Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Some players died, some thrived, and others struggled even to get a full meal.
At that moment, Zhang Yuan, Wang Xiaoxin, and Sun Donglai sat together in a small tavern, their expressions grave.
After making inquiries through various channels over the past three days, they had discovered a great deal of shocking information.
First, they were now a year past the beginning of Divine Martial's storyline.
By now, the Great Yuan Empire had long since fallen, the Qin Prince's Residence no longer existed, and the Qin sisters' whereabouts were unknown. Even Falling Moon Academy had relocated to the Azure Sparrow Empire, becoming the present-day Heavenly Sparrow Academy.
Second, King Qin, Qin Xiao, was still alive, as was Ye Qingshuang. Even the Azure Sparrow Empress had not perished in the jaws of the Flame-Eating Ants, nor had she lost her hands or feet. This differed greatly from the storyline they knew.
Zhang Yuan tilted his head back and downed a small cup of liquor, then said angrily, "The entire Divine Martial storyline we knew has already ended. Rising to the top through our closed beta experience is probably impossible now."
Sun Donglai said helplessly, "And then there are the demons. Rumor has it there are plenty outside the city, and they're far beyond anything we can handle. This is practically a high-difficulty start. How are we supposed to survive?"
Wang Xiaoxin said thoughtfully, "From what I've heard, the changes in Azure Sparrow seem to be because of that Guardian King. But I've never heard of any Guardian King in the Azure Sparrow Empire!"
"Also, did you notice the mandatory mission pinned to the top of the mission panel? It tells us to kill Demon King Zhu Qi. If we fail to complete