Versatile Sword Cultivator
Chapter 338 – Master Tang, don't chant anymore

The second update of "Tale of Immortal" caught Lin Jichen off guard.

He had thought the second update would take at least a few more months, but it arrived much sooner than expected.

Sitting in the interrogation room, Lin Jichen began browsing the game forum to check out the update details.

It was another major update.

First, there were new professions added, four in total.

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Artifact Cultivation - Hammer Master, Healer - Harpist, Spell Cultivation - Talisman Master, Body Cultivation - Ranger.

All old players could switch to the new professions at any time.

The second update content was the addition of six new Secret Realms.

And four new ranking lists.

Beauty List, Gentleman List, Wealth List, Guild List.

Additionally, all equipment grades were further subdivided. Equipment of the same grade would emit four different colors of light: white, blue, purple, and gold.

These four colors represented the differences in attributes within the same grade.

For example, Lin Jichen's Dark Night Sword, which was of Mysterious Grade, belonged to the gold category, meaning it was supreme-grade and would emit a golden glow.

Some ordinary Mysterious Grade items would emit white light, better ones blue, and even better ones purple.

Another major update in "Tale of Immortal" was that the four provinces would each have a new territory.

Any player or guild could claim these territories and establish their own faction.

But they needed to obtain a faction establishment token to claim these territories.

This update would undoubtedly drive all the guilds in "Tale of Immortal" crazy.

Currently, all guilds were self-organized and had never been officially recognized.

Now, with the faction establishment tokens and territories available, all guilds saw the opportunity to become the number one guild in the world right before their eyes.

Lin Jichen didn't even need to think to know that all the guilds were now focusing their efforts on obtaining the faction establishment tokens.

But for now, he was probably the only one who knew where the four tokens were located in the four provinces.

In his previous life, the first guild to obtain a faction establishment token was the War God Guild in Yongning Province, followed by the Eternal Guild in Mu Xian Province.

Then it was the Sixth Heaven in Huafeng Province, and finally, the Prosperous Tang Dynasty in Yuehua Province.

These were significant events recorded in the annals of "Tale of Immortal," and Lin Jichen knew them well.

However, Lin Jichen wasn't very interested. He didn't want to establish a faction.

Having lived another life, Lin Jichen deeply understood that having many subordinates was not as good as having strong personal strength.

He planned to be a solo player, or maybe form a small team in the future, but forming a guild was too exhausting and time-consuming, and he wouldn't touch it again.

Lin Jichen continued reading. Besides these major updates, there were a few minor updates.

First and foremost, teleportation talismans were nerfed!

From now on, teleportation talismans could not be used at any leveling points.

This meant that in places like Storm Valley and the Hundred Thousand Mountains, teleportation talismans could no longer be used.

They could only be used in public safety zones.

Secondly, long-distance travel would now grant a small amount of cultivation experience.

Although it was minimal, it was the official's way of encouraging players to explore more and not just stay near the main city and sects.

It was also to help players get used to the future real Xianxia world.

The last minor update was about Spirit Stones. From now on, there would not only be low-grade Spirit Stones, but also medium-grade, high-grade, and supreme-grade Spirit Stones.

The ratio of the four types of Spirit Stones was 1:1000, and their cultivation effects and purchasing power were different.

Low-grade Spirit Stones were generally still used as currency, while medium-grade, high-grade, and supreme-grade Spirit Stones were used for cultivation or setting up formations.

After reading all the update details, Lin Jichen exited the forum, feeling heavy-hearted.

This update coming earlier again made Lin Jichen even more uneasy. At this rate, forget about five years, even three years seemed like a luxury.

"Are you playing a game?"

A voice interrupted Lin Jichen's thoughts.

It was the female police officer.

"Oh, yes. Can I go now?" Lin Jichen stood up and asked.

"Yes, let's go. I'll give you a ride," the female officer said.

Lin Jichen nodded and left the police station with the female officer.

When they were about to get into the car, Lin Jichen noticed that they were not getting into a police car, but a private car, a pink Beetle.

"Driving a police car is too conspicuous. I don't want people to misunderstand. I'm just off duty, so I'll drop you off at school and then head home," the female officer said with a smile.

Lin Jichen nodded and got in, but said, "Officer, I live off-campus. You don't need to take me back to school. Just drop me off at Sunshine Community."

"No problem," the female officer said, starting the car and driving off.

On the way, the female officer found a topic to chat with Lin Jichen.

"I saw you playing a game in the interrogation room earlier. You must be playing 'Tale of Immortal,' right?"

"Yeah, comrade officer, do you play too?"

The female officer smiled and said, "You don't need to call me comrade officer. My name is Tang Ning. Just call me Officer Tang."

"Okay, Officer Tang."

Tang Ning continued, "I don't play, but my brother really wants to. He's also a student at Jiangling University. He keeps talking about how fun the game is, so I know about it."

"What's so fun about games? During this holiday, my brother has been pestering our parents to buy him a gaming ring, but they didn't agree. You're a university student, so you should play fewer games and read more books."

Seeing that Lin Jichen was about the same age as her brother, Tang Ning couldn't help but give him some advice.

Lin Jichen smiled wryly and agreed to her advice. Tang Ning suddenly asked, "By the way, my brother said that this semester's tuition fee is 5999 yuan more than last semester. Is that true?"

Although Lin Jichen didn't remember the tuition fee, he had heard from Ren Lan that it wasn't true.

5999 yuan, wasn't that the price of a "Tale of Immortal" gaming ring...

Holding back his laughter, Lin Jichen said, "I can only tell you that a gaming ring costs 5999 yuan. As for the tuition fee, I've never heard of it."

Tang Ning's face immediately filled with anger, and she cursed, "That brat! I knew he was up to no good! Just wait until I get home and have my parents skin him alive!"

Lin Jichen shrank his neck. Luckily, he didn't have a sister like that.

He not only played games but also took a break from school. If he were Tang Ning's brother, he would probably be dead several times over by now.

"You should play fewer games too. As a university student, you should focus on your studies. Don't waste your parents' money and expectations. If you get addicted to games, you won't even get your diploma, and no one will hire you. How will you marry your girlfriend, start a family, and build a career..."

Tang Ning seemed to have taken Lin Jichen as her brother and lectured him all the way.

Lin Jichen wanted to get off several times but held back.

Finally, the car arrived at Sunshine Community, and Lin Jichen quickly got out.

"Master Tang, stop lecturing. Goodbye."

After saying that, Lin Jichen slipped away.

Tang Ning angrily called out to him a couple of times, but Lin Jichen was already out of sight.

"Master Tang? Do I really look like Tang Monk? This brat, no good deed goes unpunished, hmph."

Tang Ning muttered a few words in frustration before driving away.

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