Five Frozen Centuries - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Wei Huo Arrived Too Late 2
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

God of Thunder, it did sound very awesome. However, the power of Wei Huo’s God of Thunder Skill was too weak as it was only at level zero. It was not even enough to start the electric motor. 1
However, Wei Huo knew very well that every player had to go through the process of upgrading from level zero to level one. It was challenging to become a novice from nothing, yet it was an unavoidable experience.
Before he could start sailing again, Wei Huo could only focus on training his skill by consuming his Qi energy to increase the proficiency of the God of Thunder Skill. 1
Fortunately, Wei Huo was very efficient in upgrading his skill proficiency. That probably had something to do with his Qi-Training Skill reaching level six. As he had plentiful Qi energy in his body and they were high in quality as well, he managed to upgrade his God of Thunder skill to level one in only three days. However, it took him three months to upgrade the skill from level one to level two.
Proficiency growth would get slower as the levels increased. The settings for other skills in the game worked the same way too.
However, Wei Huo was capable of starting the electric motor when his God of Thunder Skill reached level two. As long as he had enough Qi energy, he could continue sailing.
Wei Huo would imagine at times if he was already so powerful at level two, would he become a God who is capable of controlling real thunder when he reaches level 20? 1
However, it might take him a few tens of millennia to reach level 20; but the maximum he could achieve was merely an extra 2,000 years lifespan by reaching level 20 in Qi-Training Skill.
It was something that he aspired but could never attain!
After a brief moment of lamenting, Wei Huo started a disciplined life. He would get up early and started his morning with physical training like 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and 10 kilometers of freestyle swimming.
Wei Huo had persisted in this training method for over 100 years. Without rushing, he strengthened his physical quality at a steady pace. In combination with his Qi Cultivation, Wei Huo’s physical quality had improved to a terrifying state that even he was not aware of. 2
Even if he wanted to stop training, he would not be able to do so as those training had long become a habit for him. However, it was not a bad habit, and neither was it a habit that Wei Huo disliked. For example, waking up early in the morning to go to school was a habit that he disliked. Waking up early to train his body, skills, and Qi on the other hand was a habit that he favored.
Just like the Giant Panda, its habit was to eat and sleep every day.
Just like some authors, their habits were to write novels every day. They would feel uneasy if they did not write anything for that day. 8
Wei Huo could choose his own life and do anything he wanted unfettered by fame and wealth. It was undeniable that such a feeling of freedom was satisfying. He did not have to pursue fame and wealth, did not have to earn money, and did not have to own a house or a car. This kind of freedom…
It was a lonely kind of freedom.
That was the reason why Wei Huo longed to arrive at the central continent. There were 10,000 artificial intelligence beings in the central continent testing out the game world. Since artificial intelligence beings were the simulation of human intelligence in machines, they probably knew how to run, jump, and talk. As long as he arrived at the central continent, Wei Huo could communicate or acquire information from them. He could even enjoy food with them, converse with them, tell jokes to make them laugh, or even share with them the story of his journey.
So, when Wei Huo finally reached level three for the God of Thunder Skill, he started to sail at full speed. He would wake up early every day to train before starting the electric motor and forged ahead rapidly. When night fell, he would start his Qi Cultivation training to recover the lost Qi energy in his body.
His daily life may be repetitive, but the anticipation in his heart grew bit by bit as the map showed that he was getting closer to the Central continent.
He soon would meet ‘humans’, although they were just artificial intelligence. 2
The ship sailed swiftly along with Wei Huo’s anticipation and just like that, three years passed.
One early morning after three years, Wei Huo saw a tract of land. The Central continent finally appeared in his sight! 1
Wei Huo instantly exerted all his power. Electric currents flickered from his body as he exerted his full power. The motor rumbled and the propeller whirled wildly. The ship then started surging forward towards the shores.
The Giant Panda came to the prow of the ship and stared at the shores with an indescribable expression. Its mood brightened up. It stopped chewing on its bamboo and stopped bathing in its wooden basin; its gaze was fixed to the shore as the ship got closer. 2
In the end, the ship rushed into the shore with a bump, drawing a deep gully on the beach.
They arrived at last!
Wei Huo jumped down from his ship. As soon as he landed both his feet on the sandy shores, he knelt down and touched the ground. Feeling the fine sand on his fingertips, he shouted excitedly, “I’m finally backed on land!”
He had finally arrived on land after 10 years of sailing, rolling and pitching on the ship. The stability and calmness Wei Huo felt were beyond words. 3
The Giant Panda sprawled on the prow of the ship as it swayed. It hesitated as it was scared of height. However, he jumped down in the end as it could not resist the temptations of stabilized land.
Ultimately, it tumbled down the beach but did not feel any pains as it had accumulated too much fat. Instead, it scampered around excitedly and ended up bumping into Wei Huo and toppled over the ground again.
Wei Huo was speechless. “…” 1
That guy was even more excited than him.
The Giant Panda peed under a big tree after strolling around. That guy had simply been holding it in so that it could relieve itself on land. 5
It was an animal’s habit to leave their marks by urinating whenever they arrived at a new place to prevent themselves from getting lost.
A saying came to Wei Huo’s mind as he saw that scene, ‘I come, I see, I urinate1.’ 1
Wei Huo expressed deep remorse for alternating sayings. However, at that moment, Wei Huo was itching to head to the south. He wanted to see the situation of the Central continent which had been opened for 30 years, and what kind of existence were the artificial intelligence beings.
Right at that moment, the long-lost God had spoken. Unfortunately, all he brought was bad news.
“The first test completed, all artificial intelligence beings are recalled.” 3
“New material ‘Natural Treasures’ added. Natural Treasures will now appear randomly in nature.”
“Magical Beasts added. Magical Stones can be obtained from killing Magical Beasts.” 3
Wei Huo’s mind went blank as in the next moment, a portal appeared in the sky. Numerous divine lights appeared in the Central continent before beginning to fly towards the sky. They soared into the air and disappeared into the portal.
Wei Huo felt slightly dejected. “Had I arrived too late?” 3
However, at the very moment, another divine light was soaring up to the sky. It was a divine light that was left behind. The portal in the sky suddenly closed when it was rising to the sky causing that divine light to have lost its target and fell back to the ground. Coincidentally, it was falling toward Wei Huo’s direction.
Wei Huo was surprised. “Was there an artificial intelligence being that had not returned?” 5