Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yun Yao, a player with formal guzheng training, is criticized by Feng Xue, a renowned musician NPC, for her playing being worse than before learning a new skill.
• Feng Xue teaches Yun Yao a chilling song, causing players around them to experience cold debuffs.
• Yun Yao, after returning to reality, transcribes the song and decides to confront Feng Xue in-game.

Character Developments

• Yun Yao: Realizes her limitations and becomes determined to improve, showing growth and resilience.
• Feng Xue: Maintains his high standards and expectations for players, displaying his dedication to teaching and preserving musical integrity.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between tradition and modernity in music, represented by Feng Xue's high standards and Yun Yao's use of modern technology.
• The importance of dedication and hard work in mastering an art form, as seen in Feng Xue's teaching methods and Yun Yao's resolve to improve.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue and Yun Yao: Their interaction highlights the tension between an NPC master and a player seeking to learn, with Feng Xue pushing Yun Yao to improve and Yun Yao becoming determined to prove herself.
• Feng Xue and other players: Feng Xue's interactions with other players show his disdain for those without a proper musical foundation, further emphasizing his high standards.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players in the second beta test are progressing slowly, focusing on gathering resources and learning basic skills, much to Feng Xue's disappointment.
• Yun Yao, a player, is learning the Crane Stance from Feng Xue, who deliberately makes it challenging to create a unique experience.
• Yun Yao eventually learns the stance without needing a Secret Manual, leading to her frustration and realization about the game's mechanics.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue: Starts as an NPC with a clear understanding of the game's mechanics, aiming to create unique experiences for players. He provokes Yun Yao to learn the Crane Stance more effectively.
• Yun Yao: Initially arrogant, she becomes determined to learn the Crane Stance after Feng Xue's provocation. She discovers that she can write her own Secret Manual and Appraise it using the game's System.

Significant Themes

• The game's progression and the players' experiences are influenced by the NPCs' understanding and manipulation of the game's mechanics.
• The importance of effort and determination in learning and growth, as seen in Yun Yao's journey with the Crane Stance.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue and Yun Yao: Their interactions are marked by Feng Xue's provocation and Yun Yao's determination to learn the Crane Stance, leading to her growth and self-realization.
• Feng Xue's interactions with other players: He expresses his dissatisfaction with the players' slow progress and his desire to create more significant experiences for them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter begins with Yun Yao expressing concern about her leg shape due to practicing the Crane Stance.
• Feng Xue explains the benefits of internal martial arts, including maintaining a youthful appearance.
• A warning about Japanese Pirates landing disrupts their conversation.
• The Village Chief gathers people to discuss the situation, warning of potential bandit activity due to the absence of Martial Arts Masters fighting the Japanese Pirates.

Character Developments

• Yun Yao shows growth in her martial arts practice, experiencing Qi Sensation.
• Feng Xue demonstrates his musical prowess, playing the guzheng to convey a sense of impending danger.

Significant Themes

• The benefits and differences between internal and external martial arts.
• The impact of the Japanese Pirates' invasion on the local community.
• The anticipation and excitement of players (including Yun Yao) towards potential combat and loot.

Character Interactions

• Yun Yao and Feng Xue have a mentor-disciple conversation about martial arts and its benefits.
• Yun Yao interacts with the Village Chief and other players, relaying information about the Japanese Pirates' landing.
• Feng Xue interacts with the players, teasing them with the promise of a 'killing song' for Yun Yao to learn.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players led by Yun Yao search for monsters in a forest outside Qingshui County.
• Yun Yao uses her Guzheng to lure Japanese Pirates, a group of humanoid monsters.
• Players ambush and defeat the monsters, obtaining basic skills.
• Yun Yao's music accidentally freezes her teammates, causing friendly fire.
• Players collect monster corpses for a mission bounty.

Character Developments

• Yun Yao demonstrates her musical skills and her role as a monster lure.
• Yun Yao's NPC master, Feng Xue, is introduced, showing his craftsmanship skills and strict teaching methods.

Significant Themes

• Teamwork and cooperation among players.
• The importance of control and precision in using one's abilities, as seen in Yun Yao's struggle with her music's effects.
• The game's realistic mission system and the consequences of friendly fire.

Character Interactions

• Yun Yao and her teammates work together to defeat monsters, showcasing their basic combat skills.
• Yun Yao interacts with her NPC master, Feng Xue, who criticizes her lack of control over her music.
• Yun Yao and her teammates discuss their missions and rewards, revealing their shared goals and complaints.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yun Yao finds her master, Feng Xue, teaching a band of players using Western musical instruments, which is unusual in this ancient setting.
• Feng Xue accepts several players as disciples, including a drummer who wants a full drum kit made.
• Overnight, Feng Xue creates a drum kit, and the band starts practicing, with Feng Xue instructing them in Sound Attacks.
• When Yun Yao logs in again, she finds her junior disciple using his guitar as a weapon, and Feng Xue coaching him in combat techniques.

Character Developments

• Yun Yao: Realizes the extent of changes in the game and decides to focus on her own learning.
• Feng Xue: Becomes more involved with the band, teaching them Sound Attacks and encouraging their rock and roll spirit.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and change: Characters adapt to new situations and elements introduced into the game.
• The power of music: Music is used not just for entertainment, but also for combat and self-expression.

Character Interactions

• Yun Yao and Feng Xue: Their relationship remains complex, with Yun Yao feeling a sense of crisis due to the band's formation.
• Feng Xue and the band members: Feng Xue takes on a mentoring role, teaching them Sound Attacks and encouraging their musical pursuits.
• Yun Yao and her junior disciple: Their relationship is not explored in this chapter, but it's implied that the junior disciple is influenced by the band's activities.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue condenses an Entry and a Phantom related to a game NPC, a Sound Attack Master who crafts musical instruments from coffin boards.
• The Entry's Authorities include [Follow the Blueprint], [Teach and Guide], and [Seven-Orifice Exquisite], which Feng Xue finds underwhelming as they overlap with his existing abilities.
• The Phantom is an Endless Coffin Board, which can produce various high-quality woods for crafting musical instruments and also serves as a weapon.
• Feng Xue descends into the Real World of the game's setting, six years after Chen Xiyao's Real World, but doesn't sense any Supernatural Tale power initially.
• He decides to observe and interact with local players to understand the game's Supernatural Tale better.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue's understanding of his new Entry and Phantom deepens, leading to a realization about the potential of his [Follow the Blueprint] Authority.
• He adapts to the local environment using his [Hermit] Authority and begins to explore the Real World.

Significant Themes

• The intersection of the game world and the Real World, and the potential influence of Supernatural Tales on each other.
• The power of Feng Xue's Authorities and their potential applications in different contexts.
• The ephemeral nature of games and their potential impact on the world and Supernatural Tales.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with local players, observing them from a distance without direct engagement.
• He reflects on his new Entry and Phantom, conversing with himself about their potential uses and limitations.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue discovers a mass-produced virtual reality game helmet, the "Phantom · Game Helmet," which transmits players' consciousness to the game world.
• He realizes that the Mysterious Game Company behind this is a Supernatural Tale worth investigating.
• Feng Xue decides to join the final closed beta of the game and stake out the post office or infiltrate official agencies to find clues about the company.
• In the meantime, Feng Xue returns to the Cyberpunk World to purchase advanced Exoskeleton Armor, Mechas, and a Mecha Design Blueprint.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue shows curiosity and determination in exploring the Mysterious Game Company, demonstrating his investigative nature.
• He also displays his business acumen and resourcefulness in the Cyberpunk World, negotiating with a gang boss to acquire high-tech equipment.

Significant Themes

• The blurring of reality and virtual reality, a common theme in game and cyberpunk genres.
• The exploration of Supernatural Tales and their connection to the Infinite City and the Tower of Babel.
• The investigation and pursuit of truth, reflecting Feng Xue's curiosity and determination.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with young players in the university dormitory, observing their use of the Game Helmet.
• He communicates with a gang boss in the Cyberpunk World to acquire equipment, showcasing his negotiation skills.
• Feng Xue's interactions with the Officials are implied but not directly shown in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue, an NPC, brings blueprints of Mecha designs from the real world into the game, which remain 'True Things' due to his Authority of [Follow the Clues].
• The game's final open beta server starts, and players find the game world drastically changed. Feng Xue's village is now an industrial hub with Mecha parts being manufactured.
• Feng Xue is building a Gundam-like Mecha using incomplete blueprints, causing significant changes to the game world.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue: He demonstrates his ingenuity and adaptability by attempting to build a Mecha using incomplete blueprints. His actions significantly impact the game world.
• Yun Yao, Wu Sha, Liao Yunhuai: The players show concern and bewilderment at the sudden changes in the game world, trying to understand and adapt to the new situation.

Significant Themes

• Impact of Knowledge and Technology: Feng Xue's introduction of Mecha blueprints from the real world into the game world highlights the impact of knowledge and technology on society and the environment.
• Adaptation and Change: The players must adapt to the sudden changes in the game world, reflecting the theme of change and its impact on individuals and society.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue and his disciples: Feng Xue shares his excitement about the Mecha project with his disciples, who express concern and disbelief at the changes he's made to the game world.
• Players among themselves: The players discuss and share their confusion and concerns about the sudden changes in the game world, trying to make sense of the situation together.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A player named Mei Wenhua posts on the forum about an unusual starting village in Jianghu, where players are forced to work as blacksmiths, and the environment is polluted and industrial, unlike the expected Wuxia setting.
• The post sparks discussion and speculation about a possible "Cyberpunk" village, but Mei Wenhua doesn't respond to further comments.
• In the final days of the closed beta, players form an alliance to attack a Japanese Pirate island, but they face heavy losses due to the pirates' martial arts skills and the game's mechanics.

Character Developments

• Mei Wenhua: A newcomer to the closed beta who raises concerns about the game's art style and starts a forum discussion.
• Various players: React to Mei Wenhua's post, some doubting its authenticity, others speculating about a "Cyberpunk" village.

Significant Themes

• Art Style and Expectations: Players have expectations for the game's art style based on its Wuxia setting, but Mei Wenhua's post suggests a deviation from this.
• Game Mechanics and Player Disadvantage: The game's mechanics put players at a disadvantage against NPCs with martial arts skills.

Character Interactions

• Mei Wenhua's post sparks interaction among players on the forum, with some supporting their experiences and others doubting the post's authenticity.
• Players in the Southern Jianghu Alliance interact while planning and executing the attack on the Japanese Pirate island, showing camaraderie and shared frustration at their losses.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Six musical Gundams, part of a Death Metal band, appear and massacre Japanese Pirates using their music.
• Players witness this and are amazed, wanting Gundams for themselves.
• The Gundam band plays a song that kills nearby enemies, including some players.
• Players realize that Big Locust Tree Village is Screw Village and rush there.
• Feng Xue, the mastermind behind the Gundams, watches from afar and edits videos to promote the Gundam Band.

Character Developments

• Yun Yao and Liao Yun Huai, the pilots of the Gundams, show their personalities through their interactions.
• Feng Xue, the creator of the Gundams, uses his Authority to control information flow and promote the Gundam Band.

Significant Themes

• The power of music and its impact on the game world.
• The use of Authority to control information and influence players' actions.
• The desire for unique and powerful items (Gundams) within the game.

Character Interactions

• The Gundam pilots interact with each other, showing camaraderie and friendly banter.
• Players interact with the Gundams, feeling out of place and amazed by their power.
• Feng Xue interacts with the game world, using his Authority to control information and promote the Gundam Band.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Closed Beta ends with six Gundams defeating Japanese Pirates, drawing massive attention to the game.
• Feng Xue, the game's creator, returns to the game world while leaving behind an Oxford Dictionary for a young man.
• Big Locust Tree Village, now a heavy industry hub, starts producing Mecha skeletons using Internal Energy and Electromagnetic Muscle Bundles.
• Feng Xue assembles six Gundams, which undergo a transformation, becoming "Phantom" entities rather than Supernatural Tales.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue continues to manipulate and explore the game's mechanics, testing his theories about Supernatural Tales and Players.
• The six Gundam Band players log off, but their Gundams remain in the game world.

Significant Themes

• The potential for Players' Consciousness Data to become Supernatural Tales, challenging the norm that living people cannot be Supernatural Tales.
• The intersection of ancient Wuxia and futuristic Cyberpunk elements in the game world.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with the six Gundams, which have transformed into Phantom entities, and observes their changes.
• The six Gundam Band players, though logged off, maintain an indirect presence through their Gundams.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue, a Supernatural Tale, ponders the possibility of game accounts becoming Supernatural Tales upon Players' return.
• He experiments with absorbing weak Martial Gods' Strength to enhance his Supernatural Tale Fire.
• Feng Xue decides to build a hydroelectric generator for Big Locust Tree Village to support the Gundam production line.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue's curiosity and determination grow as he questions his existence and explores the potential of his powers.
• He demonstrates adaptability and resourcefulness in addressing the village's energy needs.

Significant Themes

• The nature of reality and identity in an idealistic, rule-based world.
• The exploration of power and its limits, both physical and mental.
• The consequences of death and transformation in a supernatural context.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with the Players indirectly through his plans for the village and the Gundam production line.
• He doesn't directly communicate with the Players but anticipates their reactions and needs.

Detailed yet Concise

Feng Xue, a Supernatural Tale, contemplates the fate of game accounts upon Players' return, leading him to question his own existence. He experiments with absorbing weak Martial Gods' Strength to enhance his powers. To support the Gundam production line and shut the Players up, he decides to build a hydroelectric generator for Big Locust Tree Village. The chapter explores themes of reality, power, and transformation, with Feng Xue's character growing in curiosity, determination, and adaptability.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue, a man with extraordinary abilities, stakes out a post station to intercept a mysterious courier delivering a game helmet.
• He successfully identifies the courier as a 'Supernatural Tale' using his unique abilities.
• Feng Xue retrieves the package and takes the helmet to a nearby room. He attempts to log into the game, expressing curiosity about the game's GM.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue demonstrates his advanced abilities, including time manipulation and seeing 'Supernatural Tales'.
• He shows curiosity and caution about the game and its potential GM.

Significant Themes

• The blurring line between reality and game, as Feng Xue's real-world abilities interact with the game's 'Supernatural Tales'.
• The power of observation and patience, as Feng Xue waits and watches for the courier.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with no other characters in this chapter, but his internal monologue reveals his thoughts and curiosity about the game and its potential GM.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue enters the Game World after his consciousness detaches from his body.
• He discovers he has a basic Game Panel with 'Appraise' and 'Logout' functions, but no Space backpack.
• He finds that logging out feels like passing through a Gate, and the Game might be a Supernatural Tale condensed from human desire to play virtual games.
• Feng Xue Appraises a stone, turning it into an edible True Thing.
• He uses his Lightness Skill to travel back to the Big Locust Tree Village and sees six clusters of Supernatural Tale Fire, indicating that six Players have turned into Supernatural Tales.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue's understanding of the Game's nature deepens, and he learns to use its functions, like Appraising items.
• He becomes more curious about the Game's origins and how it's connected to the Infinite City.

Significant Themes

• The blurring line between reality and virtual worlds (Game and Real World).
• The power of human desire and fantasy (Supernatural Tales created from human thoughts).
• The consequences of turning into a Supernatural Tale (loss of Player account, gain of Supernatural Tale Authorities).

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with the Game World and its functions, learning and adapting to them.
• He observes the transformed Players from a distance, but there's no direct interaction yet.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players logging into the game suddenly develop hydrocephalus, leading to death, with their heads swelling and getting stuck in their Game Helmets.
• Yun Yao logs into the game and finds the village significantly modernized, with electricity and mass-produced Units.
• She enters a factory and finds her Unit, the "Guzheng" Gundam, undergoing an upgrade. She experiences a transfer of knowledge and a new connection with her Unit.

Character Developments

• Yun Yao shows concern for the deceased Player but remains pragmatic about the risks of the game.
• She demonstrates her agility and skill by leaping over other Players and navigating the factory.
• Yun Yao exhibits curiosity and adaptability when faced with the upgraded Unit and the new knowledge transfer.

Significant Themes

• Advancement and Change: The game world has advanced significantly during the server maintenance, reflecting the theme of change and progress.
• Old Player Benefits: The knowledge transfer Yun Yao experiences suggests that the game rewards old players with advantages after updates.
• Connection and Understanding: Yun Yao's new connection with her Unit explores the theme of understanding and unity with one's tools or weapons.

Character Interactions

• Yun Yao interacts with other Players, being referred to as a "Big Shot" due to her seniority and skill.
• She doesn't directly interact with her Master, Feng Xue, but assumes Feng Xue is behind the game's advancements.
• Yun Yao's connection with her Unit is a form of interaction, highlighting the bond between Player and in-game character.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue sees a deceased Player, Lincoln, who died after putting on a Game Helmet, sparking his suspicion.
• Feng Xue waits for Players to log in, expecting a rush but finding they're more pragmatic and have real-life commitments.
• Feng Xue activates the permission for Players to queue for Gundams at the factory, fulfilling his promise to old Players who screwed bolts.
• Gundams roll off the assembly line, and Feng Xue experiments with turning off his Authority to see if they can operate autonomously.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue shows his commitment to keeping promises (to old Players) and his curiosity about the Game's mechanics and potential for World selection.
• Players are shown to be more pragmatic and have real-life commitments, unlike Feng Xue's initial expectation.

Significant Themes

• The Game's potential for Supernatural Tales and World selection.
• The importance of a sense of superiority in online gaming.
• The influence of cultural elements on the Game's setting.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with old Players who screwed bolts, fulfilling his promise to give them Mechas.
• Feng Xue's thoughts about his apprentice, indicating a mentor-apprentice relationship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue confirms that Player accounts can become Supernatural Tales when he sees Yun Yao ignite the Supernatural Tale Fire.
• Feng Xue speculates about the absence of Real World Rules for Yun Yao's Supernatural Tale.
• Feng Xue, disguised as an NPC, approaches Yun Yao to inquire about Feng Xue (Senior Feng), causing a commotion.
• Players start experimenting with giving blueprints of strange technologies to NPCs after witnessing the chaos.
• Feng Xue reveals an Iron Man-like battle suit, further shocking the Players.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue demonstrates his cunning and adaptability by using his Supernatural Tale powers to investigate and interact with other Players.
• Yun Yao shows her quick temper and concern for her Master's actions, reacting strongly to Feng Xue's involvement in the blueprint incident.

Significant Themes

• The blurring line between the game world and reality, as Players start to manifest Supernatural Tale powers.
• The consequences of Players' actions in the game world, as seen with the blueprint incident causing chaos.
• The exploration of power and its limits, both within the game and in reality.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with Yun Yao, initially trying to deceive her but later revealing his true intentions.
• Players react to the events unfolding, some logging off to experiment with blueprints, others staying to witness and discuss.
• Yun Yao interacts with the queueing Players, showing her frustration and disbelief at the situation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue, a hidden NPC in a game world, observes players discussing game balance and considers the possibility of the game world waiting for a "Master" like the Infinite City.
• He decides to experiment with his disciples, who are now Supernatural Tales, by applying the Gu Poison Body technique to them.
• Feng Xue logs off after nearly 20 hours of gameplay and returns to the Jianghu game world, only to find two of his disciples have logged off.
• He decides to return to the real world to check on the progress of the Lightness Skill Dedicated Channels and plans to create a cultivation Supernatural Tale in the future.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue: He continues to explore the potential of the Supernatural Tale system and considers long-term strategies for his existence, such as creating a cultivation Supernatural Tale to advance civilization.
• Feng Xue's disciples: They are now Supernatural Tales and have been experimented on by Feng Xue with the Gu Poison Body technique. Two of them have logged off, potentially dissipating their Supernatural Tale status.

Significant Themes

• The potential of Supernatural Tales and their role in the game and real worlds.
• The compatibility of different elements (Machine, High-Martial, Xianxia) in creating Supernatural Tales.
• The long-term stability of Feng Xue's existence and his influence on the real world's civilization.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue interacts with his disciples, applying the Gu Poison Body technique to them as an experiment.
• Feng Xue communicates with Chen Xiyao, a contact in the real world, to acquire resources for his plans.
• Feng Xue observes and interacts with players in the game world, considering the possibility of the game world waiting for a "Master."

In this chapter, a group of expert researchers struggle to understand and replicate a seemingly impossible palladium reactor design from a mysterious blueprint. The reactor's output power is absurdly high, defying current scientific understanding. The researchers initially dismiss the blueprint as nonsensical, but as they watch a video of someone successfully assembling and operating the reactor, they suddenly comprehend its design. However, they realize that they couldn't understand it before because the technology was not feasible with their current knowledge and resources. The head of the general hospital acknowledges the significant impact of Supernatural Tales on the world. Meanwhile, Feng Xue, who provided the blueprint, understands that his Authority [Search According to Map] can embed rules from one world into another through simple things like blueprints. He decides to nurture this Authority, feeling it will be useful in the future. He also adds "Endurance" to his list of terms to cultivate, acknowledging the need for more terms that produce [Knowledge] as his Authorities increase.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Xue, back in the Jianghu world, loses contact with his disciples due to the Gu Poison Body's dissipation.
• He descends into a modern world and uses his Hacker tag to locate his disciples, Yun Yao and Liao Yunhuai.
• Feng Xue discovers that Liao Yunhuai's Supernatural Tale powers have manifested in reality, specifically his Sound Attack ability.

Character Developments

• Feng Xue: Shows adaptability to modern technology and determination to find his disciples.
• Liao Yunhuai: Realizes his Sound Attack ability has manifested in reality, causing him to reevaluate his understanding of the game.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation to new environments: Feng Xue's transition from the Jianghu world to the modern world.
• Manifestation of powers: Liao Yunhuai's Sound Attack ability affecting reality.
• Critique of literary preferences: Feng Xue's internal monologue about different book preferences and systems.

Character Interactions

• Feng Xue and Liao Yunhuai: Feng Xue locates Liao Yunhuai's house, but they don't interact in this chapter.
• Liao Yunhuai and Liao Mei: Siblings discuss Liao Yunhuai's guitar skills and his recent behavior.