Run! If you die at his hands, you'll lose everything!

Chapter 40 Soul Impact for Merit, Unspoken Rules of the Trade

The territory outside the stronghold is very large, and the further you go, the higher the chance of encountering high-level monsters.

The monkey troop was located in a level 30 monster area, so Ye Xuan entered stealth mode early on.

What came into his view was a large orchard, with various different varieties of fruit trees growing peacefully together in this place.

"There are so many monkeys!"

The orchard was very large, but Ye Xuan encountered a patrolling monkey every ten meters or so.

【White-faced Monkey】: Level 35, fierce in nature, enjoys torturing opponents and relishes the pleasure of torture.

"All the monsters we've encountered have attributes stronger than players of the same level; no wonder humans are always at the bottom."

These ordinary monkeys have an attack power of 6000, armor of 2700, and movement speed of 2500. These three attributes alone can easily crush players of the same level.

For regular players, each level grants a fixed increase of 50 HP, 50 Energy, and 50 points to other attributes, plus 150 free attribute points.

Even if they put all 200 points into one attribute under extreme conditions, they would only have 5000 points in that single attribute when they reached level 35.

"However, they don't pose much of a threat to me. Quite a few of them have C-level talents. If the BOSS isn't that monstrous, I might consider killing them."

After eating the Divine Wind Fruit, his wind element increased his movement speed by 500 points, and combined with his basic attributes, it reached 3600 points, making it impossible for these monkeys to catch up with him.

The deeper Ye Xuan went, the fewer monkeys he encountered, but he soon found out the reason.

In the center of the orchard stands a large tree, several tens of meters tall, with a hole at its base into which monkeys constantly throw fruit.

Beside the tree hole, a ten-meter-tall white-faced monkey was dozing off; it was undoubtedly the leader of the monkey troop.

"Wow, wow, a level 45 boss!"

Ye Xuan only glanced at them before giving up the idea of ​​taking action. Just as his attributes far exceeded those of ordinary players, the attributes of these BOSSes were also incomparable to those of ordinary monsters.

This monkey king has 500 million HP, not to mention its hundreds of thousands of attack power and a movement speed of 8.

Once Ye Xuan is discovered by it, he has no chance of escaping.

"Wow, that's ridiculous! The Endless Quiver is only a level 9 green item; the upgrade difficulty shouldn't be this high."

Ye Xuan crept into the tree hole, and luckily, these monkeys all had normal physics-based talents and couldn't detect him at all.

"So little?"

From the outside, the tree hole looked so big that Ye Xuan thought it was full of monkey wine, but all he saw now was a small puddle.

Since there was no requirement to take a certain amount back, Ye Xuan packed about a few hundred milliliters and prepared to slip away, as taking too much would easily be discovered.

As soon as he turned around, Ye Xuan froze.

The monkey king's large head was blocking the entrance to the cave, its sharp eyes scanning everything inside.

Ye Xuan was quite certain that it hadn't noticed him, but the monkey king didn't leave, and it didn't even take a nap.

"Is there some kind of connection between the Monkey King and the Monkey Wine?"

Ye Xuan tried to move his feet; staying stuck here wasn't a solution.

Unexpectedly, his movement allowed the Monkey King to seize the opportunity, and a paw slapped down instantly.

Hiding doesn't mean truly disappearing from space. With the Monkey King's high basic attributes, even the slightest movement can be detected.

"Fight!"

There's no way to fight him, but Ye Xuan recently plundered a talent from the previous BOSS.

Soul impact!

Soul attributes are calculated separately from physical attributes. The Monkey King's soul defense is not low, reaching 800 points.

Even though it only dealt 200 soul damage in the end, the Monkey King's attack faltered for a moment.

"Roar!"

The score below 500 points did not stun the Monkey King, but the pain that erupted directly from the depths of its soul made it unable to adapt for a while. It gripped its head tightly, wishing it could punch itself a few more times.

"It's really useful. The White Rhinoceros King is quite a strange creature."

Normally, regardless of whether they are human or other races, 80% of players can only awaken physical talents, except for special races like the Soul Race.

Of the remaining 20%, most will awaken elemental talents, so it's extremely rare for a typical physical monster like the White Rhino King to awaken a soul-type talent.

"Wait for the monkey wine. I'll be taking you all away soon."

These wines are not just ordinary snacks; besides their excellent taste, they can also induce a state of intoxication in those who drink them.

In this state, the player's skill proficiency will skyrocket, eliminating the need for arduous self-practice and comprehension.

"Master Yan, the monkey wine has been brought."

Ye Xuan didn't take out all the monkey wine; he secretly kept half for himself.

"Creak!"

The iron door of the foundry was suddenly pulled open, and a burly man with a stubble beard snatched the wine jug from Ye Xuan's hand and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls.

“Hahahaha, cool!”

Master Yan patted Ye Xuan on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Awesome, kid! I thought we'd have to wait dozens of days to get some. How did you manage to get it?"

"Don't worry about that, it wasn't easy to get these, please help me upgrade first."

Ye Xuan handed over the Endless Arrow Jar on his back; wasn't all this effort just for this?

"When did I agree to help you upgrade? I only said I'd open the door."

Master Yan acted as if he was trying to renege on his promise. Although everyone tacitly agreed to this kind of deal, he could renege as long as the system rules of "All Beings" were not triggered.

"Never mind then, consider this wine my tribute to you."

As he spoke, Ye Xuan made a move to leave.

"You're not the only master blacksmith in this territory; I'll find someone else. But if you want to drink this monkey wine again, you'll have to wait several dozen more days besides me."

This wine is equally important to Master Yan; satisfying his craving is just the least important thing.

"I was just kidding, but your quiver is very special. This characteristic shouldn't appear on green-grade equipment at all. Even if I were to help, I could only upgrade its level, not its quality."

Ye Xuan didn't believe it. This guy definitely had a way; he just needed to bleed a little.

"I also have some monkey wine here. If you help me improve its quality, I'll give it to you as well."

"make a deal."

Seeing his eagerly outstretched hand, Ye Xuan shook his head.

"Master Yan, let's first establish a mission with all living beings."

Upon hearing Ye Xuan's words, Master Yan's lazy gaze instantly sharpened.

"I didn't expect to meet someone knowledgeable on only the fourth day."

Unlike ordinary online games, the NPCs in "All Beings" have a very high degree of freedom. They can cheat and deceive people, and they can also go back on their word at any time.

Therefore, there was an unspoken rule in the previous life: when dealing with NPCs, you had to get them to establish quests with the sentient beings system.

Once they were bound by the system rules, they couldn't back out.

"Kid, I can create a quest, but your little bit of monkey wine isn't enough."

Master Yan spoke earnestly, enunciating each word clearly.

"I can upgrade this thing to purple quality, but you have to give me a jug of monkey wine every three days for a month."

"Okay, let's begin."

In just one hour, Ye Xuan got what he wanted.

【Endless Quiver】: Rare (purple), Attack +500, maximum capacity of 100 arrows, generates 100 arrows per second.