### Chapter 212: Now You Know Who’s the Boss!
Indeed, other guild veterans are just as clueless!
Time to gear up, let’s get this show on the road tomorrow!
“Gearing up” means fiddling around with equipment and skills. Consumables are a limited resource, no messing with those!
So, where do we go for equipment and skills?
Naturally, to the cutest of them all—“Nuclear Bomb Little Sister”!
Compared to other NPCs, she’s definitely the best pick.
Everyone knows her, she has a decent service attitude, is innocent and adorable, plus you can snag some goodwill points while you’re at it.
As for prices? That’s the least of your worries!
Of course, some folks tried to explore other avenues by consulting different NPCs.
Equipment is one thing; you can just pay for it. If you hit the right path, you might snag a decent item.
But skills? That’s a whole different ballgame.
Players can learn skills in two ways: either by leveling up and unlocking them through the system, or by finding NPCs to teach them.
Looking at the skill tree, after level 30 there are no new system skills, so you mainly need NPCs for that.
But hunting down NPCs for skills is like herding cats!
Some will seriously try to learn a basic skill, only to find that convincing the NPC to even acknowledge their existence is a challenge. Even if they do get a response, they’re often told to “first spend a month as an apprentice” — no thank you!
Any further requests? Don’t even dream about it.
Only a very select few lucky souls might stumble upon a scene like, “Old man is about to kick the bucket, take this skill ‘Full Moon Slash’ and go slay the demon tiger in the northern mountains!”
Unlike with Nuclear Bomb Little Sister, where everything is clearly priced and once your goodwill hits a certain level, you can just buy!
Most players who started by mopping up goodwill or participated in events to earn it have already hit “friendly” status, unlocking the second-tier shop and moving up to the next level.
The most important skill book in the second tier is called d*ath Finger, which is of green quality, but its actual effectiveness? Not so great!
It consumes a hefty chunk of mana, charges up for three seconds, and then with a flick of the finger… poof, it’s gone!
No flashy effects, no visible output, but hey, it’s on cooldown, and your mana? Spent!
Until one fateful day, someone accidentally used this move during a close-quarters battle with a monster.
After enduring three hits and nearly hitting the ground, they flicked their finger…
And sliced the monster’s head clean in half, it was a one-hit wonder!
Real damage, high burst!
But you need a three-second charge-up time and you can barely reach out a meter.
In practical combat, this skill is quite useless, but it’s perfect for showboating! Watermelon slicing extraordinaire!
As for the skills in the third tier, according to some streamer rumors, it’s Blink.
A divine skill, a must-have!
Even if there are a thousand limitations and side effects, as long as it doesn’t make you self-destruct, it’s golden!
Even if it only lets you blink in place, who doesn’t love an invincible frame?
That’s their biggest goal right now.
The next day, players dove into dungeons like they were on a caffeine high—top-tier players showed off their speed runs, while others fumbled their way through.
By the afternoon, Little Moon was hanging off Little Yuliya’s leg, deep in a dungeon run.
“Want some water, big sis?”
“Hey sis, I have extra potions, want half?”
“Big sis, you go ahead, I’ll hold the back!”
“Are you tired, sis? Want to rest in my lap?”
And just like that, Little Moon and Little Yuliya were rampaging through the dungeon, a speedrun duo!
After they whacked the BOSS, they checked the dungeon clear time. Good heavens! Under 25 minutes!
Yuliya wiped nonexistent sweat off her brow: “Done!”
“Wait, wasn’t your previous record 40 minutes?”
“Oh, that? I didn’t want to stress everyone too much, so I lingered a bit. Last time, the BOSS fight ended in under 30 minutes, right?”
Xu Xiaoyue: …
Everyone thought that was her limit, but you’re telling me you were just taking it easy?
“I feel a little sorry for the other players now… especially that forever second place… what was his name again? Ah, forget it.”
Yuliya flipped her hair: “That’s Fiery Conflict Across the Sky! He’s my top-notch… um, client!”
“Okay, okay, client, got it. So, do we need to wait a bit before heading out?”
“We’ve got other things to take care of. Follow me.”
Yuliya led the way back, casually advising, “Be careful when we go down; I don’t know what’s down there. And remember to stay anonymous when we exit the dungeon. No matter what pops up, just stay anonymous! We’ve got to keep it low-key.”
“Got the anonymous part. What do you mean by ‘down there’?”
“You’ll find out when we get there.”
Yuliya led Xu Xiaoyue back towards the starting point.
As they got closer, Xu Xiaoyue felt something was off. It couldn’t be…
Eventually, Yuliya actually stopped at the edge of a cliff, pointing down and saying flatly, “Jump.”
Xu Xiaoyue edged closer, still a few meters from the edge, peering down.
Below was an unfathomable abyss, void of light, as deep as a demon’s mouth waiting to swallow the unwary.
Her legs went weak as she quickly recoiled.
“No, no, no! No way! Falling down there would end me for sure!”
Regular folks, having never undergone special training, usually have a slight fear of heights.
In the game, it’s mitigated a bit, but as you rise higher, so does the fear.
Yuliya’s previous leap of faith in that event dungeon was rated highly for precise execution, but let’s not forget, it took guts too!
Other players would stand at that height, hesitant even to look down, let alone jump.
Jumping off a cliff is old hat for Yuliya, but for Xu Xiaoyue, jumping equals certain d*ath!
Yuliya stepped up, took Xu Xiaoyue’s hand: “Don’t be scared, sis, I’ll take you down.”
Xu Xiaoyue shook her head vigorously: “No way! Seriously, it’s fine, you go ahead!”
“Oh, come on, it’s not high! Jumping is easy. Just close your eyes and open them when you’re done!”
“Close my eyes and I’ll be dead! You’re just trying to scare me!”
Xu Xiaoyue turned and bolted away. She couldn’t stay at the cliff’s edge for a second longer.
But just as she turned, she felt a little hand grip her waist, and suddenly, the world flipped, her legs were caught, and she was horizontally flown across!
“Huh?”
Xu Xiaoyue saw the cliff getting closer, thrashing wildly but to no avail.
“NO! Xu Xiaoya! Xu Xiaofeng!”
“We’re taking off!”
Next moment, they were plummeting, down into the abyss.
“AHHH!!! Big sis, save me!”
Xu Xiaoyue clung desperately to Yuliya’s slim waist, eyes squeezed shut, mumbling incoherently.
And Yuliya couldn’t help but smile.
Hehehe… Little Moon like this is pretty cute.
Now you know who’s the boss!
