Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 57 The Beginning of a Newbie

The character ID in "Ten Continents Chronicles" is restricted, but Bai Chenxue has played more games than she has read textbooks, so she already has a certain habit of using game IDs. Therefore, she used the few words she was most familiar with: 【柴狗菜菜】.

For new games like this, there's no data to refer to when creating characters, so Shiba Inu Cai Cai has to adjust the data himself.

According to strategy posts on the forum, the character size data in this game is tied to the initial stats of the actual character. For example, a larger size gives you a slight advantage in strength, while a smaller size gives you an advantage in agility.

However, the guide also mentioned that this is just a guess based on a simple comparison of data provided by dozens of players, and it's not absolute. Furthermore, these differences will disappear once players reach level 10 and achieve Qi Induction. Therefore, unless you're an absolute perfectionist, there's no need to compromise your aesthetic sense for the initial stats.

For example, Shiba Inu Cai Cai hesitated for a moment before decisively choosing her comfort zone—copying her own body shape and making minor adjustments. This method allows her to quickly adapt to the character's five senses and physical state after entering the game.

After all, many players have pointed out that they need a few minutes to readjust to their physical state each time they exit the game and step out of the pod. This is because "Ten Continents Chronicle" is so realistic that it feels like time travel, with no sense of lag or virtuality when controlling the game character, thus revealing the difference between the game character and the real body through physical control.

As a result, many netizens condemned this technology, arguing that it should not be used in games, as it would confuse children with the difference between virtual and reality, potentially leading them to do something irreversible.

In response to such outrageous remarks, netizens were not polite: "What kind of kid can bypass the anti-addiction lock? This game is for 16+, anyone who can play it can distinguish between the game and reality, right? Is your little darling a three-and-a-half-year-old genius hacker?"

"First, your child has to bypass the national-level database that binds their genetic information to their identity number. Second, they need to disguise their anatomy as that of an adult when connecting to the game pod. Finally, for a child with this ability to go to such lengths just to play a game, they must really love it deeply, hahaha..."

"Hilarious! Weren't you the ones who reported the violent crimes in the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf cartoon back then?"

Of course, these little incidents were just for laughs.

As a seasoned internet addict, Chai Gou Cai Cai is very receptive to advice, especially from veteran players. During game maintenance, Wang Er Gou posted a guide specifically for newbies to avoid common pitfalls, which was even featured and pinned by the game's official team. After winning an activation code, Chai Gou Cai Cai read it repeatedly with an enthusiasm more exaggerated than when preparing for the CET-4 or CET-6 exams. The guide suggested that new players choose a body type that closely resembles their real-life physique, supposedly for a better gaming experience.

Soon, Shiba Inu Cai Cai, having adjusted its body shape and sculpted its face, excitedly entered the game.

First everything went black, then I smelled the scent of fresh grass.

In an instant, Shiba Inu Cai Cai's eyes widened.

Even if you see others online saying a thousand times that this game is very realistic, it can't compare to experiencing it firsthand.

She couldn't help but squat down and touch the weeds on the ground. The mountain breeze made the tips of the grass gently tickle her palm, it was so ticklish and the touch was so wonderful.

"Huh? Newbie!?"

A voice came to my ears.

Chai Gou Cai Cai looked in the direction of the voice and immediately saw the other person's ID.

【Jia Xiaoren】, he looked very familiar. Chai Gou Cai Cai paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered, isn't he the best friend of 【Zhen Junzi】, the only player in the entire server with an NPC apprentice!

Shiba Inu Cai Cai's eyes lit up, and she blurted out, "It's the boss!"

Jia Xiaoren chuckled: "I wouldn't dare call myself a big shot, I've only played for a few more days... But the location you randomly spawned in is a bit out of the way!" The announcement for the second closed beta test stated that newly spawned players would be randomly spawned within the territory of the Taiyin Sect upon their first login. Wang Ergou's beginner's guide also mentioned that if the random spawn location is too far from both sects' headquarters, he suggested that players just commit suicide to quickly return to the city. Even waiting for the 10-minute resurrection cooldown is better than running around in the wild.

Chai Gou Cai Cai hurriedly and humbly asked, "Expert, how far is this place from the sect's headquarters? I heard that newbies have to chop down trees and do quests first?"

Seeing that the newbie in front of him was cute and well-behaved, and was actually a girl, Jia Xiaoren skillfully sent her a party invitation, saying, "It's not exactly close, but it's perfect timing. I'm going to find Huang Gong to get a quest. Why don't you come with me? Maybe we can even have a lucky encounter! I'll take you back after we finish Huang Gong's quest!"

"Okay, okay! Thank you, boss!"

Having an experienced player to guide you is something you can only dream of, so Chai Gou Cai Cai decisively joined the team and followed Jia Xiao Ren step by step.

As they walked and talked, one of them said, "You don't seem like a complete newbie. Have you played similar games before?"

"Yeah, I've played games like JX13!"

"It should be easy to pick up, but this game is too hardcore. Apart from the skills you get from the main quests and the skill books that drop from quests, you have to learn everything else yourself. It's ridiculous!"

"I saw in Er Gou's post that he also said the simplest and most practical one is [Yu Feng], but he also said that [Yu Feng] can be bought for five yuan..."

"Yes, that's how it is. But with so many new players joining in the second closed beta, I doubt the [Wind Control] skill will be cheap for the next few days. By the way, what skill did you get?"

Shiba Inu Cai Cai was taken aback by the question: "Huh? Don't we need to report to the sect leader to get the skill book?"

"That's the previous storyline. The initial storyline for the second closed beta was changed. Look in your inventory, there should be a newbie gift pack. The first quest on the quest panel should also let you open the newbie gift pack directly, which contains skill books and cultivation manuals. However," Jia Xiaoren pouted and complained, "that cultivation manual is a real rip-off. You have to learn it yourself, which is not much different from going to the sect's library, where there are more choices! I really don't understand why they added this thing!"

"Hiss—I have to learn it myself? Will it have any consequences if I don't learn it?"

While asking the question, Shiba Inu Cai Cai opened her backpack and sure enough, she saw a gift box-like pattern inside.

"I don't think it will have much of an impact, unless you can really learn it thoroughly like Second Senior Sister, otherwise we're all just noobs!" Jia Xiaoren shrugged: "Anyway, I didn't learn it."

"Oh... let me see what I got... hey? [Heavenly Pot]? What's that?"

Jia Xiaoren couldn't help but glance sideways. He was certain that among the fifty-odd players in the first test, it seemed that no one had ever unlocked this skill.

"【Pot Heaven】? This is the first time I've heard of this skill. What does it do?"

Shiba Inu Cai Cai looked at the skill description and said, "It says it can create space? That sounds pretty good!"

【Pot Heaven (LV1)】: Creates a small space where items can be stored.

Upon hearing this, Jia Xiaoren, who had obtained the skill book with the highest drop rate, [Wind Control], almost shed tears of envy. However, being a skilled actor, he remembered to maintain the dignity of a veteran player. So, he nodded casually, his tone even sounding somewhat nonchalant: "Good luck. This way, you can save a lot of contribution points for exchanging Qiankun Bags in the future, and you can probably graduate earlier than others."

(End of this chapter)