A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 62 Beginner's Base

[Detection: Beginner's task has been completed.]

A completion rate of 60% is considered satisfactory. Your completion rate for this task is 83%. Upon completion, you will receive 1900 points.

You have been teleported to the Reincarnator Newbie Base. The base time is 240 hours. The next mission will begin in 240 hours.

Have a nice break! Wishing you a pleasant day!

[Attention! This is your first time visiting the Reincarnator Starter Base. A residence has been generated. Please find your residence at house number: 36 Yun Chui Street.]

Once it is detected that you have become an official reincarnator, you will receive a personal account interface. Simply make the corresponding mental image to summon and view it. This interface supports various functions such as free appraisal, transfer, and opening doors.

The life of a formal reincarnator lies ahead. Please proceed with caution, yet with undiminished enthusiasm. Wishing you longevity!

After a series of thoughts flashed through Guan Luoyang's mind, he had just come to his senses when he heard a loud broadcast.

Welcome to the newbie plaza.

This is an extremely vast area, as if white jade bricks were laid out on the ground. From time to time, faint light flashes in the air, and figures appear on the open ground.

There are towering pillars standing in the center of this square, with a huge pearl at the top that emits a soft light.

But next to this pillar hung a large iron horn that looked completely out of place, with a square opening and mottled black paint.

The broadcast sounds kept coming from there.

Welcome to the newbie plaza!

It's always the same sentence over and over again.

Just below the loudspeaker, a huge notice board hung on the pillar. The text on it was of a type Guan Luoyang had never seen before, yet it was subtle enough to understand its meaning.

The left arrow indicates a residential area, the right arrow indicates a commercial area, and the arrow pointing forward indicates an entertainment area.

Guan Luoyang gazed into the distance, looking around in all directions.

In the directions indicated by the three arrows, there were indeed layers upon layers of buildings, indistinct and vague, with people coming and going on the streets, and sounds and lights everywhere.

Looking back, you'll see a majestic, dark blue mountain wall at the end of this vast square, smooth as a mirror, blocking all views.

The height of this mountain wall... well, it pierces the clouds, so it's hard to estimate.

The sky here is deep and blue, dotted with stars. If this place also has day and night, then it should be nightfall right now.

Suddenly, a faint light flashed not far to Guan Luoyang's left, revealing the figure of a large, fat man.

The man was about three meters tall, with an inflatable, swollen appearance. He was adorned with magnificent gold ornaments and a bright yellow brocade robe, and wore an exaggerated double-dragon gold crown on his head.

"Oh no, I've inhaled too much."

The fat man in the yellow robe looked a little flustered and shouted, "Does anyone want the internal energy from the Hong Kong version of the 'Swordsman' movie series? I'm having a big sale, only 1,500 points, and I'll help you upgrade your one-star energy to the two-star standard!"

Guan Luoyang's eyebrows twitched, and he couldn't help but quickly retreat twenty meters away.

The reason for such a strong reaction was not because of what the fat man shouted, but because he clearly saw layers of whitish steam bursting from the fat man's mouth.

It was as if the air was vibrating from his voice, creating this strange sensation.

Strangely, when the sound reached Guan Luoyang, it didn't seem to have the destructive power he had expected. It was just like a gentle breeze brushing past him, and the sound that reached his ears was of an acceptable, ordinary level.

The fat man in the yellow robe seemed to be in a hurry. After shouting, he saw that no one was looking for him, so he set off for the commercial district.

"Heh, young man, is this your first time at this base?"

An elderly man in white robes with white hair and a youthful face stroked his beard and slowly walked over, saying, "There are peace rules throughout the base. Unless you go to the arena in the entertainment area on your own initiative, no matter how much power you unleash, it will be restricted and you will not harm other reincarnators."

Guan Luoyang nodded slightly to him, but did not reply.

The old man in white followed directly over and said with a smile, "Young brother, judging from your attire, you may have been to a world with a similar background to mine. How about we travel together for a while and have a casual chat? I have some experience, and there are quite a few details to pay attention to in this place. Perhaps I can give you some pointers."

Guan Luoyang was still dressed in the Ming Dynasty attire, and his hair had grown long. He wore a hairpin tied up at the side and a blue robe with wide sleeves, which did indeed resemble the white-robed old man's attire.

The square is filled with people of all ages and genders, and their clothing styles are difficult to discern.

There were young people dressed like 21st-century casual wear, burly men covered in power armor with only their faces showing, and women clearly dressed in ancient costumes but carrying chainsaw greatswords. There were quite a few creatures that were not humanoid at all.

But to say that Guan Luoyang and this old man are the only ones in the entire square who share the same style would be blatant lying.

Guan Luoyang turned his head and looked at him coldly, saying, "If you have any thoughts, sir, you might as well speak them directly."

"Haha, that's great, then I'll get straight to the point."

The old man in white said, "How about this, fifty points, and I'll sell you fifty pieces of information. They're not exactly top secrets, but they'll all be helpful for your life here. Anyway, if you try to figure it all out on your own, even after five or six missions, you might not be able to find everything."

Guan Luoyang said, "How can a deal be reached without a foundation of trust?"

The old man in white's eyes flickered slightly, and his smile became even more amiable: "Then let's talk in the commercial district. There are trading rules there, and cheating is not allowed. That's the first little tidbit."

Guan Luoyang glanced at him and knew that his previous words had completely revealed that he was indeed a novice.

However, since you've come to this place, you'll have to deal with the people here. It's not advisable to avoid them if you've shown your weakness; you should just remain vigilant.

Guan Luoyang went to the commercial district with him.

This newbie base looks like a city, with a large commercial area that is the collective name for several streets.

If you enter the commercial area from one side of the square, there are multiple intersections to choose from, and each intersection corresponds to a street with a different style.

Guan Luoyang chose a street that looked the most ordinary and unassuming.

The shops on both sides of the street are like ordinary concrete buildings, with glass windows and roller shutters. There are even many street vendors in the gaps between different shops.

The ground was also made of concrete and was covered in dust, making it look completely different from the flawless white plaza over there.

However, Guan Luoyang felt a long-lost sense of familiarity. Before his first time travel, he had spent the first eighteen years of his life growing up in a similar environment.

The old man in white followed him into the street, strolling slowly along, and said, "Alright, you can try saying some lies related to the transaction. Be serious, for example, you can tell me now that you have a seven-star treasure to sell me."

Guan Luoyang did as instructed and tried: "I have one..."

Huh? The rest of the words couldn't be uttered. It wasn't that they were forced to speak; rather, the words simply vanished.

"You believe me now."

The old man in white waved his hand, and a semi-transparent interface appeared in front of him. He grabbed it with his hand. There seemed to be some text on the interface, but Guan Luoyang couldn't see it clearly.

"Just bring out your account details, we can connect with a tap, then you enter the exact amount and confirm the transfer."

"Oh, right, this interface is completely invisible to non-reincarnators. Even reincarnators can't see the information on other people's interfaces."

Guan Luoyang tried it out in his mind, and his own interface appeared, floating in front of him. He could touch and move it directly with his hand, as light as a feather.

Besides his name, the interface had several other function options, but he didn't rush to learn about them and simply clicked "transfer".

The moment their interfaces touched, fifty points were given out.

The old man in white took the account and said, "Alright, let me tell you the first point, which is also particularly valuable. The housing that the base assigns to reincarnators provides water, electricity, and a place to relieve themselves, but there is no other furniture or facilities. You need to provide them yourself."

Wow, such a stingy god?

Guan Luoyang clicked his tongue twice and said, "Is this the first piece of intelligence?"

"Don't rush, the key point of the first piece of intelligence is not here."

The old man in white said, "If you want to buy food or furniture inside the base, you'll have to pay with points. But if you leave the base, you can easily make some money outside to buy things without wasting your precious points."

Guan Luoyang asked in surprise, "Leave the base? You mean, during rest periods, Reincarnators can freely leave?"

Seeing his surprised expression, the old man chuckled smugly, "That's right. Every newbie base is a small world, fixed within a certain world. This kind of world is called a base world. As long as you apply to the main god through your own interface, you can go outside for free to play and live."

"And there's something even more surprising."

The old man raised two fingers, crossed them, and made a cross. "The flow of time in our base world is ten times faster than inside the base. That means that although it seems like you only have ten days of rest, in reality, if you are willing to go out, you can have a hundred days of rest between each mission."

Guan Luoyang frowned, about to speak, when a voice suddenly came from the side.

"A few days ago, another newbie recklessly ventured out of the base, only to be captured by the Reincarnators waiting outside. Unable to withstand the torture, he surrendered all his points. Hmph, how foolish!"

The white-haired old man's eyes turned cold, and he turned to look.

Behind one of the stalls was a deck chair. The person who had just spoken was lying on the chair, his hands spread out on a large newspaper, his upper body completely hidden behind it.

Guan Luoyang also looked in the direction of the sound.

The person holding the newspaper spoke in a childish voice, yet with a chilling undertone: "A bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong, short-sighted, only knowing how to bully newbies. They'll die in the mission sooner or later."

When Guan Luoyang turned to look at the white-haired old man again, the old man smiled warmly and nodded frequently.

"That's right, young man. That's exactly what I was about to remind you of. While there are many benefits to leaving the base, there are also many more dangers."

"Besides these scoundrels and reincarnators, there are also many powerful individuals among the original inhabitants of the base world. If a reincarnator suddenly appears and attracts attention, it can easily bring trouble upon oneself."

The white-haired old man had a kind face and took out a small booklet from his pocket. "This piece of intelligence needs to be explained in detail. The other forty-nine pieces of intelligence are all recorded in this booklet. You can read them yourself."

"Young man, we'll meet again someday."

Guan Luoyang took the booklet, looked at the white-haired old man's back, and chuckled softly.

He turned and walked towards the stall owner who had spoken earlier.

The stall owner moved the newspaper slightly, blocking Guan Luoyang's path again, clearly indicating his refusal to approach.

Guan Luoyang stopped, thanked him, and then took the booklet to the residential area.

(End of this chapter)