"Boom!"
Eighty yards away, a red fireball the size of a fist exploded on top of a Level 1 Gray Wolf pup's head, instantly killing the Gray Wolf pup with 52 HP.
"Damn!"
A Gnoll and Kobold Dragon Bloodline combination was shocked. They even forgot to continue attacking the monster in front of them.
Seeing that he had killed four or five monsters with one fireball, the two looked at each other and the Kobold Dragon Bloodline shouted,
"Brother Overnight, do you want to team up?"
He smiled and did not say anything. He just picked up the pelts that were dropped and turned in the quest.
There were quests everywhere in the Novice Village, and there were players everywhere. There were more people than monsters, which destroyed his idea of going all the way.
At first, he wanted to use three times the magic damage to kill monsters above his level, but there were more people in the Novice Village than monsters. The monsters outside the village were at least five levels higher than him, so his accuracy was worrying. He could only hit one after four or five times. The efficiency was so low that he could only come back and do quests.
According to the game, this was called level suppression. After this real world was digitized, levels and templates were used to measure the difference in strength between monsters and players. Monsters with lower levels would have a series of suppression when facing monsters with higher levels.
For example, they would not be able to hit, their spells would be resisted, and they would be crushed by high-level monsters, causing extra damage, etc.
Descending was random. He did not know how many Novice Villages there were in this world. Anyway, he did not see anyone he knew, and he did not know which Novice Village his girlfriend was in.
With his high magic damage, he quickly finished quests one by one. When the others were only Level 3 or Level 4, he was already Level 6. He took the letter from the Novice Village Elder and left Silvermoon Valley along the small road at the entrance of the village.
Outside Silvermoon Valley was a forest called Silvermoon Forest. There was a big road that went through Silvermoon Forest. There were huge trees with a diameter of three to six meters everywhere. The huge canopy was open, and the sunlight could not shine through. The shade of the trees was cool and dark.
The bushes and vines in the forest were lush. Occasionally, small animals and insects would come and go, and occasionally, a beast would pass by.
Walking on the road, Lin Xiao reached out and grasped the air. The super talent given by the Astral Soul allowed him to feel the moonlight and shadow energy under the shade of the trees, as well as a small amount of earth and holy energy.
He was sure that ordinary people would not be able to sense this energy directly, but Star Spirits could.
The monsters near the entrance of Silvermoon Valley were all large crows. They could be killed to obtain feathers or meat. Many Level 3 and Level 4 players were killing these monsters in groups of three to five. However, the further they went, the fewer people there were. After walking for about two to three kilometers, there were no more players.
The road was relatively safe. From time to time, there would be Level 40 Knights on warhorses patrolling the area. At this level, they could easily kill any monsters below Level 10 with a single slash.
However, it was impossible for a single group of Knights to cover every single area. Thus, they would occasionally encounter small monsters that would rush out from the forest on the side of the road. As a Level 6 Knight, he could easily finish them off with two Fireballs.
After walking for about five kilometers, he arrived at a village called Star Moon. There were a bunch of missions here.
This time, no one competed with him. He completed the quests quickly, one after another. He received a large amount of experience and coins, as well as some equipment occasionally.
Lin Xiao found that most of the quests at this stage were to guide the players to familiarize themselves with the general gameplay of the game world. Through one mission after another, they would slowly reveal the world's background. At first, he completed the quests as fast as he could, but later on, he found that many of the quests had detailed introductions to the world's background. He gradually slowed down.
However, this slowing down was relative. His powerful magic damage allowed him to complete the quests very quickly. He would only slow down if the quests did not depend on combat power.
He stayed in Star Moon Village for half a day. By the time the other players reached Level 5 or 6 and came to Star Moon Village, he had already reached Level 11. The quests here were basically finished. He once again took a new letter and went to a nearby town called Moonlight Town. That was where many of the nearby novice villages gathered.
At the same time, he needed to confirm his specialization there and choose his class talent.
The so-called specialization referred to the element that he was good at, such as the common Fire, Ice, Arcane, and the rare Earth, Lightning, Shadow, and so on.
A class talent was a strengthening of the current specialization. After choosing a specialization, the class talent tree would open. There were many class talents on it. After passing Level 10, each level would increase one talent point.
Lin Xiao was now Level 11 and had two talent points. It was just that he did not have a specialization, so he could not choose one.
At the entrance of Moonlight Town, he was surprised to see a half-dragon warrior with a dragon's head and a dragon's tail talking with the town guard. Seeing Lin Xiao, the half-dragon warrior was stunned for a moment. After carefully sizing up Lin Xiao, he walked over and said:
"You're the third person I've seen here. Let's add each other as friends first. If there's a chance in the future, let's fight a dungeon together."
"Fight a dungeon?"
While accepting the friend request, he asked curiously:
"Are there dungeons in this world?"
The Dracon named himself Silent Night. He smiled and said, "That's right.
"Since the world's data has been turned into a game, there must be one. It's just that we haven't encountered one yet. When we encounter one, we'll go fight a dungeon and level up. The speed is much faster than doing quests."
"That's fine."
No one mentioned doing quests together. They were all the kind with strong racial talents. It was very fast for them to do quests alone. There was no need to do quests with others.
After entering the town, they followed the path led by the guards to a steeple in the town. This was the town's mage gathering place. Many mages, priests, warlocks, and other magic profession trainers were here.
"May the Light of Magic shine upon you!"
A middle-aged man wearing a blue mage robe said to Lin Xiao:
"Achieving Enlightenment overnight. Please choose your Elemental Mastery."
Below, there were three commonly seen Mastery specializations: Fire, Frost, and Arcane.
Lin Xiao glanced at the three specializations and asked tentatively, "What about you?"
"Are there any other specializations?"
To his surprise, the middle-aged man really did answer:
"If you're not satisfied with the following specializations, you can choose different locations below to find a different specialization mentor to complete your Profession Change. Take note: Achieving Enlightenment overnight. You only have one chance. If you fail, you can only choose one of the following three specializations."
Five different coordinates appeared on the screen in front of Lin Xiao. Upon closer inspection, they were five different specializations. They were respectively — Divine, Earth, Lightning, Shadow, and Undead.
Apart from these five rare specializations, there were other extremely rare and powerful specializations in this world. These could only be obtained through special means. If he encountered them in the future, he could change his profession or take on a new specialization.
This was too far. He didn't think too much about it and carefully checked the coordinates. Of the five locations, only one was inside the town. The other four were all outside the town. Moreover, they were very far. He had to cross at least one map. Among them, Undead and Shadow were the furthest away from Moonlight Town. From the world map, he had to cross two maps, which were all monsters between Level 30 and 37.
He directly passed on Shadow and Undead. They weren't likable and were so far away. With his current level, how could he go that far?
The remaining three specializations were Divine, Earth, and Lightning.
Earth and Lightning were easy to understand. Divine wasn't a Priest, but the same kind of energy as a Priest. Priests were good at healing and support, while Divine Mages were good at attacking. Of course, they were Divine after all. They also had certain healing methods.
"Oh!"
At first glance, it was obvious that they were mediocre. They had both healing and damage output, but they weren't strong. If they were strong, they would steal a Priest's job. Therefore, Lin Xiao considered them and eliminated them.
Earth and Lightning …
One for defense and one for attack.
Thunder and Lightning were violent output at any time. For him, who had three times the magic damage, choosing Lightning was the best way to display the effect of this talent.
The Lightning Specialization location was located in the map next to Moonlight Town, called Lightning Hills. The monsters there were between Level 20 and Level 30.
After buying some supplies and four six-compartment bags in Moonlight Town, he went out and went straight north along the main road.
The map in this game was very large. Before, there was a total distance of more than ten kilometers from the Novice Village to Moonlight Town. The big map was often dozens of kilometers. It was unbearable to just run on foot.
Although the world was digitalized, there were many times that it had to follow basic rules. For example, day and night. At night, when the sun set, the wilderness quickly turned dark. Although it was a big road, there was only one light in the distance. The middle was pitch-black, and he was walking alone in the dark.
A huge shadow rushed out of the jungle on the side of the road and knocked him down. With a slap, it took away two-thirds of his 200 or so HP.
He reacted very quickly and instantly cast Frost Nova. A circle of cold frost exploded from under his feet, freezing the shadow and the insects flying on the grass in place.
He quickly pulled away and instantly cast Frost Armor. With a Fireball, he saw the target. It was a Level 21 beast called Garrotte Magic Leopard.
The difference in level made it only take three seconds for the Magic Leopard to break free from the ice and pounce on him again. With a slap, it destroyed him and his shield.
He woke up again in a soul state in an unknown cemetery. It looked like a deserted altar. The collapsed stones were covered with moss, and he could vaguely see strange runes and writing on the stone slab.
He opened the map and found that he was already in Lightning Hills. Before he died, he had crossed two maps and was now in Lightning Hills. Therefore, after he died, his resurrection point was in Lightning Hills. However, it was quite far from the main road. It would take him a while to run back to his corpse.
Fortunately, in a soul state, he would not be attacked by monsters. At the same time, he could also run around the map safely, especially on the main road.
However, although this was a good idea, after a certain distance from his corpse, his soul would not be able to continue forward. There would be a negative Soul Weakening Buff. A countdown appeared in front of him. He tried to force his way forward, but the countdown accelerated. When the time was up, his vision turned black and his soul disappeared. When he regained consciousness, he was standing on the grass of Silvermoon Valley. There were many players around him who were sitting on the stone steps and chatting with each other under the light of the grass.
"This …"
He quickly checked the log. It showed that his soul was too weak to return to his corpse. He directly resurrected at the location where his Hearthstone was bound.
His default Hearthstone binding location was the Novice Village. Therefore, he went out for a day and a half and returned to the Novice Village again.
"Damn, after working so hard for a day and a half, I'm back to the starting point. Damn, I'm lonely."
He did not know what to say for a moment.
What could he do? He could only start again!
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