The wild lands of the Star Source world were a place where danger coexisted with opportunities. Countless individuals with battle professions fought here, striving to obtain enough resources to increase their strength. Of course, rare representatives of everyday professions were also found among them, appearing here for various reasons. Shen Xingyan was one of them.
Now, dressed as a farmer, he particularly stood out against the backdrop of the wilderness.
"Look at that, a farmer's appeared in the wild zone—what a sight!" said a resting battle professional with a sneer, not caring about the volume of his voice, so everyone around could hear him.
Hearing this, the professionals who were gathering materials in the low-level monster zone glanced at Shen Xingyan and, seeing his simple clothes, laughed. Shen Xingyan's appearance not only amused them but also piqued their curiosity. After all, unlike other everyday professions, farmers rarely had free time—they were almost always toiling in their cultivation spaces and seldom appeared in public, let alone in the wild lands. For those who spent a lot of time hunting monsters, this was, without a doubt, an interesting sight.
"He's probably a rookie, too. He just harvested his crops, and instead of immediately planting new seeds, he decided he had some money and came out for a walk to see the sights!" one of the comrades confidently analyzed the situation, with the air of an experienced expert.
"Spark of a Prairie Fire? That username must have been taken from the saying of a great ancient teacher. It looks like this young man is well-versed in ancient culture. What a shame he awakened an everyday profession," someone commented, noticing the name above Shen Xingyan's head. On the outside, he expressed regret, but internally, he felt a sense of pride. After all, it was the holders of battle professions who were the main heroes of this era. No matter how talented and educated those who awakened everyday professions were, their path was inevitably difficult, and their future achievements would never compare to those of battle specialists.
Shen Xingyan, who had arrived in the low-level monster zone, also noticed these people, and his wariness slightly decreased—after all, the presence of other people created a certain psychological peace. Although conflicts between professionals did occur in the unsafe zones of the Star Source world, most of them were due to disputes or the desire to seize valuable items. In the absence of hostility or special temptations, the overall situation was relatively safe.
Moreover, whoever attacked first received a punishment from the Star Source in the form of access restrictions, which made attacks unprofitable for most professionals.
Watching the crowd killing monsters in this zone, Shen Xingyan evaluated them by their equipment and behavior. He had previously heard of so-called "entry-level farmers"—a group of people who spent time in low-level zones, slowly gaining experience and earning money from materials. Like the merchant he had met earlier, they preferred to stay within their comfort zone.
Although high-level monsters offered more experience and valuable items, they required much more effort and good teamwork, like Chu Wei and her group, or the help of high-level professionals to defeat monsters whose level exceeded that of the players. These "farmers" didn't face such problems; they only hunted monsters weaker than themselves, which ensured safety and a stable daily income. Although the experience gained and the items dropped weren't as valuable, this method was effective and safe, which explained its popularity.
Shen Xingyan heard their comments about himself but paid no attention to the teasing remarks. Since childhood, he was used to such looks and had developed a strong immunity to them.
Ignoring those around him, he crept up on one of the rabbits and mentally checked its attributes:
Name: Enraged Giant Rabbit
Level: 1
Skill: Bite — a single-target attack with an additional 5 points of physical damage, 10% chance to cause bleeding, 5-second cooldown
Strength: 12 points
Agility: 10 points
Physique: 10 points
Spirit: 10 points
Health: 100/100 points
Physical Attack: 12 points
Magical Attack: 10 points
Defense: 10 points
Speed: 10 points
Innate Skill: Rapid Movement — increases movement speed by 10%, duration 5 seconds, 2-minute cooldown.
Shen Xingyan, seeing the rabbit's attributes, nodded slightly—they didn't differ much from what he had learned in school. He had long heard that even the lowest-level monsters in the Star Source world were stronger than people who had just awakened their professions, and now he had seen it for himself.
Even the simplest rabbit surpassed a person with maximum attributes after the Awakening by 2 points in strength, which made Shen Xingyan sigh. Indeed, in this era, humans were inferior to animals. His body, tempered by years of training, still couldn't compare to a Level 1 rabbit—it was quite a shame.
Fortunately, he had now reached Level 5 and had an attribute advantage. With 16 points in defense, even if the rabbit used its skill, it could only deal 1 point of damage to him, and with a health pool of 160 points, the rabbit could attack him for quite a long time without much effect. If he had come to fight rabbits immediately after entering the Star Source world, without the combat skills that battle professions had, he probably would have been killed. Even higher-level "farmers" had to restore their health after some time in combat to keep fighting.
Now, with 15 points in Strength plus 1 point from the Dragon and Elephant Fist technique, Shen Xingyan's attack reached 16 points. The rabbit had only 10 points in Defense, so each of his strikes would deal 6 points of damage. With 16 points in Agility, his attack speed was three strikes per two seconds, which would allow him to kill the rabbit in less than 9 seconds. The rabbit wouldn't even have time to use its skill a second time.
After calculating all this, Shen Xingyan felt confident and, without hesitating any longer, rained a series of Dragon and Elephant Fist strikes down on the enraged rabbit. After the first strike, a "-6" appeared above the rabbit, and when the rabbit tried to retaliate, it couldn't deal any damage to Shen Xingyan.
It was a good thing the rabbit had no emotions, otherwise, extreme astonishment would have been reflected on its face!