Strategy Guide: It All Starts with Choosing Your Background [Please Bookmark and Recommend]

"Beings from Earth, welcome to the Age of All Lords."

"Next, your regional module will be loaded and your initial attributes generated..."

As he listened to the ethereal voice by his ear,

Zong Shen felt certain he had to be dreaming.

At that moment, he was standing in a square room that was pure white from floor to ceiling.

He had no idea what was going on.

Just a moment ago, he had been on his way to work.

And the next, he had arrived in this strange place.

There was nothing around him, not even a single mark.

But as soon as the voice sounded, a display suddenly appeared in front of Zong Shen.

It showed several things.

[Name: Zong Shen]

[Age: 21]

[Race: Earth/Human]

[Strength: 5]

[Agility: 5]

[Intelligence: 5]

[Charisma: 4]

[Remaining Attribute Points: 4]

[Remaining Weapon Proficiency Points: 10]

[Detailed Attributes: (Click to expand)]

[Weapon Proficiency: (Click to expand)]

[Click "Start" to choose your background and begin your life as a lord!]

Zong Shen stared at the display, stunned.

This was obviously a game!

"Lord Survival... Could this be a game played by the gods?"

Zong Shen murmured to himself.

He had already realized that his surroundings were real. Everything he saw and heard was no dream.

Just as his mind wandered,

another prompt sounded in his head.

[Gaia's will has detected its blessing upon you. You have obtained a Strategy talent. Loading the talent module...]

[Strategy Module loaded]

"Gaia's will?"

"Gaia? Isn't that Earth?"

Zong Shen came to his senses, only to find the whole thing even more bewildering.

The display in front of him continued to flicker.

His gaze fell especially on the "Start" button at the bottom.

But as he focused on the line at the bottom, he noticed a golden note appear beside it.

He couldn't help reading it.

"(Don't waste time. Hurry up and click Start. P.S. This is your first piece of strategic advice.)"

Zong Shen looked away and walked to the edge, touching the snow-white, sturdy wall.

The display moved along with him.

The walls on all four sides were impenetrable, without a single flaw or exit.

"Looks like I'll have to try clicking 'Start.'"

Zong Shen sighed and reluctantly accepted the situation.

He reached out and pressed "Start" on the display.

The entire display suddenly lit up.

"Vmm!"

The space around him began to twist, until it was completely swallowed by darkness.

Just as Zong Shen began to feel uncertain,

the display appeared again.

[Please choose your background]

[Gender: Male/Female]

(Male: Strength +1, Charisma +1

Female: Agility +1, Intelligence +1)

The first choice was gender. Below it, that line of golden text appeared once more.

Zong Shen looked at the options, then at the golden text, and finally began to understand what this so-called Strategy Module was.

The golden tip revealed the results of each choice in full.

But there wasn't much to consider for the first choice.

Both mentally and physically, Zong Shen identified as a man.

He decisively chose male!

The display changed at once.

The second choice appeared.

[Who is your father?]

(This is a very important choice!)

[Disgraced Knight]

(Intelligence +1, Charisma +1, Weapon Master +1, Power Strike +1, Riding +1, Trainer +1, Command +1, One-Handed Proficiency +10, Two-Handed Proficiency +10, Polearm Proficiency +10, Renown +100, Dented Old Round Shield, Starting Money +100)

[Traveling Merchant]

(Intelligence +2, Charisma +1, Riding +1, Command +1, Trade +2, Item Management +1, Two-Handed Proficiency +10, Renown +20, Starting Money +250)

[Veteran of Many Battles]

(Strength +1, Agility +1, Charisma +1, Ironflesh +1, Power Strike +1, Weapon Master +1, Command +1, Trainer +1, One-Handed Proficiency +10, Two-Handed Proficiency +15, Polearm Proficiency +20, Throwing Proficiency +10, Renown +10, Dented Simple Kite Shield, Starting Money +50)

[Poacher in the Forest]

(Strength +1, Agility +2, Power Throw +1, Tracking +1, Pathfinding +1, Two-Handed Proficiency +10, Archery Proficiency +30, Starting Money +30)

[Nomad of the Great Plains]

(Strength +1, Agility +1, Power Throw +1, Mounted Archery +1, First Aid +1, Pathfinding +1, Riding +2, One-Handed Proficiency +10, Archery Proficiency +30, Throwing +5, Dented Flat Cavalry Shield, Starting Money +15, Renown +10)

[Thief in the Streets]

(Agility +3, Athletics +2, Throwing +1, Item Management +1, Plunder +1, One-Handed Proficiency +20, Throwing +20, Starting Money +25, A Bundle of Throwing Knives)

Zong Shen studied the choices and the golden strategic tip below them, feeling at a loss.

He didn't know much about these attributes, but his years of gaming experience let him make a rough guess.

Then he suddenly thought of something

and asked tentatively,

"Do you have any recommendations?"

Sure enough, as soon as the words left his mouth,

another line of golden text appeared before him.

"(Options 1, 3, and 5 are all good. Their attribute bonuses are better suited to surviving the early game.)"

After seeing this strategic tip, Zong Shen looked over the recommended choices again.

They really did offer more well-rounded attribute bonuses.

After thinking it over, he decided the third option, [Veteran of Many Battles], seemed the most suitable.

So he chose it!

The display changed again, moving on to the third choice.

[What did you do during your youth?]

(This is important too!)

[Noble's Squire]

(Charisma +1, Strength +1, Power Strike +1, Persuasion +1, One-Handed Proficiency +15, Polearm Proficiency +5)

[Craftsman's Apprentice]

(Intelligence +1, Strength +1, Engineering +1, Trade +1)

[Street Urchin]

(Agility +1, Intelligence +1, Spotting +1, Plunder +1, One-Handed Proficiency +15, Throwing +5)

[Child of the Plains]

(Strength +1, Agility +1, Mounted Archery +1, Power Throw +1, Archery Proficiency +15, Renown +5)

[Merchant's Helper]

(Intelligence +1, Charisma +1, Item Management +1, Trade +1)

This time, Zong Shen seemed to know what to do. He decisively chose the first option, [Noble's Squire].

There was no other reason: some of its attribute bonuses overlapped with his previous choice.

With the principle of maximizing his starting advantage in mind, Zong Shen decided to choose options that bolstered the same attributes whenever possible.

He would have to wait until he entered this so-called "Lord Survival" to investigate the secrets of these attributes.

Besides, Zong Shen had a good idea by now: surely not everyone could see the attributes hidden behind each choice.

The only reason he could see them was that he had activated that so-called Gaia's Blessing!

Although everyone faced the same background choices, making the right combinations would undoubtedly give them a much greater advantage in the early game!

With that thought, Zong Shen felt his spirits lift.