You'll become a god, you'll create Earth ONLINE

Chen Fei patted Zhao Lei on the shoulder, his tone full of sympathy.

Zhao Lei took a deep breath, his expression incredibly complex.

"The system notified me that my health is at full."

Zhao Lei said in a heavy tone

"But... I feel like my SAN value has dropped to zero. Right now, when I close my eyes, all I see are pink peach blossoms swirling around me. I feel a little nauseous."

……

at the same time.

In a distant, higher-dimensional star realm, within an abandoned divine domain.

"Hahahahahahahaha!!!"

Lin Xian laughed so hard he rolled off the throne, clutching his stomach and rolling around on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

"Incredible! Absolutely brilliant! I knew this trick would work!"

He looked at the data soaring wildly on the virtual screen in front of him and grinned like a sly old fox.

[Received the emotion of 'extreme shame/social death' from Lin Chacha, Source Power +3.5!]

[Received a message from Zhao Lei expressing "mental pollution/moral collapse," Source Power +2.0!]

[Received 'shock/discomfort' emotions from Su Hao, Chen Fei, and Wang Qiang, Source Power +1.5!]

"Look! Look at this purity!"

Lin Xian excitedly patted the floor.

"Who says the apocalypse has to be a time of misery and resentment for everyone? The emotional energy that erupts from this kind of socially suffocating scene is even more powerful than fear!"

When he was designing the skill tree system, he felt that the traditional method of healing by simply waving a staff was too boring.

So, with a twisted sense of humor, they added "forced casting action" and "awful dialogue binding" settings to the code of the auxiliary skills.

The more powerful the healing skill, the more shameful the actions required.

"Earth Online players, are you ready for the spiritual baptism tailor-made for you by the game planners?"

Lin Xian stroked his chin, grinning mischievously.

"If someone awakens the Berserker talent in the future, should we make it so that casting a spell requires skipping a 'driving test' segment first?"

Just as Lin Xian was racking his brains for some crazy ideas...

Earth, Jiangcheng University, first floor laundry room of Building 7.

"Waaaaah... This is so embarrassing... I don't want to live anymore..."

Lin Chacha squatted on the ground, her head buried in her knees, sobbing uncontrollably.

For a beautiful woman who usually pays attention to her image and refuses to show her face without makeup, that behavior was worse than killing her.

"Alright, stop crying."

Su Hao regained his senses, walked over, and tapped the washing machine next to him with the handle of his axe.

"Whether it's a black cat or a white cat, a healer is a good healer. Your skill is a bit of an eyesore, but the effect is indeed powerful."

Hearing that Su Hao's tone wasn't as cold as before, Lin Chacha stopped crying, raised her head, and a glimmer of hope flashed in her red and swollen eyes.

"Then...would you be willing to take me with you?"

"You can team up."

Su Hao nodded directly.

In this perilous game, having a mobile health pack is crucial.

As for the eye-searing pre-casting animation?

At worst, I can just close my eyes and not look.

"But let's get this straight."

Su Hao looked down at her, his eyes cold.

"Once you're on my team, you have to follow the rules."

"First, we don't need you to go to the front lines to fight monsters, but you must stay close to the team and not run around and attract monsters."

"Secondly, no matter how dangerous the situation, if someone loses health, even if you die on the spot, you have to shout out your line to heal them. If you ever hesitate to help someone in distress because you're shy, I will personally kick you out of the team."

"Third, equipment and supplies dropped by monsters will be distributed according to contribution. Since you didn't deal any damage, you won't get weapons, only support equipment or food. Do you agree?"

These rules were extremely harsh, even ruthless. They treated her completely as a tool.

But Lin Chacha no longer had the leverage to negotiate. She nodded repeatedly, like someone pounding garlic.

"Agreed! I'll do whatever you say! Just don't leave me alone!"

"Great. Fatty, add her to the team panel."

Su Hao turned around.

"Alright!" Fatty Wang didn't mind at this point, after all, he had just witnessed his boss fully recover. He immediately sent an invitation through the system panel.

[System notification: Player 'Lin Chacha (Lv.1)' has joined your party.]

The team roster has expanded to five players. Although there's one more weakling, their survivability has improved dramatically.

"Next, it's time to loot the corpse."

Chen Fei rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining, and walked toward the remains of the three elite rats on the ground.

"We were fighting so intensely just now that I didn't even notice what loot dropped. This was our first elite monster kill in the newbie village, it should have given us something good!"

He crouched down and began searching through the areas where the blue light from the three piles of data had faded.

Since it was a fight against an elite monster of a higher level, there was no need for treasure chests this time; the drops were finished items.

Holy crap!

Chen Fei suddenly exclaimed and pulled something out of a pile of rat fur.

Those were a pair of leather boots that emitted a faint green glow!

"Green gear has dropped! Boss, fourth brother, come quick!"

Chen Fei excitedly held up the shoe, the green light standing out conspicuously in the dimly lit laundry room.

Everyone immediately gathered around, and the system panel automatically popped up with item information.

[Rat King's Guardian Light Leather Boots (Green/Excellent Quality)]

[Type: Armor/Shoes]

[Attributes: Agility +3, Defense +2.]

【Durability: 30/30】

[Characteristic: Silent Walking (When moving while wearing these boots, footsteps are reduced by 50%, making it harder to attract the attention of monsters with sensitive hearing).]

Equipment Requirements: Agility ≥ 5.

[Note: This item is crafted from the leather of the most elite guards of the mutated Rat King. Wearing it, you can run as fast as Usain Bolt.]

"Add 3 points to Agility! And the Silent Step property that hides footsteps!" Su Hao's eyes lit up.

This is absolutely top-tier assassin equipment in the early game!

"Third brother, these shoes are yours."

Zhao Lei made the decision without hesitation.

"You're the only one in our team responsible for roaming and last-hitting, so this Stealth ability is most useful for you. With these shoes on, you'll be safer scouting ahead and pulling mobs."

Chen Fei was so moved that tears almost welled up in his eyes. He had been using a small apple-peeling knife for gua sha (scraping therapy), and now he had finally gotten his share of the green uniform.

He couldn't wait to take off his muddy, worn-out sneakers and throw them away, putting on these green leather boots instead.

The moment Chen Fei put on the leather boots, he felt his legs lighten, as if his body had lost all weight. He jumped twice on the spot, and when he landed, he could barely make a sound!

"Awesome! I feel like I can fly over walls now!"

Chen Fei paced back and forth excitedly.

"Stop showing off, let's see what else we have," the fat man urged from the side.

Su Hao walked to the corpse of the second elite rat. What this rat had dropped was a thread-bound book that emitted a faint glow.

"Skill Book!"

Su Hao grabbed the book, his heart pounding. Early-game skills were even more valuable than equipment!

[Skill Book: Taunt Roar (No Quality Restriction)]

Job requirements: None.

[Learning Requirements: Physical fitness level ≥ 6.]

[Skill Description: Consumes 20 stamina points to unleash a deafening roar at all hostile targets within a 10-meter radius. Forcefully draws target aggro for 3 seconds, during which the user's defense is increased by 10%.]

[Note: Taking a beating is an art. Master this skill, and you'll be the team's strongest shield (and also the one who takes the most beatings).]