1: The Myth of the Yazi Guild

Lin Ling: This is my AI portrait. If you see it, save it in your brain. As long as you don't use your brain to read, I guarantee you'll enjoy it from the first Forbidden Spell release to the final chapter.

Dragon Country, Xuanfu Base City, Ya Zi Guild Reserve Team Training Camp.

“Crackling…click…”

As Lin Ling forcefully pressed the enter key, numerous components on the computer screen began to merge.

【Test passed, this equipment can be crafted.】

【Zhou Mengyan's Priest Scepter】

【Category: Main Weapon】

【Personalized Custom Exclusive Weapon Set】

【Durability: 1000/1000】

【Required Level: 30】

【Magic Damage: 100 (Can be increased)】

【Attributes: (Displayed after embedding materials)】

【Attached Equipment Skill: (Displayed after embedding materials)】

【Set Effect: (Displayed after embedding materials)】

A faint hint of joy appeared in Lin Ling's narrow eyes as he turned to look at the delicate girl with a single ponytail beside him.

“Meng Yan, your exclusive Priest Staff has also been designed. You can use it after your second advancement. As long as you prepare the materials according to this list, it can accompany you all the way to level 210.”

Zhou Mengyan pounced over like a tiger, giving Lin Ling a loud kiss on the cheek.

“Wow…Mengyan Jie, I want a kiss too…”

“No, you can't just flaunt your affection in public like this.”

As the teasing began, a blush immediately spread across Zhou Mengyan's face.

“Yaoyao, I'm not talking to you anymore. I was just a little excited and wanted to thank Lin Ling.”

Lin Ling somewhat disdainfully wiped the saliva from his face, which brought another round of laughter.

But he seemed completely unbothered, his slender fingers once again beginning to tap on the keyboard.

Soon, several main weapon model parameters appeared on the computer screen.

Priest Scepter, Mage Scepter, Longblade, Shield, Longsword, Longspear, Longbow…

All professions had a set of crafting parameters for their main weapons.

This was the greatest effort Lin Ling could make to cope with the potential crisis that might arise.

Looking at these coveted pieces of equipment, the dozen or so youths behind Lin Ling showed anticipation in their eyes and couldn't help but praise him:

“Awesome! It has to be our God Lin.”

“Other guilds' designers only design exclusive weapons for themselves, but our God Lin designs exclusive weapons for the entire team!”

“Brother Lin, if you don't awaken as a Blacksmith, you'd be wasting your talent.”

“Get lost! A Mage is God Lin's true calling. In the future, God Lin is destined to become the number one Law God in the entire Dragon Country and even the world.”

“God Lin is truly too strong. In the three years of twelve national simulated joint exams, ever since God Lin became captain, we've been first every single time.”

“That's right, Brother Lin has already become a legend of the Ya Zi Reserve Team, a twelve-time champion, unprecedented and unmatched.”

“God Lin's name has already spread throughout the country, hasn't it?”

“I'm really looking forward to the moment Brother Lin awakens. I wonder what kind of heaven-defying talent he'll awaken?”

Listening to their words, a hint of bitterness flashed across Lin Ling's eyes.

“You guys, if I awaken some useless talent, I hope you can lend me a hand, considering our three years of friendship, and help me level up more then,” Lin Ling said earnestly.

“Impossible, Brother Lin, don't joke around. In all three simulated awakening tests, you were a Mage, a high-tier talent. How could it be useless?” a chubby guy said with a laugh.

Since the game “Divine Realm” merged with the real world a hundred years ago, the world's rules were completely overturned, and humanity officially entered an era of universal class advancement.

Only by awakening their talent and initiating class advancement could humans continuously grow stronger.

Only then could they cope with the threats from monsters and powerful individuals from other countries.

As time passed, humans mastered some technology that allowed them to predict the awakened's profession and potential in advance.

All of these individuals were elites, recruited by the strongest guild in Xuanfu Base City, the Ya Zi Guild Reserve Team, during their first simulated awakening three years ago.

Although they were only a reserve team, they could receive at least 10,000 dragon coins in scholarships every month.

The elites among them even earned over 30,000 per month.

Once they became true Ya Zi members, they would receive a six-figure development subsidy every month.

Such generous treatment made Ya Zi the dream of all young people in Xuanfu Base City.

Lin Ling glanced at his wristband and slowly stood up: “Prepare for the awakening ceremony. It's about to begin.”

A hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the team members. Wasn't it supposed to start at 9 o'clock? It's only 8 o'clock now, are we going to sunbathe?

However, before they could speak, the door behind them suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man appeared at the doorway.

“Little ones, we just received notification that the awakening ceremony is being moved up. Form up and depart now.”

Everyone slowly turned to look at Lin Ling, their gazes as if they were looking at a divine being.

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Central Plaza

In the Central Plaza, neat formations stood before the Awakening Stele.

“Look quickly, the one standing at the very front of the Ya Zi Reserve Team is the captain of the Ya Zi Reserve Team, Lin Ling! He's so handsome!”

“I finally get to see God Lin himself.”

“I also tried out for Ya Zi, but unfortunately, I didn't pass. The Ya Zi simulated test requires all four attributes to be above 90 points to pass.”

“I heard that Lin Ling scored full marks in all subjects except for strength, which was 90 points. His mental power even reached an astonishing 120, higher than some who have already successfully advanced.”

“Wow, the higher the mental power, the greater the chance of awakening as a Mage. So Lin Ling is 100% guaranteed to awaken as a Mage?”

“You said God Lin's strength is only 90? I heard that even small clubs' reserve teams have many members with 95 strength. A 30,000 dragon coins D-grade genetic enhancement potion can permanently increase strength to 100.”

“I heard Lin Ling receives 50,000 in scholarships every month. Doesn't he use genetic enhancement potions?” another girl asked with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

“You guys don't know about this, do you? My cousin is in the Ya Zi Reserve Team, and he said Lin Ling isn't very smart here,” a chubby girl said, pointing to her head.

“How is that possible? How can someone with a bad brain get into Ya Zi? And even become captain?”

“Then he's just a soft-hearted person. My cousin said that in the three years they've been in the reserve team, Lin Ling has always been very strapped for cash. He rarely eats meat, can't even afford a cup of milk tea, and rarely buys new clothes, always wearing the free team uniform.”

“Oh my god, he wouldn't be saving money for some gold-digger, would he?”

A girl covered her mouth with both hands, her face full of disbelief.

“No, he hasn't. I heard that for the past three years, he's been doing two things: one is posting missing person bounties online.”

“Did he lose a sister?”

“No, it seems he's looking for a girl named Yan Nan Shu. And he's also sponsored a few orphans and widows in other Base City.”

“Orphans and widows? Is Lin Ling a super Invincible Saint? Or are they his relatives?”

“No, if they were relatives, they wouldn't say he's not smart. My cousin and them checked, and those people don't know Lin Ling. One is from an ordinary working-class family, and a kid named Chen something-Tian often gets into fights, always loses, but always charges in the fiercest. He's been to juvenile detention quite a bit, a typical problem youth. The other is even more outrageous. I heard his family raises sheep, and this kid hasn't really studied much, just herds sheep all day at home. Every month when Lin Ling gets his scholarship, he only keeps a thousand for basic living expenses, and the rest, aside from posting missing person bounties, he sends to these two people. He hasn't stopped for three years. So, wouldn't you say he has a screw loose?”

After the chubby girl finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

“Cough cough…”

Just then, a light cough sounded over the broadcast, and the plaza instantly quieted down.

“Students, whether you are from a school or from the reserve teams of various guilds, today you will embark on a new course in life.”

“Without further ado, your profession is determined by your talent. A good profession comes from good talent. I wish everyone can awaken their desired profession, then work hard to level up, and strive for good results in the national championship rookie dungeon one month from now.”

“Next, names will be called over the broadcast. Students whose names are called should immediately step forward for professional awakening.”

“Place your hand on the Awakening Stone, and the AI intelligence will broadcast your talent and first advancement profession live.”