Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

"Dad, don't be so pessimistic," Shen Hua said with a smile. "Look on the bright side, we can live for another fifty years in the game. If it weren't for this incident and this game, 'Ascension,' how could ordinary people live an extra fifty years for no reason?"

"Uh... now that you mention it, it does make sense." Mr. Shen paused, realizing the logic in the statement.

Without "Ascension," he probably wouldn't have survived for another fifty years given his physique.

"Besides, who says we Earthlings can't beat aliens?" Shen Hua said confidently. "Just watch your son. When he gets to the arena, he'll wipe out the aliens in droves!"

"You? Give me a break." Shen's father rolled his eyes at him. "You're better off relying on your old man. I got some advice from a master a while ago and stockpiled a lot of spirit stones; it seems like it was the right decision!"

"Oh? What kind of expert?" Shen Hua feigned curiosity.

"Hehe, I won't tell you, he's a top-tier player in the game." Mr. Shen said with a smug look, and most of his previous worries had dissipated.

"Fine, don't tell me then."

Shen Hua stopped asking questions and got to work.

He took out a set of array plates and arranged them one by one in his home.

Finally, he handed a small yellow flag to his father: "Dad, this is the flag for the defensive formation. The formation doesn't activate normally, nor does it consume spiritual energy. But if an outsider breaks in, the formation will automatically activate."

"This yellow flag will glow, and you can use it to check the status of the formation. If the formation's spiritual energy is insufficient, you can also recharge it through the flag..."

Shen Huazai carefully explained how to use the magic array.

This defensive formation isn't of a high grade, but it's sufficient for the current situation.

Even if someone tried to force their way in with a pistol and fired a dozen shots at the same spot on the magic circle, they could only make a small hole in it; no one could squeeze in.

Mr. Shen listened very attentively and even called Ms. Shen over to study together.

At this critical juncture, having such a protective array can make us feel much more at ease.

But when his gaze fell on the array plate, Shen's father's expression faltered slightly.

He recognizes this thing!

If I'm not mistaken, this should have been crafted by a formation master named "Hun Yuan Formation Master" within their Haiqing Guild.

The master of the Hunyuan Array had a stroke of good luck. During the forging of the array plates, he continuously upgraded many sets of golden array plates, so he asked the disciples of the Taiping Sect to put them up for auction.

"And this is indeed the array plate refined by that kid 'Primordial Array Master,' there's no doubt about it!" Father Shen examined the array plate, which had a small triangular mark engraved on one corner.

When creating array plates, the "Master of the Primordial Array" has a habit of marking them with such marks to prove that they are his own work.

"But..." Shen's father thought to himself, "That kid, the array master, also went to the auction with me. I remember he was laughing and saying that his array plate was bought by that 'big jerk' player. Could it be that Hua Hua is that 'big jerk' who spent over a hundred spirit stones to buy a piece of junk?"

Thinking of this, Shen's father's gaze towards Shen Hua became strange.

……

After setting up the formation, Shen Hua chatted with the two elders for a long time.

The elderly couple gradually calmed down.

As my son said, you can live for another fifty years in the game, so to be pessimistic and desperate now is like a duck opening its eyes—there's no need for that.

After that, Shen Hua set off to return to her rented apartment.

Shen's mother originally wanted to persuade Shen Hua to stay at home for a few more days. However, Shen Hua had a secret, his cultivation manifested extraordinary phenomena, and he also needed to go out to kill spiritual entities, so it was better for him to live separately from the two elders.

At 3 p.m., after destroying another spirit box, Shen Hua returned to his rented room.

Lying sprawled on the sofa in her rented room, Shen Hua relaxed her tired body, opened her phone, and browsed various social media platforms.

The internet is filled with sighs and lamentations, and all the posts and videos exude despair.

However, it depends on the person.

Some people's mentality collapsed and they suffered a mental breakdown;

Some people are putting in a lot of effort, wanting to compete with aliens;

Of course, some people want to be as energetic as fruit flies and indulge in a few more years of revelry.

Shen Hua didn't think that much about it. Wasn't it enough to just do his best to defeat the Kree? He had been reborn for this very reason.

At midnight on February 11, Shen Hua logged into the game on time.

The moment he logged in, he received a game notification: "Dear player, according to the detection, former game inspector [Rolfis] has violated regulations."

You have received the following rewards for reporting: one [Nine-Forged Essence Pill], one [Pure Essence Pill], and one [Red Dust Pill].

The reward has been sent to your backpack. Please check it.

In addition, all players on this server affected by this incident will be compensated with one low-grade spirit stone each.

"The reward compensation has arrived?!" Seeing the words "Nine-Forged Essence Pill" in the system notification, Shen Hua finally felt relieved.

The Nine-Refined Qi Condensation Pill is extremely precious, and he had been worried that the game developers might not give him this compensation. Now that his wish has come true, he is very satisfied.

The only thing I'm not happy about is that each affected player is only being compensated with one spirit stone? Even though there are 70 billion players worldwide, isn't one spirit stone a bit too stingy?

However, he didn't dwell on it too much and quickly logged into the game to check his inventory.

Inside his cave in the game, Shen Hua opened his backpack and saw that there were indeed three extra pills inside.

The three pills are: [Nine-Forged Essence Pill], [Purifying Essence Pill], and [Red Dust Pill].

Among them, the Red Dust Pill has a blue border, which means it is of the Mysterious quality; the Clear Essence Pill also has a blue border and is of the Mysterious quality.

But when Shen Hua saw the Nine-Refined Qi Condensation Pill, his eyes widened in shock—this pill had an orange border and was actually of divine quality!

Shen Hua quickly checked the properties of the three pills:

【Red Dust Elixir】

Rank: Tier 2, High Grade

Quality: Mysterious

Suitable Realm: Peak Foundation Establishment

Core effect: Simulates worldly trials, slightly improving the quality of the Golden Core upon formation.

【Cheng Yuan Dan】

Rank: Tier 2, High Grade

Quality: Mysterious

Suitable Realm: Peak Foundation Establishment

Core effects: Cleanses the marrow and meridians, purifies the essence, and moderately improves the quality of the golden elixir during the formation of the elixir.

[Nine-Forged Essence-Condensing Pill]

Rank: Tier 2, High Grade

Quality: God-made

Suitable Realm: Peak Foundation Establishment

Core effect: Reshapes the foundation of the elixir, greatly increasing the lower limit of the quality of the golden elixir when forming the core (current lower limit, superior golden elixir).

Shen Hua's gaze remained fixed on the [Nine-Refined Qi Condensation Pill], unable to look away for a long time.

This pill is actually of divine quality!

You should know that Shen Hua spent fifty years in the game in his previous life and never obtained a single item of the God-Crafted grade!

Now, in his second playthrough, he has already obtained one item after only 100 days of playing the game!

According to the notes on the pill, as long as he takes the Nine-Refined Yuan-Condensing Pill when he forms his Golden Core, the quality of his Golden Core will be guaranteed to be at least top-grade!

The grades of a cultivator's Golden Core are divided into low grade, middle grade, high grade, and top grade.

The three pills in his hand, when used together, are enough to help him condense a top-grade golden core!

The Golden Elixir Avenue is a smooth and easy road!

Looking back on his past life, he spent over a hundred years repeatedly refining his golden core before he could barely raise it to the superior grade!

In this life, all you need to do is report a big yellow hamster, which is incredibly easy!