For four years of university, Lin Mo treated Su Yingxia like a treasure in the palm of his hand.
Even if they went to another city on the weekend to hang out and the two of them stayed in the same room at the hotel, Lin Mo never had the heart to touch Su Yingxia.
But now, he saw reality clearly.
The woman you can't bear to touch, one day she gets on someone else's bed, and you feel good?
Then you might as well enjoy yourself first.
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Four in the morning.
[Divine Oracle]
Even though many players who couldn't stay up late had gone offline one after another.
But activity online was still not low.
In Yunbian Town, people came and went, lively and bustling.
In an empty area, a girl with ID name [Summer Solstice], who didn't even know to wear newbie gear, was standing all alone.
The girl had long black hair, a small oval-shaped face, white and clean.
A fresh and refined appearance, paired with a gentle and elegant temperament, drew people's attention.
At the same time, it also made clear that she was someone new, a rookie who previously had no game experience.
Many level-5 and level-6 male players nearby seized this chance to talk to Su Yingxia, who was only level 0.
"Miss, are you new to this game? Want me to help you level up? I can invite you to my party!"
"Yunbian Town's 581st ranked Heaven List expert! Beauty, let's get to know each other?"
"Little sister, do you have a boyfriend?"
"Hehe, little sister is so pretty. Add me as a friend, big brother can take you to kill monsters and level up?"
Su Yingxia nervously declined one after another the players who came up to talk to her.
"No need, thank you."
Her eyes were full of anxiety, and she looked around helplessly, as if she were looking for someone.
She didn't know that the person she was waiting for was right there in the nearby crowd at this very moment, quietly watching her.
[If you're anxious, just go outside and kill low-level monsters by yourself first, I'll come find you in a bit,] Lin Mo sent a WeChat message to Su Yingxia.
Su Yingxia replied, [It's fine, I… I'll wait for you!]
[Alright, then wait,] Lin Mo didn't say anything more. He turned around and left.
He remembered that a year ago, when he was dumped, he tried to win Su Yingxia back several times by going to her building. Enduring the strange looks of passersby, he often waited for her for hours.
It was about time she tasted the feeling of torment and waiting.
Lin Mo went straight to the blacksmith shop.
He thought of a problem he had overlooked.
"To take down the Spider Queen, having attack power alone isn't enough, I also need defense."
"Judging from the stats of the Explosive Spider, the Spider Queen's attack power is as high as 720. With my current defense being only 64, I can't block its damage at all."
"When the time comes, I'll be killed in a couple of hits. Even if my attack power is high, I probably won't even have the chance to deal damage."
So the purpose of Lin Mo's trip to the blacksmith shop was to make another piece of top-tier defensive gear.
He had to make sure he could take down the Spider Queen in one go.
On the way to the blacksmith shop, Lin Mo opened the lottery interface.
After being the first to reach level 10 and completing his job change, the system rewarded him with three lottery chances that he still hadn't used.
So when the wheel opened, Lin Mo casually spun it.
Clatter!
The pointer spun wildly and finally stopped on a relatively large white section.
[Ding~ Congratulations, you drew the seventh-tier prize: Gold +1!]
"Seventh-tier prize, the worst one?"
"What kind of crappy luck is this?"
Lin Mo couldn't help complaining.
But actually, the prize wasn't bad.
One gold coin was equivalent to ten thousand yuan.
And even the seventh-tier prize had a reward worth ten thousand yuan.
This made Lin Mo even more expectant toward the higher-tier prizes.
"Again!"
Lin Mo spun the wheel again.
[Ding~ Congratulations, you drew the sixth-tier prize: D-grade Mage Skill Book · Great Fireball +1!]
"Oh! Sixth-tier prize? Not bad this time. A D-grade skill book is worth several tens of thousands!"
Happy, Lin Mo rubbed his hands and spun the wheel a third time.
Clatter!
The pointer spun quickly.
This time, it stopped on a relatively small… orange section!
[Ding~ Congratulations, you drew the third-tier prize: A-grade Magic Scroll · Skill Expansion +1!]
"Holy crap!"
"An A-grade magic scroll?"
Lin Mo's heart instantly sped up.
What kind of value does an A-grade magic scroll have?
Most straightforward example: previously he got the E-grade magic scroll [Limited Time Discount] from the pharmacy owner Jasmine, and by reselling potions he earned more than a hundred thousand yuan.
And this one was four grades higher than E, an A-grade.
Lin Mo opened his mail and retrieved the three prize items.
His eyes immediately landed on the A-grade magic scroll.
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[Skill Expansion] (A-grade Magic Scroll)
— Effect: After use, permanently +5 skill slots
— Note: For scrolls of this type, each player can only use one per tier in their lifetime
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Adding 5 skill slots, this was something money could hardly buy.
After all, according to Divine Oracle's rule that players unlock one skill slot every 3 levels, this was the equivalent of leveling 15 times to get those 5 slots.
And the more skill slots a player had, the more skills they could learn, and the more they could surpass players who had fewer skills!
For Lin Mo, who had skill evolution ability, these 5 skill slots were even more important.
Anything that could raise his strength and potential, he wouldn't sell even if it were worth a fortune.
So Lin Mo directly crushed this A-grade magic scroll that had a market value of at least millions.
[Ding~ You used the A-grade Magic Scroll · Skill Expansion, skill slots +5!]
Seeing his skill slots increase to 12 at once, Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction, "My skill slots are enough now. Just waiting for the national level-10 job change, then I'll collect books for burning and evolve my SSS-grade skill."
As for the D-grade Mage Skill Book Great Fireball, since Lin Mo happened to be passing the auction house, he listed it for fifty thousand yuan.
Even E-grade skill books like Poisoning had people fighting to buy them for thirty thousand.
Selling a D-grade for fifty thousand wasn't unreasonable.
It was just a pity that Great Fireball was the upgraded version of Small Fireball, included in the basic skill range of the Mage class.
When players learned the D-grade Great Fireball, it would automatically overwrite the E-grade Small Fireball.
Otherwise, if it were a D-grade skill book that wasn't a class basic, its value would at least double.
Leaving the auction house, Lin Mo arrived at the blacksmith shop.
He found the blacksmith master Li Li and asked for a crafting blueprint for the level-10 Tier-2 [Silverflow Headband].
He checked the materials needed to make the Silverflow Headband.
Same as making the Flame Ring, it needed 1 gold coin and 30 reputation.
He happened to have just drawn 1 gold coin.
Reputation-wise, he had gotten 100 points as the reward for ranking first on the leveling leaderboard. Anyway, Lin Mo wasn't in a hurry to upgrade talents, so it was enough.
Other than that, the other three materials were very different from the Flame Ring.
30 Silverlight Gems, 30 Silverflow Souls, 30 Silver Iron.
Corresponding to three level-10 wild zones.
So carrying the quest to craft the [Silverflow Headband], Lin Mo returned to Yunbian Town Square.
At this moment, he saw Su Yingxia still standing there, helpless and alone.
Her resolve wasn't bad.
No matter who invited her to a party or wanted to add her as a friend, she refused all of them.
This actually surprised Lin Mo.
"With such strong resolve, then after breaking up with me, how did she move on to the next guy in less than three days?"
"Heh, hypocritical w*man!"
Clearly he was nearby, but Lin Mo deliberately didn't go to her.
Instead, he sent her a message on WeChat.
[Just find someone to help you level up a bit first. Otherwise your level is too low, and when I take you to kill high-level monsters later, the risk will be too big.]
After seeing the message, Su Yingxia replied, [But I don't know anyone, who should I ask to help me level up?]
Lin Mo said coldly, [Your charm is so great, just spread your charm around and find a few guys to level with you, isn't that easy?]
In the square, Su Yingxia's face instantly flushed red.
She seemed to have endless
grievances and things she couldn't say.
But she had no strength or courage to explain anything to Lin Mo.
Just as Su Yingxia was embarrassed and distressed.
Suddenly a few girls walked toward her.
"Su Yingxia?"