Chapter 102 – May the gods bless, open sesame
Undead City.
While players in the two major Safe Zones of the City of Energy were engaged in heated battles, Zhang Yi and Han Yaru were leisurely farming monsters.
In the vast Undead City, it was just the two of them, with not a single other player in sight.
Well, except for the Undead Merchant at the entrance.
With Han Yaru's support, Zhang Yi felt as if he had divine assistance. The speed at which they farmed the Skeleton Guards and Undead Protectors on the third floor of Undead City was twice as fast compared to when he was soloing before!
Now, in a standstill state, Zhang Yi could save a lot of time on positioning and dodging attacks, allowing him to increase his output.
With a full set of level 25 armor bonuses, he was a Beastmaster who played like a tank.
The third floor no longer posed a challenge, so Zhang Yi and Han Yaru were purely farming for levels and completing the level 7 difficulty quest [Undead Requiem].
The level 7 [Undead Requiem] required them to kill the strongest level 29-30 Skeleton Guards and Undead Protectors in Undead City, entities Zhang Yi dared not provoke alone before.
Additionally, for Zhang Yi, it was also about completing the Hidden Quest [Acquire Rare Materials], which he had been working on for almost a week, and collecting the 2-star Undead Set.
The difficulty of that Hidden Quest exceeded Zhang Yi's expectations. From the time he accepted the quest on Tuesday until now, it was the fifth day, and the quest progress had just reached 90%!
Bear in mind, the quest only had a total duration of 7 days. After accepting the quest, Zhang Yi had practically spent every day in Undead City to reach this progress. It was clear that for an average person, this quest would be impossible to complete.
However, it also indicated that the rewards for this quest would definitely be extraordinary and worth looking forward to.
So, the two of them farmed there for an entire day.
By six in the evening, with Zhang Yi's Fatigue dropping to the 30s, he and Han Yaru prepared to turn in their quests and then return to the city for food and rest.
On their way out from the third floor, Zhang Yi took stock of their loot.
After nearly 10 hours of farming since morning, Zhang Yi and Han Yaru had accumulated over twenty pieces of equipment! Among them, eight were 2-star quality, and thirteen were 1-star quality.
In the 2-star quality, there were four pieces of the Undead Set, with various classes, and only one piece of the Mage Set, a level 30 necklace, which unfortunately duplicated the Undead Necklace Zhang Yi already had.
It seemed collecting a complete 2-star Mage Undead Set was no easy feat.
As they passed through the second and first floors of Undead City, which were usually bustling with people, they saw no one, making the place feel like a deserted city.
They went straight to the outskirts of the city and submitted their quest to Undead Merchant Ailo, who was always stationed there regardless of the weather.
"Ding~ Congratulations on completing the quest [Undead Requiem] (Level 7 difficulty), earning 253,000 EXP (10% Affinity bonus), 385 Silver Coins (10% Affinity bonus), 5 Level 3 Enhancement Stones, 220 Human Reputation (10% Affinity bonus), and receiving the equipment [Undead Pants] 1! Affinity with [Wandering Traveler] increased by 12!"
"Ding~ Congratulations! Your Affinity Level with [Wandering Traveler] has increased to Level 3, granting you the privilege: when completing quests issued by [Wandering Traveler], experience, money, and reputation rewards are increased by 15%! The next level requires accumulating 300 Affinity points!"
"Ding~ Congratulations on leveling up to Level 28, requiring 620,000 EXP for the next level..."
"Ding~ Congratulations on completing the Survival Quest [Extreme Enhancement] (Nightmare level), all This Week's Survival Quests are complete, please wait for the System to issue new Survival Quests next Monday! Since your Revival Chance has reached the maximum of 5 times, you cannot receive a Revival Chance reward. Congratulations on receiving an equivalent Survival Quest reward: 1 Spin on the Grand Wheel of Fortune!"
A series of notifications echoed in the air, and in front of Zhang Yi appeared a golden Grand Wheel of Fortune!
This was a special reward for completing a Survival Quest after reaching the maximum Revival Chance.
Zhang Yi was a bit excited because in his previous life, he had rarely encountered this Grand Wheel of Fortune. He was almost always teetering between death and revival, never reaching the 5-time peak of Revival Chances.
Moreover, Zhang Yi knew that the Grand Wheel of Fortune had levels. The one before him was just a Level 1 Wheel. Players could gain 1 Wheel EXP with each spin to upgrade the Wheel. The higher the Wheel's level, the more valuable the items it could yield!
Even though the Wheel before Zhang Yi was just a Level 1 Wheel, the items on it were incredibly valuable at this stage: 2-star Undead Set equipment, Blue Skill Book, 50 Gold Coins, 2-star Treasure Chest...
Every item was a rare treasure at this stage!
After all, this was an equivalent reward for 1 Revival Chance!
So, Zhang Yi immediately spun the Wheel.
A few seconds later.
"Ding~ Congratulations on obtaining the Skill Book [Advanced Chain Lightning] (Blue) 1! Wheel EXP 1, requiring a total of 3 EXP to upgrade the Wheel to Level 2!"
He actually got the Blue Chain Lightning! Not bad.
He glanced at the skill list where the Green Chain Lightning could attack up to three targets simultaneously with an 80% damage coefficient. The Blue Chain Lightning increased the damage coefficient by 15%, with single-target damage reaching 95%!
Zhang Yi currently had three extra Skill Slots. Although he could replace the Green Chain Lightning with the Blue one, Zhang Yi planned to reach Level 30 to unlock four Skill Slots and equip the Purple [Undead Storm].
If he learned the Blue Chain Lightning now, by the time he reached Level 30, he wouldn't have enough Skill Slots to equip Undead Storm.
It seemed he would have to hold off for now and wait until he reached the Main City and leveled up to 33.
The quest also rewarded him with a Level 28 2-star Mage [Undead Pants], so Zhang Yi, now at Level 28, immediately replaced his Level 14 2-star [Magician's Pants] with the Undead Pants.
"Ding~ Congratulations on activating the Mage [Undead Set] three-piece bonus, gaining a set attribute bonus: Casting Speed +10%!"
Without hesitation, he took out 25 Level 2 Enhancement Stones from his bag and maxed out the [Undead Pants]. Besides unlocking the [Advanced Damage Reduction] (reduces 50 points of damage per attack) talent, Zhang Yi's base defense also saw a significant boost!
Meanwhile, Han Yaru, seeing Zhang Yi enhance an item to level 25 with just 25 Enhancement Stones, was a bit surprised: "Why don't you ever fail when enhancing equipment?"
Zhang Yi whispered in Han Yaru's ear: "I'll tell you the secret. Next time you enhance equipment, silently chant 'Divine Protection, Open Sesame' in your heart."