Volume 1: The Beginner's First Cry Chapter 35: Heavenly Mediator
"Check your condition to see if there is any obvious improvement. Don't worry, I will never lie to you. Everything is for your good." Old man Mason spoke at the right time, determined to change my bad impression of him.
I checked my status. My strength value had basically not changed. My health and stamina value had slightly increased, turning into medium red. My agility increased more, turning into dark red, and was only one step away from orange. What surprised me the most was my mental power. Although I guessed that it might increase significantly, I didn't expect it to increase so much all of a sudden, from medium orange to medium yellow, a full level jump. You know, I signed so many "soul contracts" that only changed my mental power from light orange to medium orange. Now it has reached the medium yellow level, which means that I can sign more soul contracts and summon more undead to fight. My strength has finally improved substantially!
Seeing my happy expression, Mason nodded in satisfaction. "The world is balanced. Whether it's sweat or money, the more you give, the greater your reward will be once you succeed. Your "Trial of Courage" mission is much more difficult than the previous two people, and your reward is much higher than theirs. Our mission is to give you corresponding tests based on your qualifications. Everything we do is to allow you to develop better and improve your strength as much as possible. After all, each of you is the fresh blood of the necromancer, carrying our unrealized ideals, and the enemies you have to face are so powerful that cowards who lack courage cannot shoulder this burden."
The words of the Holy Mage of the Undead revealed a hint of helplessness and expectation of having gone through many vicissitudes of life and unfulfilled ambitions. The resentment that had been lingering in my heart dissipated unconsciously. What we have to face are endless hardships and tribulations. Future encounters may be a hundred times more cruel than this test of courage. Everything is my own choice. What else can I complain about? In fact, I should be happy. Passing such a difficult test shows that I still have some ability. Maybe I am really a genius as they say, a genius rookie, a rookie genius, haha!
Looking at Mason again now, I find him much more pleasing to the eye. At least he is much better than that dead old man. After all, Mason does not exist as a god like the dead old man. As a former human being, he can resonate with me more emotionally.
My professional level became "Primary Undead Wizard", and my badge turned orange. At the same time, I also learned a second-level undead magic "Rotten Bone Arrow" , which is also a single-target attack magic, but it is much larger than the "Fire Phosphorus Bomb" in terms of range and power, and it also has a certain probability of poisoning effect. It does not consume too much mental power. It can be said that it is the most useful magic for undead wizards. These are all asked from Mason. After the dead old man incident, I found that I can ask these NPCs any questions. They are all very intelligent. As long as they are willing and do not violate the system rules, many questions can be answered from them, and sometimes there will be some unexpected benefits. Anyway, they must be very lonely at ordinary times. It is not easy for someone to come and chat with them. Although they don't say it, they must be very happy in their hearts.
I said goodbye to Mason and left the Undead Hut. When I looked back, I found that the Undead Hut had disappeared. The next time we meet, it should be when I advance to the third level of my profession. The Undead Wizard, a mysterious profession, is it a blessing or a curse for me?
I have no intention of staying in the Undead Forest for long. They should all be Mason's subordinates, shouldering the responsibility of protecting the Undead Forest and Mason. What's more, the "Soul Contract" cannot be used in the human world. I just want to recruit subordinates and don't want to simply fight the undead. Undead creatures have a certain resistance to the attacks of undead magic, and the effect is far less obvious than when used on other creatures.
It is easy to come but hard to go back. Facing the vast Heluo grassland, without Xue Wuxia and the others to escort me, I have no confidence that I can return safely by the same route alone. So I resorted to the same old trick and used the "Yiqijuechen" skill madly to run for my life. It is my life-saving skill, but my skill proficiency is only one star. If I want to further improve the effect, I need to practice more. I am going to die anyway, so I might as well hurry up and use it a few more times.
Of course, before entering the Heluo grassland, I did not forget to send messages to Xue Wuxia and Xiao Lajiao to report the good news of my successful promotion, and once again thank them for their help. After suffering a loss once, I must learn to be smarter and dare not make these girls unhappy again.
Afeng and Xue Wuxia returned to Black Bear Ridge and worked hard to level up. I came to the "Dead Space" again and continued to recruit skeleton warriors. According to Mason's tips, and summarizing the experience of the past few days, I have found that the effect of skeleton warriors in increasing seniority and mental strength is getting smaller and smaller. It is time to challenge higher-level undead creatures . After checking the "Undead Creatures Encyclopedia", the next most suitable target is zombies, but my skeleton brothers have been almost consumed in the Undead War. I want to replenish my manpower first. It will be easier to catch zombies with help.
On August 20, the 20th day of the game's operation, Tianxia International launched a major initiative. After careful and thorough preparation, Tianmei officially landed on Tianxia, with one issue per day and one silver coin per copy, open to every player. Tianmei is an online newspaper specifically for Tianxia players, tracking and reporting on various news and major events that happen in Tianxia every day, and providing background commentary and analysis. Tianmei's headquarters is located in the Holy City of the Western Continent, and it has branches in the other three continents. Our branch in the Eastern Continent is located in Beijing, and all personnel are recruited from Tianxia International staff and players.
The first issue of "Tianmei" is given free to every player. You only need to press the subscription button to read it. It publishes the significance, purpose, policies and related matters of the establishment of "Tianmei". At the same time, it begins to recruit journalists from among players. This is a paid profession, and players of any profession can work part-time. Players wearing press cards do not have any attack skills, but can wear equipment of any profession according to work needs. All players and NPCs cannot attack reporters. They can take pictures and interview. All functions are the same as in reality. It is not only a link for players to exchange experiences, but also a bridge of communication between Tianxia International and players. All important news about "Tianxia" will be reported in "Tianmei" in a timely manner.
What male players are looking forward to even more is that the three beautiful female spokespeople of Tianxia will appear in the game with their real faces, becoming the first special correspondents of Tianmei, responsible for tracking and interviewing the influential figures in Tianxia, and taking photos with them. Such an opportunity to get in touch with idols up close makes every young man fantasize. While eating, Afeng was self-indulgently fantasizing for a long time, planning how to make a big event that would shake the world and get the Chinese beauty Long Piaopiao to do an interview with him in person.
The second issue of Tianmei released the "Tianxia Celebrity Ranking" voted by players. There are ten people on the list. The first person to advance to the highest honor is ranked first and becomes the person that players want to know most. I am honored to be ranked second because of my first job change. The first person to advance in the Eastern Continent, Long Xing Tianxia, ranks third. I have never heard of the other seven people on the list. Maybe we are ignorant. Tianmei hopes that we can take the initiative to get in touch with them so that we can interview us and satisfy the curiosity of players. Tianxia absolutely respects the privacy of players. Even the official has no right to casually view and disclose the personal information of players. All information must be disclosed by ourselves.
Afeng was extremely jealous of this. When I made it clear that I would not accept an interview with the reporter from Tianmei, he was extremely upset. He regretted that I had given up such a good opportunity. She was a world-class beauty. In reality, I wanted to meet her but could not. He wished he could take her place. He kept nagging me for several days, trying to persuade me to change my mind and agree to the interview with Tianmei so that he could also meet his dream lover Long Piaopiao. He also said that he could use mosaics to cover my face. I was so annoyed that I could not bear it any more. I used my mouth and hands to teach him a lesson, and only then did he stop. Alas, the power of this beauty is really too great. Fortunately, Xiao Lajiao and Xue Wuxia, who know my background, are both women, and the guardian of the heart already has someone else. Otherwise, if Afeng tempted me, there might be more trouble.
