Chapter 3: Creating a Character, Lin Mu

In fact, the helmet wasn't anything special. It wouldn't give out any divine artifacts or game currency. It was just a small tool reward given by the AI to some informed individuals in various countries at the start of the game to provide a bit of convenience.

A teleportation scroll that could designate a character's arrival point, this provided a significant convenience for players with organized plans.

After all, using a teleportation array in the game cost 1 gold coin, and some special arrays were even more expensive.

1 gold coin equals 100 silver coins, which equals 10,000 copper coins. When players were born, they only had 500 copper coins as a system reward, and buying equipment, food, and other necessities required a lot of money.

Survival was already difficult, let alone teleportation.

With this designated teleportation scroll, organized players could gather together, giving leaders of factions a better advantage.

As for fairness, well...

Originally, players logging into "Mythical World" would randomly appear in various cities.

However, for Lin Mu, with his extraordinary experiences, he could use the strategies from his previous life to gain some early advantages, thus having a chance to compete for dominance in the future.

"Mythical World" didn't yet have the unparalleled influence it would have in the future, but the number of people buying game helmets was still terrifying.

Lin Mu currently didn't have the money to buy a game virtual cabin, so he would buy one when he had spare money in the future.

After receiving the helmet, Lin Mu hurried back to his rented room.

Returning to his room, with the game world not yet open, Lin Mu quickly recalled his previous experiences and strategies, writing them down bit by bit in a notebook...

A good memory is not as good as a bad pen!

In his rebirth, his memory seemed to have improved!

On January 1, 2079, at 8:00 AM, a day that would be recorded in the annals of the new century, "Mythical World" officially launched.

It was New Year's Day, and many people were on holiday. Many who had bought helmets entered the game, reaching a small peak, with reportedly 600 million citizens of Huaxia entering the game that day.

In 2078, the latest census in Huaxia showed a population of about 2 billion!

Whether in population or economy, Huaxia ranked among the world's top!

Wearing the helmet and lying quietly in bed,

The helmet was designed very reasonably to fit the human body, preventing numbness from lying for too long. It had features like massage, making it very advanced.

As the time slowly approached 8:00 AM, Lin Mu's consciousness wavered, and he felt a darkness before his eyes. In an instant, he found himself in a familiar and grand scene.

He knew this was an introduction to the historical background. Familiar with everything, he immediately skipped these introductions, which were actually very useful for new players, but he had already memorized them.

A building like the Temple of Heaven appeared before him, with flowing light and countless patterns shining. In the center, a fairy-like figure floated in the air, exuding a transcendent aura!

"Beautiful, truly beautiful!" Although he saw her again, he couldn't help but praise her in his heart.

Gathering his thoughts, "Hello, I want to create a character!"

"Welcome to Mythical World, please name your character." A voice like a heavenly melody drifted from the clouds, ethereal and graceful.

"Lin Mu" Lin Mu said the character name he had already thought of. (Using the protagonist's real name has a significant role, one of the main plot points. In "Mythical World," there are many mysterious rules, and the real name is the source name!)

In "Mythical World," players' names can be repeated, but there is one thing that cannot be repeated: the courtesy name. For example, Zhao Yun, one of the Five Tiger Generals, can have his name used by others, but his courtesy name, Zilong, is unique.

The courtesy name is very important. It is said that some courtesy names are even related to certain secrets.

"Now performing character binding, please wait... Source soul binding successful... DNA binding successful! Now performing body scan... please wait."

"Body scan complete, attributes confirmed!"

"Your account is bound to your brain waves. This game account is unique, and you don't need to log in each time. The system will automatically log you in by scanning your brain waves!"

"Please note, each person has only one account, corresponding to a unique character, and characters cannot be deleted!"

Name: Lin Mu

Occupation: None (Based on player characteristics, in-game occupations include generals and strategists)

Title: None (Titles can increase different attributes, and some titles can stack attributes)

Reputation: 0 (The higher your reputation, the more people will know you, which has special effects. Hope to accumulate more. In certain situations, killing players or NPCs of the same faction will reduce your reputation.)

Identity: Wandering People of the Han Dynasty (Identity can represent a faction, and killing different factions will affect reputation)

Merit: 0 (Merit can be used to promote player ranks and increase NPC recognition)

Level: 0 (0%)

[Basic Attributes]:

Strength: 8 (Strength is a general concept representing overall physical fitness, the main attribute for generals)

Intelligence: 8 (Intelligence can increase a character's strategy value, the main attribute for scholars)

Leadership: 6 (Leadership represents a character's command ability, increasing command power)

Politics: 5 (A character's ability to handle government affairs)

[Derived Attributes]:

Combat Power: 800 + 10 (Strength * 100 + weapon equipment bonus, a partial representation of a character's combat power. A character's combat power does not fully represent their strength, as other factors like strategy value during skill use also play a role, the main attribute for generals)

Command Power: 600 (1 point of leadership increases 100 points of command power, representing the efficiency and number of troops under command, the main attribute for commanders)

Strategy Power: 800 (Intelligence * 100, the value consumed when using skills. Different skills consume different amounts of strategy power, the main attribute for strategists)

Administrative Efficiency: 5% (1 point of politics increases administrative efficiency by 1%, representing a character's ability to handle government or daily affairs, the main attribute for scholars, starting at 100% for scholars)

Stamina: 100 (100 is the initial stamina, which can be increased through items or treasures. It represents a character's physical and action capabilities. When stamina drops to 50, the character needs to rest or eat to recover. If stamina drops below 20, all attributes decrease to 10%, and if stamina reaches 0, the character cannot move and will die if it remains at 0 for a long time.)

Speed: 10 + 1 (10 is the base speed, +1 is the bonus from cloth shoes, representing the character's maximum speed, not fully representing movement speed during combat)

Defense: +1 (Bonus from cloth clothes, representing the character's defense)

Morale: 60 (The base morale is 60, which can be increased through skills, items, or battlefield changes. Higher morale increases combat power and bravery, while lower morale decreases combat attributes or causes the character to flee)

Talent: Unopened (Different talents can be activated based on the player's experiences and generally cannot be changed once activated)

Skills: Basic Gathering (0%)

Specialties: None

Equipment: Cloth clothes (+1 defense), cloth shoes (+1 speed), wooden spear (+10 combat power)

Wealth: 500 copper coins

Source Attribute Points: 0 (Each level currently grants 4 default source attribute points, which cannot be enhanced!)

(Author: Cough, this attribute panel has a lot of information. It's the first time it's displayed, so there are many words. After the system updates, it will be improved. Please bear with me! The first display of some character attributes will also be lengthy, please bear with me!)

"Confirm!" Lin Mu was quite satisfied with these attributes. They were generated based on a scan of his body, and his body was still in good condition, with all attributes the same as in his previous life.

"Since your helmet has an additional reward signal, you are rewarded with a designated teleportation scroll, placed in your backpack. Please confirm!"

"Since you have a designated teleportation scroll, you can choose your birthplace!"

"You can choose your birthplace from the following states: Sili, Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Jizhou, and Jiaozhou, a total of thirteen states!"

"Yangzhou," Lin Mu decided without hesitation.

After Lin Mu spoke, a virtual map appeared before him, with detailed annotations of mountains and lakes.

"Please designate!"

"Yangzhou's Kuaiji Commandery, Dongye County, and this is the place." Lin Mu confirmed the coordinates several times, pointing to a specific point on the map.

"Birthplace confirmed, do you want to enter the game?"

"Yes!"

"China, late Eastern Han Dynasty, January 1, 180 AD, you have arrived on a peak in Dongye County, Kuaiji Commandery, Yangzhou!"

A flash of white light, and Lin Mu found himself standing on a cliff face, a steep peak in Kuaiji Commandery, Dongye County. This was a place Lin Mu had planned to visit, the lair of the Divine Dragon, a possible 100-level divine beast from his previous life.

In his previous life, many battles had taken place here because the stronger the boss, the better the loot. Before his rebirth, he participated in the final battle here, and the blood and gore were still vivid in his mind.

This place was the end of his previous life and the beginning of this one!

Moreover, Lin Mu was very excited about the recent memories. Before his rebirth, he had been drooling over the treasures on this mountain!

However, thinking about the situation back then...

Sighing slightly, Lin Mu quickly looked around.

The uninhabited mountain was lush and green, with rugged boulders and ancient trees, all untouched by players, maintaining a primitive appearance.

Carefully observing the surroundings, it was 8:00 AM, the time when the Divine Dragon would go out to hunt or absorb the essence of the sun and moon.

Lin Mu didn't care about other things; as long as the Divine Dragon wasn't in its lair, it was fine. Many players in his previous life had discovered this detail through countless trials and errors.

Of course, many had tried to steal, but all failed. However, today, Lin Mu felt a mysterious connection, as if fortune was on his side. With this thought, he decided to take the risk.

What made him more determined was a sense of something mysterious pulling him! It seemed that some things had changed in the unseen.

Seeing the empty lair, filled with a grayish glow, Lin Mu suppressed his excitement and quickly moved towards the center of the lair, which was piled with twigs and leaves.

In his memory, this enormous lair, occupying most of the mountain, had a corner filled with bones, clearly a bloody feeding ground.

Full of hope and excitement, Lin Mu didn't pay much attention to his surroundings, relying on his previous experience, and found no difference from before.

After running for nearly 10 minutes, he approached the center of the lair, where the air seemed misty, like a fairyland.

The lair of a divine beast was definitely a spiritual place, extraordinary.

Lin Mu didn't need to be overly cautious, as there were no other fierce beasts on the mountain, only the Divine Dragon.

However, it was easier to climb up than to climb down. Lin Mu was teleported here by the system, and it would take two days to get down, showing the height and ruggedness of the mountain.

Fortunately, there were no other beasts on the mountain, or his low-strength body would be no match for them.

In the center of the lair, various items were piled up, including equipment and rare treasures, glowing and fragrant. If anyone obtained these items, they would become rich overnight.

Suppressing his greed, Lin Mu knew his goal and didn't want to be distracted by these mundane items.

Mundane items? With only 500 copper coins, Lin Mu's wealth was nothing compared to these treasures.

In the center of the items, a floating object, a token shimmering with seven colors, caught his eye. This might be the divine city heart that the Ji family and others had fought hard to obtain.

It was a treasure many players desired!

However, whether it was a divine city heart needed to be confirmed.

A city heart, also called a village order, allows players to establish a territory in the early stages. When the territory is upgraded to a city, the village order becomes a city heart, which is very important.

If someone breaks into a city and destroys the city heart, the city falls.

If this is a divine city heart, it can establish a village with divine attributes.

In his previous life, many players established initial villages with yellow or black village orders, which provided basic attribute bonuses.

The attributes of a divine village order were unknown to Lin Mu, but he knew that players with heavenly city hearts stood at the pinnacle of the world.

Village orders, from low to high, are divided into yellow, black, earth, and heavenly ranks. These are the known ranks among players, while the divine village order is a legend heard from native NPCs, and its existence is uncertain.

According to legend, the capital of Luoyang was established using a divine village order.

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