"Oh, now I know how hard it is to win the favor of players."
Before lv.19, players cannot be stuck at a certain level. They will level up when their experience points are full. Therefore, they often find themselves in a state where they have just leveled up and their experience bars are not full.
Just like Li Kuang now, if he had 10,000 experience points, he would directly upgrade to lv.10. He would not be able to stay at lv.9 and come to Lin Xiang to buy those skills or techniques worth 10,000 experience points.
Lin Xiang is now waiting for the news to be exposed so that he can gain some experience from the players here.
"I'm helping to balance the level gap between the beta testers and the public beta testers. Even if the GM finds out, they probably won't give me any trouble, right?"
He thought about it in a humorous way. To upgrade from lv.16 to lv.17, 136,000 experience points were needed. This was by no means a small number. Lin Xiang was still 30,000 short.
It's already difficult now, and if you wait until you reach a higher level, it may take a very long time to upgrade to the next level.
Lin Xiang decided to show up more often so that he could fully interact with the players and make them crazy about him, instead of staying in the Universe Cave to practice all the time.
Instead of practicing for an hour, it would be better to sell a few skills to players.
He believed that in ordinary sects, these skills could not be learned easily.
"Go find the Black Dragon and see how much water essence it has collected. I hope the amount is a bit more."
Lin Xiang's figure suddenly disappeared within the Five Elements Wu Earth Formation and headed straight for Longxi River.
The Longxi River was not covered by the formation, so there was a gray fog flowing slowly around it and on the river surface, bringing nearby demons and monsters over.
There were also players here, a total of 600 internal test players scattered around, and the map that Lin Xiang could view was almost covered with green dots.
"Lian Feng" is the third batch of players to enter the "Ascension" game.
The first thing he did when he came in was to get himself a fishing rod, and using his superb fishing skills, he caught a lot of fish in Longxi River.
He then sold the fish to the villagers of Dongshan Village, and used the change and copper coins to buy a long knife from a blacksmith shop.
In addition to experience points, fishing also provides small surprises from time to time, such as catching spirit stone fragments, jade slips, etc.
Lian Feng's level has now reached level 6, which is pretty good among his group of players.
But he has always played games alone, never cooperated with others, never chatted with others, and never said a word even when his teammates or opponents mocked him, like a stubborn stone.
He is the epitome of someone who plays games silently, developing quietly without saying a word, and then waiting for the opportunity to amaze everyone.
"Come on, come on, kill two more water ghosts, I hope something good will pop up."
Lian Feng's goal wasn't to buy a small courtyard near Huanyu Market; he wanted to build his own courtyard next to Longxi River. This would be much cheaper, but would also provide less spiritual energy and less security.
But he doesn't care at all. He is a player. If he is safe, the whole family will be safe.
What's more, when I become stronger in the future, I will be able to set up a formation to protect the courtyard.
The wet water ghost had just emerged from the surface of Longxi River when another humanoid creature with golden light appeared next to Lianfeng, scaring him so much that he chopped it with a knife.
Lin Xiang originally wanted to give this player some opportunities, but he never expected to be directly attacked. This was quite depressing.
Of course, that knife didn't really hurt Lin Xiang. The blade seemed to be stuck in the mud a few centimeters outside his body and couldn't go any further.
It was a little dark by the Longxi River at night, with only two blazing fires providing light, which was not as bright as the market town.
After Lian Feng took action, he found out that the other party was actually a sacrificial spirit.
The water ghost that suddenly appeared was stunned on the water surface for a moment, with its long black hair draped over its body, and it exuded a cold and rotten smell, but it did not dare to attack or leave.
"Master Ji Ling, I didn't mean to attack you." Lian Feng apologized repeatedly and retracted the knife.
"Brave young man, can you help me kill this water ghost?" Lin Xiang asked casually.
[Ding, the Dongshan Village spirit has issued a mission to you: Eliminate the water ghost. Do you accept?]
[Eliminate Water Ghost: Kill a water ghost. Mission Reward: 300 Experience Points, Favorability +10.]
Lian Feng didn't expect that instead of being blamed, he was given a task. He immediately nodded and agreed.
"I accept!"
There happened to be a water ghost standing there in a daze. He picked up his long sword and cast an ice arrow spell.
Lian Feng's Ice Arrow technique condenses an arrow made entirely of ice in front of him, requiring more spiritual energy. Even with full spiritual energy, he can only perform it five times.
The ice arrow flew out instantly and hit the water ghost's head.
It would be unacceptable if you couldn't hit a fixed target so close.
The ice immediately froze the water ghost, and then Lian Feng threw out a stone, and the ice broke into pieces, and the water ghost turned into a ray of evil energy and dissipated into the air.
[Congratulations to the player for successfully completing the mission of eliminating the water ghost...]
As soon as the 300 experience points rewarded by Lin Xiang arrived, Lian Feng's body flashed with upgrade light and he immediately rose to level 7.
"Forehead."
Lin Xiang couldn't see how much experience the player had, and he didn't expect that the experience reward he gave would directly allow the other party to level up. Now the player in front of him couldn't use the experience points to learn skills.
But it’s okay this way, it’s okay if I show it to the other party even if they don’t see it.
So he said, "Young man, you are quite powerful, but your methods of dealing with enemies are limited. I have some spells that are more suitable for you."
After saying that, Lin Xiang showed Lian Feng his hidden store.
"Oh my god, the hidden store is open!"
Lian Feng was happy at first, but then he regretted it when he saw that the skills required 5,000 or 10,000 experience points.
"Why can't I get stuck at a level? All my experience points are used up directly when I upgrade." He has his eyes on several skills and can only envy them.
However, Lian Feng did not intend to give up. Instead, he asked, "Master Ji Ling, I don't have that much experience points at the moment. Can I buy these skills from you when I have enough experience points?"
"Of course, I'll be planting spiritual rice in the spiritual fields tomorrow morning. Come find me if you've accumulated enough experience points."
In order to create a chance encounter, Lin Xiang specifically told the time and place.
If the players are willing, they will definitely come and beg me to make money!
Lian Feng was a man of normal intelligence and immediately understood what Ji Ling meant. He patted his chest and said, "Thank you, Master Ji Ling. I will definitely gain experience points as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, I'll be in the market for the next few days."
"Master Ji Ling, I have a small wish. Can you sell me a piece of land near Longxi River?" As a city dweller, Lian Feng longs for the rural pastoral life of picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the southern mountains.
There is not much chance in reality, but at least there is such a possibility in the game.
Even though there would be water ghosts and other monsters appearing in the Longxi River at night, he still wanted to build a small courtyard from scratch and record the entire process of construction. Maybe he could even become an alternative internet celebrity blogger.
Lin Xiang shook his head. "These lands will always belong to me. They are part of my dojo and cannot be divided. But I can sell them to you for unlimited time. As long as my dojo still exists, this land will belong to you."
Just as he said, the courtyard that Han Mu had obtained before was only the right to use, not the ownership.
If you cut off a piece in his dojo, it would be better not to sell it.
"In this case, how many spirit stones will it take?" Lian Feng asked excitedly. He had never thought about becoming a peerless master, but just regarded the virtual game as another kind of life.
"The land in Dongshan Village is limited, and the price will continue to rise. If you are the first person to buy land, I will give you a very big discount. One acre of land only costs one thousand low-grade spirit stones."
When Lian Feng heard this, he couldn't help but feel upset.
Only one thousand spirit stones?
I can't even take out ten spirit stones.
In fact, Lin Xiang essentially did not want to sell the land use rights on a large scale, not to mention that he was selling one acre of land, not a small courtyard of one or two hundred square meters.
Lian Feng didn't know how to earn spirit stones now. He suddenly asked, "Master Ji Ling, can I get a loan?"
Lin Xiang didn't want to reveal his modern identity, so he pretended to be a novice and asked curiously, "What is a loan?"
"A loan means I'll pay a portion of the spirit stones first, and then pay you the remaining portion on time every month. During this process, I have the right to use the land. If I can't pay the spirit stones on time, you can take the land back."
Lian Feng knew that even if it was difficult to raise enough for the down payment, it would definitely be easier than a thousand spirit stones.
He hadn't expected Lin Xiang's reaction, but the spirit in front of him said, "That sounds a bit complicated. Perhaps you could find time to go to the Earth God Temple and discuss it with me in detail. I'm very interested in the loan plan."
Lin Xiang also wanted to try something new. Instead of proposing the loan himself, it would be better to let the players take the initiative to bring it up.
Once players purchase land in the outer area of Dongshan Village, they will definitely spend a lot of time there. This is a good opportunity for life-stream players to stay.
No one knows what kind of tricks the life-style players and farming-style players will come up with.
He only knew that there was already a female player who was making clothes. She bought some linen and low-quality cloth from the villagers and tried to make clothes by hand.
The female player even asked a handicraft master player to help her recreate a real-life foot-operated sewing machine.
What may constrain her are funds and tools.
Lin Xiang decided to make an angel investment in the other party after she had produced the clothing, so that she could start making more gorgeous clothing as a feature of the market.
There are indeed many shops and even sects in the world of cultivation that specialize in making clothing, but there is always a difference in the aesthetics and vision of modern people and ancient people.
Maybe some cultivators will like the improved clothing she designed.
In addition to looking good, practicality is also key.
Lin Xiang felt that he could focus on exploring the players' craftsmanship attributes, not just allowing them to upgrade and become stronger.
Spring comes when all flowers bloom!
Now Lin Xiang is using his elusiveness to keep in touch with these players, allowing them to give full play to their strengths and creativity in the game world, thus bringing positive impacts to the game world and themselves.
Lian Feng had no idea what Ji Ling was thinking. He suddenly saw the water in Longxi River bubbling as if it was boiling.
Immediately afterwards, a terrifying black creature with a ferocious head suddenly emerged from the water, bringing with it the sound of splashing water.
He used his detection technique, but all he got was a series of???
[Ink Dragon (Transforming): lv.70, ???]
The players' invincible detection skills can only see the opponent's name and level, and cannot be as specific as Lin Xiang's.
"Master Ji Ling's dragon has actually been under the Longxi River all this time!" Lian Feng almost forgot how to breathe. He stood stupidly on the ground, tilting his head back to look at the huge beast.
No wonder it is called Longxi River, there really are dragons there.
The breath of the black dragon was obscured by the river water. Now it suddenly appeared above the river surface. The demons and monsters shrouded in gray fog around it immediately became a commotion, and the monsters within a ten-mile radius all fled in panic.
They are the most bullying, bullying civilians and low-level monks, and obeying the orders of high-level demons and monsters.
The strong sense of hierarchy makes them want to submit to Mo Jiao!
Now, after the Black Dragon had released its aura, it shrank its body and then spit out two balls of azure water essence.
Lin Xiang put it into his space ring. He looked happy as he could finally practice the second type of the Five Elements Extinction Divine Light.
He originally planned to return to Qingwei Sword Sect to climb the Demon Suppression Tower to level up, but now there are so many green leeks waiting to be harvested, and there is no need to kill monsters himself.
What's more, this method can also activate Dongshan Village and Huanyu Market and discover more talents.
Suddenly, Lian Feng pulled out a fish he had caught from his game package and nervously offered it to Mo Jiao. He wasn't trying to please anyone; he simply wanted to pet this rare demigod.
In real life, we pet cats and dogs, and sometimes play with birds or koi, but none of those can compare to the dragon in front of us.
In fact, Mo Jiao usually doesn't fish in Longxi River.
One reason is that its cultivation level is very high and it has basically practiced fasting. If it really wants to eat, it will definitely prey on monsters with abundant demonic power and spiritual energy. It will not prey on ordinary fish like this.
Another reason is that it doesn't want to destroy the ecology here. To fill the stomach of a dragon, it is likely that all the fish in the waters near Longxi River will be eaten to extinction!
Of course, thanks to the spiritual energy emanating from the Universe Cave, more and more fish instinctively gathered towards the Longxi River, and the water plants seemed to be more juicy and nutritious than those in other sections of the river.
The black dragon was stunned by its action, but then opened its mouth wide, swallowed the fish and chewed it in big mouthfuls.
"Maybe you can try grilling fish for it, maybe it will like it more." Lin Xiang reminded. He would not prevent Mo Jiao from making friends with players. On the contrary, he encouraged this behavior.
Perhaps under the influence of Lian Feng, the Black Dragon will become the mascot of Dongshan Village.
He was still anxious to go back and practice the Water-Extinction Divine Light, so he handed two pills to Mo Jiao and turned around and disappeared.
After getting the pills, Mo Jiao also turned around and dived into the river. It had to digest the medicinal power of the two pills well and strive to complete the transformation as soon as possible.
In an instant, Lian Feng was the only one left on the bank of Longxi River, which reflected the leaping flames.
If it weren't for the level increase, he would have thought that everything just now was an illusion!
"Did I just have an adventure?"
"There's actually a dragon in this river."
"When my fishing skill reaches level 10, will I be able to catch a black dragon?"
"We're fishermen, so it's normal to catch a dragon."
"Try to catch it with grilled fish tomorrow."
He belatedly realized it and slapped his thigh, then ran around on the ground in excitement. He then redoubled his efforts to gain experience points, wanting to get 5,000 experience points when the sun was angry in exchange for a powerful skill.
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"With these two players helping to promote it, there should be quite a few players waiting to see it tomorrow. I hope they'll be more supportive and stop hiding it, and share it as soon as possible."
Lin Xiang sat cross-legged on the cushion. Although the Five Elements Extinction Divine Light method was running in his body, his mind was thinking about the scene of himself cutting leeks from the players.
If a true cultivator tries to do two things at once, he will usually end up going astray.
However, players, even he who has an NPC template, can do this easily, and so far, there has been no case of anyone hurting themselves due to failed training.
The water essence circulates along with the magical power for a cycle, and then is absorbed by the spiritual power and gradually gathers in the kidneys.
The five elements correspond exactly to the five internal organs: the heart governs fire, the liver governs wood, the lungs govern metal, the spleen governs earth, and the kidneys govern water.
Practicing the Five Elements Extinction Divine Light is actually a process of strengthening the internal organs. It can greatly strengthen these organs, thus becoming more long-lived and powerful.
Lin Xiang's heart and kidneys have been strengthened, but the other three are still far from being healed.
Obviously, he is just a body of spirit, but the power of the five elements can also bless the spirit.
He slowly absorbed five parts of the Water Element Essence, opened the game forum, and felt the few times when Dongshan Village was the center of the topic.
During the internal test, all 605 players were from Dongshan Village, and all topics revolved around Dongshan Village.
But when the internal test is about to begin, players from other places will definitely be scattered all over the place, and everyone will discuss what happened to them, so not many people will pay attention to this side.
In the forum section open to ordinary netizens, everyone is discussing what profession they want to play and what secondary profession they want to do. Some people even hold up big banners and start forming gangs.
"The King's Return Gang is recruiting! No matter which Novice Village you are in, you can join us. All heroes are welcome to join us!"
"The Mythology Gang is recruiting elite players, as well as couples, lovers, and singles. Professional players will lead the team, so it's worth looking forward to."
"I want to be a sword immortal, no one can stop me!"
"I hope the sacrificial spirits in our Novice Village can be as powerful as Old Lin."
"I want to become the best blacksmith in the server. When that happens, all your weapons will be mine."
"Hehehe, I want to be an alchemist and see what I can make."
"I don't know if I can marry an NPC. I want to find a rich older sister and don't want to work hard anymore."
"It used to be that a woman three years older than a man would bring him a fortune, but now a woman three thousand years older than a man would be directly ranked among the immortals!"
"I want to have a pure love affair with my handsome and simple master."
"Tsk, you guys are all love-brained. I want to be the first player in the server to ascend!"
"You guys take your time playing. I'm going to travel around the entire game world and explore different maps."
Everyone has different ambitions, but the only thing they have in common is their infinite expectations for the gaming world.
In the forum where only beta testers can post and reply to posts, the most discussed topic is indeed about him.
Li Kuang is a very interesting player. He can't wait to share the skills he just learned with his team members, and then post them on the Internet so that all players can see them.
Being a good person is one aspect, but on the other hand, it is about wanting to show off, thinking that it is a unique opportunity for you.
"Shocking! I can learn powerful skills from the stingy spirit without using spirit stones!"
When Lin Xiang saw the title, he wanted to kick this guy hard. He was so generous, so why did he become a stingy person?
However, considering that he helped me promote myself, I reluctantly forgave him.
[You may not believe me, but I guarantee that everything I say is true. After all, videos cannot be photoshopped.]
[Without further ado, let’s get straight to the point.]
Because I was forced to attend social events after work today, I stayed online for a long time. My teammates were already out in the wilderness, subduing demons and monsters. To reunite with them as quickly as possible, I rushed out the moment I logged in. I encountered the sudden appearance of the sacrificial spirit, Old Lin, at the entrance to the market.
[As an aside, you can watch the video. Lao Lin was so elusive that I almost fainted. He's clearly a deity shrouded in golden light, yet he appeared so abruptly, without giving me any psychological preparation.]
[Back to the topic. After meeting Lao Lin, he gave me a very simple task. He asked me to attack the defensive formation of the market town and test whether it was still functioning properly.]
Although Lao Lin didn't tell me how much force I should use to attack the formation, I understood that I had to use my most powerful skills. That way, he would see my strength and dedication.
[Sure enough, after I used the Rocket Technique to completely consume my spiritual power, I successfully gained Old Lin's favor. Not only did he reward me with experience points, but he also gained favorability.]
[On the surface, it seems like I'm definitely losing out. How could this little thing be worth wasting all my spiritual energy on? Don't worry, after improving my relationship with Lao Lin, he'll suddenly grant me trading privileges in the hidden shop.]
Most of the items in this game can be purchased in the store, at a slightly lower price of one or two Spirit Stones. I didn't find it strange at first, but then I realized that all skills can be purchased with experience points. Take a look at the screenshot below.
[Wow, skills like Rocket and Ice Arrow only require 5,000 experience points, and techniques like Changchun Gong only require 10,000 experience points. Alchemy and Weapon Refining each require 100,000 experience points.]
[Brothers, I'm not making this up. If you have any experience points to spare, go boost Lao Lin's favorability and learn a few more skills.]
Li Kuang's post described the process of his "adventure" in great detail, and was accompanied by videos and pictures, making it very credible.
In less than half an hour, his post became a hot topic and was directly voted up by the beta test players!
Everyone even reminded each other to ask players who had not entered the forum to check it out quickly.
The author has something to say:
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or provided nutrient solution between 2022-06-23 18:44:14 and 2022-06-24 21:33:49~
Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Yun Shujun 1;
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!
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