Nanhua City.
In an old warehouse on the outskirts of the city.
There wasn't enough light, so only rays of light shone into the warehouse through the ventilator. Through these rays of light, one could see that there weren't any goods piled up in the warehouse. Instead, there were red and green cables connected to radiators and several large monitors.
"This holographic virtual helmet... is formed in one piece without a single seam. It's obviously made of metal, yet it's lighter than plastic. I really don't know how it was made. It's simply advanced technology."
Chen Mo gazed at the virtual helmet in his hands, which shone with a faint metallic luster like a work of art. He couldn't help but sigh.
"There are no loopholes to exploit with the websites that are already operating on the holographic virtual network. It seems like the only way to complete the mission is to enter the game and search."
Chen Mo gazed at the monitor beside him. On it were the three large words "Founding Era."
The holographic virtual network era, which originally only existed in fantasy, had suddenly arrived under circumstances that no one had expected. A month ago, almost all the countries in the world had collectively announced the emergence of the holographic virtual network and that it would soon replace the traditional network.
In order to test the stability of the holographic virtual network, "Founding Era," the holographic virtual network game, would be operated on a global scale.
As the first holographic virtual game, "Founding Era" would certainly attract countless players. With such an astonishing number of players, "Founding Era" could still operate normally without any errors. The virtual network, which was claimed to be "safe, flawless, and absolutely stable," would inevitably rapidly replace the traditional network.
The legendary holographic virtual network era had arrived. Countless people were jubilant and excited, but Chen Mo wasn't among them.
As a hacker, the holographic virtual network was simply something that would destroy his livelihood. No matter how exciting the things inside were, if he lost his livelihood, then it wouldn't be his turn to enjoy them.
And there were clearly many people who had the same thoughts as him. Not long ago, Chen Mo had received a special mission.
The mission was very simple. It was to find loopholes in the holographic virtual network and prevent it from replacing the traditional network.
The mission deposit was only US $3,000, but if an effective loophole was found within three months, the reward would be at least US $1,000,000.
If someone was willing to pay him to do something, Chen Mo would naturally not reject it. However, over the past few days, Chen Mo had done everything he could to no avail. The only method left was to place his hopes on the game "Founding Era."
It was impossible to find loopholes on normal websites because creating a website was too simple. However, a game as vast as "Founding Era" involved too many things. Even if there were no loopholes in the programming language itself, in terms of programming logic, one could still fall into an endless loop.
As long as such a loophole could be found in the game, the Holographic Virtual Network's promotion of "flawless security and absolute stability" would become empty words. The Holographic Virtual Network's progress would definitely be hindered.
There were many others who had received the same commission as him, but compared to them, Chen Mo had some advantages.
These days, he had been paying close attention to news about the game "Founding Era." On several forums, he had seen people boasting that they had first-hand information about "Founding Era."
Chen Mo did not stand on ceremony and hacked into the computers of these people one by one to search. In the end, he discovered that one of them was not lying. That guy had obtained some information about "Founding Era" from who knows where.
There was not much information. Chen Mo took a look. There were only a few pieces of information that were not too certain. However, based on his hacker's intuition, Chen Mo knew that a few of the pieces of information were very likely to be true.
After stealing the information, Chen Mo kindly helped that person delete the information so that he would not be disturbed by other hackers.
A hacker as kind-hearted as him was simply impossible to find even if one were to search for him with a lantern.
Tonight at 6 p.m., "Founding Era" would officially open for beta testing. Chen Mo looked at the time and put on his helmet.
After connecting to the game and not logging into an account, Chen Mo arrived at an ancient room.
Chen Mo remained silent. Even an account did not need to be logged in. The security was indeed incomparable to the traditional network.
"The game is about to officially open. Player, you can first create a game character and choose your profession."
A gentle voice sounded. An option to create a game character appeared before Chen Mo's eyes.
"Character name."
"Silence."
"Please select your profession."
A series of profession images appeared before Chen Mo's eyes. Chen Mo looked through them one by one and quickly chose two professions.
Assassin and Hunter.
He had come to the game to find loopholes and wreak havoc. He did not expect others to help him in this matter. The game profession naturally had to be a lone ranger.
As for the assassin and hunter professions, they were most suitable for lone rangers.
Assassins and hunters both had concealment techniques. Assassins could learn the stealth skill. In the stealth state, not only could they hide their body, but their attacks would also receive a powerful boost in the instant they were exposed. Hunters, on the other hand, could learn the camouflage skill. The camouflage skill allowed the hunter to become one with the surrounding scenery. Its concealment ability was above that of the stealth skill. The only downside was that in the stealth state, the assassin's movement speed would be increased. In the camouflage state, the hunter's movement speed would be greatly restricted.
Of course, concealment techniques were only one of the most important techniques for lone rangers. A strong individual combat ability was also essential.
The combat ability of an assassin was needless to say. As long as they had the equipment and the awareness to keep up, an assassin was a killing machine. If they learned some powerful profession talents in the game, assassins would become terrifying existences.
However, the hunter profession could not be underestimated. In terms of sustained combat ability, hunters were above assassins.
Traps and poison arrows were the two main skills of hunters. More importantly, hunters could contract wild beasts and monsters to fight for them.
Assassins and hunters. Assassins are more suitable for PKing with players, while hunters might be more suitable for facing off against strong monsters.
Although he had not seen the battle between the two professions with his own eyes, Chen Mo had some conclusions from the profession information given by the system.
According to the content of his commission, he entered the game to find loopholes. He would have more contact with monsters and NPCs than players, so the hunter profession would be more suitable for him. However, Chen Mo did not choose to be a hunter.
Hunters had very few skills in the early stages of the game. What he wanted to do after entering the game, he might not be able to do as a hunter. For now, he would use the assassin profession to familiarize himself with the game.
If it was not for the commission, Chen Mo might have already chosen the hunter profession.
After entering the game, the player's character would level up and change professions again and again. With each change, the player would be able to learn a specific profession talent. Based on the talent learned, the player's profession title would also change.
According to the system, in the later stages of the game, the hunter profession could even become a bounty hunter, a fortune hunter, and other professions. These professions were very similar to what Chen Mo was doing in the real world.
The assassin profession was not bad either. In the later stages of the game, the assassin profession could become the King of Eternal Darkness, Lord of the Dark Night, and a series of other powerful professions.
Unfortunately, he was not here to play the game, but to destroy the game. In order to complete the commission, he naturally chose the assassin profession, which would make the commission more likely to be completed.
"Please create a character."
After Chen Mo chose the assassin profession, a game character appeared out of thin air. Chen Mo looked at it and was surprised to find that this character looked almost the same as him. What Chen Mo wanted to do was to make some simple modifications on the basis of this character.
Chen Mo was not considered a handsome guy, but with a little makeup, he was still passable. He was never dissatisfied with his appearance. However, he entered the game to do bad things, so naturally, he could not enter the game in his original appearance.
After slightly modifying the character's appearance, although there was still a trace of reality, unless it was someone who was very close to him, ordinary people would not be able to recognize him.
"Character successfully created!"
"The game will be released later. Before that, there is a small survey here. Player silent, do you want to participate in the survey? According to your answer, you will receive some time-limited items that will allow you to develop better in the Novice Village. The system strongly recommends that you participate in this survey. "
"No need." Although the system strongly recommended participation, Chen Mo did not even think about it and rejected it.
This kind of small survey could easily analyze the personality and behavior of the person who answered. People in his profession would never participate in this kind of survey.
As he waited, the time quickly reached six o 'clock in the evening. A faint white light enveloped Chen Mo, and Chen Mo's figure disappeared from the room.
The scenery in front of him quickly became clear. Chen Mo looked around and could not help but be stunned.
What happened? When players first entered the game, didn't they appear in the Novice Village?
Chen Mo discovered that he had appeared in a dark red valley with a radius of tens of meters. Behind him was a cliff, and in front of him in the valley, there were tens of black goblins, fiercely patrolling around.
If he wanted to leave the valley, he had to pass through this group of black goblins.
Chen Mo was a person who had experienced many storms and waves. Although he did not appear in the Novice Village, but in the wilderness, which made him feel a little strange, he had already calmed down and did not rush forward.
Although he did not know why he appeared here, it was not important. Thinking of a way to leave this place and return to the Novice Village, this was what he needed to do. If he kept on killing monsters, he would not be able to complete the mission.
Looking at his character's attributes, Chen Mo discovered that a level 1 character was just like what the internet said. Strength, Vitality, Agility, Intelligence, and Spirit, these five basic attributes all had 3 points each. Chen Mo chose the Assassin profession. Assassin profession, 1 point of vitality increased HP by 20 points. Chen Mo's current HP was 60 points.
Then Chen Mo found a "Rusty Dagger" in his bag, with a basic physical attack of 1-3. In addition, there was also a skill book, "Stab".
System Notification: You have learned the skill "Stab"!
Stab (Beginner): Stab the enemy with the tip of the dagger, dealing 120% damage! Skill cooldown: 10 seconds.
"Damn, this weapon and skill, there's not much difference even if there's no difference!"
Looking at the attributes of the Rusty Dagger and the Stab skill, Chen Mo couldn't help but complain.
In the valley ahead were all level 4 Black Goblins. Although as a hacker, Chen Mo knew that his reaction speed was definitely far above the average person's, with his pitiful stats at level 1, facing the overwhelming stats of level 4 Black Goblins, whether or not he could solo a Black Goblin was a big problem.
However, if he wanted to leave this place, he had to at least try. He heard that low-level monsters would not take the initiative to attack players. Maybe he could just swagger out of here.
But reality proved that Chen Mo was daydreaming. When he tried to tiptoe around the two Black Goblins in front of him, the two Black Goblins suddenly turned their heads, waved the wooden clubs in their hands, and aggressively chased after Chen Mo.
"F * ck, not only did they take the initiative to attack, they even have two aggro chains!"
Seeing this, Chen Mo hurriedly retreated. With his pitiful stats, it would be a problem for him to solo a Black Goblin, let alone two Black Goblins. There was no way he could survive!
Chen Mo wanted to escape, but he sadly discovered that the Black Goblins were too fast. Although there were a few rocks around, they couldn't stop the Black Goblins' footsteps at all.
After running for a few meters, the two Black Goblins caught up to Chen Mo, their wooden clubs full of lumps viciously smashing down on Chen Mo!
Chen Mo reacted quickly. His body bent, and he actually narrowly dodged the attack of one Black Goblin.
Unfortunately, the other Black Goblin's attack also came crashing down. This time, Chen Mo couldn't dodge and was hit squarely.
Bang!
-86!
A huge damage floated up. Chen Mo couldn't even take a single hit from the Black Goblin and was instantly killed.
System Notification: You have been killed by a Black Goblin!
System Notification: You are the first player to die in the game. You have received the achievement "Lightspeed Death"!
System Notification: You have received the achievement title "Lightspeed Death"!
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