Chen Kang (67): "."
Wang Ping (66): ".Is this system really that much of a scam?"
Wang Ping's face twitched, and the terror in his heart grew ever stronger.
Before this, he had been far too naive. He had actually thought that, at worst, the Chat Group would simply be the kind of dark place filled with scheming and intrigue.
This Chat Group was not merely dark—it was downright deadly!
If he could, he truly wanted to take back what he had said about Earth Online being a trash game.
After all, at least he could still cling to life there.
Liu Mei (15): "You think this is the most dangerous part? No! The real danger is the moment you transmigrate. Your destination is completely random. You might appear high in the sky, in the ocean, or deep in some ancient mountain forest. The odds of directly transmigrating into a town are fairly low. Even if you do appear in a town, that does not mean you are safe, because people may mistake your sudden appearance for a monster. Of course, if you are lucky, they might see you as an immortal or a deity. But even then, whether you can survive afterward depends entirely on your intelligence and luck."
Chen Kang (67): ".I f*cking—"
Wang Ping was numb as well.
Back when he read novels, he had longed to transmigrate, but actual transmigration was far too much of a scam.
Based on the possibilities Liu Mei had described, he could understand why the mortality rate for newcomers was so high.
Wu Jun (20): "Ahem, Boss Liu Mei, stop scaring them. Actually, every newcomer randomly receives their own Golden Finger after transmigrating. A Golden Finger might not be a Dragon Proud Heaven template, but it helps more or less."
Chen Kang: "Really? Surprise.jpg."
Watching his excited fellow newcomer, Wang Ping was nowhere near as optimistic.
After all, if Golden Fingers were truly that useful, the casualty rate would not be so high.
Liu Mei (15): "What is the point of comforting them? Even if they are lucky enough to draw a relatively powerful Golden Finger, bad luck at the start can still get them killed. All right, I have said everything I needed to say. There is not much time left, so I advise you to immediately change into clothes, pants, and shoes that are convenient for moving around. At the same time, buy as many things like Compressed Biscuits and bottled water as you can."
Liu Mei (15): "Of course, if you have the means to prepare protective gear, firearms, and the like within half an hour, that would be best."
Chen Kang: ".Sigh, I am just an ordinary person. I can only prepare the simplest things. Thank you, seniors, for the reminder. I am going to prepare food and drinks now."
Wang Ping: "Same. Thanks."
After sending that message, Wang Ping hurriedly changed into a different set of clothes and shoes, then dragged a suitcase to the convenience store not far downstairs and began shopping like mad.
In the end, beneath the strange looks of the convenience store worker, Wang Ping stuffed the entire suitcase full.
After returning home, Wang Ping sorted out wearable clothes, shoes, pants, and the like, then stuffed them into his backpack.
"Time is too tight. There really is not much I can buy."
Wang Ping looked at his suitcase and backpack, then gave a bitter smile.
If possible, he would have liked to prepare the four-piece transmigration god set, as well as potatoes and other things.
With those things, if he transmigrated into a world with an ancient setting, he would be living like a king.
"Ding, time is up. Transmigration is beginning."
Just as Wang Ping was feeling helpless, the system's cold mechanical voice rang out.
Then, Wang Ping was enveloped by a beam of white light and vanished in an instant.
When Wang Ping opened his eyes again, he found himself on a muddy dirt road surrounded by lush green trees. Birdsong rang sweetly through the woods.
Ahead of him stood a village, wisps of cooking smoke curling into the air, leaving Wang Ping slightly dazed.
Several seconds later, Wang Ping took a deep breath before fully coming back to his senses.
He had really transmigrated.
However, his luck seemed rather good. His destination was excellent—not the sky, not the ocean, not some desolate wilderness, and not inside a town, but outside a village.
No one had noticed his sudden appearance.
This was undoubtedly a relatively good start.
Just as Wang Ping was considering whether to head into the village ahead to assess the situation, the Chat Group system's notification suddenly sounded, leaving him stunned.
"Ding, group member Chen Kang (67) has died."
"???"
Wang Ping's face was filled with shock, and he wondered whether he had heard wrong.
Chen Kang had joined the group at the same time as him. The difference had been practically nonexistent.
In other words, their transmigration times should have been about the same.
He had only been here for around five seconds, and Chen Kang had already died?
That was far too absurd.
Immediately, Wang Ping tried silently calling up the Chat Group in his mind.
In an instant, the Chat Group's virtual interface appeared before his eyes.
The group was incredibly lively.
Liu Mei (15): "Although I had already thought these newcomers would have a hard time surviving, I never expected one to die in five seconds. That completely breaks the record for the fastest death."
Wu Jun (20): "A moment of silence. That is too tragic."
Zhang Hu (5): "I wonder what world he transmigrated to and where his initial location was. How did he die so quickly?"
Fang Yun (3): "We will know once the Death Replay comes out. By the way, how is the other newcomer doing?"
Wang Ping looked at the Chat Group and fell silent.
Good grief, there was even a Death Replay?
This Chat Group system really was so "thoughtful."
Wang Ping (66): "I transmigrated onto a muddy dirt road in a Small Woods. There is a small village right ahead."
Fang Yun (3): "Eh, then your luck is pretty good."
Wu Jun (20): "Indeed, it is not bad. Among all group members' starting situations, yours can already rank in the top ten."
Liu Mei (15): "Newcomer, although you have had a good start, do not let your guard down. Otherwise, you can still die. There was once a group member who had a start similar to yours. He ran into the village without any precautions. In the end, that village was a Goblin village. They directly strung him up and roasted him. It was an utterly miserable death."
Wang Ping: "???"
Good grief, was it really that awful?
He had actually been roasted and eaten by Goblins.
The dangers after transmigration truly lurked everywhere.
Wu Jun (20): "Boss Liu Mei is right. After transmigrating, being careful in everything can never go wrong. Forget Goblins—even if you encounter creatures that look human, you cannot be careless. There are plenty of cases of savages eating people. Even if it is an ordinary village, forget transmigrated worlds; even mountain villages on Earth are highly hostile toward outsiders."
Zhang Hu (5): "They really are hostile. Several group members have stumbled over similar matters."
Wang Ping (66): "It is that dangerous? No wonder so few people survive. By the way, how did you big shots survive?"
Wang Ping was rather curious about the current circumstances of the five surviving group members.
Wait, speaking of which, there were five group members, but one of them seemed never to have spoken at all.
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