Chapter 3: Character Creation, Lin Mu

Actually, the helmet is nothing special. It doesn't come with legendary artifacts or game currency. It’s simply a small incentive provided by the AI to give certain well-informed individuals in various countries a slight advantage at the start of the game.

A teleportation talisman that allows for fixed-point spawning—this provides a massive advantage to players who have organized plans.

One must realize that using a teleportation array in the game costs 1 gold coin, and some special arrays are even more expensive.

1 gold coin equals 100 silver coins, which equals 10,000 copper coins. When a player first spawns, they only have the 500 copper coins rewarded by the system. Buying equipment, food, and other necessities requires a lot of money.

Survival is difficult enough, let alone teleporting.

With this fixed-point teleportation talisman, organized players can gather together, giving faction leaders a significant edge.

As for fairness, heh...

Normally, players logging into "Mythical World" spawn randomly in various cities.

But for Lin Mu, possessing his bizarre past experiences, he could accumulate early-game advantages based on his previous life's walkthroughs, giving him a chance to compete for the future.

"Mythical World" does not yet have the unparalleled influence it will have in the future, but the number of people purchasing game helmets is already terrifying.

Lin Mu doesn't have the money to buy a game virtual pod right now; he’ll buy one in the future when he has spare cash.

After receiving the helmet, Lin Mu rushed back to his rented room without a moment's delay.

Back in his room, since the game world hadn't opened yet, Lin Mu seized the time to recall his past experiences and walkthroughs bit by bit, slowly writing them down in a notebook...

A good memory is not as reliable as a dull pencil!

Since his rebirth, his memory seems to have become much stronger!

January 1, 2079, 8:00 AM—a date that would be recorded in the annals of the new century—"Mythical World" officially launched.

It was New Year's Day, and many people were on holiday. A large number of citizens who had purchased helmets entered the game, creating a small peak in traffic. It was said that 600 million Chinese citizens entered the game on this day.

According to the latest 2078 national census, China's population was approximately 2 billion!

Whether in terms of population or economy, it ranked among the best in the world!

He put on the helmet and lay quietly on the bed.

The helmet's design was very ergonomic, preventing numbness or other issues from lying down for too long. It even had features like massage, making it very advanced.

When the time slowly reached 8:00, his consciousness swayed. Lin Mu felt his vision go black, and in an instant, he arrived in a familiar and magnificent scene.

He knew this was the scene introducing the historical background. Familiar with everything, he immediately skipped the introduction. While these introductions were useful for novice players, he already knew them by heart.

Before him appeared a building resembling the Temple of Heaven. Flowing light flickered upon it, and countless patterns shimmered. Floating in the air above the center was a fairy who seemed untouched by the world, possessing an ethereal temperament!

"Beautiful, truly beautiful!" Even though he was seeing her again, he couldn't help but praise her in his heart.

He slightly collected his thoughts. "Hello, I want to create a character!"

"Welcome to Mythical World. Please name your character." The voice was like music drifting from the clouds—ethereal, elegant, and filled with a celestial aura.

"Lin Mu." Lin Mu spoke the character name he had long since decided upon. (Using his real name as the protagonist has a huge purpose; this is one of the foreshadowings of the main plot. In Mythical World, there are many mysterious rules—a real name is a name of origin!)

In "Mythical World," player names can be repeated, but there is one thing that cannot: the courtesy name. For example, others can use the name Zhao Yun or Zhao Zilong, but the courtesy name "Zilong" is unique.

Courtesy names are extremely important. It is rumored that some courtesy names even involve certain secrets.

"Now performing character binding, please wait... Origin soul binding successful... DNA binding successful! Now performing body scan... please wait."

"Body scan complete, attributes confirmed!"

"The account is bound to your brainwaves. This game account is unique. There is no need to log in every time you enter the game; the system will automatically log you in by scanning your brainwaves!"

"Please note, everyone has only one account, corresponding to a unique character. You cannot delete your character!"

Name: Lin Mu Profession: None (Depending on the player's nature, professions in the game include generals, strategists, etc.) Title: None (Titles increase different attributes; some titles can stack attributes) Reputation: 0 (The higher your reputation, the more you are known by others. It has special effects, so accumulate it well. In some cases, killing players or NPCs of the same faction will reduce your reputation.) Identity: Refugee of the Great Han (Identity represents your faction; killing those of different factions will affect reputation, etc.) Merit: 0 (Merit can be used to increase a player's official rank and also increase the degree of recognition NPCs have for the player) Level: 0 (0%)

[Basic Attributes] Might: 8 (Might is a general concept representing comprehensive physical fitness; the main attribute for generals) Intelligence: 8 (Intelligence increases a character's Divine Strategy value; the main attribute for scholars) Command: 6 (Command is a manifestation of a character's leadership ability; it can increase a character's leadership capacity) Politics: 5 (A character's ability to handle government affairs)

[Derived Attributes] Combat Power: 800+10 (Might * 100 + weapon/equipment bonuses; a somewhat one-sided representation of a character's combat power. A person's combat power does not fully highlight their strength, as there are other factors like Divine Strategy power when using skills, etc. This is the main attribute for generals.) Leadership: 600 (1 point of Command increases 100 points of Leadership; represents the efficiency and quantity of troops a character can lead. This is a commander attribute.) Divine Strategy: 800 (Intelligence * 100; Divine Strategy value is consumed when a character activates skills. Different skills consume different amounts. This is the main attribute for strategists.) Internal Affairs Efficiency: 5% (1 point of Politics increases internal affairs efficiency by 1%; represents a character's ability to handle government or daily affairs. This is a scholar attribute. If one is a scholar, the starting point is 100%.) Stamina: 100 (100 is the character's initial stamina, which can be increased by items, treasures, etc. It represents a character's energy and action points. When stamina drops to 50, rest, eating, or other recovery actions are needed. If stamina drops below 20, overall attributes decrease to 10%. If stamina is 0, the character cannot act. Staying at 0 for a long time leads to death.) Speed: 10+1 (10 is the character's base speed, +1 is the cloth shoe bonus; represents the character's maximum speed, not fully representative of movement speed during combat.) Defense: +1 (Cloth clothing bonus; represents the character's defensive power.) Morale: 60 (The original value of morale is 60. Later, morale can be increased through skills, items, or battlefield changes. The higher the morale, the more combat power a character will exert, fighting more bravely. Conversely, low morale will lower combat attributes or lead to desertion.) Talent: Not activated (Requires activating different talents based on the player's different encounters. Once activated, talents generally cannot be changed.) Skills: Basic Gathering (0%) Specialty: None Equipment: Cloth Clothing (+1 Defense), Cloth Shoes (+1 Speed), Wooden Spear (+10 Combat Power) Wealth: 500 copper coins

"Confirm!" He was quite satisfied with these attributes. They were generated based on a scan of his own body, and his body was quite good; every attribute was the same as in his previous life.

"Because your helmet has an additional reward signal, you are rewarded with one fixed-point teleportation talisman, placed in your backpack space. Please confirm!"

"Because you have a fixed-point teleportation talisman, you can choose your birthplace!"

"You can choose your birthplace from the following thirteen provinces: Sili, Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Jizhou, and Jiaozhou!"

"Yangzhou," Lin Mu, who had long since decided, said without hesitation.

After Lin Mu finished speaking, a virtual map appeared before him, with detailed markings of mountains and lakes.

"Please set the point!"

"Kuaiji Commandery, Dongye County in Yangzhou. That's it." Lin Mu double-checked the coordinates and pointed to a spot on the map.

"Birthplace confirmed. Enter the game?"

"Yes!"

"Divine Land, late Eastern Han Dynasty, January 1, 180 AD. You have descended upon a high peak under the jurisdiction of Dongye County, Kuaiji Commandery, Yangzhou!"

"Swish!" A white light flashed. Lin Mu found himself standing on a cliff edge that felt like a right angle. This was an incredibly steep mountain in Dongye County, Kuaiji Commandery. Lin Mu had planned this long ago; this was the lair of the Yinglong, the final boss he had raided in his previous life—a divine beast that could potentially reach level 100, the max level.

In his previous life, many bloody battles had taken place here because the more powerful the boss, the better the items it dropped. Before his rebirth, he had participated in the final bloody battle here; the carnage of that time seemed to be right before his eyes.

This was the end of his previous life, and the starting point of this one!

Moreover, regarding those recent memories, Lin Mu was very expectant. Before his rebirth, he had been drooling over the treasures on this mountain!

However, thinking of the scene at that time...

Sighing slightly, Lin Mu immediately looked around at the situation.

The uninhabited mountain appeared lush and green, with rugged boulders and ancient giant trees, none of which had been excavated or felled by players; it was in a completely primitive state.

He cautiously surveyed his surroundings. It was 8:00 AM, the time when the Yinglong would go out to forage or swallow the essence of the sun and moon.

Lin Mu didn't care about anything else; as long as the Yinglong wasn't in its lair, that was enough. Many players in his previous life had learned this detail after countless bloody and tearful explorations.

Of course, many people had tried the act of being a thief, but they had all failed. However, today, Lin Mu didn't know what was going on; it was as if he had a premonition, a stroke of luck—he felt that if he went to steal today, he would definitely succeed. With this thought, Lin Mu decided to take the risk.

What made him decide to do this even more was that he felt a mysterious force pulling at him! It was as if, in the dark, something had changed!

Seeing the empty lair, filled with a dim, grayish fluorescence, Lin Mu suppressed the excitement in his heart and immediately stepped toward the center of the lair, which was piled with twigs and leaves.

In his memory, this incredibly huge lair, which occupied most of the mountain peak, was filled with dry bones in one corner, which was clearly the bloody feeding spot.

Filled with expectation and excitement, Lin Mu didn't observe his surroundings anymore. Judging only by his experience from his previous life, he didn't feel that this lair was any different from before.

It took nearly 10 minutes of running to get close to the center of the lair. Looking closely, there seemed to be mist in the air, like a fairyland.

The lair occupied by a divine beast must be a spiritual place, extraordinary.

Lin Mu didn't need to be very careful; after all, there were no other ferocious beasts on Yinglong Peak, only the Yinglong that dominated the entire mountain.

However, it was easy to go up the mountain but hard to come down. Lin Mu had been teleported here by the system. To get down the mountain, it would take two days, which showed how tall and rugged this mountain was.

It was fortunate that there were no other beasts on the mountain; otherwise, with his low-might body that had no cultivation at all, he wouldn't be able to withstand a single breath from them.

In the center of the lair, it was piled with various items—equipment, heavenly treasures, flowing with light and emitting fragrance. If anyone obtained the wealth inside, they would definitely become rich overnight.

Slightly restraining the greed in his heart, Lin Mu knew his goal; he shouldn't let these mundane items delay his grand plan.

Mundane items, my foot! Right now, Lin Mu only had 500 copper coins in his pocket; compared to these items, he wasn't even worth a hair.

In the center of the various items, there was a floating object—a token shining with seven-colored light. This was likely the god-level City Heart that the Ji family and he had risked their lives to raid the big boss for.

It was also a treasure that countless players craved!

However, whether it was truly a god-level Village Building Token, he would only know after seeing it.

A City Heart, also known as a Village Building Token, allows players to establish a territory in the early stages. Once the territory is upgraded to a city, the Village Building Token becomes a City Heart. It is extremely important.

If someone breaks through the city and destroys the City Heart, the city falls.

If this was a god-level City Heart, it could establish an initial village with god-level attributes.

Generally speaking, in his previous life, many players established their initial villages with Yellow-tier or Profound-tier Village Building Tokens, possessing only basic attribute bonuses.

As for the attributes of a god-level Village Building Token, Lin Mu didn't know in his previous life, but he did know that players who possessed Heaven-tier City Hearts stood at the pinnacle of the world.

Village Building Tokens, from low to high, are divided into Yellow-tier, Profound-tier, Earth-tier, and Heaven-tier. These are what are openly circulated among players. The god-level Village Building Token is a legend heard from indigenous NPCs; it is unknown whether it is true or false.

Legend has it that the divine capital, Luoyang, was established using a god-level Village Building Token.

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