Honestly, the Herbalist Lady accepting him as a disciple in place of her husband was already surprising enough.
Now she asked such a question, which completely threw Ye Qiu off!
Still, he answered honestly, "I'm single, never married."
As he spoke, memories from his previous life flashed through his mind.
In the future, he met a woman willing to share life with him.
But throughout, there was no real affection.
Just two miserable souls relying on each other in a post-apocalyptic world, trying to survive one more day!
He also met a love at first sight.
But the harsh environment, the unstable days, forced them apart.
Since then, Ye Qiu dared not fall in love again.
The Herbalist Lady's voice pulled him back:
"I have a daughter about your age, but... the village chief has already told me you are going into the inner secret realm to fight alien demons. That journey is uncertain; let's not talk about that now."
Ye Qiu chuckled awkwardly.
He knew about her daughter.
In his previous life, forums had bored players listing beautiful female NPCs, including the Herbalist Lady's daughter!
Many players tried to raise favor with the Herbalist Lady, aiming for her daughter!
Yet, until the Novice Village's end, no player won her favor, let alone made progress with her daughter!
Hearing her mention the daughter, Ye Qiu was dazed but didn't care much.
As a reborn, he knew her tactics: she liked to use her daughter as a bargaining chip to "trick" players into serving her diligently!
But in the end, they got nothing!
Therefore, he'd keep a wary eye on these NPCs.
Some NPCs are even scarier than monsters and alien demons!
"By the way, if you kill that alien demon, remember to bring back its blood,"
the Herbalist Lady reminded.
Ye Qiu nodded immediately.
All three NPCs mentioned the Blood of the Outer world Fiend.
He understood its importance.
Before leaving, the Herbalist Lady gave him some health and mana potions, a small aid for fighting the alien demon.
Ye Qiu accepted without hesitation.
After bidding farewell, Ye Qiu sought out village chief Uncle Xu again, not for anything else, but for...
"Will of the Apprentice!"
[Will of the Apprentice: After use, copy one skill from others. Each Level 1 gained grants one copy chance. (Current charges 10/11)]
Ye Qiu used this special skill directly!
Consumed one charge.
After thinking carefully, the strongest person in Novice Village had to be Uncle Xu!
He had personally witnessed this NPC's power!
In memory, Uncle Xu stood in the void, one hand wielding a sword, the other holding a wine gourd, taking a sip, then swinging his sword, tearing open the boundless sky!
That scene, no matter how many times Ye Qiu was reborn, he would never forget!
[Ding! You used the special skill "Will of the Apprentice."]
[Ding! You successfully copied the village chief Uncle Xu's cultivation technique "Primordial Codex."]
"Huh?"
Ye Qiu glanced at the stats panel, then was stunned to find a new entry:
Cultivation Technique!
[Technique — Primordial Codex (Level 1): 1/1000, with each cultivation level up, all four basic attributes increase by 10.] (Note: Max Level 30)
"???"
"!!!"
Ye Qiu was first confused, then shocked.
What was this?!
He searched his past memories, but found no info about "cultivation techniques"!
"Little guy, back again?"
Uncle Xu's voice was gentle.
Since Ye Qiu accepted the alien demon killing task, Uncle Xu treated him more warmly, favorability nearly maxed out.
Other NPC favorabilities also rose accordingly.
Ye Qiu collected himself, and casually asked, "Uncle Xu, do you know what cultivation techniques are?"
Unexpectedly, Uncle Xu's face changed abruptly, and he quickly denied, "No, I really don't know."
"Oh."
Ye Qiu was puzzled.
Uncle Xu obviously knew, so why lie?
He didn't dwell on it.
He originally wanted to copy a powerful skill from Uncle Xu, like the supreme sword technique that cleaves the sky!
Unexpectedly, he copied this "cultivation technique" thing instead, which suddenly appeared as a new stat on his panel!
This was something he had never encountered before!
Fortunately, this cultivation technique was ridiculously powerful!
It added an extra stat out of thin air!
Each level up added +10 to all four basic attributes!
Max Level 30.
That meant +300 total for all four basics!
Insanely strong!
Terrifying!
Leaving Novice Village, outside, players were as usual—some queued, some chatting idly, some even made simple playing cards, several gathered playing happily!
Ye Qiu had a sudden idea:
Since others can't bring real-world items into the game, could he bring some real-world items in, to sell in the game world?
But he shook his head quickly to reject the thought.
Firstly, it was unnecessary—a waste of time and energy!
Secondly, it risked exposure.
If asked, how to explain?
Trouble was inevitable!
While lost in thought, a crowd gathered around him.
"Grandpa NPC, any tasks?"
"I heard you gave Purple Rare and Pink Spirit Artifact rewards to two players. I'm content — just a blue piece of gear will do!"
"I just want White Common gear!"
"I'll work for you for free!"
"A bunch of grinding dogs!"
"Please, give us a task!"
Players were truly suffering.
This was the only game they'd played where tasks required queuing, tasks were insanely hard, and monsters overwhelmingly strong!
Many players were still stuck at Level 0!
"Retreat in Battle!"
Ye Qiu quickly used the Timid War Cloak's skill, appearing quietly on a remote hillside.
Then, he pulled out the Secret Realm Treasure Map (Common) he'd gotten from the corpse of the female player "Mist and Cold Clouds" (Zhao Hanyan).
He was ready to use it.
He needed to raise his level to 15 first, just within the limit for entering the inner secret realm!
After all, he had to fight an alien demon.
Every bit of strength helped!
[Ding! You used "Secret Realm Treasure Map (Common)", you will be teleported to Nether Spring Eye. Confirm teleport?]
(Note: Once used, the Secret Realm Treasure Map will automatically disappear.)
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