The Path of Glory

The skill list had gained: Basic Archery (Level 10), Basic Forging (Level 10), Basic Carpentry (Level 10), Basic Casting (Level 10), Basic Planting (Level 10), Basic Cultivation (Level 10), Basic Smelting (Level 10)...

Dozens of them in all.

Ding Ling pondered.

It seems that even the many masters from the real world can only be considered proficient in basic skills after arriving in the game world.

Still, being able to obtain so many skills for free through the real world is pretty good.

Ding Ling was very satisfied.

Obtaining so many skills in the game world was no easy feat.

He needed to find true experts and study under them.

And even if he found one, the expert might not necessarily be willing to teach him.

It was the same for players.

Some were lucky enough to become fellow disciples of Zhao Yun and might have the fortune to learn some decent martial arts.

But if they were assigned to the bitterly cold lands beyond the frontier, they could forget about learning martial arts. Whether they could live comfortably was already a major problem.

Thus, Ding Ling, who had been assigned to the Ji Province Camp, was currently in a very favorable situation.

Most importantly, he had encountered Cheng Huan, who was willing to connect him with others.

Thinking of Cheng Huan,

Ding Ling had already decided that he would change Cheng Huan's fate in the future and save him from disaster.

Ding Ling continued looking at the character panel.

He scrolled down.

Ding Ling once again discovered something different.

In view of player Ding Ling's outstanding performance, the Path of Glory has been opened specially for player Ding Ling!

Note 1: The Path of Glory is the only way to obtain Glory Medals.

Note 2: There are two paths in the Path of Glory. The first: the Path of the War God. The second: the Path of the Emperor.

Player Ding Ling may choose one of the two.

After reading it carefully, Ding Ling's eyes brightened slightly.

"I didn't expect Glory Medals to be obtained through the Path of Glory. I was wondering before how to obtain these Glory Medals. Now I understand."

The basic requirement for unlocking the Path of Glory was that one's overall strength had to reach the level of a First-Rate Military General.

Ding Ling met the requirement.

Therefore, he could unlock this path the next time he logged in.

"Which path should I choose?"

Ding Ling barely thought about it before choosing the first path.

He could use cheats, and becoming a war god suited him perfectly!

The Path of the Emperor clearly involved fighting to rule the world.

He did not like schemes and intrigues. He preferred to withstand everything head-on and crush his way through.

Confirm selection of the Path of the War God?

Confirm.

Selection successful.

Player Ding Ling has now unlocked the Path of the War God.

The rules of the Path of the War God are as follows:

1. You must defeat at least twenty powerful figures of the plane. The more you defeat, the greater your Glory bonus.

2. You must defeat the strongest person in the plane, proving that you are the true war god.

3. You must make the name of the war god resound throughout the entire plane world.

4. ...

There were more than a dozen rules in total.

The first three were the most important.

Ding Ling pondered.

"Defeating twenty powerful figures won't be difficult. After I return, I'll spar with Zhang He, Gao Lan, and the others. I might complete two points of progress at once."

Making the name of the war god resound throughout the world seemed a little difficult.

How was he supposed to make it resound throughout the world?

A flash of lightning streaked through Ding Ling's mind.

He thought of a method.

"Joining one faction and having them help spread the word seems to be the fastest and most time-saving method!"

Ding Ling had never considered fighting to rule the world.

That would take too much time!

The ratio between time in the game world and the real world was 1:1!

How many years would pass by the time he conquered and unified the Three Kingdoms?

Even if he were extraordinarily strong, even if he were more powerful than ten Tong Yuans, it would take him at least several years to crush his way through the Three Kingdoms!

That would take far too long for Ding Ling.

He needed to clear the Three Kingdoms in the shortest time possible, then travel to other plane worlds to learn stronger and better martial arts and skills!

"If I can really clear the Journey to the West world, then by that time, let alone the emperor of the Three Kingdoms—even the entire world probably won't be able to withstand a single slap from me!"

Ding Ling looked forward to the future.

But he quickly came to his senses, suppressed this strange emotion, and chose to start the game.

Whoosh!

The halo beneath his feet began to flow, instantly carrying him away from the spot.

"Did you feel that the person beside me just now looked a lot like Ding Ling?"

A girl had been staring at Ding Ling. When she saw him disappear, she suddenly slapped her hands together and shouted,

"That's right! It was Ding Ling! He looked exactly like the portrait posted online!"

She was extremely excited.

I can't believe Ding Ling was standing right beside me just now! He looks even better in person than in the portraits circulating online! I wonder if he has a girlfriend? Ah! What a blunder. I forgot to stop him and ask!

"I also thought he looked like Ding Ling."

The girl's companion was quite surprised as well.

"I can't believe Ding Ling would also come online to play the game at this time."

"What I'm most curious about now is his identity!"

The girl chattered on.

"Judging from the information circulating online, Ding Ling's performance in the Ji Province Camp can only be described as leaving everyone else in the dust, crushing all the players! Whether it's horsemanship, saber arts, spear arts, geographical knowledge, or killing techniques, he seems to have cultivated all of them to an extremely profound level."

Many players from the Ji Province Camp claimed to have witnessed it with their own eyes and were left marveling in amazement.

"That's right. A new player has performed so exceptionally in horsemanship, geographical knowledge, and other areas. Moreover, the Ji Province Camp doesn't offer courses in these subjects. Even a fool could deduce that Ding Ling must have already known these skills in the real world!"

Quite a few players joined the discussion.

"Someone like Ding Ling, who can learn all these skills, can't possibly be an ordinary person. He must be rich, tall, and handsome! And a top-tier one even among the rich, tall, and handsome!"

"Tsk, tsk. Even someone at the very top of the pyramid has come to the game world. I really want to be friends with him. Then, whether in the game world or the real world, I can just cling to him and lie back!"

Many players grew more and more animated as they talked.

Some envied and resented Ding Ling.

Some worshiped and praised him.

Some looked down on and disdained him.

The various faces of humanity were all on display.

But without exception, they all sincerely envied Ding Ling's family background.

In their eyes, the fact that Ding Ling could perform so outrageously well at the very beginning as a new player had to be related to his prominent and invincible family.

Of course.

Aside from envy, the vast majority of the girls were even more eager to meet and befriend someone as rich, tall, and handsome as Ding Ling.

To marry a young, wealthy, capable, educated, brave, and well-connected man who was rich, tall, and handsome!

How many women's dream was that?

Without a doubt,

Ding Ling matched the dreams of these women. At the very least, that was what most of them thought.

Ding Ling could never have imagined that he had already been "proven" to be a top-tier rich, tall, and handsome man.

If he knew, he would only have said that three people repeating a rumor could turn it into a fact, and that rumors were frightening.

Then he would have simply laughed it off.

The game world.

Ding Ling awoke and summoned the soldiers stationed outside. After asking them about the situation,

only then did he learn that.