“God-Chosen One from another world, this world is filled with mystery and wonder.”
“Here, anything is possible, and you are about to embark on an unprecedented journey of adventure.”
“As your guide, I have decided to bestow upon you a unique power—a power that will serve as your foundation in this foreign world and help you overcome all obstacles and dangers.”
As the Goddess’s voice faded, a golden, translucent window materialized in front of Nan Cheng:
【Please select your initial class direction】
【Wisdom】(Details/Expand)
【Agility】(Details/Expand)
【Strength】(Details/Expand)
【Freelancer】(Details/Expand)
“Class direction selection? Hiss, which one is best?”
Nan Cheng fell into thought.
“Hmm? Freelancer? What kind of category is this?”
The official website had limited information, only mentioning class advancement after Level 10, but each option before him had a tiny “Details” button next to it.
The first three were self-explanatory, and Nan Cheng could roughly guess their roles from years of gaming experience, but this “Freelancer”... Could it really be what he thought?
“Is the freedom really that high?”
Fearing a developer trap, Nan Cheng decided to click open the description to take a look.
“Wisdom! It has to be Wisdom! Advancing to a Mage lets you squat in the backline as a mobile turret and obliterate everything, hiding behind and stealing kills. It's hype as hell!”
“Mages are just walking experience packs early on! Get closed in by wild monsters and you're dead meat! Choose Agility! Assassins going stealth to flank and one-shot—coolness is a lifelong pursuit!”
“Why not consider Strength? Am I the only one who thinks feeling every slash hit home is amazing?”
“Brother Cheng, don't listen to those guys talking trash above! What's there to hesitate about? Go Freelancer for sure! Just think—melee Mage, Berserker Priest, that's the true path! Real men cultivate both magic and martial arts, okay?!”
“Freelancer +1! If the devs dare offer this option, there must be a reason. The skill ceiling is definitely sky-high!”
“Watch out for a trap! What if it's a jack of all trades, master of none, leveling up slowly with no specialization? You'll cry your eyes out...”
“...”
The stream chat argued back and forth intensely.
Nan Cheng glanced at the bullet comments while finishing reading the detailed description for “Freelancer.”
Just as he expected, this path allowed arbitrary combinations of main and sub-classes in the later stages with extreme freedom. However, the catch was a higher experience requirement to level up, and a second class could only be chosen after Level 40.
In the long run, it had immense potential, giving a distinct advantage against same-level opponents, enabling challenges against higher levels, and offering high fault tolerance through shifting combat styles.
Well, most importantly, he could cast magic and chop people up.
Double the fun! How glorious would that be?
By the way, he wondered if PVP was allowed. What if he started out casting spells as a Mage from afar, and when the opponent closed in to engage him, he suddenly pulled out a greatsword? Wouldn't the opponent be completely bewildered?
Just thinking about that scene made Nan Cheng chuckle.
Without hesitation, he directly selected 【Freelancer】.
“God-Chosen One, you have selected 【Freelancer】. I shall bestow my blessing upon you, randomly drawing three corresponding magical gifts for you from the categories of Strength, Spells, and Agility.”
Accompanied by her heavenly voice, the Goddess pointed gently at Nan Cheng.
In an instant, Nan Cheng felt a warm sensation flood his entire body. His sensory perceptions were immensely heightened, and his strength, speed, and mental acuity felt unprecedentedly refreshed, as though his whole body had become lighter.
He couldn't wait to pull up his status panel:
【Name: Nan Cheng】
【Race: Human】
【Alignment: Lawful Neutral】
【Class Direction: Freelancer】
【Main Class: None】
【Sub-Class: None】
【Level: 1/10 (Apprentice)】
【Status: Normal】
【Bloodline Talent: 1/1000】
【HP: 100/100】
【EXP: 0/100】
【MP: 100/100】
【Attributes: Constitution (10), Spirit (15), Endurance (15), Strength (15), Agility (15), Mana (10)】
【Skills: Strength Amplification (Tier 0 Novice), Appraisal (Tier 0 Novice), Wind Slash (Tier 0 Novice)】
“What is Bloodline Talent?”
Nan Cheng felt a bit curious, though judging by the name, it was probably some sort of innate talent.
“Strength Amplification for melee boost; Wind Slash for ranged kiting; Appraisal as an essential utility... This randomized skill set is pretty lucky!”
Nan Cheng was quite satisfied with the randomized skills.
“God-Chosen One, you have received my blessing. Next, please select the equipment you need for your journey to the other world from the seven starting pieces below.”
The Goddess's voice echoed once more, followed immediately by another golden, translucent window floating into Nan Cheng's field of vision:
【Please select your starting equipment (Limit: 3 items)】
【Crude Linen Robe (White)】
【Crude Wooden Light Armor (White)】
【Crude Wooden Shortsword (White)】
【Crude Wooden Staff (White)】
【Crude Wooden Recurve Bow (White)】
【Crude Wooden Dagger (White)】
【Crude Wooden Shield (White)】
This was the “starter gear” Iluvia had prepared for the players, crafted casually from forest trees. At the same time, to highlight the “game's” high degree of freedom, she had deliberately handed the choice over to the players.
However, while the equipment was indeed crude enough to bring tears to one's eyes, it was better than being bare-handed.
“Hiss, I can even choose my starter gear? That's nice.”
Nan Cheng was a bit surprised by this, but looking at the options before him, he couldn't help but fall into decision paralysis:
“Feels like every piece is pretty practical. What should I pick...”
He couldn't help but hesitate.
A robe definitely offers a Mana bonus, which is necessary if I main Mage...
But choosing wooden armor definitely gives better defense than a robe...
As for weapons...
“Forget it, starter gear bonuses won't be that high anyway. I'll just go with these three.”
Without overthinking it any further, he made his choice.
“God-Chosen One, you have made your choice. Now take your equipment and begin your journey in another world!”
As the Goddess's voice faded, several streams of soft light wrapped around Nan Cheng.
When the light dissipated, Nan Cheng looked down and found himself wearing crude wooden light armor, clutching a staff also made of wood, and carrying a wooden shortsword at his waist.
The three-piece set was uniformly raw wood color, oozing a crude, primitive charm.
“Man, how is the craftsmanship on this gear actually this rough?”
Nan Cheng couldn't help but complain, feeling as though these items had been rushed through production.
But soon, at the thought of entering the game world right away, he grew excited again.
Weighing the wooden staff in his hand and patting the shortsword at his waist, his eyes shone with eagerness: “I'm definitely gonna pull off some wild moves in this game!”
The stream bullet comments boiled over as well, overflowing with excitement:
“Wuhu! Freelancer let's go! Magic-martial dual-cultivator Brother Cheng is online!”
“Lmao at the wooden three-piece set, is Brother Cheng starting out as a lumberjack?”
“Strength Amplification + Wind Slash + Appraisal, this skill combo is insane, works for both melee and ranged!”
“Finally entering the game world! I can't wait to see just how insanely realistic this real-time rendering level actually is!”
“...”
Ignoring the chat, a dazzling white light suddenly exploded before Nan Cheng's eyes. He subconsciously shut his eyes tight, feeling as if his body were passing through a layer of cold, slippery jelly.
After a brief moment of weightlessness, his feet touched solid ground.
Air that was unbelievably fresh—fragrant with green grass and damp earth—surged into his nose, while the crisp, melodious, and rich chirping of distant birds echoed as if right beside his ear.
He tentatively opened his eyes and froze.
Before him stood breathtakingly grand temple ruins, broken pillars and relief carvings speaking of vast ages past; farther out lay an endless, lush virgin forest, everything horrifyingly realistic.
At the same time, pillars of light similar to his arrival descended one after another from the sky around him, transforming into bewildered figures dressed in crude robes.
After being stunned for several seconds, he finally came to his senses.
“Ho—ly crap!”
Nan Cheng was astonished. This physical feedback, these fine details—how was this a game? This was straight-up transmigration!
“Whoa?! This graphics quality is insane!”
“Holy shit! The trailer didn't lie! '100% full immersion' is real!”
“Holy crap! When is open beta?! I'm definitely jumping in to play when it drops.”
“+1, bro above me, wanna team up then?”
For a moment, the stream chat erupted once more with all kinds of marveling comments.
Meanwhile, the 200 lucky players who secured closed-beta slots were overflowing with curiosity and excitement toward this world, immediately putting on a live display of primitive human bizarre behavior.
“Holy shit?! Is it really this realistic?!”
One player was beside himself with excitement, jumping up and down on the spot.
“Holy crap! This dirt actually tastes and smells like the real deal!”
A player with an edgy hairstyle dropped to his knees, slammed his face into the soil to take a deep inhale, and spoke in a tone full of shock.
Another impatient player flailed his staff wildly at empty air, howling out loud:
“Where are the skills? Where's my beginner gift pack? Fireball! Come out for me!”
But those were considered the normal ones.
Nan Cheng even saw a few players gathering together, attempting to strip off their clothes, though the revealed private parts were covered in blinding holy light.
But what shocked and bewildered him even more was that one player, after taking off his pants and discovering the holy light, was actually attempting to...
Poop???
“Tch—! What happened to the promised 18+ game?”
“Bad review! Not free at all! Won't even let us see underwear!”
“Huh? Why can't I poop? Is it because my stomach is empty?”
Nan Cheng: “...”
Seeing their expressions of disappointment—especially the guy trying to poop—Nan Cheng couldn't help his mouth twitching.
Fuck! Humanity has truly hit rock bottom...
Rate on N.U.
