Starting with a Pickaxe, All Resources Come from Digging

While waiting, Zhao Lin gradually grew impatient.

Just then, three options popped up before his eyes.

[Please select your initial divinity]

1. Winter Divine Domain (Divinity)

Domain Trait: Produces ice-elemental races, possessing extreme endurance and crowd control capabilities.

2. Blood Divine Realm (Divinity)

Domain Trait: Produces blood-qi-based races, excels at sustained combat, and possesses high physical constitution.

3. Undead Divine Domain (Divinity)

Domain Trait: Produces undead races, masters dark magic, and excels at group combat.

Seeing these options, Zhao Lin couldn't help but be stunned.

After carefully reviewing the trait descriptions for the three domains, he clicked on the second option, "Blood Divine Realm."

His vision shifted, and the darkness before him dissipated.

A tidal wave of fanatical shouting suddenly erupted from ahead. Zhao Lin was surprised to find himself sitting on the Blood Throne. Within a magnificent city, countless subjects prostrated themselves in worship, packed so densely that the crowd seemed endless.

Their eyes could not hide their fanaticism and excitement, and from time to time, they would look up to cast gazes of awe toward him.

"Great Blood Monarch, I am willing to serve you for my entire life!"

"My God is above, I am your loyal servant!"

"My God, please protect your people!"

Countless prayers rang in Zhao Lin's ears, leaving him momentarily at a loss.

[Advance on the path to godhood and establish your own divine kingdom!]

At this moment, a line of text appeared in the scene before quickly fading away.

Realizing this was the game's introductory CG, a sudden restlessness stirred within Zhao Lin.

This feeling of being worshipped by thousands of subjects—truth be told, it was damn exhilarating!

The CG scene faded, and Zhao Lin's vision shifted once more. This time, he found himself inside a dilapidated house.

The entire room was covered in dust and filled with spiderwebs. It was in complete disarray, with debris and trash scattered across the floor, alongside tools like shovels and hoes.

His sharp eyes even caught a mouse scurrying past him.

The sunlight streaming through the window allowed him to clearly see the dust motes floating in the air.

He pushed the door open and stepped out, the stale air turning fresh.

It was already dusk outside, with thatched cottages and adobe bricks scattered about, as if he had returned to ancient times.

The meticulous construction of the scene left Zhao Lin dumbfounded.

A game with one hundred percent realism!!!

If he weren't certain that he had only appeared here after clicking to start the game, Zhao Lin would have suspected that he had transmigrated.

In the current gaming market, it wasn't that there were no high-realism games, but the highest level of realism was still under 50%. To this day, no game had managed to surpass that 50% threshold.

Because the time, manpower, and capital required to produce a game with over 50% realism were immense, and the technical requirements were incredibly stringent, major game developers had been trying, but none had succeeded yet.

However, major game developers had never given up on the research and development of a 100% realism game.

The profits such a success would bring were unimaginable; a 100% realism game could completely usher in a new era. Three hundred years ago, the old movie Ready Player One had already vividly depicted a scene where a virtual world became a second world.

While it might not be exactly the same, there would inevitably be similarities.

Nevertheless, players often joked that playing a 100% realism game was a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience.

Yet at this moment, a game produced by an obscure little studio had actually achieved 100% realism, leaving Zhao Lin somewhat bewildered.

This feeling was like watching countries vigorously develop their technology, only to suddenly see in a news report that some unknown small nation had developed warp drives, quantum computers, and a series of other advanced technological products.

It felt utterly absurd to him.

He clicked on the flame icon displayed in the top right corner, and a translucent player interface immediately appeared before his eyes.

Zhao Lin (Player)

Divine Domain: Blood Divine Domain

Strength Level: None

Inheritance: None

Territory: None

Troops: None

At this moment, Zhao Lin noticed a shop icon next to his character attribute panel. He focused his gaze on it, and the scene before him shifted instantly.

Divine Domain Troop Shop - Primary

Blood Thrall (Low-level troop)

Price: 10 Divine Power

Attribute Details: Strength (5), Stamina (4), Intelligence (None)

Growth Potential: F-rank

Evaluation: Suitable for manual labor; possesses no combat talent.

Blood Wolf (Low-level troop)

Price: 30 Divine Power

Attribute Details: Strength (12), Stamina (6), Intelligence (None)

Growth Potential: F-rank

Evaluation: Suitable for combat and territory guarding; combat capability is weak.

Blood Gladiator (Low-level troop)

Price: 300 Divine Power

Attribute Details: Strength (21), Stamina (20), Intelligence (Low)

Growth Potential: F-rank

Special Ability: Blood Frenzy (Upon entering Blood Frenzy state, Strength and Stamina receive a 50% boost for 30 minutes. After Blood Frenzy ends, the Blood Gladiator will enter a weakened state for 20 hours.)

Evaluation: Suitable for low-intensity combat; combat capability is weak.

After checking his personal panel and the Divine Domain Shop, Zhao Lin suddenly understood how this game was meant to be played.

Isn't this just a base-building and farming simulator?

Earn resources, then summon troops from the shop to build up his own force step by step.

This is interesting!

Calming his mood, Zhao Lin walked outside with curiosity, ready to begin exploring the game's content.

At this moment, a notification popped up in his mind.

Current Location: Boundless Realm - Northern Territory - Star Archipelago - Dragon Scale Island

Game Prompt: Please acquire resources as soon as possible, create your Divine Domain troops, and begin your path to godhood!

Newbie Tip: Two kilometers east of your current location, there is a primary abandoned mine (Tip: Please bring mining tools before departing to avoid wasting time going back and forth).

The newbie tip left Zhao Lin somewhat stunned.

Starting off by making me go mining?

Does it have to be this realistic? Is there no newbie gift pack?

However, full of anticipation for this game, Zhao Lin still followed the prompt, returned to the earthen house, picked up a pickaxe and a kerosene lamp, and headed east.

While traveling, the scenery along the way and the fresh air made Zhao Lin feel very satisfied, sweeping away the bad mood caused by his writer's block.

After walking for about half an hour, Zhao Lin finally arrived at the abandoned mine marked on the map.

Carrying the kerosene lamp, he entered the abandoned mine and headed downward; the air suddenly became murky.

After walking for about ten minutes, Zhao Lin stopped in front of a rock wall embedded with white stones.

As he stared closely, information about the ore before him immediately appeared in his mind.

[White Condensation Stone (Level 1 Ore)]:

Ore Details: A very common low-level ore containing faint spiritual energy.

Ore Usage: Can be used to craft primary weapons or to construct Level 1 defensive buildings.

Sell to Shop: 2 Divine Power

Realizing that the White Condensation Stones embedded in the rock wall were the resources he needed, Zhao Lin immediately raised his pickaxe and began striking the wall.

However, after striking it a few times, Zhao Lin had to stop as his palms were stung by the vibration.

Does it have to be this realistic? Damn it!

Rubbing his palms, Zhao Lin felt a complaint stuck in his throat that he just had to vent.

But still holding expectations for this game, Zhao Lin rested for a few minutes before picking up the pickaxe again to continue mining.

After stopping several times along the way, a resentful Zhao Lin finally dug out his first "White Condensation Stone."

However, selling it to the shop would only net him 2 Divine Power, and he still needed four more to create the lowest-level troop.

Helpless, Zhao Lin had no choice but to continue the grueling task of mining, all while mentally venting his frustrations at the twisted game designers and development team.

An hour later, blood blisters had formed on the webbing between Zhao Lin's thumbs, but he had finally unearthed the fifth White Condensation Stone.

Without hesitation, he opened the shop interface and sold all of his White Condensation Stones.

[Game Notification: Sale successful. Obtained 10 points of Divine Power.]

With a surge of excitement, Zhao Lin opened the Divine Domain Shop interface, ready to summon his very first unit: a Blood Thrall.

After spending ten points of Divine Power and clicking confirm, the Blood Thrall in the shop template opened its eyes and knelt before him on one knee.

At the same time, a crimson formation materialized in front of Zhao Lin, and a red-skinned figure slowly emerged from within.

[Congratulations, you have successfully created a primary unit - Blood Thrall.]