"This silk is another heritage, but not for Martial Artists, it's for Taoists..."

Zhong Shenxiu spread the silk and happily said.

"Taoist? A magic-using class? I want to be a Mage!"

Luo Xiaoyi's eyes lit up at the news.

"In this world, there are many Martial Artist sects and few Taoist schools... Choosing to be a Mage also relies heavily on talent."

Shenxiu examined the silk and found that the entry point was a meditation map.

"Taoists at the Ninth Grade are known as 'Guiding', Eighth Grade as 'Breath Taking', and Seventh Grade as 'Dream Bearing', which means being able to project oneself into dreams... This Taoist path doesn't seem very strong, seems quite weak at the start."

He shook his head, stowing the jade pendant away, "As per the agreement, this item is mine, and everyone can copy the Cultivation Technique. I'll keep the original."

"Didn't earn much experience either, feels like a loss..."

Xie Biqi's eyes darted around, "The original Skill Book can't be given to you, we need it!"

She felt this might be an important item, perhaps it could be used to complete Er Ha's class change?

Or even if it wasn't, it could be offered to other NPCs to increase their favorability.

"That's fine!"

Unexpectedly, Shenxiu readily stepped back.

"Boss, it was a pleasure to cooperate, let's team up again next time."

Below the cliff, Shenxiu bid farewell to the members of 'Alluring City' in a friendly manner, then saw several players poking their heads around, "Great God... would you like to join our Immortal Sect?"

"No, come to Snow Viewing Tower instead, those in the Immortal Sect are just a bunch of noobs..."

"Hey, Sun Thief, what are you talking about?"

The two trying to recruit him then started fighting each other.

By the time the fight was over, Shenxiu was already long gone.

...

Newbie Valley.

When Luo Xiaoyi and the others returned to the entrance of the valley, they saw a mess; the wooden wall at the entrance was nearly demolished.

Many players were gravely injured or dead, while the remaining ones cheered, "The Calamity of Er Ha! The Calamity of Er Ha!"

"Haha, these past few days Er Ha has been causing destruction more frequently, everyone's earning experience, so happy!"

"Yeah, yeah, every time it comes, it feels like a celebration."

Er Ha's foundational building tasks required a lot of hands, not something a few people could handle, and the experience points in this frustrating game were just too pitiful.

Even Luo Xiaoyi, seeing this, couldn't help but get excited and ran towards where Er Ha was, "Er Ha, I want to take on a building task."

Er Ha, with his tongue out, seemed a bit discouraged and casually handed her a task to collect wood.

"Yay!"

Luo Xiaoyi made a victory sign, feeling like she had won something.

At that moment, 'MercifulMotherFightsMidLane' also came over, bringing the original inheritances of Martial Artist and Taoist she'd acquired, "Job mentor, I have obtained two Skill Books..."

Er Ha glanced at them, "I don't take Martial Artist Skill Books, but player 'MercifulMotherFightsMidLane', you can choose to turn in the Taoist Skill Book and unlock the hidden occupation—[Taoist]!"

"What? Really?"

Zhang Xuanyi was excited.

And the surrounding players perked their ears, "What? A hidden occupation?"

"Oh my god... This is the 'Alluring City' guild, they must have gotten something good from that cliff treasure!"

"Grab it! Grab it!"

"But we can't beat that Great God..."

...

Zhang Xuanyi and Xu Ran exchanged looks and immediately gathered the guild members, "I want this hidden occupation, but the item belongs to all of us, name your price."

"I prefer Martial Artist." Xie Biqi shook her head.

Within 'Alluring City', she had the highest contribution points, so after she gave up, Luo Xiaoyi and Lin Chenxi looked at each other helplessly, "Just give us compensation then."

As for the remaining Xu Ran, he wouldn't compete with Zhang Xuanyi at all.

Once settled among their own, Zhang Xuanyi happily approached Er Ha and handed over the silk, "I want to become a 'Taoist'!"

Er Ha scanned her with "Wang's Gaze," took the silk cloth, and casually burned it.

Then, a prompt appeared on Zhang Xuanyi's personal panel:

[Ding!]

[You have unlocked Taoist cultivation!]

[You can now go to the profession instructor 'Er Ha' to learn skills!]

...

"It still costs experience points to purchase, huh."

Muttering to herself, Zhang Xuanyi had Er Ha open the skill learning panel and found that next to the Martial Artist column, indeed, another one had been added.

[Breeze and Bright Moon Meditation Map (Introductory Level): 200 experience]

[Guidance Technique (Introductory Level): 400 experience]

[Qi Eating Method (Introductory Level): 600 experience]

[Note: You must first learn the 'Breeze and Bright Moon Meditation Map' before you can learn other Taoist skills!]

...

"The Taoist skill tree has appeared."

Zhang Xuanyi nodded excitedly.

"Let me see..."

Xu Ran stepped forward and discovered that the learning section provided by Er Ha still showed no Taoist skills, which made him pensive: "This seems... to be an exclusive skill tree? Open only to one person?"

"Is this how a skill book is used? Hand it over to the profession instructor to unlock an exclusive skill tree?"

"And not all skill books work, it must be a special skill book..."

This train of thought was significant; Xu Ran decided to keep it as a foundation for the guild.

Players sometimes don't share intel.

Like Jiang Shang, who kept some experience farming tricks tightly to himself, and even within Snow Viewing Tower, only a handful of core members were privy to them.

Although later on, other players might stumble upon these by accident, at least it would ensure a significant advantage in the early stages.

"Starting today, I'm a Mage, and I've got your backs!"

Zhang Xuanyi happily declared.

Xu Ran watched the scene with considerable joy.

Previously, Zhang Xuanyi had greatly loathed bloody battles and almost quit the game because of it.

Then she rediscovered the wonders of the game and was once again captivated, but she would definitely not partake in the slaughter of humanoid monsters.

Now learning Taoist skills, to cast spells from afar, was probably the most suitable path for her, wasn't it?

...

In Grotto Heaven.

"We can now be certain that there are three hundred 'Game Different World' devices leaked, and we only control two... The identities of many players are unclear."

Xie Biqi threw a statistical report on the table: "Fortunately, the game doesn't have a face customization feature so I am preparing to start a project. We'll sketch all the players, enter them into a database for comparison... strive to know every player's real-world identity. We must act quickly!"

Though players couldn't customize faces, the Ninth Grade Copper Skin Warriors could still slightly inflate their skin for a form of disguise.

And in the Jianghu, the legend of the 'Disguise Technique' was well-known among the player community.

The task would only get more difficult as time went on, so better sooner than later.

"Boss Xie, this is too..."

"We're supposed to be investigating the 'Millennium Bug' case..."

The team members below wailed in distress.

"I think the boss is doing the right thing. Some things are better done sooner rather than later."

Li Ziluo, who controlled the second game device, spoke solemnly: "That game is too realistic and too free. It could easily breed some destabilizing elements..."

"Boss!"

Just then, the meeting room door was pushed open, and a woman excitedly entered: "I've been watching those forums day and night and found a seller..."

"Oh? Lead the way!"

Xie Biqi's eyes lit up.

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