Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Enter the game and become a native
Qin Zhou has been in this strange space for a while.
Behind me is a small village standing in the mountains. The winding gravel road connects one house to another. Smoke is slowly coming out of the chimneys, creating a prosperous mountain village scene.
In short, the background is a bit fake.
And in front of him, there was only one button.
【Log in】
It's like a real person has walked into the game.
Qin Zhou was sure that he was not dreaming. After all, he had just been in a car accident yesterday. If he was not dead, he should not be here unscathed.
Still couldn't find where to log out, it seemed that the 'other party' must make him try it.
With no other choice, Qin Zhou pressed the login button.
[Login successful, connecting to 'Xianxian Village', please wait a moment, Village Chief~]
Qin Zhou stood there expressionlessly.
A small mountain village for cultivating immortals.
This name sounds familiar.
After a while, the background behind him really changed.
The somewhat fake background became more concrete and vivid at this moment. Even the smoke rising from the chimneys of the small village seemed to become more real.
Another button also appeared in front of Qin Zhou.
[Save/Load save]
At this point, the changed scenery finally made Qin Zhou remember what game this was.
Ten years ago, when he was still a student, while other students were obsessed with online competitive games, Qin Zhou was only addicted to a game about cultivating immortals and farming.
A farming game that integrates cultivation games, infrastructure, and strategic management. As the head of a small mountain village, the player will train the recruited characters one by one to become better, and at the same time make the small mountain village stronger.
It is similar to developing a sect, but compared to a sect with a large number of people, the small mountain village seems more humane.
Qin Zhou played that game for nearly eight years, but finally put it aside for school. When he went back to watch it later, the game had stopped running due to capital operation problems.
But obviously, the current situation is not just about the game. If he has entered the game world, what does it mean?
Time travel?
There was an inexplicable expectation in Qin Zhou's calm heart.
Into a game he had played before? Qin Zhou's eyes were fixed on the save button. If it was the same game, perhaps this save was his previous save...
【Read archive】
[The only archive file 'Zhu Tian - Year 10001' (in progress) has been detected. Do you want to read the archive file? ]
Qin Zhou was stunned for a moment when he saw the words "ten thousand years".
One thousand and one years.
The speed of time in the game is of course much faster than in reality, but his save file should not be 10,000 years. Especially... the four words "in progress" are really eye-catching.
So, in this game, time does not pause after saving and exiting the game?
With no way out, Qin Zhou pressed OK.
…
After a dizzy spell, the scenery around Qin Zhou changed drastically.
It's like being in a 3A masterpiece using AR technology. Every scene is real.
Even, you can touch it.
He almost doubted whether the current game world was the same small mountain village where he played in the past.
But the next scene, the desolate mountain village that appeared before his eyes, seemed to take him back to ten years ago.
In the deserted mountain village, the courtyard that belonged to him still stood before him. The well in front of the house seemed to have been dry for many years, and the moss around the well was green.
The small courtyard was covered with fallen leaves, and the ground was golden. The sunlight shining down seemed to glow.
The image that was originally only displayed on the computer screen now appeared before his eyes.
This is his save file, Qin Zhou will not make a mistake.
The courtyard has been abandoned for a long time, but just sweeping away the dust you can see its former glory.
The main house, alchemy room, training room, and kitchen were all built with materials he personally worked hard to produce, which is why it has been able to last until now and remain immortal for thousands of years.
Even the occasional breeze that blows across my face seems to be saying—
Village chief, welcome back.
The emotion and sentimentality only stayed in Qin Zhou's heart for a second.
What he has to think about now is to survive in this world.
Qin Zhou looked down and saw that the clothes he was wearing had changed into ancient clothes since he came here. The style was more Han style and the material was precious silk. His short hair had also become waist-length hair, which was now simply tied up and crowned on top of his head.
The background of the game is the world of cultivating immortals, so many things cannot be verified.
No, it should be said that he could no longer study from the moment he came in.
Neither cultivating immortals nor traveling through time can be explained by science.
Qin Zhou stood in the courtyard full of fallen leaves, as if he could hear the game system urging him——
Please clean the yard, tidy up the living quarters, and repair the well first.
Qin Zhou walked slowly to the eaves, picked up the broom, and swept at a moderate speed.
This is no longer the same as gaming.
Qin Zhou confirmed this in his heart again.
At the same time, looking at the falling leaves, he was also extremely sure of another thing -
He is still alive.
…
Although he was immersed in the game and had to do everything himself, Qin Zhou seemed to have inherited some things from the game.
For example, like the legendary holographic game, he can see his own panel.
Not only the panels, but even the backpack is still there.
But the button is gray at the moment, probably meaning it has not been unlocked yet.
It was like playing a new game, where you had to explore everything anew. And this time, you were not the village chief, but yourself.
Qin Zhou was concentrating on cleaning the yard. The wide sleeves of his long robe were a bit of a hindrance, making his movements seem less skillful.
This scene has a different meaning in the eyes of others.
An eye blinked through the crack of the broken door.
"Brother Asheng, I saw our young master sweeping the floor." Someone said in a low voice.
"What? Let me see, let me see!"
The guy was pushed aside.
"Young Master is really cleaning!" Ah Sheng sighed, "Young Master, are you really going to live here? If you ask me, Young Master is really desperate. Why did you run to this mountain? It's poor and bad! With the financial resources of the Qin family, even if Young Master doesn't become a disciple or practice Taoism, he will have a good life without worries about food and drink for the rest of his life!"
"Brother Asheng, you can't say that. The young master might hear it! The young master has always wanted to join the Immortal Sect... Madam told us when she came that we must not provoke the young master."
"I know! I'll use you to teach me!"
The two men had just finished arguing and turned around, but they stopped again.
Qin Zhou, who had been cleaning the yard just now, had arrived at the door at some point and was listening to their conversation through the crack in the door.
The narrow gap in the door was just enough to catch a glimpse of the silk belt around his waist.
The two servants shuddered and quickly lowered their heads and shouted, "Master!"
It turns out that even after reading the save file, he is not the player's 'village chief', but an indigenous NPC in a certain game.
This is probably what soul traveling is.
It’s just that this body is very similar to his own in shape and height, so there’s not much sense of strangeness.
Qin Zhou pushed the door open calmly, "Why are you here?"
"Master, of course we are here to see you!" Ah Sheng interrupted, "Master, it was Madam who asked us to come. Madam asked us to ask you to go back... She also asked us to bring you a message. Madam said that these talents for cultivating immortals and Taoism cannot be forced, so you must be more open-minded."
"Yes, Master."
Qin Zhou glanced at the two of them calmly and said, "I know. I will go back, but not now. Go back and tell my mother, and ask her not to worry about me."
The second half of the sentence was directed to Ah Sheng.
Ah Sheng was stunned for a moment, not understanding, and was confused, "Master, I... I can go back by myself?"
"Go back and report first."
"Oh...oh, then when will you be back, young master?"
"In a few days."
"That……"
"Go back."
Although Ah Sheng didn't understand why he was the one being sent back, he was happy in his heart and didn't want to stay in this poor and remote place for a while. "Then Xiao Chen, take good care of the young master."
After sending away the fellow who made sarcastic remarks, Qin Zhou looked at the other one and said, "You, come in with me."
The guy didn't understand what was going on, but he followed in obediently.
Looking at the mess in the yard, an idea came to the man's mind. Before he could speak, he heard Qin Zhou say -
"How long have you been in the Qin Mansion?"
"To answer Master, it has been more than a year."
"Just stay with me from now on."
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then delighted, and then embarrassed, "Master, then Brother Sheng..."
Qin Zhou looked at him carefully and knew that Ah Sheng often stayed by the side of "Young Master Qin". He must have been used to this kind of behavior. Besides, he didn't need an "acquaintance" by his side.
"The Qin family is big and powerful, so he will have a place to go."
The guy fell silent immediately.
It seems that the young master heard what was said just now.
"Does it have a name?"
The waiter thought the young master was asking for his real name, so he immediately replied, "Young master, my last name is Chen, and I'm the third child in my family, so I'll be called Chen San."
Qin Zhou was stunned.
Chen San's father's naming style is quite similar to his.
When Qin Zhou first started playing this game, he was stunned by the huge cast of characters in the game. Later, the number of villagers in his Xiuxian Village was at least 800, if not 1,000. Some of them were characters he recruited, some were picked up when he encountered them during an outing, and a small number were later cultivated using fertility pills.
However, because there were too many of them, Qin Zhou focused on training the top 100 villagers with the best talents and gave them all names.
He did not use the surname Qin, but his mother's surname, Lu.
Lu one, Lu two… Lu one hundred.
Distant memories flashed through his mind, and Qin Zhou nodded, "Chen San, help me clean up this yard."
Chen San nodded, but was puzzled, "Master, didn't you say you wanted to go back? Why..."
Besides, I don’t know whose house this dilapidated yard belongs to.
"Just clean it up."
Chen San didn't dare to argue. He just waited until he got closer to the courtyard and took a closer look. Then he understood why the young master asked him to clean it up.
This small courtyard, seen through the crack in the door, is a dilapidated, dusty, and deserted yard that has been uninhabited for a long time.
But when I came in and took a closer look, I found that there was a lot going on here.
It is a bit gray, but the rooms in the courtyard, elegantly built with high sorghum and separate courtyards, are clearly comparable to the big houses in the county town.
Chen San rubbed his eyes, a little bit unable to believe it.
"Young Master, is this a trick of the immortals?" Chen San asked bravely.
In his opinion, this was the only possibility.
Qin Zhou did not deny it.
Every brick and tile here looks like the village committee of the small mountain village in the archives. But you may not be able to see all this from the outside. So for thousands of years, this place has not been touched by anyone.
It was probably a trick, but no one knew who cast it.
"Don't tell anyone anything you see here," Qin Zhou warned.
Chen San nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Master."
He said, the young master can't be so depressed. He must have other intentions for coming to this mountain.
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