Chapter 62: 062 Acquiring Skeleton Template

Translator: 549690339

The main income from the Mermaid Lake came from two places.

One was the loot exploded from nearly a hundred elite monsters, the other was a black iron treasure chest discovered in the Merfolk Tribe.

During the time Dean McKenzie was watering, he had opened all the loot and the chest.

Most of the elite monsters’ loots came in pairs, while a few only had one.

For those that came in pairs, one was always a silver coin, and for those that had only one, well, it was the silver coin.

So, from nearly a hundred elite monsters, Dean McKenzie picked up nearly a hundred shining spots of silver coins.

The lesser ones had two or three, the more one had seven or eight.

In total, Dean McKenzie picked up more than five hundred, which roughly compensated for the cost of leveling up the Meditation skill.

Dean McKenzie currently had 20 gold coins left.

Having spent about 2 gold coins, Dean McKenzie could still afford a house, on the premise that he would not enhance other skills.

Aside from the money, there were also some potions, equipment.

Dean McKenzie looked over them very carefully and the more he looked, the colder his heart sank.

Perhaps it was the consequence of bullying.

Anyway, Dean McKenzie’s loot drop rate this time was surprisingly low.

Out of nearly a hundred elite monsters, there was only one piece of black iron equipment.

Name: Heart of the Mermaid (Magic Orb)

Equipment Quality: Black Iron

Equipment Level: Level 20

Equipment Requirement: Water Element Mage

Effect 1: +1 to Water Arrow skill

Effect 2: Increase spirit by 10 points

Effect 3: Increase water attribute skill damage by 20 points.

The equipment was decent, but Dean McKenzie couldn’t use it.

Not only he couldn’t use it, but his Skeleton Mages also couldn’t use it, so he just had to sell it.

Don’t ask how upset Dean McKenzie was feeling. Luckily, a black iron treasure chest offered some consolation and a gold coin and a piece of black iron equipment suitable for him.

Equipment: Mage’s Apprentice Hat

Quality: Black Iron

Level: Level 20

Equipment Requirement: Mage Class, Level 20

Effect 1: Increase spirit by 8 points.

Effect 2: Increase Mana limit by 200 points.

Dean McKenzie happily put it on. His spiritual power and Mana limit went up to 58.1 and 1181 points respectively with the addition of the new equipment.

Just as Dean McKenzie put on the apprentice hat, the communication tool Anthony gave him rang.

“Have you reached Level 20?”

Anthony asked about Dean McKenzie’s current level as soon as he opened his mouth, seeming somewhat anxious.

Caught off guard, Dean McKenzie answered honestly: “Just reached it!”

Hearing Dean McKenzie’s confirmation, Ennis Hawkins breathed an obvious sigh of relief, “Good, I’ve got something to deal with over here. I’ll see you tonight!”

Before Dean McKenzie could respond, Anthony hung up the communication tool, leaving Dean McKenzie scratching his head.

“What’s up with Anthony?

He seems so anxious. I was planning on leveling up my talent to level 2 in the Mermaid Lake before leaving!

Well, let’s head back first!”

Dean McKenzie concluded his work in the artificial lake and packed up to leave the Mermaid Lake.

After leaving Mermaid Lake, Dean McKenzie did not immediately return to his dorm, but first went to the trading area to clear out some unused items from the Mermaid Lake.

“Huh, how much is this thing?”

Dean McKenzie had just arrived at the trading area and had not yet set up his stall. He spotted something interesting on another stall.

[Fragile Skeleton Archer Template]

This was something Dean McKenzie had exploded once before, and it was now displayed in a comer of the stall.

Seeing someone interested in it, the stall owner tentatively quoted a price, “1 silver coin?!”

Dean McKenzie tried to bargain, ”500 copper coins?”

“Deal!”

The stall owner readily agreed.

Apparently, he felt he had made a profit.

On the other hand, Dean McKenzie did not feel he had lost out.

Then, Dean McKenzie set up his stall. In addition to selling the equipment he had obtained from the Mermaid Lake, he also put up a sign ‘High Price for Skeleton Templates’.

What Dean McKenzie didn’t expect was that this impromptu sign brought a huge amount of traffic to his stall.

After all, the Skeleton Cave was one of the four major maps of the South Hill Base.

It’s also the most mainstream map currently. Most of the base’s map-maintaining energy is used on the Skeleton Cave, which is basically refreshed once a day.

Under this circumstance, although the template drop rate is not high, quite a few people still have some.

Since this item is generally useless in the trading market and hard to liquidate, once Dean McKenzie put up his sign, those who had templates naturally gravitated towards his stall.

Soon, Dean McKenzie received several dozen templates.

Among them, [Fragile Skeleton Warrior) and [Fragile Skeleton Archer] templates were the most common, totaling 57 pieces, while there were only 3 [Fragile Skeleton Mage] templates.

At the same time, Dean McKenzie also cleared out the income from the Mermaid Lake.

After selling the earnings from Mermaid Lake and deducting the cost of buying templates, Dean McKenzie’s assets increased to 24 gold coins.

As he watched his assets skyrocket, Dean McKenzie was ecstatic.

Upon receiving the money, Dean McKenzie was just about to pack up his stall and leave when a familiar voice called out, “Wait, don’t pack up yet, I have some Skeleton Templates for you!”

Dean McKenzie was momentarily stunned and couldn’t help but look up.

Looking up, he saw a familiar fiery figure rushing towards his stall, dropping ten or so Skeleton Templates onto the stall.

After that, the young girl was about to haggle over the price with Dean McKenzie, but before she could even raise her head, she heard a familiar voice.

“Boss! Is that you, boss?”

Instantly, Bell Bella froze.

The bargaining remarks she had prepared were immediately stuck in her throat.

She hung her head for a long time before finally lifting it to show Dean McKenzie a smile more sorrowful than tears.

“That’s right, it’s me! Well, I heard you were buying templates, so I happen to have a few. They’re of no use to me anyway, so I might as well give them to you!

See you later!”

With that, Bell Bella turned around with a sad face and left.

Alas, something she was going to sell for money was just given away for free.

She didn’t want to give it away, but he called her boss!

“Well, let’s just give it away. It wasn’t going to fetch a good price anyway. I couldn’t care less…”

“Boss, catch!”

Just as Bell Bella was comforting herself, a voice rang out from behind her again, accompanied by the sound of an object whizzing through the air towards the back of her head.

In reflex, Bell Bella turned her head and caught a cloth bag.

Holding the cloth bag, Bell Bella tilted her head, “What’s this?”

“A little gift in return for your favor!”

Pinching the bag, Bell Bella felt that there were only three or four round items inside. Thinking they were a few silver coins, she didn’t reject Dean McKenzie and accepted it.

“Sounds good, see you!”

She swiftly put the cloth bag away, Bell Bella waved at Dean McKenzie and walked away.

As for Dean McKenzie.

Watching Boss Bella and the money he could have taken him a decade or even decades to save disappearing into the crowd, he finally retracted his gaze and lowered his head to look at the dozen Skeleton Templates in front of him. Actually, he was looking at two specific templates and couldn’t help but flash a smile.

“This Boss Hammer is truly my lucky star!”