Chapter 109: What a painful realization

August 9, 2023Ai Hrist

Shen Jufeng felt a little regretful. He knew Lu Jiu could solve it by herself, so he didn’t pay much attention to her situation.

“It seems that the increase in the level of wild monsters not only means higher HP and stronger attacks but also may think about how to deal with us.”

The human race has always dominated the top of the food chain with IQ and naturally understands how important and terrifying it can be to have a smart brain.

Zhuang Yun said in a naive way: “There were many animals on our earth that were quite smart, but they didn’t reach the level of human beings.”

He was not willing to face smart wild monsters. Even the wild monsters that attack in groups were not difficult to deal with now. If they learn to cooperate to deal with them, their pressure will increase dramatically.

Lu Jiu felt that what he said made sense: “That’s right, there are orangutans with good brains on our earth.”

Shen Jufeng didn’t say much, he just kept vigilant about this matter, and he would pay more attention to wild monsters with higher levels in the future.

Lu Jiu said again: “It’s my fault for making a fuss. It’s normal for wild beasts to have a sense of cooperation. It’s impossible for the wild monster to only have higher attributes.”

With that said, the atmosphere was much milder, and their focus continues to be on new props.

Zhuang Yun was the most curious about this prop: “It is said that the mount can be synthesized after collecting 20. How to synthesize it? There is no operation panel.”

When he was young, he knew about games.

Lu Jiu said: “There should be a reminder, anyway, it’s not full yet, it’s better to find more wild monsters with brown iron mutation level.”

However, there were very few wild monsters of this brown iron mutation level. They continued to search for a long time and only encountered a batch. In the end, the harvest was not bad. Zhuang Yun got one, and Shen Jufeng got four.

Lu Jiu didn’t do anything to those wild monsters and let the two of them get rewards for the last blow because she had already obtained two props.

Looking at the props in the hands of her teammates, she said: “Maybe I was too worried before, look, the wild monsters I met this time did not cooperate obviously, but you still got the props.”

Zhuang Yun nodded: “Maybe.”

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They were not the only ones who got this item, and a few of the other teams that went out of the city got this new item.

Li Aoting also set off for Xuantian City after disbanding the city-state. They finally saw the city-state in the distance after walking for two days.

There were a lot of wild monsters in autumn, they could have come earlier, but they have to deal with wild monsters.

It happened that they wanted to collect more materials, so they took a little time.

After they dealt with a batch of wild monsters, they rested on the spot and looked at the rewards they got after killing the brown iron mutation level monsters just now, which was also a car model.

“Captain, can it be said that luck will improve when you come to Xuantian City, this kind of props didn’t appear in our place, but you can get it right away when you come here.”

The teammate’s complaints were also Li Aoting’s internal complaints. She has seen this thing before. She bought it for 25 yuan in the game before. At that time, she thought it was quite expensive.

After all, 20 pieces add up to 500 yuan, and the synthesized mount was not the best looking, it was just a basic model.

She was not a Krypton gold player, but she felt that if she started, she will choose to synthesize a better-looking mount, so she didn’t spend money to buy this item.

“The mount synthesized from this prop is the basic model, and there are more beautiful mounts like this, but what is needed at that time is to sacrifice the basic mount plus 30 model mounts.”

Everyone on the team knew that Li Aoting was a pioneer player, but she also said that she was not a gold player, and her equipment was only slightly better than theirs.

“That’s pretty good, at least it’s a flying mount, but it takes a lot of time.”

The drop rate of this item was not high, and it has to be a brown iron mutation level wild monster to have a chance, and not everyone will drop it.

How much time will it take and how many wilds to collect?

Li Aoting sighed slightly. If she had spent more money on props, she would now have a flying mount.

The atmosphere was relaxed, and the female members of the team sat next to Li Aoting, asking about the appearance of the mount.

“Captain, does this Mengxi Qianqiu look good? I see that the mounts sold in the mall look pretty. I saw a pioneer player sitting on a mount before I arrived in the city-state.”

This mount was not available in the mall, it was probably not for sale. The quality looked much higher than the high-end ones with clearly marked prices, so she was extremely envious at that time.

Li Aoting recalled the style of the mount: “Actually, I quit for a year at that time, and I don’t remember very well. It probably looks like a swing, with vines on both sides, and the chair looks like this.”

She pointed to the mini-prop, and the girls imagined what the mount might look like.

“Those are not for sale in the mall.”

Li Aoting frowned, “Well… it’s not. But these items are being sold in the game for 25 yuan each before. You need to spend a total of 500 yuan to synthesize this mount.”

Other teammates covered their chests when they heard the price. They regretted it so much. They should have played this game in the first place, otherwise, they would not have to stare at this item with drool.

Li Aoting found that the price of mounts became much more expensive after the gamification of the world, or it was more challenging to obtain.

For example, the mounts sold in the mall were something people can buy with money in the game before the end of the world, but the price has doubled many times.

Take the cheapest mount, for example, it cost 420 gold coins. It was now only 80 yuan cheaper than the mount of Mengxi Qianqiu.

The more she thought about it, the more her heart aches. If she knew earlier, she would also be a Krypton gold player.

After multiple rests, the group finally arrived at Xuantian City, where they will settle down in the future.

The city-state was bustling with people, but in the fields outside the city, everyone lives in harmony and gathers food separately.

The residents here don’t have that kind of worried and fearful expression on their faces. Unlike the few city-states, they were familiar with who have disputes between the two types of residents.

“Sure enough, it’s better than ours.” Some team members couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

Li Aoting also admitted that this was indeed the case: “It seems that my decision is correct. If I die in winter, I guess I will be because of depression.”

She was just an ordinary girl. She was a little smart, but she was not willing to spend a lot of money on games before the end of the world. It was impossible not to care about the feelings of the residents, but she can’t just suddenly manage a city well.

Such a depressing environment will affect her deeply.

Several female team members patted her on the shoulder and comforted her silently. They all knew that although Li Aoting was serious and very responsible.

“It’s all over, but fortunately we came here, and here I feel that I have returned to the time of 2 months ago when I lived very peacefully and steadily.”

They came to the dormitory excitedly, and when they registered, they received an email, which was the occupational survey questionnaire sent by Lu Jiu.

A group of people were stunned and wondered why they were asking this question here.

“Fill it in. Since you’re here, follow the rules here. It’s not a big deal to know your profession.”

After Li Aoting said so, the other teammates followed suit.

After paying the rent, they started to wander around the city. The last time they came, there was no major update of the game, but now when they come to Xuantian City, they have been upgraded to a third-level city-state.