The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

Although the players had their own things to do, they all quietly spared some attention to observe Jiang Chen's movements.

There's no way around it; there's only this one NPC in the entire starting village, so it's hard not to pay attention to him.

Upon noticing Jiang Chen, Peng Zhi immediately rushed over, beaming with excitement, to greet him: "Respected expert, you're awake!"

Before Jiang Chen could respond, he pointed to the new buildings next to the open space and began to introduce them.

"This is the result of everyone's hard work. Do you see that two-story building? We plan to offer it to you for use."

Jiang Chen was taken aback.

No, aren't these little players being a bit too filial?

He was silent for a moment before managing to utter three words: "Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

Upon hearing this response, Peng Zhi's eyes lit up instantly, and he stretched out his hand: "Please come with me."

Even though no reward was given, no task popped up.

But now that it's been confirmed that the game has an affinity system, this response is enough.

After all, favors are something that cannot be quantified; you never know when you might reap rich rewards.

Seeing Peng Zhi leading Jiang Chen past, the players along the way shamelessly crowded around.

"My esteemed sir, I also contributed to your residence; my name is Campus Spring Scenery."

"Me, and me too, I carried all the stones for the courtyard wall."

The players were all talking at once, and their comments were overwhelmingly flattering.

Of course, they also wanted to build a good relationship with Jiang Chen.

That night, the players had already learned the general situation of the unification of the world through subtle inquiries.

According to Tianxia Buwu's description, with Jiang Chen's formidable strength, even a small leak of his power would likely be enough to make them stand out from the rest of the players.

More and more players gathered around the two-story building; almost all the online players who heard the commotion came over.

In the end, it was Jiang Chen who earnestly told them, "You should go do your own things," which made the players reluctantly disperse.

The reason the players could achieve this effect was certainly not because they were understanding; rather, they were worried that such entanglement would disgust Jiang Chen, which would be counterproductive.

Seeing that Jiang Chen had finished dealing with the players' matters, Peng Zhi immediately stepped forward and opened the door: "Don't worry, the room is fully furnished. If you have any additional needs, just let me know and I'll arrange it for you right away."

It was said to have everything, but in reality, there was only a chair on the first floor and a wooden bed on the second floor, and there wasn't even a toilet.

Jiang Chen wouldn't ask for too much.

After all, the stone houses that players build for themselves only have a flattened stone as a bed, while at least his has a chair.

He expressed his appreciation that this was a good thing, as players were able to consciously abandon hedonism.

However, seeing Peng Zhi's excitement, he decided to pour cold water on this young player with a strong desire to build.

"You're very good, but try a different approach."

Jiang Chen considered his words carefully and said in a deep voice, "I'm tired of saying goodbye to familiar people and things. Don't be afraid of bloodshed, keep getting stronger, win today, and then win tomorrow."

Without a doubt, players like Peng Zhi who prioritize the storyline will not feel frustrated by the attacks from NPCs.

Moreover, this slightly caring advice only made Peng Zhi feel that he cared about me.

He immediately became incredibly energetic, almost to the point of swearing an oath.

"Rest assured, I will become the strongest player as quickly as possible!"

After saying that, Peng Zhi turned around and rushed out of the stone house, making sure to close the door behind him.

……

It was completely light.

Dog Bro was standing in the open space, gathering a new batch of his team, ready to continue being slug killers today.

There are differing opinions on the idea of ​​unifying the world through military force.

When he was only level 3, he complained that killing slugs was too slow. Now that he's almost level 28, he's even less interested in killing slugs.

But then she remembered what Jiang Chen had said—that he should help other players become stronger…

If it were a serious gamer, they wouldn't take the so-called rewarding NPCs seriously at all.

Ironically, Tianxia Buwu doesn't actually play games much; it was only after his brother-in-law strongly recommended it that he gave it a try.

In addition, Jiang Chen's "intelligence" was so high that he felt that the other party was a real person. Sincerely, he really did not want to break this promise, even if it was troublesome.

Tenka Fubu stood beside the open space, raising his right hand: "Players who want to get stronger and level up as soon as possible can join me."

No matter what, Tianxia Buwu is currently the highest-level player, and by a huge margin. If a top player is willing to help everyone level up, what are you waiting for if you don't catch up?

Incidentally, he also called his own brother-in-law.

It's just that Brother Niu might still have a lingering fear of death as a punishment, preferring to steadily farm slugs with Brother Gou and the others rather than take a chance. That's why Tianxia Buwu let him be.

Old Kuai immediately led a few college students over: "Brother Bu, take us with you!"

Peng Zhi, who had just stepped out of the courtyard, learned about the situation and, without a moment's hesitation, immediately chose to join.

His three roommates, seeing this, naturally followed suit.

It's just that Keyun isn't online right now, otherwise the entire university student organization of players would probably be following the Tianxia Buwu campaign.

"Let me make this clear from the start."

Tianxia Buwu looked at the dozen or so college students with clear eyes in front of him and reminded them, "I will take you to explore places further away from the tribe. We may encounter monsters that even I cannot deal with, and we may wander until dark without finding anything. If you have no objections, let's set off."

Some college students are not used to the serious attitude of "unifying the world with force".

It's just a game after all, and there's always a way to revive, so what's there to be afraid of?

Upon realizing this, the players responded in a relaxed tone, and not a single one quit midway.

Without further ado, Tianxia Buwu led this group of college student players on an adventure.

On the other side, after Dog Brother finished counting the number of people, he also led his old brothers towards the direction of the slug's nest.

He knew, of course, that slug-catching was inefficient, but he couldn't resist the safety concerns of the entire process.

It's better than accidentally dying and wasting a whole day.

He was planning to wait until his old buddies' average level exceeded ten before considering exploring other places.

The two groups left one after the other, and in the blink of an eye, the entire tribe became quiet.

Only two or three players who were genuinely uninterested in combat remained, continuing their work at the construction site.

At this point, the boy, who had been acting alone for a long time, finally emerged from behind half of the charred stone wall.

He silently reached up and tightened his collar, his eyes gleaming.

What the kid didn't notice was that in the newly built two-story villa, Jiang Chen was looking at him thoughtfully.

After a long while, a soft sigh echoed in the room.

"Don't be so selfish..."