No. 16

[Server-wide Announcement: Warm congratulations to the 600,000th player who successfully obtained official game qualifications.]

[Server-wide Announcement: Warm congratulations to the 700,000th player who successfully obtained official game qualifications.]

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[Server-wide Announcement: Warm congratulations to one million players for successfully obtaining official game qualifications.]

The system announcements kept ringing like death warrants, and the duration of the announcements became shorter and shorter.

Fu Tian knew that this was because once a player successfully obtained the game qualification, the news would spread like a leaky balloon, which was why the timing of subsequent announcements would become increasingly close.

Time is running out.

The two of them looked unhappy. Although Xiao Yuyu didn't know what was going on, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

Looking at Xiao Yuyu's swaying tail, Fu Tian suddenly had an idea and asked anxiously, "Sao'er, isn't our second mission to reach the center of Guanling Lake? Is Guanling Lake a perfect circle?"

She remembered that there was an opening in Guanling Lake that led to the river outside.

"No..." Tang Ji answered naturally, and then suddenly thought of something. "So there is no so-called center. All you need to do is enter a certain range of Guanling Lake."

The mission actually tricked them here.

No wonder the game prompts are so concise and clear.

The next second after the two of them figured this out, dozens of golden spots of light lit up on the entire surface of Guanling Lake, attracting many people on the shore.

Someone exclaimed, “What is that?”

"Wow, it can't be treasure!"

There was a lot of noise on the shore and on the lake.

Even though she couldn't hear what the players were saying clearly, Fu Tian knew that it was better to act quickly before the other players arrived.

It is impossible for all these golden points to be the right one, so we have to choose the most likely one.

At this time, Xiao Yuyu said in surprise: "There...where my home is." The little hand pointed to a point in the distance, and the meaning of the words was very clear.

They both thought of Xiao Yuyu's golden tail. It was obvious that he was a golden-level mandarin fish. The function of a fish spirit was to promote the production of a certain level of fish within a specific area.

Tang Ji hurriedly took out the silver-level fish spirit from his backpack and said, "Xiao Yuyu, go take a look at the bottom of the water near your home to see if there is anything like this."

Xiao Yuyu took the thing, nodded, and dived into the water.

Not long after, the fish spirit appeared with a handful of fish.

At the same time, the mission was completed and a large amount of experience points were poured in, allowing Fu Tian and the others to bathe in the holy light several times.

Because of the appearance of the light spot, many players took boats into the lake. Now they saw the holy light covering them, and the two of them were surrounded by a bright light, even the golden fish tail of Xiao Yuyu was revealed.

Life had only been online for a dozen days, and not only had no classes been released, but the only race was human. It was definitely not the merman from the alliance.

Immediately, some players shouted, "Catch them! They have good stuff on them."

The system will issue timely announcements.

Server-wide Announcement: A player has completed the Golden Fish Spirit quest chain ahead of schedule, unlocking the server-wide Homeland mode. Players are expected to explore the specific gameplay on their own. This announcement is informing you.

Now everyone knows.

Countless small boats converged, forming a threatening momentum. At the critical moment, Xiao Yuyu got under the boat, clenched his hands, and swung his tail wildly.

The boat they were on suddenly rushed out and left the people behind far behind.

Seeing this, one player immediately jumped into the water, preparing to swim after him.

After a while of chasing each other, the little fish, with its superior race, finally threw the man far away. However, the faces of the two people and the fish were still captured and uploaded to the Star Network.

Teng Xueman, who had just obtained official player status, also saw the picture and passed it to her younger brother, "Send the picture to Brother Ji Ran, he will know what to do."

"Sister, why don't you send it to him yourself? Is it because of great-grandfather?" Teng Leiyue replied.

Looking at the message, Teng Xueman shrank her fingers and replied, "Don't worry about it. Just take care of yourself."

The person who received the reply curled his lips, turned around and found an NPC to ask about 'Spring Planting'.

Now everyone in the alliance knows that the NPCs in "Life" are more favorable to players who look like them.

A high favorability level means a higher likelihood of accepting tasks.

Therefore, the second batch of players who entered had different heights and appearances, but their pupils and hair color were all black.

Looking at the handsome man with black hair and black eyes in front of her, the NPC girl blushed and told the story about "Spring Planting".

The other side.

Fu Tian and his friends successfully left the other players behind and found a secluded corner to go ashore.

Tang Ji received the online photos immediately and said, "Fortunately, we all wore masks."

Fu Tian was still a little worried. "The three of us together will make us too conspicuous. We should act separately for the next period of time. Xiao Yuyu can't stay out of the water for a long time. It will be dangerous if someone sees us."

"If you have any difficulties, just send me a message, or go to Tanglu Town to find the brainwash, and he will arrange it."

"Yeah, okay." Fu Tian responded.

Then the two of them each found a direction to leave.

This time, Fu Tian didn't plan to return to Yumi Town. She planned to go in a different direction.

Previously, when she was at the dock in Tanglu Town, she had inquired about the information. The Spring Temple Festival was held on the mountain, which was at a very high altitude. Now their images might have been posted online. Although they had masks to cover up, their figures could not be faked.

Besides, the players are all tall, and Xiao Yuyu is afraid that she will not be able to follow her up the mountain.

The 'Bond' mode is different from the 'Pet' mode. There are no pet slots, so NPCs naturally can't fit in. If Xiaoyuyu goes up with her, it will be too obvious.

It's not right to mingle among the townspeople...

All kinds of thoughts lingered in Fu Tian's mind, but her steps were not slow.

I heard from the people at the dock that the mountain where the Spring Temple is held is northwest of Tanglu Town, and Tanglu Town is southeast of Guanling Lake. Now that we are going downstream, the overall direction is correct.

Fu Tian circled around and a system prompt of the landmark appeared.

[System: Congratulations to the player for finding Spring God Mountain.]

Chunshen Mountain is majestic and towering, different from Guanling Mountain. If Guanling Mountain is like a lava cake with a hole in it, then Chunshen Mountain is like a sickle.

From a distance, the top of the mountain touches the moon, and it is actually translucent. It is a bit dangerous, but there are many bushes and dense vegetation on the mountain, which makes it easier to hold on to than Guanling Mountain.

There are naturally more snakes, insects, rats and ants.

Fu Tian sprayed a lot of insect repellent on the mountain and discussed it with Xiao Yuyu. Seeing that the other party swam away from the other side of the river, he climbed up the mountain in the dark.

It was spring, and everything was reviving. There seemed to be a lot of resource spawning points on the mountain. There were a lot of wild vegetables, fruits, and even mugwort.

Because of the temple festival, there are many green rice dumplings in Shanxia Town, and one of the ingredients is this mugwort. It is wrapped with red bean paste, and it is chewy and soft with a good taste.

I bought quite a few at the time, and after understanding their purpose, I thought it would be even better if they could be taken out of the game. Unfortunately, only the gold quality ones can be taken out.

It's really a pity.

Despite this, Fu Tian still picked a lot and obtained some mugwort seeds before stopping.

While picking up supplies along the way, they also spotted many players. Among them were low-level players with black hair and black eyes. Although their levels were low, they acted in an organized manner and were obviously from a team.

I don’t know which legion or family came in. Thinking of the campus alliance organized by the college, Fu Tian thought about it and decided to give up.

It was called a campus alliance, but the various colleges had different opinions and the staffing was uneven, making it completely different from a large team. The only additional rule was the exchange of gold-level food for credits, which wasn't surprising.

After all, since the Fifth Legion Commander's live broadcast ended, the Alliance has issued several announcements regarding gold-level food, which is enough to show its importance.

Thinking about what she has, Fu Tian doesn't want to reveal her identity in the short term.

She still has use for these foods.

The night was thick, mist was rising from the forest, and footsteps were constantly coming and going. Relying on her own ability, Fu Tian quickly avoided the crowd and found the path to the top of the mountain.

The road was paved with bluestone slabs, and there were always some mud stains on both sides. Judging from these marks, there were probably more than thousands of players on it.

Considering the teams coming and going at the foot of the mountain and in the woods, it was obvious that some players wanted to control the entire situation.

If it were just a few players, it would be fine, but with so many players, the more cautious they are, the more suspicious it is.

After thinking for a moment, Fu Tian changed her clothes, put on a mask, took out the rouge she bought in town, and put on some makeup.

He took out a few thick pieces of wood from his backpack, stacked them together, wrapped them with cloth, stuffed some soft cotton wool in them, and made two height-increasing insoles to put in his shoes.

After tidying himself up, he looked very different from before, like a thin man.

Fu Tian took a look at the game image and was very satisfied.

I went up the mountain with a small bag on my back.

When we got on the right path, we found that there were indeed quite a few people on the road, some in groups and some alone, and it was even difficult to tell the difference between NPCs and players.

Someone whispered to his companion, "Did you know? I heard that several teams have taken control of the area up there. There are five teams in total."

"Is this true? But there is more than one way." Her companion replied in disbelief.

The man looked around and made sure there wasn't a large group before continuing, "Oh, there's a commotion going on on Starnet. Didn't you read the news?"

Not everyone who enters the game will always pay attention to the news on the Star Network, and not everyone has a specific news circle like Duling Fengshao, and Fu Tian naturally does not have one either.

This was the first time she heard it, so she pricked up her ears.

The man didn't keep the conversation a secret and went straight to the point, "Right now, the various legions and families up there have formed five teams based on their relationships, and they're controlling the entire mountaintop. Although there's only one path, there are guards in all directions to prevent anyone from sneaking up."

Fu Tian raised her eyebrows slightly.

Fortunately, she didn't try to find another way to get up, otherwise it would be very suspicious.

"So they are guarding there to...catch someone?" The companions were very curious. It was obvious who they were going to catch.

The man shook his head. "Not really. This game will have more and more players entering in the future. If a large group takes this precedent, it would be no different from robbery. Who would dare to take out any good stuff in the future?"

"That..."

"They're planning to recruit people and set up a guild just like in other games."

Fu Tian didn't hear the rest of the words, but she understood the meaning.

But there are always players who don’t like to join a team. What should these people do?

Fu Tian scoffed and looked up. Now it was only a short distance to the top of the mountain. She could see figures of people on the mountain, like ghosts.

Fu Tian walked up the mountain without stopping.