Chapter 5: 5. Chapter 5: Why is everyone so uneducated?

Chapter 5: Why is Everyone So Uncultured?

"Damn, damn, damn—"

A-Wu had instructed them to go to the nearby mountain to chop wood first.

This was primarily to prepare for their own house.

Never mind chopping wood; even if they were ordered to fetch manure right now, Wu Dahu wouldn't be able to endure it.

The main reason was that the holographic game was simply too breathtaking!

The sensation of arriving in a brand-new world was so real that Wu Dahu took a deep breath. "This is a miracle! Our country must have developed some black technology!"

Otherwise, how could such a magical game exist?

Han Tian didn't respond, merely saying, "It's been a while; why haven't they come in yet?"

As soon as he spoke, a scream erupted from the courtyard above: "Holy shit!!"

Alright, alright, alright, this time it's a female player. Wu Dahu remarked, "Ten to one, it's 'Little Lady'!"

They were all in the same group and were familiar with one another.

The other person kept shouting "Holy shit" for a long time but didn't come down.

It was understandable; she was probably stunned into silence.

Wu Dahu had been the same way just now.

They had received A-Wu's novice mission, but no prompts had popped up. It was estimated that to create a 100% realistic experience, the game did not set any data displays.

Han Tian even crouched down, grabbed a handful of soil, took a deep sniff, and said in awe, "The freedom in this game must be incredibly high."

In other words, as highlighted on the website, as long as they followed the Sect Leader's instructions to complete missions, the rest of the world was theirs to explore freely.

This was an enormous temptation.

Even the tactile sensation of a handful of dirt was incredibly real; he truly didn't know how they achieved this.

He just wondered how far their range of activity could extend; usually, novice maps in games have restrictions.

Furthermore, the fact that death meant the game account would be banned kept Han Tian on guard. Otherwise, with his instincts as a veteran gamer, he would have already run off to explore elsewhere.

A-Wu had actually reminded them: "The mountain top belongs to the Feique Sect, a sect specializing in artifact refining. The senior brothers and sisters of the Feique Sect have always been gentle-tempered, but every one of them is a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator. Do not provoke them."

It was only because the Feique Sect had a good temperament that the previous Sect Leader was able to establish a small sect halfway up the mountain.

The Longevity Sect focused on cultivation and was just an ordinary sect; such sects were countless on the Yunzhou Continent.

The Feique Sect, at least, specialized in artifact refining and was a sect that held influence in the nearby towns. This mountain belonged to them, and the Longevity Sect was essentially an appendage to their power.

However, most artifact-refining cultivators were reclusive, much like sword cultivators, and disliked going out.

As long as they didn't intentionally cause trouble, the Feique Sect generally ignored such an impoverished little sect.

Song Jiulai had a good relationship with Su Huanli of the Feique Sect. This was mainly because when she first arrived, Su Huanli had come to visit A-Wu. After the Longevity Sect Leader passed away, A-Wu was left with no one to look after him. Thinking that A-Wu was just a child left alone and helpless, Su Huanli had asked him if he wanted to go to the Feique Sect.

Later, when Su Jiulai appeared, Su Huanli was also shocked that such a broken sect could produce a "Child of Destiny." In this era, being associated with prophecy carried a certain level of deterrence against cultivators, especially low-level ones.

That was how Su Jiulai met Su Huanli.

Fortunately, neither she nor A-Wu had bad intentions; otherwise, the news of a Child of Destiny appearing in the Longevity Sect would have caused significant trouble if publicized.

The system had clearly observed the area before choosing it as a base.

Han Tian recognized the importance of this game and immediately analyzed that the fifty people chosen for this advanced game were likely one-in-a-billion lucky individuals in the world.

Speaking of which, he really had to thank "Little Lady." Otherwise, with a new game whose initial promotion felt so much like a scam, he might not have clicked on it.

Han Tian grabbed Wu Dahu. "Do you trust me?"

Wu Dahu froze for a moment, then said, "Boss, what are you talking about? Of course I trust you!"

"If you trust me, then for now, follow me to figure out the strategy for this game. The freedom here is too high; it's beyond my imagination. Aside from daily tasks, the Eldest Senior Brother hasn't told us anything; everything else requires exploration. The Sect Leader isn't seeing us right now either, so we have to be careful. We don't know how long this non-deletion beta will last. If we seize the opportunity, we might encounter a massive stroke of luck."

In a world of cultivation, one emphasizes "opportunity." For gamers like them, this game *was* the opportunity!

"Of course I trust you, Boss!" Wu Dahu said sincerely. "I'm just a lowly gamer; at most, I can offer some impressions. If it comes to finding a guide, you guys are the ones for the job. And this game is truly awesome; I haven't found a single bug so far."

A game without bugs in a non-deletion beta was terrifying.

Screen tearing, disconnections, or getting stuck in a map—none of that existed.

This was also a point that Han Tian found highly suspicious.

He thought for a moment. "Let's wait and see when the girl comes down. We'll find a few more people to brainstorm. At this stage, the mission is definitely to expand the sect; otherwise, we won't have a place to stay tonight."

After waiting a while, a female player did indeed come down.

There was a reason Zhou Xiao had taken so long; for instance, she had sculpted an incredibly beautiful face.

Because the realism was so high, it looked somewhat like her in real life, yet was completely different.

Her skin in reality was nowhere near this good.

Upon entering the game, Zhou Xiao first looked at her surroundings and was instantly stunned. When she touched her face, she was even more dazed.

*Mom, did I just discover something incredible?*

However, she didn't log out. Instead, she felt her limbs were constrained, walking outward with her arms and legs moving in sync.

Seeing that it was a girl this time, and such a beautiful one at that, A-Wu couldn't help but be a bit more enthusiastic. "Junior Sister, Junior Sister, come down quickly!"

Seeing the difference in attitude, Wu Dahu felt depressed. "Why do they start judging by faces so early?"

If he had known, he would have sculpted his own face to be more handsome.

Unfortunately, he was quite clumsy with his hands, and there was no data to reference when the game first started testing.

Looking at this dreamlike world and the enthusiastic A-Wu before her, Zhou Xiao regained her senses in a daze. "You... you are?"

"I am A-Wu, the eldest disciple of the Longevity Sect. From now on, I'll be your Eldest Senior Brother." A-Wu was very happy. "Two Junior Brothers have already come down. You are the third, so from now on, you are the Fourth Junior Sister—the Eldest Senior Sister of our sect!"

"E... Eldest Senior Sister?" Looking at the realistic world before her, Zhou Xiao felt her very soul trembling.

It... it was all so real!

In front of A-Wu, she couldn't help herself: "Holy shit, this is way too real!"

A-Wu immediately frowned. "Junior Sister, why does every new disciple say 'holy shit'? What is 'holy shit'?"

"..."

Zhou Xiao looked silently at the underage A-Wu. "I was just talking nonsense. Senior Brother, just pretend you didn't hear it."

She turned her head and saw two people on the steps below the circular platform waving frantically at her; they were clearly on her side.

Just as Zhou Xiao was about to speak, A-Wu saw that they knew each other and waved his hand. "Go chop wood with your two Senior Brothers."

"...Oh."

Immersed in this sense of reality, Zhou Xiao walked over in a daze.

Then, another voice erupted from the courtyard above: "Holy shit! Holy mother of god!"

"..."

The stereotype of them being uncultured was deepened.