“Sigh! What do you think we’ll experience in the game world? Why do we lose all memories of the game world after leaving?” Hou Xuan sighed while eating.
“Tell me about it. If we knew what we’d experience in the game, maybe the death rate wouldn’t be so high.”
“Yeah…”
“According to historical records, when the game first arrived a few hundred years ago, less than one-tenth of the people who entered survived. It was only after the Federation began to popularize various combat and survival knowledge that the survival rate increased to nearly 30%.”
“Sigh! I wonder what kind of existence created this game world. I estimate it must be a god.”
“Come on, let’s have a toast. We’re entering the game world tomorrow. Life and death are fated, wealth is up to Heaven. Cheers…”
“Cheers…”
That evening, Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan didn't return home until around midnight.
Upon returning home, they found that their children had been taken by their Mother-in-law to stay in her room, leaving the couple, Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan, with some private space.
That night, Xu Muyan was insatiably demanding, and Xin Zhongze continuously released his built-up stress.
The next day, Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan took their family to an amusement park and spent the entire day there.
In the evening, after the two children had fallen asleep, the whole family sat together with somber expressions.
Soon, the time approached midnight.
“Mom, a countdown has appeared in our minds. Please take care of yourself; we’re about to leave,” Xin Zhongze said to his Mother-in-law.
“Mm, I will,” Shen Xue nodded, but tears streamed down her face against her will.
“Mom!”
Xu Muyan directly threw herself into her mother's arms.
Seeing this, Xu Muchan also embraced her mother and sister.
After a moment of hesitation, Xin Zhongze stepped forward, took his wife Xu Muyan’s hand, and hugged Xu Muyan and her mother and sister.
In their minds, the countdown began to reach zero.
“Entering the game world in 9 seconds… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… 0…”
The moment the countdown hit zero.
The next moment, in the living room, Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan’s bodies abruptly vanished.
…
Game World.
In a chaotic void, an option appeared in Xin Zhongze’s mind.
“Please choose a profession.”
Before Xin Zhongze’s eyes, three professions appeared for him to choose from.
Warrior, Mage, Warlock.
Warrior, a melee combat profession.
Mage, a long-range attack profession.
Warlock, a support profession.
“legend?”
Seeing the profession selection, Xin Zhongze showed a surprised expression.
Because he discovered that this game was very similar to a game on Earth called legend.
After some consideration, Xin Zhongze chose the Mage profession.
In his previous life, he had played the Mage profession in a private server version of the game legend, mainly because that phrase, “If you’re brothers, come hack me,” was too brainwashing back then.
…
Novice Village No. 46.
Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan suddenly appeared in a square, still holding hands when they materialized.
It seemed that as long as they held hands in reality, they could be together after entering the game.
At this moment, both of them were wearing identical outfits, which looked like cloth armor.
In the square at this time, besides the two of them, there were many other people of similar age, almost a thousand people at a glance.
Without guessing, these people must have all been forcibly pulled into the game world.
“Is this the game world?”
“This must be the Novice Village, right?”
In the square, many people began to whisper and discuss.
“Husband, what profession did you choose?” Xu Muyan asked, holding Xin Zhongze’s hand.
“I chose Mage, what about you?” Xin Zhongze asked back.
“I chose Warlock,” Xu Muyan said.
“Warlock is good too.”
“Husband, what do we do next?” Xu Muyan asked Xin Zhongze.
“Let’s observe the situation first and see what everyone else is doing,” Xin Zhongze patted Xu Muyan’s hand.
Hearing Xin Zhongze’s words, Xu Muyan nodded.
“Ding! System loading complete…”
“System notification: Detecting that the host’s current location is the Heavenly Dao Trial area. System functions are being adjusted…”
“System notification: Congratulations, host, you have gained the ability to infinitely stack equipment slots.”
“Oh no, I’ve been discovered by the Heavenly Dao…”
An incredibly terrified voice resounded in Xin Zhongze’s mind.
Boom!
In the square, a massive bolt of lightning suddenly appeared.
The moment the lightning appeared, it directly struck Xin Zhongze in the square.
However, after the lightning disappeared, Xin Zhongze, who had been struck by it, was completely unharmed.
“Husband, are you alright?” Xu Muyan asked Xin Zhongze, her face pale.
Just now, she had seen a huge bolt of lightning strike her husband, which had scared her face white.
“I’m fine, don’t worry.”
Xin Zhongze quickly comforted his wife.
However, his heart was filled with immense pain.
Because his system, his golden finger, was gone.
Just now, that lightning bolt had shattered his system.
So at this moment, Xin Zhongze felt as if his heart was bleeding.
The system that had been loading since childhood, which he had waited 22 years for it to finally load successfully, was unexpectedly destroyed by some Heavenly Dao right after it finished loading.
Just now, he had heard the system’s voice clearly; the system said this was some Heavenly Dao Trial area, then it was discovered by the Heavenly Dao, and then the system was gone.
What Xin Zhongze didn't see was that although the system was gone, its source energy had all integrated into his body.
Just then, suddenly, the noisy situation in the square instantly quieted down.
Because at this moment, everyone heard a voice; this voice resonated directly in everyone's minds.
“Game Tip: Welcome new players to this world. Please grow stronger as quickly as possible in this world…”
Just after the game tip sounded, the next moment, Xin Zhongze saw a panel-like object appear in his mind.
Character — Inventory — Chat — Trade — Quests.
Xin Zhongze first looked at the Character panel.
“Name: Xin Zhongze.
Profession: Mage.
Level: 1 (0/100)
HP: 100/100.
Attack: 5.
Defense: 5.
Agility: 5.
Spirit: 10.
Weight: 50.
Unique Ability: Infinite Equipment Slot Stacking. (For every level gained, one additional identical piece of equipment can be stacked in the equipment slot, and all attributes of the equipment are gained.)
…”
“Unique ability? Isn’t this the function that the system created for me just before it died?”
Xin Zhongze clearly remembered that before the system died, it had granted him the ability to double-stack equipment slots.
However, now, this double-stacking of equipment slots seemed to have become infinite stacking, because for every level gained, one piece of equipment could be stacked.
This meant that if he had one weapon, then after leveling up to level 2, he could equip two identical weapons, and the weapon’s attributes would also double.
So if he leveled up to several hundred levels, couldn’t he stack the attributes of several hundred weapons?
“This is great.”
Xin Zhongze hadn’t expected that even though the Heavenly Dao had destroyed the system, it hadn't canceled the ability the system had granted him.
After looking at the Character panel, Xin Zhongze then turned his gaze to the Inventory panel.
The Inventory panel was empty; there was nothing there.
Next was the Chat page. The Chat page was divided into World Chat Channel, Regional Chat Channel, and Private Chat Channel.
The World Chat Channel was gray, seemingly unusable, but people were already speaking in the Regional Chat Channel.
Xin Zhongze didn’t look at the messages in the chat channel; he turned his attention to the Trade tab and quickly understood its function.
The Trade tab was a function for all game players to conduct transactions. As long as both parties were face-to-face, they could trade, which prevented scams.
Finally, there was the Quest tab.
Opening the Quest tab, Xin Zhongze saw one quest listed.
“Quest One: Please go to the Weapon Shop to claim your weapon…”
After clicking on the quest, an arrow prompt also appeared before Xin Zhongze’s eyes.
“Husband, let’s add each other as friends,” Xu Muyan’s voice sounded in Xin Zhongze’s ear.
“Okay!” Xin Zhongze nodded and immediately added Xu Muyan as a friend.
In the square, many people had already started to move.
Around the square were various wooden houses, and nearby, there were many characters that clearly looked like NPCs.
“Let’s go claim our weapons,” Xin Zhongze said to Xu Muyan.
“Okay.”
Soon, following the quest's guidance, the two arrived outside a wooden house. A plaque hung above the house, bearing the three large characters: Weapon Shop.
At this moment, many people were already queuing outside the Weapon Shop.
A few minutes later, it was Xin Zhongze and Xu Muyan’s turn.
“This is your weapon.”
An NPC handed a longsword-like weapon to Xin Zhongze.
However, this longsword seemed to be made of wood.