Chapter 19: Leaving the Hotbed

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

All certified class changers had the lowest level of authority at Level 9.

One needed to obtain contribution points in the future to unlock higher-level authority. Zhang Xuan was no exception.

The virtual data in the Exchange Center clearly listed all kinds of items, weapons, materials, recovery potions, and so on.

Zhang Xuan could only take a look. With the 100 gold coins in his pocket, he could only buy some potions to recover his energy.

However, he wasn’t worried about spirit strength at all.

As for weapons, he couldn’t even afford an iron-grade weapon, let alone a silver-grade one.

Looking at the information on the data panel, Zhang Xuan recorded the value of some low-level materials.

[Wolf Skin: Recover price is 25 gold coins]

[Goblin Bone: Recover price is 10 gold coins]

[Misty Flower: Recovery price is 35 gold coins]

As for missions, there weren’t many of them. Most of them were missions to collect materials. The reward for missions was relatively higher than the price of selling materials alone.

Most of these missions were issued by lifestyle alchemists and pharmacists.

Lifestyle classes needed to undergo life skills training, and training was naturally indispensable. It consumed a large amount of materials, so such low-level materials would never worry about not being sold in the market.

The area outside Xinyuan City was filled with Level 10-20 monsters, so it wasn’t too difficult to collect these materials.

Through life skills training, life professions could also obtain a certain amount of experience and unlock higher-level life skills to contribute more to the entire country.

“Eh?”

After looking around, Zhang Xuan suddenly discovered a crusade mission that had just been issued. To be honest, such a mission was quite rare.

[Quest Requirement: Obtain the Goblin King’s Bone Marrow]

[Mission Reward: 150,000 gold coins]

[Access: Level 15 Goblin King Dungeon]

[Note: Nightmare Difficulty and above has a probability of dropping]

To be honest, the mission reward was quite a lot. When Zhang Xuan saw it, he was slightly tempted.

However, the heavens would definitely not give him a free meal. According to his understanding, the Goblin King Dungeon was located in a pit 50 kilometers away from the northern suburbs of Xinyuan City.

The distance wasn’t far, but the minimum level requirement to enter such a dungeon was Level 12. Zhang Xuan clearly didn’t meet the minimum level requirement to enter.

As for the difficulty level of the dungeon, it was divided into Normal, Elite, Nightmare, and Hell. Zhang Xuan had only read about these four levels in the textbooks. As the level of the dungeon increased, the difficulty would increase by several times.

Nightmare Difficulty dungeons usually require a complete and powerful team to clear. As for the Hell Difficulty, it was best not to even think about it.

There was nothing else to see. No matter how high-level the materials were, it was useless for Zhang Xuan to remember them. After buying some food, he left the Exchange Center.

The next step was to leave the city.

“Level 17? Level 6 necromancer?”

When the guard saw the information displayed on the magic array, he immediately looked at Zhang Xuan in confusion.

He couldn’t figure out why the academy would allow a Level 6 support class student to leave the city, and it was even approved by the dean.

One had to know that the monsters outside were all at least Level 10. Usually, it was already very difficult to deal with them with a difference of two levels, let alone four.

However, the institute would definitely not joke about such things. There might be something special about this youth’s profession.

“Verification passed, but the monsters outside aren’t comparable to those in the novice dungeon. You have to be careful.”

“If things go wrong, you can give up on anything. You have to stay alive, understand?”

Zhang Xuan nodded in response. “Thank you for your concern. I’ll be careful.”

After passing through a few meters of doors, Zhang Xuan arrived outside the city.

A faint, rancid smell mixed with the smell of blood entered his nose. Even the blue sky looked a little red.

Outside, it was no longer a hotbed of protection.

Zhang Xuan walked forward and soon disappeared into the depths of the wilderness.

Stepping into the forest, he could vaguely see many dark red marks on the surrounding trees. They were all left behind by the accumulation of blood over the years. On the ground of the same color, it was impossible to tell that it was summer.

Not far away, a beast’s roar could be heard. From the sounds of fighting, it seemed that the professionals were fighting monsters.

As he walked forward, Zhang Xuan saw another priest who had lost her breath. Her upper body had already been torn apart, and her internal organs had been completely dug out.

It seemed like she had been dead for a few days.

Such situations were common outside the city, and no one would collect their corpses.

Arriving at an empty space, Zhang Xuan summoned the 35 Skeleton Warriors in the undead space. At this moment, he noticed a monster spying on him in the distance.

“It’s time for you to shine.”

A Skeleton Warrior rushed over. When the Skeleton Warrior approached the monster, its interface information appeared.

[Bizarre Wolf (Level 10)]

[HP: 1600]

[Strength: 301]

[Defense: 160]

[Agility: 212]

[Skills: Companion Summon, Sudden Attack]

The Bizarre Wolf glared fiercely at Zhang Xuan. Although its intelligence wasn’t high, it knew that Zhang Xuan was the priority.

To be honest, Level 10 wild monsters were indeed different. This panel was completely incomparable to the monsters in the novice dungeon.

Moreover, looking at the monster’s fierce gaze, it seemed like it would pounce on him and eat him at any moment.

This monster’s stats were actually not bad in all aspects. Its thick skin was just enough to test the Skeleton Warrior’s level.

The Bizarre Wolves were monsters that occupied this forest and lived in groups. Although their Attack wasn’t high, it was very easy for them to summon their companions. Therefore, the battle usually had to be ended as soon as possible.

The Bizarre Wolf had already quietly adjusted its position. Then, it suddenly rushed towards the Skeleton Warrior, its fangs extremely bloody!

However, in the next moment, it actually exerted strength in its hind legs when it was in midair. When it came into contact with the Skeleton Warrior, it suddenly jumped in another direction, and its target changed to Zhang Xuan!