Growth Talent: Devour

There was a lot to do during this one day.

For example, how much should the semi-professional players be paid?

How much output should they be required to submit each day?

Surely, players who just wander around, sightsee, and fish shouldn't be treated the same as those who diligently fight monsters and mine, right?

But then a new problem arose.

The game Yang Jian and his team were entering was not a mature one.

Mature games, after long-term mining by studios, had already formed a fixed model.

Currently, besides knowing for sure that salvation was a fully immersive virtual online game, everything else was uncertain... The promotions were everywhere, but the content was still unclear.

One could only say the promotion was for nothing!

Yang Jian also took some time to chat one-on-one with these fourteen people... Overall, it was good; the system's evaluations were very high, so they were a group of people who could more or less handle being employees.

Yang Jian often read novels about virtual online games in his previous life.

When he read them, the protagonists were always alone, bullied by large guilds and powers that monopolized areas... then they would go alone to their doorstep, exact their revenge, and force the other party to apologize!

Yang Jian declared, “My life has been a cheat ever since I opened my eyes in this life; I can’t tolerate even a bit of such humiliation.”

“Rather than letting others bully me, I’d rather build a force to bully others!”

After the meeting, they ate a meal in the company cafeteria.

It was good; indeed, you get what you pay for. The chef hired with money was different!

After all, they were going to be professional players; how could the logistics not be handled well?

Returning to the CEO's office, Yang Jian tinkered with the computer for a while, then saw Zhou Yue knock and enter.

“Why did you transfer so much money to the company account?”

“After entering the game, follow my arrangements for procurement!”

“But you don’t need that much money, do you?”

Zhou Yue eyed Yang Jian suspiciously, from head to toe.

“Honestly, tell me, do you know something?”

“I told you, you wouldn’t believe it, and if you don’t believe it, why do you keep asking? Is it interesting to you?”

It’s not that I don’t believe it; it’s just that I dare not believe it... That ghostly official press release, burning paper money at a grave, that’s just to fool ghosts!

“So, I have to take this game seriously too?”

“Didn’t you see I bought two game pods?”

Zhou Yue was stunned.

“Are those for the two of us?”

“Otherwise? Game pods that cost a million each, would I buy them for others to use?”

Zhou Yue couldn't help but swallow, “The boss is generous!”

June 27, 2225, 6 PM.

Yang Jian, who had been waiting for a long time, lay in his game pod, casually placing the titan heart on his chest and holding it with both hands.

Start game!

“Welcome, player, to the game salvation.”

As an ethereal female voice sounded, Yang Jian's vision changed from black to bright!

The opening animation unfolded before him.

【Name: Opening Animation】

【Description: A general introduction to the major conventional professions. Optional viewing!】

【Note: Still not skipping? You’re already one rabbit behind everyone else!】

Yang Jian was speechless and ignored this message, watching the opening animation with relish for ten minutes.

The picture quality was high-definition, and the plot was quite dramatic... After watching the opening CG animation, the game officially entered the character creation stage.

A golden, shimmering treasure chest appeared before him.

“Please name your game character!”

Since he was “Yang Jian,” shouldn’t he choose a similar name?

He originally wanted to be called “Qingyuan Miaodao Zun,” but thought it was too much and wondered if he could handle it!

He entered the game name he had already thought of: “Tianmu Zhenjun!”

【Naming successful】

This Great Xia Kingdom and his previous life were two completely different worlds. Although their cultures and foundations were surprisingly similar, their histories had no connection whatsoever!

Therefore, there was no existence of a great deity like Qingyuan Miaodao Zun Erlang Shen Yang Jian... Although Yang Jian had wasted a lot of time choosing his talent just now, the ID Tianmu Zhenjun was still reserved for him!

After all, his name was Yang Jian, so it was quite reasonable for him to be Erlang Shen, right?

“Please draw a talent!”

A golden treasure chest appeared before his eyes.

【Item: Talent Treasure Chest】

【Description: You can draw talents from it, completely random? The highest will not exceed a golden talent! You might even draw nothing!】

【Note: Since it is a game of gods, there is a backdoor left by the gods. Using the titan heart might yield unexpected gains!】

Yang Jian was speechless; could the titan heart really be brought in?

Just as he was thinking about the titan heart, the equipment bar opened.

In the empty equipment bar, in the necklace slot, lay a special piece of equipment.

【titan heart (Gray)】

【Necklace】

【All Attributes +1】

【Skill: Designated Acquisition (Cooldown: 24 hours)】

【Abyss Souls required for upgrade: 0/100】

【Note 1: A fragment of the godhead left when the Titan self-destructed. It has lost all spirituality but still retains a trace of divinity. One can fuse with this divinity and embark on the path of the Titans!】

【Note 2: After choosing to fuse, the equipment disappears!】

Yang Jian: ...GM, someone is cheating here!

Ah? Am I the one cheating? Then it’s fine!

He used the equipment skill 'Designated Acquisition'!

Immediately, that golden talent treasure chest was no longer random; Yang Jian could now designate what kind of talent it would produce.

Since I'm already cheating, I might as well completely disregard martial ethics.

I don't even want to look at talents below the gold level!

Golden Talent: Immovable as a Mountain.

Effect One: When taking damage from the front, reduce damage taken by 70%.

Effect Two: When taking damage from the side, reduce damage taken by 80%.

Effect Three: When taking damage from behind, reduce damage taken by 90%!

Holy cow, a top-tier tank talent! Worthy of its golden name. If you combine this with a set of version T0 defensive gear, who could even scratch him?

Why call it Immovable as a Mountain? You should call it Steelback Beast... If it had even a little HP regeneration, his HP might drop slower than it automatically recovers!

Conservatively estimated, one person could take on a whole team with no problem!

Too bad, it can only take hits. Next!

Golden Talent: Heart of Light, a loyal believer of the God of Light, capable of borrowing divine power.

Effect One: All Light-element magic, healing effects increased by 500%.

Effect Two: All Light-element magic, no casting time.

Effect Three: All Light-element magic, no mana cost.

Critical hit + instant cast + no mana cost?

He continued to look, and these golden talents became more and more abnormal.

Yang Jian was dazzled, not knowing which one to choose!

It must be said that being able to choose for himself was also a happy problem!

He subconsciously opened the system panel.

【Item: Talent Treasure Chest】

【Description: A treasure chest where you choose your own talent? What are you still thinking about? Of course, choose a white talent!】

【Note: There is a talent that can grow...】

Yang Jian searched back and forth for a long time and finally found the legendary growth talent!

【Talent: Devour (White)】

【Effect: Devour a white equipment not higher than your level, inherit all attributes of the equipment, stackable infinitely.】

【Cooldown: One hour】

【Upgrade condition: Devour 50 pieces of equipment to upgrade!】

This... wouldn't I be one-shotting monsters later?

Thinking about it, yes, if he couldn't even do this, how could he resist the Abyss invasion?

He decisively chose this Devour talent!

“Please choose your profession!”

salvation was a typical fusion-type online game, with classic Western mages and knights, as well as classic Eastern monks, warlocks, and Taoists!

The opening animation just now was an introduction to the professions!

His talent was versatile, and considering it would be inappropriate for Erlang Shen not to have a dog, Yang Jian decided to choose the Hunter profession.

Leaving aside everything else, with his talent, his future attack power could allow him to shoot Abyss creatures dead from super long distances at the entrance, preventing them from even leaving the Abyss Gate!

He hadn't forgotten the purpose of playing this game.

Furthermore, hunters could also have pets, which were excellent helpers for solo play or dungeons in the early stages... As the saying goes, a long inch is a strong inch. The future world was so dangerous that even Titan deities could be blown up.

Yang Jian did not want to choose a frontline profession! Everything was to prioritize his own safety.

After selecting the Hunter profession, a white light flashed before Yang Jian's eyes, and he appeared in a spacious plaza.

“Congratulations, player Tianmu Zhenjun, welcome to Newbie Village No. 12315!”

Although the village didn't seem to have many people, looking outside the village, it seemed like players were all over the mountains... He was already a step behind, but Yang Jian had no intention of rushing.

He opened the add friend function and entered the game ID: Yueyin Qingya.

Sent a private message.

Tianmu Zhenjun: Zhou?

The other party sent a friend request.

Yang Jian accepted immediately!

Yueyin Qingya: Why did you take so long? It's been an hour!

He opened the friend interface and saw.

【Yueyin Qingya, LV2】

【Profession: Mage】

【Status: Online】

Tianmu Zhenjun: You're leveling up pretty fast, aren't you?

Yueyin Qingya: We are in Newbie Village No. 9527. You can talk to the village chief, complete a fetch quest, and then spend ten copper coins to transfer over!

Yang Jian: ...I thought I was special, but you all got started so quickly?

Tianmu Zhenjun: Okay, have the others all arrived?

Yueyin Qingya: Including me, all fifteen people have gathered. We've formed three teams. We originally wanted to wait for you to come online and gather to go to your Newbie Village, but you never came, so I gathered everyone first.

Tianmu Zhenjun: Well done. It's mainly because my talent was too strong, which delayed me a bit!

Yueyin Qingya: How strong? 【Talent: Favor of the Goddess of Luck (Red)】

Tianmu Zhenjun: ...?