Translator: RogueKat | Editor: RogueKat
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Li Dongze carefully chose his words and said: "The Spirit Realm is a supernatural power that cannot be explained by science at present. Although we have been trying to analyze and understand it, we still don't have a complete understanding of it. The Spirit Realm exists in reality, but it is also detached from reality. Only selected individuals can enter the Spirit Realm."
"As for how to be chosen," he took a sip of wine and smiled: "you should understand it now."
"The card?" Zhang Yuanqing responded promptly.
Li Dongze nodded slightly: "It's called a character card. Those who obtain a character card will open a trial mission and can obtain a corresponding class with skills and characteristics through the trial."
"The mechanism by which the Spirit Realm selects Walkers has not yet been figured out, and the method of issuing character cards is also not fixed. Sometimes it may appear directly in your body; sometimes you may pick it up by the roadside; sometimes you may accidentally click on a link online."
"Completing the trial missions is just the beginning. If Spirit Realm Walkers want to level up and become stronger, they must keep accepting missions to enter the Spirit Realm. But don't worry, the frequency of missions appearing is not high, and not all Spirit Realm instances are life-threatening. On the contrary, some Spirit Realms can be very interesting."
"For example, I am a level three scout. I have entered the Spirit Realm six times in the past two years, three of which were solo Spirit Realms, and I almost died inside. The other three times were team confrontations and team Spirit Realms, which are relatively safer and more interesting. Hehe, if you want to obtain superpowers, you have to pay the price."
Li Dongze paused for a moment, giving Zhang Yuanqing time to ask questions.
"Is it similar to a game instance?" Zhang Yuanqing offered his own understanding.
Li Dongze smiled: "I like talking to you young people because you have a strong understanding and actively engage with new things..."
After a compliment, he nodded: "Yes, it's like playing a game, and the Spirit Realm is like an instance. Some instances are single-player, and some are team-based quests or PvP. Single-player instances are the most dangerous, with the highest death rate."
"Multiplayer modes are relatively better, with death and punishment modes, the latter only deducting a certain amount of experience points."
Zhang Yuanqing asked curiously: "Why is the death rate highest in single-player modes?"
Li Dongze pondered for a moment and said: "In the Spirit Realms of multiplayer modes, you will encounter Spirit Realm Walkers of other classes, but in the single-player mode, it is the Spirit Realm of your own class. Take the Scout class as an example, the extraordinary abilities at the transcendental stage are insight, tracking, and analysis."
"So the three single-player Spirit Realms I encountered were playing the role of a detective solving a case, chasing and hunting criminals in the jungle, and surviving in the wilderness. In addition, the Spirit Realm instances of the “Extraordinary” and “Saint” stages are different for each class."
My class is Night Walker, and I entered the supernatural instance. Phew, fortunately, there are multiplayer instances; otherwise, I would be scared to death in the Spirit Realm sooner or later. Will there be any changes in the saint stage Spirit Realm instances? Zhang Yuanqing nodded while listening.
"Did Brother Bing enter the Spirit Realm when he disappeared?" Zhang Yuanqing asked in a low voice.
He urgently needed confirmation from official sources to verify his guess. If Brother Bing entered the Spirit Realm, then things wouldn't be so bad.
"After Lei Yibing mysteriously disappeared, the Hangzhou City Police Department took over the case and concluded that he had died in the Spirit Realm," Li Dongze explained after a moment of thought.
Zhang Yuanqing's heart stopped for a moment upon hearing this, and he couldn't contain his anxiety and panic. "Why?"
Li Dongze explained: "Because it's been too long. Normal Spirit Realm instances, at least at the extraordinary stage, range from a few hours to 1-2 days. Lei Yibing has been missing for four days. The extraordinary stage represents levels 1-3."
"What about levels above the extraordinary stage?"
"I'm not sure, but there should be instances that last longer."
Maybe Brother Bing is a powerful Spirit Realm Walker, Zhang Yuanqing could only console himself with this thought.
Regarding Brother Bing's disappearance, he is currently unable to help due to his limited abilities and knowledge. Joining an official organization and saving oneself is the most important thing to do right now.
"By the way, before introducing you to the official organization, there is something very important." Li Dongze took a sip of wine to moisten his throat. "What is your moral value?"
"60 points, initial value," Zhang Yuanqing answered honestly.
Li Dongze nodded: "For newcomers like you, moral value is the biggest pitfall, you must remember that."
"Why do you say that?" Zhang Yuanqing couldn't hide his curiosity. "Do you remember the notes below the moral value?"
"Yes, it asked me to be a good person," Zhang Yuanqing almost made a silly face.
"I remember, it makes me want to be a good person." Zhang Yuanqing almost put on a serious face like Hua Zi.
Li Dongze said sternly: "The initial value of the moral value is 60. If it is lower than this value, it will trigger the punishment mechanism of the spirit realm. It will notify all the spirit realm walkers in the same city of your location and issue a task to eliminate you."
Zhang Yuanqing was shocked and blurted out: "Does that mean I can never do bad things in my life?"
Well, I’m not saying I want to do bad things, but being a saint is too tiring.
In addition, what is the standard for measuring moral values? If doing crafts or sending R-rated pictures is considered a loss of morality, then he is finished in this lifetime.
Li Dongze laughed. He seemed to like seeing newbies make this kind of expression and said slowly: "Don't be so nervous. According to our observations, stealing, robbery, and hurting people by spirit realm walkers will deduct 1-5 points of moral value depending on the severity of the situation. Killing deducts ten points of moral value. If there are serious consequences and multiple deaths and injuries, the corresponding moral values will be deducted depending on the severity of the situation.
"As for some losses in personal morality, it will not affect the moral value. Also, moral values can be deducted, but they can also be accumulated. That's why we ask you to be a good person."
This mechanism seems to be deliberately designed to constrain spirit realm walkers, but why does the spirit realm need to constrain them?
Whether it's morality or law, they are things created by humans to maintain order. Except for humans, other creatures in the natural world do not need these things.
In other words, unless the spirit realm takes the human position, otherwise, the existence of moral values is somewhat unreasonable.
But the spirit realm is a supernatural phenomenon.
Zhang Yuanqing instinctively felt that this restriction was unreasonable, but since Li Dongze didn't explain it, it means he is also not clear about the reason behind it.
From the conversation just now, it is not difficult to see that the official organization has limited knowledge of the spirit realm.
Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized: "I understand, no wonder it's a big pit for newcomers. So, how do you accumulate moral values?"
After gaining superpowers, beginners often use their abilities to do things they couldn't do before, such as making money.
The ways to make quick money are all written in criminal law.
There is also eating luxury seafood. Does supporting poor girls lower moral values? Is this considered a private loss of morality or a violation of the law in the spirit realm's definition?
Also, about eating the emperor's abalone, I don't know if supporting poor girls would lower one's moral values. In the definition of the Spirit Realm, is this considered a breach of personal morality or a violation of the law?
Zhang Yuanqing didn't dare to ask this question since everyone was not familiar with each other, and he didn't want to leave a bad impression on future leaders.
"Accumulating moral values and decreasing moral values are equally simple, just do good things. In fact, many Spirit Realm Walkers of evil organizations are keen on charity and donations because this is the fastest way to accumulate moral values. As long as they have enough money, they can kill without hesitation," Li Dongze chuckled: "It's ironic, isn't it? You never know what kind of person is behind those who do charity. And even more ironic is that human life can be measured by money. This is reality, and so is the Spirit Realm.
"In addition, moral values are not deducted when Spirit Realm Walkers fight each other."
After Zhang Yuanqing processed this information, Li Dongze continued: "Next, let's talk about the official organization."
"The official organization we belong to is called the Five Elements Alliance, consisting of five major forces: Hundred Flowers Society, White Tiger Army, Scarlet Flame Gang, Water God Palace, and Central Court, representing the Wood Demon, Scout, Fire Master, Water Ghost, and Earth Monster classes, respectively.”
Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but think to himself: why are official organizations always a group of monsters and demons?
"In addition to the Five Elements Alliance, there are several other organizations with official backgrounds. I will send you the information on them later." Li Dongze felt around for his wine glass and said,
"The five major organizations within the Five Elements Alliance formed an alliance in the past twenty years. Before that, they were independent and their relationships were not harmonious. This involves the generation and control of the five elements, as well as the differences in habits between professions."
Li Dongze took a sip of his wine and shrugged: "Take the Hundred Flowers Society, for example. They are a group of extreme environmentalists and members of the Animal Protection Association. My goodness, they even tried to push for a rule prohibiting members of the Five Elements Alliance from eating dog meat. They are so out of line, every time I see their sickening love for animals, I can't help but want to kick their butts with my leather shoes."
Next, Li Dongze strongly criticized the four major factions of the Five Elements Alliance besides the White Tiger Army.
This gave Zhang Yuanqing a more intuitive understanding of the other organizations within the Five Elements Alliance, such as the Scarlet Flame Gang, who prefer action over words; the Water God Palace, who have a gloomy personality and like to cultivate viruses and bacteria; and the Central Court, who engages in real estate and mining development.
"Only our White Tiger Army's scouts are wise, calm, and decisive, the perfect profession," Li Dongze summarized.
Zhang Yuanqing thought to themselves: "Do the other four major organizations agree with this statement?"
"Oh, the more you talk about it, the more it sounds like a game, right? Some people within the Five Elements Alliance even refer to the Spirit Realm as a 'game server.' Spirit Realm Walkers have character panels, items, and tasks to complete, and each different Spirit Realm is like a separate instance or dungeon. In addition, there are different classes. The members of the Scarlet Flame Gang are impulsive and like to promote violence, like berserkers. The Water God Palace has water control abilities, like water mages. The Hundred Flowers Society can raise pets and heal injuries, and they are priests and summoners. The members of the Central Court have tough skin and thick flesh, typical of tanks."
Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but make a joke: "So are your scouts the 75 gold coin eyes in the game?"
Li Dongze was taken aback and couldn't help but grip the handle of his cane tightly. He said expressionlessly: "If I were a fire master from the Scarlet Flame Gang, I would have smashed your head with my cane already."
"Sorry!" Zhang Yuanqing promptly apologized.
After the joke, the atmosphere between the two became even more harmonious. Li Dongze smiled and said: "After passing the Transcendent stage, scouts will have extremely strong individual combat capabilities. I say that this is a job that can be considered perfect, not bragging."
"Of course, among legitimate classes, Night Walker is recognized as the strongest class. Hmm, I'm talking about legitimate classes, not including evil classes. Even we scouts have to admit that Night Walkers are more perfect than us."
"What? Night Walkers are strong? Can they defeat ten people?" Zhang Yuanqing was pleased and asked: "Can you tell me more about the Night Walker class?"
Li Dongze laughed and understood the mentality of young people wanting to be strong, and said: "In the early stages of the Transcendent realm, Night Walkers can already unleash extremely strong assassination capabilities, with impressive explosive power. In addition, they also have the ability to communicate with souls and control corpses, with various skills and strong combat power."
"However, the number of Night Walkers is extremely rare. Currently, the Songhai City branch does not have any Night Walkers because there are too few trial Spirit Realms in Songhai, and the Taiyi Gate in the capital continuously recruits Night Walkers from all over the country."
At this point, he naturally asked about the new employee's class and said: "What is your class? I hope you're not a fire mage. I dislike rude and impulsive young people the most."