Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

Seeing that Shen Hua had defeated the enemy, the Taiping Dao gang members were overjoyed and quickly surrounded him.

But upon seeing the densely packed circuit boards and electronic components, they were dumbfounded: "What kind of evil thing is this?"

"Could it be a puppet created by a puppeteer?"

But at that moment, the mechanical body turned into a white light and disappeared.

The Taiping Dao gang members were terrified and scattered in all directions, shouting:

"A ghost!"

"A ghost!"

Shen Hua smiled and stepped forward.

The android's body had disappeared, leaving only a white token lying where the white light had vanished.

"Alas, Omnic, it's not that I ruined you, but that this chaotic world ruined you!" Shen Hua said, bending down to pick up the token.

[Intelligent Machine Medal]

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Note: Proof of defeating Omnics can be collected and redeemed for rewards in the game.

With a flick of his wrist, Shen Hua put the [Intelligent Machine Medal] into his backpack.

Defeating the intelligent machines in scenario missions will always drop one of these medals. Accumulating medals can be exchanged for elixirs, cultivation techniques, talismans, magical artifacts, and more.

The presence of [Intelligent Medals] and the generous rewards for perfect scores are reasons why skilled players can level up so quickly.

In the game "Ascension", "skill" is, to some extent, greater than "chance" and "talent".

This is why, after Blue Star was reclaimed, many powerful individuals were willing to follow the Blazing Sun Empire, and even willing to risk their lives for it—it was out of their recognition of the empire.

The Empire recognized their efforts and gave them a path to become top-tier powerhouses even if they lacked talent and luck, so they wholeheartedly accepted the Empire.

Of course, Shen Hua has always found it difficult to accept this.

The repossession of Blue Star was a nightmare he could never escape, tormenting him even a thousand years later as his lifespan drew to a close. Otherwise, he wouldn't have betrayed the Empire to join the [Mechanical Spirit Alliance], nor would he have participated in the so-called "Time Reversal Project."

Far away.

Back to the game.

In fact, as early as when choosing a faction in a scenario mission, one of the people in the opposing faction began to be mechanized, and their entire being was replaced by a mechanized being.

Therefore, Shen Hua knew from the beginning that one of these six people must be a machine.

That's why, after killing the four, he didn't hesitate to stick the [Swiftness Talisman] on himself, and it proved to be very useful!

Without this [Swiftness Talisman], he would have had a hard time dodging those arrows from the AI.

"Young brother, thank you so much! Thank you for helping me avenge myself and getting rid of the vengeful ghost!" The leader of the Taiping Dao, who was not far away, clasped his hands in gratitude again.

"You're welcome, it's only right, after all, we're kindred spirits," Shen Hua replied.

"A fellow traveler?" The leader of the Way of Peace immediately became interested. "Young brother, are you interested in joining our Way of Peace?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking. I was just about to join the Taiping Gate of Tan County."

"What?! Taipingmen in Tan County?!" The leader was stunned.

Tanxian was the seat of Xuzhou Prefecture, a position equivalent to today's provincial capital. Taipingmen in Tanxian was the most prestigious sect in Xuzhou, without exception.

In fact, Taiping Sect is the strongest sect in the country, and Xuzhou is just a branch sect.

But just one branch gate was enough to secure the top spot in Xuzhou; that's how domineering Taiping Gate is!

Joining such a sect is not something an ordinary person can do; even those with true spiritual roots must undergo a rigorous selection process.

"Young man..."

The leader thought for a while before coming up with a suitable word, then clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Young brother, your ambition is lofty; I admire you!"

He then added, "But since we're kindred spirits, I'll write you a letter of recommendation, though it might not be of any use."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll of bamboo slips from his bosom.

"举状" means a letter of recommendation.

Upon hearing this, Shen Hua quickly clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Thank you for your help."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." The leader took out a wolf-hair brush, bent down, dipped it in the blood of Wang Jiajiajia, opened the bamboo slip, and began to vigorously smear the blood on it.

While the leader was writing the petition, Shen Hua also took the opportunity to touch the corpses of the four dead Wang family members in turn.

Looting corpses is an essential part of the fight; you never know, you might find something good.

But to his disappointment, Wang Jiajia didn't have anything good on him.

After touching them, I found that besides swords and armor, there were only two hundred or so Wuzhu coins.

The Wuzhu coin was a common currency used by ordinary people. On a typical day, a meal and a pot of wine at a tavern would cost about twenty or thirty Wuzhu coins.

This amount of money is acceptable in the secular world, but it's not enough in the world of cultivation.

Based on the purchasing power of five-zhu coins, it would take five thousand coins to buy a chestnut horse like Shen Hua's, and ten thousand coins to exchange for a low-grade spirit stone.

Therefore, the Wuzhu coins and those ordinary weapons and armor were like Xiahou Dun wearing 3D glasses—completely useless.

So Shen Hua, true to his character, gave the spoils to several members of the Taiping Dao gang, who thanked him profusely.

"May I ask your name, young man?" After the petition was completed, the leader asked Shen Hua, holding up his pen.

"My name is Xia Ye," Shen Hua said frankly, revealing his new name.

"Summer Night? What a nice name." With a wave of his hand, he wrote his name on the certificate.

"My name is Chen Yi. I hope you, young brother, can pass the imperial examination and successfully join the Taiping Sect." The leader solemnly handed the jade slip of his petition to Shen Hua.

"Thank you for your kind words." Shen Hua accepted the gift earnestly.

"We still have others waiting for treatment. Goodbye, young man, until we meet again!"

Goodbye, everyone.

……

Watching the departing figures of the Taiping Dao members, the mission was over.

[Rewards Settlement: Your rating for this scenario mission is [Perfect], and you have received the following rewards: [Low-Grade Spirit Stones] x4 (Excellent +2, Help the Weak and Help the Strong +1), [Qi Gathering Pill] x1 (Perfect reward).]

Bonus Rewards: [Chen Yi's Petition] x1, [Swift Travel Talisman] x1 (remaining power 10%), [Intelligent Machine Medal] x1.

The scenario battle ended, the weather changed, and Shen Hua and his chestnut horse left the mountain road at dusk and returned to the original official road. Time also returned to noon.

Shen Hua squinted at the dazzling sun and let out a long sigh.

This scenario mission was really difficult! For him, the difficulty was completely beyond his capabilities.

Although the boss is a low-level AI that only stands still and shoots arrows without moving or defending, the difficulty is undeniably extremely high.

Actually, the first scenario quest is prepared for players who have properly left the starting village.

The term "serious" refers to players who have spent about 10 days in the starting village and have accumulated some equipment and items.

If the player can obtain one or two low-level talismans in the starting village, then an "Excellent" rating is perfectly acceptable.

If you're lucky, you can acquire a low-grade magic weapon, especially a shield or armor, and achieving "perfect" quality is quite easy.

Shen Hua's problem is that he has nothing, he's empty-handed, so the difficulty of the mission is unimaginably high.

Without his experience and understanding of omnics, achieving "perfection" would be virtually impossible.