The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

Chapter 1 isn't a trashy online game after all.

"Brother Chen, you should come with me."

The woman stood beside the elderly man with white hair, her face still bearing traces of tears, clearly having just cried.

Standing in front of the two was a young man who looked to be in his early twenties and was quite handsome.

It was clear that this wasn't the first time the woman had tried to persuade him like this.

Jiang Chen shook his head, revealing a Draven-like resolute look in his eyes: "Sister Jiang, I've made up my mind. I'm going to stay and rebuild the tribe."

The old man said curtly, "The Stream Stone Blood Tribe is left with only two juniors. As usual, you will be expelled from the military. Rebuilding the tribe is not as simple as you think."

"Thank you for your trouble, but I still want to give it a try."

Jiang Chen could hear the concern in the old man's words, but he had his own reasons.

Having said everything that needed to be said, and seeing his resolute attitude, the old man didn't try to persuade him any further, and left with the woman, who was still teary-eyed.

Watching the two figures disappear at the end of the road, Jiang Chen turned to look at the ruins in front of him.

Overnight, the Xishi Blood Tribe, a tribe of over ten thousand people, was annihilated by a foreign race. Only he and the chieftain's granddaughter survived because they went to the Ministry of War to report the matter.

This gives a glimpse into the danger level of this world.

It's worth mentioning that, starting from when he was picked up from the wilderness by the chieftain of the Stream Stone Blood Tribe, Jiang Chen has been living on this desolate land fraught with danger for three years.

Over the course of three years, even with relatively limited access to information, he had learned quite a bit about the things that needed to be learned, but those were not the reasons why he insisted on staying to rebuild the tribe.

In fact, the main reason he accompanied the clan elder's granddaughter to the Ministry of War was to purchase a secret manual, "The Myriad Laws of Clay Dolls," at the Ministry of War market.

Legend has it that this secret technique is related to the ancient goddess Nuwa; otherwise, she wouldn't dare to use the name "Myriad Laws."

Its function is also very mysterious. It can mold a human body from clay, and the practitioner can separate a wisp of their soul to control it. The results of the clay figure's cultivation can be returned to the original body without any reduction.

Leaving aside its combat capabilities, the fact that it accelerates cultivation alone is enough to drive people crazy.

Logically speaking, such a powerful secret technique should be treasured as a prized possession, if not kept secret.

Ironically, this secret technique is so common that it seems to have been deliberately spread around.

Even though it is easy to obtain, there are still not many people who practice this secret technique.

The reason for this is that this secret technique has a serious drawback.

Because it requires the soul to be separated into clay puppets for manipulation, those who have practiced this secret art throughout history have either experienced a drastic change in temperament and become extremely bloodthirsty, or even gone insane and become completely unrecognizable.

The deeper one goes into cultivation, the more pronounced these drawbacks become.

Countless talented and ambitious people have tried to solve this flaw, but all have failed. Since then, this secret technique has been completely abandoned, and only those who are desperate will try to learn it.

Jiang Chen cultivated this secret technique not to cause himself to become schizophrenic.

He didn't mind the dirty ground, and sat down cross-legged. He skillfully raised his right hand, and a small green flag pattern appeared in the center of the back of his hand, which at first glance looked like the "request for assistance" signal in some MOBA games.

This is a special ability that has existed in him ever since he transmigrated to this world.

Jiang Chen spent a lot of effort figuring out how to use this thing, and he also needed the support of this ability to do what he was going to do next.

This special ability, which has existed within him since he transmigrated to this world, acts like a network cable connecting the two worlds.

Not only did he browse trending news, but he even used this ability to post questions on a certain blue platform, such as how to live comfortably after being transported to another world.

If this were to happen in ancient China, regardless of the dynasty, this cheat ability would allow one to thrive and prosper.

Unfortunately, it can't be replaced...

In a world where supernatural powers exist, he dares not show his face; at most, he uses modern technology to improve his quality of life.

So most of the time, he simply viewed this ability as a mobile phone that doesn't need to be charged and can connect to the modern world.

It was only recently that he inadvertently discovered that the function of his ability was not so simple.

If the right methods are used, it is possible to exert influence on the physical world, not just at the network level...

……

A university dormitory.

Peng Zhi lay on his side on his bed, his right hand holding a phone screen displaying a live game stream.

Soon, the word "death" appeared on the screen, causing Peng Zhi to burst out laughing.

It was obvious that the streamer he was watching wasn't very skilled; his character was knocked down by the boss in just two hits, and the viewers in the live stream immediately started spamming the chat with comments.

Renyishou (Moderator): Hahaha.

Madmadadane: If you're not good at streaming, just use a cheat, it's not shameful.

Theresa: This is offense, this is defense, this is Genichiro Ashina.

QQ Group Manager: Genichiro is quite something; even my grandma would probably suffer a bit if he were in his shoes.

JC: A new Xianxia-themed national war game is offering free test qualifications.

[The moderator has kicked JC out of the live stream]

Normally, Peng Zhi wouldn't pay attention to this "GG" comment in the chat, since he often encounters games where players manually "GG" at low cost when watching game streams.

No matter how enticing the hype, once you download it, it's all just a reskinned, low-quality online game that sells game stats, and it's a private server at that. Aside from spending money, there's even less room for strategy than a simple match-3 game.

It just so happened that he didn't have class today and was bored, so he clicked on the user information of the person named "JC" without thinking.

JC's user information contains a webpage link, and the rest is blank.

Since it was just a matter of having some fun, Peng Zhi didn't hesitate much and copied the webpage link to his browser.

The campus network isn't actually that fast, but opening this webpage was very smooth.

However, the next second, Peng Zhi's face darkened, and he began to regret his impulsive decision.

The entire webpage is far too rudimentary, completely bare, and it doesn't even bother to find a few online images to use as backgrounds, making the "Click to Apply" button in the center of the page look extremely out of place.

I must be out of my mind. I'd better go back to watching the live stream.

Peng Zhi silently slapped himself in the face, casually tapped "Click to Apply," and then immediately closed the browser program.

The live stream was still lively, and Peng Zhi quickly put the matter out of his mind as he watched the streamer's entertaining antics.

It was noon.

My roommate returned to the dorm after class, carrying a package the size of a box of pure milk.

Upon seeing Peng Zhi lying on the bed, his roommate was taken aback: "You're in the dorm? I saw your package was left downstairs, I thought you went out to surf the internet."

"My package?" Peng Zhi quickly rolled out of bed.

His roommates are good friends, so it's not surprising that they helped him retrieve his package. What's strange is that he didn't order anything online, so why did a package suddenly appear?

Only after confirming that the information on the delivery slip was indeed his did he open the package with a look of suspicion.

"helmet?"

Completely black, aside from the reflective metal exterior and the charging port on the side, this thing actually looks more like an elongated felt hat.

It's worn over the head and just covers the upper half of the face.

"You're just cosplaying Batman here, why did you buy this thing?"

I'd like to know too.

Peng Zhi fiddled with the helmet twice with his left hand and right hand before putting it on his head.

Anyone who has tried a VR all-in-one device knows that unless it is custom-made at a high price, no matter how high-end the VR device is, it is impossible to perfectly fit everyone's face.

This means there will always be some gaps through which light can pass.

But when Peng Zhi put on the helmet, all he could see was pitch black, all external light was blocked, and only a line of bright white text was visible in the center of his vision.

Welcome to the Primal: Human Spirit. The closed beta test will begin at 00:29:31. Please pre-create your game character.

丢！

"Holy crap!?" Peng Zhi was so shocked he almost threw the helmet away.

His roommate looked at him, bewildered: "What's wrong with you?"

Peng Zhi did not respond to his roommate.

He hugged his helmet, took a deep breath, and managed to calm himself down.

This should be a VR all-in-one device; there's no need to make such a fuss.

However, creating a game character,

He remembered the game test qualification he had applied for that morning.

They even provide gaming equipment, could it be...?

That's not some trashy online game, but a formal test of a new game?

But he remembered that when he applied this morning, he didn't seem to have filled in any delivery address, right?