Chapter 21

The next day was Sunday, and Mu Feng entered the game at noon, precisely at twelve o'clock. Entering the game at this time allowed him to reset the game time at midnight and play straight through until six in the morning. The remaining six hours could be used to enter the game again from six in the evening. This way, Mu Feng's game time was fixed from six in the evening to six in the morning. The rest of the time could be used for rest and taking care of Little Jiu.

After logging in, there were already many players in the elf capital, Essara. These were the players who had entered the game first after the daily game time reset at midnight. Mu Feng opened the game leaderboard, and the player at the top had already reached level 16, far ahead of the rest. They were known as "runners" on the forums.

The rune array on Mu Feng's body was too eye-catching, and as soon as he appeared, he attracted countless curious gazes. Mu Feng quickly slipped into a small alley, put on a plain, attribute-less cloak to cover himself, and set his ID to hidden, visible only to his teammates.

He summoned Little Xi from the pet space, and the little one immediately pounced happily, sitting on Mu Feng's left shoulder and hugging his neck with both arms. Of course, with her small size, she couldn't even hug a third of Mu Feng's neck. After comforting the lonely Little Xi, who had been with Little Jiu for so long, Mu Feng placed her in the pocket on his chest and left the alley. Mu Feng easily blended into the crowd and headed toward the Demon Hunter Guild.

When he arrived at the guild, it was already bustling with activity. Demon Hunters were constantly reporting in, even forming a long queue in the hall. Mu Feng would need to come to the guild to receive profession quests and learn basic skills, so registering with the guild was a necessary procedure.

Mu Feng silently joined the end of the registration queue, his gray cloak covering his entire body, and the shadow of the hood hiding his face. No one knew that this quiet person in the queue was the strong player who had appeared three times on the system announcements the previous day. Coincidentally, the two people in front of him were friends who were chatting happily.

"We really chose the right profession! I just thought it would be cool, but I didn't expect that the legendary player Melancholy Wind would also choose Demon Hunter. The instincts of legendary players are always right, which proves that the Demon Hunter profession is not just cool but has great potential!" one of the Demon Hunters said excitedly. The color of the runes on his body indicated that he had killed a Hell Reaper.

"Yeah, in 'Skyline,' you can't create a new character, and if you delete your character, you have to wait three days to start over. If it weren't for the confidence Melancholy Wind gave me, I might have already deleted my character," the other player agreed. He was more unfortunate, having only engraved the blood of a Lesser Demon. He must have been killed instantly by the Hell Reaper's devouring magic in the Trial Pit.

"By the way, which talent branch do you plan to choose?"

"I'm mainly focusing on intelligence, so I can only choose the Reaper talent branch." In 'Skyline,' each of the twelve professions has three talent branches to provide players with more playstyle options. The Demon Hunter's talent branches are Defense, Combat, and Reaper, focusing on defense, physical combat, and a mix of magic and physical abilities, respectively.

"I'll choose Combat. It's the most satisfying to use my spell reduction abilities to rush into the backline and instantly kill mages..."

The two were chatting happily, while Mu Feng gently pushed Little Xi, who had poked her head out of the pocket out of curiosity, back in. Mu Feng had already decided on his talent choice: Reaper! However, the talent system would only officially open at level 15, so for now, he could only think about it. The talent path would be determined by the first talent point invested at level 15.

The Demon Hunter is a hybrid profession, and the Reaper talent branch takes this to the extreme. Of course, for some, being good at everything means being mediocre at everything. Only experts can fully utilize the Reaper talent branch.

It was soon Mu Feng's turn to register, and the NPC elf lady warmly greeted him. "Hello, may I ask your name?"

"Melancholy Wind." Mu Feng's response instantly caused a commotion in the hall. How could anyone here, as Demon Hunter players, not know who Melancholy Wind was? The pen in the lady's hand even fell to the ground.

"What?" The two who had just finished registering and hadn't left yet almost fell over. They had been chatting in front of a legend! They felt embarrassed and quickly left with red faces. Even the elf lady was almost petrified.

"This... I'm sorry, sir, please follow me to the second floor for a chat." The lady stepped out from behind the counter, bowed deeply, and said with a red face. She had been a bit too flustered.

"Sure." Mu Feng didn't ask any more questions and followed the elf lady to the second floor of the Demon Hunter Guild. It seemed that his title as a profession hero had at least earned him special treatment at the guild.

There were not many rooms on the second floor, and only a few people. Mu Feng was directly led to the largest office. The girl knocked on the door carefully.

"Who is it?" an elderly voice came from inside.

"President, the person you asked me to pay special attention to has arrived!" the elf lady replied.

"Oh? Bring him in quickly!" The elderly voice was filled with surprise and immediately invited Mu Feng in.

"Please come in." The elf lady opened the door and gestured for him to enter.

"Sure." Mu Feng walked in, and the elf lady closed the door behind him.

"Hello, young profession hero." In the grand room, an elder was sitting in a chair, looking at him with a warm smile, but his sharp eyes seemed to see through everything.

"Hello." Mu Feng took off his hood, revealing his true appearance and his title.

"I am President Asar of the Demon Hunter Guild. Queen Theresa has specially instructed me to personally handle your registration. However, before that, I have a bold request. May I see the runes on your body?"

"Give me a reason." Mu Feng was puzzled by Asar's request.

"Don't misunderstand. I heard that the runes on your body are the last and most perfect work of my old friend Scarsa. So, I want to see them with my own eyes. Of course, I will not treat you unfairly!" Asar pleaded. Any Demon Hunter has a near-obsessive pursuit of rune engraving.

"Alright." Mu Feng had to return Little Xi to the pet space and then removed his gray cloak, revealing the intricate and beautiful patterns.

"Truly a perfect work... Scarsa..." Thinking of his old friend who had lost his life for these runes, Asar couldn't help but feel a bit sad.

"Can I register now?" Mu Feng asked.

"Of course!" Asar finally came to his senses, stood up from his chair, and approached Mu Feng. He handed him a medal.

"Ding, you have obtained a custom profession badge." Custom Profession Badge: Accessory, Level (Epic). Agility +10, Strength +10, Intelligence +10. Can be upgraded through profession quests.

"I will handle the specific registration procedures for you. This custom profession badge, which you can only get after upgrading the badge from downstairs three times, has the same properties as the upgraded version! The benefits of each upgrade increase as you progress!" Asar said.

"Thank you." Mu Feng equipped the badge. Each player has only two accessory slots, and now both of Mu Feng's slots were full. With the godlike pet Little Xi, the Life Stone was no longer as important. He could replace it with a better accessory if he found one, as the Life Stone was just a simple recovery accessory.

"Also, this is a private letter to the president of the Human Lionheart City branch. Just give it to him, and he will know what to do."

"Sure." Mu Feng took the letter.

"May you have a smooth journey!" Asar waved to Mu Feng. He watched Mu Feng leave, seemingly deep in thought...

After successfully registering, Mu Feng put on his cloak and left the guild, heading straight for the port in the north of the city. From there, he could take a boat directly to the main human city, Lionheart City.

PS: I'm pushing for the rankings tonight, please support me! After 12:00 AM, log in to Zongheng and vote for me with red votes!

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