Chapter 171: Newcomers Join the Group Again

"Huh, Big Brother Qin Ling has actually popped up!" Lu Yun felt somewhat surprised.

Ever since he relied on the method provided by Qin Ling last time to temporarily seize control of the Zhou Tian Star Formation and successfully survive the Great Luo Golden Immortal Tribulation, Lu Yun would occasionally open the Transmigration Chat Group to take a peek even when he wasn't live-streaming, but he had never seen Qin Ling.

Seeing Qin Ling pop up at this moment, he naturally exchanged a few brief pleasantries with the other party.

At the same time, Lu Yun also quickly scanned the previous records of the Chat Group.

With his current divine sense, he could finish reading the previous records in an instant.

And after finishing, he realized that this batch of newcomers, including You Fang, had already passed their Newbie Period, but in the end, only You Fang had survived, while the rest had been wiped out again.

Thinking of the terrifying effect of the Heavenly Condemnation Halo from before, Lu Yun couldn't help but shake his head secretly: It's not easy! Fortunately, I was lucky and survived!

But even though the Heavenly Condemnation Halo was gone now, Lu Yun still dared not lower his guard.

He did not believe that Hongjun would stop targeting him just because he had survived the Great Luo Golden Immortal Tribulation.

Of course, Lu Yun could not guess how exactly Hongjun would act at this moment; he could only meet each move with a countermove.

Lu Yun turned his attention back to the Chat Group. Coincidentally, he saw that the Chat Group had just started inviting a new batch of group members.

"Ding! Congratulations to Yun Yao for joining the Chat Group!"

"Ding! Congratulations to Jiang Chengbin for joining the Chat Group!"

"Ding..."

Watching the series of messages about people joining the group scroll by, it immediately piqued Lu Yun's interest.

He hadn't forgotten how he felt when he was a newcomer; back then, it was thanks to the various suggestions from the veterans. Now that he had become a veteran, he didn't mind giving these newcomers some help.

And before he could even act, other veterans in the group had already started speaking up to guide the newcomers.

Lu Yun casually sent a message in the Chat Group: "Welcome, newcomers, to the Chat Group! The people here are good-looking and helpful. If you have any questions or confusion, feel free to speak up in the group at any time, and the big shots in the group will do their best to help you answer them."

Other veterans in the group: "..."

What is going on?

You, Lu Yun, are the top big shot in our group now! Is it really okay for you to flatter us like this?

Before everyone could explain, the newcomers who had just joined the group were already excited.

Yun Yao: "Wow, this big shot is so enthusiastic!"

Jiang Chengbin: "Thank you for the welcome, Big Brother!"

Yin Le: "May I ask, Big Brother, we have just transmigrated; how can we rise quickly in the other world?"

Sun Jun: "That's right, you big shots must have some guides! Please share them!"

Watching this group of newbies actually thinking of themselves as children of destiny one by one, and even starting to fantasize about how they would conquer the other world, Lu Yun couldn't help but laugh.

However, he didn't care, because these guys would soon start suffering the beatings of the world! Lu Yun: "There are guides, but the first step is to survive first!"

As soon as this sentence was sent, it immediately caused many newcomers to flood the screen with question marks.

Lu Yun did not answer, because he knew others would likely educate this group of newcomers, so he temporarily closed the group, planning to come back and check in a couple of days; he estimated that the newcomers would be sober by then.

Not long after, the style of the Transmigration Chat Group indeed changed.

The Heavenly Condemnation Halo on the newcomers who had just joined began to take effect, causing many new members to meet with misfortune one after another.

A series of messages about the deaths of group members popped up in the group.

"Ding! Jiang Chengbin has died!"

"Ding! Sun Jun has died!"

"..."

In just a few short minutes, more than a dozen of the newcomers who had been lively just after joining the group were already dead.

At this, the surviving newcomers all fell silent.

They had previously thought that joining this Chat Group was the beginning of becoming a child of destiny, but now it seemed like they were playing with their lives!

Yun Yao: "Um... Big Brothers, are we really just here for a tour of the other world? Why do I feel like I'm playing a survival game!"

Yin Le: "Exactly, and the difficulty is super high too!"

Han Shan: "I just transmigrated and encountered a Great Monster; I almost lost my life!"

At this time, other veterans in the group also began to speak.

You Fang: "Welcome to the real transmigration! Newcomers, you should realize by now that this is not a game."

Ming Xi: "Just as Big Brother Lu Yun said, the first step of the guide is to survive first! I advise you to claim your Novice Gift Pack; it's at least somewhat useful."

Lin Yan: "If you're going to talk about that, I have a different opinion! The things I received back then still haven't been of any use!"

Ming Xi: "Ahem, yours was a bit special, but didn't you survive too?"

Fang Wenjie: "After you survive, you can start the second step of the guide, which is to find a way to hug Big Brother Lu Yun's thigh!"

The new members in the group hurriedly began to claim their Novice Gift Packs, while the veterans started bragging about Lu Yun's deeds again without realizing it, but by this time, Lu Yun himself was no longer paying attention to the Chat Group.

Because, just as they had drifted to a calm, large river, Lu Yun suddenly felt a stir in his heart and began to tinker with making a fishing rod, preparing to play at fishing with Nuwa and the others.

Nuwa, Houtu, and the sisters Xihe had never played with such things and were all very curious.

Soon, Lu Yun finished making the fishing rods, gave one to each person, and casually scooped up some small shrimp from the river to use as bait.

He told the women: "When fishing, don't use your Supernatural Power or perception, otherwise there won't be any fun!"

Saying this, Lu Yun sat at the bow of the boat, holding a carefully crafted fishing rod, hooked a fish, and cast it into the river, waiting quietly for a fish to take the bait.

Nuwa, Houtu, and the others also sat around him, imitating his manner, fishing while admiring the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river, enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.

Before long, Lu Yun's fishing rod showed movement.

He gave a light tug, and a large, silver-glittering fish was flung onto the deck, flapping its tail as if making a final struggle against its fate.

"Wow, Fellow Daoist Lu Yun, you are so amazing!" Changxi exclaimed.

"Hehe, you all should keep it up too!"

Lu Yun smiled slightly, put the big fish into the fish basket, and then cast his fishing hook again.

Nuwa and the others also became interested.

Just as Lu Yun had said, they temporarily sealed their own perceptions and began to fish earnestly, just like mortals.

Before long, their fishing rods all began to show signs of activity; for a time, they were all flustered as they pulled their rods, with some successfully catching fish and others letting the fish get away.

Those who caught fish were naturally very happy, while those who didn't were annoyed and tried again.

The boat was suddenly filled with laughter and joy.

... Lu Yun and the others were having a great time, but on the other side, Kunpeng, who had gone to scout the environment with Lu Wen, was feeling a bit depressed at the moment.

Because after taking Lu Wen to explore the environment around Cloud City and discovering that many places had harsh conditions unsuitable for building a city, Lu Wen had a sudden inspiration.

"These places with harsh environments shouldn't be wasted; perhaps we can set them up as trial grounds or something for the Human Race!"

"There are also some places we passed by before where we could do the same; Kunpeng, take me back to look at them more!"

Upon hearing this, a look of helplessness could not help but appear in Kunpeng's large eyes.

In the past, unless the Demon Race had business, he would always soar freely above the nine heavens and stroll leisurely through the endless seas; when had he ever been this busy and exhausted? However, facing Lu Wen's request, Kunpeng could not refuse.

Who told him to make a bet with the other party earlier, only to lose and end up as the other's mount? Although he could refuse and state that these were not the duties of a mount.

But he did not do so.

Because he could refuse Lu Wen, and he could refuse Lu Yun, but he could not refuse Nuwa!

Perhaps because of his refusal, Lu Yun would instead come up with more tricks to torment him! Forget it, forget it; isn't it just running around a bit?

It's only a mere ten years; he would endure it!

Immediately, Kunpeng flapped his wings, carried Lu Wen and took to the air again, and began to re-explore those places with harsh environments according to the previous route.

Lu Wen, sitting on his back, was also very satisfied with his attitude.

Subsequently, Lu Wen sent this idea he had just thought of to his main body, Lu Yun.

On the great river.

Lu Yun was fishing leisurely while chatting with Nuwa and the others, occasionally glancing at the movements of the newcomers in the Transmigration Chat Group.

Just then, he received the message from his Literature Dao avatar, and his eyes couldn't help but light up, his face showing a thoughtful expression.

He felt that this idea from the Literature Dao avatar was good! The Human Race cities had been built, and they had cultivation techniques and Supernatural Powers, so they couldn't just squat in the cities farming and raising pigs every day, right? The Human Race might be willing to live such a self-sufficient life, but other races in the Great Desolation might not be willing to let the Human Race be so comfortable.

Therefore, the Human Race must still learn how to protect itself.

The value of setting up various trial grounds lies right here! The more Lu Yun thought about it, the happier he felt.

Houtu was the first to notice the change in Lu Yun's expression and asked curiously, "Did you think of another idea?"

Lu Yun smiled and said, "You could say that!"

Hearing this, Nuwa and the sisters Xihe and Changxi could not help but become curious.

Nuwa asked, "What idea did you think of?"

Lu Yun briefly explained the plan to create trial grounds, and Nuwa and the others naturally understood the benefits of this immediately.

However, they could not imagine what the trial grounds would specifically look like.

Lu Yun said, "I will have the Literature Dao avatar and Kunpeng find a place first to build a trial ground; I'll take you all to see it later and you'll know!"

Nuwa and the others all nodded one after another.

In any case, the direction they were traveling in was the same as where Lu Wen was.

Let Lu Wen and Kunpeng start working on it first; they would travel while approaching that side, and by the time they arrived, the so-called trial ground would probably be built!

What they didn't know was that Lu Yun actually only had a concept for the so-called trial ground and hadn't thought of how to set it up specifically.

However, he had already opened the Transmigration Chat Group again, preparing to let the big shots give him some good advice! It just so happened that the Transmigration Chat Group was temporarily quiet at this moment.

Because the previous batch of newcomers, after claiming their Novice Gift Packs, were now busy resisting the Heavenly Condemnation Halo and struggling to survive in the worlds they had transmigrated to, so most of them had no time to chat.

And the old members who usually popped up often seemed to have become a bit aloof, as if to maintain their image as senior experts in front of the newcomers.

This situation happened almost every time new members joined the group.

Lu Yun didn't care about that and spoke directly in the group.

Lu Yun: "Are the big shots here? It's an emergency, I urgently need everyone's help!"

"???"

As soon as these words were sent, quite a few question marks appeared in the group.

These question marks basically came from the batch of newcomers who had just joined the group.

Because after Lu Yun went silent, the news they learned from others was that Lu Yun was a top-tier big shot in this group. Coupled with Lu Yun's previous behavior of popping up and then disappearing, they also felt that Lu Yun was very aloof.

But looking at Lu Yun's speaking style at this moment, they almost all suspected whether Lu Yun was a newcomer who had joined the group with them.

Han Shan: "What's the situation? Didn't the big shots say that Big Shot Lu Yun is in the Great Desolation world, is already at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and has many legendary achievements?"

Yin Le: "Yeah! How come it feels a bit different from what you all said?"

Liu Chongxiao: "Ahem, you'll get used to it!"

Xiao Ling'er: "Big Shot Lu Yun is just like this; from the time he joined the Chat Group until now, he has been overly humble!"

Fang Wenjie: "Sigh, he probably doesn't even know how awesome he is, and instead keeps thinking we are the awesome ones!"

Ming Xi: "Every time I hear Big Shot Lu Yun call us big shots, I feel terrified!"

Lin Yan: "Isn't that the truth!"

Watching the discussion among the old members, the newcomers were all a bit bewildered again for a moment.

In that case, could it be that this Lu Yun is truly a big shot, and just happens to not be very aloof in personality?

For a moment, they had no way to tell, so they could only fall silent one by one, continuing to fend off the misfortune brought by the Heavenly Condemnation Halo while secretly observing the situation in the group.

Lu Yun: "Everyone, please stop awkwardly flattering me. I just have slightly better luck, how could I possibly count as a big shot?"

Ling Yan: "Heh, you've already taken Nuwa, Houtu, and the sisters Xihe out on an excursion, and you still say you aren't a big shot?"

Yan Lingwei: "You can even play Di Jun and Taiyi for fools and make them pay you compensation, and you still say you aren't a big shot?"

Lin Chen: "You have even started competing with Saints for destiny and merit, and you actually won, and you still say you aren't a big shot?"

Lu Yun looked at the series of "accusations" and for a moment found himself unable to explain.

He could only quickly change the subject.

Lu Yun: "Everyone, please stop awkwardly flattering me. I really have something I want to ask everyone for ideas on."

Chen Hai: "It's here, it's here! Big shot Lu Yun has come to the group to ask everyone for suggestions again!"

Jiang Ye: "Newcomers, I advise you all not to come up with any rotten ideas!"

Fang Wenjie: "That's right, perhaps you are just speaking casually, but big shot Lu Yun will actually listen to them!"

Zhou Yu: "Not only will he listen, but no matter how outrageous the suggestion is, he actually ends up accomplishing it; his main thing is being open to advice!"

(End of this chapter)