[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate":3,"chapter-level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-chapter-187":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Level 1 to Infinity: My Bloodline Is the Ultimate Cheat!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},741690,980,"Chapter 187: The Plaguelands Grind","level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-chapter-187",187,"\u003Cp>Ethan suddenly remembered an item—Arcane Inscriptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At level 35, he could use the lowest tier of Arcane Inscriptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arcane Inscriptions were products crafted by mages who had taken up the Scribe secondary profession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning the Scribe profession, a mage could use Inscription Paper to imprint their spells onto it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When casting, they simply needed to tear the inscription paper, allowing the spell to activate instantly, bypassing the need for incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Arcane Inscriptions weren't restricted to any specific class, meaning anyone could use them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, crafting them was incredibly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A novice Scribe might only manage to inscribe one or two basic spells onto the paper in a day, if they were lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For players who lacked patience or focus, becoming a Scribe was nearly impossible. A single mistake in the inscription process would result in immediate failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even high-level Scribes faced the same challenges, though they found it easier to inscribe lower-tier spells once their skill level increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, high-level mages rarely had high-level Scribe skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they had chosen combat as their primary focus, they didn't waste time on such meticulous tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That said, they still crafted low-level Arcane Inscriptions for emergencies or to sell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, the Scribe profession was a mage's exclusive secondary profession, a perk for a class that often faced high resource consumption in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If sharpshooters and gunners burned through arrows and bullets, mages burned through Mana Potions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These potions were incredibly expensive, far more so than health potions, even though they weren't consumed as frequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In prolonged battles where there was no chance to rest and recover, mages had to rely on Mana Potions to maintain their damage output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages were widely regarded as the class with the highest burst damage in Ethereal, but they were also the poorest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scribe profession, however, required level 35 to learn, and at this point, no player had reached that level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This didn't faze Ethan, though. He knew of an NPC who sold Arcane Inscriptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the inscriptions sold by this NPC had fixed damage values, making them far superior to those crafted by players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were perfect for taking on higher-level enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to level up quickly, he'd have to throw money at the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daily gold income from six shops and three auction houses across three cities should be enough to fund his leveling spree… right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan wasn't entirely sure. He knew Arcane Inscriptions were expensive, and he wasn't certain if his income would cover the costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd also need to return to Harmony City because the NPC who sold the inscriptions was located in that region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he stopped by Springhaven to stock up on Antidote Potions. The area he was heading to was the same village where he'd once been thrown into the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, he'd need to grind Reputation Points with the NPCs before they'd even consider selling to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, they'd ignore him entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he encountered a particularly irritable NPC, even a glance in their direction could get him instantly killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one NPC attacked, others in the vicinity would join in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he was fully prepared, Ethan teleported to the Plaguelands Outpost. The sight of the strange, dilapidated tree houses greeted him, weathered by years of wind and rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, Ethan kept his head down and hurried toward the outpost's entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused at the notice board near the gate. This was where the outpost's quests were posted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan opened the notice board and selected quests that would increase his reputation with Plaguelands Outpost. After accepting all of them, he quickly left the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters around the outpost were all level 35, which posed little challenge for Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first creature he encountered was a bear reeking of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Plague Bear]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: Common\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level: 35\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Health: 35,000\u002F35,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense: 700\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Ethan, this defense was as flimsy as paper. In his Panther Form, a basic attack like Claw Strike could deal over a thousand damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened with Rake, stunning the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then followed up with Shred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-4,489!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Plague Bear's health dropped significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish, swish, swish…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few more attacks, and the bear was dead before it could recover from the stun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink, clink…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dropped two copper coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even a mosquito's worth of meat is still meat,\" Ethan muttered, picking up the coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Tumor Collector provided by the quest, he sliced off the bear's tumor and stored it in his inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he moved on to find the next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours later, Ethan had completed all the quests. His experience bar was now at 99%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing monsters at his own level was painfully slow for leveling up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was with the bonus from his Divine Growth Talent and his already high attack power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If other players knew what Ethan was thinking, they'd probably explode in anger, raging along these lines:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're level 34, gaining 3% in three hours, and you're still not satisfied? At our level, we're lucky to get 1-2% in the same time. You greedy piece of shit, do you think you deserve better than everyone else in the game?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ethereal, leveling up became exponentially harder after level 25.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players had initially thought leveling in Ethereal was slow, but after hitting 25, they realized what true snail-paced progression felt like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan knew that the first major expansion, Fortress Wars, would significantly reduce the early-level grind, allowing newer players to catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fortress Wars expansion was set to launch in about four months. By then, the average player level would be around 45.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the game was in its Leveling Phase, designed to help players familiarize themselves with Ethereal's world, their classes, and skill combinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Ethereal's open-ended design, players could experiment and develop their own combat combos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone who had lived through Ethereal's development in his past life, Ethan felt a mix of emotions. On one hand, he was eager for Fortress Wars to begin. It would be the perfect opportunity for his guild to shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capturing more fortresses meant more resources and, ultimately, more profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, he dreaded its arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delaying the expansion would allow him to monopolize certain lucrative ventures before the game introduced real-world currency exchange platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once players realized how profitable fortresses were, large corporations would flood into Ethereal, investing heavily in powerful guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would lead to a massive reshuffling of power within the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his previous life, Ethan's guild had been one of the casualties of this reshuffle, losing control to Zachary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought brought back memories of what had happened in Blackridge.\u003C\u002Fp>",1105,"2026-06-02T11:41:20.826Z",1,"novelbin.me","251f56d6565a5898343dbdca106f2b24b7f78c80e2ca150351db86a35e3423ae","level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-chapter-188","level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-chapter-186",946,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-cover.jpg"]