On the other side.
In a pitch-black space without stars or moon.
"Mortal, I am the supervisor of this world, the deity Kafni."
The man with golden short hair sat lazily on a stone chair, resting his chin on one hand as he looked down at Lin Da:
"Young man, become a hero and defeat the Demon King. Purify all the evil that shrouds the continent!"
"What?"
At first, Lin Da was quite excited, thinking that his golden finger had finally arrived.
But at the mention of "Demon King," his expression collapsed in an instant.
As everyone knows.
The Mystic Continent is a highly challenging fantasy adventure game where the main task for players is to get through the World Tree Secret Realm, obtain the Sword of the Hero, and defeat the final Demon King.
In the game, a level 100 Demon King is not so tough.
Grind for a few months, level up, spend twenty thousand RMB, and defeating the Demon King wouldn't be a big problem.
A professional gamer like Lin Da could even pass the game without spending a penny on in-game purchases.
But what about in reality?
Level 100?
In White Dove City where Lin Da lived, a large magic city with a population of a million, not even a level 40 could be found.
The Snow Goose Adventure Team led by Lia had an average level of only 20 and was already a renowned small team in White Dove City.
Currently, the strongest human adventurer isn't even level 70.
So, defeating a level 100 Demon King is completely impossible!
Lin Da looked at the golden-haired man earnestly and said, "Defeating the Demon King and all that, it's better left to someone more capable, right? I'm just an ordinary person who wants to live a stable life, get married, buy a house. Why not just give me a lump sum of gold coins, and let me leave?"
The golden-haired deity named Kafni crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head haughtily, "That won't do. According to the rules of the Divine Realm, anyone who enters must become a hero, or else you must stay here forever."
"Isn't this forcing someone to become a hero? If I become a hero and don't do any real work, that would be troublesome for you too, wouldn't it?"
Lin Da was astonished.
"Do you think I want this? These are the rules set by the big shots above. Why else would I seek you out, a man? Wouldn't it be nicer to have a beautiful girl as a hero?"
Kafni stood up from his stone chair in a fury, his dignity and respectable aura completely dissipated:
"You little mortal ant, don't you dare look down on a deity. Becoming a hero is not up for negotiation! If I don't complete the task of saving the world, I'll be punished. Why else would I waste my breath on a mortal like you?"
"So... do you understand? Unless you're willing to subdue the Demon King, there's no way I'll let you go!"
Lin Da's head was spinning.
He had just escaped from Lia, ready to enjoy a life of freedom, and now he was being forced to become a hero, subdue the Demon King, and save the world?
No chance to spend money, no chance to cheat.
It would have been nice to have a big-breasted goddess at his side; instead, he's stuck with the kind of ugly-faced, male cannon fodder often found in novels.
What a mess.
Lin Da thought and then said helplessly, "So, if I become a hero, what's in it for me?"
"Cough cough, let me see here, according to the 'Divine Realm Salvation Student Handbook' 7th edition, there are three ways I can help you."
Kafni took out a small book from his robes and read aloud, "First, the deity may grant the Chosen Hero profession, a powerful all-round enhancement template that increases growth potential.
Second, a high-quality Legendary-grade Skill Stone. But you'll have to wait for this one; it takes at least a day for the express delivery from the Divine Realm.
Third, the hero may wish for a custom skill, and I will do my best to help create it.
That's all the help I can give you."
"You've already changed classes when you came in, so you should check it out for yourself."
Kafni raised his eyebrows proudly, ready to receive Lin Da's admiration.
Lin Da opened his panel with a mixture of skepticism and disbelief. After changing his class to hero, he didn't feel an increase in strength—in fact, he felt a bit weaker...
In this world, no one can have two professions at the same time. Lin Da's original profession was a level 15 Healer. If he changed his class to hero, his Healer level would be overridden.
In other words, he dropped from level 15 to level 0.
This was not good news. If Lia found out, she would probably laugh at him to death.
But upon further thought, Lin Da felt something was amiss. After becoming level 0, he seemed to only be slightly weaker than a level 15 Healer, and there wasn't that much of a disparity.
It's true that a Healer's combat capability is incredibly subpar, but could it be almost the same as a level 0 Warrior?
Lin Da silently commanded in his mind, "Panel, summon."
A screen of light, strikingly similar to the interfaces from video games of a previous life, appeared.
Most notably, there was a line of text shimmering like the sun after the profession column:
Profession: [Chosen Recovery Warrior]
"What's this?"
After seeing the attributes on the panel clearly, Lin Da was utterly astounded.
He was still a Healer. At level 0, all his attribute points were no more than 10, with pitiable strengths and defenses at a mere 5, and his only initial skill was Healing Art.
But now, the numbers on the panel all reached double digits.
The initial skills were also numerous, too many to fit on one page.
Lin Da's gaze swept over, revealing the entire panel before his eyes.
Name: Lin Da
Profession: Chosen Recovery Warrior
Level: 0
Hit Points: 200
Magic Power: 13
Strength: 13
Defense: 12
Magic Defense: 17
Agility: 11
Resistance: None
Experience: 0/10 (10 experience points needed to reach the next level)
Inherent Skills—
Balance Conservation (Legendary): Your strength will always equal your magic power points.
Venom in the Heart (Legendary): You will master Poison Healing Art.
Eye of Truth (Legendary): You can see the damage numbers you and others cause.
Hidden Skills—
Devour Everything (Fantasy Grade): You will gain Mystical Points after killing Magical Creatures.
Equivalent Exchange (Fantasy Grade): You can exchange Mystical Points for experience points, talent enhancement, skill proficiency, and so on.
...
Recovery Warrior, turns out to be a hexagonal bucket profession?
An initial Magic Defense of 17, even higher than a magic-resistant tank.
Lin Da couldn't help but feel excited.
As a former professional player, he was acutely aware of the importance of initial attributes.
Initial attributes indicate growth potential; their level directly determines whether an account is usable and can be considered a main player.
At level 0, if the total of five basic attributes on one's panel reaches 50, it's considered exceptionally excellent.
In the reality of Mystic Continent, it equates to genius.
The total of Lin Da's previous Healer template basic attributes was only 37.
However, the Recovery Warrior's total of five basic attributes was 66.
Initial Hit Points, 200, twice as high as those of a Healer.
Lin Da pinched the soft flesh between his thighs, afraid he was dreaming.
The positioning of the Recovery Warrior profession was to have exceedingly high hit points and Magic Defense, while also being able to regenerate health—pretty much a tanky healer.
No need for the front line to protect him; he was the front line!
The Healing Hero's skills were also quite outrageous.
Usually, a starter profession that possesses a single Legendary Skill could be called a Legendary template.
But this Hero panel came with three Legendary Skills, two Fantasy Grade Skills!
Since the creation of the game Mystic Continent, Lin Da had never seen such an outrageous template.
With it, clearing the top floor of the World Tree and defeating the Demon King were no longer 'impossible.'
The first Legendary Skill of the Healing Hero was Balance Conservation: the strength value would always equal the Magic Points.
This allowed Lin Da to easily cultivate both physical and magical skills, shedding the Healer's disadvantage of lacking combat capability.
Although there were traditional professions like the Paladin who could fight and defend, the Paladin's so-called 'fighting' wasn't even half as good as the lousiest damage-dealing class.
They could fight, but not much.
Then came the second Legendary Skill, Poison at Heart.
An extra branch appeared in the profession's Skill Tree, called "Poisonous Healing."
A Legendary-grade Skill Tree was presumably not weak at all.
Healing one monster to death with poison was entirely possible.
The third skill was the 'Eye of Truth.'
It displayed damage numbers when fighting monsters.
This skill was relatively weaker and was mainly used to observe the reality of friend and foe.
The remaining two Fantasy Grade Skills belonged to system capabilities.
Killing monsters gave Mystical Points, which could then be used to enhance oneself.
The experience bar also appeared, which perfectly matched the baseline setting of the game 'Mystic Continent': killing monsters to grow stronger.
If everything matched the game without error, this meant that Lin Da didn't have a cultivation bottleneck; he would eventually reach the maximum level of 100.
Lin Da felt relieved; the pressure to become a hero wasn't so great anymore.
Once he reached level 100, he, a former professional player, would not fear any Demon King.
"Hey, mortal, how do you like this boon from the deity? Aren't you grateful and ready to kiss my boots?"
Kafni's haughty voice came through.
Lin Da snapped back to his senses.
The disdainful tone made his eyebrows twitch.
If these abilities were a bountiful act of goodwill from Kafni, he would have to respectfully show some gratitude.
But Kafni was giving them to make him fight the Demon King.
The two of them should have a partnership.
He was responsible for exerting force, and Kafni was to provide the equipment.
This golden-haired Deity, however, always looked down on him, speaking like a haughty Female Lady, which made one's teeth itch with irritation.
Lin Da kept his annoyance hidden deep inside; firstly, he had to claim all the rewards.
"The third aid you provide me, am I allowed to wish for any skill I want?"
"Of course, after all, I am a deity!"
"Time is precious, make up your mind quickly. I am waiting to move on to the next world!"
Kafni's tone contained half pride and half disdain for a bumpkin like Lin Da.
Lin Da remained composed and started thinking.
The skills he already had were completely sufficient.
Another Legendary Skill would merely change the difficulty from easy to very easy.
What he needed was some unconventional support.
Lin Da looked intently at Kafni, who was floating in the air, elegantly popping a crystal grape into his mouth:
"I want you to transform into a pretty roasted chicken girl to serve as my Summoned Beast."
"Summoned Beast, no problem! Let me see, there are Holy Dragon hatchlings, Amethyst Behemoth hatchlings... wait, what did you just say?"
The grape in Kafni's hand dropped to the ground.
Instead of anger, a hint of panic appeared on Kafni's face upon hearing Lin Da's highly offensive request.
Lin Da smiled, showing his bright white teeth:
"I want you to turn into a big, white panda girl, tender skinned and fiercely beautiful, to serve as a summoned beast for this hero,"
Lin Da said it, but he didn't actually hold out much hope for success.
He was just joking to express his dissatisfaction, hoping that Kafni would tone down that superior deity attitude.
After all, which deity would be foolish enough to truly turn into a girl and become his summoned beast?
What if he were some pervert who wanted the deity to help satisfy his physical needs?
However, Lin Da was not from the Divine Realm and was not very clear about some rules.
Kafni was far from as composed as he had imagined.
As a deity guiding the hero's transformation, Kafni couldn't reject the hero's wish; according to the rules of the Divine Realm, he must do his utmost to satisfy the hero, assist the hero, inspire the hero, to save another world.
At that moment,
Bear, girl, summoned beast... These three keywords were captured by the Divine Realm's rules, and they heard Lin Da's words of confirmation.
An overwhelming power that Kafni couldn't resist enveloped him.
Suddenly, Kafni's face changed.
His expression went from confused to shocked, then to collapsing and despair, all in just few breaths.
"Hero, you scoundrel!"
Kafni was about to cry.
"Are you cursing at me?"
Lin Da touched his head, puzzled.
Seeing the other's pale face, he realized what had happened, albeit belatedly.
Kafni, could it be that he couldn't refuse his request?
Lin Da was stunned.
Then... what was he pretending all this time?
If he had just honestly handled his hero employment business and had been a bit nicer, Lin Da wouldn't have thought about joking around, right?
It turns out he's just a clerk processing hero business.
How could there be such a lousy deity in this world?
"Can I take back what I said earlier? It was just a joke; let's choose another skill,"
Lin Da coughed, saying awkwardly.
But Kafni laughed.
It was the kind of laugh that had tears streaming down his face.
Lin Da read the answer from his tragic expression.
The matter was settled, he could only maximize the benefits now.
Lin Da sighed and looked up at the sky.
Looking at Kafni being enveloped in golden light and undergoing transformation, he spoke rapidly:
"Please grant me a goddess with a big panda, long legs, a peach-shaped butt, a bit fuller, and a face like an older sister...! Oh, can it be pinchable? If so, I want it to be white..."
Kafni's body twisted in the golden light, being kneaded into various shapes by the giant hand of the rules.
Sharp cries of agony continued to sound out.
"Waaaaah! Stop it, stop right now, you damn hero!"
"How can you manipulate a deity's body like this?! I'm going to kill you aaaaah!"
Poof—
The giant panda appeared.
Snap—
His pride and joy vanished without a trace.
Kafni cried.
Everything was just as Lin Da had expected.
The woman in the golden light had a perfect, firm-bodied panda, a waist slender enough to be grasped with one hand, long smooth legs, and a perky, elastic panda butt.
And a head of soft, sunshine-bright golden hair.
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