Too Naive

As for the newcomer named Zhang Tao, his luck was decent as well. The world he had transmigrated into had an ancient setting. It was unknown whether it possessed any supernatural powers, but at least for now, he had not seen anything strange or bizarre emerge. He had successfully found a rural village and settled down in the home of a hospitable farmer.

As for his Golden Finger, it was quite ordinary—it could enhance his physical constitution through training.

The dead Li Ping, on the other hand, had it rather miserable.

He had transmigrated to a location outside the Barbarian Tribe.

Having heard about No. 36 and his exploits, he hesitated for a long time before finally gathering the courage to enter the Barbarian Tribe and keep a low profile while developing.

In the end, before he could even make his way in, an arrow from who knew where flew over and blasted him apart.

That was right—not an arrow piercing a vital spot, but his entire body exploding into chunks. It was utterly miserable.

Still, this was enough to show that the world he had transmigrated into was anything but simple.

Unfortunately, with Li Ping's death, no one could know what kind of power system that world possessed.

Wang Ping (66): "Well, damn. I didn't show up for a single day, and suddenly three newcomers popped up."

Fang Yun (3): "It really is surprising. The rate at which newcomers have been joining the group has noticeably increased lately. At the same time, the fact that two newcomers survived this time is also quite astonishing."

Fang Yun (3): "By the way, you have to take responsibility for that newcomer's death. If he hadn't heard about your exploits, why would he have taken such a gamble? Evil grin.jpg."

Wang Ping (66): "What does that have to do with me? Given his situation, whether he entered the Barbarian Tribe or not, the result would have been about the same. Deep in the Great Wilderness, it's hard to survive. Also, Brother Fang, why are you in the group every time? Don't you need to cultivate?"

Fang Yun (3): "What do you know? My dream is to become this group's Dragon King. As for whether I need to cultivate, I only recently broke through to the Innate Realm. I need to relax too. I can't spend all day cultivating, cultivating—what would be the point of living?"

Wang Ping (66): "You're really carefree, aren't you?"

Wang Ping shook his head.

If one did not cultivate desperately, then when danger came and there was not enough strength to protect oneself, it would be far too late for regrets.

This sort of thing had happened far too many times in Life Simulation.

Fang Yun (3): "Damn, you... you've got a point there."

Wang Ping (66): "I think you'd better cultivate diligently. Otherwise, when danger strikes, it'll be too late if you don't have enough strength. I have the ability to Foreshadow the Future, yet even now I still haven't found a way to break the deadlock. I've seen all kinds of ways to die. Even when I leave Chi Village to barely survive, I still die in all sorts of ways."

Fang Yun (3): "Uh..."

Fang Yun was rendered speechless.

Well, coming from Wang Ping, who could foreshadow the future, those words were indeed convincing.

Wang Ping (66): "By the way, Sister Liu hasn't shown up today. That's unusual."

Fang Yun (3): "That's normal. Liu Mei has a great personality and could basically be called a newcomer instructor, but at the end of the day, she's the emperor's favored consort. How could she have so much time to pop into the chat? For all we know, she's making merry with the emperor right now."

Wang Ping (66): "."

Wang Ping was speechless.

What you said made so much sense that he had nothing to say in reply.

At that moment, a message appeared and caught Wang Ping's attention.

Zhang Tao (72): "Another big shot has appeared. This newbie is trembling."

Wang Ping (66): "Newcomer, how's your situation now?"

Zhang Tao (72): "Not bad. The old man is quite kind. I'm getting ready to sleep soon."

Wang Ping (66): "Alright. Be careful, and it's best to stay wary of the old man."

Zhang Tao (72): "Big shot, I don't like what you're saying. The old man is so kind. Not only did he give me some of the little food he had left, he even prepared a place for me to sleep. Such a nice old grandpa—how can you speak badly of him!"

Wang Ping (66): "Don't get worked up. I just think it's best to remain on guard."

Wang Ping did not care that Zhang Tao saw him as a villain.

After all, anyone with normal values would not want others speaking ill of their benefactor.

Still, Wang Ping believed that one must remain on guard against others.

After all, the human heart was unfathomable.

If he had not possessed the simulator, he would not have trusted the Chi Clan Members so readily, nor would he have revealed so many secrets.

Fang Yun (3): "Newcomer, Wang Ping is right. Why are you getting so worked up? The group announcement also says to be careful in all things and never trust others lightly."

Zhang Tao: "I—ah!!!"

Zhang Tao had originally wanted to say something else, but the latter part of his message had clearly become abnormal.

This made both Wang Ping and Fang Yun's pupils constrict slightly.

Because messages in the Chat Group were generally sent through thought.

In other words, Zhang Tao's "ah!!!" had clearly changed like this because something had suddenly happened to him.

Zhang Tao: "Help, help me. Help!!!"

At that moment, another message from Zhang Tao appeared. This time, he was directly crying for help.

Wang Ping and Fang Yun's eyelids twitched. They knew something had gone wrong.

Wang Ping (66): "Don't be afraid. Tell us first what you've encountered."

Fang Yun (3): "Yes, calm down."

"Ding, group member (72) Zhang Tao has died."

Wang Ping (66): "???"

Fang Yun (3): "???"

Both Wang Ping and Fang Yun fell silent.

Good grief, he had died just like that. That was way too miserable.

Wang Ping (66): "Does this count as me being a crow's beak?"

Fang Yun (3): "What do you think?"

Wu Jun (20): "Good grief, what happened? Why has another newcomer died?"

Zhang Jun (70): "...This is what happens when you let your guard down too much. The human heart is hard to fathom. No matter where you are or who you're with, you have to remain sufficiently vigilant. If nothing unexpected happened, he was probably done in by that supposedly kind old man."

Fang Yun (3): "Agreed. He was the only one who had that opportunity. And since he didn't kill Zhang Tao in one blow, it could only have been the work of an ordinary person. Still, no matter what happened, once the Death Replay appears, we'll know the reason."

Cai Yonglong (1): "Good grief, I stopped showing up for a while, and so many newcomers have died again? Truly tragic."

Fang Yun (3): "Oh, Cai Ge finally showed up. Cai Ge, what have you been doing that you stayed silent for so long?"

Cai Yonglong (1): "What else could I have been doing? Cultivating in seclusion. This time, I gained enormously—I comprehended one-tenth of Blade Intent! Ho ho ho, doesn't that make me invincible in the Innate Realm now?"

Wang Ping (66): "Blade Intent? Cai Ge, you're amazing."

Wang Ping was genuinely quite surprised.

After all, he had witnessed the power of Sword Intent in the Life Simulation. Bai Tianhong had relied on Sword Intent to slay the weakened Seventh-Level Demon Beast, the Silver Moon Wolf, across realms.