Sequence Wars: The Mythical Age is Created by Me

Tianhai University, lecture hall.

The PowerPoint presentation in the easy class made everyone lose interest in listening to the lecture; they just sat in their seats playing on their phones.

Jiang Fan was just thinking about what to eat later, claypot rice or braised chicken, when a group chat message came through on his phone.

"Have you heard? Something big happened at the city museum last night. The knight armor on display came back to life and started cutting people down."

After saying that, he also posted a blurry picture taken with his phone. The lighting was very dim, and you could only vaguely see a tall, dark figure staring intently at the person taking the picture.

"It must be someone committing murder while wearing armor; ordinary people couldn't wear such heavy armor."

Most of the students in the group chat didn't quite believe such a bizarre thing.

Jiang Fan is the same; a quarter of the 21st century has already passed, and there are still people using these old millennium jokes to fool others.

Just as he was about to speak, the messages that person sent were quickly retracted, and the entire group chat went into a "mute" state.

This reaction seems almost like it's specifically to confirm the authenticity of the event.

Could something have really happened at the museum?

The Tianhai City Museum is only three kilometers away from their university. If there were some kind of psychopath wearing armor and going around slashing people, it wouldn't be safe for them to go out normally.

Moreover, the news has been reporting strange things lately, such as someone jumping from the seventh floor and making a hole in the ground but being unharmed, or someone rubbing their hands together to create a flame and setting their whole family on fire.

Maybe we shouldn't go out to eat today? Jiang Fan always felt like he had a bad luck streak. Even a bitter smile could be interpreted by God as him being too happy. It wouldn't be good if he was misunderstood.

Just to be on the safe side, I'll order takeout when I get back.

After class, Jiang Fan waited for his classmates to file out, and then started playing on his phone as he walked.

He's a hardcore gamer. From the cartridge-based Little Tyrant game console to the PlayStation era with CD recordings, and now to computer and mobile games, there's no game Jiang Fan can't play.

Jiang Fan recently took a liking to a strategy game called "Myth Wars" priced at 248 yuan. It is said to cover all the mythological systems in the world, and players can conquer cities and territories by controlling various powerful gods and emperors.

Back in his dorm, Jiang Fan couldn't wait to open the Stream platform and snapped it up at a 30% discount during the summer sale.

He glanced at the introduction page as usual, and this game had an amazing 97.83% positive reviews, even higher than "Super Hero Dispatch Center" and "Witch 3". Jiang Fan immediately clicked the download button.

Suddenly, a huge, intricate pattern flashed in the center of the screen, then quickly disintegrated into twelve different black symbols. The symbols depicted knights wielding swords and shields, and prophets holding magic wands...

"He's pretty handsome," Jiang Fan nodded, casually unpacking his instant noodles and cola, then taking out some desserts he'd bought from the drawer, intending to eat while waiting for the game to download.

But when Jiang Fan looked up after finishing his instant noodles, he was a little confused because the installation package was only 300MB. This amount of memory was more than enough for some visual novel games, let alone large games. It was probably a pixel-style RPG. He downloaded it in just three seconds.

And the version number is an absurd v0.01!

This is probably just a demo that was posted.

Jiang Fan was about to try again, but then he thought that this kind of mistake should be hard for normal players to encounter. He himself liked to find those Easter eggs hidden by the designers in the game, which was also a good experience.

Jiang Fan opened the v0.01 version of "Mythical War" with his mouse.

The game's opening animation immediately caught his eye.

In the scene, a golden lightning bolt falls from the sky and lands on a vast plain. The sky is covered with liquid gold that looks like crystal. A figure emerges from the golden lightning and raises his right hand, connecting the sky and the earth in his hand.

The next moment, the golden sky was suddenly torn apart, revealing the raging thunder and storms above the clouds. The long-haired man, holding a spear, reigned supreme over the world like the true master of the sky.

They roared, clashing the gold and white symbols of power and strength in their hands together. The heavens and earth trembled, and even Jiang Fan's phone began to shake. Finally, white light filled the entire screen, slowly revealing the first chapter of the game.

【Coronation of Dust】.

The background features a sword blade engraved with the world's most exquisite gemstones and a spear whose tip is still dripping blood; they are crossed together, like the outstanding achievements of a king.

The graphics are truly exquisite. The 3D-to-2D rendering of the characters alone is top-notch in the industry. It showcases the details of mythological battles and the visual impact is so stunning that even a game enthusiast like Jiang Fan is amazed.

The opening animation alone made him feel like it was worth 50% of the ticket price. It's definitely a production from a major studio. He just didn't see Lei Bi's logo... Maybe it was a demo and they were too lazy to add it.

Jiang Fan tried to view the subsequent chapters, but the game interface did not change; only a new prompt popped up.

[The current version only has one chapter; subsequent chapters are under development. Please stay tuned.]

Well, he definitely overestimated the 300MB of game content.

Jiang Fan didn't even bother eating his noodles anymore. He clicked "Start Game," the screen went dark, and he successfully entered the character creation interface.

[This is a world filled with mysterious powers. Please create your initial character.]

As the first player in Mythic Wars, you will randomly receive two basic classes.

[1. Knight, Initial Attributes: Strength: C; Speed: D+; Spirit: D+]

[2. Escort, Initial Attributes: Strength: D+; Speed: C; Spirit: D+]

Choosing a different profession will affect the development of the plot in Chapter 1, so please choose carefully.

Two pixelated figures appear on the left and right sides of the screen. The former is a silver-armored knight holding a sword and shield, while the latter is a cloth-clad bodyguard wearing a straw hat and holding a sword hilt with one hand.

Hmm, so it really is a pixel-style RPG?

But at this moment, Jiang Fan no longer cared how "Myth Wars," which was originally a real-time strategy game, had become an RPG. He just wanted to know how many surprises this small 300Mb could bring him.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to choose [Knight], mainly because this job change might be more convenient. Jiang Fan couldn't think of what job to change to as a bodyguard for the time being.

Moreover, the photo shown in class earlier made Jiang Fan feel uneasy, and subconsciously he sought out similar elements for comfort.

[You have determined your character's current profession. So, what was their life like before?]

[1. He suffered from hunger and cold in his childhood and was adopted by a kind nun.]

2. You had a happy and fulfilling childhood, and your parents loved you very much, but you suffered from a hidden illness.

Designing a character backstory... With nuns present, shouldn't it be easier to access secrets? After all, the beginning says this is a world with mysterious powers.

Moreover, having both parents is clearly not the protagonist template, and Jiang Fan indeed chose [1].

[You suffered from malnutrition since childhood, but under the nun's tutelage you have become exceptionally intelligent, able to see things that others cannot, which aroused the nun's suspicion.]

[1. You choose to leave alone, awakening a portion of a mysterious power, increasing your maximum mental attribute.]

2. The nun invited a priest to perform an exorcism for you, and you can no longer see those strange phantoms, but the nun's temper has become unusually volatile.

Choosing [1] is the most stable path to advancement, but staying by the nun's side seems to trigger new events.

Jiang Fan decided to take a gamble and choose [2]. Based on his previous experience playing story games, this choice often adds some special hidden evaluations.

One night, the nun killed the priest and, with tears of blood streaming down her face, handed you the crucifix she held.

[1. You took the cross, awakened as a "Knight", and obtained a power attribute fragment.]

[2. You judged the fallen nun, held the cross in your hand, sang hymns in the church, and buried her.]

Jiang Fan did not hesitate and chose [2].

[Complete character history has been built; character profile is being generated...]

[Name: Rias Aether]

Age: 18

Territory: British Isles

[Class: Knight (Tier 1)]

[Situation: A girl with mysterious powers has been summoned here after recovering from the grief of losing her loved ones.]

The character profiles gradually faded away, and the game screen fully unfolded.

Black and white pixels occupy the upper half of the image, with only a few faintly bright spots showing yellow light. A pixelated figure wearing a black cloak appears in the center of the image.

Beneath the cloak covering her head were several golden pixels, the parts representing her eyes being blood red. Despite being just a pixelated figure, she still exuded the girl's sharpness and courage.

Judging from the set design, it seems to be in a modern museum.

The scene contains many glass cabinets displaying various objects, which do not appear to be interactive.

As the characters in the game rise from the ground, the opening of this scene appears.

[Act One, "Night at the Museum," has begun]