Chapter 3: The Restoring Ring!
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hou Xiaopang quickly stood up. "Manager Li, Brother Hao is watching the promotional video to better understand the game."
"Besides, I got two silver coins today. How about I give one to Brother Hao?"
"No."
Li Haitao replied coldly, "In the game, if you're slow in one step, you'll be behind in every step. How are you going to keep up later?"
Zhou Xiaopang wanted to say more, but Lin Tianhao raised his hand to stop him.
"Forget it, Fatty."
"But your sister still needs money for surgery. Without a job..."
"Don't worry. I'll make enough for the surgery."
Lin Tianhao stood up and turned to leave.
As he stepped out of Dream Pursuit Club, he felt a weight lift from his shoulders. In his previous life, he had wasted too much time and energy here focusing on earning gold.
Zhou Xiaopang chased after him, "Brother Hao, I have 20,000 yuan left on this card. Use it for now. Once I earn more, I'll give you some to help cover Qingqing's surgery."
Lin Tianhao was touched. Fatty, Skinny Monkey, and Glasses were his three closest brothers. In his last life, even when he was down and out, they helped him without hesitation.
"Fatty, quit Dream Pursuit Club and join me. Let's start our own studio and be our own bosses."
Zhou Xiaopang paused, "Brother Hao, if you ask, I'll follow without a second thought. But what about your sister…?"
"I know what you mean. Three days—just give me three days, and I’ll make enough from the game for her surgery."
Lin Tianhao’s eyes were resolute. Even without a super-god-level talent, he was confident that with his past life's knowledge, he could earn enough for his sister's surgery through the game.
"Alright."
Zhou Xiaopang didn’t doubt him. "I'll call Skinny Monkey and Glasses to join us."
"Good."
Zhou Xiaopang returned to Dream Pursuit Club and quit on the spot—resigning without notice! He wouldn’t get a single penny, but he didn’t care. He trusted Lin Tianhao. That’s brotherhood!
Skinny Monkey and Glasses weren’t in Binhai at the moment, but Zhou Xiaopang had already messaged them, and they both agreed without hesitation.
They went to the Gods' Twilight game console store, where Lin Tianhao and Zhou Xiaopang spent 20,000 yuan on two gaming pods.
Back at the rental apartment, Lin Tianhao didn't visit his sister at the hospital. It wasn’t that he wasn’t worried, but he knew that earning money was the most urgent thing right now.
"Fatty, when you enter the game, level up first. Don’t rush to the main city after reaching level 10."
"Got it."
Re-entering the game, Gods' Twilight was bound directly to a player's iris and DNA, so switching consoles wouldn’t create a new account; it would still be the original one.
Back in the game, Lin Tianhao continued hunting Red-Eyed Rabbits.
Five hours passed in the blink of an eye!
"9,998."
"9,999."
"10,000!!"
"Finally enough."
With 10,000 red eyes collected, Lin Tianhao could finally submit the quest.
Back at the newbie village, Lin Tianhao found the village chief, accepted the quest to collect red eyes, and submitted all 10,000.
"Great adventurer, you truly are a person of incredible perseverance. I shall give you a special reward."
The village chief smiled at Lin Tianhao in approval.
Ding! "You’ve completed the Red-Eye quest. Reward: +1,000 experience points, +5 silver coins, and skill: Basic Attack Amplification +1."
"Learn skill."
Without hesitation, Lin Tianhao learned the skill.
Basic Attack Amplification (Passive Skill): 1-Star.
Effect: Increases your basic attack range by 5%.
Cooldown: None.
Cost: None.
Proficiency: 0/1,000.
As expected!
"Brave adventurer, your perseverance is rare in this world. If you can defeat ten bosses, I will give you an unexpected reward."
Lin Tianhao was stunned. Ten bosses? What kind of crazy promotion quest is this?
He had expected a follow-up quest, but nothing this outrageous.
Ding! "The village chief has given you a new quest: Hunt down ten bosses in the newbie village. Quest penalty: Removal of your skill [Basic Attack Amplification]. Quest reward: Unknown. Do you accept?"
"Accept!"
Hunting bosses aligned perfectly with Lin Tianhao’s plan. To make money, he would need to target bosses.
Leaving the newbie village, Lin Tianhao headed straight for the level 10 Twisted Treant territory. He needed to level up first; otherwise, his attack speed wouldn't be enough to take down the bosses.
Twisted Treant (Common): Level 10.
HP: 1,900/1,900.
Attack: 32.
Skills: Vine Whip, Revival.
Whoosh!
Lin Tianhao shot an arrow.
-424.
After hunting Red-Eyed Rabbits, Lin Tianhao's HP had risen to over 21,200. Although his attack couldn’t penetrate the Twisted Treant’s defense, the true damage from his passive skill, Hand of Judgment, was still powerful.
With 1,900 HP, the Twisted Treant would only need five arrows.
Ding! "You’ve killed a Twisted Treant. Experience: +90."
A satisfied smile appeared on Lin Tianhao’s face. The bonus for killing monsters above his level was indeed substantial. Normally, killing a common Twisted Treant would only yield 10 experience points, but now, it gave him a whopping 90 points.
With the 1,000 experience points from the previous quest, Lin Tianhao now only needed to kill 20 Twisted Treants to level up.
Not only that, but the drop rate for killing monsters above his level would also increase.
Ding! "You’ve killed a Twisted Treant. Experience: +90."
Ding! "You’ve killed a Twisted Treant. Experience: +90."
……
Ding! "You’ve leveled up to level 3. Free attribute points: +5."
Without hesitation, Lin Tianhao allocated all his free attribute points to attack speed.
His attack speed increased from 0.73 to 0.83.
After killing 20 Twisted Treants, an equipment drop finally appeared.
Restoring Ring(Common).
Requirement: Level 10.
Effect: Restores 2 HP per second.
Durability: 100.
A ring?!
Lin Tianhao was surprised. Rings were one of the hardest items to obtain in Gods' Twilight.
Though its effect was rather weak for him—restoring 2 HP per second—there were definitely players willing to buy it.
With that in mind, Lin Tianhao immediately listed the item in the auction house with a starting price of 500 and a five-minute auction time.
If he were in one of the more competitive newbie villages, he would’ve set the price at 10,000. After all, guilds striving for an early advantage would undoubtedly pay a high price.
Five minutes later…
Ding! "Player Futu Dunyama has purchased your item."
Ding! "Player Futu Dunyama has sent you a friend request."
"A member of the Futu Guild?"
Seeing the prefix, Lin Tianhao was a bit surprised. The Futu Guild ranked among the top ten in Long Country, so they shouldn’t have joined the game so late.
"Xuedi, may I ask—was this Revival Ring obtained through a quest? I’d be willing to pay for the information."
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