Learning to play games, a 40-year-old woman achieves a remarkable turnaround.

Chapter 17: Go into the cave and earn points

9. Tong calmly replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

Yuan Baoya frowned again, and asked with some doubt, "How can I earn more points? It seems that only the main quests offer point rewards now."

9. The system suggests: "For this side quest, you can visit the Mysterious Cave more often."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Baoya was immediately intrigued and quickly asked, "Can I go now?"

After a moment's thought, the leader replied, "Your Highness needs to refine some basic recovery pills and keep them on you. Then you can go in and try. However, Your Highness should not rush in. If you find that something is wrong, retreat immediately."

Yuan Baoya nodded obediently and said, "Okay! I don't know much about games, I'll listen to Xiao 9."

So Yuan Baoya rushed back to the alchemy room without stopping, and began to try to refine a basic recovery pill based on the image that appeared in her mind.

She carefully placed the collected medicinal herbs one by one into the alchemy furnace, then focused intently on controlling the heat and time according to the recipe.

After some effort, a refreshing fragrance wafted from the alchemy furnace, and she successfully refined two basic recovery pills.

"That's great!" Yuan Baoya cheered happily.

At that moment, she felt a surge of accomplishment. She knew that this was just a small step in her growth within the game.

As long as you keep learning and working hard, acquire more resources and skills in the game, and plan carefully in real life, you will definitely be able to provide your family with a happy and fulfilling life.

In one go, Yuan Baoya refined another 10 pills.

However, she soon realized that making pills was a time-consuming and energy-intensive task, and she couldn't help but think that it might be better to use points to level up quickly.

But when she saw that she only had a pitiful 100 points left, she shook her head helplessly and thought, "I'd better wait!"

Then, Yuan Baoya thought of another question and couldn't help but ask, "Little 9! You don't always have to be in the alchemy room to refine medicine, do you?"

"My lord, you can buy an alchemy furnace at the mall, but you don't have that much money right now," the 9th Master quickly replied.

Curious, Yuan Baoya opened the shopping mall to check, only to find that the price of an ordinary alchemy furnace was as high as 10 yuan, while other grades required even more money.

She said with a wry smile, "Well, okay, I need to work hard to earn money."

Yuan Baoya carefully tucked the refined pills into her bosom and hurried back to the mysterious cave in the back mountain.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Yuan Baoya couldn't help but feel a little scared when she was about to go inside.

The cave was pitch black and eerily silent, as if an unknown behemoth had opened its jaws, ready to devour her at any moment.

But she encouraged herself: I'm already here, what's there to be afraid of? There has to be a first time.

So, gritting his teeth, he went into the cave.

But the cave was so dark that her heart started racing. To ease her fear, she deliberately spoke to Commander 9: "Commander 9, do you have any lighting tools?"

"My lady, the store has headlamps, flashlights, and torches. I recommend buying headlamps and torches." 9 quickly responded.

"Hmm, that's very thoughtful. I'll buy a headlamp and a torch then." Yuan Baoya said, and completed the purchase in the online store.

Yuan Baoya put on her high-beam headlamp, gripped the torch tightly in her hand, and slowly walked into the cave.

After walking for a few minutes, she suddenly noticed some plants in the distance that were flashing with light.

Curious, she approached and was surprised to find that there were also many Buddleja flowers growing there, only their color was quite special, being a deep purple.

Moreover, you can see that many branches have already borne fruit, and the fruit is extremely strange, each one is particularly large.

Following the collection method that appeared in her mind, Yuan Baoya gently picked the oval fruits one by one, and of course, she also picked some dark purple budding flowers, thinking that she must study them carefully later to see how they were different from the ones before.

Soon, Yuan Baoya's collection reached 400, and the system promptly issued a notification, informing her that her collection skill had been upgraded to level 5.

Meanwhile, Yuan Baoya had acquired a total of 42 copies of the "Mandarin Duck Rolls," and she put 30 copies on the market, keeping 12 copies for herself in case she needed them.

At this moment, the thought of the small amount of money she could get after selling it in Shangyi Market greatly reduced Yuan Baoya's fear. She took a deep breath and bravely continued walking into the cave.

As I walked, I suddenly noticed a deep purple light shining to my left, different from the light in front of me.

Her eyes lit up immediately, and she thought it was some precious treasure, so she couldn't wait to run over.

But when she saw the scene before her clearly, she couldn't help but scream in fright, "Oh my god!"

It turned out that there were a dozen or twenty fist-sized, dark purple spiders that were somewhat metallic and translucent, clinging to the cliff face.

It probably appeared to be a deep purple light because of the reflection from the headlamp.

The system then popped up a notification: "Basic Poison Mist Spider, not very aggressive or venomous. Can be killed by burning or piercing its head. Killing it will earn points, and may randomly drop equipment or other items."

Yuan Baoya held the torch shakily and slowly approached a spider that was lying some distance away, her heart pounding with nervousness.

She gritted her teeth, gently lit the torch, and the spider instantly ignited, sizzling a few times before turning into a black blob and falling to the ground.

The system then notified the user that they had earned 1 point.

"Huh~ it doesn't seem so difficult after all!" Yuan Baoya suddenly became bolder and moved towards a few more spiders nearby.

Similarly, wherever the torch went, several spiders would catch fire instantly, accompanied by sizzling sounds and the smell of roasting meat, and then clumps of black "charred bodies" would fall down.

After two attempts, Yuan Baoya grew bolder. She strode towards a group of spiders that were gathered together, waved her torch forcefully, and shouted, "Whoosh!" Another group of spiders was set ablaze.

This time, as the charred remains fell, something was revealed.

Curious, Yuan Baoya stepped forward and discovered it was a ring.

She quickly picked it up and examined it more closely. The system popped up a notification: "Level 5 ring. After wearing it, both speed and attack power are increased by 2 times. Equipment rating: 10 points."

However, there was no indication that the ring was available for sale. After standing there for two seconds in regret, Yuan Baoya silently put the ring on. The moment she put it on, the ring disappeared, and she felt much lighter.

The system then displays the following message: Equipment rating 10 points, combat power 60.

Yuan Baoya checked her points balance again, which totaled 118 points.

So, in that last wave, we killed 18 spiders and gained 18 points. That's pretty good! A happy smile appeared on her face.

This time, Yuan Baoya was no longer afraid. She searched for spiders as if she were searching for points. Soon she found several groups of poisonous mist spiders gathered together. Excitedly, she ran forward, raised her torch and burned them. The spiders sizzled and fell, and then she picked them up.

I obtained a pair of level 8 shoes, a level 6 bracelet, and a level 11 longsword from these locations.

The equipment image appears on the left side of the package, with a prompt that it can be equipped with one click.

After confirming that none of the equipment was for sale, Yuan Baoya, the little money-grubber, did not hesitate to confirm the one-click equipment purchase.

With a flash of light, the equipment rating was updated to 40 points, and the combat power increased to 90.

Yuan Baoya checked her points balance again with great satisfaction. It had now reached 187 points, and she couldn't be more pleased with herself.

Just as Yuan Baoya was happily taking stock of her spoils, a rustling sound suddenly came from afar. The sound was particularly clear and eerie in the silent cave.

Yuan Baoya's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked in the direction of the sound.

This sight terrified her, making her scalp tingle and her whole body freeze. Her mouth was wide open, but she couldn't utter a word for a long time. Her feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and she couldn't move at all. She could only stand there blankly.

Thousands upon thousands of poisonous mist spiders, densely packed like a black tide, were rapidly closing in on her.