Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 75 Waiting for the First Snow (Supplement 11)

"Oh, I see."

I replied with a simple message, and after shooting several commando members in the head, I felt it was too easy, so I replied with another message: "Thank you."

Lin Qingying did not reply to the message.

……

It was around 2 p.m.

The great battle in the valley was nearing its end. Because of our group of players, Dark Tide sent a large number of vanguard and assault teams into the eastern battlefield, but they still failed to make any progress.

At this moment, a squad from the Burning Wind Legion entered the battlefield, led by a major wearing second-generation power armor. With their arrival, our mission was complete, and the belated ringing of the bell rang in our ears!
[Congratulations! You have completed the mission "Intercept and Eliminate the Dark Tide Troop Transport Team" (Rank A). Rewards: 45 Character Experience, and an additional reward: "Dark Tide Armguards" (Quality: Blue)!]

……

Blue hand guards?

In an instant, a small buzzing sound came from my head. Great! The last piece of my equipment is finally about to be completed!

He hurriedly opened his interdimensional storage space and took out a pair of arm guards that shimmered with a blue glow and were integrated from his arm to his hand. His gaze lingered on them for a moment, and their attributes floated out.

【Dark Tide Armguards】(Quality: Blue)
Grade: Tier 2

Defense: 30
Strength: +20
Blessing: Powerful - I, increases attack power by 50 points.
Strength required: 200
……

The moment I saw the attribute, I was overjoyed again. It actually had a powerful blessing attached, which was the best of the best. If I could get a full set of powerful equipment, my attack power would be worlds apart from other players of the same level!
"Clap!"

I put it on immediately and leveled up to 25!
My overall combat ability level instantly reached 1802 points, breaking through the 1800-point mark!
"We've used up most of our ammunition."

Gunshot Like a Dragon said, "Ding Han, our Crimson Sky Alliance team is preparing to return to the city for supplies and rest. What's your situation?"

I glanced at Zhang Ruolin; she had dark circles under her eyes and looked quite tired.

"Let's go back together."

"Well, that's good, at least we can look out for each other."

"By the way," said the spear-wielding dragon, "there are still some BOSS-level ability crystals that haven't been opened yet. Let's open them all."

So, I opened all five of my treasure chests without thinking, and immediately I heard a series of tinkling sounds, and words appeared before my eyes.

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the following item: 5000 Star Coins!

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the following item: Character Experience +5!

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the following item: Character Experience +5!!

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Dimensional Expansion Crystal] (Expansion Space: 0.4 cubic meters)!

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Wilderness Blade] (Quality: Blue)!

……

Opening the first three boxes... made me want to curse!

The true nature of "Star Abyss" is finally showing. When players obtain a large number of treasure chests, low-quality treasure chests will inevitably bring some surprises to the players. They will either receive a small amount of Star Coins or some insignificant character experience, which will be used to dismiss the players!
Fortunately, the two extra-powered crystals that followed were quite good.

One is a 0.4 cubic meter extradimensional expansion crystal, which is very important, at least I personally value it highly!
Using it directly, my extradimensional storage space instantly expanded to 2.1 cubic meters!
With steady effort, you'll eventually be able to expand to a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment!

In addition, a blue sword blade was drawn and taken out from the interdimensional storage space. Wherever his gaze lingered, wisps of text floated out.

【Wild Blade】(Quality: Blue)
Rank: Second Tier

Type: Unimolecular sword

基础参数：攻击135-180，攻速0.9次/秒，耐久度1900/1900
Strength: +18
Length: 0.7M
Weight: 4.5KG
Blessing: Lifesteal +2%
Specialty: Armor Penetration, ignores 12% of the target's armor.

Strength required: 200
Details: Swords crafted by artisans in wilderness settlements often appear in the hands of wanderers.

……

This sword has decent stats, including life steal and armor penetration, and adds 18 points to strength. However, its attack power is a bit lacking, being 10-20 points lower than my Legion Blade. In addition, its armor penetration effect is 3% lower. Overall, it is a rare and excellent melee weapon at this stage, but it is not the pinnacle weapon at present.

"Ding Han".

Beside him, Spear Dragon exclaimed in surprise, "You drew a blue sword?"

"Ah."

"What level?" he asked, a little excited.

"Second level."

I highlighted the attributes of Wild Blade.

"I rely on..."

Chaos Demon King, Milk Tea Life-Extending Immortal, and others were slightly startled, probably because they had never seen such a good melee weapon before.

"Do you want to take action?"

"Although I am a super weapon specialist in the spear style, this blue sword is not unusable if a suitable spear is not available," said Spear Dragon.

"also."

I nodded: "How much is Alliance Leader Long willing to offer?" "A flat price, sixty thousand, how about it?"

After a moment's thought, I realized that 60,000 was actually a reasonable price. Blue melee weapons were priced similarly on the dark web, since it was the early game and melee weapons were generally cheaper than guns of the same quality.

This is easy to understand. Melee players' time to shine is still far off. The early game is definitely the time for damage dealers, who can dominate the battlefield with just a good gun. Melee players, on the other hand, are all late-game specialists. Once they have a full set of top-tier equipment and have enough armor to withstand the damage from damage dealers, they can start hacking and slashing with their swords. That's when melee weapons reach their peak value.

For example, high-level orange, cyan, and even pink power swords of the sixth, seventh, and eighth tiers will definitely be extremely difficult to obtain, and their prices will likely be driven up to an alarming level.

"Okay, sixty thousand it is."

I immediately gave Wild Blade to Gun Like a Dragon.

He was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting me to throw it to him directly. He smiled and counted out stacks of star coins from his extradimensional storage space, then threw them to me as well: "7.2 for nine rockets, plus 6 for the Wild Blade, that's a total of 13.2. Count them."

"no need."

I put the money into my interdimensional storage space and laughed, "Let's go, time to head back."

"Well, let's go!"

……

The members of the Crimson Sky Alliance huddled together, chatting and laughing.

Although two players were lost, the trip was very rewarding, and most players are now taking it easy. They've decided that death is death, and perhaps the deceased players can return to reality, which is a kind of early release.

I walked side by side with Zhang Ruolin.

Opening the leaderboard for the "Battle of Xicheng," unsurprisingly, I was at the top, holding a position that no one else could challenge.

1. Shadow Chaser Level: 25 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 32784
2. Gunfire Like a Dragon Level: 26 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 16882
3. One-Hit Kill Level: 25 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 15527
4. Rabbit's Critical Hit Level: 25; Class: Firepower Attacker; Points: 14988
5. I'm bad at the game but I can still talk. Level: 24. Occupation: Damage Dealer. Points: 14772
6. Lu Xun deleted comments overnight. Level: 24. Profession: Starry Sky. Super Weapon Points: 14003
7. Milk Tea Life-Sustaining Immortal Level: 24 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 13974
8. Top Liberal Arts Scholar of Zaun: Level 23, Class: Psionicist, Points: 13762
9. Ruolin's Level: 23; Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 13625
10. Chaos Demon King Level: 23 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 13274
……

With points far ahead, they almost reached the double points of the second-place player, Gunfire Like a Dragon!
One-hit kill followed closely behind, while Rabbit's critical hit and I'm bad but can BB's two firepower players were neck and neck in points. Ruolin remained firmly in ninth place, maintaining her position in the top ten of Xicheng.

Actually, for a woman to achieve such a ranking in "Star Abyss" is quite remarkable.

"so tired……"

Zhang Ruolin yawned, exuding a lazy air: "I'll go back and have a good meal, then get a good night's sleep. I want to sleep for 24 hours before considering going out of the city to participate in activities."

"Ah."

I nodded: "Remember to save money to replenish ammunition."

"Don't worry, we'll definitely keep it."

Afterwards, we passed through a battlefield outside the city. In a charred thicket, I spotted a faint green glimmer. Amidst the ashes, a cactus was growing in a crevic at the foot of the mountain. Normally, a cactus growing in the wild during the cold winter would have frozen to death long ago, but it stood upright like a cockroach that could not be frozen to death.

So I went over and used the Legion Blade to dig it out from the foot of the mountain, roots and all.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Ruolin asked with a smile.

"Take it home and use it as a potted plant."

I tossed the cactus into my interdimensional storage space and said, "You have to pay to buy a cactus at the flower market in Xicheng."

"sharp……"

Zhang Ruolin gave me a deep look: "Ding Han, your stinginess has really opened my eyes."

I rolled my eyes and continued walking towards the phase teleportation array.

Soon after arriving at the teleportation array, the players who had been coming and going were exhausted. Meanwhile, the battle outside the city between Xicheng and Dark Tide had reached a stalemate and was expected to continue for some time. The players were not in a hurry to earn points.

……

Players went to the black market to replenish the rocket grenades and various bullets needed for their RPGs to their original levels. However, Old Ma said that the ammunition consumption was too high and there was no stock available. Players would have to wait and could pay first. He would send someone to notify them when the goods arrived. After making the prepayment, players were left with only 1+ Star Coins, and once again found themselves in a state of near-poverty.

Stepping out of the black market and strolling through the ancient city, I finally felt a sense of returning to normal life. A feeling of anti-war sentiment welled up in my heart. Damn it, if it weren't for leveling up, who would want to face the bloodshed outside the city!

Downstairs in the apartment complex, I went into a lamb restaurant and wolfed down a big meal. Afterward, I found a flowerpot, planted a cactus in it, and placed it on the coffee table in the living room. Then I took a shower, leaned against the pillow, and drifted off to sleep.

……

The next day, early morning.

Feeling refreshed, I woke up early, went downstairs to buy breakfast, and after having breakfast with Lin Qingying, I placed my potted cactus on the balcony, then turned around and asked, "Has it snowed this year?"

"Not yet?" Lin Qingying seemed unsure.

"Good."

I arranged the cacti.

"What's so special about this cactus?" she asked.

"It's very special. I named it Zhang Wansen so that it will be the first to see the first snowfall in Xicheng."

With a mischievous grin, I turned to her and said, "When the time comes, just walk up to it, whisper 'Zhang Wansen, it's snowing,' and silently make a wish, and all your wishes will definitely come true!"

"..."

Lin Qingying opened her beautiful eyes wide, seemingly not quite believing it.

(End of this chapter)