Chapter 1: The Life and Death Formation (Prelude...)

  As a burst of intense light flashed, the line of sight suddenly turned into a dazzling white.

  When the light faded away, the scene had already switched.

  This is Novice Village 54714, located in the southern part of Shen Zhou in "Xuanjie", near Gonggong City. Its northwest side is just the collapsed Buzhou Mountain. Standing inside the novice village, you can see that strange and majestic mountain range, with tall and towering long stones, straight into the clouds, magnificent.

  A cacophony of sounds filled the air within the newbie village, with various players and NPCs making a constant din.

  Inside the "Mystic Realm", it was the hour of Mao, the sky was faintly bright, a little bit of crimson light seemed to be hanging in the vast expanse, extremely beautiful.

  Liu Yun took out the attribute panel and glanced at it for a few moments, then put on new clothes from his luggage to cover his naked body. He also opened the weapon box.

  "System: You will choose one of the following weapons as your starting weapon: Dagger, Sword, Gun, Staff, Crossbow, Dirk, Dart..."

  "Sword!"

  Liu Yun said directly.

  Like bows and crossbows, these long-range attack weapons can be used to kite monsters, so many people choose them, but they don't know that the durability of these weapons is consumed very quickly. In the early stages, a lot of money is needed to repair them. The system gives new players 10 copper coins as start-up capital, unless you are in a team. If you're a lone ranger, choosing ranged weapons will make you go broke.

  The box was opened, and a slender bamboo sword lay in the package. Wearing the bamboo sword, I strolled around Newbie Village for a circle. Although "Xuanjie" had been open for four or five days, the NPC who issued newbie tasks was still surrounded by a sea of players.

  Walking into the baozi shop, Liu Yun took out all ten copper coins she had on her.

  "Boss, give me ten buns!"

  Liu Yun shouted.

  Some shops in Novice Village exist, but generally, the ones that sell recovery potions are the Herb Shops. The food sold at these restaurants increase certain statuses, such as Baozi which increases 1 point of Unkillable value for 1 minute.

  Baozi is too worthless, in the early days everyone didn't have much money, no one could afford to buy a lot of baozi just for this little benefit, so except for NPCs, there are hardly any players here.

  "Alright, sir, just a moment!" The NPC quickly pulled out a piece of cowhide paper, wrapped up ten hot steamed buns, and handed them to Liu Yun.

  Liu Yun took over the bun and ran towards the outside of Xinshou Village.

  On the road, many players put the equipment and treasures they had obtained on the ground for sale. The novice village was a safe zone, so naturally no one was afraid of being robbed.

  Liu Yun, who was about to rush out of the village, suddenly lit up in front of her eyes and stopped abruptly.

  He was a robust man wearing a grayish white shirt, with an axe hanging from his waist, looking like he's twenty-five or six years old. He seemed to be breathing evenly, with spirited eyes and strong vitality, definitely not someone who would die easily.

  The Undead are beings that pursue eternal existence, their bodies destroyed by the passage of time yet they do not die, the heavens collapse and their lives are not extinguished. Their vitality and physical strength are extremely powerful, and their powers are not weak either. Although their damage is not particularly outstanding, they possess extremely strong suppressive abilities, and can also use 'Burning Flesh' to scorch enemies or change the layout of their flesh into sharp spikes, counterattacking their foes.

  "Is this a rare item? This must be the skill book of Qiankun! How much is it?" Liu Yun squatted down, ignoring the messy equipment and staring directly at a yellow leather book on the stall.

  "Twenty coppers!" The undead said without beating around the bush, directly raising two fingers.

  "How dare you speak up? The mountain stone monster outside the skill book is easily killed, it's not like it's a high-level monster (just one layer of human level), its attack power is low, speed is slow, just its HP is a bit thick, but fighting it doesn't take any effort at all. In our newbie village, we need to produce at least ten books per day, and you're selling them for 20 copper each? Brother, that's not right."

  Liu Yun held "Tushan Bian" in his hands, a look of surprise on his face.

  "How much did you say?!" The undead creature's temper was still quite good, and it asked back.

  "Go!"

  "How come you don't go rob? You think five coppers can buy 'Tushebian'?!" The Undying almost bit his tongue off, even the best temper couldn't stand Liu Yun's haggling. He immediately became angry and said: "Five coppers is absolutely impossible!!! This isn't even enough to pay for medicine!!! At least fifteen coppers, otherwise forget it!!"

  "In the 'Mystic Realm', those who choose the path of Qiankun are the least, and in this newbie village, although there are many Qiankun practitioners, but tell me, who would spend 15 copper to buy your skill book in the early stages? And this book is not practical at all, it just changes the terrain a bit, no big deal. I'll offer you 10 copper at most, if you don't sell, then forget it."

  Liu Yun shook his head and said.

  In the early days, every penny was very important, and it was necessary to cut corners wherever possible. The price of 5 copper coins is indeed a bit excessive, and 10 copper coins for "Tushita" is the most reasonable price.

  When Liu Yun said this, the undead suddenly had a few moments of hesitation. The reason for selling things here was purely to exchange money for medicine. If there were ten copper coins in income, practicing levels could at least last half a day. In the early days, everyone was striving to be strong, and continuing to squat here to buy things was meaningless.

  "Alright!! Ten coppers for ten coppers, I'll consider you a friend from now on!!" The undead fool said with a pained expression, gritting his teeth.

  "Go ahead, I'll catch up in ten minutes. But wait for me here for a minute, two minutes!"

  Yú Yún's words fell, and she turned to run towards the outside of the village. Dà Shǎ was stunned, unable to shout after her, and saw her running out of Xīn Shǒu Village in a flash.

  Ten coppers? Don't even mention ten coppers, he doesn't have a single copper on him now, all the copper coins were used to buy buns.

  Out of the newbie village, avoiding those players who were sharpening their knives and eyeing the pigs and sheep, Liu Yun directly came to the southwest part of the village.

  On a vast expanse of empty grassland, there stood an ancient tree that was at least a hundred years old. Under the big tree, a man with tattered clothes and a dirty body, his skin and bones visible, leaned against the trunk, gazing at the distant Mount Buzhou in ruins, as if muttering to himself.

  Passersby players all thought this was an NPC with a quest, one by one kindly came up to offer help, unfortunately, the person's voice was too weak, so that people couldn't hear what he wanted to say, spending half a day, still can't get a quest, therefore many players left in disappointment.

  In fact, because this person's location is not in the village, it misled many players. He is not a fallen person or an NPC with a story, he is just a beggar who was driven out of the novice village.

  Seeing that the beggar was still there, Liu Yun's heart sank and he quickened his pace, running to the big tree.

  Walked up to the beggar, looked him up and down, then squatted down, took out a hot steamed bun from his bundle, and handed it to the man.

  The beggar, who was almost fainting from hunger and had no strength left in his body, suddenly opened his eyes as if he had smelled the aroma of the steamed buns. His dry and withered hands somehow found the strength to grab a bun, and he began devouring it in big bites.

  In the blink of an eye, the beggar swallowed a bun.

  Yú Yún saw it and hastily took out another bun...

  In just a few moments, the beggar had swallowed all ten big buns.

  He let out a comfortable sigh, the beggar closed his eyes slightly and leaned against the big tree, taking a short rest.

  Liu Yun didn't leave in a hurry either, and stayed by her side waiting.

  "Thank you, kind-hearted person. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have starved to death long ago. But unexpectedly, before my death, I can still eat such a delicious meal. Because I stole the village chief's chicken, the village chief broke my leg and drove me out of the village, so I couldn't enter the village to beg for food. My leg is also broken, and I'm unable to find food. Even if I don't starve to death today, I will definitely starve to death in the future. However, kind-hearted person, I am still very grateful to you. To repay you, I'll give you my favorite green mudstone!"

  The beggar finished speaking and took out a dirty but greenish stone from his bosom, handing it to Liu Yun.

  Ding! "System Prompt: Completed unique task 'Beggar's Last Meal', obtained one 'Green Mudstone'."

  This is all of Liu Yun's family property.

  Thank you for your support, thank you.