343: Chapter 344 This is the Beginning of a New Era

"There's no rush to make a full announcement yet." Lin Muyang shook his head, his gaze shifting to the faintly shimmering building visible next to the imperial palace below. "We first need to unify the understanding of the upper echelons and establish the most basic regulations. This is especially true regarding the qualifications for class changes, the allocation of resources, and the strategies for dealing with the newly appeared Dungeons and Secret Realms. Blindly opening it up will only lead to greater chaos and a scramble for resources."

He looked at Lilia beside him: "Lilia, you are a native being and have just undergone the baptism of the rules. It is most appropriate for you to explain this to your Father King and elder brother."

"Mm!" Lilia nodded firmly, her pale green eyes flashing with the light of understanding and responsibility. She understood that this was not just about explaining rules, but also about helping her people seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and leading the entire empire and even her race toward strength.

"Xiao Wan," Lin Muyang turned to Gui Wanwan, who was standing quietly to the side, "return to Blue Star and find Xu Ruohan. Have her compile a set of the most basic and core rule materials regarding the Universal Class Change Era. It doesn't need to have deep theories or complex calculations; the focus should be on class categories, the meaning of level Attributes, methods for obtaining skills, basic knowledge of Dungeons and Secret Realms, and precautions for early development. It needs to be concise, easy to understand, and suitable as an orientation for a completely foreign civilization."

"No problem, Master~" A faint smile appeared on Gui Wanwan's cool little face. She was always happy to travel between the two worlds and execute tasks personally assigned by Lin Muyang. She took a small step back and raised her fair hands, her ten fingers dancing rapidly like she was playing an invisible harp, as dense Netherworld aura and spatial power gathered and intertwined at her fingertips.

Soon, the space in front of her rippled like water, and a spatial rift was steadily torn open, its edges flowing with chaotic gray currents and its interior swirling with deep starlight.

Connecting to the already localized coordinates of Blue Star was now a familiar task for Gui Wanwan. She nodded to Lin Muyang and Lilia, and with a flicker of her figure, she merged into the rift like a drop of ink into water, vanishing without a sound. The rift then closed, as if it had never existed.

With the arrangements made, Lin Muyang did not linger. Taking Lilia, Feng Ling, and Jialiya with him, they turned into four streaks of light and landed directly on the broad plaza outside the Dawnlight Imperial Palace.

In the center of the plaza, the newly appeared class change platform had already become the absolute focus. It was constructed from an unknown milky-white stone, circular in shape, about ten meters in diameter and one meter high. Its surface was inscribed with countless complex and profound runes that emitted a faint shimmer. These runes were not any known magical script from the Velos Continent, yet they possessed a charm that pointed directly to the laws of the world. The class change platform stood quietly, emitting stable and gentle energy fluctuations that drew the gaze of everyone around.

Led by the Elf King Elandir and Prince Laigong, Xiyier, the leader of the Wind Whisper Elves, several powerful elders from both the Sunlight and Wind Whisper clans, and a few high officials of the former Radiant Empire who had passed preliminary tests and were allowed to participate in core meetings, were now gathered around the class change platform. Their expressions were solemn yet filled with undeniable curiosity and inquiry as they discussed intensely in low voices.

"The energy fluctuations of this stone platform are very strange. They are different from both magic power and battle qi, and are closer to some kind of primordial rule?"

"These runes... I have studied magic for four hundred years, yet I don't recognize a single one!"

"Everyone can obtain power through this? It sounds like a myth!"

"If this is true, the structure of the empire—no, the structure of the entire continent—is likely to be turned upside down!"

Just then, the arrival of Lin Muyang and the others interrupted their discussion. Everyone's gaze converged on them. Especially upon seeing Lilia return safely, her temperament seemingly having undergone an indescribable sublimation, Elandir and Laigong both showed expressions of relief and joy.

"Father King, Big Brother, Aunt Xiyier, everyone." After landing, Lilia quickly walked to the front of the group. Her voice was crisp and carried a steady power that put people at ease. "There is no need for alarm. Lin Muyang and I already know the reason for everything happening before us. This is not a disaster, but the beginning of a new era—the Universal Class Change Era."

"Universal Class Change?" Laigong repeated the unfamiliar term, his sword-like eyebrows twitching slightly.

"That's right." Lilia began to explain to the gathered empire high-level officials using language that was as concise and clear as possible, combining the knowledge she had gained from Blue Star with the higher perspective brought by her God-Tier talent. "To put it simply, from this moment on, the underlying rules of our world have been changed. Any intelligent being, regardless of whether they possessed power before, can use a class change platform like this to undergo a class change ceremony, thereby obtaining a clear class, such as Warrior, Mage, Archer, Priest, and so on."

She pointed to the class change platform: "After changing classes, everyone's strength will be clearly quantified by levels. You can gain Experience Points by killing monsters in the wild or by entering special spaces called Dungeons and Secret Realms to challenge the monsters within. Accumulating enough experience will increase your level, thereby enhancing your strength, speed, endurance, mental power, and other Attributes in all aspects, and providing opportunities to learn new skills."

Her words were like stones thrown into a calm lake, stirring up layers of ripples in everyone's hearts. Class? Level? Attributes? Skills? Experience Points? These concepts were both novel and subversive to them. But Lilia explained them with such clarity that, combined with the mysterious class change platform before them and the changes in the world they themselves could faintly perceive, a vague outline began to form in their minds.

"Sister, according to what you're saying," Laigong stroked his chin, his eyes flashing with eagerness, "with my current strength, if I go to change classes, would I directly obtain a corresponding class and a level around level 100?"

"In theory, yes." Lilia nodded. "The class change rules will recognize and authenticate your existing strength, digitize it, and grant you a corresponding class, level, Attributes, and skills. Of course, the specific class names and skills might differ slightly from our traditional classifications."

"This... these rules are simply too strange." An elderly elf elder murmured, his face still filled with disbelief. "To actually use such blunt data to measure a person's strength?"

"But it is very effective, Elder." Lin Muyang spoke up at this moment, his voice calm but carrying an unquestionable weight. "This system of rules can standardize and clarify the growth path of individual strength, greatly lowering the threshold for becoming stronger, and providing a more precise basis for resource allocation and team coordination. In the coming era, it will determine the rise and fall of a civilization."

Elandir took a deep breath. As a king, he instantly grasped the key point: "Lilia, Sir Lin Muyang, you are so familiar with these rules, could it be..."

"Father King's guess is correct." Lilia took over the conversation, a smile that combined memory and sentiment appearing on her face. "Lin Muyang's home world, Blue Star, entered such a Universal Class Change Era several years ago. What we are experiencing now is exactly the path that Blue Star has already walked. Lin Muyang, myself, and the sisters by my side are all beneficiaries of these rules."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire field fell silent.

Blue Star... another world... already entered the Class Change Era.

Connecting this information caused stormy waves to rise in the hearts of Elandir, Laigong, Xiyier, and the others. They finally understood why Lin Muyang and the young ladies beside him possessed such inconceivable and incomprehensible power. It turned out they had already reached unimaginable heights in another world that followed these same rules!

"Then doesn't that mean..." Laigong's breathing suddenly became rapid. He snapped his gaze toward Lin Muyang, his eyes bursting with fervent light. "Lin Muyang, brother-in-law! I... I can also become as strong as you through these rules? No, even if I only have a tenth or a hundredth of your power, that would be enough!"

Seeing the look of desire and fighting spirit in her brother's eyes, Lilia felt both proud and somewhat helpless. She gently shook her head: "Big Brother, to become strong, talent, effort, and opportunity are all indispensable. These rules only provide the path and the possibility. And..."

She paused, her voice turning slightly low: "And, to reach a level like Lin Muyang's, rules alone are not enough. Lin Muyang is a unique existence."

She did not explain in detail the heaven-defying nature of Lin Muyang's billions of God-Tier Auras; that was beyond the comprehension of everyone present. But her words also made Laigong cool down a bit. Indeed, if everyone could easily reach Lin Muyang's level, it would be too unrealistic.

Lin Muyang added at the right moment, his tone serious: "More importantly, the arrival of this new era does not come without a price. At the other end of the Velos Continent, that sealed Ferocious Beast Continent is the sword hanging over our heads. Those sealed Dungeons and Secret Realms have time limits, ranging from as short as three or four years to as long as a decade or more. Once the seals are broken and our strength has not grown enough to cope, then what awaits us will be a cataclysm that sweeps across the entire continent."

His gaze swept over everyone: "Therefore, this Universal Class Change Era is both an opportunity and a challenge, and even more so, it is a countdown for survival. We must mobilize all the empire's resources with the highest efficiency to cultivate our own experts. The Sunlight Elf Clan, the Wind Whisper Elves, and all races willing to follow the new order and fight for survival must stand at the forefront."

Elandir, Xiyier, and the others looked solemn. The slight excitement they had felt due to the arrival of the new era was replaced by a heavy sense of responsibility. They understood that this was not a simple game of reform, but a race concerning the survival of their civilization.

Just then, the space beside them rippled again, and Gui Wanwan's figure emerged silently. In her hand, she held a stack of papers made of a special waterproof and fireproof material covered in neat handwriting, as well as several crystals recording images.

"Master, Lilia, the materials have been retrieved." Gui Wanwan handed the items to Lin Muyang. "Sister Ruohan said that this is the most concise and core introductory guide she could compile. It covers a brief description of the class system, the function of Attributes, methods for leveling up, basic knowledge of Dungeons and Secret Realms, and suggestions for early-stage teaming and resource allocation. She also recorded several simple images demonstrating the class change process and the exploration flow of low-level Dungeons, which should be more intuitive."

Lin Muyang took the materials, browsed them quickly, and nodded with satisfaction. Xu Ruohan was indeed reliable. These materials explained profound things in simple terms and were perfect for use as the empire's orientation textbook for the Class Change Era.

"Very good." Lin Muyang handed the materials to Elandir. "Your Majesty, these are experience summaries from another class-changing civilization. Please immediately organize reliable personnel to study and copy them, and in the name of the empire, announce the most basic rules of the Class Change Era to the entire territory. At the same time, announce the empire's policy: all class change platforms within the Radiant Empire are open to all registered subjects of the empire. Regardless of race or origin, everyone can undergo their first class change for free. The empire will establish a Contribution Point System to allocate cultivation resources, skill books, and equipment based on contributions to the empire and performance in combat against the ferocious beasts."

He looked at Laigong and Xiyier: "Laigong, Clan Leader Xiyier, the two of you, as well as everyone present who has a certain foundation of strength, can be the first to undergo the class change to accumulate experience for us and serve as a demonstration for everyone."

"As for the more specific cultivation systems, academy construction, Dungeon raid team formation... we need to discuss and finalize these details as soon as possible." Lin Muyang's gaze turned toward the distance, as if he could see the terrifying shadow sealed at the other end of the continent. "Time is not on our side. We must start running, embrace this new era at the fastest speed, and then conquer it."