Chapter 100: Ape Potion

“Boss Da Qing Shan, please don’t. Just tell us if we did something wrong.”

“Yeah, Boss Da Qing Shan, how about this? It’s okay if you give us fewer rewards in the future.”

A group of followers spoke urgently one after another.

But Da Qing Shan just waved his hand and walked away without looking back.

Fooling around with these people felt nice, but if he kept going like this, he would only be stuck at the very bottom of the game, just playing around without making any progress.

He wanted to be like the experts, exploring unknown maps, taking on difficult quests, mingling with skilled players, and experiencing the excitement of the game.

But Da Qing Shan also knew that birds of a feather flock together. If he didn’t become stronger himself, these things would have nothing to do with him.

And staying with this group would never make him stronger!

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While Da Qing Shan was disbanding the Qing Shan Guild, Sihai Weijia, the leader of the Four Seas Guild, returned to the game from the Forum.

He had been on the Forum looking for some information related to that Hunter.

“Haihun, send messages to Wanzhang Binghe, the boss of the Glacier Game Club, and Blood War Seven Days, the vice leader of the Blood War Guild. Tell them we know who ruined their plans. I’m sure they will be very interested to find out!” Sihai Weijia said with a dark expression.

The quest failed, and the Giant Wood Maze that they could have opened was snatched by that Hunter. He couldn’t swallow this anger.

But with the few people in the Four Seas Guild, it was too unwise to deal with that Hunter. In the early stages of the game, he didn’t have time to waste. Letting others handle him was the best choice.

Both the Glacier Game Club and the Blood War Guild were competitors of the Four Seas Guild. Making competitors fight enemies would kill two birds with one stone!

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It was already dark in the game. After dark, the monsters in the game became stronger, and the field of vision became very narrow. Chen Mo had the Seed of Hope, so his field of vision was wider than other Players. Although he had a Black Name, as long as he was careful, he could spot other Players before they spotted him.

The Heinous Crime Title would take three days to drop off. What Chen Mo needed to do now was to quickly level up to Level 15 during the night, equip the Frenzied Hand Crossbow, and learn the Blasting Trap to improve his combat power.

But Chen Mo didn’t rush to level up. He first went to the Game Forum.

After Level 13, the Experience needed to level up greatly increased. If he killed monsters to level up alone without relying on Big Fatty, it would take at least four or five days to reach Level 15.

Big Fatty had died. Hunters had no way to resurrect Pets. They could only spend money at the Hunter Guild to find a Pet keeper for Resurrection. But Chen Mo couldn’t return to the city now, so he went to the Forum to see if there was a way to resurrect his Pet without going back to the city.

It didn’t take long for Chen Mo to find that there was indeed a way.

When Hunter Players did Hunter class Quests, there was a very small chance to obtain a “Pet Resurrection Scroll (Low Grade)”. Using it could resurrect Pets below Level 40, but the Pet could only be resurrected one hour after death. It could only be used once a day, and using the scroll to resurrect the Pet still cost the same amount of money. The restrictions were significant.

This item was a bit of a chicken rib; most Hunter Players couldn’t use it. But the production quantity was too low, and it could indeed be used as an emergency item, so the price wasn’t low either. One Pet Resurrection Scroll cost at least 50 Silver Coins.

This amount of money was not a problem for Chen Mo. With Lian Hongyu around, the scrolls weren’t hard to acquire.

Chen Mo then checked the Forum for leveling spots outside Shadow Main City, as well as information about some Undeveloped Areas.

The reward for a team opening up an Undeveloped Area was already quite substantial. Chen Mo really wanted to know what kind of reward he could get if he opened up an unknown area all by himself.

This wasn’t just talk; Chen Mo had already made up his mind to do it.

He wanted to use these few days to quickly raise his Level to 15, get new equipment, learn new skills, and then give it a try.

With the Heinous Crime Title, as long as he triggered the Power of Annihilation Attribute on it, he could achieve things other Players couldn’t even imagine!

This was very dangerous, but by the time he reached Level 15, it would be at least three days later. If he really encountered danger, he could always change the Heinous Crime Title, so he didn’t have to worry about all his items being dropped.

If there was a BOSS so powerful that he didn’t even have time to change his Title, then it was his own fault for not being careful, and he would accept losing all his items.

After browsing the Forum for half an hour, Chen Mo had a plan in mind and returned to the game.

During these few days with a Black Name, he had to stay up late again. It was really not easy to move around during the day.

After logging in, Chen Mo first contacted Lian Hongyu. Chen Mo was a bit worried that Lian Hongyu might already be offline, since Players had limited online time. Lian Hongyu would definitely only be online when there were more people around.

In fact, after midnight, many Players would return to the city, and the city would see a small wave of Players. Lian Hongyu usually went offline to rest about ten minutes later. If Chen Mo had contacted her any later, he wouldn’t have been able to reach her.

“Ten Pet Resurrection Scrolls, and a few types of materials, seven of each? Okay, wait a moment. I can get all these things for you.”

With business worth several Gold Coins coming her way, Lian Hongyu perked up, once again feeling that her decision back then was absolutely right.

They hadn’t even known each other for three days, and Chen Mo had already given her a lot of business!

Asking for ten Pet Resurrection Scrolls at once, Chen Mo was preparing for the worst. As for those materials, Chen Mo intended to use them to make the Ape Potion.

After killing so many Giant Apes, Chen Mo finally obtained seven portions of Ape Blood. The auxiliary materials didn’t cost much, so Chen Mo decided to refine all the blood to clear up his inventory. Even if he failed, it would still increase his skill proficiency.

Lian Hongyu went to help acquire the materials, and Chen Mo quietly returned to hide under a tangle of roots not far from Shadow Main City.

No monsters spawned here, so he didn’t have to worry about being discovered. If someone did come, he could spot them first and use Camouflage to hide.

Soon, Lian Hongyu curiously ran towards Chen Mo’s hiding spot with the items he needed.

“How did you get a Black Name?” Lian Hongyu asked in surprise when she saw Chen Mo all blackened. She had wondered why Chen Mo wanted so many Pet Resurrection Scrolls and even asked her to deliver them outside the city.

“I have some pretty effective Potions here. Do you want any?” Seeing that Chen Mo didn’t seem inclined to explain, Lian Hongyu didn’t press further.

“What Potions?” Chen Mo was somewhat interested.

“Small HP Recovery Potions. They can only be made with Primary Alchemy skill. After drinking, they recover 150 HP per second for 10 seconds. They are the best Potions Players can buy right now, and I don’t have many in stock!” Lian Hongyu said proudly. These Potions were made by an Alchemist friend of hers and required a specific recipe. Even if other Players reached the Primary Alchemy skill, without the recipe, they couldn’t make them.

These items were very rare now, but Lian Hongyu didn’t treat them as treasures to sell at high prices. After all, the effect of Tiny HP Recovery Potions was also 80 HP per second. If she set the price too high, people would just think she was stupid. But the source of the Potions was very limited, so Lian Hongyu didn’t sell to just anyone. Since selling at a high price wasn’t practical, she naturally sold to those who were worth selling to.

“They are indeed good stuff. How many do you have?” Chen Mo’s eyes lit up; the effect of these Potions was really good.

“I have 20 bottles left. I’ll charge you 4 Silver Coins each. I charge others 5 Silver Coins.” Lian Hongyu didn’t forget to give Chen Mo a small favor; this price was basically half-selling, half-giving.

Chen Mo knew this price wasn’t high. Most Potions in the game were made by Players. Although many Players learned the Alchemy skill, the success rate wasn’t very high, and the material costs and expenses were fixed.

After the transaction was completed, Lian Hongyu said goodbye and left. Chen Mo took out the materials to make the Ape Potion.

The success rate of the Blood Refining Art was still the same. Out of seven portions of Ape Blood, Chen Mo only managed to make one Ape Potion.

Ape Potion: After use, the Player temporarily gains the ability to climb. The effect lasts for 180 seconds!

Climbing ability!

It wasn’t a Potion that enhanced combat power, but Chen Mo felt this kind of support Potion was even more valuable, especially outside Shadow City where there were large and small giant trees everywhere. If he wanted to open up unknown areas, this Potion might play an important role.