Chapter 394: Ah?!

This spot happens to be the upper section of a waterfall; a little further down is the waterfall itself.

Below the waterfall is a large pool.

The scenery is pretty good… if you ignore the wandering wild monsters.

The monsters wandering around are all Elite Monsters of levels 61–69; although not BOSSes, they're tougher than Normal Monsters.

At the lakeside beneath the front waterfall are two Training Spots: one side is a level‑60 Training Spot, the other a level‑65 Training Spot.

Walking back a bit, about a half‑hour's trek, is a level‑55 Training Spot.

Crossing to the other side, another half‑hour forward reaches a level‑70 Training Spot.

Going forward another one to two hours brings you to the 75–80 level Training Spots.

The highest Training Spot in Main City is only level 80.

After level 80, players should go to Huangcheng for Fourth Rebirth.

…

This is a rather nice spot.

Having visited so many places so far, this spot is the one Su Sheng is most satisfied with.

Although there are still considerations ahead, Su Sheng is still very pleased with this spot.

If we have to cross the Riverbank, we'll probably need to build a bridge later, and place the garrison on the Riverbank…

Su Sheng is already rubbing his chin, pondering how to develop Main City.

Of course, not even a single stroke of the eight characters yet.

As for the spot being snatched, Su Sheng isn't worried anyone will compete with him for this garrison.

In the whole game, there simply isn't anyone who can reach a level‑3 guild faster than Yanhuang Guild.

Let alone, the other guilds in Zhuque City haven't even been founded yet.

Imperial Dynasty, Tian Sheng Changge, Peak.

All three are not even guilds yet.

Moreover, Yanhuang Guild still needs some time to reach level 3, and applying for a garrison isn't granted instantly.

First, the Chairman's reputation must reach a certain amount, apparently fifty thousand.

During this period Su Sheng has completed many missions, accumulating just over thirty thousand reputation.

However, with Zhu Meng Junjie's Innate Mission Holy Body, Su Sheng isn't worried; he'll just greet him later so that whenever Zhu Meng Junjie has a mission, he can pull Su Sheng in.

It seems Zhu Meng Junjie's reputation is already close to eighty thousand.

Besides reputation, applying for a garrison requires paying Gold Coins; the price isn't low, and recharge isn't enabled yet, so it'll probably hurt the wallet.

There are also other conditions, anyway it's not easy.

If nothing unexpected happens, we'll settle on this; let's go back to the level‑55 Training Spot we just passed to level up.

Roar Roar~

Just as Su Sheng had this thought, a roar came from the side.

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow and turned sideways to look.

It turned out that while he was daydreaming, an Elite Monster had slipped into his hate range.

The Elite Monsters here are all level 61–69; the one wandering over is a crocodile, its mouth gaping as it crawls toward him.

Su Sheng flicked his middle finger.

-1

Ferocious Spine Crocodile (Elite Monster)

Level: 68

Attack:??

Defense:??

A level‑68 Elite Monster.

Only one, then let's play.

If there were many, with such a level gap, Su Sheng might still feel pressure.

But with only one, it's still doable.

Shield Rush!

Swish~

Smoke Swirl!

Deadly Lion Fang!

Halfway, the big crocodile was instantly immobilized.

An Elite Monster is just an Elite Monster; it has no Boss Template. The Smoke Swirl from the Suanni lasts five seconds, and it must be fully consumed!

Before the gaping blood‑filled maw could close, Su Sheng's spear turned into a sharp lion fang and pierced in.

Come, do a nucleic acid test!

Puff~

At the moment of hit, the red cloak changed color in a second.

-59774!!

Critical Hit! Or Weak Point Critical Hit!

Directly over fifty‑thousand HP, nearly sixty‑thousand HP, and it was gone.

Swish~ The second Cold Ray immediately pierced the crocodile's blood‑filled maw.

Suanni's Divine Dragon Probe Claw!

Another Weak Point Critical Hit!

-27520!

This Elite Monster crocodile's HP is at most about one hundred thousand.

Su Sheng thrusts his spear again, Deadly Lion Fang connects with Fang.

-13477

No critical hit, just Weak Point Damage, but it still cleared the crocodile's remaining health bar.

Puff~

So this big crocodile didn't even get a chance to unleash its power; it was instantly killed.

Su Sheng looks at the crocodile corpse turned over, belly exposed, and feels a bit surprised.

The monster looks embarrassed.

Mainly because Deadly Lion Fang critted, combined with Falling Demon Body, the damage was somewhat exaggerated.

Secondly, Suanni Xiao Jia Huo's crit rate, under the passive boost of Prayer Power, is definitely above ninety percent.

Then clack~

A purple light orb dropped out.

Su Sheng is a bit surprised, a purple gear drop?

But this crocodile is already level 68; even if it drops purple, it should be level‑65 gear that is basically useless right now.

Only after picking it up....

Su Sheng's expression turns odd.

Treasure Map Fragment*1

What is this supposed to be about?

What the heck, a treasure map, so eager to make me explore?

Treasure Map Fragment 9/10.

Then Su Sheng's gaze falls on the other wandering Elite Monsters not far away.

Awakening Lion Charge!

Three hours later!

The Elite Monsters along the Riverbank have basically all been cleared by Su Sheng.

Including a few that just spawned, Su Sheng took them down as well.

These Elite Monsters are all fairly high level, so Su Sheng spent quite a bit of time.

The earlier instant kill of that crocodile was purely luck.

Without a crit, it still takes some time.

After clearing these Elite Monsters, the facts prove Su Sheng overthought it.

The tenth Treasure Map Fragment didn't drop.

But a lot of gear did drop, probably because of too many level jumps.

Although XP protection caps rewards to only five levels above, the loot still dropped plenty.

There are still a few purple pieces, all ranging from level 60 to 65.

Also there's a rare skill book... Leap Attack.

But Leap Attack is learned by agility‑type classes; assassins and archers can learn it.

Su Sheng can't learn it.

No big deal, just toss it into the guild warehouse later.

He glanced at the game time; there's still plenty, so he'll go back to the level‑55 Training Spot to keep grinding.

Then Su Sheng farmed monsters at the nearby level‑55 Training Spot until the game time was almost up, and only then returned to the Main City to rest.

From the Main City to here takes nearly two hours, even in Mounted State.

If you just check which location has a base, you can go straight back to the base to rest; that would be much more convenient.

Su Sheng can't help but look forward to the day a base is established.

Back at Zhuque Main City, after picking up those drops, he bought some potions for supply.

"Ah Sheng, where are you?"

Huan Jie suddenly sent a Private Chat.

"Pharmacy? Where are you, Huan Jie?" Su Sheng asked, a bit puzzled.

It's almost time to log off, why is Huan Jie looking for me?

"Wait for me..."

Lin Huan replied succinctly with two words.

Su Sheng, who was about to log off, could only wait where he was.

Soon, Lin Huan came over in a hurry.

Upon meeting, they immediately sent a trade request.

Su Sheng saw the item in the trade window and was stunned...

Ah?!

Treasure Map Fragment*1.