"Fanzi, you're going with the Healer Class?"
In the classroom, Little Fatty looked at Xiao Fan in disbelief.
The teacher had just collected the weapon fee. Only three of the fifty students hadn't paid, and Xiao Fan was one of them.
After entering Cloud Sea, people without weapons could only earn some Core Power by healing others. They leveled up far more slowly than those in the Damage Class.
Xiao Fan nodded. "The Healer Class levels up slowly, but it's much safer."
"Fanzi, if you're short on money, I can lend you some. The Healer Class may be in the support role, but when danger strikes, you won't have any way to fight back. It's not safe at all."
Meeting Little Fatty's concerned gaze, Xiao Fan felt a warmth in his heart, but still shook his head. He wasn't just being stubborn or trying to save face. This was a decision he'd made after giving it careful thought the night before.
In today's Cloud Sea, so-called healing skills were practically no different from the work of surgeons in the Real World.
If you were injured, you still had to rely on bandages, stitches, or even surgery. Those so-called skills merely helped wounds heal a little faster and worked a little better. The treatment process was still cumbersome and primitive.
He thought of the wondrous healing skills in the online games of his previous life: instant Healing Light, and Life Spring, which restored health over time. Those were real healing skills!
So he'd made up his mind to create several healing skills in Cloud Sea.
At the very least, that way, if he ever suffered a serious injury in the game, he wouldn't have to be carried into an operating room.
Seeing how serious and determined Xiao Fan looked, Little Fatty realized he truly wanted to join the Healer Class.
"Fine, Fanzi!" Little Fatty slapped his chest hard, his face full of loyalty.
"Once you get into the game, team up with me! Your bro here is going to learn a Mystic Rank Skill Chain. I'll help you level up, and I guarantee nobody will dare bully you!"
"Then I'll be counting on you, Zhang Xiashi."
"Don't mention it, don't mention it."
Not long after the homeroom teacher left, someone came to tell them to gather on the sports field.
After ten years of continuous research, players no longer had to enter the Black Fog to access Cloud Sea.
Humanity had created login devices. Players could enter the game from anywhere, and even choose where they appeared.
"Students, after studying for this period of time, I believe you've all chosen your Skill Chains. Let me remind you once again: every skill has to undergo repeated testing by the state before it can be successfully created. Under no circumstances should you try to create one yourselves. Choose a tried-and-true Skill Chain..."
On the stage, the principal reminded them of the precautions once again.
Below, the students were all brimming with excitement. At last, they were about to enter another wondrous world.
"Director Li, start the login devices," the principal said to the man beside him.
The man nodded and pressed the button in his hand. The next second, everyone on the sports field disappeared.
After a dizzying whirl, Xiao Fan found himself standing in a vast, white world. Then a mechanical system voice rang in his ears:
"Welcome to Cloud Sea. Would you like to create a character?"
"Yes."
"Please name your character."
"Jiu Chen."
"Character created successfully. Please create a skill for your character."
An editing window appeared in front of Xiao Fan.
Remembering the steps he'd learned earlier, Xiao Fan closed the window first.
Skills had to match one's attributes and traits, or creation would fail. So when the editing window appeared, he shouldn't create a skill right away. He needed to check his personal information first.
"View personal information."
ID: Jiu Chen Level: 1 (0/10) HP: 100/100 MP: 110/110 Strength: 6 Intelligence: 9 Spirit: 8 Agility: 6 Constitution: 8 Trait: Saint Skills: None Equipment: None Core Power: 0
In Cloud Sea, the five initial attributes ranged from 1 to 10.
Xiao Fan's initial attributes were decent. Perhaps it was because he'd crossed over; his Intelligence and Spirit were exceptionally high.
"Intelligence and Spirit should affect magic damage, healing power, and magic defense. Creating healing skills should be completely possible."
Blue Star had no concept of a Mage, so people there thought Intelligence and Spirit only affected mana and fatigue. But Xiao Fan, who had often played games in his previous life, knew what those two attributes could do.
"Also, what does this trait, Saint, mean?"
Looking at the word "Saint," Xiao Fan suddenly found it rather grating. Back on Earth, it wasn't exactly a compliment.
What an awful thing to call someone!
"Could it be because I died saving someone in my previous life, and I got saddled with the title of Saint after crossing over?"
Thanks, but no thanks!
Xiao Fan had already come up with countless healing skills, but...
The more closely a created skill matched one's own trait, the higher its rank would be.
For example, if Xiao Fan casually created a healing skill, it might be Yellow Rank. But if the skill perfectly matched his Saint trait, it might be Heaven Rank.
"How can I combine Saint with healing to create a skill?" Xiao Fan thought quickly.
"Got it!"
Xiao Fan's eyes lit up. "Create skill."
"Please create a skill for your character."
After finishing the description, Xiao Fan clicked Confirm.
"Skill creation complete. After verification, the skill has not appeared in the game before and requires system review. The review may fail. Would you like to proceed?"
When creating a skill for the first time, if it already existed in the game, the system would show success immediately.
If it had never appeared before, the system would prompt a review.
Xiao Fan hesitated for a few seconds, then clicked Confirm.
He wasn't sure whether a skill created outside the bounds of reality could pass review in Cloud Sea.
"I'll take the chance. The worst that can happen is failure. I can create a second skill once I reach level five."
In Cloud Sea, players could create a skill every five levels by spending a certain amount of Core Power. The higher their level, the more Core Power it cost.
Creating the first skill was free. At level five, it cost 10 Core Power; at level ten, it cost 100.
The wait felt unbearably long. In the silence, Xiao Fan could hear his heart pounding, each second seeming to stretch endlessly. He stared at the empty system interface, his palms unconsciously growing damp with sweat.
Just as his tension reached its peak, a cold yet wonderfully pleasant electronic prompt rang out, like heavenly music:
"Congratulations, player. Skill creation successful. Would you like to view it now?"
"View it! Right now!" Xiao Fan blurted out, unable to contain his excitement.
He was happy not just because he'd successfully created a skill, but because he'd confirmed that Cloud Sea allowed skills that went beyond the bounds of reality!
From now on, he could create powerful skills suited to himself, inspired by the dazzling array of skills in the novels and games of his previous life.
While others were still treating wounds with bandages and stitches, he could use Heal.
While others were hacking at their enemies with blades and spears, he could use magic.
Online games on Earth still had class restrictions. In Cloud Sea, as long as a skill matched your attributes and traits, you could create whatever kind of skill you wanted.
He was practically invincible!
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