Chapter 2: The Novice Village

　　Pleasant sounding music rang out in Shen Jingbin's ears and she suddenly felt faint. The next thing she knew, she found that she was now standing at the entrance of a small village. Many people made their way about the village. Practically every house had a stall set up in front of it with people buying and selling various items.

　　Looks like this must be the legendary novice village.

　　To ease player congestion, <> established many novice villages and randomized each player's starting village.

　　Based on what Shen Jingbin knew, this game had been on the market for more than two years. In general, the population of most games would peak in two years unless a new version or a large scale event was held. After which, any growth the game experienced, if at all, would be minimal.

　　But looking at the number of people who were milling about the novice village, making it appear no less bustling than before, Shen Jingbin couldn't help but lament over the game's popularity. It really was worthy of its t.i.tle as the number one VRMMORPG. ¹ Its t.i.tle wasn't just for show.

　　"Where did this ugly person come from? Is she trying to show off her looks by blocking the road?"

　　As she sized up the novice village, Shen Jingbin suddenly heard a mocking voice from behind her. Looking back, she found that a female player – who had probably just created her character as well – was currently glaring at her.

　　Due to the Beautification attribute within the game, handsome men and beautiful women who looked like celebrities were a dime a dozen. Who knows how many points the female player behind her had had to spend on her Beautification attribute before she managed to make herself look like the celebrity, X Bingbing.

　　"What're you looking at? Never seen a beautiful woman before?" The female player said as she shot Shen Jingbin a supercilious look. She then swung her slender waist to the side and walked past Shen Jingbin.

　　Beauties truly were beauties, they looked good even when they rolled their eyes. This was definitely an era emphasizing one's looks. Shen Jingbin wordlessly lit a candle for herself in her heart before she strode forward and followed the female player into the novice village.

　　Based on how the houses looked, this novice village was probably situated on the frontier. All of the houses were short and constructed with mud bricks. Due to weathering, the protective layer of lacquer covering them were now in bits and pieces, giving them a mottled appearance.