Not So Easy
After merging with the system, Ge Mong has found out that worlds are classified into ten levels, they are the respective : Unranked, One Star, Two Star, Three Star, Four Star, Five Star...
Currently, the system could only tell him about the first six levels, he wasn't qualified to know about the remaining four.
According to the system, every world is ranked upon its quality of atmospheric energy. This energy is produced by the core of the world -- the core crystal. Each and every different rank of world would have a uniquely colored crystal. Unranked worlds do not have a core crystal, which is why they are not ranked.
But starting from a One Star world, there would be a core crystal present. From lowest to highest, they would be : white crystal, green crystal, blue crystal, purple crystal, gold crystal (Five Star).
Besides functioning as the energy producer for worlds, these core crystal also serve as the main pillar for worlds to exist. They provide spatial support so that things could exist, and that time would flow. Had a world been stripped off its core crystal, the supply of atmospheric energy would be stopped, but more importantly, the space of the world would start crumbling into nothingness itself.
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"Beep! The host has leveled up!"
"Displaying stats..."
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Ge Mong - Level 2
Physical - 1.2
Soul - 2.8
Mental - 2.3
Luck - 0.6
Combat Power - Average Human
Level Progress Bar - 1/50 XP
Current Location - Lotus Bamboo World, East Continent, Boundless Qi Sect, Third Section Herb Garden.
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Ge Mong's mind focused on the translucent screen.
'My stats have been increased by 30%, except for luck, it had gone up by only 0.1 points. Seems like its the tough shell, huh?'
The light wind blew across his face and body, his thick ruffled hair waved and his clothes fluttered. Lush greenery surrounded him on all four sides, and a odd silence filled the place. Like a milk droplet that has entered a bucket of black paint, Ge Mong was all but inconspicuous. Ugh, the plants seemed to be staring at him, so uncomfortable.
*Thud....* *Thud...*
The sound of Ge Mong's footsteps traveled throughout the herb garden, and it echoed over and over again. Looks like the barrier of white light even reflects sound, could it be a transparent wall?
Just thinking about the idea of a transparent wall made him feel fascinated, but as time passes, the echoes were getting annoying, he felt like there are mosquitoes buzzing in his ears with every step he took, very unsettling.
However, he was jolted awake as he felt a bad sense of premonition. Very quickly, he ran into the midst of a patch of plants, and attempts to camouflage with the greenery by lying prone, except his head was tilted upwards so that he could still look around. Luckily for him, the plants are very thick, so it would be hard for someone to spot him, hopefully...
Alas, Ge Mong's sixth sense didn't fail him. Only a few seconds later, one of the doors at the end of the 'hallway' creaked, and was opened. With the door opened, strands of much brighter light were streaking across the walkway.
Although Ge Mong has read a lot of system novels, but he really had no idea what to do now! He had too less information about this world, so he wouldn't know what would the natives do to him when they found him. It was best for him to hide first.
*Thump!* *Thump!* While hiding among the plants, he could feel his heart beating loudly, like a timed-bomb that sets off over and over again. He clenched his fists and endured...
Slowly, the shadow of a figure be seen overlapped with the bright sunlight. It grew longer and longer.....but there were no footsteps.
That was the time when a hoarse voice resounded.
"Come out."
Hearing that, Ge Mong's heart raced even more quickly, it was akin to an alarm clock now. Droplets of cold sweat dripped down from his forehead, he gritted his teeth and decided not to reveal himself, he didn't believe that he was found out.
Soon, Ge Mong saw the source of the shadow, but only the feet. From what he saw, the figure should be wearing a grey robe along with sandals, but all this time, he had never heard a single footstep.
Silently gulping his saliva, Ge Mong carefully observed the figure as it made its way all the way around field after field of plants. After circling around for some time, the grey-robed figure finally left the place as he heard the door slammed shut.
Ge Mong let out a sigh of relief, his back was completely drenched in sweat.
As soon as he stood up, he heard a rough voice from right at his back.
"Ke-Ke-Ke.....bad boy..."
Ge Mong's pupil contracted, and he felt a sharp pain through his skull before he lost consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, he realized that he was back in the system space.
"What the fuck?" Ge Mong unintentionally swore.
"Beep! The host has died. According to the host's level, one level would be deducted. Since the host is now level one, the host would face true death if the host dies again." The system's monotonous voice was heard, but it was speaking in a regretting tone; maybe it shouldn't have chosen this host...
"Beep! The host would be transferred to the One Star World, Lotus Bamboo World again. Please try harder this time."
Ge Mong's eyes went wide, but before he had the chance to say anything, he felt a suction force wrapped around his body, and he disappeared.