Ji Province Camp at the End of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Ding Ling became alert and solemn.

He felt that over the past few years, he might have only touched the very surface of Blue Star.

"Forget it. I should start the game first."

As a new player,

the only three planes available at the start were:

End of the Sui Dynasty!

End of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

End of the Qin Dynasty!

Ding Ling chose the End of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The reason was simple.

The End of the Eastern Han Dynasty was a plane designed with Romance of the Three Kingdoms as its reference, and Ding Ling was most familiar with Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Although he knew something about the End of the Sui Dynasty and the End of the Qin Dynasty, he was nowhere near as familiar with them as he was with Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

What was there to choose?

Naturally, he chose what he knew best!

Player Ding Ling, confirm your selection of the End of the Eastern Han Dynasty plane?

Confirmed!

Selection successful. Teleportation about to begin.

Boom!

The next instant.

The circle of light beneath his feet swirled, and Ding Ling vanished from Players' Plaza in an instant.

The Players were clearly used to this. They continued heatedly discussing "Ding Ling" on the overall rankings, completely unaware that Ding Ling had just been standing before them.

One hour later.

Ding Ling stood in the square alongside many Players, all clad in armor, listening as General Cheng Huan explained the key points of training.

Ding Ling had not expected to be randomly assigned to Han Fu's Ji Province Camp!

Every new player initially had the right to choose a plane.

But they had no right to choose their camp.

Some lucky ones became Senior and Junior Brothers with Zhao Zilong;

others might be unlucky enough to end up under Dong Zhuo, enjoying Dong Zhuo's lecherous might at all times!

Landing in Ji Province Camp could only be considered neither good nor bad.

An hour.

That was enough time for Ding Ling to fully adjust his mindset and begin training alongside the many Players, some filled with resentment, some spirited and energetic, and some full of longing.

The opening exercise was a half-hour run around the "military camp" while carrying weights.

After the run, many people collapsed directly onto the ground.

Even more had fallen behind and failed to keep up.

And this was only a selection process.

Those who performed exceptionally in the half-hour weighted run were assigned directly to General Cheng Huan.

Those who performed poorly were assigned to a Military Secretary or Company Commander.

At that moment.

General Cheng Huan had already taught the Players the essentials of training.

He said loudly:

"Those who stand out under me will be assigned to General Pan Feng, Ji Province's Unmatched Divine General, to learn more advanced martial arts. If you want to become stronger, work hard."

At the mention of General Pan Feng, the Unmatched Divine General,

many people wore strange expressions.

Yet under General Cheng Huan's watchful gaze, they could not disparage Pan Feng. They could only forcibly hold it in, their faces twisting from the effort.

Ding Ling was not among them.

To him,

Ji Province Camp was merely a stepping stone.

As long as he learned every skill available, he could leap from here and study elsewhere.

At that moment, he was also learning alongside the Players.

Of course, most of his attention remained on the Library.

He discovered that a book was slowly forming on one of the Library's new bookshelves.

After General Cheng Huan finished explaining the precautions and key points of the Pile Skill, Ding Ling carefully reviewed them several times in his mind and confirmed that he had missed nothing.

The book finally took shape.

Then...

Low-Grade Piling Stance: Max Level

Strength +0.2

Agility +0.2

Constitution +0.2

Ding Ling felt his strength increase considerably in an instant. At that moment, his whole body became lighter and more agile.

The Pile Skill that had originally seemed rather difficult

now came to him as naturally as antlers hanging from a tree, flawless and effortless, as though he had always been able to do it this way.

It really works!

Ding Ling was overjoyed.

I wonder if I can bring this power back to reality in full?

If I can, then this game is truly incredible. I can hardly imagine what will happen once players reach the Journey to the West Plane and the Investiture of the Gods Plane.

If Players collectively cultivated immortality and became Gods in the future,

reality would surely become extraordinarily exciting!

"Huh!"

General Cheng Huan had clearly noticed Ding Ling as well.

Ding Ling stood out like the sun among a group of people who were performing terribly. It was impossible for General Cheng Huan not to notice him.

"What is your name?"

General Cheng Huan took several steps toward Ding Ling and stared at him with bright eyes, as if he were looking at an exceptional, Transcendent talent.

"My name is Ding Ling."

"Ding Ling, is it?"

General Cheng Huan nodded in satisfaction.

"Your Pile Skill has met the standard. Next, you have two choices: continue practicing the Pile Skill, or train in a Basic Military Saber Technique."

"I'll continue practicing the Pile Skill."

Ding Ling did not hesitate.

"Good. I'll teach you. Listen carefully and watch closely."

General Cheng Huan did not seem like an NPC at all. His intelligence and behavior were no different from those of an ordinary person.

That was why this game had shocked the world—it was simply too realistic!

If death in the Game World did not allow one to revive, many people would have thought they had transmigrated!

Of course, no one wanted to die. Not only would death cost levels, but there was also a high chance that all their items would drop. Unless absolutely necessary, no one would do something as foolish as sacrifice themselves.

"This guy..."

The other Players looked at Ding Ling in shock. They exchanged glances and began whispering among themselves, saying nothing but that Ding Ling could not possibly be a true newcomer. Otherwise, how could he stand out so quickly? Was this a joke? Did he take them for trash?!

But the next moment.

Ding Ling landed with the nimbleness of a fine horse, his body rising and falling rhythmically. It was clearly the manifestation of having cultivated the Horse Stance to the Transformation Realm.

"...!!"

All the Players were dumbfounded, their eyes nearly popping out. Then they inwardly questioned and firmly concluded:

"This guy must be an old player! Otherwise, he's far too monstrous! How could there possibly be someone in this world who learns something instantly after hearing it once and performs it even better than the original?!"

They did not believe Ding Ling could be that monstrous.

Only General Cheng Huan believed it. His face was full of shock, and after standing there blankly for a long while, he stepped forward and patted Ding Ling's shoulder.

"It seems you are exceptionally talented in Pile Skills. I know the advanced version of the Horse Stance, Dragon-Tiger Stance Training, but I cannot control it proficiently. If you want to learn it, I can take you to General Pan Feng. Of course, if you want to learn saber techniques, I can continue teaching you."

"I'll learn saber techniques."

Ding Ling answered decisively.

One could not chew more than one could swallow!

That applied to people who could not master and use what they learned proficiently.

But Ding Ling possessed the Library cheat, which instantly brought skills to max level.

To him, more skills never hurt.

The more skills he possessed, the better.

Because every skill he learned made him stronger!

Right after learning the Horse Stance, he saw another game panel notification.

Horse Stance: Max Level

Strength +0.4

Agility +0.4

Constitution +0.4