Chapter 25: Huakui Studio

Equipment!

Su Sheng impatiently swapped off the rabbit‑head Shield he was holding.

He also added another point to the upgraded attribute.

At this moment Su Sheng was level 13, with core attributes: Constitution at 84, Attack and Defense at 299, HP at 1670, and even Magic Defense at 100.

Terrifying, a single Shield gave such a massive boost.

And the rabbit‑head Shield can later be tossed to Huan Jie as well.

Then Su Sheng hurriedly walked toward the profession mentor, and could already see on the streets of Wutong Town a few hurried players here and there.

These were players who had just teleported at level 10 to Wutong Town, preparing to complete the profession trial.

In fact, with the three system notices about the Solidified Instance, many players learned that each small town has a unique time‑limited quest.

Even knowing that Wutong Town offers the Solidified Instance benefit, many players still search for towns no one has yet entered.

After all, even if one cannot do the Solidified Instance, at least there is a purple‑quality piece of gear for the profession to obtain.

So for now, not many players have flooded into Wutong Town.

But up to now, no other town has successfully solidified a Dungeon, so the number of players returning to Wutong Town will only keep growing.

Soon, Su Sheng saw a flock of chirping female players gathered at the profession mentor's spot.

Their temperaments varied, together they were a riot of blossoms, and passing players could not help but stare.

And Su Sheng's eye immediately caught the leader—a long‑legged woman wielding a longbow.

"Huan Jie!"

Su Sheng grinned and walked up.

"Ah Sheng!" Lin Huan was startled for a moment, then recognized Su Sheng's identity.

After all, player avatars are generated based on one's own appearance, with minor tweaks possible, but there are limits.

Thus acquaintances can still recognize each other.

"This must be the junior, right?"

"Retired soldier brother."

And the flock of chirping women behind Lin Huan immediately surrounded them.

Su Sheng knew these were members of Huan Jie's Huakui Studio.

"Alright, alright, don't scare my little brother; you still have the gear my brother gave you, so take it easy."

Su Sheng saw a towering beauty almost as tall as himself, cradling a big radish‑sized sword.

"Ah Sheng, let me introduce you."

Lin Huan pulled Su Sheng up.

Including Lin Huan, Huakui Studio had eight members.

In‑game nickname: Crimson Rose, Archer, Lin Huan, the long‑legged big sister.

In‑game nickname: Late Falling Cherry, Mage, Li Wenwan, a shy little sister with a hint of baby‑fat.

In‑game nickname: Black Carnation, Warrior, Li Wenyan, the tall beauty holding the big radish staff, a hearty Northeastern big sister.

In‑game nickname: Tender Rose, Mage, Murong Peipei, a rare double‑surname, as well‑behaved as a next‑door little sister.

In‑game nickname: Purple Mint, Warrior, Zhang Ziyuan, with a crisp, dashing, somewhat gender‑neutral aura.

In‑game nickname: White Lilac, Assassin, Zhou Qiqi, a quirky elf‑like girl, petite and seeming like a little tough girl.

In‑game nickname: Jasmine Tale, Priest, Huang Mingxin, a quietly refined big sister.

The last, in‑game nickname: Thorny Bramble, Knight, Wu Zhaodi, whose aura resembles Zhang Ziyuan's a bit, though Zhang is more polished while Wu appears more dashing.

Huakai, Huakai, truly lives up to the name, a contest of beauty.

"Hello, everyone," Su Sheng grinned as he greeted.

"Hi…"

"Soldier brother…"

"Remember to introduce two soldier brothers to sister…"

The flock of chirping women were also quite bold.

"That's enough," Lin Huan helplessly placed a hand on his forehead, these female demons, really…

"Here, Huan Jie, these are for you."

Then Su Sheng handed over a trade request.

"What?"

Lin Huan was startled for a moment, then instinctively accepted the request.

Immediately, upon seeing the gear Su Sheng tossed up, his eyes widened.

"This…"

Lin Huan's gaze was instantly drawn to the blue Roaring Longbow.

He had previously envied Li Wenyan's big radish staff for a while.

He didn't expect Su Sheng to quickly provide him with a weapon.

"Hehe, Huan Jie, are you satisfied with this surprise?" Su Sheng grinned.

"Very satisfied!" Lin Huan nodded excitedly: "With these gear, our Huakai will surely get ahead by a lot."

"What a good thing."

"Big sister… little brother…"

A flock of chirping women curiously gathered around.

Afterwards Lin Huan didn't hide anything and directly posted the equipment attributes in their squad channel.

"Wow, a blue longbow."

"Another warrior weapon!" Zhang Ziyuan's eyes lit up; she is also a warrior, but previously she had a carrot‑shaped club. She played rock‑paper‑scissors with Li Wenyan and lost to Li Wenyan.

Now another warrior weapon, finally it's my turn, right?

"Shield!" Wu Zhaodi's eyes also brightened as she looked at the rabbit‑head Shield that Su Sheng had taken off.

"This magic sword—we don't have an alchemist, so shall we sell it?"

At this stage, a beginner weapon is still quite valuable.

"No, give it to dad to play with," Su Sheng said with a grin.

His dad, Su Wenhao, is indeed an alchemist by profession.

But the old couple is clearly taking it slow; they're only level 7 now.

"That works."

Lin Huan nodded; although it has some value, after all it's a level‑10 weapon, and with the Solidified Instance of Wutong Town, equipment production here in Wutong Town should be relatively high.

It does have some value, but that's about it.

"But if we want to run a Dungeon first, we need to form a team; Hui Long Zhai caps parties at five members."

Su Sheng spoke up.

"I see."

Lin Huan frowned, "Let me arrange it."

Including Su Sheng, there are nine people in total.

In the end, under Lin Huan's arrangement, Wu Zhaodi, the knight, Huang Mingxin, the Priest, Li Wenyan, the warrior, Li Wenwan, Mu Rong Peipei, five people formed a team to run the Dungeon.

One knight, one warrior, one Priest, two Mages.

With Su Sheng's equipment support as well, Wu Zhaodi has that rabbit‑head Shield, and with the Priest, they should have no problem holding up.

Li Wenyan also has a new weapon, and with two Mages, the damage output is sufficient.

Meanwhile, Su Sheng, Lin Huan, Zhou Qiqi, and Zhang Ziyuan—four people—form another team; with Su Sheng there, it's definitely fine.

After the teams were assigned, everyone set off toward Hui Long Zhai under Su Sheng's lead.

Other players will still have to figure out which direction Hui Long Zhai lies.

Without an explored map, the Dungeon's location can't be seen; after all, Hui Long Zhai is about a ten‑minute walk from Wutong Town.

And Wutong Town is also seeing players stream in continuously.

Along the way, a group of beautiful women of varying temperament fluttered behind Su Sheng, and they all cast envious glances at him.

"Why is that? This guy brings so many beauties."

"It's a disaster either way—dry to death or flooded to death."