Chapter 3

The next morning, Li Xue knocked on the bedroom door of Wang Yu and his wife, delivering a small box.

"Is this the equipment?" Wang Yu opened the box and took out something that looked like a hat, asking.

Li Xue said, "Yes, just connect the network cable and power, and press the switch. The device will connect directly to the cloud system! It's very convenient!"

"Interesting!" Wang Yu smiled, playing with the device as he returned to the bedroom.

Back in the bedroom, Wang Yu told Mu Zixian about joining the gold farming studio. Mu Zixian was very supportive of Wang Yu's decision.

Actually, Mu Zixian didn't expect Wang Yu to earn much money. She was just afraid that Wang Yu would get depressed at home. Wang Yu had been a bit distracted lately, and Mu Zixian was very worried. She had already thought about letting Wang Yu play games, but Wang Yu had refused.

Now that Wang Yu had joined the studio, it didn't matter whether he made money or not. The key was to let Wang Yu relax.

Mu Zixian pulled Wang Yu and instructed, "Honey, let me tell you, after you enter the game, find the village chief to get a quest. The village chief is the one with an exclamation mark above his head. The one with a question mark means the quest is already completed..."

Wang Yu waved his hand and smiled bitterly, "Dear, I'm also young. I've seen my brother play online games when I was free as a kid. I know the basics! Don't treat me like I'm from another world, okay..."

Finding a job, Wang Yu's mood improved a lot, and he talked more.

Mu Zixian smiled and pinched Wang Yu's face, "Oh, that's right... Haha, just give it a try, and if you have any questions, just ask me!" As a game customer service representative, Mu Zixian's knowledge of the game was definitely more professional than Li Xue's.

"Okay!"

Wang Yu nodded and connected the device to the power.

A flash of light, and Wang Yu entered the game.

In front of him was an ancient temple. The walls around the temple were in ruins, and in the center of the temple stood a huge altar.

On the altar, there were seven statues.

"Please choose your class!" A neutral voice sounded in Wang Yu's ear.

Wang Yu zoomed in on the screen and examined each of the seven statues.

The seven statues represented the seven classes in the game.

The king of melee: Warrior, with impressive physical attack and defense.

The harbinger of destruction: Mage, with destructive power that doesn't match their frail body.

The blessing of the gods: Priest, the most reliable teammate on the battlefield.

The reaper in the dark: Thief, speed and burst power make this a terrifying existence.

The glory of holy light: Knight, a body like a wall of copper and iron, defending the glory of the gods.

The elusive sniper: Archer, never let your enemies see your shadow!

The mysterious inheritor: Fighter, their fists and feet are their weapons!

After reading the class descriptions, Wang Yu pointed to the last statue without hesitation, "I choose Fighter!"

"Confirm class—Fighter!"

"Confirm!"

"Please enter your name!"

"Xianyu!" As someone who had trouble coming up with names, Wang Yu had thought about this name all night...

"Sorry, this name has already been registered!"

"..." Wang Yu was stunned. Such a tongue-twisting name was already registered, this game was indeed crowded.

After thinking for a while, Wang Yu simply said, "Tie Niu!" This was Wang Yu's nickname, given by his father because he was born strong like a bull.

"The name can be used, character created, enjoy the game!!"

Another flash of white light, and Wang Yu was teleported to a small village.

The village square was crowded with people. In the center stood an old man with white hair, an exclamation mark above his head. This old man should be the village chief.

Next was the game operation guide... Following the system's instructions, Wang Yu walked around and finally opened his character attributes.

Character attributes:

ID: Tie Niu (Fighter)

Level: LV-1

HP: 120 (4*30)

MP: 90 (3*30)

Strength: 5

Constitution: 4

Spirit: 3

Intelligence: 3

Agility: 5

Attack: 2-7

Magic: 1-3

Physical Defense: 2-5

Magic Defense: 1-3

Equipment: Worn-out coarse cloth (Defense: 1-1)

Worn-out gloves (Attack: 1-2)

Skill: Side Kick (LV1) - A powerful leg attack dealing 120% physical damage and knocking the target back. Costs 30 MP.

The game was fair, all classes started with 20 attribute points, and the Fighter was somewhat balanced.

Closing the attribute interface, Wang Yu swung his fist and couldn't help but feel depressed, "What a lousy attribute, strength and speed are completely useless..."

Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. Wang Yu sighed and followed the crowd toward the village chief.

As he pushed through, Wang Yu became even more depressed. He was 1.85 meters tall, with a broad and muscular build, but he couldn't even push through a little girl (the girl was a Knight, with higher constitution and strength than a Fighter). This was not scientific at all!

Fortunately, new players below level 10 were protected by the system, otherwise with Wang Yu's constitution, he wouldn't have been able to reach the village chief.

"May I help you?" Wang Yu asked politely when he reached the village chief.

The village chief smiled and said, "Tie Niu, you're here. Recently, there have been wild dogs causing trouble in the village. Can you help me kill ten wild dogs?"

"System prompt: Accept the quest 'Wild Dogs'?"

A prompt box suddenly appeared in front of Wang Yu.

Wang Yu casually clicked "Accept."

Of course, he accepted. Otherwise, why would he risk being crushed to death to get here?

Quest prompt: Kill 10/0 rabid wild dogs.

After accepting the quest, Wang Yu pushed through the crowd and ran out of the village.

When he reached the outskirts of the village, Wang Yu was dumbfounded.

Was the old village chief blind? This wasn't a problem with wild dogs, it was a problem with too many people.

The hills were filled with players wearing coarse cloth, wandering around like zombies. When a monster respawned, they would rush over like grabbing red packets in a WeChat group. The poor wild dog would be dead before it even had a chance to bark.

While he was still dazed, a wild dog respawned at his feet, baring its teeth and growling at Wang Yu.

Rabid Wild Dog (LV1)

HP: 30

MP: 0

Skill: Bite

Hearing the growl, Wang Yu instinctively kicked the wild dog, sending it flying, and then punched it in the throat.

-9

-7

Two red numbers appeared above the wild dog's head.

Wang Yu's punch hit a vital spot. In reality, with his strength, even a wild wolf would be dead from that one hit.

However, this dog was quite resilient. It just whined, flipped over, and bit Wang Yu's leg.

A -3 appeared above Wang Yu's head.

Wang Yu was slightly stunned, then punched the dog's head twice, finally killing it.

The wild dog dropped a copper coin when it died.

"Unscientific, unscientific!" Wang Yu muttered as he picked up the copper coin and moved on to the next target.

Due to the large number of players and the scarcity of monsters, Wang Yu spent nearly half an hour killing ten wild dogs, each taking four or five hits.

However, after the first mistake, Wang Yu learned from his experience and wasn't bitten by any wild dogs again, which drew the attention of passing players.

With so many players in the game, experienced players could naturally figure out combo skills. However, it was rare for someone like Wang Yu to be able to kill a monster with a single combo.

After all, except for the first side kick, the other punches were all basic attacks, with low damage and no special effects. The attack speed in the early stages was not fast, and if the rhythm wasn't well connected, it was easy to be bitten back by the monster.

After killing the wild dogs, Wang Yu returned to the village and logged out of the game.

Taking off the game helmet, Mu Zixian was smiling at Wang Yu, "This game is pretty good, right? Let's eat first, and then play more after a full meal!"

"Okay!" Wang Yu put down the helmet and followed Mu Zixian to the living room.

Li Xue and the other three were also there, looking delighted, as if they had already played the game.

"Landlord! Have you played the game? What level are you?" Ma Li, who was naturally friendly, waved to Wang Yu.

Wang Yu smiled and responded, "Just level one... Still getting used to it!"

"Half a day and you haven't even leveled up once? What class did you choose? It can't be Fighter, right?" Ma Li asked.

Wang Yu was puzzled, "Yes, how did you know?"

Ma Li was shocked, "Oh no, Landlord, with so many classes to choose from, why did you pick that one?"

The others also looked at Wang Yu with strange expressions, full of confusion.

Even Mu Zixian looked extremely depressed, "Oh, I forgot to tell you not to choose the Fighter class!"

Wang Yu was a super martial artist in real life, so choosing Fighter in the game was quite natural. Mu Zixian had been careless and forgotten to mention this.

"What's wrong?" Wang Yu was confused.

Li Xue explained, "Fighter is currently the most versatile class in 'Rebirth'!"

"Isn't that good?"

"What's good about it!" Ma Li shouted, "Versatile means jack-of-all-trades, can't attack, can't defend, all attributes are average, it's practically useless..."

Wang Yu thought for a moment, "I don't think it's that bad?"

Li Xue said, "It's not very obvious at this stage, but there is a difference. Because of the Fighter's versatility, this class doesn't have weapon or armor proficiency skills. So, while other classes can kill a monster in three hits, a Fighter needs four to five... As the game progresses and weapon attributes improve, the gap will become more significant. That's why this class isn't very good, and the forums are going crazy over it!"

"Damn! What a lousy game!" Wang Yu cursed angrily.

Wang Yu wasn't regretting choosing the Fighter class; he was just frustrated. Martial artists like him were already struggling in real life, and now they were struggling in the game too. What had they done to deserve this?

Yi Yi, the kind-hearted girl, comforted Wang Yu, "Landlord, don't be upset. Fighters do have their advantages. At least there are no class restrictions on equipment. We'll give you any equipment we don't need in the future!"

"Thank you..." Wang Yu was even more depressed. He hadn't escaped being supported by others in real life, and now he would be supported in the game too.