“How much defense do you have?” Chu Chenghao asked Xu Yan, who was beside him. Xu Yan’s level was pretty high, making him a suitable candidate for the main tank warrior role. Defense was a crucial attribute, hence Chu Chenghao’s inquiry.
Xu Yan exchanged glances with Fei Zhe and Xia Tianyu. Fei Zhe and Xia Tianyu nodded. Since they were forming a team, they needed to be open with each other; these important stats couldn’t be hidden.
Receiving Fei Zhe and Xia Tianyu’s approval, Xu Yan replied, “I just changed my equipment. My current defense should be around seven thousand.”
“Seven thousand?!” Chu Chenghao exclaimed, standing up abruptly in surprise. “Are you sure it’s over seven thousand? Did you misread it?”
The surrounding classmates couldn’t help but react as well. For Xu Yan’s current level, seven thousand defense was an incredibly high number.
“With over seven thousand defense, we can definitely tackle the Spider Cavern. Not only the Spider Cavern, but even the Valley of the Dark could be possible.”
“Seven thousand defense is enough to make someone a main tank in some major guilds.”
“Indeed, the members of the Niuren Tribe are all freaks. Even with over seven thousand defense, he can’t even be a main tank in a second-tier team.”
They naturally attributed the reason to Xu Yan being part of the Niuren Tribe, having access to better equipment, hence his high defense. With such a powerful tank warrior, everyone in the team could expect their gear to improve by at least two tiers within five days.
“With your current defense level, Fu Guangtao wouldn’t stand a chance against you,” Chu Chenghao remarked in admiration. “If I were you, I’d have beaten him up long ago.”
Chu Chenghao then inquired about Fei Zhe and Xia Tianyu’s stats, and after hearing the details, he was left speechless.
It was understandable that Xu Yan had high defense, but how come Fei Zhe and Xia Tianyu, who weren’t from the Niuren Tribe, were also so strong? Their stats made everyone else feel inferior.
Xia Tianyu and Fei Zhe exchanged a glance toward Nie Yan, who was seated in a distant spot, but they didn’t reveal the truth.
“After this, we’ll rely on you guys. Actually, our classmates in the Command Department are all quite talented. It’s just that we’ve never had a good team before. I believe our team can definitely develop. One of you three should be the team leader,” Chu Chenghao said, immediately giving up and not competing further after realizing Xu Yan, Xia Tianyu, and Fei Zhe’s strength.
“Let Xu Yan be the team leader and Chu Chenghao the deputy leader,” Xia Tianyu suggested.
“I agree too.”
“I agree as well.”
Chu Chenghao hadn’t expected Xia Tianyu and others to nominate him, so he was somewhat surprised. “I’m not qualified. How can I be qualified?”
“Don’t decline, Chu Chenghao.”
“We trust you.”
Under the strong insistence of everyone, Chu Chenghao couldn’t refuse anymore and had to agree.
With this, they united this group of classmates, leaving Zhao Shiyu, Fu Guangtao, and others as isolated individuals.
Seeing Xu Yan and others bringing these classmates together, Nie Yan smiled knowingly. These Command Department classmates would definitely grow into elites in various fields in the future. Bringing them together and building good relationships with them would be extremely beneficial for the future.
Having lived two lives, Nie Yan had gained rich life experiences. He understood that a network of relationships was very important. Xu Yan and others had done something very significant for him. What Nie Yan needed to do was to build good relationships with these classmates and consolidate his position within the class. Nie Yan’s future goal was to become the leader of these people and, if possible, have them work for him.
Nie Yan chatted with these classmates about various topics. Being the top student in class, his strength was evident, so these classmates felt honored and were naturally very willing to interact with him.
Throughout the entire day, Nie Yan’s interaction with the Command Department classmates was quite harmonious.
In the evening, Nie Yan logged into the game and continued completing tasks in the Ancient World to enhance his strength.
The Ancient World was filled with dense jungles. Beams of light filtered through the gaps between the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground, creating a world full of wonder.
Nie Yan sorted through the items he had obtained from killing monsters in recent days. The number of various crafting skill books had already reached more than 180, covering various types, including some rare crafting skill books whose uses he hadn’t even explored yet. In addition to these crafting skill books, there were several large-space backpacks. Nie Yan equipped these backpacks, increasing his inventory space to an astonishing 720 slots, which was definitely more than enough for normal use.
Previously, the low-level herbs Nie Yan had collected were gradually decreasing as he used them to produce various potions, improving his alchemy expertise. The supply of low-level herbs was gradually becoming insufficient, so he could only continue collecting Jinlan Grass at his old gathering spots to accumulate raw materials. After accumulating some Jinlan Grass in his backpack, Nie Yan continued to use it to produce potions. Although he had never worked as an alchemist before, Nie Yan quickly became familiar with the potion-making process. Bottle after bottle of magic recovery potions were created under his hands, only to be discarded afterward.
These magic recovery potions could only be used by himself. However, as a rogue, he didn’t require any mana, making these magic recovery potions completely useless. Therefore, he simply discarded them to avoid taking up space.
It was probably very rare for someone to complete the entire process from gathering to production by themselves. Nie Yan gradually realized how powerful the combination of crafting and combat professions could be. Having a system of crafting skills allowed a player to possess strong endurance in field operations. Ordinary players usually had to return to the city after staying in the wild for five or six days because their consumables often ran out. However, Nie Yan, having learned gathering and potion-making, could collect herbs on the go when encountering them while leveling up in the wild. If he reached areas rich in herbs, he could even stay in the wild indefinitely, ensuring self-sufficiency.
Nie Yan’s gaze fell on his item list, where there were still several skill books that were obviously very useful, such as Scroll Scribe Master, Mechanist, and so on. All these crafting skill books had one thing in common: the items produced could only be used by himself.
This sparked some ideas in Nie Yan. Learning these crafting skills and producing items with them could make him even more powerful.
In the Ancient World, various materials were very abundant. Collecting these materials and training crafting skills should be very fast. At worst, he could stay longer in the Ancient World and level up all his crafting skills to Master or even Grandmaster level, which would make him a rogue with extremely strong endurance. This would give him a better chance of successfully advancing to the Shadow Dancer class.
Nie Yan analyzed the occupational systems of various crafting professions. Herb gathering and potion-making were part of one system, using wild herbs to provide potions for himself. Blank Scroll Production and Scroll Scribe Master were another system, where players could first craft various quality blank scrolls from cloth scrolls obtained from monsters, then use the Scroll Scribe Master skill to create various types of scrolls. Additionally, ore gathering, metallurgy, forging, and mechanics formed another system, where players could gather ore, smelt and forge it into various weapons, or forge it into semi-finished metal products for mechanists to further process into various devices.
Besides these systems, there were other systems such as disassembly, enchanting, and alchemy.
If he could truly elevate the skill levels of all these crafting skills, he would become a true master of all professions! This could serve as a support role, greatly enhancing players’ combat effectiveness.
Nie Yan followed the Jinlan Grass growth area, gradually crossing a rocky beach around a stream. Ahead, a lush green meadow came into his view. Under the sunlight, these plants looked as if they were carved from jade, appearing translucent and so fresh they seemed to drip with water.
Seeing these plants, Nie Yan’s eyes lit up. They were Emerald Jinlan Grass, a herb one level higher than Jinlan Grass. It could be used to make advanced and master-level instant recovery potions and was also a raw material for many mid to high-level potions. If he could gather a large amount of Emerald Jinlan Grass, Nie Yan estimated he could upgrade his alchemy master skill to advanced today!
There were Emerald Jinlan Grass everywhere in this meadow!
However, on that meadow, there was a wandering ghost. It floated in the air, drifting around, occasionally emitting waves of coldness. The plants on the nearby ground were instantly covered in patches of frost.
Nie Yan wasn’t sure what level this ghost was. He slowly crept closer, stopping about thirty yards away from the ghost and casting a Detect spell on it.
Frost Specter: a level-three creature.
The Frost Specter had approximately 500,000 hit points. Nie Yan frowned slightly. It was actually a level-three creature. He wondered how strong the Frost Specter was and whether he could handle it. So far, the strongest creature he had encountered was only a level-two elite, slightly stronger than an ordinary level-two creature, clearly not in the same league as this Frost Specter.
Nie Yan hesitated for a moment before making a decision. He would eventually have to start dealing with level-three creatures, so he might as well try now.
This Frost Specter was obviously an ice-type monster, which likely meant it had high resistance to ice.
Fortunately, Nie Yan had previously learned a few skills that increased ice resistance. He also had a Frost Ball, so if his ice resistance was high, dealing with an ice-type creature would be much easier. In addition, he had some master-level ice resistance potions in his backpack, so he was well-prepared.
Nie Yan stealthily approached the Frost Specter, following it from a distance and looking for the right moment to strike.
The Frost Specter’s lifeless eyes scanned around.
From a distance, Nie Yan already felt the surrounding temperature drop by several degrees. His body felt increasingly cold, and his movement speed slowed slightly. The most annoying thing about frost creatures was their slowing effect.
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