The Legend

6. Back to the Dark Palace

Back in Eric Town, Ryan and Teagan went to learn skills.

At level 15, one could only learn one skill.

Ryan learned the Deadly Sword Energy, while Teagan learned the Plague Poison Array.

"Ryan, how are your skills? Are they impressive?" Teagan asked Ryan.

"I don't know." Ryan shook his head, then glanced at the new skill "Decisive Sword Energy" in his skill bar.

Deadly Sword Energy [Beginner, Proficiency 0000/0000]

Skill Description: Concentrates all personal power to deal fatal penetrating damage to the target, with a 50% chance to ignore the target's defense. Skill attack power depends on skill level. Cooldown: 45 seconds. MP cost: 120.

Ryan said, "The skill description looks pretty impressive."

"That's good. Let's go find a place to level up some more." Teagan laughed and said. He wasn't sleepy at all. He was a free man. His parents had good jobs and his family had some money. He spent all his time playing games at home. Of course, he had more time than Ryan. He often stayed up all night playing until dawn.

"No, I have to log off and go to sleep. I have to go to work tomorrow." Ryan wanted to sleep, even though he wasn't sleepy and really wanted to continue leveling up. But if he didn't go to work, the consequences would be severe.

"Ryan, if you ask me, you shouldn't be working that lousy job anymore. The little money you earn a month isn't enough to do anything. Listen to me, let's play games properly and become professional gamers. Even if we don't win the grand prizes, I guarantee we'll both make a fortune in the near future." Teagan was practically a professional gamer; he used to spend a lot of time in games, and his gaming experience was definitely richer than Ryan's. It was he who suggested Ryan play the game "Hallowed Heaven" together.

"Don't try to fool me."

"I'm not trying to fool you. Let me tell you, there are plenty of game development teams in the world who make a fortune just by playing games. They often get a good piece of equipment, resell it, and make thousands of dollars."

"..." Ryan was speechless. Resell online game equipments for thousands? He didn't know if Teagan was bragging for someone else, but he listened with skepticism.

"You don't believe me?"

"I don't really believe it."

"Actually, I didn't believe it at first either. But later I did, and facts speak louder than words; I saw it with my own eyes." Teagan wasn't exaggerating this time. He had previously been in a guild called "Battle Lords" in another game and personally witnessed the guild leader sell three pieces of divine equipment, earning several thousands. At the time, Teagan felt both envious and jealous.

Ryan's resolve wavered. He wondered if he should switch careers and become a professional gamer. If it were really as Teagan said, and he could earn that much money, why would he need to work a regular job, toiling away from dawn till dusk? But his parents would definitely disagree with his career change.

You have to understand, Ryan's job was hard-won; his parents begged and pulled many strings to get it for him. Although the pay wasn't high, it was a secure job with a pension after retirement. It would be such a waste to quit like this, and it would probably make his parents sick with worry.

"Ryan, I'm really not lying to you. We're best buddies, I wouldn't lie to you. If it really doesn't work out, here's what we'll do: you quit your job first, but don't let your parents know. Just say the factory gave you a long leave, and you'll still get paid. I'll give you the money at the end of the month as your salary, so your parents won't suspect anything. You can tell them the truth after you've made some money in the game." Teagan really had a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and he could come up with all sorts of bad ideas. But he genuinely hoped that Ryan could become a professional gamer, so he'd have someone to fight alongside him in this game that offered more money ever.

Teagan's slow leveling and lack of good equipment these days was due to his lack of companions. Many players were unwilling to team up with him, and he had no motivation to level up by himself. Therefore, he was trying his best to persuade Ryan to become a professional player.

Ryan was both amused and exasperated after hearing this. He thought to himself, "Teagan is going to great lengths to make me a professional game, he must be sure of what he's saying!"

"Okay, I'll ask for leave from work until the end of the month. If I don't earn any money, I'll go back to work." Ryan left himself a way out so he wouldn't regret it later.

"Okay. Let's go level up then."

Where else are we going?

"Let's go to the second floor of the Dark Palace. It's already late at night, maybe no one will be there." Teagan was still thinking about the dark second floor of the Dark Palace.

"Okay, let's go take a look." Ryan also felt it was a bit of a waste not to go to the second floor to level up. Although grinding Goblin Warriors gave a lot of experience, the two of them simply couldn't manage it. Grinding on the second floor of the Dark Temple would be a safer option.

So the two immediately set off back to the dark demon palace.

There were no more monsters on the first floor of the Dark Palace; they wouldn't respawn for another hour. So, the two of them went straight into the second floor of the Dark Palace.

But when they got to the second floor, they were dumbfounded.