0031 – Fire Leopard And Her Naming Sense
After a brief rest, which was no more than the time it takes to finish a meal, Athena casually leaned back on the bed. Three little creatures, their bellies bulging from just having eaten, came over and opened the special reward given by the system.
This time, the system''s reward not only enhanced her own strength but also boosted the grassball animals. These three little ones were extraordinary.
Were all creatures in this series like this?
Speaking of which, among the three, only the Grassball Panda had an innate skill, which was the Giantization skill.
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center">Grassball Animal Skill, Would you like to extract?
Yes / No ?</td>
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"Yes"
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center">Extracting...
Extraction sessful, please choose a skill for the Grassball Cat.
Giantization (Rare)
Shadow Shift (Superior)
w sh (Common)</td>
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Athena knew about the Giantization skill, and w sh was just amon skill, making the Grassball Cat''s ws sharper but not to a special extent. Moreover, judging from the quality, the second option, Shadow Shift, belonged to the rarer category.
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center" colspan="2">[ Shadow Shift ]</td>
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<td style="width:23.5354%;text-align:right">Category:</td>
<td style="width:76.4646%;padding-left:40px">Grassball Cat Exclusive Skill</td>
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<td style="width:23.5354%;text-align:right">Quality:</td>
<td style="width:76.4646%;padding-left:40px">Rare</td>
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<td style="width:23.5354%;text-align:right">Description:</td>
<td style="width:76.4646%;padding-left:40px">A lurker in the darkness, can meld into shadows even in daylight, Concealment +15.</td>
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center">Shadow Shift skill has been selected.</td>
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A white ball of light struck the Grassball Cat, which couldn''t escape in time, enveloping it. After the light dispersed, it stood in ce, tilting its head, then entered Athena''s shadow. The moment it stepped in, its figurepletely vanished, silently disappearing. Athena walked to the other side, and the Grassball Cat reappeared, emerging from her shadow.
Though the Grassball Cat was concealed within the shadow, it didn''t move along with the shadow''s movement. Nevertheless, this was already a very decent stealth skill.
She hadn''t named the three little ones yet, now was a good opportunity.
"I''ll give you names."
The three tilted their heads in unison, seemingly incredulous.
"The rabbit will be called Witty, the panda will be called Paopao, and the cat will be called Mikmik."
Watching them happily, Athena''s mood inexplicably improved. But business still needed to be discussed. With a slightly coaxing tone, she said, "Would you like an extra meal tonight? Lots and lots of barbecue."
They looked at each other and nodded vigorously in unison.
Athena put on a stern face, "If you want to eat, you have to work."
She described the general appearance of the ck Phosphorus Snake to the cleverest one, Witty, promising that as long as they could kill or sessfully capture the ck Phosphorus Snake, they would get an extra meal.
With Paopao''s ability to stabilize a boss unit like the Iron Beetle under Giantization, along with Witty and Mikmik''s assistance, the danger level was probably not that high, but she feared they might not catch it.
However, Witty''s speed should beparable to the snake''s, and because of its petite size, the three of them could enter the creature''sir.
Just in case, Athena emphasized, "If you can''t win, just run."
She escorted the three to the door and sent them out. Like an old mother watching her children grow up and go to work, she felt both gratified and emotional.
She reached out and rubbed the head of the small lion at the door, pointing at it, "Prince and Princess."
Very bright names, she had exhausted her naming skills.
Back in her room, she half-sat and halfy on the bed. Opening her friends'' panel, following the previous agreement, she transferred 80 copper coins to Potato.
With 9 silver coins and 20 copper coins left.
Athena nned to save the remaining coins to buy CoolingWind Chimes. She checked the price of bows and arrows in the system''s store.
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<td style="width:46.2626%;text-align:right">Category:</td>
<td style="width:53.7374%;padding-left:40px">Ranged Weapon</td>
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<td style="width:46.2626%;text-align:right">Quality:</td>
<td style="width:53.7374%;padding-left:40px">Inferior</td>
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<td style="width:46.2626%;text-align:right">Durability:</td>
<td style="width:53.7374%;padding-left:40px">10/10</td>
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<td style="width:53.7374%;padding-left:40px">30 copper coins</td>
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Normal quality arrows required one silver coin, with no higher quality avable.
Sigh, having a mountain of gold but no way to mine it, that was her current depressed mood. By now, almost all yers'' tower defense tasks had ended, and for those who hadn''t, their fate was bing apparent.
The remaining number of survivors had been refreshed.
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center">3270/10000</td>
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Today marked the eighth night of darkness. People had started lighting candles of illumination sporadically for the past few days. Because the primary candles onlysted seven days, even if they were only used at night and extinguished during the day, some unexpected situations caused additional consumption.
As a result, everyone''s usage time varied. Some had used it for less than a night, while others had used it for up to three days.
As for Athena, who had synthesized the moderately rare candles of illumination, she knew she had one for herself, and even if others had them, they wouldn''t exceed the number she could count on two hands.
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<td style="width:100%;padding-left:40px">-- Does anyone have any spare candles of illumination to sell? Mine won''tst through tonight. I''ve saved up a bit from thesest two waves, price is negotiable!</td>
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Many people were looking to buy candles of illumination, but no one dared to sell them. Such requests were quickly buried under more messages.
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<td style="width:100%;padding-left:40px">-- We''ve been fighting monsters every day, when will it end?
-- No kidding, howe there''s a flying boss already on the second round? I almost got screwed!
-- Thankfully, I saved some attribute points, otherwise I''d be doomed.
-- I need medicine, my bleeding won''t stop, please, I beg you, my hands! I don''t want to die! Please...
-- Does anyone know what to do if a wooden house gets destroyed?
-- Does anyone have candles of illumination? Buying!</td>
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Now everyone''s shelters had upgraded. Even the lowest tier wooden houses had some night defense capabilities, albeit only against darkness, which was still much better than the thatched huts.
But nobody knew if the ability to resist darkness had truly increasedpared to the thatched hut era. If they lost the candles of illumination, whether the shelter alone could withstand the darkness invasion remained unknown.
Due to the anxiety and fear of the unknown, the price of candles of illumination soared, yet they remained priceless.
This item was rare and unpredictable, with only a chance of dropping from green packages.
More people were watching, observing what would happen to those without candles of illumination tonight.
Previously, it was always Athena selling information to Ask-The-Heavens for questions, but after tonight, Athena felt she might have to pay a little price to Ask-The-Heavens for some information.
As the currentrgest group organization, there were certainly people in their ranks about to lose the protection of candles of illumination. She believed Ask-The-Heavens would extract all the information from them, organize it, and exploit it for himself or maybe to grow his group.
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center;height:24px">Next tower defense time, tomorrow at 12:00! yers, please be prepared, elite-level monsters will spawn!</td>
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center;height:24px">Next round of monsters: Fire Leopard</td>
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center" colspan="2">Fire Leopard (Elite)</td>
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<td style="width:25.2526%;text-align:right">Level:</td>
<td style="width:74.7474%;padding-left:40px">4</td>
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<td style="width:25.2526%;text-align:right">Strength:</td>
<td style="width:74.7474%;padding-left:40px">5</td>
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<td style="width:25.2526%;text-align:right">Defense:</td>
<td style="width:74.7474%;padding-left:40px">8</td>
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<td style="width:25.2526%;text-align:right">Skill</td>
<td style="width:74.7474%;padding-left:40px">1. Sprint<span style="color:ccff">( Possesses incredible speed, it can reach you before you realize it )
2. w sh <span style="color:ccff">( Sharp ws, even rocks are no match for it. )</td>
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<td style="width:100%;text-align:center">Weakness: Wood attribute is its natural enemy.</td>
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