Chapter Summaries

After losing his job, Wu Shaozhen spent nearly all his savings on an Oracle gaming helmet and entered the newly launched game. The game scanned and verified his identity, bound his bank card, and left him stunned by how realistic and invasive it was.

• Wu Shaozhen was fired after catching his boss with the secretary, then demanded and received three months' severance pay.
• Wu Shaozhen saw an Oracle advertisement and decided to risk his savings on a gaming helmet despite his financial worries.
• Wu Shaozhen waited in a long queue, bought a helmet, and rushed home before Oracle's noon launch.
• Wu Shaozhen ate a forgotten pack of bread and put on the helmet as the game was about to begin.
• Wu Shaozhen witnessed a realistic battlefield where magical beasts defeated the human forces, then entered a grand hall.
• Oracle scanned Wu Shaozhen, extracted a blood sample, verified his identity, and bound his bank card for in-game cash transactions.

Wu Shaozhen entered Oracle as Dustseal and discovered his talent, Source of Venom, could grow stronger by killing higher-level targets and bosses. He left the crowded starter village to seek monsters, finding that even the weakest rabbits were deadly to new players.

• Wu Shaozhen named his character Dustseal and entered Starter Village 8365 as Oracle launched.
• The system gave Dustseal the talent Source of Venom, which inflicted damage over time and could gain strength through kills.
• Dustseal opened his starter gift pack, equipped a wooden sword and cloth tunic, and found the village packed with players competing for NPCs and monsters.
• Dustseal used Insight on a Little White Rabbit and realized its stats made it stronger than an unequipped beginner.
• After seeing players die repeatedly while hunting rabbits for scarce rewards and experience, Dustseal decided to look for another place to hunt.

Wu Shaozhen searched for monsters he could fight, but the level 2 goats and level 4 giant crab proved too dangerous. He found a way to exploit his poison against a slow sea turtle and began a long battle to level up.

• Wu Shaozhen saw organized groups farming rabbits and headed toward the level 2 monster area to find monsters of his own.
• Wu Shaozhen used Insight on a herd of goats, then continued exploring after finding their level 2 stats too dangerous.
• Wu Shaozhen reached the beach, fled from a giant crab, and spotted a level 5 sea turtle with low speed and high defense.
• Wu Shaozhen attacked the sea turtle, took 44 damage from its bite, and ran away while his poison steadily drained its health.
• Wu Shaozhen began kiting the sea turtle, retreating to recover and returning to strike before his poison wore off.

Wu Shaozhen improved his poison talent by farming turtles, found equipment, and leveled up by investing all five attribute points in agility. He then risked fighting a level-six wild boar, but realized its attacks and health regeneration could make the battle difficult.

• Wu Shaozhen killed a turtle, raising his poison damage to 2 true damage per second, and found Canvas Shoes that increased his movement speed and defense.
• He killed more turtles as his poison talent improved, then leveled up and put all five free attribute points into agility.
• Wu Shaozhen left the beach and encountered a level-six wild boar whose charge he barely dodged.
• He decided to fight the boar, struck it to apply poison, and took 62 damage from its counterattack.
• Wu Shaozhen realized his health recovery could not keep pace with the boar’s attacks and that letting it recover health would prolong the fight, but resolved to continue.

Wu Shaozhen learned to exploit the wild boars’ attack patterns and risked taking a hit to defeat a nearly dead boar while avoiding another. He continued hunting, improved his gear and poison talent, and reached level 2.

• Wu Shaozhen circled a wild boar, dodged its Savage Charge, and struck it during its recovery pause to keep poison on it.
• A second boar appeared, and Wu Shaozhen baited both into attacking so he could take one hit, finish the poisoned boar, and escape their next strikes.
• Wu Shaozhen collected two copper coins and a Tusk, then killed the remaining boar and continued hunting others.
• Wu Shaozhen obtained Wild Boar Leather Armor from his eighth kill and equipped it, raising his HP and physical defense.
• Wu Shaozhen killed two more boars, reached level 2, and put all five free attribute points into agility as his poison damage rose to 16 per second.

Wu Shaozhen explored higher-level hunting grounds, discovered the Boar King, and decided to level up before challenging it. Meanwhile, Young Master Huang leveled up among the players struggling to kill rabbits and planned to gear up for the level 2 area.

• Wu Shaozhen found level 9 Wild Wolves on the plain, judged them too dangerous, and turned back toward the Boar Forest.
• Wu Shaozhen discovered the level 6 Black Iron Boar King and planned to defeat it later, using his poison to counter its recovery skill.
• Wu Shaozhen explored the Bamboo Grove and woodland, inspected Green Snakes and Giant Spiders, then returned to grinding boars because the spiders were too dangerous.
• Young Master Huang leveled up while his group helped him kill rabbits, and he put his free attribute points into strength.
• Young Master Huang learned that his group had found no equipment and ordered them to watch the auction house for gear.

Wu Shaozhen auctioned a common Boar-Slaying Knife, and wealthy players across Beginner Village 8365 drove its price up. He sold it for 20,000 yuan and received 17,000 yuan after fees, then returned to farming wild boars with his finances eased.

• Wu Shaozhen listed the Boar-Slaying Knife anonymously for a ten-minute cash auction.
• Young Master Huang, Junlin, and the veiled woman competed with other players to win the village's first auction listing.
• Wu Shaozhen reached level 3, assigned all five attribute points to agility, and continued killing wild boars.
• Wu Shaozhen received notice that the knife sold for 20,000 yuan, with 17,000 yuan transferred to his bank account.
• Wu Shaozhen celebrated his unexpected earnings and resumed farming wild boars.

Wu Shaozhen kept grinding wild boars, improving his gear and listing a duplicate armor piece at auction. Jun Lin’s group and a veiled woman discovered that the equipment came from monsters far beyond their current strength, and Jun Lin’s team won the armor in a last-second bidding contest.

• Wu Shaozhen equipped a boarhide helmet, raised his stats, and decided to keep farming boars rather than risk fighting wild wolves.
• Jun Lin’s group killed goats and found a weak helmet while struggling against the low-level monsters.
• Wu Shaozhen found a boarhide belt and later a duplicate armor piece, which he listed anonymously on the auction house.
• Jun Lin’s group and a veiled woman learned that wild boars had 2,000 HP, 70 attack, and 30 defense, and inferred that the auction equipment came from level 6 monsters.
• Jun Lin’s group won Wu Shaozhen’s armor for 30,000 after Young Master Huang’s bid and the veiled woman’s late bid were outdone.

Wu Shaozhen sold another piece of equipment for 30,000 yuan, then moved from hunting wild boars to fighting wild wolves so he could raise his poison talent. After killing two wolves and using most of his potions, he decided to return to the village to restock before continuing.

• Wu Shaozhen received 25,500 yuan after a player bought his auction listing, then was ambushed by a wild boar while admiring his new balance.
• Wu Shaozhen killed the boar, equipped the Boar Leather Pants it dropped, and calculated that he could survive fighting wild wolves with potions.
• Wu Shaozhen tried to lure a single wolf from the Wild Wolf Plains, escaped several groups, and eventually killed one despite repeated bleeding attacks.
• Wu Shaozhen gained a point of poison damage from the first wolf, then killed a second wolf and raised his poison damage to 18.
• Wu Shaozhen used four of his six red potions and returned to the village to buy more before hunting wolves again.

Wu Shaozhen took a low profile in the village, accepted a wild boar quest but delayed turning it in to keep farming his talent, and bought potions before returning to hunt wolves. Meanwhile, Jun Lin and his group abandoned green snakes and planned to level up against goats before tackling crabs.

• Wu Shaozhen returned to the village in beginner gear, where a veiled woman noticed his unusual speed and Uncle Liu asked what was wrong.
• The village chief sent Wu Shaozhen to Granny Liu, whose rabbit quest offered too little reward, so he rejected it and left.
• Wu Shaozhen accepted the farmer’s wild boar quest, then held back his 50 required tusks so the experience would not level him up and interrupt his talent farming.
• Wu Shaozhen sold 81 extra tusks, bought 14 more red potions, and read regional chat about players struggling against stronger monsters.
• Jun Lin led his group back to farming goats after they retreated from green snakes, saying they would target level 4 crabs after gaining levels and equipment.
• Wu Shaozhen returned to the wolf area with 16 potions and began luring a wolf to fight.

After leveling up, Wu Shaozhen found a Wolf Fang Necklace and auctioned it, drawing fierce bids from the major players in Novice Village. Jun Lin won it for 60,000 yuan, while Wu Shaozhen received 51,000 yuan after fees and resolved to save for a home.

• Wu Shaozhen leveled up to LV5, put his free attribute points into agility, and found a Wolf Fang Necklace on a Wild Wolf.
• Wu Shaozhen listed the necklace anonymously, and players across Novice Village rushed to bid on its attack and critical hit bonuses.
• Young Master Huang, Jun Lin, and the masked woman each sought the necklace, but Jun Lin won it with a final bid of 60,000 yuan.
• Uncle Liu told the masked woman he believed the game was humanity's second world and advised moving real-world businesses into it.
• Wu Shaozhen received 51,000 yuan after the auction fee and celebrated his plan to buy a home.

Wu Shaozhen abandoned the level 10 silver wolves, took a break, and returned to Oracle to hunt level 8 toads for experience and equipment. Meanwhile, players in Beginner Village 8365 watched the auction house, where a five-stat-point pair of shoes sold almost instantly.

• Wu Shaozhen inspected a level 10 silver wolf, decided its stats and speed made it too dangerous, and logged off to eat.
• After getting sick and ordering food, Wu Shaozhen read forum posts accusing him of cheating, and the developers replied that Oracle had no cheats.
• Wu Shaozhen returned to the game, traveled through the Spider Forest, and began killing level 8 toads for experience, copper, and sticky saliva.
• Players in Beginner Village 8365 struggled against crabs and waited for the mysterious expert to list more equipment.
• A pair of shoes with five stat points appeared in the auction house for ten thousand yuan and sold almost immediately.

Wu Shaozhen farmed toads, sold old equipment, and prepared to challenge the Boar King after boosting his constitution. He successfully kited the boss through its attacks until it reached 10% HP, where its final skill failed to restore any health.

• Wu Shaozhen killed 77 toads, reached level 6, equipped a ring, and sold his old belt and helmet for thirty thousand each.
• The veiled woman and Uncle Liu discussed who might be selling high-level equipment, and she suspected Wu Shaozhen after remembering him near the Wild Boar Forest.
• Wu Shaozhen put all five new attribute points into constitution, bringing his HP to 400, and headed to fight the Boar King.
• Wu Shaozhen dodged the Boar King's Brutal Charge and repeatedly poisoned and slashed it while staying out of reach.
• The Boar King activated Frenzy six times, and Wu Shaozhen took one hit to reapply poison before escaping further damage.
• After a little over half an hour, the Boar King fell to 10% HP and its final lifesaving skill failed to restore any health.

Wu Shaozhen defeated the Boar King, triggering a server-wide announcement and earning rewards that drew attention across Huaxia. He collected valuable loot, improved his equipment and agility, and made a large profit selling wild boar gear.

• Wu Shaozhen defeated the Boar King after a 36-minute battle, leveled up, and received a server-wide first-kill reward.
• Players across Huaxia reacted with shock, while Nan Feng and Jun Lin wondered whether Dustseal was the player from their Beginner Village 8365.
• Wu Shaozhen disabled messages from strangers and collected the Boar King's gold, Black Iron equipment, skill book, and summoning scroll.
• Wu Shaozhen put all fifteen attribute points into agility, equipped the Boar King armor and legguards, and saved the Tusk Greatblade for a later sale.
• Wu Shaozhen sold his spare equipment for a net profit of 132,600 yuan, leaving him at level 7 with 45 agility and two poison stacks.

Wu Shaozhen turned in two quests, evaded Su Muxue’s attempt to identify and befriend him, and advanced to level 8 by hunting silver wolves. Su Muxue suspected he was Dustseal and planned to acquire his equipment, while Jun Lin and his companions realized he had already progressed to level 10 monsters.

• Wu Shaozhen deposited his skill book and weapon, turned in the boar and toad quests, and spent 10 silver coins on Medium Red Potions.
• Su Muxue approached Wu Shaozhen by name, but he denied being Dustseal and refused her friend request; she then noticed his speed and suspected his identity.
• Uncle Liu told Su Muxue that her father planned to bring elite gamers into Oracle, and she ordered them to watch for Dustseal’s equipment in the auction house.
• Wu Shaozhen killed silver wolves for two hours, reached level 8, and listed a Silver Wolf Bracelet in the auction house.
• Jun Lin, Hao Ran, and Nan Feng found a common piece of equipment from a wild boar, then saw the Silver Wolf Bracelet listed and concluded that Wu Shaozhen was hunting level 10 silver wolves.

Wu Shaozhen sold more silver wolf equipment, checked his growing earnings, and returned to the game to auction the Tusk Greatblade. The first black iron weapon sparked a bidding frenzy as wealthy players and professional teams competed for it.

• Wu Shaozhen listed Silver Wolf Armor, logged out, and found 307,300 yuan in his bank account after a day of gaming.
• Wu Shaozhen browsed forum posts demanding his Boar King strategy, ignored them, and slept for six hours.
• Wu Shaozhen logged in and learned that his Silver Wolf Armor had sold for 30,000 yuan before fees.
• Wu Shaozhen retrieved the Tusk Greatblade and auctioned it for ten minutes, prompting excitement across the regional channel.
• Young Master Huang, Jun Lin’s group, and Su Muxue decided to bid as the Tusk Greatblade’s price rose past 80,000 yuan.

Wu Shaozhen sold his Black Iron weapon for 120,000 yuan and continued grinding Silver Wolves, reaching level 9 and selling two pieces of equipment. After hearing a howl that put the wolves on alert, he headed deeper into the valley to investigate.

• Young Master Huang lost the auction for Dustseal’s Black Iron weapon, which sold for 120,000, while Jun Lin said the Novice Village’s wealthy players and strong equipment gave it an advantage.
• Uncle Liu gave Su Muxue the Tusk Greatblade, and they discussed reaching level 10 early to secure a favorable position in the Main City.
• Wu Shaozhen received 102,000 yuan after fees for his weapon and tried fighting three Silver Wolves at once, but retreated when they attacked together.
• Wu Shaozhen used a Silver Wolf’s Extreme Speed to separate the pack, then reached level 9 after three and a half hours of grinding and obtained a Silver Wolf Helmet and Ring.
• Wu Shaozhen sold the Silver Wolf Ring for 15,000 yuan and the Toad Helmet for 5,000 yuan, then heard a howl that put the valley’s Silver Wolves on alert.
• Wu Shaozhen avoided the wolves and raced deeper into the valley to investigate the possible boss.

Wu Shaozhen reached level 10 while grinding Silver Wolves, then learned that reaching the Main City required him to defeat the Silver Wolf King. He reluctantly accepted the village chief’s quest for the wolf’s Monster Core and the title Novice Village Hero.

• Wu Shaozhen inspected the Silver Wolf King, found its stats and skills too dangerous to challenge, and returned to grinding Silver Wolves.
• Players across other Novice Villages repeatedly failed to kill the Boar King, while Lin Zi, Hao Ran, and Jun Lin discussed how Dustseal had defeated it.
• Su Muxue told Uncle Liu she could not contact Dustseal because he had not added her as a friend.
• After killing 152 Silver Wolves and reaching level 10, Wu Shaozhen equipped new gear and sold three pieces of equipment for 12,600 yuan.
• Wu Shaozhen turned in 100 Silver Wolf Fangs for experience and silver, then asked the village chief to teleport him to the Main City.
• The village chief said the teleportation array needed the Silver Wolf King’s Monster Core, issued Wu Shaozhen a quest, and promised him the title Novice Village Hero; Wu Shaozhen reluctantly accepted.

Wu Shaozhen prepared to fight the Silver Wolf King by buying powerful potions, then met Su Muxue, who confirmed he was Dustseal and became his friend. Su Muxue discovered that Dustseal was already level ten.

• Wu Shaozhen put all 15 of his free stat points into Agility and worried that the Silver Wolf King's attacks could kill him.
• The village chief gave Wu Shaozhen a letter asking the Medicine Shop owner to let him choose from a stash of rare potions.
• Wu Shaozhen spent ten gold coins on 50 Instant Recovery Potions and ten Vitality Potions, then bought 50 large Red Potions.
• Su Muxue explained why she suspected Wu Shaozhen was Dustseal, and he confirmed her guess.
• Su Muxue removed her veil, and Wu Shaozhen sent her a friend request.
• Su Muxue accepted Dustseal's request and noticed that he was level ten.

Wu Shaozhen killed the Silver Wolf King by wearing it down with poison and avoiding its attacks, earning a server-wide announcement and a valuable haul. His achievement stunned players across the Huaxia Server, while Su Muxue learned that he had been busy fighting the boss.

• Wu Shaozhen left Su Muxue and began fighting the Silver Wolf King, using potions and poison to survive its attacks.
• The Silver Wolf King summoned more than a hundred Silver Wolves, but Wu Shaozhen outran the pack and drew the boss away from them.
• After hours of fighting, Wu Shaozhen killed the Silver Wolf King, gained experience and reputation, and increased his maximum poison stacks.
• The server-wide announcement of Wu Shaozhen's first bronze-boss kill stunned players across the Huaxia Server, including World-Proud Under Heaven and Jun Lin.
• Su Muxue asked Wu Shaozhen how he had killed the boss, and he replied, "Hit it with a sword!"
• Wu Shaozhen collected the Silver Wolf King's loot, including bronze equipment, scrolls, a Skill Book, an egg, and a quest item.