"Welcome to 'Infinite Expanse'"

"This is a vast world of infinite expanse, where you can see elves, dwarves, and titans left from ancient ages, as well as technology and photon power from even earlier times."

"Everything here changes with time; in other words, this is a real alternate world."

"But no matter the scenery, it awaits your exploration and development."

"You have obtained the 'Infinite Expanse' public log."

"You have acquired the progress chart for the first expansion pack of Infinite Expanse, 'Ancient Ages.'"

"Ancient Ages"

"Expansion pack total progress: 80%"

"Chapter One: Time-honored Ancient Legend 'The Rise of the Sakasite Empire': 100%"

"Chapter Two: Tragic Ancient Legend 'The Fall of the Sakasite Empire': 100%"

"Chapter Three: Cry from Ancient Ages 'The Holy Sword of Hero King Kaelenna': 100%"

"Chapter Four: Eternal Roar of Ancient Mechanical Deity 'Neutrino Oblivion Cannon': 100%"

"Chapter Five: Clash of Magic and Mecha 'The Elegy of Mutual Destruction': 100%"

"Chapter Six: Rise of the New Generation 'The Contempt from Players': 100%"

"Chapter Seven: The Grandeur of the New Empire 'The Glorious Light of the Sakasi Empire': 100%"

"Chapter Eight: Peaceful and Harmonious Era 'Gilded Age': 100%"

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"You are born in the borderland of the Sakasi Empire - Little Bird Town."

As the information compiled, the white light surrounding Zhou Heng dissipated, and he found himself standing in a crowded square.

"So this is the online game world that's been open for ten thousand years? It's so realistic!"

"Isn't that obvious? Besides the initial three resurrections, if you die, it's real death. You tell me if it's real or not."

"Fuck, who touched my ass? Stand out, let's see if I can't kill him!"

"Is this the initial speed of 1.2m/s? Indeed... it's quite amusing..."

"What kind of place is Little Bird Town? The textbooks didn't mention it!"

"Move aside, move aside, whoever the fuck's blocking my task, I'll make their three resurrections go to zero."

At this moment, a burly man walked onto a high platform, overlooking the new players in "Little Bird Town," a slight smile on his lips as he spoke, "Hello everyone, I'm a member of the Black Bear Guild, just like you, a player."

"There are quite a few tasks in Little Bird Town, but none as lucrative as what our Black Bear Guild offers. We need a large amount of Blackwater Grass, and if you help us collect it, you can exchange every 100 plants for 500 copper coins and a set of beginner whiteboard gear. So, gather as much as you can. Those who collect enough will have a chance to join our Black Bear Guild."

"My god, wasn't the initial task reward only 50 copper coins and a beginner longsword? This reward is indeed much more generous."

"I remember the Black Bear Guild is also a very powerful guild, I must join it, this is my chance..."

Watching the bustling crowd, Zhou Heng was also tempted, after all, the reward was ten times that of the initial task. But just as Zhou Heng was about to follow the crowd to accept the task, words appeared before his eyes that only he could see, the effect of his Unique-grade Talent, "Fate Hint."

"You are new here, knowing nothing about many things in the Infinite Expanse World, even if you have good theoretical knowledge."

"Fate gives you a Hint."

"Fate Hint One: Follow the main group to the task release point at the Black Bear Guild's base to get the task 'Collect Blackwater Flowers.' No one will tell you that the task system in Little Bird Town has been bought by the Black Bear Guild, and collecting more than a hundred Blackwater Flowers will trigger the special effect 'Blackwater Corrosion,' killing anyone with less than 100 health on the spot. Interestingly, this effect accumulates and explodes after three times, seemingly tailored for the 'three resurrection chances'... You are not afraid of death, ignoring the fate Hint, and follow the mainstream to accept the task."

"Fate Hint Two: This is a 'game' world almost real, different fates will have different echoes. When the enemy advances, I retreat, head to Little Bird Town Ranch, where a newly arrived farm owner seems to be plotting something, help the farm owner with weeding, and you might have unexpected gains."

After reading the "Fate Hint" word for word, Zhou Heng's expression visibly cooled, then he took a deep breath and walked towards Little Bird Town Ranch without looking back.

If Zhou Heng had any illusions about the "Despair" difficulty at first, they were all gone now. At this moment, he had just begun to feel the breath of the "Infinite Expanse," not even having time to measure its vastness, yet the enemy had already reached out to the newly logged-in players.

However, Zhou Heng was not panicked, after a brief shock and astonishment, he quickly gathered his thoughts and left in large strides. As a transmigrator with a Unique-grade Talent "Fate Hint," he felt that his struggle with the despairing "Infinite Expanse" world had just begun, and the "Black Bear Guild" was merely a small appetizer at the start...

Moving away from the bustling crowd, Zhou Heng lowered his eyes slightly and soon disappeared from the noisy scene... Soon, Zhou Heng inquired about the farm and the new farm owner from an NPC. Arriving at the destination, it was a not-too-large farm, where pigs, sheep, cows, and more could be seen from afar. On the farm's grassland, an elderly woman was hunched over, harvesting in the pasture.

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"Hello, Grandma, I am a player born from another world, you can call me Zhou Heng. You look very tired, is there anything I can help with?" Zhou Heng asked politely.

In "Infinite Expanse," using an ID or real name makes little difference, because under the mechanism of "Infinite Expanse," the entire Blue Star has long been free of killing, you can't even imprison someone or cut off a finger. So, using an ID or real name is entirely up to personal preference.

The elderly woman straightened her back, looked at Zhou Heng with a kind smile, and said, "Young man, you're new here, why aren't you taking on the Black Bear Guild's task, and instead came to me?"

Zhou Heng replied with a smile, "Grandma, there are too many people over there, I thought I'd look around elsewhere, and ended up here. Seeing you so tired, I wondered if I could trigger some tasks." Zhou Heng tried to appear sincere, hoping for a pleasant surprise.

The elderly woman sized up Zhou Heng for a while, not sure what she was thinking, and finally nodded, "Alright, then stay and help me harvest this patch of pasture. You're quite lucky, hoho~" With that, the elderly woman tossed the sickle in her hand to Zhou Heng, put her hands behind her back, and slowly walked away...

"You have obtained a temporary item 'Spiritlight Sickle'"

Spiritlight Sickle

Level: 10

Quality: Glorious (Inferior, Common, Fine, Superior, Rare, Brilliant, Glorious, Time-honored, Legendary, Ancient)

When harvesting, there is a 2% chance of permanently increasing attack by +1, and a 10% chance of permanently increasing max health or mana by +1.

Zhou Heng's pupils shrank, and he tightened his grip on the "Spiritlight Sickle." He never expected that this slightly rusty sickle would actually be of Glorious quality, a tier higher than Brilliant. Not only that, using it for harvesting had a 2% and 10% chance of permanently gaining attributes.

And this was merely the "unexpected gain" mentioned by the "Fate Hint"? Is this what a Unique-grade Talent is? Zhou Heng took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, cleared his mind, and bent down to start harvesting the pasture.

"You harvested a bundle of pasture."

"You harvested a bundle of pasture."

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"Spiritlight Sickle effect triggered."

"Attack power permanently +1."

Zhou Heng's face lit up with joy, and his hands moved even faster. What could be more delightful than gaining permanent attributes at the start? The answer was nothing. Zhou Heng had been busy since logging into the game, and it wasn't until the moon hung high in the sky, around nine at night, that he finally finished harvesting all the pasture in the field. During this time, Zhou Heng triggered five attack power increases, and twenty health and mana increases. In other words, he gained 5 points of permanent attack, 20 points of permanent health, and 20 points of permanent mana. This was equivalent to triggering the 1% and 5% probabilities.

According to the textbooks, from level 1 to level 11, each level only grants one random attribute point, one point equals one attack or ten health/mana. And he, through the "Spiritlight Sickle," had already gained a total of 9 base attribute points, equivalent to the random attribute points a player would gain from level 1 to level 10.

"Grandma, the pasture is all harvested. If there's nothing else, I'll return the sickle to you and go rest." Zhou Heng approached the elderly woman's simple wooden hut and returned the Spiritlight Sickle.

The elderly woman was fiddling with something, not even looking up as she said, "Young man, if you have time tomorrow, continue helping me harvest the pasture~ there are two more plots."

Zhou Heng was delighted to hear this, his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. Based on today's gains, if he harvested the remaining two plots, he could expect to gain 10 points of permanent attack, 40 points of permanent health, and 40 points of permanent mana. No one could refuse such generous rewards upon just logging into the game, and Zhou Heng was no exception...

"Alright, Grandma, I'll come back tomorrow."

"Okay, go about your business."