Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 60 Shiba Inu Nana really has a Shiba Inu!

Soon, the experienced players skillfully defeated the two bosses and excitedly gathered together to start bidding on equipment.

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"The last piece! The last piece of equipment! A ring that adds 5 mana! It's a green item at least, it'll help me get more gear points!"

Jia Xiaoren spared no effort in promoting the dropped equipment, but the ring that only added 5 points of mana was really useless. Even if a newly created account had a low mana bar, it would still have several hundred. 5 points of mana wouldn't even be enough to use a single skill. Even if you were just trying to increase your combat power, the rings that you could get from sect contribution and prestige points were much more cost-effective.

Jia Xiaoren had no choice but to say, "If no one wants it, I'll just give it to my apprentice. After all, she's the one who triggered this adventure, and it's not worth much anyway. Does everyone have any objections?"

"No objections! Time to pay salaries!"

"Take off! Wuhu!"

Surrounded by the chattering of other players, Jia Xiaoren quickly sent out red envelopes in the newly formed group chat after distributing the last piece of equipment.

It costs over 800 RMB per person, and even Shiba Inu and Cai Cai feel like they're burning their hands with that money!
After the group disbanded, Jia Xiaoren said smugly, "How was it, apprentice? You got rich this time, didn't you? You even stole three pieces of unwanted equipment! Make do with these for now, it's better than nothing. You can get better equipment after grinding contribution points for a few days!"

After only half a day online, Shiba Inu Cai Cai had already earned over 800 RMB, and she was ecstatic: "Wow, Master is amazing!"

Although it wasn't Jia Xiaoren's first time mentoring an apprentice in a game, in "Ten Continents Chronicles," this newly released feature didn't have any established rules to follow. So, based on his years of gaming experience, he asked, "Want to come? I'll take you through the daily quests?"

Shiba Inu Cai Cai hesitated a bit—although she was very touched by her master's hands-on guidance, the game was so realistic that she felt it would be a waste not to fully immerse herself in it. So she said, "Hmm... I want to go explore the surrounding area first. Anyway, I can run away now that I have [Wind Control]! The main thing is that this game offers such a high degree of freedom!"

Jia Xiaoren could understand the newbie's curiosity, so he simply nodded: "Okay, then feel free to message me anytime if you need anything! Remember, if you encounter any danger, take off your clothes first if you have time!"

A question mark slowly appeared on Shiba Inu Cai Cai's forehead: "?"

Jia Xiaoren spread his hands, looking like someone who had been through it all, and said helplessly, "Otherwise, the equipment might be damaged, or even dropped and disappear."

"Okay..."

After saying goodbye to Jia Xiaoren, Chai Gou Cai Cai headed straight for Taiping Town.

The wild is all trees and grass, what's so interesting about it! She couldn't even imagine how fun this kind of free-spirited village settlement could be, it's much better than those large-scale scenario murder mystery games or theme parks!

With the [Wind Control], Shiba Inu Cai Cai's travel speed has greatly increased. Although she is not very skilled at using it yet, and sometimes she is caught in the wind and can't keep her balance, she has mastered it quite well after playing for a short time.

There weren't many players in Taiping Town yet, and the atmosphere seemed no different from usual.

Firstly, although two hundred activation codes were distributed for the second closed beta test, not everyone had the time to rush in and play immediately when the server opened. After all, most people still have jobs, families, and their own lives. All things considered, the number of people online at any given time was more than one hundred, which was already considered incredibly popular.

Secondly, new players who have just entered the game will definitely need to chop down trees to level up or do daily quests for their sect to at least acquire a self-defense skill before they can explore the wilderness.

Even Shiba Inu Cai Cai, if it weren't for her unexpectedly acquired master giving her the [Wind Control] skill, she would definitely be one of the tree-chopping army now.

Therefore, it is reasonable that the entire town of Taiping appears as quiet and peaceful as usual.

However... it wasn't entirely quiet...

"Woof! Woof woof woof!" Several sudden barks startled Shiba Inu Nana. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a large yellow dog that looked very much like a Shiba Inu baring its teeth at her.

Behind the big yellow dog, several puppies were crammed together in a disorganized mess, the smallest of them, a white puppy, whose eyes were still closed. The puppies were all packed together, round and chubby, incredibly cute. Even the big yellow dog itself, despite its fierce barking, didn't look particularly intimidating because of its small size and its resemblance to a Shiba Inu, a popular meme.

Sensing the threat from the "cultivator," the big yellow dog was trying its best to look fierce, standing in front of the puppies and glaring at the Shiba Inu, Cai Cai.

"What are you yelling for!"

Hearing the barking, a ruddy-faced old woman came out of the house, cursing. She first smiled apologetically at the Shiba Inu, then pretended to hit the big yellow dog: "Do you think anyone would want your little pups? Barking, barking! All you do all day is bark!"

Although she was cursing fiercely, the hand she raised high only lightly touched the big yellow dog's back, clearly showing that the old lady was reluctant to actually hit it.

The big yellow dog whimpered after being hit and tried to dodge to the side, but at least its expression was no longer fierce. It just pushed its puppies behind it, looking very wary.

Seeing that the big yellow dog had stopped barking, the old lady called out, "Excuse me, young lady, are you a disciple of the Taiyin Sect over there? This beast just had puppies, and her puppies are so precious, were you scared? Come, come, come in and have some water and rest!"

"That's right, I'm a disciple of the Taiyin Sect, so I don't need water. I didn't notice it and got too close. It's a new mother, so it's protective of its offspring. I can understand!"

As Chai Gou Cai Cai was speaking, she suddenly remembered that she still had some pork jerky that someone had given her when she was doing dungeons in her backpack: "Oh right, I still have some good stuff here!"

As she spoke, she took out a few pieces of pork jerky from her game backpack and carefully moved them closer to the big yellow dog.

The big yellow dog had a very keen nose. As soon as the pork jerky was exposed to the air, it sniffed several times, and its mouth started drooling.

Seemingly sensing Shiba Inu Cai Cai's intentions, this time the big yellow dog didn't bare its teeth or back away. Instead, it looked at the two-legged creature it had just been so wary of with longing.

The old lady standing nearby laughed and scolded, "Look at you, so pathetic! You shameless thing! You're yelling at people now!"

Shiba Inu Cai Cai herself loves small animals, but in reality, for various reasons, she has never kept one. She has always felt that keeping a pet is a very serious matter, a responsibility one life has for another, and she has never been ready to take on the responsibility of a life.

In the game, Shiba Inu Cai Cai's love for small animals only grew stronger. At this moment, she disregarded the big yellow dog's previous attitude and generously tossed it two pieces of jerky—this kind of jerky was quite salty, and eating too much would put too much strain on the small animal's kidneys. Although she wasn't sure if the game would include such details, well... what if it did?
The big yellow dog immediately wagged its tail and pounced on the jerky, munching away with relish, drooling all over the ground, completely ignoring the little pups crawling around behind it.

Alright, forget-your-child jerky.

However, a surprising scene soon unfolded.

After munching on the jerky for a while, the big yellow dog turned around and nudged a few of the puppies with its nose, sniffing this one and that one. After a long while, it actually nudged the little white puppy whose eyes were not yet fully open and brought it to the front of Shiba Inu Cai Cai!

It wagged its tail and tried to nudge its little white puppy towards Shiba Inu Cai Cai's feet, its two eyes sparkling.

Shiba Inu Cai Cai felt a little flattered. She asked the old lady next to her uncertainly, "Can I...can I pet it?"

The old lady smiled and said, "Silly girl, it wants to give you its cub!"

The book will be available for 10,000 words tomorrow! Dear readers, please remember to give this newbie a first-day subscription! I'm bowing down to you all so gratefully!!!

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