novelraw Chapter 83 - Rock Core
Chapter 83 - Rock Core
Chapter 83: Rock Core
“Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the loot: Rock Core. [Hundredfold Reward] effect triggered. You have ultimately obtained: Rock Core!”
[Rock Core]
Quality: Gold
Status: Inactive
Description: A spiritually infused rock core. If provided with enough magic crystals and resurrection potion, it can regain its intelligence and transform into a powerful Giant Rock Monster. With luck, it may even trigger an evolution effect, resulting in a formidable Rock Giant.
…
It can evolve into a Rock Giant?!
At first, Jiang Chen thought he had merely obtained the core of another gold-tier BOSS pet. But upon reading the description, he was instantly overjoyed.
If it truly could evolve into a Rock Giant, and if Jiang Chen were to merge two pets together, the resulting pet would be at least platinum-tier, possibly even diamond-tier.
After all, it would be a fusion of two gold-tier BOSSes. If the [Hundredfold Reward] were triggered again, synthesizing a diamond-tier or even amethyst-tier pet wouldn’t be just a dream.
He temporarily put the item away—he didn’t have that many magic crystals on him at the moment.
Time to keep looting.
“Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the loot: Giant Power Axe (Silver-grade). [Hundredfold Reward] effect triggered. You have ultimately obtained: Heavy Rock Axe (Gold-grade)!”
Checking the attributes—pretty decent. A top-tier gold-grade weapon. Should fetch a good price.
He kept searching, but there wasn’t anything particularly valuable left.
So he stopped.
Obtaining the Rock Core was already the greatest reward of this trip. As for the equipment, it didn’t really matter—after all, it was just a silver-tier BOSS, so it was unlikely to drop anything exceptionally rare.
But now, it was time to look for Star Pattern Steel, which was his main goal in coming here.
He looked toward the cave wall—the end of the cave. In the corner, a faint gleam could be seen.
That’s…
Walking over to take a closer look, Jiang Chen’s pupils shrank.
Sure enough, it was Star Pattern Steel ore.
[Star Pattern Steel Ore]
Grade: Level 7 Material
Due to the quest effect active on him, he could bypass the usual requirements and harvest the material.
“Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained mineral: Star Pattern Steel Ore (Quality 55). [Hundredfold Reward] effect triggered. You have ultimately obtained: Star Pattern Steel Ore (Quality 100)!”
Huh?
What the heck?
Even mining can trigger the skill effect?
Jiang Chen couldn’t figure out why, but as always, it was up to the game system. Whatever it did, it worked in his favor, so he wasn’t complaining.
Very quickly, Jiang Chen collected materials in the cave for a while, and five minutes later, he had ten pieces of Star Pattern Steel Ore (Quality 100) in his backpack.
…
Next, it was time to find information on Cloud-clear Stone.
He logged onto the Hope World forums to investigate.
Currently, there was a series of fierce battles happening. The biggest conflict was between the two major guilds, Chaoge and Hero’s Tomb, who were in a war of words over a high-tier gold BOSS.
Not only Qingshi Hongyan was participating—in fact, almost every major guild was aggressively hunting high-level field BOSSes.
Their goal: to be the first to obtain a Guild Founding Token.
But to Jiang Chen’s surprise, Hero’s Tomb, usually a top contender, didn’t gain the upper hand this time.
Chaoge Guild’s top three experts—Liu Lizhan, Taibai Sword, and Seven-Star Lantern—formed an extremely powerful team. Even Flower Gun Du Shu and A Jug of Muddy Wine suffered significant setbacks at their hands.
A faint smile curled at the corner of Jiang Chen’s lips.
If these three top players faced him, they likely wouldn’t last half a minute.
But that was all a side issue. Jiang Chen then used ‘Cloud-clear Stone’ as the search keyword.
The results included: Yunxi Valley, Yunxi Spring, Yunxi Mountains…
All sorts of results appeared, but not a single trace of Cloud-clear Stone itself.
He felt helpless.
Then he took out a Return Scroll and activated it.
Upon returning to Yunhuang City, Jiang Chen checked his level progress.
[Level: Lv29 (22.875 million / 36 million)]
Progress: 63.5%
If he still couldn’t find Cloud-clear Stone, Jiang Chen planned to aim directly for Level 40.
Now that he had the Honorary Hero Title, with its 5x monster-kill EXP effect, leveling to 40 shouldn’t take too long.
“Ding!”
A friend message came in— From Phantom Dream Lichen: “Lone Ranger, I’ve got news about the thing you’re looking for.”
“You found Cloud-clear Stone?”
At this moment, Jiang Chen was completely at a loss, so he eagerly asked.
“Mhm, there’s news. Based on what I’ve heard, Cloud-clear Stone isn’t a mining material—it’s a material that only drops from BOSSes,” Phantom Dream Lichen replied.
“Where’s the BOSS? I’ll go kill it right now.”
In the forest, Phantom Dream Lichen chuckled: “Pfft.”
This Lone Ranger guy really is a brute—talking about killing BOSSes like they’re chickens or ducks.
“That BOSS is in the Yunxi Mountain Range. It’s a fixed-point silver-tier BOSS. Right now, a small guild is farming it.”
“Fixed-point” meant that the BOSS would always respawn in the same spot.
But Jiang Chen couldn’t wait—he had an uneasy feeling about this whole thing until it was resolved.
“Send me the exact location. I’ll go check it out.”
Soon, Phantom Dream Lichen sent the coordinates.
Yunxi Mountain Range was east of Yunhuang City—not too far away.
After all, it was just a silver-tier BOSS.
Generally, the farther a location was from the player’s start area, the higher the monster level.
For example, Star Phantom Valley was a remote map, with monsters as high as Lv40.
Jiang Chen didn’t think much—he locked onto the direction and headed out.
He was worried the BOSS might have already been killed.
After all, BOSS respawn times weren’t short, and Jiang Chen didn’t want to wait.
Speed is key in battle.
Soon, Jiang Chen arrived at the marked location.
However, there were already players hunting the BOSS.
Around twenty players were surrounding the BOSS, their gear a mix of silver and bronze, and they were attacking in a well-organized manner.
There were also a few players patrolling outside—not to fight for the BOSS, but to guard the perimeter and prevent anyone from stealing it.
Fixed-point BOSSes had relatively low drop rates, usually for special materials or quest items, so big guilds didn’t bother with them.
But even if someone else was farming the BOSS, Jiang Chen wasn’t about to stand by and do nothing.
He had barely taken a few steps forward when a player noticed him.
“The Quicksand Guild is farming the BOSS up ahead. Brother, please take a detour if you’re traveling, and line up if you want to fight monsters.”
A small guild like this, with fewer than a hundred members, was barely a blip on the radar—more like a little workshop.
Still, the tone was polite enough, and Jiang Chen didn’t feel like shooting an arrow through the guy.
After all, his goal was just the BOSS’s drop material, and he wasn’t a homicidal maniac—he wasn’t the kind to kill at the slightest disagreement.
Jiang Chen didn’t say much—he simply revealed his ID.