The Great Thief - Chapter 228

Chapter 228
Lu Li decided to focus on the Howling Caves and worry about the future at a later point in time .


Apparently, the fastest team in the Glory Capital had already taken down the fourth boss and was now trying to figure out how to take down the fifth boss . Most of the people from the Blood Red War Flag had either been placed at Meisnera’s Output or the Warsong Canyon . However, their PVE team was not affected by this and were also on the fourth boss .
The first clear not only rewarded better gear, but also represented the strength of a guild .
Guilds were picky right from the start with who they chose to accept . Then, from the thousands of guild members, they picked out the best to form their PVE teams . It would be a real shame if they still couldn’t beat a team formed by random players .
However, there were probably some benefits that could be taken before leaving this place .
Based on his memory, Lu Li assessed the terrain along the Stranglethorn Vale’s coastline . It didn’t take long for him to find a giant statue that stuck out from the waters .
Thousands of years had passed and things had changed as time went by . Only the statue that stood in the center of the city remained standing .
When the tides ebbed as they did now, it would be possible to see a tall Troll standing and looking up to the sky . It was hard to imagine what kind of power drove the barbaric cannibal tribes to create such a splendid piece of work .
What Lu Li had to do was dive under the water from here .
Seal Transformation!
The small seal shook his head, as if to adjust his eyesight, which was different to a human’s .
If Lu Li was only relying on Elixirs of Water Breathing, he would have a much smaller field of vision, unless if he could find some goggles .
Speaking of goggles, this seemed to be another area that an Engineer could greatly profit in .
Goggles were very useful – they blocked the wind when players were on mounts and increased vision when a player was underwater . Goggles of the best quality could even allow you to see in the dark .


Unfortunately, the blueprints for them didn’t drop often . Based on Lu Li’s memories, it seemed like stealing from the goblins was the only feasible option .
Soon, he was unable to think about other things . After diving about ten meters underwater, he saw some monsters – a bunch of Sharptooth Frenzies . These were a type of mutant piranhas and were incredibly ferocious .
Lu Li studied the surrounding environment and realized that there wasn’t a single path for him to cross safely . As such, he swallowed an Elixir of Water Breathing and changed back to his original form .
If he couldn’t avoid them, he would just have to make his way in by force .
Sharptooth Frenzies weren’t high level monsters; they were around LV25, with high Attack and average Defense .
One attack from Lu Li and would deal at least a hundred damage, while a five-star Slit Throat with the combination of a critical strike would deal around six or seven hundred damage .
After taking down a few Frenzies who stood in his way, Lu Li didn’t dare to stay any longer and quickly dived downwards .
Not long after he left, a mob of Sharptooth Frenzies swarmed the area, as they were very sensitive to the smell of blood .
The deeper the sea level, the darker the sea became, and even in the seal form, Lu Li was only able to see approximately ten yards in front of him .
The long bodies of the water plants drifted with the undercurrent, as harmless fish swam back and forth between them . Unidentified objects protruded from the soft sand of the seafloor, like little buildings .
A city had once stood here .
Through the erosion of time and the incubation of the seas, nothing had been left behind .
A few Murlocs swam around here that preyed on the many other sea creatures .
These, however, were not Lu Li’s target . He carefully searched and soon found what he had been looking for behind a building .


A giant clamshell!
It was a mussel that was the size of a house .

Based on how Dawn usually made their settings, the creature would at least be Boss level if it was still alive .
But now, it lay silently on the spot, not moving a single bit . The creature had been dead for many years already and obvious traces of time had been left behind on the surface of its shell .
Lu Li picked up a piece of rock and tapped it along the eroded lines of the clamshell .
It didn’t take long before he knocked off a huge chunk of shell .
He squeezed in from the hole that he knocked out and searched within the soft sand .
Lu Li was overjoyed to feel a sphere-shaped object with his hands, and he promptly grabbed it, then exited the giant mussel .
Blue Pearl: Production material .
Its description was simple, but Lu Li knew this was some good stuff .
Pearls were the most common material for making jewellery, and Blue Pearls were one of the best for this . Equipment made with Blue Pearls not only looked beautiful, but also had comparatively better attributes .
They were not a rare material, but were harder to obtain than average rare materials .
Only these kind of blue mussels would produce Blue Pearls, as the process took at least a hundred years .
Lu Li had wandered the seas outside of the Stranglethorn Vale for a few months in his previous life, which allowed him to gain a small fortune from them .
Currently, no one knew that there were blue pearls hidden within the seas nearby, which meant that he had no competition . Lu Li decided that he would thoroughly search this place .
Unfortunately, the refresh rate of this place was too low and some mussels didn’t even have anything inside of them .
After searching for about an hour, Lu Li had only managed to find five blue pearls, with two of them being average quality .
This was actually a pretty good result . In his past life, it would take him an entire day to reach this number . At that time, Lu Li wasn’t the only one searching underwater and it was quite common to accidentally run into players from the opposing faction .
“Oi, boss, what are you doing?” Azure Sea Breeze called as he logged on .
“I’m searching for pearls in the sea,” Lu Li replied .
“Wow, so much spare time in your hands . Are you finding these pearls to please girls?” Azure Sea Breeze teased .
“No,” Lu Li denied .
“Then are you gifting it to boys? Oh damn, boss, when did you start becoming gay?” Azure Sea Breeze yelled .
Lu Li, “……”
“Who’s gay? Who’s gay?” Judging from the volume, it was Hachi Chan .
“Whoever is gay isn’t even going to be chasing after you . Why are you so excited?” Azure Sea Breeze was left speechless .
“Have you two finally decided to date?” Hachi Chan asked in a hopeful tone .
“Prepare for the dungeon . Stay alert this time – I’m taking off points for every mistake,” Lu Li snapped .
“No way! Taking off points?” Azure Sea Breeze almost fainted on the spot . Whether he had made mistakes or not, he already had plenty of points taken off him .
“Take off points . Take off points!” Wandering had come online .
As the others also started logging on, Lu Li checked the time and started travelling towards the Howling Caves .
Everyone’s strength had greatly improved compared to last time .
Lu Li, Azure Sea Breeze and Lonesome Flower were all now LV23, while the others were all LV22, including Sakura Memories .
Level 23 would be enough to suppress the monsters in the Howling Caves (Heroic Mode) .
The monsters that appeared along the way were cleared easily; it didn’t take long for the team to make it to the third boss – Pythas .
Pythas was originally childhood buddies with Naralex . His original name was Areon and he had amazing talent in the path of the Druids . He had even learned some Warrior skills .
This is what was so amazing about NPCs – it was as if class restrictions were only a decoration to them .
However, no matter how amazing he was, Areon had already lost his sanity .
After he fell, he changed his name and was now known as Pythas . With his new identity, he combined his close combat skills with his Druid knowledge, successfully becoming one of the most challenging bosses in the Howling Caves .
His signature skill was Thunderclap .