Gamers of the Underworld

In front of a puddle filled with mud, a bald Grand Priest held an exercise book with one hand and clasped his chest with the other while he prayed silently.

In front of the Grand Priest was a nervous Elf who was writing mathematical formulas on the ground.

Lancelot knew that a lot of people were addicted to learning and that they believed in the Sacred Light. However, he hadn’t seen any Elves that believed in the Sacred Light. Did the Elves not have many gods?

The Elf muttered to himself before standing up, seeming determined.

The bald Grand Priest gave his blessings to the puddle, which shimmered with light. He said, “May the Lord bless you.”

He grasped the Elf’s head and pushed it into the puddle. After three minutes, the Elf collapsed to the ground, no longer breathing.

“It’s a pity. He didn’t pass the Lord’s examination. His belief wasn’t firm enough.”

The bald Grand Priest shook his head and spoke with sympathy.

The people behind started scolding.

“Wah, I said his revision wasn’t sufficient. Revise properly before coming. You’re wasting my time. I’m forgetting the formulas that I memorized!”

“Why didn’t you carry bricks honestly? Didn’t you know that you aren’t suited for studying?”

“Give way, don’t hinder me from becoming a Sacred Knight! I have studied for a month!”

“You’re cool, Veteran. You’re very hardworking.”

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When the bald Grand Priest saw that everyone was diligently learning, he was so touched that his hand trembled. He drowned another person who wasn’t a devout believer and threw the body to one side. The Grand Priest was filled with purity and sacredness. The Lord! He was enlightened by the Lord’s compassion and calling to guide the lost sheep! “Don’t worry, I will lead them to the correct path!”

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“Updates, updates!”

At Springfield Flower Kindergarten’s recruitment booth, TakeASpearHit shouted as he sat on the ground.

“What’s up with the updates?” SealHeadLingChong came over, looking puzzled.

“A post on Victoria’s Strategy Guide. There’s a Third Beta Gamer, Hoodlum, who posted a Strategy Guide on Victoria.”

Dragonborn, SealHeadLingChong, and other Eternal Kingdom gamers browsed the discussion forum.

On the front page was a post:

[Using bare hands to cut trees, Natural Fighter isn’t afraid of starting from scratch.]

“This is Natural Fighter Hoodlum. I’m the live broadcaster ‘Hoodlum’ at B Station.

I told relatives and friends many times about my Third Beta Test status, so I won’t repeat it.

I’m sharing with you the situation at Victoria City. As I am playing the game and writing the post, the updates will be slow. I hope that you won’t mind.

Let’s take a look at the pictures of the newly created Victoria.

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Don’t complain about the low angles of the screenshots. My shoulders were laden with the heavy burden of life, and my spine was broken. Hence, the shot angles were low. You may take a look at my selfie:

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Good, back to the main topic.

The Freedom City of Victoria is similar to what the veterans speculated. There is only a Dungeon Lord Main Hall, and the rest is to be built by the gamers.

Don’t talk about instant houses, cities, or roads, we don’t even have a proper construction site. On top of that, the tools aren’t sufficient. It’s to the point that even the NPCs are dazed and not working.

If not for system restriction, I would have robbed that dazed Knight of his weapon and decapitated him to help him snap out of his daze.

It’s fortunate that there are no requirements to become a Sacred Knight. If you’re willing, the bald Grand Priest will help you. The bald Grand Priest isn’t bald, his name is Bald. Don’t ask me why, ask the game producers.

Since I am creating a post and broadcasting live, I’m unable to take the examination to become a Sacred Knight. Even if I go, I’m unable to answer the questions and will lose my life.

After the new gamers were teleported to Victoria, they had to swear allegiance to Duchess Lilo. It was as simple as kowtowing at the entrance of the Dungeon Lord Main Hall. One could kowtow more if they wished. The process was similar to the kowtowing to Lord Sherlock in the Dungeon.

After that, it’s cleaning the location, carrying bricks and wood, and cutting trees.

The mission will earn you 100 bronze coins and takes one or two hours.

Only a few hundred gamers have complete tools, while most of the gamers weren’t equipped with tools. It’s understandable that it is harder at the start of constructing a city.

We don’t need to mine. On the Surface World, if we cut trees, we will create empty space. The wood can also be used to construct houses.

Thanks to the veterans’ knowledge in the forum, many civil engineering students came forward to become engineers. We didn’t encounter problems while constructing houses.

Within three hours, we constructed houses. Take a look at the picture:

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Cutting trees in the Surface World doesn’t require answering questions! Don’t ask me, ask the game producers.

However, mining ore does require answering questions. I’m speechless.

To ace the game, studying is necessary.

As I’m writing in a free-flowing way, there may not be logical sequencing. Please bear with it.

Let’s take a look at the NPCs and location screenshots:

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This is Natural Fighter Hoodlum broadcasting live. I look forward to Victoria’s first Commercial Shop! (Manual Comedy)”

Dragonborn finished reading the post and examined the pictures. SealHeadLingChong pinched his chin and said, “The Surface World setting is based on the later part of the Medieval Age, albeit with the existence of Mana.”

“Why are you analyzing the background setting? We have to follow the game producers. They can do whatever they like, it’s all Mana!” TakeASpearHit said, and SealHeadLingChong nodded.

The Surface World didn’t really affect them as the two factions hadn’t interacted.

They would discuss the future when it arrived.