Chapter 34 The Game with David
Upon hearing this, David became a bit anxious.
"Ice King, we can talk this over. We've had such a pleasant cooperation before; there's no reason to let this small matter ruin it."
Alan paused.
"David, to be honest, Daniel's offer is quite generous."
Hearing this, David knew Alan might be looking to take advantage of the situation.
"Ice King, my platinum-level necklace isn't bad either."
"It's not bad." Alan hesitated. "But it's still just a transitional piece of equipment. Daniel even offered a master-level awakening stone."
"How about you give me a master-level awakening stone too?"
David's expression changed; he didn't have any master-level awakening stones.
"Ice King, I really don't have a master-level awakening stone.
"But I can help you upgrade the Ninefold Longbow to platinum level and throw in a platinum-level necklace."
Alan raised an eyebrow.
With a platinum-level main weapon plus a platinum-level necklace, his combat power would definitely get a significant boost.
But there was still a problem.
If he replaced the necklace, the Treefolk Set would be down to nine pieces.
The set effect would be lost.
Alan said, "Indeed, it seems a bit extravagant to use platinum-level gear just as a stepping stone. Here's a thought. Why don't you hand me a set of golden archer equipment instead?"
"A whole set?" David's face changed dramatically. "Ice King, a set isn't something trivial. The best in the entire newbie village is a bronze-level set, and that's my limit."
Alan was slightly disappointed but not surprised.
"Bronze level, not even silver. Show me the set's attributes."
David took a deep breath. When had a player ever haggled with him like this?
But he had no choice because Icefire Ore was something he absolutely needed.
"Alright."
David led Alan into the back room, where Alan saw three sets of bronze-level equipment.
"This set is the bronze-level archer set, the Breeze Set."
Alan's gaze fell on the Breeze Set, and the set's attributes appeared before him.
[Breeze Set.]
[Effect 1: Attack Speed +3.2.]
[Effect 2: Movement Speed +5.9.]
[Effect 3: Critical Hit +35%.]
[Effect 4: Attack Power +1800.]
[Set Special Effect 1: Your normal attacks can stack attack speed, each normal attack stacking 0.5 attack speed, up to 6 layers.]
[Set Special Effect 2: Your normal attacks can stack movement speed, each normal attack stacking 0.5 movement speed, up to 6 layers.]
Alan frowned.
This equipment wasn't what he wanted.
Although attack speed and movement speed seemed important, he looked at another set of equipment, which had high counter-damage.
What he needed was life stealing!
Otherwise, if David used that counter-damage equipment, he would be at a great disadvantage.
"Ice King, how about it?" David asked.
"Justso-so." Alan spat out two words.
"Impossible!" David feigned surprise. "An archer needs attack speed, movement speed, critical hit, and attack power. This set has it all."
Alan smiled noncommittally. It did have everything.
But it lacked life stealing.
And that was the most troubling part.
At this stage, with counter-damage attributes and without lifesteal, the faster his attack speed, the quicker he would die.
David's counter-damage set was a perfect counter to the Breeze Set.
This was premeditated!
"I don't lack attack speed and critical hit right now; I need life stealing," Alan said.
Life stealing, a special attribute, couldn't be added through free attribute points.
It could only be obtained through equipment or skills.
David squinted his eyes. An archer wanting life stealing seemed to be for increasing error tolerance.
But honestly, the life-stealing attribute definitely didn't offer as much error tolerance as attack speed and movement speed. As long as these two attributes were high, there was nothing to fear.
However, there was a prerequisite—the opponent must not have counter-damage.
Alan's request for life stealing gear made the answer quite obvious.
In the entire newbie village, aside from the Twisted Treant with some low-level counter-damage attributes, only David had it.
"Ice King, life stealing is a special attribute. I do have it, but not in a set. I only have three bronze pieces with it."
Alan's expression changed slightly.
It seemed David had guessed some of his intentions.
Alan sighed, "In that case, I'll go find Daniel."
David's eyes narrowed, and an invisible pressure emanated from him.
Alan felt the temperature around him rising.
[You are affected by high temperature.
[-18.]
[-18.]
The damage wasn't much, but David's attitude made Alan very displeased.
"David, are you going to kill me?"
At this point, Alan spread his hands.
"Fine, I definitely can't beat you anyway. Go ahead and kill me."
David's expression darkened.
He knew that killing Alan would only cause him to lose a level.
And this was the newbie village.
If he killed Alan here, Daniel would surely use it as an excuse to cause trouble.
"Ice King, I do have a special piece of equipment that can steal life," David said, "I'm sure you won't refuse."
Alan was a bit surprised.
What kind of equipment could make David so confident?
David took out a necklace from his pocket.
[Bloodthirst Necklace: Special.]
[Wearing Requirement: None.]
[Effect: Each normal attack restores 1% of your health.]
[Durability: 100.]
Alan's eyes narrowed.
He had to admit David was right.
This was an item he couldn't refuse.
One percent health recovery didn't seem like much, but Alan's health was high enough to make it significant.
"Alright, this Icefire Ore is yours," Alan said.
"No." David shook his head. "To get this item, besides the Icefire Ore, I also need a thousand other pieces of equipment."
Alan's expression changed slightly; this demand was a bit outrageous.
"David." Alan's voice deepened. "Isn't this request a bit excessive?"
"It's not. I believe you'll agree," David said.
Alan smiled noncommittally.
David had bet correctly.
"Fine, as you wish, but I don't have it now. I need some time."
"No problem, I'll wait for you."
Alan agreed because it was something he could do easily.
He had accumulated a lot of equipment from farming game dungeons.
His next plan was to farm game dungeons to increase his health as much as possible.
Ideally, he wanted to upgrade The Hand of God's Retribution to three stars, which would significantly boost his damage.
Leaving the newbie village, Alan started grinding in the Twisted Jungle.
Emerald City.
SnowflakeChaser saw the message from her subordinate and couldn't help but look a bit strange.
[After all this time, he's still level ten. It seems there's no hope for him.]
SnowflakeChaser replied: [No need to keep an eye on Ice King. Even if he logs in now, he can't catch up to me.]
The subordinate: [Should we still try to recruit him?]
SnowflakeChaser hesitated for a moment and then replied: [Recruit him if you can, but lower the annual salary to one million. If he agrees, fine; if not, forget it.]
SnowflakeChaser: [In the game, falling behind means falling further behind. Don't worry about him.]
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