Chapter 3

"Clank!"

A clear bell sound came from Chen Yihan's chest. Chen Yihan looked down and saw a medal-like object on his chest. The medal was hexagonal, entirely black and red, with a "0" written in the middle.

Chen Yihan touched it with his hand, and as soon as he touched the medal, the information about the medal immediately appeared in his mind: Main God Medal, Level 0, with a 1 square meter independent space.

Chen Yihan thought for a moment, and the space of the Main God Medal appeared before his eyes. It wasn't very large, but it could still hold a lot of things.

"Contractor No. 777 has chosen the S-level difficulty of 'The Fog.' Do you want to enter now, or wait for the system to automatically transfer you?"

Waiting for the system to automatically transfer you is a polite way of saying it. If put in simpler terms, it means that when the time comes, you will be forcibly kicked into the mission.

Each new person has 100 Main God Points to purchase various items. In Chen Yihan's mind, these points are used to buy life-saving items. Now that he has chosen this mission scenario, he hasn't spent the 100 Main God Points yet, so he definitely wants to see what he can buy first.

Chen Yihan chose "wait for the system to automatically transfer" and then walked to the vending machine in the corner.

This vending machine had quite a few items, and the prices were very low. However, the only thing that made Chen Yihan a bit depressed was that most of the low-priced and practical items had a note added: "For use in the beginner mission only, one-time mission consumable."

"This Fluorescent Armor is pretty good, but it's a bit too expensive," Chen Yihan muttered to himself, staring at the most expensive piece of armor, which cost 80 Main God Points.

Fluorescent Armor: One-time item, forms a 300-point energy fluorescent membrane around the body when worn, and disappears when the energy is depleted.

A 300-point energy fluorescent membrane is equivalent to adding 300 HP for Chen Yihan. Compared to his current 20 HP, this is a very powerful piece of equipment.

However, if he bought this Fluorescent Armor, he would only have 20 Main God Points left, which wouldn't be enough to buy life-saving medicine.

Chen Yihan also discovered a bottle of medicine that he had to buy, which cost 50 Main God Points.

H7 Medicine: Repairs all bodily functions and instantly adds 10 HP. (This medicine is for beginners only.)

"Is the beginner-only medicine only available from the beginner vending machine?" Chen Yihan shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Even if it's only sold at the beginner reception room vending machine, he only has 100 Main God Points, which is enough to buy 2 bottles. But he is going on a mission, and although there are shortcuts in the "The Fog" world, it is still an S-level difficulty mission. He's afraid the system will make him do some crazy tasks. The small monsters in "The Fog" are very powerful, let alone the super monsters whose tentacle tips can reach two or three meters and whose bodies can reach ten-story buildings.

Therefore, no matter what, Chen Yihan decided to buy some weapons.

After looking for a long time, Chen Yihan still couldn't make up his mind. Either the items were too expensive, or their attributes didn't satisfy him.

"Damn, having little money is really a hassle." Chen Yihan, like a poor housewife, was carefully calculating how to spend the least amount of money to buy the most useful equipment.

However, time doesn't wait for anyone, and the system voice sounded in Chen Yihan's ear again.

"Clank..."

"1 minute left until entering the mission. After the countdown, the contractor will be automatically transferred to the mission world."

"Countdown begins..."

"59..."

"58..."

"57..."

...

Chen Yihan didn't have much time left. He quickly weighed his options in his mind, then quickly flipped through the pages of the vending machine and clicked to buy the equipment he had carefully selected.

"3..."

"2..."

"1..."

"Countdown ends, Contractor No. 777 is being transferred to the mission world, start!"

As soon as the system voice ended, Chen Yihan felt a flash before his eyes, and everything turned pitch black. His body felt as if it had lost gravity and was sucked into a huge vortex by a powerful force.

But it was just a moment, and Chen Yihan felt raindrops hitting his face.

When he opened his eyes, everything was pitch black. On both sides were dense forests, and he was standing alone on a road.

A light dripping sound reached his ears again, and the Main God Medal's prompt sounded:

"Mission World: The Fog."

"This mission is a beginner mission, difficulty level: S."

"Corresponding to the mission difficulty, sending a beginner package, arranging..."

"Clank..."

"Beginner package as follows: 1. Randomly generated three skills, choose one to learn. 2. Randomly generated 10 items, choose 3. 3. All attributes are doubled in this mission."

Before Chen Yihan could react, three skills appeared before his eyes.

"Skill: Scouting. Use on a specified target to obtain target information."

"Skill: Powerful Strike. Instantly increases attack, causing 10 fixed damage to the target, skill can be upgraded."

"Skill: Fireball. Consumes a certain amount of energy to launch a fireball, causing damage to the target, skill can be upgraded."

The three skills were one auxiliary and two attack skills.

After looking for a long time, Chen Yihan finally gave up on the two attack skills and chose Scouting. His thinking was clear: his current strength was already as low as it could be. Even if he encountered a monster, he wouldn't stand a chance, let alone a stronger person in the mission world. It's better to get more life-saving items.

Scouting can help Chen Yihan understand the world and the enemy in detail, and combined with his familiarity with the mission world, his chances of survival would be much higher.

After choosing Scouting, Chen Yihan felt a buzz in his head, like the dizziness from standing up too quickly after squatting for a long time. The Main God Medal then prompted: Skill obtained, skill bar function activated.

Subsequently, the skill bar appeared before Chen Yihan's eyes. At the top, it read: You currently have five skill slots, one skill learned.

Skill: Scouting—can use mental energy to investigate a specified target. Scouting can collect information about the opponent, including background information for non-combatants and combat information for combatants. The detail of the information depends on the mental energy difference between the two parties. The skill level and the opponent's willpower are related; the greater the difference, the more detailed the information obtained, including the opponent's weaknesses. Using the Scouting skill consumes 3 points of energy each time, lasts for 10 minutes, and has no cooldown.

Basic Talent: Not activated.

Abnormal Power: Not activated.

Cultivation Method: Not activated.

Bloodline Ability: Not activated.

Character Ability Data Display: Contractor No. 777 of the Seventh City, Main Attributes: Strength 1 (2), Agility 2 (4), Constitution 1 (2), Energy 1 (2), Perception 2 (4), Will 2 (4), Charm 2 (4).

"Clank... Attribute data display activated, all contractors automatically cancel fatal points, including the head and heart, which are no longer fatal points but become vital points. Vital points, when hit, do not result in immediate death but cause double damage, which can be recovered."

On the character image, two bars appeared, one red and one blue, showing 20 HP and 20 Energy, respectively.

This was the most straightforward and understandable for a shut-in who grew up playing games. These two bars and numbers represent his HP and Energy, or "HP" and "MP" in game terms.

However, seeing that he only had 20 HP, Chen Yihan was still depressed. This was after doubling; if not doubled, his HP would only be a pitiful 10.

Next, a row of items appeared before Chen Yihan's eyes.

"Fluorescent Armor: One-time item, forms a 300-point energy fluorescent membrane around the body when worn, and disappears when the energy is depleted."

"Damn!" Chen Yihan was extremely depressed. The first item was the Fluorescent Armor he had hesitated about for a long time, which cost 80 Main God Points. Unfortunately, he had already bought another piece of armor, which wasn't as good as this but was still decent.

Chen Yihan reluctantly continued to look down.

"Flame Cloak: When worn, forms a half-meter diameter flame barrier around the body, causing 1 point of damage per second to enemies entering the flame barrier. After activation, it lasts for 300 seconds, and the item disappears after 300 seconds. Can be used in conjunction with other defensive items."

Chen Yihan didn't think twice and directly chose the "Flame Cloak." This was a great item, almost tailor-made for a specific scenario in the mission world.

However, this was just Chen Yihan's idea. Whether it could be practically used still needed to be verified.

Continuing to look down, Chen Yihan didn't think twice and directly chose the seventh item.

Another bottle of "H7 Medicine" was obtained.

This H7 Medicine, as much as possible, was the best life-saving tool.

For the third item, Chen Yihan hesitated for a long time and finally chose a "Fatal Poison Needle" as a "bet" item.

Winning the bet means great wealth and honor.

Losing the bet means no significant loss to himself.