Yu Xian and Wu Degang shot the breeze the entire way down the mountain before parting ways at the foot of the slope.
"Big Brother, where are we going?" Little Nora asked, looking up at Yu Xian.
Yu Xian smiled. "To the System Management Center first, of course, to unlock all the different features."
"I've already unlocked them," Little Nora said.
Yu Xian asked in surprise, "All of them?"
"Yeah, all of them." Little Nora nodded.
Because Feng Mingge had entered the Zhen Realm before, he had offered plenty of advice when Yu Xian and the others arrived, much of it drawn from his own firsthand experience.
If someone were a true novice, they would probably have had to stumble around blindly for a long time before learning such things.
One of his recommendations was to head to a city immediately upon reaching Level 10 to activate various special features. Unlocking these features was not expensive, costing merely ten Fortune Gold Coins a month.
These included the party function, the party communication function, and the class information exchange forum.
After Level 30, one could even unlock "Revisiting Old Haunts," which allowed a player to teleport to any city they had previously visited by spending Fortune Gold Coins.
The higher one's level, the more features the System Management Center offered—auction houses, appraisal services, everything one could want.
Since Yu Xian had yet to visit the System Management Center, he and Little Nora headed back to Fukang City together.
Fukang City.
After entering the city, Yu Xian and Little Nora headed straight for the System Management Center.
Yu Xian had originally thought more class holders would try to snatch Little Nora's Class Enhancement Stone, but nothing unexpected happened along the way; not a single class holder made a move.
However, Yu Xian soon realized the crux of the matter: everyone's level was simply too low.
The higher a player's level, the more time and energy they had invested in this world, and the higher their sunk cost.
Those veteran players naturally took this world far more seriously. In contrast, low-level players had spent less time here, so their sunk costs were minimal.
Consequently, their perception of an item's value was not nearly as extreme.
In the eyes of low-level class holders, although a Class Enhancement Stone was precious, one could still slowly piece together fragments to obtain one. It was nowhere near valuable enough to justify risking their lives in a robbery.
Of course, another reason was that at low levels, the margin for error in combat was extremely thin.
Just like the rogue Yu Xian had killed: aside from turning invisible, he had possessed no other tricks. The moment he was exposed, he was beaten to death. Once everyone had a richer arsenal of combat techniques in the future, things would no longer be so peaceful.
Then there was the information gap.
Many people had actually entered the Zhen Realm purely by accident.
The Zhen Realm wandered randomly across the Tree Universe, and whenever it overlapped with other worlds, certain living beings would be randomly chosen and pulled into it.
They did not know how to leave this world, nor did they understand the meaning of its existence.
Much less did they know that leveling up to Level 250 here would allow them to directly become a Mighty One.
Naturally, they also did not know that dying here would allow them to leave this world.
This lack of information made many people approach this world with an attitude completely different from Yu Xian and his companions.
The System Management Center was a circular tower located right in the heart of Fukang City. On the first floor of the tower was a service window, behind which sat a woman's head—who knew where the rest of her body had gone.
"Hello. I'd like to unlock the system features. Here are ten Fortune Gold Coins," Yu Xian said, stepping forward and getting straight to the point.
The head spoke in a lifeless voice: "Understood. Processing your request now. Please wait a moment."
In the next instant, a light screen appeared before Yu Xian's eyes, followed by a progress bar that swiftly filled to the brim.
[System Activated]
[Party Function Unlocked]
[Party Communication Module Activated]
[Class Information Exchange Module Activated]
Yu Xian read the words on the light screen, and in the next moment, the panel vanished once more.
"Little Nora, let's party up first." Yu Xian then sent a party invitation to Little Nora.
[Party Formed Successfully]
As Little Nora accepted the party invite, the two could immediately perceive each other's location.
At the same time, they could chat through the party channel, completely preventing outsiders from eavesdropping on their conversation.
Even though the two were conversing, others could neither see their lips move nor hear their voices. And so, using the party channel, they chatted as they walked.
"There are three leveling areas around Fukang City. Besides the Fukang Mountains behind us, there are the plains on the left and right. On the right plain, the monsters are mostly around Level 20, while on the left, they're around Level 15. Later, we'll go level up together," Yu Xian said to Little Nora while studying the map.
Little Nora nodded. "Wherever Big Brother goes, I'll go."
It was truly just here to have fun.
Little Nora had zero obsession with becoming a Mighty One. Eating on stream every day in the God Vault Space brought it plenty of joy anyway.
Though it could not livestream for the moment, as long as food was not an issue, everything was fine. Supposedly, once one reached Level 50, the Zhen Realm also unlocked a livestreaming function.
Already on the class information exchange forum, one could see many high-level class holders streaming. Therefore, it was entirely go-with-the-flow; whatever Yu Xian did, it would simply tag along.
"Big Brother, can I hold the little kitty on your head?"
As Yu Xian continued pondering their next steps, Little Nora finally could not hold back. Tugging on Yu Xian's sleeve, it asked with a face full of anticipation.
In truth, the moment it met Yu Xian, it had noticed Mengmeng the Fortune Cat and had been utterly captivated by its adorable appearance.
However, back in the wild, it knew how to prioritize and understood the utility of Mengmeng the Fortune Cat, so it had not spoken up. Being able to endure until now was already a testament to its restraint.
"Of course you can. Its name is Mengmeng, and it's also one of my summoned beasts." Yu Xian took Mengmeng the Fortune Cat off his head with both hands and handed it smilingly to Little Nora.
Little Nora took Mengmeng the Fortune Cat with both hands, its eyes immediately sparkling, before smothering the cat in hugs, kisses, and nuzzles.
Well then.
Mengmeng the Fortune Cat was already used to it.
"By the way, Little Nora, where have you been staying since you entered the city?" Yu Xian asked curiously.
Little Nora pointed toward a park in the distance and replied, "I sleep in that park, and under that bridge over there, and up in that tree. Two little birds live in that tree, and they treat me like a neighbor!"
"..."
Yu Xian's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing that. Sleeping in parks, under bridge arches... wasn't that just a vagrant?
"All right, then. Next, let's find a place to stay," Yu Xian said with a sigh.
Little Nora nodded. "Okay."
It did not care either way.
At any rate, it had been used to the wild since childhood. Later, in the God Vault Space, while not strictly living in the wilderness, it had not been much different from being outdoors.
Back then, the Aska had no roof, and it had livestreamed from a sunroom, which, rounded up, was practically the same as living on an open plain of grass.
To it, sleeping in a park's grass and ducking under a bridge arch when it rained was not all that different.
Of course, most importantly, it was not afraid of snakes, insects, rats, or ants; if anything, the snakes, insects, rats, and ants should fear it. After all, it had never been a picky eater and did not mind a late-night snack before going to bed.
One giant centipede per bite—just ask the giant centipedes if they were terrified!
Chapter 442