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  "Yes." Ling Chen replied. The game's receptionist sprite had a sweet and lovely voice, without any hint of electronic synthesis, and her appearance was flawless, making Ling Chen almost unable to resist the urge to capture her and study whether she was real or not.

  "The world of Shen Yue is a vast and beautiful place, inhabited by kind-hearted residents, adorable animals, ferocious beasts... and countless mysteries waiting to be uncovered. I believe Mr. Ling Chen will surely love it there. Now, let's start creating Mr. Ling Chen's identity in the world of Shen Yue. However, please note that once created, characters cannot be altered at any time, so please be cautious."

  In the official promotion of "Shén Yuè", there is a clear statement that in the world of "Shén Yuè" there are no second chances, in other words, there is no option to delete and re-create as in previous virtual games. Whether it's nickname, initial attributes, or profession, once chosen, they can never be changed. Therefore, before entering "Shén Yuè", you must think carefully about the career path you want to take, because nobody has a second chance.

  "Then, please create your nickname. Since your game region is in Huaxia District, only Huaxia characters can be used, and it cannot be less than one character or more than ten characters." The reception fairy said with her clear and pleasant voice.

  "Ridge... Heaven..."

  "Wow... what a domineering name, Mr. Ling Chen, I like your name! However, since the number of players from Huaxia is the most, the nickname is also the easiest to repeat, let me check if anyone else has chosen this name first... Yeah! Mr. Ling Chen, you're so lucky, this name hasn't been taken, Your name in the 'Shen Yue' world will be 'Ling Tian', is that okay?"

  "Confirmed."

  "'Ling Tian' naming successful. Next is the selection of pain tolerance. Pain tolerance refers to the player's pain index when damaged during combat. Note that it only affects combat, non-combat physical or object collisions will not be affected, and only affects pain, without interfering with other sensations. The selectable range for pain tolerance is 10%-100%. High range is suitable for players seeking stimulation and realism, but being attacked can be very painful, so don't choose if you're afraid of pain! Low range can weaken the pain to a very low level, but there's also a downside: when attacked, you won't react as sensitively. What's your choice?"

  "10%." Ling Chen replied without hesitation, he entered the game to fulfill a promise, not to suffer, only people with brain disease would choose high-pain tolerance and then be abused to death in the killing game world.

  "Pain tolerance setting successful. The selection of initial attributes will follow."

  In the voice of the spirit, a wide attribute panel floated in front of Ling Chen's eyes, with four options marked: Strength, Physique, Agility and Spirit.

  "Each player has 25 initial attribute points, which can be freely distributed among the four basic attributes of strength, physique, agility, and spirit. Each attribute has a minimum value of 5 and a maximum value of 10. Among them, strength affects physical attack ability, physique affects life force and defense ability, agility affects hit rate and dodge rate, as well as the attack ability of bow and spear classes. Spirit affects magical attack ability and magical power. The impact of each attribute on different professions is different. Please choose carefully according to your expected career path."

  25 attribute points, with a minimum of 5 points for each attribute, meaning only 5 points are freely distributable. Standing in front of the attribute panel, Ling Chen deliberated for a long time before taking a step forward and allocating his strength to 10 points, while constitution, agility, and spirit all remained at 5 points.

  In "Tian Tu", he chose the assassin profession's killer system, which was also the most suitable profession for him. Assassins have what can be said to be the strongest single-target combat ability, able to take lives in an instant without leaving a trace. However, assassins' weaknesses are also very obvious... that is, their fragile vitality and unimpressive group battle abilities.

  The attributes he chose will determine his career path as a warrior in the "Shen Yue" world. Because this time entering "Shen Yue" is no longer just a simple game, but to support a woman-established guild, peak single-target combat ability seems no longer suitable.

  "Initial attribute allocation successful. Please allocate your talent attributes below. Each player has a total of 10 talent attribute points, which can be allocated to the two talent attributes of Luck and Insight. The minimum value for each attribute is 0, and the maximum value is 10. Talent attributes are very precious attributes that can only be increased through extremely rare items or special tasks, and cannot be increased through leveling up or equipment attachments. The Luck attribute affects luck in the Shen Yue world, involving aspects such as the drop rate of killing targets, critical hit rate, burst rate, success rate of accidental events, etc. Insight involves the ability to learn in the Shen Yue world, and the higher the insight, the stronger the learning ability for skills, including life skills, and the faster the skill upgrade will be. Once again, it is emphasized that the improvement of talent attributes is extremely difficult, so please allocate carefully."

  Ling Chen thought for a moment and assigned 5 points each to Luck and Insight.

  "Attribute allocation successful. Mr. Ling Chen, I like your choice, whether it's the pursuit of extreme intelligence or extreme luck, both are quite irrational. Initial attribute allocation is complete, what's next is the selection of your novice profession. In the Shen Yue world, there are seven basic professions: Warrior, Shield Guard, Archer, Assassin, Priest, Mage, and Summoner. Based on the initial attributes you allocated earlier, I recommend choosing the Warrior, which relies heavily on strength attribute and has the strongest physical attack ability. Please select..."

  "Apprentice warrior!" Ling Chen replied directly.

  "Apprentice occupation selection successful, the occupation you have chosen is Apprentice Warrior. Warriors possess strong physical attack power and varied attack methods as well as relatively strong physical defense capabilities, making them an important part of close combat output. However, their mobility, accuracy, and evasion abilities are relatively weak. After the first job change, they can become a true warrior. The main attributes of warriors are strength, physique, and a small amount of agility. For every point of strength added, physical attack power increases by 2 points; for every point of physique added, life and defense increase by 10 and 1 point respectively; for every point of agility added, evasion and accuracy increase by 1 point each; and for every point of spirit added, magical attack power and magical value increase by 2 and 10 points respectively."

  A white light descended from the sky and enveloped Ling Chen's body in the midst of the fairy's voice.

  "Very good, you have successfully become an apprentice warrior. However, this is only your apprenticeship profession and not your final profession. If you want to change professions after leaving the newbie village, that's okay too."

  Finally, another successful reception was completed, and the little elf let out a long sigh of relief, patted his small chest and said: "Mr. Ling Chen, your identity in the Shén Yuè world has been successfully created. There are 39 hours left until the opening of the Shén Yuè world, please be patient... So now, I'm going to gently kick you out, okay?"

  Ling Chen hadn't even finished speaking when suddenly everything went black before his eyes, and the colorful world around him collapsed. When he opened his eyes again, what he saw was the ceiling of his home.

  "Alright." Ling Chen couldn't help but glance at his mouth, he had originally wanted to praise the little elf a couple of times for being "cute", and then conveniently get some information about the game world from her. Who would have thought that she was smiling just now, but then cleanly and efficiently kicked him out?

  Without disturbing Shui Rou's sleep, Ling Chen deliberately started paying attention to some information about "Divine Moon" on the computer. However, after an entire afternoon, he only managed to obtain a meager amount of information. The most frequently mentioned phrase in the official promotional materials was: countless secrets await you to uncover them personally.

  Eva... I hope we won't meet again. Ling Chen muttered to himself with his eyes closed.

  The next day, Yunfeng personally delivered two of the most advanced life-support devices, which could allow someone to stay online in the game world for a month without interruption. Although they were basically unnecessary, Lingchen didn't refuse them. He knew that for a wealthy young master like Yunfeng, these things weren't even worth mentioning. At least, he was genuinely concerned about her sister's situation.

  "Has the character been created? What's his name?"

  "Ling Tian." Ling Chen didn't hide it and told him directly.

  "Awesome! Alright, see you in the game tomorrow, I'll contact you then! By the way, that medicine 13223 takes about four or five days to take effect, don't rush it, and don't think I'm cheating you." Yunfeng reminded him before leaving.

  Shui Rou's body was still weak, and all actions had to rely on Ling Chen. Ling Chen believed that Yun Feng did not deceive him, and he also waited for the day when Shui Rou would fully recover.

  Night...

  Every night, Shui Ruo would only fall asleep soundly when she was in his arms. After Shui Ruo fell asleep, Ling Chen quietly got up, pushed open the door and came to the balcony, looking up at the crescent moon hanging in the sky.

  A cold gust of wind swept across his face, and under the moonlight, a black figure appeared beside him. The figure knelt down on one knee, lowering its head in front of him.

  "Gu Ya, tomorrow, I will enter 'Shen Yue'."

  The black shadow flickered lightly.

  "You go."

  The black figure stood up, jumped off the balcony and disappeared into the dark night without any pause. From start to finish, there were only these two extremely brief exchanges. But it was already completely enough.

  ……

  In the anxious waiting of countless players around the world, July 7th, 3100 finally arrived. The clock's pointer gradually approached 9:00 AM. At 9:00, "Divine Moon" will be simultaneously launched in all countries around the world.