Chapter 22

Upon completing the transaction, Wu Shaochen hurried back to the Beginner's Village and found the village chief. He handed over the magic core, saying, "Village Chief, here is the Silver Wolf King's magic core you requested."

The village chief looked excitedly at the magic core Wu Shaochen handed over and said, "Excellent! With this, we can repair the teleportation array leading to the main city. This Beginner's Village has been closed off for too many years. Adventurer, thank you for your contribution to the Beginner's Village. Here's your reward."

"*Ding* Mission completed. Reward received: Title [Beginner's Village Hero]. Would you like to equip this title?"

"Equip," said Wu Shaochen, then checked the title's attributes.

[Beginner's Village Hero]: Obtained by completing the teleportation array repair mission. Only one per Beginner's Village. Attributes: Luck +10.

"It increases Luck!" Wu Shaochen exclaimed, surprised. Luck was a rare attribute. So far, the only luck boost he had was from the necklace he currently wore, adding 3 points. Luck not only affected drop rates from monsters but also influenced many probability-based outcomes. It was definitely a rare and valuable attribute.

At that moment, the village chief manipulated a circular pattern at the village entrance. After a few minutes, the pattern suddenly emitted a bright light, and a delighted smile spread across the village chief's face.

Meanwhile, a system announcement echoed among all 8,365 new players in the Beginner's Village...

"System Announcement: Player Chen Feng helped repair the teleportation array in the Beginner's Village. Players inside this Beginner's Village who reach level 10 can now directly teleport to the main city by finding the village chief."

"What? We have to repair the teleportation array to teleport to the main city?"

"It seems so. Didn't the system just mention it? But who knows if it's troublesome or not."

"Who cares if it's troublesome or not? We've got a master who helped us repair it. Once we hit level 10, we can directly teleport to the main city for job changes. Truly, it's good to have someone capable leading the way."

"Spot on!"

As all the players in the Beginner's Village marveled at having such a capable leader, they didn't dwell too much on the task's difficulty, assuming it shouldn't be too hard. At this moment, Su Muxue remembered asking Chen Feng before why he hadn't gone to the main city at level 10. It seemed he couldn't because he needed to repair the teleportation array.

After some thought, she couldn't help but send a message, curious: "What does the mission to repair the teleportation array involve?"

After a while, Chen Feng replied with four words: "Kill the Silver Wolf King!"

...

It took Su Muxue a while to recover from her surprise. She muttered to herself, "You had to kill the Silver Wolf King to repair the teleportation array, and you actually went and slaughtered it?"

Su Muxue didn't know how to describe her feelings. However, thinking that other Beginner's Villages would likely encounter the same situation, and without someone like Chen Feng, the Silver Wolf King would have been a significant obstacle for them for a long time. This was a huge benefit that Chen Feng had secured for all 8,365 players.

With this in mind, Su Muxue's eyes lit up. Currently equipped with two pieces of black iron-grade equipment, she probably had the best gear in the entire Beginner's Village after Chen Feng. With such a massive advantage, she stood to gain a lot for herself.

"Uncle Liu, instruct everyone to drop everything and level up as quickly as possible. We need to be among the first to enter the main city," Su Muxue said to Uncle Liu.

"Understood, Miss. I'll inform them right away," Uncle Liu replied promptly.

After the village chief finished repairing the teleportation array, he returned to Wu Shaochen and said, "Adventurer, the teleportation array has been repaired. Would you like to teleport to the main city now?"

"Yes," Wu Shaochen replied.

"Then please step into the light circle and select the main city you wish to teleport to. As the hero of the Beginner's Village, this teleportation is free for you," the village chief explained.

In the game, there were a total of 8 Level 2 main cities and 4 Level 1 main cities. Beginners' Village could only teleport to Level 2 main cities; players needed to reach Level 100 to teleport from a Level 2 main city to a Level 1 main city.

As Wu Shaochen entered the light circle, a system prompt appeared: "Please select your destination city." The display showed the 8 Level 2 main cities: Autumn Water City, White Ze City, Giant Deer City, Feng Yong City, Yellow Sand City, Desert North City, Polar Ice City, and Jinling City.

Wu Shaochen randomly chose Jinling City—it didn't matter much where he went, as the environment differed but each city had its own unique features. For instance, White Ze City and Autumn Water City were coastal, Yellow Sand City and Desert North City were desert-based, and Polar Ice City was near glaciers. However, there were teleportation arrays between cities, so the choice was not critical.

After a burst of light flashed before his eyes and everything briefly blurred, the scene around Wu Shaochen quickly cleared up again. Suddenly, he found himself in a massive city filled with ancient-style buildings, crisscrossing roads, and towering city walls, giving him the immediate sensation of having traveled through time.

"Truly spectacular. The run-down Beginner's Village doesn't stand a chance in comparison," Wu Shaochen remarked in awe. He observed NPCs chatting in small groups on the streets and occasional city guard patrols, but not a single player in sight.

"First, to change my job," Wu Shaochen reminded himself of his urgent purpose for coming to the main city. He proceeded towards the city center. Initially thinking to ask an NPC for directions, he instead looked up and spotted a massive structure standing in the center of the city, labeled as the Job Hall—it was undoubtedly where players changed their professions.

Entering the Job Hall, Wu Shaochen saw six profession mentors standing inside:

- A beautiful female mage mentor dressed in black magical robes,

- A muscular shield-bearing guardian mentor,

- A warrior mentor holding a giant sword,

- A female archer mentor with a bow and arrows,

- An assassin mentor clad in tight leather armor and a masked face,

- And a female priest mentor in a pristine white robe.

After examining the six major professions, Wu Shaochen ultimately approached the Assassin Mentor. Unfortunately, his talent for ranged attacks couldn't be activated. Otherwise, becoming an Archer would have been the most enjoyable choice—just stand back and shoot. Since that wasn't an option, he was left with the melee classes: Warrior, Shieldbearer, and Assassin. As a kiting specialist, Wu Shaochen naturally opted for the Assassin, known for its highest agility attribute.

"Hello, Mentor. I'd like to change my profession to Assassin," Wu Shaochen politely addressed the Assassin Mentor.

"Adventurer, you have a keen eye. Assassins are the fastest and have the highest burst damage among all professions. They are the kings of darkness, feared by everyone..."

"Adventurer, don't listen to his exaggeration. Assassins only bully squishy Mages and Archers. If they dare to face us Warriors head-on, I'll cut them down in two strikes. You should change to Warrior," the Warrior Mentor interjected, displeased by the Assassin Mentor's constant praise.

"Adventurer, perhaps you should consider becoming a Shieldbearer. Those Assassins with their small frames wouldn't withstand a beast's bite. As a Shieldbearer, just step forward, and beasts won't dare to bite you," the Shieldbearer Mentor added, also chiming in.

Seeing other mentors preparing to recruit Wu Shaochen, he quickly interjected, "Dear mentors, I apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your kind suggestions, but I've already decided to become an Assassin."

Hearing Wu Shaochen's firm decision, the other mentors sighed. It was rare to have an adventurer visit, so they had been a bit too eager with their pitches. Normally, they wouldn't interfere with a player's choice.