Chapter 19: Wutong Town

Wutong Town.

The game "Zhu Lu", a small town beneath the Southern Zhuque Main City.

After asking Huan Jie, Su Sheng spent one Gold Coin, used the Teleport Array, and arrived at this town.

One Gold Coin is just an entry ticket; after all, after reaching level 10 in Newbie Village, no matter how frugal, you still have a Gold Coin.

All level‑10 players teleporting to the town must pay this one Gold Coin as a teleport fee.

At the same time, Huan Jie was shocked by the gear Su Sheng had received.

"So much equipment? You don't need it yourself; you could use this long sword, right?"

Lin Huan knew that Su Sheng's class was a Knight.

"Everything I can use, I'm already wearing; the stuff I give to Huan Jie, I can't use," Su Sheng said with a smile.

That green long sword was indeed nice, a small treasure.

But in a balanced attack‑defense state, I really can't use it.

Moreover, Su Sheng felt his main weapon would probably become just a display piece.

Unless there's a one‑handed sword that adds defense, but a defense‑adding one‑handed sword doesn't sound reliable.

Or a one‑handed sword with added special effects.

Otherwise, as they say, I guess I'll be using this newbie sword until the end of time.

Because at this time, not many players had reached level 10; after all, it was only the second day, and on the leaderboard, the top fifty were basically level 10, the rest were level 9.

And with so many towns, the level‑10 players are scattered; you probably won't meet many.

At this moment, Wutong Town was also empty; Su Sheng glanced at the map, identified the direction, and planned to first find a class instructor to see if he could learn the Knight's basic skills.

…

Meanwhile.

"Cousin, we were killed."

Leng Shao of Qiancheng was pleading his case to his cousin.

And his cousin was the Chairman of Qiancheng Muxue, Qiancheng Gongzi.

"Aren't you in Newbie Village? Why aren't you properly leveling up P…K?"

Qiancheng Gongzi snorted, "My cousin knows exactly what quality it is."

"No, it's that Mo Wen Qianchen."

"Hmm? You offended him? Wait, aren't you in Newbie Village?" Qiancheng Gongzi opened the leaderboard and glanced at the Hidden Nickname in second place.

He himself, at level 10, was ranked sixth.

"Right, he's also in Newbie Village, so the Hidden Nickname in second place definitely isn't him."

"I see," Leng Shao nodded. "Then it looks like that Hidden Nickname shouldn't be that Mo Wen Qianchen."

After all, the third‑ranked Twelve-winged Angel is level 11, and the second‑ranked must have a higher level than the third, or at least the same level with more experience.

And in Newbie Village, without an official class change, you can't level up.

"However, I suspect that Mo Wen Qianchen has a Hidden Class; he has an extra skill, and his attributes are a bit… abnormal."

Leng Shao gave Su Sheng a rough summary of the situation.

"Are you sure you're not kidding me? A player who hasn't left Newbie Village can't be that overpowered?" Leng Shao expressed doubt.

He himself now had a hodgepodge of gear, cobbled together.

Relying on his equipment advantage, he could still crush Newbie Village players, but not to the exaggerated extent his cousin claimed.

"You can go ask them; it's not just my own experience," Leng Shao said somewhat plaintively.

Afterwards, Qiancheng Gongzi asked around and was somewhat surprised, indeed.

"A Hidden Class, huh? Looks like that Mo Wen Qianchen player is lucky."

Now, in this iteration of "Zhu Lu", he's ambitious; if he can pull a Hidden Class into it.

"Remember, next time you meet him, be courteous, see if you can bring him into our guild; even if that Hidden Nickname on the leaderboard isn't him, a Hidden Class is worth courting."

"Anyway, conflicts in Newbie Village aren't a big deal; you were killed but suffered no loss," Qiancheng Gongzi reminded his cousin.

"Alright, cousin…"

Leng Shao could only nod in agreement.

…

"Yo, what do I see? A wandering little lion."

When Su Sheng opened the dialogue with the Knight class instructor, this conversation was triggered,

The instructor recognized his Lion Knight Hidden Class.

Su Sheng then chose to learn a skill.

"Regarding a lion's way of survival, I have nothing to teach you, because I'm not a lion either."

"However, I can guide you on the Knight's principles."

Su Sheng's face lit up; he could learn!

After officially changing class, a Knight can learn two skills.

Taunt.

Shield Strike.

One skill, one Gold Coin.

Looks like you're not doing well enough; you can't learn the skills.

Taunt, needn't explain, is a hate‑drawing skill with a 5‑second cooldown, no cost, and forces 1 damage.

The other, Shield Strike, as the name suggests, is a shield smash; its damage is 170% of the defense value, has a chance to stun, 15‑second cooldown, and costs 10 Battle Intent.

This is also a rather interesting skill, and it can be considered the core damage skill of the Knight class, after all it uses the defense value.

After mastering the skill, Su Sheng took a stroll around to get familiar with the town's situation.

At the blacksmith shop, one can purchase some level 10–40 blank weapons and blank armor.

He skipped the weapons, but bought a helmet and a pair of greaves, each one.

Blank items have only base stats, no additional attributes, but they are still usable.

The helmet adds 15 defense, the pants add 15 defense, and the armor wristband, which gives 5 more defense than the Leather Armor's Rabbit Fur Wristband, so Su Sheng bought one and swapped it in.

As for the armor, the blank armor adds 20 defense, which is inferior to the 25‑defense Leather Armor he is wearing, and it also lacks an extra hundred HP.

The shoes also give 15 defense, but the green leather shoes on his feet have an extra 5 agility, so there is no need to replace them.

The blank Shield only has 20 defense, which cannot compare to the Rabbit Head Shield.

After changing equipment, Su Sheng's attack and defense reached 181.

These blank gear pieces are clearly prepared for the fresh newbies who have just left Newbie Village, to compensate for the game's low drop rates.

The tailor shop offers blank leather armor and cloth armor, which Su Sheng naturally finds even less appealing.

At the potion shop Su Sheng bought a good amount of potions, and also restocked some food; the white buns the system gave him have already been used up.

The whole town is completely empty.

Su Sheng thought, estimating that now Wutong Town probably has only himself as a player.

Just as Su Sheng was about to leave the town to level up, while passing the square he saw the Teleport Array light up.

It seems Wutong Town is about to welcome its second player.

Su Sheng didn't linger and left directly.

After Su Sheng left, a female player emerged from the Teleport Array.

Looking at the empty Wutong Town, the female player grinned, it seemed she was the first to arrive at the town.

Then the female player didn't rush to change class, but went straight to the town's main gate.