Chapter 116: It's Better to Benefit Me Than to Benefit You

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Early morning, continuing to ask for votes enthusiastically!
Today, after finishing four chapters, the upcoming chapters will mostly be around three thousand words each;
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Under Dr. Ye’s warning, I took on the role of the tank for the first time—luckily, a mobile tank. Standing still would have meant freezing solid no matter how high my magic defense was.
It wasn’t until Snow Deer finally fell to the shameless Dr. Ye’s hand that I realized Snow Deer was far from the easy prey he described...
Moreover, since reaching level 24, he had never actually killed a Snow Deer!
This time it was only because he suddenly got the idea to complete a long-standing quest with a ‘helper’...
When I rolled my eyes and asked why he hadn’t told me in advance, the guy just shrugged: “I was just thinking about whether to do this quest, and you went ahead on your own…” Then he threw up his hands, irresponsibly protesting, “How can you blame me?”
I was sweating—this guy clearly set a trap for me to fall into...

But then Dr. Ye finally revealed the real reason behind the trap:
“Hehe, since your gear is so good, why not make use of it? The leveling spot I told you about is inside that mountain pass... But before that, help me finish this quest first...”
Damn!
So in the end, he was just jealous of my gear... He’s an elite earning a monthly salary of a hundred thousand, yet he won’t spend a little money to get a set himself? And here he is competing with someone like me, a lowly player... Pfft!

While I was silently despising him, Dr. Ye suddenly walked over to Snow Deer’s corpse... quickly gathered the silver coins dropped nearby, then crouched down to start working on the body.
When I saw him cut off a crystal-clear antler from Snow Deer’s head, I was curious:
“What are you doing?”
“Gathering materials for medicine.”
Dr. Ye, used to Ling Qilin’s naïve questions, answered without even looking up.
“Medicine? What kind of medicine?”

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“Various potions that temporarily boost basic attributes,” he said as he finished collecting the ‘Snow Deer Antler’ and stood up.
“My quest is to collect ten of these... The reward is a low-level potion that boosts three attribute points.”
“Three points? How long does it last?”
“180 seconds. Not short, but three points is kind of useless... so basically no one wants to do this quest.”
Seeing how bored he looked, I rolled my eyes, “Then why bother?”
“It’s just convenient, you know? Oh, and I still need to kill nine more... so work well with me.”
“Why can’t you gather from monsters killed by others?”
“Uh... I can!”
“Then why don’t you kill the monsters yourself?” I stared at him suspiciously...
Dr. Ye gave a guilty smile:
“...201 experience per Snow Deer, ten of them is over two thousand... Better to let you have the cheap gains than me. Hehe...”
“...”
Despicable!

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After Dr. Ye collected enough Snow Deer antlers, he skillfully led me over the mountain pass to the innermost part where a narrow opening was blocked by thick green vines.
I looked inside curiously. The gap was only about twenty-four or twenty-five meters long, with thick greenery densely covering both sides and the far end...
There wasn’t a single monster inside;
Not even any spawn points outside the entrance. What was Dr. Ye bringing me here for?
Surprised, Dr. Ye kept walking forward steadily...
I hesitated for a moment, then quickly followed.

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As we moved deeper, my eyes suddenly brightened—I realized the secret here!!
The winding green vines didn’t completely block the path. This passage was extremely rugged, full of twists and turns, with the vines covering them to form what looked like a continuous green wall from the outside.
Dr. Ye really was a professional guide, having discovered such a hidden place...
Ordinary people, seeing this entrance completely cloaked in thick green vines, would assume it was a dead end—never imagining there was a whole secret valley inside!

Lost in thought, curiosity swelling in me, I followed Dr. Ye through countless bends until the path suddenly opened up ahead!
A secluded small valley, even more beautiful than the outer mountain pass, appeared before my eyes—the entire valley was enclosed by mountain ridges, forming a sizable inner basin!
Inside, birds chirped and flowers bloomed fragrantly; the ground was like a carpet of lush green grass, rolling gently. Among the flowers flew several magical beasts resembling ancient dragonflies—a truly serene paradise...
Of course, if those dragonfly-like beasts could shrink several hundred times in size... and their sharp, somewhat frightening poisonous stingers could be removed...
Then it would be perfect!

At this moment, the valley, because of these mysterious magical beasts, felt threatening. It was impossible to fully relax and enjoy the peace of this hidden paradise.
After reflecting on this, I cautiously began asking Dr. Ye about these unknown beasts... I definitely did not want him to tell me he wanted to ‘conveniently’ do another quest.

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“Poison Flies, level 24 magic beasts. They specialize in spraying toxic powder and stinging attacks...”
Hearing this, I was speechless. Dr. Ye really found me a worthy challenge. Poison powder spray and stinging attacks are both ranged—this means I have some fun ahead!
Seeing my expression, Dr. Ye quickly explained with a smile:
“Don’t worry, the poison powder spray is a short-range area attack, effective within five meters. It can greatly reduce attack, defense, and speed of targets within range. The Poison Fly’s sting isn’t ranged but causes continuous poison damage to HP, and its toxicity is quite strong... Also, don’t look at me—Poison Flies aren’t fast, and their talents are poison attacks and magic defense; their physical resistance is very poor. Warriors and mages who come here are basically courting death.”
Relieved, I thought to myself: in that case, as someone who excels in physical ranged attacks, I’m actually in a good position here.

Just then, Dr. Ye pointed to two groups of dragonfly-like flies of different sizes in the distance and solemnly warned:
“By the way! Stay far away from those two kinds of flying flies over there! If you get close, you’re dead for sure!”