It took me two minutes to take down this Flame Dire Wolf. Still, it didn't drop any equipment, not even gold coins. There was only a Blood Red pelt, and I didn't know what it was for. I tossed it into my inventory, thinking it might come in handy later. Anyway, it could stack, so 30 pelts would only take up one slot. Of the 200 inventory spaces the system allocated, I'd only used a dozen or so; there was plenty of room for things.
I continued deeper into the forest. Not far ahead, there was another rare spider called "Black Widow." I didn't think twice and went straight for it. This is what I was waiting for.
I took down the spider in a few moves. As I expected, it dropped another piece of green equipment, a Level 30 Mage Robe. It added 21 Agility and 15 Stamina. The price should again be over 5,000. A multi-functional phone that can make calls and play games was now mine.
Following the principle of earning more money and fighting fewer monsters, I spent from 1 AM to 8 AM in Silverpine Forest, killing these rare monsters. According to forum data, every map in moons constant has a very small number of rare monsters that are guaranteed to drop equipment. However, their respawn time is quite long, usually once every two months. Since Silvermoon City was spawned on the world map for the first time after the server update, these rare monsters also spawned with it. I don't know if it's a system error or what, but this forest had many of these rare monsters. This was a rare opportunity. When they respawn in two months, most players will probably be Level 40 or above, and then Level 30 green equipment will naturally depreciate significantly.
Around 8 AM, I was so sleepy I couldn't take it anymore. Murong Shanshan had already gone to sleep without even saying goodbye. The other MMs in our studio were still around, but they were all swaying and looked like they wouldn't last much longer. I briefly asked them, and it turned out they had all received quests. Lu Xuehan, accompanied by Xin Yu and Xu Lin, completed four medium-difficulty quests overnight, acquiring three pieces of blue equipment. Their harvest was quite bountiful.
As for me, there's even less to say. I practically turned the entire vast Silverpine Forest upside down all night. All the rare spiders that spawned for the first time were eliminated, dropping a total of 55 pieces of high-level green equipment and 7 pieces of high-level blue equipment. Unfortunately, none were for me, but these alone were enough. After selling all of them, I would make another fortune.
While killing spiders, I also killed more Flame Dire Wolves. On average, about 10 Flame Dire Wolves dropped one wolf pelt. Looking at the more than 50 wolf pelts in my inventory, I was a bit torn between laughter and tears. I didn't know what these wolf pelts were for, but judging by the difficulty of fighting the monsters, the value of these wolf pelts shouldn't be low. Even with my high stats, it took two medium red potions to take one down, and I was still hit until my health was empty. If it were other players, they probably wouldn't even finish the monster before losing their own lives.
My equipment was already in terrible shape. I simply returned to the city. Anyway, the quest wouldn't disappear. After repairing my equipment, I'd log off to sleep. I'd come back in the afternoon, refreshed.
Perhaps because everyone had a good time last night, no one made breakfast early in the morning. So, I put on a jacket and went downstairs. I bought eight portions of breakfast from the snack stall downstairs and brought them back. Lu Xuehan doesn't like soy milk, so I bought her two bags of hot milk. Xin Yu always looks like she's lovesick, so I bought her a bag of soy milk and two fried dough sticks. They were a bit crispy, but they should still work. Guo Zi MM is a flat-chested beauty, with no small buns on her chest, so I bought her two steamed buns as encouragement... The morning sun was warm, and many students preparing for school were sitting by the stall. The bustling atmosphere made me feel that living was so damn good.
When I returned, everyone was already out. Seeing that I had bought breakfast, they all smiled like blooming flowers. The only thing that surprised me was Xin Yu. She actually wore the sky-blue plush coat she bought half a month ago. Paired with cream-colored casual pants, she looked particularly fresh. I couldn't help but ask, bewildered, "Xin Yu, why are you dressed so nicely? Didn't you stay up all night yesterday? Are you still going out?"
Xin Yu smiled charmingly, puffed out her chest, and gave a flirtatious wink: "When did you start caring about your older sister's business?"
I took a bite of my bun and said nothing. It would be troublesome if she managed to trick me into saying something.
After eating, Xin Yu really did go out. I asked Xu Lin, puzzled, "What's wrong with Xin Yu? She stayed up all night and is still going out? You didn't even ask her?"
Xu Lin shook her head and said, "I don't know either. Ever since Xin Yu received a call this morning, she's been very happy. She even said we don't need to wait for her for lunch, that a friend would treat her."
"What… what's going on? Does she have friends outside?"
Xu Lin sighed faintly: "Yes, her ex-boyfriend. I secretly looked at Xin Yu's phone. If I remember correctly, that number should be his."
I didn't say anything, feeling a little uncomfortable. Although Xin Yu usually seemed very casual, after getting used to her, hearing that she went out to see another man made me feel very depressed. It felt like someone had stolen something of mine.
Lu Xuehan seemed to notice my discomfort. She smiled and said, "Xin Yu broke up with that man a long time ago. Don't worry so much."
I quickly explained, "I'm not worried! Xue Han, don't overthink things. I absolutely have no intentions towards Xin Yu, let alone being jealous of her. If I were jealous, I'd only be jealous of you…"
After hearing my unintentional words, Lu Xuehan's smooth, fair face turned completely red. She gave me a glare and said, "You probably said the same thing when you were with Xin Yu, didn't you?"
Heavens, Lu Xuehan actually spoke to me with such a jealous tone. I was overjoyed.
I smiled and said softly, "Xue Han, Xin Yu and I are absolutely pure. Don't worry unnecessarily."
Lu Xuehan pursed her lips and smiled, chiding, "It's good if that's really the case."
Watching Lu Xuehan's graceful figure walk into the room, I suddenly felt like I had changed these past few days. Could it be that a year after Xiao Yu left, I was finally experiencing a second spring? Without pulling the curtains, I directly took off my jacket and got into bed. I like to sleep while looking at the sky outside. The warm sun shining on the quilt feels especially comfortable. And, the young men and women walking on the street always make me feel a bit younger. Perhaps, I really am getting old. I'm 23, far from comparable to beautiful MMs like Murong Shanshan, who is 21.
I still have to get up in the afternoon to do quests. The quest to collect skeleton ribs is almost complete. Next is gathering those red silver ore. After passing through Silverpine Forest, there should be the mine that produces red silver ore.
OK. Time to sleep. I'll get enough rest and then fight for a house and women.