Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Would You Believe Me?
The player who was making wine had the ID [Fan Guzhou].
His family was in the winemaking business.
He had been learning the craft from his family since he was a child, so he was very skilled at making wine.
It wasn’t just ordinary liquor; he could also make fruit wines and the like with ease.
In real life, he could even mix Western cocktails, making him a true jack-of-all-trades when it came to alcohol.
When he saw that the mortals here didn’t lack food, he started getting ideas.
The people at the foot of the mountain could eat white flour whenever they wanted. Since grain wasn’t scarce, something like wine would surely be easy to make.
He refused to believe that modern techniques couldn’t compete with the Cultivation World!
And it turned out they could!
Cultivators didn’t concern themselves with fine food and drink, and mortals were preoccupied with seeking longevity. Consequently, while developments beyond basic sustenance were decent, they were nowhere near as imaginative as what modern people could dream up.
He and Chen Miaomiao had tried eating the roots and stems of the Blood Pearl Grass, and after confirming they weren’t poisonous, he was already starting to have other ideas.
"Boss, if this stuff can be used for Alchemy, would it have the same effect if we put it in wine?"
Chen Miaomiao thought it was feasible. "I just don’t know how the disciples of the Medicine Sect actually perform Alchemy."
If they use some other method, I don’t know if it would work for winemaking.
A Wu, who overheard their discussion, immediately said, "You can buy them! Basic Alchemy books are very cheap."
They’re common books on the Yunzhou Continent. Any Cultivator with money can buy them.
People only hide away high-level Alchemy or Artifact Refining techniques.
After all, every Sect has its own unique specialty.
Chen Miaomiao’s eyes lit up. "Very cheap?"
"Ten low-grade spirit stones will do. It’s the Alchemy Furnaces that are too expensive. A single Furnace costs at least one Mid-grade Spirit Stone, and they explode easily. We can’t afford one."
Upon hearing this, Chen Miaomiao said, "Buying the Alchemy books first is fine. I’ll focus on Alchemy."
She knew she had to focus her development in one area; it was impossible to have it all.
With so many players, others would pursue different paths.
Just as they were discussing this, Song Jiulai had also just come out, and then the celestial phenomenon from earlier appeared.
That fiery red aura spread across the Yunzhou Continent, scaring the players who were still online so much that they didn’t dare to move.
It was an aura that was difficult to describe; they truly understood what was meant by absolute spiritual pressure.
It was a primal fear, like an animal facing the king of beasts.
That phoenix cry, in particular, sent the players’ nerves into overdrive.
The moment the aura dissipated, the online players exploded with discussion.
"Holy shit, what was that? It’s so badass!"
"Which big shot just made a move?"
"Damn, that’s amazing. I wonder when I’ll be able to cultivate to that Realm."
"Did the game release a boss early?"
The players whispered among themselves. A Wu was also startled, but having been here for over ten years, he had occasionally seen such sights.
Chen Miaomiao then asked him, "Senior Brother, what just happened?"
A Wu shook his head. "I don’t know either. It was probably a Great Power Cultivator passing by."
Seeing that he didn’t know, Chen Miaomiao didn’t ask any further.
The world this game had shown so far was just the tip of the iceberg. She really couldn’t imagine what the legendary Ten Thousand Immortals Sect would be like.
Fan Guzhou wanted to make wine, so this time, he and A Wu went down the mountain to check out the market.
Chen Miaomiao had been in the game for a full day and night. Her body couldn’t take it anymore, so she chose to log off.
The moment she took off her VR glasses, aside from some discomfort on the bridge of her nose from the prolonged pressure, Chen Miaomiao found that her mental state was surprisingly good.
A glance at the time revealed that after logging in during the wee hours of the morning, she had logged back out to rest for a few hours before getting back in the game at 8 a.m. It was now already 1 p.m.
Chen Miaomiao was startled by her own obsession.
’Have I really been playing for this long?’
She opened her phone and found that many people had sent her messages.
"Ridiculous."
Chen Miaomiao murmured softly and quickly replied to everyone.
Because she liked living alone, she had rented an apartment near campus, so she wouldn’t disturb anyone while playing games.
She was starving when she got out of the game, so she made a bowl of instant noodles to tide herself over.
A friend asked her to go out for bubble tea in the afternoon, and after a moment’s thought, Chen Miaomiao agreed.
When they met, she was still checking messages in the game’s group chat. Even when they weren’t online, everyone was communicating about the game.
All fifty people had been added to the group, and so far, no one was thinking of quitting the game.
Her friend watched her constantly chatting and asked, puzzled, "What are you so busy with? I texted you this morning and you never replied."
Chen Miaomiao said gently, "I’m playing a game."
"What? You’re playing a game?" Her friend looked at her in disbelief. "You can get this obsessed with a game?"
Chen Miaomiao was not the type to ignore messages because of a game.
Chen Miaomiao: "Yeah, the game is just too fun. I’m playing a full-dive VR game. It’s so realistic inside, it feels like I’ve gone to another world and started a second life. It’s just too good, I can’t help it."
"What the hell? Have you lost your mind?"
The friend looked at Chen Miaomiao as if to say, ’Are you crazy?’ "Do you even hear what you’re saying? A full-dive VR game? Do you know that our country hasn’t even made any major breakthroughs in virtual technology?"
Chen Miaomiao took a sip of her bubble tea. "How should I explain this... Hmm... I’m not crazy. What I’m saying is true. The game I’m playing is called ’Starting with a broken sect’. Right now, you can only pre-register, and there’s no telling when they’ll release more slots. You can look it up."
Checking the time, Chen Miaomiao said, "I want to go back and keep playing. I have school assignments next week, so I won’t have time like I do now. This bubble tea is on me. Bye."
Friend: "Huh?!"
’Holy shit, she’s lost it.’
The great Chen Miaomiao of their department had gone crazy.
To be this obsessed over a game.
’If her advisor found out, he would lecture her to death!’
With a skeptical attitude, she searched for the game "Starting with a broken sect" and found that it was, indeed, quite broken-looking.
There was nothing but a single website.
It didn’t even have a pre-registration button anymore.
The only announcement ever posted said that 50 slots were given out for a non-wipe beta test, and that all 50 slots had long been filled. The game was currently in its non-wipe beta phase.
’How could Chen Miaomiao fall for such a fake-looking game?’
Her friend thought with pity, ’She probably just hasn’t played enough games. That’s why she’d believe in such a ridiculously fake one.’
Then, she discovered that the game was even a minor trending topic.
A big shot in the gaming community called Jing Bao Tian had also praised the game to high heaven. Now, the fans in his Weibo comments all thought he was either shilling for quick cash or had played himself into insanity.
He was a perfect example of what parents warned their kids about.
At the same time, another player was facing a similar problem.
"Jiang Tianya, your father finally made it home for dinner today. Why are you so distracted?"
Jiang Tianya looked up at his father, who was sitting across from him. His father was constantly busy with research and rarely came home. Hesitantly, he began to speak.
"Dad, if I told you that a game has appeared in our country that can make you feel like you’ve completely crossed over into another world, would you believe me?"
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