As mentioned before, the development and operation of Sword Maiden Online had two main purposes. First, it was to relieve the mental stress of a large number of people who had nothing to do and were just waiting to die. It was to enrich their lives in the virtual world.
The second goal was to find and train the mainstay of human society: the sword-bearers. He wanted to create an illusory world to hone their combat skills. After all, the mortality rate of actual combat was too high. Fifty percent of the sword-bearers would not survive the first five battles of their lives.
In order to restore the real battle environment and process as much as possible, all the battle dungeons in "Sword Maiden Online" were based on the typical and well-known battles that actually happened in history. Every scene, every building, every scenery, every enemy, and every NPC in the dungeon had a history of real battles that could be verified. They were real dungeons that actually existed, and not the ramblings of a group of otakus.
For example, the Beginner's Instance Dungeon that Guhan was in: Yue Wang Goujian Jian. The original story of this Instance Dungeon was known by everyone in human society. Just like the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Qin Huang and Han Wu, there was not a single person on Earth who did not know of this story. This was because this story represented the end of an era and the beginning of another.
"Yue Wang Goujian Jian Jian" took place almost a thousand years ago in 2024 AD. Countless cracks appeared in the Dimension Wall that bordered the 3D and 2D worlds for no apparent reason. A large number of 2D people poured into the 3D world through the cracks and began a cruel war against the 3D world that lasted more than a thousand years.
Humans had given these enemies from the second dimension a name full of anger and sorrow: Yuan Kou.
Why is he called Yuan Kou?
It was probably because the second bandit sounded too stupid and the second bandit sounded too lame.
At the beginning of the war, the human race suffered a crushing defeat.
As a two-dimensional existence, Yuan Kou was naturally immune to all three-dimensional attacks. Their figures appeared in human vision, but their bodies seemed to be stored in another world.
No matter how many bullets or how big the missiles were, they would pass through their bodies without causing any damage.
In the words of the US Defense Minister at that time, those Yuan Kou were like ghosts and phantoms. They could be seen but not touched. Our brave soldiers had used up tens of thousands of bullets, but they could not cause any damage to them.
However, these ghosts and phantoms could hurt us. Their swords could easily pierce through our bodies; their guns could fire without bullets; and they could even transform into magical girls to release super magic that could destroy the world.
My dear members of parliament, I have to admit that it's time for us to meet God.
In just five days, the entire world's defense system had completely collapsed. Countless cities had been turned into ruins by all kinds of attacks, and countless humans had died in Yuan Yan's hands. According to the statistics, in just five days, the Earth's population of seven billion had been reduced by two-thirds, leaving less than two billion people.
Just when all humans were ready to die and welcome destruction, the Sword ladies appeared.
It had appeared so suddenly and so powerfully.
They appeared in front of the terrified humans like saviors and started a battle of life and death with the powerful Yuan Kou.
In the end, a thousand years later, humans relied on the eight Super Base Cities to fight against the Yuan Kou for the right to survive.
The King of Yue, Gou Jianjian, was the first Sword Lady to appear in this world. The King of Yue, Gou Jianjian, recreated the story of how the King of Yue, Gou Jianjian, and her sword-bearer fought against Yuan Kou for the first time and won.
It was a story that was sung by millions of people, and everyone was familiar with it.
There were two main characters in the story. One was the Sword Lady, Gou Jianjian, and the other was her first sword-bearer, Fleeting Calendar, a man who was later known as Kenzu.
In the current dungeon, Fleeting Calendar, the Kenzu who had been sung for a thousand years, was still a cowardly ordinary person. He hid in his family's "Honest Man's Grocery" and waited to die. He did not have the slightest awareness of being a savior. Guhan's mission was to find this man and lead him to the path of a savior.
The fleeting calendar was not difficult to find because his location had been marked out by countless guides. The fastest route was also marked out by the guides again and again.
Guhan obediently followed the route marked by the guides and did not try to throw a coin in front of Fleeting Calendar … There was no shortcut for this mission … Guhan had searched for 10 years but could not find any clues.
Fortunately, this route did not require too much time.
Although the front door of the grocery store was open, Guhan did not enter from the front door. This was because the path inside had long since been blocked by some collapsed plywood. The only intersection was at the side of the grocery store, where there was a small room used as a warehouse. The anti-theft net there had been removed halfway, and the window could be easily opened.
After entering the warehouse, Guhan found that it was in a mess, as if it had been ransacked by someone.
This was normal, because the person who ransacked it was none other than Fleeting Calendar himself. Storing precious food and water was something that every otaku knew. This was also why the warehouse could lead to Fleeting Calendar's location.
Pushing open the warehouse door, he saw that the stairs had been blocked by falling rocks. There was also a hole in the ceiling above him. Guhan leaped up and grabbed the edge of the broken ceiling. He then did a pull-up and easily reached the second floor of the grocery store.
The room where Fleeting Calendar was hiding was easy to find. It was the only room on the second floor that was undamaged.
"Stop! Who are you? Don't come in! I have a gun!"
As Guhan was about to knock on the door, he heard a threatening voice coming from the room. The voice was so nervous that it sounded like it was breaking.
"Is it Fleeting Calendar?
Don't misunderstand me, I'm someone sent by Zhang Ya Ru to find you!! "Gu Han replied according to the guide.
"What? You're someone sent by my mother?!" The voice in the room was filled with joy. "Is my mother alright?"
"Of course she's alright. Your mother is the chief of the police.
She's currently protecting a large group of civilians in the underground storage room of the museum. It's very safe there. That's why she asked me to bring you there. "
Just as the guide described, Fleeting Calendar did not hesitate to open the door when he heard that he was sent by his mother.
This was the only answer that would make Fleeting Calendar lower his guard and open the door.
Do not underestimate these few sentences. If the answer was wrong, Fleeting Calendar would not open the door. If that was the case, he would have to wait for another hour for the system to force the door open.
"System Notice: Quest updated. Quest 3: Find Fleeting Calendar completed."
"System Notice: Quest updated. Quest 4: Obtain Fleeting Calendar's trust and lead him to the Jingchu Province Museum."
"Uncle … Big brother … Please come in. Do you want something to eat?
I have some instant noodles with me. Have a bowl to fill your stomach! "
Fleeting Calendar was expecting to see an uncle, but he did not expect to see an older brother who was only a few years older than him.
However, the four hideous scars on this elder brother's face looked a little too terrifying.
"Is this the young Kenzu?"
Although Gu Han knew that this might arouse the Sword Master's suspicion, he couldn't help but look at the Sword Master's appearance carefully. This was the Sword Master when he was young. He was different from the Sword Master in countless photos and portraits, who stood with a sword and did not change his expression when facing tens of thousands of Yuan Li. At this time, the Sword Master's face was full of words such as "hairless face, incompetent" and "very stupid and naive".
Is there something on my face? "Fleeting Calendar felt that Guhan's expression was similar to that of a panda in the zoo.
"Yes, there's a small piece of vegetable leaf on the side of your mouth!"
Guhan wiped the corner of Fleeting Calendar's mouth, "Alright, come with me to see your Big Sister Zhang. She's worried sick."
"Alright, wait for me. I'll come after I pack my things."
Fleeting Calendar did not doubt the older brother who came to pick him up. He happily returned to his room to pack his luggage.
"Fleeting Calendar, don't bring any food with you," said Guhan when he saw Fleeting Calendar running towards the pile of food in his room.
"Why?
My mother saved so many people. She must need a lot of food! "Fleeting Calendar was puzzled.
"You don't know, but the streets are filled with Yuan Kou. Their noses are as sensitive as dogs. If you bring food with you, they will follow the scent and track you down. You'll lose your life. I've seen too many people killed by Yuan Kou over the past few days because of food," said Guhan sadly.
In truth, he was just bullsh * tting. Yuan Kou would not care if you brought food with you or not.
However, not only would it waste a lot of time for Fleeting Calendar to pack food, it would also slow down the entire journey.
"Oh my god, how could this be!"
Fleeting Calendar did not doubt Guhan's words. He threw away the food in his hand without hesitation and turned to his wardrobe. He had to bring some clothes with him.
"Student Fleeting Calendar, you can only carry a bag at most!"
Guhan hurriedly said, "The basement of the museum has been sealed. There's only a very narrow entrance. If you bring too many bags with you, you won't be able to pass through this entrance."
"Only one bag?" Fleeting Calendar began to hesitate. He did not know what he should put in the bag.
"Quick, I'll help you!"
Guhan did not have the time to let Fleeting Calendar hesitate. He quickly ran into his room and found a toothbrush, a towel, a notebook, a pen, an iPad 11, an iPhone 14, and a few other miscellaneous items in less than 40 seconds. He then stuffed them all into Fleeting Calendar's bag.
Fleeting Calendar stared at his older brother stuffing things into his bag. His older brother seemed to know his room better than he did. There were many things that Fleeting Calendar could not find, such as under the bed, under the table, or in places where he could not find them, but his older brother was able to find them without a second's delay.
Fleeting Calendar carefully looked at the things that his older brother was packing. They were all things that he wanted to take with him. Not a single thing was missing. He could not think of anything else that he needed to take with him.
"Thank god I didn't make a mistake!" Fleeting Calendar was shocked. On the other side, Guhan also let out a sigh of relief.
It took him a month to memorize the locations of the fifty items on the guide. If he took even one of the items wrongly, the fleeting calendar would refuse to help him pack his bag, and he would have to do it himself.
The guide clearly stated that if Fleeting Calendar were to pack his bag by himself, it would take him 25 minutes. There was no way he could complete the quest within an hour.
Therefore, Gu Han had to use the fastest speed and 100% accuracy to find everything in one go.
Guhan only had one chance. If he failed, Fleeting Calendar would not allow him to pack his bag a second time. If he tried to do it by force, he would fall out with Fleeting Calendar and raise his suspicions, wasting even more time.
"Big brother, let's go. I want to see my mother as soon as possible!" Fleeting Calendar urged Guhan as he stood at the door with his bag on his back.
"Student Fleeting Time, can you lend me your sword?"
Guhan asked as he pointed at a sword hanging on the wall. It was a normal sword, but it would play an important role in Fleeting Calendar's plan.
"Sure, no problem," Fleeting Calendar agreed without hesitation.
"Let's go!"
Guhan slammed the door shut and left Old Frank's Convenience Store with Fleeting Calendar, who had no idea how dangerous the road ahead would be.
At that moment, only 3 minutes had passed since Guhan entered the dungeon.
Everything was going according to plan.