A vast cobblestone floor, surrounded by street trees, and a dashing medieval street. In the distance, there is also a huge palace that glows black.

This is the central square of the town where the first layer of Al Grant begins, and it is here that all players' adventures begin.

At this moment, nearly 10,000 players filled the entire square space.

The exit button that disappears for no reason, the sudden teleportation, the crowd, the fear of the unknown...... Restlessness, nervousness, panic, and irritability are spreading among the player community.

Li Xiang, who already knew the plot, was very relaxed at the moment, and even observed the various beings around him with great interest.

There are radicals in the crowd who are agitated and cursing the game company, there are also moderate people who just wait for the development of the situation without saying a word, there are male gamers who forcibly calm and comfort their female companions, and there are also papier-mâché couples who fly separately when disaster strikes.

In the midst of the chaos, Akihiko Kaiba appeared.

I have to say that Akihiko Kayaba is an absolute genius. Although the character and methods are a bit extreme.

There are three main pieces of news brought by Akihiko Kayaba:

1. Sword Art Online's gaming helmet has a function similar to a microwave oven and is capable of steaming the user's brain.

2. Abandoning the game, forcibly terminating the game, and dying in the game will initiate the termination procedure of the game helmet, steaming the player's brain.

3. The only way to get out of the game is to explore the labyrinth area of the game, defeat the boss who guards the passage to the next floor, go to the next floor and repeat the above strategy process, and finally clear all 100 floors of the floating city of Ian Grande and defeat the final world boss. Get the win of the game.

With the rule that abandoning the game and dying in the game will lead to the death of the real world body, and the powerful virtual reality technology, Akihiko Kayaba has turned the game of Sword Art Online into a "real world".

I don't know if it's because of his bad taste or in order to increase the realism of this virtual world, Kizuhiko Kayaba also transforms all the players' characters into real looks and physiques in the real world.

It's ironic that all sorts of handsome men and women turn into comic con participants in armor in an instant. ”

Li wanted to turn his mouth and mutter.

Kirito has also lost his face as resolute as a brave man, his real appearance is very delicate, and he doesn't need to look closely to know that he is a good seedling of a women's clothing boss.

As for Klein, he is a middle-aged down-and-out samurai wearing a red turban.

After Akihiko Kayaba issued his declaration of creation of the world, Kirito was silent for a long time. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he held Klein with one hand and Li Xiang with the other. Pull the two out of the already somewhat hysterical crowd.

"If what that guy says is all the truth, then in order to survive in this world, we have to desperately strengthen our game characters.

Online role-playing games are resource grabbing battles between players. The only way to get more of the limited money, items, and experience points that the system has to offer will become stronger.

People who think the same way as us...... It should continue to level up near the novice village.,So that the monster resources will be depleted soon.,Everyone can only wait for the next wave of monsters to refresh.,For the speed of upgrading.,It's the best choice to use the next village as a stronghold now.。

I'm well aware of the path to the next village and the dangerous locations, so I can safely reach it even if I'm only level 1 now. ”

Kirito is worthy of being the protagonist, and at such a critical moment, he is keenly aware of the situation of future development, and uses his own advantages to find a path of rapid development.

"But I came in with good friends I met in other games. They should have been in that square just now. I can't let them go......"

Klein couldn't go, and although he wished Kirito would take him and his friends with him, it was dangerous to go to the next village early.

He is not qualified to ask someone he has just met in the game to take risks for his friends.

"No...... I can't continue to trouble you. Anyway, I was the guild leader in the last game, and it doesn't matter, with the skills you just taught me, it should be fine. And...... It's possible that these are just boring pranks, and you might be able to log out right away. So you don't have to worry about me, and with Miss Saber, go to the next village. ”

"Miss Saber, what do you think?"

Kirito instead asked Li Xiang's opinion.

"I'll go with you to the next village."

Li agreed without even thinking about it. Kirito is the top existence in the Lone Ranger, and the upgrade speed will definitely not be slow with such a high play.

"Okay, okay, Kirito, do you know that such a beautiful blonde lady is willing to take an adventure with you, what does it mean to put on such an unhappy face?"

As if to see the oppressive atmosphere, Klein teased Kirito in a relaxed tone.

Kirito subconsciously glanced at it with his afterglow, and the appearance of the characters before was set by everyone themselves. Therefore, handsome men and beautiful women are almost a handful, but ugly characters are relatively rare.

Now that everyone has changed to the real world, Li Xiang, who was not very conspicuous at all, immediately stood out from the crowd.

Blown-out skin, small and straight nose bridge, bright blonde hair, emerald jewel-like pupils. And the most impressive thing is that she has a special heroic temperament. Distinguish her from the gentle weaker women who are commonplace on weekdays.

"What's wrong? Do I have anything dirty on me? ”

Li Xiang noticed that Klein and Kirito were suddenly staring at him, and looked down suspiciously to carefully inspect his outfits.

"Nothing, Klein, let's go first."

Kirito shook his head, said goodbye to Klein, turned around and walked outside the novice village, Li Xiang followed Kirito closely, and waved back to Klein before leaving.

"It's okay Kirito-kun, after we preemptively raise the level, we can better help Klein with more resources. It's a big deal, when we get higher in the ranks, we come back and help Klein with the mission. ”

Seeing Kirito's depressed state of mind, Li wanted to speak out and try to comfort him.

"No, no matter what I do in the future, I've abandoned Klein here after all. Betrayed my friend. In the end, I'm just a selfish little person. ”

"What do you say! Aren't you taking me with you right now? I'm your friend too, aren't I? If you want me to say, your behavior can be regarded as choosing yourself between your friends and yourself at best. But that's not something to be ashamed of. What's more, you've asked Klein for advice, and Klein stayed for those of his good friends, not for you to reject him. “

Kirito's depressed state has improved slightly, but he still seems to have little energy.

"Smack!"

Li Xiang slapped Kirito the back.

"Dude, what are you struggling with? I'm telling you, if you've been in this state all along, and you get distracted while fighting monsters, and both of us hang up, then I'll not let you go. “

"Shouldn't it be the annihilation caused by you dragging me back?"

Kirito sneered. Then I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Alright, Saber, let's go. The next village will be able to get a nice piece of equipment."