Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
"In the sumr of 195, Ren Woxing passed away at the age of 23, leaving behind his last words, ’I wish... I could catch river shrimp with my brothers again...’"
"In the sumr of 195, Ren Changsheng succeeded to the position of Family Head, renaming himself Ren Woxing. Since then, all successive Family Heads have taken the na Ren Woxing."
"In the autumn of 199, Ren Changsheng passed away at the age of 23, leaving his last words: ’I have never regretted being born into the Ren Family.’"
"In the autumn of 199, Ren Xiaobai succeeded to the position of Family Head, changing her na to Ren Woxing."
"In the spring of 206, Ren Luo, the son of Ren Xiaobai and the White Horse Spirit Lord, was born."
"In the sumr of 209, Ren Buhui perished at Red Cliff Ghosts and Goblins, at the age of 15."
On the third day after getting the ga, Ren Suo played up to this point and basically realized that his ga save was dood; there wasn’t much hope of beating the ga.
Ren Family Cultivators can only start their Cultivation at the age of 8 and engage in spiritual union and combat at 14. Babies are rely a population figure for the first eight years, aningless otherwise.
When Ren Woxing died, I actually wondered if that ant I just had to sit in front of the screen and watch a playthrough. But then I learned that each successive Family Head would change their na to ’Ren Woxing’—aning control would be passed onto the Player.
When ti advanced to the year 209, Cao, Sun, and Liu had just finished the most decisive battle of the Three Kingdoms Period at Red Cliff. Ren Suo then sent Ren Feifan’s daughter, Ren Buhui, to farm Spirit Crystals from the newly spawned Red Cliff Ghosts and Goblins. The only available Cultivators in the entire Ren Family were Ren Xiaobai and Ren Buhui, and one of them had to remain at ho, so it had to be Ren Buhui who was sent on the Expedition.
However, Ren Buhui was not the ’third-generation Ren Woxing’; Ren Suo could not control her actions. After sending her off, only news of her death returned. It seed the combat power of the Demons at Red Cliff far exceeded Ren Buhui’s expectations. She couldn’t even escape and make it back alive.
Now, the Ren Family was left with only 3-year-old Ren Luo and 18-year-old Ren Xiaobai—Ren Xiaobai, having been on the verge of death twice, had a Lifespan of only 21 years.
Even if Ren Xiaobai were to live out her Lifespan, there would still be Ren Luo left. But as ti went on, the Demons from the Three Kingdoms would beco stronger and stronger, and Ren Luo, just starting his Cultivation, would simply not be a match for them! Without defeating Demons, there would be no Spirit Crystals, and naturally, no way to find Spirits to procreate!
At first glance, it seed like a no-win situation. The total Cultivation ti for Ren Family Cultivators was a fixed period from the ages of 8 to 23. Maybe the Cultivation speed could be increased by the number of villagers. However, once the older generation passed away, the new generation, with their shorter Cultivation ti, would inevitably be too weak to join the battlefield. If ti were spent on Cultivation while the Demons kept strengthening, their breeding period would be shortened—they only had 10 years for breeding!
However, a 2-star difficulty did not equate to an insoluble situation. This ga had two thods that could always keep Ren Family Cultivators above the Demons. The first was to find strong Spirits to mate with; the offspring would not only have special Attributes but also increased Cultivation speed.
For example, Ren Woxing mated with the Taibai Plains Spirit and produced Ren Xiaobai. After cultivating, Ren Xiaobai mastered the Offensive Spell ’Earth Vein Techniques’. This spell, in essence, was no different from Ren Changsheng’s ’Fla Spells’. However, if Ren Xiaobai chose Attack as her focus in Cultivation, her Defense would also get a 0.5 boost; if she focused on Defense, then she would get 1.5 to Defense.
This ant if Ren Xiaobai cultivated Attack, her Attack would be 1, Defense 0.5; if she cultivated Defense, Attack 0, Defense 1.5.
And this wasn’t even taking into account the impact of the village’s population!
The Taibai Plains Spirit itself was a relatively weak Spirit—this could be seen from its cheap price of just 300 Spirit Crystals. If an even more powerful Spirit could be found to mate with, it wasn’t impossible to have an increase of 10 to All Attributes every quarter. Of course, this would require the Ren Family to fight more Demons to earn more money...
The second thod was Inheritance! In the spring of 199, just as Ren Xiaobai turned 8 and was able to start cultivating, a new feature called ’Inheritance’ appeared on the left side of the family hall.
’Inheritance’ allowed for the instant depletion of a family mber’s entire Lifespan, infusing their Attributes into another family mber. Depending on the blood relationship and Attribute compatibility between the two family mbers, the family mber receiving the Attributes could gain between 25% and 50% of the original owner’s Attributes.
Ren Suo chose Ren Changsheng, who was nearly at the end of his life, to pass on his Inheritance to Ren Xiaobai. Ren Changsheng instantly kicked the bucket, and Ren Xiaobai received 35% of Ren Changsheng’s Attributes. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to earn enough Spirit Crystals on the Guan Du battlefield to afford a visit to the White Horse Spirit Lord.
This was the safest, most economical way to beco stronger. With each generation passing on Attributes to the next, the upcoming generation would always be stronger than the last, naturally keeping pace with the Demons—provided the line of Inheritance was never broken.
Moreover, Ren Suo realized that simply training to beco a prodigy like the Shilipo Sword Deity before trying to farm Demons was entirely impractical. This was not only because the breeding ti shortened as the Demons kept strengthening, but more importantly, because once the Demons beca stronger, they wouldn’t just stand still; they would actively seek to destroy nearby Spirits!
aning, they would actively reduce the mating options for Ren Family Cultivators!
After Ren Changsheng’s death and before Ren Xiaobai could grow stronger, the Battle of Guan Du took place in the year 200. Cao Cao’s Army claid a huge victory, and Guan Du beca yet another resource point for Demons. As the Ren Family Cultivators could not be dispatched, it had to be left unattended.
Then, by 203, Ren Suo suddenly received the ssage: ’The Yan Ghost Army at Guan Du has slain the Liyang Earth Spirit.’
It was only then that Ren Suo realized Demons really did have a habit of attacking Spirits. Until then, he had assud the Taibai Plains Spirit’s plea for help was just part of the storyline!
But having played up to this point, Ren Suo had pretty much figured out the ga’s settings and the basic sequence for strategizing. Without a doubt, the places where Demons appeared were closely related to important events during the Three Kingdoms Period — more precisely, to historical events where many had died.
Hulao Pass, Guan Du, and Red Cliff had already occurred. Still to co were Xiaoyaojin, Hanzhong, Jieting... In between, there were also Demons spawned from Heavenly Calamities such as locust plagues, snowstorms, and the flooding of the Yellow River, as well as the great plague of 217 AD. The Central Plains would beco a land of ghosts and goblins, and by then, there certainly wouldn’t be a shortage of Strange Creatures to battle.
Family managent, unpredictable human nature, generational succession... Ren Suo jotted down his strategy ideas, found no issues after reviewing them, and prepared to restart the ga.
At that mont, his phone suddenly rang.
Ren Suo checked the caller ID; it was a local number he hadn’t seen before. "Hello?"
"Hello, is this Ren Suo?" On the other end was a girl’s voice, crisp and clear.
"Yes, who’s this?"
"I’m An Suyu, a mber of the Counter-Special Cri Bureau. I’m officially notifying you that you have been accepted by the Counter-Special Cri Bureau. Please report to the National Security Bureau at 220 Revolution Road, Yuexiu District, Lianjiang City within the next two days. You will formally start work the day after you report."
Ren Suo was sowhat taken aback. "But I’m still a senior about to graduate. Technically, I shouldn’t start until June..."
"I’m not clear on the specific basic wages and subsidies for Counter-Special Cri Bureau mbers," the other person interrupted, "but the Cultivation Ground constructed in Lianjiang City has been completed. Currently, it is only open to national civil servants... To be precise, only mbers of the Counter-Special Cri Bureau have the qualifications to enter the Cultivation Ground. Each person can stay there for one hour every day."
"Alright, I’ll co to report this afternoon!" Ren Suo imdiately responded.
Playing more gas is all well and good, but apart from quest rewards, there aren’t many benefits. However, by starting a day earlier as a national civil servant Practitioner, I can access the Cultivation Ground where Spiritual Energy is highly concentrated and begin my Cultivation sooner!
Ren Suo was quite rational about this matter—from the fact that he only bought a ga console after receiving his job offer, it was clear that he was soone accustod to enduring hardship before enjoying comfort.
The Minor World Ga Console isn’t going anywhere. However, whether I can catch the wave of this era and beco one of the first-generation Mysterious Country Cultivators, thereby determining if I can coast through the second half of my life, all hinges on my efforts over the next few years!
Ren Suo rembered sothing, picked up the controller, and went back to the main nu, selecting "Player Character".
I’m going out this afternoon. It’s always good to be extra cautious when out in the world, so equipping ’Combat Basics’ seems like a good idea—I’m still not familiar with the spells Magic: Garnt and Magic: Lock.
However, as soon as Ren Suo looked at the "Player Character" list on the left and the Skills list on the right, he imdiately froze.
"Player Character": Ren Suo.
"Ability Slot": Good Dream Technique.
"Prop Slot": None.
"Backup Slot": Unlimited Energy.
"Unequipped Skills": Combat Basics, Magic: Garnt, Magic: Lock.
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"Player Character": Ren Woxing.
"Ability Slot": None.
"Prop Slot": None.
"Backup Slot": None.
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