With the click of the door lock, the door was slammed open.
"You're the one calling me blind, huh? I'll say it to your face—blind man, you damn blind man, acting all cocky in the game, right? Let's see how cocky you are now!"
Guan Liqiang's roar came through.
Xie Lin stepped back, guarding against the first wave of attack.
Guan Liqiang and his crew immediately pushed into Xie Lin's home.
"Huanyu Kuangba?" Xie Lin, cornered, asked in response.
"You know who I am. Calling me 'Daddy' won't save you now. Get on your knees!"
Guan Liqiang stepped forward, swinging his palm.
Xie Lin raised his arm to block it.
Slap!
Hidden behind his arm, Xie Lin revealed an eerie smile.
"You struck first."
The next moment, Xie Lin swung his blind cane.
Fight!
In an instant, Xie Lin moved like a blind monk possessed, wielding the cane as if it were a Shaolin temple's staff, making Guan Liqiang scream in pain.
"Damn it, hit him, everyone together!"
A group of people swarmed Xie Lin.
Xie Lin didn't act like a blind man at all—what was more terrifying was that he even knew what the people behind him were doing, striking them all in a flurry of blows.
Finally, someone grabbed Xie Lin's cane, but Xie Lin let go and launched a storm of fist attacks.
"Run! Hurry!"
"Ah, he's not blind at all!"
The group fled out of Xie Lin's door.
Xie Lin chased after them, all the way to the stairwell before stopping.
At the door, Xie Lin heard the sound of heavy objects being moved and halted his footsteps.
"Is this the game pod for Room 442?"
"Yeah, that's right!"
Two installation workers quickly replied, casting a curious glance at Xie Lin. He was wearing sunglasses in broad daylight—what a poser!
"Follow me."
Inside the house, the workers looked at the empty living room and blinked in confusion, before one exclaimed, "What's with all the blood on your floor?"
Xie Lin looked disgusted.
"A few rabid dogs came in to bite just now. I chased them off."
Really?
The two workers looked at each other, a hint of fear in their eyes.
Considering the group of thugs that had just run out, they wondered: Had they stumbled onto a gangster fight scene?
Living in a dump like this but buying a million-dollar game pod?
Was this guy some kind of crime lord?
And with blood all over the floor, had they just walked into a murder scene?
They hurried to install the game pod. Luckily, it was solar-powered, so no plugging in was needed, but the workers still had to show him how to fill the nutrient fluid.
"Excuse me, I have trouble with my eyes. Could you tell me where the switches are?"
"Huh?"
The two installers were stunned.
After confirming that Xie Lin really was blind, they finished the setup, even wiped the floor clean for him, and then left.
Thinking back to what had happened, they felt uneasy for Xie Lin, so they simply called the police.
No one should be bullying a disabled person with money. Protecting people's property was everyone's duty.
[0308888 Newbie Village]
"Wow, so this is the newbie village for District 030. Let's check the village name first."
Chu Fu glanced at the entrance sign and finally learned the name of her starter village.
Wangxi Village.
Chu Fu thought for a moment, confirming that this village probably corresponded to the Wangxi scenic area northeast of Linjiang City.
If it were defended successfully, a new safe zone would appear in that location in the real world.
Before the game invaded reality, all players would receive a quest to transfer here.
Of course, if the village wasn't defended in the game, no safe zone would appear in reality.
Chu Fu roamed around excitedly, feeling as if she had stepped into a steam-age world all over again.
The village was fully designed and quite large—not some crude collection of a few huts. The buildings were dense, with a market, NPC homes, and an inn.
It looked very much like a real village, except there were no guns around; instead, wooden barricades kept out large beasts.
Chu Fu was excited by everything she saw, like a farmer visiting a big city for the first time.
Previously, she hadn't entered the village and had gone straight to the wilderness, because most tasks in the village were errands. Her high damage output naturally made fighting monsters a better choice.
Errand tasks were for players with C-rank talents or below.
Now, with players leveling up, there were still plenty of people in the village—not everyone was a combat player. Besides, the game had been open for thirty days, and many middle-aged and elderly people were logging in as casual or lifestyle players.
Given that, the chances of successfully defending the village seemed pretty low.
As Chu Fu observed her surroundings, she headed toward the skill instructor.
The skill instructor was easy to find. In front of him stood a huge, obvious crystal ball.
Currently, the average player level in the village was 3, and players at level 5 were extremely rare. Chu Fu hadn't seen any yet.
She walked over.
"Hello, instructor. I'm here to learn a skill."
The skill instructor nodded at her.
"Hello, Awakened. You should call it Awakening a Skill. Pay 50 silver coins and place your hand on the crystal ball.
This is the Orb of Wisdom. It can guide you to awaken a new skill.
If your class is recorded here, it will give you further guidance.
If your class is special, don't worry—the orb can guide you to create a new skill.
Now, pay up."
Chu Fu handed over 50 silver coins.
She placed both hands on the crystal ball and closed her eyes. An image of a person in a green robe appeared in her mind, showing their hands. Their hands were as white as jade with slender fingers, and then they gave a gentle toss.
A cloud of poison mist spread out.
[Plague Spread] was also a poison mist.
It felt a bit redundant, she thought, frowning.
The next moment, she felt that she had learned something.
[System Notification: You have learned the skill Poison Sowing: Use mental energy to scatter poison powder in a target direction, dealing 110% poison attack damage. The effect depends on the poison powder's quality.
Note: If you don't have poison powder, you might use the most down-to-earth items. The general store sells lime powder.
Lime powder effect: Blindness, eye irritation.]
Chu Fu's eyes widened.
This... was this not underhanded?
Throwing lime powder.
But, to be fair, lime powder was a must-buy for thieves and assassins, and players in those classes often learned poison crafting too.
Her brother Chu Feng could do it.
But they had to throw lime powder by hand during close combat.
She, however, could use mental energy to assist, hitting targets even from ten meters away.
This was... incredible.
Chu Fu rushed off to the general store to buy lime powder.
Then she went to learn Gathering, Medicine Making, and Poison Crafting. After thinking it over, she also learned Farming.
These would be useful for her Poison Master class and her talents.
But she couldn't take too many life skills—it would spread her too thin, even though they were profitable.
She didn't need that much money, though. She could just rely on her big brother.
If worse came to worst, she could sell some of her guides to Jiao Jiao and Jiao to make cash.
She was still daydreaming about all this.
Suddenly, a team invitation appeared.
[Who Are You Calling Blind has invited you to enter team mode.]
Chu Fu accepted it.
Sword Saint Brother might have switched to a new game pod and didn't know what to play, so he was asking her.
Just as she thought that, she noticed the team was gathering again.
Xie Lin typed in the team channel; even if they weren't together, everyone could see it.
[Who Are You Calling Blind]: That moron Huanyu Kuangba logged off and came to find me in real life. I beat him back—what a loser.
[Who Are You Calling Blind]: But I don't know how they found out my real identity. I have a feud with Wan Huanyu. He probably tracked me down and wants to mess with me.
[Who Are You Calling Blind]: Do you think I'm afraid of him? If he's got the guts, come kill me in real life. But I've got nothing to lose—just a worthless life. You all should watch your safety, especially Jiao Jiao and Fengzhen, you two girls. Don't leave campus or your homes recently.
[Who Are You Calling Blind]: @Plant Girl, you said before that you were in a coma three years ago, and your brother's name is Chu Feng. Do you know who hit your family back then?
