Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 7 Senior Sister, Hello, Smart?

Just as Wang Ergou and his two companions were rushing back to the sect's temporary camp near their spawn point, a small animal-human figure dressed in a brocade robe and wearing a xiezhi crown stood in front of the small stone temple that had just been disturbed. Its furry, round face had a human-like fawning expression on it. It bowed its back, rubbed its hands, and asked ingratiatingly, "Your Majesty, do you think I performed well just now?"

"good,"

Fang Xianyu, who was controlling the puppet, nodded slightly and then commented: "You were still a bit too soft-hearted. Next time, just use the killing move directly. It doesn't matter if you die. Just make sure you control it well and keep it at the level of a Qi Refining stage cultivator."

Huang Gong replied, "Yes, yes, that's right. I was thinking that those were all summoned by the Empress, so they're practically family, and it's not easy to take action against them... If you give me that kind of instruction, I'll definitely do a great job for you next time!"

The puppet didn't speak again and flew away in the blink of an eye. Where it had just stopped, a gray bead, about the size of a fist, appeared floating in the air.

Upon seeing this, Huang Gong was overjoyed and immediately pounced over, indulging in the essence of Taiyin from the gray bead with a look of pure bliss.

……

With the help of [Divine Speed], Han Yi quickly carried Wang Ergou back to the vicinity of the NPC. At this time, there were not many players gathered around the NPC anymore. Most of them had gone to do the brick-moving quest. A few others, seeing that Wang Ergou had triggered the hidden quest, were envious and started running around, hoping to trigger some quest as well.

"Senior Sister! Senior Sister! Wang Ergou's leg is broken!"

The Jade Emperor shouted excitedly from a great distance.

A player who was submitting a brick-moving task nearby couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Pfft, buddy, is that tone really appropriate, hahaha!"

Wang Ergou, perched on Han Yi's back, sneered at the black man: "Go away! Don't gloat here if you're an unlucky person who hasn't triggered the hidden quest!"

"Tch! So what if you trigger the hidden feature? You'll still end up doing a handstand and having diarrhea!"

"Pooh!"

Wang Ergou spat, but before he could say anything, the NPC Baili Shuang actually took the initiative to talk to him:

"Huh? Junior Brother Wang Ergou? What happened to you? Why are you covered in such strong Yin energy? And why are you so badly injured?"

The plot automatically triggers when you get close?
Wang Ergou guessed, skillfully extracting the task keywords, and said, "Senior Sister, I found a Huang Gong Temple nearby! Then as soon as I got close, I was blown away by a tornado! And I got injured! Ah, I'm so badly injured, I think I'm going to die!"

The calm tone paired with the intense description left the Jade Emperor, who was playing this MMORPG for the first time, speechless. He whispered to Han Yi, "Brother Gou, why is your acting so half-hearted? Isn't this a role-playing game? Is this even acceptable?"

"Is this alright...?" Han Yi, who hadn't thought anything was wrong, hesitated after the Jade Emperor's comment: "Other games are like this too, saying keywords should be fine, right..."

"Huang Gong Temple... I've heard of it. It's said that there used to be a village here that worshipped Huang Gong, but for some reason, the villagers all fled and settled elsewhere." The puppet, outwardly Baili Shuang but inwardly Fang Xianyu, dutifully played her part: "There happens to be some [Bone-Breaking and Muscle-Regenerating Powder] in the camp. I'll give you some first. However, building the sect is a major matter for the Taiyin Sect, and I'm afraid I can't get away. I'll need you to investigate and see what's causing this trouble and deal with it properly."

Huang Gong Temple is a hidden quest storyline that Fang Xianyu carefully arranged after subduing a little monster. In addition to enriching the player experience and giving the players the opportunity to handle the entrusted events independently, it also aims to stimulate the players to cultivate on their own.

That's right. Although Fang Xianyu can use the system's energy to enlighten the puppet bodies containing players' consciousness and impart spells, she cannot directly enable them to control the "power" they have cultivated. In other words, while she can certainly strengthen a player's body and consciousness to the level of a Foundation Establishment cultivator in one go, it's not a skill they've gradually comprehended themselves, and the players cannot unleash its true potential.

While forcing players to actually cultivate immortality might sound a bit too hardcore, this is the easiest and fastest way for Fang Xianyu to establish a powerful sect. Besides...

This is about cultivating immortality!

Although it's a bit hardcore, this surreal writing game is actually a time-traveling cultivation experience, and there's no substitute for it in the world!

To disguise his online experience in this otherworld as a game, Fang Xianyu secretly spent several days playing several of the most popular similar virtual reality games while connected to the internet! It's no exaggeration to say that *Ten Continents Chronicles* is a groundbreaking masterpiece! It's a true tenth art form! There are games that claim to be AI-driven, but AI is still just AI; it can only imitate, not create. Furthermore, the engines currently developed to support virtual reality games are completely incomparable to a real otherworld. Even the latest globally popular titles from the three major studios have serious clipping issues and stiff NPC interactions. As for gravity engines, visual and olfactory systems, their crude simulations are simply child's play compared to *Ten Continents Chronicles*! After all, this is a real world!

The Jade Emperor was the first to pat his chest and guarantee, "No problem! Leave it to us! I have the qualities of an emperor!"

Baili Shuang smiled gently: "Hehe, this Junior Brother Yu is really confident..."

Unexpectedly, the Jade Emperor's targeted reply startled him, prompting him to exclaim, "Holy crap! This NPC is so intelligent!"

However, even this subconscious exclamation elicited a reply from the NPC: "Huh? What did you say, junior brother?"

This time, even veteran gamer Han Yi and Wang Ergou, who had read countless games for his profession, were shocked.

Wang Ergou's eyes darted around, and he interjected, "Senior Sister, we all say your AI design is incredibly intelligent!"

Baili Shuang seemed not to have heard Wang Ergou's words clearly, her eyes filled with confusion: "What?"

"AI?"

"Junior Brother Wang, I don't understand the language of your world. Please communicate with me in the language of Central Continent."

"intelligent?"

"Junior Brother Wang, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"What the hell?"

"That sounds like something you would use to insult someone? Junior Brother Wang, are you insulting me?"

Fang Xianyu, who was controlling Baili Shuang's gentle smile, took a deep breath where no one could see her.

She knew it! You absolutely can't have any expectations of "players." On the first day of the server launch, less than 50 people logged in! And some people already started acting like idiots!

You want to flirt with the NPCs, huh?
Fang Xianyu gritted his teeth, watching the players constantly teasing the puppet NPC, and decided to temporarily install a game patch.

……

[Affection Hint]: [Baili Shuang's affection for you -10]

[WARNING]: [The Affection System is now available. Please be careful with your words and actions during the game. Decreasing NPC affection will result in various debuffs. You currently have the [Senior Sister's Dislike] debuff.]

[Senior Sister's Dissatisfaction]: [Daily task submission rewards for the Taiyin Sect have decreased by 10%]

……

"Fuck!!!"

This time, there were three simultaneous wails. Han Yi even got so excited that he dropped Wang Ergou, whom he was carrying on his back, to the ground, attracting the attention of several players who were turning in their quests nearby.

(End of this chapter)