Chapter 10

Gao Yang was immediately overjoyed, "Then it's a deal."

The next morning, Gao Yang couldn't find Lin Moyu at the school gate no matter how hard he looked.

"Principal Lu, why didn't Lin Moyu come?"

Lu Yun said, "He went to the outskirts of Xihai City."

Ah?

Gao Yang then realized he had been played by Lin Moyu. No wonder he had agreed so readily yesterday.

He couldn't help but let out a tragic scream, "Lin Moyu, you've set me up!"

"I offered my heart to the moon, yet the moon shines on the ditch! I'm not done with you, I want a duel!"

Lin Moyu had already arrived at the southern side of Xihai City by vehicle.

A tall city wall stood here, separating the human living area from the monster zone.

Leaving the city wall meant entering the wild monster zone, where even the weakest monsters were level 10.

Compared to the monsters in the novice Dungeons, the monsters here were much stronger.

Similarly, fighting monsters here yielded more experience and various materials.

With a bit of luck, some monsters might even drop weapons and equipment.

These things could be used by oneself or sold for money.

Many shops lined both sides of the street at the city wall entrance.

There were blacksmiths, weapon shops, jewelry shops, armor shops, and so on.

The most important among them was the Shenxia Empire Exchange.

The Exchange was officially established by the Shenxia Empire and was spread across all large, medium, and small cities nationwide.

In the Exchange, one could freely buy and sell equipment, materials, and all other items.

One could either sell items directly to the Exchange or put them up for consignment.

Besides buying and selling equipment, various quests could be accepted and turned in at the Exchange.

It was Lin Moyu's first time visiting the Exchange; he had only seen it in books before.

Inside the Shenxia Empire Exchange, hundreds of half-man-high stone pillars stood upright.

A Magic Crystal was embedded atop each stone pillar. All functions of the Exchange could be completed through these Magic Crystals.

The Exchange was also known as the highest manifestation of God-level Alchemy.

Lin Moyu found an empty spot and placed his hand on the Magic Crystal.

[Beginning identity authentication.]

[Authentication successful. Citizen of the Shenxia Empire, Lin Moyu.]

[Permission to use the Shenxia Empire Exchange granted.]

[Contribution Points: 0]

[Authority: Level 1].

Chapter 14: Two Worlds Inside and Outside the City

The Shenxia Empire Exchange was only open to citizens of the Shenxia Empire.

Lin Moyu had permission to use the Exchange, but his authority level was very low, only Level 1.

To gain higher authority, he had to increase his Contribution Points.

But that was a matter for the future and had nothing to do with him for now.

He briefly looked over the items for sale in the Exchange.

Weapons, armor, jewelry, materials—it had everything.

But every single item was not cheap.

Lin Moyu only had about 100 gold coins on him; he couldn't even afford the cheapest Black Iron-grade weapon.

As for the more expensive Bronze-grade and Silver-grade items, he could only look; they had nothing to do with him.

After noting the value of some low-level materials, Lin Moyu began checking the quests.

The monster levels in the Xihai City outskirts were concentrated between levels 10 and 20, making it a low-level zone.

The number of related quests wasn't high, and most were material collection quests.

[Unlimited collection of Green Sprout Grass, 50 gold coins per unit.]

[Unlimited collection of Black-furred Wolf Pelts, 20 gold coins per unit.]

[Unlimited collection of Beast Bones, 30 gold coins per unit.]

Lifestyle Professionals such as Alchemists, Pharmacists, and Blacksmiths all required large amounts of materials for skill training.

They would then process the materials into useful items and sell them to earn an income.

During skill training, lifestyle Professionals could also increase their levels.

This created a virtuous cycle, giving even lifestyle Professionals decent room for development.

"Hmm, this quest… is a bit interesting."

[Clear the Level 14 West Sea Mine Dungeon, obtain the Dungeon BOSS's Crystal Core: Goblin King's Crystal Core.]

[Note: Only drops from Dungeon BOSSes of Nightmare difficulty or higher.]

The quest reward was 100,000 gold coins.

For a price like this, the quest was clearly difficult.

The West Sea Mine was south of Xihai City, about 50 kilometers away.

Lin Moyu didn't plan on going; it was a Level 14 Dungeon, and the minimum level to enter was Level 10. His current level wasn't high enough.

Dungeon difficulties were divided into Normal, Nightmare, and Hell.

Lin Moyu didn't know how hard Nightmare difficulty was.

According to book descriptions, Nightmare difficulty was at least several times harder than Normal difficulty.

Without a powerful team, it was basically impossible to conquer.

As for Hell difficulty, it wasn't something ordinary Professionals could even consider.

After looking for a while, Lin Moyu left the Exchange and went to the city gate.

"Lin Moyu, Level 7, Necromancer?"

The city gate guard held the exit permit Lin Moyu provided, verifying his information.

Although he was very puzzled as to how the school would agree to let someone only at Level 7 leave the city.

One must know that the monsters outside the city started at Level 10.

With a 3-level difference, it was very dangerous.

However, the exit permit was real, and the guard quickly passed the verification.

"Your exit permit is now active. Unless there are special circumstances, you can freely enter and leave any major city of our Shenxia Empire from now on."

"There are many monsters outside, stay safe and be careful in everything."

"If you can't handle it, run back immediately. Losing face doesn't matter, your life is more important."

"Especially at night; some monsters specifically choose the night to launch ambushes."

The city gate guard kindly advised Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu bowed slightly to him, "Thank you, I will be careful."

Stepping out of the city gate, a cold wind blew against his face.

The sky instantly darkened by several degrees, and the air was filled with an oppressive atmosphere.

The inside and outside of the city were like two different worlds.

"This city wall is not simple!"

A single wall divided two worlds.

Lin Moyu stepped forward and quickly disappeared into the wilderness.

The air became increasingly oppressive, seemingly permeated with the scent of bloodlust.

From time to time, the roars of beasts could be heard in the distance.

Occasionally, people could be seen fighting monsters here.

They were basically all Professionals above Level 10.

The city wall behind him was already gone, and his vision was shrouded by a thin layer of mist.

With a thought, a Skeleton Warrior stepped out from the summoning space.

Currently, there were 28 Skeleton Warriors in the summoning space. After recovering his mental power through meditation last night, Lin Moyu had summoned 4 more Skeleton Warriors.

Lin Moyu looked at a monster twenty meters away, "Go, kill that monster in front."

The Skeleton Warrior immediately ran over with a series of clacking sounds.

At the same time, Lin Moyu cast a Detection Spell over there.

[Goblin Scout]

[Level: 10]

[Strength: 120]

[Agility: 50]

[Spirit: 50]

[Constitution: 120]

[Skill: None]

The Level 10 Goblin Scout had a hideous face and held a spiked club.

This monster focused on strength, while its agility and spirit were pitifully low.

Its constitution was decent, indicating it was quite tough and durable.

But compared to the Skeleton Warrior, whose Four-dimensional Attributes all reached 750, it was simply no contest.

In this area, the primary monsters were the Goblin tribes.

They occupied a very large area, all the way to the West Sea Mine 50 kilometers away, which was all Goblin territory.

In the blink of an eye, the Skeleton Warrior had rushed in front of the Goblin.

The Goblin noticed the Skeleton Warrior and struck first, its spiked club swinging with the sound of breaking wind.

The Skeleton Warrior didn't dodge and was hit directly by the spiked club, producing a loud bang.

The Goblin Scout's strength was considerable, causing even the Skeleton Warrior to stagger slightly.

But that was all. The Skeleton Warrior had already raised its tattered large blade and slashed down.

Chapter 15: Rampaging Through, Unstoppable

The Goblin Scout was wounded and screamed, swinging its spiked club even harder in retaliation.

Thus, you hit me with a club, I slash you with a blade.

One for one, back and forth, they fought with great intensity.

The spiked club hit the Skeleton Warrior, but aside from making it shake a few times, it couldn't cause any substantial damage.

However, the Skeleton Warrior's blade landing on the Goblin Scout dealt real damage.

After five slashes, the Goblin Scout let out a tragic scream and collapsed in a pool of blood.