Song Fei, accompanied by his younger sister's fan club, was clearing out monsters along the riverbank.
Many monsters, seeing such a large group, tried to flee.
But Song Fei and his sisters had boosted their agility, moving swiftly to swarm the monsters, who had no chance to escape and were quickly taken down...
Song Fei was having a great time.
However, he was unaware that "Shadow" was rapidly approaching his location!
...
Guided by Gu Yixue, Qin Feng raced towards the riverbank where Song Fei was.
Along the way, he casually dealt with any monsters he encountered.
But these monsters were low-level, so Qin Feng didn't gain much experience.
When he reached a large tree, he suddenly stopped.
"Hey, where are you now, big guy?"
Gu Yixue suddenly messaged him privately.
She had been keeping an eye on Song Fei but couldn't see Qin Feng, as he was in stealth mode.
"Can you check if there are any other trees like this nearby?"
Qin Feng revealed himself and pointed at the tree in front of him.
Gu Yixue was puzzled, "Huh?"
The girl was a bit confused.
Weren't they looking for Song Fei? Why were they now looking for trees?
Of course, this wasn't difficult for her.
About twenty seconds later, she sent a message.
There were two other similar trees within a hundred meters of Qin Feng!
Qin Feng circled around the three trees and found some special symbols on their trunks.
Gu Yixue was curious, "What are these symbols?"
Qin Feng replied, "Take a guess."
He traced a circle over one of the symbols on a tree with his hand.
Then he moved to the other two trees, found different symbols, and traced them as well.
As his fingers moved over the symbols, they began to glow.
When the symbols on all three tree trunks lit up, an emerald-colored treasure chest faintly appeared between the trees!
Gu Yixue's eyes lit up, "Wow!"
Qin Feng ignored her and approached the emerald chest's apparition, waiting for it to fully materialize.
"Didn't expect to encounter an Ancient God's Blessing in the newbie village..."
A smile appeared on Qin Feng's face.
The Ancient God's Blessing could appear anywhere in the Land of Forsaken Gods.
It usually involved some strange symbols.
Like now, there were thirty to forty types of symbols on the three trees, and lighting different combinations on each tree produced various effects.
Some would summon an evil monster boss, others a group of smaller monsters.
There were treasure chests, and even some unique rewards...
As for how to combine the symbols, new players were still exploring.
But Qin Feng was a reborn player!
In his past life, over nine years, he had encountered many Ancient God's Blessings.
Moreover, many people had summarized patterns on online forums in his previous life.
So now, Qin Feng directly combined the best reward: an Emerald Grade Treasure Chest!
If relying on luck, the chance of getting an Emerald Grade Treasure Chest was less than one in a thousand.
"Open!"
As the emerald chest solidified, Qin Feng reached out and opened it.
The scene made Gu Yixue, watching from above, envious, "An Emerald Grade Treasure Chest! You're amazing! This chest alone is worth at least a thousand days of lifespan, right? Isn't that... tens of millions of RMB?!"
Currently, many people outside were buying lifespan, and according to Qin Feng's memory, the first day's tradeable lifespan was worth between 10,000 to 20,000 cash per day.
But that was just the initial price.
By the second day, it was over 50,000.
It kept getting more expensive until cash lost its purchasing power globally... which was why the authorities were so powerful.
In the early stages of the Abandoned Gods Game, governments bought large amounts of tradeable lifespan.
When it came to buying lifespan with cash, the government could print money indefinitely!
Who could compete with that?
"I need to remember this quickly..."
Gu Yixue's heart raced as she stared intently at the three trees, trying to memorize their appearance.
Later, she planned to use her scouting abilities to find more in the wild!
However...
The location and symbols of the Ancient God's Blessing changed each time, with over ten thousand combinations.
If Gu Yixue tried on her own, an Emerald Chest?
Qin Feng doubted she would have such luck.
Getting a Gold Chest would be rare enough, and it would likely summon a bunch of monsters with little reward...
When Qin Feng opened the Emerald Chest, he reached in and received a system notification:
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[You have opened an Emerald Grade Treasure Chest!]
[You have obtained the Emerald Grade Skill Book 'Blossoming Curse'!]
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Hearing the system notification, Qin Feng was momentarily stunned.
"Blossoming Curse? What kind of skill is this?"
In his past life's nine years, he had never heard of this skill.
He looked at the skill book in his hand, which emitted a faint emerald glow. The cover depicted a strange blood-red flower with eerie patterns resembling a sinister smile.
Check the skill!
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[Blossoming Curse (Emerald Grade): Universal Skill Book. Use on a player's corpse within 15 seconds of death to grow a cursed flower on the enemy's body. The cursed flower will continuously drain the target's tradeable lifespan until it reaches zero! No cooldown.]
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After reading the skill description, Qin Feng gasped.
"This skill is insane!"
It could be used on a player's corpse after killing them.
Continuously draining the target's tradeable lifespan!
Of course, Qin Feng knew the cursed flower on the corpse would have a health bar.
Meaning, the flower could be destroyed.
However...
If Qin Feng eliminated everyone around, no one could destroy the flower!
"Song Fei's good days are here."
Qin Feng's lips curled into a smile.
He immediately learned the 'Blossoming Curse' Emerald Grade skill!
Typically, when a player is killed, they only drop half of their tradeable lifespan.
But with this skill...
Every time Qin Feng killed a player, he could make all their tradeable lifespan explode!
He just needed to guard the enemy's corpse and let the cursed flower absorb all their tradeable lifespan.
It's easy to imagine how this skill would become a nightmare for many enemies!