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The Red Leaf Forest consisted of beautiful maple trees, and was filled with level 5 monsters roaming about—an absolute forbidden zone for players below level 3. Even though Shi Feng had reached level 1, he was no match for those level 5 creatures.
Without hesitation, Shi Feng ran into the Red Leaf Forest and carefully advanced deeper into its depths.
From time to time, he could see level 5 Forest Wolves patrolling and looking around. At only level 1, if he didn't maintain enough distance, their keen sense of smell would detect him.
The Forest Wolves were level 5 with 400 hit points and powerful attack power. For Shi Feng, who had only 120 hit points, two bites would be fatal.
Shi Feng had no choice but to quietly avoid the Forest Wolves and take detours.
Along the way, besides the Forest Wolves, there were also adorable young bears, dazedly rolling on the grass. They looked cute but were actually fierce. Although they were also level 5 monsters, melee fighters hated bear-type creatures even more because of their high health and defense, making them more exhausting to fight.
Just as Shi Feng used the trees to bypass a young bear, he heard the howl of wolves behind him.
"Damn, a wolf den!" Even the calm Shi Feng couldn't help but shout.
Even in his previous life, many level 4 to 5 players would group up to farm the Red Leaf Forest—not only because of the high monster density, but mainly because they dropped many good items, such as skill books, skinning materials, and equipment. Additionally, the forest was rich in herbs and ores for gathering. However, it was also easy to get wiped out here. One of the dangers was the wolf dens.
Wolf dens were very hidden and hard to spot. If you weren't careful and entered their alert range, a pack of Forest Wolves would pounce—usually 3 to 5, sometimes 6 to 8, making it a wipe trap.
As a reborn person, Shi Feng was unlucky: seven Forest Wolves charged out at once. A "fresh meat" like him wasn't even enough for them to share.
The Forest Wolves were fast, but Shi Feng wasn't slow either. He had put all his stat points into agility, giving him a movement speed of 6—he was absolutely fleet-footed. Still, as a level 1 swordsman, even with all agility, he was slightly slower than the Forest Wolves.
Just as they were about to catch up, Shi Feng had no choice but to activate his life-saving skill, "Gravity Release."
Instantly, he felt as light as a feather, his speed shot up dramatically, and he quickly left the Forest Wolves far behind in a burst of dust.
Monsters were just monsters; after chasing to a certain range, they gave up, and Shi Feng saved his life.
After more than ten minutes, Shi Feng arrived before a range of towering mountains. Several huge mountains, over a hundred meters tall, rose in the center of the Red Leaf Forest, their peaks shrouded in mist, like a celestial paradise.
"Finally here."
Gazing at the majestic mountains, Shi Feng looked around and spotted a small waterfall, so he headed over.
In his previous life, players had reached over level 20, with naturally high stats that allowed them to do many things impossible at lower levels. They liked exploring various parts of Divine Domain, and the central mountain range of the Red Leaf Forest was famous. Thus, the Shadow Workshop had sent a squad of assassins to investigate the mountains.
Only after investigating did they discover that the central mountain range was a treasure trove. On the way up, they found many things: rare ores, rare herbs, and treasure chests. At the summit, there was even a Mithril Chest.
In the wilds of Divine Domain, many hidden places held chests, waiting for players to discover them. The contents varied widely—from copper coins to epic-grade equipment.
Chest qualities were divided into ordinary, bronze, black iron, mithril, adamantine, and epic. Even an ordinary chest could rival elite monster drops, let alone a Mithril Chest.
Because of that Mithril Chest, the Shadow Workshop instantly became a well-known studio in White River City, accumulating considerable wealth early on.
Inside the Mithril Chest, besides equipment, there was an alchemy recipe and a blacksmithing blueprint.
In the early days of Divine Domain, alchemy formulas dropped at less than one in ten thousand, not to mention blacksmithing blueprints. Blacksmithing could forge bronze-grade equipment, which was absolutely what players needed most, so blueprint drop rates were even lower. With these, making money was easy.
Shi Feng wanted to earn 16,000 credit points within ten days, and he was counting entirely on this. Naturally, he wouldn't leave it for the Shadow Workshop. Lower-level players lacked the 40 points in agility required to unlock the hidden basic skill, "Wall Running," so they couldn't climb rocks or mountains. The central mountain range had no path up—it could only be scaled.
Although Shi Feng didn't have 40 agility, he had the Ring of Gravity. Activating it allowed him to climb just as well.
Activating Gravity Release, Shi Feng scaled the cliff effortlessly, reaching a height of five meters in just a few moves.
Seeing that Gravity Release would wear off in five seconds, Shi Feng found a flat area to rest and wait for the Ring of Gravity's cooldown.
Before he could even sit down, the rock face suddenly trembled, and a Rock Giant emerged, letting out roars.
Rock Giant—ordinary monster, level 5, 550 hit points.
"That was fast."
Shi Feng saw the Rock Giant coming and was already prepared. He took a Burst Berry from his bag and threw it hard at the giant's feet, splattering orange, sticky juice all over the ground.
Although the Rock Giant was a level 5 monster with super high attack, huge health, and immense defense, it was very slow in reaction, its attack speed was sluggish, and its turning and movement were even slower. With just 20 points in agility, you could run circles around it. Many assassins loved such dumb monsters—they could be killed easily without losing a drop of blood.
Shi Feng didn't have 20 agility, but he had the Burst Berry. It affected a 3x3 yard area, reducing movement speed by 30% and turning speed by 70%, lasting one minute. It was a godsend against slow monsters. More than two months after Divine Domain launched, many players used this method to kill sluggish high-level monsters, but such slow monsters were rare in the world, so you couldn't level up quickly relying on them.
With the Burst Berry, the Rock Giant's movement speed dropped sharply.
Shi Feng drew his beginner sword and rushed behind the Rock Giant, slashing down with one strike.