However, the surprises had just begun. Just as Jiang Bai bent down to pick up the spoils, the system announcement voice echoed across the server once more.

[Player 'Old Dream of Empty City', first on the server to kill the Boss "Ironback Wild Boar Lord", receives the "Ironback Wild Boar Lord" First Kill reward: 100 Reputation, 1 Gold Coin, 1 Random Skill Big Wheel spin.] [Player 'Old Dream of Empty City', first on the server to kill a Boss-level monster, receives the title "First Blood".]

With two consecutive system announcements, the entire world chat channel instantly boiled over.

[LetGoThatChicken]: "!!!" [SorryAboutLastNight]: "???" [BlackPencil]: "Boss first kill? It's this Old Dream of Empty City again? Damn, are we playing the same game?" [DrivesFerrariOneHanded]: "Crazy, completely crazy! Just which great god is this?" [ObedientLittleBunny]: "'Old Dream of Empty City' big bro, please reply~ I really am a beautiful young girl! You can do whatever you want with me, okay..." [OnlyLovesWhiteSilk]: "@Above, I still want to lick your..." ...

The entire Yuncheng guild had completely blown up. Yuncheng Emperor's brow was deeply furrowed into a knot. “MLGBD! This kid never stops!”

Yuncheng GuTianle: "Boss, this isn't good! This guy's progress is too fast." “Then what's your idea?” Yuncheng Emperor turned to look at GuTianle. GuTianle's eyes darted around, his expression turning sinister. "Boss, if our Yuncheng wants to rise, we must eradicate this guy! We've already declared war on him; there's no room for reconciliation!"

“Cut the crap, get to the point!” Yuncheng Emperor rudely interrupted GuTianle. “Actually...” GuTianle gave a sly grin. "Actually, there's no main point, Boss. I just wanted to remind you that this person must be eliminated..." “Get lost, F*** YOUR MOTHER! Nothing but nonsense!” ...

Meanwhile, Jiang Bai stared at the various rewards, grinning so wide he couldn't close his mouth. First, he picked up the pile of items dropped on the ground. Hearing the clang clang sounds as they entered his inventory, he didn't have time to see exactly what had dropped yet. Then, he had to face the Skill Big Wheel that suddenly appeared before him.

“Holy crap! Aren't these rewards too generous?” “100 Reputation, 1 Gold Coin... but what's this Skill Big Wheel...” Looking closely, the entire Big Wheel was embedded with countless skill books. Different colors indicated that skills of all ranks, from high to low, were present. The lowest white E-Rank skills were the most numerous, while the top-tier golden S-rank [or higher] skills were like fleeting specks in a vast sea of stars, seemingly visible but unattainable.

“Not hoping for an S-Rank skill, just give me something practical...” Thinking this, Jiang Bai pressed the button on the Big Wheel. The thin pointer on the wheel began to spin, slow then fast, then gradually slowing down until it pointed to a skill book emitting a purple glow. “A-Rank skill!” Before the system prompt even sounded, Jiang Bai's heart was pounding rapidly.

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Archer skill "Multi Shot".]

[Multi Shot] (A-Rank) Skill Description: Instant cast. Attacks the target and all enemies within 8 yards, dealing 80% physical damage. If this skill critically hits, its cooldown is reset to 0. Cooldown: 10s.

“Fierce!” “It's actually an AoE skill!” “And it's instant cast!” “This is just too awesome!” Staring at the description, Jiang Bai's eyes nearly popped out. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the first A-Rank skill book in the entire world, right? Holy crap, and it's an AoE skill." As a class not typically known for AoE, Archer AoE skills were scarce and thus usually high-ranked. The power of this skill lay in its underlying mechanic. “Cooldown resets on crit... good heavens! If your luck is good, or your crit stats are high, couldn't you theoretically use [Multi Shot] infinitely?” “This mechanic is just too insane.” “And 80% base damage is already considered excellent among AoE skill values.”

Of course, Jiang Bai also knew how difficult it was to stack crit chance in "Genesis". Even with all his current advantages and a full set of Ancient/Epic gear, his crit chance was only stacked to 5%. Without a second thought, Jiang Bai directly learned the [Multi Shot] skill, then looked at the title reward from the system.

[First Blood] Attack Power: +1%

“It's actually a percentage increase to Attack Power!” Jiang Bai gasped inwardly. Percentage-based stats were extremely rare because their returns scaled incredibly well, becoming stronger later in the game. For example, although he currently had less than 200 P.ATK, a 1% increase was only about 2 points. But if he had 20,000 P.ATK later on, that 1% would be a whole 200 P.ATK, comparable to a piece of equipment!

“Never thought killing just one Boss could yield such rich rewards!” Jiang Bai gleefully opened his map. While heading towards the [Evil Centaur] area, he opened his inventory and began admiring his spoils. The most noticeable thing was his gold count. His previous three-plus gold had jumped directly to 5.5 Gold, meaning the Boss itself dropped 2 Gold Coins! Next was a pile of materials and two gleaming pieces of equipment. First, the materials: [Ironback Wild Boar Lord's Tusk] x2, [Ironback Wild Boar Lord's Blood Tendon] x1. Although the material quality wasn't low, he didn't know their use yet, so he set them aside and looked at the next item.

[Skill Enhancement Scroll] x1 Item Description: Can be used to enhance player skills.

“Whoa, so this is the legendary Skill Enhancement Scroll?” “Damn, it's rare! Only got one from killing a Boss.” Jiang Bai thought for a moment, glanced at the three skills he currently knew, and decided not to enhance immediately. He'd wait and see. And the main event was the two pieces of equipment the Boss dropped.

[Night Owl Necklace] (Uncommon) Attack: +11 Strength: +2 Required Level: 5

[Rabid Wild Boar Legguards] (Rare) Defense: +12 Strength: +3 Constitution: +3 Required Level: 5

“One Green item, one Blue item. The Green one is even for the extremely rare necklace slot! But the stats don't really fit me. Still, selling it seems more valuable than wearing it right now.” Jiang Bai thought thoughtfully, "Because at this stage, the price premium on Green and higher gear is insane. The value I can get from selling this one Green item is enough to buy several, even over a dozen, same-level white items. White gear might be useless to others, but for me, 8 white items equal one Purple item!" “As for these Blue leg guards, they're a perfect fit for Warrior or Knight classes...”

Just as he was thinking, his private message interface flashed again. Da Tang Wu Zui: "Congrats, brother! Get any good drops? Send them over, let me take a look."

Jiang Bai directly sent the stats of the two items to Da Tang Wu Zui. A few seconds later.

Da Tang Wu Zui: "No more idle talk. Both items, name your price, brother. I'll buy the bundle!"

“So bold?” Feeling the boldness in Da Tang Wu Zui's words, it was likely this guy managed a large guild or had significant backing. Otherwise, ordinary players wouldn't wantonly buy gear at such a premium.

“You offer, brother. I don't really understand equipment prices; as long as it's fair.” After thinking, Jiang Bai replied sincerely. He didn't plan on being a profiteer, and this Da Tang Wu Zui seemed like a decent person.

Da Tang Wu Zui: "Then I won't be polite." Da Tang Wu Zui: "Based on the current market price, I'll add a bit extra for you. How about 11 Gold Coins for the leg guards, 7 Gold Coins for the necklace, totaling 18 Gold Coins!?"

“Holy smokes, that's 180,000 [RMB] right there!” 18 Gold Coins might not sound like much, but a whole 180,000 in cash was enough to stun Jiang Bai, who hadn't seen much of the world, for quite a while. And truthfully, the price Da Tang Wu Zui offered was only high, not low. Most importantly, Jiang Bai didn't need to pay any handling fees!

“Deal!” As soon as the message was sent, Da Tang Wu Zui's trade window popped up. Trade complete. Jiang Bai's assets reached an unprecedented 23 Gold Coins, equivalent to over 230,000 [RMB]!

“It hasn't even been half a day since launch, and I've already earned over two hundred thousand!” “This is insane!”