332: Novice Village

A flash of white light appeared before Wan Lin, followed by a series of player prompt interfaces:

“As a player, you can revive infinitely and be reborn, so there's no need to fear death.”

“As a player, any mind-reading, soul-searching, or similar methods are ineffective against you, so there's no need to fear leaks.”

“As a player, divination, prediction, and similar methods are even less effective against you.”

“As a player, you possess a social network and a trading network that connects with all players.”

“As a player...”

Player privileges popped up one after another.

Any one of these privileges, taken out into the Xuanhuan World, would be a power coveted even by Supreme experts.

Yet, billions of players on Blue Star, each possessing them, didn't even find it that astonishing.

Soon, Wan Lin saw the scene before him change again, and a trading point System appeared, allowing him to purchase Golden Finger or other resources.

“Special Physique: Eight Desolations Saint Body”

“Special Physique: Supreme Emperor Bone”

“Special Luck: Python-Sparrow Devouring Dragon”

“System: Skill Point Allocation”

“Starting Opportunity: Third-Grade Expert soul body”

“...”

One Golden Finger after another dazzled the eyes.

Wan Lin glanced at his trading points: 0.

He decisively skipped the Golden Finger selection and proceeded directly to the next stage.

“You can freely decide your appearance, or maintain your original look.”

The character creation under the Yaoguang System was very advanced; with just a thought, one could directly sculpt a face according to their ideas, without needing to adjust various parameters.

This miraculous technology felt novel to Wan Lin. He immediately experimented, envisioning his desired appearance.

An 1.8-meter muscular man, eight-pack abs, broad shoulders and thick waist... When he saw the model before him transform into a walking tank-like behemoth, Wan Lin fell silent for a moment.

As a terminally ill patient, what he longed for most was a healthy body, but clearly, this body was overly healthy.

Wan Lin shook his head, made the model disappear, and chose to enter the game with his real appearance.

He thought, there should be many cultivation methods in the Xuanhuan World. Since the Yao Race's methods could Body Tempering, did the Human Race also have true Body Tempering methods?

If so, he would definitely obtain a Body Tempering method and follow the path of a muscular tough guy.

Whoosh!

The surrounding white light began to flow away like a waterfall, and the scene before him continuously changed, as if he were in a spatial tunnel.

Wan Lin subconsciously closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, what he saw was a clear sky and an endless expanse of wilderness beneath it.

Fresh air rushed towards him, making his nose twitch involuntarily.

This was a natural beauty that modern civilization's steel cities could never possess.

“Is this... the Xuanhuan World?”

Wan Lin turned his head, wanting to know where he was.

He found himself in a vast wilderness, with no obstacles, a pure Great Plain, but further in the distance, he could see continuous mountain ranges, seemingly enclosing this place into a secluded space.

Players continuously appeared from all directions, some Human Race, some Yao Race, with various forms, but excitement gleamed brightly in everyone's eyes.

Suddenly, his vision darkened, as if the sun was blocked by something.

Wan Lin looked up, and the next moment, his entire body stiffened, and goosebumps rose.

A gigantic whale, interwoven with white and light blue, swam through the clouds. Its speed was not fast, which made it appear extremely imposing.

Its volume was so immense it was like a moving island, blocking the sun and stirring the clouds.

Most astonishingly, as it shifted its position, Wan Lin saw that it actually carried a huge city on its back, with pavilions, temples, and squares; it seemed to have everything an ancient-style city should possess.

At this moment, special information flashed before his eyes:

“As a player, you possess the privilege to analyze all things; you can analyze anything.”

After the full virtualization, considering the varying skill levels of players, and to prevent the Xuanhuan World from becoming a nightmare for most players, the official added a series of convenient functions.

This would cause players to rapidly develop towards the trend of being the “Fourth Calamity.”

“Analyze!”

Wan Lin shouted in his mind.

Relevant information quickly flashed through his mind:

“Cloud-Swallowing Whale”

“A gigantic Spirit Beast that broke free from a Secret Realm, possessing Fourth-Grade strength, but with a gentle disposition.”

“It maintains great goodwill towards the continuously emerging player groups in the vicinity and is willing to shelter players in this valley, but at this stage, it is not willing to let players step onto its back.”

This was actually a guardian specially designed by the official for the Newbie Village.

Although the official had initially said that the Immortal Dynasty would be a Newbie Village without special protection, and players would need to conquer the state-stabilizing seal themselves to ensure the Newbie Village's safety.

However, within this large Newbie Village, there was also a smaller Newbie Village, which was the Newcomer Valley where Wan Lin and other players descended.

The space in this valley was vast, appearing like an endless wilderness inside, almost equivalent to the area of a province if compared to Blue Star.

The official also designed this gentle-natured Spirit Beast, specifically responsible for protecting the Newcomer Valley.

Therefore, players who did not want to leave could stay here and play leisurely, without being used as consumables by the state-stabilizing seal.

After understanding this information, Wan Lin pondered for a while.

He felt he had to leave this area.

The Newcomer Valley was indeed safe, but it was merely an area for players to adapt to their new bodies and gather information.

The resources here were extremely scarce, and there were no Opportunities, making it impossible to grow stronger.

Anyone who wanted to experience the true Xuanhuan World still had to leave this valley and explore outwards.

Of course, later on, resources could also be continuously accumulated in the valley, allowing players to have a stable base camp.

“Oh, right, the map!”

Wan Lin suddenly thought of something, an idea flashed through his mind, and a map opened accordingly.

This was also a convenient feature after the new version update; players could view the map anytime, anywhere.

However, the content of the map was not the entire Prison Land, but only included the areas previously explored by players.

The former Great Jiang Dynasty, Yue Country, Chu Country, Li Kingdom, parts of the North-South Mountains, parts of the Western Great Desert, and parts of the Eastern Sea.

Only these areas were explored; the outer regions were shrouded in mist.

The Newcomer Valley was located in the central part of the Great Jiang Dynasty, which indicated it was not present before this update.

The indigenous people of the Xuanhuan World explained that the Cloud-Swallowing Whale broke free from a Secret Realm, bringing a small grotto-heaven to this place, forming the Newcomer Valley.

Wan Lin checked the map, looking for the nearest place that might have an Opportunity.

At this moment, the surrounding players started to get noisy:

“Xuanhuan World, here I come!”

“Damn, I always couldn't bear to buy a VR cabin before, so I could only be a cloud player. Now it's free for everyone, awesome!”

“Anyone want to team up? How about going to Great River City together?”

“Three short one, let's get four people and go to Great River City.”

“I have a friend nearby, he's going to take me, and he can take two more. Anyone coming? Let's go to Great River City!”

Great River City?

Wan Lin was somewhat surprised, hearing this frequently appearing term.

He had understood before that Great River City was a player main city created by the state-stabilizing seal, which had previously served as a Newbie Village.

It was once destroyed by a Golden Core Cultivator but later rebuilt by the state-stabilizing seal.

“Strange, logically speaking, this shouldn't be a main city designed by the official, right?”

Wan Lin thought for a moment, but felt that as a cross-era game, the Xuanhuan World couldn't be viewed with traditional logic.

Allowing NPCs to create their own main city should be part of the immersion, which was very reasonable.

So, he also decided to head to Great River City.