Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 25 The Green Necklace
[Congratulations! You have completed the rare-level dungeon "Green Junkyard" (Elite ★★). Rewards: 18 character experience points, and an additional reward: "Green Necklace" (Quality: Green)!]

……

A ding-dong sound rings in my ears, signaling the arrival of the final dungeon reward!
Beneath my feet, the corpse of the goblin scavenger slowly turned into white light and rose and dissipated. At the same time, with a "thud," a necklace fell into my extradimensional storage space.

In the game "Star Abyss", player equipment is divided into 11 items: weapon, off-hand weapon, helmet, chest armor, arm guards (gloves), leg guards, shoes, cloak, necklace, and ring. Two rings can be worn. In "Star Abyss", rings and necklaces are the only two items that may have critical hit attributes!

In addition, rings, necklaces, and weapons are the only three types of equipment that have a chance to have a lifesteal effect. In short, critical hit and lifesteal are two extremely rare and desirable attributes.

Especially in the early stages of the game, having a lifesteal attribute would greatly increase a player's leveling efficiency, since most players haven't seen any healing items yet, which is a significant limitation for melee players.

Thinking of this, he reached into his interdimensional storage space and carefully took out the green necklace. The necklace was made of rather rough thin rope, and the pendant was a jade ring in the shape of a jadeite ring. It looked extremely exquisite and had a faint luster.

After a brief pause, the necklace's attributes appeared—

【Green Necklace】(Quality: Green)
Rank: Tier 1

Spirit: +10
Blessing: Critical Hit Chance +1%
Spirit required: 35
……

"..."

Looking at the attributes of the green necklace, I was speechless. It was actually a necklace that increased spirit, obviously equipment for a Spirit Speaker. However, the 1% critical hit chance was somewhat helpful to me.

If it were an ordinary super warrior, they would have to trade this necklace after obtaining it, since they would never be able to wear it themselves.

But I'm different. The SS-grade Elemental Furnace adds too many attributes, plus the 6 points of Spirit added after Basic Programming is upgraded to lv10. In fact, wearing this green necklace is more than enough!

Needless to say, spirit is magic resistance. As for equipment, there isn't a necklace that suits me right now!
With a "whoosh," the green necklace dangled from his chest, giving him a somewhat ancient martial arts warrior feel. He then inputted the experience points he had gained from the dungeon into his level, which soared from level 16 to level 18. As for the Yuanli Furnace, it had also been upgraded to level 15. He allocated all his free attribute points to Strength, and his character panel attributes underwent another huge change!

【Chasing Shadows】(Starry Sky Super Weapon - Sword Specialization - Tier 1)
Rating: 18
Attack: 90-200
Defense: 78
Life: 6800
Critical Hit: 1%
Charisma: 0
Yuanli: 100/100
Overall combat capability level: 380
Potential Point Allocation: Strength 168 / Agility 85.5 / Spirit 59.5 / Stamina 45
Achievements: 3
……

After completing a dungeon run, my overall combat ability instantly soared to 380 points, which is likely enough to make me the number one ranked player in Xicheng at this stage. Unfortunately, the regional rankings are based on level, and I cannot reach the top with my current level.

It's alright, being low-key isn't a bad thing!
Then, I counted the remaining ammunition.

"call……"

I sighed, wishing I could pull out my pack of Jinliqun cigarettes and smoke one. The Green Scrapyard dungeon was incredibly resource-intensive, and I only had a few hundred bullets left for the Roarer. Plus, there weren't any sellable items this time, so the cost of ammo for my next leveling trip was another headache.

Leave the instance.

"Shua~~~"

With a slight dip in my body, I silently jumped down from the canal railing. Night had already fallen in Xicheng, so no one saw me appear out of thin air. Just then, my stomach growled, and a feeling of hunger instantly overwhelmed me.

Alright, let's go to the internet cafe for lunch.

At night, he brazenly barged into an internet cafe.

"Ding Han".

Sakura looked up at me and asked, "You look travel-worn. Where have you been gallivanting off to?"

"I'm not messing around; I'm just a poor person struggling to make a living."

"Sigh, me too."

She revealed a look of shared sympathy.

I immediately went behind the counter, picked up a cup of instant noodles, secretly added two sausages, and brewed it with boiling water.

"The boss's here, you're really arrogant..."

Sakura paused her dance moves on the keyboard for a moment, glanced at me, and said, "You have to add the ham sausage quietly. Don't you know our boss is extremely stingy?"

"Okay, just don't tell anyone."

I crossed my arms and waited for the instant noodles to be ready.

"Ding Han".

At that moment, Lu Xiaobei appeared outside the counter, craned his neck to look at the instant noodles on the table, and laughed, "You're just eating this?"

"if not?"

I said speechlessly, "That unscrupulous capitalist hasn't paid me a single penny of wages so far. What else can I eat if not this?"

"Pitiful."

Lu Xiaobei clicked his tongue, but showed no intention of paying wages: "By the way, I have something to announce."

"Oh, what is it?" Sakura immediately looked up.

"Tomorrow night at six o'clock, we're having a hot pot dinner at Feiyang Internet Cafe's annual meeting. You all have to come. I've asked a manager from another internet cafe to temporarily fill in for me. The four of us will go out for team building."

"Okay!"

Sakurako said excitedly, "I've never attended a year-end party before, this is going to be a real eye-opener."

I curled my lip. What kind of knowledge could you gain from a company party and team building event at a small internet cafe?
However, having the opportunity to eat a good meal is certainly a good thing.

……

So, I waited all day.

The next day, as night fell, Lu Xiaobei rushed back from outside, laughing, "Employees, let's go out for dinner, spicy hot pot!"

"go!"

After temporarily handing the internet cafe over to a seemingly honest-looking guy with glasses, the four of us went out.

Not long after, at a hot pot restaurant not far from the internet cafe, at a table for four, Zhao Yihang and I sat on one side, while Lu Xiaobei and Yingzi sat on the other. The hot pot had already started to boil vigorously, and a fragrant and spicy aroma wafted over. Lu Xiaobei ordered a case of beer, opened half of it, and placed a few bottles in front of each of us.

"Come on." As the boss, Lu Xiaobei took the lead in raising his glass and gave a year-end summary: "In the past year, while the internet cafe industry is booming, the business of our Feiyang Internet Cafe has gradually improved. This is the result of the hard work of all of us, and the result of our joint efforts and shared successes and failures."

To be honest, she does seem quite like a qualified capitalist; at least her words are rather inspiring.

"I can't hold my liquor, I can't drink alcohol," I coughed and reminded them.

"Then drink less." Lu Xiaobei glanced at me.

"Row."

I only poured half a cup.

"Come!"

The group gently raised their cups, then drank them down in one gulp, before starting to devour the meat in the hot pot.

When they were halfway full, Lu Xiaobei smiled again and said, "Next, I will announce the list of outstanding employees for this year. Everyone, please listen carefully."

Instantly, all three pairs of ears perked up!

"This year's outstanding employee of Feiyang Internet Cafe is..."

Lu Xiaobei deliberately dragged out his words, then pointed a finger at me and said, "Ding Han!"

Sakura and Zhao Yihang immediately gave up.

"Recently, Ding Han not only assembled a lot of new computers for the internet cafe, but also reinstalled the system, pioneering the concept of internet cafe memberships. He also gave me a lot of advice. The fact that Feiyang Internet Cafe has been able to achieve such a high usage rate recently is inseparable from Ding Han's efforts."

Sakura smiled and raised her glass: "Ding Han, I knew the Employee of the Year would definitely be you, my strategist! Come on, this is a toast to celebrate!"

"Yes, together!"

Zhao Yihang teased, "You're definitely going to down this glass of wine in one gulp!"

So, after downing a beer, I felt my face start to go numb again.

Being alcohol-intolerant is such a disaster!
"Boss, what kind of reward is there for outstanding employees of the year?" Zhao Yihang asked.

"No."

Lu Xiaobei said, "It's just a verbal title, used to encourage employees to keep up their efforts."

"oops……"

Sakura and Zhao Yihang simultaneously patted their chests: "That feels so good!"

"Nima..."

I was speechless for a moment, then said, "How about... you reconsider the issue of my staff dormitory? Sleeping on the chairs in the internet cafe all the time isn't a solution; my body can't take it anymore."

"Let me think it over..."

Lu Xiaobei fell into deep thought, which lasted all night, but he came to no conclusion.

……

Late at night, everyone returned to the internet cafe. Sakura was picked up by her boyfriend, Zhao Yihang went back to school, and I was the only one who had to stay behind to work the night shift.

This night shift was very tough. I couldn't sleep in a semi-drunk state and was extremely excited. Around 4 a.m., my eyes were shining and I ate two buckets of instant noodles.

In the early morning, I was so sleepy that I fell asleep leaning against the wall.

"Ding Han, Ding Han?"

Shortly after, someone shook my shoulder.

It's Old K.

"That unscrupulous capitalist Lu Xiaobei still hasn't solved your sleeping problem?"

"Nope."

I said helplessly, "It's tough..."

"Right? I've experienced that feeling too. A penny can stump a hero."

Old K looked at him with sympathy: "How about... you come and squeeze in at my place? The bed in my room is 1.8 meters wide. We can each have a blanket and squeeze in. You can make do for one night and at least get a good night's sleep. Otherwise, you'll really ruin your health if you keep going like this."

"That's okay..."

I nodded.

Soon after, Sakura arrived looking radiant and quickly handed over her shift.

They then followed Old K to his residence.

Old K lives in an old residential area, where rows of dilapidated four- or five-story tenement buildings are connected. The room is relatively spacious, but the smell of instant noodles is a bit unbearable.

"My place isn't big, so please make do." He smiled faintly.

"I've already come this far, what's there to be picky about?"

"That's good."

He sat down and started taking off his shoes. The moment Old K took off his shoes, my expression suddenly changed drastically.

'grass! ’

I instantly felt like I was suffocating. Old K's kick was absolutely amazing, comparable to the Chinese national football team!
(End of this chapter)