Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 56 I won!
Two hundred spots may not seem like a small number, but the number of applicants this time has skyrocketed to over eight million.

If registration wasn't tied to an ID card, game studios alone would be frantically flooding the registration page!
After all, the update announcement supposedly includes the addition of a live streaming feature!
This means that, given the current popularity of "Ten Continents Chronicles" and its inherent gameplay and freedom, you can make a fortune by streaming anything!

Bai Chenxue was one of the more than eight million people who signed up. As a college student majoring in literature, despite her poetic name, she was actually a complete internet addict.

At this moment, Bai Chenxue was praying with her eyes closed in front of a tiny, meticulously drawn figure of Fang Xianyu that no one but herself could recognize: "Please, Sect Leader! Let me be your dog! I will swear to shed my last drop of blood for the Taiyin Sect, waaaaah, let me play with you, I'm so greedy!"

As time ticked by, the countdown to the activation code distribution began. Soon, just as the number reached 0, the entire game platform interface seemed to freeze for a moment. Then, a clear and pleasant notification sound rang out, and a female voice entered Bai Chenxue's ears, like heavenly music:

"Dear Ms. Bai Chenxue, your application for the closed beta test of the game 'Ten Continents Chronicles' has been successfully selected by lottery. Please verify your qualification code as soon as possible. Due to the game company's regulations, failure to activate your qualification within 48 hours will be considered a forfeiture. Please activate your qualification as soon as possible."

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

Bai Chenxue was so excited she almost cried. She excitedly posted screenshots in the various game groups she frequented, boasting, "I won! I won! Ahhhhh!"

Almost everyone who plays virtual reality games regularly has paid attention to "Ten Continents Chronicles" and signed up, but very few people actually get a spot. As soon as Bai Chenxue posted her screenshot, a lot of jealous voices appeared in the group.

"Damn it, you lucky bastard!"

"Draw your sword! I am sworn enemies with the European Emperor!"

"European sturgeon? Steamed with spicy sweet and sour sauce, or grilled? Choose one!"

……

However, Bai Chenxue only posted a screenshot and didn't even look at the sarcastic remarks from her group members—she activated her account and entered the game almost immediately.

Compared to most people's habit of skipping game opening animations, Bai Chenxue prefers to immerse herself in the experience. After all, some games may not be very well made, but their animations are really good... cough, of course, this is mainly Bai Chenxue's own personal preference.

Unlike the previous ones uploaded to game forums, this time the opening animation has actually been updated!

At first, there was a bright, clear moon. Then, the view shifted downwards, revealing a village brightly decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.

Bai Chenxue recognized the village in the picture; it was the first village protected by the Taiyin Sect, where the players belonged—Shenyou Village!

However, the village of Shenyou was probably still undiscovered at this time, because although there were rare bonfires and candles burning in the village, the villagers all looked worried.

Then, a woman dressed better than the average villager was escorted to the village entrance.

The old village chief in the crowd sighed and said, "Liu family, you can go now. I'll take charge of your son from now on, so don't worry!"

The woman's expression was both desperate and calm. She knelt down before a middle-aged man with gray hair in the crowd and kowtowed heavily: "Grandpa, your daughter can no longer fulfill her filial duties. You must live well!"

The man, hunched over and with tears streaming down his face, could no longer hold on. He staggered over, grabbed his daughter, and cried out to the crowd, "The old man's neck is already in the ground! Why can't I take her place?! Why can't I?!"

Finally, her tone turned into pleading: "My child can't lose her mother! My daughter is only twenty! She's only twenty! You all have children! I beg you! Let me go! Don't let my child go!"

Many villagers in the crowd were also sobbing, but this scene played out almost every year; sympathy couldn't change it. "Liu Da, it's not that I don't want to, but how can you set a precedent here? Besides, there are only two of you left in your family. If you go, who will tend the medicinal herb fields? Every family has children, and no one wants to go, but the lottery was drawn. Alas, alas! It's fate! People have to accept their fate!"

"No! No! What kind of water goddess is she! I think she's just evil—"

"Shut up!" The village chief was furious. Quick-witted people in the crowd rushed over and covered the man's mouth tightly. The village chief hurriedly said, "Take him back! Take him back! Liu Da is just too happy! He's having a fit! He'll be fine after a few days of rest!"

"Father! Your daughter is gone!"

The woman also wept uncontrollably, but she had already accepted her fate. After saying her last words, she turned and left the village.

The scene shifts, and the woman is now alone at the edge of a cold pool at the mouth of the valley. The low temperature makes her shiver, and black mist gradually envelops her.

Soon, a shrill scream rang out, and the woman disappeared into the black mist. When the mist dissipated, only a piece of tattered floral cloth remained by the cold pool—the color of the woman's skirt.

Just as Bai Chenxue clenched her fists, the scene flickered again, and the woman's father appeared alone by the cold pool. He was wearing simple wooden armor, holding a wood-chopping axe in his hand, his expression resolute, and his eyes burning with hatred.

However, just as he approached the icy pool, a huge black "animal" leaped out of the water—

"what!"

Bai Chenxue instinctively gasped. This was a type of Nine Nether Demon she had seen in the "Ten Continents Chronicle Illustrated Guide" on the game forum, called "Xi Demon"!
The demon's long tail slapped against the water's surface, and countless orange-yellow eyes on its belly stared at the villagers, making it look extremely terrifying.

The villager was terrified; his legs trembled uncontrollably. But for some reason, he gripped his axe even tighter, seemingly shouting something, and swung it at the demon.

The eyes in the demon's belly were filled with mockery. He watched silently as the arrogant little insect buzzed towards him, then swallowed it whole.

"You...give me back my daughter..."

In the dim light, Bai Chenxue seemed to hear his final lament.

Bai Chenxue's tears were almost uncontrollable, but the game screen kept changing. This time, several players wearing only underwear or underwear and a tube top were gathered around the cold pool, using thunder talismans on the pool under Wang Ergou's signature voice command.

Several enormous bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking the dark, icy pool fiercely. The splashing water rose more than ten meters into the air, making the special effects look like they cost a lot.

More importantly, the players finally killed that damned demon, and God's Blessed Village finally saw hope.

She saw villagers running wildly in the fields and sitting on the ground in front of and behind their houses. They hugged each other, crying and laughing, and looked even a little crazy.

More and more people gradually gathered at the graves in the corners of the village.

On that small piece of land, hundreds of tombstones stand neatly arranged.

That was centuries of hatred and tears.

I slept all day and almost missed it! I'll post first! I'll fix any typos later! QAQ
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(End of this chapter)