"Glug glug glug... Little Mao, come save me! I've realized I can't swim, and these fish are biting me, damn it..."
In the river outside Jinyang Village, "Immortal Zhang" was struggling in the water, pleading for help from Tang Xiaomao on the bank.
Unfortunately, Tang Xiaomao was also a landlubber and could only watch helplessly.
What worried the two even more was that as 'Immortal Venerable Zhang' sank deeper and deeper, a health bar appeared above his head.
Time passed slowly, and Zhang Yi sank completely into the water.
Tang Xiaomao stared in shock at the scene, because Zhang Yi's health bar had disappeared after it reached zero.
Fortunately, after a short while, he found information on his panel:
"Brother Mao, I'm back in the village. Damn, that scared me to death! That suffocating feeling felt so real. Luckily, I'm not dead yet, I just dropped a level and am back to level four!"
Tang Xiaomao finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the message Zhang Yi sent.
This rule of returning to the village after death is no different from that in a game.
The only difference is that the feeling here is completely real.
After a while, Zhang Yi, who had already dropped a level, ran to Tang Xiaomao's side again.
The two of them were at a loss as to what to do about the fish monster in the river, since neither of them could swim.
And if you fall into the river, you can actually drown.
Killing the fish monster is no longer a good way for them to level up.
In fact, many of the other players around also drowned in the river.
However, some of them can swim, and at that time, killing the fish monsters is very enjoyable.
"What should we do, Brother Mao? We can't just stay here. It's pointless to defend it; we can see them but we can't kill them!"
Zhang Yi sighed beside him.
"That's right, let's find another way. This isn't the place for us to gain experience points!"
Tang Xiaomao nodded.
His gaze fell upon the distant mountains, and he said:
"Let's go to the place we came from before. Maybe there are other monsters in those mountains for us to kill!"
Zhang Yi had no objection to the proposal.
Actually, other players were also heading towards the mountain at this moment, since they needed to find monsters to kill in order to level up.
Those who can swim can certainly kill fish monsters in the river.
If you're patient, you can just keep an eye on the ant holes there. The experience points are small, but they're not nonexistent, and you'll level up eventually.
Either you stay in the village to accept missions, or you have no choice but to head towards the mountains.
Tang Xiaomao and Zhang Yi walked for a while before finally making a discovery.
They discovered rabbit-like creatures with health bars on their heads in the grass at the foot of the mountain, which were clearly small monsters that could be used to gain experience points.
Now that they felt a little relieved, the two immediately started a new round of monster-slaying.
Rabbits do indeed provide more experience points than ants.
In fact, the two soon discovered that the area was not only inhabited by rabbits, but also by field mice and hedgehogs.
Since they are all small monsters within a certain size range, killing them is not too difficult for human players.
At least in terms of combat strength, it's not difficult.
The difficulty lies in first capturing or blocking them.
This shows the advantage of Tang Xiaomao and Zhang Yi teaming up.
Although the experience points are shared, cooperation in this situation can achieve a result greater than the sum of its parts.
Before long, Zhang Yi leveled up to level 5.
Kill, kill, kill...
I don't know how many rabbit monsters I killed.
At this moment, Tang Xiaomao had already reached level 8, and Zhang Yi was also at the peak of level 7, about to break through to level 8. Just then, an announcement appeared:
[Congratulations to 'Disrespectful Elder' for becoming the first player in Jinyang Village to break through level 10! Game rewards include a sword, a set of leather armor, and a spot to go to the Huixin Sword Sect...]
The announcement came as a complete surprise to all the players in Jinyang Village.
Unexpectedly, the first level 10 player has appeared, and there are even 'official' rewards being given out.
It's important to understand that the tools available to all players right now are simply stones or sticks that are readily available.
Unexpectedly, the game developers rewarded that 'disrespectful old man' with a sword, a leather armor, and a spot to go to the Huixin Sword Sect. It sounds pretty awesome.
"Wow, how did this guy level up so fast? We're only level 8, and he's already level 10!"
Zhang Yi sighed.
Tang Xiaomao thought for a moment and said:
"This person must have killed the fish monster in the river. It's normal that they level up faster than us because they have that advantage."
After all, the number of fish monsters in the river far exceeds the number of rabbits we have here. Hmm, that person is probably the 'disrespectful elder'.
Following the direction Tang Xiaomao pointed, Zhang Yi also saw a person.
Although the other party has chosen to conceal their name, the leather armor they wear and the sword they carry cannot lie.
And that guy was smiling broadly, so it was obvious that something good was about to happen.
"Hey bro, where are we going?"
Zhang Yi, that kid, was a bit too outgoing, and he blurted out something at that moment.
To my surprise, the other party replied with a smile:
"Going up the mountain to learn kung fu, hahaha, I'm off first, good luck to the rest of you brothers!"
Amidst envious glances from the crowd, the 'disrespectful elder' climbed the mountain.
It was clearly heading towards the so-called 'Wisdom Heart Sword Sect'.
Some curious people wanted to follow, but they discovered an invisible barrier halfway up the mountain.
It seems that people who haven't reached level 10 can't go very far from Jinyang Village.
"Don't be envious. We're already level 8, and we'll be close to level 10 soon. Let's hurry up and kill some monsters."
I'm really worried that there's a limit to the number of spots available at the Huixin Sword Sect. If I level up slowly and don't get a spot, then I'm doomed!
Tang Xiaomao, being more composed, urged him on.
Zhang Yi nodded as well.
Soon, the two resumed their monster-hunting adventure.
Fortunately, after working together for so long, they are now very skilled at herding rabbits out of the rabbit hole and then killing them.
One after another...
Sometimes I'll kill hedgehog monsters or field mouse monsters too, since the experience points are about the same anyway.
During this process, players continued to walk up the mountain.
However, only the top three winners received prizes; there was no announcement for those who came in third or lower.
However, judging from their expressions, they still managed to secure a spot at the Huixin Sword Sect.
Seeing this, Tang Xiaomao and Zhang Yi became even more anxious.
Fortunately, the two of them were not far from level 10.
After about fifty or sixty people went up the mountain, the two of them also leveled up to level 10.
Then, they discovered that the information panel indicated they had been granted the qualification to study at the 'Wisdom Heart Sword Sect'.
Without much hesitation, Tang Xiaomao and Zhang Yi set off up the mountain.
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