Chapter 7 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After Chen Mu had entered dreamland, a screen appeared directly in front of his eyes. The images that flashed across the screen were unbelievably realistic. Not even the legendary 4K resolution would have been able to beat its clarity there. Not to mention, everything looked like it belonged to a sci-fi scene—it was like a piece of transparent glass.

Chen Mu felt unnaturally conscious. Images related to League of Legends appeared on the screen as a gentle female voice started talking.

“Welcome to your in-sleep learning experience. The purpose of this session is to provide you with an explanation regarding basic in-game fundamentals. This is to provide the Host with a deeper understanding of the game.” The female voice was melodious and sounded like music in Chen Mu’s ears.

Without waiting for Chen Mu’s reply, the female voice started the lesson. She started explaining the three lanes in Summoner’s Rift, the mechanics of the Jungle, and the basic concepts of the game. She used the simplest terms to explain complicated concepts; everything down to the nitty-gritty.

She also mentioned all the names of the jungle camps, the definition of AD and AP, camping the bot lane, etcetera.

After letting Chen Mu develop an intuitive understanding of the game, what came next was an introduction to each champion. She explained all the champions on the champion name list.

Eventually, the female voice even tasked Chen Mu with some homework for the day—he was required to memorize all the champion names and their corresponding profile thumbnails in a day. He would be tested in his sleep the next day.

Chen Mu felt like vomiting blood. ‘How’s this a game? You’re obviously forcing me to take up another subject. With nearly a hundred subunits to study, this is abuse!’

However, Chen Mu was well-aware that there was no way he could rebel against the System. The System’s ability to make him utter words against his will only proved that the System really was able of curing his father’s illness. Naturally, Chen Mu would study with all his might and diligently complete all of his missions.

Chen Mu woke up feeling refreshed the next day and felt as if he had rested exceptionally well. Glancing at his clock, he realized it was only six o’clock.

“Sir, please reach level 3 in your game account and unlock matchmaking options before your parents wake up! Success will award you a hundred points and the same amount will be deducted if you fail,” the System’s voice rang in an out of place manner.

“Got it!” Chen Mu switched on the computer hastily. While waiting for the computer to start, within the small window of time, Chen Mu went and returned from his morning ritual.

He signed in as fast as he could. There was only one game server available. Chen Mu entered the game straight away and started playing a Co-op vs AI match.

“As there is only one server in China in your world, sir. It’s overloaded with professional players. You must work hard, sir,” the System kept emphasizing how difficult Chen Mu’s missions would be compared to his predecessor.

Therefore, even though Chen Mu was only up against bots, he dared not loosen up as he continued his game with Ryze.

A night’s worth of lessons had taught Chen Mu that many champions’ abilities were not unit-targeted. Some of them could be cast in a direction and some of them could be dodged.

Therefore, Chen Mu persisted in using Ryze as the champion’s abilities would never miss their target. He was perfect for a newbie like Chen Mu.

Chen Mu had a natural aptitude for mathematics. When he realized that he could shorten each skill’s animation by a second if he manually cast them, he started to figure out how to maximize his spell casts.

Casting a QERQWQ-combo seemed to dish out the most damage, but his opponents would retreat the moment they were attacked. Therefore, Chen Mu still had to assess each situation accordingly. He immediately designed three or four sets of combos to deal with different situations and mentally prepared himself so that he would not lose his cool when the time arose. If he panicked and began casting his skills randomly, he would definitely miss out on casting a few of them.

In his second game against bots, Chen Mu started the match by massacring them. Using the experience he had gained in the past from playing Warcraft and Dungeon Fighter Online, he picked up the game mechanics rather swiftly without stumbling about in panic.

Chen Mu had claimed his newbie XP boost, so he managed to level up straight away to level-3 with fifteen kills and zero deaths.

[Mission accomplished. Received one hundred points. The Host’s current total points: five hundred points. Please keep up the hard work.]

Chen Mu turned off the computer hurriedly. As he did so, he put his hand on the CPU and felt its temperature. It felt slightly warm but since it was still early—and since his parents had placed all of their trust in him—they probably would not come around to check.

When Chen Mu was young, his parents would not allow him to watch television even on weekends. The first thing they always did whenever they returned home was touch the back cover of the television. If they found out that he had been watching the television, they would give him a beating if. Recalling such memories sent fearful shudders through him.

Nevertheless, after entering Year 3 Junior, Chen Mu managed to consistently place top in his year and proved himself to be self-disciplined. It reassured his parents so much that they agreed on relocating the computer to Chen Mu’s room, trusting him completely that he was able to control himself.

Chen Mu quickly fished out his books to study. Why did the blasphemous System have to appear when he was in Year 3 Senior? Could it not have appeared when Chen Mu enrolled at university? He would be less stressful then.

“There wouldn’t be enough time by then. Many geniuses and prodigies have already started to enter the gaming circle of the world you live in, sir. League of Legends is very popular in this world. It has taken about a dozen countries by storm. By the time you’ve enrolled at a university, it would be too difficult for you to catch up. Therefore, we need to start as soon as possible,” the System gave Chen Mu the answer voluntarily.

“Alright, let me memorize some vocabulary first.” Chen Mu started to brush up on his vocabulary. English and Mandarin were not his strong suits. However, as long as he managed to improve by around twenty marks in the two subjects, he would be eligible to enroll at all the universities in Huaxia.

After about twenty minutes, the Chen siblings’ mother had finished preparing breakfast. Hence, she asked Chen Yifei to get Chen Mu.

“Chen Mu, time to eat!” Chen Yifei shouted at the top of her lungs and gave the door a knock before returning to the dining table.

Their mother scolded her, “What happened to calling him ‘Big Brother’? Don’t be so impolite.”

“A big brother who has no sense of shame!” Chen Yifei huffed softly with a dissatisfied frown on her face.

“What did you say?” Their mother did not hear what Chen Yifei had said clearly.