My Text-Based Cultivation Game

"The rat king and his swarm of rats are dead."

In a dark, abandoned factory on the outskirts of Ximeng City in the southwest corner, several shadowy figures appeared.

"What? That guy's dead?"

He sounded quite surprised.

"What? Didn't you guys send it to its death? Why are you looking so surprised now?"

"Hey, fat pig, this is the result of our joint vote. Besides, that rat is not very smart and can't be considered a demon at all. It's just a powerful beast."

"Hmph, you dog are technically an animal too."

"Hey! You fat pig! Want to fight?!"

"Alright, alright, you two." Another figure stepped forward to smooth things over, saying, "If you want to fight, go outside! Old Pig, wasn't releasing that rat to test the humans' strength a pre-planned strategy? Why are you suddenly offering your hindsight advice?"

"snort!"

"And you, old dog, you too! We're all demons, yet you use the word 'beast.' Doesn't that make us unhappy?"

"..."

"Alright, let's get back to the point. Although that rat isn't very bright, it and its swarm of rats are among the strongest of us."

So I'm wondering, how did humanity solve it? With their weapons or with awakened beings who had awakened spiritual power?

"The Awakened One".

A chilling voice came from the ceiling.

"Awakened Ones? Isn't there only three Awakened Ones in this city? One soldier and two sergeants, how could they take down the Rat King? Did Awakened Ones from other cities come to help?"

"No, they are new awakened ones."

"Hmm, a General-level Awakener."

"What? General level?"

"This is... a new variable."

"Well, this is really funny. You originally wanted to test the strength of the general-level expert guarding Yunmeng Province, but you didn't expect to find a new general-level expert instead."

"So, what's our plan?"

"..."

The several dark figures looked at each other, none of them able to utter a word.

Finally, a hunched figure emerged from the darkness and said, "As usual."

"Old Master Ming".

Several figures immediately bowed respectfully to the hunched figure and said...

"Um."

The hunched figure nodded. "The great battle is coming. The dragon sealed beneath this city will become our main force against humanity. However, just to be on the safe side, we need to make more preparations."

"Yes."

"But who knows how many years have passed? Is that dragon still alive?"

"Of course, the seal is still there, and the spiritual energy within the seal is abundant. As long as the spiritual energy is sufficient, the lifespan of a mythical creature like a dragon is naturally extremely long, no more than ten thousand years. At most, that dragon's soul is damaged."

"A dragon... This kind of creature that only exists in human mythology, I never thought it actually existed, and right under our feet."

"Heh, you wouldn't have this curiosity if you saw a dragon. If it weren't for this Dharma-ending Age, little demons like us who have just awakened our intelligence wouldn't even have the right to grovel before a creature like a dragon."

"snort!"

"Alright," the hunched figure interrupted, "Stop arguing. In a couple of days, two powerful figures from the Demon Court will be passing through here, and they will secretly assist us."

"The Demon Court?! The Demon Court actually made a move?!"

"It's just a covert assistance," the hunchbacked figure explained. "In human parlance, those guys from the Demon Court are the type who won't act until they see a clear benefit. They don't want to expose their existence to humans, so they only helped us after confirming that a dragon would indeed appear."

"Hmph! If that demon court people really did see a dragon appear in the world, they would be rushing to curry favor with the legendary dragon and claim the credit for unsealing it!"

"These disputes are meaningless. You and I are both pioneers. In order for the demon race to gain a foothold in this world, these conflicts of interest are trivial matters."

Everything is for the future of our demon race.

"Yes." The shadowy figures bowed in unison. "We are willing to do our utmost."

……

Sigh~ Where will the money come from?

this is a problem.

Upon returning to campus, Yunyang resumed his old job as a "cafeteria auntie," serving meals to university students at the cafeteria window. As he did so, he couldn't help but think to himself...

I thought I was finally financially free after earning a million, but in the end, I was still destined to be a hard worker.

Yunyang was already considering whether to switch from red-level opportunities to gold-level ones.

Having tasted the opportunity of red-quality products, Yunyang now has higher aspirations.

Why don't we communicate with the Xia Kingdom's Psionic Bureau and have them send us money directly?

By leveraging the official resources, one can quickly become stronger and acquire a large amount of power. One can also bring out cultivation techniques or other cultivation resources from the game and then give them back to the official team.

This is the ideal situation, but reality will always differ from the ideal.

The most practical question is, who holds the reins in this cooperation?

It's better to be safe than sorry.

I don't have any powerful backers, and my current strength is not enough to be reckless. What if some people in high positions with ulterior motives want to use me as a medium to obtain the skills and magic weapons in the game, and then force me to cultivate skills that are not suitable for me or refine magic weapons that are not compatible with my own attributes?

You should know that the various attributes of the characters in the game will be reflected in the real world. When the spiritual power of the various techniques in your body clashes, you will be injured because you forcibly erase the connection between yourself and the magic weapon you have refined. How should you deal with this situation?

Ultimately, it all comes down to one's own abilities.

Rather than turning against them then, it's better to wait until you're strong enough to intimidate those scoundrels before revealing your cheat codes. This will save you a lot of trouble.

Ugh, why is there no rich woman willing to take care of me?

"Sigh~"

As he pondered this, Yunyang couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

This startled the students getting their meals, who looked down at the food in their hands.

Is there something wrong with this food?

"Xiaoyun, you should go home early today." After serving someone's food, the cafeteria lady came over from the back kitchen and patted Yunyang on the shoulder.

"Huh? It's not time yet!"

"Hey~ You just came from the hospital, and you seem a bit out of sorts today. You should go home and rest."

"Thanks, Sister Zhao." Yunyang didn't refuse, smiled, took off his apron, tidied himself up, and left the cafeteria.

As Yunyang walked back to his dormitory, he continued to ponder how to make money quickly.

"Meow!"

Suddenly, a cat's meow caught Yunyang's attention.

Oh, it's a "senior student".

But this cry was clearly made out of fright or pain.

The screams were heart-wrenching.

What happened?

Yunyang used his spiritual power to nourish his eyes and immediately spotted the kitten lying in the roadside bushes.

There was also a black, spherical creature lying beside the kitten, wriggling around.

It turned out to be the same giant rat I saw a few days ago!

Unexpectedly, some of those rat demons managed to escape.

Yunyang immediately picked up a pebble from the roadside, held it between his fingertips, and flicked it hard.

"Whoosh!"

The pebble pierced the giant rat's body like a bullet.

The injured giant rat struggled to dart two steps in one direction before collapsing helplessly to the ground.

Yunyang quickly went forward to check on the kitten.

Its belly was ripped open, and fresh blood stained the grass beneath the kitten.

The kitten was clearly badly injured and its life was likely in grave danger.

"Sigh~" Yunyang sighed. There was no way to save him from this injury.

Looking at the dying kitten, Yunyang thought for a moment, then placed his hand on the kitten and slowly transferred a large amount of his spiritual energy into the kitten's body.

"Little cat, I'm giving you a wisp of spiritual energy. Whether you live or die depends on your fate."