Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Veteran Conductor Starts the Train

"I wonder if there is anything on Earth that can replace Essence Stones? The spiritual energy on Earth is so thin, and wild herbs are so expensive. For ordinary people like us who are so poor we're practically eating dirt, if we keep cultivating like this, will we finally reach the entry level of the Nine Yang Manual in the Year of the Monkey or the Month of the Horse?"

"Year of the Monkey? Brother, it's 2017 now. The year before last was already the Year of the Monkey. That means you already mastered the entry level of the Nine Yang Manual two years ago. Impressive!"

"Wait, what? Speak up! Are you a transmigrator?"

"I think he's a reincarnator!"

"66666, your imaginations have truly broken through the heavens! I give you 6,666 likes."

"Hello everyone, I'm new here!"

"Welcome, newbie! This is the veteran driver speaking. Toot toot! The train is leaving the station. Newbie, do you want to get on? We have newbie benefits—free rides!"

"Newbie, post your photo, voice clip, and measurements! Lie down flat and let us touch you. Give us a soft moan and we'll let you go. Pat your head, touch your face, kiss your lips, feel your chest, rub your waist, pat your butt, touch your legs, and then just take off your pants."

"The veteran driver upstairs is driving! No, this is straight-up flying a plane!"

"Spare me, please!"

With the chat making dirty jokes, how could a pure soul like Chen Bo join in? So he said, "Hahaha, we get so many new people every day! Newbies, look over here. I am your most handsome host, Chen Bo!"

"That's right! I am the most handsome, without a doubt! Even if you show me a photo of someone with off-the-charts looks, I will never admit they are more handsome than me. Once you're in the stream, we all have to love and cherish each other!"

"If anyone tries to cause trouble, hehe, the one thing our group has plenty of is gay guys and lesbians. If you don't follow the rules, it's head-pressing, mouth-stuffing, and cream-bursting!"

Chen Bo possessed the "Dual-Mind" skill gifted by the system, allowing him to cultivate while fooling around in the livestream chat. It was simply too satisfying.

Although the Desolate Continent lacked entertainment, Chen Bo was never bored. This was because the system could connect to the entire Yaya Livestream platform, which was packed with TV dramas, movies, anime, and more.

What could be better than watching *Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf* while cultivating? Nothing! Except maybe making love, but that didn't count.

"Awoo! Awoo! Awoo! The great host actually made a rare appearance. How terrifying! Did the sun rise from the west today?"

"To the person upstairs, if you take a pen and swap the East and West on a compass, the sun will indeed rise from the west."

"So clever, young man. Big brother here has a big goldfish for you. If you don't like goldfish, big brother also has lollipops."

"What does the host mean by head-pressing, mouth-stuffing, and cream-bursting? Is it some kind of meme? Why don't I get it? How frustrating."

"This just proves you're still quite pure. You'd better not try to find out what those words mean, or you'll get corrupted."

"Toot toot toot! The train is moving! Let's see who the driver is... Holy crap! It's actually the host!"

"Exactly! The host is the ultimate veteran driver. I was corrupted by him!"

*Successfully corrupted the livestream room. Gained 100 points of Corruption Power, successfully promoting to the realm of Grand Master of Corruption!*

After cultivating for a solid half-day, Chen Bo finally stopped. He discovered that his strength had actually increased by dozens of pounds! This rate of growth was simply terrifying!

It seemed cultivation was just like playing a game: leveling up was incredibly fast at the beginning, but the further one progressed, the harder and slower it became.

The talent of his current body was truly formidable. After breaking through and rebuilding himself, his talent felt even greater than before. Even compared to the older sister he had never met, he was probably more than a match for her.

After all, he had the system backing him up, not to mention his protagonist aura! This fellow had always believed he possessed the destiny of a main character.

Glancing at the sun, it was almost noon, which meant it was time for class again. Chen Bo let out a soft sigh, feeling utterly depressed.

After graduating and working on Earth, he had missed school life terribly. But after transmigrating, the thought of having to go to class every single day filled him with a sense of weariness, making him look utterly done with life.

Most importantly, this world had no concept of weekends! Nor was there any concept of winter or summer breaks! Among all the festivals, only the Spring Festival offered any time off! In other words, out of more than three hundred and sixty days a year, there were only a handful of holidays!

Come to think of it, the Desolate Continent also celebrated the Spring Festival, and the customs were quite similar to Earth's. There was just one difference: gunpowder had not been invented here, which meant there were no firecrackers or fireworks.

Was a Spring Festival without firecrackers and fireworks even a Spring Festival? Chen Bo wondered if he should invent gunpowder. After all, making it was actually very simple. Although he didn't know the formula, his viewers did!

But on second thought, Chen Bo gave up on the idea. If gunpowder were invented, the formidable artifact refiners of this world would probably analyze its components in an instant!

It wouldn't be great if the thing he worked so hard to create ended up benefiting others instead. Besides, who knew if developing technology in a cultivation world would draw the ire of the world's consciousness, resulting in a bolt of heavenly lightning striking him dead?

It was highly possible! Chen Bo had read plenty of web novels where the protagonist couldn't climb the technology tree in an alternate world due to the laws of that world. The system surely wouldn't overlook such a massive loophole either.

Knowing the system's annoying nature, Chen Bo didn't believe for a second that it would allow him to use technology to farm monsters and experience points in the Desolate Continent.

Shaking his head to clear away those messy thoughts, he walked toward the Artifact Refining Department.

He decisively abandoned any notion of climbing the tech tree. That kind of work was not only exhausting but also a massive brain drain. If things went wrong, he might get struck by lightning and turned into a piece of human-shaped charcoal—or worse, blasted so thoroughly that not even a human shape remained, leaving only a pile of dust.

Upon arriving at the peak of the Artifact Refining Department, Chen Bo saw a large crowd of people constructing the artifact refining rooms. It seemed the construction crews of the Desolate Continent were highly efficient, showing up the very next day. They were countless times faster than the construction crews on Earth.

Today's lecture was still delivered by Yu Shifei, and he was still the only student attending. Chen Bo was beginning to wonder if she was the only instructor left in the entire department.

Today, Yu Shifei didn't cause any trouble for him. Instead, she was quite warm and welcoming, which left Chen Bo somewhat dumbfounded. Had the sun really risen from the west? Or had Yu Shifei completely changed her personality?

Well, in truth, Chen Bo knew it was because he had indirectly helped her achieve enlightenment. If he did anything out of line right now, he was absolutely certain Yu Shifei would immediately revert to the violent witch who beat people up at the slightest provocation.

*I feel like the plot is still a bit stuck. There should be four updates tomorrow. Please vote for recommendations! If you have some spare change, even a one-dollar tip would be great. Xiaobei won't be overly polite about it.*