Ling Yi didn't know who the Protagonist of this world was, nor did he know where the NPC was.
But none of that matters; we'll all run into it sooner or later.
Ling Yi is currently refining his cesium horn design.
For two days in a row, nothing major happened in the territory; each day consisted of patrolling and Probe information about the surrounding area.
During this time, more than a dozen more refugees joined, bringing the total number of soldiers to 22.
Just then, a stream of information descended from the sky. Ling Yi quickly captured the stream and analyzed its contents.
Player Announcement: Bandits are rampant in various regions. Within the next 24 hours, player territories will be attacked by bandits. Players are advised to prepare defenses, resist the bandits' attacks, and defeat them for double experience rewards.
This is a player announcement, and the place where player announcements are issued is a driving core interwoven with rules, which is the central processing unit of this world.
Indeed, this is not a simple game world.
Ling Yi saw the Law of Creation flowing through his eyes, and Copy the player's data interface over.
The Heaven was bustling with activity.
The game has just launched, and in the eyes of the players, this is just a game event, an event specifically for players to grind experience points.
But is it really that simple?
The game announcements are not issued proactively, but rather passively. In other words, when an event is about to occur, the game's core will automatically determine the next course of events and, based on that, issue a game announcement to the players.
Although it was called an announcement, Ling Yi felt it was more like a reminder and a warning.
Even if these refugees were to become full-time soldiers, their Combat would be extremely low before they received any promotions, and they would never be a match for the mountain bandits.
If you encounter elite bandits, you don't even need to bring your own men; a single elite bandit can wipe out an entire territory and Plunder everything from you.
At this moment, Guan Yang, the lord of Ling Yi and his group, issued a gathering order.
The group finished their patrol and quickly headed towards the center of the village.
"The first batch of bandits will appear in ten minutes," Guan Yang said, looking at his soldiers with excitement in his eyes.
But he wasn't saying this to the soldiers; it was more like he was talking to himself.
"Let these soldiers test the bandits' strength first. They're just refugees anyway; we can recruit more if they die."
Upon hearing this, many soldiers below began to whisper among themselves, clearly displeased with Guan Yang's words.
Ling Yi was speechless. With this guy's intelligence, he wanted to be a lord? Who would be unlucky to follow him?
"Hey! You mean we're going to our deaths?" Ling Yi stepped forward and walked towards Guan Yang.
Guan Yang was taken aback, looked at Ling Yi who was speaking, and couldn't help but frown, "What's going on with this NPC?"
"It seems you Inhuman don't consider us human beings at all. A lord like you truly deserves to die." Ling Yi had already reached Guan Yang, and his icy gaze made Guan Yang stunned for a moment.
"What's going on? I am your lord, return to the ranks."
"We brothers came here to earn a living, not to die. Since you, our lord, don't treat us like human beings, then..."
Ling Yi grabbed Guan Yang by the neck and said coldly, "Then you can die."
Guan Yang died, disappearing in a streak of light; this means the player was Resurrection after death.
Ling Yi didn't care. He turned to the others and said, "I don't want to die. I want to live. Is there anyone willing to come with me?"
The soldiers were dumbfounded. The lord of the Inhuman was a steward appointed by the royal family, and he was just dismissed like that? Wasn't this tantamount to rebellion?
Although they were just ordinary refugees, they knew the consequences of rebellion. Although the Great Han was weak, its power still remained. In the minds of the refugees, rebellion was no different from suicide.
Everyone involuntarily took a few steps back, and several soldiers even turned and ran away.
Just then, an angry Roar came from a room behind them.
That was the lord's private room, which was the lord's manor, but now it was just a thatched hut and could not be called a manor.
Guan Yang, now Resurrection, charged forward wielding a long-handled broadsword, yelling, "Fuck you! Go to hell! You son of a bitch!"
This guy started cursing as soon as he opened his mouth; he was clearly furious. Players getting killed by NPCs—it's infuriating no matter how you look at it.
Ling Yi frowned slightly; this guy's mouth was too foul. He grabbed the thrusting Mo Dao and, with a little force, the Mo Dao was in his hand.
Then, he punched Guan Yang on the head. Poor Guan Yang was stunned and disoriented. Before he could recover, a flash of light appeared, and Ling Yi chopped off his head.
Guan Yang died again.
Ling Yi estimated that this player would most likely be furious, and if the game had an official website, they would probably have already filed a complaint.
Of course, Ling Yi knew that this was destined to be fruitless.
In any novel where virtual games are brought into reality, the game world is not controlled by any force; it is a completely autonomous world.
Sure enough, a moment later, Guan Yang Resurrection and charged towards Ling Yi.
Just like that, Guan Yang was killed by Ling Yi more than ten times, and his level was reset to zero.
Ling Yi went straight to the lord's mansion, destroyed the protective Shield of the lord's seal with a single punch, and took the seal in his hand.
A stream of information swept by.
The gist of the matter is that the Lord's Seal has become ownerless, and two hours later, it can be used to create a bandit faction.
If a player obtains this Lord's Seal, they can choose to Destroy or Fusion into their own Lord's Seal to upgrade their territory, increasing its size, the number of special buildings, and the efficiency of recruiting soldiers, etc.
Ten Lord Seals are needed to advance to a small town, ten Town Government Seals are needed to advance to a county city, then a first-level city, a second-level city, and so on.
Of course, players wouldn't do this in the early stages. Players are protected during the newbie period, and at least until the Yellow Turban Rebellion ends, players are not allowed to attack each other.
However, NPCs are not subject to this restriction.
Moreover, no one would have imagined that an NPC would dare to kill the lord and steal the lord's seal.
Being able to establish a bandit stronghold is equivalent to having a faction. With a faction, you can attract refugees to join and continuously expand the size of the bandit stronghold.
However, after establishing a bandit stronghold, one not only has to face the Great Han army's attacks, but also has to deal with "fellow bandits" trying to seize territory. Surviving and developing is much more difficult than developing a player's territory.
Should we establish a bandit stronghold or not?
Whether or not this world is created is of little importance to Ling Yi. If it weren't for Ling Yi's playful nature, this world could collapse with a wave of his hand.
However, Ling Yi cannot and will not do that. In every world he goes to, he will instinctively try to blend in and create a persona for himself to avoid becoming a cold-hearted time-traveling machine.
Moreover, the different world settings and different identity settings are, in Ling Yi's view, quite fun and interesting things.
The remaining question is, "How can I play my role well?"
Just then, several screams suddenly came from the woods not far away.
Immediately afterwards, a dozen or so bandits rushed out and charged straight towards the village without saying a word.
"Haha, you've come at the right time! We've been waiting for you for a long time." Ling Yi laughed loudly and charged straight at the bandits.
The soldiers in the village were still bewildered; they hadn't yet come to their senses.
Ling Yi wielded a long-handled broadsword, slashing and hacking with incredible ferocity. Among these dozen or so bandits, there wasn't a single elite bandit, nor did any of them know any martial arts.
In front of Ling Yi, she was as fragile as glass, shattering at the slightest touch.
After Ling Yi dealt with all the bandits, a special energy emanated from them and landed on him.
This must be what's called experience; Ling Yi is certain that this is energy, not just simple data.
It is obvious that this world is a world between reality and illusion, or it can be said that this world is a world that is about to be formed but has not yet been formed.
Ling Yi can create worlds on his own, but worlds created directly by laws cannot be Intangibility.
A world is first and foremost a space, and only then its rules.
Without a spatial foundation, rules cannot be loaded; and spatial entities either exist or they don't exist.
It's like building a house. You need a foundation, load-bearing walls, and a frame first, and then you can add basic doors and windows and elaborate interior decoration.
This world is like an architectural blueprint. You can't say that a blueprint is a building, but the fact is, this blueprint is a building; it is both a blueprint and a building.
The laws of this world must be very interesting, and it's quite possible that Ling Yi will come across the Laws Beyond the Boundary.