Update Time: 2014-02-19

Many Newbie Villages have chickens, but not every Newbie Village does; at least Lin Zheng's Newbie Village didn't. After browsing the forums for a while, Lin Zheng teleported to Newbie Village number 011. Appearing at the Newbie Village teleportation point, Lin Zheng, clad in black leather armor, was undoubtedly eye-catching and immediately drew the attention of many new players. Under the 'spotlight', Lin Zheng unhesitatingly rushed towards the village entrance.

While many low-level players excitedly thought he was doing some amazing quest, Lin Zheng charged into a chicken flock with few people fighting them. With a single Stomp, he instantly killed a group of roosters! The low-level players were shocked and exclaimed that they had been tricked! Was this guy here to kill chickens for comfort? Was he abused by high-level monsters?

However, all the low-level players quickly realized they had guessed wrong; he was actually here to collect chicken meat! Immediately, many people who knew more about the game were stunned. Where did this guy come from? How long had it been, and he could already collect Tier 3 ingredients? Hmm—if they knew Lin Zheng's gathering skill had already reached level 5, they'd probably be scared to death!

Holding his dagger, Lin Zheng quickly collected chicken meat. Chickens in the Newbie Village could only be collected once, but that didn't matter since there were so many of them! And they respawned incredibly fast! Every time Lin Zheng finished collecting, he'd use Stomp, instantly killing a large group of roosters. For a while, outside the Newbie Village, chickens scattered and dogs barked, making it quite lively! Lin Zheng spent the entire night collecting chicken meat!

The player's initial inventory has 40 slots; now Lin Zheng's inventory was full. Excluding the evaluation medal which took one slot, he had 39 stacks of chicken meat, which was 3900 portions of chicken meat! His proficiency increased by 50700, but it was still quite a ways from the 150,000 proficiency needed for level 6! Life skills become harder to level up the higher they get!

With his inventory full, Lin Zheng stopped collecting. After clearing a space, he began making White Cut Chicken. Watching the portions of White Cut Chicken appear in his inventory gave Lin Zheng a great sense of accomplishment! Just then, a sudden "boom--" sounded, startling Lin Zheng. Following the sound, a very familiar scene entered Lin Zheng's eyes: Explosion! A Swordfighter had used Explosion! But the damage... it was too low! A few hundred points? Was this really Explosion with such low damage? Lin Zheng looked on, sweating!

What was going on? Why would a first-turn Swordfighter use a ultimate skill like Explosion in the Newbie Village? Lin Zheng stared doubtfully at the ground full of flames not far away, waiting for the flames to disappear to see what had happened. Soon, the flames of Explosion vanished, and six well-equipped first-turn players appeared in Lin Zheng's line of sight. From the looks of it, they were actually ganging up on a Swordfighter! Lin Zheng's brows furrowed. It wasn't that Lin Zheng's sense of justice had flared up; it was a game, and revenge killings were normal. The key was that Lin Zheng actually knew the people ganging up on the Swordfighter!

They all had 'Pride Sword' as a prefix, and among them was the tragic Swordsman who Xiao Meng had exploded in the rear with a sword. It wasn't the first time Lin Zheng had encountered people from Pride Sword, and both times they hadn't left a good impression on him, branding them as a Liu Mang gang! These guys, as Yang Qi said, were purely Liu Mang thugs hired by Ao Jian Zhonghua, a rich young master. Their quality was too low! When he saw injustice, Lin Zheng decided to intervene when he saw people from Pride Sword. He didn't even need to guess; he knew for sure that these Pride Sword bastards were bullying others!

"Beep beep!" The besieged Swordfighter suddenly received a team invitation. He was slightly stunned and chose to accept. As soon as he accepted, he was surprised to see a Swordfighter rushing over in a few quick steps. "Explosion!" A furious roar rang out, and instantly, the grassland, which had just been baptized by fire, was once again engulfed in violent flames. "Boom--" Six huge damage numbers floated above the heads of the six Pride Sword members, each exceeding 8000! It was the same Explosion, but the power of this Explosion was truly shocking!

"Hehe--" Lin Zheng walked forward with a mischievous smile, looking at the Pride Sword members. "Gentlemen of Pride Sword, didn't you say you wouldn't let me go? I'm right here now, why don't you try standing up?" The few people lying on the ground recognized Lin Zheng. This guy had already made their hearts a bit cold. They had thought about getting revenge and reclaiming their dignity after leveling up and getting better equipment, but Lin Zheng's "Explosion!" once again made their hearts turn cold! This attack was too abnormal; even a Guard couldn't withstand it. How did the gap keep getting wider!?

After teasing the Pride Sword members for a bit, Lin Zheng no longer paid attention to these 'dead' people. He raised his head to carefully examine who this besieged person was, who had been chased all the way back to the Newbie Village. Uh--! Small in stature, dressed in male Newbie gear, holding a simple Sword Blade Bow. He was in a truly miserable state! Lin Zheng was slightly surprised. To dare to go against Pride Sword's people with such equipment, should he be called foolish or courageous?! Then he looked at the Swordfighter's face, oh--? Lin Zheng was stunned. It was a delicate and lovely little face, like a porcelain doll. Of course, the feminine appearance of a male wasn't what surprised Lin Zheng; the key was that this face was too similar to someone he knew!

"Are you... Lan, Xiran?" Lin Zheng asked tentatively. The little Swordfighter in front of him immediately froze, his small face showing surprise as he exclaimed, "Huh?! How do you know my name?"

"It really is you!?" Lin Zheng was greatly surprised!

Seeing Lin Zheng's surprised expression, Lan Xiran couldn't help but frown slightly. This guy definitely seemed to know him, but his current behavior made it seem like he had never seen him before. What was going on?!

"How do you know me? But I don't know you!" Lan Xiran asked, puzzled.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know me! It's enough that I know you!" Lin Zheng collected himself and asked again, "How did you get into a fight with those Pride Sword guys? Look at you, no equipment, no level, fighting those guys is just asking for trouble! Speaking of which, if you can't beat them, why don't you ask for help? Those few jerks, if you just called someone for help, you'd beat them down!"

"They cursed at me!" Xiao Jiahuo exclaimed angrily, "They said really nasty things! I couldn't stand it, so I fought them, but they had more people, higher levels than me, and better equipment. I died several times, lost all my equipment, and even dropped back to the Newbie Village, and those bastards even chased me here!"

"You little idiot! Why are you so impatient!?" Lin Zheng glared at Lan Xiran, annoyed. "You know they have more people and higher levels, and you still ran over to fight them?! Why didn't you look for help!?"

"I came to play alone, and I haven't met anyone yet! No one helped me!" Lan Xiran said, feeling very wronged, with a pitiful expression as if about to cry, which made Lin Zheng roll his eyes! "What are you complaining about? How old are you, acting like a child? You should learn to be more independent!"

"Hmph--who are you, to tell me what to do! This is just how I am, and I'll be like this my whole life, I'm not changing! So what!" Hearing Lan Xiran's defiant words, Lin Zheng was amused and reached out to pinch his little face, saying, "You little brat, you dare to talk back? You think you're in the right, huh! You think no one can control you, huh!?"

"Even if someone's going to control me, it's not going to be you! Let go, you jerk! It hurts so much!" Lan Xiran cried out in pain, tears welling up in his eyes. He really was a spoiled young master! Lin Zheng thought, but he did let go, glaring intensely at this little thing that wouldn't grow up! "What are you glaring at? Be careful your eyeballs don't pop out!" Lan Xiran said, holding his face and glaring back at Lin Zheng.

Lin Zheng stared at Xiao Jiahuo for a long time, finally softening. Actually, Xiao Jiahuo was quite pitiful. No one in his family had time to properly take care of him. His grandfather was a busy man, and his parents were also busy with national affairs every day. When he was little, he had an older sister to look after him, but now his sister was also busy. He was truly like a child nobody wanted! If he hadn't avoided contact with bad people, who knew how bad he would have become. Now, just being a little childish and willful should be cause for thanks!

"Forget it, you can just follow me from now on!" Lin Zheng said helplessly.

"Why should I follow you! What are you to me!?" Lan Xiran said defiantly. Lin Zheng immediately gave him a rap on the head, annoyed, "Because your dad is my godfather, and your mom is my godmother! So I have the right and the obligation to properly discipline you, you little rascal!"

"Ow!" Lan Xiran covered his forehead sadly, but then immediately exclaimed happily, "Are you telling the truth? You're my parents' godson? Then you're my older brother?!"

Seeing Lan Xiran's sudden joy, Lin Zheng felt a pang of sadness. Xiao Jiahuo was just a child lacking affection, no wonder he was 18 but still acted like he hadn't grown up! Lin Zheng didn't answer him, just reached out and stroked his head, saying, "Come with me, let's get you back to level 10 first!"

"Oh!" Lan Xiran replied, this time being very obedient. As soon as Lin Zheng walked, he followed closely behind. Lin Zheng led Lan Xiran to a wild boar forest, where wild boars around level 13 were the highest-level monsters in the Newbie Village. Seeing Lin Zheng appear with Lan Xiran, who was still in Newbie gear, several Newbies leveling there couldn't help but apply to join Lin Zheng's party, hoping he would carry them. Lin Zheng was already there to help people level up; carrying one person or five people was the same, so he agreed to the requests of a few Newbies. Thus, the four players who applied first joined the party, making the other players who hadn't applied regret it greatly!

It was very easy for Lin Zheng to level up these Newbies who were below level 10. The wild boars couldn't break his defense at all, so he just charged through the wild boar groups recklessly. Wherever he went, wild boars died; the efficiency was incredible! The low-level players' experience also increased wildly, making a few of them overjoyed! Lan Xiran had only dropped to level 9, so leveling him back to 10 was very fast! However, Lin Zheng, being a good person, decided to carry all the low-level players in the party to level 10, making them all tearfully grateful! Before leaving, Lin Zheng gave them a tip, telling them to do their best to complete their first-turn quest. As for what happened to them later, Lin Zheng didn't concern himself with it; he just took Lan Xiran and left the Newbie Village!