Three months later, Freedom City.
Inside the sealed, temperature-controlled Game Pod, a breathing light pulsed, shutting out the clamor of the outside world.
The Lord of Bliss lay inside the Game Pod, his consciousness immersed in the Monster World forum as he concentrated on reading through vast amounts of information.
For three whole months, he had stayed there around the clock.
As a "cloud player," he spent his days and nights poring over all kinds of Monster World strategy guides and review posts.
The energy his physical body needed to survive came entirely from a steady supply through the nutrient-fluid tubing connected to the Game Pod, while he greedily absorbed everything he could about the player system.
After tirelessly researching at high intensity without rest, he had gained a fairly detailed understanding of the entire player system's structure.
He had studied every word of the detailed descriptions of every Life Soul already brought into containment.
Throughout this time, he repeatedly watched review videos from different strategy enthusiasts, then broke down and reconstructed their findings through his own perspective, trying to refine a growth plan that suited him best.
The deeper his understanding grew, the stronger his desire to obtain player qualification became.
At last, dawn broke through the darkness that had oppressed his mind for ten thousand years.
By now, he had settled on a progression path for himself after becoming a player.
He would avoid flashy shortcuts at the start and directly choose the third-generation Gang Qi Life Soul, currently a T0 option for beginners.
He would first build his foundation through close-quarters combat.
Once his combat strength took shape, he would transition into explosive magic damage, smoothly switching builds.
As for starting with the Eagle-Headed Demon, an option widely endorsed on the forum, its ceiling was indeed very