Born in Ancient Pool Village

Before long, Lin Yi finished creating his character, and a Data Panel flashing with white light appeared.

Player: Green Mountains Never Age

Status: Normal

ID: 007

Gender: Male

Level: Level 1

Experience Points: 0/100

Satiety: 80/100

Strength: 6 (The normal limit for an adult male is 10 points. Affects physical damage and the maximum weapon weight you can wield...)

Constitution: 8 (The normal limit for an adult male is 10 points. Affects maximum Health Points, Health Points recovery speed, base toughness...)

Agility: 7 (The normal limit for an adult male is 10 points. Affects movement and reaction speed...)

Endurance: 11 (The normal limit for an adult male is 10 points. Affects maximum stamina, stamina recovery speed, carrying capacity, and resistance to negative emotions.)

Class: None

Advanced Attributes: Currently unavailable

Spirit: Unknown

Inner Power: Unknown

Faith: Unknown

Spiritual Power: Unknown

Initial Talent: Omnipotent Talent (Red) - LV1

The attribute list was long, and Lin Yi only understood his own attributes after studying it for a while.

For now, it seemed that his basic Four-Dimensional Attributes were tied to his real-world condition.

After all, he had spent a long time idling in games. Whether it was strength or Constitution, he was far inferior to an average person. His only advantage was his decent Endurance. If he encountered a game worth grinding, he could grind for two days and two nights straight.

As for the advanced attributes, they seemed not to have been unlocked yet because of his class.

It seemed that in the Apocalypse Game, aside from leveling up, class was also a major focus.

Just then, as if the three minutes had run out, Lin Yi felt the thick fog around him wrap him up. It was as though a pair of enormous hands had pushed him out of the Ancient Wooden Hall.

"Ding! The player is being randomly reborn... The player has been reborn in Ancient Pool Village!"

The scene shifted. When Lin Yi opened his eyes again, he found himself standing at the entrance of an ancient village.

Ahead of him stretched a low wall for dozens of meters, with no end in sight. Quite a few Militia holding weapons stood on both sides of it.

Calling it a city wall was generous. It was really just a small embankment of packed yellow earth, with limited defensive capability.

Beside the entrance stood a half-meter-tall Stone Stele engraved with the three large characters: "Ancient Pool Village."

It was worth mentioning that the words were written in Chinese characters, their brushstrokes elegant and forceful.

"Another Reincarnator has arrived. There seem to have been more and more Reincarnators in the village lately..."

"The more, the better. With more of them, our burden can be lighter..."

"Yeah. The nights haven't been safe these past few days..."

Two Militia in the distance were discussing something with their heads lowered. Their voices were not loud, but Lin Yi still heard them clearly.

Without betraying any reaction, Lin Yi touched the coarse hemp clothes he was wearing. They felt rough and prickly.

The dirt beneath his feet was hard as stone as well.

Was this game really so realistic?

Was this a real world, or merely a game world?

Lin Yi glanced around and found none of the receptionist NPCs commonly seen in real-world games nearby. Wearing his coarse linen clothes, he approached the nearest Militia.

Imitating the tone of the two men from earlier, Lin Yi cupped his fists and asked, "May I ask you two, I have just arrived in Ancient Pool Village. What sort of place is this?"

One of the Militia gave Lin Yi a look and nodded. "You're polite, at least. Much better than that Reincarnator who came before you. But we're just ordinary folk and don't know much. Go find the Village Chief or a Village Elder in the village. They can answer all your questions."

"And let me give you a word of advice. Take a look around the village first and explore properly. Don't rush out of the village shouting about killing monsters and leveling up. Otherwise, you won't even know how you died, and we'll have to go out and collect your corpse."

"Thank you both!"

Lin Yi solemnly thanked them, then headed into the village according to their directions.

Ancient Pool Village did not seem very large. Following a small path, Lin Yi could vaguely make out the village's full layout.

The houses within the village were scattered about, most of them built from yellow mud. Some had courtyards outside, where chickens, ducks, and geese were raised, while others were extremely rundown.

He also encountered some villagers along the way. As a veteran player, Lin Yi naturally understood the importance of game information, so he went up to speak with them.

Unfortunately, most people seemed very indifferent. The moment they saw Lin Yi approach, they kept their distance.

A few people dressed as beggars were willing to answer Lin Yi's questions, but they required him to provide food or money.

Unfortunately, Lin Yi was empty-handed at the moment and had nothing at all, so naturally he could not complete the trade.

So, Lin Yi made his way straight to the center of the village.

Most of the houses here were built from brick and tile, arranged in orderly rows. Ancient trees cast shade all around, making it resemble a thriving old village.

After asking around, Lin Yi finally found one of Ancient Pool Village's Village Elders.

He was an old man in his sixties, dressed in fine brown cloth. His eyes were sharp, and his bearing was extraordinary.

With just a single glance at Lin Yi, the old man made Lin Yi's eyes sting with pain.

"No wonder the Temple reacted earlier. A Reincarnator has arrived."

Lin Yi did not dare be careless. He cupped his fists and politely asked, "May I ask this Village Elder's name? And where exactly is this place?"

The old man in fine cloth seemed to have received many Reincarnators before. He slowly said, "My name is Gu He. This is Ancient Pool Village on Apocalypse Continent. We have lived here for generations, while you are Reincarnators selected by the Temple, coming from another world."

"Reincarnators may remain here for three shichen each day. Once that time is exceeded, you will be expelled. In Ancient Pool Village, you can obtain money and food through trade or by completing tasks. You can also leave the village to kill wild beasts and strange creatures for Experience Points..."

"As for anything more, I cannot answer you. After all, I have never traveled too far from Ancient Pool Village myself."

After hearing Gu He's words, Lin Yi nodded. This receptionist NPC was quite responsible, and his explanation had been detailed.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yi cupped his fists again and asked, "So you are Senior Gu He. Thank you for clearing up my confusion. May I ask one more thing? If I wish to leave this world voluntarily, how should I do so?"

Gu He glanced at Lin Yi. "There is a Medium Symbol on your wrist. Sense it, and you can leave or enter this world. Of course, the symbol can also be hidden. It moves according to your will."

Lin Yi rolled up his sleeve and found a string of incomprehensible golden symbols glowing on his wrist.

The symbols looked very similar to the Invitation Code he had entered earlier. They were writing, yet not English letters.

Although he now knew how to return, Lin Yi was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he asked again, "Senior Gu He, I have only just arrived and do not know what I should do. I hope you can offer me more guidance. Also, I heard that it is dangerous outside the village. What dangers are there?"

Gu He nodded, a faint smile on his face. "You are quite the refined and talkative Reincarnator. Still, I have nothing to do at the moment, so I will tell you a little."

"You have only just been reborn and are weak. Do not rashly leave the village for the first few days. There are bloodthirsty beasts, cunning poisonous creatures, and Ghost Spirits that like to appear after night falls outside the village. As you are now, you cannot handle even one of them."

"Though Ancient Pool Village is small, it has everything it needs. Under the Temple's protection, it has a basic ability to defend itself, so you need not worry about your safety. At this stage, walk around the village more. It would be best if you learned some skills from certain people and gained the ability to support yourself. There is a butcher in the east of the village. If you can take him as your master, you may have a chance to learn a few external martial arts blade techniques. There is also a woodcutter in the west of the village. He is formidable with an axe and knows external martial arts as well..."

Hearing this information, Lin Yi was delighted. After thinking for a moment, he bowed again. "Thank you, Senior Gu He, for your guidance. May I become your disciple?"

Gu He burst into laughter. "Become my disciple? Hahaha! There are countless people in this Ancient Pool Village who want to become this old man's disciple. You have only just arrived in Ancient Pool Village. No one knows your character or talent, so naturally I will not accept you. But if you make great contributions to the village, this old man may accept you as a disciple."

Clearly, the Village Elder had refused Lin Yi, but Lin Yi had been mentally prepared for it.

From what he had seen so far, although Ancient Pool Village was the novice village of this game, Village Elder Gu He was obviously a high-level NPC with no low level.

If Lin Yi wanted to become his disciple, he truly needed to complete a specific task.

After leaving Gu He, Lin Yi began wandering around Ancient Pool Village.

Now that he knew how to return, Lin Yi was not in a hurry to leave. While he still had time, he wanted to explore Ancient Pool Village some more and gather information.

Yet after staying here for nearly half an hour, Lin Yi still had not found a single other player.

Could it be that this Apocalypse Game world had many novice villages? Or were there simply too few people entering the game?

After circling around twice, Lin Yi had more or less familiarized himself with the terrain of Ancient Pool Village. At that moment, a wave of hunger struck him.

Glancing at the Data Panel, Lin Yi found that his Satiety had dropped to 60.

Clearly, he needed to eat.

"Just as Senior Gu He said, at the early stage, I should think about how to earn money and make a living in the village. As for leaving the village to kill monsters, I should wait a little longer."

Then, Lin Yi arrived near the butcher's house in the east of the village.