1: Unique talent, a hundred times the benefits

Sea State University. Courier Station.

"After waiting for over three months, the login helmet has finally arrived." Zhou Heng held the courier box in both hands, wishing he could kiss it.

Lin Ye also received his helmet, but he was a bit calmer.

eternal.

It launched suddenly three months ago, publicly claiming to be 100% real, where in-game items could be brought into reality, and players could obtain extraordinary power, or even eternity!!!

At first, everyone just thought it was a joke.

Until someone got a helmet and entered the game...

Soon, the whole world changed.

All major companies invested like crazy, pouring in tens or hundreds of billions.

Every country started to enter on a massive scale.

From that day on.

Online flash sales for the login helmet were always sold out in seconds.

The black market had stock, but the price started at tens of millions, which was simply not something an ordinary person could afford.

A month later, the helmet's price dropped to a few million.

Lin Ye still couldn't afford it.

Until recently, the market price suddenly plummeted to around thirty thousand.

Lin Ye and Zhou Heng discussed it, hardened their hearts, took out all their online loans at once, and finally managed to buy the helmets.

"Helmets are cheap recently, so when we log in later, the Newbie Village will definitely be packed."

Speaking of this, Lin Ye's pace quickened as he headed back to the dormitory.

"The day before yesterday, that guy Zhao Zhijie sold a rare weapon for 300,000, and a single necklace was enough to take Hu Lili out for three days." Zhou Heng patted his chest and said confidently, "Today, I, Zhou Heng, will log in and drop a legendary weapon, and selling it for 5 million won't be a problem!"

Just as Lin Ye was about to speak, they arrived at the dormitory.

Zhou Heng roared and pushed the door open: "Charge, we aren't logging off until we hit level 10!"

In the dormitory.

The original two roommates had good family backgrounds, so their families bought them helmets, and they went back last month to play the game full-time.

Even though they didn't start as early as Zhao Zhijie and their earnings weren't as exaggerated as his, from occasional chats, it was clear that they were making money; even if it wasn't much, they were likely making a few thousand a day.

"Whew!"

After the helmet was installed and plugged in, Lin Ye suppressed his excitement and entered the game.

In an instant.

Lin Ye felt as if he had entered another world.

An unprecedented experience.

A boundless universe, vast nebulae, and a magnificent temple in the void suddenly sucked Lin Ye in.

Landing.

Lin Ye stood in the center of the temple, with a hazy white ball of light in front of him.

"What is this?"

Lin Ye had watched the opening animation, but his seemed a bit different.

Curiously, he reached out and tapped it.

Boom!

The entire temple shook violently.

【Congratulations, you have drawn the unique eternal talent!】

What?

Lin Ye didn't hear clearly and casually tapped to open the description.

【Hundredfold Returns】

【All returns increased by 100 times.】

Simple.

A description as simple as it could get.

Lin Ye was completely stunned.

In eternal, the worst talent is F-grade, and the top-tier is currently rumored to be S-grade, but that was news from a month ago; since the helmets dropped in price recently, there really haven't been any reports online about S-grade talents appearing.

People online say that the reason helmets were expensive was because those who entered the game early had better talents.

But his was unique-grade!

All returns can be increased by 100 times?

The effect is simply heaven-defying!

It would be a lie to say Lin Ye wasn't excited, but fortunately, he quickly regained control.

"Let's get into the game first!"

【Please create your character!】

"Human, Archer, Name... Demon Lord!"

"Maximize appearance customization."

Lin Ye deliberately adjusted his appearance to look a bit devilishly charming; this way, no one would be able to recognize him, right?

【Please select a Newbie Village.】

"Random."

【Ding~ Teleporting to Newbie Village, number 9527000!】

...

A flash of white light passed, and Lin Ye appeared next to the fountain in the center of the Newbie Village.

He looked around.

The teleportation lights were flashing continuously.

It seems that there are really a lot of people entering the game in this batch.

"Call panel."

Lin Ye whispered, and an attribute panel that only he could see appeared out of thin air.

【Character: Demon Lord】

【Level: 0】

【Class: Archer】

【HP: 100】

【MP: 30】

【Attack: 10】

【Defense: 5】

【Spell Damage: 5】

【Spell Resistance: 1】

【Attack Speed: 0.6/sec】

【Movement Speed: 7/m】 (Maximum running speed)

【Strength: 10】 (1 point of Strength = 1 point of Attack)

【Agility: 10】 (1 point of Agility = 0.01 Attack Speed, 0.1 Movement Speed)

【Intelligence: 10】 (1 point of Intelligence = 0.5 Magic Attack)

【Constitution: 10】 (1 point of Constitution = 10 HP, 0.5 Defense, 0.1 Spell Resistance)

【Talent: Hundredfold Returns】

【Equipment: None】

【Skills: None】

...

"Get the weapon first."

Lin Ye opened the map and followed the directions, arriving at the village chief's house in no time.

"Young adventurer, the future of the village depends on you. I hope these can help you." The village chief stroked his white beard and said earnestly.

【You have obtained Long Wooden Bow x1, Worn Quiver x1, Worn Leather Armor x1, Arrows x50】

At the same time.

Two options popped up in front of Lin Ye.

【1. Double quantity】

【2. Double quality】

"I can even choose?"

Lin Ye secretly thought to himself that this was too convenient.

This time...

Let's choose quality first, right?

Novice weapons aren't worth much; even if you had ten thousand of them, they wouldn't be worth anything, so it's better to take one of good quality.

【You have obtained Crimson Flame Bow x1, Crimson Flame Quiver x1, Crimson Flame Leather Armor x1, Flame Arrows x50】

Checking attributes.

【Crimson Flame Bow】 Quality: Rare Durability: 500 Requirement: Level 0 Attack +30 Agility +30 Additional Flame Damage: 30 points Attack Speed +30%

【Crimson Flame Quiver】 Quality: Rare Durability: 500 Requirement: Level 0 Maximum Stored Arrows: 500 Arrow Attack +30 Arrow Additional Flame Damage +30 Arrow Attack Range +30 meters

【Crimson Flame Leather Armor】 Quality: Rare Durability: 500 Requirement: Level 0 Defense +30 Agility +30 HP +100 Deals 100 points of flame damage per second to surrounding enemies.

【Flame Arrows】 Quality: Rare Requirement: Level 0 Attack +30 Armor Penetration +30 Additional Flame Damage +30

"Rare?"

Lin Ye praised.

The qualities in eternal are divided into Poor, Common, Fine, Rare, Legendary, and Epic.

Poor and Common only have one attribute, but Poor only has basic Attack and Defense, and the values are low.

Fine can have one extra attribute.

Rare can have one more.

Normally.

Rare items are already things that small monsters can't drop; they are considered top-tier.

However.

It's impossible to sell what he has in his hands for millions right now; after all, these are items for beginners, and the level is too low.

But Lin Ye was just testing; if future quests and rewards could all be increased a hundredfold, then for him, Rare would be the lowest tier of quality.

"Should I go out and try killing monsters?"

Lin Ye thought about it, but decided to hold back.

He would finish the training first and get his first skill.