Chapter 753: Tianlong City (A tribute to Alliance Leader Yusheng Jiangxiangluan!)

【You are born unrestrained and unruly, choosing not to walk the beaten path.】

【You did not take the official road, but instead chose to advance cross-country……】

【A black shadow flashes ahead; you have encountered a Wild Beast Bear!】

【Battle begins!】

【'Feng Shangfei' picks up the 'Bowl', attacking the Wild Beast Bear!】

【The 'Bowl' smashes onto the Wild Beast Bear's head; it wobbles, completely unharmed! The Wild Beast Bear uses Claw Strike on 'Feng Shangfei'!】

【1. Take the left path】

Aaron hurriedly inputs: 【Daring to rob me, do you want to die?】

……

【You think a verbal Contract is enough to make me obediently submit? Are you dreaming?】

He continues to push the game forward, arriving at the city gate.

【Xue Nai Meizi】: "I heard... that once someone clears the Disan Zhangzhang, a brand new Disan Zhangzhang will be unlocked... by then, the game will be fully upgraded!"

"Lost just like that, sure enough, unskilled but addicted... A plain-looking long blade? Looks like it's from the same series as the plain-looking long sword; both are traps! Truly plain-looking?!"

"Finally got it!"

At this moment, Xie runs over again, his face full of bad luck: "People from above have arrived, saying they want to take over completely..."

【Black General】: "Unless you consume rare items, how do you expect to find someone in a text-based game? Although we in this game will encounter players... but wanting it to be an acquaintance by chance requires luck!"

【You are standing before a fork in the road again, you prepare to……】

Soon, the reply from 'Dreaming' arrives: 【I just wanted to snatch some copper coins; they won't let me into 'Tianlong City' ahead without paying, I really didn't have any intention of killing anyone... really!】

Chen Ci smiles.

【I Am the Retired Emperor】: "Skills... did you use your skills?"

【You have arrived at 'Tianlong City'!】

"Hello, Professor Zhou."

【'Feng Shangfei' seizes the opportunity to execute 'Heavenly Crippled Ghost Leg', a move of 'Ghost Shadow Layers', kicking 'Dreaming' in the chest... 'Dreaming' is severely injured!】

【1. I just won't pay, fight my way in!】

【I Am the Retired Emperor】: "Crying..."

"Save file, turned into a resurrection?"

'Dreaming' rubs his eyes, then jumps up as if his backside were on fire: "This trash game... why are you forcibly executing a contract I only agreed to verbally?"

'Dreaming' promises repeatedly, but sneers in his heart.

Aaron searches the phone screen again and again, suddenly discovering an awkward problem—damn it, there is no input box!

No input box, unable to type, means unable to communicate!

Only in this way... will the effect of the Imprint Ritual be at its best!

……

【'Feng Shangfei' uses movement techniques to dodge... Dodge successful!】

Xiao Qi mutters: "I feel... the Daxin authorities have been hiding it from us all along, supernatural powers... the legendary Qigong must exist!"

Aaron thinks for a moment, his enemies... are probably all dead.

【'Feng Shangfei' chooses to flee... Escape successful!】

【2. Wander around the city gate!】

On the notice board, many messages appear.

【2. Betray the trust, finish him off】

He decides to become a high-level player of this game, perhaps even the top player.

【2. Let the other party go.】

【A black shadow flashes!】

……

The graduate student Xiao Qi, wearing glasses, is fawningly following behind a security guard: "Tell me... is that person really that powerful? One kick, and you couldn't move?"

It is to stir up trouble in the game, to stir up big trouble... the greater the fame earned, the better!

"Damn!"

"There's actually an option for forced notarization; this game is quite user-friendly..."

Aaron knows that outside Tianlong City it might be very lively, but he can only barely understand it through these lines of text, and has no intuitive feeling.

【You prepare to enter the city, the city guards ask you for an entry fee of ten copper coins, you have no money, you choose……】

【Everyone, let's charge in together!】

【3. Extort the other party.】

"Xiao Qi, isn't yesterday's file organization done yet? Why aren't you going to do it right now!"

Aaron silently gives a like to 'Ancient', and continues the game.

"Ahem!"

【1. Step forward to strike up a conversation】

After all, the appearance of 'players' has no pattern, and some have a natural resistance to the Daxin authorities.

Having accumulated another life, Aaron logs back into the 'Ancient' game.

【Players, I've entered the city, hahaha……】

At this moment, a text input box finally pops up!

Old Zhou and Xie look at each other in dismay.

But after seeing the bright red seal on the document and making a phone call to verify, they knew this was real!

"Alright, please cooperate with our work and hand over the materials..."

……

They were, at the very least, a legitimate archaeology team; how could they let a private organization take over the archaeology work?

Aaron rolled his eyes and chose option two, to stroll around the city gate.

【Tianlong City is an ordinary city in Daliang. At the city gate, there are several small stalls and an endless stream of people. You see a notice board, you choose...】

【Please complete this within three days!】

Aaron put down his phone.

Back when he was renting in Jincheng, that martial arts fanatic neighbor—Feng Ping!

The other party seemed very interested in him, but Aaron couldn't be bothered to deal with him and directly sent him to the construction site to move bricks...

After all, if one dies in the game, one really dies in reality!

"Damn it, who knew that after putting in so much effort, the weapon with the longest name I chose would be so useless!"

"Alrighty."

……

【Secretly telling everyone a tip: as long as you knock down the city guards, you can sneak into the city, hahaha... no need to thank me.】

【Understood, Big Brother, don't worry!】

"I think it's martial arts... just think about it, flying into the air and kicking three times in an instant, and having to kick you guys, who weigh several hundred pounds, into the air—is this something a human can do? And the palm prints in the ruins..."

……

On the screen, lines upon lines of ellipses appeared, and just as Aaron was starting to feel bored, brand new text emerged:

He exited the game and logged directly into the Ancient player support group.

Aaron was speechless.

'Feng Shangfei': "Finally cleared the first chapter, two paths have appeared, how should I proceed?"

He hurriedly wiped his face and rushed to hail a taxi to the construction site in Jincheng, praying for only one thing in his heart: "Heaven bless... that bricklayer named Feng Ping must still be there!"

Immediately, a line of brand new text emerged:

……

Aaron thought for a moment, and seeing that the chat box hadn't disappeared, he continued typing: 【Hey... where are you from?】

"Lao Song, smoke a cigarette..."

Thinking of this, he began to type: 【I don't need the invitation code, you go to the Jincheng construction site and look for a bricklayer named Feng Ping. Once you find him, give the invitation code to him...】

"Enthusiast... Association?"

This kind of thing, you can think about it yourself, but saying it out loud is inappropriate.

【Big Brother, I'm from Jincheng...】

【You shake off the wild bear and continue forward, the bloodstains attract more wild beasts... you are surrounded!】

……

But the next moment, he saw brand new text prompts emerge on the game:

Aaron knew that other players didn't have as many lives as he did; if they died, they were truly dead.

"Wait..."

Looking at those pagodas and white bones, he muttered to himself: "No mistake... this is... the Rotten Buddha Temple!"

Although he chose three, the text retained the options for one and two, clearly implying that if the extortion failed, he could still go back on his decision.

His understanding of this player only came from the text; he didn't even know what to extort if he wanted to.

After thinking about it, Aaron still chose three!

【...】

Furthermore, if he wanted to take revenge, he had no need for such a roundabout method.

【'Feng Shangfei' smashes a Bowl onto the forehead of 'Dreaming', and 'Dreaming' instantly collapses on the spot...】

After all, since he had previously deprived the other person of their dreams without asking any questions, he still felt a bit guilty.

【Battle begins!】

【You choose to go up and take a look...】

【Three, take the unconventional path】

【One, let the other party go】

Aaron rolled his eyes.

Xiao Qi shrank his neck and slunk off to work.

【'Dreaming' handed over Copper Coins x5, Dry Rations x3, and a plain-looking broken blade...】

【Oh, it seems you know what mode this game is.】 Aaron's fingers typed rapidly: 【Then it's simple... either hand over enough items, or I finish you off... you choose one yourself.】

【You look at the captive in front of you, you prepare to...】

Zhou Dunlin roared.

"Then... it's better to save up a few more lives before coming to play this game."

"As expected."

On the other side, 'Dreaming' was on the verge of tears, staring at the text box on his phone; he really didn't dare to run away.

……

'Nine-Tailed Meow': "Newbie, you've hit the jackpot... 'True Martial Palace' is a notoriously high-difficulty Trial Dungeon, very few have cleared it... I suggest buying insurance first. As for 'Feng Shangfei'... generally speaking, both paths can lead to nearby cities or towns, where there will be more options and quest triggers... you can also come into contact with other players, although it's still quite a pit..."

【The person above is a liar... everyone don't believe him!】

【You have chosen the left path... You begin to move forward...】

Chen Ci did not manage the reception work of his subordinates, but instead went to the Underground Palace ruins alone.

【Spare me, hero!!!】

Zhou Dunlin exhaled the last ring of smoke deeply and came to the entrance of the camp, where he saw several pitch-black sedans parked on the side of the road, and a group of people wearing black uniforms stepped out.

Several days later.

【The crowd flows endlessly, you see a young girl walking over, you prepare to...】

【Escape failed!】

"This kid... is quite bad."

【You have already agreed to the request of 'Feng Shangfei'!】

"This is bad, Zhou Dunlin."

'Unity with Tao': "A newbie who just joined the game greets all the big shots. May I ask how to clear 'Zhenwu Palace'?"

'Feng Shangfei': "Requesting to join an organization, where are we teaming up?"

In reality, he had just obtained a 'Plain-looking Long Blade' and felt that a weapon with such a long name must be very powerful, so he became a bit arrogant...

【Otherwise... 'Feng Shangfei' can initiate PK against you at any time!】

There is a reason why the Folk Custom Enthusiasts Association wears the skin of a folk organization.

Furthermore, a neutral organization, or at least one that appears neutral, has higher impartiality.

"This is... meeting other players? And initiating PK proactively? The atmosphere of this game is not good..."

"What should we do now, kill the other party?"

Aaron was speechless, watching his character die helplessly.

'Black General': "I have heard of it too, but that might not be a good thing. The higher the degree of freedom, the greater the risk..."

'Feng Shangfei': "Already used it."

Archaeology camp.

【A player has launched an attack on you!】

【Wild Beast Bear uses 'Wild Bite' on 'Feng Shangfei'!】

"The second or third Disan Zhangzhang?"

'Black General': "Eh? You kid can actually pass the Trial Dungeon, not bad, not bad... We can communicate offline later."

【Two, take the right path】

"You broken Bowl, return my life to me!"

"What's the point of fighting inside?"

【'Dreaming' holds the Plain-looking Long Blade, using one move of 'Five Tigers Cleaving Mountains', and kills toward 'Feng Shangfei'!】

【'Feng Shangfei' raises the Bowl to block! With a 'clang', the Plain-looking Long Blade breaks...】

Security guard Lao Song looked solemn: "I'm telling you the truth, when I was kicked, I felt like I was being electrocuted, my whole body couldn't move... Hmm, he must be carrying an electric device."

【'Dreaming' attempts to escape... Agility check in progress!】

【Damn, this Tianlong City is such a pit, the entrance fee is ten copper coins, is this discriminating against us players?】

The young man in the lead with a crew cut, looking very capable, smiled and reached out his hand: "Let me introduce myself... My name is Chen Ci, belonging to the Folk Custom Enthusiasts Association. According to the appointment, we are taking over here."

'Dreaming' slapped himself and continued typing: 【Big brother... I still have an invitation code for the 'Ancient' game in my hand. Whoever you are unhappy with, just send it to him! Also... I heard that some bosses have opened private studios and are collecting these things on the black market. One can sell for at least tens of thousands!】

Suddenly, Aaron thought of someone.

【One, kill the other party.】

【You think this little bit of stuff is enough to dismiss a beggar?】

Zhou Dunlin had just come out to smoke and relax when he heard Xiao Qi promoting feudal superstition, and his face turned dark instantly.

【...】

【You choose...】

Aaron touched his chin: "I was originally curious about how to save the game after meeting other players? So the game finds its own way out?"

Zhou Dunlin and Xie were busy with the aftermath.

It just so happened that he met a player on the road, and the text prompt indicated that the other party had just left the novice village, so his desire to court death could not be suppressed, and he wanted to try his hand...

When he saw the prompt 【You have been released】 on the game, 'Dreaming' could not help but let out a long sigh.

【Loading save... Rule conflict detected... Processing... Processing...】

'What the hell is this broken game?'

【You are dead!】

【'Feng Shangfei' fails to dodge in time and is bitten...】

【Battle over, 'Feng Shangfei' is victorious!】

【You have been resurrected!】

【You continue to move forward...】

"This might be a total rookie, not even aware of the inside story that the game is a real death game... Otherwise, he would never dare to initiate PK so easily... Once I kill the other party's game character, he will also die in reality."

【Two, step forward and rob】

【Three, take out the Bowl and step forward to beg for alms】

(End of chapter)