Main Line

"Xixi, have you logged into Godfall Continent? It's really amazing—the place is completely another world!"

"Xixi, let's add each other as friends. My ID is..."

Yun Xi said nothing more and directly opened the game system to add Tu Jiaojiao as a friend.

"It's just a shame that we can only recharge 648 yuan each day. I still wanted to recharge more." Tu Jiaojiao sounded a little aggrieved. She was not short of money.

"Since it's a real world, there must be restrictions. Jiaojiao, be careful in the game. I've been logged in for several hours, and the atmosphere inside feels unusual. There should be danger." Yun Xi reminded her.

"Oh, it's just a game. Of course we'll have to fight monsters and do quests." Tu Jiaojiao replied.

"Jiaojiao, have you ever thought about this? We entered the game using our own bodies. What if we're injured, or even die..."

Tu Jiaojiao froze for a moment. She was not stupid and understood what Yun Xi meant.

"Xixi, I'll be careful. You need to be careful too."

"Mm. Don't force yourself. If you run into danger, log off immediately."

This could also be considered a newbie benefit. During the testing period, logging off during combat was not restricted. It was one of the most important life-saving measures available to the people of Blue Star at present.

At the same time, Yu Jinxiang sent a similar message. Yun Xi added her as a friend as well and gave her a few reminders.

After chatting with the two of them, it was almost 6 p.m.

Yun Xi put on the Coarse Cloth Robe given by the game and clicked to log into the game.

That familiar feeling of daze swept over her. When she came to, she had already returned to the little wooden cabin in Godfall Continent.

A sliver of white light gradually rose at the edge of the sky. Yun Xi had returned at just the right time—the sky was growing bright.

She got up and opened the door. The eerie terror that had filled the village at night had faded, replaced by brilliant sunlight.

Compared to her hurried glance last night, Yun Xi could now clearly see the entire layout of the newbie village.

Aside from six scattered little wooden cabins, there was only the gradually dying bonfire at the center, a plot of farmland measuring roughly four square meters outside the cabins, and a well.

When Yun Xi saw that four-square-meter plot of farmland, her eyes lit up.

Now that she had become an arcanist, spiritual energy could already manifest in her eyes.

Yun Xi clearly saw the spiritual array covering the farmland. It could prevent contamination by strange aura.

For a newbie village, this was extremely rare.

This meant that there was an array master in the village. At the very least, they had to be an arcanist above level 10, possessing enough control over spiritual energy to set up a spiritual array that could prevent contamination.

For Yun Xi, this was also a good thing.

A powerful arcanist was willing to guard such a small village. Whatever the reason, Yun Xi now had a certain guarantee of safety in the early stages.

Not to mention the resources in the other party's hands. Although Yun Xi would not use a huge sum of money to purchase their supplies, given their status, they surely knew the route to the nearby towns. That was the most important thing to Yun Xi.

Godfall Continent was nearly boundless, and the villages were all separated by great distances.

The wilderness was far too dangerous. Without a specific route, no one would dare leave.

To reach a large town, one could only ask the village elders for guidance or find a way there independently.

"Adventurer, you're awake?"

As she was thinking, the middle-aged man who had arranged Yun Xi's lodgings last night came over.

Yun Xi nodded.

"Come with me. I'll take you to see the Village Chief."

Yun Xi followed him to the most exquisite little wooden cabin in the center of the village.

"Adventurer, go in by yourself. The Village Chief is already waiting for you inside."

Yun Xi knocked on the door.

"Come in." A gentle reply came from within.

Yun Xi pushed open the door and stepped inside. The scene within entered her view.

The layout was the same as that of the little wooden cabin where she had stayed last night, only slightly larger. The furniture inside was more refined, and the bed was covered with clean, fine white bedding.

The Village Chief was seated at the table, looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

He was a young man with delicate features and clear eyes. Only the barely perceptible traces of time in his gaze made Yun Xi realize that he was not actually "young."

"Hello, dear adventurer. Welcome to Godfall Continent."

"Village Chief, greetings."

"Mm, sit down first." The Village Chief pointed to the seat opposite him.

Yun Xi did as he asked.

"Adventurer, you've seen it yourself. Our village is very small, and its resources are stretched thin. If you want to settle here, I'm afraid..."

The Village Chief had all but openly said that the village could not afford to support her.

"Village Chief, just say what you need to say." Yun Xi did not know what he had planned. After all, she knew nothing about the Shuyu Plains. Did he want to send her away?

"What I mean is that the village does not support idlers. If you want to stay, you'll have to join the village's night watch team.

"After joining the night watch team, the village will provide your daily food, be responsible for arranging your cultivation plan, and have a master teach you basic martial skills. If you possess an arcanist's talent, I will personally teach you."

"If you want to leave, I'll be going to Qinglan Town next month. I can take you with me. Of course, you'll have to handle this month's food yourself."

Ding! Main Line Quest One has been activated:

Please choose whether to stay or leave.

Quest Completion Reward: 10 Copper Coins.

Quest Failure Penalty: None.

Hearing the notification that the Main Line Quest had been activated, a look of understanding flashed through Yun Xi's eyes. As expected, a refugee's Main Line Quest was different from a formal player's.

She still remembered that a refugee's Main Line Quest was simply to survive. For every day they stayed alive, they received a reward of one Copper Coin. The quest would not end until their refugee status disappeared.

Formal players, however, were completely different. Just making a choice granted a reward of 10 Copper Coins.

"Village Chief, if I choose to stay, can I still leave later?"

"You can, but you'll need to pay a certain fee or work in the village for ten full years."

Yun Xi frowned slightly. The rules here in the Shuyu Plains were completely different from those of the place where she had lived in her previous life.

The Village Chief's meaning was clear. Joining the night watch team meant enjoying the village's resources in advance. If she wanted to leave, she would have to pay the corresponding price.

"I understand. I choose to leave."

If Yun Xi had not possessed the Inheritance Crystal, she might have chosen to stay and taken this Village Chief, who was at least a level-10-plus arcanist, as her teacher, relying on her arcanist talent.

But she clearly did not need his instruction.

Besides, the first internal test would last only ten days, and she could stay in the village for only ten days this month.

The second internal test would take place around this time next month, so she would be able to catch the Village Chief's trip to Qinglan Town.

Ding! Main Line Quest One has been completed. Reward obtained: 10 Copper Coins. Automatically deposited into the system account.

After hearing Yun Xi's answer, the Village Chief's expression did not change in the slightest.

"Mm, you may go back. You don't need to pay rent for the little wooden cabin you're currently staying in."

Yun Xi was not short of money, but she was still pleasantly surprised to hear this. This was a privilege unique to her.