I'm already invincible, and you're telling me I just logged in?

Xuan Kingdom, Qing Shi Town.

The woodshed in the backyard of Xu Family Escort Agency.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

Xu Yan, dressed in thin clothes, stood in front of the woodpile, raising the axe in his hand above his head.

Then, with a "crack," the wood split in two.

He loosened the axe handle, straightened up, wiped the sweat from his face, and looked at the pile of firewood beside him, letting out a soft sigh.

"I don't know when this will end."

A month ago, Xu Yan woke up to find himself transported from Earth to this world.

This world, though still under a feudal system, is not any of the ancient dynasties that Xu Yan was familiar with in his memory.

Instead, it is a fantasy world where martial arts reign supreme and the strong are paramount.

The original owner of this body was just a lowly illegitimate son of the Xu family.

The feudal system clearly distinguished between the superior and inferior, and differentiated between legitimate and illegitimate children.

Despite being of the Xu family bloodline, their status was almost that of a servant.

Since Xu Yan transmigrated to this month, he has been feeding horses, chopping wood, and sometimes even running errands.

They had absolutely no chance to come into contact with martial arts.

Even those from collateral branches can learn some martial arts when they reach a certain age, and later they can work in security escort agencies to make a living.

Only illegitimate children are unworthy.

Xu Yan looked at the woodpile, his eyes filled with resentment.

If it were one of those feudal dynasties in his previous life, he could still pass the imperial examinations based on the memories in his mind.

But this world is different.

Here, might makes right.

Returning to reality, Xu Yan suppressed his resentment and raised the axe once more.

But just as he was about to strike, his movement suddenly froze, and his eyes stared blankly ahead.

"This is... my cheat code?"

Xu Yan blinked, his gaze fixed on the pale blue panel that had appeared out of nowhere in front of him.

[Update Announcement]

Thank you for your support of "Eight Desolations". The update details are as follows.

[Special Event - The Gold-Eating Beast Arrives!]

[Event Introduction: Starting today, Gold-Eating Beasts will randomly spawn in various locations on the map. They are insatiable and have devoured all sorts of treasures.]

Defeating the enemy will yield generous rewards, so players should hurry and search for them!

[Feature Optimization]

[Added NPC panel viewing function]

[Added NPC side quest feature, enriching the gameplay]

The maximum number of members in a gang has been optimized and adjusted to 50.

[-Balance Adjustment]

[Given that many players have reported that the fist-based class is slow at clearing maps in various PVE dungeons, while the sword-based class's external attack damage clearing efficiency is exceeding expectations]

We have made adjustments to it.

The adjustments are as follows:

1. The damage coefficient of fist cultivators in PVE scenarios has been increased to 300%.

2. In PVE scenarios, the internal energy consumption of sword-wielding external martial arts moves is increased to 200%.

[This balance adjustment is an important attempt to improve the player's PVE experience, and may be discontinued at any time – The Eight Desolations Development Team]

[Compensation for this update: 1 Rejuvenation Pill]

After looking at all the information on the panel, Xu Yan's mind went blank for a moment.

His first thought was that he had been transported into a game world.

However, upon reviewing his memories, he found that although there were rumors of demons causing trouble in this world, there had never been any strange occurrences of people being able to keep coming back to life after death.

This means there are no players in this world.

So what the heck is this game announcement?

Xu Yan didn't think much of it, simply assuming that his special ability was unique.

He lowered his head, his gaze falling on what was in his palm.

This is a golden pill, about the size of a longan.

It appeared out of thin air along with the panel just now.

Clearly, this is the Rejuvenation Pill of the System Compensation.

Above the pill, a line of light blue characters floated.

[After taking it, you can rebuild your bones and muscles, and make new career choices.]

Xu Yan stared at the line of text, lost in memories.

In the original owner's memory, when he first came to the Xu family as a child, he had the opportunity to learn martial arts.

However, after examining him, an old bodyguard from the Xu family, who was skilled in bone reading, bluntly stated that his bones and muscles were mediocre and that he was unlikely to achieve great things.

From then on, no one ever mentioned having Xu Yan practice martial arts again.

Xu Yan snapped out of his thoughts and carefully put the pill away.

Although he knew that even after taking the pill, nothing might change.

But what if?

This body is only fifteen years old, still in the golden age of learning martial arts and laying a solid foundation.

If I can be restored to the level of a normal person, when I come into contact with martial arts in the future, my starting point will definitely be several times stronger than it is now.

Even if it's really useless, I won't lose out.

It's not poison anyway.

Thinking of this, Xu Yan raised his axe again.

Having read many online novels in my past life, I've seen what happens to the protagonists after they rebuild their bones and muscles, so it's best to wait until evening to take it.

As night deepened, Xu Yan finally finished her work for the day.

He did not have a proper residence in the Xu family; his usual resting place was just a corner next to the stable where hay was piled up.

Xu Yan quickly finished the leftovers and hurriedly returned to the weeds next to the stable to sit cross-legged.

He took out the Rejuvenation Pill from his clothes and put it in his mouth.

After taking the pill, his bones immediately began to itch.

Fortunately, the discomfort gradually disappeared in less than 15 minutes.

Xu Yan was slightly out of breath as he examined himself in the dim moonlight.

Although no mud was expelled from his skin, he could clearly feel changes in his body.

For example, the stiffness and pain that had been caused by days of hard work was completely gone at that moment!

Xu Yan was overjoyed and stood up from the haystack.

But just as he was about to find a place to test the changes in his body, a short, stout figure walked over in the moonlight.

"Xu Yan, go out and fetch a few jugs of wine for the Second Young Master."

The person who came was Xu Sanqi, the steward of the Xu family.

Having served the Xu family for twenty years, he was granted the surname Xu and was considered a prominent figure in the household.

Xu Yan didn't say much. He took the silver from Xu Sanqi, nodded, and went out.

The Xu family were escorts. Every time they returned from escorting goods, everyone from the guards to the porters would get drunk for two or three days. After they finished drinking, they would send their servants to buy more.

This wasn't the first time Xu Yan had done this kind of errand-running work.

After he went out the back door, he quickened his pace and jogged all the way to the tavern.

Xu Yan clearly noticed that his speed was much faster than before.

He maintained steady breathing throughout, showing no signs of fatigue or shortness of breath.

Just as Xu Yan was immersed in the joy brought by the changes in her body, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

By the wall of the tavern, a man in tattered clothes suddenly reached out and grabbed his trouser leg tightly, muttering incoherently.

"Alcohol...do you have any alcohol...?"

Xu Yan had a vague impression of this person.

Whenever he went out of the manor to buy supplies, he would always find this guy drunk and passed out outside the tavern.

Xu Yan originally intended to lift his foot to break free and quickly buy wine to go back and report.

But when their eyes fell on the yellow exclamation mark floating above the man's head, they froze instantly.

!

"???"