“Enter the game!”
“Very well. Hope you enjoy the gam—bzzzt~”
A sudden flash of electricity flickered before Chen Xiuxian’s eyes, and the electronic voice in his mind completely turned into electronic noise.
At that moment, Chen Xiuxian had forgotten that he had previously used this gaming helmet to play a card game, and had forgotten to remove the external “enhancement device” before directly connecting it to the game pod!
A burst of sparks rose up, carrying black smoke with them~
……
“Hm?!”
Chen Xiuxian was startled by the electronic static and the strange lightning before his eyes, but in the blink of an eye, the scenery around him changed into a world of vivid colors.
Red flowers, emerald willows, insects chirping, birds singing, and bright sunshine!
“This way of entering the game is pretty novel, huh!”
Chen Xiuxian—no! He was Chen Xiuxian now!
“This game’s realism is way too strong! This is even more realistic than the 90% realism they talked about on the forums! I can’t even feel any difference from reality!”
Chen Xiuxian held out both hands, turned them over and back again, looking and looking. Then he felt around his body a few times—damn, it was unbelievably real!
But wasn’t the game’s sense of touch supposed to be only 80%, to prevent people from confusing reality and illusion?
I don’t feel any difference at all!
Chen Xiuxian clenched his fists and pinched his face, feeling that it was far too real.
Suddenly, an idea occurred to him… He wondered if that aspect was real too?
Supposedly you couldn’t take off your underwear in the game… Let me try!
Then he undid his belt… and took them off!
“Hm?!” Chen Xiuxian froze.
This isn’t right?!
As it turned out, at the exact moment he entered the game, a massive fault had occurred at the city’s power station, and the circuits in nearly half the city had blown out,
including the area where Chen Xiuxian lived.
Add to that the unknown “plug-in” on his gaming device…
Good news from the delivery room: Chen Xiuxian had been delivered—straight into another world!
……
The noon sun of June fell through the gaps between the leaves, scattering specks and patches of gold across the ground.
Under the shade of a tree, Chen Xiuxian stared blankly at the golden spots of light swaying restlessly on the ground.
They said he was going to play a game—he had entered it, but now he couldn’t get out!
By now, he had more or less guessed what had happened.
He hadn’t entered a game at all. He had fucking transmigrated!
I was just playing a fucking game… I’d only just retired—lost my job—and hadn’t even had time to enjoy life!
Fuck!
Other people transmigrated after becoming big shots in a game, then made up for regrets and reached the peak of life.
I had only just entered the game, damn it!
I hadn’t even gotten on board yet!
I didn’t even get to play for a single day~
Only after a long while did Chen Xiuxian finally calm down.
Now was not the time to be angry. He still didn’t know what kind of place he had transmigrated to.
The scenery around him was quite beautiful, but it didn’t seem like true wilderness. There were large trees all around, yet not far away was a small path clearly trodden out by people.
“System?” Chen Xiuxian tried summoning the system.
Then a semi-transparent character panel appeared before his eyes.
On the left was his own image…
Holy shit, why am I so young?!
He looked like himself at seventeen or eighteen, so tender he seemed like water could be squeezed out of him.
No, wait! This seemed to be him… very much like him, yet not him.
It was as if his features and face shape were his own, but every aspect had been optimized to the extreme.
At first glance, it was still him; on closer inspection, it was no longer him; but if he looked even more carefully, it was still him!
He was really fucking good-looking~
Even Chen Xiuxian himself thought he looked good!
This skin, so fair, so smooth… No wonder it had felt so soft and tender when he pinched his face earlier!
He had more than a little of that legendary “male body, female beauty” look!
If not for his tied-up hair and clothing, one might not even be able to tell at first glance whether he was male or female!
I went from being a burly man from the Northeast to… to looking all delicate and girly?
This isn’t the face I made when I created my character, is it?
The clothes and hairstyle, though—a coarse cloth short jacket, cloth shoes, and his hair tied atop his head with a cord.
On the right side of the character panel were various stats:
Chen Xiuxian
Level 1
Experience: 0
18 years old
Eight Characters of Birth: Renchen year, Renchen month, Renchen day, Renchen hour.
Fate: Five Dragons Seizing the Pearl
Identity: Great Shun Dynasty · Han Commoner of Liaodong
Reputation: (None)
Merit: 0
Qi and Blood: 70/70
Innate Attributes: Root Bone 17, Comprehension 18, Charm 26, Fortune 15, Lifespan 90
Acquired Attributes: Arm Strength 8, Physique 7, Agility 11, Perception 11, Will 9
Talent Entries:
【The One That Escaped (Gold)】: You cannot be divined or foreseen.
Of the Great Dao, there are fifty; Heaven evolves forty-nine, leaving one to escape.
【Heavenly Being Reincarnated (Purple)】: Fortune +2, Lifespan +5, Acquired Attributes +2.
Of a person’s essence, qi, and spirit, none are lacking. When essence is abundant, qi is full; when spirit is sufficient, the body is strong, and thus lifespan is ever long.
【Aspect of a Heavenly Being (Purple)】: Charm +10, Fortune +2, Lifespan -2, Physique -2.
Radiance that illuminates the world, yet qi and blood are slightly weakened; peerless grace and beauty, yet a mortal body bearing a heavenly visage is ultimately not one meant to remain long in the human realm.
【Extraordinary Bones (Blue)】: Root Bone +3.
Born with excellent root bones, different from ordinary people, with especially clear and refined sinews and bones.
【Keen Heart and Wise Nature (Blue)】: Comprehension +3.
Naturally intelligent and quick-witted, with a thorough understanding of all things.
【Unexpected Windfall (Green)】: Wealth Luck +5.
【Peach Blossom Tribulation (White)】: Your interactions with the opposite sex are prone to causing unexpected incidents.
【Amorous Seed (White)】: Your chances of interacting with the opposite sex are greatly increased.
Skills and Cultivation Methods: (None)
Inventory:
【Coarse Cloth Clothes (White)】, 【Cloth Shoes (White)】, 【Wrist-Cleaving Dagger (White)】.
【Blood-Replenishing Pill (White)】X30, 【Qi-Replenishing Pill (White)】X30, 【Detoxification Pill (Green)】X5, 【Swimming Fish Pill (Green)】X5.
【Vajra Talisman (Green)】X5, 【Giant Strength Talisman (Green)】X5, 【Spirit Monkey Talisman (Green)】X5, 【Evil-Warding Talisman (Green)】X5, 【Invisibility Talisman (Green)】X5.
【Dry Rations (White)】X50, 【Sugar-Heart Roasted Sweet Potato (Green)】X15, 【Pan-Fried Corn Cake (Green)】X10, 【Sauced Beef (Green)】X5, 【Roast Mutton (Green)】X5, 【Roast Chicken (Green)】X5, 【Herbal Baked Egg (Green)】X5.
There were also 55 taels of silver and one string of cash (100 copper coins).
Quest: 【Find the Village Chief (White)】
……
Evaluation: That face of yours is the very root of trouble. You’d better be careful of women, female ghosts, female demons, female devils, female monsters… Forget it. Good luck.
Holy shit, what kind of rating is this?
What do you mean, “good luck”?!
The system and such were all normal, but the “Settings” option was missing. Naturally, things like realism, gore level, pain sensitivity, and so on could not be adjusted. Calling the AI customer service got no response either…
More importantly, the “Log Out” option was gone too!
There were many other things that weren’t right!
For example, why was there an extra gold talent?!
【The One That Escaped (Gold)】 had only appeared after he transmigrated!
Unable to be divined or foreseen? That was a good thing, but unfortunately, this gold-quality talent had no other effects.
Still, it was lucky that he hadn’t chosen any unserious entries like “dark-skinned jock,” “blond punk,” or “Beijing young master.”
Also, why were all those pieces of equipment and items displayed in the form of cards?
The style of these cards looked a little familiar… Legend of the Fap Room: Tavern Landlady Skimpy MOD Edition?
Oh no, I forgot to remove the hardware plug-in from the gaming helmet!
Chen Xiuxian wanted to cry but had no tears: Let me give everyone a word of advice—playing eroge makes it easy to transmigrate!
……
There was no use saying more. After feeling melancholy for a short while, Chen Xiuxian pulled himself together.
The most urgent matter now was figuring out how to establish himself here.
This was probably the game world, right?
If it was the game world, then demons, devils, ghosts, and monsters were all present!
No choice. First, he had to take stock of the “assets” he had on him.
First was money. A normal start gave 5 taels of silver and one string of cash.
The currency in the game was fairly simple: 1 tael of gold = 10 taels of silver = 10,000 copper coins.
The purchasing power of 1 copper coin was roughly equivalent to 1 credit point, or yuan.
The reason he had the huge sum of 55 taels of silver was because he had opened a lot of gift packs and saved it up.
The three pieces of white starting equipment were the same—basically useless.
As for the 【Blood-Replenishing Pill (White)】 and 【Qi-Replenishing Pill (White)】, normally there would be 10 of each, but he had saved up a whole pile.
The former replenished qi and blood—in other words, restored health.
The latter replenished internal energy/true qi—in other words, restored mana.
【Detoxification Pill (Green)】 meant exactly what it said. After taking the 【Swimming Fish Pill (Green)】, for the time of one incense stick/one quarter-hour (15 minutes), one could breathe underwater and swim quickly like a fish.
As for those talismans, they were powerful. The first three could increase his arm strength, physique, and agility for the time of two incense sticks.
【Evil-Warding Talisman (Green)】 could give him a certain degree of self-protection when facing things like ghosts.
【Invisibility Talisman (Green)】 meant exactly what it said~
As for the food, the most numerous dry rations were for filling his stomach—people are iron and rice is steel; skip one meal and you’ll be hungry. Even in the game, you had to eat!
The remaining foods he had received all had various effects after being eaten: preventing hunger for a long time, rapidly restoring stamina and qi and blood, increasing movement speed, increasing perception attributes, and so on.
It seemed that even if he had no way out for the time being, just with this much food, he wouldn’t starve to death?
Lastly, there was that quest card!
【Find the Village Chief (White)】
You have fallen into Liaodong, but fortunately you have a letter of introduction. Take the letter and find the village chief of Shannan Village. Ask him to give you a place to stay.
Reward: 10 Experience.
Evaluation: Every newcomer has this step.
With a thought, Chen Xiuxian tapped that quest card, and a letter appeared in his inventory.
At present, there was no other way. He could only follow this quest for now, right?
Not having a proper origin was also a problem. If this were the game, naturally there would be no issue; it would even be normal—after all, most players weren’t Junior Wa, who liked calling people Mom.
But now that he had transmigrated, it made him somewhat alone and unsupported.
The problem now was, where was this Shannan Village?
Damn it, where’s my map function?!
Fuck! Fine, don’t let me log out, but where’s the map? Has my system been castrated?!
Fortunately, the place Chen Xiuxian was currently staying in wasn’t too remote. After stepping onto the small path, he soon saw a main road. Following it for a few minutes, he saw a village.
At the village entrance, he also encountered two farmers carrying hoes and wearing coarse cloth short jackets. They were even wearing straw sandals.
Ula grass, one of the Three Treasures of the Northeast, was especially suitable for weaving straw sandals~
Chen Xiuxian hurried forward two steps, cupped his hands slightly, and asked, “Big brothers, may I ask if this is Shannan Village?”
The two men had also spotted Chen Xiuxian from afar and had stopped in place. Hearing Chen Xiuxian’s question now, they finally reacted.
“Ah? Ah! Yes, yes it is!” the older man, who looked to be in his thirties, answered.
As for the younger one, a young man who seemed to be in his early twenties, he actually lowered his head, his gaze darting away, his face turning red!
Chen Xiuxian: Why the hell are you blushing?!
“Ah, may I ask where the village chief’s house is? I’d like to find the village chief,” Chen Xiuxian asked again.
At this moment, the young man seemed to come back to his senses and became extremely enthusiastic!
“I-I’ll take you there!” As he spoke, he put down his hoe and was about to lead the way.
In the end, the man in his thirties grabbed him. “Erlang, we still have to go work in the fields!”
He held the young man tightly with one hand and said to Chen Xiuxian, “Young brother, head into the village. The third house from the village entrance, the courtyard with a wooden sign hanging on the door, is the village chief’s house. It’s easy to find. We still need to work in the fields, so we won’t take you there.”
“Okay, okay. Thank you, big brother.”
Even after Chen Xiuxian had walked far away, he could still hear the two talking behind him.
“Big brother, it’s his first time here. What if he can’t find it? I was only going to show him the way!”
“You behave yourself. It’s just a few steps—do you need to show off?”
The middle-aged man called big brother thought to himself: It’s about time to find a wife for Second Brother. This really can’t be delayed. But then again, that young fellow really is… delicate-looking!
I wrote the openings for three books, saved up more than twenty chapters for each, and then couldn’t keep writing.
I felt even I thought they were just average. Boring, with no passion.
It’s the kind of thing where after writing for years, my skill didn’t improve, but my ambition did. I ended up making myself lose confidence.
But there’s no helping it. I still have to write!
Let’s continue on the road… To be honest, I don’t have much confidence.