Wings Flap Slowly

Wings Flap Slowly

The reason Battle Through the Heavens was a groundbreaking, phenomenon-level online game was—

Aside from the passage of time and sensory realism, the system AI was also one of its key features.

Within the game, every NPC across the entire Dou Qi Continent had their own established behavioral logic.

That meant changes were taking place across the Dou Qi Continent at every moment.

In his previous life, Nalan Yanran really had not made a public appearance in the launch version.

But that did not mean Nalan Yanran did not exist in the launch version! In his previous life, it would have taken another three or four days of real time before Cloud Frost City players discovered the Fire Cloud Leopard.

If Yang Shan had not chosen to grind on the Great Prairie, happened to run into Chao Bafang, and then clashed with Wang Tianhao—

Then no one would have discovered that Nalan Yanran was hunting the Fire Cloud Leopard! And this private little courtyard within the Floating Cloud Inn was not somewhere players could simply enter whenever they wanted.

"In other words, under the normal course of events, Nalan Yanran should have been staying at the Floating Cloud Inn from the launch version onward. After killing the Fire Cloud Leopard, she would return to the Misty Cloud Sect. None of this was encountered by players in my previous life, but now it's been witnessed by me, Chao Bafang, and Wang Tianhao!"

Having sorted out his thoughts, Yang Shan breathed a sigh of relief.

What he feared most was that there would be too many changes in the game, limiting the usefulness of the guides from his previous life.

But now, it seemed Yang Shan had been a little too sensitive.

Even if there were changes from his previous life—

At the very least, the general direction would not change.

"Even if there really are major changes, I'm still the player who understands this game best right now! The advantage is still mine!"

"But to be safe, I still need to secure Alchemist Qin Wu's opportunity first. Before that, perhaps I can make use of this matter with Nalan Yanran!"

Countless thoughts flashed through Yang Shan's mind.

Meanwhile, Chao Bafang quietly asked at his side, "Great God, why did we stop walking?"

Before Yang Shan could answer, Ge Ye inside the courtyard shouted sternly, "Who's outside the wall?"

Yang Shan gave Chao Bafang a look, and the two walked to the courtyard entrance.

Upon seeing Nalan Yanran again, Chao Bafang could not help giving her another careful look.

Beautiful!

Truly beautiful! Yang Shan, on the other hand, was far calmer.

It was only Nalan Yanran. He had met her plenty of times in his previous life.

Not to mention that in this life, Yang Shan still had pictures on his hard drive from that special angle when Nalan Yanran swung herself onto her horse last time!

Yang Shan had not even posted them on the Game Forum yet!

"So it's you two."

Nalan Yanran merely glanced at Yang Shan and Chao Bafang, took a sip of tea while seated in her chair, and then said:

"Uncle Ge, I mentioned these two to you before."

"Understood!"

Ge Ye immediately took out two bags from his Storage Ring.

"This is the compensation my young lady mentioned last time. Three hundred Spirit Stones each."

At this stage, the first-tier players had only just about reached the Dou Zhe level.

The one hundred Spirit Stones they started with were not enough to fully equip themselves with battle techniques, weapons, and armor.

Adding equipment durability, medicine expenses, and idle consumption on top of that—

The first-tier players were basically spending more Spirit Stones than they earned.

More frugal players might save around ten Spirit Stones per game day.

So receiving three hundred Spirit Stones in compensation just for suffering minor injuries showed that Nalan Yanran was indeed quite generous.

Yang Shan took the bag and said only two words. "Thank you!"

Seeing Yang Shan take the money and leave right away, Chao Bafang was dumbfounded.

"WTF, Great God, that was Nalan Yanran! You didn't even say a few more words? You just walked off that coolly?"

Chao Bafang truly had wanted to talk with Nalan Yanran a little longer.

There was no helping it. Those old perverts in Tian Yao Company's art department were simply too skilled.

On top of that, Nalan Yanran had quite a lot of scenes in the original story.

That gave Nalan Yanran a special aura among the player community!

But Nalan Yanran only focused on drinking tea and did not look at Chao Bafang again.

After thinking it over, Chao Bafang decided to forget it.

In a game, one had to follow the game's rules and identities.

She was the direct disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect's sect master! Meanwhile, Chao Bafang was still an insignificant Dou Zhe.

He had better not become a simp.

Chao Bafang caught up with Yang Shan.

"Great God, wait for me!"

"Oh? Bafang, not going to chat with Nalan Yanran a little longer? What if she takes a liking to you?"

Chao Bafang said, "Forget it. Nalan Yanran is pretty, but she isn't my type."

Yang Shan asked, "What's your type?"

Chao Bafang struck a Double Dragon Playing with Pearl pose.

"Big boobs!"

"Damn, you're really straightforward! Then why didn't you agree to Pang Yan back then?"

"Pang Yan is too slutty. She's not for me."

"Oh, I get it. You like the cold, aloof female CEO type."

Yang Shan and Chao Bafang chatted all the way out onto the street when Yang Shan suddenly mentioned, "Bafang, I need your help with something."

Chao Bafang thumped his broad chest. "Great God, just say the word. I've been worrying about when I'd ever repay the favor!"

Yang Shan gave Chao Bafang a rough description, then picked out a few pictures of Nalan Yanran that would not get censored and sent them to him.

The more Chao Bafang listened, the more shocked he became. "Damn! Great God, aren't you afraid of offending Nalan Yanran?"

"What do you mean, offending?"

Yang Shan thought for a moment and changed his wording.

"Offend her, then. It's no big deal."

Chao Bafang gave him a thumbs-up.

"Badass!"

Time was short and the task urgent, so Chao Bafang immediately found a quiet place and opened the Game Forum.

Yang Shan, meanwhile, planned to first go to the Stall Area and dispose of the equipment dropped by Wang Tianhao's group.

Every city actually had a Stall Area specifically set up for players.

After all, not every common item could make it into the Auction House.

The equipment dropped by Tian Hao Alliance players could be bought from NPC shops.

There was no way it could be listed in the system Auction House.

However, Yang Shan was not worried in the slightest that his equipment would not sell! After paying one Spirit Stone, Yang Shan successfully obtained a stall spot.

During the early stages of the game, many NPCs within the cities gave players small quests.

The items required for these small quests were unremarkable, but not necessarily easy to gather.

Many players leveled in different areas to the east, south, north, and west, so their drops inevitably included things they had no use for.

Where there was demand, there was supply.

As a result, players constantly streamed through the Stall Area.

Yang Shan raised his voice and began shouting:

"Come on, come on! Don't miss out as you pass by!"

"Green Word Seal standard equipment, only fifty Spirit Stones! Only fifty Spirit Stones!"

"I've also got a Blue Word Seal Standard Single Blade, a monster-slaying weapon! One-shotting monsters is no longer a dream! The Blacksmith Shop lists it at five hundred eighty, but I'm selling it for just four hundred! Just four hundred!"

"Second-Order Elite Earth Attribute Magic Cores! Three hundred Spirit Stones each, limited stock, first come, first served!"

Anyway, all this equipment had come for free. He could offer a bigger discount; the point was to make a quick sale.

Kill people, take their loot, get rich—and then sell the equipment they dropped.

He definitely needed to do more of this no-cost business in the future!

Yang Shan's cries immediately drew a large crowd of players.

"WTF! That really is a Blue Word Seal item, and it's only four hundred?"

"It's only been three days since the server opened in real time. Someone already got a Blue Word Seal standard item?"

"Are you stupid? Go back and read the Player Handbook. Magical beasts don't drop equipment!"

"Could it have dropped from killing an NPC?"

"WTF, this guy's got guts! He even dares kill NPCs?"

"What's wrong with NPCs? Yun Shan, the old sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, is also an NPC. Do you think players will kill him for equipment someday?"

Although most players were short on cash during the early stages of the game—

The Pang Family and Chai Family were clans with Dou Ling experts overseeing them, after all.

The quests issued by those two great clans offered more Spirit Stone rewards than those from the other four cities in the northeast.

So there were quite a few players with Spirit Stones on hand.

"Boss, I'll take this Green Word Seal Standard Inner Armor!"

"Boss, I want a Green Word Seal Standard Longsword, and an inner armor too!"

"Boss, can you lower the price on this Green Word Seal blade a little more?"

Yang Shan was nearly too busy to keep up.

Suddenly, a roar erupted from the crowd.

"Fuck, you're selling my equipment?"