The Game World

Chapter 1: Game World

Kingdom of Blossoms, Blackwater Village.

Linton meticulously checked his inventory in his room.

"Pickaxe, skill books, over a hundred thousand gold coins. That should be enough to fool the players for a while, right?"

"Hoo—"

He let out a long sigh, the excitement in his heart gradually calming down.

After such a long time transmigrating, he could finally calmly accept the reality of becoming an NPC in the game.

In Linton's previous life, a game called "Kingdom of Heavenly Principles" had become globally popular.

As the first groundbreaking immersive virtual reality game, its realism was almost indistinguishable from the real world, leading many to treat it as reality and attempt to escape the brutal real world.

Among them, the Kingdom of Blossoms was the first map opened in the game, and Blackwater Village was a novice village within it. Now, Linton had become what players called an NPC.

However, Linton was different from ordinary NPCs.

He opened his hand, summoning the personal information panel that only players possessed.

[Name: Linton Crewechill] [Profession: Necromancer] [Level: Lv.18 (44/12725)] [Attributes: Strength 3, Constitution 2, Agility 4, Intelligence 17, Charisma -10, Luck 1] [Evaluation: Although the physical body is beautiful, the anomaly originating from the soul involuntarily instills fear in people. Your strength is ordinary, unable to change their perception, so you can only deceive yourself into saying you don't care.] [Inventory: [Hider (Gold): An ordinary black hooded robe that can conceal your aura in the darkness (Ineffective if level difference > 5)], [Ordinary Alchemy Workbench (Silver): One of the essential pieces of equipment for traveling adventurers, produced by the Imaginary Alchemy Workshop, quality guaranteed, honest dealing.]. [Gathering Skill Book (Black Iron) x10], [Alchemy Skill Book (Black Iron) x10], [Basic Swordsmanship: Cross Slash (Black Iron) x10]] [Skills: [Cage Lv.1]: You can create a mark on a puppet. When encountering fatal damage, you can revive through the puppet. Only one mark can exist at a time, with a cooldown of 30 days. Note: This skill cannot be upgraded.] [Skill Overview: Since the soul has transcended, the physical body is already a cage; death is not the abyss, and heavenly principles are not miracles.] [Skills: [Perfect Puppet Lv.1]: You can create puppets. Upon initial creation, a puppet will possess twenty percent of your attributes and can be upgraded using materials. Puppets can use skills learned by the main body through skill books, but inherited professional skills cannot be used. Note: This skill cannot be upgraded. (Current puppet count: 0.)] [Skill Overview: There are no perfect existences in this world, not even heavenly principles, except for corpses.] [Skills: [Summoning (Necromancy) Lv2]: You can summon undead buried beneath the earth. The undead possess all their former skills, but how much strength they can exert depends on the Necromancer's skill level. Current undead strength: 20% (Current summonable targets within range: 7)] [Skill Overview: Are you sleeping at this age?] [Skills: [Alchemy Lv.3]: You can use the alchemy workbench to convert obtained raw materials into materials you need (the higher this skill level, the greater the probability of obtaining double materials).] [Skills: [Gathering Lv.3]: You can gather materials that defeated monsters can drop (the higher this skill level, the greater the success rate and quality of gathered materials).]

This was a profession Linton had never seen when playing "Kingdom of Heavenly Principles" in his previous life.

Based on his experience during this period, the Necromancer profession had attributes similar to a mage, both being fragile but with high magic power. Their skills were somewhat special but might belong to a type that required a long development period, making it unrealistic to become an OP in the early to mid-game.

However, if it reached the late game, under the encirclement of an unlimited number of puppets, even a great mage who had learned forbidden-level skills might not be able to do anything about a Necromancer.

After all, puppets could be developed in specific directions and learn skills.

If one puppet was equipped with a magic-immunity skill, wouldn't that completely cripple the mages!

Linton hadn't played the Necromancer profession in his previous life, nor had he heard of anyone transferring to this hidden profession. Now, looking at these skills and the panel, it would likely cause a stir on the forums.

"What a trash profession, fragile body, useless skills, only two innate skills and they can't even be upgraded. If the puppets break, all invested materials are wasted. Commoners can't play this at all, a real noob CH."

"Chill out, dude (sweating profusely). This profession is ridiculously strong, it has resurrection and summoning, and the puppets can be upgraded. With materials from just playing for about a month, you can get the puppets to a decent level. With a little bit of skill, you can dominate PvP, you button-mashers will be so satisfied."

"Can I buy upgrade materials directly?"

"Can I make beautiful girl puppets? If yes, I'll transfer to this profession even if it means healing monsters!!"

Linton thought about the likely comments from different types of people on the forum, finding it somewhat amusing and also nostalgic.

"I'm about to see them soon... my dear leeks."

He clicked on the option with "Player Forum" in the bottom right corner.

As soon as he clicked it, a title that was red, bold, and pinned to the top was enough to attract everyone's attention.

"Kingdom of Heavenly Principles Closed Beta Countdown: 00:00:10."

That's right, Linton hadn't just transmigrated into the game, he had also transmigrated to a time before the game's official launch.

Besides this announcement, the posts from prospective players below were a complete mess.

"Are there any beta testers looking for a team to explore with? (Cat Attack.jpg)"

"I really want to play with the poster, sis, but there are too few official beta qualification slots."

"Buying beta accounts, high demand, high price, quick!"

"Poster is a solo player, do you know if this is bound to personal information? Only the owner can log in."

"Huh? Is that so? I was thinking of selling it (Beta Qualification Obtained SMS.jpg)"

"Lucky dog, f*** you!"

"Oh right, this game is supposed to be 16X or something."

"Yeah, that's why I've started checking out the Kingdom of Heavenly Principles section on Pixiv."

"The guy upstairs is a pervert." (Note: Tifa avatar)

"To the guy upstairs, first off, I'm not old. Second, you sure talk tough after you pull up your pants."

"."

After browsing the forum for a bit, Linton, wearing the Hider, grabbed a broken stool and walked out of his house. He found a large tree that provided enough shade and lounged comfortably, waiting for the players to arrive.

When the forum countdown ended, and after a short while, Linton seemed to sense something. He looked up at the dirt road leading into the village.

There, three to five strangely shaped humanoid creatures were excitedly touching their bodies, looking around, and radiating curiosity about this new world.

"They're finally here."