Chapter 9

Next, Wang Yichen inserted the three white protagonist cards into the card slots. This time, he did not choose to automatically perceive the protagonists' thoughts; instead, he chose the God's-eye view—under this mode, Wang Yichen could observe the actions of his multiple protagonists simultaneously but could no longer sense their thoughts.

Soon, three ordinary fantasy planes were automatically generated, and Wang Yichen's three protagonists almost simultaneously entered these three fantasy planes.

The "NEET" protagonist card generated a sleazy fat man who fell into a jungle filled with magical beasts. The two "orphan" protagonist cards generated two skinny men, one of whom also crossed over to the jungle, while the other crossed over to a remote fantasy town.

The time flow in the planes was ten times faster than in the real world, so under the God's-eye view mode, everything Wang Yichen saw was in fast motion.

Soon, Wang Yichen personally experienced the difference between the "NEET" protagonist and the "orphan" protagonists.

The sleazy fat man generated by the "NEET" protagonist card had no sense of being a protagonist at all. Almost immediately after crossing over to the fantasy jungle, he was terrified by everything around him and almost wet himself. In the end, this fat man, who was screaming and running around in a panic, quickly attracted the attention of a magical beast. Without any suspense, this fat man became the magical beast's meal.

"What the hell, how could this happen!" Wang Yichen grabbed his hair, puzzled. Although the "NEET" protagonist was of lower quality among the protagonist cards, in many fantasy novels, the protagonists were often NEETs, and their performances were much better. Even if they fell into a jungle filled with magical beasts, they would never break down mentally but would face the danger calmly and not only survive easily but also kill a few blind magical beasts as a sacrifice. Why was his protagonist so weak?

"Could it be because I didn't give him a golden finger?" A thought suddenly popped into Wang Yichen's mind. "That's right, it must be. If I immediately gave my protagonist a golden finger, they wouldn't be so panicked, right?"

Wang Yichen felt a bit frustrated. Only now did he realize how important the cultivation cards were.

However, with a glimmer of hope, Wang Yichen still turned his gaze to the other two protagonists. Compared to the "NEET" protagonist, the "orphan" protagonist who also fell into the magical beast jungle performed much better. He did not break down mentally. After the initial panic, this "orphan" protagonist found a place to hide and tried to observe the surroundings before making a plan.

But both Wang Yichen and the "orphan" protagonist severely underestimated the strength of the magical beasts in the fantasy plane—even in the lowest-level difficulty plane.

Although the "orphan" protagonist was very careful in hiding, he was still discovered by a brightly colored large red python. The red python didn't hesitate and directly spewed a large flame, instantly burning Wang Yichen's "orphan" protagonist into delicious roasted meat...

By this point, Wang Yichen was already numb. He realized that he had made a big mistake, and these few cards were likely wasted. Although he still didn't fully understand the rules of the main game space, one thing was certain: by wasting the beginner's package, he had already fallen behind others from the start, which would definitely have a significant negative impact on his future development.

"No wonder that sarcastic woman had a mocking look on her face when I chose the cards. Damn it, isn't she my guide? Why didn't she give me a heads-up and tell me about the pitfalls of this AI? She didn't even say a word when she saw me walking into a trap. What kind of guide is that!" Wang Yichen slowly clenched his fists, feeling annoyed.

But gradually, his fists slowly relaxed: "Sigh, I guess I can't really blame her. After all, she did say that the guide cannot directly tell the player what to do. She was just following the rules..."

"But..." Wang Yichen's fists slowly clenched again, "But it still feels so unfair! Just wait and see, I won't give up that easily. I'm the man who wants to return to Earth and even become a god. Even if you all don't help me and look down on me, I won't admit defeat!"

"Bang!"

Just as Wang Yichen was struggling with his own frustration, his last white protagonist card also exploded—this "orphan" protagonist, although more fortunate to cross over to a human town, only lasted about an hour—converted to plane time, that was ten hours. In other words, this "orphan" protagonist only survived half a day in the fantasy plane.

A language barrier, strange attire, and unusual appearance and behavior made this "orphan" protagonist very conspicuous in a fantasy town with a medieval level of civilization. This "orphan" protagonist was quickly noticed by the locals and eventually captured and interrogated. Unable to communicate, the "orphan" protagonist was driven out of the town by the locals and ultimately met his end at the hands of bandits in the wild.

"Sigh, fairy tales are all lies..." Wang Yichen looked aggrieved, and he finally confirmed one thing: those fantasy novels are not reliable, and the risks for a穿越者 (穿越者 means "crosser" or "穿越者" in this context, referring to someone who crosses over to another world) are actually quite high. Even with good psychological resilience, it is almost impossible to survive in a world filled with natives and magical beasts.

The only solution is to give the protagonist a powerful golden finger and other cultivation cards for assistance.

Wang Yichen took out his last card, a green-quality "weakling" protagonist card.

The protagonist summoned by a green-quality protagonist card had no different abilities or personality from the protagonist summoned by a white protagonist card—the abilities and personality of the protagonist are determined by the attributes of the protagonist card. The quality of the protagonist card merely allows the card to have specific card skills. The higher the quality of the card, the more and better the card skills it will have.

White protagonist cards do not come with any card skills, while green protagonist cards come with the lowest-level card skills. For example, the protagonist card in Wang Yichen's hand comes with a card skill called "初级蛋神术" (Elementary Egg Deity Technique).

Elementary Egg Deity Technique: The first egg the protagonist picks up has a 20% chance of hatching into a low-level divine beast.

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