Xuanming Sky.

New Players' Valley.

At the square where the resurrection point was located.

A flash of white light, and waves of players successively appeared.

These were the second batch of beta players.

"Wow!"

One by one, they first stared with wide eyes at the clear skies of this otherworld and the newly built New Players' Valley, stunned.

"It's actually real! A game with near one hundred percent realism?"

Player ID 'Seek Immortal', Huang Tianyao, exclaimed in admiration.

In reality, he was a rich second generation with the ability to splurge, and at the same time, a staunch mysticist who firmly believed in supernatural powers.

This time, he had learned about this interesting game through a friend and wanted to give it a try.

Of course, Mr. Huang did not obtain the game equipment through a lucky draw registration but rather purchased a set directly from a winning player like a true tycoon.

It cost a total of one hundred thousand, but to him, it was just a drop in the bucket.

"Players can obtain skills here that persist even after logging off. This is where the mystery lies..."

Huang Tianyao touched his own body in wonder and then started running and jumping around.

Compared to the other new players' foolish antics, he was actually quite normal.

"A new world?"

Lin Fan's ID was simple, just 'Martial Artist'. At this moment, as he looked at his body as if reborn, he suddenly missed a step, moved in a Bagua pattern, and began to integrate all his body's strength.

His eyes shone with excitement, clearly very thrilled: "What a wonderful place... This is the perfect land for my ancient martial arts cultivation!"

Masters of ancient martial arts must naturally be versed in medicine.

And at this moment, he astonishingly found that this body was no different from those in the real world.

There were so many possibilities to explore here, such as... exercising without restraint, not having to worry about injuries.

One could also try out some dangerous ancient martial arts practices, or even... directly kill someone!

Lin Fan glanced at the other players around him.

Masters of ancient martial arts needed live targets to practice on, often paying high prices to hire strong men to be targets for practice.

But even those martial arts masters, no matter how wealthy, couldn't afford to hire a bunch of people to kill for fun every day, could they?

Yet, he could do so here!

Lin Fan's expression was fervent: "No wonder Jiang Shangneng became skilled at such a young age. It turns out he had such a treasure land..."

"Hello to all new players, and welcome to 'Game Otherworld'... You can treat this as transmigration to another world, or a second life..."

At that moment, on the edge of the square, an old player appeared. It was 'Wan Donglin'.

He coughed with a smile, drawing everyone's attention before continuing: "I believe everyone has seen the forum. This game has a high degree of freedom; everyone can explore as they wish, just be careful not to disclose the location of New Players' Valley... It's quite difficult to gain experience in this game, and only here in New Players' Valley is there an NPC that periodically issues tasks. Those who wish to explore gradually can stay in the valley. Those who want to go further can head to Woniuzhai. And those who wish to explore the world can go to Three Elements City, where there are martial arts schools to learn from... By the way, I'd like to take this opportunity to advertise our 'Snow Viewing Tower' guild is recruiting new players, with excellent benefits..."

During this period, the older players had gradually begun to band together, or rather, formed fixed teams or guilds according to their preferences.

For example, "Snow Viewing Tower" led by "The Old Man is Just Prematurely Gray," as well as "Alluring City," centered around "Righteous Female Warrior," "Kind Mother Keeps to the Middle Lane," and "Turns Out I Have to Make My Own Dinner," and the support group for daily life scenery with core members like "Lingling Loves to Eat," "Love Coke Cat," "Dora Mi," and "Twinkle of Star."

Of course, there are also the idiosyncratic lone wolves like "Mo Tengyun" and "Don't Die Then Keep It Wild."

Huang Tianyao listened to the introductions while walking out without hesitation.

He had no interest in joining a guild.

In fact, he planned to get a clear picture of the situation and then create his own guild, called "Immortal Sect"!

Although it was just a concept at the time, he believed that "Immortal Sect" would surely become one of the top guilds in "Game Different World," guaranteed by his money-spending ability!

After walking a distance, Huang Tianyao saw a group of veteran players gathered together, excitedly exclaiming, "It's out, it's out, don't push me!"

"Whoever competes with me for the quest, I'll get angry with them!"

...

"Is that... the one and only quest NPC—Er Ha?"

Huang Tianyao squeezed in and indeed saw a dog's head above the crowd.

He enjoyed browsing that player forum, but as a non-player, he was looked down upon and couldn't even post, which was quite pathetic.

But he had seen posts about Er Ha and knew that this mascot and professional mentor was one of the brightest highlights in Newbie Valley.

Every day, there were daredevils looking to unearth hidden quests, triggering the "Ha Seal," causing Er Ha to go on a rampage, tearing apart homes and destroying most of Newbie Valley.

This was known as "The Disaster of Er Ha"! If players were unlucky enough to encounter it, they could only pray for luck, as a slip-up would mean they'd have to respawn.

Er Ha was also the only NPC with daily quests available, but since there were limited slots each day, players went head-to-head for them—this real game lacked PK and infamy systems, theoretically allowing players to slaughter each other without restraint.

However, because the first batch of players like "The Old Man is Just Prematurely Gray" and "Kind Mother Keeps to the Middle Lane" were from the lawful faction and held the majority, the game didn't evolve into a battle royale.

A few chaotic evil trolls, such as "Don't Die Then Keep It Wild," didn't dare cause trouble, or else they'd be blocked from the healing springs.

"Respected Lord Er Ha, this is the snack I've prepared for you."

Seeing Er Ha appear, "Lingling Loves to Eat" stepped forward with a plate, on which she had made dog food imitating the materials of this world—Er Ha's special edition, crafted into adorable little bone-shaped biscuits.

"Awoo..."

Er Ha barely restrained himself from drooling on the spot, "Hmm... I'm very pleased with your gift."

He took the plate, wishing he could bury his dog head in the biscuits right away, and quickly assigned "Lingling Loves to Eat" a quest: "I need someone to clean my room."

[Ding! You have received a quest—"Clean the Doghouse"!]

"Lingling Loves to Eat" looked at her attribute panel and gave a few scissor hand gestures to her teammates behind her.

"That's too much!"

The other players wailed in despair, but Er Ha was unfazed, "That's the only quest for today, if you want to learn skills, come over, otherwise, disperse..."

Too many onlookers—it was hard for him to enjoy his treats!

Er Ha needed to maintain his dignity.

"That stupid dog is going to hide and sneak treats again..."

"Don't Die Then Keep It Wild" said to "Mo Tengyun," "Newbie Valley's almost rebuilt, let's go make Er Ha tear it down again later—tomorrow there will be brick-moving quests available! Alas... this stupid dog seems to be getting smarter, with fewer chances to trigger his destructive mode... I really miss the good old days when that obedient dog demolished homes three times a day!"

Smack!

Before his words were even finished, he was slapped into a white light by a paw that fell from the sky...