Ashen Dragon-Chapter 402 - 325: Experience Shop
Chapter 402: Chapter 325: Experience Shop
“Experience Shop?”
“What is this thing?”
“You can exchange experience for… skill proficiencies, combat techniques, and even spells?”
In the square of Northwind Castle, players crowded around the notice board of the Ashen Kingdom, creating a cacophony of arguments.
“Who the hell brought a wyvern here?”
“Seriously, what is this?”
“Mantou, you thief, stop pushing me!”
“Damn it, this is cheating! Get to the back of the line!”
“What do you mean cheating? As a sheriff, it’s my duty to disperse the crowd to prevent accidents. It’s called being responsible.”
“Let me see, let me see.”
Mantou, pulling Noodle behind him, pushed through the crowd, using the massive body of his bipedal wyvern to clear a path in front of the notice board.
“Experience Shop…”
“It looks like something.”
Mantou rubbed his chin in thought, but was immediately lifted by a burly man from behind.
“Don’t block the way!”
“Damn…”
“Nice job!”
The crowd cheered.
The level cap for the public beta was Level 8, with most ordinary players still below Level 4. Some casual newbies hadn’t even reached Level 2.
But among the top main players from powerful families and professional solo players, many were already approaching this threshold.
And with no clue when the next major update would come, excess experience points were sure to accumulate.
Currently, the Experience Shop was open at locations such as the Tower of the Great Sage, the Red Scale Guard Station, the Imperial Military Training Camp, the Wilderness Shooting Range, and the Lizardfolk Wilderness Hunting Grounds.
There, players could learn proficient skills in spells, riding, military techniques, hunting, ruling, and a variety of combat skills. They could even browse some materials in the Kingdom’s Grand Library.
However, accessing the Experience Shop required an unconditional prerequisite: being a subject of the empire and possessing some dragonkin blood.
“With this new system, Xin Dog will definitely come out with a guide.”
Mantou opened the forum.
Sure enough, there were several guides already.
As soon as Mantou learned of this news, Singo had already visited all the open Experience Shop locations and quickly compiled a guide. His efficiency was astonishing.
“Experience Shop Guide (Novice Edition)”
“In ‘Erezer,’ increasing your level is certainly important, but for newcomers in the early stages, using the Experience Shop to redeem abilities might help you develop faster.”
“Even if you level up to a Level 4 warrior with higher base attributes and skills, without combat techniques, it’s still hard to fully utilize your strength.”
“And the proficient skills like swordsmanship, riding, and athletics at the Imperial Military Training Camp can be very effective. When matched properly, you only need about a thousand experience to gain more benefits than just leveling up.”
“Additionally, if you’re a casual player, I recommend directly learning a craft at places like the Northwind Castle Technical Institute.
Whether it’s craftsmanship, armor smithing, or potion making, you’ll earn a decent income, enough to live a fairly prosperous life.”
Seeing this, Mantou nodded.
Although the guy might have a few screws loose, he’s quite professional in the field of game guides, and at least trustworthy.
However, these posts were mainly aimed at novice and casual players.
For a seasoned player like Mantou, who held the advanced occupation of Red Scale Conqueror and had even consumed a Dragon Blood Elixir, the information wasn’t very useful.
So he continued scrolling down and found new posts.
“Experience Shop Guide (Advanced Edition)”
“With the current version cap at Level 8, any player even slightly professional should already be at the top. By the way, I already have 4,500 excess experience.”
Mantou secretly spat.
“Damn it, writing a guide just to show off. No hope for him.”
He turned back and looked nervously at his level panel.
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Level 7 (28,800/34,000xp)
“That’s not right…”
“Where did he get so much experience?”
Mantou thought he had already worked hard enough to earn experience.
In the previous war, riding his bipedal wyvern, he had raided many Northern Countries, making countless dive attacks and killing an estimated few hundred northern soldiers.
Just three days ago, he had accepted a bandit extermination task, burning a bandit hideout hidden in the forest to the ground – though he had pocketed all the looted goods for himself.
“Dammit, it must be the viscount’s privileges.”
Mantou thought angrily.
He had also attended the grand coronation ceremony, which was like a special effects extravaganza, but only received the title of baron, still overshadowed by Singo.
He had also enjoyed faction contributions, gold coin salaries, and even spent most of his savings to buy Claudeau Armaments stock, which gave him substantial dividends every month.
Mantou continued browsing the guide.
“Based on the interval from the last closed beta, the next major version update might occur in about a year – making this the best time to widen the gap between us and others.”
“‘Erezer’ now has 110,000 players, and this number is still growing. To secure the best resources, we must widen the gap with other players.”
“Never save your experience; don’t wait for the next version update because experience will depreciate.”
“Five thousand experience during the closed beta was astronomical, but now it’s just a few side quests.”
“Experience, use it if you got it; the sooner you use it, the sooner you reap the benefits.”
“Next, I’ll list the Experience Shop exchange recommendations for major occupations.”
“By the way, the newly built Tower of Sinful Fire offers the faction subclass Dragon Pact Warlock, which is a very powerful magic system profession. But its job change task is extremely harsh, so weigh the pros and cons before considering.”
“Red Scale Conqueror recommends exchanging for riding, spearmanship, scouting, and archery proficiencies. Try to stack riding above 10 for excellent personal experience….”
“Dragon Sanctuary Holy Knight recommends exchanging for swordsmanship, shield techniques, military techniques, and athletics proficiencies.”
“Additionally, I suggest everyone buy an emperor’s portrait to hang at home. The first thing you should do every morning is salute the portrait and shout ‘loyalty’ – supposedly, high faith boosts Dragon Oath Spells.”
“You have to admit, Xin Dog’s guides are packed with useful information.”
Mantou carefully read the guide.
He noted down key points related to the Red Scale Conqueror and patted Noodle’s neck.
“Noodle, let’s go!”
The bipedal wyvern obediently bent down, allowing Mantou to leap onto its back.
“Roar—”
“Noodle” let out a raspy roar, flapping its wings, and amidst the envious gazes of novice players, soared mightily toward the Red Scale Guard Station with Mantou.
