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“Long ago, the gods engaged in a tragic slaughter across the eternal universe...”
As an ancient, distant voice reached her ears, sacred and majestic divine figures appeared before Xia Miao, dazzling and splendid enough to make her afraid to look up.
“The victorious gods divided the heavens and earth. They ordered their believers to establish city-states, expand their territories, and gather faith...”
“The defeated gods' bones withered in the netherworld. They gathered their former followers, hearts burning with fury, and watched covetously as they gathered strength and waited to strike...”
“This is a peaceful yet dangerous land!”
“This is a legendary yet bizarre region!”
“This is a world that is both bright and dark!”
“Welcome to—the world of the gods!”
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As Xia Miao watched the cutscene, her eyelids drooped, and she nearly fell asleep before it ended.
“Please name your character!”
The gentle, pleasant female voice by her ear startled Xia Miao awake from her drowsiness.
She instinctively wiped away nonexistent drool and looked at the game character identical to her, lost in thought.
Hmm... What should I name her... Ah, I can't be bothered to think. Shrimp Sprout it is!
And so, Xia Miao quickly and decisively settled on a name.
“Naming successful. Would you like to adjust your appearance?”
Modern games required real-name verification, so a player's gender and appearance matched reality. Only the player's figure could be adjusted within a certain range.
Although Xia Miao was slightly dissatisfied with her figure, she skipped the adjustment rather than go through the trouble.
Entering the game...
Please wait...
Whoosh—
A burst of white glow flashed. Xia Miao closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she was in a worn rural village.
This was the Novice Village in the game.
The Novice Village naturally had no shortage of players. The small, shabby village could hold only a hundred or so people, yet who knew how many thousands of players flooded into it.
The entire village soon became jammed tight and packed beyond measure.
“Ugh...”
After a few steps, the crowd nearly squeezed Xia Miao into a shrimp cake.
After a moment and an exhausting struggle, Xia Miao finally squeezed out of the terrifying Novice Village.
The moment they left the Novice Village, the players sprinted toward the Leveling Area. Monsters were rare resources after the game's launch, and they could not level up without monsters to kill.
Xia Miao hurried away from the crowd. She feared that if she joined these players, who were fighting over monsters as if they had been injected with stimulants, they would mistake her for a monster and butcher her.
After walking for a while away from the Leveling Area, Xia Miao spotted a grassy hillside in the distance. Its long blades of grass swayed in the breeze, creating a peaceful, beautiful scene.
Such a beautiful landscape, like an oil painting... It would be perfect for sleeping!
With this thought, Xia Miao walked toward the verdant hillside.
She also saw a few players here and there. They were all young couples who had come to this scenic spot to flirt and whisper sweet nothings to each other.
To avoid being overwhelmed by their displays of affection, Xia Miao went around them and found a deserted spot.
To her surprise, Xia Miao spotted someone of like mind.
This player had somehow obtained a straw hat and pulled it over his head. A foxtail grass stem hung from his mouth, and he lay on the grass with his hands crossed behind his head, looking utterly at ease.
A kindred spirit!
Xia Miao felt a little excited. The fact that he had chosen the same spot as her was enough to prove his good taste!
“Brother, you don't mind if I lie here for a while too, do you? Don't worry, I won't disturb you.” Xia Miao greeted him shamelessly.
The straw-hat man ignored Xia Miao.
Pretty aloof...
Xia Miao curled her lips, said nothing, and found a relatively flat spot to lie down comfortably.
Afterward, Xia Miao opened her attribute panel.
Name: Shrimp Sprout
Level: 1
Class: None
Health: 50/50
Mana: 50/50
Strength: 5
Intelligence: 5
Constitution: 5
Stamina: 6
Speed: 4
Critical Hit Rate: 0%
Active skill: None
Passive skill: None
A character's maximum initial attribute value was 10. Xia Miao's attributes were mediocre, even somewhat weak.
But Xia Miao did not care. Nangong Wen had dragged her into the game to farm gold, but it was only meant to be a temporary arrangement. Once they found jobs, they would not have time to play.
Xia Miao did not take the game seriously.
She had spent quite a bit of energy fooling around with Nangong Wen in bed earlier, and drowsiness washed over her. As Xia Miao stared at her Attribute Panel, her eyelids grew heavy and drooped again.
Her vision slowly darkened, and Xia Miao's consciousness blurred...
“Never... has anyone... reached this realm...”
“You... are the first...”
“The sleeping... God... descends... Apostle...”
“Rustle... rustle...”
Xia Miao heard a deep, muffled voice, as though someone were muttering indistinctly beside her ear. The disturbance kept her from sleeping well.
“So annoying!”
Xia Miao's morning temper flared. She gave a soft shout and opened her eyes.
Ding!
You achieved the achievement “sleeping arhat.” Reward: talent “you’re so lazy you’ll die”!
At the same time as she opened her eyes, the system's gentle female voice sounded beside Xia Miao's ear with its notification.
“Hmm?”
Xia Miao stared blankly into the sky. Stars filled the heavens, sprinkled across the vast sky like sesame seeds over a giant pancake.
Facing the vast sea of Stars, Xia Miao felt an overwhelming loneliness, as though the entire world had abandoned her.
What the hell? Why is it dark? How long did I sleep?!
Xia Miao sat up and stared blankly at the empty grassland around her. She was the only person left there.
Not only were the flirting couples gone, even the straw-hat man beside her had disappeared without a trace.
Xia Miao opened the system menu and glanced at it. It was already past 10 p.m.!
The gods had launched at noon, at 12 p.m. In other words, she had slept for more than ten hours!
How did I not sleep myself to death...
Xia Miao made a sarcastic remark about herself, then noticed a message among the system notifications and opened it.
You achieved the achievement “sleeping arhat.” Reward: talent “you’re so lazy you’ll die”!
Sleeping arhat: The first player in 《the gods》 to sleep for ten hours and attract the attention of a God!
“Which God has that much free time, watching people sleep...” Xia Miao's eyelid twitched. She felt as though the system had insulted her in a roundabout way.
The rewarded Talent appeared in the Attribute Panel, so Xia Miao opened the panel again.
Name: Shrimp Sprout
Level: 1
Class: None
Health: 50/50
Mana: 50/50
Strength: 5
Intelligence: 5
Constitution: 5
Stamina: 6
Speed: 4
Critical Hit Rate: 0%
Talent: you’re so lazy you’ll die
Active skill: None
Passive skill: None
Her other Attributes remained unchanged, but the panel now included a Talent. Xia Miao opened it to take a look.
You cannot learn Active Skills, but you can learn any number of Passive Skills, and their effects are increased tenfold!
Meow?
A huge question mark rose above Xia Miao's head.
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