3: The No. 1 Village in the World

"Huh, why doesn't it hurt?" Lin Yue recovered and then sprang up with a carp jump, a little surprised.

Lin Yue wasn't the only one surprised; the two Mountain Bandits were equally dumbfounded. They had never encountered such a situation before!

Lin Yue grabbed the engineer's shovel and smacked the knife-wielding Mountain Bandit again. Since it didn't hurt him, what was there to be afraid of?

The Mountain Bandit, still in shock, was suddenly hit with a shovel. He cried out in pain, then recovered and retaliated with his knife.

"Damn it! His grandma's, get him!" one Mountain Bandit roared, charging at Lin Yue with his knife.

Lin Yue looked at the sharp tip of the engineer's shovel, his heart hardening. He could hit him and it wouldn't hurt, but if he hit them, it would be deadly. Damn it!

Lin Yue wildly swung the engineer's shovel forward, while the Mountain Bandit's sharp short knife, when it struck Lin Yue, was like hitting a wall, unable to harm a single hair on him.

After a few exchanges, the Mountain Bandit was already tottering, his short knife breaking into two. Lin Yue, however, fought with increasing ferocity until one shovel strike knocked the Mountain Bandit to the ground!

The other Mountain Bandit was now trembling, his legs shaking uncontrollably, looking at the invulnerable Lin Yue as if he were a ghost. Lin Yue grinned and directly shoveled his foot. Instantly, blood stained the engineer's shovel!

The Mountain Bandit shrieked in pain, then collapsed to the ground, curling up with his hands covering his foot.

But Lin Yue had no intention of letting him go. He held the engineer's shovel and repeatedly performed the same action, mechanically hacking away.

Lin Yue, truly having been single for over twenty years, had swung the shovel twenty to thirty times in just over ten seconds. The Mountain Bandit was already a bloody mess. Lin Yue then added a few more shovels to the first Mountain Bandit. Only when he saw that neither of them was moving anymore did he finally sigh in relief, leaning on his waist, panting from exhaustion.

"[Player Newbie Protection Period Expired. One-minute invincibility period has ended. Wishing the player a pleasant game!]

Lin Yue suddenly understood. He had previously thought he was the chosen one, protected by a powerful aura, but it turned out to be the newbie invincibility period in the game!

But why was there no hint at all?

Fortunately, he hadn't run away. Otherwise, with his social animal physique, a player who constantly steeped goji berries in a thermos, he would have been caught by these two Mountain Bandits in less than half a minute, and this invincibility period would have been wasted.

Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief, then turned and approached the young man from earlier. He saw the man's chest rising and falling weakly, clearly taking in less air than he was exhaling.

"How are you?" Lin Yue asked, half-crouching on the ground.

"I... I can't go on..." the man said with difficulty.

Lin Yue carefully examined the man's injuries, clearly seeing that he was exhaling more than he was inhaling. He had no solution for this, so he asked, "Do you have any last wishes? Where is your home? Do you want me to notify your family?"

The man shook his head and said in a faint voice, "I have no family. Can you bury me? Don't let me... don't let my body be left in the wilderness..."

"Yes," Lin Yue nodded.

The man managed a difficult smile, his right hand trembling as he pulled a small pouch from his bosom, but it dropped to the ground: "Brave warrior, I have nothing of value, I offer this to repay your kindness..."

Before he could finish, the man closed his eyes, and his arm fell silently to the ground.

Lin Yue sighed, then picked up the engineer's shovel and began to dig.

After all, he had promised the man, and it was his last wish. Moreover, it was a simple favor and not too much to ask.

Unbeknownst to him, the sun was setting. Lin Yue wiped his sweat, looked at the two large pits in front of him, and collapsed to the ground.

It seemed he needed to intensify his physical training. His current stamina couldn't compare to when he was in middle school. At least in middle school, he wouldn't be exhausted to the point of near death after two hours of work.

Just as Lin Yue was sighing, the game system's prompt suddenly sounded!

"[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Great Xia Region player Ye Xuan for establishing The Number One Village Under Heaven!]

"[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Great Xia Region player Ye Xuan for establishing The Number One Village Under Heaven!]

"[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to Great Xia Region player Ye Xuan for establishing The Number One Village Under Heaven!]

"[Reward: Golden Military General Recruitment Order × 2]

"[Reward: Ten thousand taels of gold! Reward: Random Sky-tier treasure × 1]

The three server-wide announcements echoed in the minds of all players, and Lin Yue was also somewhat shocked.

I just dug a hole, and you've already built a village?

What the hell!

Lin Yue cursed, but he was still somewhat impressed. A game jointly developed by the five major powers wouldn't have cheats. Even if it did, it wouldn't be possible to find a loophole so quickly.

Although he really didn't want to admit it, the current situation left him no choice but to acknowledge that this was a god-tier player!

Moreover, with The Number One Village Under Heaven appearing in Great Xia, Great Xia would have an advantage in future national wars, and he could also benefit from it.

Lin Yue thought for a moment, then got up and pulled the short knife from the young man's back, throwing it aside. He then buried him in the pit and squatted down to carefully pat the soil.

Then his gaze fell on the two Mountain Bandits. He walked over and searched their bodies, finding a total of 5 copper coins. After muttering about bad luck, he kicked each of them into the other pit.

Pah, poor guys!

It seemed that being a Mountain Bandit had no future. Not only was the risk factor high, but they were also so poor. He needed to find another way out.

He opened the pouch the young man had given him earlier. Inside, there were only about 10 copper coins, a willow wood token, and a letter. The willow wood token had some simple information about him, including his name, Lin Yue.

The pronunciation was the same as his, but the character was different, which could be considered a kind of fate.

After thinking this, Lin Yue saw the sun setting and realized he needed to go down the mountain to find a place to stay. He opened the map in the game panel, which was very simple, only showing the general directions within a ten-mile radius.

Seeing a place called Heye Village on the edge of the map, he packed up and headed down the mountain.

The map only showed general locations, not specific routes. He figured it was a special game mechanism, and he could only explore on his own, following the general direction.

Bored while walking, he opened the game panel to familiarize himself with the game. The attribute panel, equipment panel, inventory panel, regional chat panel, friends panel, trade panel, live stream panel, map panel, announcement panel, ranking panel—there were many functions, and Lin Yue checked them one by one.

He found that the regional chat panel in the game was very lively, indicating that many players had entered the game.

Zhang Lin: "Wow wow! This game is so realistic. Even the faint veins on the leaves are clear, and the scent of flowers and plants is so real. Compared to this, 'i want to ascend to immortality' is a pile of shit!"

A black line appeared on Lin Yue's forehead. 'i want to ascend to immortality' was a game their company had spent two and a half years developing, with over 2,000 people, and countless efforts, touted as the highest standard in the industry.

But compared to this game, it was indeed not on the same level. Lin Yue had casually plucked two leaves by the roadside, and the veins were indeed different, but 'i want to ascend to immortality' wasn't so bad as to be a pile of shit!

As for the smell of flowers, Lin Yue also wanted to experience it. He looked around but didn't seem to find any wildflowers.

But not far ahead, in the middle of the road, there was a pile of... poop?

He saw that pile of... poop standing quietly in the middle of the road, proud and independent, even seemingly emitting heat, clearly fresh.

Hmm... should he?

Lin Yue swallowed and stepped over it, continuing on his way.

What was he thinking? How could he!

He casually pulled out a blade of grass, chewed it, and then spat it out. It was indeed very realistic.

It seemed to confirm the saying that what defeats you might not be a competitor, but something from a different field.

With the national team personally entering the fray, even if 'i want to ascend to immortality' was previously the gold standard in the gaming industry, now, in front of ascension, it couldn't help but be overshadowed, appearing like dog poop.

Wang Zhiyu: "Brothers, I'm here! Restore Great Qin! Charge!"

Chen Ran: "Say it with me: Punch the little cherry blossoms, kick the little kimchi! Great Qin is awesome!"

Jin Yi: "What did your lucky small treasure chest open? Why did my lucky small treasure chest only open 5 copper coins?"

Wang Xiao: "Alright, at least it's usable. I opened a towel, only useful for wiping sweat while traveling."

Mu Li: "You can at least wipe sweat. I opened a small leather whip, and I don't even know how to use it!"

Tong Yijian: "V me 500, transfer it to me!"

Mu Li: "Brother, why do you want a small leather whip? Frightened ing."

Ou Shi: "I opened a Earth-tier weapon: Pear Blossom Rain Spear!"

Mu Li: "European Emperor!"

Tong Yijian: "Big shot, please carry me!"

In the game, weapon grades are divided into five tiers from highest to lowest: Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow, and Mortal. The value of an Earth-tier weapon is evident!

Moreover, to open it from a lucky small treasure chest was simply incredibly lucky!

Xu Yilu: "But why did I open a chicken?"

Wang Xiao: "What kind of chicken? Where is it? Are there chickens in this game?"

Chen Ran: "Upstairs, calm down, this game is real-name! Refuse gambling and drugs, starting with me!"

Wang Xiao: "Good heavens! What about yellow?"

Chen Ran: "Heaven is above, I, Chen Ran, refuse gambling and drugs under my real name!"

Mu Li: "Is this chicken legitimate?"

Jin Yi: "Can it play basketball?"

Xu Yilu: "It can't play basketball."

Jin Yi: "Sigh, then what's so special about it?"

Xu Yilu: "But it can jump."

Chen Ran: "What! That's amazing! I'd call it the most beautiful!"

Xu Yilu: "Every time it jumps, it lays an egg. It has already laid over 10 eggs!"

Wang Xiao: "That's not bad. You won't have to worry about food."

Zhang Liu: "By the way, why is the map so big! My feet are sore from walking."

Chen Ran: "The game area is a hundred times the size of reality, with length and width stretched tenfold. It's normal."

Zhang Liu: "If only I had a car, I wouldn't have to keep walking."

Chen Ran: "Wake up, this is a conquest game set in ancient times, there are no cars!"

Lin Yue also felt his feet getting sore after reading this. Looking at the map, he just needed to endure a little longer to reach Heye Village.

Finally, after he crossed the last hillside, a city appeared before his eyes!