Chapter 55 Lunar Essence
Eric fell into deep thought, not understanding how Ephemeral Vanquisher completed the mission in the previous life.
'Where are the Abyssal Codex Fragments stored? Who knows where?'
Moreover, in his previous life, the information he collected for this task was in a tattered state, providing him with very few references to rely on.
Now, with such an evil curse on him, leveling up was a problem. He had to find a way to solve this issue, or it would only get worse in the future.
"Sharon, you see, I'm cursed by demons now. Do you have any way to help me solve this?" Eric calmed himself, then looked at the delicate Sharon and asked, "And where can I find the Abyssal Codex Fragments? Give me some clues."
Hearing Eric's series of questions, a pure smile appeared on Sharon's holy face.
"You sure have a lot of questions, little guy. It's not that I lack a solution for lifting the curse, but you must understand that you have to give something in order to receive something in return. There's only one way to lift the curse, and that's using Lunar Essence. Lunar Essence can lift all magic and curses in the world, but it requires many materials to perform the ritual. I'll provide you with some materials, but you need to pay a fee of 3 gold coins to perform the ritual. If you want information on the Abyssal Codex Fragments, you'll need to pay an additional ten gold coins."
As Sharon explained with an expression of excitement, Eric couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, particularly from the intensity of Sharon's gaze.. No matter how holy she appeared, she couldn't hide the fiery desire in her eyes.
In the end, it all came down to one word.
Money!
System: [ Do you accept the task of lifting the curse? ]
"Sharon, I am willing to pay these fees." What else could Eric say? But Sharon's asking price was too high—3 gold coins at once. No player in Silvervale City could afford that now.
"Since you're willing, pay a deposit of 1 gold coin first." Sharon extended her white hand without hesitation.
Seeing Sharon's action, Eric even suspected she had x-ray vision. But he had to pay eventually, so he gritted his teeth and handed over one gold coin to Sharon.
The moment he handed it over, Eric went from being a big spender to a pauper.
"Take this. You need to fill it with power first. It will lead you to Luminescent Grove to collect thirty Moonstones. Bring them back to me." Sharon quickly put away the shiny gold coin and handed Eric a glass orb the size of a fist.
System: [ You have accepted the Lunar Essence task. You need to collect thirty Moonstones and two gold coins for Sharon. The reward is lifting the evil curse of the demons. ]
Eric looked at the glass orb.
The Teleportation Orb allowed for direct teleportation to Luminescent Grove and back upon its use. The usage condition requires storing 200,000 experience points.
Two hundred thousand experience points are enough for an average player to level up from 0 to above level 7. For him now, it was deadly.
Gaining experience points from killing monsters was reduced by 95%. It meant killing ordinary monsters of the same level wouldn't yield any experience. He had to kill elite monsters a level higher to get about 10 points of experience. To accumulate 200,000 experience points, he needed to kill 20,000 elite monsters. How long would that take? Willowbrook Town didn't even have that many elites.
"No wonder it's an epic-level mission. It's really tough." Eric smiled wryly.
In the previous life, Ephemeral Vanquisher had the support of a top guild, Phantom Temple, and barely completed the mission. Eric didn't have such support now, making it even harder. But if he finished it, the rewards would be worth it. Compared to the reward, even a Demonic Weapon was insignificant. That's why Ephemeral Vanquisher gained fame, making Phantom Temple a giant stronger than Devouring Serpents in the future.
Although Eric didn't have the support of a top guild, he was reborn, giving him a significant advantage, especially in making money. He wouldn't lose to a top guild."It seems I have to go back and forge the Guardian Plate first." Eric put away the crystal orb and left the library. He planned to earn enough gold coins first, then think about accumulating the 200,000 experience points later.
By the time Eric returned to the trade district, daylight had already broken. Many players had gone out to level up and kill monsters, making the streets much emptier. Then, Eric went straight to the bank warehouse to retrieve forging materials and the Sagestone.
As Eric headed to the forging association, the system sent a message.
System: The Guardian Heavy Armor you placed in the auction house has been sold. After deducting the fee, 31 silver and 53 copper have been deposited into your backpack space."Is it that valuable?" Eric was surprised.
It was just a level 3 Guardian Heavy Armor with attributes similar to Xuan Iron grade, worth at most 20 silver coins. Now, it sold for over 30 silver coins, showing how desperate these guilds were for Guardian Plate.
This good news boosted Eric's motivation. He couldn't wait to forge a hundred Guardian Plates to sell and make a fortune.
So Eric activated Zephyr Stride and rushed to the forging association. Without a word, he rented an intermediate forging room for ten hours.Not capitalizing on these guilds now would be a squandering of his rebirth opportunity.
In the forging room, Eric refined all the collected Stone Materials and focused on forging the Guardian Plate.
When the first Guardian Plate was successfully forged.
System: [ Forging Guardian Plate succeeded, increasing forging proficiency by 2 points and gaining 800 experience points. ]
System: [ Do you want to store the gained experience points in the Teleportation Orb? ]
Eric suddenly stopped working and opened the system panel to take a closer look.
"800 experience points for forging?" Eric propped his chin with one hand, thinking, and then laughed, "How could I forget? The curse only affects experience points from killing monsters, not from rewards."
Although forging an item took time, the success rate was high, making leveling up faster than average players, not to mention the current 95% reduction in experience points.
With this loophole, the mission difficulty was greatly reduced.
Moreover, he had the Book of Forging, giving him a 60% success rate for forging Guardian Plate, making his leveling speed much faster than top players. It wouldn't take long to accumulate 200,000 experience points.
In this manner, he not only earned money but also accumulated experience points, effectively killing two birds with one stone.
Even Ephemeral Vanquisher probably didn't think of such a quick way to lift the curse. Thinking of this, Eric set the system to store 100% of the experience points in the Teleportation Orb. Then he picked up the ores and started happily forging equipment. With his improved mood, Eric's movements became more fluid, and the rhythm of the Hundredfold Hammer sounded like a beautiful melody.
When Eric shook off her reverie and returned to her senses, she was stunned by the Guardian Plate in front of her.
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