Online Game: Lord Of The Wheel Of Destiny

Tian Feng was right about one thing: Jiang Kai might have guessed that the Black Tortoise Guild would take action, but he had no idea they had sent the Falcon Squad to hunt him down.

Due to a temporary route change, he accidentally avoided a direct confrontation with the Falcon Squad.

In fact, Jiang Kai was currently lost in the joy of hunting and couldn't extricate himself.

After clearing out a third elite valley, Jiang Kai stored the treasure chest card.

"What's going on? Why is getting a piece of armor so hard? Why is it always weapons?" Jiang Kai complained.

"These elite black apes seem to like flashy things. Maybe they collect weapons because they look good?"

After storing the treasure chest card, Jiang Kai took a short break in the valley.

Although he could unleash five or six fire attacks after a full rest, he didn't want to wait until he was utterly exhausted before resting, just to be prepared for emergencies.

"Three treasure chest cards already…" Jiang Kai looked at the sky. Before he knew it, it was already dark.

He remembered passing by a small cave on the way, so he headed back to the cave to rest.

Cutting off a piece of meat from a charred black ape corpse, Jiang Kai ate a simple meal and then checked his wristwatch.

His level had now reached 7, but he needed 6400 experience points to reach level 8. He was still about 5000 short.

"Before level 10, the experience required doubles with each level increase. No wonder leveling is so slow," Jiang Kai muttered.

However, after level 10, the experience needed for each level increase would stabilize at 25,600 points, all the way to level 20.

By level 20, players must transition to a second-tier profession to continue leveling up.

"I wonder what my second-tier profession will be," Jiang Kai frowned.

Currently, no one in the world had encountered the Gambler profession. This meant that the materials for transitioning to its second tier likely wouldn't appear on the known maps.

"Does that mean I have to go to a new map?" Jiang Kai frowned.

Although Huaxia hadn't yet conquered areas like Zhulu Ridge or King's Valley, theoretically, as long as he crossed these zones, he could reach new regions.

But at the same time, entering new areas would mean facing extremely harsh environments.

Take King's Valley, for example. Over the past two days, Jiang Kai had encountered over a dozen teams, even though his activity range wasn't very large. If the area expanded, there would be even more teams hunting here.

Although these teams could either help or hinder him, at least they were dealing with the beasts, attracting much of the animals' attention.

Once Jiang Kai ventured into a new area alone, it would be just him. Alone, stepping into unknown beast territory, facing countless unknown creatures. No one could predict what he might encounter.

"Explored areas at least provide some knowledge about the beasts here. In new areas, even the types of beasts are unknown. It's said that the further from the main city, the stronger the beasts. If I die, I'd face double or even tenfold penalties." After some thought, Jiang Kai shook his head. Recklessly entering a new area was too dangerous.

It seemed the second-tier profession issue couldn't be rushed.

"Zhuzi sure has it good. He joined the military, and his follow-up career transition materials have a guaranteed source."

"I wonder how that kid is doing now…"

As night fell, although Jiang Kai had rested intermittently during his hunts, it was just short naps. After a busy day, fatigue hit him hard. While he subconsciously reminded himself to stay vigilant, he still slowly closed his eyes.

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Five days later, a team entered King's Valley.

Yuan Zhu glanced at Su Nuannuan beside him. Being assigned to the same team as her made him feel at ease.

Su Nuannuan knew that Lu Jun guy, which meant she wasn't a member of the military but had close ties with them.

The military had made an exception to recruit Yuan Zhu, mainly because of his potential.

Yuan Zhu possessed Huaxia's strongest talent, paired with extremely exceptional class skills. Most importantly, during his novice trial, he had a record of killing a smuggler.

The higher-ups decided to have three veterans guide him and Su Nuannuan, boosting their levels first.

Their team was called the "Fierce Tiger Squad."

The team captain, Li Biao, was incredibly powerful. He was a second-tier soldier in the "Cavalry" class, at level 18. He was just two levels away from advancing to a third-tier profession.

The deputy captain, Hua Ziyan, was also a Cavalry, at level 16.

Yet, the team's strongest member wasn't in an official position.

Chen Yueling, a second-tier "Martial Artist" in the "Swordsman" class, was at level 19.

It was incredibly rare for newcomers to join such a team.

"Brother Li, Sister Hua, why aren't you riding your mounts?" Su Nuannuan asked curiously.

Li Biao smiled, "It's too conspicuous. Our military teams prefer to stay low-key."

Hua Ziyan, holding Su Nuannuan's arm like sisters, explained, "Nuannuan, most people are still in their first-tier professions, and only the Cavalry in Huaxia can ride mounts. It might cause envy, which isn't good."

Su Nuannuan nodded thoughtfully, "That makes sense."

Chen Yueling spun the golden curved dagger in his hands, swiftly sheathing and unsheathing it, practicing flashy moves. While showing off, he asked, "Zhuzi, Nuannuan, I heard Jiang Kai was your leader during the novice trial. Is he strong?"

"Him?" Su Nuannuan thought of the upright-looking but sly-eyed guy and nodded without hesitation. "Strong!"

Zhuzi added, "My bro's even stronger than me."

Su Nuannuan looked at Zhuzi curiously, "Zhuzi, don't you always claim you're better than him?"

Scratching his head sheepishly, Zhuzi admitted, "That's just talk. I know in my heart we passed the novice trial thanks to him."

At this moment, Li Biao, usually easygoing, suddenly stopped and looked at Zhuzi with a serious expression.

Even though Zhuzi was tall and muscular, he felt immense pressure in front of the captain's commanding aura.

Feeling uneasy, Zhuzi stammered, "C-Captain…what's wrong?"

Li Biao spoke firmly, "Zhuzi, I don't care about the past. But remember this: you're now a soldier of the military. Huaxia soldiers can admit someone is stronger, but they must never be content with being weaker."

"You and Nuannuan are now part of my Fierce Tiger Squad. Barring any accidents, we'll be working together long-term. As your captain, I won't allow you to be weaker than your peers, even if you care a lot about Jiang Kai."

Chen Yueling smiled, patting Zhuzi on the shoulder, "The captain's right. Since you're part of the Fierce Tiger Squad, you must move forward fearlessly. Honestly, no matter how impressive Jiang Kai was in the novice trial, from the moment he refused to join the military, you've already pulled ahead of him."

Although Zhuzi disliked hearing them talk about Jiang Kai like this, he deeply felt the military's spirit.

This was an iron army that wouldn't allow its soldiers to lose. Without confidence and determination, how could they conquer new territories?

"Do you understand?" Li Biao questioned loudly.

"Yes," Zhuzi and Nuannuan replied.

"Too soft! Louder!"

"YES!" Zhuzi and Nuannuan stood at attention and responded loudly.

Satisfied, Li Biao nodded, "Remember what I said. Now, let's go."

"Jiang Kai was level 5 before, wasn't he? In two days, I'll have you surpass his level." With that, Li Biao turned and quickened his pace.

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