nownovels Chapter 3 Battle Mage
Chapter 3 Battle Mage
Stepping into the light, Jiang Shuzhou's vision went white. It was still an endless space, but the blackness and starry sky had disappeared, replaced by pure white.
"Welcome, Descendant."
"Please think of the menu in your mind."
A mechanical female voice sounded, and Jiang Shuzhou silently read the menu in response.
Sure enough, a floating window appeared in front of me.
Is this the menu? Jiang Shuzhou touched it with his finger. Most of the options were unusable, but the exit option was still available.
"It's alright, as long as I can exit, it's fine. I'm just afraid some crazy old man will come along and say something about wanting the most realistic experience, and then he'll just press the exit button and start playing a live-action killing game."
"Please select a play mode. We recommend the realistic mode. Don't worry, you can change your play mode at any time."
Following the instructions, Jiang Shuzhou switched the game mode to realistic mode.
"Please create your account name and character name now."
"The account name is Elbow Master, and the character name is also like that."
Enter your name and click confirm.
"For a more immersive experience, please use normal character names."
After trying out all sorts of strange names multiple times, Jiang Shuzhou finally gave in.
"Navis Lebo".
"Naming successful, thank you for your cooperation."
Where is the coordination? I'm asking.
"Character creation successful. Please stand in front of the mirror to adjust the character details."
Another mirror?
This time, he didn't have to walk. A mirror appeared in front of Jiang Shuzhou, and he looked into it.
It's perfectly normal, no different from reality. I don't know how this game obtains such detailed physical data.
It's probably a scan before entering the game.
He opened the menu, which contained dozens of data options that could be changed. Jiang Shuzhou looked at it but couldn't understand it at all. He didn't like character customization anyway, but the appearance adjustment option at the top still caught his attention.
"It must be fully utilized."
After adjusting the coefficient, Jiang Shuzhou looked in the mirror again.
Wow, who's this? So handsome! Oh, it's me.
The young man before me was handsome, with deep eyes and fair, jade-like skin, only slightly less striking than the readers present.
"Sure, but can't you add a little more muscle?"
If he could, Jiang Shuzhou would like to be a muscular man, preferably one whose shoulders are so broad they could support a horse running.
As the saying goes, you crave what you lack. Jiang Shuzhou has been staying at home for many years, spending his days playing games and surfing the internet for fun. He doesn't exercise at all, has no muscles, and his strength is only enough to open a bottle cap.
"Fine, let's leave it at that."
After looking through the list for a long time and fiddling with it for ages without finding the option to add muscle, Jiang Shuzhou had no choice but to give up.
"Character creation complete. Please select talents for your character."
Another flash of white light, and when Jiang Shuzhou opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting in a chair.
There are five cards on the table, which are...
First card, Battle Mage: You gain attribute bonuses based on spell power. (100% spell power for health, 40% spell power for attack damage, 20% spell power for armor and spell resistance)
The second character is a heavy drinker: Never gets drunk, and each drink increases all attributes and restores health, depending on the quality of the alcohol. (The attribute increases from drinking are cumulative; higher-quality alcohol yields more attributes.)
The third card, "Born Mage": Your Soul, Spirit, and Will attributes will be greatly enhanced, while Agility will be slightly enhanced.
Fourth card, Trap Master: You can set traps 200% faster.
Fifth, Alchemy Master: You can learn and understand alchemy-related knowledge more quickly and increase the efficiency of crafting alchemical items by 100%.
"You can choose three of these five talents as your initial talents. Note that once you choose talents, you cannot change them. To ensure your gaming experience, please choose carefully."
Is there even a need to think about it?
Jiang Shuzhou directly acquired the three talents: Battle Mage, Natural Mage, and Alchemy Master.
Battle mages can enhance various attributes, including life attack and resistance, which can directly change the class's combat style.
As we all know, the biggest problem with magic-based classes is that they are too fragile.
With a battle mage, Jiang Shuzhou would be able to turn the tide, allowing the enemy melee fighters to fight their way to him with all their might.
To their dismay, they discovered that Jiang Shuzhou had pulled out a knife, and they were no match for him. The thought of it was exhilarating.
The remaining two talents are, one provides basic attributes, and the other is a secondary profession used to earn money.
Jiang Shuzhou still remembers why he played this game; now he only has 30,000 yuan left in his bank account.
After selecting the talent, the remaining two cards shattered like glass.
"Now, you can choose your career."
Cards reappeared on the table, a total of eight.
Warrior, Priest, Mage, Knight, Archer, Thief, Musketeer, Druid.
Jiang Shuzhou didn't carefully read the job descriptions; he directly chose the mage.
Don't go against the system. Since you've already chosen three talents that are most beneficial to mages, don't hesitate, just choose mage.
"You have completed your career selection. Please wait while we create a suitable body for you."
"They didn't give me a second-hand one, they made me a brand new one right away."
As if to make a joke, Jiang Shuzhou opened the menu; he had just seen something that caught his eye.
「设置」
"application"
"Friends"
"forum"
"Trading Bank"
When Jiang Shuzhou opened the app, he was stunned. The app interface allowed him to download and use almost all mobile and computer software on the market.
This means that Jiang Shuzhou can use his phone, play computer games, and do whatever he wants in the game.
Opening the forum again, Jiang Shuzhou didn't know why the forum was separate from the application interface. Logically, it should be included in the application interface. But thinking about it carefully, it's normal to want to attract some traffic to the forum of his own game.
There's not much to say about the forum interface; it has all the functions of a normal forum, and it also lacks features that normal forums don't have. The only unique feature is that only people with game accounts can post and discuss in the forum, which effectively prevents casual gamers from influencing the discussion.
"Good, it's long overdue to deal with these armchair gamers. I suggest this be implemented on all gaming forums."
Jiang Shuzhou was very happy, after all, armchair generalists are not well received anywhere, and he had been tricked by various guides written by armchair generalists more than once.
"A suitable body has been created for you. Enjoy the game."
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou's vision went black, and a passage appeared before his eyes.
"We are the beacons of civilization, knowledge gives us strength, and even if the real tower has long since collapsed, the tower in our hearts will live on forever. — Tustin Claes, The Eternal Tower"
When Jiang Shuzhou opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the ground.
He heard the sound of waves crashing against the ship. Getting up from the ground, Jiang Shuzhou found himself on a ship, with a black flag on the mast indicating that it was a pirate ship.
Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Jiang Shuzhou finds himself imprisoned, locked in a cage on the deck.
No, where did I get this?