"Where am I?" Jian娘 Yuewang looked around in confusion at the world before her, filled with towering trees, giant mosquitoes, and super dinosaurs. As a Jian娘 born within a scenario, everything she saw left her bewildered.
"Welcome to the game world of 'Jian娘 Online,' esteemed Lady Yuewang. I am Settlement Officer 0791, and I am delighted to serve you," 0791 said with a smile. "Your appearance is somewhat special, and you will need a little bit of assistance."
After saying this, 0791 extended a finger and gently touched Lady Yuewang's forehead. Yuewang felt a heavy sensation in her head, and a large amount of information and memories flooded into her mind, leaving her in a dazed state.
"What did you do to my Jian娘?" Guhan was somewhat dissatisfied and worried. He had gone through great lengths to obtain this Jian娘, and he didn't want 0791 to make her foolish.
"Lady Yuewang's situation is somewhat special," 0791 explained. "She is a Jian娘 generated within a scenario, created to advance the scenario's progression. Although she has the physical form and abilities of a Jian娘, she is not a Jian娘 that players normally possess in the game. She lacks the consciousness fragments of Jian娘s. Therefore, I provided her with a little bit of assistance, injecting a small fragment of Lady Yuewang's consciousness into her body. From now on, she will be a true Jian娘."
"Is that so!" Guhan felt a bit ashamed after hearing this. He thought his twelve-year plan was perfect, but he hadn't anticipated so many loopholes, especially the issue of consciousness fragments. If 0791 hadn't injected the consciousness fragment into Yuewang, the consequences would have been dire.
The so-called consciousness fragment is a small piece of consciousness and memory replicated from the real Jian娘's mind. During the game's testing phase hundreds of years ago, the Jian娘s in the game were just system-generated NPCs that didn't require consciousness fragments. However, it was soon discovered that these system-generated NPCs couldn't perfectly simulate the true combat capabilities of Jian娘s, especially in their Jian娘 form. In battles, they were like puppets, lacking any spirit. This was ineffective for players trying to improve their strength and build rapport with their Jian娘s.
Moreover, after a long period of existence, these simulated Jian娘 NPCs began to experience a breakdown in their intelligence, leading to mental illness and even attacks on their players. After testing, the system decided to abandon these NPC Jian娘s.
But if not using NPCs, what else could be done?
There are always more solutions than problems in the world. After extensive research, the system decided to replicate a small piece of consciousness from real Jian娘s and inject it into the NPC Jian娘s. This created Jian娘s that were like clones of real Jian娘s, possessing their spirit and personality without the risk of consciousness collapse.
Additionally, since it was a replicated consciousness, it had no negative impact on the real Jian娘s and even brought some unexpected benefits!
Therefore, in the game, the Jian娘s owned by players are a combination of system-generated NPCs and consciousness fragments. The Jian娘s that appear in scenarios but do not belong to players are simple NPCs, generated according to fixed behavior templates.
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Lady Yuewang's eyes brightened as the integration of the consciousness fragment with her body was finally complete. She now had a systematic understanding of her current state and existence.
"You shouldn't have integrated my consciousness fragment into this body!" Yuewang glanced at Guhan with disdain and said to 0791, "This human obtained this body through despicable means. You should severely punish him, not use the consciousness fragment I specially split off."
"The player's previous, rule-violating and unjust body has been canceled. The current body was obtained through the gacha machine, a legal, reasonable, and rule-compliant method, recognized by the system. What do you think, esteemed Lady Yuewang?"
"Gacha machine??" Only then did Lady Yuewang notice the remaining purple gacha ball in the glass jar on the table. "I still refuse to become the Jian娘 of such a despicable person. His actions are an insult to my beautiful memories."
"Beautiful memories?" 0791 grinned. "That memory is something your true self has never been willing to replicate into the fragment. Where did you get those beautiful memories?" The beautiful memories Yuewang referred to were the memories of fighting alongside Sword Ancestor Liunianli a thousand years ago.
"I demand to contact my true self. This matter must be handled by my true self."
"Sorry, after your consciousness fragment was split off, your true self lost her player in a battle and is now lying on the third floor of the Sword Pavilion. You won't be able to contact your true self until the next player awakens her."
"Then I demand to contact Lord BAT directly. I absolutely refuse to accept such a person as my player, even if I am just a consciousness fragment, and this is only in the game world."
"Denied. You are a clone born from a consciousness fragment and do not have the authority to contact Lord BAT directly."
"You... " Yuewang's originally cold face turned red with anger. Just as she was about to unleash her fury and teach 0791 a lesson, she didn't notice a hand touching her buttocks and gripping her sword hilt.
Thus, the poor Lady Yuewang transformed back into a ball of light, gradually shrinking until she became a long sword, held in Guhan's hand.
"Sorry, my Jian娘 is a bit ignorant and has caused you trouble," Guhan bowed slightly to 0791.
"No problem, it's my duty to serve players!" 0791 continued to smile.
"Is this service a bit too intelligent for a settlement officer?" Guhan sheathed the Sword of Goujian on his back, securing it firmly.
"Player Admiral, you have one more item to settle. Would you like to start the settlement now?" 0791 seemed to ignore what Guhan had said.
"One more item?" Normally, the settlement process only includes scenario evaluation, basic reward distribution, and gacha machine draws. Guhan had already completed all three. Where did this additional item come from?
"Did you forget? The Sword of Goujian you obtained in the scenario has been canceled, so you still have one more chance to choose an initial Jian娘!" As he spoke, four sword cases suddenly appeared on the table, containing the initial Jian娘s for Guhan to choose from.
"Why are there four?" Guhan was surprised. "Aren't the initial Jian娘s just the Green Blade, White Iron, and Hundred-Refined swords?"
"Please, Player Admiral, open the sword cases and choose your initial Jian娘."
Since he couldn't get an answer, Guhan decided to open the cases. He opened the first three, which contained the three initial Jian娘s.
"What's in the fourth case?" Guhan's hand hovered over the fourth case for a moment before slowly opening it. Inside was a sword he was very familiar with.
"It's actually this one!" Guhan quickly drew the long sword from the case, recognizing it at first glance but still confirming it in the Jurassic sunlight.
It was that sword.
"Congratulations, Player Admiral, you have chosen your initial Jian娘, the Ancient Sword-level Jian娘 —— Qingpin Sword."
0791 revealed the name of the sword. Indeed, this was the Qingpin Sword that Guhan had specially taken from Liunianli's home to temporarily replace the initial Jian娘. He never thought it would become his true first initial Jian娘 after the initial scenario.
"Why? Why is the Qingpin Sword in the initial Jian娘 options?" Guhan was full of doubts. Apart from the initial scenario, the Qingpin Sword had never appeared in any other scenario, and there were no records of any player obtaining this Jian娘 in reality or in the game. It wasn't even mentioned in the "Chronicles of Famous Swords." The only information available was that it was a half Jian娘 used by Liunianli's grandmother for square dancing.
"Player Admiral, please complete synchronization with the Qingpin Sword within one hour, or your game account will be permanently frozen."
Wait!! The Qingpin Sword is only a half Jian娘!! A Jian娘 that can't even fully transform, how can it become an initial Jian娘? And it must be bound within an hour? What kind of nonsense is this?
Guhan looked up, intending to protest to 0791, but found that 0791 was already gone.
"System Notice: Player Admiral, your settlement is complete. You will leave the settlement center in thirty seconds. Welcome to come again."
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"Player Name: Admiral
Player Gender: Male
Player Appearance: 70% uglified
Body Constitution Comprehensive Rating: Four Stars
Occupation: Sword Holder
Realm: Ancient Sword-level Sword Holder
Innate Sword Essence Value: 9 Quarks
Acquired Sword Essence Value: 0 Quarks
Game Sword Essence Value: 9 Quarks
Game Sword Essence Value Estimated Conversion Rate: 0.0009%
Title: First User of the Sword of Goujian
Wealth: 106.4 yuan (Young man, hurry up and top up... 1:1 ratio, no cheating, no proxy top-ups)
Real Estate: One thatched cottage (Want a mansion or villa? As long as you fight, anything is possible.)
Status: Commoner (There is no one with a lower status than you.)
Reputation: 300 points (Somewhat famous)
Achievements: One hour
Owned Jian娘: Sword of Goujian
Owned Items: 100 Sword Essence Pills, 103 Sword Mark Dust, Inherent Boundary —— Sword Washing Pool, Ancient Sword-level Jian娘 —— Qingpin Sword