You're Screwed, Ah Zhen Is Very Petty

[Royal Spirit Archer - Xielina] [Level: 1] [Skills:] [Frost Arrow: Condenses the bitterly cold power of death into an arrow to shoot the target.] [King's Summons: Any target slain by the Royal Spirit Archer has a certain chance to turn into an undead minion under the Royal Spirit Archer's command.] [Maiden's Lament: The farther the target shot, the higher the chance to trigger other passives; the closer the target shot, the higher the chance to trigger knockback.] [O My Knights: When an enemy closes in, twelve knights will appear to guard the Royal Spirit Archer.] [Thunderous Bowstring: While wielding the Guardian Divine Bow, every arrow shot by the Royal Spirit Archer has a chance to summon heavenly thunder to strike the target.] [Remarks: Xielina of the fallen kingdom ultimately failed to turn the tide.] Obviously, this was no ordinary Skeleton Archer. Rather, it was a female Skeleton Archer in life—one with quite a backstory. "What's wrong?" "Holy... shit!" Seeing Yu Xian look at Xielina with a Dragon King smirk spreading across his lips, Ximen Wangcai immediately realized something might be special about this Skeleton Archer. Even so, Wangcai never imagined Yu Xian had actually summoned a top-tier beast. A Skeleton Archer that naturally possessed five skills—while not quite on par with the Mengmeng Fortune Cat—was definitely no ordinary minion. That second skill in particular was a god-tier army-spawning ability. "Thanks for your hard work, guys," Yu Xian said with a chuckle, glancing at Ximen Wangcai and Situ Xingye. Question marks instantly popped up over both their heads. What hard work had they done? His words made zero sense. Yu Xian naturally had no intention of explaining that he had just sacrificed both of their romantic fortunes. Smiling, he said, "Alright, let's keep grinding. All four of us in a party—let's farm monsters!" And so, the four-person party began grinding Whirlwind Cross Ball Pythons. Ximen Wangcai and Situ Xingye were assigned to farm the area on the left, Yu Xian and Little Nora farmed the center, and the Wolf King, Bolaiye, farmed to their right. Fortunately, with few people across the vast land today, no one had to compete for spawns. They could simply advance at a steady pace. Since Xielina was only Level 1 and not yet fit for heavy combat, Yu Xian had her fire from behind while he and Little Nora took the front line. Thankfully, Yu Xian now had an active skill of his own. Pairing Chaos Missile with the Mengmeng Fortune Cat's basic attacks, his clearing speed was far from slow. He even intentionally held back to let Xielina land the finishing blows, hoping to see if she could produce more undead minions. However, likely because Xielina's level was too low while the Whirlwind Cross Ball Pythons were too high, not a single passive triggered even after slaying more than fifty pythons in one go. Still, being power-leveled by Yu Xian and the others, Xielina leveled up rapidly, reaching Level 5 in the blink of an eye. As for Little Nora, it was responsible for collecting the dropped Fortune Gold Coins and all sorts of bizarre loot. *** Noon. Everyone gathered on a flat patch of ground to rest and eat, replenishing their stamina. Throughout the morning, Ximen Wangcai had kept an eye on Yu Xian's side while farming. His mission was to protect Yu Xian, after all, and he needed to be ready to provide support should anything go wrong. Yet after observing for half a day, he became certain of one thing: he probably... maybe... most likely couldn't beat Yu Xian in a real fight. Yu Xian was precisely the kind of person who looked weak on the surface, but turned out to be overwhelmingly troublesome once hands were thrown. In his hands, the Whirlwind Cross Ball Pythons were toyed with like putty. Even when one or two pythons managed to close in on Yu Xian, his shields blocked them completely. At one point, Yu Xian had clearly been annoyed into a corner and detonated a Whirlwind Cross Ball Python with a single punch. That was when Ximen Wangcai knew Yu Xian hadn't been bragging—he truly possessed the power to beat Shenshang Chai into the ground. Yet Yu Xian didn't display the slightest air of an expert, let alone an expert's dignity. At that moment, Yu Xian lay prone on the grass, having Bolaiye massage his back while grumbling, "Leveling up in this game is way too slow. Grinding all morning and not even one level gained. Zero stars." "If gaining a level in a single morning were that easy, life would be grand," Situ Xingye couldn't help but chuckle. Although no one knew the true purpose behind this world's existence, quite a few second-generation scions of powerful clans like Feng Mingge knew it was a shortcut. Level 250 led straight to the Mighty One realm. This was practically the simplest method of cultivation imaginable. It was infinitely better than paths demanding countless heavenly treasures, exceptional physical constitutions, rare talents, or extraordinary comprehension. "By the way, what do you think that omnipotent Transcender created this world for?" Yu Xian rolled over onto his back, belly up, and looked at Ximen Wangcai and Situ Xingye. Everyone had their own opinions, and he was curious how the two viewed this world—or whether they possessed any insider knowledge. After all, both guys were scions of powerful backgrounds; their aura was far too similar to Feng Mingge's. "For fun?" Situ Xingye guessed. Ximen Wangcai spoke cautiously, "It's best not to gossip recklessly about Transcenders. They are omniscient and omnipotent beings, after all. The moment we mention them, they already know." "I don't think a Transcender would be that petty," Little Nora chimed in. Ximen Wangcai had felt his words were perfectly fine, but Little Nora's remark made him freeze. Could his statement really be interpreted like that? He had clearly meant to advocate prudence in word and deed. Yet to Little Nora's ears, it sounded like he was accusing the Transcender of being petty, which was why one shouldn't speak out of turn? "Little Nora, I didn't say the Transcender was petty! I just think we should respect them from the bottom of our hearts," Ximen Wangcai hastily explained. Yu Xian smirked playfully. "Wangcai, you're screwed. If that one-in-a-million 'what if' comes true... hehehehe." "..." Catching Yu Xian's implication, black lines covered Ximen Wangcai's forehead. Deep down, he genuinely felt a twinge of panic. If the Transcender truly was that petty, his explanation would be useless. Could he really end up being targeted? After finishing lunch, everyone rested for a while longer. Not until half past one in the afternoon did they resume their grinding. Soon, however, Ximen Wangcai noticed something that made cold sweat bead on his brow: monsters stopped dropping loot for him, and every coin drop yielded only the bare minimum of five coins. *We're doomed!* On the other side, Yu Xian noticed a problem as well. Normally, with the Mengmeng Fortune Cat's passive skill, drop rates were exceptionally high. Yet he seemed to have been dragged down by Ximen Wangcai; monsters had stopped dropping loot entirely. Yu Xian had no choice but to clasp his hands in prayer, constantly praising 'Zhen' in his heart in hopes of receiving absolution. Alas, flattering didn't work this time either. Still, the grind had to continue. Even without loot, there was at least the guaranteed five coins. After picking up Fortune Gold Coins for a while, Little Nora gradually grew too lazy to retrieve them constantly, choosing instead to sweep them all up in batches after intervals. Bored out of its mind, it clapped its little paws together, intending to conjure up some food to eat.