Chapter 165 - Being the Third Wheel Again
In the novel, it was mentioned that after Hua Deli reached level ten, the attribute panel changed from being based on cultivation potential to being based on cultivation level, similar to the adult group.
Now, it turns out to be correct. At level nine, Ruo Manni’s attribute data was as follows:
Battlefield Player ID: Lin Kexin
Physical Value: 8 + 110
Mental Value: 30 + 1010
Intelligence Value: 8 + 110
Agility Value: 3 + 210
Strength Value: 2 + 210
Speed Value: 3 + 210
Telekinesis Skill: Telekinesis
Level: Five
Proficiency Progress: 2000/10000
Casting Range: 100 meters
Damage Value: Unable to determine.
Telekinesis Skill: Willow Leaf Flying Daggers
Level: Three
Proficiency Progress: 800/1000
Damage Value: 265 points
Warrior Skill: Basic Swordsmanship
Skill Level: Four
Proficiency Progress: 1000/10000
Damage Value: 160 points
Ruo Manni looked at her current player panel. After reaching level ten, it first displayed the experience needed for the next level: 0/1000000000.
With such a long experience bar, Ruo Manni felt that she didn’t even want to count it, let alone think about how long it would take to reach level eleven.
After reaching level ten, the player attribute panel’s color changed to light blue, and the fonts also underwent significant changes:
Battlefield Player ID: Lin Kexin
Physical Value: 4250
Mental Value: 7450
Intelligence Value: 4750
Agility Value: 3550
Strength Value: 3550
Speed Value: 4050
Telekinesis Damage Value: 500 points
Willow Leaf Flying Daggers Damage Value: 350 points
Swordsmanship Damage Value: 300
Mana Value: 2730000
Health Value: 2730000
Ruo Manni noticed that her level nine telekinesis skill, Telekinesis, was no longer displayed. Instead, it directly showed a high damage value for telekinesis.
Her health and mana values were based on her base values. Ruo Manni was curious to know if the first player to reach level ten, the Imperial Prince, was indeed Hebrew Adam, and what the highest damage values were for Hua Feitian and others.
After reaching level ten, solo play was no longer feasible. Ruo Manni was considering whether to proactively contact Hua Deli when she received friend requests from both the Imperial Prince and Hua Feitian.
After reaching level ten, the player forum was unlocked. Players could no longer level up by grinding monsters and skills alone but had to form teams to clear dungeons. Given that these two individuals were likely her classmates, Ruo Manni naturally accepted the friend requests immediately.
After adding each other as friends, the avatars immediately displayed the friends’ profiles. As expected, the Imperial Prince was indeed Hebrew Adam, and Hua Feitian was Hua Deli.
“You are Ruo Manni. Why are you anonymous?” Hebrew Adam messaged.
“People without a powerful background are afraid of being famous,” Ruo Manni replied, then silently removed her player anonymity.
With her current status at Xuan Gu First Military Academy, she was no longer afraid of revealing her strength.
As a result, her position as the third player on the top hundred youth leaderboard no longer showed as “anonymous” but was replaced by her real name, Lin Kexin.
Ruo Manni looked at the name with mixed feelings, her thoughts drifting. In just a few months, she had almost forgotten that her name was once Lin Kexin, until Hebrew Adam messaged her again.
Now that everyone knew each other’s identities, there was no need for formality. Hua Feitian and the Imperial Prince were the first to ask, “What is the highest damage value of your skills?”
This was exactly what Ruo Manni wanted to ask them. After the three exchanged their highest damage values, and assuming no one else was watching, Ruo Manni rolled her eyes in frustration. Why was she always stuck in third place?
The Imperial Prince’s highest damage value was 580 points, 80 points higher than Ruo Manni’s. His combat power was already much higher than hers, so she had nothing to say.
However, Hua Feitian’s cultivation level was still two minor levels lower than hers, yet his highest damage value was 510 points, 10 points higher than her own 500 points. Thus, Ruo Manni ranked third.
From the damage values, it was hard to tell who would win in a fight between Ruo Manni and Hua Deli.
Thinking about this, Ruo Manni also asked about their other skill damage values. The other two didn’t hide anything from her and sent her their respective information.
Ruo Manni then learned that Hebrew Adam actually used a dagger, and its damage value was 550 points. Although he hadn’t used it in the current world, such a high damage value suggested he was very skilled with it.
Hua Deli also knew whip techniques, though his damage value wasn’t as high as Ruo Manni’s, but it was still impressive at 480 points.
In the current world, Ruo Manni’s whip technique was even more proficient than her sword technique, but it didn’t show up in the battle realm. It was likely because her whip technique involved the use of telekinesis, which the system couldn’t accurately assess.
If she had the chance, Ruo Manni thought she should compare her whip technique with Hua Deli’s in the real world.
Feeling somewhat disheartened by the damage values, Ruo Manni regained some confidence when she saw their health and mana values.
Hebrew Adam’s total health and mana values were 10,000 points less than Ruo Manni’s, while Hua Deli’s were even 100,000 points lower. A 10,000-point difference wasn’t too significant, but 100,000 was quite a lot—his health was relatively thin.
Seeing the data of these two people, Ruo Manni felt relieved. In the youth group, it was clear that Hebrew Adam had the highest overall strength, and her own was not far behind. Hua Deli was even lower than her, so she was finally not the third wheel but the second.
As for the female protagonist, Mina-Olli, her supposed golden finger seemed to have been lost somewhere. Due to the recent injury, she had been delayed in entering the war realm. Not only did she fail to make it into the top five, but she had also dropped to the teens.
Hebrew Adam: “Lin Kexin @, which city are you in?”
Lin Kexin: “Your Highness @, I’m in Blue Ocean City.”
Hebrew Adam: “Lin Kexin @, I’m applying to create a guild. Once you join the guild, you can apply to move to the Imperial Capital City.”
Lin Kexin: “Your Highness @, okay.”
Hebrew Adam: “Lin Kexin @, get ready quickly. Once my application is successful, you can come over.”
Lin Kexin: “Sure!”
In the novel, Hua Deli is the leading figure in the youth group, the first to establish a guild, and plays a prominent role with a far-reaching reputation.
However, in the real world, Ruo Manni knew without guessing that Hua Deli would not start anew. He would have to stay close to the Second Prince and become one of his trusted subordinates.
Ruo Manni thought to herself, it’s a good thing it wasn’t Hua Deli who was reborn. Otherwise, given the current situation, he would be feeling quite frustrated. Once accustomed to leading, how could he submit to someone else?
Hebrew Adam was the first to advance in the youth group, and his promotion rewards included a guild establishment token. As soon as he leveled up, he applied to create a guild.
Regardless of whether Hua Deli had any intention of taking charge, his status, position, and circumstances did not allow for that. Therefore, both Hua Deli and Ruo Manni had to stay put and wait for Hebrew Adam to successfully establish the guild.
Ruo Manni couldn’t just stand there idly wasting time. She thought about how she hadn’t checked her level-up rewards yet, so she returned to Hailan City.
After reaching level 10 in the game, players can engage in open-world PvP, which means the outdoors is no longer as safe as before and it’s easy to encounter people looking to rob others. Although only three people have reached level 10 so far, safety first. It was better to go back to the city and check her rewards.