9 Entering the Level Ranking

After more than two hours, Lu Yang had reached 10% of level 1. At this time, Lu Yang was already ranked 10th on the level rankings. If not for the fact that he had wasted an hour to obtain the Demon God's Heart and an hour to cook the electric eel meat, Lu Yang would definitely be ranked first on the level rankings.

As for the top nine players on the level rankings, they were all bosses of the big guilds. They relied on their advantage in numbers to clear the monsters, and their leveling speed was not inferior to Lu Yang's.

Take the boss of Supreme Dynasty, Peerless Storm, as an example. He brought 50,000 guild members into the game. As soon as they entered, they occupied a level 1 monster area in a beginner village. With 10 mages, they used a loophole in the game. The monsters would belong to the player who attacked first. Peerless Storm hit all the monsters first, and the other 10 people helped insta-kill the monsters, making him the first on the level rankings.

Just as Lu Yang was about to continue fighting monsters, a beeping sound similar to a phone rang. Lu Yang looked at his interface and realized that someone had sent him a message.

Previously, in order to reduce trouble, Lu Yang had already deactivated the ability to let strangers add him as a friend. The only person who could talk to Lu Yang was Lan Yu, who had already become a friend.

He opened the interface and saw that it was indeed a message from Lan Yu.

"Pro, you're amazing. You actually entered the top ten of the level rankings."

With ten years of gaming experience, if he still couldn't enter the first tier, Lu Yang would be too useless. He said, "It's alright. How's it going over there? Did you go on a mission?"

"We're still collecting the electric eel meat," Lan Yu said.

"Why are you so slow?" Lu Yang asked.

"How could it be considered slow? It's hard to catch an electric eel." Lan Yu was speechless.

Lu Yang suddenly remembered that the game had just launched, and they were still newcomers. Capturing the fast-moving electric eel was not as easy as it was for them.

"There's no hurry. Take it slow. Remember to be careful when you go to the cave to level up later. Don't let anyone discover you. If you let others follow you in, it won't be a secret."

Lan Yu nodded and said, "Yes, we'll be careful."

Suddenly, Lu Yang thought of something and said, "Little girl, promise me one thing. Don't tell anyone my name. You haven't told anyone yet, right?"

Lan Yu said mischievously, "Of course not. Don't worry, I know you're trying to be low-key."

Lu Yang could imagine Lan Yu's current appearance. He smiled and said, "Little girl, since you're so obedient, I'll give you a gift the next time we meet."

Lan Yu replied with a smiley face and the call ended.

In fact, Lan Yu did not mention Lu Yang's name. On one hand, Lan Yu did not want to say it. On the other hand, Xia Yuwei, Zheng Yuan, and the others did not ask.

Zheng Yuan hated Lu Yang to the core, but Xia Yuwei didn't want to say anything because of her pride. She thought that when the studio became bigger in the future, an independent player like Lu Yang would naturally go back to her if he needed anything, so there was no need to lower herself to befriend him right now.

After their members came back with the electric eel, Xia Yuwei said to everyone while roasting the electric eel, "Now that we have supplies, we have to hurry up and upgrade."

Zhang Zibo said, "That's right. I really don't know how those people on the level rankings leveled up. So much EXP is required to get from level 0 to level 1, and there are so few monsters, but they all leveled up so quickly. Not to mention the top nine on the level rankings, even Lu Yang, who is ranked 10th, is already level 1."

Xia Yuwei nodded and said, "Indeed, there are too many masters in the game. If we don't hurry up, it will be very easy for us to not be able to keep up with the first-tier players. If we remain slow, it will be very difficult to develop in the future."

Zheng Yuan, who had been silent since he found the electric eel, said angrily, "Lu Yang really doesn't know what's good for him. I wanted to buy his tips from him, but he actually turned off the friend function."

Zhang Zibo sighed and said, "I've tried it just now as well. It's a pity. If we could contact Lu Yang, we might have a chance to enter the level rankings."

The top nine people on the level rankings were the bosses of the major guilds that had been actively recruiting people on the "Second World" forum. Only Lu Yang was an unknown newcomer. They guessed that Lu Yang had found a way to level up quickly.

When Lan Yu saw that everyone was talking about Lu Yang, whom they had clearly met before, she found it very odd.

Zheng Yuan said irritably, "What should we do now? Where are we going to level up?"

Xia Yuwei and Zhang Zibo didn't have any good ideas either. There were people everywhere outside. They didn't expect the game to be so popular. Just as everyone was at a loss, Lan Yu raised her hand and said, "I know a place to level up. I guarantee that no one will snatch the monsters."

Xia Yuwei was stunned and asked, "Where?"

Lan Yu said, "Coordinates 7985.9867. There's an old man there. After completing the mission he gave us, he'll teleport us into a cave. That place is filled with level 1 and 2 monsters. No one knows about this place now, so we can go there."

Initially, everyone thought that Lan Yu was joking. They did not expect Lan Yu to even tell them the exact coordinates and method.

Xia Yuwei said in surprise, "How did you know? Are you serious?"

Lan Yu playfully stuck out her tongue and said, "I don't know if it's true or not. The person who told us about the electric eel's mission told me before he left."

When he heard that it was Lu Yang again, Zheng Yuan said loudly with jealousy, "What a joke. If he really knew about such a place, why didn't he go? It's definitely fake. I don't believe it."

Lan Yu really wanted to tell Zheng Yuan that the reason why Lu Yang did not go was because Lu Yang had a better place to level up. He was already at level 1 and was ranked 10th on the level rankings.

Xia Yuwei frowned slightly and said, "Second World will definitely become the second world of mankind in the future. We have already decided to play this game in-depth, so we shouldn't easily make enemies in the game. Zheng Yuan, since that person knows about the crispy electric eel recipe and has now revealed the secret location to fight monsters, I think that this person might have participated in the open beta. Why don't we give it a try? If it's fake, we have nothing to lose. If it's true, our guild will develop much faster in the early stages."

Zhang Zibo nodded in agreement and said, "Agreed. Given the current situation, I agree to give it a try."

Among the seven rich second-generation heirs, five of them, including Xia Yuwei, chose to agree. Only Zheng Yuan and one of his best friends chose to oppose. When the studio was established, it was decided that the minority would obey the majority, so Xia Yuwei led everyone toward the coordinates given by Lu Yang.

In reality, Zheng Yuan was not a fool. He had also guessed the authenticity of this cave. However, he did not want Lan Yu to have any more connections with this person who had appeared out of nowhere. After all, the currency exchange would be launched in 15 days. They could use money to open a path to level up and still be able to keep up with the first tier.