Chapter 5 Was Alan a Master from Long Ago?

Gerald slew the Flame Serpent in front of him and opened the video.

'Such high damage.'

That was Gerald's first reaction.

But immediately after, he was stunned.

'At this stage, it's impossible for anyone to perform such smooth-moving attacks.'

Gerald himself was an archer and one of the top-tier archers at that.

Naturally, he knew how difficult it was to achieve smooth-moving attacks in Ragnarok.

Gerald: [Which guild is he from? We must find a way to recruit him into our guild. We can offer an annual salary of a million.]

After a brief moment of shock, Gerald was already thinking about recruiting him into his guild.

Walter: [Okay, Mr. Parker, I'll ask him.]

At this moment, Alan was quickly harvesting the Twisted Treant.

The drop rate in Ragnarok was truly touching; after killing so many Twisted Treants above his level, Alan had only managed to get the Revival Ring.

Suddenly, with a crisp sound, a piece of equipment dropped.

[Treant Shoulder Pads: Common.]

[Requirement: Level 10, all classes.]

[Effect: +200 HP.]

[Durability: 100.]

"Do you want this equipment?" Alan looked at Walter.

"Yes, but Ice King, this equipment can't be priced the same as the ring, right?"

"Three thousand," Alan said calmly.

Shoulder pads were regular and relatively easy to come by, so they couldn't be priced as high as rings.

"Deal," Walter agreed.

In fact, money wouldn't be very useful later on. The reason Alan still needed money was just to cover his upcoming living expenses.

Once he had enough money for his expenses, he would consider trading equipment for in-game items.

At this moment, the system notification sounded.

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Blade Warrior for being the first to reach Central City, rewarded with +500 gold coins, +1 class-specific iron-grade set, +1 class-specific skill book, +50 free attribute points. Hereby announced, we hope all players keep up the good work!]

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Blade Warrior for being the first to reach Central City, rewarded with +500 gold coins, +1 class-specific iron-grade set, +1 class-specific skill book, +50 free attribute points. Hereby announced, we hope all players keep up the good work!]

"Fuck!"

Walter checked the time and said, "So fast, that Blade Warrior guy is already level 10."

"The key is that the first to reach Central City gets such generous rewards."

Alan didn't care at all; these rewards were nothing to him.

The beginner village was a treasure trove.

Leaving the beginner village with strength meant never being able to return.

In the previous life, many people regretted it deeply after learning about the hidden benefits of the beginner village.

"Ice King, keep it up."

"By the way, you're so skilled. Which guild do you belong to?"

"I'm not part of any guild."

"You're solo?"

Walter was a bit surprised; Alan's skills didn't seem like those of someone without a team.

But in an instant, Walter understood the reason.

Alan must have been a master from long ago!

In the past, PC games dominated the gaming market, and some old masters had great game sense, clear techniques, and strategies.

But because of their age, their reaction times couldn't keep up, and they were gradually phased out.

Ragnarok, however, was a fully immersive virtual gamewhere everything was data-driven and wouldn't be affected by reaction times.

Seeing Alan focused on grinding, Walter wisely didn't say anything more.

[You've reached level 4; free attribute points +5.]

Alan allocated all his free attribute points to attack speed, increasing it by 0.1 to reach 0.93.

At the same time, Alan's health increased by over a thousand, and his normal attack damage was further enhanced.

Currently, it still took five arrows to take down a Twisted Treant.

However, he was getting closer to being able to do it in four arrows.

Walter, watching Alan level up, could only be silently envious.

The bulk of the experience points went to Alan, making it difficult for him to level up.

"Finally, it appeared." Alan looked at the Twisted Treant in front of him with a satisfied smile.

[Twisted Treant (Elite): Level 10.]

[Health: 5700/5700.]

[Attack: 49.]

[Skills: Revival, Vine Spin, Vine Wrap.]

The elite Twisted Treant had an additional control skill.

"Ice King, do you need me to tank for you?"

Walter was a pure defense player, and with his wealth, he had a few pieces of low-level equipment.

In his own view, his attributes were quite luxurious.

"No need," Alan responded calmly and began his attack.

Alan's output was very stable, but it still took thirteen arrows to kill an elite Twisted Treant.

Moreover, with Alan's kiting strategy, the Twisted Treant was already dead by the time it got close to him.

[You killed an elite Twisted Treant; experience points +321.]

Alan showed a satisfied smile; hunting elite monsters indeed provided a greater experience boost.

Even Walter, who was in a party with Alan, gained 32 experience points.

One, two, three...

Alan's health continued to stack up.

At this moment, server-wide announcements started to ring out one after another.

Players from various major guilds reached level ten and entered Central City, and there were also some solo players.

Walter was extremely envious, but there was nothing he could do; he could only watch.

"My losses are just too great," said Walter.

Alan maintained his aloof demeanor and didn't respond to Walter.

At this moment, another piece of equipment dropped.

[Treefolk Armor (Elite): Level 10.]

[Effect 1: Magic Defense +10.]

[Effect 2: Health +500.]

[Durability: 100.]

"Awesome, Ice King. Is this one of the set pieces you mentioned?"

Alan nodded and tossed the equipment to Walter. "Yes, as long as you hunt enough elite Twisted Treants, you can get the full Treefolk Set."

Walter's eyes lit up. "Ice King, you're so generous. I thought you were going to bail on me when you logged off earlier."

Alan was puzzled but didn't say anything more and continued to kill monsters.

The grinding session lasted for a full hour.

One great thing about the beginner village was the fast respawn rate of monsters. Otherwise, it wouldn't sustain Alan's relentless hunting.

[You've reached level 6; free attribute points +5.]

In just one hour, Alan went from level 4 to level 6, and his attack speed increased from 0.93 to 1.13.

Meanwhile, Alan also obtained three more pieces of the Treefolk Set, all of which he gave to Walter.

A player could equip up to thirteen items.

These included the main weapon, boots, chest guard, armor, helmet, cloak, ring, necklace, shoulder pads, and leg guards.

Walter now had four pieces, with nine more to go.

This set was considered the strongest defensive warrior set before level 20, bar none.