[Ding! System error detected. Please wait...]
[Ding! Player successfully found bug. System rewards granted: [God-Level Village Building Token], unique architectural blueprint [Divine General Pavilion].
[Ding! Due to external forces, system rewards: True God-level technique [Purple Emperor Heaven Domination Art].
"This... is this some kind of joke?"
Qin Shuo stared at the rewards in shock. Had the emperor's luck really possessed him?
Slap!
He reached out and slapped himself hard. It hurt. So he wasn't dreaming after all.
Three orbs of light floated in front of him—his three rewards. In his eyes, they looked as tempting as the most beautiful women in the world, clothed.
A God-level village building token. That thing only existed in legends.
Village tokens had different grades: Yellow level was the lowest, then Mysterious level, Earth level, Heaven level, and finally God level.
In his past life, the highest level token he'd ever heard of was Heaven level. And that had only appeared after five years of gameplay.
Each token level gave different bonuses. This God level had only existed in theory before. Why was the system suddenly rewarding it?
But the True God-level technique shocked him even more. Only people in later years would understand what that "True" prefix meant.
It meant this weapon or technique could be brought into reality for cultivation!
In the real world, he could gain the same combat power he had in the game. He could improve his strength and even his lifespan in reality!
As for the [Divine General Pavilion] blueprint, Qin Shuo didn't know what it was. But based on logic, it should be just as amazing as the other two rewards.
Qin Shuo swallowed hard, his face full of disbelief. Good things like this made him more afraid than happy. The system wasn't charitable and definitely wouldn't favor any single player.
What he didn't notice was the jade pendant around his neck flickering strangely. The pendant from reality had somehow followed him into the game world.
[Ding! Player 4D data scan complete. Entering game world now. Please collect your rewards.]
[Ding! Game entry starting. Please prepare.]
Qin Shuo didn't have time to worry about anything else. He grabbed the three light orbs and stuffed them in his bag. The treasures were right here. If he didn't take them now, he'd be no different from a fool.
After a blinding white flash, Qin Shuo felt the scenery around him change completely. He now stood in deep mountains and ancient forests.
Looking at his surroundings, Qin Shuo smiled with joy. He knew this place well. It was near the village he'd built in his past life.
He should be in Lujiang County in Yangzhou right now. His exact location was at the foot of Qifeng Tianzhu Mountain.
Tianzhu Mountain belonged to a branch of the Dabie Mountains. It had served as the seat of Southern Yue during the Three Kingdoms period.
Countless peaks and beautiful forests made it easy to defend but hard to attack. Being in a valley also meant peaceful development.
After checking his position, Qin Shuo called up his status page to see if anything had changed in this life.
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[Name]: Qin Shuo
[Occupation]: Lord
[Title]: None
[Official Position]: None
[Aptitude]: S-level
[Reputation]: 0
[Level]: 1
[Four Dimensional Attributes]:
Force: 12 (Determines attack power and physical strength)
Intelligence: 11 (Determines spell power and comprehension)
Command: 14 (Determines collective buff skills intensity and level)
Politics: 12 (Determines recruitment rate for generals and advisors, plus territory prosperity)
[Skills]: Basic Exploration, Basic Gathering
[Money]: 300 copper coins
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The status page had dozens of lines of text. After reading it, Qin Shuo felt a bit disappointed. This wasn't much different from his past life.
Most players had S-level aptitude, but Qin Shuo's four dimensional stats were different. His current stats weren't super high, but they were above average for ordinary players.
Qin Shuo closed the status panel. There was no point standing around in these deep mountains. Besides, he had tasks to complete.
Building a village required two things: a village token and a land deed. To build a village, you had to obtain the right to use that piece of land. This was a rigid rule of the game system.
In his past life, Qin Shuo had completed a mission by accident and obtained a Mysterious-level village token and a land deed.
After pushing through the dense thorny forest, Qin Shuo emerged with his cloth clothes torn in several places, looking quite embarrassed.
However, he'd found an Earth-level herb on the stone wall in the forest—Silver Bark Dendrobium.
Since it was Earth level, this medicine was very effective. It might not bring the dead back to life, but as long as someone still had breath, it could save them.
In his past life, Qin Shuo's secondary profession had been physician. Though he hadn't cultivated it to a high level since he didn't have time to focus on studying it, he'd still reached senior physician level.
Outside the forest lay a small plain area. It wasn't too big, but more than enough for building a village.
In his past life, he'd established his first village right here. He'd also built this village into one of the strongest forces in all of Yangzhou. This was definitely a good spot.
After walking for a while along the valley path toward Tianzhu Mountain's outskirts, Qin Shuo saw a small house among the mountains and forests. Thin smoke rose from the house.
It was around noon, so someone must be cooking. Qin Shuo's mission location was in this very house.
Seeing that everything here matched his past life, Qin Shuo walked toward the small house in quick steps.
As soon as he entered the stone courtyard, an old man with white beard and hair walked out. Though he had the look of a crane, he was full of energy. But sadness still clouded his brow.
Seeing Qin Shuo who'd just entered the yard, the old man's face showed obvious surprise. He asked, "Who are you?"
Qin Shuo said to the old man, "I'm just a traveler passing through here. The mountain forests are so thick that I really don't know which way to go. It happens to be noon and I'm hungry, so I wanted to ask for a bowl of rice to eat."
The old man's expression softened, and he smiled. "I see. That's no problem. It's just one more pair of chopsticks in the house."
"Thank you, old sir."
The old man invited Qin Shuo into his home. The house was built from yellow clay. It really wasn't pretty, but it wasn't too simple either.
However, as soon as he entered the door, Qin Shuo smelled a strong herbal medicine scent that made him cough twice.
The old man shook his head embarrassedly, and the bitterness returned to his face. "This is medicine for my eldest son Dalang. Last month, he went hunting in the mountains and ran into two big tigers. He killed the tigers, but he also got badly hurt."
The old man had searched for a doctor, but he'd looked all over Luzhou City and still hadn't met a doctor who could treat his son.
Qin Shuo's face changed slightly. In his past life, the task he'd received had been quite simple—go into the mountains and kill the nest of tigers to ease the old man's hatred. Back then, his son had been dead for several days already.
Now he'd arrived half a year earlier than in his past life. So the old man's son hadn't died like before, but was still alive in this world.
'This changes everything,' Qin Shuo thought. 'If I can save his son instead of just avenging him, the rewards might be completely different.'
He looked at the old man's worried face and made a decision. "Old sir, I happen to know some medicine. May I take a look at your son? Perhaps I can help."