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036 Paper Donkey
After the second [dream] ended, Li Yu set several short-term goals.
First, the Liu brothers have been dealt with; this is now complete.
Second, resolve the matter of Wang Rong entering the palace; to be completed.
Third, his parents appeared in Luoyang in early Guanghe 2 (179 AD). He needs to go there. To be completed.
Fourth, in a little over a month, a [Mysterious Immortal Realm] will open in Wangwu Mountain, not to be missed. To be completed.
The [Immortal Realm] of Wangwu Mountain is a [challenge site], similar to the [Purple Stone Palace] in the first [Dream]. If you can enter it and pass the challenges, you will surely obtain treasures.
However, all [Challenge Sites] have entry requirements: [Strength] ≥ 50, [Intelligence] ≥ 50, [Immortal Affinity] ≥ 5.
This [Secret Realm] is the first [Challenge Site] in this world. It appeared too early, and most players' [Strength] and [Intelligence] were not yet sufficient. Furthermore, [Immortal Fate] is something that can only be encountered by chance, eliminating any other possibility.
Therefore, even though countless players saw that the [Secret Realm] was open and rushed to Wangwu Mountain, they could not enter it.
We could only sigh helplessly at the vast ocean.
Li Yu, however, could.
His [Celestial Affinity] is 10 points, fully meeting the requirement. As long as his [Martial Strength] and [Intelligence] reach 50 within a month, he will be qualified to enter the [Challenge Grounds]. Therefore, Li Yu needs to seize the time to level up and study.
In northern China, there are two particularly famous leveling spots.
One is the [Zhenludui]. Legend has it that when Kuafu chased the sun, he trod on mountains and crossed rivers and lakes. His shoes filled with mud and sand, which hurt his feet and slowed him down. So every time he chased the sun, Kuafu would rest along the way and shake the mud and sand out of his shoes.
Thus, in the northern land, one after another [Zhenludui] stands.
When the strange man descended from the sky, rabbits, foxes, deer and other creatures multiplied and bred in the pile, turning it into a series of leveling spots.
The other one is the [Bat Cave] that Li Yu needs to get to.
Li Yu, clad in armor and wielding a spear, headed towards [Gujingyi], encountering many players along the way.
Most of them came from Chenwangli and were heading to other villages to promote the village's founding and to explore suitable locations for their territories.
The players laughed and shouted, "Hello, Dean!", "Dean is so handsome!", "Where is the Dean going?"
Li Yu responded with a smile, saying, "Go level up," and the players pumped their fists in encouragement. No one thought he was a "hands-off manager," and few even considered going with him to level up.
After all, Li Yu will be a banner of [Sky Academy]. His ranking on the leaderboard is the "pattern" on this "banner".
Leveling up is something that can't be delayed.
After about half an hour, Li Yu arrived at a cave outside [Gujingyi].
It's past mid-morning, which should be the time for bats to rest upside down.
However, bats frequently fly in and out of the cave. Not counting those inside the cave, there are fifty or sixty bats circling overhead just at the cave entrance.
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Cave Bats
[Rank] Not classified.
[Force] 41
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Having chosen an open space, Li Yu waited with his spear in hand. Before long, a lone cave bat flew over.
When it reached Li Yu's head, he suddenly thrust out a spear, striking the wing membrane of the [cave bat]'s forelimb.
The cave bats immediately began to sway and become unsteady in flight.
The two bats flapped their wings asymmetrically, struggling to fly towards the cave. They made sharp, piercing chirps that hurt the eardrums.
Li Yu remained unmoved, using his spear as a club, and slashed fiercely.
The cave bat was suddenly struck hard and crashed into the hard rock.
The "squeaking" sound stopped abruptly, followed by a bloody mess.
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for killing the [Cave Bat]. You have gained 6 [Strength] experience points."
Perhaps it was the pitiful cry of this cave bat before its death that caused three bats to fly over from the cave entrance, their fangs bared, and attack Li Yu directly.
Li Yu's spear danced in a dazzling display, disrupting the attacks of several cave bats. Li Yu then thrust out a spear, piercing the wing span of one of the cave bats.
Then, carrying the bat, he withdrew his spear, turned around, and the spear tip instantly struck the head of another attacking cave bat, causing it to stagger and nearly fall to the ground.
Li Yu kicked it, sending it crashing into the rock wall. The cave bat's fore and hind limbs were broken, rendering it unable to fly again.
Li Yu turned his head to the right, and another cave bat whistled past his ear. Li Yu raised his spear, and the bat crashed into the spear, falling to the ground with a thud.
Li Yu stepped on it.
[The cave bat] opened its mouth wide with a "chirp," and Li Yu thrust his spear inside.
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for killing the [Cave Bat]. You have gained 8 [Strength] experience points."
Li Yu tore the cave bat off the spear and killed it along with the one on the rock wall before taking a short rest.
Five [Cave Bats], totaling 36 [Strength] experience points.
Compared to the thousands of experience points Li Yu gained from sparring with [Snake Princess], this is insignificant.
However, "gaining experience through sparring" is like "eating dumplings during Chinese New Year"—it's only an occasional thing. Leveling up and fighting monsters is the normal way to gain experience.
After examining the corpse of the [cave bat], Li Yu found no items dropped. Undeterred, he moved closer to the cave entrance.
Several cave bats sensed him, flapped their wings, and swooped down.
Li Yu followed the same method and killed them all.
The [Cave Bat]'s [Strength] level is between 40 and 50.
The reason it is so high is twofold: firstly, it is a flying creature that uses ultrasound and the Doppler effect for navigation and moves swiftly; secondly, it can emit a sharp cry that is unbearable for those with low [spirit] values.
That's why very few players come here to level up.
Li Yu is different; his [spirit] attribute isn't very high, but it's sufficient.
Furthermore, drawing on experiences from dreams, they used spears to disrupt the cave bat's positioning and sought out the wing membrane connecting its forelimbs, hindlimbs, and tail as a point of attack.
Only by combining these two methods can you easily kill the level 40+ Cave Bat.
Next, Li Yu spent half an hour clearing away all the bats at the cave entrance.
He used his spear to pry open the bat corpses one by one, but still found no dropped items.
Li Yu shook his head, picked up a few stones from the side, and stepped into the cave.
The cave entrance was only about the height of a person, narrow and cramped, and a gust of wind carrying a strong stench of feces rushed towards you.
Going further in, the wind subsided a bit, but the stench of feces remained.
After walking several dozen steps, the cave ceiling rose to five or six zhang (approximately 10-15 meters) and the width on the left and right increased to two zhang (approximately 6 meters), opening up into a bright and spacious area.
Tens of thousands of bats hang upside down on the rock face.
They come in various sizes and colors.
Li Yu looked up and examined them closely. Most of them were gray, with fewer blue ones, and occasionally one or two were white.
The bats hung upside down quietly, occasionally a few would wake up, turn themselves upright, and urinate. After urinating, they would shake themselves off and hang back up.
Li Yu picked up a stone and threw it with all his might.
Several stones hit the upside-down bat, eliciting a chorus of shrill chirps.
Li Yu lay down in the cave, and a swarm of bats swept over him like a whirlwind.
Once the sound of the wind subsided, Li Yu quickly left the cave.
Dozens of bats circled and flew above the cave entrance.
Li Yu crouched low as he walked out of the cave, using the same method he had used before to lure one or a few of them in.
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"Ten-Year-Old Blue Bat"
[Rank] Not classified.
[Force] 56
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After killing a [blue bat], Li Yu finally gained something.
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"Red Donkey Paper"
[Rank] Not classified.
[Attribute] A paper cutout shaped like a donkey, sprayed with water, can become a red donkey. Riding it, one can travel 10 li per hour.
[Description] In the past, Zhang Guolao once rode a white donkey, which could travel tens of thousands of miles a day. When he rested, he would fold it up like paper and put it in a handkerchief box. When he rode again, he would sprinkle water on it, and it would turn back into a donkey.
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