[System prompt: Welcome back to the Heavenly Dao world!]
Back in the game once more.
Chu Tian looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery around him.
Chu Tian's current location was back in the main city of Shengjing City.
It was as lively as ever.
Countless players bustled about.
"Heh, look at that idiot, wearing trash gear, looks like a simpleton."
"A new player? This guy is only level 60-something? But a year and a half ago, his gear was considered top-tier!"
"It's all common stuff now, but... are there still new players entering the Heavenly Dao world? And he's a Druid!"
"Don't talk nonsense, haven't you noticed he's also part of the God Suppressing Alliance?"
The last person spoke, and the others noticed the badge on Chu Tian's chest.
They all flinched.
"Such a low level, yet he managed to join the God Suppressing Alliance. Looks like this guy has connections!"
"Hmm? How about we...?"
Several people exchanged glances.
They all broke into smiles.
The leader walked towards Chu Tian.
"Brother, are you new? Want us to help you level up? It's free..."
These people approached Chu Tian.
Their attitude was very friendly, with smiles on their faces.
"Uh..." Chu Tian was taken aback by these guys.
He looked at their gear, which was bright and shiny, emitting various glows.
The worst among them was emitting a faint yellow light.
This meant their lowest-tier gear was Gold-tier.
"Let's go, no need to be shy. There aren't many people who trust world announcements anymore, and we get merit points for helping low-level players level up!"
The leader spoke and sent Chu Tian a party invitation.
Chu Tian looked at the invitation that popped up above his head and a thought crossed his mind.
He hid his character's name before accepting the invitation.
His mindset was very calm this time.
It seemed like the competitive spirit was gone.
This all had to do with the sleep he had yesterday.
As he entered the party, the other members exchanged glances.
They noticed Chu Tian's name was hidden, replaced by stars.
The group members sent private messages to each other, expressing slight dissatisfaction with Chu Tian.
This kid really thought he was something, hiding his name even when joining a party.
They only discussed it in private messages.
Their captain, the one who spoke to Chu Tian, managed to appease them first.
These people understood.
Given Chu Tian's low level and his membership in the God Suppressing Alliance, they could infer he had powerful backing within the guild.
They themselves were independent players.
A mercenary team formed freely.
If they could build a good relationship with this guy, they might gain something.
Chu Tian saw their intentions at first glance.
But with his calm state of mind, he didn't expose them.
Instead, he felt like it had been a long time since he had fought monsters and leveled up.
He had just checked the guild.
Even his honorary president was offline, and the offline time displayed was three days.
This meant that Tearful City, Qi Xi...
They were also missing.
It was possible she was within the Luo family's small world.
The small world was completely sealed off, cutting off all network facilities.
However, he noticed that the guild was still operating normally.
This was a benefit of the God Suppressing Alliance's management system.
It was a solid foundation built by Gao Kai and the others.
Just like an army, it was all layered management.
It wouldn't crumble into a pile of loose sand just because one layer was disconnected.
Within the guild, from squad leaders to captains, to group leaders and various positions.
The guild leader's presence was rarely needed anymore.
Perhaps for substantial funds, the guild leader would need to approve.
The funds in the guild warehouse, however, required players to exchange with contribution points.
They could be directly exchanged for money or equipment.
As for players with salaries, the system automatically disbursed them, requiring no management intervention.
Therefore, Chu Tian had no intention of showing himself at the moment.
As for these people inviting him and offering to help him level up.
Chu Tian actually felt a sense of disdain.
Although the gear he was wearing was for levels fifty to sixty.
And it indeed seemed like trash now.
Most of his gear was Silver-tier, with only a few Gold-tier items.
As for his 'Moon God's Fury', he wasn't carrying it on his back.
And its level, Chu Tian glanced at it.
He curled his lips; the monsters he had killed in the secret realm had indeed raised his level.
Currently, he was level 127!
Looking at the rankings, the highest-level player was 104.
He was a full twenty-three levels ahead.
This made Chu Tian a little excited.
Even before entering the game, his level was far ahead.
However, Chu Tian noticed that his level was not included in the rankings.
He hadn't hidden it either.
This made him very curious.
Facing their invitation,
Chu Tian thought he'd go out and explore.
He hadn't been in the game for a long time.
He was out of touch with many things and didn't understand them.
This group looked like an independent team.
In his previous life, he had formed an independent team like this.
It was often these lower-tier players.
The gossip they received was more than that of some high-ranking guild members.
"Brother, shall we go to the Trial Ground?" the captain suggested after Chu Tian joined the party.
"Trial Ground?" Chu Tian was stunned for a moment.
He was now a little apprehensive about the word "trial."
However, after saying it, he thought of a place.
It was a place Chu Tian and Zhao Lei had been to before.
And it was a place triggered after Chu Tian and Zhao Lei cleared it.
It was called the Trial Ground.
It was actually a place for rapid leveling.
At that time, after they activated it, since there were no players below level 60.
No one could enter.
The entry requirement was level 60, but when entering as a party, the average level was calculated.
If a party consisted entirely of high-level players, and they invited a low-level player who was not yet level 60.
The party's average level would be calculated.
As long as the party's average level exceeded 60, they could enter.
Thinking this, Chu Tian's expression became somewhat strange.
His level, in the eyes of these people, should have been very low.
Joining the party should have lowered the party's average level.
When they entered the Trial Ground later, he might be exposed.
The party's level was not visible here.
Upon entering the Trial Ground, the monsters spawned would have levels corresponding to the party's average level.
The Trial Ground was like an experience dungeon.
When they entered the dungeon, the monsters' levels would exceed theirs.
He wondered if they could defeat them.
Typically, when farming the Trial Ground, a common strategy was to invite a low-level player to lower the monster levels.
This time, they might have miscalculated.
With the destination decided, Chu Tian nodded without objection.
The others chattered with Chu Tian.
However, it was mostly meaningless small talk.
Chu Tian remained mostly silent.
This made the group somewhat unhappy.
They felt Chu Tian was being pretentious.
However, they had to tolerate it.
Who told Chu Tian to be part of the God Suppressing Alliance?
They also wanted to build a relationship with Chu Tian.
So, they could only flatter him.
Amidst the noisy crowd, Chu Tian looked at the "Everything Pharmacy," the engineering shop, and the auction house.
People came and went, and business was booming.
He hadn't dealt with these things for a long time.
However, when he glanced at the engineering shop.
He suddenly remembered someone.
"How did I forget him..."
Chu Tian muttered.
"What did you say?" A rogue beside him had sharp ears.
"Nothing!" Chu Tian replied with two words.
The rogue was stunned.
He smiled and shook his head at Chu Tian.
He clearly heard him speak, but couldn't make out the words.
In this crowd.
Only this rogue seemed to have fewer ulterior motives.
Chu Tian moved closer to him.
Entering the teleportation array, the captain directly paid to teleport the group.
With a flash of light, they arrived in an unfamiliar area.
Chu Tian only glanced at it before focusing his attention on the friend panel.
In the friend panel, he saw two illuminated avatars.
When he entered before, he had forgotten about this feature.
One was his former creditor, Integrity First 007.
The other was the person Chu Tian had just thought of.
The manager of the "Everything Engineering Shop."
Didn't bring paper for the main account.
Also his subordinate... Demon Master.
This guy was actually online.
This meant he hadn't gone to the Luo family's small world yet.
The main reason Chu Tian didn't think of him was that after he rescued the Demon Master.
He had taken him to the villa.
So he had always assumed this kid was with Luo Luo and the others.
Thinking about it now.
He hadn't seen this kid in the Antarctic region.
This meant he had left in between.
He must have returned to his home.
As for what happened later, he never reunited with Luo Luo and the others.
The primary reason was that he was just an ordinary person, and the Divine Sea Palace hadn't targeted him.
Seeing the avatar online.
Chu Tian hesitated for a moment, then closed the friend panel.
He had no intention of contacting him now.
Following this small team.
They arrived at the entrance of the Trial Ground.
"Let's start with normal difficulty!"
The captain suggested, and Chu Tian nodded without objection, as did the others.
The difficulty of the Trial Ground was related to experience.
Normal difficulty gave the least experience, but it was suitable for bringing people along.
The captain, although he hadn't looked at Chu Tian along the way.
He had glanced at Chu Tian out of the corner of his eye a few times.
Chu Tian's exceptionally calm demeanor made the captain somewhat perplexed.
At the same time, he felt that this person seemed difficult to get along with.
He doubted if his approach was correct.
However, since they had already arrived.
He couldn't just say they wouldn't go.
That would offend Chu Tian.
Anyway, it was just a simple dungeon; he could try to communicate with him more.
This was also why he chose the normal difficulty.
After a dungeon battle, if he could build a good relationship with him.
Then they could bring him along for more runs, even higher difficulties like Expert.
This would also mean their small team would have an acquaintance.
If anything happened in the future, they could rely on this connection.
And Chu Tian was well aware of these thoughts.
However, Chu Tian pretended not to know.
He was also using them.
He planned to get some information from them later.
[System prompt: Your party leader has applied to enter the Trial Ground, difficulty is normal, do you agree to enter?]
"Agree!"
Chu Tian waved his hand and confirmed.