Chapter 1 - Death Of A Peerless Nerd (2/2)
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One-
Zero, Systems Start. Please select a username.”
”Wait - This - this is-!” Will said aloud.
His mind raced as he tried to process what was happening. Will had read many novels in which similar things had happened. Was this Will's dream coming to life? After thinking about it for a couple of minutes, Will calmed himself down and devised a plan of action. First, he needed to try and communicate with the voice in his head.
Will always uses the same username in his online gaming. He brought it up in his thoughts and focused on it as his username. Nothing happened.
”Peerless Dao Master.” He voiced it aloud.
”Please confirm the choice of username, Peerless Dao Master. Yes or No”
”Yes!”
”Peerless Dao Master has been set as your username. Welcome to the Conquest System, Peerless Dao Master. As a new user, you have been given one hundred points. These points are to be used in the system. Use them wisely; you will only gain more points each time you level up. Each attribute represents an aspect of your body.”
As soon as the voice stopped, words appeared in front of Will. They appeared as if they were holograms, floating in mid-air. He looked around to see if anyone else was experiencing the same thing or could see the words floating. Will was alone in the middle of the street. He decided to read the words.
”Level: 0
Class: None
Energy type:
Bonus Points: 100
Species: Human
Titles: None
Skills: None
Stats Endurance: 5 -Agility: 4 -Strength: 5 -Wisdom: 9 -Intelligence: 7”
As soon as he finished reading, the voice sounded again.
”Endurance affects your health and stamina. Agility affects your speed and reflexes. Strength affects your physical strength and vitality, for example, how quickly you heal from physical attacks. Wisdom is how efficiently you use mana or Qi. It affects how quickly you heal from manna and Qi attacks, and it affects cognitive reasoning. Intelligence determines your manna or Qi capacity and is your defense against these types of attacks. Intelligence also affects memory. Both Agility and Strength affect your physical attack power. One attribute can become a primary effector and the other a secondary effector. This is dependent on which class you choose to use.”
”I should pay close attention, this is interesting.” He thought to himself.
Will's expression became hard and serious as he concentrated on the voice.
”There are generally two types of classes, mana reliant and Qi reliant classes. In the early stages of leveling, each class usually depends on one type of energy. Each energy type has an advantage. Mana reliant classes are ideal for long-range attacks. They result in overall damage, but not much physical damage. These mana reliant classes possess low strength, endurance, and agility. Their advantage is increased wisdom and intelligence. Qi reliant classes are ideal for medium to short range attacks. They result in less overall damage and possess low wisdom and intelligence. However, these Qi classes possess great endurance, agility, and strength.”
”It is advised to choose a class type suited to your skills. If you choose a class type that does not suit your body, your attributes will be weaker than they should be. It is now time to choose a class type. To choose, please mention the parameters of the class you desire. Please choose within 45 seconds, or the system will select for you.”
”What the fuck? Are you fucking kidding me?” Will exclaimed to himself in utter disbelief.
A countdown appeared in front of him. Will was flabbergasted and didn't know what to do next. What was happening to him? The countdown continued. At the thirty second mark, Will looked up and his eyes shone. He knew what he had to do.
”I am not a sporty guy. I don't want to lose stats by picking the wrong class type. I will have to pick a mana type. Damn! I also want to use Qi! I definitely want to use Qi even more... Argh!”
Will was faced with a problem. He always dreamed of becoming a martial artist; he now had the opportunity. Most of those characters used Qi. He wanted to go for his dream, but his logical part of his mind fought against him. Ironically, he had completely ignored common sense. He didn't think of whether or not he had gone insane. He thought fast and had to make a decision. The outcome was uncertain and affected his future. Then -He remembered -the voice said that there are generally two types of classes, mana reliant and Qi reliant. In the early stages of leveling, each class usually depends on one type of energy. Will didn't have a great memory, but he was focused on the voice as it spoke.
As Will thought about it, he realized that this didn't mean that there were only two types of classes, and there were others that didn't necessarily use only one energy type. Was this true?
”Whichever class you use, it determines what the primary effector is... so, shouldn't the same apply to energies?”
Because of his history with gaming, Will knew that wording was very important. Given what the voice said, there was leeway to decide which type of class he wanted. Will was confident and decided to gamble on his conjecture. At the 25 second mark, Will decided to formulate his words correctly. He spoke out,
”I want a class that uses both mana and Qi, with mana as the primary effector and Qi as the secondary effector. I want a class that focuses on the freedom to control my range and class ability using my mind. No voice command or casting should be required. This class should increase my aptitude in a Dao.”
The countdown reached 0 as he uttered the last word.
”Phew!”
He was relieved, yet anxious.
”The system will now choose a class based on the parameters you have chosen. Do you accept?”
”Yes.”
”Ding! Congratulations. You have been awarded the class of Water Meister. As the first user on Earth to receive a dual energy class, you will receive 300 bonus points. Additionally, you have been awarded the skill of dual mind. This ability allows you to complete two separate tasks at the same time. Moreover, you have been awarded the title Dual Pioneer.”