Volume One, Chapter 46: The Path to Divinity—Is It Already Here?

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No. 332 Newbie Village,
Nestled in an extremely remote corner.
Lin Yu’s hands clenched into fists involuntarily, driven by anger.
Since leaving the village chief’s house, he had been trying to communicate with Mordecai, the Necromancer of the Undead Plague.
But the result was that this guy simply ignored him.
“Damn it, has that bastard really just shut himself away?!”
Lin Yu slammed his fist hard against the earthen wall in front of him, his expression darkening noticeably.
If Mordecai were a normal deity, and he wanted to grant a legacy, Lin Yu wouldn’t mind at all—he would even welcome it eagerly.
However, the problem was that this guy was far too unusual.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say he was considered a public enemy of all.
In other words, if Lin Yu inherited the undead lineage, he would essentially become an enemy of all humanity on the Divine Demon Continent.
...
“Forget it, I can only take it one step at a time now. Hopefully, I’ll find a way to solve this.”
After much inner struggle, Lin Yu finally calmed down. There was no use thinking about it now.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
After all, he had already been reborn once; what could be truly difficult for him now?
Since what’s done is done, and with his current strength unable to change it, all he could do was hope for a new turning point in the future.
Moreover, even if he were forced down this path in the end,
as long as he kept a low profile and didn’t act flamboyantly, it wasn’t necessarily something others would notice.
Of course, this situation wasn’t without some benefit—in the least, it gave him a route to ascend as a god, albeit a somewhat skewed one.
So now, the most important thing for him was to focus on the present and deal with the destruction of the Newbie Village.
If he couldn’t manage that, there was no point worrying about anything else.
...
“The Light Sword and the Boots of Fury are useless to me now; I could sell them for some gold.” Snapping back to reality, Lin Yu suddenly mused.
Now that he possessed the Blood Serpent Blade and the Spirit Turtle Set, the Light Sword and Boots of Fury no longer served much purpose.
Hence, he could consider selling them to obtain something more beneficial to his strength.
After all, both items were of Black Iron grade or higher.
Especially the Light Sword, which was bronze equipment.
Even characters ranked on the equipment leaderboards could easily sell such gear for a good price.
However, before selling, Lin Yu had to visit the blacksmith first.

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Because the durability of both items had dropped below 50.
In the game, to sell or gift equipment, its durability had to be at 100.
Therefore, he needed to repair them first.
With his decision made, Lin Yu wasted no time and headed straight to the blacksmith’s shop in the Newbie Village.
...
Every Newbie Village’s blacksmith shop looked roughly the same; only the NPCs differed.
For example, in Newbie Village 331, the blacksmith was named Li Youtian, while in 332, it was a burly middle-aged man named Noah Qi.
After paying two silver coins and waiting for over ten minutes, Lin Yu successfully restored the Light Sword and Boots of Fury to full durability.
With the equipment restored, Lin Yu immediately listed them in the trading shop.
He priced the Light Sword at 100 gold and the Boots of Fury at 20 gold.
Given it was still early in the game and the equipment was of decent level, these prices were not high.
So, Lin Yu didn’t worry about them not selling.
This time, Lin Yu had clearly learned from experience; he immediately hid his name before listing the items.
After all, he didn’t want a repeat of what had happened with Xiao Xiaoran.
However, shortly after Lin Yu posted the two items, a message popped up in his inbox—from Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiaoran (Qingfeng City): “Junior Lin, I didn’t expect that the Thousand-Serpent King Tholde was actually killed by you?”
The Xiao family, one of the top ten clans in Huaguo, invested heavily across the Divine Demon Continent.
Hence, they kept a close watch on the trading shop’s movements.
So, as soon as Lin Yu listed the Light Sword, Xiao Xiao received the news.
Connecting the dots between an anonymous player killing the Thousand-Serpent King Tholde today and the sudden appearance of a silver-grade Blood Serpent Blade on the equipment leaderboard, it was easy to deduce that Lin Yu was the one who killed Tholde.
Lin Yu didn’t deny it and replied, “Senior Xiao, is there something you need?”
After all, selling the Light Sword implied he had better equipment now.
And the silver-grade equipment on the leaderboard today coincided perfectly.
Seeing Lin Yu didn’t deny it, Xiao Xiao quickly replied, “So it was you. No worries, just genuinely curious.”
Xiao Xiao’s words were honest.
After all, it was astonishing that Lin Yu, with under level ten strength, could kill a bronze boss.
Lin Yu: “...”
Not wanting to dwell on the topic, Lin Yu remained silent, and Xiao Xiao wisely shifted the conversation: “You said you had some business in the Newbie Village—have you finished?”
Lin Yu: “Senior Xiao, not yet; it may take some more time.”
Xiao Xiaoran (Qingfeng City): “Alright then, let me know when you’re done. I’m still waiting for you to help me complete the job transfer quest.”

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Xiao Xiao didn’t press Lin Yu about what exactly he was doing, knowing he wouldn’t tell her anyway.
Lin Yu: “Okay.”
After replying, Lin Yu closed the chat interface.
[ Ding! You have a new message! ]
However, shortly after closing it, two more messages appeared in his inbox.
Lin Yu opened them—it was notification of the sold equipment.
Due to the early stage of the game and the scarcity of equipment, plus Lin Yu’s reasonable prices, the two items sold quickly.
Seeing 120 gold added to his coin count, Lin Yu felt somewhat relieved.
“While I still have time, I should prepare for destroying the Resurrection Altar.” Lin Yu closed the message panel and murmured to himself.
Though his strength had surged after acquiring the Spirit Turtle Set and Blood Serpent Blade,
he still needed to make additional preparations to be safe.
Destroying the Newbie Village was no easy task.
If he lost this chance due to inadequate preparation, Lin Yu’s personality wouldn’t allow him to accept it.
Just as he was about to set off, a message came that made him pause.
It was from Ling Xin.
Xin Xin: “Little Lin, I found a dungeon. Want to come?”
“A dungeon?”
Seeing the message, Lin Yu furrowed his brows, his mind stirring.
He remembered that in his previous life, Ling Xin had found a dungeon too, rumored to offer great rewards.
But she hadn’t managed to clear it due to insufficient strength and had been bitter about it, constantly lamenting whenever she saw Lin Yu.
Back then, Lin Yu hadn’t played this game and didn’t understand much, so all he could do was comfort her.
Unexpectedly, Ling Xin had encountered one again.
Clearly, this time Lin Yu wouldn’t let her repeat the same mistake.
He immediately replied, “Send me the location. I’m coming right away.”
After all, he still had plenty of time before destroying the Resurrection Altar, so he might as well help Ling Xin clear the dungeon.
And if he could gain something to boost his strength in the process, even better.