Its very easy to kill the Apprentice :). You just need a person that can hit from far range like a Sorceress or a Gunner. And bait the Apprentice to a lake then run to the other side so you can hit him without you getting hit. It will take a long time depending on your levels. Hope this helps :)
I gotta say this is a pretty awesome game for people that likes money-making games or company games. Oh i found a bug. Somehow everyone just stop moving, and i bought like 5 exotic plants and they kepy going -1000 over and over. My money stopped decreasing and increasing. Good game but theres tons of bugs.
Beggar: "Please kind Sword Saint, will you please offer me some money"
"Sword Saint scares the beggar"
The beggar was scared off by your prank and ran away. In their haste 32,708 coins was left behind. Wow -.-
Guy in Helicopter: Roger, Im detecting a small circular red object flying through the sky and heading straight towa.....AHHHH OMG WE'RE GOING DOWN!!!!!!!!!
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