Traveling through the game world

"Phew!" Lying down on the ground littered with corpses, Lian Yang took a deep breath and said with relief, "Finally, I can rest for a while. These madmen and idiots have exhausted me!"

Turning to his equally exhausted friend Lian Yang, he continued, "Let me see what new systems are unlocked at level 40!"

As he spoke, Lian Yang found the message log. He had only heard that his level had increased to 40 because of the intense battle, but he hadn't had time to check what he had gained at level 40.

Congratulations, host, you have reached level 40.

Store Update:

The daily limit for Lucky Boxes is 1000.

All items in the game store are now available.

The Lucky Box now includes a chance to draw Legacy Equipment.

Enable the automatic equipment pickup system.

"Are all items in the shop available?" Lian Yang's eyes lit up when he saw this, but unfortunately, Xiwang, who knew what he was thinking, said before Lian Yang could speak, "It's just the regular items in the shop; holiday gift packs and the like aren't available yet."

Upon hearing this, Lian Yang was somewhat disappointed and said unhappily, "Tch, what's the point? There's nothing good in the mall anyway."

"Idiot!" Hope explained irritably, "First of all, level 40 isn't a significant level at all; really good items won't appear at this level. Secondly, this update has two main highlights: firstly, you can now draw Legacy items from the Lucky Box—you know how powerful Legacy equipment is; secondly, the update includes automatic loot pickup. While it won't increase your combat power, it will undoubtedly save you a lot of effort."

Upon hearing this hopeful remark, Lian Yang thought about it and realized it made sense. Level 40 was a mediocre level, while levels 45 and 50 were the two levels that truly brought about qualitative changes. After thinking about it, he no longer felt disappointed.

Seeing that the option to draw for inherited equipment was also available, Lian Yang asked, "Hopefully, what level of inherited equipment can I draw?"

Hopefully, he said, "You can draw legendary equipment ranging from level 10 to 85, and the attributes are relatively good."

"Phew, that's good!" Lian Yang was immediately satisfied when he heard that the selection range was so wide. Although he might not be able to use the high-level equipment he drew now, not using it now didn't mean he wouldn't need it later. After all, the attributes of a complete set of inheritance equipment were incredibly powerful.

Although they are all rare equipment, the reason they are called "inherited equipment" is because these are rare items left behind by some very powerful beings in history, which mutated into inherited equipment under the influence of laws.

Moreover, the attributes of inherited items of the same level far surpass those of rare equipment. Their power is so great that they almost surpass divine artifacts in attributes; perhaps the only difference between them and divine artifacts in the real world is the lack of hidden attribute bonuses.

As for the automatic pickup system, well, that's nothing special, just a convenience update at best. But Lian Yang was still very happy; he planned to have everyone change into the inherited gear after returning from the Heroes' Tomb.

Compared to Lian Yang's composure, his friends were anything but calm the moment he released the update. The newest member, Nicholas, exclaimed in an extremely exaggerated tone, "Holy crap, Lian Yang, are you perhaps the illegitimate son of the Archmage Mar? This is outrageous!"

The others didn't say anything, but the look in their eyes at Lian Yang was all too clear—Lian Yang, you're a pervert.

"Ahem!" Lian Yang coughed awkwardly, "You're all happy to receive these benefits, so why all this nonsense? Even if we draw these inheritances now, they're not as good as the purple gear we have. Let's draw the prizes again when we get back to Dark City."

As for the bard Alice, she was completely bewildered by the nonsensical remarks of the group. If they hadn't joined Lian Yang's faction, no one could have experienced the wonders of the Hope System.

Although the system update wasn't the most impressive, Lian Yang had already reached level 40 and could now learn the two powerful skills, Phantom Sword Dance and Mountain-Shattering Slash. Lian Yang had been eagerly anticipating these two skills for a long time.

Looking at the skills already unlocked on the skill tree, such as Mountain-Shattering Slash and Phantom Sword Dance, Lian Yang really wanted to find a monster to fight fiercely and experience the power of these divine skills.

But his incredibly tired brain made Lian Yang too lazy to move, and then he fell into a deep sleep under the watchful eye of the little one.

"Ah!" Lian Yang stretched as he woke up from his slumber and greeted his equally sleepy friends, "Good morning, everyone!"

"Are you sure it's morning?" Alice looked at the dark cave and complained, "Maybe we went to bed in the morning, and it's already the middle of the night."

"Uh!" Baron, who was about to reply with "Good morning," changed his mind and said, "What you said isn't entirely unreasonable."

The bard Alice, still half-asleep, looked at the group with longing and said, "Seeing how well you all get along, I'd like to join you."

Without a second thought, the outspoken Baron said, "Then join us! We always welcome new partners."

Lian Yang remained silent. Although he knew that the bard Alice had a complicated background, he still looked at her with anticipation.

Feeling the scorching gaze of the sun, the bard Alice felt her heart pound again. But thinking of her mission, she shook her head helplessly and said, "No, not now. I have my mission to complete."

Baron was about to say something when Arthur stopped him, saying, "Everyone has their own choices and their own principles. No matter what, as your friend, I still support you."

"Alright, enough with the sentimentality!" Alice said nonchalantly. "Let's keep moving forward. We haven't finished exploring the Hero's Tomb yet, so at least for now, we're still companions."

It must be said that the Hero's Tomb, purified by the bard Alice, was much quieter. The group of people walking slowly could see groups of dark elves who had fallen into a deep sleep from time to time.

"Whoosh!..."

In the silent darkness, the sound of arrows whizzing by was exceptionally clear.

"bite!……".

Lian Yang, who was walking at the front, easily knocked down the arrow with his sword and said calmly, "It seems that this time it's Shaplen's men."

Unlike swords, spears, and halberds, bows and arrows are not weapons adventurers can equip, as their destructive power limits their possession to legitimate nations. Therefore, those at the Hero's Tomb are not the archer troops of the Delos Empire, but rather the archer troops of Shaplon.

Alice's music can put the dark elf guards infected with the Black Nightmare to sleep, but for dark elves not affected by the Black Nightmare, it doesn't really have much effect other than soothing their minds.

However, the troops that Shaplen specifically sent to kill Lian Yang were clearly not some weak or insignificant force. After the first arrow, used as a test shot, was fired, a dense barrage of arrows rained down on Lian Yang and his men like a torrential downpour.

The synchronized movements were the result of countless training sessions. Not to mention, with the cover fire of the assault troops, the powerful melee troops also took advantage of the sharp wind of the rain of swords to instantly rush to Lian Yang and his men.

A skilled hand makes its mark, and the accurate and dense rain of arrows around them was already overwhelming for Lian Yang and his companions. But then, a powerful dark elf warrior suddenly closed in.

The powerful attack caused Lian Yang's health to plummet in an instant. If even the strongest Lian Yang was in such a state, his companions were in even worse shape.

Although each individual dark elf warrior was no match for Lian Yang's team in a one-on-one fight, they had excellent teamwork and coordination. Often, when Lian Yang attacked the elf warrior on the left, the elf warrior on the right would launch a fierce attack. And if he attacked the right, the left side wouldn't be idle either. But just when he tried to retreat and kite the enemy, a dense rain of arrows from the elf archers quickly taught Lian Yang a lesson.

Even more terrifying was that the well-trained dark elf troops separated each person in an instant, making it impossible for Lian Yang and his group of five, along with the bard Alice, to form an effective team.

On the contrary, the relatively larger number of dark elf warriors fought with impressive skill, wielding swords left and right. Moreover, these dark elf warriors weren't in a hurry to attack; they simply waited for an opportunity to open a gap, allowing the archer units behind them to launch a frenzied assault. Each volley of arrows from the dark elves brought Lian Yang and his companions to the brink of death.

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