Chapter 4

"Is this a world similar to Heroes of Might and Magic?"

At this moment, Liu Siyi was standing in a forest, looking at the towering trees, some of which were over ten meters high, and had never been seen before. His eyes were filled with excitement.

This should be near the unfamiliar territory where the legendary mage arrived after fleeing for an unknown amount of time. Although the spatial tunnel connected two worlds, even the slightest difference could result in a vast distance. At least, according to the legendary mage's perception, there was no sense of the presence of any seventh-level or higher power in the vicinity. This meant that the area was either undeveloped or a wilderness.

"System, open my attribute panel!" Liu Siyi muttered to himself.

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"There's no response? No health points, no magic points, and strength and agility are not displayed in numbers. However, the lightning rune inherited from the legacy has numerical attributes... It seems this is a world similar to a game but very close to reality."

I hope it's an undeveloped area.

From a strength perspective, Liu Siyi could not open the spatial tunnel himself. If not for the power of the lightning rune, he would not have been able to enter this world through the lightning tunnel.

In the original world, Liu Siyi, who had already cultivated magical power, was eager to test various spells, especially the powerful summoning of a fire phoenix, which could determine the outcome of a battle. However, perhaps due to the different world rules, even with magical power, he could only cast lightning spells.

With the doubt of whether he would only become a thunder god in the real world and not enter the other world, Liu Siyi tried to open the lightning tunnel, and surprisingly, he succeeded on his first attempt.

After all, using the power of lightning to open a spatial tunnel should also be considered a lightning spell.

Finally, with a mix of trepidation, he decided to enter the game world and take a chance.

According to the information from the legendary mage, the game world was not a peaceful place. On the contrary, due to issues of resources, population, and laws, it was a world of frequent wars. The main reason was that by killing enemies, one could absorb their evolutionary power to grow stronger.

Is this what they call experience points?

In any case, Liu Siyi, alone in a dense forest, could not help but feel nervous.

Eagle Eye.

This is a second-level adventure spell that can detect the presence of other units within a certain range. If the caster is proficient in reconnaissance, the range will be larger, and it will show whether there is a hero leading the units, the number of units, and the garrison in the castle.

In the real world, Liu Siyi's body was filled with lightning magic power, so he could only cast lightning spells. However, in this game world, the level of magic one possesses determines the level of spells that can be cast, without the distinction between different magic types. Therefore, he could cast the non-lightning spell Eagle Eye.

The moment he cast this spell, Liu Siyi felt a three-dimensional map suddenly appear in his mind, with himself represented as a green dot. The map quickly expanded outward from this green dot, clearly reflecting every blade of grass and tree in his mind.

How large was the three-dimensional map? Liu Siyi could not see it in his mind, but he could estimate it by comparing the distance he saw in front of him with the distance of the streets in his former city. The map should cover an area of at least ten kilometers.

This distance might seem large to many people, but in this game world, ten kilometers was not much. In the legacy, the creatures in the game world, even first-level units, were much stronger than humans in the real world. A ten-kilometer journey would take a foot soldier no more than thirty minutes. It's easy to imagine how fast the flying units and high-level units could move.

Fortunately, Liu Siyi's position was still safe, as there were no other units within a ten-kilometer radius.

Spatial Vision! Liu Siyi cast another third-level reconnaissance spell, feeling his mental energy drop by a small fraction.

This spell is a combination of the first-level reconnaissance spells Earth Vision and Air Vision. Upon casting, a three-dimensional observation map immediately appeared in his mind, centered on his green dot, but the range expanded tenfold.

This is a real-world otherworld, and it's impossible for a single spell to reveal the entire map. The range is limited by the hero's proficiency in reconnaissance skills. With Liu Siyi's basic wisdom, he could only display a range of one hundred kilometers in diameter.

This range might seem large to some, but to the legendary mage, it was just the range of a single teleportation.

This spell only provides a general overview. Combined with Eagle Eye, it can quickly reveal the strength of surrounding units.

As for the original Earth Vision and Air Vision, Earth Vision can reveal the locations of various resources, treasures, minerals, and terrain.

This spell is very powerful in the game, as it can be used in the early stages to determine the hero's path, greatly aiding rapid development. In the later stages, experts can use the terrain to deduce the location of enemy castles and launch attacks through dimensional gates.

Air Vision! This is also a first-level adventure spell with the same range as Earth Vision, capable of revealing the locations of unhidden heroes, units, and castles.

In the game, these two reconnaissance spells are very useful, but in this world, which is a reality close to a game, one cannot view it with a game perspective.

Take mineral deposits, for example. In the game, a single building can be established and occupied to provide a continuous supply of resources. In reality, undeveloped mineral deposits mostly exist in the form of ore, similar to real-world mining. Only large deposits that have accumulated over time can form visible resource mines. Small deposits and rare minerals are scattered and do not form resource mines. Therefore, even if you are standing on a gold mine, you would not know it.

The third-level reconnaissance spell Spatial Vision not only combines these but also improves them.

Within the range of Spatial Vision, heroes, castles, units, and outdoor buildings on the surface and underground are detected, but their specific levels and numbers are not shown, nor can it detect mineral deposits underfoot. The stronger the caster's mental energy, the clearer the view. If one were a deity, they would not need any spells; a single sweep of mental energy would reveal everything about the hero.

For detecting small and rare minerals, alchemists have developed specialized mining spells that display the minerals within the range in various colors, allowing one to determine the type of mineral based on the color.

Currently, Liu Siyi can only see a forest and various terrains, and the units, but not their specific numbers.

Upon casting the reconnaissance spell, the treasures, resources, minerals, units, castles, and terrains within a one-hundred-kilometer radius appeared in his mind. Only within a ten-kilometer radius were the details clear, including the number of units and the amount of resources.

Treasures do not appear directly but are obtained from treasure chests. As long as they are not hidden well or the caster has strong mental energy, they can be seen in Spatial Vision. The type of treasure obtained depends on luck.

Mining Spell! This first-level spell is naturally not overlooked. As the Titan Castle, which focuses on puppet creation, the Mining Spell is a spell that almost all heroes must learn.

The range of the Mining Spell is also one hundred kilometers, but unfortunately, there was no response within the range, meaning that within a one-hundred-kilometer radius centered on Liu Siyi, there were no mineral deposits.

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