The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

Startled and having wasted so much time, Peng Zhi immediately turned red in the face.

However, Ke Yun did not apologize to him or argue back. Instead, she sat down cross-legged on the spot and closed her eyes.

Peng Zhi understood immediately from this state.

Although I was still very annoyed, I wouldn't stoop so low as to interrupt Ke Yun's leveling up.

Silently gathering his thoughts, he decided to settle accounts with Keyun once he reached level 2.

Seeing this, Lao Kuai became even more anxious.

The three of them cultivated together, but the two guys leveled up first. How can that be allowed?

He didn't stop to wait for Keyun to finish upgrading; instead, he sped up his pace. Even if he was the last to upgrade, he couldn't fall too far behind.

Ten minutes or so passed.

Peng Zhi was clearly more familiar with the blood and qi circulation route of the "Tiger Fiend Technique" and was the first to complete the last section of the experience bar.

【Ding! 】

Player "What's the Principle?" has leveled up to level 2, and their experience bar is currently at 1%.

The familiar all-around improvement in physical fitness reappeared, making Peng Zhi feel as if he were soaking in a pleasant hot spring, so comfortable that he couldn't help but hum softly.

Peng Zhi stood up, felt the increase in performance, and could basically conclude that at least in the early stages of the game, the leveling up was linear, which matched his initial guess.

After a while, Keyun opened her eyes.

He glanced at Peng Zhi with a hint of surprise, then a cryptic smile appeared on his lips.

"...What do you mean?" Peng Zhi felt a little uneasy under his gaze.

Before she finished speaking, Keyun sprang up from the ground and lunged at Peng Zhi.

Even though the two hadn't competed yet, Peng Zhi could clearly tell that Ke Yun's explosive power was superior to his own; when he had just completed his upgrade, his speed wasn't this fast.

Peng Zhi subconsciously raised his hands and crossed them in front of him.

Bang!

The dull thud of flesh colliding was enough to make one's teeth ache.

The feedback from his arms made Peng Zhi feel as if he had been hit by a solid iron hammer, forcing him to stagger back several steps.

Ke Yun did not continue her attack, but stood still, chuckling.

Peng Zhi, completely bewildered, shook his hand: "What's wrong?"

"You guessed right. If you don't make any mistakes along the way, you can skip level 1 directly."

Ke Yun was eager to share her joy and proactively explained, "My current level is 3, and my experience bar is at 12%."

Peng Zhi: "?"

"No, why should I?"

Peng Zhi's face turned green.

He wondered if he had wasted so much energy.

He could accept Ke Yun's direct advancement to level 2, but directly advancing to level 3 was really too much. What did it matter that he had painstakingly cultivated for more than an hour?

They just upgraded, and I haven't even had time to be happy about it.

Ke Yun made no attempt to hide his pride: "Well, there's nothing I can do about it, I guess I'm just naturally gifted."

Peng Zhi pursed his lips, sat down cross-legged again, and worked hard to catch up in level.

Ke Yun didn't continue to pester Peng Zhi.

Having finally leveled up, he naturally wanted to experience what it felt like to be a little superhero. He hopped and skipped to catch up with Lao Kuai, who was still running laps, without even panting: "Come on, Lao Kuai, you're the last one!"

Old Kuai gritted his teeth and quickened his pace again, but unfortunately he couldn't shake off the noisy fellow at all, and had no choice but to pretend he couldn't hear him.

……

Peng Zhi's self-motivation only lasted for ten minutes.

After circulating blood and qi for one cycle, the experience bar only increased by a paltry 1%.

To be honest, this was really hard for him to keep going, so he decided to do something else first.

He stood up and said irritably, "Keyun, if you have nothing better to do, let's go get some wood and build a place to live."

Ke Yun followed Lao Kuai for a few laps and felt a bit bored, so she immediately agreed.

They had discussed this issue in a group chat before.

The fact that you can eat in the game means that it also has sandbox survival elements.

Not to mention, their bodies don't disappear after they log off.

The game's death penalty is so severe that we must consider building a shelter to ensure their safety after they log off.

The two men, carrying stone axes borrowed from Lao Kuai, marched menacingly into the forest.

With their current physical condition, their work efficiency is incomparable to what it used to be. They swing their stone axes so fast that they look like two human logging carts.

They kept playing until the sun was setting in the west, and the logs behind them had piled up into a small mountain. They roughly estimated that they had obtained several hundred logs.

"Is that enough?"

Ke Yun examined the stone axe in her hand: "Luckily, this thing doesn't have a durability system."

"It's also possible that cutting down trees doesn't reduce durability."

I have to commend the quality of the stone axe; after cutting down so many trees, it still looks completely intact.

Peng Zhi nodded, picked up three pieces of wood in one hand and walked back: "I think this should be enough, anyway, there's no need to make it too fancy."

Ke Yun also picked up the wood and followed beside him: "Isn't this exquisite enough? We Minecraft players just dig three holes and fill one hole on the first day, and get by."

Peng Zhi glanced at him: "Alright, the job of building the house is yours."

Ke Yun didn't hesitate and readily agreed.

"Leave it to me, you can rest assured."

……

"This...this is hard to trust, isn't it?"

Peng Zhi stared at the crooked wooden "building" in front of the open space, his face pale.

Ke Yun coughed twice and tried to argue, "Don't you understand mortise and tenon joints? There are no nails or anything to fix it. I've already done a lot of work to make it like this. Besides, with our physical condition, even if it collapses in the middle of the night, it won't kill anyone. Don't worry."

Peng Zhi glanced to the side and asked, "What about him?"

Not far away, Lao Kuai had switched from running laps to doing push-ups.

It's no exaggeration to say that in real life, with that level of exercise, it would be a miracle if he could even stand up the next day.

"He probably won't die, right?" Ke Yun wasn't sure.

"Old Kuai, take a break and have something to eat."

Peng Zhi walked to the fire, picked up a string of cooked wild boar meat, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Old Kuai looked like he'd just been pulled from the water, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace: "No! I absolutely have to level up today!"

Peng Zhi: "..."

Ke Yun: "Whatever, I'm going to log off as soon as I'm full. I have to go to work at 8 a.m. today."

Peng Zhi snapped out of his daze: "It's already this late without me even noticing."

He also has to work 8 AM today.

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

They had been playing all night without realizing it, and it was already past seven in the morning in reality.

Although they did nothing but train and chop trees, especially Old Kuai who was mostly focused on physical training, at most they hunted a wild boar to eat along the way, it seems they didn't really do anything fun.

But perhaps due to the unique immersive experience of virtual games, all three of them felt they hadn't had enough.

Ke Yun, chewing on a piece of wild boar meat, mumbled as she asked, "Where's Lao Kuai? Don't you have class today?"

"Don't worry about me, go about your business."

"Okay, I'm going to log off inside. If the house really collapses, remember to pull my body out."