Yita Weekly

Ding Shi asked, "How does one cultivate and use Pure Origin Force?" Pure Origin Force was a profession without its own instance. Xiao Tangtang said, "Your status panel has four primary attributes: Strength, Agility, Wisdom, and Luck. Pure Origin Force can directly increase the values of Strength and Agility. For instance, if you channel all your Origin Force into Strength, your original Strength of 7 will become 14. As you use Origin Force to boost your Strength over the long term, that 14 will eventually turn into 15." Following Xiao Tangtang's guidance, Ding Shi channeled Origin Force into his agility nerves. As his Agility value climbed, the Origin Force within his body grew thinner and thinner until every drop of it was invested into Agility. The process took ten seconds. As his proficiency grew, it would require less time. With his Agility enhanced, his running speed surged, his throwing knife accuracy skyrocketed, and navigating uphill or downhill felt as effortless as walking on flat ground. Soon, however, Ding Shi ran into a problem. "My stamina hasn't improved," Ding Shi said. "Even though I can run faster than the wind, my stamina burns out just as quickly." A hundred-meter sprint took him a mere five seconds, but after those five seconds, he was collapsed on the ground, panting like a dead dog. Xiao Tangtang replied, "It's the same for Strength, not just Agility. Through training and actual combat, your stamina will naturally improve over time. Of course, no matter how much it improves, your stamina can never break through the limits of humanity. Unless..." Ding Shi asked, "Unless what?" Xiao Tangtang held out a hand. "The Seven of Spades." "I don't have it," Ding Shi said. "Hmph!" Ding Shi's eyes lit up. He bolted back into his house and retrieved the Seven of Spades from the storage box. This time, it was no longer covered in question marks. Seven of Spades. Skill: Water Substitution Technique. Preparation time: five seconds. Uses Origin Force to create an invisible, immobile water clone standing by water. If the true body suffers heavy damage, the water clone absorbs the blow instead. If the water clone is more than two hundred meters away from the true body, it will dissipate. If the water clone absorbs damage, the skill enters a twelve-hour cooldown. If it does not absorb damage, there is no cooldown. How was he supposed to evaluate this? Best to reserve judgment for now. Ding Shi took out the Wordless Heavenly Book. Sure enough, writing appeared on the Wordless Heavenly Book. It read: Insufficient Wisdom, unable to read. Insufficient Wisdom, unable to read. Insufficient Wisdom, unable to read. Damn it, was there really any need to write it three times? He could understand it perfectly well after reading it once. Why was this happening? He had 8 points in Wisdom, but Yita World had no stat-point allocation system, and Origin Force couldn't increase Wisdom. How was he supposed to read this book? And it was one of a kind? Ding Shi tossed the Wordless Heavenly Book back into the storage box, walked out dejectedly, and headed outside to train his Origin Force. Ding Shi asked Xiao Tangtang, "Does everyone have the exact same total amount of Origin Force?" Xiao Tangtang replied, "No, but the differences between people aren't very large. Height, weight, and physical condition have a slight effect on total Origin Force capacity. If you're willing to hand over the Wordless Heavenly Book to me, I can share a little trick about Origin Force." Ding Shi looked at Xiao Tangtang. "You don't want the playing card anymore?" Xiao Tangtang said, "The playing card works too." Ding Shi said, "Go play by yourself." "Hmph." It clasped its hands behind its back and flew off. Ding Shi entered training mode, inflating his Agility, deflating it, then inflating his Strength and deflating it. Through non-stop practice, after two hours, the time required for a full charge dropped from ten seconds to 9.90 seconds. The time required to fully discharge decreased from five seconds to 4.95 seconds. Four hours later, there was no further change. Eight hours later, still no change. Ding Shi understood: training like this was pointless. Rather than wasting time on this, he would be better off practicing his throwing knives and drawing talismans. Why hadn't Ding Shi chosen one of the five major professions? Because Pure Origin Force had no profession instances. It was like buying lottery tickets: if five tickets were blue and one was red, wouldn't the red one seem special? Or consider drinking with ten beautiful women, only one of whom had short hair—how could anyone resist looking at her a few extra times? He couldn't rule out the possibility that it was a trap, but where in this world wasn't there a trap? *** Twenty-four hours later, the profession instances ended, and the Yita Weekly began publication at a subscription cost of one dao per month. Ding Shi subscribed at the earliest opportunity. A pigeon carrying a newspaper in its beak fluttered out from the teleportation array and dropped the paper right by his front door. The first section of the newspaper covered profession introductions, occupying eighty percent of the layout. Ninjutsu chakra was divided into five elemental affinities: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. An amusing anecdote noted that several players had lost their minds and attempted to walk across the surface of a lake inside the profession instance, resulting in multiple drownings. There were also basic explanations for the sword qi, internal energy, True Qi, and magic power professions. The second section was general social news, explaining the arrangements made for the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled. They were assigned directly to Sixiang City's Southwest Community with free rent and a monthly living stipend. If they earned any income of their own, the living stipend would be suspended. The system also opened a five-hour communication window for immediate family, allowing direct relatives—such as spouses, parents, and children—to make video calls. If Ding Shi had living parents, a wife, and children, he could invite them to live on his island. So long as they agreed, they could settle there. However, they would receive no living stipend and could never enter instances again. If Ding Shi died, his direct relatives would be transferred to the North Community. The third section briefly introduced why humanity had been brought into Yita World. Humans were the highest intelligent beings in the Solar System, but the Interstellar Alliance took a pessimistic view of the future of humanity and Earth, deciding to reboot the Solar System. However, the Shuaixia Galaxy, one of the five great galaxies, held a differing opinion and argued strongly on humanity's behalf. After negotiations between both parties, they decided to pull humanity into Yita World. As for what the Alliance wanted or how humans were to prove their worth, the newspaper offered no explanation. The final two sentences were downright chilling: time flowed very slowly in Yita World, and humans were incapable of reproducing here. If humanity could not break through Yita World, or if they failed to fulfill the Alliance's predetermined goals, the human race would go extinct within Yita World. The fourth section explained the origin of Yita World's name. Within the Milky Way, there was a nebula known as the Carina Constellation, and within that constellation lay an extraordinarily dangerous star known as the Eta Star. As for what connection existed between the Eta Star, the Carina Constellation, and Earth's humanity, the newspaper did not elaborate. Many questions remained—such as why the Solar System could be rebooted, and what it had to do with the Eta Star. Yet it also seemed to offer an explanation as to why an infinitely near-perfect planet like Earth existed in the universe in the first place. The fifth section was an overview of instances. Instances would eliminate the casual difficulty, leaving behind four tiers: Normal, Hard, Nightmare, and Hell. Those who died on Normal difficulty would become residents of Sixiang City's North Community; clearing Normal difficulty would allow Yita World to fully heal all physical injuries and illnesses. Those who died on Hard difficulty were eligible to participate in a challenge trial, and if they succeeded, they could become residents of Sixiang City's Southwest Community. Clearing Hard difficulty would also see Yita World repair physical injuries and illnesses, but depending on the severity of those wounds and conditions, the player's base attributes for the next instance would be weakened. Those who died on Nightmare difficulty became residents of the Southwest Community directly. Clearing Nightmare difficulty meant Yita World would treat injuries only up to the standards of Earth's medical science. For example, severed limbs could not be regenerated, though infections caused by amputations could be treated with medication. If Player A cleared a Nightmare instance but lost an arm in the process, that arm would still not regenerate even if Player A later cleared a Normal instance. Only by clearing a Nightmare difficulty instance could a player unlock a single run of a Hell difficulty instance. The rewards and penalties for Hell difficulty followed the same baseline as Nightmare: severed limbs could not be regenerated, and death meant becoming a resident of the Southwest Community. However, only Hell difficulty instances offered a chance to obtain rare items and skills, such as the gold teleportation ticket. The sixth section detailed the Yita Rules: indecent assault, rape, and any other non-consensual acts were strictly prohibited.