A crystal-clear, fiery-red longbow lay quietly in my inventory, clearly a powerful weapon—
[night elf bow](Blue Equipment)
Attack: 110-165
Strength: +15
Stamina: +24
Agility: +27
Required Level: 26
...I rubbed my eyes and looked again to confirm that this bow was the same brand as Murong Shanshan's blue sword, the night elf sword. Its attack was slightly lower, but it was more than enough for a ranged Archer, after all, Archers have many more skills that increase attack damage than Swordsmen. Concussion Shot, Fiery Arrow, Critical Shot, Explosive Arrow, Guided Arrow, Piercing Arrow, Multiple Arrows—just from NPC trainers, one could learn so many skills, not to mention Xin Yu also had the formidable skill War God's Power.
This night elf bow is quite good. Xin Yu is already level 25, and with her diligence, she will definitely reach level 26 within two days, which will greatly increase her combat power in the challenge match.
There was also a book—
Swordsman Swiftness: Activates a skill that increases the Swordsman's movement speed and attack speed by 30% for 30 seconds. Duration and skill effect increase with skill level. Requires Swordsman level 32... Another active skill, and the required level is actually the same as the sword of darkness. It seems I must reach level 32 within these two days, otherwise, my combat power will not be fully utilized in the challenge match!
The three pieces of equipment and one book were all quietly in my inventory. Now it was time for me to check out the situation here. The map showed the name of this place: Muddy Swamp!
No wonder that BOSS was called Swamp Guardian; it turned out he was guarding this swamp.
In the distance, within the woods, several huge alligators were crawling around. At my level 30, I couldn't see their levels. I wasn't very interested in these scaly monsters at the moment because they weren't lucrative; they dropped very little equipment or money.
After bypassing a patch of woods and observing the narrow forest path, I suddenly discovered a long river ahead. Across the river, smoke was rising from the woods. Yes, that was the place, there should be a camp there!
It took me half an hour to walk directly from the path to the suspension bridge across the river. Fortunately, there were indeed humans on the other side of the river.
This was a transport team that had been ambushed here. All the soldiers could only set up camp, but they encountered difficulties.
A military officer-like person said to me, "We are a transport team from the Shaga Kingdom. We passed through here a month ago, but were blocked by the monsters here. For over a month, bandits have been rampant, and our transported food and equipment are almost all stolen. Young warrior, can you help me retrieve the lost supplies?"
System Prompt: Help the Shaga Kingdom army retrieve 50 lost supplies.
Retrieving supplies actually meant killing those level 35 Swamp Bandits. Even without this quest, I wouldn't miss the opportunity to kill these humanoid monsters.
I looked around and sure enough, I found a craftsman who could repair equipment between a row of tents. In the past two years, the power of the undead has become increasingly rampant, and the various countries on the continent have formed a tacit understanding, temporarily reaching an alliance agreement. Therefore, NPCs from other countries are friendly, and repairing equipment is not a problem... Two hours later, I completely changed my view of this map. Damn, it really is a treasure map! In two hours, I had just retrieved 15 batches of supplies, and all the Swamp Bandits around each batch of supplies were wiped out. In just these two hours, my experience actually went from 30% at level 30 to 40%. More importantly, I actually got 6 pieces of high-level green equipment in such a short time, with required levels from 23 to 25, which will be hot-selling levels in the coming week. Among them, two pieces were usable by Xu Lin and Lu Xuehan, and the others could be put up for consignment. A level 23 green axe with 55-80 attack and a level 24 green warbow with 40-75 attack could both sell for good prices, and the prices of other high-level equipment wouldn't be low either. green equipment above level 20 starts at 1000 RMB.
I checked the time; it was already 11 PM. It was strange that Murong Shanshan hadn't logged on yet. With her passion for the game, she shouldn't miss such a good leveling opportunity before the challenge match.
I logged off, washed my feet, took off my clothes, wrapped myself in the quilt, and leaned against the headboard. I reached out and wiped the mist from the windowpane, vaguely seeing snowflakes falling outside. It was as if I could see Murong Shanshan's delicate face and sweet smile again. My phone was flashing on the bedside table, and compared to the heavy snow falling outside, the room seemed quite peaceful.
I picked up my phone and found Murong Shanshan's number. I started to hesitate, should I call or not? She was just my client, after all, not a close relationship that required so much concern... Lu Xuehan walked in from outside the room, wiping her face. Seeing me leaning against the headboard, she smiled and said, "You're going to bed quite early today, aren't you? What, can't sleep?"
I smiled and said, "Go to bed early, that way you'll be even prettier ~"
Lu Xuehan pursed her lips and smiled as she entered the room. At the same time, I pressed the call button. Since I was a little worried, I might as well call, so I wouldn't despise myself.
"Beep..."
The phone rang for a long time, and no one answered. It wasn't until the sixth ring that someone picked up, but it wasn't Murong Shanshan's voice.
"Hello, is this Lin Fan?" It sounded like Ke Ke's voice.
I asked back, "Ke Ke? Where's Shanshan? Why didn't she log on tonight? Didn't we agree to go earn reputation together?"
Ke Ke's voice was a little anxious: "Shanshan is sick, she has a high fever. She's already in the hospital now. She just started an IV drip, and the doctor said she can only be discharged tomorrow. The fever is quite severe."
I said in surprise, "How did she get a fever? That serious? Which hospital is she in now?"
"On the third floor of XX Hospital," Ke Ke said, then hung up, because she didn't ask if I wanted to visit.
Should I go see her or not?
If I went, what would I say?
After much deliberation, I still got out of bed. After getting dressed, I went to Xin Yu and Xu Lin's room.
"Xin Yu... Xin Yu..."
I gently woke Xin Yu. She also went to bed quite early and was almost asleep so soon.
"Lin Fan, is something wrong?" Xin Yu said, rubbing her eyes.
"Lend me a thousand yuan, right now, quickly!"
Xin Yu immediately asked in confusion, "Going out with money so late, what for?"
"Less nonsense. Tomorrow I'll give you a level 26 blue bow for a thousand yuan!"
Xin Yu quickly pulled ten red bills from her wallet...