Chapter 11: Why Do We Have to Pay Taxes?
【The little woman’s strength is like a mountain, her spirit covers the world: Hahaha, I’m stronger than you, I took two hours and 20 minutes. It seems this old lady is definitely a talent-level player!】
【I once struck a mountain and shook a tiger: Damn it, you beast!】
【Ying Feng Luo Ben: /Tears streaming down my face. I also took an hour and a half. How did I end up at the same level as Senior Brother Wu Song?】
【Jumping high and peeing far: I took an hour and 45 minutes…】
【Born to be an Emperor: Are you guys talking about this game? So excited? Is this game that fun?】
【Jing Baotian: 2 hours and 35 minutes.】
【The little woman’s strength is like a mountain, her spirit covers the world: @Jing Baotian, impressive, Big Shot is still strong.】
【Philanthropist: @Jing Baotian, Big Shot, what are you guys actually talking about? Spill the beans, how is this game? Can you share some screenshots or plot details?】
Seeing that the little woman and the others had started to pop up in the group, I quickly asked everyone to come out and inquire.
As a result, I saw Jing Baotian reply with just this sentence.
【Jing Baotian: Brothers, to be honest, the plot of this game is no longer important. It has definitely set a world record. You won’t find a more fun game anywhere in the world. I guarantee it with my entire gaming career.】
The group chat immediately began to scroll rapidly.
All that appeared were sounds of disbelief.
So exaggerated?
Could this Big Shot Jing Baotian have finally thrown away his face and started taking money to play?
The most fun game in the world.
What kind of caliber is that to brag so boldly? Even the universally acclaimed top 3A masterpiece, 【The Chronicle of the Gods】, didn’t dare to say that when it first appeared!
Jing Baotian knew that no matter how much he explained, these people wouldn’t believe him.
Because he really couldn’t provide screenshots at the moment.
The only downside of the Yunzhou Continent is that it hasn’t been fully connected to the internet yet. He couldn’t find the screenshot or recording buttons within the game, so he indeed couldn’t provide evidence.
But his senses wouldn’t lie to him.
He had truly seen the existence of ‘another world’.
He no longer needed to care about others’ opinions, but rather how to seize the initiative in the new world.
This game, as long as the game itself doesn’t go bankrupt, he would definitely continue playing it.
Jing Baotian asked Zhou Xiao for help to pull all the other 40-plus players who had entered the game into a unified group.
【Yunzhou Continent Inner Disciple Group】
Since Zhou Xiao had sent out the recruitment information before, she basically recognized everyone who had filled out the information.
But after looking for a while, she still missed two people.
【Han Tian: Those two brothers or sisters probably saw the advertisement themselves. We’ll let them know we have a group when they enter the game later.】
【Han Tian: I see everyone is confused, so I’ll start by sharing my observations. Anyone with questions can add to it.】
【Everyone: 1111（Represents agreement）】
【Han Tian: Firstly, the most important point of this game is made clear: everything is premised on ensuring the Sect Master’s survival. Treat them like your own mother, anyway.】
【Han Tian: Therefore, there are two paths for sect development: 1 is to ensure the Sect Master’s own cultivation. We’ll have to see what we can do to help with this based on the game’s task requirements. 2 is that we must at least ensure the sect can develop freely. This means earning money to revitalize the sect, improving our own cultivation, and choosing professions that suit us. These are our main tasks.】
【Han Tian: Currently known game directions include the Artifact Refining Sect and the Medicine Sect. There are likely also Sword Cultivators and other types of Cultivators. Everyone can see what development direction suits them when they enter the game. Our sect cannot waste the players’ talent; we must choose all-around development, meaning we want both artifact refining and alchemy.】
【Han Tian: We have already tested it. Most material reactions in the game are consistent with reality. I have repeatedly marveled at the heaven-defying nature of this game. So perhaps we can introduce some modern technology into the game first. Next, we can let @Zhou Nüzi give an example explanation.】
【Zhou Nüzi: Okay, okay, thank you, Big Shot. As one of the lucky ones chosen by Senior Disciple Brother A Wu today, I followed A Wu to identify several basic spirit herbs on the Yunzhou Continent, which are the raw materials for refining the legendary Blood Replenishing Pill and Qi Replenishing Pill.】
【Zhou Nüzi: We observed that apart from using spiritual energy for cultivation, there is no difference from our agricultural methods. There is even a fertilization step, but they use local spiritual energy fertilizer from the Yunzhou Continent. @Chen Miaomiao, this Big Shot suggested that perhaps modern grafting techniques could be used to improve spirit herb varieties and increase spirit herb yield. However, since we haven’t been in the game for long, this requires us to conduct experiments to prove it. Currently, it’s just one of the feasible hypotheses.】
Zhou Xiao’s words instantly made everyone understand Han Tian’s point.
If the Yunzhou Continent also followed normal farming practices, with spiritual energy being the only variable, wouldn’t they have many more tricks up their sleeves?
Some players had a flash of inspiration.
【Su Daqiang: You mean if my cultivation is bad, I can also hand-craft missiles, right?】
【Wu Dahu: Brother, you’re very capable, very capable.】
【Yang Meimei: That’s nonsense. Even if it’s possible, you can’t build it right now. Let alone whether you know how to build a missile, you can’t expect to evolve an industrial revolution in a cultivation world, can you?】
【Su Daqiang: @Yang Meimei, it’s just a metaphor. More ideas, more paths.】
【Han Tian: Missiles might not be possible, but bombs should be doable.】
【Su Daqiang: Brother, you understand me!】
【Jiang Ya: …】
【Ma Xiaoniao: Okay, okay, I knew coming here as your teammate was the right choice. Everyone’s future is simply bright. You guys really aren’t afraid of the internet police scanning the group, are you?】
【Ma Xiaoben: Aren’t we here to cultivate immortality? If we can cultivate, why would we do this?】
【Su Daqiang: Because we’re not strong in the early stages. We’ll definitely have to take unorthodox paths. Look, there’s the Flying Sparrow Sect above us. Our Longevity Sect is still a subordinate force of theirs, we have no say. In the early stages, with just our fifty Qi Condensation cultivators, if the other side has even one Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, they can crush all of us. The cultivation world is just this inhumane.】
【Zhou Nüzi: Actually, I think a technological approach in the cultivation world is also pretty awesome. We’ll do both. Let’s shock the cultivation world. We are players, let’s stir up some trouble!】
【Chen Miaomiao: 1】
【Jiang Ya: 1
【Su Daqiang: 1】
【Everyone: 11111】
The players were discussing heatedly, while Song Jiulai, the person involved, began a period of intense self-improvement after they were forced to log off.
Because the System, that scoundrel, told her that its entire knowledge base of the Yunzhou Continent originated from Song Jiulai.
This meant that if players asked questions, the System had to be able to answer them, and the basis for being able to answer was whether Song Jiulai knew the answer.
More advanced questions could be fumbled through, but for low-level ones, like basic materials, if the System couldn’t identify them, and as a Sect Master, you couldn’t answer either, then the System’s omnipotent image would collapse, which would be detrimental to the Sect Master’s image!
So the current Song Jiulai, filled with resentment, began to cultivate frantically.
She had to practice the Soul Cultivation Method the System gave her, study the comprehensive mineral vein map of the Yunzhou Continent borrowed from Su Huanli, and read the Yunzhou Continent herbology guide bought with a Low-grade Spirit Stone. She even asked Su Huanli to find her obscure information, such as uncommon herb and ore types that weren’t available on the market.
Those cultivation methods, she didn’t have to practice them herself, but she had to know them!
Fortunately, the cultivation continent truly didn’t require sleep; one blink of an eye and it was cultivation time.
And she also received some dire news.
Shortly after all the players logged off, A Wu came running, panting, and said, “Sect Master, I just learned that the Myriad Immortal Sect will be holding an Immortal Worship Ceremony next month. Cultivators from all corners of the world will attend. The Myriad Immortal Sect has announced that all sects must pay their taxes in advance this year. Our sect has fifty Junior Sisters and Junior Brothers, so we have to pay an additional ten Mid-grade Spirit Stones.”
Song Jiulai: “What?!”
Why the hell are we paying taxes?!
