A Probe

Looking at the low table that only reached his knees, he finally remembered how the ancients played the guzheng. The player knelt (actually, he sat upright) and finished playing the piece, then looked at Feng Xue with an expectant yet somewhat resentful gaze.

However, to Feng Xue's surprise, the other party was not playing any fancy pieces or Western music that had been transcribed, but rather a classical piece that was probably unique to this world.

As for the quality...

"It's passable," Feng Xue shook her head, then nodded.

"Your music theory foundation is alright, but your skills are terrible. Take this and practice. Come back to me when you've mastered it."

After saying that, Feng Xue took out a small booklet from her bosom and tossed it to the player. The player caught the booklet, and his expression instantly turned to joy. He kept calling her "Master" and was practically about to kowtow to Feng Xue.

Feng Xue waved her hand and said:

"Don't rush, it's a bit early to call him master. Alright, go play by yourself."

After saying that, Feng Xue waved her hand, and an invisible wave of energy rose up, gently pushing the player ten meters away. Then she went back to digging at the Coffin board on her own.

Seeing this, the player didn't leave. Instead, he leaned against a big tree by the roadside and started reading the booklet, while Feng Xue kept an eye on the player's condition while digging at the Coffin board.

What he gave the player was certainly not some Phantom Object or secret manual, but simply a book he had casually copied down in this world. Because it was copied using True Thing paper, it didn't even have the accelerated learning function that a False Thing artifact would have.

The book records some rudimentary methods of cultivating Internal Force, as well as the technique of strengthening the fingers with Internal Force using the Sunflower Acupuncture Hand Technique. It's not for establishing a sect in this world, but simply to test the extent that these players' game templates can achieve.

For example, accelerating learning, assisting with practice, automatic translation, etc...

As he pondered this, his gaze suddenly jolted, for he noticed that the booklet in Yun Yao's hand had somehow transformed from True Thing into something between False Thing and a digitized True Thing (a state that was edible to Wu).

"It really is just <Basic Skills>... Huh? It's blue? A basic skills book is blue!" Yun Yao's eyes widened as she looked at the rating given by the game after the appraisal. Appraisal is a special function in the game. Displaying the item's attributes is secondary. The main thing is that only appraised items can be bound to the character. Otherwise, they will be 100% dropped upon death—including money.

Yes, money is also lost upon death. Of course, you can appraise items, but firstly, the game determines the number of times you can appraise items each day based on your character's reputation, and every penny of money takes up an appraisal slot. Secondly, after appraisal, the money becomes a bound item that can only be used for player-to-player trading.

This setting, which is completely different from traditional online games, sparked a lot of discussion in the early stages. But it's just a virtual game, and after finally getting a Closed Beta slot, how could I not play it?

However, authentication isn't without its advantages. At least after authentication, secret manuals and similar items can be learned directly once the text is read.

Seeing the rating, which was equivalent to a blue-level internal skill and a finger enhancement buff, Yun Yao was very satisfied. After all, during the month-long test, the highest level players had ever obtained was only green-level items.

Although the Wooden Sword sold by his master was also blue, it was a consumable that would fade with use. How could it be on the same level as the secret manual in his hand?

Seeing her cheap apprentice generating internal Internal Force while studying the manual, Feng Xue frowned slightly.

The Game Panel functions were far more advanced than he had imagined; it could even directly Informatization True Thing within the game world. He knew that the only other place he had ever seen with this ability was Infinite City.

"Could this Game System also be an Infinite City- level Weird Tale? However, the act of Informatization caused the player's physical data to drop somewhat, so it seems that the number of items each player can Informatization is limited."

Feng Xue secretly pondered the functions of these player systems, and at the same time, a rather daring idea arose in her mind—an idea even bolder than jumping out of the Game World.

"Master! Master! I've learned it!"

Seemingly finding it an exaggeration to think one could learn it in a single viewing, the female player named Yun Yao didn't reappear before Feng Xue until the next day. Feng Xue, who had seen through everything, didn't seem to care, merely feigning surprise mixed with a hint of doubt, and said:

"So fast? Play a tune and let me see."

Yun Yao looked at the zither table and the zither, then thought about her knees, and said with a hint of helplessness:

"Excuse me, could you give me a stool?"

To her surprise, her words drew a surprised look.

Seeing Feng Xue's strange look, Yun Yao wondered if she had made some kind of silly mistake. Was it possible that one couldn't sit on a stool while playing the piano in this world?

Thinking of this, Yun Yao quickly said:

"Um, it's okay if you don't want it..."

"No..." Feng Xue looked calmly at Yun Yao, pointed to the "low table" and said:

"Didn't I give you a stool? I thought you were used to sitting upright while playing the piano..."

"..." Yun Yao wished she could dig a hole in the ground and disappear, but then she realized another problem: if this was a stool, where would she put the zither?

Hmm, maybe... on my legs?

That's way too heavy! And the posture is really bad too!

Yun Yao inwardly complained, but then she remembered that this was a Wuxia World, and that little bit of weight was probably not a big deal at all.

However, she had absolutely no experience in this area. While thinking about trying it with her own guzheng after returning to reality, she still had no choice but to kneel down here.

There's no other way; compared to making a fool of myself, at least kneeling while playing won't lower my standards.

The melodious sound of the zither resounded over the Big Locust Tree Village, immediately attracting many players. After yesterday's events, Feng Xue had become a minor internet celebrity NPC. Now, seeing players kneeling and playing the zither, anyone who had read a few online game novels would know that this triggered a hidden quest.

However, Feng Xue had no interest in the onlookers. He was simply observing Yun Yao's condition. Her playing skills had not improved significantly; at most, she had only gotten used to playing the zither while kneeling. However, the force exerted by her fingertips was noticeably more stable. With a barely perceptible flow of Internal Force, the music gained a slight quality, but the flow of Internal Force was quite rigid, clearly not controlled by the player.

"Interesting. This panel can actually directly impart Internal Force. Does it add some kind of element to the body composed of data? Or is it a customized Tag?"

Feng Xue remembered that Infinite City could directly lend abilities to those with [Nothingness] specific [Tag], and she had a better understanding of the player's current state. She immediately clapped her hands roughly, interrupting Yun Yao's playing.

"Stop, stop, stop! Who taught you to play like that? This is even worse than yesterday!"

I fell asleep while writing last night. Well, there will be two more updates tonight.