Chapter 16 – Widow Yang

Dugu Zhuo mentally calculated the time. It was 7 am proper now, so there was nonetheless one shichen till Ye Zhou would go surfing.

A lot of gamers had already lined up earlier than the Tanye Temple to supply incense. They had been all discussing the occasions of final evening, most of them cursing the sport firm, saying they didn’t care how they handled their gamers since they had been the one VR recreation in the marketplace. What sort of a participant might at all times go surfing through the day or through the evening? It was principally a hostile mechanic. It doesn’t matter what they mentioned, although, they nonetheless didn’t appear like they had been about to stop the sport, so it appeared that the sense of realism that got here with VR was arduous for different video games to measure as much as.

There was additionally a small portion of gamers who thought the answer was cash, and at worst they may rent somebody to degree up for them through the day. The sport firm couldn’t at all times preserve this division between day and evening, so certainly there can be an answer at a better degree.

A tiny quantity of gamers thought it was attributable to the primary storyline, so after they handed the storyline, this present day and evening setup may change.

Hiding behind the primary door, Dugu Zhuo listened to the gamers’ discussions, learning their trendy vocabulary. From the phrases they used, he step by step started to kind a picture of the world Ye Zhou lived in.

He needed to spend his life with Ye Zhou sometime, so it was vital for him to study in regards to the setting Ye Zhou lived in, to ensure that them to have a mutual understanding.

The martial monk stood guard earlier than the primary corridor within the daytime, so that individuals might freely exit however not enter. The outdated monk was nonetheless tapping the picket fish.

Seeing that the primary corridor was empty, Dugu Zhuo determined to meditate and get some relaxation.

At full power, he wouldn’t must relaxation, however he was injured proper now, so he wanted it often. He didn’t should sleep a full evening like an strange particular person, however he nonetheless wanted to manage his respiratory for a short time.

After about half an hour, Dugu Zhuo opened his eyes, feeling stuffed with vitality. Checking his personal standing, he discovered that he might achieve expertise by cultivating inside Tanye Temple. He had gained 1500 expertise factors, however thankfully not sufficient to degree up, his degree remaining at 10.

Leaving the temple, Dugu Zhuo noticed that the therapeutic sales space had been arrange once more on the temple gates, and the extent 16 lingzhi who was primary on the leaderboard yesterday was as soon as once more therapeutic individuals. At this charge, that lingzhi would in all probability be the primary embodied participant within the recreation.

Yao and spirits had been each initially beasts and birds, or vegetation and herbs, however the distinction was that yao had been born as mortals. In one million cats, you won’t discover even a single cat yao, so although their species had been populous, only a few of them might develop into yao.

However, spirits had been beings nurtured by the pure world, like ginseng, lingzhi, snow lotuses, and qilin. They had been stuffed with non secular vitality from start, and would be capable to embody themselves so long as they lived to a sure age.

The boundary between the 2 was a bit imprecise. Dugu Zhuo had at all times distinguished them by their yao qi or non secular qi, however it appeared they had been cut up in line with species within the recreation. Mundane crops or animals had been yao, whereas legendary beasts and magic herbs had been spirits.

The outdated monk who was serving to the lingzhi accumulate advantage seemed precisely just like the one contained in the temple. Utilizing Lengthy @ Aotian’s phrases, they had been “copy-pasted from the identical template.”

Standing in entrance of the temple gates, Dugu Zhuo quietly waited for his get together members to reach.

Half an hour later, individuals began logging on. Ye Zhou had purposefully arrived ten minutes early, coming into the sport at 8:50, and together with his blood bond, there was a notification the moment he logged on. He was the primary to satisfy up with Dugu Zhuo, and gave him an brisk clap on the shoulder.

Dugu Zhuo took the possibility to seize Ye Zhou’s wrist. By the space and but closeness of the community, he used the VR recreation’s simulated pulse to examine on the situation of Ye Zhou’s physique.

“Your complexion appears to be like good,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned with satisfaction.

“Yeah, my household physician mentioned this morning that my situation was particularly wholesome,” Ye Zhou mentioned fortunately.

If he went to mattress too late, he would have hassle sleeping, and have nightmares and chilly sweats the entire evening, but final evening he had slept particularly deeply.

Prior to now, Ye Zhou had at all times heard the clanking of a sword in his goals, as if one thing was calling to him urgently. Final evening, nonetheless, he had dreamed of the bamboo forest the place he had met Dugu Zhuo. The surroundings was lovely, and when he awakened within the morning, he felt carefree.

“I assume at all times staying indoors actually will result in psychological points,” Ye Zhou mentioned. “I can’t go outdoors, so it’s fortunate that I’ve this VR recreation.”

Dugu Zhuo maintained propriety always, so he didn’t ask about Ye Zhou’s well being issues. They nonetheless weren’t that acquainted with one another.

He had lastly managed to seek out Ye Zhou, so Dugu Zhuo didn’t need his undue haste to drive Ye Zhou away from him.

This recreation was his solely reference to Ye Zhou. Dugu Zhuo might solely act inside the recreation, so if Ye Zhou stopped enjoying, they might by no means be capable to meet once more.

After they idly chatted for a couple of minutes, the opposite gamers additionally logged on one after the other. Aotian and Qingyue had been nonetheless degree 11, however the black cat had risen to degree 14.

Everybody checked out this cat who had gained a number of ranges in only a evening.

The black cat yawned. “I can solely degree up at evening, can’t I? I idled whereas cultivating within the moonlight, slept till 4, then hunted monsters within the Karmic Forest for 3 hours. I went again to sleep for 2 hours at 7, and if I hadn’t set an alarm, I virtually wouldn’t have woken up.”

“Final evening, Xiaoyao and his pals had been additionally grinding continuous, and by now they’re degree 13,” mentioned Aotian.

Qingyue pulled her lips in distaste. “The way in which Xiaoyao ranges up is just too excessive. At any time when he sees somebody, he tries to steal their important essence, and he’s even earned the title ‘Ringleader of Yao’. He’s about to develop into the Tree Demon from The Maiden’s Spirit[1].”

“What number of Sin Factors does he have?” Dugu Zhuo requested.

“You get one Sin Level for stealing one particular person’s essence, so proper now he has over 100 factors…” Qingyue mentioned.

“That many?” Ye Zhou mentioned. “Gained’t he be rednamed?”

Seeing Dugu Zhuo give him a glance of confusion, Ye Zhou remembered that his disciple hadn’t performed the PC version and defined, “Again within the PC model the place characters’ names had been displayed, individuals who had killed too many gamers would have their names flip crimson, in order that’s known as getting rednamed. If somebody with a crimson identify dies, they lose extra expertise and gadgets, and most gamers don’t like them both, so that they’re liable to get attacked.”

“Participant names aren’t displayed in 9 Heavens, although,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned.

“So since this mechanic is new, Xiaoyao needed to check what would occur in case your Sin Factors had been extraordinarily excessive,” Aotian mentioned. “In spite of everything, gamers don’t die once you steal their essence, simply their well being drops to important, they develop into weakened, and so they lose a portion of expertise. We suspect that afterward, there could be completely different factions within the recreation primarily based on Righteousness or Sin Factors, or what race you’re.”

“I had needed to kind a celebration with Xiaoyao, however now… I assume if we’re completely different races, we stroll completely different paths,” Qingyue mentioned.

Chatting as they walked, the group rapidly got here to the tofu stand.

“I simply knew Widow Yang can be handsome. They are saying that beauties promote tofu!” Aotian mentioned excitedly as he laid eyes on the lady.

“Stopped in your tracks since you noticed a reasonably girl?” Qingyue mentioned, slapping Aotian arduous on the again of the top. He narrowly escaped being overwhelmed by her whip.

The sport builders had labored arduous on Widow Yang’s character mannequin, and inside the group, solely Dugu Zhuo’s appears to be like had been superior to hers. Everybody else seemed plain set alongside this NPC.

Ye Zhou’s appears to be like weren’t dangerous, however he was younger and never at his full top, so he misplaced a few of his attract.

Because the NPC’s appears to be like had been so good, there was naturally a crowd of gamers gathered round and shopping for tofu.

Thankfully, Widow Yang didn’t have any missions to provide gamers expertise and everybody had performed their sightseeing yesterday, so there weren’t many individuals on the tofu stand in the present day. After standing in line for a couple of minutes, Dugu Zhuo’s group reached the entrance.

The few gamers that had been earlier than them stood to at least one aspect consuming their tofu whereas chatting. “This tofu tastes fairly good. It’d be even higher if this recreation had fried rooster and Coke. I wager a lot of individuals on diets would come right here to fulfill their cravings.”

Because the get together chief, Ye Zhou led the group in shopping for tofu, however in spite of everything the opposite gamers had purchased their tofu with none hassle, Widow Yang burst into tears upon going through them and mentioned, “You younger heroes appear like sincere and good individuals, so will you please assist this lowly girl? I’ll certainly make the best tofu as a reward for you, for free of charge.”

The black cat mentioned angrily, “Shouldn’t you provide your hand in marriage? What sort of a shameless NPC asks for assist after which solely offers a chunk of tofu?”

Ye Zhou, nonetheless, had already foreseen that this process wouldn’t be resolved simply by shopping for some tofu, so requested unruffled, “What’s the issue? After all we’ll aid you, so long as we will.”

“It’s my son. He’s not nicely,” Widow Yang mentioned, sobbing. “He’s already been unconscious for 3 days, and he’s misplaced a lot weight I can hardly acknowledge him. I went to the therapeutic sales space at Tanye Temple, however the monk informed me that it wasn’t an sickness, and as a substitute the work of an evil creature.”

“Take a look at the state your city is in,” Aotian mentioned. “I’d be shocked if there weren’t evil creatures. We gained’t have to attend till evening to finish this process, will we? Please inform me no!”

Aotian’s concern didn’t come true, as Widow Yang continued, “The monk mentioned that the curse might solely be damaged with the center’s blood of a male little one born at midday and stuffed with yang vitality. I don’t know the place to seek out one, however I hear the fortune teller on the sales space outdoors is aware of the start dates and instances of everybody on the town. Are you able to ask him for me?”

It was a sequence of duties. Accepting the duty to seek out the center’s blood, Ye Zhou led the get together to the fortune telling sales space.

As they left the tofu stand, Dugu Zhuo observed that a number of extra gamers had gotten in line behind them. A number of of them seemed odd, sporting bamboo hats that coated their faces fully, with their complete our bodies clothed. All that was seen of them was their eyes.

“Didn’t you say that you simply had a demon participant pal, who informed you that he appeared in a unique place through the day?” Dugu Zhuo requested.

“Yeah,” Qingyue mentioned. “He’s known as Wen Zhi Binbin, so all of us name him Xiao Wen. Yesterday, he informed us that after creating his character, he appeared in a hellish-looking place. The realm was very small and there have been ghosts and demons all over the place, which terrified him a lot he thought he had transmigrated right into a horror film.”

“He mentioned he might take some duties there, however the expertise achieve was very gradual,” Aotian mentioned. “There was an enormous gate blocking them, which solely opened at evening.”

Dugu Zhuo turned to Ye Zhou. “Yesterday, didn’t you run into somebody you thought was a participant, however he was truly a ghost for an exorcism mission?”

“Yeah,” Ye Zhou mentioned, nodding. “That boss was so good at appearing, I actually thought he was a participant.”

“Perhaps he was a participant,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned.

“How might that be? He was clearly the mission boss,” Ye Zhou mentioned.

“I’ve been pondering,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned. “With the intention to discover the primary storyline, we would have liked to maneuver about when the ghosts and demons had been lively at evening. Then how will the ghosts and demons discover the primary storyline? Gained’t they’ve to maneuver about inside the daytime world, the place the people belong?”

“They couldn’t depart that space, although,” Aotian mentioned.

“You simply mentioned that they may settle for duties. Couldn’t there be a chance that considered one of them was the identical process that Ye Zhou took, besides, Ye Zhou’s mission was exorcising ghosts, whereas their mission was eliminating the exorcist harming their fellow ghosts?”

“That’s attainable!” Ye Zhou cried, pondering again to that boss. “He was an excessive amount of like a participant, that even after he revealed himself as a ghost, I nonetheless thought somebody was controlling him.”

Wanting on the couple of gamers lined up earlier than the tofu stand, coated head to toe, Dugu Zhuo mentioned, “Subsequently, even through the day, there could also be demons and ghosts inside this city.”

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