Chapter 93: If It Misses, Please Upgrade
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Fang Ning clicked the pop-up, and imdiately another pop-up appeared with the Terms & Conditions attached. Fang Ning only needed to scan through it once to understand the contents of the docunt.
The most important part of the terms and conditions was how it stated that ‘all risk during cultivation is to be borne by the cultivator and the cultivator only. The ga developers have no legal obligation to provide any form of compensation should anything occur.’
All other terms and conditions were the usual reminders for the player to follow the rule of law. Finally, below the clauses are two choices: Agree, or Disagree.
Fang Ning of course would click on ‘Agree’ without any hesitation. Then, a window for identity verification appeared, and Fang Ning calmly keyed in the ID and contact number of one of his Shadow ID 1 , the Venerable White Dragon. The verification process ended after he completed the steps on his phone.
There’s no point worrying about the vast number of Shadow IDs he had. Still, he would never confuse them, as Fang Ning now has a pretty developed brain. The Shadow ID of the Venerable White Dragon ca to light when Zheng Dao went to register Harmony Powers Ltd. Fang Ning went to the Truth Departnt to find a way to shake the dirt off of Vigilante A, and also allocate him a valid identity to work with.
A notification popped up after the verification process was completed. [Your real age is 18 years old 1 month. Your age is below 50 and above 18, and you are thus allowed to enter the Cultivation Interface. Any loss suffered due to a false identity or a forged ID will be sustained entirely by yourself in accordance to the special agreent signed.]
Naturally, Fang Ning had no qualms when it cos to handling the potential losses. After he closed the notification away, he noticed that his screen has morphed to an entirely new display. That ancient, green book appeared in the Cultivation Interface, and on it glowed the words ‘Basic Cultivation of the Spirit’.
Fang Ning clicked on it, and the next thing that popped up in the middle of his display was a 3D person with his legs crossed, engrossed in cultivation. Beside him, lines of mantras gradually appeared, and beside them were elaborate explanations and even so illustrations.
As compared to the simple recital that Fang Ning had just now, this is the most recent version, packed with beautiful illustrations and detailed explanations. This version was the one that would actually allow ordinary people to cultivate. Fang Ning recalled his cultivation process just now to compare with this version he has now. He ca to a conclusion – he really did master the skill already…
However, a new problem ca up. How then would he let this ga know that he has mastered it? This was not so Virtual Reality ga where his mind was directly connected to the server. There was no way for the ga to know what he did it just like that.
Before Fang Ning could fret over it, he soon found a ‘Cultivation Progress Checker’ button at the bottom right corner of his screen. Fang Ning clicked on it, and was shown another new interface.
“Please use the cultivated spiritual sense to recite the coded spell below…”
Fang Ning gave it so thought. Spiritual sense… Isn’t that the power within this White Dragon form of his? It took him so ti to understand what the sentence ant. The ga is asking him to speak a sentence in his White Dragon form, right? He had been speaking like this for too long that Fang Ning forgot how it was supposed to be mysterious and intriguing to other people.
Fang Ning was speechless. How did they manage to make it so overly dramatic?
It took him only a few monts to infer the underlying principles of the spell. After it was recited by soone’s spiritual sense, it will send out a signal on a unique frequency. It was probably connected to a certain place that would verify the signal. All in all, probably harmless.
Fang Ning imdiately recited it after he understood everything. “Code XXFSAFA2332: Justice has long arms, and it never misses any of its targets. If it misses, please upgrade…”
What type of sh*tty spell is this? Fang Ning realized that he didn’t get any reply from the ga after his first incantation. He recited two more tis before he had gotten a notification from the ga.
[Congratulations player Dragon Ascending The Heavens to be the first to successfully complete the Basic Cultivation of the Spirit. You are rewarded 10,000 Fa and 10,000 Wolf Coins. Your Intelligence has increased by 10 points. Do you want to make an all-server announcent?]
Fang Ning was surprised at how bountiful the rewards were. The characters in the ga could only increase their attributes slowly through quests, and Intelligence does not grow with the level of the character. The 10 Intelligence Points he got would usually cost him hundreds of quests to obtain!
“Are you kidding ? Of course I want that announcent! You know what, make it a triple announcent!”
Fang Ning stabbed on the ‘Yes’ option almost too quick. He had no intentions to maintain a low profile here in the ga; he was playing the ga to feel good about himself, to show off! How could he dominate the world if he wasn’t well known? He would always have Sir System by his back anyways, so there’s no need for him to be afraid of anyone who would track him down and take revenge outside of the ga! He would welco anyone who dared to show up, really; he was still worrying about where to get monsters to farm!
[Welco the new age for Battles of the Beasts! Player Dragon Ascending The Heavens is the first to complete the Basic Cultivation Of The Spirit! He is granted the title “Pioneer of Cultivators”!]
[Welco the new age…]
[Welco the new age…]
After the triple announcent, the feed was imdiately flooded with user comnts.
“What even is Basic Cultivation of the Body? Anyone?” This must be from a newbie noob.
“Soone actually managed to learn the Basic Cultivation of the Body? Hmm, seems like the promotional activities of the ga is good! There’s really a hidden super function.” This must be from a person with so insights.
“How do I learn that? I’ll pay RMB10,000 for the walkthrough!” A random rich man was willing to spend his money like dirt.
Aside from public comnts, even more people chose to private ssage Fang Ning in an attempt to grasp what had happened. Fang Ning, of course, ignored them all, acting distant and mysterious.
The advantages he had from his real life has given him the in-ga benefit, allowing him to have a jumpstart. Fang Ning’s passion in the ga only amplified after he saw the possibility of him dominating it. He’s all geared up for another all-nighter now.
Well, that was until Mother hen Sir System fretted about Fang Ning’s behavior. The Host seed to have lost his sight on the goal yet again, and the System would never sit by to let that happen.
The System berated, “Enough now. Tomorrow, you’ll go to work as usual. Your break after the quest has ended. What even is the point of the ga anyways? You can’t even feed yourself with it.”
Fang Ning grumbled, “Leave alone…”
At the sa ti, Xue Ba the Yellow Dog was fast asleep and enjoying its dream. Groggily, it seed to have sensed sothing as it sniffled, “Why do I feel like sothing is trying to hook the Venerable One’s spiritual sense away? Ah, forget it, the Venerable One hid himself well enough that the attempt has failed. I’m better off with my dreams… Ah, my bones and at, my girls… Don’t go…”
Underneath the dining table was Brett the Black Dog, talking in its sleep as it sprawled on the chilly floor, “Hm? There seems to be sothing… Oh, it’s cold, is there any kind-hearted female doggies willing to warm my bed?”
Far away, in a random base of the Truth Departnt.
“The first book of the human version of the Cultivation of the Spirit is finally collected in the ga. We’ve spent 7 years in editing and refining, and we’ve managed to get our first successful cultivator in under two hours. We’ve gotten the signal here in Nets Above Snares Below. There’s almost no doubt that this person is a cultivator, but there seems to be a problem at the end. Even though we received a clear response signal that confirms the identity of the cultivator, we failed to receive the cultivator’s actual coordinates. We did not manage to harvest the spiritual sense that we’re supposed to get.”
“It seems like the newest function of Nets Above Snares Below is bugged yet again.”
“D*mn it, inform to those coding f*ckers that can’t stop producing bugs! They’re going on overti until the next morning…”
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The next day, Zheng Dao sent an ergency QQ ssage to Vigilante A early in the morning. Zheng Dao knew that if he used QQ, he would be able to contact at least one of the Venerable Ones imdiately. If he chose to personally seek them, he’ll waste more ti instead.
“Venerable Ones, this is an ergency. I’ve just realized that the Truth Departnt is sending out Ergency Notices to all State Special Affairs Departnts and all associates. The notice informs us of a High Ergency Level Phenona (HELP) that is spreading in the mountains southwest. It reminds all State Special Affairs Departnt to go into Level One Ard Condition, and it seeks assistance from all associates.”
Fang Ning rubbed his weary eyes awake. He had enthusiastically gad through the night, and exhausted himself ntally. Now, he’s feeling lethargic and lazy all over.
After he read the blinking ssage in his QQ, Fang Ning imdiately jolted into full alertness.
A HELP! Would there be another nationwide disconnection again? That cannot happen! He just got himself a good start in Battle of the Beasts, he will not allow any of that to happen!
“Alright, share the information you have with , quick.”
Before Fang Ning could finish typing, he already received a digital report from Zheng Dao. It did not take long for Fang Ning to identify what dangerous fellow they have on their hands. “Sh*t, it’s this thing!” Fang Ning proclaid, “We should eliminate it as soon as possible. Sir System, you could finally farm as much as you want this ti around.”
The System added, “According to what we’ve got from the information, I’ll need your help too.”
Fang Ning quickly agreed, “No problem, I’ve got your back.”
After their conversation ended, Fang Ning considered for a mont before sending a ssage to Zheng Dao. “Get Brett, the Black Dog… No, forget it, let them rest for three days. Let the Fang Restaurant deliver them their food throughout these three days, then. Let the chef make them himself. There’s no need for him to co over, then.”
Zheng Dao had a brief mont of surprise when he saw the ssage. This Venerable White Dragon really did care about his subordinates. Even dogs were treated the sa!
At the roof, Vigilante A stood and leapt towards the air, transforming into a Fire Dragon as he flew southwest.
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The Southwest Mountains are coiled with hills, with nurous villages scattered within.
Usually, the area would be filled with laughter while songs echoed in the mountains. Now, however, everything was painted in a coat of red, even the rivers, as they ran in streams of blood.
In one such village, nurous Yellowjackets the size of sparrows darted through the air, stinging every target they ca across. Those who fell victim to their sting turned black, and in 3 steps, would collapse into a heap due to the sting. Still so special, stand-out Giant Yellowjackets would lay eggs on the supine corpses as well.
Those eggs appeared to hatch very quickly, too. They would beco larvae in just a few hours, and they grew by consuming the corpses.
Personnel from the State Special Departnt had long stationed themselves in the area, organizing task forces to fight the Giant Yellowjackets, and to escort the villagers to safety. Even though they numbered many, they were still outnumbered by the Giant Yellowjackets, and could barely protect themselves. They had no power to fight back, nor to change the present situation.
The Giant Rats were nurous as well, but at least the rats had leaders. At least the Giant Rats knew how to temporarily lie low to amass their powers before striking back. At least they knew to not cause trouble when they were not ready for it.
From the information given, these Giant Yellowjackets did not have an intelligence high enough to behave outside of their instincts. To them, killing people and multiplying their numbers was imperative; their aim was to kill and lay as many eggs as possible.
No wonder Fang Ning beca so anxious after he read the report. These things are flying poisonous insects with a high reproduction abilities. Their spread had the potential to be so terrifying that disconnecting the entire China was actually a possibility.
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