"Ding! Would you like to adjust your appearance?"
"Adjust it. Reduce it by 40%," Su Yu quickly replied.
In his previous life, he had entered the game without altering his appearance and ended up in enormous trouble.
Because he was too handsome, countless women had swarmed around him. Every day he logged in, he received more than ten flirtatious private messages, leaving him utterly exhausted.
I can't be so frivolous in this life. Women will only affect my casting speed, Su Yu thought.
"Entering the game. Countdown: 3, 2, 1, 0."
When the countdown ended, Su Yu was transported into the game.
Novice Village 6, Nolan Village.
Nolan Village was a bustling little village.
Countless flashes of white light flickered across the central plaza as large numbers of players descended there.
The newly arrived players were filled with curiosity about this unfamiliar world.
Looking at the houses and tree shadows around them, which were no different from the real world, they ran, jumped, and loudly discussed:
"This game is way too realistic!"
"Yeah! This completely feels like another world!"
"This is unbelievable! I scoffed when they claimed it had 100% realism, but they actually pulled it off?"
"What country developed this black technology?"
"This is amazing! Those 30,000 yuan were well spent. I have to get my friends to play!"
Listening to the enthusiastic discussions of the new players, Su Yu revealed a faint smile.
"Youth really is wonderful!"
When he had first entered the game world in his previous life, he had also been stunned by the game's outstanding realism.
But now, he was already used to this world, so naturally, none of it mattered much to him.
Su Yu left the crowded throng and opened his status panel in a corner of the plaza.
Character: Kexing Level: Lv. 1 Class: Mage Bloodline: Star Bloodline (Legendary) Attributes: Strength: 5, Agility: 5, Intelligence: 8, Constitution: 4, Luck: 10 Spell Power: 9 Health: 80 Mana: 100 Defense: 6 Spell Critical Strike Rate: 0 Movement Speed: 1.2 Experience Points: 0/1000 Wealth: 7,378,888,890 Psionic Coins Equipment: Novice Staff Lv. 1 (Common), Spell Power +1 Novice Robe Lv. 1 (Common), Defense +1 Skills: Magic Missile (Common), Star Point Hand (Legendary) Magic Missile (Common): Fires a magic missile, dealing damage equal to 100% of Spell Power to the target. Cast time: 1.5 seconds. Mana cost: 5. Star Point Hand (Legendary): Consumes Experience Points or Psionic Coins to raise an item or skill to a higher quality.
The quality tiers for equipment and skills were the same as those for bloodlines: Common (white), Excellent (green), Rare (blue), Epic (purple), and Legendary (orange).
And his skill, Star Point Hand, could raise the quality of items and skills.
Su Yu gave it a try.
"Ding, spend 10 Psionic Coins to enhance Novice Staff (Common)?"
"Confirm!"
"Ding, Novice Staff (Common) has been upgraded to Novice Staff (Excellent). Spell Power +4. Additional attribute: Spell Penetration +3."
"Ding, spend 100 Psionic Coins to enhance Novice Staff (Excellent)?"
"Confirm!"
"Ding, Novice Staff (Excellent) has been upgraded to Novice Staff (Rare). Spell Power +5. Additional attribute: Intelligence +3."
Unfortunately, when Su Yu chose to enhance it again, the system prompted him: "Further enhancement requires Level 10."
He could only stop there.
However, the Novice Staff's attributes had now become:
Novice Staff (Rare) Spell Power +10 Spell Penetration +3 Intelligence +3
"These attributes are incredible! After enhancement, it's almost comparable to a Level 10 green-quality staff!" Su Yu exclaimed.
Since he had started, he might as well go all the way. He enhanced the Novice Robe to Blue Rare Quality as well.
Novice Robe Lv. 1 (Rare) Defense +10 Physical Resistance +3 Mana Recovery Speed +3
"This means I can wear Level 10 equipment at Level 1. A Legendary Bloodline truly lives up to its name!"
Su Yu could not help thinking of his previous life. Back then, he had possessed only a Common Human Mechanic Bloodline (repair costs -10%), which was utterly incomparable to what he had now.
Besides equipment, skills could also be enhanced.
"Ding, spend 100 Psionic Coins to enhance Magic Missile (Common)?"
"Confirm!"
"Ding, Magic Missile (Common) has been upgraded to Magic Missile (Excellent). Spell damage increased by 100%, cast time -0.5 seconds, Mana cost +5."
"Ding, spend 1,000 Psionic Coins."
After the enhancement was complete, Magic Missile had been upgraded to Magic Missile (Rare).
Magic Missile (Rare): Fires a magic missile, dealing damage equal to 300% of Spell Power to the target. Cast time: 0.5 seconds. Mana cost: 15.
Compared to the original skill, Magic Missile (Rare)'s damage had risen from 100% to 300%—three times its original power! Its cast time had also dropped from 1.5 seconds to 0.5 seconds!
The only slight drawback was that its Mana consumption had also tripled.
Still, the advantages far outweighed the flaws.
Su Yu was extremely satisfied. "Now I finally understand why those freaks in my previous life dealt such insane damage! Even an Archer's signature Level 20 skill, Snipe, only has 300% listed damage, right?"
"Wait! Since Magic Missile can be enhanced, can Star Point Hand enhance itself too?"
Su Yu hurriedly gave it a try.
But he quickly received a game prompt: "Ding! Enhancing a Legendary Quality skill requires Level 30."
He could only give up.
However, after one round of enhancements, Su Yu's Spell Power had risen from 9 to 21.
Combined with Magic Missile's tripled damage and its cast speed being three times faster, his damage per second was now at least twenty-one times that of other novice mages!
"The Hidden Quest isn't urgent. I should go to the monster area first and test my farming efficiency!" Su Yu was itching to try out his monster-killing ability.
But before farming monsters, there was one more thing he had to do: buy enough mana potions.
He only had 100 Mana, while Magic Missile cost 15 Mana per cast. After six or seven spells, he would be embarrassingly out of Mana. That would not do.
With that thought, Su Yu quickly headed toward the Mage's Hut in Novice Village, where there were plenty of potions for sale.
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