King of Newbie

Zhang Wei level-up 6 times!

When a bolt of energy hit him 6 times indicating he leveled up by 6 times, all the surrounding players halted. There were over 50 players looking at him wondering if they had seen a fake level-up. How could a player level up by 6 times continuously in the beginner map? A few of them went to ask Zhang Wei personally.

"Hey did you level up just now?" Ask one of the players.

"Yes."

"6 times?"

"Yes."

"That's impossible! How could you level up 6 times?" Another player was asking.

"Did the NPC give you some kind of quest?" Suddenly a female player who has been observing Zhang Wei for a while questions him.

At the moment, NPC Newbie is still lying there but will not give any more response like before, he has become a dead NPC.

On this day, server E2.01, NPC Newbie had become history. However, on other servers, the NPC Newbie still exists challenging players to complete its quest.

"Yes."

"Explain!" Zhang Wei's short answers really made a few of the players become irritated.

One must know that those who reach this map to farm are usually not beginner players. They should at least have had some kind of experience with MMORPG before. Everyone considered themselves an expert in their own opinion.

"Explain? I talked to this NPC and he gave me a quest, that's all." Answered Zhang Wei with his cheeky smile.

"Bull Shit! I have talked with the same NPC and he didn't give me any quest!" Said one of the irritated players. He was a level 11 Thief Class.

"Maybe the NPC does not like you?" One of the spectators said. His words made the entire spectators laugh.

"You be quiet!" The male level 11 Thief was quite angry, becoming the laughing stock of the spectators.

"Or what!?" Said the previous spectator, a level 11 swordsman.

Looking at the scene that may escalate to the worst situation at any moment, Zhang Wei decided to sneakily walk away. He went back to the town to retrieve his awards.

He went to the middle of town and a lot of players halted and were looking at him. He is a level 18 neutral class!

"Crap! A level 18 player, what more, a neutral class!!!" Said one of the bystanders.

"Didn't the guidebook say, a neutral class is the worst??? How come he got to level 18, while we are only level 11? There must be some kind of mistake here." Another bystander felt cheated by the system after seeing Zhang Wei's high level.

Zhang Wei quickly went to the NPC Ivy, retrieving his awards. If he walks any slower, someone might jump to him asking too many questions.

NPC Ivy: Welcome player KheMeia, congratulations on completing the King Of Newbie Quest. Would you like to collect your awards? Yes / No.

Zhang Wei: Yes.

After saying yes for the awards, he received the Super Rare Sword Of Beginners, Epic Sword Of Beginners, and 10,000 copper coins.

NPC Ivy: Do note player KheMeia, please remember to key in your banking account number into your game profile to receive the $10,000 cash reward.

Zhang Wei: Thank you.

Party Mode Conversation.

"Hellowww guys, let us go to the level 16 map, north side of Azfield Town. I will be waiting for you guys at the transfer portal."

"Well, it's about time. I am fed up with turtles! XOXO" Said BlackApple happily.

"Yuck...Do you even know the meaning of XOXO? Please don't say that to me again."

"Haha, LoL." YellowRose was laughing while reading the conversation.

"We will be there ASAP (as soon as possible)." Replied Arya.

Moments ago, the three of them saw Zhang Wei's level in the party information suddenly skyrocketing to level 18. Even a fool will know, he just completed a quest with awesome rewards.

While waiting for his party members, Zhang Wei checked on his status.

Player IGN: KheMeia

Class: Neutral

Tier: 0

Job: None (Change job at level 15)

Equip: 4/10

HP: 100+340 (17 level x 20)+30(15vit x2) = 470

MP: 50+17+15=82

STR: 1+34 = 35

VIT: 15

DEX: 4

INT: 15

AGI: 4

DMG: 35 STR + Bonus 70 + 50 Weapon + Dex 4 = 159 damages

DEF: 15+12=27

Weight: 100 + 35 = 135

Speed: 100 normal speed +4 =104

Coins: 10058 coppers

Equipments:

Common Headgear +3 def.

Common Shirt +3 def.

Common Pant +3 def.

Common Boots +3 def.

Weapon: Epic Sword of Beginner

+50 atk

+10 atk speed

+10 critical atk

+Recover 1% of hp after killing a monster

Looking at his stats, Zhang Wei couldn't help but smile. At the moment, his stats were quite high for a Tier 0 player.

If he goes for the Tier change quest, he could absolutely pass the test. But, he didn't go for the Tier quest because he has an opportunity to become the first player to reach level 20.

The system allows players to challenge their tier quest at level 11, but it is almost impossible to pass the quest without having additional advantages. The only way to pass the tier change quest is to wait till level 20, with better hp/mp and stats, players will have a higher passing probability.

While waiting for his party members, he sent the Super Rare Sword of Beginner to Yen Qiang through in-game post-mail. Post-mail was unlocked at level 10 for players to send items, equipment, weapons, coins, and other items to anyone. During the BETA run, it was unlocked at level 1.

A few minutes later, Arya, YellowRose, and BlackApple came to the transfer portal. Zhang Wei couldn't help but smile looking at their level.

When Zhang Wei left them, they were level 12, and now they are still level 12. Obviously, their leveling speed dropped a lot without him.

"How did you suddenly become a level 18? You were only level 12 when you left us." Asked BlackApple.

"A quick quest. You can check on the forum later tonight."

"Are we really going to the level 16 map?" Suddenly YellowRose couldn't wait to confirm their leveling location.

"Yes, I do the tanking job, you guys help me kill the level 16 mantis."

"Should we go change our Tier first?" BlackApple wanted to change his tier, but the chances of leveling with an expert are rare. He intends to know why the 3 experts before him didn't change their tier first.

"It is required a lot of time to change the tier and if you fail you need to wait another 7 days to rechallenge your tier quest, we do it after we reach level 20." Arya said without looking at BlackApple.

BlackApple wanted to argue, but he refrained from doing so, arguing with an expert is one thing but arguing with beauty is another thing. He was an ordinary player who couldn't understand real expert thinking.

"Yes, we will do it after you are all at least level 20. Did you all resupply?"

"Yes." All of them answered at the same time. It seems like Zhang Wei suddenly commands a lot of respect from them.

"I have bought a few extra poisonous potions for you all, so please use it while we are leveling." Zhang Wei distributed 10 each to all of them.

Poisonous Potion.

Effect: Add poison effect on player weapon

Duration: 20 minutes

Restrictions:

This can only be used on monsters not more than 5 levels different from a player.

This can only be used by a Tier 0 player on a beginner map.

The description didn't mention anywhere that the potion will have a triple damage effect on animal-type monsters. However, Zhang Wei knew about this. So he utilized the advantage he had to propel his party in leveling speed.

After the party members read the potion description, they were a bit surprised, especially BlackApple. No wonder changing tier at this moment is not a priority, because after changing the tier, this poison is not usable anymore.

All of them entered the portal and were sent to the north side of Azfield Town. The map is called Azeley Map suitable for level 16 ~ 20 players. Zhang Wei could only see a few players in the party leveling on this map. Without wasting time any longer, he brought his party to the left side of the map where the mantis concentrates the most.

Not long after, they were able to see a lot of mantis wandering around. The best part is not even 1 player leveling in this spot.

Praying Mantis

Level: 16

HP/MP: 5500/550

Exp: 550

Race: Animal

Type: Non-Aggressive

Attack: 50 -120 damages

Zhang Wei gave a few pointers to his party members. Then he started hitting the closest Praying Mantis to him. Mantis has a moderate speed atk and low defense. However, it was compensated with a high attack value. If Zhang Wei was hit once by the mantis normal attack he would lose around 25% of his max HP.

Zhang Wei could dodge every attack from the Praying Mantis, and at the same time he was able to hit it accurately. For every second, Zhang Wei was able to hit the Praying Mantis using the epic Sword of Beginner and landed around 100 ~ 150 damage. After keeping the aggro stable, the rest of the party members started hitting the Praying Mantis.

Arya atk damage between 45 ~ 70

YellowRose atk damage between 45 ~ 70

BlackApple atk damage between 30 ~ 50

"What the heck!" BlackApple was quite angry looking at his attack damage.