Return to Zhenhai City

When Yang Jian reappeared at Zhenhai City's teleportation array, a second round of various notification sounds began to bombard his mind.

"Ding, game assist system loaded successfully! Welcome player 'Tianmu Zhenjun' back to the Novice Continent."

"Ding, cultivation system has been closed."

"Ding, life energy system has been closed."

"Ding, combat power system has been closed."

... "Ding, game system loaded successfully."

"Ding, game panel loaded successfully."

"Ding, chat system loaded successfully."

... A long series of system shutdown and activation sounds kept ringing in his ears.

Yang Jian tried to listen carefully, but he couldn't concentrate!

After a few minutes, the world became quiet.

The first thing he did upon returning was to quickly devour a piece of equipment to calm his nerves!

He also opened his attribute panel to check it.

"Player: Tianmu Zhenjun"

"Position: Star Palace Guild Leader"

"Profession: Hunter"

"Level: LV30"

"Abyss Essence: 0 points"

"Physical Evolution Progress: 25.39%"

"HP: 82320 / 82320"

"MP: 15500 / 15500"

"Attack: 70464"

"Armor: 52750"

"Strength: 35+780 + 8129 (Affects melee attack strength, parry, etc., affects secondary attributes like carrying capacity)"

"Agility: 65+800 + 9300 (Affects ranged attack strength, critical hit, armor, and evasion, affects secondary attributes like speed)"

"Stamina: 35+700 + 7417 (Affects maximum HP)"

"Intelligence: 35+220 + 1225 (Affects maximum MP, spell power, spell critical hit, and other attributes)"

"Equipment: heart of khaz'goroth (Blue), malorne's oath of loyalty (Purple), Zhou Yue's Declaration of Love (Orange)..."

"Talent: Devour (Orange)"

"Description: Devour an orange or lower-grade equipment not higher than your level, inheriting all of its attributes. Can be stacked infinitely."

"Cooling Down: Remaining time: 59:47"

"Upgrade Condition: 1 / 50 (Only orange equipment counts towards upgrade condition)"

"Current Devoured Attributes: Strength +8129, Agility +9300, Stamina +7417, Intelligence +1225, Attack +10132, Defense +10298, Ranged Attack Power +160, Spell Attack Power +276, Attack Speed +1, Space Slot +142, Arrow Slot +12, Block +580, Dodge +10"

"Skill: Deception"

Ultimately, he had delayed his leveling for almost two days.

But it didn't matter, the gains from this trip were truly immense!

First and foremost was Mo Song's advancement problem, which he had set out to solve on this trip.

"Shadowquietwolf Mo Song (Purple), Tianmu Zhenjun's pet"

"Beast, Yao Race, LV30"

"Talents: Innate Royalty: Immune to all level and tier suppression effects, can deal full damage, increased suppression against lower levels and tiers!; Shadow Erosion: Attacks carry Shadow Power, Shadow Power deals 1000 true damage!; Lifesteal: Attacks restore 30% of damage dealt as health..."

"Profession: Rogue (Perfect)"

"Advancement Requirements: Jade Bird Sand (Purple) 0 / 30, Sky Dog Grass (Purple) 0 / 30, Quicksand Soil (Purple) 0 / 10, Dream Flower (Purple) 0 / 10, Moonpetal Pearl (Orange) 0 / 1"

"Boss, I seem to have gotten much, much stronger!"

"Of course, since we made this trip, we couldn't waste our time for nothing!"

Yang Jian was also very satisfied looking at his panel!

A 3-million HP assassin!

This purple quality was indeed incredibly unreasonable.

"Boss, I can wear equipment normally now..."

Yang Jian, who should have been happy, suddenly darkened his expression.

"You...? Wear equipment? What equipment would you wear?"

"Uh... weapons. My HP and defense are determined by racial talent and tier, but I can equip main and off-hand weapons, daggers or one-handed swords!"

Sigh! Now someone's trying to snatch equipment... Wait a minute... What about that panda?

Yang Jian summoned again, and a giant panda appeared at his feet.

Before he could even check Bamboo Leaf's attributes, the screams around him startled Yang Jian.

"Wow, a panda!"

"There are pandas in this game? Can hunters catch panda cubs?"

"Can I touch it?"

Yang Jian hadn't even given a clear refusal.

The other person's hand was already stroking Bamboo Leaf's fluffy head.

Yang Jian quickly dismissed Bamboo Leaf.

Then he pushed off with his legs, leaping out of the crowd.

He made several consecutive jumps, disappearing into the inner city.

At the Star Palace's stronghold.

Yang Jian sat on a lounge chair in the backyard, catching his breath.

Beside him, the high-ranking members of the Star Palace, having heard the news, were gradually arriving.

There was actually a living giant panda in the game?

He had never seen one!

This was a creature that could truly be approached, and even petted!

"You quickly tell them to stop! Otherwise, I'm going to lose it!"

The current Bamboo Leaf was no longer that Tier 3 demonic beast; unable to speak, he could only communicate with Yang Jian through telepathy!

Yang Jian rolled his eyes at him. You don't even look at who's holding you right now. Do I dare say anything?

"Wow, your name is Bamboo Leaf! I'm Zhou Yue!"

Archmage Zhou heard that a giant panda had appeared in Zhenhai City.

Then she checked her friends list.

Yang Jian had indeed returned... So she immediately teleported back to the guild stronghold!

She was originally looking for Yang Jian, but unfortunately, she couldn't move once she saw the panda!

"I can't afford to offend her either, you just humor her for a bit..."

Bamboo Leaf: ...?

I didn't expect you to be this kind of person?

Coward!

Yang Jian ignored the panda, who was being treated as a guild pet.

He began to examine its attributes!

"Iron-Eating Beast Bamboo Leaf (Purple), Tianmu Zhenjun's pet"

"Beast, Yao Race, LV1"

"HP: 200,000 / 200,000"

"Talents: Copper Skin Iron Bones: All damage taken is reduced by 50%; Damage Share: Shares 50% of owner's damage; Bear Claw Sweep (Passive): Normal attacks come with a sweeping effect, attacking all enemy units around. (Can be freely toggled off)"

"Profession: Druid (Cat-Bear Form)"

"Advancement Requirements: Spirit Tiger Bamboo (Purple) 0 / 10, Jade Bamboo (Purple) 0 / 10, Taiyi Bamboo (Purple) 0 / 10, Meteorite Iron (Orange) 0 / 1"

These attributes, it had both attack and defense.

Although not as flashy as Mo Song's.

But its strength was truly immense!

Additionally, Bamboo Leaf's advancement requirements... were much less than Mo Song's!

This was the hidden benefit brought by a powerful bloodline.

Bamboo Leaf originally thought that this crazy woman would tire herself out after a while.

Who knew that more and more people came upon hearing the news.

Even if outsiders couldn't enter the guild, there were still many within the guild's high-ranking members who enjoyed a good spectacle!

Slowly, Bai Youyou, Bai Xiaobai, Xia Family's Three Daughters, Mo Suqing, Long Ruoling, and others all arrived.

"It's only level one, and it already has two hundred thousand HP?"

Xia Mingwei expressed her disbelief!

If you guys do this, how are us tank professions supposed to live in the future?

Even with all my equipment combined, I don't have two hundred thousand HP!

"Boss, where did you catch this panda? I'm a natural summoner, I want to get one too!"

Yang Jian didn't care about keeping it a secret.

"I caught it from the Pandaren race in the Tian Yao Realm... Do you want to go?"

Mo Suqing: ...?

"How do I get there? Can I go?"

"Still asking? Of course not! How presumptuous!"

Mo Suqing gnashed her teeth.

"While I've been away these past two days, has anything happened in the guild?"

Mo Suqing couldn't squeeze in, nor could she pet Bamboo Leaf.

After all, she was several years older than these young girls.

She was too embarrassed to act young and push her way in!

Long Ruoling, whom Mo Suqing brought along, was also too embarrassed to squeeze in.

After all, she prided herself on being a reborn person, her mental age was already advanced, and she wouldn't bother with children... "What could have happened? Everything is peaceful and prosperous!"

After thinking for a moment, Mo Suqing brought up another matter.

"Our tourist town in Yun Province has already started construction! Didn't you say you wanted to speed it up? I found over a dozen construction teams there working simultaneously, it might be completed in about a month!"

Yang Jian was stunned!

"That fast? Won't over a dozen construction teams interfere with each other?"

Mo Suqing gestured to Long Ruoling, who was standing beside her.

"Her Royal Highness, the Seventh Princess, helped a lot. She introduced a batch of combat engineers from the military! They work in an orderly fashion, without any chaos at all!"

Long Ruoling began shaking Mo Suqing's arm.

"Sister Su Su, I've told you many times, I'm just your subordinate now, you can just call me Ling'er!"

Mo Suqing smiled and patted Long Ruoling's hand, which was shaking her arm.

In her eyes, where the smile didn't quite reach, lay a deep sense of helplessness.

No matter how resourceful she was, she was no match for the Long family!

Even Tianhai Group was just a small shrimp in front of King An Long's family.

What's more, Long Ruoling's arrival might even be the government's intention!

Not to mention her current situation, even Old Mo, who had been playing the emotional card with Mo Suqing, had quieted down recently.

Yang Jian obviously also saw Mo Suqing's helplessness.

He didn't say anything, simply sent her a private message.

Yang Jian: New World, new rules! If she's obedient, use her well. If she's not, just put her aside and ignore her...

Mo Suqing: Easier said than done, she's the Seventh Princess!

Yang Jian: A New World, a new order! In the future, only my seventh daughter can be called the Seventh Princess...

Mo Suqing: ...?

Yang Jian winked at Mo Suqing.

Mo Suqing thought Yang Jian was joking with her.

But she also sensed Yang Jian's attitude from his words.

Little did she know, the truth is often spoken in a joking tone.

As Yang Jian's understanding of the three permissions of the heart of khaz'goroth deepened.

He increasingly felt the unfathomable nature of divine power.

And now, Yang Jian, having grasped a portion of the game's authority, could combine the Pandaren's intelligence.

Walking ahead of everyone else.

His current strength was still not enough!

To be honest!

If he couldn't even instantly kill those small monsters and small bosses, how could he possibly become a god?

Therefore, Yang Jian also re-planned his strategy.

As soon as Long Ruoling saw Mo Suqing's radiant expression, she knew the two of them were sending private messages behind her back.

What could she do?

She couldn't peek!

After the few people in the middle of the crowd had seen enough, it was finally their turn to see the panda.

Long Ruoling had actually seen pandas before.

There was a small zoo in the building complex at the foot of her family's West Mountain, and it housed pandas!

But seeing a panda in a game was a completely different experience.

Moreover, in the game, players clearly knew that this panda might not be able to defeat them.

Of course, this referred to ordinary pandas.

But it didn't include the one in front of them, which had two hundred thousand HP at level one... Looking at the busy crowd in front of him.

Yang Jian was not in a hurry, he opened the leaderboard to take a look.

He then turned off the ring's stealth effect!

Tianmu Zhenjun, who had been off the leaderboard for two days, announced his return!

First place: Tianmu Zhenjun, Level 30 12%, Profession: Hunter, Guild: Star Palace (Guild Leader).

Second place: Yueyin Qingya, Level 22 39%, Profession: Element Controller, Guild: Star Palace (Vice Guild Leader).

Third place: Thousand Years of White Clouds, Level 19 17%, Profession: Void Hunter, Guild: Star Palace (Vice Guild Leader).

Fourth place: Thunder God Envoy, Level 17 83%, Profession: Thunder Mage, Guild: Asgard (Guild Leader).

Fifth place: King Arthur, Level 17 81%, Profession: Arcane Mage, Guild: Norse Pantheon (Guild Leader).

Sixth place: Western Cowboy, Level 17 75%, Profession: Mechanic.

Seventh place: Freedom of America, Level 17 55%, Profession: Undead Mage, Guild: Skull Society.

Eighth place: Qingqing Zijin, Level 17 52%, Profession: King of Beasts, Guild: Star Palace (Vice Guild Leader).

Ninth place: Templar Knight Borg, Level 17 50%, Profession: Paladin, Guild: Light Church (Vice Guild Leader).

Tenth place: Xia Yuan Weiguang, Level 17 48%, Profession: Paladin, Guild: Star Palace.

Yang Jian's return to the rankings announced his king's return.

Looking at the leaderboard, the difficulty of leveling up was indeed not low now.

Yang Jian and Zhou Yue had a cliff-like lead in strength.

Bai Youyou due to her talent's 30% bonus.

And the other few people in Yang Jian's guild had all been forcefully brought up by Yang Jian a while ago!

Now, one by one, their rankings were dropping!

Yang Jian thought for a moment and decided to take some time to occupy all the spots on the level leaderboard... Having understood the true meaning of the world and the hidden information, Yang Jian was no longer as panicked as before!

After all, the unknown is what is most frightening!