Lifespan's Troubles

Fang Yue didn't reply to Hu Li, but secretly sent a message.

"Brother Ye, this old man is very strict. As his apprentice, I'm not allowed to speak and can only message you. By the way, how did you end up looking like this? Were you harmed by those NPCs? I'll get my brothers to get revenge for you!"

You're the one who's all talk. If I actually let you fight, you'd probably run away.

Fang Yue still remembered that Little Hu had said he would refine medicine to help him, but it turned out to be just empty words. He hadn't contacted him proactively since entering the village.

While Fang Yue and Little Hu were chatting privately, Doctor Hong had already examined Fang Yue's condition.

"Little Brother Ye, your meridians are disordered, rendering you a cripple. There's nothing I can do about that. As for the other severe injuries, I can prescribe you a medicinal formula. Take it daily and rest well for ten days to half a month, and you should recover completely."

Severe injuries are that hard to treat?

Fang Yue was stunned.

In his understanding, severe injuries were problems that could be resolved in a few breaths.

Yet Doctor Hong wanted him to rest for ten days? He didn't even have that much Lifespan.

Little Hu also sent a shocked message at this time: "Holy crap! Brother Ye, you've become a cripple? How did you fall so far? What happened?"

Fang Yue couldn't bring himself to admit that he had crippled himself while practicing martial arts.

After getting the medicine from Doctor Hong and sending the two away, Fang Yue lay on the bed and calmly began to think.

The consequences of his qi deviation were far more severe than he had anticipated.

Now, his only hope seemed to be... [Night's Breath].

That's right, it was this Human-grade High-grade Talent.

If even [Night's Breath] couldn't cure his [Meridian Disorder], then he would truly have to consider starting all over again.

After drinking the medicine prescribed by Doctor Hong, the bleeding notification above Fang Yue's head finally slowed down significantly.

According to Doctor Hong, any young person with normal blood and qi could endure taking his concocted medicine until it was finished, fully resolving the Severely Wounded state without dying from qi and blood depletion.

Of course, if someone was on the verge of death with very little blood left, Doctor Hong would definitely change the prescription and use a more potent medicine.

It was just that for Fang Yue's current condition, there was no need for such a prescription.

Fang Yue lay on the bed, feeling his body improve slightly, but any movement would still aggravate his injuries and cause bleeding, so he decided not to move if he could help it.

Unable to do anything else, Fang Yue closed his eyes, brought up the system menu, and logged out of the Game.

In reality, Fang Yue opened his eyes.

The dim room seemed to still be shrouded in night.

He got up and pulled open the curtains, and the dazzling sunlight streamed in.

Squinting to adjust his vision for a moment...

Grumble.

His stomach growled.

He was so hungry.

Fang Yue had only eaten instant noodles last night, and after a whole night, he was starving.

Fortunately, the sleep quality provided by the game watch during the Game was quite reliable, so Fang Yue felt refreshed.

He opened his room door, intending to go to the kitchen to cook a bowl of instant noodles for breakfast...

Snore.

A snoring sound came from the room next door.

Fang Yue was taken aback.

"Sister Yuan is back."

Sister Yuan was beautiful and had a great figure, but she had one flaw: she always snored when she slept, and her snores were incredibly loud.

This was a minor issue; Fang Yue was already used to it, and with the game watch's assistance during sleep, he wasn't affected.

Without thinking further, Fang Yue put cold water into the pot, started the fire, opened the instant noodles, and portioned out the seasonings.

Fang Yue returned to his room and turned on his computer, planning to put the noodles in once the water boiled.

He skillfully opened the Dragon Play Platform and logged into his account.

Fang Yue's eyes immediately widened.

"Dear user, 0.1 yuan has been deposited into your virtual account 5203. Your current balance is 13011.5 yuan!"

Thirteen thousand yuan?!

Where did it come from??

Fang Yue followed the information and discovered that the money was earned from the attribute analysis post he had made.

He opened the post and saw that it had reached a popularity of 130,000, meaning 130,000 people had paid to read his post.

He clicked on the post details and scrolled down.

Fang Yue was speechless.

Most of the replies below weren't about the post's content, but were simply there to flame him, the "celebrity."

They couldn't flame without paying, so they were furious.

"Trash guide post! Do you need to explain this little bit of content?"

"Health equals HP, my god, was I learning 1+1=2 in kindergarten?"

"Insulting my intelligence. The first person to get a kill, and it's just this!"

A person's reputation precedes them. Even though Fang Yue was just posting normally to earn a little money, he was still flamed relentlessly.

However, quite a few people keenly grasped the information in Fang Yue's post.

Mystic Law Nature: "No way, no way, does anyone really not see the value in this post? Oh... so you're all blind people then, never mind."

Tyrant of the World: "So that's how Control Power and Force Dissipation are understood. No wonder I felt like my character wasn't getting any stronger; I was using the wrong methods for applying and dissipating force."

Unforgettable Affection: "The people above are too impulsive. The post's content is still very helpful. Especially the explanation of the Force Dissipation attribute. My friends and I experimented in the Game after reading it, and it's exactly as he said. The damage difference between dissipating force and not dissipating it is huge. This should be such important information, and he's selling it for only 0.1 yuan. That's too cheap."

While that was said, Fang Yue understood that this kind of information was only valuable in the early stages of the Game. Once that phase passed, it would be common knowledge and wouldn't sell for much.

And if he raised the price, people wouldn't be willing to buy. Unless it was a high-level account with credibility, a high price wouldn't be accepted.

Regardless, Fang Yue had earned five figures!

He cashed out, and ten thousand yuan entered his account. Fang Yue chuckled.

He hadn't even been in the Game for a full day, and he was already recouping his costs. Choosing Blue Sea for gold farming was definitely the right decision!

He exited his post, cooked his instant noodles, and brought them to his computer to continue browsing the forum.

Fang Yue noticed that the hot topics on the forum today were only about two things.

The first was how to kill Anomalies.

The second was... how to increase Lifespan.

All Players started with an initial Lifespan of 1 day.

He had entered the Game at midnight last night, and it was now almost noon, 12 hours later.

Most people's characters in the Game had only 12 hours of Lifespan remaining.

All the Players were panicking.

However, the Dragon Play Platform was, after all, a platform frequented by professional Players.

Despite their anxiety, they were analyzing the situation rationally, seeking ways to increase Lifespan or posting bounties for help.

Everyone had their own methods, each displaying their unique skills.

And some information gradually spread across the forum because of this.

Fang Yue spent money to browse these posts and quickly gained some insights.

The methods for obtaining Lifespan that had been discovered so far were only three:

Pills, Anomalies, and Quests.

The so-called pills referred to various rare elixirs, as well as herbs and heavenly treasures.

Someone on the forum had mistakenly eaten a strange mushroom, their Lifespan increased by several hours, and they even posted to brag about it.

Another person had jumped off a cliff and luckily obtained a strange pill, which increased their Lifespan after consumption. Additionally, some Players who received Lucky Gift Packs randomly obtained high-grade herbs, which also increased their Lifespan when eaten.

Because there were more samples, the authenticity was beyond doubt.

However, this method of acquisition was basically a matter of chance, so no one besides gamblers truly placed their hopes on it.