Chapter 2: The Painful Profession

  It has to be said that in my 23 years of life, I have met countless people, but the two beauties in front of me are really something else. The No. 16 beauty sitting on my left is wearing a short-sleeved sports shirt, with skin that presents a healthy wheat color, and a athletic build that is very fit and beautiful. She has short hair, thick eyebrows, deep brown eyes, high nose bridge, plump lips, and looks very spirited and refreshing.

  As for the No. 18 on my right, I think this girl should be a model by profession. My own height is over 1.85 meters, but her sitting height is almost as tall as mine. She has long hair like water, without any makeup, and her face presents a natural white complexion that looks radiant and shiny, with a slender nose bridge below, thin lips that are not lacking in plumpness, and compared to those bony models, she has the right proportions, big where it should be big, small where it should be small. Moreover, this MM is dressed very fashionably, wearing a red short dress that just covers her two snowy white legs, with a pair of white crystal sandals on her feet.

  No. 16 was relatively quiet, and as soon as he arrived, he took out a book to read. When I saw the cover, I couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that he was reading "The Fallen Angel of Online Games" written by La Jiao Xue Bi, that trash!

  Compared to the quietness of No. 16, No. 18 was very busy. The high-end mobile phone on her desk kept ringing non-stop. However, this beautiful woman had a unique personality - as soon as it rang, she would directly hang up and eventually turned off the power.

  I was also bored, so I directly turned on the high-configured computer in front of me and plugged in the second-generation light-sensing glasses for "Holy War", and leisurely opened up the data disk for "Holy War".

  This is also a sumptuous feast tailored by the official company of "Holy War" for players, which can only be appreciated by players four hours before the game starts.

  As soon as it was opened, the eyes were immediately dazzled by a fiery red light, and they could hardly be opened. The scene in front of them was shocking, what 3D movies are nothing compared to this, this is a real masterpiece!

  In the center of the screen, an ancient battlefield is filled with autumn wind and yellow sand flying everywhere. In the sky, countless dark-winged demons wield cold weapons and frantically throw them at the ground. On the ground, various righteous races from Illinois geography - humans, wolf beastmen, dark elves, Nimi dwarves, and sea elves - raise their own weapons and unleash either gorgeous or overbearing skills towards the sky. Both sides engage in a frantic exchange of blows, with crimson or murky blood flying everywhere!

  Suddenly, the ground cracked instantly, sending many warriors flying around! I took a closer look and found that it was a huge two-headed black bone dragon! The bone dragon emitted intense flames all over its body, and every warrior who approached it was burned by the intense flames, unable to make a few sounds before their bodies were charred.

  On the back of the Bone Dragon, a black-helmed general stood with his hands on his hips. His hands tightly grasped a heavy sword surrounded by a bloody aura, and his eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty crimson as he gazed down at the entire battlefield with an icy disdain.

  Suddenly, the giant sword in his hand rose sharply, and with a force of a thousand pounds, it slashed horizontally towards the ground!

  A blood-colored light blade with an astonishing arc unfolded, and countless unfortunate warriors of the Justice tribe at the center of the sword blade were annihilated, their bodies torn to pieces in an instant!

  Riding on their commander's prestige, these aerial demons howled and swooped down, wielding cold steel to wreak havoc on the brave warriors of Illinois!

  However, at this moment, a dragon's roar came from afar, and a golden giant dragon pierced through the clouds, flying straight down. On the back of the giant dragon, there was a woman in silver-white tight armor, with black hair like a waterfall, eyes like shining stars, and between her eyebrows, a very powerful force was emanating!

  She instantly drew out the golden heavy sword from her waist, let out a loud cry, and struck down at the dark mass of demonic creatures with a single slash! The golden light was so dazzling and intense that it scorched these demons, causing them to writhe in agony, and one by one they disintegrated into nothingness amidst their anguished cries.

  The black dragon on the back of the double dragon bone was furious, shouting and commanding his mount to charge towards her! She didn't show weakness either, urging her golden dragon forward, boldly meeting him head-on!

  Two dragons collided at the same time. The crimson and golden giant swords shone together, colliding with fiery fireworks!

  The entire screen suddenly turned black, and the fireworks in the air transformed into two huge Chinese calligraphy characters, flying alive to the center of the screen.

  Holy War!

  For a whole hour, I've replayed this video countless times until I suddenly felt thirsty and took off my VR glasses.

  At this time, the two beauties beside him fell silent. No. 16 covered his face with a book and was drowsy. No. 18 opened her computer and played Bubble Dragon.

  I didn't want to disturb No. 16's good dream, so I could only lightly push No. 18's shoulder, "Beauty, can I borrow it for a moment?"

  Unexpectedly, this beauty seemed to be immersed in the joy of the game, and said with a smile, "I hate it, wait a minute."

  I'm speechless, "How long do I have to wait?"

  It wasn't until then that she realized her mistake and hastily stood up, moving the chair a little further inside.

  Good grief, when she stood up I was even more surprised, this MM's height is almost as tall as mine!

  Luckily I'm 185cm tall, otherwise with such a beautiful girl standing next to me, I'd be totally overshadowed!

  However, the girl didn't let me go, but instead teased me with words, "Brother, do you play Bubble Dragon?" Her voice was very pleasant, not too sweet or too awkward, and I would give it two plus signs. Moreover, her Mandarin was extremely standard, and she didn't sound like a Tianjin native at all, but rather more like a Beijinger.

  "Uh, just a little."

  "How am I supposed to get past this? I think I messed up these little balls."

  "I'll give it a try!" I said, walking up to her desk and pressing the start key on the virtual keyboard. "From this angle, if we cut a discount line here, we can shave off this side. And then, from the right side, at this angle, if we draw a W-line, we can clear away these things, and that way, it'll be solved."

  "Wow, you're really amazing!"

  I pressed the pause button, "Hehe, just played around. You continue playing, I'll go out for a bit."

  "Thank you. Brother, by the way, what's your name?"

  "My name is Luo Zifei."

  "My name is Luolan, if we're lucky enough to become teammates in the future, you can call me Luo Luo." Unexpectedly, this girl was quite generous.

  I bought a bottle of mineral water from downstairs and went upstairs to chat with Luolan for a while. Luolan is very talkative and straightforward, and I also learned about her situation through our conversation. She is 19 years old, from Beijing, has been playing online games for two years, and her favorite profession is archer.

  She also asked me the same question, what career to choose. I scratched my head, "I haven't played online games for over three years, especially virtual ones."

  She covered her mouth and smiled, "There were no virtual online games in the world for three years, and virtual online games seemed to have just been released this year."

  She's sweating profusely, and it turns out this beauty is actually a newbie. Didn't she know about the once-famous "Paradise", "Human World", and "Faith"? I'm truly speechless!

  We chatted until 10 o'clock, and after 10 o'clock, we still played a few rounds of Dou Dizhu online and won some virtual currency. Luolan, this girl loves to laugh, as long as she wins a round, she will laugh uncontrollably and scold the other party as stupid. It made me remind her, "Luolan, let's not do this, it's already pitiful for others to play with us, don't mock them like this."

  Luolan was arrogant, "Hmph, who made him so stupid? Obviously knowing that we two are colluding, still want to play cards with us?"

  I was speechless at once, this girl really dares to speak!

  As for No. 16 on my left, he slept for several hours until 11:45 and woke up. I have to admire him, he really knows how to take care of himself.

  As the game time approached, the whole living room also quieted down. The front desk had already turned off the big lights in the house. The whole house suddenly dimmed.

  At 11:59, I put on the second-generation light-sensing glasses on time and exchanged a "come on" with Luolan.

  In front of him, the two fiery red characters were still flashing. Only under these two big words, a row of Arabic numerals appeared: 400,986,898…… There was no doubt that this was the current total number of logged-in players, and it was still increasing crazily. This online game not only attracted Chinese people to play but also attracted hundreds of millions of players from Europe, America, Africa and other countries to participate!

  Soon, a long-familiar system bell rang out!

  "Ding... Dong! 'Holy War' is about to begin, brave warriors, get ready and prepare to join our battle at any time!"

  “10！”

  “9！”

  “8！”

  ……

  “3！”

  “2！”

  “1！”

  A silvery white radiance enveloped his field of vision, and he felt as if his entire being had ascended!

  Opening his eyes again, a six-pointed star formation had already appeared under his feet, and the surroundings were pitch black.

  "Ding Dong!" System prompt: "Performing iris scan, please wait..."

  "Player identity has been confirmed, and you have the qualifications to enter 'Holy War'."

  I feel a bit relieved now. It's been three years, virtual game, I'm finally back! After a period of hard work, I will definitely become a qualified mage again!

  However, the next system prompt shocked me!

  "Ding Dong!" The system prompt: "Due to the game balance system startup, the only racial choice available to you now is human!"

  I was suddenly depressed. In the version of "Holy War", humans do not have mages, and mages can only belong to the dark elves who possess powerful magical powers!

  What's going on? Can't choose a job? What am I supposed to play then?

  Should I just wait like this? What balance system, it's clearly a scamming system! For this game, I even gave up a job with a guaranteed monthly salary of 5,000 yuan, am I easy to fool?!

  But I don't have time to wait, the ground beneath my feet quickly turned into a lush green, and beside me stood three NPCs with different builds and appearances! One was robust and muscular, holding a long sword in his hand, undoubtedly a human warrior. Next to him stood a human MM wearing tight leather armor, gripping a dagger in her hand and carrying a wooden longbow on her back, this is a scout!

  My brain quickly made a rapid judgment. Since I have no way to choose the profession of law that I like now, what I need to do now is to quickly choose my second career.

  I personally prefer professions with strong explosive power, so I definitely won't choose warriors. The human archer is much less agile than the night elf's ballista, although there are many control skills, but there is no great advantage in movement speed.

  Finally, my gaze fell on the thief. The thief, also known as an assassin, has a powerful backstabbing skill, is proficient in stealth, poisoning, and stunning skills, and has extremely accurate attacks on weak points. Once a gap is found, it can completely kill the opponent with one hit.

  So, it's decided then, I'll choose Scout, and at level 10, I'll job change to Thief!