This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 4 New World

[3, 2, 1. Countdown ends, players are being transferred to the main map area...]

Teleportation in "New World" will give people a strong feeling of dizziness beyond natural physiology. In the early stages of the game, some people may even temporarily lose their ability to act due to teleportation dizziness.

But Nie Weiyang had long been accustomed to it. Although his physical fitness was not as strong now, he even had the leisure to raise his hand and watch his skin gradually lose its blood color and become pale.

The body temperature becomes ice-cold, the pupils dilate and adjust unnaturally, the roots of the teeth itch... "The New World" will transform everyone, and the human bloodline will inevitably be diluted. The change from human to half-human is not something that everyone can naturally accept.

When a person discovers they are becoming visibly unfamiliar, their perception of their own existence becomes irreversibly disturbed. In previous lives, this step frightened many, while others were unable to adapt to the physical changes, resulting in injuries during their first encounter with the enemy after their novice protection wore off.

Nie Weiyang could feel that the blood of the vampires was transforming him. These dark creatures, which were originally supposed to belong to modern Western legends, were afraid of sunlight in the "New World" just as the legend said... But there are exceptions to everything.

The familiar supernatural senses were activated, and the night suddenly became transparent. Nie Weiyang's eyes flashed twice, and his irises were completely filled with pure blood red.

A strangely peaceful divine power descended upon him, and warm energy spread from the depths of his almost stopped heart, giving his deathly pale complexion a gentle luster.

The blurry world gradually receded. At the last moment, Nie Weiyang's gaze fell in the direction of home.

Darkness and chaos obscure everything.

After an unknown amount of time, the world gradually became clearer. The surrounding environment had changed, from an empty warehouse to a hilltop. The cold wind blew dead leaves around, and the bushes swayed gently. Nie Weiyang took a deep breath and discerned the surrounding information from the wind.

"Blood, rotten corpses...there are zombies." He muttered to himself and looked into the distance, where there was a dilapidated town, which corresponded to the small town in his hometown.

In his previous life, he had spent the most relaxing time there...

Very good, the teleportation location is as expected. Nie Weiyang breathed a sigh of relief.

[Transfer completed, player online, "New World" welcomes you. ]

[The 5-minute novice protection period has begun. Players are requested to browse the guide...]

A glowing square restriction circle appeared around Nie Weiyang, limiting his range of movement to within three square meters.

Translucent function icons appeared around his field of vision, and several guiding arrows just appeared and were skipped by Nie Weiyang.

Backpack, map, to-do list... Twenty years after the apocalypse, it's no exaggeration to say this basic information is etched into his DNA. Spending time reading it now would be a sheer waste of time.

The biggest difference between "New World" and some games is that in addition to large-scale events, each region has its own public events. These events are some area-limited permanent activities, and their completion is directly linked to the regional environment.

In these events, everyone's influence is crucial... In a region, people must let those who are good at fighting fight, those who are good at logistics do logistics, and those who are not good at anything strengthen fortifications or observe environmental changes. No matter what the method is, only by unity can mankind overcome difficulties.

Nie Weiyang quickly reviewed his attribute panel and talents.

The attribute baseline for humans is 5, and the attribute baseline for vampires is 10, which are the most average and common attributes.

If a player is a world champion in a certain sport, after receiving a transformation buff, perhaps one of their attributes will initially exceed 20. The world is full of talented individuals, and in times of turmoil, fierce characters are even more numerous. In a previous life, Nie Weiyang had seen a divine being with a starting Strength of 30. And it wasn't just one person, but a considerable team—the former Chinese National Weightlifting Team, supplemented by fitness enthusiasts from all over the country, forming the specialized combat force of Central Plains, the 'Strength Warriors'.

Everyone has their own limits... Those people, regardless of gender, age or status, could basically pick up a tiger and play with it like a dog...

Nie Weiyang's initial strength is 15, which is outstanding among ordinary people, but it is not enough in front of those gods.

As for Agility 20, Constitution 28, Charm 40...

Physical fitness is an enhancement brought by bloodline, so let’s put that aside for now.

"...Why is my charisma so high?"

Nie Weiyang stared at the number '40', a bit stunned. He clearly remembered that in his previous life, his initial Charisma value was only 15?!
You know, every 50-point increase in stats is a threshold. Crossing it is a step up, and you might even gain corresponding exclusive skills. The first 50 is even the dividing line between "ordinary" and "supernormal."

40 points of Charisma, that's almost 'Super Charisma'! Nie Weiyang's mind was racing. He thought for several seconds but couldn't figure out why his Charisma was so high, so he quickly gave up thinking, held onto his 5 points of Freedom attribute for a moment, ignored the Spirit attribute which was displayed as 'Unreadable'—and therefore couldn't be increased or decreased—and added them to Agility attribute.

His next move required a foundation of speed. While increasing speed depended not only on agility but also on constitution, which indirectly impacted strength to a certain extent, his current strength and constitution were sufficient. The neuromuscular control, explosive power, balance, coordination, reaction speed, flexibility, and joint mobility provided by agility better met his current needs. Most importantly, the value directly affected skill strength within a certain range, so his next move required a foundation of high agility.

As for why the spiritual attributes were shown as unreadable... Nie Weiyang still didn't know.

Given his previous life's identity and abilities, he certainly knew many secrets, secrets concerning the truth of this world. But even he had never seen anyone's attributes displayed as 'unreadable'.

But one of the greatest skills he learned from his twenty years of apocalyptic career was to keep a calm mind and accept all developments that were beyond his expectations.

Nie Weiyang stopped thinking about the attribute problem and turned to look at his own innate skills.

[Walking during the day, embraced by the night, bloody violence, true form revealed, luck of battle, intertwined with death]

There are four bloodline talents in this list, namely 'Daytime Walking', 'Night Embrace', 'Bloody Fury' and 'True Form Manifestation'. These are the basic abilities he possessed in his previous life.

As the name suggests, the function of daytime walking is to allow this half-vampire to move normally in broad daylight. This is a gift left to him by his human bloodline.

In the New World, the side effects of every alien bloodline will be diluted by human bloodline.

As for Night Guardian, its function would grant him a certain degree of attribute bonus at night, as well as the ability to see and hide at night. However, it was also diluted by human bloodline - no one could have everything.

These two are fine, but the latter 'Bloody Frenzy' is a purely passive effect. It will make his instincts become bloodthirsty, bloodthirsty, and warlike, allowing him to consume blood instead of water. Losing blood in battle will give him high strength gains, but if he does not consume the blood of spiritual living things for a long time, he will become anemic and have low blood pressure, and his own ability as a vampire, such as limb regeneration, will also be reduced.

The active ability of 'True Form Manifestation' transforms him into a full-fledged vampire, while the passive effect of 'Red Eyes' grants the player all-around buffs while activating 'Bloody Rage', making him even more powerful and bloodthirsty than usual. Simply put, it's trading sanity for combat power.

Nie Weiyang's gaze fell on 'the blessing of battle experience'.

This skill... In his previous life, he only acquired it ten years later.

The luck of battle experience, while it's called "luck," is actually a systematic, instinctive expression of combat experience. Only the most formidable combat players, those capable of founding a new school of combat, can achieve it.

This thing is also a passive skill, the effect is simple but noble: all attributes +5%, damage +10%, weak point damage +10%...

Even Nie Weiyang would feel genuinely happy when faced with such a wonderful percentage bonus. After all, wouldn't it be much easier to execute the plan this way?
Rebirth is good, rebirth is really good!

Not only can you take advantage of some information gaps, but the combat experience from your previous life can also be quantified into skills in advance. What a pleasant surprise!
"New World" is a huge, malicious hellish joke. Whether it is randomly transforming everyone with alien blood, or this completely different world with a similar surface environment, people have to find the past, future, connection and identity in the ruins left by a civilization similar to the earth.

Even after people's main profession level is upgraded to level 10, they still have to choose a "belief" for themselves, faithfully fulfill it, maintain it, and improve it... If the belief is preserved, even if the person dies, there is a possibility of resurrection, but if the belief is shattered, the person is no different from being dead.

Look, what a malicious act.

A complex collective is forced to forge its individual beliefs amidst the ruins. These individuals are forced to become mixed races, even having to ponder for a long time when faced with questions like, "Am I still the same person today as yesterday?"

The countdown for the novice protection period was about to end. Nie Weiyang took another look at the surrounding environment, planning in his mind what he would do and the route he would take, and happily opened "Death Interweaving".

The talent preview pop-up window popped up——

[You will be attracted to strife, death, bad luck, and disaster, and draw strength from them].

"?"

Nie Weiyang's smile disappeared.

　This article has been signed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)