the next day.
[Viewers, we're going to mooch breakfast from the NPCs again today!]
Look, this is called "pickled vegetables," and it's eaten with "porridge." Let me take a picture later; let me try a bite first.
[...]
[Sorry viewers, I'll take photos next time. I promise I won't eat it all in one bite.]
On the main road outside the Hidden Village.
[Dear viewers, we didn't complete our planned activities yesterday, and we didn't learn any life skills. However, my card-playing skills have improved a lot, cough cough.]
[So our plan for today is to use the Long Fist technique to clear the way! Follow our small group of players along the "official road" to the nearest metropolis, called "Pyongyang." Beyond Pyongyang, there's a metropolis mentioned in the information, called "Gusu"—of course, our first test is too short, so we probably won't be able to reach it.]
[Pyongyang is said to be a large city that can accommodate 100,000 people. That's something to look forward to!]
Along the official road, this group of players who came to explore also encountered random wild events.
There was a group of constables from the Six Doors arresting criminals. Both sides possessed martial arts skills equivalent to level 30, which, although not very high, were still far superior to these players.
From these players' perspective, these were all red-named monsters with question marks as their level.
The constables, dressed in neat uniforms, exuded a powerful aura that kept strangers at bay. Many players swallowed hard, already developing a considerable longing for the "Six Doors."
The constables were clearly law-abiding NPCs; they even warned the players before taking action: "You little brats, stay away! Be careful not to accidentally hurt yourselves!"
Then, the players stared wide-eyed with curiosity and anticipation as the two sides engaged in a melee.
"Look! That policeman is using nunchucks! He's so agile, it must be a very powerful martial arts skill!"
"And hidden weapons! Is this the first time I've seen hidden weapons? They're launched from a mechanism on his arm? They look almost like primitive handguns."
"Holy crap, he flies so fast! He can actually weave through so many hidden weapons, that's so cool! He's as agile as a bird, no, like a pterosaur!"
"We caught him! Oh my god, he fell!"
"The police won! Wow, that's amazing... It's only been five minutes? It feels like I've watched a 20-minute special effects movie."
"We'll be just as amazing in the future, right? I can barely keep up with all the action now, it's as exciting as a top-tier league match!"
As a war correspondent, he naturally wrote with lightning speed, barely able to keep up with the writing.
He wasn't just interested in the cool combat system of "The Legend of Swordsman," but also in many other features...
This game not only breaks the mold, but it does so in a very structured way! We see that all the NPCs in the Hidden Village work at sunrise and rest at sunset, clearly each with their own set of time-based events; but each NPC also has their own special events! Some people are willing to stay up late just to play cards with me.
[What's truly delightful is that the entire world is interconnected. We heard that bandits have appeared in Suzhou and have fled to the outskirts of Pyongyang. The Six Doors (a government agency) in Pyongyang dispatched this team of police to apprehend them, and thus this time-limited event appeared on the world map.]
Judging from the NPCs' reactions, players can directly participate in these random events! It's just that our levels are currently too low, which is why the NPCs are avoiding and protecting us.
[As players' strength increases in the future, they will likely be able to have more complex interactions with NPCs and the entire world of Xia Ke Xing. It's truly something to look forward to.]
Soon, the random incident by the roadside passed, and the constables, having apprehended the criminal, mounted their horses and rode away.
The players exchanged envious glances: "When can we travel on horseback?"
"Horses must be quite expensive, but perhaps I should learn 'riding skills' from the life skills section first."
"Wow, riding skills can be upgraded to level 20, and once you reach a certain level, you can apply for the positions of 'steed driver' and 'riding instructor'... This is amazing!"
"Every system in this game is incredibly complex; I wonder how long it will take to master them all."
The players chatted and laughed all the way, and when it was time to eat, they sat down together by the roadside and took out the dry food they had bought in Shiyin Village to eat.
They walked along the roadside for almost a day before finally arriving outside Pyongyang.
This is a medium-sized city that can accommodate 100,000 people. The inner and outer city walls are high, and the elite soldiers stationed there are neatly guarding the city gates.
Groups of ordinary people, like players, entered and exited the city gates one by one. Outside the gates, many vendors were still hawking their wares.
The players were like country bumpkins visiting the Grand View Garden, dumbfounded as they pulled out their identification documents from their inventory and then lined up to enter the city gate.
Passing through that deep doorway, everything in Pyongyang came into view.
Red bricks and green tiles, houses standing in neat rows, with layers of houses extending outwards from both sides – in the distance, flying eaves stand tall, shop signs flutter in the wind, and pedestrians flow endlessly on the bluestone path, a bustling atmosphere of the marketplace is palpable.
Players: OoO!!!
The war correspondent nearly dropped his pen.
The people of the interstellar world have never seen such a bustling ancient city.
However, at that moment, someone was heard swallow hard.
"Such a big city! So many people! There must be so much delicious food!"
Chapter 109 The Master Deceiver
The first test of an online game lasted 15 days, which is a fairly average time.
However, for a game as large as "Xia Ke Xing", most players felt that it was "too short".
Learning and practicing beginner martial arts, leaving the beginner village and arriving at the first town—already takes up 2-3 days for most people.
Not to mention the players who also experienced life skills, scenery, and local customs.
It wasn't until the fourth day after the first test began that the first player finally joined a sect.