Chapter 52: Chapter 52: I’ve Never Seen Anyone This Poor
When Zhou Xiao saw Han Tian walk out carrying a black pig, she was completely stunned.
"What the hell are you holding?"
Han Tian was quick to remind her, "Watch your language, we’re live-streaming. This looks like a black wild boar. I just found it inside. It’s injured."
Zhou Xiao’s eyes went wide when she saw the black wild boar. "A wild boar? It’s so black I almost didn’t see what it was. Heavens!"
A hint of pleasant surprise crept into her voice. "How did you know I was just craving pork?" she said, swallowing hard. "You know, it’s been ages since I’ve had roasted suckling pig."
The words were barely out of her mouth when the black wild boar in Han Tian’s arms began to tremble uncontrollably, as if it understood her.
"Heh, so the little guy understands, does it?" Han Tian had intended to fatten it up for slaughter anyway, so he just laughed. "It’s fine. I just gave it a Blood Replenishing Pill, so its wounds are already healed. Can’t let my Elixir Pill go to waste. Let’s take it back and raise it for now. I’ve never seen a wild boar this black before. I’ve been looking through the demon beast encyclopedia lately, but I haven’t seen one like this. It’s a novelty."
Zhou Xiao’s eyes widened. "What? You actually fed it a Blood Replenishing Pill? That’s a low-grade spirit stone’s worth, you wastrel!"
Han Tian said, "It’s fine. I’ll just gather and sell some more wild Spirit Grass and demon beasts. If that’s not enough, I can just buy points from Fan Guzhou."
Zhou Xiao sighed. "Impressive. The microtransaction system isn’t even live yet, and you’ve already mastered the art of being a whale."
Whales are always badass, no matter where you find them.
The live comments weren’t focused on whether the game was real or fake anymore.
The special effects were so realistic, you could just watch it like a TV series.
[LMAO, I’ve really never seen a wild boar that black. It’s so life-like, too. I wonder what effects company made this. The tech is insane. If movies had SFX this good, why wouldn’t we in Huaxia be able to produce some good Xianxia blockbusters?]
[What was that thing he fed the pig? Its wound healed right before our eyes after just one. That’s so unscientific, right?]
[Are you dense? Who talks about science in a Cultivation world?]
[I knew it. The moment I saw that pig, the first thing that came to mind was roasted suckling pig.]
[I’m just waiting to see what this streamer is really up to.]
The special effects were amazing, but the stream itself was getting boring.
Han Tian and his group were just traveling the entire time. Even the novelty of it was starting to wear off.
After the initial buzz died down, the viewer count on Han Tian’s stream started to drop sharply. However, he still managed to hold on to around one hundred thousand concurrent viewers.
That was still a terrifyingly high number of viewers for a live stream.
In any case, thanks to the trending topic, Han Tian had become a major streaming celebrity overnight.
As long as he kept up the quality, many viewers would continue to follow the stream, even if they just treated it like a scripted series.
Of course, a portion of them were determined to find a flaw in Han Tian’s broadcast.
Meanwhile, the people who were actually investigating the stream were starting to break out in a cold sweat.
Han Tian wasn’t really bothered by this. As long as he kept his audience, he would complete his live-stream mission.
In contrast, Han Tian’s journey was live-streamed but uneventful.
Wu Dahu and the other players, however, were experiencing a change of scenery.
They had set out with the new Daoist even earlier than Han Tian’s group. In contrast to Han Tian’s leisurely pace, they had used their Spiritual Energy to travel quickly, resting only when it was nearly depleted, all to earn double points. Soon, they reached the outskirts of First Mountain.
First-rank Demon Beasts had already begun to appear frequently here, just as Song Jiulai had encountered on his first visit.
Wu Dahu’s group also came across the corpse of a First-rank Demon Beast that shouldn’t have been in this area: a Toad Snake.
The group stopped dead in their tracks.
Next to the Toad Snake’s corpse sat a handsome disciple from another sect, meditating to restore his Spiritual Energy.
He was dressed in a simple, elegant white robe, with a peach blossom embroidered on the collar.
Wu Dahu and his group had never seen the emblem before, but they had heard of it.
He had to be a disciple of the Taohua Sect from the neighboring town.
Judging by the aura he emanated, he was definitely a Level higher than them.
Sensing their presence, the young man immediately opened his eyes.
He looked very young. Most disciples at his stage on the Yunzhou Continent were about A Wu’s age—fourteen or fifteen at the oldest.
He frowned slightly as he looked at the four unfamiliar Cultivators who had suddenly appeared before him.
While it was easy to tell who was a Cultivator at a glance, anyone on the Yunzhou Continent who practiced Cultivation possessed a certain ethereal grace.
But not these four.
They were just staring, sizing him up, and their expressions held a hint of sleaziness.
All in all, their stares made him very uncomfortable.
’Are these four planning something?’
Just as he was about to speak, one of them, an ordinary-looking man, stepped forward. He awkwardly made a fist-clasping gesture and said, "Senior Brother, we are disciples of the Longevity Sect from Feique Mountain. Might I ask if you were the one who slayed this Toad Snake?"
Lü Rongyu was left a little speechless.
On the Yunzhou Continent, there was a clear hierarchy among Cultivators based on Level. Normally, low-level Cultivators would give high-level ones a wide berth, rarely approaching them so directly.
Unless they were acquainted.
Besides, the way these four were staring at him was rather offensive.
’Whatever. I have a good temper. I won’t hold it against these disciples.’
’But what kind of small sect is the Longevity Sect? I’ve never even heard of it.’
With this in mind, Lü Rongyu’s reply was a bit cold. "Is there anyone else here?"
The one who had stepped forward to speak was the Daoist.
’From his initial awe upon entering the game to seeing this Cultivator now, he was constantly amazed.’
’Even the NPCs have so much personality.’
’The AI in this game is incredible!’
Of course, even if he’d never been in this situation, he’d read about it. He’d read enough Cultivation novels to know about the hierarchical differences.
But Lü Rongyu didn’t seem particularly ill-tempered, so the Daoist shamelessly pressed on. "Excuse me, Senior Brother, are you headed to First Mountain?"
"..."
Lü Rongyu was growing more and more exasperated. "I am."
The Daoist scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed. "Senior Brother, we’re also out here to train, but we aren’t familiar with the route. Would it be alright if we followed you to First Mountain? We’ll part ways as soon as we reach an area with suitable demon beasts."
Lü Rongyu was utterly dumbfounded.
’What kind of disciples are these? It’s one thing to be shameless, but to venture out without doing any preparation?’
"You’re out here training, but you can’t even remember the basic route? How can you be so reckless? Doesn’t your Sect have a master to guide you?"
The Daoist gave a bitter laugh. "Senior Brother, to be perfectly honest, our Sect only has a Sect Master and our senior-most disciple. We don’t have any other masters. We’ve had to ask for directions the entire way just to get this far."
Wu Dahu, Ma Xiaoniao, and the others exchanged subtle glances.
’This guy is amazing.’
’That’s a pretty good lie he’s spinning.’
Lü Rongyu was, as expected, rather shocked.
’He’d seen poor sects before, but he’d never seen one *this* destitute!’
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