Profound Yellow Sect.
Inside the Contribution Hall.
Rows of bookshelves lined the interior. The secret manuals here could only be viewed by Profound Yellow Sect Disciples—which, of course, meant only players could see them. Moreover, players merely needed to pick a spot to stand; selections were then made from a pop-up virtual panel.
"Holy crap, is the ’Nine Yin True Scripture’ that expensive?"
"Why does even the ’Sunflower Manual’ cost ten thousand Contribution Points? No one would practice it even if it was given for free, right?"
"I really want to exchange for all of them, but I’m dirt poor."
"The cheaper ones are further back. Morgana’s axe technique is only one Contribution Point."
The players were also taken aback by the prices of the secret manuals. If they wanted to exchange for good ones, it seemed they had to start with the cheaper options.
"I’ve struck it rich!" Suddenly, a loud shout rang out.
Many players turned their heads to look. They saw a player named Autumn and Winter Rainy Season shouting excitedly. Then, under everyone’s shocked gazes, he promptly took off his pants. This scene sent all the players into an uproar.
Why could this guy take off his pants?
A few players tried it themselves but found they couldn’t directly remove their own pants.
But... why could Autumn and Winter Rainy Season do it?
"Bro, how did you do it? Did you find a bug?" the player closest to Autumn and Winter Rainy Season hurriedly asked.
Autumn and Winter Rainy Season chuckled. "It’s simple. You just need to exchange for a martial art. See that ’Secret Sect’s Joyful Treasure Manual’ for one hundred Contribution Points? It’s a dual cultivation martial art. Once you learn it, you can take off your pants and find a Sister to practice with."
At that moment, all the players grew excited. The freedom in this game was quite high; at least the ’pants-off’ gameplay mechanic had been developed.
With this martial art, wouldn’t it mean they could really experience *it* in the game?
"Damn it! I sold my Contribution Points to Junlin; now I don’t have enough to exchange for it."
"I haven’t sold mine yet. I’ll exchange for this first!"
"Hahahaha, those who traded early must be regretting it big time now."
"You guys probably shouldn’t exchange for this yet. After all, it requires male and female dual cultivation, meaning you need a female player. It seems all thirty of us here are guys."
"Huh? So, you’re saying it’s useless to exchange for this martial art?"
The players, who had been excited just moments before, instantly deflated.
Play? Play what, for crying out loud! With thirty guys here, who’s going to dual cultivate with whom? Are you kidding me? Damn Game Designers! Why can’t we create female characters?
In the crowd, Junlin wasn’t in a rush to exchange for any martial arts, as he held the most Contribution Points. Although others were also buying Contribution Points, none offered prices as high as his. His offer of one hundred (currency) per point was tempting for many. Now, he had over four hundred Contribution Points, enough to choose one or even several Martial Arts.
The ’Secret Sect’s Joyful Treasure Manual’ could supposedly remove some player restrictions. But it’s a pity; it’s useless even if I exchange for it. Female players probably wouldn’t really want to do *that* with you in the game, right? So, to put it bluntly, it’s just spending one hundred Contribution Points to unlock a ’pants-off’ feature. As for the rest... Trash!
By Junlin’s side, Poisonous Panda, Under the Phoenix Tree, and Evil Queen Morgana with Big Chest were all making their selections.
Morgana had also sold fifty Contribution Points. After all, he wasn’t rich and needed to earn money by "slinging bricks."
As for any remaining Contribution Points, or future ones, why not just exchange them for several more Martial Arts manuals? Since I’ve decided to go down the brute force path, I’ll just keep smashing my way through and forge my own destiny! Shaolin Golden Bell Shield? Eighteen Horizontal Practices? Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique? These External Martial Arts seem to suit me well. The path I’m taking is to stack the thickest armor, charge to the frontlines, and fight the fiercest battles!
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Poisonous Panda flipped through many manuals, also feeling conflicted.
"Feng Wu, which path are you planning to take?" Poisonous Panda turned his head and asked. "The four of us work well together. Old Mo is definitely going for a semi-tank build, and Junlin will most likely choose extreme damage output. What about you?"
While selecting, Feng Wu said, "I want to play a ranged role. Something like hidden weapons or a Sound Wave Skill would be nice, but these unconventional Martial Arts are a bit expensive, and I can’t afford them."
"So I should go support?" Poisonous Panda mused, then said, "I’ve got my eye on the ’Star Poison Manual.’ It can provide support and also uses poison. I feel like I could go down that path."
The group began to discuss their strategies.
Meanwhile, Xu Nian was outside the Contribution Hall, gathering everyone to announce a new Task.
How could my Workers stop and rest? If you rest, then wouldn’t I have to rest as well? No, no! Resting on the very first day? What would happen in the future then?
The System, very cooperatively, began to issue Tasks.
[Task: Build the Sect.]
[Introduction: Black Tiger Hall has learned that Black Wind Stronghold has been cleared. They will arrive within three days. Please expedite the construction of Buildings necessary for the Sect.]
[Objective: Construct the lookout tower, Thorn Wall, etc.]
[Reward: Depends on the host’s completion level.]
[Tip: The host may delegate the Task to the disciples, freely subdivide the Tasks, and the Reward is limited to Contribution Points, with a maximum Reward for this Task of 100 Contribution Points.]
Huh? Black Tiger Hall? It seems the Common People we rescued took the news back to Liang City. Black Tiger Hall is getting restless. And what will Zhao Xiongtu of the Fish Dragon Gang do? Logically, Zhao Xiongtu should also make a move. Could it be that he wants to fish in troubled waters and swallow both Black Tiger Hall and my Profound Yellow Sect in one go? Isn’t he afraid of biting off more than he can chew?
"Fellow disciples, the construction of our Sect is a top priority. Now that we’ve obtained plenty of Materials from Black Wind Stronghold, we must make good use of them." Xu Nian began to speak, "Starting now, our foremost concern is to ensure the safety of our Profound Yellow Sect!"
As soon as his voice fell, the players also received the corresponding Task.
[Task: Build the Sect.]
[Introduction: Construct the lookout tower, training grounds, houses, Thorn Wall, and other Buildings.]
[Reward: For each Building constructed, receive 10 Contribution Points. Unlocks the Martial Arts Fusion System, allowing players to go to the training grounds for Martial Arts Fusion. New Martial Arts can be freely named by players.]
Seeing the new Task, those players who were ready to grind hard all grew excited.
A Task has arrived! That means we have another chance to earn! It’s just constructing some things, right? How hard can that be? And this time, they’re even directly unlocking Martial Arts Fusion! Does that mean we can use the training grounds to combine some cheap Martial Arts into advanced ones? Does that mean even Ultimate Techniques are possible?
"Holy crap, the training grounds sound awesome."
"I was just worrying about which Martial Arts to pick. Can we now create our own Martial Arts?"
"I love this new feature; it’s great!"
"Any high-level Minecraft players here? Need advice on how to build the training grounds!"