Chapter 1 (1/2)
Hidden Job Change
The online game 《G.o.ds and Demons》 was about to start a new dungeon (tl: new dungeon with harder monster than usual). The system would award 1000 honor value to the first team, and gave an Epic purple equipment as well as six a.s.signable attribute points. This message turned fifty thousand players around the world into a craze. However, three days after the dungeon started, hundreds of elite teams from all over the world had try to clear it but no one managed to pa.s.s.
Until today, from the Pangu city of Huaxia district, team Tianzun managed to attract the players’ attention from around the world. They were hailed as the most likely to clear the dungeon.
The Tianzun team consisted of 15 members, of which the 14 members’ level was the highest 35 and the lowest of 32. Their body equipments were either the best or an Epic set. Even their captain was a level 35 and has an Artifact. This type of team strength in just the first three months with the highest level of 35 (globally, only 15 players at this level), compared to the mainstream level of 25 in 《G.o.ds and Demons》, was already quite exaggerated.
However, the reason that this team was favored was not because of these 14 main members, but rather due to the last person. Only level 20 and had trashy equipments – the Thief “Dark Sword”.
The appearance of this Dark Sword evoked intense discussion in the forum of 《G.o.ds and Demons》. However, everyone never thought that when the raid started, he broke his promise (tl: ffk) and never showed up online.
The Tianzun party, in the absence of Dark Sword, reluctantly tried to rush the new dungeon and was annihilated.
The forum exploded. This Dark Sword was simply a fool. It was such a good opportunity that others were lighting lanterns but still couldn’t get (tl: author used an idiom about getting attention here – lighting lantern to attract opportunity, get it?) , he unexpectedly gave up on it himself.
The players came out with all kind of speculation – some said that Dark Sword’s gas tank exploded, others said that he was so happy that he rolled down the stairs. Some also said that this was Tianzun team’s deliberate smokescreen. Just a level 20 Thief and using store bought equipments; he could be defeated with just a single touch. What could he accomplished there?
Of course, there’s only one truth, which needed to begin from three months ago.
Zhou Jian, an ordinary Lingnan University freshman, majored in a subject that’s known to be usually taken by beauties – Liberal Arts. Frankly, males who majored in liberal arts and obsessed with online games were few, but Zhou Jian was a deviant.
Three months ago, when the 《G.o.ds and Demons》 new dungeon opened, Zhou Jian chipped in money to buy the game helmet and registered in the shortest time possible as the Thief “Dark Sword”. After which he blazed all the way out of the new village.
Zhou Jian often learned throughout his leveling process, calculating which monster to kill that could help with leveling the fastest. And looking for more sp.a.w.ning spots.
In the little novice village, many people complained that leveling was very difficult. Zhou Jian fought desperately, and finally reached level 10, becoming the first player to leave the novice village.
After he skipped N amount of cla.s.s, going through various deadly upgrades and going through force leveling. He leaded the way to become 《G.o.ds and Demons》 first player to reach level 20.
The system would reward the top 100 players who reached level 20 in each area a top equipment per person – the Soul Ring, and promised to give the world’s first player to reach level 30 a reward of two pieces of Artifacts, the 2-10 places one Artifact each, and also other incentives for the remaining top 100 players to reach level 30 in each area.
This news caused those who are already leveling like crazy to grew frantic. At that time, equipments are extremely scarce. Even the fourth grade Epic equipment was woefully few, not to mention a second grade Artifact. (tl: artifact > epic)
But in this group of leveling fanatics, there’s a maverick. He didn’t only not leveled like crazy after reaching level 20, but the reward that the system awarded – the Soul Ring that could greatly increase the leveling speed was put to auction in the auction house.
This caused an uproar in the auction house, since there’s few other treasures currently available there. Plus, with the temptation of the level 30 rewards, the Soul Ring that could greatly improve the upgrading speed directly shoot to sky high price.