Chapter 51: Fatten It Up to Slaughter for the New Year
Wei Jun did not play games; he found the message he received to be both ridiculous and laughable.
Liang Xueyao said nothing else. After much thought, he still asked Xiao Qing from the same department, who was more active, to watch on his behalf.
The department Wei Jun belonged to was already considered a relatively powerful organization.
“Moreover, this game is advertised as holographic simulation.”
Xiao Qing looked at the news online and still couldn’t believe it.
“Minister, with the current global information technology, it is fundamentally impossible to simulate a real world through the human brain and allow someone to fully experience real touch, smell, and taste using only their consciousness. And it can even be live broadcasted…”
If the player broadcasting lied, it would also prove that this player definitely possessed hidden information technology more advanced than their current country.
If they were not lying—that was an even more terrifying signal.
In either case, it represented the emergence of something beyond control.
Even without understanding the game’s meaning, Wei Jun knew the significance it conveyed.
He decisively ordered, “Investigate this live-streaming player, and keep an eye on the game’s developments. I will report this to my superiors.”
As he arranged this, he thought of Liang Xueyao, who had sent him the message.
It seemed necessary to meet with Comrade Liang Xueyao again.
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“This game is quite free. At least for now, besides giving us a Main Quest, the Sect Master basically doesn’t restrict us in any way. We don’t need to accept any Tasks or increase favorability with NPCs.”
Han Tian explained this during his Live Broadcast.
“Apart from Cultivation, it’s basically a very free game.”
As they traveled further, Han Tian and the others discovered that the game’s Map was incredibly vast.
He was still sighing, “I’ve never played such a realistic game before. If I didn’t need to Log off, I sometimes wouldn’t even realize I was in the game.”
【Come on, you found a film crew to act and you actually started acting 】
【Honestly, it’s a bit terrifying. I’ve been watching for so long, and the scenery inside has never repeated, nor have I found corresponding maps in reality. Whether it’s the rendered graphics or the special effects, this workload has already exceeded the normal scope, right? 】
【If it’s really a game, then our country’s technology has advanced too quickly. Holographic Simulation Game, I still can’t believe it 】
【Han Tian himself doesn’t dare to show his face, and you actually believe it’s him? 】
【Never mind, it’s quite exciting to watch as a video to go with meals. Although the plot is a bit boring, the visuals are truly amazing. From the special effects to the Demonic Beasts, they are more realistic than foreign blockbusters. I’m just watching for the thrill, it’s so satisfying! 】
Han Tian didn’t always stream; he was also recording surrounding data as he walked.
However, the area from Wang’an County to First Mountain was mostly large forests, making the scenery monotonous and boring.
Because he also had to guard against Demonic Beasts that might appear from anywhere, Han Tian rarely commented.
The game’s time flow was slightly faster than reality. So, after two hours of real-world time, they had already been traveling for four hours in the game and were still halfway there.
The sky was about to get dark, and Chen Miaomiao said she had an urgent matter and needed to Log off.
The others could only sit cross-legged and rest.
After Chen Miaomiao logged off, her Body sat cross-legged in place like a puppet, without any sound.
“I need to do a Live Broadcast, I’ll go look around this area.”
When Han Tian said this, the others nodded in agreement.
Zhou Xiao said, “Be careful, don’t get ambushed by a Demonic Beast.”
Han Tian: “Don’t worry, I won’t.”
Han Tian controlled the Camera Lens and walked into other places, wanting to see if there were any wild Spirit Herbs he could pick.
However, this area was not rich in Spiritual Energy, so there weren’t many Demonic Beasts, nor many wild Materials.
He walked while chatting with the viewers in the Live Broadcast, occasionally looking down to grab a handful of wild soil from the ground.
He showed them, “If you don’t think this is a game, then look at this soil.”
As he spoke, he also cast the Water Control Technique, and the soil in his hands quickly turned into mud.
Because the Camera Lens was close, the change in the picture was very impactful.
Suddenly, Han Tian frowned.
Why did he smell blood?
Because he was now a Cultivator, his nose in the game was incredibly sensitive, able to smell things from afar.
Demonic Beast blood usually had a foul odor.
This smell of blood felt like it was human.
Han Tian subconsciously said, “I smell blood.”
The netizens on the screen naturally couldn’t smell it.
【Oh ho, is the plot starting? 】
【According to typical TV drama tropes, at this point, there should be a wounded beauty lying in the wilderness for the streamer to find 】
【A beauty is good, a beauty is good! Male or female, either is fine. Let me see how beautiful! 】
Han Tian followed the scent of blood.
He didn’t sense any Spiritual Energy, but he was still cautious; if the situation turned bad, he would run.
Then, he saw an unexpected scene.
Not far ahead, blood was flowing. The injured subject lay on the forest floor, making grunting sounds.
—A pure black Wild Boar, and it looked like a piglet, not very big, at most enough to make a roasted suckling pig.
The Bullet Comments were immediately filled with 【??????】.
【Huh? 】
【Where’s my beauty? Where’s my beauty? 】
【Holy crap, what kind of plot is this? Who encounters a wild boar in the wilderness? 】
【…Encountering a wild boar in the wilderness seems pretty normal 】
That black Wild Boar had one leg injured. Because it was so dark, only the trace of blood could be seen.
Upon seeing Han Tian appear, it immediately let out a pig-like scream.
Unfortunately, its leg was injured and it couldn’t run far, so it could only watch Han Tian and squeal.
Han Tian was stunned, “System, what is this?”
This sentence was censored, so the viewers in the Live Broadcast didn’t hear it.
System: “As you can see, a pure Wild Boar.”
Although he had never seen a black Wild Boar recorded as such.
Two sharp tusks grew from the pig’s mouth, though they hadn’t grown very prominent yet.
It wasn’t even a Demonic Beast, just an ordinary animal.
The Yunzhou Continent certainly had animals.
However, due to the existence of Demonic Beasts, the survival environment for animals was also harsh, and they usually could only live near human settlements.
“Even if it’s a Wild Boar, it’s too black.”
This Wild Boar was so black that there wasn’t a single impurity on its body.
Han Tian had never seen such a Wild Boar in reality.
He walked over, and the Wild Boar struggled to get up. Its leg gave out, and blood gushed out. Its squeals had already taken on a mournful tone.
“Alright, stop crying. You’re lucky, I’m a vegetarian in the game.”
Seeing the Wild Boar was injured, Han Tian thought for a moment and, in a rather wasteful manner, tossed a Blood Replenishing Pill at it.
The all-purpose Blood Replenishing Pill was a life-saving medicine for ordinary people on the Yunzhou Continent, and it worked for Wild Boars too.
The Wild Boar seemed to realize this was a life-saving item and swallowed it in one gulp.
In an instant, the bleeding pig leg visibly began to heal.
Having taken the Blood Replenishing Pill, the Wild Boar felt its own vigorous life force and thought Han Tian was a good person. It immediately trotted over and rubbed against Han Tian’s leg.
Han Tian picked up the Wild Boar, and it didn’t resist.
Its extreme blackness made it even more peculiar.
The pig’s eyeballs were also black. When it closed its eyes, it was invisible in the dark night.
Han Tian carried it away.
He would raise it for now; it was still too small.
He’d fatten it up and slaughter it for the New Year.
