With a starting talent that's practically top-tier, even an old man can go against the heavens!

"The BOSS is here!"

Lu Ziming exclaimed in surprise and then darted behind the old man.

A black line appeared on Chen Beixuan's forehead.

"You're really into hiding, aren't you...?"

"Hey, with you here, sir, there's no need for us to lift a finger."

Lu Ziming said without blushing or skipping a beat.

Chen Beixuan rolled his eyes and turned to throw a reconnaissance telescope at the giant scorpion.

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Desert Giant Scorpion: Level 20 Black Iron BOSS

Blood volume: 55000

Attack: 500

Defense: 300

Magic resistance: 250

Skills: Thrust, Poison, Tail Whip, Berserk.

BOSS Specialty:

[Basic Resilient Life]: Health +50%.

[Venomous Insect]: Increases additional poison damage by 200%.

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"Truly, one-hit kill!"

Chen Beixuan attached the Destruction Power attribute he had previously acquired to the Lightning spell.

Then he let out a soft exclamation!

"Thunder and lightning!"

boom--

True damage -23240, -11620.

Lucky Combo +1!

Cold-bloodedness triggered!

True damage - 34860!

click-

Before the giant scorpion could react, several bolts of lightning cleaved his body in two!

The more than 50,000 health bars vanished instantly, bursting into a shower of light!

[Ding! You have defeated the level 20 Black Iron BOSS [Desert Giant Scorpion], gaining 525 experience points!]

"Hmm... I didn't miscalculate this time."

Chen Beixuan nodded in satisfaction.

Lu Ziming and his companion were immediately ashamed.

The damage has already exceeded the limit, so does it matter whether it's wrong or not?

"Grandpa, what talent did you awaken?"

Lu Ziming leaned closer, looking curious.

Chen Beixuan glanced at him while picking up his things and snorted.

"Don't ask, the answer is that you cheated."

Seeing that the old man wouldn't say anything, Lu Ziming wisely stopped asking.

The loot dropped by the Iron-level BOSS was no longer of interest to Chen Beixuan.

After glancing at them a few times, they were all put up for auction.

What caught his eye was that he had gotten another guild token this time.

After sending a message in the guild leader's group, it was bought by the Dragon Clan for 500 million.

Another ten minutes or so later.

A golden light descended, and Lu Ziming successfully leveled up to level 20.

Equipping the Black Death Sword will cause your attributes to increase dramatically.

"Uncle Chen, I should go back and help them with their job change quest. Thanks for helping me out, Uncle Chen."

"Thank me my ass, get lost!"

Chen Beixuan glared at him and kicked him, saying irritably.

His purpose in helping Lu Ziming level up was to first help someone else succeed.

Only then can you motivate the rest of the team.

With Lu Ziming's level 20 attributes and equipment, he is already far ahead of other players.

With such a huge advantage, even a pig could make it into the top 32.

Seeing the super dad looking somewhat disappointed, an idea struck him.

"Hey kid, remember to help Daddy get his job change first. Call me if you encounter a boss you can't beat."

"Oh, okay."

Lu Ziming realized what was happening and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

The super dad's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

A hint of gratitude appeared in her eyes as she looked at Chen Beixuan.

With Lu Ziming's help and Old Man Chen backing us up, the job change quest is a sure thing!

After the three parted ways, Chen Beixuan ran all the way back to the main city.

With a 140% movement speed bonus, he was as free as the wind.

We returned to the main city in less than ten minutes.

I came back specifically to identify the hatched pets!

He found the pet shop NPC and placed the pet egg he had obtained on the table.

The pet shop owner was a tall, thin woman named Rowling.

A parrot was perched on its shoulder, showing remarkable intelligence.

Her eyes lit up when she saw the pet egg on the table.

"Oh? It's an epic-level pet egg."

She bent down with great interest to observe and gently stroke it.

Then she looked up at Chen Beixuan and spoke.

"The appraisal fee is 10 gold coins. Shall we begin?"

"start."

Chen Beixuan, emboldened by his wealth, slammed 10 gold coins onto the table.

But I felt a pang of heartache.

The appraisal was really expensive; 10 yuan just vanished like that...

As if noticing Chen Beixuan's subtle expression, Luo Lin explained with a light laugh.

"The appraisal fee depends on the pet egg; the rarer the egg, the more expensive it is."

"Your epic-level pet egg is quite extraordinary; 10 gold coins is already a discounted price."

Chen Beixuan nodded, feeling much more accepting of what he heard.

"The identification will take a while, you can wait here," Rowling said politely with a smile.

He then reached out and shoved the parrot off his shoulder, took the egg, and went into the inner room.

Only Chen Beixuan and a parrot remained in the small shop.

The man and the bird stared at each other for a long time.

The atmosphere was a little awkward...

Just as Chen Beixuan was about to ask it if it could talk, the parrot spoke first!

Hey! You silly old man, why aren't you saying anything?

Chen Beixuan was taken aback at first, then found himself both amused and exasperated.

He tried to tease the bird, but the bird teased him instead.

How can a living person be bullied by a bird?

Thinking of this, he gently stroked the staff with his hand and smacked his lips.

"I was just thinking about whether boiled parrot or grilled parrot tastes better... Hmm, I think it's grilled parrot, what do you think?"

These words startled the parrot!

"Eating birds! Killing birds! Bad people! Bad people!"

It flapped its wings and flew to the top of the cabinet, shivering.

At this moment, Rowling came out with the pet egg after completing the identification.

She looked puzzled when she saw the parrot on top of the cabinet.

"Get down, what are you doing up there?"

The parrot was too scared to come down and kept chirping.

"No rain, no rain, someone is trying to harm the geese..."

"She's really into acting..."

Rowling muttered something and then ignored her.

She turned her head, smiled, placed the pet egg on the table, and spoke.

"I apologize for the embarrassing situation. The pet egg has been identified and is here for you."

Chen Beixuan took the pet egg and opened it to examine it.

[Extreme Cold Black Tortoise Egg]: Purple Epic

Description: After hatching, you will get an Extreme Cold Black Tortoise hatchling. The hatching time is 8 hours.

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"Xuanwu... uh, isn't that a turtle!"

Chen Beixuan's face darkened.

Sure enough, his luck was as bad as ever.

It's one thing for a person to get old, but to have a pet that's an ancient tortoise is another.

Hey, you know what, they're actually quite a good match.

Does this mean that his lifespan will be as long as that of Xuanwu?

Thinking about it that way, it doesn't seem so bad?

Chen Beixuan's mind raced, and he gradually accepted reality.

"Start incubation."

After selecting to hatch, the pet egg enters a countdown.

When you log in again tomorrow, you'll be able to see the little turtle.

After putting the egg into his backpack, he noticed the Dark Swordsman's Diary.

On a whim, I took it out.

As he flipped through the pages, a long-forgotten story came to light.

Dark Swordsman Trick.

He was originally an ordinary person with a virtuous wife and a sensible daughter, and a happy family.

But all this beauty was ruthlessly shattered one night ten years ago.

The town mayor was a debauched man who, upon accidentally seeing his daughter, harbored wicked thoughts.

He then used his position to abduct his daughter, Sila.

After insulting her, fearing that the matter would be exposed, he cruelly murdered Silas.

Unable to bear the blow, the wife jumped into a well and committed suicide.

He had thought of seeking justice in the main city, but was ruthlessly killed by the mayor's backer.

Finally, the resentful soul entered the dark world, was captured by the Lord of Darkness, and was granted the power of the Dark Swordsman.

He volunteered to go to the frontier with the Shadow of Darkness to guard it, and used Mordor's teleportation array to travel to the human world to seek revenge.

After avenging his great grudge, he settled in the small town of Monte.

However, this gave Modo leverage over them, preventing them from interfering with Modo's monster-transferring behavior.

Perhaps it was influenced by the good intentions in my heart.

He stayed behind to become the mayor's assistant, secretly helping to defend against the dark monsters sent by Modo.

As time went on, he gradually discovered that what happened back then was not as simple as it seemed...

The story ends abruptly here, and a notification sound rings out!

[Ding! You have triggered the S-rank hidden quest "Trick's Last Wish". Accept?]