Entering the Game

When Ye Luo's thoughts probed the slots on the Battle Soul Crystal, different messages appeared. Ye Luo pondered this, as there was still some time before the game officially began. He carefully examined the Battle Soul Crystal, wanting to learn more.

After a few minutes, Ye Luo finally understood:

The slots on the Battle Soul Crystal were equivalent to the equipment slots, inventory, and other spaces found in other virtual online games. Upon closer inspection, Ye Luo discovered that two of the three upper faces of the Battle Soul Crystal housed the Weapon Equipment Slot and the Skill Slot. The remaining face was more of a mix, containing the Inventory Space, Pet Space, Mount Space, and other miscellaneous items.

The Weapon Equipment Slot had fewer slots, only a little over ten, with two weapon slots designated for the Main Weapon and the Off-hand Weapon. Currently, the Main Weapon slot was usable, but the Off-hand Weapon slot displayed a "Forbidden" character, clearly indicating it couldn't be used yet.

In addition to the main and off-hand weapon slots, there were also slots for a Helmet, Chestplate, Armguards, Leggings, Boots, Cloak, Ring, Necklace, and Amulet. There were two ring slots, implying that a game character could equip two rings.

Whether they were weapon slots or slots for items like helmets, they were collectively referred to as Normal Equipment. Below these equipment slots were other slots called Special Equipment Slots, which could be used to equip Special Equipment.

Ye Luo examined them closely. When he probed these Special Equipment Slots with his thoughts, they didn't display the types of equipment that could be equipped, unlike the Normal Equipment such as the Chestplate. They were simply blank, suggesting that any special equipment could be equipped in any of these slots.

To Ye Luo's surprise, two of the Special Equipment Slots were already occupied with equipment. He quickly examined them:

[Basic Detector] (Special Equipment)

Function: Can detect the attributes of monsters no higher than level 5 relative to the character (cannot be used on game characters).

Additional Traits: Cannot be dropped, cannot be traded, cannot be destroyed.

Equipment Requirement: None.

[Communicator] (Special Equipment)

Function: Communicate with friends (cannot be used in certain special states or situations).

Additional Traits: Cannot be dropped, cannot be traded, cannot be destroyed.

Equipment Requirement: None.

After reading the attributes of these two equipment items, Ye Luo felt dejected, like a bruised eggplant. These two items were merely the most basic items gifted by the system; they were hardly divine weapons.

Shaking his head, Ye Luo stopped looking at the equipment slots and briefly familiarized himself with the Skill Slot on the other side of the crystal.

The Skill Slot, as the name suggested, was for the skills mastered by the game character. This side had many slots, dozens or even hundreds, along with plenty of blank areas. He wondered if new skill slots could be opened.

Of course, based on Ye Luo's understanding of games, even if new skill slots could be opened, it would require incredibly rare items, which were not obtainable in the early stages of the game.

Although the third side of the crystal was a mix, it was easy to understand. As the name implied, it was used to store game equipment, items, pets, and mounts.

What Ye Luo was particularly concerned about was the large blank area behind the twenty slots in the Inventory Space. Based on his experience with other virtual online games, a mere twenty slots would not be enough. Therefore, that large blank area could definitely be used to open up new spaces. This also confirmed that the blank areas behind the Skill Slot could also be utilized to open new skill slots through special items and so on.

In addition to these, Ye Luo's thoughts on the Battle Soul Crystal also yielded information about the crystal itself:

Battle Soul Crystal

Tier: None, Initial State

Health: 100

Mana: 100

Ye Luo's overall health was 110 points, and his mana was 110 points. The basic attributes of the Battle Soul Crystal provided an additional 100 health and 100 mana. The extra 10 points of health and mana were derived from the bonuses of 1 point of Constitution and 1 point of Intelligence, respectively.

"Oh right, there are still two pieces of equipment in the Inventory Space," Ye Luo suddenly remembered this matter and hurriedly sent his thoughts into the Inventory Space to examine them:

[Novice Iron Sword] (Weapon * System Gift)

Attack: 1—1

Attack Interval: 2 seconds

Additional Traits: Cannot be dropped, cannot be sold to the system store, cannot be destroyed, can be traded.

Required Level: 0

[Novice Clothes] (Chestplate * System Gift)

Defense: 1—1

Additional Traits: Cannot be dropped, cannot be sold to the system store, cannot be destroyed, can be traded.

Required Level: 0

After reading the attributes of these two equipment items, Ye Luo was completely disappointed. However, he knew that it was better than nothing. With a thought, he controlled these two pieces of equipment to move towards the Main Weapon slot and the Chestplate slot on the crystal, respectively. Instantly, these two balls of light were embedded, and his attack power became 2—2, and his defense also became 2—2.

"In the game Heavenly Tribulation, 1 point of Strength increases physical attack power by 1 point, 1 point of Constitution increases health by 10 points and physical defense by 1 point. A level 0 character should have an average attack power of around 6 points and a defense of around 6 points, with 160 health points. My stats are probably extremely trash," Ye Luo muttered. Then, as if remembering something, his expression became slightly excited, "Fortunately, I still have the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission. I hope I can pass the trial and choose a Hidden Profession. If so, my growth potential will increase significantly, which can be considered compensation for the character's innate deficiencies."

Thinking this, Ye Luo hurriedly checked his mission log. This section was also on the third side of the crystal. He quickly found his Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission, but upon seeing it, he was stunned. He could no longer contain himself and angrily cursed, "Damn it, you really want me to die!"

[Heavenly Tribulation Trial] (Trial Mission, Difficulty: SS-Upper)

Mission Content: Unknown

Mission Trigger Method: Unknown

Mission Rewards/Penalties: Unknown

Mission Requirements: Unknown

Mission Participants: 1 person

Almost everything was unknown, with only the number of participants being discernible. However, this was useless to Ye Luo. Anyone who encountered such a mission would likely be extremely frustrated.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Luo forcibly controlled himself to calm down. He reread the mission several times, but naturally, he gained no further information. He muttered to himself, "Trading the worst stat points as a price, only to get a mission where I know nothing. I have to say my luck is a bit..."

"However, the difficulty of this mission is quite high, Double S. The highest mission difficulty in Heavenly Tribulation seems to be SSS," Ye Luo said. As he spoke, he brought up the game system to inquire and learned about the specific difficulty classifications for missions in Heavenly Tribulation.

The game "Heavenly Tribulation" has nine difficulty levels, ranging from easy to hard: F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS. Each major level is further divided into three sub-levels: Upper, Middle, and Lower. The trial mission Ye Luo accepted is SS-Upper, which is almost the highest difficulty in the game.

"With the worst stats, I have to complete one of the hardest missions. This is asking too much, isn't it?" For the first time, Ye Luo regretted his choice. He sighed deeply, "I don't even know what the penalty for failing the mission is. What if my stats all drop to zero?"

"Sigh, I'll just take it one step at a time. If it really doesn't work out, I'll delete my account and start over," Ye Luo sighed, though he really didn't want to delete his account and start over.

According to the game's regulations, players can only delete their accounts and start over after level 40. Level 40 is still a very distant goal for Ye Luo. By then, he would likely be far behind everyone else, which is not what he wanted.

"Ding~!" A crisp sound suddenly pulled Ye Luo back to reality.

"System prompt: Dear player, please note that there are only 10 seconds left until the game starts. Please prepare to enter the game. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, enter the game!"

As the countdown ended, Ye Luo's vision brightened, and he found himself in a small village.

The village wasn't large; the fence surrounding it was visible at a glance, clearly marking the village's boundary. There were only a dozen or so buildings, extremely rudimentary. Villagers, dressed in simple clothes, were busy with their tasks, completely oblivious to Ye Luo and the others suddenly appearing.

"Ding~!"

"System prompt: Hello, dear player, welcome to Novice Village 0099. This novice village has an initial 100,000 players. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience!"

"Pleasant my foot, with my trash stats..." Ye Luo cursed angrily, but his attention was quickly drawn by the system prompt. He murmured, "Novice Village 0099, 100,000 players per novice village. That's so many people."

As Ye Luo spoke, streaks of white light appeared, and then figures landed around him, thousands upon thousands. After a brief moment of disorientation, these people rushed off, some wielding novice swords, others swinging magic staffs. Some headed into the village, while others rushed out, seemingly afraid of falling behind.

From his experience with other online games, Ye Luo knew that the early game was very important. Establishing a good foundation would be beneficial for future development. Therefore, accepting quests in the novice village or killing monsters outside the village immediately was crucial.

Seeing thousands of people completely blocking the village, Ye Luo temporarily gave up on the idea of accepting quests. He decided to go outside the village to kill monsters and experience the difference between the game and reality.

The novice village had four gates, located in the four cardinal directions. Ye Luo casually oriented himself and headed towards the South Gate, gently swinging the novice sword in his hand as he walked.

"The attack frequency is very slow, almost two seconds to attack once. It seems the 2-second attack interval on the novice sword means this," Ye Luo said, his brow furrowed slightly. "This attack frequency is too slow, much slower than in reality. I'll have to get used to it."

"The game introduction states that agility, one of the four basic attributes, increases attack speed. Should I put some points into agility later?" Ye Luo muttered, then shook his head with a wry smile. "I'll worry about that after leveling up. I don't even know how strong the monsters in the novice village are. Can I even beat them with my current stats?"

As he spoke, Ye Luo arrived outside the village. However, seeing several, even more than ten, players fighting over a single monster, his brow furrowed deeply. After using his special equipment detector to check the monsters' stats, his brow furrowed even deeper, and he cursed again:

"Damn it, they really want me to die!"

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