Chapter 224: Nice Face, Copied
This time, new disciples were set to join the Feique Sect.
Chen Miaomiao was responsible for persuading the Feique Sect on how to accept the new disciples safely and without suspicion.
Su Daqiang and some of the lifestyle players were in charge of welcoming them.
The new players’ spawn point was now at the Sect office.
A small, separate courtyard had been built here, dedicated to welcoming new players.
Qi Kui quickly came to her senses and immediately wiped away her tears. "No, it’s not that, Big Brother. I... I’m just so excited. I..."
She had wanted to say that this was the first time she had ever seen anything, but she was afraid people would think she was looking for pity. Besides, that was information from her real life.
So, Qi Kui changed her explanation. "It’s my first time playing this game. I couldn’t help it."
Fortunately, Su Daqiang was understanding, though the "Big Brother" part made him cringe a little.
He guessed Qi Kui was probably quite young in real life.
In any case, only adults could enter the game; that much was guaranteed.
"That’s perfectly normal. Everyone is shocked and can’t believe it the first time they enter the game. It’s like a whole new world, right?"
Qi Kui nodded.
Su Daqiang took a closer look at Qi Kui. "What’s your name? You did a nice job on your face—better than most of us."
Most of the first players had suffered from not being very good at character creation.
Even now, many were still running around with ugly, system-generated default faces.
However, after cultivating for a long time, their faces would undergo some changes, making them look a little like their real-life selves—but not so much that you would ever recognize them if you met them in reality.
"My name is Kuihua."
"Kuihua?"
Su Daqiang couldn’t help but smile. "That’s a nice name. Here’s what you do: first, collect the Spirit Pill and mental method the system gives you. After you’ve gone through the process of Opening your Spiritual Root, come back here. We’ll have someone take you to the Feique Sect to register."
Kuihua nodded dutifully. "Okay."
Su Daqiang was moved, seeing a new player who was so earnest and well-behaved.
This was what a normal newbie was supposed to be like.
Unlike the rest of them, who were basically a bunch of cynical old-timers.
Always spouting—
As they spoke, a ball of light flared up nearby, and another new puppet was activated.
A new player had arrived.
This was a male player, and you could tell he’d just casually tweaked the default system face.
Surprisingly, he had a bit of a knack for it, and the result wasn’t bad at all.
But as soon as he opened his eyes, he immediately looked around, his eyes wide, and let out a string of curses: "HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIIIIIT!!! This is for real! Fucking awesome! HOLY SHIT!!"
To express his excitement, he even took off and ran two laps around the courtyard.
After getting his bearings, he started whooping and hollering, waving his arms around as he roamed all over the courtyard.
He paid no mind whatsoever to Kuihua and Su Daqiang’s presence.
Su Daqiang pointed at the guy. "See that? That’s what players are like these days."
Qi Kui: "..."
The system notified her that the Spirit Root Pill would be issued to her shortly. After consuming it, she just had to wait for the timer to finish before logging back in.
Qi Kui didn’t overthink it. Knowing how important the Spirit Root was in this game, she took the Elixir Pills and immediately logged out.
Then she glanced at the timer.
The system, knowing she could read Braille but was not yet familiar with standard text, simply informed her:
"1 hour and 45 minutes."
’Hmm.’
’That seems pretty average, right?’
’At least, that’s what my sister said back then.’
But she didn’t care about that. She had seen a true world, and there was still so much she didn’t understand.
Qi Kui logged off, full of joy.
Sensing her sister’s movement, Qi Yang immediately asked with excitement, "How was it?"
Qi Kui fumbled to remove the headset. Her sight vanished as she returned to reality, and though her spirits fell a little, it was nothing like it used to be.
Having never played a game before, she was now itching to get right back in.
"I’ve started the process of Opening my Spiritual Root! I can go back online in 1 hour and 45 minutes."
"Huh?" Qi Yang said. "That’s a little average. Lord Han and the others said that time isn’t considered very good, but that doesn’t matter!"
Qi Yang added excitedly, "Next time, it’ll be my turn to fight for a slot!"
Qi Kui thought about how Qi Yang had given up her chance to get a slot for her sake, and couldn’t help feeling apologetic. "I’m sorry, Sis. It should have been your turn to play this time..."
"Don’t worry about it. A game is just a game, no matter how real it feels. Your eyes are what’s most important. Besides, if I was able to get a slot for you, I’m confident I can get one for myself! For now, just go have fun in there. You can even learn some things—things you can’t learn in the real world."
Qi Kui nodded. Suddenly, she heard her mother’s voice. "Kui’er, you can really see?"
Qi Kui heard the tremor in her voice and smiled, pursing her lips. "Yes, Mom, I can see in the game. I even saw a ’Big Brother’ who was very nice to me. I saw lots of flowers and plants... Um... I don’t know what colors they are yet, but I can learn now, Mom."
"You— That’s wonderful! That’s just wonderful!"
Mrs. Qi was so excited she was trembling.
She hadn’t expected the game to actually be real.
Her daughter, blind for so many years, could now see.
Even if it was a game, what did that matter, as long as it allowed her to see?
And so, Mrs. Qi also grew interested in this magical game.
"Oh, right," Qi Yang said. "It seems anyone who got a slot can use that to exchange for a deluxe game pod. The one we have is from the Feiyun Family. I’ll go register your info. It’ll be more comfortable for you to play lying down in a pod."
"Okay," Qi Kui nodded meekly.
In her heart, she was already eagerly awaiting the end of her Spirit Root’s incubation period.
For someone who had never known light, now that she had this opportunity, she was already becoming completely captivated by the game.
—
Qi Kui was not the only one in her situation. That night, a hundred and fifty new players entered the game.
As the information was being consolidated, the data on this batch of new players soon reached Wei Jun’s hands.
However, there were still two individuals whose information could not be obtained.
Setting that aside for the moment, Wei Jun breathed a sigh of relief after reviewing the files, though he also sounded a little incredulous. "They’re all normal players."
By "normal players," he meant the situation wasn’t what they had been anticipating.
Liu Wen Yu nodded. "It seems we can determine one thing, at least: she’s on our side."
Wei Jun looked at her. "There are still two people whose data we don’t have."
Liu Wen Yu suddenly gave a mysterious smile. "You don’t need to worry. Those two don’t fall under our purview. Their files can’t be brought over here."
Wei Jun showed a hint of surprise. "You mean they’re from *that* group...?"
"It would seem so," Liu Wen Yu said with a faint smile. "Two of them got in at the same time. It looks like their luck is on another level."
Meanwhile, one of the new players was grinning as she logged into the game and greeted the system.
"Hello, System. I’ve heard so much about you."
Her tone was teasing, yet it also carried a subtle, almost imperceptible layer of probing.
The system didn’t respond, instead sticking to the script and reciting its lines, telling her to customize her face, choose an ID, and pick a location.
But with just a flicker of thought, the woman quickly grasped the logic behind the game’s character creation. In just a few minutes, she had sculpted herself the face of a peerless beauty.
It was truly peerless—a face that combined the spiritual aura and temperament of the East with the bone structure of the West. The beauty was stunning and unforgettable.
System: "Nice face. Copied. In the future, I’ll use some of your facial data as a reference when new players load in."
It couldn’t give them the full face, of course, or else there would be identical-looking people everywhere.
After all, the Sect Master had zero talent for character creation, so the system had no choice but to steal from the players.
The woman raised an eyebrow. "This..."
’A flexible system, indeed,’ she thought.
System: "I’ll reward you with 1 point every time someone uses your basic template!"
"One point," the woman teased. "Isn’t that a little stingy?"
System: "Fine, then forget it."
"..."