Chapter 4 Money and Power
“Dropped from grinding monsters.”
Alden responded and, at the same time, received a notification that 9,000 dollars was deposited into his account.
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“Holy crap, Frost King, do you know some monster spawning spots where you can grind level 10 monsters without taking damage?”
It’s no surprise that Skyspire Shield was shocked. Alden was only level 3, so he couldn’t take on level 10 monsters head–on.
“Nope.”
Alden replied, then ignored Skyspire Shield, continuing to grind monsters.
Skyspire Shield, seeing the ring that had just dropped, flashed a smile. “Not telling me, huh? Well, I’m coming to find out!”
The level 10 monster was the Twisted Treant, a creature that the Skyspire Guild’s exploration team had discovered right when they first entered the game.
Therefore, Skyspire Shield quickly arrived at the Twisted Treant’s spawn point.
At that moment, he saw an archer grinding monsters ahead.
-426
-426
Skyspire Shield’s eyes widened. Who could shoot a single arrow for 426 damage at this stage?
Even the elites of their guild, with their gear set, only barely hit over 100.
Alden’s arrows were over 400 damage, and he was fighting monsters that were higher level! How could this not shock him?
“Frost King!”
Skyspire Shield immediately bowed down. He had entered the game late due to some real–life issues, and now his progress had fallen behind.
For someone who had always dominated in various games, this was something he couldn’t accept.
“Frost King, let’s form a team, and you can carry me to level up? I’ll pay!”
Alden didn’t want to deal with Skyspire Shield initially since he didn’t want to waste time.
But thinking about Brielle still lying in the hospital, he changed his mind.
“Sure, but I want 300,000 dollars.”
“Three hundred thousand dollars?”
Hearing this, Skyspire Shield almost couldn’t stop himself from cursing.
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Chapter 4 Money and Power
Three hundred thousand dollars for a carry to level 10? He could hire gold farmers for a maximum of 20,000 dollars.
“Today, I’ll get you to level 10.”
Skyspire Shield was stunned, looking at Alden with suspicion.
It was only 4 a.m., with 20 hours left.
Even if he didn’t eat, drink, or sleep, reaching level 10 in 20 hours was a fantasy.
“But even so, your price is still too high.”
He had money, but he wasn’t stupid.
“I know it’s high. But how about I throw in an elite level 10 gear set?”
When Skyspire Shield heard this, his breath became rapid.
“Frost King, you’re not joking, are you?”
“Nope.”
Alden’s response was firm. The level 10 elite Treants would drop a full set of gear set, assuming you were lucky enough.
But if you killed enough, it was possible.
“Alright, how about I send you 50,000 dollars as a deposit?”
“No, 300,000 dollars. I want the full payment upfront.”
Skyspire Shield hesitated, but seeing Alden’s speed at grinding monsters, he thought for a moment before agreeing.
“Fine, I’ll transfer the money.”
Twilight of the Gods had a transfer feature, so there was no need to provide bank account details.
Soon, Alden received a notification that 300,000 dollars had been deposited.
Money in hand.
Alden sent a message.
“Wait a moment.”
With that, Alden hid behind a large tree and then logged out.
Skyspire Shield was shocked.
“Wait, did I get scammed? Did you take the money and log out? D’mn, I trusted you, and this is how you repay me?”
Skyspire Shield didn’t lack money, but at this moment, he felt disgusted, like he had eaten something awful.
Alden, of course, hadn’t logged out to scam him.
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Now that he had the money, his first move was to send it to the hospital for his sister’s surgery.
Standing beside Brielle, lying on the hospital bed, Alden clenched his fists.
The regrets from his past life, he would make up for them.
After paying the bills, Alden rushed back to his rented apartment.
He logged back into the game.
10086 Rookie Village.
Skyspire Shield was miserably trying to get a few players to help him grind level 4 Wind Hounds.
Suddenly, he saw a message pop up in his friend list.
“Level 10 Twisted Treant, come here.”
Skyspire Shield froze. He thought Alden had logged off for good, but to his surprise, Alden had returned.
“Alright!”
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Although he had already cursed Alden in his mind, he hurriedly ran over when he saw Alden was back to help him level up.
Alden didn’t waste words and immediately sent an invite to the party, setting the loot so only he could pick it up.
Skyspire Shield wanted to say something but ended up staying silent.
However, the next moment, he realized something absurd.
Experience points distribution 90/10!!
Alden got 90, he got 10?!
D’mn, this is how you carry me?
“Frost King, um… isn’t the experience points distribution wrong?”
“Nope.”
Alden replied and resumed grinding monsters.
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Five arrows to take down a Twisted Treant. Even though Alden’s attack speed wasn’t very high, he could still kill them within ten seconds.
That was six per minute.
In an hour, that’s 360!
Not only that, Alden’s health points were constantly rising.
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Skyspire Shield, watching Alden continuously kill Twisted Treants, was left speechless.
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If Alden only had great damage, Skyspire Shield might think he had some hidden gear set or had awakened a unique talent.
But Alden’s kiting technique was too smooth. The Twisted Treants hadn’t even gotten close before they were taken out.
Don’t think it’s easy just because it’s a holo game.
Skyspire Shield knew better–kiting here was even harder than in traditional games.
It involved four steps: positioning, drawing the bow, aiming, and shooting. If any of them were off, the whole technique would look
stiff.
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