PFC Chapter 911 - 5: First Login Experience
Chapter 911 - 5: First Login Experience
The next morning.The sky was just beginning to lighten.
Ning Zheng got out of bed, watching Ning Jiaojiao and Su Yuniang start cooking in the kitchen, enveloped in the smell of smoke and fire.
Lately, these two have perfected Ning Jiaojiao's Spiritual Root, and after resurrecting as an Ancestral Dragon, they rarely go out, quietly cultivating, welcoming an explosive period of cultivation as two Ghost Kings.
They've already reached the level of One Heart Realm bigshots, and every day they go to the Cultivation Room on the mountain, adding all kinds of enlightenment buffs. It's likely that soon, two true Self-Transformation Realm masters will fully emerge.
The Embers drifting outside Sword Casting Manor have begun to decrease.
Even though the biodiversity of the Nine-State is vast, after several months of mutual devouring, merging, and turning into Demon Ghost Kings like big fish eating small fish, moving toward awakening, only one in a thousand remains.
The dwindling numbers suggest that new ancestral species are about to appear in each ecological chain, signaling a new life.
Many Embers Fish drifting by have grown into bizarre shapes, somewhat similar to Ning Jiaojiao, this Sewn Dragon, patchwork creatures, showing just how high the randomness of nature can be.
At the dining table.
"We've both reached the One Heart Realm. When will our brother resurrect?" Ning Jiaojiao asked earnestly at the table.
"I've calculated that with good luck, he can resurrect, but natural awakening might cost tens of millions?"
Sun Moon Su Yuniang muttered with a piece of fish meat in her mouth, "But our Daoist's ability to use Destiny is still weak; it can only affect some low-level matters. As for advanced ones, like becoming a Ghost King and breaking through realm after realm, it's impossible."
Su Yuniang knows that starting is always difficult.
The Daoist System's use of various Destiny Techniques has exploded quickly.
But awakening to the level of Ghost King is likely unachievable.
Of course, even if the Celestial Destiny World continues to explode and achieves such heights... It might take tens of millions to resurrect a Ghost King, while Ning Zheng only needs five million.
This is the issue of Destiny utilization rate.
"So, you need to continue to grow stronger, make money, earn a lot of Destiny Value, tens of millions, and then resurrect your brother," Sun Moon Su Yuniang encouraged.
Are these two really discussing resurrecting me right in front of me?
Ning Zheng felt speechless inside, glanced at the current Qi Fortune Value.
[926.1 billion]
As time passed, it increased significantly.
[Expand the server range of the Otherworld and remain unknown to some terrifying, unidentified entities.]
[Consume Qi Fortune Value: 800 billion.]
"Almost time to spend this 800 billion."
Ning Zheng had long been tempted by this feature.
Once activated, the nearby Celestial Destiny World would also be encompassed within the server's radiation range.
"Even the Immortal Realm could be included?"
"Just try it and see."
Add points.
-800 billion.
An unprecedentedly terrifying number suddenly surged as Ning Zheng spent this enormous sum for the first time.
He couldn't help but ponder, as Qi Fortune Value was always decimal.
Ten thousand level corresponds to Three Elements.
Million level corresponds to Two Phases.
Ten million level corresponds to One Heart Realm.
Billion level corresponds to Self-Transformation Realm.
So near-trillion's 800 billion, what sort of terrifying realm of resources and Magical Treasures does it correspond to?
Immortal?
It must be Immortal.
But perhaps several Immortal cultivation levels were skipped in between, like jumping over hundred billion, thousand billion?
It's unclear exactly how many realms were skipped.
Ning Zheng couldn't help but anticipate, suddenly feeling a surge of space turbulence.
Whir!
Spatial flow shifted, vaguely presenting a scene on the opposite side.
A figure of jet-black bones suddenly turned to sand, with a gigantic golden crown atop, which fell before him, radiating endless golden light, seemingly reflecting the heavens.
And space turbulence swiftly dragged this entity into the Nine-State.
This clearly valued at 800 billion unknown Supreme Treasure slowly merged into the server core, elevating it to a new dimension.
Ning Zheng just felt the entire server expanding, breaking through world barriers, crossing domains, gaining mystical powers resembling those of an Immortal.
Soon, the server gradually sensed the Ember Daojiu, Mudworker, and others from the neighboring Celestial Destiny World, re-incorporating them into the server after long-lost contact.
And the ripples continued to extend outward.
Gradually, a red dot also entered the server range.
It was Jian Xin, who was mining far away in the Offering Realm.
When Jian Xin was sent to the Celestial Destiny World by Ning Zheng, he was already the first official native blacksmith player to log into the server early.
"Indeed, the Offering Realm is also within the server range!"
"Spending the 800 billion was worth it. I initially thought it could only radiate to nearby worlds, and that further expansion would require more funds, but surprisingly, it directly approached the limit range."
Ning Zheng showed a look of surprise, his perspective suddenly shifting, revealing Jian Xin's current scene.
This was a mining area.
Jian Xin wore a safety helmet, donned a gray-white miner's uniform, and relentlessly swung a pickaxe, sharp as a sword, striking upon chunks of black stone.
The stones were incredibly hard.
Despite Jian Xin's excellent swordsmanship, he merely managed to chip away slightly, finding it exceedingly difficult.
Through Jian Xin's perspective, neighboring native Emperor Zangwu, who hadn't become a player, was seen swinging a pickaxe.
This pure defense brute mined even slower.
Apparently, those stones weren't ordinary, and even their pickaxes were likely Immortal Artifacts, worth a pretty penny, perhaps in the range of billions or tens of billions.
Just like the recently Immortal-Becoming cultivators who are at this level.
If it were Ning Zheng before, he would probably have been envious of those pickaxes.
But now, he casually yields 20~30 billion pure profits, with a perspective already above that of a single world.
"I'm wealthy now. Just this pickaxe, at least I can swipe a few daily."
Ning Zheng mused.
In Jian Xin's perspective, there were also other Immortal miner cultivators displaying Divine Techniques, employing various special moves and skills, desperately mining, yet finding it exceedingly challenging.
"Mining is indeed difficult."
Ning Zheng pondered.
If mortals can mine, those in the Self-Transformation Realm can mine, why the need to coerce these periodically ascending Great Emperors and Emperors to work in big cities like "Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou"?
Of course.
Ning Zheng had no special perception of the Immortal Realm, no notion that the moon in foreign places is rounder.
Essentially, there's no difference from the Nine-State, just rapid development, well-built, capable of accommodating masses of immortals in an advanced world.
If he had the ability, Nine-State's future might also become a small Immortal Realm.
Moreover, the Nine-State already had some issues; it seemed like a painter was secretly pushing something, and the Nine-State already belonged to the advanced world's time flow range.
Immortal Realm, Nine-State, one day passes.
Other ordinary small worlds like Celestial Destiny World, a century passes by.
It's evident that time flow rates in the Immortal Realm and Nine-State are on the same level.
No one would believe if it weren't the painter manipulating things.
Chances are the painter truly attacked nearby worlds, plundered world essence, making the foundation of the Nine-State world quite impressive.
As Ning Zheng continuously relied on the players' observer perspective, he gradually sided with Jian Xin.
Jian Xin suddenly frowned, "It seems something is watching me?"
He has always been perceptive.
Moreover, he maintains the "Heart Ape" Divine Technique, with strong heart and mind sensing.
Beside him, Emperor Zangwu was indifferent, swinging his hoe while laughing:
"In such a public space like this, with hundreds of people in this big mining field, it's impossible for no one to notice you. Probably a supervisor secretly watching or maybe a female miner might fancy your handsome looks."
"Is that so." Jian Xin paused, not pondering further.
Instead, Ning Zheng internally sighed, "The server definitely needs upgrading; 8000 billion can only buy the range of a top-tier Immortal Artifact, while currently needing to reach Immortal Artifact-level control, concealment."
Undersized caliber won't do.
Indeed, during the official launch period, too much money is needed for all prep work.
[10,000 billion: Advanced concealment and control, preventing the smith from escaping control.]
[5,000 billion: Premium concealment and control, preventing the smith from escaping control.]
...
All the way down, Ning Zheng finally chose one for 500 billion, [500 billion: Weak concealment and control, preventing the smith from escaping control.]
This should be temporarily sufficient, considering the immortals under him are entry-level at best.
Moreover, no extra money is available.
After spending this 500 billion, Ning Zheng only had 700 billion left.
Always good to keep some spare funds.
Unless verifying the matter has concluded, even if the painter wasn't truly dead, fake-decease secretly, wouldn't deliberately trouble him as Xirong Manor Master.
With no quarrel with any big shots in the Immortal Realm, not schemed upon, he wouldn't dare to spend so generously.
After emptying his assets this time, no one should manipulate him from the lurking void.
Add points!
-500 billion.
The void spins around, yet another void-dark cloak falls from the void.
From the opposite side came the sound of dispute, Ning Zheng faintly saw some people barely covered:
"My Divine Concealment Cloak!"
"Goodness, you vile woman, I've not mistreated you, yet you dare to hide someone in the room behind my back, thinking a cloak can deceive me."
"Who dares to scheme against me."
"Would any fellow daoist lend a hand in revealing this treacherous couple!"
...
Ning Zheng always felt as if some grand drama was unfolding.
Hopefully not another Bai Xingling.
A black cloak dropped, gradually covering the server, slowly enveloping, fusing, turning the rectangular server into a black shell.
Gradually, a profound and enigmatic obscure aura emerged.
In the underworld, the manor server lifted a notch once more.
When Ning Zheng viewed Jian Xin again through the observer perspective, he realized Jian Xin couldn't sense him anymore.
"Jian Xin's sensory abilities are definitely strong; with current conditions, newly initiated immortals estimate can perceive none." Ning Zheng privately assessed.
Subsequently, Ning Zheng kept adjusting the new server, ensuring no major issues arose.
Time quickly approached the launch period.
...
...
"So, today's Black Monkey ends here."
In a rented room in Shanghai, Bai Xiaotao spoke towards the live stream, closing the game.
The bullet screen was filled with '666', praising his flawless performance against Erlang God.
Bai Xiaotao was a somewhat technically skilled soul-type game streamer.
But recently, competition in this industry had become too fierce, and he wasn't doing too well.
Streaming popular games, going viral, that's the way to gain a wave of traffic.
He had set his sights early, several months ago on a yet-to-be-publicly tested game, with only over a thousand testers, having been in testing for over half a year, which was rather ordinary in terms of duration.
Yet it was a game many recently anticipated.
He boldly predicted it would be a hit!
Due to the very high degree of freedom, forum discussions bore countless cloud players who couldn't play the game, daily browsing posts, discussing the wild antics of creatures within.
Moreover, the Ember babies within were a notable feature, with one saying "I've reincarnated", standing before the computer is the Embers he left behind...
This breakout game that induces players to question their existential identity, ponder philosophical "Who am I?", "Where am I?", "Have I truly traversed?" is completely worth diving into.
He spoke to the bullet screen:
"Everyone, following up, I will start streaming the public test of the game 'Sword Casting Manor'."
"What? The public test is also quota-limited, slowly developed? It's just some influencer monkeying around with hunger marketing! Yet I was luckily able to grab a spot on the first day of launch."
Bai Xiaotao habitually chatted with the livestream, excitedly clicked open the game's login interface.