Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2
Changes:
Ch. 1: Changes in terminology, retranslation of mistranslated parts, some minor rewording.
Terminology Changes:
“Heartstone” changed to “Cleansing Heartstone” (浣心石 )
Levels are for characters, ranks are for skills, grades are for materials.
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TL: mandarin
TLC: Piroton, Queen (part), DanDG (part)
Editor(s): Bigredcomrade, Qwaztop (part)
Master and Disciple are Predestined to Fail Together
Even if you can’t fight monsters, that doesn’t mean you can’t level up. This was something Ning Xin learned while digging, and she put it to good use. Sure, she couldn’t really kill monsters or complete missions, but what was there to fear? She could dig! And digging gave experience!
After unearthing a single clump of iron ore using Ore Excavation, Ning Xin’s experience bar went from a pathetic 3% up to 100%. She then happily brought this ore over to Xiao Yudi, and the two added each other as friends. After saying goodbye, Ning Xin excitedly rushed off to dig up more ore around the Beginner’s Village.
One day, two days, three. . . .
One month. . .
As time pa.s.sed, Ning Xin continued to practice her digging to the extent that her movements became smooth and fluid. To her, it was now as easy as breathing, and she often became so absorbed in her work that she never tired.
She had turned a perfectly good MMORPG into a simple digging game. ~(≧▽≦)/~
Following three months of great effort, Ning Xin’s crafting skill rank, prestige, and even her level rose. However, after pa.s.sing level 25, she encountered a significant problem. In this game, the grade of harvested ores directly corresponded to the level range of the map. This posed a problem for Ning Xin, who currently relied on the experience from excavating ore and primary grade stones to level up. As her level increased, no matter how much she dug, the experience she gained slowly began to dwindle. For example, a single piece of iron ore used to reward 30 EXP, but now it barely gave 5 EXP.
To Ning Xin, something as trivial as being unable to level up was unimportant, mainly because she just didn’t care. After all, she truly loved harvesting materials. However, as a direct consequence of being unable to level up, she couldn’t enter intermediate to advanced level maps! As a result, leveling became the most important part of gameplay for her.
[PM] Ning Xin: Xiao Yu, I think I’m going to cry.
[PM] Xiao Yudi: Why Big Sis Xin~? Don’t cry, don’t cry~, who bullied you~?
[PM] Ning Xin: A GM bullied me.
[PM] Xiao Yudi: (+﹏+)~ I’m no match for a GM, but tell me what happened~?
[PM] Ning Xin: I can’t level up anymore because I’m not getting as much experience from harvesting as I used to.
[PM] Xiao Yudi: Don’t scare people like that! You had me thinking it was something important! Big Sis, you should just find someone to carry you! Right now you’re only level 25, so you may be able to find a real master! If not, I can always be yours!
[PM] Ning Xin: Please don’t
! You still need your older brother to carry you, and I don’t want to involve you in this. Although, looking for a master does sound like a good plan, so I’ll try to find one and test it out.
[PM] Xiao Yudi: Then I’ll get Big Brother’s friends to help you, they’re all really good. Wait for me at the waystone in Green Bamboo Forest, I’ll have Big Brother look for a master for you in the meantime.
[PM] Ning Xin: Thank you, Xiao Yu (*^__^*) .
Xiao Yudi was very fond of her big sis, Ning Xin. Ever since Ning Xin became a professional excavator, Xiao Yudi and her brother were never lacking in primary grade stones. On top of that, she gave them the stones for free! It was because of this that Xiao Yudi wanted to find only the best mentor for Ning Xin! She PMed her older brother, the guild leader of Heavenly Dragon’s Cry, on the spot, asking him to review the lists of both his guild members and friends. He was to eliminate those with a bad natural disposition, low level, or inferior equipment. They must be selected very carefully, as if they were picking the guild leader of Heavenly Dragon’s Cry’s own little sister’s husband. Each and every person who ended up being selected was excited like chickens.
[PM] Xiao Yudi: Big Sis, I helped find you a master! He’s already arrived at the meeting place, so you should head over there too. He’ll be there to directly receive you as his disciple, so all you need to do is confirm it, ok~?
Ning Xin replied not long after.
[PM] Ning Xin: The master is here, but his name. . . . is so weird!
Xiao Yudi stared blankly at the name of the level 60 wanderer, Carefree Past, who she had intended to become Ning Xin’s master. Is this name really that strange?
[PM] Xiao Yudi: . . .Is the name Carefree that strange? I don’t think it is.
Xiao Yudi sent a message, but didn’t receive a response until a long time after.
[PM] Ning Xin: [(^▽^;;)] Carefree? Is that another name for “Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO”?
Not. . . Afraid. . . of. . . Censors.h.i.+p. . . X. . . X. . . O. . . O. . . .
Xiao Yudi gnashed her teeth together as she slowly read out the character’s name, each and every word serving only to irritate her further.
[PM] Xiao Yudi: f.u.c.k!
Xiao Yudi immediately opened up the guild chat.
[Guild] Xiao Yudi: Censors.h.i.+p, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d, release Big Sis Xin! You’re not allowed to be vulgar to her!
[Guild] A Romantic Night: Oh hey! Censors.h.i.+p, you dare to touch the boss’ precious person, why haven’t you stuck your head out for me to chop twice yet?
[Guild] Sheep like Stars in the Sky: Xiao Yu, what did Censors.h.i.+p do?
[Guild] Tender Heart: And how does it concern me?1 Xiao Yu, what does Censors.h.i.+p have to do with me?
[Guild] Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO: Miss Xiao Yu, why are you making such a big fuss~? Shouldn’t you be thanking me for accepting your older sister Xin as my 18th concubine instead? In fact, I did a good thing by not naming any names, unlike you. Your older brother doesn’t want us to talk openly about this matter, understand?
Xiao Yudi trembled with anger as she closed the chat. After thinking of all the different skills she could use on Censors.h.i.+p, she finally managed to calm down and PM her older brother.
[PM] Xiao Yudi: [Wailing] Big Bro, why did you have to pick someone so unreliable? At this rate, Big Sis Xin will end up being accepted as Censors.h.i.+p’s disciple~! She’s a very pure girl, so you can’t let him harm her! Quickly make Censors.h.i.+p revoke it!
[PM] 10 Thousand Silent Years: . . . .
10 Thousand Silent Years had no choice but to remain silent. Xiao Yudi was saying that her big sis Xin was pure, but he wasn’t so sure. During several of his meetings with Ning Xin in the past, he had taken a look at her status to determine the value of her character’s attributes. When Silent shared her information with his peers, even they could only react with “. . .”. These three dots perfectly expressed the feeling of regret surging in his heart. This Miss Ning Xin was not pure, not pure at all. She has already transcended beyond that cla.s.sification of ‘pure’, directly into that of pure stupidity!!
In the month that she took to reach her present level of 25, he had observed her daily. Every single day, this girl did nothing but mine. Her perseverance and toughness were G.o.dlike! Originally, when Xiao Yudi asked him to help Ning Xin look for a master, he immediately became distraught. This girl, who could possibly raise her?!
As for his sister’s request for him to stop them from becoming master and disciple, Censors.h.i.+p had already accepted Ning Xin as a disciple. Even though she was right about him being quite casual and vulgar, he couldn’t exactly break up their master-disciple relations.h.i.+p now. In any case, no matter how much the two of them tormented each other, it wasn’t his problem anymore. While Silent thought about this, his peers continued to send comforting messages to his little sister, Xiao Yudi.
[PM] 10 Thousand Silent Years: They’re already master and disciple, and I’m not capable of undoing it right now. Let those two be for now. If it doesn’t work out, then I’ll get Carefree to carry her instead, alright?
In the meantime, Xiao Yudi continued to chat with Ning Xin. The latter consoled her friend, saying that she was just happy someone was willing to carry her and how changing masters now would be too troublesome. In the end, Xiao Yudi dropped the subject and began repeatedly spamming the guild chat instead.
[Guild] Xiao Yudi: Censors.h.i.+p, if you dare bully my big sis Xin, I will have my brother castrate you!
[Guild] Xiao Yudi: Censors.h.i.+p, if you dare bully my big sis Xin, I will have my brother castrate you!
[Guild] Xiao Yudi: Censors.h.i.+p, if you dare bully my big sis Xin, I will have my brother castrate you!
[Guild] Xiao Yudi: Censors.h.i.+p, if you dare bully my big sis Xin, I will have my brother castrate you!
While Xiao Yudi was angrily expressing her dissatisfaction in the guild chat, the two subjects in question met in the Green Bamboo Forest and exchanged contact information. Of course, this interaction was entirely one-sided.
[Master&Disciple] Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO: Disciple! You’re actually a girl, right? Master doesn’t take in guys pretending to be girls, so please don’t torture my poor little heart!
[Master&Disciple] Ning Xin: . . . .
[Master&Disciple] Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO: Xiao Yudi wanted to help you find a master from her guild. But I, your master, am an unrivalled G.o.d who bravely faced down all the other applicants in order to take you under my wing! You should be happy!
[Master&Disciple] Ning Xin: . . . .
[Master&Disciple] Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO: Now tell me, what are your three sizes? Quickly, quickly, tell me. Disciple, you must know that your master loves you dearly, hehehe.
[Master&Disciple] Ning Xin: . . . .
G.o.d, please send down lighting to strike this person before me. Even if I’m branded a traitor, I’ll gladly accept it.
To Ning Xin’s grief and indignation, she watched as on screen the level 61 Demonic Road stumbled into a danger zone. Tears immediately began streaming down her face.
However, 10 minutes later, it was instead the cheeks of that Demonic Road master of hers which were streaming with tears.
Oh G.o.d, please let me go back in time! I won’t try to overshadow Carefree Past, and I definitely won’t s.n.a.t.c.h his disciple while he’s away! How is this accepting a disciple? More like receiving an ancestor!
A level 25 Spiritual Pivot with 250 HP, he couldn’t deny that it was shocking.
A level 25 Spiritual Pivot with a Physical Attack of 2-5 and a Magical Attack of 3-8; even more shocking.
As for her Defense, Critical Hit Rate, Agility, and Accuracy. . . . They were fleeting, fleeting! Her stats were as small and delicate as her physique. It wouldn’t be a surprise if this girl, when attacking a group of monsters, were to fall before a single monster died. What was this situation? Not even a radish would be this brittle, nor would tofu be this soft.
What equipment was she wearing? Beginner’s Equipment {{{(>_<>
In the end, he was an aggrieved and indignant Demonic Road, a worked up Demonic Road, a Demonic Road in shock—all times a hundred.2
[World] Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
[World] Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
After repeatedly flooding the World Chat ten times, it began to flare up.
Censors.h.i.+p was presently level 61 and one of the top 50 most well-known players. His equipment was above average and his control was excellent to the extent that it was no wonder he was, at the very least, respected as one of the server G.o.ds! When someone of his stature were to shout like this in the world channel, people all over couldn’t help but be confused. One after another, they expressed their heartfelt concern.
[World] A Bowl of Spring Noodles: Older Brother Crab3, what happened to make you like this? Can’t satisfy your desires?
[World] A Bowl of Spring Water: He’s venting his desires.
[World] Yue Wan: Are you crazy, flooding the world chat like this? Are you feeling overburdened by money or something???
[World] Chongqing Spicy Chicken: Aren’t you the same.
[World] I’m an Alien: +1
. . . .
To flood the world chat, you’d need a loudspeaker. To buy a loudspeaker, you’d need gold, and that cost RMB. Not only that, but it was a bored man’s leisure! All of them clearly had too much money（*@ο@*）.
While other players were busy making a ruckus in the World Chat, Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO continued to cry until he ran out of tears.
[Master&Disciple] Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO: Elder sister, let’s break off our Master and Disciple relations.h.i.+p. I can’t take care of you.
[Master&Disciple] Ning Xin: . . . .
In the end, Ning Xin and Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO’s Master and Disciple relations.h.i.+p was kept because the disciple had come from his own guild, so he couldn’t just kick her as he wished.
However, whenever he caught sight of Ning Xin, Censors.h.i.+p would deliberately avoid her. Even so, Ning Xin’s ore and gems had still found a new recipient: her master in name, Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO. This master, who was a master in name only, had never been aware of any sense of justice, propriety, integrity, or honor. As a result, exploiting his disciple was in his nature.
The two were considered master and disciple in name, but the reality was quite different. The master would occasionally exploit the disciple, and the disciple never dared to disturb the master. Contrary to expectations, both people were able to live together in harmony. Well, at least until the perverted Demonic Road grew fond of a seductive Immortal Fox.
As for how the story began, Ning Xin was also unsure. She had only heard bits and pieces from Xiao Yudi whenever the topic of her vulgar master came up . As it was commonly said, once a vulgar man has vulgar thoughts, his l.u.s.t would kick into overdrive.
Although Not Afraid of Censors.h.i.+p XXOO was vulgar, it hadn’t prevented him from becoming an expert. He was ranked in the top 20 after all. This kind of person, even if his words were vulgar, or his personality perverted, it wouldn’t keep him from being viewed as an object of wors.h.i.+p in the eyes of other players. As a result, he was able to pursue a level 40 Immortal Fox without meeting much resistance from others.
It was then that Ning Xin revised her view of this master of hers. Her master, who never cared for her or thought twice about oppressing her, was actually capable of being quite affectionate. Not only that, but his affection was also surprisingly cute and innocent.
Instead of joining his brother’s in arms for raids, he would accompany his wife to view the scenery. He would unceasingly sell equipment for money 24/7, just to help his wife purchase fas.h.i.+on items so she could have a different outfit every day. He would, for his wife, have a falling out with his friend to the extent that they had a life and death duel in the wilderness, all because his friend said that his wife was using him. He would, as a husband, leave his guild and desert his guildmates for a beauty, but he would never say even a single malicious word to his wife.
By now, the game was nearing the end of it’s beta testing phase. Because the developers had capped the maps and players to level 65, no beta testers would lose their data. Once the game officially began, all of their characters and equipment would be fully ported. The only thing that would be lost would be the existing guilds and their alliances. Everything went smoothly until a week before the closure of all the guilds when a shocking piece of information appeared in the announcements.