Chapter 1 (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Liu Ming strolled aimlessly along the busy street. Due to a financial crisis, the company that he worked in became bankrupt. As a result, he was out of a job and had become an ordinary unemployed person like many others.
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After he walked for some time, he heard the gentle voice of a woman beside his ear. “Hello, Sir.”
Liu Ming turned around to see that the person speaking was a beautiful lady who held onto a microphone.
She said smilingly, “Hello, we are salespeople of the Gods Group. You are the lucky candidate who has been chosen to take part in a lucky draw raffle.”
A man was standing beside the lady. He was holding onto golden raffle tickets and handed them to Liu Ming.
Since it was a free item, Liu Ming politely expressed assent and drew a random raffle ticket.
After he scratched the ticket, Liu Ming handed it to the female host and turned around in a bid to leave. He did not think that he could win anything good from the raffle.
However, at that moment, he heard the female host’s voice as she exclaimed in astonishment behind him, “It’s a special prize! Congratulations, Sir! You’ve won a pair of virtual glasses that the Gods Group has specially developed for God Domain.”
The host’s words left the surrounding onlookers feeling green with envy as they started crowding around profusely.
“This guy is so lucky. He actually won the raffle even though it’s a one in a 100,000 chance.”
“God Domain is the world’s first immersive holographic online game which has an epochal significance. Only a million pairs of first-batch virtual glasses are sold worldwide. The price has gone up to a few hundred thousand yuan on the internet now.”
“Doesn’t that mean that it would be akin to winning a few hundred thousand yuan via lottery if that guy sells that pair of virtual glasses?”
“Yes, but anyone who sells the virtual glasses immediately after obtaining it is a real fool. All the major gaming guilds are planning to get into God Domain. Being able to obtain the first batch of virtual glasses is tantamount to getting a head-start in entering the game. If you get lucky, you might directly reach the pinnacle of your life.”
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Upon hearing the comments made by the people behind him, Liu Ming’s eyes lit up. He thought, This is exactly what I need! Liu Ming had just been worrying about how he should look for a job next.
Since God Domain was that popular, he thought that he could try becoming a professional gamer. If things didn’t work out for him, it wouldn’t be too late to sell that pair of virtual glasses.
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When night fell, Liu Ming eagerly put on the pair of virtual glasses and waited for God Domain to begin. It didn’t take long before he slipped into a trance. Liu Ming then felt a dazzling ray of light shine before his eyes.
After that ray of light, an exciting and thrilling scene of computer graphics was displayed in front of Liu Ming. After the scene ended, Liu Ming finally entered the game’s login screen upon receiving a system prompt.
“Welcome to God Domain. Adventurers, please bind your identity information to your device. Unbinding will be prohibited for a month once binding has occurred.”
After seeing the text on the screen, a look of hesitation formed on Liu Ming’s face.
The unbinding could only be done a month later. By then, he might not even be able to sell the virtual glasses away at the original price. However, Liu Ming’s gaze soon became firm. “I’ll just go all out. It was given to me for free anyway.”
“Binding confirmed.”
[Binding Successful.]
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[Adventurer, please enter your username.]
“Floating Cloud.”
[Verification success. This username is available.]
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[Adventurer, please select your initial profession.]
“Knight Division, Guardian Knight.” Liu Ming had considered carefully before selecting Guardian Knight as his profession.
Although Guardian Knights had very low Damage Per Second (DPS), their Defense was high. They also had some healing and supportive abilities. Hence, it was considered a rather cost-effective profession.
At the same time, Guardian Knights were also recruited the most by gold-collecting teams. Being a Guardian Knight would allow him to land a job easily.
[Initial profession successfully selected. Adventurer, please draw your initial talent.]
[You belong to the first batch of players. The characters you create will draw talents that are of B-Grade and above.]
“I didn’t expect that the first batch of players would enjoy such a benefit. It’s no wonder that the virtual glasses’ price has gone up by twenty-fold.” Liu Ming looked at the screen in front of him and suddenly felt like he had cleared his doubts.
“Draw your talent.”
[Congratulations, Adventurer! You have successfully drawn the one and only SSS-Grade talent—Blessing Of Lady Luck.]
[Blessing Of Lady Luck (SSS-Grade)]
[Skill Feature 1 (Passive): Basic Luck Stat is fixed at 99.]
[Skill Feature 2 (Active): Activation of Blessing Of Lady Luck will result in a ten-fold increase in Luck Stat based on the original amount. Duration: One minute. Cooldown: 60 minutes.]