As Lu Chen was about to temporarily forget about this matter, the system's voice chimed in.

[Ding, you have a new mail.]

"Huh? Could it be... Open the mail." He had just put the equipment up, and it hadn't even been half a minute. Could it really be a mail about the equipment being sold?

[The item you auctioned, "Worn Gnoll Club," has been instantly bought by player "ESD Shanshan." After deducting a 10% auction fee, 1620 yuan has been transferred to your linked bank account.]

"Damn, it got snapped up so quickly..." Lu Chen suddenly had a bad feeling.

It's like when you're buying something, and the seller agrees to your price very readily, it usually means one thing.

You priced it too low...

After checking his bank account, 1620 yuan had indeed been credited.

The real cash immediately diluted Lu Chen's regret. No matter what, the money was in hand!

"Damn, I've already made 3300! That's as much as my previous month's salary!"

And it's only been two hours!

"This is awesome, let's keep grinding! Getting five thousand today would be amazing!"

Driven by the motivation of money, Lu Chen's only enemy was the need to recover stamina and health, spending all his time grinding!

[Killed a Burly Gnoll (Level 5), captured 50 points of Ambient Spiritual Qi, obtained 1 Tier-1 Talent Shard, and 1 1-Star Quality Evolution Point.]

 

[Killed a Burly Gnoll (Level 4), captured 38 points of Ambient Spiritual Qi, obtained 1 Tier-1 Talent Shard, and 1 1-Star Quality Evolution Point.]

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[Ding, obtained item "Damaged Gnoll Club."]

"Normal attributes, but still worth 300 bucks!" Lu Chen stored the equipment in his backpack.

In the frenzy of grinding for equipment, Lu Chen unknowingly leveled up to 5.

Currently, Lu Chen didn't feel much pressure to level up; he only needed 3000 experience points, which meant defeating about a hundred Level 4 or 5 Gnolls.

Including recovery time, it would take about two hours.

"Check Personal Panel."

[Character Bound: Lu Chen]

 

[Character: Strong, Agile, Burly Gnoll]

 

[Quality (1-Star Perfect): Base Strength, Agility, and Physique increased by 50%]

 

[Level: 5 (Level Up Progress: 42/10000)]

 

[Physical Strength: Strength: 14, Agility: 14, Physique: 14]

[Attack Power: Physical Attack 25-28]

 

[Defense Power: Physical Defense 7]

 

[Health Points: 470]

 

[Talent "Inferior Werewolf Bloodline" (Tier-1): Normal attacks have a chance to critically hit, 10% chance for double critical hit.]

 

[Talent Evolution Shard: 0/40 (Tier-2 Shard)]

[Quality Evolution Points: 0/40 (2-Star Evolution Points)]

 

[Monster Reputation: 0]

"The percentage boost feels great, attack is almost 30, and health is 470!" Lu Chen was very satisfied with his attributes!

The only regret was that there were too few 2-Star materials.

After combining all his 0-Star and 1-Star materials, he could barely get 10 2-Star materials.

"I still need to grind for a long time to combine 40... And leveling up from 5 to 6 requires 10,000 experience, such a big leap!"

However, Lu Chen had no reason to complain. Grinding monsters to level up, grinding for equipment to sell, and grinding for evolution materials didn't conflict, and he didn't have to worry about others stealing his monsters or pulling other monsters while fighting.

Lu Chen glanced at the Trading Market; generally, Gnolls didn't drop clubs, let alone the Weak Gnolls near the Starter Village, the drop rate was too low.

In the transaction records, after Lu Chen sold five clubs at noon, only three transactions were completed. Even if people got a club, they were reluctant to sell it.

"It seems the living conditions in the Starter Village are still harsh." Lu Chen then showed a sly smile, "Heh, that means the demand for clubs is still huge, the price hasn't fluctuated, so I don't need to rush to sell the clubs I have!"

Since that's the case, what he needed to do now was to keep grinding!

As Lu Chen's level increased, his activity range expanded. Besides Special Monsters, he mainly looked for Level 5 and 6 Normal Gnolls.

Unknowingly, Lu Chen had left his original grinding spot and reached an area with more Gnolls gathered.

Anyway, he didn't need to worry about pulling other monsters; the more monsters, the higher the efficiency.

As Lu Chen was about to make a big move, he spotted a tall Gnoll.

This guy was a full 1.8 meters tall! Even a Strong Gnoll was only 1.6 meters.

Among a group of short and poor creatures, this Gnoll stood out.

It had a line of words above its head!

Particularly Agile Gnoll (Level 6)!

"Damn! Particularly Agile? Could this be a 2-Star Quality?"

The prefix "Agile" indicated that its attack, defense, and health were the same as a normal Level 6 Gnoll.

"Enhanced agility, no need to be afraid!" Lu Chen's eyes sparkled as he rushed over.

Without a word, Lu Chen's club was already swinging down.

-22!

The opponent counterattacked, dealing 10 damage.

"Haha, it's settled, buddy, one-on-one!" Lu Chen excitedly swung his club.

This Gnoll's attack speed was slightly faster than Lu Chen's, but not by much. For every seven or eight attacks Lu Chen made, the opponent only got one extra hit.

Most importantly, this guy's level was higher than Lu Chen's, but its health was lower, only 450.

With advantages in attack, defense, and health, even if the opponent had a slightly higher critical hit rate, it still couldn't win.

Bang, -46 (double critical hit)! Lu Chen's last club swing was a critical hit.

[Killed Particularly Agile Gnoll (Level 6), captured 70 points of Ambient Spiritual Qi, obtained 1 Tier-2 Talent Shard, and 1 2-Star Quality Point.]

This one didn't drop equipment, but the materials it dropped were enough to excite Lu Chen.

"Haha, it dropped, 2-Star materials!"

This monster's significance was that Lu Chen had clarified his target.

Look for the prefix "Particularly XX."

Such monsters hadn't appeared before Level 5, and it seemed they only started appearing from Level 6.

"Old method, grind monsters while marking refresh points on the map." Lu Chen quickly abandoned his previous leveling spot, searching for these Special Monsters nearby.

After running a large circle, he found a total of three. If he went further, the monster levels would be higher, and Lu Chen's stamina couldn't keep up.

"One Particularly Strong Level 6, one Particularly Agile Level 6, and one Particularly Burly Level 6." Lu Chen marked them on the map.

"Agile and Burly are fine, but that Particularly Strong one might be tough to beat... I'll wait until I level up, then take care of the other two first." Lu Chen stuck to his usual style.

Pick the softest target!

[Killed Particularly Burly Gnoll (Level 6), captured 70 points of Ambient Spiritual Qi, obtained 1 Tier-2 Talent Shard, and 1 2-Star Quality Point.]

"2 materials now!" Lu Chen glanced at the Particularly Strong Gnoll in the distance, resisting the urge to go after it, and continued grinding Normal Gnolls nearby, waiting for the two Special Gnolls to respawn.

"I'll let you have your moment, once I evolve and level up, I'll come for you!"

Now, Lu Chen's mind was filled with stars, and he hadn't even eaten dinner.

By ten in the evening, Lu Chen finally gathered 40 Tier-2 Talent Shards and 40 2-Star Quality Points.

At the same time, his level also increased to 6!

Four hours of exhaustion vanished in an instant, as Lu Chen leaned against a tree stump, trying hard to not appear too excited.

"OK, finally done, time to evolve!"

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