Chapter 7: Waylaid

 [Fine Iron Sword]: Bronze Equipment

Attributes: Strength +1, Attack +5

Equipment level: Level 2

[Fire Leather Coat]: Iron Equipment

Attribute: Defense +2

Equipment level: 2

"Haha, the equipment have finally dropped, and there's even a bronze equipment with attribute bonuses!"

Jiang Ming picked up the two pieces of equipment dropped by the fire frog lord. After checking it, he exclaimed with joy. Immediately afterwards, he directly equipped the two pieces of equipment.

Then, he glanced at his stamina bar and found that it had recovered by 20 points, so he used the deconstruction technique on the body of the fire frog lord to disassemble it.

Previously, he had also tried deconstructing the monsters' corpses after killing them. The deconstructed objects were similar to those collected by the segmentation and skinning techniques. He would need to control the sword himself when using the segmentation and the skinning techniques, and the entire procedure took a minute or two. Since he did not want to waste the time, he chose to just use the deconstruction technique.

Ding~ System notification: Congratulations on getting the "Fire Frog Lord Skin", "Fire Frog Lord Flesh" and "Fire Dissolving Powder".

"The missions from the pharmacy owner and the blacksmith are not far from each other. The quests from the butcher and the tailor are already done. Let me go back and hand in the tasks first, then I'll go and complete the other two tasks." Putting away the deconstructed materials, Jiang Ming swung the fine iron sword in his hand to put it away. With pockets full, he left the fire frog monster area and walked towards the Novice Village.

On the way back, he found that many players had already reached levels two or three and were starting to walk towards the level 4 monster area in groups.

The level 3 monster area had been occupied by crowds of players, while the number of players in the level 1 and level 2 monster areas had been significantly reduced, which alleviated the previous crowded scene.

"Hey bro, your clothes, shoes, and bracers look good, do you mind lending it to me to use it?"

As soon as he entered the level 2 monster area, three men suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Ming, blocking his path. The first man with a high nose bridge smiled and spoke to Jiang Ming, but his eyes were on Jiang Ming's three pieces of iron equipment.

Jiang Ming frowned when he heard what the man said. Knowing that the other party was eyeing his equipment, he said coldly, "Never!"

At the same time, he was prepared to take out the fine iron sword to fight the opponent at any time.

The game world could amplify the emotions and desires of a person compared to the real world. Things that people did not dare to do in reality were often tried in the game, and eventually it could even become unscrupulous. Even if the three opponents really wanted to kill him, there would not be severe consequences. After all, death in the game was not a real death. Besides, before the first job change, dying would only cause inventory items to drop, but would not reduce the level.

"Dude, do you know who we are?" A thin man standing behind the man with the high nose said proudly, "Have you heard of the top ten guilds in the country? We are the leaders of the ninth ranking Horned Dragon Guild. The three pieces of equipment on your body should be iron equipment, right? It seems that you are lucky. How about this, if you hand over the three pieces of equipment on your body, we could let you join the Horned Dragon Guild for free?"

"The Horned Dragon Guild!" Jiang Ming's expression changed.

"Haha, you were shocked when you heard the name of our guild, weren't you? No need to be shocked. As long as you hand over those three pieces of equipment, you can be a member of our Horned Dragon Guild." The thin man laughed proudly.

Jiang Ming was very familiar with the Horned Dragon Guild. This guild was established by a gang leader. It was basically made up of people from the gang in real life. There were also many game experts in it, but most of them were street ruffians, doing many evils in the game.

Moreover, the guild rules and disciplines of the Horned Dragon Guild were basically absent. They accepted anyone into the guild, so though there were numerous members, all kinds of people were present. Except for the few executives who were mostly of one mind, the underlings were quite chaotic, and there were occasionally internal conflicts.

"If it's Liang Long who came, maybe I would consider it. As for the three of you...get lost!"

In real life, Jiang Ming was very easy-going and kind-hearted, but in the game, he did things very resolutely and without mercy. As long as he was unwilling to do things, no one could force him, and as long as he wanted to do things, no one could stop him.

"Boy, you're seeking death! Come on, kill him."

As expected, the three of them were only the lowest level existence of the Horned Dragon Guild. Without giving much thought about why Jiang Ming knew their boss, they started the fight directly and launched towards Jiang Ming.

'-4'

Ding~ System notification: You have been attacked by the player "shoot you in the face". You can counterattack within half an hour, counterattack does not increase the crime value.

Looking at the damage that the other party inflicted on him, Jiang Ming smiled sarcastically, then took out the fine iron sword, and rushed towards the thin man.

'-28'

A damage that was abnormally high in the early stage of the game appeared above the head of the thin man. Seeing the damage caused by both sides, the three men were slightly taken aback, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes. They secretly thought, 'How is it possible? Why is his defense and attack so high? Huh, could it be that the long sword in his hand is a bronze weapon?'

"Second and third bro, the equipment in his hand may be bronze. We all have seven to eight bottles of small healing potions. We can dawdle him to death and drop his equipment." Greed exuded from the eyes of the man with the high nose, and he ordered the other two men. Then they started to attack Jiang Ming more violently.

"Small healing potion?" Jiang Ming was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the other party not only did not retreat even knowing how hard the fight would be, but also turned to eye his weapon. And what gave them the confidence was just the small healing potions. If they were to find out that Jiang Ming had nearly a whole set of small healing potions with him, he was not sure what they would think.

One on three, the four players battled. Because they were in the level 2 monster area, there were many players here. Seeing the four players battling, many players who did not get any monster came towards them with interest, watching the battle between the four players.

Hearing what the man with the high nose said, the players who originally came to watch the show shifted their interests to the fine iron sword in Jiang Ming's hand, and there was a greedy look in their eyes.

You must know that the most important things in the early stage of the game were equipment and level. If the level was high or the equipment was good, it could provide the player a lot of advantage and allow them to walk at the forefront of all players. Not only could it satisfy their vanity, ambition and many money-making opportunities, but could also win the hearts of beautiful women.

It could be said that at this stage, the bronze equipment in Jiang Ming's hand could be the only one in his Novice Village. If one could get their hands on this bronze weapon, not only would it improve attributes significantly, but could also satisfy their vanity. Even if they didn't use it themselves, it could be sold for a lot of money.

At this moment, many onlookers had secretly taken out their weapons, and it seemed that they were preparing to finish off Jiang Ming after the three people depleted Jiang Ming's health.

During the battle, Jiang Ming inadvertently caught a glimpse of nearby players taking out their weapons. His brows instantly furrowed, and he secretly thought in his heart, 'Damn... An innocent man gets into troubles just because of his wealth. It seems that many players have been eyeing me. I must find a way to leave here quickly.'