Even though Wen Changping is an old man, he still cares a lot about his reputation in front of his grandson.
In the last second, his eyes were wet with tears, but in the next second, when he saw his grandson standing in front of him waiting for him, the expression on Wen Changping's face froze. He turned his head away and said seriously:
"Ouch, there's sand in my eyes. It hurts so much that I'm crying."
Wen Xiaole: "..." Grandpa, that's not what you just said. I clearly heard you crying, not sand in your eyes! Also, this is a holographic game, not a gravel map, and there's no wind blowing, so where does the sand come from?
However, before Wen Xiaole could expose his grandfather's lies, a group of players who had planned to enter the dungeon map arrived. Seeing Wen Xiaole, they breathed a sigh of relief and said,
"Finally found you, Xiaole. I was wondering why you hadn't come back yet. Is that your grandpa? Hello, Grandpa. We're Xiaole's friends. We're going to a dungeon soon, so we might not have time to take you to experience the game map right now. Can you come with us?"
Hearing this, Wen Changping hadn't said anything yet, but Wen Xiaole became anxious and kept saying:
"How can this be possible? My grandpa just logged into the game and isn't even level 1. If he goes with us, he's just going to die."
"It's okay, Grandpa will just watch us from behind. It won't affect us. It mainly saves time. Everyone else is doing the dungeon except us. If everyone dies and comes back, there's no need to worry. Grandpa doesn't have an experience bar, right? Even if he dies, he won't lose experience or equipment, so there's no loss. What do you think, Grandpa Wen?"
Wen Xiaole still had some objections, but Wen Changping didn't have many objections. For example, Wen Changping was not very interested in levels and experience bars. If he were to level up by himself, it would be better for him to follow this group of young people in front of him and see how they simulated actual combat against strange beasts.
So Wen Changping nodded happily in agreement.
Seeing this, although Wen Xiaole was a little worried and complained a few words, he did not stop his grandfather from following them to play the dungeon. He just said "wait" and walked up to a player in the team and said something.
Not long after, Wen Changping saw Wen Xiaole leading a creature that looked like a sheep but not a sheep, like a deer but not a deer, and had fish-like scales all over its body.
The next moment, Wen Changping heard his grandson say:
"This is my friend's pet, called Qilin."
"My pet is more offensive, while Qilin's pet has stronger defense and self-healing properties. They're both SR-rated pets, so we've swapped them for now. Grandpa, you can ride Qilin later. Otherwise, at your current level, you won't be able to keep up with our main force's movement speed. The same goes for when we get to the dungeon. Don't get too close. Qilin will protect you. Just watch us fight."
"Qilin? What kind of battle pet is this? Why don't I seem to have ever heard of it?"
Wen Changping recognized the spirit pet that his grandson had exchanged. It was indeed one of the higher-level and more powerful combat pets. However, the strange yet beautiful creature in front of him, the 'Qilin', was something he had never seen before.
This creature looks particularly ferocious in size, but is quite docile in character. Every step it takes causes small flowers to bloom on the ground, creating a vibrant and magical scene.
Wen Xiaole was not surprised at all about his grandfather's curiosity. He even felt that his grandfather was much calmer than them.
When he and his friends drew the fantasy beast cards and divine beast cards, their expressions were so excited and exaggerated. Even now, many players are envious and jealous when they see that other players' pets are fantasy beasts and divine beasts.
So, Wen Xiaole told his grandfather about the spirit pet settings of the game "Xianxia Qiyuan". In addition to the battle pets they are familiar with, there are also many phantom creatures that do not exist, which they players call "phantom beasts".
The highest level among the 'fantasy beasts' is the 'divine beast'. The 'divine beasts' can be anthropomorphic, and when high-level fantasy beasts are upgraded to a certain level, they can also evolve anthropomorphic functions. It is completely different from the battle pets they are familiar with. It is amazing.
Although everyone knows that these are non-existent mythical beasts, everyone can't help but like them and think they are mysterious and beautiful.
"Besides, they have their own legends and stories?"
A player from the same team who also liked fantasy beasts couldn't help but interrupt and said this while he was speaking. His spirit pet was also an SR fantasy beast named "Bai Ze". It looked a bit like "Qilin", but not quite the same, as it had a goatee.
"My pet, 'Bai Ze,' is an auspicious beast that turns misfortune into good fortune. In its legends, it can understand human speech, see into the past, and know the future. 'Qilin,' on the other hand, is an auspicious beast that brings vitality. Its blood can revive all things, so wherever it passes, you can see small flower effects blooming."
There was no way to establish a teleportation point on the way from the coordinate point to the dungeon map, so Wen Xiaole and his group could only travel along the map. Players with high levels and fast movement speeds could just walk, while players with slightly lower levels or low agility attributes mostly rode their pets to travel.
So, in addition to seeing many familiar battle pet models, Wen Changping also saw many strange and beautiful fantasy beast models. His curiosity and desire to explore were immediately aroused, especially after knowing that almost every fantasy beast has its own legendary story, he became even more interested.
While following the main group, he curiously asked what kind of mythical beast this was, what kind of mythical beast that was, and what legends it had.
This group of players had a good relationship with Wen Xiaole, and they didn't mind the old man Wen Changping's curious questions. They were also very keen to introduce the fantasy beasts they had drawn to others. In this way, Wen Changping learned the names and stories of many fantasy beasts. Everyone also gave Wen Changping some basic knowledge about the four mythical beast cards.
The Eastern Azure Dragon, the Southern Vermillion Bird, the Western White Tiger and the Northern Black Tortoise were all drawn from the prize pool by players. The two players who drew the Eastern Azure Dragon and the Northern Black Tortoise were relatively low-key and did not reveal who they were. They only showed everyone on Star Network the game CG of the Azure Dragon and the Black Tortoise, as well as the anthropomorphic images presented after the players were bound.
Wen Changping walked and chatted with everyone. After a while, he heard the player sitting in the front shout, "We're here." He subconsciously looked up and saw a familiar Ant Cave terrain in front of him, and several groups of players gathered in front.
But judging from their equipment and how disheveled they were, the players waiting in front were probably about to enter the dungeon, while the players at the back, dressed in a dishevel, with dirty faces and badly worn equipment, must have died in the dungeon once or several times.
If you want to repair your equipment, you have to go back to the weapon shop in the birth point map to restore it to its original state.
But it takes too much time to go back and forth. By the time you go back to repair your weapons, the dungeon may have been successfully conquered by other players. Therefore, most players are not in a hurry to leave after they die. Instead, they stay where they are and plan to try a few more times, or try to join a team to loot the loot.
Of course, there are also players who gave up on the strategy copy and just watched the fun on the scene, and occasionally did some small business.
For example, using star coins to trade for ready-made health bar replenishment materials and weapon materials, etc., saves some players' time returning to the city. In addition, they probably also consider which guild to join in the future.
After all, the strength and management of a small group can be seen most clearly when commanding them to play a dungeon.
Wen Changping, who had come to join in the fun, saw this scene and felt indescribably moved for some reason.
Although this is just a game and not a real battle, he saw a kind of vitality from many players, the vitality of a new generation of young people.
They might be inexperienced, clumsy, or just want to join in the fun, but the atmosphere is lively and positive. Unlike their generation, they have not regarded war as something numb or even tiring. Instead, they are all actively and excitedly sharing their ideas for conquering the dungeon.
Unable to resist, Wen Changping moved closer and eavesdropped for a while, eavesdropping on the young people's views and opinions on the strategy of this dungeon. From time to time, he could hear two young people arguing with each other over "how to play", arguing until they were red in the face and almost came to blows.
There were also players who were discussing the steps in a "Mumbling" thread, saying that they had looked through many case tutorials on how to clear the Ant Cave, but it seemed like they hadn't succeeded. What went wrong? This dungeon seemed different from what was described in the tutorial!
There are also players who have no understanding of the terrain of the Ant Cave, have many mistakes and omissions in their knowledge, and have completely different ideas.
But even so, Wen Changping felt happy for no reason. When asked to explain in detail why he felt happy, he couldn't say it. Perhaps it was because he had not had close contact with young people for a long time?
At this moment, the players from his grandson's team also died, and they appeared in a very miserable state, but they did not seem depressed, but rather quite excited.
Wen Xiaole couldn't help but say excitedly:
"That method just now really worked! As long as we can estimate the attack range of those ant beasts in advance, we can reduce the damage to our health. Now we have advanced from one-third of the original progress in the cave to a position where we can enter half of the cave!"
The method Wen Changping told Wen Xiaole was to estimate the attack range of those ant beasts in advance, but after hearing his grandson say this, Wen Changping felt a little strange.
Although his grandson's academic performance was average, his ability to make advance estimates was good. Before coming, he had specially tested his grandson several times to make sure that his grandson's advance estimates were correct before he gave up.
Normally, we should be able to attack the queen directly, but why are we only halfway there? What went wrong?
Thinking of this, Wen Changping got down from the Qilin, walked into the entrance of the cave and took a few looks.
The entrances to the cave are very densely distributed, and the light transmittance inside is very poor. At a glance, you can only see darkness, accompanied by the fishy smell of soil, which is a smell that Wen Changping is very familiar with.
The Antxue Cave is the most common type they encountered in their previous battles. The single-target attack of the Ant Beast is not high, but what is terrifying is their insensitivity to pain and gregarious nature. Therefore, it is also one of the caves they must eradicate. But from an overall perspective, the Antxue Cave is relatively simple. It shouldn't be so difficult for him to capture it even after he told him the attack method, right?
Wen Changping thought so subconsciously, and at this moment, he felt as if he touched something on his hand at the entrance of the cave. When he looked closely, he found that it was some transparent mucus.
Suddenly, something flashed through Wen Changping's mind, as if he suddenly remembered something. He subconsciously walked a few more steps into the cave and changed his angle to look. Sure enough, he saw some white, soft things in the cave, like soybeans.
When he got here, Wen Changping came to his senses and continued walking forward subconsciously.
Wen Xiaole, who happened to be looking for his grandfather, saw this scene and almost screamed out.
Because at this moment, their grandfather, who was at level zero, walked into the cave entrance for some unknown reason, and in front of him was a group of ant beasts that were rushing to attack their grandfather. Seeing that their grandfather was about to be killed by the ant beasts, Wen Xiaole and other players were scared to death and almost screamed.
It's not just because Wen Changping's current level is zero, but also because Wen Changping's character in the game is an old monk who walks unsteadily and needs a cane for support from time to time. Seeing an old man about to be beaten into a meat pie by an ant beast, it would be strange if you didn't scream in fear!
But the next moment, something magical happened.
Wen Changping walked forward a few steps in the cave, then suddenly stopped and did not move forward. He neither moved forward nor backward, but just stayed where he was.
The attacks of the aggressive ant beasts in front also stopped about two meters away from Wen Changping. They did not attack forward, but stared at Wen Changping and made threatening hissing sounds. After a stalemate for a while, the ant beasts retreated.
During this process, Wen Changping's expression was very calm, as if he had already known that his position would not be attacked by the ant beast. After that, Wen Changping walked to the large area of transparent mucus in front, put down the crutch in his hand, smeared his body with the sticky mucus, then picked up the crutch again and continued to move forward tremblingly.
At this time, Wen Changping and the ant beasts no longer had any sense of distance. He even leaned on a crutch and walked past the ant beasts at an extremely slow speed. The ant beasts just circled around Wen Changping curiously twice and then left without attacking him.
Seeing this, not only Wen Xiaole was dumbfounded, but also many players at the scene were dumbfounded, and could not help but speak repeatedly:
"Holy crap!! How did they do that? This is even possible!!"
"Holy shit, who is that old monk?! This is even possible, this is cheating, this is cheating, how on earth did he avoid being attacked by the ant beasts! This is unscientific!"
However, while the players outside were staring with their eyes wide open and saying all kinds of words in disbelief, they honestly followed Wen Changping in, wanting to see what was going on.
Not to mention Wen Xiaole and his friends. The moment they saw Wen Xiaole's grandfather enter smoothly, they subconsciously looked at each other, and then quickly followed suit, doing the same operation as Wen Changping, smearing mucus all over their bodies and followed in!
Sure enough, after applying the mucus, the ant beasts that were extremely ferocious before and would not leave until they were crippled really stopped attacking them!
Moreover, the more they followed the old monk, the more they realized how accurate the old monk's movements were. He could accurately grasp the attack range of the ant beasts and replenish the mucus on his body in time. The players following behind him would suffer the fate of being beaten by the ant beasts and being tragically eliminated as long as they failed to keep up or follow his instructions for even a step!
Watching the player next to you being ruthlessly knocked out by the Ant Beast while you are still surviving surrounded by the ant beast, the experience is extremely exciting.
Although the players became more nervous the deeper they went into the cave and were too afraid to speak, at this moment, as they looked at the trembling figure of the old monk in front of them, there were only two words left in their minds - awesome!
Awesome! Where did this guy come from? How can he be so awesome? This seems to be a level 0 player account!
According to the damage value, as long as the old monk was hit by the ant beast, he would be eliminated immediately, but he was still walking forward slowly, which means that he didn't suffer any damage!
But this is not the most amazing thing. The most amazing thing is that the old monk walked safely from the entrance of the cave to the center of the cave, and after reaching the location of the final copy BOSS, he actually imitated the ant beast and walked to the side covered with white soybeans, which was where the ant beast eggs were piled. He held an ant beast egg and cut in line among the ant beasts who were also holding eggs, and approached the big BOSS, the queen ant, in the center step by step.
And then... he used the white eggs in his hand to exchange for the thing that was pressed under the big boss, the queen ant.
The next second, the system announcement sounded throughout the entire "Xianxia Qiyuan" world channel.
Congratulations to player "Old Monk Wen" for obtaining his first Guild Token! All members of his team will collectively receive 100,000 experience points. Other rewards will also be directly credited to your accounts. Please check your receipts. Best wishes in advance for your successful guild establishment, and may you leave your own legend in this world!
It can be said that after all the players followed Wen Changping out of the cave, they were all confused.
It wasn't until Wen Xiaole and the other players suddenly leveled up three or four times, and Wen Changping leveled up more than ten times, that they suddenly realized what had just happened. Especially when they saw the "Guild Token" in Wen Changping's hand, they were so excited that they were completely speechless and just screamed "Ah Ah" several times!
Many players even surrounded Wen Xiaole and asked him who his grandfather was. How could he be so awesome? It was as if he had personally experienced countless Ant Beast Caves! His extremely precise positioning and deep understanding of Ant Beast's habits must have been accumulated through countless years of experience!
Because after his grandfather came out, he told them very calmly why it was so difficult to attack before. First, they did not have a good grasp of the attack range of the ant beasts. Second, the queen ant was in a special egg-laying period, which would greatly increase the attack power of the ant beasts under her, and the temperament of the ant beasts would also become quite ferocious.
But as long as you seize the right opportunity to apply the egg liquid and be imbued with the scent of the eggs, the anteater will not be able to tell the difference and it will be easier to approach the queen.
These details were practically missing from the information they knew about the Ant Beast. The only thing mentioned was that the Ant Beast's aggressiveness increased during the Queen's egg-laying period! No other details were mentioned! Only those who had experienced it firsthand could understand such details!
"Xiao Le, who on earth is your grandpa? He's so awesome!!"
Who exactly is his grandfather?
Wen Xiaole looked at Wen Changping, who was dressed as an old monk and looked like an ordinary old grandfather, and couldn't help but recall the bedtime stories about victories he had heard when he was a child. Seeing everyone looking at Wen Changping with admiration, Wen Xiaole suddenly realized that his grandfather was actually a very awesome person. He led countless soldiers to win countless victories and was like a hero!
Even though he is now retired and has left that enviable position in the Federal Center, he is still an admired and heroic figure!
Suddenly, Wen Xiaole felt that moving away from the federal center and living in the secondary star zone seemed to be nothing.
Here, he could meet friends with similar interests and experience far greater joy than before. Besides, in the Federal Center, was there a grandfather as awesome as his? Was there a game as fun as "Xianxia Qiyuan"? No, right?!
Then, the next moment, Wen Xiaole was heard speaking loudly and proudly in front of all the players:
"What old monk or not! That's my grandfather. My grandfather's name is Wen Changping! Don't look at him as retired now! He is the most awesome war scientist in the entire Federation! Wen Changping! Captain Wen!"
Just when the name 'Wen Changping' caused a sensation in the game, Tang Tang, who was paying attention to the copy data, was also dumbfounded by Wen Changping's playing style. Even though she was the designer of this game, she couldn't help but say "awesome".
Let alone Zhang Shang. He had modeled all of these Guild Token dungeon monster groups, following Tang Tang's previous instructions and trying to replicate the dungeon monsters' behaviors as closely as possible. However, the dungeon clearing strategies he and Tang Tang had simulated didn't include a strategy like that of the old monk. Even the two game designers hadn't known such a strategy existed!
As Wen Xiaole mentioned Wen Changping's name, Zhang Shang kept saying "Wow", and excitedly explained to Tang Tang what kind of awesome person 'Wen Changping' was. Tang Tang was in awe, but at the same time, he felt that it was normal for this strategy to be discovered by the big guy!
Just as she said before, game designers are just the makers of the game rules. How exciting the game is is all determined by the collisions and explorations of the players, just like using a very cool method to pass a dungeon.
Even if it wasn't Wen Changping, there would probably be other great players discovered later. What Tang Tang didn't expect was that a great player would appear so early. She thought it would take at least some time before someone as powerful as him appeared! !
However, Tang Tang recalled Zhang Shang's explanation of the impressive titles held by old man 'Wen Changping', and the countless impressive victories he had commanded and led, and it all became obvious to her. It was no surprise that such an impressive old man could play such an impressive style! Those old men had experienced more than she had!
What's more, an old man this impressive would have been a rare and formidable figure in a previous life! For such a powerful figure to play the game she made, wasn't it almost like breaking the dimensional wall?!
Oh my goodness, this really makes her awesome. She never thought that the game she made, Tang Tang, would one day be rewarded by a big shot! !
What Tang Tang didn't expect was that the former captain Wen Changping, this big boss, was so generous in his reward!
The moment before, she was still discussing with the equally excited Zhang Shang, "Wow wow" about how great an honor it was to have a big boss come play their game! They were about whether they should brag about it outside, when a private text message popped up the next moment, and Tang Tang happened to see it.
Tang Tang didn't think much about it and just clicked on the private message.
Then, in the next second, the familiar virtual image of the old monk appeared, and the old monk said to Tang Tang:
"Hello, you're Tang Mu, the game designer for 'Xianxia Qiyuan', right? Xiaole said I could contact you by sending you a private message like this. Am I contacting the right person? How about adding me as a friend and chatting?"
"Don't be afraid, little friend. I'm just curious about those mythical beasts and want to chat. Just add me as a friend. It will be easier to contact me in the future."
Seeing that the big boss had honored her by personally inviting her and adding her as a friend, Tang Tang was really scared and almost pressed the wrong button to exit the Star Network. Zhang Shang beside her was so excited that he was incoherent and almost couldn't help but rush for Tang Tang.
In fact, Tang Tang was still a little hesitant about adding friends.
After all, she had no experience of interacting with such a big shot before. Not only was she a little timid, she was also afraid of saying the wrong thing. But seeing that the big shot seemed to be only interested in the fantasy beasts in the game and wanted to chat, Tang Tang felt relieved. After thinking about it, she couldn't help but add the big shot as a friend.
But facts proved that Tang Tang was too reassured too early. After adding the boss as her friend and exchanging a few words with him, she saw the former Captain Wen Changping across from her and asked her:
"Well, Mr. Tang, can I ask you something? The auspicious and mythical beasts in the game, as well as the five major sects, and the mentions of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and so on in the sects' skills, all come from which galaxy's civilization? The legends of the Azure Dragon in the East, the Vermillion Bird in the South, the White Tiger in the West, and the Black Tortoise in the North have regular patterns and are related to the seasons, the prosperity of people's livelihood, and so on. They shouldn't refer to real creatures, but something else, right? A place? No? A seasonal climate? It seems a bit similar, but why are there images of such creatures? Or does it refer to... a constellation?"
"Am I wrong? Tang Xiaoyou, I've made several guesses, and I feel like the last one seems to be the most consistent. Otherwise, let's not chat on Starnet anymore, it's a bit tiring. Why don't we come to my house and sit down and chat together?"
Tang Tang: “?!!”
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