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Perhaps it was because the girl before her resembled someone from her past, someone she felt immense guilt towards, that she couldn't help but reach out, not even pushing away the other's kindness.
After a moment of silence, she stared blankly at the surface of the sea until the boat docked.
The two of them arrived at Dragon Island.
The island, built from white rubble, was covered in platinum-colored fine sand. The beach was so soft it felt like stepping on a cloud, slightly ticklish, and she immediately sank into it.
"Wow—it's so beautiful."
"What’s your Quest Item?"
"It’s Dragon's Grass."
"Dragon's Grass?"
Now even Yan Yan couldn't contain her surprise. Her gaze swept over the golden Longbow in the other girl's hand, and she asked, "Did your Alchemist Level reach Intermediate?"
"No~"
With a mysterious wink, she quietly leaned closer to Yan Yan's ear and whispered:
"My Luck Value is really high; my Alchemy Success Rate is almost one hundred percent. As long as I have the recipe, I can brew an Intermediate Health Potion. The Quest Item Dragon's Grass is an exchange item for the Pharmacist Guild's Intermediate Health Potion recipe. The golden equipment I have in my hand is also due to my Luck Value. I opened the System Mall's Easter Egg and got a golden weapon after just fifteen tries! It's not just me—our team's Luck Value is all very high."
The System Mall's Easter Egg was known as Zero Point's most extravagant project. Each Easter Egg cost one gold coin, and ninety-nine percent of what you got was junk. With its gambling nature, it attracted countless gamblers who flocked to it, often losing everything they had.
Investing hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins might yield only a fraction of their original investment.
Yet here was this girl who managed to get golden equipment after spending just fifteen gold coins—what incredible luck she had.
“Luck Value?” She frowned, turning the term over in her mind without coming up with anything.
Aside from a few basic attributes, Zero Point also had a hidden attribute: Luck Value.
For this mysterious attribute, Yan Yan had never expected anything in both her past and present lives. However, she seemed to recall hearing about it in her previous life; there were a large number of players with exceptionally high Luck Value. Could this girl before her be one of them?
Suppressing the questions bubbling up inside her, she looked at the girl with a hint of curiosity.
“I’ll tell you, but you mustn’t tell anyone else~” The girl’s rosy cheeks were filled with excitement, as if she had a significant secret to share with someone close. “It’s a trick to brush up on hidden attributes that Boyfriend of the fairy discovered by accident. If you give the beggar at the entrance of the novice village a jar of Osmanthus Wine every evening for ten days, your Luck Value will increase by 1.”
She lowered her voice, excitement sparkling in her eyes.
This story sounded very familiar.
Yan Yan lowered her gaze to hide the memories welling up in her mind, pulling out a fragment from deep within.
A player had inadvertently given some change to a beggar and received an astonishing Reward: an increase in Luck Value.
All of his close friends had used this method to max out their Luck Value. Eventually, the news broke out and was posted on the Forum, where it stayed at the top for a long time. Later, that player and his friends, along with all the Regular Players who had brushed their Luck Value, were banned.
Account has been completely canceled.
Originally, this was a hidden aspect of the game, but due to certain interests being affected, those in power used the excuse of a game bug to ban all Regular Player accounts, while none of the players with connections were touched.
No wonder she was able to obtain one of the few Golden Gear items in the game and even unlocked the most unlikely Easter Egg Item to receive a Reward, with an almost one hundred percent Alchemy Success Rate.
This Luck Value must be—
Her original Luck Value was already high, and after exploiting the bug, her Luck Value was nearly maxed out.
As a Junior Alchemist, successfully crafting an Intermediate Formula is unheard of.
"Who else have you told about this?"
The slightly cold tone carried an undeniable seriousness.
"Huh? Just you~"
Not understanding why the atmosphere had suddenly turned serious, The Lord's Gift looked at her with confusion.
"What about your Friends? Have you told anyone else?"
"Well, I guess just my Support Group around me?—"
The uncertain tone deepened Yan Yan's frown.
Sensing the unusual atmosphere, she asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Could you let your friend add me?"
"Oh, sure, let me check—"
Pulling up the friend list, she immediately noticed a notification that her friends were online. She quickly sent a message, and after understanding the situation, two friend requests popped up instantly from Yan Yan.
Looking at the requests from Troublesome Fairy and Huo Qubing, she promptly clicked to accept.
At the same time, she sent another message.
"After hearing about your method for farming Luck Value, there's something I want to discuss with you—"
Pausing for a moment to give them time to react, she continued:
"I'm not sure how many players are aware of this technique for farming Luck Value, but it can't be shared any further. Every game has its balance point, and the existence of Beggar NP is already like a bug. All bugs will eventually be patched by the game; the wider the issue spreads, the more people will get hurt." She bit her lip, recalling a girl in her previous life who had a high Luck Value in their team and was banned from her Account. Despite multiple applications on the Official Website, she was coldly rejected. A young girl who relied on her gaming Account for a living completely broke down and later committed suicide. Her eyes darkened as she thought about it. "The ones who suffer are often the most innocent," she thought bitterly, knowing that those who exploited this loophole for profit faced no consequences. Swallowing her next words, she said calmly:
"So, you'd better control the spread of this information."
"Why should we trust you?"
A tense, gentle female voice came through the voice message.
"Just consider it a reminder based on my good intentions."
With that, she withdrew her voice, unwilling to respond further.
The other party seemed to be discussing something with the man beside him. After a moment, a young boy's voice rang out:
"This news is known by only five people right now. I can guarantee that no sixth person will find out!"
After another moment.
"Hello, Silent, I am Troublesome Fairy, a good friend of The Lord's Gift. I was a bit nervous earlier, so please forgive my rudeness~"
The apologetic voice carried a sense of sincerity.
"It's alright."
Yan Yan calmly replied.
No one would easily trust the words of a stranger, especially when it concerned such important information. Fairy Girl was already quite vigilant, and the reactions of these two players exceeded her expectations. She had only intended to mention it casually, unsure if it would have any effect, but she hadn't anticipated that The Lord's Gift's friends would be so—
Naive?
They were probably students.
That would explain why they were so quick to trust others, holding onto an innocent heart, warmly embracing all that is good and bad in society.
Little did they know when such sincerity might be hurt—
The banning incident was one example.
Suppressing the coldness in her gaze, she said, "Let's find a time to go to the Skeleton Graveyard dungeon together. I've heard your skills are quite impressive—"
Before she could finish her sentence, a shy voice suddenly chimed in, "Brat, teasing us again! Silent Sister, you mustn't believe anything that Ghost Girl says; she just loves to stir things up. My skills are quite average, really just very basic. I heard you took out four level ten players—your skills must be exceptional! Join our team, and I'll be your dedicated healer!"
She tried to play cute, masking the shyness in her tone.
A boy nearby teased, "Sure, be my dedicated healer, but soon you'll be someone else's dedicated healer. Can we still love each other properly?"
"Cough, cough, alright, alright! You two lovebirds can show off at home. Yan Yan and I have a mission to attend to!"
The Lord's Gift decisively interrupted their banter and pulled the indifferent-looking person beside him forward.
"Yan Yan, I forgot to ask you—what are you doing on Dragon Island? Is your mission the same as mine?"
A hint of curiosity laced with anticipation colored his voice.
If their missions were the same, they could gather herbs together. With her Luck Value and speed, she could surely help him out; after all, Yan Yan had protected him with her life on the ship.
"It's not a herb-gathering mission. I'm here to find Dragon Bone Stone and Dragonbone Wood."
"What’s that?"
He had never heard of it—great, how could he help her?
A fleeting smile crossed Yan Yan's face as she replied, "I remember that Dragon's Grass is located in the northwest of Dragon Island, near Dragon Pool by the coast. There aren't many monsters around, but you should watch out for the crocodiles in Dragon Pool. We should form a party; if you can't handle them, just call for me."
"No need, no need—"
She quickly declined her offer for help, a blush rising on her cheeks.
She originally intended to help someone, but now she found herself needing their assistance instead. Wasn't that just dragging someone down? It was hardly a way to repay kindness.
"Let's form a team."
Agreeing to the invitation, the girl noticed the other player's level was 11 and gasped in surprise. "Yan Yan, you're level 11! The top hundred on the leaderboard are all above level 11; let me take a look—"
She pulled up the leaderboard. "Wow, the highest is Old Steed in the Stable at level 1. He's the only one at that level; everyone else is at 11. But you're still impressive! No wonder you could take out those four weaklings! Master, please let me cling to you—"
She brushed off the hand reaching out to her and instructed, "If anything comes up, call me on Party Channel. I'm heading to the east side of the island for a quest."
"Okay!" QaQ
Waving goodbye, the delicate girl cautiously stepped onto the sand and made her way toward Dragon Pool.
Once they parted ways, Yan Yan suppressed her initial relief and instantly entered a state of alertness.
Dragon Island was a level 4 map, and it was no joke.
Mr. Miguel's warning was not unfounded.
Nearby lurked Lizard, Giant Scorpion, and Black Armored Snake—monsters ranging from levels 4 to 5. They hid among the rubble, ready to deliver a fatal blow if one let their guard down.
If she got hit even once, it would be game over.
Taking out the Concealment Powder from her backpack, she carefully sprinkled it over herself, leaning forward cautiously as she peered toward the rubble.
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