27 – Too Naive

As for the newcomer named Zhang Tao, his luck was also fairly decent. The world he traversed to had an ancient setting. Whether or not there were transcendent powers was unclear, but at least he hadn’t encountered anything bizarre. He smoothly found a village and settled down in a hospitable farmer’s home.

As for his ‘cheat’, it was quite ordinary: he could enhance his physical strength through exercise.

Li Ping, who died, had it much worse.

He traversed to a place outside of a barbarian tribe.

Having heard about the deeds of the 36th traveler, he hesitated for a long time but eventually mustered the courage to try and infiltrate the barbarian tribe for survival.

As a result, before he could even get inside, an arrow flew from who knows where and directly blew him apart.

Yes, not just piercing a vital spot, but his whole body exploded into pieces—truly a tragic end.

This indicated that the world he traversed to was definitely not simple.

Unfortunately, with Li Ping’s death, no one would ever know the power system that world contained.

Wang Ping (66): “Good heavens, I didn’t surface for a day, and suddenly three newcomers appeared.”

Fang Yun (3): “Indeed surprising. Recently, the frequency of newcomers joining the group has significantly increased. Moreover, having two newcomers surviving this time is also quite astonishing.”

Fang Yun (3): “By the way, you’re responsible for the newcomer’s death. If it wasn’t for learning about your deeds, he wouldn’t have taken the risk to try his luck. Smirk.jpg.”

Wang Ping (66): “What’s it got to do with me? Given his situation, whether or not he charged into the barbarian tribe, the outcome would’ve been the same. It’s hard to survive deep in the Great Wilderness. Also, Brother Fang, why are you in the group chat every time? Don’t you need to cultivate?”

Fang Yun (3): “You don’t get it. My dream is to become the Dragon King of this group. As for whether I need to cultivate, I just broke through to the Innate Realm recently. I also need to relax. Life would be meaningless if it’s just nonstop cultivation.”

Wang Ping (66): “You’re really carefree, huh?”

Wang Ping shook his head.

Not cultivating diligently, when danger comes and you lack the strength to save yourself, you’ll regret it.

Such things had happened too many times in his life simulations.

Fang Yun (3): “You’re something else, aren’t you?”

Wang Ping (66): “I think you should focus on cultivating. Otherwise, when danger arrives, it’ll be too late if you lack the strength. Though I have the ability to foresee the future, I still haven’t found a way to break the situation. I’ve seen all kinds of deaths, and even when hiding in Chi Village, it’s the same—death in various ways.”

Fang Yun (3): “Uh…”

Fang Yun was speechless.

Alright, with Wang Ping’s ability to foresee the future, his words were indeed convincing.

Wang Ping (66): “By the way, it’s rare that Sister Liu hasn’t surfaced today.”

Fang Yun (3): “Quite normal. Liu Mei is quite kind and can basically be called the newbie guide, but after all, she is the emperor’s beloved concubine. How could she have much time to surface? She might be involved in some romantic affairs with the emperor right now.”

Wang Ping (66): “…”

Wang Ping was left speechless.

You make such good points that I have no way to retort.

At this moment, a message appeared, attracting Wang Ping’s attention.

Zhang Tao (72): “Another senior has surfaced and this newbie is trembling in fear.”

Wang Ping (66): “Newcomer, how are you doing now?”

Zhang Tao (72): “Not bad. The old man is quite kind; I’m about to sleep soon.”

Wang Ping (66): “Alright, stay safe and be careful of the old man.”

Zhang Tao (72): “Senior, I don’t like what you said. The old man is so kind, not only gave me what little food he had, but also provided me with a place to sleep. How can you speak ill of such a good grandpa!”
Wang Ping (66): “Don’t be too emotional, I just think it’s wise to be on guard against others.”

Wang Ping didn’t mind Zhang Tao thinking of him as a villain.

After all, people with normal values would not want others to speak ill of their benefactors.

However, Wang Ping still believed that one should always remain guarded.

After all, the human heart is unpredictable.

If it weren’t for having the simulator, he wouldn’t have trusted the Chi family so easily or exposed so many secrets.

Fang Yun (3): “Newbie, Wang Ping is right. Why are you getting so emotional? The group announcement also says to be cautious about everything and not to trust others easily.”

Zhang Tao: “I…!!!”

Zhang Tao wanted to say more, but his following words clearly started to sound off.

This made Wang Ping and Fang Yun’s pupils contract slightly.

Because messages in the chat group are generally sent through thoughts.

In other words, Zhang Tao’s subsequent ‘ah!!!’ was obviously because he suddenly encountered something.

Zhang Tao: “Help, help…!!!”

At this moment, Zhang Tao’s message appeared again, this time directly calling for help.

This made Wang Ping and Fang Yun’s eyelids twitch, knowing something bad had happened.

Wang Ping (66): “Don’t be afraid, first tell us what happened.”

Fang Yun (3): “Yes, calm down.”

“Ding, group member (72) Zhang Tao has died.”

Wang Ping (66): “???”

Fang Yun (3): “???”

Wang Ping and Fang Yun were both silent.

Good heavens, he just died like that, it’s really tragic.

Wang Ping (66): “Does this count as my crow’s mouth?”

Fang Yun (3): “What do you think?”

Wu Jun (20): “Good heavens, what’s the situation, another newbie died.”

Zhang Jun (70): “…This is the consequence of being too relaxed. The human heart is unpredictable, no matter where you are or with whom you are, you must remain vigilant. If nothing unexpected happens, he should have been harmed by that so-called kind old man.”

Fang Yun (3): “I agree, he’s the only one who had the opportunity. And the fact that he didn’t instantly kill Zhang Tao shows that he could only be an ordinary person. But no matter the situation, once the death replay appears, we’ll know the reason.”

Cai Yonglong (1): “Good heavens, I haven’t popped up for a while, and so many newbies have already died? Truly tragic.”

Fang Yun (3): “Hey, Brother Cai has popped up. Brother Cai, what have you been up to, not showing up for so long?”

Cai Yonglong (1): “What else, seclusion. This time I’ve gained a lot, comprehending a tenth of Blade Intent! Hohoho, now I should be invincible in the Innate Realm.”

Wang Ping (66): “Blade Intent? Brother Cai, that’s amazing.”

Wang Ping was genuinely quite surprised.

After all, he had witnessed the power of Sword Intent in his life simulation. Bai Tianhong was able to cross levels and kill the weakened seventh-level demonic beast Silver Moon Wolf with Sword Intent.