Monster collectors on the cross-platform

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Race name: Kobold

Description: Kobolds are cave-dwelling creatures that worship evil dragons. They enjoy collecting shiny ores and treasures. Although physically weak, their talent for digging and making traps makes up for this weakness.

Trait: Dark Vision

Darkvision: Kobolds are born with darkvision, allowing them to see clearly even in completely dark mines. Acquiring this ability grants darkvision.

Great news! My night blindness is cured!

Huo Huan immediately loaded the kobolds into the remaining loading slots. The next moment, Huo Huan's eyes suddenly lit up. The previously dim mine became clear, although not as bright as in the sunlight, but not much different.

After extinguishing the candle and putting it in his backpack, Huo went to the kobold's workstation.

After putting away the few pieces of ore on the kobold's workstation, Huo picked up the kobold's pickaxe and continued working.

Clang, clang, clang—the crisp knocking sound came from the mine again, but this time it wasn't dogs working.

Before the dungeon closed, Huo managed to leave with a basket of ore, and of course, he also stuffed the kobold's two pickaxes into his inventory.

With a little money, I naturally wanted to improve myself. I first learned the remaining basic general skills, and then bought a better weapon and shield. The passages in the mine were not wide, and it was not easy to dodge, so it was very necessary to get a shield.

After leaving the dungeon, Huo opened the chat channel for the Kobolds & Catacombs dungeon. The chat channel was still bustling with activity, with people chatting, looking for teammates, and asking to be carried.

Huo also looked for professional businessmen in the channel and tried sending a private message.

[Jin Li Le]: Is the merchant brother there?

[Online Professional Merchant - Qiqi]: Yes, yes, boss, is there anything you want to buy or sell?

[Jinlile]: Do you have a price list?

[Online Professional Merchant - Qiqi]: Yes, please wait a moment.

A little while later, Qiqi sent two huge lists of files, listing a massive amount of equipment, potions, props, accessories, commemorative cards, dungeon invitations, and all sorts of other miscellaneous materials.

Huo glanced at it and saw that the purchase price of copper ore was 14 Zongwang coins per ton, while the purchase price of a copper ore associated with it—Star Copper Mine—was as high as 1 Zongwang coin per gram.

[Jinli]: Do you also accept loose goods?

[Online Professional Businessman - Qiqi]: I'll take any amount of money, brothers.

After adding Qiqi as a friend, Huo also sold all the ores and kobold candles in his backpack, earning a total of 8 Zongwang coins.

I also bought an alloy round shield and a one-handed axe from Qiqi, spending a total of 65 Zongwang coins.

Name: Alloy Round Shield (White)

Type: Shield

Weight: 5 kg

Effect: Kinetic energy absorption

Description: A mass-produced shield made of a special alloy, capable of absorbing a portion of kinetic energy, making it a suitable shield for newcomers.

Name: Shattered Hand Ax (White)

Type: Weapon

Weight: 5 kg

Effect: Armor Shatter

Description: A mass-produced hand axe made of a special alloy, with an extremely sharp blade capable of shattering armor on lightly armored targets.

With the new equipment in hand, I naturally want to play around with it. Now that I have a little money, I can learn the remaining two basic skills.

The remaining two basic skills are basic melee and basic meditation. The former mainly teaches players how to mobilize their physical strength and the basic use of some common weapons, while the latter mainly teaches players meditation to accelerate the recovery of energy in their body.

You can learn one skill with just 10 points of in-game currency – a truly basic benefit. As for other general skills that follow, players will need to figure that out for themselves.

You can choose to farm in dungeons, buy skill cards from other players, or learn skills on your own if you have high talent.

Chapter 7 The Small Shop

Two hours later, Huo emerged from the training ground, and his panel now displayed Basic Melee and Basic Meditation skills.

Basic Melee: Lv1 (15/50) A basic skill that helps players quickly master their physical strength.

Basic Meditation: Lv1 (2/50) A basic skill that helps players clear their mind and enter meditation to increase energy recovery speed.

Huo checked the time on the webpage and realized it was already past noon. His stomach was growling with hunger. Thinking of the black bread stored in the gravedigger's hut, he hesitated for a moment and decided to go to the entertainment area to find something to eat.

Compared to the bustling trading area, the entertainment area, though less noisy, still boasts a considerable number of players.

Huo continued walking forward, with shops on both sides displaying various flashy and eye-catching signs.

Compared to the trading area where all sorts of items are displayed for sale, the shops in the entertainment area are relatively 'specialized'. For example, the herb gatherer's shop in front of Huo Huan specializes in selling all kinds of herbs, potions, and poisons.

These 'specialty' shops are mostly run by professional merchants from the online marketplace. The items they sell are generally slightly more expensive than those in the trading area. The advantage is that you don't have to spend time and energy searching for items one by one at each stall.

Huo was strolling along, thinking of finding a restaurant to fill his stomach, when suddenly a small shop on the roadside caught his eye.

The shop looks unremarkable from the outside, but that's not the point. The point is the scantily clad succubus standing at the entrance.

The succubus lady had a lollipop in her mouth and a tablet computer in her hand. She leaned against the door frame, looking utterly bored, her heart-shaped tail swaying back and forth.

"Does this online platform even have listings for the sex industry? And so blatantly!"

It's no wonder Huo Huan couldn't resist taking a second look; the succubus lady's attire was far too revealing, and her most attractive features were so prominent that it was only natural for Huo Huan, a young man full of vigor, to glance at her a few more times.

Overwhelmed by desire, Huo glanced at his balance of Zongwang coins and thought, "Well, I should eat first."

After wandering around for a few minutes, I found a small shop by the roadside.

Perhaps it was past lunchtime, or perhaps the restaurant was not doing well to begin with, as there were only three tables occupied. Huo also ordered a regular set meal for 1 Zongwang Coin.

Huo was still sitting in his seat, thinking about what side hustle he should learn to earn some Zongwang coins. There was a huge shortage of Zongwang coins at the moment, and his basic skills were not yet at the maximum level. If he wanted to level them up quickly, he would have to invest Zongwang coins in the training area.

There are also various mastery skills and combat techniques to follow. If you want to learn magic, you not only need the corresponding profession and energy, but also need to spend more in the network currency.

Not to mention the various potions, equipment, enchantments, gems, etc. that can permanently improve attributes, each of which requires money.

"Hello, here's your set meal. Please enjoy." A pleasant female voice interrupted Huo Huan's thoughts.

Huo looked up at the sound and saw a girl with a single ponytail, wearing a white T-shirt and light-colored jeans, carrying a large tray in her hand, and wearing a professional smile on her face.

The girl placed the dishes from the tray in front of Huo Huan's table: braised pork, grilled fish, meat skewers... a total of 8 dishes.

Three meat dishes, four vegetable dishes, one soup, plus a large bowl of rice, and it only costs 1 point of Zongwang Coin? Could it be that it just looks good but doesn't taste very good?

Huo even tried a bite, and the taste was surprisingly good, even delicious.

Huo also decided that he would eat on the online variety show platform from now on, and as for the hard and astringent black bread, whoever wants to eat it can eat it.

After devouring the food in a whirlwind, Huo leaned back comfortably in his chair, patting his slightly bulging belly. Luckily, his appetite had increased considerably since becoming a player, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to finish this whole table of dishes.

Huo wiped his mouth with a tissue and glanced back at the name of the small shop before leaving—Hope Restaurant.

After recharging, Huo opened the chat channel to check out a guide for the Kobolds dungeon on normal difficulty.

Compared to the easy difficulty, the normal difficulty dungeon has more kobolds, and the tunnels also contain more simple traps made by the kobolds.

Huo was still looking at the locations of the traps marked on the dungeon guide. He had to admit that the difference in difficulty between having a guide and not having one was like night and day.

Select the instance, open the portal, and Huo once again arrives at the Kobold Mine.

Huo easily took down two kobolds not far from the cave entrance. He then opened the strategy guide and followed it to avoid two cave traps and one rockfall trap.

There's a mining site ahead, with 8 kobold miners and 2 kobold overseers.

Compared to goblins, who are prone to fleeing, kobolds are much stronger in combat. Not only are they stronger, but their weapons are also made of metal. Moreover, with overseers present, their morale is not so easily broken.

In comparison, there are fewer kobolds than goblins on normal difficulty, making it more challenging to conquer.

As soon as Huo Huan entered, a kobold noticed him, dropped what it was doing, and barked as it pounced on him.

Huo steadily blocked the kobold's attack, and then swung his axe backhand, slicing off one of the kobold's heads.

Fighting and retreating, Huo easily took down four kobolds thanks to his superior physical abilities and equipment.

With half of the kobold miners dead and the enemy unscathed, the two kobold guards at the rear could no longer sit still and launched an attack along with the remaining kobolds.

With a whooshing sound, Huo, whose shield skills were becoming increasingly proficient, instinctively raised his shield to block the attack.

Huo forgot that whips are soft weapons and not so easy to parry.

The whip struck the shield, but the tip easily bypassed the shield and landed on Huo Huan's shoulder.

The next moment, Huo, who was not wearing armor, felt a pain in his shoulder. He glanced down and found a bleeding red mark on his shoulder.

"Holy crap!" The whip marks on Huo Huan's shoulder seemed to have turned on some kind of switch, and his fighting style was no longer as cautious as before, but became extremely aggressive.

Ho raised his shield and smashed past the kobold miner in front of him. He also raised his hand axe and charged forward, enduring the attack of another kobold overseer, until he reached the kobold overseer.

The hand axe, carrying all of Huo Huan's strength, fell at high speed, its blade slicing through the kobold overseer's flesh and bones as easily as splitting open a freshly baked tofu.

Blood splattered, and the kobold overseer died on the spot. His leather armor was like that of a husband threatened by his superior, fragile and powerless.

With overwhelming physical superiority and the added benefit of having a collection value to enhance his body, the battle quickly ended after Huo sustained several more wounds.

This was Huo Huan's first injury, but fortunately it was all superficial wounds and wouldn't prevent him from continuing to grind dungeons tomorrow. (His first fight against an ogre resulted in him being killed with a single blow.)

[Dungeon clear conditions met, rewards being calculated]

The rewards you received from this dungeon are: 40 Network Coins, 80 Universal Experience, and a Kobold's Excellent Pickaxe (White).

Name: Kobold's Superior Pickaxe (White)

Type: Tools, Weapons

Weight: 10 kg

Effect: Crushes rocks

Description: A pickaxe meticulously crafted by the kobolds, incorporating their understanding of mining, capable of easily crushing ordinary rocks.

Chapter 8 Tomb Raiders

After collecting all the kobold corpses and sweeping away the ore on the ground, Master Huo, who had been busy all day, felt a little tired.

After running the dungeon five times and learning two basic skills in the training area, although my physical abilities have improved a lot since becoming a player, there is still a limit.