35: Golden Sword

With his ultra-high Luck value, both fangs of every Saber-toothed Tiger dropped. If they had more fangs, they probably would have dropped those too.

Converting them into Merit Points yielded over 200,000, which was already enough for both of them to become Barons.

In the Divine Kingdom's official Ranks, one can become a noble with 10,000 points. Only after becoming a noble are players eligible to purchase residences, and they receive a 2% discount on most items in the System Shop.

With 100,000 Merit Points, one becomes a Baron. At this point, they can buy shops within the city and receive a 5% discount on most items in the System Shop.

With 1,000,000 Merit Points, one becomes a Viscount. Only at this Rank can one purchase guild bases and manors.

These manors have many functions. Unlike ordinary residences which are only for resting, manors allow for the construction of various facilities, such as Advanced Alchemy Labs and Refinement Rooms, making them extremely practical.

People who can afford manors are at least tycoon-level or above. It symbolizes money, status, and Face. In the mid-to-Late Stages of the game, this is standard equipment for the wealthy.

Xiao Xing and the other picked out some usable equipment, swapping their entire sets for Level 15 Dark Gold gear. Not only was their defense significantly boosted, but the equipment also provided some attribute bonuses.

Golden Sword (Dark Gold)

Rank: 15

Strength +5

Attack Power: 103

Special Effect: Critical Rate +2%

Unique Skill: None

Durability: 1000/1000

This sword has relatively high attack power and a critical hit attribute. Other than that, it has no highlights, making it a decent weapon. After equipping this sword, his attack power rose to 200+.

Next, Xiao Xing and the other waited on the spot.

Mutated Saber-toothed Tigers are considered relatively special wild mobs. It took 50 minutes for them to respawn. Including the 10 minutes spent picking up equipment, the respawn time was one hour.

Because the Saber-toothed Tigers died at the same time, their respawn was also highly synchronized. When the time was up, a large number of figures appeared across the plain once again.

Without any fancy tricks, Xiao Xing repeated his old tactic, wiping out another wave of Saber-toothed Tigers. Under the effects of Goddess of Luck Descends, the harvest was similar to the first wave.

However, as their Rank increased, the required experience became massive. They only reached Rank 18 this time.

Even so, this was considered ultra-fast leveling. One must realize they had only been in the city for a few hours and had already jumped from Rank 10 to Rank 18. If those people working hard to level up in the Novice Village found out, they would definitely be shocked to the extreme.

As time passed, the two killed nine waves in the Mutated Saber-toothed Tiger territory. It was already one o'clock in the morning, but they didn't feel the slightest bit of fatigue, only excitement.

Especially Qing Lan; she worked extremely hard picking up equipment every time. Seeing the massive amount of gear made her beyond excited. If Xiao Xing hadn't told her the quest deadline was approaching, she wouldn't have planned to head back yet.

Due to their high Rank, the experience gained from killing these Saber-toothed Tigers had significantly decreased. They had now barely reached Rank 20.

But Xiao Xing didn't care. What he was after were the Saber-toothed Tiger fangs. They harvested a total of 180,000, which translated to 1.8 million Merit Points. He had risen to the Rank of Viscount in a single day.

It took half an hour for the two to return to the plaza. Because the Divine Deer had reached Rank 20, its speed was now very fast. If the city weren't so large, it wouldn't have taken that much time.

Xiao Xing only turned in 100,000 fangs, giving the remaining 80,000 to Qing Lan to complete her quest. Since they had gone out together, he naturally wouldn't be stingy.

After turning in the quest, the two logged off to rest, having agreed to meet the next morning.

After logging off, Xiao Xing cooked some instant noodles and began to eat.

"It looks like I need to improve my lifestyle."

Looking at the instant noodles in the bowl, Xiao Xing gave a bitter smile.

Back then, he had lived frugally just to save money to buy various things for his girlfriend. After discovering her messing around with Manager Zhang, Xiao Xing became even more of a shut-in, which was why he had bought so many instant noodles to keep at home.

It wasn't until his Rebirth a few days ago that his state of mind shifted. Since he now had the ability, he naturally wanted to live better.

Because his Divine Soul power was depleted, he didn't plan to go to the rooftop to Cultivate for the next few days. Increasing his strength in the game could also make him stronger.

Getting up in the morning, Xiao Xing washed up, finished breakfast, and then opened the forum to browse.

This was a habit from his past life. Although he couldn't get specific details from the forum, checking it frequently allowed him to grasp the general trends of the game.

It was this habit in his past life that let him know much information about the game, such as the gold treasure chests in the Novice Village.

When he opened the forum, it was already in an uproar. A thread title from a few days ago had been pinned to the top again, with comments and likes exceeding 50 million.

Title: [Jian Chen is Invincible] (Views: 55.1 million)

Content: This guy isn't just cheap, he's shameless. If I were cheating too, I could crush him with one finger (Despise) (Despise). (Likes: 36.44 million)

Floor 1 [Chrysanthemum Too Tight]: 666, peanuts, melon seeds, and beer are ready...! (13.35 million)

Floor 2 [Eating Instant Noodles in a Public Toilet]: The guy above is my grandson, everyone please take care of his business, thanks!!! (Likes: 25.52 million)

...Floor 10 [Hand-Stroking 8 Times a Day]: Cheater, definitely a cheater. (Anger) (Anger) (Likes: 49 million)

...Floor 108 [Harvard Professor]: Based on my rich gaming experience, clearing a Level 10 dungeon solo only 6 hours after the server opened means there's a 99.9999% chance Jian Chen is using some kind of hack, and a 0.0001% chance he obtained a Heaven-Defying class in the game. Appraisal complete, don't flame if you don't like it. (Likes: 48.6 million)

Floor 109 [Egg-Touching Captain]: The guy above isn't just a returnee from abroad, he just got back from surgery in Thailand. Those who know, know! (Smug) (Smug) (Likes: 44.51 million)

...This title was posted a few days ago. Because it had the highest views, it had returned to the very top, making it extremely conspicuous.

Besides that, there were many other hot titles, all about Jian Chen and Qing Lan. Most of them claimed the two were cheating and then asked where to buy the hacks, saying they wanted to buy them too.

Xiao Xing also understood the reason from these. Because a third person had reached Rank 10 last night, the Rank Leaderboard had appeared.

When everyone saw the Rank Leaderboard, they thought their eyes were playing tricks on them.

1st Place: Jian Chen, Rank 20.

2nd Place: Qing Lan, Rank 20.

3rd Place: Third Young Master Wu, Rank 10.

4th Place: Tian Tian is Super Cute, Rank 10.

5th Place: Ye Bai, Rank 10.

6th Place: Ye Huan, Rank 10.

7th Place: Ye Fan, Rank 10.

8th Place: Dao Fa Zi Ran, Rank 10.

9th Place: Tian Ce Zhan Shen, Rank 10.

10th Place: Three-Year-Old Cute, Rank 10.

...After the leaderboard came out, those experts subsequently reached Rank 10 as well, but that wasn't the main point. The crucial thing was the top two.

Everyone remembered that the two had only entered the city one day ahead, yet they had actually leveled up by 10 whole Ranks. They were pulling all-nighters killing mobs just to survive and still hadn't left the village. This gap was simply too large.