I continued to allocate the 5 points I gained from leveling up into attack. Anyway, after I reach level 10 and change classes, it won’t be too late to add agility and put on thief agility gear. Attack is always necessary. With this, my attack has already reached 19-33, so killing level 8 monsters is now as easy as slicing through melons—just a few swings and it’s done.

A narrow mountain path appeared between two peaks. According to the quest display, this path was exactly the road leading to Wolf Valley.

Carefully glancing around, I walked along the path. The rustling sounds from the bushes on both sides gave me goosebumps. The first night in "Yueheng" had arrived. As night fell over the land, my field of vision grew smaller and smaller. I wasn’t sure if coming to Wolf Valley at night was too reckless, but I couldn’t wait for the next day. Otherwise, who knows how many players would flood into Wolf Valley? For a solo player like me, if I didn’t get in early, I’d just get kicked out as soon as I arrived. This kind of experience was very common in classic games like Legend.

In the distance, a wolf larger than the scruffy wild wolves was walking through the forest. Looking closely:

Forest Grey Wolf

Level: 9

Attack: ???

Defense: ???

Type: Beast

……

A level 9 monster, four levels higher than me!

I jogged a few steps forward into the grey wolf’s line of sight. It immediately sensed another creature invading its territory and turned to sprint toward me.

Turn around, run! Turn again, drag my sword!

"Slash~"

The sound told me that my movement dodged the grey wolf’s bite, but my sword landed solidly on its body. A damage value of 62 floated up high. In a split second, I raised my sword again in the gap—another 62 appeared. This time, the wolf’s claws landed on me, dealing 11 damage, which surprised me a bit. It seemed that level 9 monsters hit much harder than level 8 ones; otherwise, their attacks wouldn’t have doubled.

Kiting monsters is a pretty silly thing, but I started to enjoy it. Unconsciously, I seemed to sense something, but couldn’t quite put my finger on it. The game felt so real—even the monsters could be fooled by my tricks.

"128!"

After a critical hit, the grey wolf finally let out a wail and fell, leaving me a tooth and 63 copper coins. I carefully pocketed the money—game currency is in high demand at this stage. Maybe to promote fairness, the game doesn’t allow exchanging real money for game currency during the first month after launch. That means even those rich kids have to honestly grind for money from monsters just like us poor folks.

I kept wandering around the forest. As long as I carefully pulled single level 9 monsters and took them down one by one, there was no danger. My sensitivity to distance let me control the pull range well. If a new monster spawned nearby, I’d immediately run for my life with a pack of fierce wolves chasing me. This actually added a bit of fun to the otherwise monotonous grinding.

"Beep beep~"

A message notification came. I saw it was from a female player named Coco, but I didn’t know who she was.

"Evan Clark, it’s Hannah Cooper. Ms. Harris asked everyone to gather in the lobby. Find a safe place to log off!"

So it was Hannah Cooper. I smiled, immediately added her as a friend, then found a spot near the hillside barrier where monsters didn’t spawn much and logged off.

Chapter 10 Grace’s Talent

Everyone was already sitting on the sofas in the lobby. Seeing me walk over with a big smile, Linda Harris immediately grinned and said, "Little Clark, how’s it going? How’s the game so far?"

"The game is awesome!" I gave a thumbs up, then said, "I picked up a few small quests and am grinding in the woods outside the newbie village. Nothing to brag about yet."

"What, you got a quest? Where did you get it? The guys I brought along said quests are hard to get—most have already been snatched up by veteran players. You’re really something~" Grace lounged seductively on the sofa, throwing me a flirty glance. She was still in her pajamas, her two peaks trembling.

Linda Harris was also surprised, "You got a quest? That’s great! Also, did you get any gear we could use?"

I replied calmly, "I got a green longsword for myself, a pair of green leggings for me, and, oh, a magic robe that adds 4 intelligence. You and Hannah Cooper can discuss who wants it."

"What, a robe with +4 intelligence?!" Hannah Cooper opened her mouth wide, looking absolutely stunning.

"What’s wrong?"

"Do you know? In my newbie village, someone offered 500 RMB in real money for gear with +3 intelligence or higher! And you got three pieces of gear? My god, are you related to the game admins or something?"

Is +4 intelligence gear really that amazing? If I told them I had two pieces of gear with a total of +6 stamina, I wonder what they’d think.

Linda Harris thought for a moment and said, "Let’s talk about the gear after we leave the newbie village. Right now, gear is really hard to come by. No one in my newbie village has even seen green gear. Don’t rush to sell it—focus on leveling up. By the way, Little Clark, which newbie village are you in?"