Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

Is being a cyber slave fun?

Not only was Ryan's behavior unbelievable, but the players were also somewhat bewildered.

Is simulated farming fun?

Of course it's not fun. It's boring and tedious, and there's not even a goal. The best farming games will always be those from the pixel era.

But Eden's farming, despite being uninteresting, somehow manages to keep them playing. It smells bad and tastes bad, and they happen to be cockroaches.

As we were playing, it suddenly got dark.

Eden's farming system is quite realistic and has a strong sense of urgency; you must complete the objective before nightfall or you'll die. The system also involves playing together online to complete an objective, a design similar to the legendary game Stardew Valley.

Unlike Stardew Valley, there are NPCs to help with farming.

Although those village girls were all ugly, their work stats were impressive.

The legendary investigator felt there was one more crucial point: the beautiful village of Daohuacun.

Beauty is, of course, revealed through comparison.

For players who participated in the first test, this village was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Because their corpses were at every corner of the alley; they had died countless times here. Before, the village of Kubing was just a cesspool.

Today, Daohua Village, though dilapidated and desolate, is a historical site compared to the cesspools of the past.

Watching the once dilapidated and terrifying withered village slowly move in with new villagers and gradually transform into the rice flower town, with rice flowers growing where the straw died, I felt a strange sense of belonging.

Simply put, it's about defeating a former villainous boss and then transforming him into an innocent girl, which is quite exhilarating.

Farming is, after all, ingrained in the Chinese psyche, even in the cyber age.

The harvested rice was piled high, but it couldn't be eaten directly; it needed to be threshed. Threshing required a mill, or at the very least, a millstone. So the players went to the back mountain and brought back stones, and the villagers taught them how to build it.

A crooked and dilapidated stone mill was built, and a few wooden sheds that could barely be called 'homes' were built next to it. The players felt quite accomplished.

Ryan couldn't understand the thoughts of the enslaved people.

But what made him happy was that, compared to yesterday's second test, the number of viewers in all the streamers' live broadcast rooms had plummeted.

The reason is simple: watching farming is just too boring.

The internet is flooded with negative traffic, but the game shines brightly, not even qualifying as a case of being infamous or not... This is the kind of prosperous era that Ryan wanted to see.

However, it is still necessary to take precautions.

Looking at the mill that the players had painstakingly built, Ryan had a general idea in mind.

To hack into the system.

Moreover, it was an invasion without any warning.

Since players enjoy building houses and creating homes, Ryan intends to destroy their homes, ruining all their hard work and causing them to quit the game.

Players who had benefited from the experience gained in the first test had generally reached the early stage of the second ring. With the support of new players, Xiong Ge in the back mountain, despite his high stats, lacked intelligence and was no match for their combined forces.

That's why they're so carefree.

but....

Ryan smirked and looked down at the straw sword at his waist.

When using the straw sword to control a withered individual, one can achieve complete control and even replicate combat techniques.

Who can rival Xiong Tianzun, who has no health bar, is withered and sick, and can still use Lu Ming's sword technique?

Chapter 96 "Please shape my swordsmanship into your form."

Just do it.

Ryan went back to the back mountain, where he ran marathons every day, and knew exactly where the bear dens were.

He found a giant bear and used a straw sword to cut it down to its maximum stun value.

Using the [Humanity of the Withered] technique, Ryan's spirit extended like roots, penetrating deep into the corpse of the withered bear.

A kind of soul connection was born between him and the giant bear.

"Wow, there's even a Gundam that you can fly."

Ryan tentatively stood up.

His field of vision split into two. The bear's field of vision instantly rose higher and higher, and the forest seemed to shrink rapidly in his eyes, with the treetops rustling. When he stood up completely, 'Ryan Lumin' in front of him looked as small as a dwarf.

Ryan wasn't discriminating against dwarves; there were master hunters among the dwarves who hunted giant bears. But one day, a dwarf master dragged the giant bear he had hunted to the human market to sell, only to be chased away by the shopkeeper, who said that what he had caught was a southern rat.

The Ryan of the past, no, the Ryan of the present, is still sickly, with all his attributes below 10, and the curse of muscle weakness is still not lifted.

Previously, he only possessed the consciousness of an eagle and the power of a dwarf bear.

But now, he possesses both the consciousness of an eagle and the power of a giant bear.

This is the power of the "withered human nature," the witch's relic.

His physical body had hampered Ryan's swordsmanship, but now he could unleash his full power.

Ryan's hands were itching. After searching for a long time without finding a weapon suitable for his body, he huffed and puffed as he walked to a big tree. He used his two paws to uproot the tree and stripped off the excess trunk, making a straight tree sword.

The feeling he had when he held the tree was just like when he held that stalk of straw during the martial arts competition half a month ago.

Light and swift.

It has numerical values ​​and operational functions.

"Roar!"

Ryan couldn't help but roar, and all the animals on the back mountain fell silent in fear. He gripped his tree sword and began practicing the Lu Ming Sword Technique, one move, two moves...

Each move was executed with great force, each strike carrying immense wind pressure. The surrounding treetops were forced to droop to the ground by the sword energy, the rustling wind carrying a chilling glint.

Like an approaching storm.

[The Sword Demon's Blessing]

[Huge, incredibly huge]

[The Sword of Light, Lu Ming's swordsmanship has never experienced such a size before]

I am the Heavenly Emperor Xiong!

Except for the final move, 'Dawn,' which requires the bloodline of Lu Ming, he was proficient in all of Lu Ming's sword techniques.

After Ryan finished his sword routine, he suddenly felt mentally exhausted and dizzy.

It turns out that the mental exertion varies depending on the size of the object.

Unless the organism itself is damaged or the spores are destroyed, patients with the disease have unlimited vitality, which is equivalent to having unlimited Dead Servants.

He severed his connection with the giant bear, and his spirit withdrew.

Once the spirit departs, one becomes nothing more than a corpse.

Ryan fell into deep thought. There was a lot of room for development in the "Human Nature of the Withered Patient" ability, and he immediately thought of countless useful operations.

You can control a falcon as a sentry post, a dwarf bear for infiltration, or even a group of corpses to jump off a real estate building to drive down housing prices...

Alternatively, one could manipulate a group of corpses, dress them in school uniforms, and fly them to Lu Ming's various schools, effectively reducing summer homework.

Of course, it's also possible that the body will never be found, and all the money will be lost.

"Come out," Ryan said to the person hiding in the woods, setting aside his own thoughts for the moment.

Since being followed by players last time, Ryan has become more cautious.

The person who emerged from the woods was neither a player nor an enemy.

It was Ms. Helen.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were also crimson, filled with regret, anger, and a certain indescribable excitement. Pointing at the giant bear with one finger, she accused him in shame and indignation: "Ryan Luming, have you even taught animals to use Luming's swordsmanship?"

"You...you're no longer satisfied with just looking at humans?"

The sword beasts have all arrived.

She bit her lip.

"This is utterly blasphemous!"

Ryan looked somewhat embarrassed. He naturally knew that Helen, as a former chaste swordswoman and a renowned sword fanatic, had an unimaginable obsession with the Lu Ming sword technique. But Ryan didn't know how to explain the current situation; Xiong didn't know how to use the Lu Ming sword technique.

"Don't get agitated." Ryan pointed to the bear carcass. "The bear is dead."

"This way of playing is too insane."

To his surprise, Helen's gaze towards Ryan turned even redder.

"Use animals is one thing, but they even use corpses!"

I have nothing to say to a sword fanatic like you.

Ryan rolled his eyes. Helen's thinking was typical of Xiao Chunu.

“So, Ms. Helen,” Ryan asked, “I asked you to guard the Shadow Tower, so why did you come to the back mountain?”

Thankfully, the players were busy farming and didn't rush up the tower.

The Church of Light and Shadow is not yet unlocked, but players have already collected the key fragments from the back mountain and the town of Blight.

If they were to steal the tower key early and piece it together to form the complete key, the consequences would be unimaginable.

As a result, Ryan had no choice but to reluctantly change the locks.

When the issue of dereliction of duty was mentioned, her imposing demeanor immediately diminished.

"I've heard that you often appear in the back mountain," she finally said.

"What do you want with me?" Ryan asked.

Helen remained silent for a long time.

Only Helen knew the reason: the Lightless grew faster than she had imagined, and moreover, they could resurrect infinitely. Although Helen could currently overwhelm them, given enough time, she would no longer be a match for them.

The last time I sparred with Ryan was two weeks ago.

After that incident, she locked herself in the Shadow Tower to secretly study her swordsmanship.

Finally, combining her insights gained over the years, and by completely and partially appropriating the essence of Lu Ming's sword technique, and imitating the Xia Kingdom princess's Xia Ji Eight Cuts, Helen created her own Hai Ji Eight Cuts.

Its name is 'Sea Breeze Slash'.

But then another problem arose: Helen always felt that the Sea Breeze Slash she created was still lacking in some aspects and had not yet reached perfection.

To defeat the increasingly cunning Darkbringers, the current Sea Breeze Slash is still not enough.

Ryan has a great understanding of swordsmanship; if he were to offer some pointers...

But Helen couldn't bring herself to ask Ryan for help.

The more she remained still, the more her delicate, almost translucent face turned crimson.

After hesitating for a while, she turned cold and said in an icy tone, "I have created a new set of sword moves and would like to spar with you. This is a swordsman's honor challenge to another swordsman."

But if the word 'honor' is used, Ryan won't refuse, right?

Helen thought to herself.

“I refuse,” Ryan said immediately, “to be honest.”

Ugh... Helen's expression froze.

"I'd like you to help me modify my sword techniques..."

Ryan shook his head again. "Beg me."

Its body, standing a full five meters tall, is simply a numerical representation.

Helen had never felt such shame.

To endure.

Her eyes trembled, and she took several deep breaths, as if she had made some shameful decision.

"Please, Lord Ryan..." Helen said, both ashamed and indignant, "teach my swordsmanship to conform to your style!"