The mountain was bare.
The grass was withered.
There weren't even many trees.
There was only a simple and crude village made of wood.
Strictly speaking, this was just a desolate mountain. Even the birds that passed by didn't want to linger.
"Sigh!"
Qin Shujian was bored to death as he sat on a large rock. Beside him was a large saber that was chipped in a few places.
Coupled with the patched clothes on his body and the holes in his straw sandals on his feet, he looked like he was about to die.
He looked more like a beggar than a bandit.
But —
He was really a bandit.
No, to be precise, he was a bandit.
Name: Qin Shujian
Identity: Ordinary bandit
Affiliation: Liangshan Village
Realm: Level One of Basic Martial Arts
Cultivation Method: Level One of Body Forging Scripture (Five levels in total) (Mortal Level Low Grade)
Equipment: Broken sword, tattered shirt, tattered pants, tattered straw sandals
This was Qin Shujian's current status panel.
When he first came to this world, he thought that he had been reborn.
But after a day of learning, Qin Shujian finally realized that he had become an NPC in the game.
As for why he was so sure.
Because at the bottom right of the status panel, there was a countdown timer that kept ticking.
"2 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes, 41 seconds until the arrival of the players."
"Sigh!"
Seeing this, Qin Shujian let out a long sigh.
The players were coming.
And his current identity, no matter how he looked at it, looked like a cannon fodder NPC in the newbie village.
He existed specifically to give experience to the newbie players.
"Killed … resurrected, killed again … resurrected again."
Qin Shujian suddenly remembered the scene when he was playing the game.
At that time, he didn't feel much about those cannon fodder NPCs. But now that his identity had changed, he deeply felt this kind of sorrow.
Wait!
Qin Shujian's face suddenly froze.
He seemed to have overlooked something.
And that was …
His body's original identity was indeed an NPC, but now, it had been taken over by someone else, and it was completely replaced.
In this way, it was unknown whether he could be resurrected or not.
Thinking of this, Qin Shujian suddenly quivered and jumped up from the big rock.
"No … this won't do."
"What if he can't be revived? Wouldn't I suffer a huge loss?"
"There are still more than two days left. We can't just sit here and wait for death."
Qin Shujian took a few deep breaths as he looked at the countdown timer on his Attribute Panel. It was as if he was looking at his own death timer.
It wasn't easy for him to live again. Even if he was an NPC, it was still better than completely disappearing.
"Even if I have to be an NPC, I will never be a cannon fodder NPC!"
Qin Shujian silently set a flag for himself.
If he didn't want to be a cannon fodder NPC, he would have to increase his level … his strength. Only then would he be able to get out of this awkward situation.
This game didn't have the level system that he was familiar with.
Instead, it adopted a different division of realms.
As for the so-called Body Tempering Scripture, Qin Shujian discovered that there was indeed such a cultivation method in his mind.
However, that was only a superficial method of tempering one's body. It needed to rely on the accumulation of tempering over a long period of time. There was no possibility of a quick breakthrough in a short period of time.
However …
Qin Shujian also had his own thoughts.
Since it was a game, he definitely couldn't do without killing NPCs to level up.
As for where to kill NPCs?
Qin Shujian glanced at the people walking around him and smiled slightly.
He was currently in a nest of NPCs. There was no need for him to search.
The only problem was …
He himself was an NPC. Would he be able to obtain something like experience points or leveling up by killing his own kind?
Qin Shujian bent down and picked up the broken broadsword on the big rock. He walked toward a bandit who was dressed similarly to him.
At the same time, the bandit's attributes appeared in his mind.
Name: Zhang Ergou
Identity: Ordinary Bandit
Affiliation: Liangshan Village
Realm: Level One of Basic Martial Arts
Cultivation Method: Body Tempering Scripture, Level One
Apart from the name, everything else was exactly the same as Qin Shujian's.
He didn't know if it was because of the game's characteristics or because the other bandits were in the same camp as him.
In any case, as long as Qin Shujian wanted to, he would be able to see through the other party's attributes.
Even if he couldn't see through the attributes completely, he could at least get a general idea.
When Qin Shujian approached the bandit, the other party was still standing in the same spot. His eyes were looking outside, and he stood there motionless like a piece of wood.
Qin Shujian also tried to communicate with these people.
In the end, the result was …
Apart from him, these bandits were no different from the cannon fodder NPCs in his impression.
They didn't know how to converse and had no intelligence.
Every day, they ate and rested on time, stood guard and patrolled. It was as if everything was going according to the settings.
"Brother!" Qin Shujian patted the other party's shoulder.
Zhang Ergou turned to look at him, then turned around again.
"Ugh …"
A big hand suddenly covered his mouth, and then he was forcefully dragged behind a big rock.
Qin Shujian looked at Zhang Ergou, who was struggling instinctively with his hands and feet covered by Qin Shujian's hand. Zhang Ergou's eyes seemed to be filled with confusion. Qin Shujian's gaze hardened, and he immediately raised the knife in his hand.
Although the broadsword was badly damaged, it was still abnormally sharp.
"Puchi" a light sound was heard. It was the sound of a blade piercing into flesh. Zhang Ergou was immediately pierced through.
Blood flowed out from the wound.
Then, a warm current rose from the broadsword and flowed into Qin Shujian's body.
Thump!
Qin Shujian's legs gave way and he staggered to the ground. His chest rose and fell violently, and his face was faintly pale.
Murder!
He killed someone!
Looking at Zhang Ergou, who died with his eyes wide open, and the broadsword in his chest, the dark red blood was particularly eye-catching.
Qin Shujian didn't expect that killing an NPC would be so realistic.
For a moment, he almost thought that he wasn't in a game, and that he wasn't killing an NPC, but a real person.
Fortunately —
Without waiting for Qin Shujian to be surprised for too long, Zhang Ergou's body slowly disappeared under his eyes.
All that was left was the damaged broadsword. The moment it lost its support, it fell to the ground.
Bang!
The sound of the broadsword hitting the ground made Qin Shujian come back to his senses.
Seeing this scene, he let out a long sigh of relief. His deathly pale face recovered a lot.
"Not bad … … Although it was a bit too realistic, at least my guess was correct."
If he really had to kill someone, Qin Shujian didn't have the guts, but it was impossible for him to not even frown and directly raise his blade.
Putting down his worried heart, Qin Shujian finally remembered the warm current that had just surged up. He immediately checked his stats.
Name: Qin Shujian
Identity: Ordinary Bandit
Affiliation: Liangshan Stronghold
Realm: First Stage of the Basic Realm
Cultivation Method: Body Tempering Scripture First Stage (+) (Total of Five Stages) (Mortal Level Low Grade)
Source of Life: 1
Equipment: Damaged broadsword, Tattered Shirt, Tattered Pants, Tattered Straw Sandals
The stats panel was still the same as before.
The only difference was that there was an additional source of life attribute.
In addition, there was a plus sign behind the first stage of the Body Tempering Scripture.
Seeing the plus sign, Qin Shujian's mind couldn't help but move. He subconsciously tapped it.
One point of life was instantly reset to zero.
Under the cultivation method, the words "Body Tempering Scripture" also distorted. Then, a wave of power surged from his body, as if some subtle changes had occurred.
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