Xu Lin was a bit dumbfounded, while Xin Yu looked at the leather armor, practically drooling. For an Archer, agility increases both critical strike rate and attack rate. This piece of armor not only had high defense but also added 8 agility, and 7 stamina was also quite impressive. Overall, it should be a super-grade item for an Archer.
It was the first time a skill magic book had dropped. Judging from the drop rate, skill books would definitely be in high demand in the future. Imagine, without skills, you couldn't get good equipment, and without good equipment, how could you earn money?
I walked over, collecting golden needle grass, and teased, "Sister Lin, learn it, right? Are you still going to sell it? We'll only get rich when your level goes up!"
A flash of light passed, and the skill book in Xu Lin's hand disappeared. Then, she traded the leather armor to Xin Yu.
Xu Lin turned around and said with a smile, "Okay, mission accomplished! The harvest this time is really good!"
Lu Xuehan looked at me and said, "Is the mission completed? What should we do next?"
"Yes, we got the golden needle grass, so this mission is considered complete. The follow-up mission will probably be much harder, so let's level up first. Xin Yu, just put on the armor; stop constantly touching your chest. Be careful not to make them smaller!"
Xin Yu giggled and said, "Don't you worry. Even if my chest is a bit small, do you think no one will want me?"
Xu Lin quickly interjected, "Stop messing around. Let's just continue killing monsters and leveling up here. Lin Fan, are you going to continue leveling with us or go turn in the quest?"
I looked at the items in my inventory, which had piled up. The five white pieces of equipment for level 10 and above should be cleared out, and the durability of my current equipment was not high after being ravaged by several priest spells. I didn't know what follow-up quests there would be after turning in the quest, so it did seem like I should go back.
After telling Xu Lin, I let the three of them stay and team up to fight level 18 monsters. Their combined attack power and supply capabilities were good, so it was indeed a very good choice here.
After returning to Hurricane City with a Teleportation Scroll, there were already many people on the streets. The huge Exchange was packed with players of various professions. Everyone had worked hard to reach level 10, and now they were all looking to buy some equipment to enhance their strength and ensure momentum for future leveling.
I went directly to the alley next to the church. The Great Healer Lance was indeed still there. I hurried over and took out the golden needle grass to show him.
Lance's withered hand gripped the golden needle grass tightly, making me worry if he would get so excited that he'd collapse. At this moment, he finally told me the reward for completing the quest.
"Ding~!"
System Prompt: You have completed the quest 'Great Healer's Entrustment', gaining 42000 experience, 2 gold coins, 80 reputation, and received a follow-up quest: Rescue Princess Misha!
[Rescue Princess Misha] (Red Quest — Unique)
Quest Content: Help the Great Healer Lance rescue Princess Misha. Princess Misha is imprisoned in the basement of the Western Plague Graveyard. You must ensure Princess Misha's safety!
A red quest. It was obvious that for me right now, it was really too difficult. I estimated it would be more appropriate to do it when everyone reached level 20.
I repaired my equipment, took out a few white pieces of equipment from the warehouse, and added the five white pieces of equipment I had on me, making a total of about 10 pieces of equipment. I went to the Exchange, estimated a price for each piece of equipment, and put them up for sale. Currently, the Exchange had opened online RMB payment services. A white leather armor with 8 defense priced at 100 RMB was not too outrageous, but weapons were much more expensive. A white level 12 bow with 5-14 attack was priced at 500 RMB. I wasn't afraid no one would buy it; I was afraid there wouldn't be enough stock.
Currently, the prices of equipment below level 10 had basically started to slide. The green sword I sold to Murong Shanshan for 3500 had also largely passed its peak. I checked my friends list and realized that Murong Shanshan was already level 14, only two levels lower than me. She was already as high level as Lu Xuehan. If she didn't have help, she must have a set of top-tier equipment; otherwise, it would be impossible to level up so quickly.
I looked at the function list and only then realized that next to the original level ranking, there was now a city level ranking. It was probably just updated after system maintenance. I opened it and saw that it was a level ranking of all players in this city's region, and my name was prominently in third place. First was a Warrior named Kuang Zhan, also level 16, and second was actually Little Ant on the Leaf. Ye Qiu had indeed entered the top 10 in the entire city. Lu Xuehan was ranked 8th at level 14, closely followed by the female Warrior Murong Shanshan!
"Beep~!"
"System Message: Your 'Bush Shortbow' has been purchased by player *** for 500 RMB. The system has deducted 2%, and 490 RMB has been transferred to your corresponding bank account. Please verify in time!"
I didn't expect it to sell so quickly. Before I could even be happy, the system sent another message. I opened it and it was a message from Murong Shanshan: "Open the communicator!"
I quickly opened it, and Murong Shanshan's urgent voice immediately came through: "Hello, I'm very sorry to bother you, but there aren't many people in this city who can help me."
"What is it? Speak slowly, don't rush ~" Murong Shanshan's beautiful face reappeared in my mind, her sweet voice clearly audible in my ears.
"It's like this, I took a quest that requires killing a level 21 Stone Golem BOSS. I brought five friends to do it, but because I was the only melee class to tank the monster, even with two Priests, we couldn't withstand the BOSS's attack. In the end, we wiped, and my level dropped by one."
"What? You dropped a level? So you should have been level 15 already? Good heavens, how did you level up so fast?"
Murong Shanshan let out a 'pfft' and then said angrily, "Exactly! Otherwise, I would have already entered the top five in the entire city, and the distance between you and me would be smaller."
"Alright, alright, let's talk about the reward for me helping you complete the quest. I'm not one to sacrifice myself for others."
"Hmph, I already knew you were a profiteer. How about this, 300 RMB as a reward, how's that?" Murong Shanshan smiled mischievously and started to bargain with me.
It was time to show my strength, and I certainly couldn't back down: "Well, I think you know, there are hardly any people of my level in this city. If you look for someone else, it will probably be a week later when city teleportation is enabled. Moreover, there aren't many people with that kind of abnormal defense who can withstand a monster that even you can't tank. I think this quest must be very important to you, right? I say, how about we add a bit more?"
Murong Shanshan was silent for a moment, then said resentfully, "You really are a profiteer. You're ruthless. 500 yuan should be enough, right? This girl doesn't have any more if you ask for more!"