Chapter 2: The World of Destiny
Alex's residence stood in the most luxurious villa area of Jinghua City. Each villa within was beyond the reach of ordinary people for their entire lives, inhabited only by the wealthiest of the wealthy. Yet, in this place, Alex was an anomaly. He seldom interacted with others and had no occupation. Those idle individuals nearby often speculated on how he could afford such a mansion. Perhaps the only plausible explanation was that he had inherited a vast fortune from a relative.
To him, this was merely a mansion, not a home. It was empty, with only one person present when he returned.
Upon entering his room and lying on the bed, Alex couldn't wait any longer. He eagerly raised his left hand and placed his fingers at the center of the wristband, attempting to command the device to "enter the game" with his mind.
Then, a scene unfolded that had left countless people incredulous and sneering in the past. Alex's vision blanked out momentarily, and after a brief moment of dizziness, his surroundings suddenly cleared, revealing a colorful world of flowing lights. In this vibrant world, a clear and pleasant female voice sounded:
"Ding... Mr. Alex, welcome to the World of Destiny. The Destiny World will open in two hours and thirty-nine minutes. Please be patient. Is this your first time using the gaming device? Would you like to create a character?"
"Yes," Alex replied. The initial entry into the game was no different from other virtual games that were currently prevalent. What caught his attention, however, was that the voice of the system sounded so human-like, devoid of any trace of artificial synthesis. It was as if a real person was speaking, indicating that the claimed 99% virtuality was not an exaggeration.
"Ding... In the Destiny World, you will have a new life, a new destiny. Each person only has one chance to choose their path at the beginning of life. Once chosen, there is no turning back. Please choose your nickname that will accompany you throughout your life. As your gaming region is in the Huaxia district, only Huaxia characters can be used, with a minimum of one character and a maximum of ten characters."
The message was crystal clear. In the "Destiny" world, there was no chance to start over again, meaning there was no concept of deleting characters and starting anew. Thus, whether it was the nickname, attributes, or profession, once chosen, they could never be changed. The game was called "Destiny," and in it, there was only one choice for destiny.
"Kilo!" Alex blurted out the name that belonged only to him.
"Ding... The nickname you have chosen is already in use. Please rename it," the woman's voice unexpectedly replied, giving him a completely unexpected response.
"What!?" Alex frowned, his expression instantly darkening, and a hint of dangerous light flickered in his eyes. With a population of over a billion in China and almost everyone possessing a "Destiny" device, it was not surprising to encounter repeated nicknames due to the immense user base. However, the appearance of the name "Kilo" with its implied significance was far from a simple repetition.
"Sir, the nickname you have chosen is indeed already in use. Please rename it," seems like sensing the significant change in Alex's expression and the atmosphere around him, the system's voice became somewhat nervous. Despite his anger, Alex couldn't help but secretly admire the flawless emotional modulation in the system's voice.
"Loki," after a long silence, Alex finally uttered another name, his eyes reflecting a hint of coldness... dared to use this name, are you challenging me? Fine, but the cost of the challenge may be more than you can bear!
"'Loki' nickname successfully created. Would you like to adjust your appearance?"
Alex smirked, "Increase by 100%!"
"..." The woman's voice hesitated noticeably before weakly saying, "Sir, the maximum adjustment for appearance is 20%. Can I adjust it to 20% for you?"
"Okay."
"Appearance adjustment successful. The adjustment of appearance is to protect the player's privacy to a certain extent during the early stages of the game. After the first job change, the appearance adjustment effect will automatically disappear. If you wish to continue protecting your privacy, you can purchase exquisite masks for free at the city's miscellaneous shop. Now, please choose the pain tolerance level in the game, ranging from 5% to 100%. This ratio only affects pain and does not affect other sensations."
"Of course, 5%," Alex said without hesitation. Only someone with a problem in their head would choose 100% and subject themselves to endless suffering in a game world full of fighting and killing. He was not one to bear any losses. Whoever dared to hurt him would face all sorts of retaliation.
"Pain tolerance set successfully. Now, please allocate your initial free attributes. Each player has a total of 25 initial attribute points, which can be freely allocated to strength, physique, agility, and spirit. Each attribute has a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 10. Free attributes can be increased by leveling up in the Destiny World. Please choose."
A white attribute panel floated in front of Alex, displaying strength, physique, agility, and spirit attributes side by side, with detailed annotations for each attribute. Strength affected physical attack ability, physique influenced vitality and defense, agility affected accuracy and evasion, and also affected the attack ability of ranged physical professions, while spirit influenced magic attack ability and magical power. Each attribute had different effects on different professions.
Looking at the attribute panel in front of him, Alex fell into deep thought. Attribute allocation was closely related to the profession he was about to choose. So, what kind of profession should he choose this time? Would it be the shadow of the wind, swift and deadly, or the immovable wall, unyielding and indestructible, or perhaps the king of darkness...
In his mind, a faint and ethereal figure flickered past, and his hand finally moved, pointing to the strength attribute, increasing it to the maximum of 10, and then allocating all the remaining points to physique, up to 7. With 10 strength and 7 physique, it was evident that his profession choice would be a melee profession.
"Free attribute allocation successful. Please allocate your fixed attributes. Each player has ten fixed attribute points, which can be allocated to luck, intelligence, and charm. Each attribute has a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10. Fixed attributes can only be increased through equipment bonuses or other special means. The luck attribute is related to luck in the Destiny World, involving drop rates, critical hit rates, and the success rate of random events, among many other aspects. Intelligence involves comprehension ability in the Destiny World. The higher the intelligence, the stronger the ability to comprehend skills, including life skills. Additionally, every point of intelligence provides an additional 0.3% experience bonus. Charm involves the charm index in the Destiny World. The higher the charm, the easier it is to gain the favor of residents and animals in the Fate World. Please distribute them carefully."
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