Chapter Nine: Diehard Slave
He watched from the side and found that this skill, valued at one hundred Bone Coin, is indeed worthy of occupying a non-basic skill slot in the Skill Bar. It comes with Extraction ability that can be actively used, although it will consume some materials. The essence is extracted into other parts, greatly increasing the chance of quality enhancement, and it can increase proficiency by ten times.
"Perform Extraction; discard the skin, bone, organs, blood, and the like. Only keep the meat." Brother Dao commanded.
The slave’s body trembled.
"Get going, what are you hesitating for?"
Ding: The slave’s goodwill +5, now: 73.
Gaining goodwill mysteriously?
However, this skill is indeed very good. The slave operated for the first time, and soon the Iron-toothed Rat was gone, leaving a piece of meat about three pounds in front of him, with Good Grade quality. The slave’s proficiency actually increased to 21%.
Beast Meat: Good Grade, contains fifty percent more Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi than Ordinary Quality.
Seeing this, Brother Dao was quite satisfied.
"Alright, take this too, and once again, only keep the meat; disregard the rest." Brother Dao placed the huge Elite Gale Rabbit on the ground.
The slave opened his mouth wide, incredulous, thinking he had heard wrong.
"Aren’t you getting to work?" Brother Dao shouted.
"Great master, are you sure not to keep the skin? Bone and the like?" The slave thought he had misheard, knowing the value of this prey as a native. Just being allowed to handle it was unbelievable enough, let alone being so extravagant? The wasted materials are worth more than himself."
"Just the meat, discard everything else, got it." Brother Dao patted his head; this NPC is just slow.
"Ah, yes, yes!" The slave nodded repeatedly, tears couldn’t help but flow down again.
"How are you such a crybaby! Just making you do some work." Brother Dao was somewhat helpless; this doesn’t count as abuse, does it?
Tears streamed down the slave’s face, his body slightly trembling. He had been precocious since childhood, knowing what he needed, so he had been striving relentlessly, unlike other children entirely. He finally got his chance, but unfortunately, he still failed and became a slave.
Hopeless about the future, he became despondent, lacking motivation to live. It didn’t matter who employed him, nor did he refuse, yet he unexpectedly was met with such unbelievable hope.
This prey alone could exchange for seven or eight slaves, yet it’s used to train him? Such uncompromising training?
Ding: The slave’s goodwill +25, now: 98.
"Again with the mysterious goodwill increase! What’s the use of this goodwill?" Brother Dao muttered a bit, scattered some Bone Powder again, revived a Skeleton, increasing proficiency by 1, and hurried off, he was going to inquire about Wind Spirit Grass and Fierce Beast Heart Blood.
Reviving Skeleton skill causes mental fatigue after use, so Brother Dao casts it whenever he feels recovered, to increase proficiency a bit.
Thanks to the pattern on his brow, NPCs attitudes were very good, he had inquired about both materials, neither was difficult to obtain, he was even invited by a hunting team.
But Brother Dao naturally refused.
Eventually, the NPCs stated that all materials must be sold to the Witch, private sales were impossible.
"Brother Dao, you need Wind Spirit Grass and Fierce Beast Heart Blood?" Seeing Brother Dao, Military Dagger encircled by players called out.
"Yes, can you find them?" Brother Dao’s eyes lit up.
"I’ve picked Wind Spirit Grass before, it can evolve from ordinary grass in windy places, it’s not particularly rare. As for Fierce Beast Heart Blood, if the quantity isn’t large, I can exchange for it through my contribution to the hunting team. Would you be interested in joining the Brotherhood I’m about to establish? By joining, I can provide these materials to you for free."
Brother Dao shook his head and laughed: "I’m a Professional Player; the prospects of such high-realism games are unknown, I don’t want to bind myself to an organization too early."
"Damn, you give him face and he really thinks he’s a big deal." A minion behind Military Dagger immediately jumped in.
This is a player who had just passed the novice trial, a Young Hunter yet to come of age, waving his muscular arms comically.
"Shut up, this game is different, don’t make noise with the attitude from other games here." Military Dagger sternly said.
"Damn, calling him boss makes him really think he’s a big deal, playing games is about having fun, if you don’t even dare provoke a lowly fellow, who would hang out with you." That player directly flipped a middle finger and swaggered off.
After walking a few steps, he turned his head and flipped another middle finger disdainfully: "Damn Brotherhood, I’m called the wind blows cool on the ass, defy me if you dare."
Military Dagger shook his head and said: "There are all sorts, Brother Dao, don’t take it to heart. We’re destined for cooperation as we were born in the same tribe, perhaps future collaboration opportunities will arise. However, the Witch purchases Wind Spirit Grass for ten Bone Coins, a drop of Fierce Beast Heart Blood is sky-high at a hundred Bone Coins, look!"
"I’ll pay double, one drop of Fierce Beast Blood is enough, I need ten stalks of Wind Spirit Grass." Brother Dao hurriedly said, as the Witch only purchases materials without selling.
Ding: Your slave (unnamed) dissected the Level 10 Elite Gale Rabbit, Dissection skill advanced to Minor Achievement.
"Great! Prepare the money, these can’t be stored easily, don’t bring them if you don’t have the ability to collect." Military Dagger nodded deeply, after a glance at Brother Dao.
"Don’t worry, the money is ready."
"Brother Dao, can that kid take out so many Bone Coins? I’m grinding stones until I’m almost dumb, only managing to earn one Bone Coin a day, sometimes not even qualified."
Military Dagger couldn’t answer, he had been following the hunting team, hunting, and once faced a Fierce Beast beyond Wild Beast Level, contributing by blinding one eye with a bow, earning 50 Bone Coins, daily earnings are less than five Bone Coins."
After departure, Brother Dao vaguely heard their voices.
"Bone Coins, ha! Might I be lacking?" Brother Dao then went off to sell Stone-made Spearheads.
He didn’t go to the warehouse, but went elsewhere to sell in batches, even found NPC hunters to promote.
This time, he brought out Good Grade, even Premium quality, which were very popular among NPC hunters, he quickly acquired over three hundred Bone Coins.
Unexpectedly, selling Premium Stone Spearheads earned him a slight goodwill from veteran NPC hunters.
Money in hand, Brother Dao was heading back.
Ding: Your slave (unnamed) used Dissection Skill’s Extraction, consumed precious material, Level 10 Elite Beast Hide, Dissection skill advanced to Great Success, conditions met, Level Cap breakthrough, upgrade: Level 10.
"The Gale Rabbit’s hide is precious material?" Brother Dao was stunned, but soon smiled, Level Cap lifted? Good news.
Ding: Your slave (unnamed) goodwill +2, reached 100, became a Diehard, goodwill will remain constant, won’t decrease.
"Diehard? I like that."
Brother Dao returned, the Gale Rabbit had already become variously sized Beast Meat pieces, totaling over thirty pounds.
Beast Meat: Top Grade, contains four times the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi of ordinary Beast Meat.
"Not bad, very good! Surpassed ordinary, Premium, reached Top Grade, eat once, count as four meals; worthwhile."