Chapter 88 – Dragon’s Tomb Shin Guards
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“Woosh… …”
As the chilling wind whistled inside the Dragon’s Tomb, I wrap the [Ice Fire Cloak] tighter around my body. Carrying the Jade City Sword and with Baby Bobo by my side, I slowly advance. Before me, as far as the eye could see, were countless dragon bones. The dragon’s skeleton glows with a faint luster. This must be the dragon soul Karl mentioned. Before their deaths, the dragons must have swallowed everything, including gold and gems. Presumably, the bones have inherited some of that wealth.
Growing underneath every dragon bone, tall unknown weeds with black leaves emit a faint aroma.
“Sha sha……”
Suddenly, the weeds rustle, and a small green dot shows up on the mini-map. Ah, a monster has appeared.
“Baby Bobo!”
Hearing my order, Baby Bobo rushes out, and fires a level 4 [Combo] at the underbrush.
“Shua shua shua… … ”
Before the [Combo] could finish, an ugly hunchbacked demon around half a meter high jumps out. It has six legs, four of which it uses to run. The other two legs it uses as arms. It clutches a dragon’s bone between its sole two arms and begins to flee.
I quickly rush after it, firing [Fierce Ice Blade]!
“698!”
After the strike, the monster’s attributes appear—
[Tomb Imp] (Elite-rank Monster)
Level: 45
Attack: 450-700
Defense: 400
HP: 3000
Abilities: [Steal bones] [Cut] [Penetrating Strike]
Description: Tomb Imps, small demons that live most of their lives underground. The species is on the fringe of extinction and because of their desire for shiny treasures rich in souls; they will often excavate graves, attracting a lot of hatred.
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I blink. Elite ranked?! Great, in addition to normal monsters, elite monsters also appear here. Compared to normal monsters, elite monsters are on a whole new field and of course, their rewards are also on a whole new field.
“Pi pi…”
A layer of frost forms under the Tomb Imp’s feet. With a hit from [Fierce Ice Blade], its movement speed steeply drops.
Already unable to escape, it immediately turns to attack me with a [Cut] from its sharp claws.
“272!”
Fortunately, my 845 defense isn’t just for show. This level 45 monster’s attack has a ceiling of 700 points, plus the +20% elite monster bonus. Its attack isn’t even 900 points. It’s not enough to break my defense.
“Ding!”
With a humming sound, the golden hexagram floats on the edge of my sword and I use my [Combo], hitting the target twice. A lvl 4 [Combo] hits 2-3 times. So it just got the unlucky end of the stick, hitting twice. I really need to rise it to lvl 5. A lvl 5 [Combo] hits 3-4 times. Although the chance of 4 hits is relatively low, it will be devastating once it happens.
I look at my skill proficiency——
[Combo LV-4]:764/2000
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It’s still early. Every time I use my [Combo], the proficiency raises by 1-2 points. I still need to use my [Combo] 1000+ more times to raise to level 5. Fortunately, inside my bag are a sufficient amount of potions to rush my skills without fear of a lack of mana. While rushing lvl 5 [Combo] is easy, leveling [Wind Blade] and [Fierce Ice Blade] is a pain. Lvl 4 [Wind Blade]s consume 80 MP and Lvl 4 [Fierce Ice Blade]s consume 120 MP. It’s extremely brutal. Perhaps, that is the reason why most players’ melee skills stay at lvl 3. The potions are just too expensive!
“Jie jie……”
Under force of my [Combo], the Tomb Imp screams and falls to the ground. 7 silver coins burst out. How generous. Elite ranked monsters definitely are special. In addition, with +1 imp exterminated and a imp skull as bonus, this is going well!
Picking up the coins, I continue forward, and more Tomb Imps appear. Sometimes as many as 3 appear together, but fortunately, my defense is so high, it’s impossible for them to kill me. I can come back here to milk this place without too much pressure of getting killed. A different class swordsman, even a top fighter like Jian Feng Han, would need to bring several healers into the map. Drinking HP potions alone certainly wouldn’t be enough. Drinking a potion has a cooldown of 60 seconds. That is to say, for 60 seconds, the most I can add is 600HP. But since my [Heal] has a cooldown of 6 seconds, my recovery power surpasses potions by as much as 900%.
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The experience from these elite monsters is exceptional. For every 5 Tomb Imps killed, my experience bar jumps around 1%. At this pace, ah, after I complete this time-consuming quest, I should have leveled to 42. These Tomb Imps’ respawn rate is pretty good, and the silver coins dropped is about 150% greater than what normal monsters drop. Soon, a few green tiered equipment drop too. Practically all of them are leather armors but it’s still good.
Before I know it, 5 hours pass by and it’s nighttime: 11:00 PM. I’ve jumped to lvl 41, while [Combo], [Wind Blade], and [Fierce Ice Blade] are all at lvl 5. Inside my bag are considerably fewer potions, but it is worth it. Especially for lvl 5 [Combo]. When I tested it 50 times, the chances of hitting 4 times was around 50%. While the official number given is 30%, out of 50 tries, I got 4 hits 27 times. There could only be one explanation —— charm!
Yes, the effects of charm to increase the success rate of skills is starting to show, especially for improving my [Combo]’s probability. My 31 charm is like a treasure.
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“Gu gu…….”
My stomach growls. A little hungry, I go offline. But after eating a bowl of noodles, I return back online. Today’s mission is to level up to 42.
“Kacha!”
[Wind Blade] cleaves off an imp’s head while it gives off a horrible death shriek. And at the same time, three things burst out: silver coins, gems, and a ring. Looking at the ring’s bright shine, my heart bursts; something amazing just dropped.
Hastily reaching down to pick it up, sure enough, it was an excellent ring. For elite monsters to drop such equipment. Great!
【Green Stem Ring】(Silver-Tiered Equipment)
Strength: +27
Magic Power: +22
Extra: Increases attack by 20 points
Level Requirement: 40
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Looking at +27 Strength and +22 Magic Power, these additional attributes makes me smile. While ordinary swordsmen have no use for extra MP, for me it’s extremely important. At lvl 41, I’m capped at 480 mana and my usage is far greater than the amount an Indigo Sea Pill recover. Now adding this +22 Magic Power, along with a swordsman’s 0.8 magic power growth, I have a 176 mana bonus. This is like a gift from god!
Immediately equipping the ring, I feel the mana surge. The extra mana means I can use [Fierce Ice Blade] one extra time.
【Xiao Yao Zi Zai】(Tomb Guardian of Dragon City)
Level:41
Attack:726-983
Defense:846
HP:1473
MP:656
Charm:31
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I look down at the dropped gem with delight. Ohhh, my luck’s too good——
【Soul Gem】:Strengthens weapons or defensive equipment to improve the quality of the equipment!
To my surprise, it’s a soul gem! Not saying anything more, I open up the strengthening window and see the 80% success rate in strengthening the Jade City Sword.
“Ding!”
Strengthening successful!
【Jade City Sword +2】(Gold Tier Weapon)
Attack:210-300(+42-60)
It’s peerlessly sharp! Another addition of 21-30 hidden attack points…..
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“Di!”
A message from Lin Wan Er: “Yue Er and I are going offline. You should go to sleep too!”
This is the first time Lin Wan Er has taken the initiative of telling me goodnight. I excitedly reply: “Ah, sweet dreams!”
She sends a smiley face emoticon. The name goes dim and she goes offline.
After a few seconds, I hear another “Di” sound. It’s a message from General Li Mu: “Xiao Yao, are you still busy?”
“Ah, I’m in the middle of leveling, shooting for lvl 42 by tonight!” I look at his rank and find General Li Mu at lvl 43. His leveling speed is insane!
Ba Huang City’s golden emblem on my head was already gone, meaning that my rank at lvl 41 dropped below the top 10. Now I’m ranked No. 300+. It’s really depressing.
Li Mu replies: “Ah, you’re nearly lvl 42. Just to let you know, we’ve been busy as well. We’ve already found eleven lvl 37 healers willing to join us. We haven’t been about to find any at lvl 40; healers with second promotion are too scarce. But if we fight 50+ gold tier bosses, we should have no problems. I’m trying to start the operation tomorrow afternoon. Xiao Yao, you need to be online then!”
“I understand. No problem! But my only request is that I have the killing blow on the boss. I want to get more experience, or I won’t be able to re-enter the top ten.”
“Okay, we’ll let you get it……”
“Okay…….”
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Continuing the leveling, I sweep through the Dragon’s Tomb once more. Already 2:00AM at night, practically all of the elite Tomb Imps have been killed off by me but I’ve also killed the 1000 Imps required and found 100 Imp skulls. There’s still 11% until lvl 42. Ah, finishing my quest should be enough for me to level up. Cherishing every elite monster found, I search through the tomb once again and kill off the dozen or so that slipped through the net the first time. Carrying my Jade City Sword, I walk back, ready to complete my quest.
Inside my bag, there are a heap of Black Iron and Green tier equipment, but no Bronze tiers. The best drop was the Green Stem Ring but a second Silver tiered item never turned up.
The small stone house is quiet. I use the hilt of my sword to knock on the stone door, yelling: “Teacher, I’ve finished your quest!”
Rolling out in his wheelchair, Karl looks at the 100 imp skulls and a smile finally shows on his hardened face: “Haha, kid, you really don’t disappoint. Those imps weren’t even slightly difficult for you. Come here, this is your reward!”
“Ding!”
System Notification: Congratulations. You’ve completed the A-level mission [Hunting Tomb Imps], Experience +32,000 points, +10 Gold coins, and your reputation in Dragon City has improved. You’ve acquired the quest item: [Dragon’s Tomb Shin Guards]!
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I hastily open my bag. I actually obtained equipment from the quest! ——
【Dragon’s Tomb Shin Guards】(Silver-Tiered Equipment)
Category:Armor
Defense:110
Strength:+28
Endurance:+25
Extra:Increases attack damage by 0.7%
Level Requirement:40
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Great. This is just what I need. Replacing the Bronze leggings, my defense and HP both increase considerably; it’s just in time for the raid on the boss tomorrow.
【Xiao Yao Zi Zai】(Tomb Guardian of Dragon City)
Level:42
Attack:744-1006
Defense:872
HP:1683
MP:656
Charm:31
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I have nearly 1,700 HP and my base attack broke a thousand, with [Turmoil Sword], my actual damage reaches 1100+! It’s more than enough to break the defenses of level 50+ bosses.
After tidying up my bag, I return to Ba Huang City to replenish my potions and repair my equipment. Afterwards, I log out and go to sleep in order to save my stamina. Tomorrow, when I go online, I’ll go and raid the boss. Before I fall asleep, I think: Just wait till I get that Guild Creation Tablet, [Vanguard]!
First
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That wasnt so hard
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So close
But second is still best I’ve gotten in both wuxiaworld and gravity.
Also, don’t hate the a 🙂
Is this the last chapter before SATs?
I’m gonna suffer withdrawal symptoms!
At least there’s no cliffhanger!
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Is this the last chapter before SATs?
I’m gonna suffer withdrawal symptoms!
At least there’s no cliffhanger!
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I can edit your “A” lol. Only if you want to though.
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K!
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Thanks a bunch maybe first?
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Thanks for the translation.
Also, I have a physics degree if you need any help in that area
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Thanks, but there isn’t that much physics on the sat 😛
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A physics degree is heavily mathematics orientated… but the offer’s there if you want it ^^
I don’t know what’s in SAT’s, different country after all XD
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It’s like basic comprehensive math. It has Geometry, parts of Algebra, and lots of reading comprehension and grammar. The SAT is just judging on how well you can reason with problems and what fits correctly into the problem the most.
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SAT covers Math, English Writing, English Reading and I can’t remember if there’s a written essay with it as well. Lose a quarter point on answers you answer wrong. Basics of the SAT.
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There’s a written pat to the test. I remember because that’s the part I got the worst scores. I hate writing for tests >-<
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From what I remember when i took it, the math isn’t all that advanced, pretty basic stuff that doesn’t even utilize much pre-calculus
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Question Where are the Spoilers?
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On the main page where you see all of the releases if you scroll down while looking to the right of them you will see the link or something like that. . . To save you time I went and got the link for you! https://www.hipchat.com/gXtw5QmCR
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@Solyna, did you ever watch this? 🙂
“MACGUYVER!!!” -Murdoc
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Thanks!
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Second
maybe first
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Not even close
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Thanks for the chapter!
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Thank You
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Thank ya very much for the translation translator! Many thanks towards the Author!
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Thank ya for your copy and pasted message!
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*cough*..hmm
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Thanks
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thank you….
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thanks fot hte chapter
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lol 2 mistypes XD
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8471343t
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Opps sry ;D i though i was writing in another page …. Thanks for the chapter
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Thanks for the chapter
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first!
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nevermind, website had late update….
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One of the first ones? thank you for the chapter 🙂
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Not even close. Good luck in your SAT’s.
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Good luck on your SAT’s. Is this the last chapter for today?
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I’m hoping we can squeeze one more out of him :3
btw translation and releases are awesome, on the other series that I read the releases are only as fast as once a day, this is so nice.
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huehuehuehue :v
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can’nt wait to see what the tablet is gonna give him
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Thanks For the chapter GL on your SAT
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HE’S BECOME THE DEVIL.
That’s kinda the first thing that I thought when I saw his new mana amount.
Then I realized he’s always been a devil at what he does, never letting anyone else boss him around without appropiate reasons.
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This is wrong. The number add-up was incorrect and should be 656.
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Dude, you are an absolute beast. Thank you very much for this chapter ;P
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I don’t know what happened, but someone doesn’t know how to add numbers. 480 + 176 = 656
It’s been edited by me already. If the translator was planning to be funny and making the number “666”, which is the devil’s number, then, well nothing much to say about that.
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probably his mana has gone up after becoming lvl 42, at lvl 41 his stats say 656 for MP
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It’s because of the Silver-Tiered Green Stem Ring he equipped in this chapter. It granted +22 magic power, so it gave him an extra 176 mana adding on to his max 480.
As I said, I edited the post so the numbers would match up, and everyone would have the correct information when they read.
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I can’t memorize the spelling of some words. ( e.g. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia )
This well-known saying is part of a phrase often attributed to Benjamin Disraeli and popularized in the U.S. by Mark Twain: “There are three kinds of falsehoods: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” ( source: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics )
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Oh. Thanks for clarifying. Didn’t know that you had that.
Edit: Wait, what? Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia means you have a fear of the number 666. To add on, I know what I said, and I know what I edited. It’s a fact that the number was 666. So I changed it to 656 because the numbers didn’t add up when I added 480 + 178. Maybe you didn’t read this before me, so you think that I’m lying. I’m not budging from my position whether if you want to call me a liar or call bull on this.
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Maybe if I allude to you a primary source (i.e. Robbini0 (who is above this comment), you would reconsider the claim you have upon me? I’m sorry, but I don’t take false accusations lying down. I will fight for what I knew was right and is right.
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Don’t take things so seriously… No one said you’re lying or even remotely accused you of doing so. FWIW, the raws do say that it is 666. It’s likely that what Amnael said is right, that he gained MP for leveling up along with the additional MP granted by the equipment.
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Well, this is the Internet. When someone types something down as a comment and you read it, what do you do? You would have to read it and interpret the meaning behind it, unless if the person clarifies what they are saying so you can understand. We all suffer from hindsight bias which can lead to false theoretical outcomes from the Internet. You can get your point across, and mean what you say and say what you mean, so the situation doesn’t turn sticky and everyone gets a huge misunderstanding.
Btw, I don’t look at the raws, and I am just a measly editor for Zhan Long which gravitytranslations translates. I enjoy these series and I look forward to them, but like most people here, I don’t know Chinese or read raws.
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The point of that supposedly humorous quote is that statistics are falsehoods. It’s a subtle shoutout to the tired careless authors whose numbers in their stories don’t always add up properly. That was kind of part of the topic.
I think accusing anyone of lying is pejorative and rather unconstructive. Whenever I have an issue that I feel needs resolving, I state them directly.
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I read the chapter before you edited it. (I also read all the available comments at the time before I commented on yours.) However, I believe a translator should not overwrite an author’s mistakes. Assuming the original Chinese indicated 666, what a translator should do is put a TL note.
[ TL: MP should be 656 instead of 666. ]
In your case, you’d use ED instead of TL.
P.S. I was just sharing that hex… is one of the few long words that I remember knowing (but sadly, can’t spell) which pops up in my head whenever I see that number. Sorry for the unnecessary stress I may have caused you. ~,~’
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thx
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thanks for the chapter
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Thank you for your hard work, and good luck on your SAT test.
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If this is the last chapter, good luck on the SATs! If it’s not the last chapter, sweet, and even more luck for the SATs!
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Its official im a Zhan Long addict, i realised that im scouting this site every 15 min just to see if a new chapter is out ! haha …thanks for the translations guys ! Wow he just became a beast mana amount is getting insane ..Cant wait to see a chapter when they get even with the Vanguard
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I’m just addicted to GT English translations XD
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Thanks for the update
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thanks translator and donors for the chapter!
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thank you very much!
I hope he will gain the guild creation table in the 2-3 chapter. I can’t wait to read the happy face he will have when the Vanguard will heard about that 🙂
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Thank you very much for the translations. I wish I could read chinese but sadly i cannot lol so these translations opens a doorway to novels that are 10x better then most of any english novels i have read thus far. So once again thank you for translations other culture novels and making them available for us people.
Cant wait till the next chapter
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of other* culture
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It’s only a matter of time until feng gets a one sided beatdown with interest from the generals
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Good look on SATs let us know how it goes
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Was it 100 imps or 1000 because I see 1000 on quest and 100 skulls, unless I misread and he was to bring 100 skulls, also thanks for the chapter
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1000 imps but each doesn’t give off 1 skull – In chinese games, they require you to finish both assignments so that it takes as long as possible :p
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Thanks for the chapter
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Thanks for the chapter~ Get studying! Every second counts!
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That might be counterintuitive study but not so much that it departmental. (personal experience talking study two weeks strait for a part of a test and forgot every thing when taking the test)
did the worse on that part with 66%
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Thanks for the release!!
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666 mp, Illuminati confirmed. lol cant wait for next chapter
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lol it’s been changed to 656. Sorry about that 😛
After all, math doesn’t lie >> 480 + 176 = 656 MP
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Thanks for such a great chapter again. Xiao yao has the devils luck and he already became the jack of all trades in Destiny
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Thx again;
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Hale WILLIAM!!!!
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Thanks for the chapter.
I hate those small fast monsters that tend to run away and he just cuts through them like a hot knife through butter. He is a bona fide monster if he had that palm sword it would have given him godly strength I’m glad he didn’t get it that just would have made it boring.
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Thanks for the chapter.
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Thanks a bunch for the chapters and good luck and SAT, hope you’ll do well 😀
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Thanks for the chapter and good luck on your SAT
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gracias por el capitulo , a que hora sale el otro
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whelp this is a good stopping point thanks so much for translations and good luck on the sats if you do give another chap that be awesome.
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Woah, great chapter.
Thank you for the translation.
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Many thanks.
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thank you very much for the chapter
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A lot of thanks for the hardwork!
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is it me or Destiny is such a hard MMORPG? you need 100 player to defeat lvl 50+ boss….Weed just soloing them until lvl 400??? both great novel though
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Yes, but unlike in Destiny, Weed is able to raise his attack, defence, endurance etc. through grinding in Royal Road… It seems this is not possible in Destiny, pretty much the only way to increase your stats is by levelling or through equipment advancement. So of course it’s going to take more people to kill a boss monster that’s got more than 10 levels on you…
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oh yeah they cant grind stat…they have to grind whole day to increase 1 lvl, sound like really hard game to me..and 100 player to kill a boss is a little excessive, in the last chapter Xiao yao able to tank 97% att to himself just give him 10 healer should be enough his HP is only 2k right.heal and hemostasis heal about 200-300 HP
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10 healers if they’re over level 40 and have the second promotion maybe…
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Well i love LMS, but you can’t compare the speed to lvling up in both game. In RR they time in game is 4:1 in reality.
And they have different max lvl in RR and Destiny. In RR lvl max is 1000.
Idk about max lvl in Destiny (maybe 100).
And Weed have a Legendary job too. He can change to anything, and can create anything.
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Max lvl is 255
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Ty for the answer.
That means it’s still a long journey for xiao yao to conquer this game =)
btw, is chp 89 the last chapter for today?
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Uhh yeah, sorry
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You dont need to say sry…
Ty for 3 chapter today
And good luck with your SAT at Saturday 😀
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Destiny also have 4:1 time like RR if i remember correctly…..Weed job is OP for sure but do you want to spent a month making Sculptor non stop…weed main Power is his perseverance and ridiculous hardworking attitude….if he become Warrior or Necromancer probably he still gonna become God of war only by different way
Thanks goodguy for clearing max level cap for destiny….i guess it’s make sense for them to have that much difficulty especially if your max HP only 2k
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Thx for the chapter.
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Thanks again! Great work! You Rock!
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Is it true that the next chapter not coming out today ??
I saw the translation progress that ch 89 had been translated but not editing
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In the raw webnovel, they did the math wrong. They added 486 and 170 and got 666 lol.
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Thanks!!
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I got a 2390 on the SAT if you have any questions or need help.
Thanks for the chapter as always.
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thanks for the chapter..😆
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iirc MC got 31 charm before he learned fierce ice blade and needs to use 3 charm points to learn the skill. Did I remember wrong?
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yep his charm went up by three right before he learned the skill so it effectively stayed at 31 charm
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thanks for the chapter!
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Thanks for the chapters and good luck for your SAT.
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Thank you for the chapter~
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The whole setting of this chapter makes me think the generals are showing of Xiao Yao Zi Zai to make their friends accept him as there guild leader. So I predict in the next three chapters Zhan Long will form
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Thank you for the chapter Gravitytranslations, Donors, and Author!!~~
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Woooooo! Equipment! Thanks for you hard work 🙂 Good luck studying for the SAT!
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Thanks GoodGuyPerson and the sponsors, William Wang and Joakim Dreier!
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Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
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I have to admit, I copy-paste the Zhan Long Translations. I know it’s wrong, and I’m sorry. But I don’t post it to other website. I meticulously compile all of the various chapters together and put them inside my phone.
For my own private pleasure.
My situation is something that Li Xiao Yao can relate to: I like reading these translations, but I don’t have my own PC. I also have a CELLphone. Not a smartphone. It sucks.
So every time I have spare money, I go to internet cafes and copy-paste all the chapters I missed out on. I am honest when saying this; I enjoy your translations, I appreciate your hard work and effort, and I apologize for what I did.
But I’m not stopping. Your translations are more addicting than drugs in my opinion.
Again, I thank you.
PS: I feel kinda silly writing all of this, but I will still post it. I’m being sincere here.
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Sure feel relaxed. As long as your not claiming that it’s your own work and sharing it with others, itd be fine!
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