Maple Leaf City

Upon logging back into the game, I found myself in the familiar Maple City.

Lu Cang returned to Maple City once again.

Opening the friends list, Brave Warrior, Leng Qingying, and others were already online.

Before the game update, Leng Qingying successfully completed the challenge of achieving a 200-combo in the training ground and completed her job change.

Lu Cang clicked on the [Rankings]

The leaderboard has also been updated with the version.

The updated leaderboard includes a new section: "Top Human Players Ranking".

The strongest human among them was none other than Lu Cang's game ID.

[Human Race's Strongest Warrior: Azure Sky]

They've secured a top-ten position in all ten rankings.

The job change quest has been completed.

As soon as I entered the game, a message from Brave Warrior popped up.

"Boss, should I come find you now, or should I continue with the job change quest?"

Lu Cang sent a message to Brave Warrior: "No rush to assemble, you do your mission first."

"Alright, boss!"

After replying to the message from the fearless warrior, Lu Cang checked the box to complete the job change quest on the quest list.

[Have you confirmed that you have completed the job change quest?]

[Upon completion of the mission, you will be promoted to the only available class: All-rounder]

This operation cannot be reversed.

"confirm."

bite--

Lu Cang was surrounded by colorful light that swirled around him, and a faint, mysterious aura lingered around him.

[Career advancement completed - Current profession: All-rounder]

[You have acquired your exclusive class specialization: Omniscient - You can learn all classes' default skill tree skills]

[You have acquired the profession specialization: Diligent Study - You will gain 5 skill points instead of 1 per level up]

[You have acquired the Class Specialization: Weapon Mastery—You will not suffer any penalties from non-class weapons when using any type of weapon, and you will receive the bonuses that the class would normally receive when equipping a certain type of weapon.]

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After completing the job change.

Lu Cang's skill tree lit up.

Ordinary casual players can only learn the skills of seven basic professions.

In reality, there are only a few dozen skills that a free-to-play player can learn.

Numerous branches of professions also appeared in Lu Cang's eyes.

Even the skills of the only profession appeared in Lu Cang's skill tree.

An all-rounder can learn tens of thousands of skills.

At the same time, Lu Cang's skill points were increased to 100.

These are skill points that ordinary players can only obtain at level 100.

"It's a pity that there's no professional specialization like in other professions."

Specialization is what makes a profession special.

If you only possess the skills, you can only unleash less than a third of the class's full potential.

Even if an all-rounder can learn all skills, without a professional specialization, they will only have one-fifth of the skill points.

Their strength has declined by more than a little.

Therefore, even if an all-rounder can learn all skills, they still cannot completely replace other professions.

Lu Cang clicked on the skill tree repeatedly, lighting up the skills of various professions in turn.

Add different skill points to each.

Only Lu Cang could do something like that.

If anyone else got the All-Rounder class, they would be completely baffled by this skill tree.

With so many skills, it would take several days just to read the skill descriptions.

They have no idea how to choose the best combination of skills.

After Lu Cang finished adding points, Bai Lu also came over.

I saw the [President] highlighted in the crowd.

Bai Lu immediately stepped forward and tugged at Lu Cang's sleeve, asking, "Brother, what does this new ranking of the various races mean?"

Are there other races besides us?

"Wait a minute... There shouldn't be a race selection option in the Illusionary Realm, right? Could it be that after this update, new accounts can choose their own race?"

"If that's the case, aren't we at a disadvantage? I was actually thinking of choosing the elves."

After Lu Cang completed his class change, he replied with a smile, "No, we can't choose our race."

"However, the Illusionary Realm has indeed introduced other races."

"Take a look at the map."

Bai Lu opened the map.

To their surprise, the world map had changed.

The map is completely different from the one before the update.

"Brother, the map seems to have changed."

"Yes, it's gotten bigger, and there are many new areas."

"Maps of other races have also been loaded."

Bai Lu looked at the drastically changed map: "This update really brings a lot of new content."

"Wait...why are other races ranked now too?"

Previously in the illusionary realm, there were monsters of other races, even tribes and entire cities inhabited by non-human races.

But those are just NPCs.

However, the leaderboards now feature rankings for: [Human Race Strongest Players], [Statue Strongest Players], [Dragon Strongest Players], and [Tree Spirit Strongest Players].

Furthermore, each leaderboard includes the corresponding player's name, level, and class.

What does this mean?

Are other races also players?

But my brother said that one cannot choose their race in the Illusionary Realm.

Doesn't that mean that these races are players other than humans?

"Brother... what exactly are these races?"

Bai Lu swallowed hard and asked.

"What else could it mean? It means that this game is not just played by our human race."

The human player community was also in complete chaos.

Other races appear? Who are these races?

Are races being labeled as "players"? Where do these "players" come from?

"More Than Just Humans: The Mysterious Identity of the Game 'Fantasy World'."

The top 100 ranked players received a mysterious reward, and one player claims to have obtained a mysterious power!

"Holy crap?"

"What's going on? What exactly was updated? Players of other races, is it that exciting?"

"Damn it, it didn't say you could choose your race, and even if you did choose a race, there wouldn't be enough time to level up to 20 right after the update, right?"

Some players have seen the leaderboards for other races.

The strongest player has already reached level 20.

Some powerful races even had almost all of their top 200 levels reach level 20 or higher!

That's right, quite a few people have successfully changed jobs.

This is clearly not a human player. Even Lu Cang, the strongest human player, doesn't seem to have completed his class change yet.

"Holy crap... don't scare me, okay? Could this be an Easter egg set up by the official team?"

"Could it be that there are other races besides us humans playing this game?"

"What alien invasion plan? Scientists haven't discovered aliens for centuries, and they've found them in this game?"

"Damn, instead of making such a fuss, why don't we just grab a player from another race and ask them!"

"Regarding that top 100 reward, can anyone who knows about it tell me if it's a marketing ploy or real? There's so much fake news in this world, I can't tell the difference!"

"However, Cang Qiong is indeed the strongest of our human race."

"What's the ranking system for 'strongest'? Is it based on arena rankings? Or something else?"

"Bullshit! If it's about arena rankings, how could Brave Warrior, who hasn't even played in the arena since the server opened, be the fourth strongest human?"

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【Maple Blossom City Lord's Mansion】

After Lu Cang and Leng Qingying completed their job changes, they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion in Maple City.

"Lord of the city, we're here again."

"Please help us upgrade our weapons to the next tier."

Seeing that Cang Qiong had visited again, Nigronz warmly welcomed him, saying, "Haha! We welcome heroes no matter how many times they come! It just so happens that we just finished forging a special weapon for Miss Bai Lu, and our craftsmen are even more skilled now. This time, the weapon upgrade should save a lot of time."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Lu Cang handed over his and Leng Qingying's weapons.

Soon, Lord Nigeronzi arranged for craftsmen to upgrade the exclusive weapon.

Lu Cang and Leng Qingying waited with their backs against the wall.

Leng Qingying gently tossed her hair and asked, "President, what exactly is going on with this update? Did you also receive feedback to the real world?"

Lu Cang had long anticipated that Leng Qingying would ask this question.

Lu Cang scratched the back of his head: "Hmm, have you ever read any online game novels?"

Leng Qingying said calmly, "I know a little."

"Yes, that's the premise: the game invades reality, and real-world characters gain power from the game. You understand?"

"Novels like 'Cursed Talent' or 'A Level 3 SSS-Level Talent' are quite popular; you should have heard of them."

Upon receiving this explanation, Leng Qingying seemed to have black lines appear on her forehead.

She had certainly heard of online game novels.

However, it would be too absurd for such a situation to occur in the real world.

"President, are you serious?"

"Don't believe me? The facts are right in front of you."

That is indeed the case.

However, since the president said those words, Leng Qingying inexplicably felt like complaining.

"I have no doubt."

"My advice is to exchange real-world money for gold coins as soon as possible, because real-world currencies will depreciate significantly soon."

Leng Qingying remained silent, though she already had her own guesses in her heart.

Her guess was similar to what Lu Cang had said.

In that case, becoming stronger in this game becomes even more important.

In this game, becoming stronger no longer only yields monetary rewards.

Currently, the feedback to reality is only a small part of our capabilities.

Leng Qingying didn't know if she would receive more feedback in the future.

But even if it's not a full reward, as you get stronger in the game...

Even if you only acquire one-tenth of the power in the game, you'd still be a superhuman in the real world.

This would absolutely be a world-shaking change.

But if you hadn't joined the Godslayer Guild...

Perhaps, I am still a lone wolf, currently a mid-to-lower-tier S-level player.

It's impossible to reach the top level, and you can't get a unique weapon or a unique profession.

"Thank you," Leng Qingying said abruptly in a barely audible voice.

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Tsk."

"So, I'm thanking you, President!" Leng Qingying tilted her head back and turned her head to the side impatiently.

"Oh, I thought you were the arrogant type who would say 'it's nothing'," Lu Cang said casually.

"You clearly heard it just now, didn't you?" A vein throbbed on Leng Qingying's forehead.

"My hearing is excellent, didn't you know?"

"Heh, of course I know, the perverted student council president who eavesdrops on other people's breathing and heartbeats." Leng Qingying sneered.

"So you're the perverted...member who diligently studies listening to heartbeats and breathing?"

"You!" Leng Qingying didn't want to continue.

I'm mentally exhausted.

She'll always be the one who gets the short end of the stick if she says things like that to the president.

Then, Leng Qingying changed the subject, asking, "And what about those races?"

"Other races are other races, literally."

"Are they all players?"

"Bai Lu has already asked me once. It's so tiring to have to explain to everyone."

Leng Qingying said, "The guild didn't have many people to begin with."

"Yes, they are all players, not human players. The people who play the game 'Fantasy World' are not just humans; they are all real players from other worlds."

"Could you please paraphrase what I just said and forward it to Braveheart? I don't want to be asked a third time."