Chapter 2 A Brand New Beginning
"Please set up administrator account and password..."
“……”
"...ten seconds later, the system defaults to setting Qin Lan as the administrator account, with no password."
"Ding! Welcome back, Qin Lan." The voice was no longer the stiff mechanical synthesized sound, but a bright and clear female voice, although a bit awkward, it was much better than before. Qin Lan only then remembered that her newly configured computer had been set up with a gentle female voice as the boot prompt after installing the system, which she had neglected due to being busy with the "Hot Blooded Three Kingdoms" server, and didn't expect it to sound so pleasant now, and it even knew her name.
"The system has officially started, but please note that due to an unknown anomaly, the power supply is now severely insufficient. You must shut down within one hour." The female voice was still prompting, however, in the next moment, a 23-inch light screen suddenly popped up in front of Qin Lan, which was the familiar WINDOWS operating interface she knew. It remained at a position one foot in front of Qin Lan's eyes and rotated with the movement of her head.
Very concise screen, the entire desktop only has a bare icon of "Hot Blood Three Kingdoms", other functional icons such as "My Computer", "Network Neighborhood", and "Recycle Bin" have all disappeared. Even the taskbar at the bottom of the desktop and the Start menu are nowhere to be found. Qin Lan searched carefully for a while, and finally found an icon displaying battery power in the corner, but he didn't know how to read it.
No one taught Qin Lan how to use this new type of computer, so he had to figure it out himself. First, he tried voice commands, saying a couple of sentences to start, but there was no response, clearly not a voice-controlled model. Then Qin Lan stretched out his hand and attempted to touch the thin screen... This time he found the right method, when Qin Lan's hand reached the "Hot Blood Three Kingdoms" icon, an explanation box automatically popped up from under the screen.
"Hot Blood Three Kingdoms game, has merged all three kingdoms type games, variation modification."
Variation? Can the game still vary? Didn't expect to cross over and become a waste, the game has also become a variation type! Haha, Qin Lan self-deprecatingly laughed. Of course, the two words "waste", Qin Lan absolutely did not want to admit, he forever believed that he would be stronger than others. His finger slid to the battery level at the bottom right corner, and indeed an explanation box popped out.
"Power remaining 1%, estimated remaining time 0:57 minutes, please charge as soon as possible."
Recharge? Ha...... Fifty-seven minutes, okay, I'll go take a look at the mutated Hot Blooded Three Kingdoms that I worked hard to create but ended up causing me to cross over.
His fingers lightly tapped on the icon of Hot Blood Three Kingdoms, and suddenly the light screen shrunk into a beam, piercing directly into Qin Lan's forehead. He didn't even have time to react before he felt a sudden darkness in front of his eyes. The next moment, when the light burst forth again, he found himself above a massive battlefield. Below him were countless golden armor and iron horses, with a huge army launching an attack on a magnificent city. On the city walls, numerous archers were shooting arrows, while below the walls, armies in different uniforms were engaged in fierce combat.
Suddenly, a small silver general rushed out from the rear of the battle array, holding a silver long spear and riding a divine white horse. He led a small cavalry unit to break through the battlefield, and all the soldiers who blocked his way were lifted by that silver spear. As the city wall loomed high and the battle became fierce, he suddenly flew up, danced with his spear, and trampled over the heads of the fleeing soldiers, charging straight at the city wall. Three or four enemy generals tried to stop him but were turned into trophies by his magnificent spear skills...
As soon as he saw his silver-white armor, Qin Lan knew that this was Zhao Yun, the most popular general of the Three Kingdoms. Seven times in and out of Changban Slope, looking at Cao Cao's countless generals as nothing, also established his great reputation. On the battlefield, Zhao Yun is absolutely invincible, his long spear sweeping away enemy soldiers piece by piece, clearing a path for himself to reach the city wall.
On the top of the city wall, a majestic man with a phoenix crown on his head stood tall, his face cold and stern. When Qin Lan saw him, she suddenly understood what it meant to be a hero among men, like Lü Bu. With an icy gaze, Lü Bu's face was devoid of emotion, and the halberd he carried on his back gleamed with a chilling light. Seeing Zhao Yun break through, he sneered, raising the corner of his mouth, then swung his arm, and the crimson cloak behind him fluttered high into the air as he leapt off the city wall hundreds of meters high, charging towards Zhao Yun with his halberd.
Zhoa Yun and other masters immediately reacted, with a long spear sweeping away all the enemy troops around him. Then, with a horse step, he thrust his spear backwards, and suddenly charged towards Lü Bu with a fearless aura, his sharp silver spear leading the way.
At the moment when the two guns clashed, a massive wave of energy spread outwards with the two as its center. Soldiers from both sides within a radius of thousands of meters were blown away, flying far and crashing to the ground with bruised noses and swollen faces. Even Qin Lan, who was watching, was engulfed in an endless white light... Although it wasn't her first time seeing this scene, she felt like she was really there, and all she could see was hot blood boiling over, wishing she could personally go down and fight a round herself.
This is clearly the opening animation of Three Kingdoms Unmatched, but I don't know how it became Hot Blooded Three Kingdoms... After the white light dissipated, Qin Lan was already standing in a grand hall. This was the game's login interface. The name of the ruler didn't need to be chosen; the flag above the hall had a large "Qin" character written on it, and the back of the throne had Qin Lan's name emblazoned on it. As he walked up the steps and sat down on the throne, a sense of looking down on all living things suddenly arose... How great would that be if it were real!! Qin Lan sighed, but the scene suddenly went black, and when he could see again, he was standing in a simple city.
The city is very large, but it's empty and desolate. Except for a simple and small government office, there's nothing else. Even the surrounding walls are made of just a few rotten wooden stakes.
The game has officially started!!
Qin Lan stood in the empty space at the center of the city, bewildered. How was he supposed to build a house? Was he supposed to do manual labor himself? Seeing the desolate city, he thought for a moment and decided to go take a look at the only government office in the city center.
His decision was correct, the government office had a large screen hanging in the middle, which was a miniature layout of the entire city, and next to it stood a virtual beauty, when she saw Qin Lan walk in, she handed Shang Xing a light pen.
"Hello, I'm your new tour guide. Do you need me to lead you step by step on this journey through the Three Kingdoms?"
"Need!!" Qin Lan nodded, of course need, although in the past when playing games, he directly ignored the novice guide, but here, still take a look at what she has to say, at least, in this desolate city, having a beauty accompany him is good too.
"The blue sky has died, the yellow sky should rise, the year is in Jiazi, and the world is greatly auspicious! The earth-shaking war drums have sounded, and heroes from all over are rising up. A great man in this world has something to do and something not to do. In order to welcome a hero like you, we specially prepared a first-class official gift package for you. You can find it in the warehouse of the city lord's mansion and open it!!"
