Chapter 2

In order to cater to a wide range of players, the Divine Realm allows players to play in their sleep, with the game time being different from real time. In the game, 48 hours equals one hour in reality, which means two hours in the game for every one hour in real life.

In the game, 48 hours make up a day, with 30 hours being daytime and 18 hours being nighttime, following a very regular pattern.

Moreover, the night in real life is daytime in the game, allowing many working adults to experience the joy of the game.

As soon as Shi Feng entered the Divine Realm, he first passed through a colorful tunnel and then arrived at a solemn golden temple.

A small female angel with four pairs of snow-white wings flew up to Shi Feng.

"Hello, adventurer. Welcome to the Divine Realm. I am the guide angel Gabriel. I will introduce you to the four major categories and twelve major professions in the Divine Realm, from which you can choose your favorite profession."

With a wave of Gabriel's small hand, twelve profession introductions appeared before Shi Feng.

These twelve professions belong to four major categories.

Warrior Class: Shield Warrior, Guardian Knight, Berserker.

Weapon Class: Swordsman, Assassin, Ranger.

Healing Class: Priest, Druid, Oracle.

Magic Class: Elementalist, Summoner, Warlock.

The Warrior Class focuses on defense and tanking, the Weapon Class on physical damage, the Healing Class on healing, and the Magic Class on magical damage. Each profession has a different combat style, which is one of the major selling points of the Divine Realm.

In his previous life, Shi Feng chose the Swordsman from the Weapon Class, known as the Magician of Swords.

Shi Feng had invested so much in the Swordsman profession that he naturally wouldn't choose any other. Without hesitation, he chose the Swordsman, a profession he was extremely familiar with.

"Profession selection complete. Please name your character."

"Night Edge."

Shi Feng chose the same name as in his previous life.

"Naming successful. Do you want to adjust your facial appearance? The adjustment rate is 15%."

Shi Feng thought for a moment. Not wanting to be too conspicuous, he chose a 15% adjustment. Although it wasn't as handsome as his real self, others definitely wouldn't recognize him.

"Please choose your birthplace in the Star Moon Kingdom."

Immediately, a map of the Star Moon Kingdom appeared before Shi Feng, showing dozens of cities.

The Divine Realm launched globally, and to accommodate hundreds of millions of players, the land of the Divine Realm was incredibly vast, comparable to two or three times the surface area of Earth. There were many countries, but the player's starting country was determined by their real-world location and city. Players could only choose the city within their country.

"White River City."

Shi Feng didn't plan to choose any other city and directly selected the most familiar White River City.

White River City is the fifth-largest city in the Star Moon Kingdom and an important city in the eastern part of the kingdom. Many small studios prefer to develop here to avoid conflicts with large guilds.

"City confirmed. Players will be randomly teleported to Maple Leaf Town, a subordinate of White River City. Teleportation in 3 seconds. Wishing you a pleasant gaming experience."

Shi Feng felt a flash before his eyes and was teleported away.

Maple Leaf Town, with its medieval architectural style, was filled with neatly arranged houses. The streets were bustling with NPCs moving and interacting, making it feel like entering another world.

Shi Feng was teleported in front of a church, wearing gray novice leather armor and carrying a novice sword at his waist, looking like a down-and-out swordsman.

"Indeed, I've come to Maple Leaf Town again." Shi Feng smiled, looking at the familiar town with confidence.

At this moment, a large number of players were already wandering around, talking to NPCs, and looking for quest clues. A few players had already left the town to kill monsters in the wild, all working hard, as if they wanted to split their time in two.

Shi Feng didn't pay attention to the other players. With a light flick of his finger, the player attribute panel appeared.

Character: Night Edge (Human)

Kingdom: Star Moon

Title: None

Profession: Swordsman

Level: 0

Health: 100/100

Attack: 13

Defense: 4

Attack Speed: 3

Movement Speed: 4

Attributes: Strength 5, Agility 3, Stamina 4, Intelligence 2, Spirit 2.

Free Attribute Points: 4

Weapon Proficiency: One-handed Sword Proficiency +5 (Apprentice level, increases one-handed sword damage by 5%), Two-handed Sword Proficiency +5 (Apprentice level, increases two-handed sword damage by 5%)

Free Proficiency Points: 0

Profession Attributes:

Swordsman Attribute 1: Sword Proficiency +5

Swordsman Attribute 2: Gain 8 free proficiency points every five levels.

Swordsman Attribute 3: Sword skill proficiency increases by 50%.

Skill: Slash, Action-based, Requires Sword, Adds 8 damage, 5-second cooldown, Skill Level 1 (Proficiency 0/300).

Equipment: Swordsman Leather Armor (Gray Junk), Durability 10/10, Defense 2, Equipment Level 0. Practice One-handed Novice Sword (Gray Junk), Durability 15/15, Attack 3, Requires 3 Strength, Equipment Level 0.

In his backpack were ten slices of bread and ten bags of water. Eating bread restores 10 HP per second, and drinking water restores 10 MP per second, both lasting for ten seconds.

All Swordsman players start with the same attributes, the only difference being the choice of free attribute points.

Players gain 4 free attribute points for each level, and as they level up, the distribution of these points can vary, forming their own unique styles.

Strength increases physical attack and carrying capacity, Agility increases attack speed and movement speed, Stamina increases health and stamina, Intelligence increases magical attack and mana, and Spirit increases mana regeneration and healing power. Each profession has its own focus.

Swordsman is a physical damage profession, and most people prioritize Strength. The previous Shi Feng also chose this, with 2 points in Strength, 1 point in Stamina, and 1 point in Agility, a very standard and average choice.

However, this time, Shi Feng didn't plan to do the same.

Without hesitation, Shi Feng clicked the Agility plus sign, adding all 4 points to Agility, increasing it to 7 points, making his attack speed 4 and movement speed 5.

Such a distribution, even an Assassin known for Agility, wouldn't do. In the early stages, players usually prioritize damage, adding more points to Strength for faster leveling.

Unfortunately, Shi Feng didn't think so.

In the early stages of the Divine Realm, for melee professions, Agility is the best choice. This secret was only discovered a few weeks after the Divine Realm launched, and when it was found, countless melee players regretted their initial point distribution, pounding their chests and spitting blood.

After distributing the attribute points, Shi Feng looked around.

In just a short while, another large group of players had been teleported in. The central square, not very large, was filled with green diamond markers, all players, completely covering the yellow NPC markers, making it hard to find an NPC.

Ding!

Shi Feng's voice communication rang. The caller was named Black Cloud Covering the Sun, a call from Heizi.

"Brother Feng, I chose the Warlock and was teleported to Falling Moon Town. Where are you?" Heizi was very excited, eager to show his skills.

"I'm in Maple Leaf Town, not far from Falling Moon Town. Come to Maple Leaf Town, and I'll help you level up." Shi Feng said.

"Brother Feng, are you crazy? Do you know how far Falling Moon Town is from Maple Leaf Town? The map shows it will take me 7 hours to get there. I'll fall far behind other players. We should level up separately and meet in White River City at level 10." Heizi was almost furious, earning 16,000 credit points in ten days was already crazy, but entering the Divine Realm and not leveling up crazily, instead wasting 7 hours, was out of the question.

"Don't worry, just come. The time you waste will be quickly made up." Shi Feng said calmly.

Hearing Shi Feng's confident tone, Heizi was excited. "Brother Feng, do you have information from the beta testers?"

Before the Divine Realm launched, many people were invited to test it, known as beta testers. They had the first-hand information about the Divine Realm, although the game would make changes, the information they knew was definitely much more than ordinary players.

"What do you think? Just come quickly." Shi Feng said mysteriously.

Heizi was excited, knowing Shi Feng must have reliable information. "Alright, Brother Feng, I'll be there. I'm coming now."

After hanging up with Heizi, Shi Feng walked toward a dark alley in the town.

The entire Maple Leaf Town had hundreds of NPCs, but only a few dozen gave quests. There were only five hidden quests and one unique quest. The unique quest was the only one of its kind, and once completed, it was gone.

This unique quest in Maple Leaf Town was discovered two months after the Divine Realm launched, causing a sensation in White River City. Since it was the only one, the lucky player who completed it posted the walkthrough, making many players envious. Unfortunately, the quest was gone, and no one could complete it again.

This time, Shi Feng wouldn't let this unique quest slip away.

Shi Feng arrived at the dark alley, where there were many ragged beggars. Seeing Shi Feng approach, they surrounded him like hungry wolves, begging for food.

Some players had given these beggars a lot of food before, and the beggars would then ask for more, increasingly expensive and rare items. One player even agreed to all their demands, fulfilling over ten of their requests, but the beggars still gave nothing in return, almost driving the player to despair, becoming a laughingstock.

"Get lost!"

Shi Feng shouted, drawing his novice sword. The beggars, who had no resistance, scattered and hid to the side.

As the beggars dispersed, Shi Feng walked to a corner where a beggar lay, a middle-aged man in rags. He was no different from the other beggars, except that he didn't beg for food, showing a strong sense of dignity.

"Sir, do you need any help?" Shi Feng asked formally.

"Can you give me some food? I haven't eaten for five days." The beggar said.

Shi Feng smiled and said seriously, "I'm sorry, sir, I can't fulfill your request."

If a normal person heard this, they would probably be furious, but the beggar just sighed and said nothing.

"However, if you are willing to pay a price, I can give you the food you need." Shi Feng said.

The beggar looked up at Shi Feng, his eyes filled with hope. "If I had money, I would definitely pay. But I have nothing. If, if you are willing to help me, I will pay the price. Will you help me?"

"What do you want me to do?" Shi Feng asked.

The beggar said earnestly, "Please help me kill the mayor of Maple Leaf Town, Cross."

Although Maple Leaf Town was a small town, the mayor was a level 15 elite, guarded by level 25 guards. Moreover, killing an NPC would result in being wanted by other NPCs. Killing the mayor was an extremely crazy act, and no player would believe this was a quest. It was like sending players to their deaths, and no one would agree to such a ridiculous request.

"Alright, I'll do it." Shi Feng agreed without hesitation, smiling.

System: Accepted unique quest "Sherlock's Request."

Quest Content: Kill the mayor of Maple Leaf Town, Cross, and deliver the mayor's emblem to Sherlock. Player level must not exceed level 10.

After accepting the quest, Shi Feng turned and walked toward the town hall where the mayor was located.