Different World Online

The desert morning was a little chilly, and the square sun was like a lamp, hanging in the center of the head, as if it had never left;

On the top floor of the sentry tower where the Shudeman team was, Steve huddled in a corner, trembling all over;

On the exposed forearms and forehead, veins were exposed, and deep purple light was faintly visible in the blood vessels;

At the same time, wisps of ethereal gray mist, as if driven by something, rushed out of his pores one after another;

At some point, Old Pete appeared in front of Steve with an indescribable complex expression on his face.

“Githyanki?

No, this isn't psychic power! Could it be magic power?"

Old Pete frowned and muttered to himself.

"No, no, the deep purple energy... Damn... is it a void infection?

This shouldn't be the case. Can the species in this world withstand the infection of the void?"

After muttering for a while, Old Pete's eyes suddenly lit up and he clapped his hands together.

He thought that if there was any kind of creature in the multiverse that could accommodate and withstand the infection of the void, it would only be the pure human race!

As a species, the human life is as short as a summer flower;

Compared to species like elves and dwarves, where it takes one or two hundred years just to grow from birth to adulthood, it is simply not worth mentioning;

But humans have an advantage that no other creature can match, a strong sense of tolerance;

The origin of this ability is so ancient that it cannot be verified, but one thing is certain, this ability of the human race comes from pure souls and blood;

Pure souls are not rare. In the multiverse, the soul of any human being is extremely pure the moment they are born.

In a person's life, as long as he does not believe in gods, then no matter whether he is good or bad, his soul can be described as "pure";

Once he/she begins to believe in a god, his/her soul will be labeled by the god, and he/she can no longer be called pure;

And purity of blood is even rarer;

As we all know, in the world of Toril, there are all kinds of monsters and demons;

Orcs, elves, dwarves, ogres, goblins, and even dragons...

Then, there is no... reproductive isolation between these races and humans...

This has resulted in the human race's bloodline becoming tainted over the course of tens of millions of years. Although these "hybrid" descendants have inherited the power of their foreign ancestors, this has also caused them to lose the most important purity of their bloodline.

The purity of soul and blood means that the body of a pure-blooded human is like a canvas that can accommodate almost any energy;

And Steve's canvas has been dyed with a mysterious deep purple;

This also means that the gray energy representing the shadow can no longer leave its color on this canvas.

Thinking of this, and figuring out what was going on inside Steve's body, Old Pete relaxed and returned to his alert position, no longer worrying;

Void energy is rated as S-level by the Nine Rings Tower, one of the highest levels of energy;

As for shadow energy, the rating is only A;

If two energies of the same level meet in a person's body, the next thing that person has to do is to arrange his last wishes;

But when different levels of energy meet, the weaker one will inevitably withdraw;

Although he hated to admit it, Old Pete knew that the power of shadow was no match for the energy of void;

Just as he was waiting with confidence, a large number of 0s and 1s were constantly flashing in the eyes of Steve who was curled up on the ground and struggling desperately, and the "sizzling" noise of the system kept ringing in his ears.

Warning! Warning! The system is calculating...

The void energy is spreading rapidly...

You permanently lose the feat [Shadow Affinity]...sizzle...

Ding! Obtained the professional expertise [Void Affinity];

[Void Affinity]: All skills will be passively converted into Void skills, and any Void skills you master will receive a significant bonus;

Note: The Void favors you.

You have permanently lost your professional skill [Shadow Jump]...Zizizizi...Mutation in progress...The system is being disturbed...

Ding! Obtained the professional skill [Void Jump]... Zizi...

[Void Jump]: You can activate this skill to instantly teleport to any location within 30 feet (10 meters) of you. You can activate it without limit by consuming physical strength.

Note: Below the void, everything is shadow;

After a long while, the noise in Steve's ears finally disappeared. At this moment, he was sweating profusely, as if he had been fished out of the water;

However, his spirit was exceptionally clear at the moment, as if a basin of ice water had been poured from head to toe in the middle of winter;

"Jumping into the void!" he muttered silently in his mind.

In less than one thousandth of a second, Steve's figure disappeared instantly like a pencil drawing erased from a canvas, and then suddenly appeared next to old Pete.

"Oooh!"

With a strange cry, the messy white hair on Old Pete's head stood up instantly. He jumped three meters away at an extremely fast speed, his body slightly bent, and two sharp short knives similar to Nepalese machetes appeared in his hands.

When he saw Steve's handsome but annoying face, Old Pete's pupils instantly dilated;

Shadow jump? To shadow jump, you need to use shadows to land!

But with the square sun hanging overhead, where was the shadow to jump to on the terrace on the top floor of the watchtower?

How did this kid do it?

He was quite familiar with various secret knowledge, but this was the first time he had seen someone who could survive being infected by the void.

Thinking of this, Old Pete couldn't help but be curious and asked:

"Is this your special ability?"

Hearing this, Steve, who was feeling this special ability, shook his head and said:

"Isn't this just shadow jumping? It's described very clearly in the notebook!"

"Give up, young man, you have no moral principles and you are trying to trick an old man like me!

Whose shadow can jump into the sun! "

"Haha, maybe I'm a one in a million genius~" Steve said with a shameless smile.

With these skills at his disposal, he is no longer afraid of danger.

Previously, when I encountered danger, I could only run away on my own two legs, but now I can just flash into the wall... bah... flash over the wall.

Of course, the 'wall' here refers to the group of thick and hard thighs in Shudeman's team.

On the other side, Old Pete ignored Steve's joke and waved at him eagerly:

"Come on, jump again for me. If you can jump directly behind me, I, the old man, will make the decision and let you join our team."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true! You have nowhere to go anyway."

Old Pete said this with a solemn oath.

He really wanted to trick Steve into joining the Shudeman team;

Don't be fooled by their leisurely appearance all day long, that's because they haven't gone to the frontline battlefield yet;

Once you arrive at the front-line battlefield where there are bugs everywhere, it will be absolutely difficult to move forward without a qualified scout who can bring back intelligence.

After all, legendary warriors are also human beings. If they maintain a high level of alert at all times, they will not be able to withstand it for a long time.

Although he is a Shadow Dancer who is an advanced Rogue, his Rogue class is only Level 2;

In other words, starting from the third level, he had already advanced to become a swashbuckler who was more inclined towards combat rather than reconnaissance;

The most important thing is that he is old and can no longer embark on the road of investigation alone like he did in the past.

I would like to add that the upper limit of each of the nine basic professions is level 20, which is the fourth stage;

Most advanced professions have a cap of 10, and only a few rare advanced professions have a cap of 5.

The way to calculate levels and ranks is to calculate the total level;

To make an analogy:

Old Pete, 10th level rogue + 10th level swashbuckler + 2nd level shadow dancer, 22nd level legendary shadow dancer;

The rogue has no particular preference and is rather moderate. Stealth, theft, lock picking, bluffing, investigation... are all his specialties.

The development of the swashbuckler is more inclined towards frontal combat of the swashbuckling type;

As for Shadow Dancers, they have the highest dodge rate of all the classes;

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ps: Hello everyone, I am back again;

How can I describe the subject matter this time? It's a bit niche, with a western fantasy background and game system. If you are not interested, you can just pass it.

I am a little conflicted when writing this, because Western fantasy is really hard to write, and the conflict between the interesting story and the boring world view is too big;

If you want the story to make sense, you have to introduce the world view; but once you start writing the world view, the story immediately becomes boring...

When I wrote the outline, I wanted to break down the grand worldview bit by bit like a close friend, and stuff it into the book bit by bit with my own ideas.

But when I actually started writing, the feeling of being powerless was too obvious.

The tentacle monster that loves diving is so powerful that it is simply unmatched;

But the outline of the first volume has been written, so I can’t let it go to waste, so I can only bite the bullet and continue;

That’s about enough of the small talk. Finally, I must once again solemnly bow to thank all the big guys for their support. Thank you for being with me along the way.

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