Updated: 2014-02-21
"I say—" Yang Qi said, leaning against something, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going to level up. I just reached 47, so I need to hurry and try to be the first to reach the second class advancement!"
"Damn! You're already 47!" Lin Zheng was a bit surprised, then he realized. He was already level 44, so it was perfectly normal for Yang Qi to be 3 levels higher than him!
"Go for it! Try to be the first to reach the second class advancement! I support you!" Lin Zheng encouraged her, while also checking the current rankings to see which strong competitors Yang Qi had!
Hong Chen Yan Yu, Level 47, Heavy Sword Knight
Chong Chong, Level 46, Swordfighter
Changsun Youxi, Level 45, Mage
Yi Ping, Level 44, Swordfighter
Lilith, Level 41, Priest
Xiao Meng, Level 40, Swordfighter
Brilliant Godslayer, Level 39, Guard
Hui Huang Fa Shen, Level 39, Mage
Yue Ye Qian Liang, Level 38, Knight
Brilliant Heavy Cavalry, Level 38, Heavy Sword Knight
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The top ten ranked players hadn't changed from before, only their positions had shifted slightly. What surprised Lin Zheng more was the player named Chong Chong; her leveling speed was too fast!
"Liu Mang, what's Chong Chong's background? She's so fierce! Only one level below you!" Lin Zheng exclaimed!
"She's a rogue player!" Yang Qi replied, thinking for a moment, then added, "I'm talking about in the first generation. Back then, she was one of the top rogue players, but because she started playing relatively late, her ranking was always behind mine! I didn't realize this girl was so formidable! However, there have been rumors recently that she also wants to establish a guild. With her appeal, if she really forms a guild, she could become a powerful competitor for us in the future!"
"She doesn't necessarily have to be a competitor!" Lin Zheng winked at Yang Qi, grinning mischievously, "Find someone to hook up with her, and then we can snatch her to be our bandit chieftain's wife or something, and everything will be fine!"
Yang Qi gave Lin Zheng a charming glare and said, "Do you think every female expert is as beautiful as your big sister? For Chong Chong, I only know that she's a woman. What if she turns out to be one of those legendary 'Sister Feng' types? Would you still go and snatch her?"
"Absolutely impossible for me!" Lin Zheng shrugged, "You'll know why later! I do think that fellow Long Ya is pretty good; he's the 'eats-anything' type!"
"I'm just afraid that Chong Chong is too proud and won't take a liking to that idiot!" Yang Qi laughed.
"If she doesn't like that guy, there are still backups! Ba Wang, Chun Feng, they're good men!"
At this moment, Xiao Meng whimpered and cried out, "You guys! There are three big beauties here, and you're still thinking of hooking up with other women? I despise you!"
"Hmm!" Lin Zheng said seriously, "Well, I believe Youxi and Lilith are big beauties, but when you say three, do you mean Xiran? That's not right! He's a genuine man!"
"Wuu—! You're annoying! You always bully me!" Xiao Meng angrily rushed forward, punching Lin Zheng, which made the others laugh heartily.
"Alright, no more fooling around! Let's go level up and try to reach the second class advancement quickly, then we'll find a boss to farm Hero Tokens!" Lin Zheng said, holding Xiao Meng's little head, laughing. Xiao Meng pouted, still looking unwilling to give up, but Lilith, with a smiling face, pulled her away.
"Little Lin, I won't be leveling with you guys for now. I'll talk to you when I reach level 50!"
"Go ahead, reach level 50 quickly, make a name for yourself, and then your appeal will be better when you establish a guild!" Lin Zheng said, pausing, then pointed behind Yang Qi, "I just wanted to ask you, what are you leaning against?!"
"Behind me?" Yang Qi was stunned. She hadn't paid attention just now, simply found something to lean against and felt quite comfortable and carefree! If Lin Zheng hadn't mentioned it, she really wouldn't have thought about what she was leaning on! Yang Qi turned her head, and everyone else also looked. Soon, they recognized it—wasn't this the Blood-colored Nightmare that Xiao Meng had frozen into an ice block with one hit?! And why hadn't the ice-seal effect worn off yet! Moreover, Lu Feng had been dead for a while, so why was his mount still there? Could it be...?
Thinking of a certain possibility, Yang Qi's heart pounded! Immediately, under the gaze of a few people, she flipped onto the horse's back. The moment she mounted, the ice on the Blood-colored Nightmare's body shattered with a "ping—" The Blood-colored Nightmare let out a long neigh towards the sky, almost throwing Yang Qi off its back, but after the neigh, the Blood-colored Nightmare stood quietly, showing no sign of resistance! Lin Zheng and the others immediately gaped. This Blood-colored Nightmare, couldn't it have been tamed by Yang Qi just like that?!
"Hahahaha!" Yang Qi laughed wildly, like an Old Monster, raising her Jiaotu Sword and excitedly shouting, "This old lady finally has a mount! Thank the country! Thank the Party! Thank CCTV!..."
"Thank your sister!" Lin Zheng stepped forward and kicked the Blood-colored Nightmare, "Why don't you tell us what's going on?"
"Hehe!" Yang Qi dismounted, her face beaming with uncontrollable excitement! "Just as you saw, this Blood-colored Nightmare has been tamed by me! From now on, I'm a knight with a mount!"
Lin Zheng widened his eyes and said, "We're not blind! I'm asking you, how did you tame it? Don't you have to reach the second class advancement to learn the 'Mount Taming' skill?!"
"No choice! When luck comes, you can't stop it!" Yang Qi said, looking very pleased with herself. Seeing Lin Zheng raise his hand as if to strike, Yang Qi quickly cried out, "Stop! Can't I just tell you?! It's like this: this mount itself is a reward-type existence. After Lu Feng is killed, it will be in an ownerless state for 30 minutes. During this time, if a player of the Knight class rides it, that knight will become the mount's new owner!"
"There's such a good thing!" Lin Zheng expressed his surprise! At the same time, he felt a bit fortunate. Luckily, he was curious enough to ask, otherwise, they would have definitely crushed their Return City Orbs and gone back, and this huge reward would have been wasted for nothing!
"Quick! Send out the mount's attributes for us to see! A Dark Gold boss's mount shouldn't be bad!" Lin Zheng said to Yang Qi, somewhat impatiently! Yang Qi nodded, also eagerly opening the mount's attributes and displaying them—
Blood-colored Nightmare: Dark Gold Grade Mount
Strength Bonus: 15%
Intelligence Bonus: 10%
Stamina Bonus: 12%
Agility Bonus: 11%
Spirit Bonus: 9%
Defense + 20%
Max Attack Cap + 20%
HP Cap + 20%
Mount Stamina + 200%
Max Movement Speed + 200%
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Mount attributes always make people envious, jealous, and hateful! Not to mention the additional attributes, the sheer amount of attribute bonuses added out of nowhere made non-Knight players green with envy! These attribute bonuses are precisely the capital that makes Abyss Knights powerful in the later stages; Knight players can also gain more bonuses from their mounts through skill enhancements! Although non-Knight players will also be able to own mounts in the future, they will only be able to enjoy the mount's additional attributes!
"Damn it! With this mount, won't you be even more unshakeable than a Guard in the future?!" Lin Zheng genuinely exclaimed. With Yang Qi on her mount, both her HP and defense had risen to an astonishing level; ordinary Guards wouldn't even compare! After all, in many games, isn't the Knight's role to be the tank?