Zone 18

As the twentieth new Player stepped onto the landing point of Zone 18, Wind Snow Traveler lowered his eyes to scan the list in his hand, finally stepping forward with a slow gait.

"Everyone is here." His voice was not loud, yet it reached the ears of every person clearly, "Next, I will explain the precautions for Zone 18."

As his words fell, the gazes of all the Players focused on him.

"I am Wind Snow Traveler, the Village Chief of Novice Village Zone 18."

"After entering the village in a moment, each of you can receive a map for free. The map marks the types and levels of beasts near Zone 18."

"Of course, these are not absolute. The creatures in Cloud Sea are just like the creatures in our reality; we cannot guarantee that higher-level beasts won't appear in Level 1 beast zones. You need to be careful about this yourselves."

"It is best to return to the Novice Village before dark, as the nights in the wild are extremely dangerous. Of course, the nights in the Novice Village are not necessarily safe either, so it is best not to sleep too soundly at night."

"The Thatch Hut in the village requires payment to use; it only costs ten Core Power per month."

"In Cloud Sea, no one is obligated to help you, including me."

"However, you may come to ask me if you have any simple questions. The largest Thatch Hut in the center of the village is my residence."

"Finally, I must remind you of one point: Zone 18 has no hospital, nor are there any Healer Class players. When you go out to hunt beasts, know your limits; it is best not to let yourself get injured."

"Now, does anyone have any questions?"

Wind Snow Traveler looked around the circle, and seeing that no one spoke, he waved his hand.

"Enter the village."

Watching Wind Snow Traveler leave, the twenty new Players hurriedly followed behind him.

There was a simple table at the village entrance with twenty maps laid out on it; these were likely the Zone 18 maps that Wind Snow Traveler had mentioned.

One for each person, exactly the right amount.

Xiao Fan picked one up and flipped through it. It clearly marked the beasts present in every area surrounding Zone 18, as well as the characteristics and levels of the beast species.

For a novice Player, it was indeed very useful.

After obtaining the maps, some Players suggested going together to tour the environment of Zone 18, and many Players raised their hands in agreement.

Xiao Fan looked at the Novice Village, which could be seen from one end to the other at a glance, and politely declined the invitation.

Once the others had left, Xiao Fan immediately opened the game interface.

Check information.

ID: Jiu Chen

Level: 2 (0/100)

HP: 210/210

MP: 266/266 (+31)

Strength: 10

Intelligence: 10

Spirit: 10

Agility: 10

Constitution: 10

Trait: Saint

Skills: Halo of the Saint, Gift of the Saint 2

Equipment: None

Core Power: 630

In addition, there were five Free Attribute Points.

Looking at the massive fortune of 630, Xiao Fan decided to go find Wind Snow Traveler to rent a Thatch Hut.

The environment in Zone 18 was too poor; what if it rained or got windy while he was sleeping outside? The weather in Cloud Sea changed just like in reality.

The temperature was normal during the day for now, but who knew if it would change at night.

In any case, he wasn't short on those ten Core Power, so he might as well rent a Thatch Hut to make himself more comfortable.

Finding Wind Snow Traveler's residence, Wind Snow Traveler's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise when he heard that Xiao Fan had come to rent a house.

It was rare to see a Player willing to rent a house the first time they arrived at a Novice Village.

Trading ten Core Power to Wind Snow Traveler, Xiao Fan was given a large red Banner.

Wind Snow Traveler told him that any Thatch Hut without a banner in front of it was unoccupied; he could just choose one and stick the banner in front of it.

Xiao Fan walked around the village and finally chose a house near the village entrance.

Firstly, it would be harder for other Players in the village to discover his secret operations later on.

Secondly, if there were any special situations in the village, he would be the first to know at the village entrance.

The Thatch Hut was very small, and inside there was nothing but a bed.

Xiao Fan didn't mind, placing the backpack he had brought in into the corner.

He began to contemplate his next move.

After renting the house, he had 620 Core Power remaining.

Without weapons or damage skills, he lacked the ability to hunt Fierce Beasts on his own.

"That's right!" Xiao Fan suddenly remembered that in Cloud Sea, one could create their own weapons.

Although he currently possessed no skills, with his stats, he could still hunt low-level Fierce Beasts if he had a weapon.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan opened the game interface and, after searching for a long time, finally found the weapon creation screen.

Player level insufficient, cannot create weapons.

"Damn it! Creating a weapon actually requires level five! This damn game is so harsh!"

Xiao Fan couldn't help but curse.

He was only level two, and reaching level five required 11,000 Core Power; he only had 620!

That was quite a significant gap.

Xiao Fan finally understood why, despite the immense power one could gain in Cloud Sea, so many people still remained in reality, unwilling to enter the game.

This was a game where even breathing cost money!

"No weapons! No skills; it seems the only way to level up is to team up with others."

Xiao Fan felt a faint regret for not creating an offensive skill.

Seeing that it was still early, Xiao Fan decided to head out of the village to take a look.

According to the markers on the map, there was a forest to the southwest of the village.

The outskirts of the forest were filled with harmless plants and Red-Eyed Rabbits.

The Red-Eyed Rabbit was a level one Fierce Beast, and its combat power was at the very bottom among level one beasts. Even a level one Player could easily kill one.

With Xiao Fan's current strength, he could only wander around the outskirts of the forest.

Other Players were still busy touring the Novice Village, and no one noticed Xiao Fan's departure.

Just as he entered the forest, Xiao Fan discovered colorful little flowers beneath many of the large trees.

Good news: these flowers had health bars!

Bad news: the health bars were green.

Name: Seven-Colored Flower (Harmless)

Level: 1

HP: 100/100

"Sigh, if only they were red." Xiao Fan looked disappointed.

Just as he intended to leave, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he stopped his steps to turn back.

"Let's test it."

Xiao Fan crouched down in front of a Seven-Colored Flower and carefully pulled it out by the roots.

When he checked the information on this Seven-Colored Flower again, he saw that it had indeed lost two points of health.

Xiao Fan's eyes lit up. He set the Seven-Colored Flower aside and waited until its health dropped to 80 before picking it up and replanting it in the ground.

"The health is rising."

Watching the Seven-Colored Flower's health climb from 80 to 82, Xiao Fan could hardly hide his excitement, his eyes locked firmly onto the health bar.

He watched as the health rose from 82 to 84, 86, 88...

Xiao Fan's heart pounded so hard it felt like it was about to jump into his throat.

Finally, the Seven-Colored Flower's health reached 90.

+1MP

Seeing this notification, Xiao Fan was so excited he nearly jumped up.

"It really works!"

The health restored by planting the flowers counted as his healing output, which could activate his passive skill, Halo of the Saint!

Xiao Fan looked at the Seven-Colored Flowers growing everywhere in the forest.

"This means I can farm mana here infinitely."

"I am destined to create countless skills in the future. With enough mana, I'll be able to bury anyone under a pile of skills!"

The more Xiao Fan thought about it, the more excited he became, and the speed at which he pulled the flowers increased.