worse. Just stay to the side and leave it to me."

"Huh?...You're all set?"

"A piece of cake."

Sarko, the Thorn Lord

Epic BOSS

grade:???

Okay, even for a level 40 epic boss, you still won't see any information before level 30.

Similarly, the elite monsters around the BOSS also have question marks.

However, this does not affect Zhong Wuyai's output.

"How much health does the boss have?"

"500"

"It's quite thick."

"Tree-type monsters generally have high health, high defense, and high magic resistance, but low resistance to fire and lightning."

Okay, that makes things easier.

"Chain Lightning~!"

A string of damage numbers appeared, and Shen Mengli's brain went blank for a moment. Why the hell was this chain lightning still jumping around?

Then, when Zhong Wuyai's fireball hit the BOSS, the two minions were killed by the bounce, and Zhong Wuyai also leveled up to level 26.

Shen Mengli didn't understand how many times the chain lightning had jumped.

"What's wrong with this guy's skills? Even at max level, Chain Lightning only hits 8 times. How many times has he jumped already?"

"No, Mengli, are you focusing on the wrong thing? Look at his fireball spell, if I counted correctly, it dealt seven figures of damage!"

"what?"

Zhong Wuyai unleashed fireballs one after another, once again causing Shen Mengli's mind to go blank.

Doesn't the Fireball spell have a cooldown?

Wait, the boss just died like that?

[Ding! Epic BOSS Thorn Lord Sarko has been defeated, granting 180000 experience points. An additional 396000 experience points are granted for defeating monsters of a higher level.]

They're below the same level, and they're splitting it among three people. It's already pretty good that they're giving this much.

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the team of Zhong Wuyai, Shen Mengli, and Shen Youchu for being the first to defeat the level 40 epic boss, Thorn Lord Sarko. Reward: 8000 reputation points, 1 resurrection attempt]

"Holy crap, resurrection count?... Um, this thing can increase?"

"Of course, but the chances are very low. Legendary BOSSes are easy to obtain with the first kill of the entire server, but epic BOSSes are very difficult to obtain."

"What a steal!"

World Channel —

"Seriously? Rewards for resurrections?"

"Aaaaaah, I'm going to kill the BOSS! Don't stop me!"

"Go ahead and try to beat it. Forget about epic battles, I doubt you could even handle a silver boss."

"Zhong Wuyai, I hate you... Waaah... All the first kills are gone!"

"The level 50 bronze boss first kill is still happening, kid, try your best, you can still be saved!"

"Is Zhong Wuyai there? Take me with you when you kill the level 60 boss. It'll cost you 10 gold coins. I'm in the Azure Dragon Empire's mountain city!"

"I'll pay 30 to get me on the official announcement page, and I'll add another 50 gold coins if I get more resurrection attempts!"

Inside Tianying City.

"Baka! We Sakura people haven't even had a guild for so long, what are you all good for?"

"Yamamoto-kun, calm down. Many high-ranking officials in the Dragon Kingdom have been dethroned and replaced, but they still don't have guilds. We still have a chance!"

"What do you know? I don't know about other empires, but within the Azure Dragon Empire, the Dragon Kingdom people have already occupied most of the resource points in the main city. There are only eleven guilds in the entire Azure Dragon Empire, and five of them are owned by Dragon Kingdom people. How can you expect me to stay calm?!"

"South Korea doesn't have that either!"

"You idiot! Are you some kind of Korean sent idiot? How can you say such stupid things!"

"Does it matter if Koreans have guilds or not? What matters is that we Japanese don't have guilds!"...

Two people and eight beasts watched silently as Zhong Wuyai picked up the things.

It took Shen Mengli a long time to recover.

Just how high are your attributes?

"Not by much, just a tiny bit more than you!"

"Can you tell me how you managed to deal over a million damage?"

"That's it~! ...Fireball~!" Zhong Wuyai said as he released a fireball at a thorny vine not far away.

Instant kill!

"So stingy!"

Shen Youchu suddenly realized something: "You...you...your equipment isn't all +10, is it?!"

Zhong Wuyai hadn't expected Shen Youchu to ask that question.

"You're so smart!"

Shen Mengli immediately refuted Shen Youchu's guess.

"Even with a full set of +10 enhancements, you wouldn't get this many stats, a million damage! Even a forbidden spell wouldn't deal this much damage to a player below level 30!"

"Why think so much? We lost a token, should we go back and split the money, or get another one?"

"If we fight her again in Thorn Mountain, we'll encounter the level 80 epic boss, the Thorn Flower Queen. Are you sure you want to fight her?"

"Alright, never mind."

An 80-level epic boss, who knows how fast it is, or its attack and skill ranges? I was sent back to town before I even got close.

"Where else can I find it?"

"There's a chance to get it on the first kill of a Gold Boss, and it's guaranteed to drop on the first kill of an Epic Boss. After that, it's all about luck."

"Where's the legendary boss?"

"The minimum level is 60, and the bosses in dungeons and those in the open world are mostly level 80 or higher. Are you sure you want to fight them?"

"Wait, which level 40+ gold bosses haven't been fought yet?"

"Beyond Thousand Peaks Mountain lies the Branch Plateau, and to the west are the Longitudinal Mountains, the Wind Plains Rift Valley, Sun Lake, the Tranquil Forest, and the Bone-Chilling Swamp—all places for monster hunting. In fact, that area is more suitable for establishing a guild headquarters, and its location is also excellent for upgrading towns and establishing a nation in the future."

"A base? Nation-building?"

"Yes, after reaching level 50, you can obtain a Garrison Token to establish a garrison. A garrison can be upgraded to a town, and a guild can be upgraded to a main city at level 10. If you establish a nation, your guild will disappear, and you will become hostile to the Azure Dragon Empire, leading to a national war!"

"I have to go there. We need to pick a good location to build our base later. By the way, how do we get the base order?"

"Epic bosses level 50 and above, as well as special quests. Oh, and the first kill of the Flame Dragon in Crimson Volcano guarantees a Garrison Token."

"What level?"

"Hehe, 80!"

Zhong Wuyai rolled his eyes...

"Let's go, let's deal with the guild token first, then check out the back of Thousand Peaks Mountain!"

Zhang Haitao didn't expect Zhong Wuyai to be so efficient. In just a few hours, he had achieved the first kill of an epic boss and obtained the token.

"30 gold coins, it's already agreed. If you trust me, I'll take it and make the deal."

"Hurry up!"

"etc!"

Just as Zhong Wuyai handed the token to Zhang Haitao, Shen Mengli called out to him.

"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at Shen Mengli at the same time.

"Who are you doing business with?"

"I can't say, the buyer requested confidentiality!"

"Never mind then, this token can't be sold!"

"Why?" Zhong Wuyai was also puzzled.

"What if there's a cherry blossom person behind me?"

Zhong Wuyai didn't waste any words. He believed it, but this was a matter of principle, and now, the principle was his own to decide.

He stretched out his hand...

"Give it to me, this token is no longer for sale!"

"Well, I don't know who's behind them, but the Li family offered 28 gold coins."

"The Li family of the capital?"

"right!"

"Whom in the Li family are you dealing with?"

"It was Li Huailin several times."

"Sell it to Li Sihan, and it must be either Li Sihan or Li Cang who builds the guild. The price can be reduced to 25!"

"Why?" Zhong Wuyai looked at Shen Mengli with a puzzled expression.

"I can't trust anyone else."

Zhang Haitao looked at Zhong Wuyai, and Zhong Wuyai nodded in agreement.

After all, Shen Mengli knows a lot of things. Since these two people can be trusted, it's just a way to lend a hand.

"Two hundred and twenty thousand gold coins will do; twenty thousand is for you!"

"Okay, I'll contact them right away!"...