4: Phantom Sword Dance

Li Si returned to the Novice Village, found an empty alley, and after confirming there were no players around, he took out the skill comprehension book.

“Come out for me!”

He crushed the skill comprehension book between his thumb and forefinger. In an instant, myriad rays of light shone brightly, merging into his body.

“Ding!”

“Congratulations, you have comprehended and obtained the skill – Phantom Sword Dance (Gold).”

Gold skill?

Li Si marveled at his explosive luck, guessing there might be other possibilities, such as the 1 point of Luck he had just gained.

Luck is powerful and can influence probabilistic events.

“What’s special about a Gold skill?”

Li Si opened his skill list to check the attributes of Phantom Sword Dance.

“Phantom Sword Dance Lv1”

Quality: Gold

Active: Condense sword qi, perform multiple slashes in a 3x3 area in front. Number of slashes = Attack Speed x10.

Conditions: 100 Mana consumption, 20-second cooldown.

“Holy crap, this effect…”

After reading the skill information, Li Si had a million words in his heart, which ultimately condensed into two characters: NB.

Phantom Sword Dance truly deserved to be called awesome.

Attack Speed x10.

Li Si checked his current Attack Speed, 1.0, meaning Phantom Sword Dance could slash up to 10 times.

And this was only the Lv1 effect.

Haha!

So satisfying!

However, the Mana consumption of Phantom Sword Dance was a bit awkward, requiring 100 Mana points. At this moment, Li Si’s Mana cap was not even 100 points.

“But this is only temporary.”

Li Si was 100% confident that as long as he worked hard to unlock the Limiter, his Mana cap would quickly break through 100.

Then, he checked the upgrade conditions for Phantom Sword Dance.

He only saw the first condition and immediately stopped thinking about upgrading Phantom Sword Dance.

“Phantom Sword Dance”

Upgrade Condition ①: EXP 470 / 1 million.

Upgrade Condition ②: Skill Upgrade Stone (Gold) x1.

One could only say that Phantom Sword Dance lived up to its name as a Gold skill.

The upgrade requirements were just too high.

Closing the skill panel, Li Si took out the loot dropped by the Wild Dog Elite, which was a piece of equipment.

“Swift Ring” (Green)

Requirement: Level 1

Attack Speed +0.1

Description: Wear the Swift Ring, and the plane can take off faster.

Plane?

…Does it mean jerking off?

You really outdid yourself!

Li Si secretly cursed the game designer for being shameless.

In the end, he still happily put on the Swift Ring, not for jerking off, but for faster Attack Speed, which could increase the number of slashes for Phantom Sword Dance.

1.1 Attack Speed.

Phantom Sword Dance could slash up to 11 times.

Haha!

So awesome!

Long live professional players!

Entering All Heavens Game was indeed the wisest choice he had made in twenty years.

Li Si left the empty alley and walked towards the Newbie Receptionist.

Near the reception plaza, the number of players had already decreased by a hundredfold; at least it wasn't crowded anymore.

“Hello, Adventurer, I am Receptionist No. 188 of Mingyue Village. Here are your newbie supplies,” the receptionist said mechanically.

Li Si took the newbie supplies from the receptionist’s hand.

A weapon, ten potions.

“Small Health Potion” (White): Use in combat, restores 3 Health per second for 10 seconds. Use out of combat, restores 30 Health per second for 10 seconds.

Not bad.

It could save a life at critical moments.

Li Si put away the potions; ten bottles stacked, occupying one backpack slot.

“And a newbie weapon.”

“Newbie Sword” (White).

Level: 1

Attack +1-2

Description: A mysterious weapon with infinite durability, it can never be destroyed.

The description was very NB.

In reality, it was just a piece of newbie equipment.

Li Si equipped the Newbie Sword, swung it a few times casually, no longer empty-handed.

Why not become a Swordsman when I can change professions? It seems pretty good.

As he thought this…

Li Si discovered a blind spot: players could only change professions after reaching Level 10, but he was limited to Level 1 by his talent, unable to meet the requirements for changing professions.

Holy crap?

Does this mean I can never change professions from now on?

No way!

For the first time, he felt doubt about the Limiter.

No profession bonuses, unable to learn advanced skills, unable to wear high-level equipment.

Could he make up the difference with just one talent?

“Can it really work?”

But just then, the Limiter triggered.

“Ding!”

“Worried about the path ahead, feeling restless, Heaven Rewards Diligence has sensed your doubts. The starry sea, roam freely.”

“Permanent Health +200.”

“Permanent Mana +100.”

A red glow of Health rose from his feet, and a blue glow of Mana appeared from the horizon. Li Si’s attribute panel soared by a large margin, and his Mana cap exceeded 100 points, reaching the threshold for casting Phantom Sword Dance.

“Perhaps it really can!”

With the Limiter triggering at this moment, Li Si believed it was fate.

Just as the Limiter described, Heaven Rewards Diligence, effort would definitely yield results.

If not.

It meant not enough effort.

“I’m counting on you!”

Li Si whispered, looking at his talent slot.

His belief in his heart doubled.

“Ding!”

“The road is long and arduous, but the diligent are indomitable. Heaven Rewards Diligence, instant enlightenment.”

“Permanent Comprehension +10.”

Holy crap, it’s Comprehension!

And it increased by 10 points at once.

It can be played like this?

Li Si was stunned.

Comprehension is also a hidden attribute with remarkable effects; there’s a chance to upgrade skills for free when learning them. The higher a player’s Comprehension, the more noticeable the effect of upgrading skills.

Good, good, good!

At this moment, he completely believed in the Limiter; it was too NB.

What was a profession?

Even without a profession, and with his level forever limited to 1, he could still become a top professional player, an idol to many, and command the winds and clouds in All Heavens Game.

“Move aside, hurry up and leave after getting your supplies.”

A voice came from behind, waking Li Si from his thoughts.

“Sorry.”

Li Si turned and left, walking towards the Quest Receptionist.

“Adventurer, Wild Dog are rampant on the plains outside Mingyue Village. On behalf of Mingyue Village, I earnestly request you to hunt the Wild Dog to protect Mingyue Village from being affected,” the Quest Receptionist said with a worried expression.

“Hunting Wild Dog is too simple for me. Are there any more difficult quests?” Li Si asked.

With his strength greatly increased, he no longer wanted to kill Wild Dog. Heaven Rewards Diligence, while working hard, he also needed to challenge himself.

Danger corresponds to reward.

He wanted to challenge more dangerous quest objectives.

And gain greater rewards.

“More difficult quests? Adventurer, you are new to Mingyue Village, don’t be too ambitious.”

The Quest Receptionist’s face darkened, clearly treating Li Si as a greenhorn who had just started out and didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.

“I am confident in challenging higher difficulty quests.”

Li Si ignored the receptionist’s lecture, wasted no more words, and showed the Swift Ring to the receptionist.

“You actually have green equipment?”

The receptionist was dumbfounded, his expression changing like magic. He explained in a gentle tone: “Adventurer, your luck astounds me. But Mingyue Village has its rules. You must kill an Elite monster to be eligible to challenge higher difficulty quests.”

“Elite monster?”

Li Si was secretly delighted, truly finding something he sought in vain. In his backpack, he happened to have the corpse of an Elite monster.

“Elite monsters are extremely powerful; even I have to avoid their sharp edges…”

The receptionist spoke voluminously, his words no longer mechanical, but vivid and descriptive, portraying the power of Elite monsters.

But the next second, there was a dull thud.

Li Si threw the Wild Dog Elite’s corpse in front of him.

In an instant, the receptionist’s words came to an abrupt halt, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly.

“Respected warrior, your strength makes me look up to you. A group of wild boars has appeared in the farmlands south of Mingyue Village. Please hunt 100 wild boars to protect the crops in the fields, otherwise Mingyue Village will face famine next year.” Between his words, the receptionist changed his expression once again, smiling broadly.

“Ding!”

“Quest Receptionist No. 199 has issued a quest – Disaster in the Farmlands (2 Stars).”

“Do you accept the quest?”

“Yes.”

Li Si accepted the quest and immediately rushed to the farmlands.

While enjoying the beautiful scenery and traveling, his mind gradually calmed, feeling a sense of peaceful tranquility. It truly lived up to its name as a cross-era game; the art design was incredibly powerful, every frame and every scene was lifelike, as if truly existing.

“The realism is too high,” Li Si exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

Based on his limited knowledge, he predicted that All Heavens Game would definitely become immensely popular, then quickly spread across Blue Star, becoming humanity’s second world.

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