My talent is 1.

Chapter 25 went too far.

A few minutes later, Zhong Wuyai unleashed a chain lightning attack on the boss in front of him, followed by three fireballs to finish it off.

The boss doesn't have much health; even a level 60 bronze boss only has 1.4 million health.

[Ding! You have defeated the Bronze Boss Earth Bear and gained 100000 experience points. You will also gain an additional 1100000 experience points for defeating a monster of a higher level.]

"Holy crap, the experience points from the boss are amazing!"

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the team of players Zhong Wuyai, Shen Mengli, and Shen Youchu for being the first to defeat the level 60 Bronze BOSS, Earth Bear! Reward: 2000 Reputation, Bronze Gift Box*1]

Well, another bronze gift box.

"Have you two opened the gift boxes?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"You guys should save them too!"

"Open it at level 50. It's too wasteful to open it now. Bronze doesn't matter, Silver is so-so, and Gold is the best to open at level 50. After that, it's just average. But the items from the Dark Gold and Epic boxes are all top-notch, so the higher the level, the better the items you get."

"What about the legends?"

"Legend has it that gift boxes are very hard to get, and even if there are legendary gift boxes, how many are there? Besides, all the items that can be opened from gift boxes can be dropped by level 99 bosses."

"Level 50 again, how come they're all level 50?"

"It's fine if you open it now, you have so many anyway, a little extra stuff and materials won't hurt!"

"No, I'll save it for later. I'll open it after I reach level 50."

That's what I said, but what I really thought was, I'll start after I get the first kill of the level 80 boss...

Zhong Wuyai felt he was quite good at holding back; he managed to save up 19 skill points and a whopping 136 free attribute points.

Even if used now, it has more than a thousand more attributes than everyone else.

But the attribute points you get at later levels will be higher, so keep saving them. Your growth attributes are enough for now.

Why is the announcement no longer rewarding free attribute points? That's much better than any gift box. For me, 1 point is 10 points, or at the very least, skill points.

Skill points? ...

"Um, Shen Mengli, besides the announcement rewards and job change, are skill points no longer being given out?"

"Skill points are fixed: 10 for the first job advancement, 10 at level 30, 50 after the second job advancement, and 100 at level 99. You will also receive one free skill reset."

"So many!"

"Too much? ...Let's not even talk about the normal skill upgrade requirements. Advancing Fireball to Fireball Bolt requires 5 skill points, a level 50 skill requires 10 skill points, a level 90 skill requires 40 skill points, and even hidden classes require 50 skill points to advance. Do you still think that's too much?"

"Does that mean each person can only learn two or three skills, and there's no way to advance?"

"That's not necessarily true. Ordinary skills can only be upgraded with skill points, but some skills are growth-type, with proficiency levels. Once you've mastered them, you can directly advance to the next level."

Thank goodness, thank goodness I only used one... ugh, those 10 skill points were wasted, damn it, that's a bit of a loss...

Shen Mengli seemed to have thought of something...

"By the way, skill points can also be obtained through some other channels!"

"What channel?"

"War merits can be exchanged, with a maximum of 5 per person. There are also server-wide announcements, which reward not only the first kill of a BOSS but also winning a national war, but the rewards are not much, at most 3 points."

No problem, we can exchange for 51 points, and then use the talent, that's 511 points. Adding the points we've accumulated, that's more than enough, and maybe we'll even have a little left over.

Yeah, right now it's all about getting first kills, leveling up, getting gear, rushing to level 30, rushing to level 50, building a base, establishing a nation, and participating in nation wars...

Damn it, there's still a long way to go...

Fifteen minutes later...

[Ding! Defeat Silver BOSS Gale Bear, gain 140000 experience points. An additional 1680000 experience points are gained for defeating a monster of a higher level.]

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the team of players Zhong Wuyai, Shen Mengli, and Shen Youchu for being the first to defeat the level 60 Silver BOSS Gale Bear. Reward: 3000 Reputation Points, 2 Free Attribute Points]

This is like getting exactly what you want; it's 20 PM again.

Naturally, with so much experience, Shen Youchu has reached level 23 and has already caught up with Shen Mengli.

"What the hell? What can you do with two free attribute points? Even +1 to all attributes would be better than this. They didn't even give you a gift box."

Zhong Wuyai curled his lip...

Women... what do you know? Typical big breasts and no brains, free attributes are so much better.

In the guild chat, everyone couldn't help but complain.

"Boss, you can go ahead and chase girls, but can't the brothers get a share of the rewards?"

"Exactly! That's several already. Putting everything else aside, just bringing along seven people means seven bronze gift boxes, and three of them get the server-wide announcement reward. What a bargain!"

Zhong Wuyai also felt a bit cheated. Although the gift box couldn't be traded, he got the items from it, and his talent was being used in this way...

No, what girl-chasing? I'm a gentleman...

"Shut up, all of you! Do you still want your equipment to be enhanced to +10?!"

"Hey~ Hey~ Hey~ No way~!... Boss, I just farted, I didn't say anything."

"Me too!"

Zhong Wuyai looked at the fallen items on the ground, then picked up the silver materials and two scrolls. His inventory was almost full again, and he still had to throw away some of the bronze materials...

"By the way, where is the epic boss?"

"Further ahead, at the end of the Wind Rift Valley, lies the Storm Bear King."

"No Gold Boss?"

"There are no three in the Wind Rift Valley, but there is an 80-level gold BOSS, the Three-Headed Lizard King, and an 80-level dark gold BOSS, the Swamp Lord, in the Bone-Chilling Swamp."

"After we finish this epic, we'll head back home."

"Are we playing again tomorrow?"

"No, even level 60 gold and dark gold items don't guarantee a guild token, and level 60 epic items don't drop territory tokens, so there's not much hope for anything else."

"Alright then!"

The canyon was getting narrower and narrower. After clearing out all the monsters along the way and turning three corners, Zhong Wuyai saw the final boss.

The size of the Storm Bear King can be summed up in one word: 'huge'!

Ten meters high and nearly twenty meters long, Zhong Wuyai's height barely reached the height of a fingernail.

Damn it, it's better to finish this quickly, just to be on the safe side.

"Be careful, the Storm Bear King has a super armor skill that makes you uncontrollable for 10 seconds."

Why didn't you say so sooner?!

"I forgot, I just remembered!"

Damn it, this is a scam!

Was it triggered passively?

"No, it was released voluntarily."

"That's good!"

The Storm Bear King is very fast. Even when Zhong Wuyai is not in combat, his movement speed is only 23 points. Not only can he not outrun it, but the range of the Storm Bear King's skills is also unpredictable.

So once you enter the Invincible Body state, you might end up dying here.

So...jump...chain lightning!

In one swift motion, Zhong Wuyai dared not gamble. He calculated the jump distance precisely, ensuring the landing point was exactly 69 units away from the Storm Bear King, within the range of the chain lightning attack.

Then, even after the chain lightning, it dared not stop, and continued to release chain lightning.

Because we don't know the control resistance of the level 60 epic boss, if it breaks free in two or three seconds and uses a super armor skill, we're doomed.

Every two steps there was a chain of lightning strikes. Although the BOSS's health bar had decreased somewhat, it didn't seem to have changed much.

Until we got within 50 units of the BOSS...

Fireball ~ Chain Lightning ~ Fireball ~ Chain Lightning...

Only after the two skills were used alternately did the BOSS's health bar begin to drop rapidly.

Even a spell critical hit can only deal a little over 1.7 million damage.

The level 60 epic boss is obviously much harder to beat... Luckily, I'm a cheater.

The Storm Bear King, who was paralyzed throughout, spent the entire time alternating between being burned by fire and paralyzed by electricity.

[Ding! You have defeated the Epic Boss Storm Bear King, gaining 280000 experience points. An additional 3360000 experience points are gained for defeating a monster of a higher level.]

[Ding, server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the team of players Zhong Wuyai, Shen Mengli, and Shen Youchu for being the first to defeat the level 60 epic boss, Storm Bear King. Reward: 8000 reputation points and 10 free attribute points]

Zhong Wuyai has leveled up again, and Shen Mengli and Shen Youchu are both level 24. Shen Mengli is only 300,000 experience points away from level 25.

It has to be said that leveling up with Zhong Wuyai is incredibly fast, like riding a rocket, gaining several levels in a single day.

"Ugh... Why are there free attribute points again? I want a gift box!"

"Stop howling! I've taken the guild token, but you can have the rest!"

What a joke! 10 free attribute points are like 100 points to me. How can that broken box compare?

The items you get from gift boxes will become obsolete later, but free attribute points will never be eliminated...

You don't know how lucky you are. If you weren't a reincarnated person who knows a lot, I really wouldn't want to bring you along.

"Alright, it's time to go back."

It's not that we can't continue fighting; we've already upgraded all 7 low-level enhancement scrolls with talents, it's time to get serious, why bother fighting the BOSS?

Furthermore, even if they do nothing, how could they possibly defeat a level 60 boss in less than a month?

They're all around level 10, and it takes a whole group of people to fight a level 40 boss. There aren't many factions that can even take them down.

As for the first kill of the level 50 bronze boss, what difference does it make if I let you have it? Can you even beat it?

"What are you two doing?"

"A return scroll? You didn't bring one?"

Holy crap, I had no idea this thing existed!

"Is there anything else?"

He handed one to Zhong Wuyai.

Zhong Wuyai found Shen Mengli much more agreeable.

"Where did you get this?"

Shen Mengli chuckled: "The general stores in the main city all have them, they're at the very bottom."

I was careless and got laughed at by a woman.

Double-clicking the return scroll, Zhong Wuyai instantly arrived next to the teleportation array in Cloudsea City.

Without saying a word, I went to the general store and bought a few return scrolls.

As for materials, you also need to organize them in the warehouse. There are quite a few materials needed to make equipment, and some of the materials in your inventory should also be put in the warehouse.

Moreover, Zhong Wuyai is planning something big this time.

By the way, I wonder how many scrolls Zhang Haitao has collected.

He then sent a message to Zhang Haitao.

Do you still have any reinforced reels?

Zhang Haitao was arranging for people to process the ore, and after seeing Zhong Wuyuan's message, he didn't care about anything else.

"Three low-level and one mid-level, now?"

"Give it all, including the gold coins, and we got another token!"

"Hold on!"

Zhang Haitao immediately contacted the person in charge, as guild tokens were in high demand and were in high demand right now.

Moreover, Zhang Haitao was also shrewd enough to know that even if he were to sell, he couldn't sell to someone of dubious origin. If it ended up in the hands of the Sakura people, they would be in for a lot of trouble.

Zhong Wuyai didn't even need to lift a finger; his own guild members took him down.

Zhong Wuyai wasn't idle either; he first made a level 25 helmet.

I failed to enhance it five times, but only managed to enhance it to +3. My luck was pretty good; I wasn't that unlucky.

Next, I dragged the reels up one by one... and it went smoothly to +4 enhancement, but I failed when using the second reel.

The probability of failure is not low, so we need to be careful.

Continue... Enhance +5.

Okay, that's all for now. And then... let's show our special talents...

[Ding, data error... Repairing... Ding, error repair, data adjustment... Ding, repair complete]

[Happy Helmet +10]

Job requirements: None

★★★★★★★★★★

Durability: 45/45

Grade: Silver

Wearing level: 50

Health +48300

Magic Points +48300

Physical defense +502

Magic Defense +472

Physical life steal +30%

Magic Vampirism +30%

???

Tempering Lv.10

(blank)

The term "Joyful" indicates a pleasant mood, increasing monster drop rate by 5% and giving a 1% chance to improve quality.

Damn it... this is too much, why are there still three question marks?

The key refinement attribute is blank.

I've already maxed out my tempering without even washing it, and my gear level has also reached level 50 because of the tempering process.

This is completely useless now...

Why would a level 50 player need this piece of junk?

Just fix it, why bother adjusting it...

Such a powerful piece of equipment, and I just ruined it like that.

I really want to slap myself. Why did I have to be so impulsive...?

And they're even happy about the helmet? What the hell am I happy about? What am I enjoying? I'm not happy at all.

What's most infuriating is that this is a ring with a drop rate bonus, and it's completely useless.

Zhong Wuyai calmed himself down and then went to the disassembler...

"Sorry, your level is not high enough; I cannot help you dismantle this equipment."

My goodness, even NPCs are making things difficult for me. This time, I've really lost out.

This is only +51 enhancement. If it were +61 or +71, the loss would be even greater.

I don't know what the situation is with upgrading to level 110, but even if I manage to get a super equipment, I won't be able to wear it myself, so there's no need to mess around with it. I'll just focus on upgrading my level 21 ten-star equipment.

Should we try to save it?

After thinking for a while, Zhong Wuyai sent a message to Shen Mengli.

Can I change the attributes of equipment after refining it?

"Why are you asking this? The refining process isn't available yet; it only unlocks at level 50. Aren't you tired of constantly grinding and traveling? Don't you need to sleep?"

"Um... I'm full of energy right now, just a little hungry."

"I'm going crazy... How much mental attribute do you have? Your mental fatigue cap is so high?"

"Is this related to mental state? And what's the limit of mental fatigue?"

"At 100 points of spirit, the fatigue limit increases. The exact value is unclear, but at 500 points of spirit, you can go 24 hours without sleeping, and 5 hours of rest will restore you to your best mental state. At 1000 points, 3 hours of sleep is enough. At 5000 points of spirit, whether you sleep or not is basically irrelevant; you can recover by taking a short nap occasionally."

Zhong Wuyai exclaimed in disbelief... his mental attribute was now nearly 700-800.

Does that mean I can fight for a whole day and night after sleeping for five hours?

"Is your body type resistant to hunger?"

"Yes, a person with 1000 points of constitution can last for 24 hours after eating one meal."

In that case, you need to pay attention to your physical condition and mental state when it comes to equipment. If you add another 200 points, you only need to sleep three hours a day.

"So, just how much energy do you have?"

"500+!"

"You pervert, even with a moonlight ring on my head, I'm still not as tall as you."

Isn't that obvious? A 10-star equipment upgrade for nothing?

"Oh, right, you still haven't told me about the tempering!"

"Just re-refine it, but you'll have to destroy the refinement attributes in the Divine Furnace. Spending money is a minor issue; the main problem is the loss of stars. Each destroyed refinement attribute reduces the star count by one, which isn't worth it."

"Will the refinement be blank after destruction?"

"Of course, the tempering also reached Lv.0, and after a re-refinement, the tempering started from scratch."

What the heck? How am I supposed to do this blank Lv.10 tempering?

"What if the tempering doesn't decrease after the attribute is destroyed?"

"No way, are you crazy? Asking such a weird question. The refined attributes have all been destroyed, so how can there be a refinement level?"

There really is...

Zhong Wuyai looked at his happy helmet and became even more unhappy.

It's completely beyond saving; it can only be decomposed.

It's a pity about the magic life steal, the drop rate, and the 10-star and tempering.

And to make matters worse, I can't wear it now; I can't even make do with what I have.

All that fixing and data tweaking you did was adjust this piece of junk...

Now Zhong Wuyai behaved himself; there were still 4 scrolls left, so he couldn't mess around with them.

Take out the Hero's Medal, drag the enhancement scroll and place it on top...

[Ding, enhancement successful]

It went smoothly, +1 was successful immediately.

Very good, very good... This time we can't mess around, we have to take it easy...

This time, Zhong Wuyai became extremely careful, afraid of breaking it.

There's only one Warrior's Medal, and unlike other equipment that can be crafted, it's a real pain if something goes wrong with it.

[Ding, enhancement failed] [Ding, enhancement succeeded]

Hmm... No problem, that's it... Enhancement +2...

There's another scroll available for later equipment; now it's just a matter of waiting for the talent to cool down.

When Zhang Haitao came out of the teleportation array, Zhong Wuyai's talent was just right.

"That was pretty fast this time!"

"There is a huge shortage of guild tokens. Many factions have killed no fewer than 10 bosses, including a level 30 epic boss, but still haven't gotten a guild token."

"Isn't the first kill a guaranteed kill?"

"I don't know. Someone might have already done it. The first kill announcement covered everything; it's impossible to confirm whether other bosses were first kills!"

"No wonder, it all comes down to luck!"

"This time it's the Zhang family. The Zhang family gave 25 gold coins. Look..."

"Okay, let's make a deal!"

There might be traitors within large families, but those who establish guilds are generally high-ranking and powerful figures, and are naturally core members of the family, so there shouldn't be any problems with their backgrounds.

Moreover, as the president, one must have a certain level of combat power, otherwise one will not be able to control the people under one's command.

After taking over Zhang Haitao's reel, Zhong Wuyai's enhanced reel collection received a new addition.

You might not need it now, but it will definitely be very useful later.

After reaching level 50, you can refine equipment to get better attributes and directly upgrade it to 10 stars and level 10. The difference is like night and day.

I just don't understand what those three question marks mean. I'll try to upgrade them to +31 or +41 later if I have the chance; maybe I'll gain something new.

Now... let's take the talent, put it on the medal...

[Ding, data error, repair in progress... Repair failed, data adjustment...]

Damn it! Another adjustment!

Zhong Wuyai's heart was in his throat...

[Ding, adjustment failed, data reset, data regenerated... Repairing... Ding... Repair successful!]

Zhong Wuyai hurriedly checked the medal information.

[Warrior Medal +10]

★★★★★★★★★★

Grade: Bronze

Attire requirement: Reputation 1000

Health +43300

Physical damage reduction +10%