Su Fan and Su Yutong lay on the bed, both exhausted. Although Su Fan had done most of the heavy lifting, Su Yutong's running back and forth had also taken its toll.
Su Fan turned to face Su Yutong, who also turned at the same moment. Their eyes met, and a moment of subtle intimacy arose between them.
Su Fan's heavy breaths brushed against Su Yutong's face, making her blush. Her cheeks immediately flushed red.
Su Yutong's slightly flushed face was like a tempting apple in Su Fan's eyes, and he couldn't help but lean closer.
Seeing Su Fan approach, Su Yutong tensed up. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and her lips parted, as if waiting for something.
"You have a piece of sleep in your eye."
Su Fan's words instantly shattered the atmosphere.
Su Yutong's eyes snapped open, and she angrily sat up, rushing to the mirror to check if there was indeed sleep in her eye.
"Coward!" Su Yutong angrily called Su Fan a coward and went home without looking back.
They were now separated only by a wall. Su Yutong could reach home with a single turn, so Su Fan didn't need to escort her.
"Wasting my gaming time."
Su Fan checked the time; it was almost eleven o'clock. He still needed to reach level ten today, then go get new equipment for quests.
After entering the game, Su Fan went directly to find Bu Bangmang.
Bu Bangmang had daily quests that rewarded much faster leveling than normal monster grinding. It was estimated that two quests would be enough for Su Fan to reach level ten, whereas grinding monsters would take an unknown amount of time.
This time, Su Fan accepted the daily loop quest.
The loop quest rewarded a lot of experience and was not difficult, only requiring a few location visits, with a battle only occurring in the final stage.
[Ding! Daily Quest: Bully]
Quest: 1/5
Go to the innkeeper to understand the situation.
Su Fan knew this part of the storyline. A bully who skipped out on his bills frequented the inn, constantly harassing and threatening the innkeeper, even forbidding him from reporting to the authorities.
The innkeeper wanted someone to report on his behalf. After the report failed, and after a few more rounds, the protagonist encountered the bully upon returning and chivalrously intervened, defeating the bully to complete the quest.
The initial stages were skipped. Su Fan quickly completed the first four tasks using a flying talisman and a guiding bee. Upon returning to the inn,
A bully with a full beard appeared in the inn.
"Hurry up and serve me! What's taking so long, are you looking to die!"
The bully roared at the waiter.
The waiter dared not speak but could only nod dejectedly and go to the kitchen to place the order.
Su Fan knew it was his cue to step in.
"Hey, you're the bully causing trouble around here, aren't you?" Su Fan said.
"Who are you? Mind your own business!" the bully said fiercely to Su Fan.
"I'm your grandpa," Su Fan said with a smile.
Through repeated experiments, Su Fan had discovered that NPCs in this game world possessed a degree of self-awareness as long as it didn't interfere with the main storyline. This meant that NPCs might not follow the game's original plot progression, but they would never deviate from it.
Therefore, Su Fan only needed to provoke the bully into acting. He didn't care what was said; Su Fan's immediate insults were designed to enrage the opponent.
If he followed the plot, there would be a lot of unnecessary dialogue.
"You're asking for death!"
The bully immediately flew into a rage, flipping a table and hurling it at Su Fan.
According to the game's settings, Su Fan had to kill the bully for him to flee and the quest to be completed.
But would killing the bully here be the right course of action? Would he be able to get up again as he would in the game?
Su Fan was uncertain.
Just in case, Su Fan quickly consumed nine attribute pills. He could only consume nine pills at level one.
Nine pills translated to nine free attribute points, all allocated to strength.
Su Fan's damage output had increased significantly. His sword damage could now reach 78-83 points, and his unarmed damage was as high as fifty-five points.
Seeing that the bully was unarmed, Su Fan decided not to use his weapon either, lest he accidentally kill him.
The bully threw a punch at Su Fan, which Su Fan easily dodged. He seized the opportunity and delivered an uppercut.
"Hao you gen!"
Su Fan's punch landed on the bully's chin, knocking out his teeth.
"A du gen!"
Su Fan followed up with a kick to the bully's stomach.
The daily quest was not difficult, and the opponent's strength level was not high. Su Fan easily defeated him.
The bully lay on the ground, bruised and swollen.
"Hero! Stop hitting me! I'll never dare again!"
"If I ever see you skipping out on your bill again, I'll beat you every time!"
Su Fan concluded with the scripted line.
The bully repeatedly agreed and fled in a panic.
"Thank you, young hero! May I know your name?" the innkeeper asked Su Fan.
"You're welcome. I was asked by Bu Bangmang from the east of the city. If you want to thank someone, thank him," Su Fan stated Bu Bangmang's name as instructed.
"So it was Bu Bangmang. Thank you, thank you," the innkeeper expressed his sincere gratitude.
Su Fan left the inn and went directly to Bu Bangmang to submit the quest.
"Well done. Here are your rewards."
[Ding! Quest Complete, Experience +5000]
One quest gave Su Fan five thousand experience, bringing him close to leveling up.
"Is there anything else you need help with?"
Su Fan asked Bu Bangmang again.
He could do two daily quests a day, which was just enough for Su Fan to level up.
After some time, Su Fan successfully reached level 10.
[Ding! Congratulations on leveling up]
[Main Quest: Bandit Extermination]
Report to the yamen and inquire about the bandit extermination plan from Captain Xing.
[Main Quest: Apprenticeship]
Moon Worship Manor is recruiting disciples. Please go and check.
Two main quests. Bandit Extermination was the conclusion of the level ten main quest, while Apprenticeship was the beginning of the level twenty main quest.
Before that, Su Fan needed to craft a level ten equipment set.
Set Enchantment
Place four pieces of equipment into the enchantment slots, then insert four Super Amethysts and twenty Amethysts to gain set attributes after enchantment.
Su Fan had prepared in advance: a Hundred-Forged Saber, Bronze Helmet, Bronze Armor, and Boots.
The four blue-grade items received from the quest were perfect for crafting the set.
Su Fan placed the four pieces of equipment into the slots, followed by the amethysts and super amethysts.
These materials, converted to real money, were worth tens of thousands.
Su Fan directly pressed the enchantment button.
A purple light flashed.
The four pieces of equipment were successfully enchanted.
As for the attributes, it depended on Su Fan's luck.
Set Attributes:
1/1: All Attributes +2
2/2: Damage Increased by 35%
4/4: Attacks have a chance to trigger a flash effect, with a 10% chance to blind the enemy.
The three attributes looked quite good.
Next was enhancement. This time, Su Fan would not stop at +5.
He aimed for at least +8 this time. He didn't plan to change equipment before level twenty.
Su Fan numbly clicked the enhancement button, and ingots disappeared like flowing water. He had to admit that it pained him, as this was real money converted at a 1:1 ratio.
"Damn it! The failure rate is so high after +5!"
Su Fan couldn't help but complain.