41 – Zhang Hu’s Group Mission

“You little rascals, who allowed you to open a betting pool on your own?” Chi Hu, full of black lines on his forehead, said to the children. “And also, at such a young age, not learning good things but knowing how to gamble… you really need a beating.”

“Didn’t we learn it from you, Uncle Chi Hu?”

“Exactly, exactly.”

Some older children echoed.

This made Chi Hu’s face twitch, unable to refute.

“Brother Wang Ping, can you teach us that technique you mentioned – making the light seem heavy and the heavy seem light?”

At this moment, Chi Honghong and other children crowded over, their bright eyes blinking, staring at him with eager anticipation.

“Of course.” Wang Ping patted the heads of Chi Honghong and the others in front of him, smiling as he agreed.

“Yay!” The children jumped and cheered with joy.

“Uncle Chi Hu, you don’t need to teach us anymore, we want Brother Wang Ping to teach us.” Some older children shouted at Chi Hu.

“You little brats, your wings are growing hard, huh.” Chi Hu laughed and scolded, directly kicking one of their butts, sending them flying with a scream, causing the other children to burst into laughter.

Seeing the giggling, laughing children, Wang Ping couldn’t help but laugh as well. The negative emotions in his heart completely disappeared, and he felt relaxed all over, his state of mind elevated.

Such an atmosphere… is truly wonderful.

Next, Wang Ping began to teach the children to cultivate, while Chi Hu made an early escape, preparing to go hunting with the hunting team.

A day quickly passed, the sun set in the evening, and the children who had finished their training laughed and played, running around the village or teasing the village’s big geese.

Meanwhile, Wang Ping returned to the courtyard.

“Woof!”

Just as he came back, the little yellow dog Ah Huang happily wagged its tail, running over, circling around Wang Ping, occasionally pawing at his pants.

In response, Wang Ping squatted down with a smile and patted Ah Huang’s head.

Being patted on the head, Ah Huang was even happier, licking Wang Ping’s hand, tickling him.

“Alright, go play by yourself, I have some things to do.” Wang Ping said to Ah Huang.

“Woof!” Ah Huang barked once, seeming to understand Wang Ping’s words, happily running to the side to play with the courtyard’s big goose.

Wang Ping then moved a wooden chair from the inside of the house to the front door, lazily stretching before sitting down, watching the sunset’s afterglow, enjoying the moment of peace.

He no longer had spiritual stones to simulate his cultivation.

The number of spiritual stones he needed for his next simulation wasn’t something the Village Chief could help gather; doing so would risk exposing Chi Village.

Therefore, he planned to leave Chi Village tomorrow, go to Great Xia to earn enough spiritual stones to assist in his new simulation, and, incidentally, eradicate the Li family.

Of course, before that, he still had some things to handle.

Amidst the swirling thoughts, Wang Ping opened the chat group page, wanting to see if there were any new messages and also to ask Cai Yonglong some questions.

Soon, he found the group surprisingly lively with many people joining the chat.

The initiator of the topic was Zhang Hu.

As soon as Zhang Hu joined, he mentioned the group’s task unlocking and that he had received a group task yesterday.

His words caused an uproar in the group, prompting many lurking members to join the conversation.

Wu Jun (20): ‘Damn, when did the group task activate? Didn’t it require ten people?’

Liu Mei (15): ‘Thinking it over, it seems quite normal… Since the last three new members joined, we already had ten people. Although two newcomers died soon after, the number of living members in the chat group momentarily reached ten, hence the group task unlocking.’

Fang Yun (3): ‘Liu Mei’s reasoning is sound. I think the same.’

Cai Yonglong (1): ‘So the group task is unlocked? Interesting, it seems we have another way to become stronger. I’m looking forward to it.’

Wu Jun (20): ‘Boohoo, Cai Ge, you’re looking forward to it, but I’m worried… After all, I’m just a weakling who moves bricks. If the group task is dangerous, wouldn’t I be forced to exit early?’

Fang Yun (3): ‘Your world has a modern setting, how dangerous could it be? It’s unlikely to make you sell things. Bad joke incoming. (Tom Smirking.jpg)’

Wu Jun (20): ‘…’

Zhang Hu (5): ‘Regarding the group task, I can only say that the first group task isn’t too difficult. However, the issuance of group tasks seems to depend on your current situation. Also, from my research, group tasks appear to be divided into personal tasks and collective tasks.’

Cai Yonglong (1): ‘Tiger, you mean personal tasks are issued to you individually, requiring you to complete them alone. And the collective task, the true group task, requires us to complete it together, right?’

Zhang Hu (5): ‘Although there hasn’t been a collective task yet, that’s what I believe. Before crossing over, I’ve read novels about chat groups. Perhaps, when group tasks appear, it will be when we travel to others’ worlds.’

Wu Jun (20): ‘!!!’

Cai Yonglong (1): ‘That’s very possible. Great, I’m looking forward to it now. What kind of sparks will collide in different worlds!’

Liu Mei (15): ‘As an ordinary person, I’m not looking forward to it… I just want to know what Zhang Hu’s first task is.’

Zhang Hu (5): ‘Nothing much, just a simple hunting task, asking me to hunt a magical beast. Even though hunting this magical beast is slightly troublesome for me now, I can still easily handle it. Moreover, the chat group didn’t prohibit asking for help. Anyway, whether this is a novice task, given how simple it was, I don’t know.’

Fang Yun (3): ‘I see, that’s acceptable. One more question, are there rewards?’

Zhang Hu (5): ‘My reward was group points, which seem related to the yet-to-open System Mall. As of now, they are useless…┓(`)┏’

Wu Jun (20): ‘The System Mall… doesn’t that require 15 group members to open? Goodness, did the chat group mess up the opening order, shouldn’t it have unlocked the group mall first and then the group tasks?’

Cai Yonglong (1): ‘Chat Group: ‘Hmm, are you teaching me how to do things?’ Sharp look. (Eyes Sharp.jpg)’

Wu Jun (20): ‘No, no I wouldn’t dare.’

Cai Yonglong (1): ‘In this chat group for travelers, anything can happen, so you should get used to it. Ultimately, we don’t even know why the chat group made us travel or randomly granted us golden fingers. Whatever the future holds is normal, just pray everyone survives.’

Wu Jun (20): ‘Cai Ge, hearing that only makes me more anxious! o(╥﹏╥)o’

Liu Mei (15): ‘Panicking won’t help; we can only adapt. If we die, we can only lament our bad luck… And that day will come sooner or later.’