Actually, the helmet wasn't anything special; it didn't come with a divine artifact or in-game currency. It was just a small reward provided by the smart AI to give a slight convenience to certain informed individuals in various countries at the start of the game.
It was a teleportation talisman that allowed players to descend at a fixed location, which offered great convenience to organized and planned players.
One must know that using a teleportation array in the game cost 1 gold coin, and some special teleportation arrays were even more expensive.
1 gold coin was equal to 100 silver coins, which was equal to 10,000 copper coins. New players only received 500 copper coins as a system reward, and they needed a lot of money for buying equipment, food, and so on.
Survival was already difficult, let alone teleportation.
With this fixed-point teleportation talisman, organized players could gather together, giving faction leaders a better advantage.
As for fairness, hehe... Originally, players logging into "Mythical World" would randomly descend into various cities.
However, for Lin Mu, with his extraordinary experiences, he could accumulate some early advantages based on his past life's strategies, thus giving him a chance to dominate the future.
"Mythical World" didn't yet have its future unparalleled influence, but the number of people buying game helmets was already terrifying.
Currently, Lin Mu didn't have the money to buy a game virtual cabin; he'd buy one later when he had spare cash.
After getting the helmet, Lin Mu rushed back to his rented room without stopping.
Back in his room, since the game world hadn't opened yet, Lin Mu quickly recalled every bit of his past experience and strategies, slowly writing them down in a notebook... A bad memory is better than a good pen!
Having been reborn, his memory seemed to have improved!
At 8 AM on January 1, 2079, a day that would be recorded in the annals of the new century, "Mythical World" officially launched.
This day was New Year's Day, and many people were on holiday. Many citizens who had purchased helmets entered the game, reaching a small peak in numbers. It was said that 600 million Chinese citizens entered the game that day.
The latest national census in China for 2078 reported approximately 2 billion people!
Whether in terms of population or economy, China ranked among the top in the world!
Lin Mu put on the helmet and lay quietly on the bed.
The helmet was designed very reasonably to conform to the human body structure, preventing numbness from lying down for too long. It also had advanced features such as massage functions.
As time slowly reached 8 o'clock, his consciousness swayed, and Lin Mu felt a sudden darkness before his eyes. In an instant, he arrived in a familiar and magnificent scene.
He knew this was a scene introducing some historical background. Familiar with everything, he immediately skipped these introductions. Actually, these introductions were very useful for new players, but he already knew them by heart.
Before his eyes appeared a Temple of Heaven-like structure, shimmering with flowing light, countless patterns gleaming. In the center, suspended in mid-air, was a celestial maiden, radiating an ethereal and transcendent aura!
"Beautiful, truly beautiful!" Even seeing her again, he couldn't help but praise her in his heart.
Slightly composing himself, he said, "Hello, I want to create a character!"
"Welcome to Mythical World. Please name your character." The voice was like a heavenly melody drifting from the clouds, ethereal, graceful, and imbued with an otherworldly essence.
"Lin Mu," Lin Mu spoke the character name he had already decided on. (The protagonist using his real name has a significant purpose, which is one of the main plot's foreshadowings. In Mythical World, there are many mysterious rules; a real name is the name of one's origin!)
In "Mythical World," player names can be duplicated, but one thing cannot be duplicated: the courtesy name. For example, Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong, one of the Five Tiger Generals—other people can use his given name, but "Zilong," his courtesy name, is unique.
Courtesy names are very important. It is rumored that some courtesy names are even linked to certain secrets.
"Now performing character binding, please wait... Origin soul binding successful... DNA binding successful! Now performing body scan... Please wait."
"Body scan complete, attributes confirmed!"
"Your account is bound to your brainwaves. This game account is unique. Each time you enter the game, there is no need to log in; the system will automatically log you in by scanning your brainwaves!"
"Please note, each person only has one account, corresponding to a unique character, and characters cannot be deleted!"
Name: Lin Mu
Profession: None (In-game professions include generals and strategists, depending on player characteristics)
Title: None (Titles will add different attributes, and some titles can stack attributes)
Reputation: 0 (The higher your reputation, the more people will know you, and it will have special effects. Please accumulate more. In some cases, killing players or NPCs of the same faction will reduce your reputation.)
Identity: Han Refugee (Identity can represent factions. Killing different factions will yield reputation, etc.)
Merit: 0 (Merit can be used to promote a player's official rank and also increase NPCs' recognition of the player)
Level: 0 (0%)
【Basic Attributes】:
Strength: 8 (Strength is a general concept, representing overall physical fitness. The main attribute for generals is Strength.)
Intelligence: 8 (Intelligence can increase a character's stratagem value. The main attribute for scholars is Intelligence.)
Leadership: 6 (Leadership is a manifestation of a character's command ability and can enhance a character's leadership power.)
Politics: 5 (A character's ability to handle government affairs.)
【Derived Attributes】:
Combat Power: 800+10 (Strength * 100 + weapon and equipment bonuses. This is a somewhat one-sided representation of a character's combat power. A person's combat power alone does not highlight their strength or weakness; there are other factors, such as the bonus from stratagem power when skills are used, etc. This is the main attribute for generals.)
Command Power: 600 (1 point of Leadership increases Command Power by 100 points, representing the efficiency and number of troops a character can command. This is an attribute for commanders.)
Stratagem Power: 800 (Intelligence * 100. Stratagem value is consumed when a character activates skills. Different skills consume different stratagem values. This is the main attribute for strategists, etc.)
Internal Affairs Efficiency: 5% (1 point of Politics increases internal affairs efficiency by 1%. This represents a character's ability to handle political or daily affairs. This is an attribute for scholars. If a character is a scholar, their starting point is 100%.)
Stamina: 100 (100 is the character's initial stamina and can be increased through items, treasures, etc. It represents a character's stamina and mobility. When stamina drops to 50, rest, eating, and other recovery actions are needed. If stamina drops below 20, all attributes will decrease by 10%. If stamina is 0, the character cannot move, and prolonged 0 stamina will result in death.)
Speed: 10+1 (10 is the character's base speed, +1 is the bonus from cloth shoes. It represents the character's maximum speed and does not fully represent movement speed during combat.)
Defense: +1 (Cloth armor bonus, representing the character's defense.)
Morale: 60 (Initial morale value is 60. Afterwards, morale can be increased through skills, items, or battlefield changes. Higher morale means the character will exert corresponding combat power and fight more bravely. Conversely, low morale will reduce combat attributes or lead to desertion.)
Talent: Not activated (Requires activating different talents based on different player encounters. Once activated, talents generally cannot be changed.)
Skills: Junior Gathering (0%)
Specialty: None
Equipment: Cloth Robe (+1 Defense), Cloth Shoes (+1 Speed), Wooden Spear (+10 Combat Power)
Wealth: 500 copper coins
Origin Attribute Points: 0 (Currently, 4 origin attribute points can be added per level by default, cannot be buffed!) (Author: Cough cough, this attribute panel has a lot of things. This is the first time it's being displayed, so there will be more words. It will be improved after system updates. Please bear with me! Some character attributes later will also be long for the first time. Please bear with me!)
"Confirm!" He was quite satisfied with these attributes. They were generated based on his body scan, and his body was in good condition. All attributes were the same as in his previous life.
"Due to the additional reward signal in your helmet, you are rewarded with one fixed-point teleportation talisman, placed in your backpack space. Please confirm!"
"Since you have a fixed-point teleportation talisman, you can choose your birthplace!"
"You can choose your birthplace from the following thirteen states: Sili, Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Jizhou, Jiaozhou!"
"Yangzhou," Lin Mu said without hesitation, having already made his decision.
As Lin Mu finished speaking, a virtual map appeared before him, with detailed markings of mountains and lakes.
"Please pinpoint!"
"Dongye County, Kuaiji Commandery, Yangzhou, and this is the spot." Lin Mu double-checked the coordinates, confirming his choice by pointing at a specific spot on the map.
"Birthplace confirmed. Enter the game?"
"Yes!"
"Shenzhou, late Eastern Han Dynasty, January 1, 180 AD. You have descended on a towering peak within Dongye County, Kuaiji Commandery, Yangzhou!"
"Swish!" A white light flashed, and Lin Mu found himself standing on a sheer cliff face. This was an incredibly steep peak in Dongye County, Kuaiji Commandery. Lin Mu had chosen this with a plan in mind: this was the lair of the Yinglong, a divine beast that could reach the max level of 100, which Lin Mu had finally conquered in his previous life.
In his past life, many bloody battles and conquests had taken place here, because the more powerful the boss, the better the items it dropped. Before his rebirth, he had participated in the last bloody battle here, and the rain of blood and gore felt as if it were happening before his eyes.
This place was the end of his previous life and the starting point of his current life!
Moreover, Lin Mu was very much looking forward to those recent memories. Before his rebirth, he had coveted the treasures on this mountain peak!
However, recalling the situation at that time... With a slight sigh, Lin Mu immediately quickly checked his surroundings.
The uninhabited peak appeared lush green, with rugged boulders and ancient giant trees, all untouched by players' excavation or felling, presenting a primitive appearance.
He cautiously surveyed his surroundings. It was 8 AM, a time when the Yinglong would typically be out foraging or absorbing the essence of the sun and moon.
Lin Mu didn't care about anything else; as long as the Yinglong wasn't in its lair, that was enough. Many players in his previous life had learned this detail after countless bloody and tearful explorations.
Of course, many had tried to act as thieves, but all had failed. However, for some reason, Lin Mu today felt a strange intuition, a stroke of good fortune. He felt that if he went to steal something today, he would definitely succeed. With this thought, Lin Mu decided to take a risk.
What further solidified his decision was a mysterious feeling pulling at him! It was as if, in the depths of destiny, something had changed!
Seeing the empty lair, permeated with a hazy, shimmering glow, Lin Mu suppressed his excitement and immediately strode towards the center of the nest, which was piled high with twigs and leaves.
In his memory, this enormous nest, which occupied most of the peak, had one side filled with bones, indicating it was the bloody feeding ground.
Filled with anticipation and excitement, Lin Mu no longer observed his surroundings, relying solely on his past life's experience to judge, not noticing any difference between this nest and before.
It took him nearly 10 minutes of running to get close to the center of the nest. Looking closely, the air seemed to be filled with mist, like a fairyland.
A lair occupied by a divine beast would surely be a spiritual land, extraordinary.
Lin Mu didn't need to be overly cautious, as there were no other fierce beasts on Yinglong Peak, only the Yinglong that dominated the entire mountain.
However, going up a mountain is easy, but coming down is hard. Lin Mu was teleported here by the system, and it would take him two days to descend, which showed how tall and rugged the mountain was.
It was fortunate that there were no other beasts on the mountain; otherwise, with his low-strength body, which had no cultivation, he wouldn't even be able to withstand a single breath from them.
At the center of the nest, various items were piled up: equipment, rare heavenly treasures, all shimmering with flowing light and exuding fragrant aromas. If anyone obtained the treasures within, becoming rich overnight was a certainty.
Slightly reining in the greed in his heart, Lin Mu knew his goal and mustn't let these mundane objects delay his grand plan.
Mundane objects, my ass! Lin Mu currently only had 500 copper coins in his pocket, which couldn't even compare to a single hair of those "mundane objects."
In the center of all the items, there was a suspended object: a token shimmering with seven-colored flowing light. This might be the divine-grade City Heart that the Ji family and he had desperately planned to obtain by conquering the great boss.
It was also a treasure coveted by countless players!
However, whether it was truly a divine-grade Village Building Token required inspection to know.
The City Heart, also known as the Village Building Token, allowed players to establish a territory in the early stages. When the territory upgraded to a city, the Village Building Token would transform into the City Heart, which was extremely important.
If someone attacked and breached a city, destroying its City Heart, then the city would fall.
If this was a divine-grade City Heart, then it could establish an initial village with divine-grade attributes.
Generally speaking, in his previous life, many players established initial villages with Yellow-tier or Black-tier Village Building Tokens, which only provided basic attribute bonuses.
As for the attributes of a divine-grade Village Building Token, Lin Mu didn't know them in his previous life, but he did know that players who possessed Heaven-tier City Hearts stood at the pinnacle of the world.
Village Building Tokens, from lowest to highest, were divided into Yellow-tier, Black-tier, Earth-tier, and Heaven-tier. This was what circulated among players openly. As for divine-grade Village Building Tokens, players heard about them as legends from indigenous NPCs, so their authenticity was unknown.
Legend has it that the Divine Capital Luoyang was established using a divine-grade Village Building Token.
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