Immortal Dao Fruits, Cards to Help Me

Chapter 3: The Female Ghost? Maybe we should just forget about it?!
Chen Xiuxian didn't think too much about it. After all, he had never enjoyed such a benefit in his life, and he hadn't thought about it for the time being.

He found the village chief's house without any trouble. There was a wooden sign at the door with the words "Jia Tou" written on it.

In this game, the Great Shun Dynasty sets up a headman for every ten households in the countryside, and a headman for every ten headmen, and a village head for every ten households.

The head of a village or the head of a neighborhood were the lowest-ranking officials, without salaries, and were considered local worthies.

They were responsible for routine tasks such as household registration, security, and coordinating the collection of grain taxes. In case of important matters, they would promptly report to the county clerk, who would then report to the county magistrate.

Chen Xiuxian had already read that letter on the way. It was basically about introducing Chen Xiuxian's background and asking his old friend to help take care of him.

Chen Xiuxian's "fictional" background is that he had been living in seclusion on the mountain with his father, and now that his father has passed away, he has come down from the mountain.

Chen Xiuxian was also uneasy, wondering if the letter would be of any use.
As a result, the old village chief, who was in his fifties, was quite enthusiastic towards Chen Xiuxian after reading the letter, saying that he had received many favors from Chen Xiuxian's father back then.

They say his father was a person of extraordinary talent or something...

Anyway, at least we have a place to stay.

The old village chief and his wife were both in their early fifties and had no children. To entertain Chen Xiuxian, they specially killed a rooster and prepared a side room.

Although the mud-brick house was somewhat old, with wooden windows covered with paper and a very dim oil lamp, at least there was a single heated kang bed to lie on and a simple thin quilt.

Don't be fooled by the heat of summer now. You'll see how tough Liaodong is in winter—you simply can't survive without a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed)!

According to the game's setting of the Great Shun Dynasty, although cotton cultivation had been widespread for almost two hundred years, textile weaving was still done by hand. Therefore, this quilt is quite valuable!
When city dwellers encounter difficulties and have no money, they pawn their clothes to get some cash!
Oil lamps were quite precious, so he was too embarrassed to light one. Now, bathed in the moonlight streaming through the window, he fell into deep thought.

"Sigh!" Chen Xiuxian lay on the kang with his hands behind his head, feeling quite uneasy.

Although the game was optimized before I entered it, I still managed to accumulate some credits, and I don't have much to worry about materially.

Now, let alone electronic butlers and smart girlfriends, we don't even have electric lights.

Why did I save that money? I should have just bought the latest model of a smart, female companion robot for home use!

It’s too late to regret, it’s too late to regret!

……

One of Chen Xiuxian's strengths is his ability to see reality clearly. Although he regretted it for a while, he quickly composed himself and began to analyze his current situation.

crossed!
Moreover, based on the conversation and inquiries with the old village chief in the afternoon, I learned that I was in Liaodong during the Great Shun Dynasty!
The time was June of the 6th year of the Chaotian Shun dynasty!
This is when the game's public beta began!

My own experience was very similar to that of a new character who finds the village chief, receives a mission, and learns some common sense and background settings in order to get off to a smooth start.

But now I'm the only player left!

The thought of his situation gave Chen Xiuxian a headache.

Although I haven't actually played the game myself, I've read a lot of information and posts.

I chose Liaodong Town, one of the four starting villages in the game, because I was drawn to the serendipitous encounters and monster NPCs there.

Great, now there are more monsters and the enemies are fierce!
In the game, the human nation is Da Shun, which has been established for 600 years. It has struggled to survive several times and experienced two periods of resurgence, which have been delayed until now.

Judging from the indignant and abusive posts on the game forums, this country is probably on the verge of collapse again.

But the Great Shun Dynasty had many more enemies!

Let's talk about this race setting first. There are many alien races in this world—real alien races, not like humans.

For example, the main enemy of Liaodong Town outside the pass was the Shi Di tribe of Jin State.

These alien races were roughly humanoid, but very robust, with protruding mouths and noses, curved fangs protruding from their lower jaws, large ears, and a long, thick, black mane on the top of their heads and the back of their necks!

Overall, it looks 80% human and 20% wild boar!

Players call them Boarmen~
Besides the Wild Boar People corresponding to Liaodong in Northeast China, there is also the Wolf-Wolf Tribe from the Liao Kingdom near the Yanshan Mountains.

There was also the Quanrong, a dog-like people, from the northwest (called Xixia by the Da Shun dynasty).

There is also the Jita tribe, a group of people and horses from the northern grasslands.

There are also the Japanese pirates and demons along the southeast coast, and the barbarian tribes of the southwest...

Of all these enemies, the most dangerous right now are the wild boar people of Liaodong.

Nurhaci, the king of the wild boar people, had just unified all the boar tribes in a large area outside Liaodong last year and established his own country, declaring himself emperor.

Although we haven't made a move against Da Shun yet, it's certain that it's already been almost three years since the game's open beta began.

According to the information gathered by Chen Xiuxian, the Wild Boar King will formally declare war on Da Shun the year after next, but it will not gain much advantage at the beginning.

But the Great Shun Dynasty itself was riddled with problems and surrounded by enemies! Its internal problems were even more numerous!
Chen Xiuxian didn't care about the state of the Great Shun Dynasty; he had to take care of himself now.

The year after next, the Wild Boar King officially declared war, and Liaodong was engulfed in flames of war.

What should I do?

Liaodong was not a place to linger. At this moment, Chen Xiuxian thought of one of his original reasons for choosing Liaodong: that fortuitous encounter!

The problem now is that if it's a game, I'm naturally willing to take risks.

It's just a female ghost, right? Even if I fail, I'll just consider it... ah, a loss of some energy~
Isn't this why I have such great charm?
They can form a fighting force as soon as possible and gain a significant advantage in the early stages.

However, now that we've traveled through time, going on adventures would be suicidal?
Or, just forget it?

……

Chen Xiuxian thought about many things, tossed and turned, and finally fell asleep.

There's nothing I can do; I don't have a smart device to access the internet, so all I can do at night is make babies and sleep.

However, this nap led to an unexpected incident!

When Chen Xiuxian finally came to his senses, he was stunned.

Wait a minute? Where am I?

Isn't this... isn't this a gaming forum?
Before me was an arc-shaped light screen, divided into many modules of varying sizes, each labeled with different icons and text.

"Game News", "Jianghu Ramblings", "Cultivator Exchange", "Newbie Zone", "Casual Chat", "Relationship Forum"...

Chen Xiuxian was all too familiar with this scene; it was the game forum for "Da Qian Hong Meng"!
Back then, I spent a lot of time and effort gaining experience points by commenting on numerous posts.

Then, use the points earned through water to post provocative threads—some players don't share their intelligence and ideas, but if you provoke a conflict or deliberately state a wrong viewpoint, they will engage in heated debates, thus revealing their true thoughts and information.
Yeah, this is something journalism students should learn~
"I've traveled back in time again?" Chen Xiuxian was startled; his first thought was that he had traveled back in time.

After trying various steps, I still couldn't exit...

He seemed to understand something; he must be dreaming.
I tried clicking on "Game News," and it actually opened!
The first "official post" was: "Please play the game properly and do not attach any external hardware to the game pod or game helmet. The game company will not be responsible for any accidents that may occur."

Chen Xiuxian: Who the hell are you calling?

calm! calm!
Looking at the post's time, this is a day and a half after I time-traveled!

This isn't the forum from before I transmigrated?

He quickly opened the various sub-sections, and sure enough, the latest posts and replies were all from after he had transmigrated!

"I can connect to a game forum in my dream?!" Chen Xiuxian suddenly realized.

His first reaction was to cry for help—"Help! I've time-traveled! How can I get back? I need help urgently!"
But he quickly calmed down; asking for help in this situation would probably be useless.

The most pressing issue now is how to maximize the use of my ability to contact the forum in order to get out of this predicament.

After thinking for a moment, he began searching for the talent attribute "[The Vanished One (Gold)]", which he had never heard of before.

Sure enough, the search revealed nothing!
He quickly changed his approach and searched for "cannot be calculated or predicted," and sure enough, he found it.

Some players discussed abilities and supernatural powers such as "divination, prediction, and foresight" in the game in the posts.

—Some powerful NPCs in the game have similar abilities, probably calculated by the system?

Even some fortune tellers on the street might have some real skills, able to predict good or bad fortune.

However, players are discussing that those abilities don't seem to be able to predict player behavior.

After all, player behavior can only be guided, such as through tasks, but it cannot be calculated.

So, is this talent attribute a hidden, exclusive feature for players?
Well, that works too. After all, I've transmigrated into this world of immortals and heroes. If someone finds out, who knows how they'll treat me?

This makes me feel safer.

Soon, Chen Xiuxian began searching for Liaodong Shannan Village and then checking the players' posts.

For example, what tasks are suitable to do, and what monsters are suitable for beginners to level up?

"This forum is really useful!"

Chen Xiuxian was starting to feel more confident about the future.

Well, in that case, the priority should be... no, stability.

That ghostly encounter is better left unsaid!

After all, if I die now, it's not necessarily just a matter of losing lifespan; it might actually mean I'm really dead!
Chen Xiuxian spent the whole night checking posts and making upgrade plans, and before he knew it, he heard a rooster crowing.

Then, as soon as I opened my eyes, I was awake.

At first, I was a little stunned, but I quickly gave a wry smile and sat up.

I wasn't tired at all after surfing the internet all night; it really felt like a dream.

Alright, let's embrace a brand new life!

(End of this chapter)