Chapter 7: Anticipating the Impact on the Yunzhou Continent
【System: All disciples have logged in. The Longevity Sect’s iron rules are now announced. 】
【1. Do not easily offend any NPC. The game has no beginner protection period. 】
【2. Do not reveal your player identity to any NPC. 】
【3. This game is a cultivation world. Provided the sect’s interests are guaranteed, you may freely explore the Yunzhou Continent. 】
【4. Extremely important: The game revolves around Sect Master Song Jiulai. If the Sect Master falls, the game fails and the server is permanently shut down. 】
When the fifty people were all present, system notifications sounded in their minds.
Because the connection was made through the system, it was easy to provide feedback to the notifications.
This made everyone realize even more that while the game was free, there was indeed a supervisory system.
Among them, Sect Master Song Jiulai was the most crucial.
A small portion of the players were still immersed in shock, while some more perceptive ones had already reacted.
“Holy crap, no beginner protection? They’re starting this big right away?”
“So if something happens, it’s really for nothing.”
“There’s a Flying Sparrow Sect on the mountain top. I originally wanted to go check it out, but now I think I’ll pass. I haven’t eaten pork, but I’ve seen pigs run. Cultivators in a cultivation world aren’t exactly nice people…”
This was a genuine world of the law of the jungle, not adhering to modern rules.
Might makes right.
Han Tian had already formed a temporary three-person group with Wu Dahu and Zhou Xiao.
Han Tian was an old player, and he quickly analyzed the key information from the game: “It seems our Sect Master is very weak. Our goal should be to ensure the Sect Master becomes powerful. We need to play it safe and develop in the early stages.”
If she were powerful, these rules would be unnecessary.
Zhou Xiao pinched his chin, “Indeed. The website said to treat her as the most important woman in my life. That would be my mom, right? But what does the Sect Master look like? I wonder if she’s pretty.”
Wu Dahu: “The game’s female lead is definitely good-looking. How else would she attract old perverts?”
Zhou Xiao: “You think this game needs to attract old perverts?”
Wu Dahu: “…That’s true.”
They would all go crazy when they logged off.
Right now, no one was willing to log off.
Zhou Xiao: “You need to have at least some respect for my mom, she’s your mom too!”
Wu Dahu: “…”
Seeing all fifty people online, the system sent a notification for them to gather in front of A Wu.
A Wu was also shocked to see fifty people; he didn’t know where the Sect Master had recruited them from.
Cultivators with spiritual roots were rare on the Yunzhou Continent. Most of the people living at the foot of the mountain were ordinary commoners.
Even if cultivators with spiritual roots appeared, people would still choose to go to better sects.
However, A Wu was quite happy. Before, the Longevity Sect only had him. Now, with a bunch of junior brothers and sisters to keep him company, it was simply wonderful.
He was so happy that he decided to make a special arrangement, picking out five people, including Zhou Xiao: “You five will come with me to identify spiritual medicines. The rest of you junior brothers and sisters, go chop wood and build your own houses. I’ve already prepared tools for you.”
Wu Dahu and the others were so angry they almost cried, “Senior Brother, are you discriminating against men?”
A Wu was just a child, and his preferences were very obvious. Hearing this, he widened his eyes, feeling a bit guilty for no reason: “How could I?”
He pointed to one of them: “This is a junior brother too!”
Everyone looked and saw that the person was a male player who had created an androgynous, beautiful face.
Then they looked at the four junior sisters, all of whom were exceptionally beautiful.
This male player smugly raised an eyebrow.
It was worth the fifty minutes he spent outside creating this face!
Others: Damn it!
If only we had created better-looking characters.
Nowadays, male players still made up the majority of those willing to spend time testing this kind of game. Including Zhou Xiao, there were only five female players.
The only female player who wasn’t chosen was also a bit clumsy. When she entered, she used the system’s default face, only slightly adjusting her eyebrows and mouth, making her completely unremarkable.
At this moment, she looked at A Wu with a gaze full of melancholy.
I was so foolish, truly.
If I had known NPCs in this game cared about looks, I wouldn’t have casually dealt with the character creation system.
“For heaven’s sake, can you release a character re-creation item? I’m willing to pay for it!”
“Won’t there be paid items in the non-deletion test? Release them now, and I’ll spend like crazy!”
“It’s just money, take it!”
Unfortunately, no matter how much the players complained, it had already become a reality.
Fortunately, veteran players like Han Tian weren’t chosen by A Wu, which brought a strange sense of balance to everyone’s hearts.
Excluding a few unfamiliar players, likely recruited from other game groups by Zhou Xiao’s promotion.
They knew each other to some extent, and everyone knew Han Tian was Jing Baotian.
It was a shame there was no friend system in the game yet, otherwise, they would have added Han Tian like crazy.
Chopping wood seemed to be the basic task for today. Apart from the five people taken by A Wu, everyone else followed Han Tian and split into several groups to chop wood.
After all, with so many people, a large amount of firewood was needed.
A Wu had already said that the mountain slope was Longevity Sect territory. This mountain was directly called Fei Que Mountain and was very large.
The Flying Sparrow Sect had to go up from the path on the other side of the mountain slope. It wouldn’t interfere with the Longevity Sect, as long as they didn’t cross the boundary, there were plenty of places for them to chop wood.
There were no fierce beasts in the forest, as it was sect territory and very safe.
However, the players still didn’t dare to venture too far.
After all, the threat of account bans hanging over their heads was a severe punishment. For players who had experienced holographic simulation and a completely different world, this was unacceptable.
Song Jiulai had been secretly observing the players.
She had already reached the Early Qi Condensation Stage, and her body had undergone significant changes. She could see very far and could observe the players’ general movements even from within the sect.
System: “If they remain complacent, it will not benefit their realm advancement.”
The stronger the sect disciples, the stronger the sect, and thus the stronger Song Jiulai.
Therefore, strengthening their power was the primary development path.
Song Jiulai wasn’t worried: “They’re just starting the game. If they die, their accounts will be banned. No one will take risks. But it will be different once they can cultivate.”
System: “To break through quickly, they must take risks. You will definitely have to issue mandatory tasks to them then.”
Song Jiulai shook her head: “You don’t understand the inherent pursuit of cultivation in the people of Blue Star Huaxia, nor do you understand how competitive they are. Even if they are afraid, once they know the Yunzhou Continent is an unimaginable behemoth, they won’t be willing to stay confined within the sect.”
In a strange world, even with only one life, they would be willing to take risks.
Moreover, they could re-roll their accounts later. As long as they were lucky enough, they could start anew, so what was there to fear?
Of course, to be safe, they would definitely try their best to protect themselves. Song Jiulai wasn’t worried; out of fifty people, not everyone would remain complacent.
She was looking forward to what kind of miracles these players from her homeland would bring to the Yunzhou Continent.
