Sequence Wars: The Mythical Age is Created by Me

But when Jiang Fan looked closely, he remembered that this was the [Life Theater] mentioned in the announcement, which seemed to be a new feature?

He clicked on this flashy GG (Girl's Name) ad, which featured Rias in a cute uniform, her eyes revealing a joy and playfulness that didn't belong to her.

This definitely wasn't taken by Rias herself; it's probably a poster automatically generated by the game console.

It's like a girl group debut; the costumes, makeup, and facial expressions are all so perfect that it's something a girl like Rias, who has spent over a decade struggling in the Middle Ages, could never achieve.

After this character enters, it's a three-act replay of Rias. All the highlights from the first chapter are edited into a compilation and placed at the beginning.

There are even some details that Jiang Fan overlooked.

Each scene's incomplete and completed storyline is displayed sequentially on the interface, framed like a rectangular cover.

The first act took 49 minutes, the second act consisted of six videos, averaging one hour, and the third act consisted of three videos, totaling five hours.

Jiang Fan discovered that the cursor had transformed into a pair of scissors representing editing, which he could freely cut, process, and edit, and that there was also a library of tens of thousands of background music tracks.

So this is what the so-called "life theater" means. I wonder if skipping the game's storyline is the same as skipping life.

Jiang Fan tried watching it and found that the perspective of [Life Theater] was not fixed, but could be switched to God mode, allowing him to watch from any angle, and even put a non-existent camera under Rias's skirt.

Well, she rarely wears skirts.

This truly amazed Jiang Fan. After all, when watching movies or TV series, you can only watch from a predetermined perspective from beginning to end. But [Life Theater] is like being able to carry a camera back to the past and switch perspectives without any restrictions in those countless time periods that do not overlap with reality.

It seems that the videos released on social media and short video platforms in the first act were produced in [Life Theater].

Now, with the game version update, this feature has been directly made available to myself.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. It's a pixelated RPG game. Even if he were to edit it, he could only edit a two-dimensional plane. There's practically no room for editing.

But... what's the point?

Jiang Fan stroked his chin, his eyes scanning the interface.

Suddenly he noticed that the number 50 was displayed below the video of the first scene, and the symbol after the number looked familiar.

Isn't this a sign of legendary status?

He moved the cursor over the number and clicked, and a new prompt immediately popped up.

The video of the first act, "Night at the Museum," caused a small sensation. Our protagonist, Rias, received everyone's love and praise. Look, the lost girl is as light as a feather under the guidance of the gods. She will surely be the best friend. Rias's existence has been sung about. You can collect 50 Legend Points.

Posting videos of your game character completing levels earns you Legendary Points? This [Life Theater] is absolutely awesome!

Jiang Fan immediately became incredibly excited, even more so than if he had won five million yuan.

[Legendary Status: Myths and legends are never without foundation. In the era of the arrival of the Sequence, ordinary generic Sequences can only ascend by imitating the ancients. When netizens all over the world are chanting her name and marveling at her sword light, even if she was originally a ghost that did not exist in official history, she will inevitably be condensed into a unique legend under the sweeping force of this powerful will, and man will 'create a god'!]

The story from ancient times to the present has come to an end, but the story of "Rias Esther" and many more game characters in the future has just begun, and their deeds will surely be sung as new legends.

Jiang Fan didn't know much about the legend before, but now that he has the interpretation of [Life Theater], he finally understands.

So, since the videos for Act 2 and Act 3 haven't been edited yet, he still has two more chances to earn Legendary status.

Following his usual video-watching habits, Jiang Fan created several highlight shots, kept the second and third acts to around three minutes in length, and sent them out directly.

In any case, based on the situation in the first act, no one can find out where the source is.

[Video is uploading. Legendary points are being generated every minute. Please collect them at a reasonable time.]

Your own edited version should be better than the one released by the game console itself.

Jiang Fan exited [Life Theater]. Unbeknownst to him, his legend level had already reached 500 + 200 + 50 = 750 points. He was just 27 points away from being able to access the treasure chest on Han Yi's body.

If the first one can yield a rare item like the [Little White Ze Diagram], it's not impossible for this 777-point treasure chest to contain a true divine beast.

However, I definitely can't use it all to open treasure chests. I'll wait until I've completed Act 1 of Chapter 2 and have accumulated enough Legendary Points before doing so.

Now I have a certain ability to protect myself, and even if I face a fourth-order sequence, I am not without ways to fight back.

He should probably keep a closer eye on why Han Yi possesses such a mysterious treasure chest.

This girl is like the sun in winter, warm and dazzling. If she really has any secrets, Jiang Fan is confident he can handle her.

However, he must immediately move on to Chapter 2!

Jiang Fan opened the game chapter, and the first chapter, "Coronation of Dust," was fully lit up. The cover depicted Rias's battle against Mephisto, with red and gold holy light reaching the heavens and the earth, making even demons appear small and dim under this light.

The second chapter, "Nine Songs of Divine Summoning," currently only features a thin, grass-blue silhouette that appears to be a dancing... dancer?

That's unusual. Jiang Fan had guessed that the game chapters wouldn't feature two consecutive main characters who were both warriors.

Rias is a stationary main DPS character, but she must fight in positional battles, emphasizing close combat. Without using the original text, she basically wins by fighting to the death.

The new character will most likely be a ranged DPS, and unlikely to be a healer, because this is a game mode designed for solo play.

Just as Jiang Fan was making his guesses, the first scene on the screen had already finished loading.

A continuous drizzle shrouded the Shiwan Mountains.

The camera travels through dense primeval forests, finally settling on a spot deep in the Wushan Mountains, in front of an ancient temple long since submerged in vines and moss.

Accompanied by the ethereal and poignant sounds of Chu-style chime bells and shamanic chants, an ancient subtitle slowly appeared at the bottom of the screen:

"The emperor's daughter descends to the northern shore, her eyes filled with sorrow. The autumn wind blows gently, the waves of Dongting Lake ripple, and the leaves fall..."

"She was once the most devout sorceress in the land of Chu, who dedicated her soul to the supreme Taiyi. When the country was destroyed and the gods departed, she sealed herself in the temple and slept in darkness for two thousand years."

As the camera zooms in, a young girl dressed in a black ceremonial robe and wearing a crown of orchid flowers lies quietly beneath a faceless statue in the center of the temple.

Her eyes were closed, her skin was so pale it was almost transparent, and her body was surrounded by tiny, bluish-green fireflies.

Suddenly, a wisp of extremely turbid, blood-smelling green miasma drifted in through the cracks in the temple.

The girl, who had been asleep for a thousand years, trembled slightly with her long eyelashes, and then suddenly opened her eyes!

Those were eyes that had transcended the river of time, exuding extreme coldness and majesty.

Why can't I choose a career anymore?

Jiang Fan scratched his head; he wanted to choose his game character's life again.

Looking at Rias's key moments, each choice brings new depth to the game character.

The current time is incorrectly set to "48 hours". Players can adjust the time to align with reality, extending it to a maximum of 72 hours and reducing it to a minimum of 24 hours.

This change is acceptable. Last time, in Act 3, Jiang Fan was limited by time constraints, otherwise he would have been able to collect more Doomsday Fragments before ending the game.

Fan stroked his chin and casually stretched the time offset to 72 hours.

Since the new map is a fully 3D open world, he needs ample time to explore this vast mountain range and thoroughly understand the mechanics of the new character.

As the timer finished setting, the 3D images on the screen gradually faded, and the ink-wash style UI interface emerged.

The familiar ancient Chu seal script flowed slowly, then transformed into simplified Chinese text that he could understand.

As a player of the second chapter, "Nine Songs of Divine Summoning," you will complete the destiny of this slumbering sorceress.

In that primordial era before the gods had departed, what was the life of this priestess like?

[1. Born from a nine-petaled orchid in Yunmeng Marsh, she is naturally able to understand the whispers of mountain spirits and the lamentations of the Xiang River. She does not covet the altar, often wandering barefoot in the mountains and fields, accompanied by red leopards and civets, a spirit nurtured by nature.]

2. On the day of her birth, the star trails of Donghuang Taiyi descended upon her. From childhood, she was enshrined on the highest altar, draped in elaborate black robes. She is Taiyi's flawless reflection on earth, beneath whom all people prostrate themselves, yet dare not look directly at her.

Jiang Fan paused for a moment.

In ancient times, the Great Shaman was an absolute leader who was above the secular world. Only such a divinely ordained and aloof position was worthy of her grand entrance. He decisively pressed [2].

As the ink spreads, a second choice emerges.

For over a decade, she surveyed the world from her high dais, until the "severing of the connection between heaven and earth" occurred, and the deity vanished completely from the heavens. Deprived of divine authority, ancient primordial demons and deadly miasma began to devour the Yunmeng Marsh. Faced with the wailing cries of her ancestors and the abandoned land, she chose—

[1. Burning away her life force, she forcibly sacrificed herself to the evil god with the body of a pure-blooded sorceress. She summoned heavenly fire and perished together with the giant beast, her noble soul tainted with endless malevolent energy from the carnage. (Her mental attributes are even more destructive.)]

2. Striking the bronze bell, she sang the requiem that was later sung by the Chu people for a thousand years and eventually incorporated into the "Nine Songs." She transformed into an invisible barrier suppressing the Hundred Thousand Mountains, protecting the ancestors and allowing them to thrive. (Spirit attribute cap greatly increased)

Jiang Fan thought about it for a moment. He didn't really need the destructive power of the mental attribute; he could rely on skills.

Immediately afterwards, the ink on the screen did not dissipate, but instead coalesced into a dark river representing the long river of time, and the third turning point slowly emerged.

[The barrier was erected, and time flowed on. Amidst the changing times, the ancient glory has faded completely in the present world. In these long thousands of years, your soul—]

[1. Obsession has transformed her into a cocoon, causing her to slumber beneath Mount Wu. Although she has preserved some of her ancient cultivation, her soul has become rigid and heavy, imprisoned within her own boundaries. (Initially a second-tier [Witch], unable to stray too far from the temple's boundaries)]

2. Though her physical body perished, her spirit endured. She refused to ascend to heaven, allowing her soul to wander for millennia through the Yunmeng Marsh and the Ten Thousand Mountains. The long years eroded her soul, but after listening to the Chu people's thousand-year-old sacrificial songs, she was finally reborn as a pure spirit. (Initially a first-tier [Witch], possessing extremely high affinity with all things.)

Jiang Fan looked at the third option. Although life had given him a hint this time, it only made him more hesitant.

The first option is definitely more comfortable at the start. With the resources he has, reaching the third level of the pan-sequence is not a problem, but it is too difficult to leave the temple too far away, which is equivalent to raising a mountain god.

While it wasn't impossible, Jiang Fan didn't want his influence to be limited to just one mountain.

Let's go with the second one. How can a weak start lead to a weak start every step of the way?

This affinity will definitely have unexpected and great uses.

Jiang Fan pressed [2].

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

Name: Ni Yao

[Era: Primordial Chaos]

[Location: Huaxia·Chu region]

【Occupation: Shrine Maiden (Tier 1)】

[Status: A spirit that has wandered the mountains and rivers for thousands of years, a shrine maiden carrying the prayers of her ancestors and the echoes of the gods.]

The character profiles gradually faded away, the ink-wash UI was like smoke and dust blown away by the wind, and the game screen was reassembled, restoring the extremely realistic 3D scene.

The continuous drizzle pattered on the ancient statues.

Ni Yao stood quietly in the center of the dilapidated temple, the orchid crown on her head emitting a faint blue light. However, at this moment, her body was in a spiritual state, so light that it seemed a gust of wind could blow her away.

[Main Quest 1: The Shaman's Compassion - You sense an eerie aura permeating the mountains and forests. Stop the mutated mandrill that hunts humans; startled by the intrusion, it has awakened its instincts for play and slaughter.]

Jiang Fan held the game console, and the UI in the upper right corner changed.

Unlike Rias's yellow bar during side-scrolling adventures, Yao's blue bar has a rippling, turquoise hue.

At the edge of the 3D over-the-shoulder perspective, amidst the dense, impenetrable green miasma outside the temple, came an extremely mournful, inhuman roar.

The main quest in Chapter 2 even has a complete introduction! Version 0.10 also updated the game tutorial, which is quite nice.

Jiang Fan immediately pushed the joystick.

As a spirit, Ni Yao moves in a very unique way in 3D scenes.

She didn't run; her feet were suspended in the air, and she seemed to be walking on invisible waves, drifting through the primeval forest like a ghost.

However, when Jiang Fan, controlling Ni Yao, rushed out of the temple following the mournful roar and arrived at the muddy valley, he found that he was still a step too late.

Several bodies dressed in black tactical uniforms lay scattered haphazardly in the puddles on the ground.

At the end of the pile of corpses, a huge mandrill, nearly three meters tall and covered in green fur, was opening its blood-red maw.

At its feet, a young modern girl, covered in blood, lay in despair in the mud, her chest torn open by sharp claws, yet clutching a blood-stained, broken piece of ancient jade tightly in her hand.

The ancient jade was emitting a bluish light that was remarkably similar to the flower crown on Ni Yao's head.

"presumptuous!"

On the screen, A Yao roared, her ethereal voice echoing through the valley.

Jiang Fan pressed the attack button, and A Yao waved her hand, sending several cyan wind blades slicing towards the mountain demon like razor blades.

However, since she was only a first-tier spirit at this moment and had lost the powerful magic of the ancient times, these wind blades only dealt a few single-digit damage to the tough fur of the [Fiend] grade mountain demon, knocking it back half a step.

Damn, this is hilarious!

Jiang Fan tried to unleash a skill, but found that Ni Yao could only use basic attacks. The cyan witch swayed left and right under his control, and only a few wind blades were released that dissipated after reaching a dozen meters away.

Hey, big sister, you shouted with such force that I thought your first rank was different from everyone else's. Turns out, all you can do is shout.

Enraged, the mandrill roared and prepared to unleash its deadly claws.

The camera then gave an extremely detailed close-up.

In the girl's unfocused pupils, the image of this translucent ancient shaman wearing a floral crown was reflected. She opened her mouth, her life force already coming to an end.