Chapter 3: Elementary Internal Skill Mind Method - True

  Having gathered everything, Yang Tiangui walked towards the cave behind the tiger's body. The things inside were the most important ones.

  The cave is not very large and it's quite dry. There is a big trunk in the center of the cave.

  Looking at this large trunk, Yang Tian couldn't help but feel indignant again. Last time he saw this large trunk, he thought it was some kind of large equipment inside, who knew it was just two small things, two things that made Yang Tian's blood boil with anger.

  Yang Tian excitedly opened the wooden box, and inside, two items lay quietly...

  "Primary Inner Skill Mind Method - True": Understand the inner skill secrets, learn primary inner skill.

  Village Founding Certificate (Platinum): Proof of establishing a village, comes with additional rewards.

  These are two items that should never appear in the early stages of the game.

  Here is the translation:

  First, let's talk about Village Creation Orders. Village Creation Orders are divided into ordinary, black iron level, white silver level, gold level, and platinum level. Ordinary village creation orders can only build regular villages, while black iron level and above village creation orders have additional rewards, with higher levels having stronger attributes. The platinum-level village creation order has not appeared even once in the past year since the game's launch, and the gold-level village creation order has only appeared three times, one of which was obtained by Yang Tian in this cave. However, this time, the gold-level village creation order turned into a platinum-level one, probably as a reward for his extremely low level and solo kill of the BOSS.

  In my previous life, I had just obtained these two items when I was betrayed and forced to flee, never having the chance to use them. However, I heard that another golden village's additional attribute is a unique title called "Mechanical Village": within its territory, the range, power, and durability of produced siege engines are all increased by 20%. Just this 20% increase in range would make our troops invincible in siege warfare.

  Additionally, the higher the village lord's rank, the more bonuses they receive to their territory's resource growth rate and area. The black iron rank has a 10% bonus to resources and an area twice that of a regular territory. The white silver rank has a 30% bonus to resources and an area four times that of a regular territory. The golden rank has a 60% bonus to resources and an area eight times that of a regular territory. And the platinum rank has a 100% bonus to resources, with an area sixteen times that of a regular territory.

  However, these bonus attributes sound good on paper, but their actual effect is hard to say. The biggest limitation is population. Resource bonuses only apply to growth rates; if the labor force within the territory can't even develop basic resource growth, then the bonus part goes to waste. Territory area is also subject to this logic.

  Each territory has some external buildings like bandit camps, and wild beasts will spawn in the wilderness. These are mainly used for lords to practice their military skills or for players to level up. When players kill monsters within a territory to gain experience, the system will automatically deduct 1% of their income as tax revenue, which goes into the lord's pocket.

  However, considering that the entire map of "Tian Xia" is thousands of times larger than the real world, if lords think they can get rich from this tiny amount of tax revenue, it's basically a pipe dream. As for lords practicing their military skills, ordinary territories already have enough wild monsters to serve this purpose.

  Moreover, the high-level village construction order has a problem, that is, the increase in resource growth rate includes the refresh of outdoor building troops and the increase in the number of wild monster refreshes. If these wild monsters are not cleared in time, they will accumulate to a certain number and attack the towns within the territory. It can be said that high-level village construction orders are only suitable for large gaming guilds, with many personnel, no problem with clearing monsters and defending, and can even organize special life players to collect resources. If a platinum village construction order falls into the hands of a large gaming guild at the beginning of the game, their strength will be unstoppable.

  Now this White Gold Village Order has fallen into Yang Tian's hands, and the outcome is hard to say...

  But what Yang Tian was most concerned about was not the Village Building Order, but that skill book. That skill book ending with the word "True" is absolutely an aspect of this game's future value, because any skill book with the word "True" can be learned, not only in the game, but also in the real world.

  This is an epoch-making achievement and also a result of changing the world pattern.

  However, this astonishing secret was still unknown to anyone at that time, and it wasn't until half a year later that the secret was revealed. Although half a year may not be a long period of time, it was sufficient for Yang Tian to do many things.

  As soon as he got his hands on it, Yang Tian first put the Jian Village Order into his package, then sat down cross-legged and opened the first page of the secret book with a treasured gaze.

  "Are you sure you want to learn Primary Inner Power! Please confirm!" The system prompts.

  "No!" Yang Tian said immediately. As for this trap, Yang Tian was very familiar with it. As long as you answered "yes", the secret book would disappear immediately, and you would also learn this skill. But this learning was only in the game, in the real world, you still wouldn't know anything.

  Yang Tianxin's mind was focused, writing down the contents of the book word by word and sentence by sentence. In the process, a stream of energy was generated within his body, guided by a mysterious force that circulated repeatedly within him...

  Time flew by, and Yang Tian finally finished reading the entire ancient book. The thin book vanished into nothingness in an instant.

  "Congratulations! You have learned the basic internal skills."

  Yang Tian hastily chose to exit the game and then sat up from bed.

  Thinking of the mantra he had just remembered, following the mysterious guidance from earlier, Yang Tian began his first real-world cultivation. A faint yet palpable vital energy gradually emerged and circulated within his body...

  ……

  "Haha......" Yang Tian finished his cultivation and couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh wildly...

  "What the hell is wrong with you, making so much noise in the middle of the night!" The sound of scolding and cursing came from outside the house.

  Yang Tian hurriedly shut his mouth, although he was scolded, the excited expression on his face couldn't be calmed down. Looking at the time, it was already 4 o'clock in the morning, and such a loud laugh in the middle of the night was indeed his own fault.

  I finally have a small foothold, as long as I give myself enough time, I will no longer be a role that can be manipulated by others...

  Hurry up and grab some midnight snacks to eat.

  Thanks to the meditation earlier, his slight fatigue had already recovered. Yang Tian didn't waste any more time and hastily put on the gaming helmet, once again returning to the world of "Tian Xia".

  Just as I entered the game, the sky had already brightened up a bit.

  Just as Yang Tian was about to walk out of the cave, he was confused by a system announcement.

  "Global System Announcement: US region player VanDer established the system's first player village - Bundy Village, rewarding Village Chief VanDer with 200 prestige, a special ordinary soldier branch, and granting the title of "World's First Village"."

  Yang Tian was unwilling! How could he have forgotten the good things about being the "Number One Village in the World"?! Special troops, you know, even China, which has the most special troops, only has around twenty or so branches.

  Special forces are powerful.

  Generally, as a regular soldier who has mastered basic skills, the combat value can increase to 50 points at most, which is the peak of the fourth rank. To further enhance their strength, they must have 50 points of intelligence attribute, and then there is a certain probability of understanding primary skills and advancing to the fifth rank soldier. Therefore, the improvement of soldiers' strength is greatly limited. Ordinary special soldiers, even if their combat value is the same as that of regular soldiers, can completely fight against two ordinary soldiers with flags and drums. High-level special soldiers are even stronger, and in the case of the same combat value, it's no problem to defeat two ordinary special soldiers.

  The free attribute points of NPCs are acquired differently from players, and they get a fixed number of free attribute points for each level up.

  And NPCs have different qualifications, with a total of nine levels: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, and F. According to Yang Tian's understanding from his past life, the probability of an F-level NPC appearing is 8%, the probability of an E-level NPC appearing is around 40%, the probability of a D-level NPC appearing is 41%, and the probability of a PC appearing is 7%. The probability of a B-level NPC appearing is only 3%, the probability of an A-level NPC appearing is less than 0.2%, and the probability of a higher S-level NPC appearing is around one in ten thousand. The probability of an SS-level NPC appearing is only one in a hundred million, while the probability of an SSS-level NPC appearing has not been calculated because no one had ever heard of anyone getting an SSS-level NPC in Yang Tian's past life. These probabilities were all calculated by players themselves and have not been officially announced.

  The number of free attribute points an NPC gains per level up is determined by their aptitude. F-rank NPCs gain 1 free attribute point per level, E-rank NPCs gain 2, and so on, increasing with each rank. A-rank NPCs gain 6 free attribute points per level, S-rank NPCs gain 8, SS-rank NPCs gain 12, and the most terrifying SSS-rank NPCs gain 18 free attribute points per level.

  The qualifications of historical generals are at least S-level, with the vast majority being SS-level and a very small number being SSS-level, which can be seen as a testament to their rarity. Moreover, each historical general has its own historical background, equivalent to a title, and is stronger than ordinary generals with the same military strength. Furthermore, all historical generals possess their own skills, which are automatically acquired when certain attribute values reach a certain level. However, in the early stages of the game, in order for players to adapt to the game environment more quickly, the attribute point allocation method for ordinary NPCs is completely controlled by the player, allowing them to decide on their development direction, which can also be seen as an advantage of ordinary NPCs.

  But after all, looking at the history of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are only a few thousand historical figures who appear on stage, and most of them are very difficult for players to recruit. Moreover, ordinary soldiers, as the most important part of the battlefield, are still composed of ordinary NPCs.

  According to past experiences, regular troops are mostly composed of C and D-grade NPCs, while elite troops are composed of B-grade NPCs, which account for only 3%.

  A B-class qualified NPC soldier wants to comprehend the primary skill, probably needs to be upgraded to around 20 levels, the success rate of comprehension is 100%, after comprehending the primary skill, the combat power can be increased to 60 points, then in the same way, comprehend the intermediate skill, but the probability of comprehending the intermediate skill is less than one-third. Next is the advanced skill, with a probability of less than one-tenth, and the master-level skill has a probability of about one-thousandth. After reaching 90 points...

  Although skill books can be used by everyone, the drop rate of skill books is extremely low. It's not impossible to build a high-ranking army with this method, but the funds required are absolutely unbearable for ordinary people.

  It can be seen that the advantages of special troops are obvious. With B-level qualifications, it is equivalent to upgrading to level 10 and becoming a fifth-class soldier. Although the minimum qualification requirement for special troops is also B-level, this does not hinder his strength.

  This information about the troops is not mentioned on the current official website, and players are only asked to explore it in the game themselves. However, this does not prevent other players from understanding the strength of special troops, after all, this is the reward for being the world's number one.

  Yang Tian knew that now the game forum was probably exploding...

  Now all of these have nothing to do with Yang Tian, he is now considering how to take down the second village in Tian Xia as soon as possible.