Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

These are all loot obtained from opening boxes when soloing the boss. Using them, you can test the level of magic. The enchanter happens to have this ability.

……

Coming to the ruins again, Yu Man moved closer, and the stench of the ruins remained.

If you don't wear high-level magic resistance armor, you might get burned if you walk in, and it might bring you some negative status.

If you're unlucky and encounter a negative state that's difficult to recover from on your own, you'll need to find a specialized healer. In that situation, it's better to commit suicide and revive.

She was cautious, standing at the edge of the limit, and first took out a piece of wood, a second-level enchanting material, "Cedar Ice Saliva".

This thing is made by removing ice spikes that have been frozen on cedar wood for a long time, along with the branches. It is very easy to obtain.

Yu Man held the branch handle and poked at the magic mist.

"Snapped--"

In an instant, the hard and transparent ice turned black.

Like an infectious disease, the black color spread rapidly along the branches.

Yu Man was very calm and immediately threw the thing away - however, it did not fall to the ground.

Before it hit the ground, it was completely eroded and turned into a gray-black color with nothing left.

"Higher than... Level 2."

After making the judgment, Yu Man took out another third-level material.

But she hesitated and put it back.

There's no need to try the third level, it's just a waste. Using the momentum just now, if you use it to poke it, it will probably end up as slag.

Helplessly, she took out a fourth-level enchanting material with a look of reluctance on her face.

"Reverse Rainbow Worm"

“A rainbow is actually a circle, half of it rises above the earth and the sky, and the other half is rooted in the earth and the abyss.

This worm is one of the many parts that make up the other half of the rainbow.

It lives among those rainbow colors, with only a few places flashing.

If you are lucky enough to come across a rainbow box, as long as the level is not too low, you can get a rainbow worm, which is a symbol of excellent luck.

But Yu Man was reluctant to use this thing, because the rainbow worm could be cultivated by people with the corresponding profession. It could spin silk and cocoons, and could be made into jewelry materials. It was quite valuable and considered hard currency.

Helpless, this is the only fourth-level material I have... I'm just going to give it a try, hoping I can come across it again in the future.

She pinched the rainbow worm and stretched it forward carefully.

Its iridescent metallic head gently touched a wisp of magical mist...

——It didn’t turn black immediately.

"Snapped……"

Instead, it seemed like the beginning of some kind of ritual.

The rainbow worm suddenly became irritable and even made strange roars that it shouldn't have.

Its roar sounded like a call, and more and more magical mist began to surge and drift towards the rainbow worm.

But before long, the rainbow worm reached its limit of endurance, began to deteriorate, and struggled to death.

The rotten Rainbow Reverse Bug fell to the ground, losing its value as a fourth-tier material...

But its corpse did not turn to dust immediately.

"It is estimated to be fourth level... Let me take a look at its properties." Yu Man bent down and immediately began to observe it.

It is no longer a rainbow worm, but has become another object.

"Failed Summoning Container"

"It cannot bear enough magic to reveal even one of the reflections of the old world."

"Huh... I see, it's a Lord's copy."

Reflection of the Old World - the meaning of this word refers to a large type of various copies: the Old World type.

"One of" describes the dungeon situation, meaning there will be a boss who reflects the old world.

Yu Man had a deeper understanding. As long as the conditions were met here, the magic mist would turn into an entrance to a dungeon.

There's no long process, there's only one boss... at least a level four one.

She was sweating a little.

Based on the failure just now, it can be judged that sufficient materials of at least level four are needed to open the copy... This is easy to say.

The problem is, the boss inside is a very difficult reflection of the old world, and its rank is quite high. And damn, I'm still wearing all my novice clothes...

If you want to defeat the boss, you need to get the equipment and items of that class.

This requires buying land and building a workshop, and letting production players do it.

But if you want to buy land, you have to defeat the boss inside.

Perfect closed loop...

Ugh.

But there wasn't a trace of negative mentality left - she just smiled unconsciously.

It was nothing more than another difficult challenge, something she had gotten used to after walking alone for so long.

……

After leaving the ruins, Yu Man came to the warehouse, put down all his things, and told the intermediary that "this matter is not a dead end", and then began to tackle the copy.

The first thing is to create the entrance to the dungeon.

Players with rich experience can roughly judge the situation inside based on the dungeon entrance.

Although there are a large number of unpredictable types - but at least, the fourth-level copy is not that difficult.

Therefore, sufficient fourth-level materials are needed to accommodate that magic power.

This isn't difficult to do. You just need to brush up on your expertise and you can do it by the way.

As for equipment... there is no workshop to provide equipment, only the equipment and craftsmen of NPCs can be used to produce up to the third level of items.

If I had to say, it's not impossible to beat it with this, but it would be very, very difficult to do it alone. Not only is the success rate low, but you'd have to try it over and over again, which was a huge drain on your time and energy.

But it doesn't matter.

It's not a dead end - that's enough.

……

In the main city, there are some basic craftsmen and shops, which are the industries of NPCs passed down from generation to generation.

They can provide the simplest supplies, although the cost is quite a burden for today's players.

But Yu Man didn't hesitate to spend the small amount of money and bought enough supplies, the most important of which were potions. The potions that alchemists could provide were extremely helpful in battle.

At the same time, her acquisition orders at the trading house also began to move forward.

The players who arrived at the main city had already started the locust migration, sweeping up resources around them, and a large part of them was sold to Yu Man.

As she watched the orders being completed one by one and the resources increasing, her smile became brighter.

In particular, some players who progressed quickly and got started quickly, and even started to collect second-level materials, sold them all to Yu Man for cash.

Every transaction means rich profits have been obtained.

She picked out some raw materials and took them away from the trading house.

Then go to the NPC craftsman to process it into a semi-finished product, and then find the corresponding craftsman to make the specified style of armor and weapons.

Although it took her half an hour in total, she had already changed out of her novice suit and into a full set of second-level equipment, becoming a standard adventurer.

The defense and resistance of armor are greatly increased.

But the biggest improvement is the ice staff in his hand.

As the rank increases and the specialization is met, a new active skill "Ice Shaping" is added.

Well—time to go hunting.

Like all girls who changed into new clothes, she was in a good mood.

They left the main city and headed towards the illegal area.

……

Different from the previous calmness, the safe zone has become the world of players and is bustling with activity.

But this is the game she knows, and it is a common sight.

There are a lot of newbies asking for help, and some people pretending to be veterans to answer.

Some are looking for online romance, while others are looking for players to compete with.

Players from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan started exchanging political comments with mainland players.

Foreigners like to ask why they are on a server full of Chinese people. Then the Chinese people will reply in English and help them find other English speakers. Then the foreigners will find out that one of them is a Maozi and the other is a Ermaozi, and they will also start to talk about politics.

Yu Man enjoyed the atmosphere, but she always took a stealthy route. She really didn't want her mere second-tier equipment to become the most attractive person on the road, attracting all kinds of envious glances... That would be really embarrassing...

After taking a long detour, she arrived at the entrance to the illegal area.

There are far fewer players here, and some of them specifically use shouting and typing at the entrance to warn people that there are malicious PKs inside and that their equipment will be dropped if they die.

"Be careful! If you are killed by players in the illegal area, all your property will be lost!" This time, the man shouted at Man.

"Yeah." After nodding casually, Yu Man stepped in.

Although it is also a snowy scene, the scenery in the illegal area is much more solemn after all.

And there are no players in sight.

Yu Man walked in it easily, but did not let his guard down.

She didn't go to the old place. Rather, it would take a long time for the previous regional leader to refresh.

The sentry tower and rebel camp where it is located are not the entire illegal area. It is just that the most valuable treasure chests are located there, so they are considered the most rewarding content.

For example, if she wanted to obtain Tier 4 materials, the best way would be to hunt wild monsters of that tier, then bring the corpses back to the main city and have them dissected by NPC craftsmen.

Although, this kind of monster can only be found in very, very deep places, and its combat power is terrifying.

Yu Man knew a place - the Unfrozen Forest.

The habitat of wild animals is a forest in this ice and snow that still preserves a rich ecology.

One of the map fragments obtained from the treasure chest records information about this area.

Including how to get there, what kind of monsters exist, what dangers are in the environment, etc. This information will be mastered by players sooner or later, but for now it is still Yu Man’s exclusive information.

The probability of encountering a player... should be very low, so there should be no risk in this regard.

The only thing that made Yu Man feel uneasy was that the message mentioned a towering tree in the forest, which was the cause of the endless snowfall on the continent. People could not see it, but would die in agony if they approached it.

……

ps

(I wrote the last chapter of Crab Sea. What a failure... But I will remember this debt.)

007·Where's the treatment? Hello?

From then on, it was an easy journey.

New equipment and sufficient expertise made Yu Man's journey smooth.

It was different from the first time she came here. At that time, she had to avoid wild monsters. Even if there was only one enemy, she would most likely be sent back to the Novice Village.

But now, she can deal with most wild monsters head-on.

Because the elemental concentration is too high, elemental spirits are born from nature, wild beasts emerge from the forest and underground in search of food, thieves, rebels, refugees, and bandits from illegal areas...