Chapter 17

translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations

early the next morning, lao yao woke up with panda eyes. although he did not sleep well, his habit of getting up early over the years made it impossible for him to sleep anymore. he got up, put on his clothes, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then left the room to go downstairs.

in the garden, breathing in the fresh air, lao yao began his routine training.

after lao yao finished 200 one-handed push-ups and returned to the living room drenched in sweat, he saw a group of girls yawning as they walked out of the room.

the only exception was didi. this young lady had always woken up very early. she was in charge of everyone’s meals and it was rather tiring. however, looking at her smiling face, lao yao also understood that this young lady actually liked to cook more than she liked to play games.

this was the tragedy of being a professional gamer. when you treated games that were originally used for leisure and entertainment as a profession, you would lose a lot of things.

“hey! uncle! you woke up early?” ning jing rubbed her eyes and greeted lao yao. her long hair was a little messy because she had just woken up and had not taken care of it. she sat down at the dining table and waited for didi’s breakfast to be served.

“stop sleeping in!” lao yao started to retaliate against her calling him uncle. “be careful not to sleep into a pig!”

“tsk! you don’t understand this!” ning jing rolled her eyes at lao yao. “lack of sleep is a big enemy of girls’ beauty! if you ask me, i’m really willing to be a piglet as long as this piglet looks beautiful!”

lao yao choked on ning jing’s words. he couldn’t say anything and couldn’t refute it at all…

“time for breakfast!” didi and the other two girls brought out breakfast from the kitchen. in front of each of them was a bowl of bean porridge, two fried dough sticks, and a cup of soy milk.

as they ate breakfast, yang yongle asked lao yao, “did you rush back to your room last night to play the game? what level are you at?”

“level 6!” lao yao answered yang yongle clearly. when he went offline yesterday, he specially took a look. he had killed the elite wolf king. the high experience points allowed him to level up immediately.

“not bad!” yang yongle nodded and said, “but we still have to hurry up. the earlier the game, the harder it is to widen the gap. do you know? there are already people who have reached level 9 and are doing quests to leave the novice village!”

“i know that!” lao yao nodded and said, “in another day, we’ll be able to complete this mission.”

“i heard that the mission is a little difficult!” ning jing interrupted. “by the way! did you see the blue dagger posted on the forum yesterday? if you can get that dagger, it should be easy to pass this mission!”

“that’s right, that’s right!” the other girls nodded. “i didn’t expect a blue weapon to appear so quickly. it’s really surprising!”

wang ke, who was quietly eating her breakfast at the side, suddenly said, “it’s useless. that weapon requirement is level 10. no one can use it to complete the mission.”

this was the first time lao yao had heard wang ke speak in front of him. he was instantly shocked. wang ke’s voice had a unique vibrato that sounded like a silver bell. it was crisp and pleasant to the ear. coupled with the girl’s gentle voice, it sounded so pleasant when combined.

“sigh, that’s right! what a pity. that weapon is very awesome! not only is it so powerful, but it also increases attack power!” ning jing sighed and suddenly hugged wang ke’s shoulder. “if you can get it at level 9, i’ll get the landlord to buy it and mail it to you! you’re an assassin. when the time comes, you’ll be the first to walk out of the novice village!”

after saying that, she even winked at lao yao…

upon hearing ning jing’s words, the group of girls immediately laughed and looked at lao yao as if they were looking at a fat sheep. this made lao yao depressed! was there a need to buy it? wasn’t the dagger in his hand? if she wanted it, she could just take it.

at the thought of this, lao yao suddenly asked yang yongle, “by the way, what’s with this attack power? i heard you guys say that it’s very awesome?”

yang yongle knew that this was the first time lao yao had come into contact with online games, so he did not know much about terms. hence, she explained, “the so-called attack power is used in many games. actually, it has two functions. the first is to magnify the final damage. in other words, if the damage dealt to monsters is originally 100, and you have 1 attack power, this damage will be magnified by 1%. the final damage dealt to monsters will become 101!”

“ah? so that’s how it is?” lao yao suddenly understood. no wonder when he was killing the monsters, he always felt that there was something wrong with the maximum damage he had calculated. there was a difference between theory and reality. so that was how it was. in terms of his attributes, his current attack power was 1.2. therefore, the damage dealt by the monsters he attacked should be multiplied by 1.2% from the original!

this attack power was indeed a good attribute! now that his attack was still relatively low, the effect could not be displayed very well. however, if the attack power increased in the future, the effect would be more obvious. after all, this was an attribute that directly increased damage.

after seeing that lao yao understood what he meant, yang yongle continued, “the second effect of attack power is the effect of breaking through defense. corresponding to attack power, there is also an attribute of defense power. this attribute usually only appears on defensive equipment. with the same attack, if your attack power is greater than the other party’s defense power, the damage will increase and vice versa. this increase is calculated in the form of percentage.”

“eh? why does the last part sound a little similar to the first point? it’s all about increasing damage!” lao yao asked curiously.

“that’s right!” yang yongle nodded and said, “but there are actually differences. this is mainly because there are differences in the computing method. you know that programmers will use damage formulas when calculating the damage. although i don’t know much about this kind of mathematics, the formulas used for these two functions are definitely different. the damage effect is also different.”

“understood!” lao yao snapped his fingers. “in short, i only need to know that attack power is a good thing, right?”

“pfft!” yang yongle was amused by lao yao. it seemed like lao yao was really a straightforward person. if he didn’t understand something, he wouldn’t delve into it. as long as he understood how to use it, it would be fine. simple and direct, that’s people like him, right?

“aiya! as expected, this dagger is good stuff!” lao yao placed his hands behind his head and sighed. “it’s a pity that i can’t get it now. i have to wait until i reach level 10!”

ning jing and lao yao were like enemies. when she heard lao yao’s tone, she couldn’t help but say, “what’s the use of thinking about it? that dagger isn’t yours. what does it have to do with you? why are you worrying about it?”

what the f*ck! lao yao was depressed. why was this little girl always finding trouble with him? it was fine if she called him uncle, but why did she always find an opportunity to argue with him? what was going on?!

hence, lao yao couldn’t help but retort, “who told you that the dagger isn’t mine?”

the moment he said this, the group of girls stopped chatting and stared blankly at lao yao.

“hey… hey! uncle!” ning jing was stunned for a moment before pointing at lao yao in disbelief. “you… you…”

lao yao puffed up his chest and snorted. the little girl’s surprised look made him feel proud.

in the end, ning jing’s last sentence almost made lao yao fall off his chair.

“uncle! could it be that you were the one who made a post asking for the dagger at a high price yesterday?!” ning jing looked at lao yao as if he was an upstart…

lao yao’s vision blurred and he fainted! did this little girl think that he had bought the dagger?!

“pfft, pfft, pfft, what are you talking about!” lao yao glared at her and said, “don’t you know that i’m very poor? why would i invest money into the game? i killed the wolf king boss, okay?”

“ah!!!” the group of girls immediately cried out in surprise.

ning jing’s adoring gaze that lao yao expected did not appear. instead, she ran over and pulled lao yao’s arm. with a voice that made lao yao’s skin crawl, she said sweetly, “uncle landlord, can i discuss something with you?”

lao yao shuddered and hurriedly slapped away ning jing’s hand on his arm. he said warily, “you have to tell me what it is first!”

“sell your dagger and we’ll split the money, okay? i saw a beautiful purse a few days ago. i want it so badly, but i don’t have the money…”

ning jing looked at lao yao pitifully with her big, blinking, watery eyes…