Chapter 105 - Ring, Buying Paper
Chapter 105: Ring, Buying Paper
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
With some excitement, Zhou Chen attacked this rhinoceros monster again and again.
He relied on his relatively small body and high agility to avoid this monster’s counterattack. Then, he stabbed the steel ironwood spear into its body again and again. Every few times, he would trigger a Brutal Strike. With the help of his explosive physical potential, he dealt heavy damage to this monster. Occasionally, he would trigger it continuously, causing its hard body to be quickly filled with holes.
In the end, with the help of the stone giant that the old man had summoned, Zhou Chen successfully killed this monster without having to use the Holy Light skill that consumed a lot of spiritual energy.
[Passive Plunderer triggered: You have stolen the Abyss Demon Rhino’s passive skill, ‘Physique Enhancement II’. Detected that it is superior to the passive skill you already have. It will automatically be replaced.]
After killing this monster, Zhou Chen obtained a superior Physique Enhancement passive skill. It was a pleasant surprise.
While Zhou Chen was feeling the increase in his body’s strength, the old store owner was basically done on his side. The monsters around his store were wiped out, and the nearest one seemed to be a thousand meters away.
A minute later, Zhou Chen followed the old man into the scroll store and obtained the ring he had ordered.
Just like the other rings made by the old man, this ring was marked by the system and could be brought back to Planet Blue.
[Golden Ring of Clarity
Type: Mid bronze item.
This golden ring was well made. Not only was it greatly enhanced in terms of overall sturdiness, but it has also gained a Blessing effect: Clarity.
Clarity: Your spiritual power recovery speed has doubled.]
After wearing the simple-looking gold ring on his left index finger, Zhou Chen did not immediately leave. Instead, he bought some materials.
He should not have much money to continue purchasing, but he still had 200 gold coins because Vera did not charge him for the return journey.
“I need some special paper, the kind that can hold soul power.”
Zhou Chen said to the old man.
“Oh? Are you a Card Creator?”
The white-bearded old man reacted when he heard Zhou Chen. Clearly, he had some knowledge about Card Creators.
“Not yet, but I might be in the future.”
Zhou Chen replied with a smile.
“Hmm… I see that you don’t have any soul power fluctuation… Young man, the path of a Card Creator is not easy to walk on. It costs as much as my Scroll Mage profession. I suggest you open a shop in the future…”
The old man took out two boxes, one large and one small.
“This box has paper made of special tree bark. One box costs eight gold coins. I suggest you use them to make cards in the beginning. This box has mithril paper. One box costs 100 gold coins. I suggest you use them after you have mastered the basics.”
“Sure. I want twelve boxes of tree bark paper and a box of mithril paper.”
Zhou Chen looked at the paper in the two boxes and immediately confirmed that they were marked by the system. They were indeed suitable materials for creating cards.
“I don’t have so much tree bark paper. I can only sell you three boxes.”
The old man immediately expressed that he could not satisfy Zhou Chen’s request.
“Three boxes it is then.”
Zhou Chen quickly paid 124 gold coins and placed the four boxes of paper marked by the system in his inventory.
His action caused the old man to exclaim.
“I didn’t expect you to have spatial storage equipment! You’re really wealthy! I take back what I said earlier. You’re very suitable to be a Card Creator!”
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Zhou Chen only chuckled. Then, he spent twenty gold coins to buy five special quills. This was also necessary for Card Creators to create cards.
It only took Zhou Chen more than a minute to finish his shopping and leave the place to continue hunting monsters.
He was going to the Dream Lodge Apothecary this time, preparing to exchange the remaining gold coins for potions, especially the mid-tier healing potions.
On the way, Zhou Chen finally saw the figures of the soldiers of this Red Valley City. They were squads of knights dressed in steel armor. Their leaders were a few knights whose bodies were burning with various flames. They could fight several monsters alone, and with the help of their squads, they could quickly eliminate these monsters.
However, there were fewer of them than monsters. Their current clearing speed was quite inadequate.
A few minutes later, when Zhou Chen killed a boar-like monster alone with his spear, he attracted the attention of a squad of knights who were passing by.
“Young man, your strength is very good! Join us! After clearing these monsters, the City Lord will definitely reward you!”
The leading knight on the black horse said to Zhou Chen.
“Thank you for your invitation, but I’m still more used to killing monsters alone. Goodbye.”
Zhou Chen immediately refused and ran to the next location to continue searching for monsters.
After killing two more monsters, Zhou Chen hid in a secluded house to rest. Killing monsters was a very exhausting activity. Even with his extraordinary physique, he could not continue killing like a perpetual motion machine.
After resting for about fifteen minutes, several monsters arrived near the house that Zhou Chen was hiding in. After determining that these monsters were ordinary and might not have passive skills, Zhou Chen decisively chose to run.
After running for a while, he saw familiar figures in the distance. The refined young man and the tall girl were fighting an octopus-like monster.
“Why haven’t they escaped?”
Zhou Chen was puzzled. These two should have long escaped from the city, so why were they here?
Curious, he ran over and breathed fire to destroy the octopus monster that had many of its tentacles chopped off by the tall girl and the refined youth. As expected, he did not obtain any passive skills.
“Why are you back?”
Zhou Chen asked them when there were no monsters attacking them.
“Because the wilderness outside the city gate also has that kind of red crack. The monsters there are no fewer than here, and they lack shelter like houses.”
The refined young man was happy when he saw Zhou Chen and explained to him.
“There’s a crack outside too? Does that mean there are monsters everywhere now?”
Zhou Chen was surprised. He had originally thought that the crack in this Red Valley City was because of the Survivors.
“Let’s find a place with fewer monsters to hide. As long as we survive another day, this Survival mission will be over.”
The refined young man said to Zhou Chen.
“Alright, let’s go take a look over there.”
Zhou Chen pointed in the direction of a huge humanoid monster.