"Chronos Era, a game that has already taken the world by storm. Here you can choose to adventure, choose to compete, choose to fight to your heart's content. Chronos Era requires no mobile phones, no computers, no electronic devices whatsoever. This is a vast game world waiting for you to explore."
"Here, there are countless professions, countless bosses, various types of quests, strange creatures, multiple modes, skills to explore on your own, attribute points to allocate. Here you can choose multiple modes, identities. Chronos Era is a game that combines adventure, exploration, competition, dungeon crawling, and many other game modes. What are you waiting for? Chronos Era requires no electronic devices, only this Thought Chip. Enter the game with your thoughts. What are you waiting for? Will you be the next adventurer? Will you be the next leader?"
In the quiet room, the passionate voice from the television echoed. On the other side of the television was a young man, handsome, his eyes as if containing stars, a perfect face, a high nose, short hair but not lacking elegance. He looked like a young master, even more handsome than a celebrity.
Chen Tian gazed at the ceiling, a wave of memories surfacing in his mind. With a sad expression, he said, "Chronos Era? I haven't played games in years."
Chen Tian was an ordinary high school student. Today was also a holiday. His life was plain and uneventful, and he felt that this was quite good.
"Knock knock knock! Chen Tian, are you there? Your delivery has arrived."
The delivery person's voice echoed from the door. Chen Tian was stunned. A delivery? He hadn't ordered anything online these past few days! Where did this delivery come from?
"Creak!"
The door slowly opened, and a sliver of sunlight shone into the dark room. Chen Tian seemed to be reborn. He looked at the delivery person in front of him and said, "I'm Chen Tian. What's the delivery?"
"I don't know, but the sender is called Chen Xue."
"Oh! It's from my sister. That's fine, give me the delivery!"
"Okay!"
Chen Tian knew Chen Xue; she was his sister whom he hadn't seen in years. Chen Tian had an older sister and a younger sister. His parents were alive, but they had gone abroad for development when he and his sister were very young. His sister had always taken good care of him and their younger sister.
"Rattle rattle!"
Chen Tian shook the package in his hand and murmured, "I wonder what my sister sent?"
"Crash!"
As Chen Tian shook the package, he lost his grip and it instantly fell to the ground.
Chen Tian got up and picked it up, then took a small knife to open the seal.
"Crackle crackle!"
Chen Tian looked at the chip in his hand, confused, and whispered, "Hmm? This is a Chronos Era Thought Chip. What is my sister trying to do? I said I wasn't going to play games anymore."
The chip was very small, a square chip, no bigger than a fingertip.
Chen Tian looked at a white piece of paper in the package and said, "There's also a letter, let's take a look!"
"Dear brother, I've been busy these past few days and haven't had time to spend with you. Chronos Era is a game our family researched. I know you're introverted and don't have many friends in real life, plus you've retired from gaming. I hope this game can help you meet more friends. Your loving sister: Chen Xue!"
After reading, Chen Tian put the letter back in the package. He looked at the chip in front of him, hesitating. Then he said, "Forget it. Since my sister put so much effort into it, I'll give it a try!"
He then closed the door, lay down on the bed, and placed the chip on the back of his head. Chronos Era was different from other games; it was a game where your thoughts entered the game.
At the same time, the Thought Chip's processor was very advanced. Without affecting sleep, the player's thoughts could move around in the game. Players would not be affected in any way. In other words, sleeping was equivalent to playing the game. Of course, the Thought Chip could be used anytime, anywhere, as long as the player had the thought, their consciousness would enter the game.
"Whirr whirr whirr!"
A very faint sound came from the chip. Chen Tian slowly closed his eyes. Today was the weekend, and he had two days to familiarize himself with the game Chronos Era.
As Chen Tian fell asleep, his consciousness appeared in a blue space. Consciousness was the same as the main body, and its appearance would not change. Of course, one could create their own character image in the game.
"Hmm! This will do. Anyway, after three or four years, no one should recognize me."
"Name, let's call it: Dean Elia!"
Chen Tian casually entered his name. Then the panel flickered, and countless weapons appeared around Chen Tian.
"Please choose your profession!"
"Profession?"
Chen Tian looked at the weapons in front of him. There were swords, daggers, hidden weapons, whips, staffs, and more than a dozen professions in total.
"But none of them are what I want. Wait, what is this white light sphere?"
Chen Tian looked at the white light sphere in the corner, curious, and then placed his hands into the white light sphere.
"Ding! This light sphere is a special profession, a random special profession, but the player has no initial skills or attribute points. Do you choose it?"
Chen Tian became a little interested and then said, "Yes!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the player for obtaining the special profession: All Professions Mastery!"
"Ding! You are the only player on this server to choose this special profession. A beginner's gift package is specially presented."
Chen Tian murmured, "All Professions Mastery?"
All Professions Mastery meant he could master all professions and their skills without limitations.
This special profession was quite good.
"Ding! Player's game panel generation complete."
Player: Dean Elia
Profession: All Professions Mastery
Health: 20/20
Strength: 10
Speed: 10
Luck: 1
Constitution: 10
Weapon Mastery: 10
Skill Mastery: 10
(Special Profession, player cannot add attribute points, all attributes are at the lowest, 10 points.)
"Ugh!!"
Chen Tian's face darkened. All attributes were 10. He suspected he might be instantly killed after entering the game. No wonder no one chose this special profession from the white sphere. With these attributes, one probably couldn't even get past the beginner village. However, for him, this was not a problem.
For others, it might be difficult, but for Chen Tian, this was a challenge.
"Please choose your player mode. Mode 1: Adventurer, Mode 2: Guild, Mode 3: Noble, Mode 4: Solitary."
Chen Tian looked at the mode selection and information below, feeling perplexed.
Adventurer: All attributes increased by 10 points. Upgrade requires completing quest adventures.
Guild: Start from scratch and establish a guild. Upgrade by completing guild boss quests.
Noble: Born into nobility. Upgrade requires completing noble quests. However, upon reaching a certain level, a trial is required. If the trial is not passed, level advancement will be impossible.
Solitary: All attributes increased by 50 points. Walk alone, be solitary, do as you please. Cannot join any guild or faction. Online mode only has team-up mode.
"I choose Solitary!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the player for choosing Solitary mode. All attributes increased by 50 points. Do you wish to enter the Chronos Era continent and begin your adventure and competition?"
"Yes!"
Chen Tian chose Solitary, which corresponded to his current situation. All attributes increased by 50 points, so he wouldn't be instantly killed upon entering the game.
Then Chen Tian's figure flickered, and he instantly appeared in a small mountain village.
In front of the small mountain village were dense crowds of new players. This small mountain village was also called Lingyun Village, also known as the Beginner Village.
A screen panel appeared before Chen Tian, displaying: Do you wish to use the beginner gift package?
Chen Tian didn't hesitate and clicked yes.
The beginner gift package was a reward for starting out.
"Ding! Congratulations to the player for obtaining: Special Profession Weapon: Versatile Orb, Passive Skill: Conceal the Heavens!"
'Huh?'
Chen Tian was curious. Why were the rewards from his beginner gift package so few?
"Forget it, let's check the rewards!"
A screen appeared before Chen Tian, displaying the information of the two rewards he had just obtained.
Versatile Orb: Can transform into any profession's weapon. No durability. Exclusive weapon for special professions. (Note: Player cannot use other profession's weapons, only the Versatile Orb.)
Passive Skill: Conceal the Heavens: Allows the player's profession to be fixed on one type, making it impossible to detect or probe other professions. (Note: Exclusive to special professions.)
Chen Tian felt that the skill was not very useful. The Versatile Orb was fine, but the passive skill seemed to have no use.
"Never mind, let's go in and take a look. I'm currently only level one, and my attributes are extremely low. I don't have any skills either. Let's see if I can find a way to get some skills."
Chen Tian then stepped into the beginner village. As soon as he entered, he was stopped by an old man.
The old man was plain and unadorned, dressed simply, as if he were a real person.
But Chen Tian knew without looking that this was an NPC, a game NPC.
Chen Tian: Excuse me, old sir, is there something you need?
Mosco: Brave adventurer! You need to register your user information for the world before entering the village. State your profession and name.
Chen Tian was stunned. So the Conceal the Heavens skill was meant to be used here.
Chen Tian: Dean Elia, profession is Dual-Speed Assassin!
Mosco: Young adventurer! Congratulations on your successful registration. You are now a member of the Chronos Era continent. Begin your adventure!
Chen Tian did not linger and entered Lingyun Village, the beginner village.