Chapter 1084: Sword of Talisman Water

"According to the game officials... ancient people had low literacy rates; 99.99 percent were farmers with limited knowledge. Even if they were smart children, they couldn't receive an education, so they grew up to be dull. Therefore, in the entire Jianghu, less than 10 percent of the population—scholars, wealthy landlords, officials, and those in martial arts sects—are played by high-level NPCs, while all the rest are managed by Artificial Intelligence... There are actually players on the forum saying this setting is reasonable, damn it!"

Jin Dayong complained.

"Most ancient people were ignorant; only the ruling class was relatively smart. It is indeed quite reasonable... though it's also to save money! Hiring fewer high-level NPCs..."

Aaron explained with a smile.

At this moment, the waiter brought over the steamed buns, so he stopped talking.

After the waiter went back down, Aaron asked, "Brother Jin, you sought me out—what advice do you have?"

Hei San saw a young martial artist draw his sword and stab directly at him.

He sighed and ran to the side, while Aaron began to gnaw on a steamed bun with clear tea.

"Stop!"

"Who are you?"

"All living beings suffer!"

"Damn it, you all remember this... in a year, I'll be a hero again!"

"An ordinary person's body?"

Jin Dayong cursed, suddenly feinted a punch, bypassed the man in black, and charged straight at Master Zhang!

Aaron rolled his eyes: "Rashly joining a gang feud—I don't have any martial arts, only the Basic Sword Technique given by the system. If things go wrong, I'll be killed offline on the first day... and that deducts game time!"

Just then, a shrill female voice rang out.

"Stop!"

The fat man looked at Dagou and shook his head.

Once these words were spoken, the village woman was in despair.

"I wouldn't dare offer advice. Brother, you came here clearly wanting to wear fine clothes and ride fast horses, act with vengeance, and experience the Jianghu!"

Dugu Jian screamed repeatedly, being beaten very painfully.

"Brother, you can't beat him, run!"

"Then the account becomes abnormal, and this character of mine is gone. If things go wrong, I might even face a lawsuit..."

Clang!

The next instant, a flash of green Light streaked by.

And the waiter's face was full of difficulty.

This man in black's Five Elements Staff Technique was indeed not comparable to those small fry; he wielded it staff after staff, like a mass of black wind, leaving Jin Dayong with no way to handle him.

Aaron shook his head.

He beckoned, and the two thugs beside him pounced over.

Dugu Jian on the ground shouted.

"Do you think I haven't read the walkthroughs..."

"Hei San, cripple him first!"

Then, he saw the man in black raise the staff in his hand and pounce over like a flood dragon: "Fierce Tiger Fist? Low-class trash... watch my Five Elements Staff!"

"Don't hit the head!"

"Brother, you... are you cheating?"

Bang!

He was knocked over by a whistling staff.

To capture the bandits, first capture the king; he understood this principle!

Master Zhang was startled, but the next moment, a ruthless look appeared on his face: "I hate you greenhorns the most... The Li Family of Sanxian Town is my family's in-law. Do you know the identity of those bandits? Take them down!"

Furthermore, he looked around and discovered that there were not many players; most were NPCs.

And not even very high-level ones at that, specifically waiting to swindle rookies.

Or using a 'Ghost Account' so that the officials couldn't even find them.

Just then, Aaron saw a middle-aged village woman standing timidly outside the eatery, looking at the waiter who had just delivered his steamed buns, not daring to come in.

Aaron could also tell that this Dugu Jian was just like him, a pure novice rookie. Wasn't this just asking for abuse?

The next moment.

"How miserable!"

A Martial Master in black, holding a staff, stood guard beside the fat master with a cold expression.

A Martial Artist!

Everyone present looked at the other with awe; this was already beyond the scope of ordinary thugs.

Jin Dayong asked: "I wonder what martial arts you want to learn? The eight major sects are hard to enter. I have an Entry Token for the 'Wild Fist Sect' here, only ninety copper coins... Besides that, there is a Gang Token for Yuanding City. It recognizes the token, not the person. Holding this token, you can join the 'Bloody Rain Building' directly. Recently, this gang has been fighting the Leiyu Hall for territory in Yuanding City. Brother, after you join, you'll definitely not worry about having no fights... only fifty copper coins!"

"Master, have mercy! My Er'gou ate the steamed bun given by Dagou; he didn't steal the meat buns from the shop!"

"I am... Lang Fantian of the Sword of Talisman Water!"

Although he could cripple Jin Dayong with this move, he would also be pierced through the heart by a sword, so naturally, he was unwilling and could only retract his staff to block.

And inside the eatery, a fat man with a fair face, looking like a wealthy master, was stroking his beard: "Nonsense... he must have stolen the meat buns from my house, two of them! Men, beat him for me!"

Moreover, logging in and out also needs to be done in a place where no one can see.

Pfft!

In the eyes of outsiders, it was as if this Hei San had circled around for a long time, and finally, with a feint, delivered his own finger under the opponent's blade!

Where would there be money now?

For a moment, he was truly forced into a dead end.

Unexpectedly, Aaron seemed to have known he would make this move, and sealed it with his sword.

She looked at her second son, who had been wrongly accused of stealing two meat buns, her expression gradually becoming somewhat deranged.

His disadvantage was that he had forgotten to bring his weapon when he went out today!

And in a brawl between martial artists who were just starting out in the Jianghu like them, whoever had a weapon held the advantage!

The waiter saw her and hurried over, calling out in a low voice, "Mother... you've come?"

As he spoke, he took advantage of the cover of his sleeve to slip a large steamed bun over to her.

It was Jin Dayong who walked out: "Master Zhang, it is better to be forgiving when one can... Have you forgotten the incident in Sanxian Town where the Li Family caused the death of a young Jianghu hero, only to be wiped out by heroes from all directions?"

"Dugu... Daizong... Forget it, this is my Talisman Water Sword Technique; once the sword spills water, it can never be retrieved!"

"Pah... If I had known Qixuan Town was unstable, and that those Jianghu newcomers, who are as common as blades of grass, love to run here, how could I, the master, not have taken precautions?"

The official game servers of *Sword Moving the Jianghu* detect whether players are cheating, of course, by monitoring big data and looking for anomalous data.

He works for the shopkeeper, who provides his food and lodging, and at most gives him a red envelope during the New Year.

At this moment, an identical voice sounded again.

Alliance Currency can also be exchanged for silver taels in the game world; with enough silver, not to mention anything else, one can easily enter those Wuguans and small sects.

However, generally speaking, these hidden fortunes have been tuned down by the officials to a miserable degree; if you want to take a master—pay up first!

As players, they are like duckweed without roots at this time, with super high freedom; they can go hunting, farming, or find work in Yuanding City, mostly as manual laborers at the docks...

If one has the opportunity, one can indeed join a sect and learn peerless martial arts.

He looked at Jin Dayong and shook his head with a smile: "The truly powerful Breakers in *Sword Moving the Jianghu* are all on the Six Gates Black List... Which one do you know? Is it 'Evil Spear' Zuo Sifei, or Dachen? Or Shui Mu Yin Hou?"

Hei San stood up with his staff and struck a Monkey Standing Staff Stance, asking loudly.

With a scream, several of Hei San's fingers fell to the ground along with his staff, and he gritted his teeth to ask: "What... what sword technique is this?"

"Damn the officials, they didn't even include a system inventory..."

Dugu Jian's eyes lit up: "This sword technique... cool! It really is very similar to that set of sword techniques in the novels from a hundred years ago!"

"Brother, you are truly a man who understands! But learning martial arts is too bitter; we have to memorize meridians and acupoints, and it's very hard to obtain truly profound martial arts manuals..."

Because a 'Breaker' would never be so low-level; if they did that, the data would be abnormal, and they would have long since been discovered and eliminated by the game company.

Furthermore, because high-level NPCs have been added, the various developments are a complete Chaos Algorithm; even the officials might not know what major events will happen in the Jianghu tomorrow!

Even the most brilliant computer cannot calculate the human heart!

This is also the joy of a fully virtual reality game!

"I'll wander around the neighborhood first, then go to Yuanding City to practice martial arts... Uh, wait... although players start as blank slates, their own combat awareness and fighting skills aren't fake..."

Immediately, several thugs dragged out the waiter nicknamed Dagou and gave him a sound beating: "My Zhang Family does not need people like you who steal from their masters!"

Looking at Master Zhang and the others who already had murderous intent, Jin Dayong said in a hoarse voice.

Although they can be resurrected in the game, they are forbidden from entering with the same face again, to avoid the spread of legends about immortals among the natives.

The masters are high and mighty and do not know that Dagou working here is the hope of his entire family.

The taste was indeed average, but after eating it, the feeling of hunger did indeed disappear.

Jin Dayong looked around and suddenly lowered his voice: "Do you want to... buy a cheat? I know a very powerful Breaker; let him adjust your data—whatever top-tier talent, peerless divine arts, or money, you can have as much as you want..."

Only then can one be secure; Breakers who are too high-profile often don't last long!

Aaron concluded that this Jin Dayong was a broker in the game.

Bang!

His fists were fast and hard; with one move, he knocked over two thugs, and with a follow-up kick, he sent the thug who was beating Dugu Jian flying.

Jin Dayong's face flushed, and he ran a few steps before spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Lying on the ground, Jin Dayong, who knew he was just a rookie, shouted.

After walking around and returning, he saw a crowd gathered around the eatery.

"Ah!"

Jin Dayong laughed heartily.

The fat master pointed at Dugu Jian: "Keep hitting him for me!"

"Ah!"

"Brother, thanks! I should have taken care of your business earlier..."

Aaron watched this scene and felt it was so real that he couldn't help but chuckle and walk out of the eatery.

At the same time, this world is also evolving like a normal world under big data calculation, and various unexpected situations will occur randomly.

He walked around and found that the small town was not large, but various blacksmith shops, medical clinics, and clothing stores were quite complete; it was somewhat uncoordinated, probably prepared by the game officials specifically for players.

"Sigh... another one who came in after reading so many guides."

What can a novice use to fight Hei San, who has mastered martial arts? Rely on the Basic Sword Technique or Basic Fist and Foot Technique gifted by the system?

Hei San focused his attention, his feet moving like Eight Trigrams, and suddenly circled to Aaron's left, his long staff pointing out like a Yaksha Explores the Sea.

She nagged on and on, her spine already bent by life.

"If you hit my face again, I'm going to get desperate... Help!"

Truly powerful 'Breakers' cleverly embed their own data into the massive game data; to delete them, one would have to crash a large amount of data, which is not worth the loss.

Jin Dayong sighed and threw punches with both hands.

And a single thought from them could cause the hope of this small family to face Destruction.

Aaron leaned over to look and found it was the waiter's mother, who was kneeling on the ground begging bitterly, though he didn't know since when.

Ding!

Aaron's three-foot long sword did not collide with the staff; it touched and retreated, drawing a circle.

Aaron looked at the beaten Dagou: "This is played by a real person; even if their memory is sealed, after logging off, they might be left with psychological trauma and have to see a psychiatrist..."

"You idiot!"

However, the man in black seemed to have anticipated this move of his long ago and was not fooled by Jin Dayong; his staff struck out like a flood dragon, tapping onto Jin Dayong's back.

Jin Dayong stood up: "Brother, I won't disturb your game anymore... Sigh... times are hard to get by lately..."

Jin Dayong cursed: "If he were cheating, the Divine Catcher of the Six Gates would have come long ago... This is because Brother Lang Fantian is gifted with extraordinary talent and astonishing adaptability... He must be a master of Swordsmanship in his current, uh, hometown as well!"

Aaron answered in a loud, clear voice.

He let out an angry roar, drew the long saber gifted by the system, and slashed toward the fat master.

The middle-aged village woman was probably forty or fifty years old, but she looked much older than her actual age, rambling on: "The government has apportioned Corvee Labor, your father is sick at home, and your younger brothers and sisters all need money..."

The people screaming on the ground had become two.

"Haha... although I am a second-hand dealer, I am also a—hero!"

Poor Hei San was also a high-level NPC; he couldn't understand Aaron's teasing at all and could only memorize the 'Talisman Water Sword Technique' firmly.

Just then, a player with 'Dugu Jian' floating above his head couldn't hold back anymore and stepped out: "In broad daylight, under the bright sky... fuck, why am I saying so much to you? I just want to fuck you up!"

Master Zhang let out a shrill scream, but Hei San's expression remained unchanged as he smashed his staff toward Jin Dayong's shoulder.

He even suspected that what the other party said about knowing some Breaker was also fake.

And by the middle-aged village woman's side, she was also carrying a little boy.

Aaron flourished his sword and laughed aloud: "I'm not very familiar with these people either, but today I just want to... kill you all!"

Hei San seized the opportunity to change his move, his long staff like a dragon, sweeping backhanded!

Yet unexpectedly, at the same time he changed his move, Aaron flicked his sword tip upward; it seemed to arrive later but strike first, as if he had long anticipated the route and was waiting where the man had to pass.

"And don't hit the face!"

For example, cultivating peerless Wu without obtaining the authorization for a Secret manual, or having one's strength and Internal Energy suddenly surge beyond human limits without having consumed any heavenly treasures—that is what is called cheating.

Someone like Aaron, who clearly only used basic Swordsmanship yet reached the pinnacle of perfection, always anticipating the enemy's moves, using the least amount of force to wait where the enemy must pass, making the enemy lose in an inexplicable way... one can only say his combat awareness and operational talent are superior; he is a born high-level player who should go play ranked matches!!

(End of this chapter)