Chapter 2

"Scanning in progress, please wait..."

Standing there, Chu Rui let the unknown rays of light scan his body. He waited for nearly three minutes before the light gradually faded.

"Scan successful! Please name your character!"

Naming?

Chu Rui was slightly taken aback and pondered for a moment.

"Blood Shadow!"

"Sorry, that name is already taken!"

The prompt left Chu Rui somewhat stunned. He had originally wanted a name that matched his profession and sounded cool, but it turned out someone had beaten him to it.

"Ghost Hand!"

"Sorry, that name is already taken!"

Chu Rui: "..."

"Trick Hand!"

"Naming successful! You can now view your basic attributes!"

Taking a deep breath, Chu Rui instinctively wiped his forehead, finding it quite frustrating to choose a name.

Opening the attribute panel!

ID: Trick Hand!

Level: 0!

Class: Thief!

Secondary Class: None!

Guild: None!

Spouse: None!

Health: 150/150 (Constitution * 10)

Mana: 130/130 (Spirit * 10)

Physical Attack: 17 (Strength * 1)

Magic Attack: 13 (Spirit * 1)

Physical Defense: 3 (Constitution / 5)

Magic Defense: 2 (Spirit / 5)

Speed: 2 (Agility / 10)

Health Regeneration: 1 point/second (Constitution / 10)

Mana Regeneration: 1 point/second (Spirit / 10)

Toughness: 10 (Spirit Strength, Physical Strength, affects control effects! Fixed attribute, cannot be changed!)

Strength: 17 (Affects attack power!)

Constitution: 15 (Affects health cap, health regeneration, and defense!)

Agility: 20 (Affects evasion, speed, and critical hit rate!)

Spirit: 13 (Affects mana regeneration, mana cap, and magic defense!)

Luck: 8 (Affects critical hit rate, drop rate, forging success rate, and theft chance!)

Skills: None!

"Phew..."

Looking at his attributes, Chu Rui couldn't help but sigh in relief. In "Heaven's Destiny," the initial attribute values can be up to 20 points, with Toughness and Luck at 10 points. Toughness is determined by one's mental state, while Luck is random. From what he could see, his attributes were quite impressive. None of the four main attributes were below 10, and his Agility had reached the maximum of 20 points, as did his Toughness.

Chu Rui smiled faintly, showing no signs of arrogance. For him, Blood Hand Trick Shadow, speed had always been his strongest attribute. Getting a maxed-out Agility wasn't something to be proud of. As for Toughness, as an assassin, his mental fortitude was already as solid as a rock. Even if he were whipped, he wouldn't reveal any information. A Toughness of 10 points, while surprising, wasn't too shocking.

"Chime, congratulations on reaching the maximum Agility of 20 points, you have obtained the special skill 'Wind of Agility' Level 1!"

"Chime, congratulations on reaching the maximum Toughness of 10 points, you have obtained the special skill 'Mental Immunity' Level 1!"

Two skills?

Hearing the system prompt, Xiao Ling was overjoyed and quickly opened the skill panel!

Wind of Agility: Unique skill, Level 1, 0/10000. Only players with a maximum Agility of 20 points can obtain this skill, which is unique and cannot be possessed by others. A special skill for the king of speed, can be upgraded! Effect: Consumes 20 MP, grants a fixed speed boost (Level * current speed) for 1 minute, with a 1-hour cooldown.

Mental Immunity: Unique skill, Level 1, 0/10000. Only players with a maximum Toughness of 10 points can obtain this skill, which is unique and cannot be possessed by others. Can be upgraded! Effect: Consumes 50 MP, grants immunity to all mental effects and attacks for 30 seconds, with a 5-hour cooldown.

So powerful!

Looking at the two skills in the skill panel, Chu Rui was stunned. Mental Immunity was less impressive in the early game, but in the late game, it would be terrifying to ignore all mental attacks from both bosses and players. For a fragile thief like him, who relied on one-hit kills, being hit by a mental attack could be fatal. Even with maxed-out Toughness, he couldn't completely ignore mental attacks, but now, Mental Immunity almost eliminated his biggest weakness.

The most terrifying was Wind of Agility. This skill was almost godlike. At just Level 1, it gave Chu Rui a speed boost of 2 points. Considering that speed is determined by Agility divided by 10, Chu Rui's maxed-out Agility only gave him 2 points of speed. Wind of Agility doubled that, which was incredibly overpowered. As he leveled up and the skill improved, the boost would become even more insane. Being the king of speed, if he continued like this, he could become a god of speed!

Getting two powerful, upgradable skills at once, Chu Rui was in high spirits and happily logged out of the game.

Taking off his helmet, Chu Rui turned on his computer and watched videos of classic MMORPG experts, taking on quests, and completing dungeons. Although he had played games during his time as an assassin, he had never fully committed to them. As an assassin, he was the undisputed king, but in the gaming world, even a weakling in real life could overpower him. With "Heaven's Destiny" using virtual technology instead of a mouse and keyboard, he was confident he could excel. For now, he needed to understand the game's basic information and common knowledge.

The basic setting of "Heaven's Destiny" is a Western fantasy magic era, with cultural backgrounds from various countries, many of which are hidden quests or conditions.

After watching game videos, guides, and strategies for the afternoon, Chu Rui, despite feeling a bit dizzy, forced himself to memorize and analyze the information.

Turning off his computer, Chu Rui picked up the virtual helmet and read the slogan on it:

An unpredictable world, a stage to showcase yourself! As long as you dare to imagine and act, anything is possible!

Anything is possible? How interesting!

Smiling faintly, Chu Rui put down the helmet and took a cold shower. Ignoring all the ingredients and ready-to-eat foods he had bought, he was in a great mood after getting two super skills and naturally didn't want to eat those. This was his first meal back in his home country, and he wanted something special.

It was around eight o'clock when he went out. Although it was summer, it was already getting dark. Walking along, he found many delicious snacks. Curious, Chu Rui almost ate his way through the street, trying a little of everything he saw.

Throwing away the bamboo skewer and swallowing the last piece of grilled tendon, Chu Rui let out a satisfied burp. Patting his nearly full stomach, he looked ahead to a large food stall surrounded by a crowd. After a moment's thought, he walked over. So many people meant the food must be good, and even though he was quite full, he could still try a little.

"Boss, three grilled chicken wings, ten skewers of beef, and three pieces of lamb!"

"Boss, three plates of fried rice noodles and three chicken legs!"

"Boss, is mine ready yet? Bring the beer over first!"

"..."

The small food stall was bustling, with all the small tables filled. A young woman in her thirties, dressed simply and wearing an apron, was busy sweating profusely. It was quite a challenge for her, as it was still summer and very hot, yet she had to work in such a hot place.

Glancing at the customers, almost all were men, their eyes constantly scanning the busy young woman. Clearly, they were more interested in her than the food.

"Excuse me, are you alone?"

A timid voice sounded in Chu Rui's ear. Turning, he saw a young girl dressed like the young woman, standing nervously beside him.

"Yes, I'm alone. Is there a seat available?"

Chu Rui smiled and nodded.

"There's one inside, please follow me!"

Seeing Chu Rui's smile, the girl blushed slightly and quickly turned to lead the way.

"Ah..."

In her hurry, she bumped into a table corner, causing her to stumble and fall.

In a flash, Chu Rui quickly caught the girl around the waist, pulling her up.

"Wow, young man, you're quick!"

"Hehe, Xiao Fei, don't get so excited over a handsome guy!"

"Hehe, Xiao Fei, you're still as shy as ever!"

"..."

The teasing comments made Chu Rui see the girl's face turn almost red with embarrassment, and he couldn't help but chuckle. In this day and age, it was rare to find such a shy girl.

"Sorry!"

Steadying herself, the girl called Xiao Fei stepped away from Chu Rui, lowered her head, and ignored the teasing, walking straight ahead.

Chu Rui glanced around, the teasing and whistling making him a bit uncomfortable, but he wasn't annoyed. He preferred this lively life to the cold, silent life of an assassin. However, seeing the fiery eyes of some young men, he felt a bit embarrassed. Clearly, Chu Rui's actions had hurt their pride.

Smiling faintly, Chu Rui didn't mind and instead rubbed his fingers, reminiscing about the soft feeling. This action only made the others more indignant, and if not for a bit of reason, they might have rushed over to challenge him to a real fight.

Shaking his head, Chu Rui patted his nearly full stomach and walked over to sit down, ordering the special dishes from the menu. Glancing at the customers who kept staring at the young woman and Xiao Fei, Chu Rui found it amusing. Clearly, the success of the business was closely tied to these two women, whether they were sisters or mother and daughter.

"Here's your food! This spicy chicken leg is a free gift, thank you for saving me earlier!"

After about twenty minutes, Xiao Fei finally brought the food Chu Rui had ordered.

"Oh, thank you!"

Looking at the fragrant, golden chicken leg on the table, Xiao Ling was slightly taken aback and then smiled at the blushing Xiao Fei.

Watching Xiao Fei's retreating back, Chu Rui chuckled and began to eat.

It had to be said that the success of the business was not just due to the two young, beautiful women, but also because the food was truly excellent. Chu Rui, who was already quite full, ended up eating much more than he had intended.

Patting his full stomach, Chu Rui returned home around ten o'clock. After some exercise to digest, he finally went to sleep.

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