Special-effect skills with real effects? Oh no, now I'm confused (good fortune in the Year of the Dragon)!
After a day of testing, Ling Yi finally gained a general understanding of this world.
The world is still the same normal world, but now there are those with special effects and those without.
The world in Ling Yi's eyes is a world without special effects.
Perhaps we should also add Lin Shu, the transmigrator who is suspected to be the Protagonist.
The problem isn't with the humans or other creatures in this world, but with the world itself.
It feels like it's been digitized, but not thoroughly.
Or rather, it's just that the visual system has undergone data processing, and that's all.
For example, Ling Yi sent the Short-Beaked Wind Eagle, which is a sparrow, to attack the Curled-Horn Beast and the goat.
From a non-special effects perspective, it looks like a flock of sparrows attacking a goat.
Does it have an attack effect? Of course it does, especially when three hundred sparrows attack simultaneously, targeting their weak points such as eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and back garden.
The image was quite Masai.
From the special effects perspective, the enormous Curled-Horn Beast, with its damage numbers rising as the Short-Beaked Wind Eagle relentlessly attacks, is depicted.
It took a full twenty minutes to finally empty the health bar.
After the Curled-Horn Beast died, a notification appeared above Ling Yi's head: "Experience Points +150".
From a special effects perspective, two golden lights appeared on Ling Yi's body, and he instantly leveled up two levels.
Then, it became [ Ling Yi lv17], which was Ling Yi's harvest for the day.
What's the point of upgrading? Did it increase my attributes? Ling Yi looked at his system interface.
No.
So, is upgrading special effects really just about upgrading special effects?
Perhaps other professionals have their own data panels, where attributes might be increasing.
However, Ling Yi could not see his own professional data panel.
After all, the view Sharing through Shared Vision is only a third-party view.
They appear to have become stronger, but in reality, they haven't become stronger at all. Yet, no one feels that they haven't become stronger; instead, everyone thinks they have!
How should an increase in a professional's level, attribute boost, and skill power be represented?
It means pretending to have something when you don't actually have it.
For example, Mage's Fireball at level 1 can deal about 10 damage to Giant-Pincer Army Ant.
At level 2, it can deal about 15 damage, Giant-Pincer Army Ant deals 60 damage.
Logically, it should take 4 to 6 Fireball to kill the Giant-Pincer Army Ant.
Does Fireball really exist? From a perspective without special effects, it doesn't.
Since no, can Fireball kill the Giant-Pincer Army Ant? The answer is yes!
So, the Fireball is fake, but the damage is real?
From a perspective without special effects, Ling Yi witnessed a novice Mage from this year, holding a tree branch, swinging it six times in a very cheesy manner.
Then the ant really died.
In other words, although the skill itself is fake, just a special effect, the damage is real?
Oh no, I feel even more confused now.
Ling Yi felt like he was starting to get a brain.
To summarize: Although the world is not entirely data-driven, it is indeed data-driven.
The skills of a professional may be fake, or special effects, but the effects of those special effects skills are real.
Furthermore, Ling Yi discovered that the higher the talent rank of a professional, the higher the damage they deal.
Both being level 2 Mage, Mage with Ninth Pin talent can only deal 2 points of damage, Mage with Fifth Pin talent can deal around 15 points of damage, while Third Pin Mage can deal more than 50 points of damage.
It can almost instantly Instant Kill Giant-Pincer Army Ant.
Is it possible that the higher a professional's talent level, the more thoroughly data-driven their abilities become?
Ling Yi suddenly felt that this world seemed a little dangerous.
However, something still feels off.
Or rather, something was overlooked.
This can make it difficult to realize what you might have overlooked.
Shaking his head, looking at the sun that was about to set, Ling Yi slung his large travel bag, which was already packed full, over his shoulder and walked towards the western Wasteland.
This travel bag contains all of today's haul.
The Gray-Eyed Wolf had 22 fangs; this was the reward Ling Yi obtained after killing 11 Hui Lang deep in the western Wasteland.
Each Gray-Eyed Wolf can only produce two.
Each one costs 3,000 yuan, so these 22 would cost 66,000 yuan.
The Gnawtooth Beast has 45 tails. In a view without special effects, the Gnawtooth Beast looks like Rabbit. It's unclear what the Rabbit's tails are for, or what they're used for.
These things aren't cheap either, 800 yuan each, so 45 of them would cost 36,000 yuan.
The Curled-Horn Beast has six horns; there's no way to fit more than that.
One costs 2,000 yuan, so 6 of them would cost 12,000 yuan!
That day's income of over 100,000 was simply perfect.
At 5:30 PM, Ling Yi finally took the Monster Grinding Line 2 back to Dafeng City.
After submitting the quest to the Professional Guild, Ling Yi calmly left the Professional Guild's quest hall amidst the incredulous gaze of the receptionist.
By the time Ling Yi returned home, it was already past five in the evening.
Ling Yi frowned when he saw the black Hummer parked downstairs.
What are the people from the Awakening Bureau doing here?
Ling Yi had told Director Li not to bother him unless it was absolutely necessary.
Has something big happened?
Ling Yi waved his hand, and a sparrow suddenly flew over from a distance and landed on Ling Yi's shoulder.
Although these three hundred sparrows are not strong in Combat, they are very effective as scouts.
Let the rest of the sparrows roam freely in Feng Town.
Ling Yi returned home with only this one sparrow.
Upon opening the door, they saw Director Li and three Awakened confronting Little Potato.
Little Potato held her two rolling pins, striking Combat pose.
Meanwhile, Director Li and the three Awakened, each holding a wooden sword, surrounded Little Potato.
Ling Yi frowned. "Can you tell me what happened?"
" Ling Yi, quick, help us capture this woman! She's a high-ranking Hunter from the Church of Darkness!"
" The Church of Darkness? The Hunter?" Ling Yi put down the large box in his hand and asked curiously.
"Yes, her real name is Ziying, nicknamed Shadow. She's a level 52 archer who has advanced to assassin; she's extremely dangerous."
Ling Yi walked past Director Li without a care in the world and asked Little Potato, "What do Hunter do?"
Little Potato shook his head and said, "I don't know. I thought they were your friends, but as soon as I let them in, they attacked me."
"Unfortunately, they're too weak; they can't beat me at all."
"However, I do seem to be called Ziying. Could it be that I was a bad person before I lost my memory?"
Little Potato is confused. She knows about the Awakening Bureau, but she can't recall anything about the Church of Darkness or the Hunter.
But he doesn't sound like a good person either.
Little Potato's brain is still a mess, and his memories are a bit confused.
But she was certain of one thing: her name was indeed Ziying.
"Put down your weapons!" Ling Yi said to the Human Dao.
" Ling Yi!" Director Li frowned.
Even if she's some kind of Hunter from the Church of Darkness, she can't cause any trouble for me.
Director Li thought about it and agreed that it made sense. With Ling Yi's ability to Instant Kill the Hell Demon Hound, he was indeed capable of crushing this woman.
Little Potato obediently tucked the two rolling pins into his sleeve.
Little Potato has an instinctive trust and dependence on Ling Yi.
This is related to the fact that she was rescued by Ling Yi before she lost her memory.
He was quite indifferent to others.
If Ling Yi hadn't returned early, she probably would have used her trump card to attack Director Li and his group.
What brings you here?
Ling Yi sat down on the sofa, turned around and asked Director Li.
Little Potato Ziying sat down next to Ling Yi, curiously examining the Short-Beaked Wind Eagle on Ling Yi's shoulder.
" Ling Yi, the Church of Darkness already knows about your superior talent, and they'll probably send Hunter over soon."
As he spoke, he glanced at Ziying.
"What is Hunter?" Ling Yi asked again.
" The Church of Darkness believes that professionals are blasphemers of God, thieves who Steal Divine Power, and their goal is to eliminate professionals from the world."
Ling Yi rolled his eyes. "Are you crazy? Everyone's a professional now. Eliminating professionals would be the end of the world, wouldn't it?"
"They want to destroy the world. Since the Awakening Day fifty years ago, the Church of Darkness has launched more than a dozen large-scale acts of destruction."
"The biggest incident was the massacre in the Laoshan City of the Ugly Nation, which thoroughly enraged all professionals worldwide."
"Only through the combined efforts of professionals from various countries were these Madman finally brought under control."
"Now they've become like rats crossing the street, hated by everyone."
"But they never stopped. The Hunter are assassins trained by the Church of Darkness, specializing in hunting down professionals with high-level talent."
Ling Yi frowned; everything he did was for a reason.
Blasphemers of gods, thieves who stole Divine Power —these are probably just excuses.
There may be many mentally unstable Madman in this world, but most people are mentally sound.
The Church of Darkness is capable of causing such a massive incident, so the power behind it must be considerable.
Without mutual benefit, how could these people be bound together?
" Ling Yi, you are in great danger right now. Given the Madman of the Church of Darkness's modus operandi, they will stop at nothing to kill you."
"Come with me to the Awakening Bureau. The Church of Darkness doesn't dare to touch the Awakening Bureau of the Ancient Country."
Ling Yi shook his head.
Is going to the Awakening Bureau safe? Not necessarily.
Moreover, if Ling Yi were to go to the Awakening Bureau, what difference would that make from going to jail?
Does this mean he'll have to stay in the Awakening Bureau as long as the Church of Darkness exists?
" Ling Yi..." Director Li frowned.
Ling Yi waved his hand to interrupt Director Li, and instead asked, "Did the Church of Darkness exist before the Awakening Day, or did it appear after the Awakening Day?"
Director Li shook his head. "I don't know, but in the first twenty years, the Church of Darkness was indeed very powerful. When most professionals were only at level 20 or 30, the Church of Darkness already had level 30 or higher advanced practitioners!"
"Investigate this matter!"
"Good!"
Let me know when the investigation results are available.
"Then be careful!"
Director Li glanced at Ziying, who was teasing the Short-Beaked Wind Eagle, frowned, but ultimately said nothing and left with his men.
Director Li's desire to send Ling Yi to the Awakening Bureau was indeed motivated by a desire to protect Ling Yi.
But that's not the main point. The main point is that he's worried Ling Yi might be seduced by the Church of Darkness and join Church of Darkness.
Ling Yi is too powerful, a level 100+ Big Shot, why would he need the protection of the Awakening Bureau?
Calling it protection is just a formality.
In addition, the intention was to use this incident to tie Ling Yi to the Awakening Bureau.
Or, to put it another way, let Ling Yi join the Awakening Bureau directly.
Clearly, neither of these objectives was achieved.
However, it can't be said that there was no gain; at least Shadow Ziying successfully stayed by Ling Yi's side.
Shadow Ziying is indeed a member of the Church of Darkness, but she has another identity.
Only a handful of people within the Awakening Bureau's network of agents within the Church of Darkness knew her true identity.
By feigning amnesia to stay by Ling Yi's side, Ziying is undeniably clever.
What Director Li didn't know was that Ziying wasn't faking amnesia; she genuinely had amnesia.