Chapter 2: Ji Ran

  Ji Ran is not a person of this world.

  In another world called Earth, Ji Ran was a player of online games. In some sense, he could be considered a professional player, playing two games at the same time and planning to play a third one simultaneously.

  Because of the shyness in the pod, he installed the first two games in the same helmet... This is a behavior prohibited by game companies, because it may cause unpredictable errors. But he thinks that they are all from the same game studio, and the overall framework of the world is similar, so putting them together should be fine?

  In fact, that was indeed the case, and the two games coexisted peacefully. This also gave him the confidence to inject a third game into the helmet - after all, the storage capacity of the gaming helmet was quite large.

  Who knew, the third game was fine, but when he decided to play, something went wrong. A strong current burst out of the helmet and passed through his body. Then under the influence of a mysterious force, he crossed over into this wonderful magical world.

  When he first crossed over, he was still somewhat disbelieving. But once he accepted this reality, he calmed down instead. After all, in that world, he no longer had family, and friends were scarce, with nothing to be nostalgic about. Who knows, maybe in this world, he could live even more vibrantly.

  Moreover, just like countless predecessors who had crossed over, this incredible experience gave him an unbelievable Golden Finger!

  At the same time as crossing over, he also brought over some of the skills and attributes from those two games that he had played for a long time. The attributes were a combination of the two games, including strength, agility, physique, internal energy... anyway, one was an immortal hero game and the other was a martial arts game, so their attributes were similar.

  And the skills, on the other hand, have brought over the combat skills from wuxia games and the life skills from xianxia games... Although it feels a bit awkward at times, overall, it still has great potential. Anyway, this life was also picked up, and there's still the Golden Finger to use, so I should be content.

  In addition, there is a set of novice clothes and a novice iron sword in the game. These two things are barely passable, allowing players to have something to defend themselves with when facing enemies, but their effects are almost negligible. However, in any case, he now has something to cover his body and a weapon to protect himself in this world.

  However, what made him dissatisfied was that the world he crossed over to was neither a martial arts game like "Swordsmen Without Equal" nor an immortal cultivation game like "Cultivation Wanderer", but rather a Western fantasy world!

  And it wasn't until he met this adventure team that he discovered this. In the past half month, all he could see was an endless sea of trees and strange beasts, with no way to judge the background of this world. After all, in immortal games, there were also similar settings - just called "yao beasts".

  With the help of the gaming skills brought by the traversal, Ji Ran was able to survive stably in this world. All combat and life skills were put to use, killing wild beasts and demons, cooking and making meals, and there was no risk to his life. Moreover, he also discovered that this world had a lot in common with the background world of the game he used to play...

  For example, the monsters that look relatively familiar, their combat methods are not much different from those in the game; and those wild herbs that can be collected, are almost identical to those in the game. As for mining and so on, his current area of activity has not involved this aspect yet, but he feels that it should not be much different either!

  This also made him feel much more at ease. Familiar things are always better than completely strange ones. If the difference between this world and the original world is too great, then the life skills that were prepared to be used for a living would probably become useless. In this situation, at least surviving in this world should not be a problem.

  However, staying in the deep mountains and old forests is not a solution after all, so he has been looking for ways to leave this place. He didn't dare to venture too far alone, as crossing over would reset his level to zero, and although skills could still be used, they were also reduced to their lowest levels. With such combat power, it's okay to slightly exceed the level, but if he ventured into a high-level monster zone, it would be a direct death sentence!

  He didn't dare try it, wondering if he himself had a chance to revive and come back in this world.

  After probing, he found that he was in a monster area that could be said to be above level 20 to 30 in the game... For a level one newbie, this place was no different from a dead zone. Fortunately, he had the swordsmanship technique brought over from the martial arts game, which slowly killed a few monsters, gained experience by leveling up, and leveled up a bit. Otherwise, he would have died before he even got started.

  It's okay, after persisting for half a month, he saw this adventure team. After observing for a while, he jumped out and saved the little girl magician once. He hoped that by doing so, he could return to human society again.

  "Wow... this is indeed a mysterious thing. However, such things have happened before, after all, the transmission arrays of ancient times are now unclear how they work. Your luck isn't very good, Ji Ran." Hu Zong accepted this view... or rather, superficially accepted this view.

  Since it's a magical world, there must be many things that ordinary people don't understand. For example, ancient ruins, mysterious transmissions... are used to explain his origins, which is perfect. Of course, this set of words was thought out by him in advance, and even had several spare sets. However, now it seems that this one is enough.

  Next, the little magician thanked Ji Ran, after all, it was Ji Ran who saved him from the mouth of Akao no Kiba. Hu Zhi and the other two men also asked Ji Ran many questions, including some probing ones, but they were all handled by Ji Ran.

  "Alright, we should sort out the spoils of war now. Even if it's just small talk, there's already enough of that." However, the words spoken by the cloak-wearing woman Aileen were somewhat chilly, giving off a feeling as if someone owed her a lot of money.

  "Don't mind her, she talks to us like that too. But don't worry, she's a good girl and a reliable teammate we can trust with our backs." Old Man Hu Zha was somewhat embarrassed.

  Ji Ran didn't mind too much, it was clear that the coldness of this cloak-wearing woman Ailin wasn't directed at him, but rather her natural disposition. Moreover, he also didn't want to have conflicts with these people who were hard to come by... After observing them, he felt that they were trustworthy. At least in the battles he observed, the mutual concern shown by this group of people was not fake. If he wanted to leave this place, being with these people would undoubtedly be a good choice.

  "Oh, by the way, it's getting late, you guys should find a place to rest too, right? I found a cave the other day, the location is not bad, and it's quite spacious, what do you think?" Ji Ran looked up at the sun and said a speech he had been thinking about for a while.

  Uncle Hu and the others looked at each other, then nodded: "That's perfect, you know, every time we choose a campsite it's also a troublesome thing, if there's one ready-made, that would save us a lot of trouble."

  Seeing the strategic approach to further close relations had achieved initial success, Ji Ran was also delighted. Then, his expression suddenly became urgent.

  "As a matter of fact, I'm quite skilled in the kitchen and can treat you to a sumptuous dinner. But there's one problem now... do any of you have salt?"

  Looking at Ji Ran's embarrassed expression, Hu Zha and the others' expressions all changed to shock, the next moment, Hu Zha and the two young men all burst out laughing.

  "Of course! When venturing out, salt is one of the necessities. You've been lost in this Blue Pine Forest for a while now, and I suppose you haven't had any salt to eat either, how pitiful!" After thinking about it briefly, Hu Zong and the others immediately understood why Ji Ran would ask such a question.

  "That's great! Don't worry, my culinary skills will definitely satisfy you!" Ji Ran also got excited. For more than half a month, he hadn't even tasted any savory flavors! He was even worried that if things continued like this, he might become a white-haired man...

  Moreover, he had once tried the cooking techniques learned from "Xian Xia Xiang" in this world, and the result was delightful, completely usable! It's worth noting that this cooking skill is not just about making delicious food, but also adds various statuses and abilities! Although it seems that due to the transmigration, the dishes made with this cooking skill are a bit different from those in the game, I suppose it's enough to shock these people...