Vision

Dun Qu Qi Yi asked Qi Lin, "Officer Tianhe, may I ask what you needed me for?"

"It's like this." Qi Lin took out a raspberry and said to Dun Qu Qi Yi, "I found this in the orchard. Miss Skadi said I could come to you."

Upon hearing that, Dun Qu Qi Yi glanced at the raspberry in Qi Lin's hand. "So Sister Skadi was the one who sent you to me."

"Then you should know that raspberries have other uses as well. What did you want to do with it?" Dun Qu Qi Yi asked.

"What else can raspberries be used for? I have no idea." Qi Lin looked utterly confused. "Never mind. Since you're the professional, I'll leave it to the professional."

"You really are impossible." Dun Qu Qi Yi pulled a long face and explained, "You should know that when a character reaches level ten, aside from officially changing classes, they can also unlock a secondary profession, right?"

"Unlock a secondary profession? I didn't really know about that. If the great spirit Skadi hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't even have known secondary professions existed." Qi Lin answered with complete sincerity.

Hearing that, Dun Qu Qi Yi thought for a moment before saying, "You should also know that World Tree is an extremely free-form game. You can do nearly everything in the game that you can do in reality, including real-world professions like cooking, forging, and so on."

"For example, if you're a five-star chef in real life, you can recreate real-world dishes in the game."

By the time Dun Qu Qi Yi got there, Qi Lin understood what she meant. After all, Qi Lin had graduated from a proper police academy. "You mean the game's experience carries over from reality."

"That's right. But unlike reality, World Tree has the setting of the Primordial World and spiritual energy." As she spoke, Dun Qu Qi Yi rubbed her fingertips together and conjured a tiny flame.

Qi Lin recognized that skill. It was Spark, one of the mage class's basic skills.

"And spiritual energy is the condition for unlocking a secondary profession in World Tree," Dun Qu Qi Yi added.

"I see. Then thank you." After hearing her explanation, Qi Lin was about to find a quiet place and try unlocking her own secondary profession.

Dun Qu Qi Yi saw through Qi Lin's intentions as well. She shook her head and poured cold water on the idea. "Don't waste your effort. Didn't I say that spiritual energy has to be integrated into it before a secondary profession can be unlocked? Without the skill bonuses of the scholar class, you can't possibly succeed."

"In other words, I'd guess only those who chose the scholar class can learn a secondary profession early. For everyone else, they'll probably have to wait until after level ten, when they officially advance their class and the system gives everyone a chance to choose a secondary profession."

"How can you be so sure?" Qi Lin was unconvinced. "You're not an official. How do you know so much?"

Dun Qu Qi Yi opened her mouth, nearly blurting out that she and the officials were actually on the same side.

But she held her tongue. After thinking for a moment, she removed the red crystal ornament hanging from her waist, held it in her hand, and offered it to Qi Lin.

In a muffled voice, she said, "When I said only scholars could unlock secondary professions early, I was already being conservative. Sometimes, I even think I might be the only player in the entire game who can unlock one early."

"I only barely managed to infuse spiritual power into weapons and food because I have this equipment."

Following Dun Qu Qi Yi's gesture, Qi Lin looked at the red crystal ornament in her hand.

From the very beginning, Qi Lin had found it strange. Where had Dun Qu Qi Yi gotten equipment like that?

After all, the current players were either dressed in linen or wooden armor.

Compared to the equipment currently worn by players, that red crystal ornament was like a diamond dropped into a pile of coal.

If the NPC dialogue arranged by the officials had not stated that players were travelers,

they would have been easily mistaken for refugees.

Qi Lin looked at the red crystal ornament. The most eye-catching feature was the flame symbol inside the crystal. Having read related information on the World Tree forums, Qi Lin knew very well what it meant.

That flame symbol had many representations in the game: Natlan, one of the Seven Nations; the Pyro Archon, one of the Seven Gods; and the Pyro element, one of the game's seven elements.

No matter how one looked at it, the symbol's meaning was extremely clear. It pointed to the Pyro Archon among the Seven Gods.

Just as Qi Lin was wondering whether this might be a clue to unlocking the main quest,

an equipment description window popped up in front of the red crystal ornament.

Qi Lin glanced at Dun Qu Qi Yi in confusion. In World Tree, only a player could view the description of their own equipment.

Others could not view it unless the owner gave permission.

Looking at the equipment information before her, Qi Lin understood Dun Qu Qi Yi's intentions. She was probably trying to make Qi Lin give up on the idea.

[Equipment Name: Pyro Vision (Red)]

[Level: Zero Constellation]

[Equipment Effect: Channels the Pyro element within the body, increases Pyro affinity, and can improve proficiency through practice.]

[Equipment Description: As everyone knows, when your wish is strong enough, the gods will cast their gaze upon you. This is what is known as a Vision. A Vision is also the manifestation of a wish.]

After reading the equipment description, Qi Lin was still somewhat confused, but it did nothing to lessen her inner shock. She immediately rubbed her eyes.

That's right, I didn't see it wrong. It's actually red-rarity equipment.

The server had only just opened, yet someone had already obtained red-rarity equipment. It was like mixing an armored warrior into a group of cavemen.

Suppressing her voice, Qi Lin quietly asked, "How did you obtain this equipment?" As she spoke, she pointed at the Pyro Vision Dun Qu Qi Yi had rehung at her waist.

"Then, Sister, you understand why I'm probably the only one who can unlock a secondary profession before level ten, right?" Dun Qu Qi Yi said smugly to Qi Lin, whom she had only just met.

Of course Qi Lin understood what Dun Qu Qi Yi meant. It was only with the bonus from a piece of red-rarity equipment that Dun Qu Qi Yi had unlocked a secondary profession. If anyone else wanted to replicate her process, they would need equipment no weaker than a Vision.

"Then how did you obtain the Vision?" Qi Lin asked curiously.

Dun Qu Qi Yi pointed to the equipment description. "Isn't it written clearly right here?"

Is it really that mystical? Qi Lin was speechless. This child was far too innocent. She probably wasn't lying, but even she herself didn't know how she had obtained this equipment.

"Then could you tell me how you obtained the Vision?"

Dun Qu Qi Yi nodded happily. "That was when I first saw colors other than white."

As she spoke, Dun Qu Qi Yi gestured excitedly with her hands.

"The first time I walked on the ground, the first time I saw big trees, the first time I saw such a vast sky, the first time I..."

As Qi Lin listened, she gradually fell silent. Vaguely, she began to guess Dun Qu Qi Yi's situation in reality.

She was probably a patient in a hospital. Although World Tree was a virtual world, perhaps to her, it was real.

After Dun Qu Qi Yi had listed who knew how many first times, she finally declared with determination, "I want to see this world properly. I also want to taste the delicious food my family told me about."

"And then, just like that, a seven-colored flash shot over from the horizon. But in the end, only a red light fell, and it became the Vision at my waist."

At last, Dun Qu Qi Yi excitedly described the entire process of how she had obtained the Vision.

Even the Vision hanging at her waist emitted a faint glow, as though it were affirming its owner's words.

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