My talent is 1.

[Ding! Legendary BOSS Sacrian Nicholas defeated, gaining 72720000 experience points. An additional 2036160000 experience points were gained for defeating a monster of a higher level.]

[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Zhong Wuyai and Shen Mengli's team for being the first to defeat the level 80 legendary boss, Flame Dragon Sacrian Nicholas! Rewards: 15000 Reputation, 1 Resurrection Attack, 1 Legendary Gift Box, and +10 Skill Points]

The rewards are already incredibly generous, including legendary resurrection boxes and skill points... the 15,000 reputation points are more of a gimmick.

The level 80 legendary BOSS has 1200 million experience points, and each of the two players gets 600 million experience points. However, Zhong Wuyai has an 11.12x experience bonus, for a total of 12.12x experience.

A single BOSS grants 21 billion experience points, and even a mere 10% would yield 210 million. Zhong Wuyai leveled up directly to level 43.

This rapid leveling left Zhong Wuyai completely bewildered, and Shen Mengli was even more stunned. Although the experience bonus was only 516%, due to their low level, the experience bonus for levels above their own reached a terrifying 38 times.

With over a billion experience points, I reached level 49 directly, and even had 300 million more experience points... I'm less than 100 million experience points away from level 50.

"Hahahaha~...Hahahaha~...!" Shen Mengli stood aside, giggling foolishly, ignoring the things on the ground...

Zhong Wuyai was speechless. Had this woman gone mad?

Kayla, who received nearly 19 billion experience points, soared to level 50 at 67%...

Zhong Wuyai was completely bewildered; after going through all of them, he was the one with the lowest level.

Fortunately, even though my level isn't high, the experience bonus from killing level 80 monsters won't be too low... It's just a matter of killing more, and I'll reach level 50 soon.

【Kayla (Pet)】

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Rank: 7

Talent: Dream of Deep Blue (SS)

Race: Mermaid

Occupation: Tide Dream Weaver

Rating: 50

Experience: 0/500000000

Health: 660000

Mana: 660000

Physical attack: 660

Magic Attack: 990

Physical defense: 165

Magic Defense: 165

Strength: 218 (Growth 11)

Agility: 218 (Growth 11)

Constitution: 330 (Growth 13)

Intelligence: 330 (Growth 13)

Spirit: 330 (Growth 13)

Movement speed: 17

Attribute points: 1750

Skill points: 40

Intimacy: 6

Loyalty: 100

Skill……

Kayla has grown to about two meters tall, just like when they first met, while Shen Mengli now looks like a child.

Looking at Kayla's terrifying attribute growth and those 1750 attribute points, Zhong Wuyai was practically bursting with envy...

"Why is my pet's growth rate so high?"

"Are you stupid? Can't you look at the stats? Kayla is level 50 and only has two equipment slots. Even if a pet is level 90 and at tier 9, it only has five equipment slots. Players have so many equipment slots, plus accessories, medals, titles, and even items that are already in their inventory. Do you really think these stats are high?"

"And then there are skill slots. Even a Tier 9 pet only has 6 skill slots, and special ones only have 7. There are also two talent skills. Your pet even has a class skill! You should be grateful!"

"That's true!"

Zhong Wuyai picked up the materials on the ground... Hmm, ignore anything below gold level. This is a huge drop, with a drop rate more than 50 levels higher than the target. Zhong Wuyai estimated that even the Flame Dragon's Bitter Tea Seeds had dropped.

Two guild tokens, one garrison token, orange crystals, amethyst crystals, various materials, a scroll with a question mark, a skill book with a question mark, and some other unknown items with question marks.

"Huh? There's such a thing?"

There are two equipment upgrade stones, five equipment star-up stones, and even four Flame Dragon Obsidian Stones.

This is a legendary grade obsidian, far more valuable than the previous Thousand Peaks obsidian...

I can't see the information about level 80 items yet...

Just stuff everything into the package...

Their message inboxes kept popping up, but they tacitly muted them all; who cares about that at this point?

"Hehehe, I'm going to take on the Divine Furnace quest. We agreed beforehand, so please don't open the Divine Furnace. I'm counting on this quest to close the gap!"

"Sure, sure, then the statue of Lady Luck~..."

"You, you, you~... How could you be like this? I already promised the statue of the Goddess of Harvest~... and even gave you several hidden quests... Besides, I'm the one who helped you get Keira~!"

"It's different, it's different. Don't you want the NPC pet anymore?"

Shen Mengli immediately put on a stern face...

"Don't be like that! I know where the Tower of Babel is. If you try to find it yourself, you'll be searching for months!"

"It's okay, I'll help you get to level 99, then you'll take me with you!"

"Heh...heh...you...I can't refuse what you're saying!"

With Zhong Wuyai playing like this, while others are still building their bases, she can already reach level 90. How are the others supposed to compete?

A level 90 character can stand there and unleash a skill, and you can fight them for an hour without taking any damage.

If you encounter a forbidden spell, your skill camp will be gone in one hit.

The key is that he actually knows how to cast forbidden spells, and how to offset the cost of casting them...

这让人怎幺拒绝……光带到99级自己就拒绝不了，前十可是用了好多年才90级，90~99用了三年，99~100更是用了五年……

With this guy leading the way, I might reach level 99 in less than a year, and even leveling up from 99 to 100 wouldn't take that long...

"I can give you the mission, but... after you establish your country, I want to become the Empress, and when I need to use the idol, you have to let me use it first!"

"Heh~ You really have a big thirst for power, huh? How about I give you the position of president of the Xianyang Palace Association?"

"You can't go back on your word!"

"You really dare to ask for that?! You've gone too far!"

"Well, well... what about 12 points of the Five Elements attribute? You're not short of that...!"

"Give me the task, then get lost!"

"Then I'll be the president~..."

"Fine, fine, take it. They won't listen to you anyway!"

"It's alright, it's alright... It doesn't matter at all. I just want to be the guild leader. It's settled then. After completing the Divine Furnace quest, I'll be around level 50. I'll come to Xianyang Palace after I've finished explaining the Blooming matter!"

In my previous life, I wasn't even a vice president, let alone a guild leader; the guild I belonged to wasn't even in the top ten.

Now... she'll soon be the leader of the number one guild... Shen Mengli started daydreaming...

Zhong Wuyai was speechless. This silly woman, strength is the most important thing... But...

It seems that right now... besides herself, there really isn't anyone who can rival her...

With her level 49 advantage and superior stats, plus the equipment I gave her, this woman is absolutely invincible when I'm not around...

"I've sent you the quest information. Um, could you help me with the final step of the Divine Furnace quest? I'll let you know when it's done."

Go ahead!

Zhong Wuyai looked at his attributes and was momentarily at a loss as to whether or not to change his equipment.

For me, the ten-star set is just a waste of a day and a night. The equipment attributes and enhancement bonuses of level 40 are much higher, but at level 50, when you want to unlock the refining process, you still have to replace it.

At level 50, you can also try out what it's like to enhance your equipment to level 110.

Even with a +31 enhancement, the equipment can be upgraded to level 50, but the attribute bonuses will still be the same as the original level equipment bonuses...

Upon arriving at the restaurant in the capital, Zhong Wuyai bought a large amount of food, including some local specialties from various cities.

Inside the teleportation array, Zhong Wuyai flipped to the last page before finally seeing the three question mark teleportation locations.

After reaching level 50, these three locations will display their names, and they are all one-way teleports. To return, you must use a return scroll; otherwise, you can only...

I clicked the one in the middle...

Welcome to Exile Island

Exile Island, as the name suggests, is a place for exiling criminals, and it also has many heretics...

There are no safe zones on Exile Island, but the NPCs are all invincible. The only safe place is the inn on Exile Island; you won't be attacked if you rest at the inn.

In the center of the town of exile, there is a stone tablet. Every day, a little boy passes by here and stops for 20 minutes. This is the key information for the mission.

When Oliver passed by in his tattered clothes, Zhong Wuyai followed him.

Getting beaten up, begging, scavenging... these are Oliver's daily routines...

Zhong Wuyai walked over when Oliver was rummaging through a pile of junk on the very edge of the exile town…

Seeing someone approaching, Oliver hid behind a pile of junk, nervously watching Zhong Wuyai...

Zhong Wuyai handed him a piece of bread. Oliver looked at Zhong Wuyai with some fear, but his eyes were fixed on the bread in Zhong Wuyai's hand...

"Here, have some!"

Oliver carefully took the bread and then began to eat it in large bites...

"Eat slowly, there's still some left..."

Zhong Wuyai took out two more servings of food and handed them to Oliver, who carefully accepted them but did not eat them...

"Thanks!" Oliver, holding the food in his hand, ran off in one direction...

Zhong Wuyai followed at a leisurely pace; his own walking speed was faster than Wuyai's running speed, so he wasn't afraid of losing him. Besides, he knew the exact coordinates...

Oliver entered a small, dilapidated house where two children were wolfing down the buns he had just given them.

Upon seeing who it was, the two men frantically stuffed the food into their clothes and cowered in the corner...

"Don't be afraid, this gentleman is a good person. The two steamed buns you have are from him!"

Oliver said, walking over to Zhong Wuyai, "Thank you, sir. We have nothing to repay you with, but if you need anything, I can help you with chores—fetching water, chopping wood, feeding chickens and ducks, herding sheep—I can do it all!"

"It's nothing, are you full?... I still have some here...!"

Zhong Wuyai then brought out some even better food: crab rice, crab roe jelly, venison porridge...

The group's eyes lit up at the sight of the food... The two children in the corner stared longingly at the food, but still didn't dare to go forward.

Oliver, on the other hand, was quite bold. They had been starving for two days, and how could one loaf of bread possibly fill them up? They immediately began to wolf down the bread.

Seeing Oliver eating, the other two boldly walked over and started eating too...

There were no tables or chairs in the house, just a wooden plank covered with thick hay, where the three children slept all the time.

Zhong Wuyai moved aside the dry grass and took out about ten portions of food, placing them on the wooden board...

"Sir...are all of these...for us?"

"Of course!" "But... I'd like to know, how did you end up on Exile Island? Logically speaking, this is a place of exile, but you lot shouldn't have done anything so heinous as to warrant such exile..."

The three children fell silent. Finally, Oliver glanced at Zhong Wuyai, carefully went to a corner, opened a hidden compartment under the floor, and took out a piece of parchment...

"Because of this, sir, my parents gave this to me before they died, and told us to come here and hide through the teleportation array, saying that an uncle named Sam would come to pick us up. But it's been almost a year, and we still haven't seen Uncle Sam."

"Sir, could you please help us find Uncle Sam? I can offer this as a token of my gratitude!"

[Ding! Accept the quest: The Secret of the Treasure Map?]

"yes!"

Hidden Quest: The Mysterious Treasure Map (S)

[Task Description: This is a treasure map without any hidden treasure.]

[Note: Most people are rather greedy.]

Zhong Wuyai looked at the introduction with some surprise. If he hadn't known the process and that the final reward was a statue of the goddess of fortune, he probably wouldn't have bothered to waste time on this.

"Alright, you guys stay here for now, I'll help you find Sam!"

After receiving the parchment, Zhong Wuyai also saw the message.

It's on the side of a mountain, there's a cave, and the treasure map even marks the coordinates of the treasure inside the cave.

Normally, most players would go straight to the cave to open the treasure and take a look, ignoring the hints.

But all I got was some experience and gold coins, and that was it.

Then the task would be reset... I don't know how many people missed it before someone found Sam, and in the end, it was Lin Xihang who completed the task.

But now, Lin Xihang's opportunity is about to be snatched away...

In fact, it wasn't just Lin Xihang; many opportunities in the Azure Dragon Empire had been snatched away.

Sam is not on the island of exile, but is an NPC in an inconspicuous village outside Shengyuan City.

Zhong Wuyai arrived at Shengyuan City immediately after using the return scroll.

The village was quite far away, and it took Zhong Wuyai more than an hour to ride Jiali there...

There are no players in Tianluo Village, which makes things much more convenient.

Sam is a blacksmith, albeit a novice one, but he can still do basic repairs and craft basic equipment.

With a mission in hand, Zhong Wuyai's encounter with Sam immediately triggered the plot...

During their conversation, Zhong Wuyai didn't forget to give Sam a hint, offering him one hundred gold coins. Sam was happy to adopt his friend's child, Oliver.

Zhong Wuyai returned to the exile island, this time bringing several more return scrolls and giving each of the three children a thousand gold coins.

"Remember, hide the gold coins well, don't let anyone steal them!"

The fantasy world is truly amazing. The parchment clearly needs to be hidden, but the gold coins just disappear as soon as they reach the three little ones' hands, similar to a panel package.

"After using the return scroll, go to the teleportation array immediately and teleport to Shengyuan City. I'll be waiting for you there!"

After using the return scroll, Zhong Wuyai returned to Shengyuan City.

Strangely enough, the three children appeared directly behind Zhong Wuyai, not from a teleportation array...

"Look, a new NPC has appeared... Is it for some kind of quest?"

"Let's go, let's say hello first!"

"Get lost!"

Zhong Wuyai uttered only one word, and everyone immediately ran away.

Are you kidding me? The number one villain on the villain list is here. When did he appear?

"Could this be an NPC for some hidden quest? Why is he here too?"

"Stop thinking about it, let's go!"

Zhong Wuyai ignored the crowd and led the three children toward Tianluo Village.

Because the three small speeds are very slow, it takes a relatively long time.

Upon arriving at Tianluo Village, Zhong Wuyai gave Sam another thousand gold coins.

"Here's the money. I don't want those three to be bullied here. You know what to do!"

"Of course, of course, esteemed warrior! Oliver's father is a close friend of mine, so I will naturally take good care of him!"

Immediately afterwards, the youngest little girl ran to Zhong Wuyai's side...

"Sir, thank you. This was given to me by my mother when I was born. I hope it brings you good luck!"

As he spoke, he took out the pendant from inside his clothes, lowered his head, and handed it to Zhong Wuyai...

[Ding, mission changed]

Hidden Quest: The Damaged Temple (SS)

[Mission Description: Follow the treasure map to find the temple]

Zhong Wuyai left immediately, mounted Jiali, and headed at top speed towards the mountains behind Blackwater Pool...

This wasn't our first time at Blackwater Pool; the place was full of people from the Zhang Group, and we arrived at the mountain without any problems.

Following the coordinates on the treasure map, Zhong Wuyai found a stone with a health bar in the mountains.

Aside from the person who brought the treasure map, there's nothing else to do here; they can't break the stones or mine them.

Zhong Wuyai unleashed a Frost Spear at the stone, instantly knocking it down...

After entering the cave, we followed the coordinates to reach the deepest part...

"Hehehehe~..."

Upon hearing the sound, Zhong Wuyai unleashed a blazing wave of energy towards the front.

The cave is only this big, there's no way it's unreachable...

As he watched the strings of numbers rise, Zhong Wuyai continued to unleash waves of fiery energy as he walked forward.

The damage from the blazing shockwave isn't high, and the monsters are soul-type, so their magic and physical immunity is very high, but Zhong Wuyai's elemental damage and true damage are already sufficient.

Two chain lightning bolts instantly killed him upon approaching.

[Ding! Defeat Silver BOSS Night Soul Swordsman, gain 194000 experience points]

The Night Soul Assassin is a level 40 Silver BOSS with no extra bonuses and significantly reduced experience gain.

However, the loot was pretty good; the first drop gave me two Soul Stones and several Silver Materials.

Zhong Wuyai was too lazy to pick them up; these things were no longer of much use to him.

There was a treasure chest where the Night Soul Assassin was located. Zhong Wuyai didn't open it directly, but instead took out the pendant and placed it on top of the chest...

A burst of golden light flashed... After the treasure chest turned golden, Zhong Wuyai put away the pendant and opened the treasure chest.

There was only one scroll inside, nothing else...

[Para Temple Teleportation Scroll]

Quest Items

After use, enter the Temple of Parla.

And then there was no further introduction.

Zhong Wuyai immediately opened the scroll and instantly appeared on a desolate ruin.

Wild grass grew all around, and there were collapsed stone pillars and walls everywhere, with the outline of a huge building vaguely visible.

Pala is only a subordinate god, so it is a temple, not a shrine.

Opening the map shows that you are in Yunyinzhou, which is an unopened map, and there is no other information on the map.

Their range of movement was also very small, and they could only move around in the ruins.

After searching for several minutes, Zhong Wuyai found the entrance under a collapsed pillar...

Inside the desolate and ancient temple, there weren't many decorations, but the various collapsed stone statues left Zhong Wuyai speechless.

Is this the temple of the goddess of fortune? More like the goddess of misfortune…

In the very center of the temple, Zhong Wuyai saw the only standing stone statue, took out the pendant, and placed it in the statue's hand...

Soon, the pendant emitted a brilliant light, enveloping the entire temple.

[Ding! You have obtained the Sealed Goddess of Fortune Statue *1]

[Ding, mission changed]

Hidden Quest: Sealing the Idol (SSS)

[Mission Description: The faith of the Goddess of Fortune in the human realm has been destroyed, but a statue has been left behind. This statue can rebuild the faith, but it is currently sealed and requires the blood of an exceptionally powerful individual to break the seal.]

[Tip: Higher-level BOSS blood can break the seal faster]

Zhong Wuyai looked at the stone statue in his hand... Hmm... Was the part he was holding somewhat sacrilegious...?

It's currently sealed and has no attributes.

Statue of the Goddess of Fortune

Special items

Sealed (0/10)

???

Alright, now that's more like an SSS-level mission.

Only the blood of a level 70 legendary BOSS and a level 80 epic BOSS can unlock and activate the statue, but Zhong Wuyai wasn't bothered by it.

Having dealt with the level 80 legendary bosses, the epic bosses are naturally a piece of cake.

However, Shen Mengli said that it was actually possible to establish a base in Yunyin Continent, but the only way to get in and out was through a teleportation array, which was a bit troublesome...

After looking around and finding nothing useful, Zhong Wuyai opened the return scroll and left.

Zhong Wuyai opened the package and looked at the mount upgrade scroll.

[Mount Upgrade Scroll]

Special items

Number of uses: 1/1

Using this will upgrade mounts below level 5 by 1 level.

Using a Tier 5 mount increases its star rating by 5.

Using a Tier 6 mount increases its star rating by 3.

Using a Tier 7 mount increases its star rating by 1.

Mounts of Tier 8 and above will gain 1000 training points.

Kayla's already level 50, should I level up Carrie too...?

However, using this now feels a bit wasteful. There's only one. If we save up more, we can use our talents to get dozens or hundreds of them. Even if we catch a mount, we can directly reach level 9.

Moreover, I do need to catch a mount that can fly and run.

Carrie only thrives in the water; it just feels weird that she keeps rubbing against the ground with her tail and belly while carrying me on her back…

Next time Sacramentian Nicholas refreshes, maybe I can give it a try. With the legendary BOSS's attributes and the bloodline of the Fire Dragon, the speed and other bonuses should make it a better mount than Carrie. Besides, that thing looks really cool riding it...