The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

The towering ancient trees all around are like silent giants. Any tree trunk you pick is so thick that it takes several people to hug it. The surface is covered with a thick layer of slippery green moss, and vines hang down from above, intertwining between the trees.

The sunlight struggled to penetrate the layers of the almost impenetrable tree canopy, finally reaching the ground covered with humus.

In such an environment, it's easy to lose your way.

Fortunately, the Tenka Fubu had a habit of marking the way in advance, which barely ensured that they could return by the same route if they got lost.

He did not encounter a "monster siege".

To be precise, he has absolutely no idea what's happening on the tribe's side.

As soon as he logged on, he took advantage of the early hour and left the tribe alone, intending to explore a more distant place this time.

During this time, he did encounter some wild animals.

However, he could sense that the wild animals he encountered did not possess any blood energy and were not even considered wild monsters.

Since there was no blood essence for him to absorb after killing the enemy, he naturally didn't bother to do it.

As for the wild animals, although they have not developed intelligence, they can still sense the dangerous aura emanating from Tenka Fubu and will not provoke him.

The journey was uneventful.

So, out of sheer boredom, Tenkabubu glanced at the leaderboard.

This realization was shocking; he was about to be pushed out of the top fifty.

"How come everyone's leveling up so fast?"

As the saying goes, there is no first place in literature, but there is a second place in martial arts.

Even though he doesn't show it most of the time, you can still feel his arrogance after spending a lot of time with him.

He was confident that he was the strongest player among them.

Even though his ranking has been temporarily surpassed by students like Campus Spring Colors, he believes it's a matter of luck and that he will eventually catch up and reclaim his rightful first place.

This is also why he was in such a hurry to go out and explore on his own.

Therefore, one can imagine the frustration that Tianxia Buwu felt when he saw his level surpassed by so many players.

"Have I been too lax?"

The world's unification under the rule of the military sank in his heart.

He made up his mind not to return to the tribe that night.

After all, danger often contains opportunity.

……

The next morning.

After a long day at work, the ox-horse (a metaphor for someone who is exhausted or overworked) excitedly logs into the game as soon as he gets home.

The time in the game is exactly the opposite of the real time.

Unlike before, these players did not see the sun after logging in.

As soon as I logged on, I saw thick clouds blocking out the sun, torrential rain pouring down, thunder rumbling, and the whole world appearing dark and gloomy.

In the hazy rain, everything seemed to tremble. Trees swayed violently in the gale, their branches and leaves flying, as if begging for mercy from this irresistible force of nature.

Raindrops pattered against the eaves and open spaces, filling the village with a damp atmosphere—the earthy, pungent scent of soil awakening.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time players have seen rain in the game, and the rain is so heavy that it's unstoppable.

The rainfall was so heavy, accompanied by strong winds, that it has already affected players' ability to go out and explore.

Fortunately, having received a "gift" from the black ants the day before, most players didn't have a strong desire to go out and fight monsters to level up.

As you can see, many newly logged-in players are gathered under the newly built stone houses.

Most people were taking shelter from the rain, but some quick-thinking players were taking advantage of the large crowd to shout loudly.

"Dongdong Fine Grain Shop is recruiting farming players. Salary negotiable."

"I buy spiritual essence. One point of spiritual essence costs fifty coins. I'm honest with everyone."

"We need a team to hunt an elite monster. We're looking for one more player, level 20 or above. Serious inquiries only."

"Does anyone know where there is an iron mine? I can exchange spiritual energy for information."

Each player can receive at least 1 point of spiritual essence per day, and higher-level players, such as those in the Campus Spring Scenery event, can even receive 7 points of spiritual essence with just one sign-in.

As the number of players increased, Dog Brother also lowered the price of collecting spirit essence to fifty yuan.

However, even with the price reduction, there are still players willing to sell to him.

There's no other way; if you don't spend money to buy spiritual essence from other players...

Even if an average player signs in every day, their account still only has a single-digit amount of spiritual energy.

What can this little bit of spiritual energy do?

Should I buy a few beginner wooden swords?

If you want to buy items like Blood Qi Pills or Military Manuals, you'll have to save up for a while longer.

In this situation, many players might simply sell their Spirit Essence to Dog Brother and his group now, to avoid the price of Spirit Essence plummeting again after a while.

"The price of spiritual essence should have stabilized by now."

Campus Spring Colors glanced at the spiritual energy balance in her account.

He intends to buy the "Martial Arts Body Forging Manual," and he is currently the only player qualified to purchase this military manual.

"That's about right, it probably won't drop any further."

Dog Bro gave an affirmative answer.

As the player who acquired the most Spirit Essence, he was well aware of the fluctuations in its price.

Anyone who has experienced this game can attest that, given its quality, it will be unbeatable on the market once it goes into open beta, offering plenty of opportunities to make money. There's no need to exhaust the resources now.

If the purchase price is pushed down further, players will be unwilling to sell, not to mention that other players are also buying spirit essence.

If no other source of spiritual energy appears in the future, then the price will basically be fixed at fifty yuan, and will at most fluctuate around fifty yuan.

Campus Spring Scenery asked, "How much spiritual energy do you have right now? Give me fifty points first, and I'll transfer them to you after I log off."

Dog Brother wasn't worried about being taken advantage of, and he didn't even negotiate the price before transferring fifty points of spiritual energy directly.

After he finished looking around, he asked curiously, "Are you planning to buy the 'Martial Arts Body Forging Manual' now?"

"Let's buy it now, so we don't miss out later."

He casually replied, "The campus is full of spring scenery."

With the game's unpredictable logic, no one can say for sure when an accident might happen that could kill them.

I'll buy it now while I'm eligible.

Not long after they finished talking about the spring scenery on campus, they followed the directions and headed towards the small villa on the second floor where Jiang Chen was.

Dog Brother and his old buddies didn't come along.

Especially after transferring fifty spirit essences, Brother Dog urgently needed to replenish his wallet.

He took off his shirt, braved the rain, and rushed to another stone house, grinning broadly, "Dude, you said you wanted information on iron ore, right?"

Yunyan looked him up and down, slightly surprised. "Brother Gou, right? Do you know where there's an iron ore mine?"

Ah Shui: "Let's make this clear first, we don't have much spiritual energy."

Even if they had never interacted with him, most players had heard of Dog Brother's status as a wealthy tycoon.

"Look at what you're saying. There are only a few players now, so it's about helping each other out."

Dog Bro laughed and said, "I'll take you there directly. You can give me whatever you want of spiritual essence."