How to significantly improve the work enthusiasm of a group of people? The answer is to first provide the most basic living security, and then deliberately make the free food not very tasty, and the free dormitory conditions a bit uncomfortable.
In this way, they will have enough motivation to work hard to make money, buy food that suits their taste better, move to a more comfortable house that requires rent, or go further to enjoy life in the extremely developed future world three hundred years later.
Moreover, when dealing with these "players", Zuo Si deliberately reversed the virtual world and the real world, making them think that the virtual world is reality and reality is virtual.
This means that a huge group of "players" will become the most important ballast in the future economic circulation system of the floating city world.
Because no matter what treasures and artifacts they get during missions and adventures, or how much wealth they earn, a large part of it will be exchanged for the currency used in the "Infinite City" in order to satisfy their material and spiritual enjoyment in "real" life.
During this exchange process, Zuo Si actually used some false illusions created by the main brain Isadora to easily recover the real gold and silver currencies that had been distributed without paying any cost.
Simply put, it is to first use the "player" group to create value and wealth, let them perform various dangerous tasks that may result in death, and then use the means of reversing virtual and reality to take back the rewards that have been distributed.
Through this positive cycle, not only can "players" get unprecedented satisfaction, but they can also get thousands of educated, skilled, and high-quality workers for free.
Finally, we use a sustainable approach of exhausting all resources to achieve the ultimate goal of repeatedly harvesting leeks.
It is not difficult to see from the institutional design alone that Zuo Si's understanding of individual psychology and social psychology has reached an astonishing level, and he is able to use this as a tool to manipulate the thoughts and behaviors of others, turning them into chess pieces in his hands without realizing it.
Right now in the virtual world "Infinite City", ever since the first batch of residents finished eating the so-called "nutritious meals", almost all of them have complained about their bad taste and disgusting texture.
"Fuck! That stuff is a piece of shit! It's a hundred times more disgusting than the worst military rations I've ever eaten! It can't even be called food!" The white man gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice.
Although he had long anticipated that free things would not be good, he still underestimated someone's bottom line.
Especially the colorful and sticky paste, which made this man who was used to eating big pieces of beef and fried chicken want to die.
If he wasn't so hungry that he had to eat, he would even refuse to eat.
The Asian man next to him tried hard to resist the urge to join in the complaints, and consoled him with a wry smile, "Take it easy, man. At least according to the introduction, these nutritious meals are scientifically formulated, and one serving can satisfy the body's needs. Most importantly, it's completely free, and poor people like us who are penniless don't seem to have any other choice."
"Damn it! I've never been so eager to go to work and make money as I am now! If for nothing else, just to have a bite of something that can be called food, instead of that shitty mush. Oh, by the way, it would be best if I could have a bottle of cold beer." The strong white man's tone was filled with yearning for a better life.
"Hopefully everything will be alright."
Another Latino girl sighed slightly with a bitter look on her face.
Because an atmosphere of sympathy was deliberately created, the first batch of new residents of Infinite City quickly broke through racial constraints and established initial friendships with people of similar age and personality around them.
After all, humans are social creatures with an innate desire to communicate with each other.
But in this so-called world three hundred years later, everything around them is unfamiliar to them, especially those "future people" created by virtual illusions, who are always speaking nouns and sentences that they cannot understand at all.
Therefore, communicating with people from the future often means huge communication barriers.
The only thing they can communicate with is these "old popsicles" around them who have been sleeping for three hundred years just like themselves, which invisibly strengthens their sense of identity with each other.
Needless to say, this is also a part of Zuo Si's careful design, which is to enhance the unity within the player group so that they can have good teamwork skills when they gather together on a large scale in the future.
Soon, under the guidance of the main brain Isadora, the first batch of players lay down in the sci-fi life support chamber.
After a while, the mastermind Isadora teleported their consciousness into the clone breeding center of the floating city.
It is different from those high-level talents who use the characteristics of various powerful racial genes to strengthen their bodies.
Although the players' bodies have been strengthened to a certain extent, they still follow the principles of low cost, fast cultivation and large-scale supplementation, and essentially have not deviated from the category of "cannon fodder".
And in order to increase the fun and do some interesting biological experiments, Zuo Si specifically allows these players to choose different races in the "Create Character Interface" and then add no more than two other bloodlines.
Each additional bloodline will produce different appearance, attributes and unknown special abilities.
For example, if you choose to be a human and then add orc bloodline, your strength attribute will be enhanced, and you will gain dim vision that allows you to see objects clearly even at night, but your appearance will become very ugly and your charm attribute will be reduced. Charm is directly related to the initial favorability of all NPCs in the "game world", and even the price of purchasing supplies and selling spoils.
For example, if you add troll bloodline, you can gain enhanced strength and rapid regeneration ability, but the price is that you will grow uncomfortable tumors on your body, and your charm attribute will be reduced while gaining two weaknesses: fire and strong acid.
As for special abilities, they will gradually awaken and manifest themselves after these players reach a certain level.
After a few minutes or so, when they had selected the clones and completed the transformation, they were scooped out of the mucus one by one by tentacles covered with suction cups like giant octopuses, thrown into a pool connected to the water elemental plane for cleaning, and then dressed in a black smock with the logo of the floating city printed on it.
After all this was done, psychic signals emitting blue light began to fall from the sky.
With a slight twitch, the first batch of players finally came into this world.
"This... this is the virtual world? It's too real! Taste, smell, touch, sight and hearing, everything is just like the real thing. Unbelievable! No wonder it's called my second home!"
A young and beautiful elf girl quickly got up from the ground, first touched herself from head to toe, and then tried to touch the huge tentacle growing from the wall, but was mercilessly pushed away by the tentacle.
"Fuck! Awesome!"
"It really is worthy of being the future technology of three hundred years from now!"
"Fuck! It's worth being frozen for three hundred years, no, five hundred years, to be able to play a game like this."
"Wow! I can make money while playing games? That's awesome!"
"Look at that giant moving octopus tentacle. I wonder how it will taste if I cut it up and stir-fry it."
"No, no, no! Tentacles are only delicious when made into takoyaki!"
"Stop it, buddy. I guarantee that with the terrifying power of that tentacle, you will be beaten into a pulp before you even get close."
"By the way, does anyone know where we are? How do we proceed with the game?"
"Idiot! Didn't you read the instructions, the background story, and the code of conduct? Our game characters were born in a place called the floating city of Plantia, and were created by the magic of the mages here. As for how to play the game, of course, you have to wait for the mages of the floating city to issue tasks, and then make them more and more powerful through the behavior of the players."
"Tsk! Who would watch these things?"
…
It has to be said that the inherent chaotic characteristics, unexpectedness and unpredictability of the player group are immediately displayed as soon as they enter this world.
Some overly excited guys even fearlessly approached the giant tentacles that could easily kill them, touching and patting them, and three or five of them even bit them directly to get a taste.
Others scooped up the sticky liquid in the pool that was used to preserve the clones and prevent them from losing their vitality and put it in their mouths to taste it. Then they were so disgusted by the terrible taste that they lay on the ground and vomited wildly.
As for those who take off their overalls and run around naked to release their nature, there are even more psychopaths.
A small group of perverts even hid in a corner and played games that required more physical effort than their own bodies, causing several female players who accidentally saw them to scream and shout at them.
You have to know that in the 1990s, the electronic game industry on Earth was still in its infancy, and there was no sign of Internet games.
So all this was nothing short of a miracle to them.
If the part about religious beliefs had not been completely erased, there would probably be many people kneeling down to pray to the gods they believed in.
Of course, thanks to the lack of experience in Internet games, these players did not do too many outrageous things. At best, they were just venting their inner excitement in ways that normal people could not understand.
Looking at these actions and reactions that made him feel so familiar and friendly, Zuo Si, who was sitting on the throne of the central tower, couldn't help but slightly curl up the corners of his mouth and revealed a nostalgic expression.
However, in order to prevent the chaos from spreading further, he immediately gave a wink to Vanessa, who was usually in charge of managing the affairs of the floating city.
The latter understood what he meant and immediately gave orders to the constructs that had been placed at the exits of various clone breeding centers.
About three to five seconds later, these huge monsters, which were over four meters tall, made entirely of metal and covered with complex magic patterns, opened the tightly closed door and walked in.
moment!
The players who were making a fuss one second became silent the next.
To be precise, I was stunned by this creation that embodied the beauty of technology and powerful magical force.
You have to know that the constructs and golems that Zuo Si mass-produced in the floating city are not like the crude works on the continent of Faerun that were roughly molded after humanoid creatures, look bulky and stupid, but are capable of movement.
Just the opposite!
He made full reference to some mechanical design principles, and not only did it have a more stable center of gravity and the ability to transform and replace parts that ordinary structures did not have, but it also had a more pleasing appearance.
"Everyone, please follow me. The supreme Lord of the floating city, Lord Soth, is already waiting for you."
The golem explained to the players in a low, emotionless voice.
The players didn't have time to think and followed the giant's footsteps, walking out of the slightly dim building along the interconnected tunnels.
When they saw with their own eyes the magnificent city after the re-planning and the thousands of magic towers reaching into the sky, they couldn't help but fall into a daze.
Especially after realizing that this huge city was floating in the sky thousands of meters above, the indescribable sense of shock reached its peak.
You can even clearly see in everyone's eyes the process of the pupil rapidly expanding, contracting, expanding again, and contracting again.
The heart beats almost three times faster than normal.
The muscles all over the body tensed up subconsciously and sweated profusely.
Although these players already know that everything they see is a "virtual illusion", the unparalleled sense of reality makes their subconscious mind regard it as a real world.
After all, people's perception of the surroundings is mainly completed through sensory organs such as vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch.
So when technology reaches a level that is capable of perfectly deceiving the senses, the boundary between reality and virtuality will naturally become blurred, or even completely confused.
"Hey! Look! What's that giant cylinder on that floating island over there? A big...cannon?"
A player who chose the dwarf race pointed at the first-generation behemoth-class electromagnetic cannon in the distance and exclaimed loudly.
There is no way! This thing is too conspicuous, so conspicuous that it can be seen at first glance without anything blocking it.
After all, it is a super weapon that is more than 500 meters long and looks like a thick metal pillar.
Especially the black muzzle that is big enough to easily fit a whole train of freight cars, and the shells piled up like a hill next to it, have completely overturned the earth's understanding of the weapon "cannon".
Gulp!
Many players swallowed subconsciously.
It’s so fucking scary!
Anyone with a little scientific knowledge would understand how astonishing the power and killing radius of a long-range projectile weapon of this length and caliber would be when it is fired.
As a veteran who had joined the army and had actual combat experience, the white man named Jack was obviously very interested in the giant electromagnetic cannon. He immediately nudged his Asian companion with his elbow and asked in a low voice: "Don't you think the mechanism of these super cannons is a bit strange?"
"Hmm! It is indeed very strange. If nothing unexpected happens, they should all be electromagnetic cannons made using the principle of electromagnetic acceleration."
The Asian, who also gave himself a new name "Mr. Wu", immediately made a judgment based on his professional knowledge.
"Electric...electromagnetic cannon? Are you sure?" Jack opened his mouth in surprise.
You have to know that in the 1990s, although this kind of weapon had already produced experimental products due to the massive investment in the Star Wars program, its power was only mediocre and it was still far from being put into actual combat.
But the giant electromagnetic cannon in front of him was obviously not that kind of thing.
This can be seen from the terrifying artillery shells weighing hundreds or even thousands of tons and as big as houses piled up nearby.
Wu Sheng nodded without hesitation: "Very sure.
Because of the weight of these shells, it is almost impossible to use the thrust generated by chemical explosions to send them more than ten kilometers or even dozens of kilometers away.
The destructive force generated by the explosion of several hundred kilograms of propellant alone is enough to tear the gun barrel apart.
And did you notice the thick cable connected to the back of the barrel? Only an electromagnetic gun needs to input such a huge amount of electricity."
"Unbelievable! What do you think are inside those shells painted in different colors? Explosives? Incendiary agents? Or poison gas?" Jack licked his lips and continued to ask.
Wu Sheng touched his chin and thought for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "I don't know. Don't forget, we are now in a magical world created by virtual reality technology.
Here, the laws of physics on Earth don't necessarily apply, and magic is something we've never seen before.
But I can guarantee that as a defensive and offensive weapon of this giant city floating in the sky, its power must be far beyond any conventional weapon we know.
If you happen to be within the killing radius of the shells, there won’t be even a scrap of meat left.”
When Jack heard this, he immediately laughed happily: "Hahahaha! Hearing what you said, I am looking forward to the spectacular sight of this big baby roaring.
You know what? I'm different from normal people. I particularly like war and killing.
In order to get a legal license to kill, I chose to join the army.
But I hate bullying the weak and massacring civilians. I prefer to fight against the strong and enjoy the thrill of brushing shoulders with death in a hail of bullets.
After retiring, he took the initiative to become a mercenary.
Before, I was still worried whether I could adapt to the peaceful life three hundred years later.
But now, I'm not worried at all.
Although it is impossible to enjoy the fun of war and killing in the real world, it can be achieved in the virtual world.
Most importantly, I smell the same scent in you as I do myself.
If I'm not mistaken, you've also participated in extremely brutal wars, and you've become irresistibly addicted to that feeling, right?"
As these words came out of his mouth, Wu Sheng, who had always looked harmless, suddenly had a frightening cold light in his eyes. He raised his head and asked back, "You can see this?"
"Of course I can tell. Although you try your best to restrain yourself, when you look at me, your eyes always go to my heart, kidneys, liver, genitals, neck, eyes and other fatal parts. Since we are the same kind, why don't we team up together? Compared to those guys who haven't figured out the situation yet, I think the two of us should be able to gain some advantages."
Jack took the initiative to reach out and invite them to form a team.
As a former mercenary, he knew better than anyone that no matter how strong his fighting ability was, he still needed the help and cover of his companions in many cases.
Therefore, after waking up, I have been looking for suitable candidates to form an elite team to challenge the most dangerous and highest rewarding tasks.
"Okay. But we agreed in advance that we're just working as a team. I'm not your subordinate."
After thinking for a moment, Wu Sheng quickly proposed the terms of exchange.
"No problem! I'm sure we'll get along very well."
Just like that, the first two-person team among the players was formed on the way to the central tower.
In addition to the two of them, some players who realized the importance of teamwork also began to form a group.
By the time they arrived in front of the throne in the central tower, almost one-third had formed or joined small teams, and the remaining two-thirds, excluding a very small number of "lone wolves", also had similar ideas.
Admiring the messy group of people who were discussing non-stop in front of him, Zuo Si immediately winked at the summoned dragons standing on both sides of the hall.
The next second...
"Quiet!!!!!"
The roar and might of the two giant dragons instantly frightened the group of novices who had not yet obtained professional levels into silence, and they could not help but tremble.
Some people with poor psychological quality even fell to their knees with a thud, their upper and lower teeth chattering as if they were sifting bran.
Before these ordinary souls from Earth could react to what was happening, two giant dragons emitting powerful auras crawled down in the most humble manner, allowing a human who looked too young to step on their heads and walked down from the throne at a slow and oppressive pace.
Not only the dragon, but also the giant construct golems around, the creepy Skeleton Giants, as well as the mind flayers, beholders, liches, dark elves, gray dwarves, giants, trolls, ogres and other races, as well as the balor, six-armed snake demons and succubi that were specially summoned to support the scene were all kneeling in a row on both sides.
Plop! Plop! Plop! Every time Zuo Si walked down a step, the players could feel their hearts beating violently.
Soon, they realized that the young human in front of them was the supreme ruler of the floating city of Plantia in the background setting, and also their creator and master.
So they all knelt on one knee as required by the rule book to show respect and obedience.
Of course, all of these arrangements are also applications of social psychology.
The purpose is to establish an absolute central authority among the player community, so that it will be less likely to cause major chaos in future management.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zuo Si stopped and began to pretend to recite the lines he had prepared in advance.
“The world has just experienced an unprecedented disaster.
The terrible magical plague killed more than 90 percent of the population, causing the once prosperous empire and civilization to fall into darkness in the storm.
I created you in order to end it all, reignite the flames of civilization, and create a great nation that is more glorious and brilliant than before.
Similarly, I also believe that you will not let me down and will continue to contribute your wisdom and strength in this process.
In return!
I will give you great power! Endless wealth! Power over ordinary people! Fearless warriors!
Please stand up now!
Look up and look me in the eyes!
Tell me, do you have the confidence to overcome all difficulties, defeat all enemies that stand in your way, and smash all those obstacles one by one?
Are you willing to follow me to those unknown and dangerous worlds to obtain the resources we need?
Are you willing to have your name engraved on the huge immortal monument in the central square of the floating city and become a great hero praised by everyone? "
"Yes! We do!"
"For the great empire!"
"For the glory of the floating city of Plantia!"
"To rekindle the flame of civilization!"
"For the Supreme Lord!"
…
As the emotions on the scene were fully aroused, these players, without exception, roared at the top of their lungs, completely immersed in the roles they played.
Because they knew nothing about magic, they didn't notice that the chandelier inlaid with countless gems above the hall was emitting a strange light.
Needless to say, the function of this device is to exert a very strong group psychological suggestion on these "leeks" below, so that they will identify with the identity of residents of the floating city.
"Very good! I feel your determination.
However, in order to adapt to the dangerous world outside, you first need to receive some training.
Next, the construct will take you to some special schools and training grounds.
There, you can choose to become a fighter, ranger, rogue, druid, wizard, warlock, creator, bard, priest, monk or barbarian.
Only after passing the graduation assessment will one be allowed to leave the floating city.
Of course, during this period of time, everyone can do some work within their ability in the floating city based on the knowledge they have mastered to earn the necessary expenses for daily life.
Finally, I wish you a smooth and pleasant start. ”
After saying this, Zuo Si returned to the throne and waved his hand gently.
After a while, the construct took the group of players who had been brainwashed silently to the next stop - the academy.
After everyone had gone away, Zuo Si smiled and asked Vanessa who was standing next to him: "How is my acting? Isn't it good?"
"Perfect! I believe that after going through all this, those souls from another world will soon become a trump card in our hands. Because they have no fear, and they are not afraid of death."
The lich raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile of great anticipation.
You should know that this first batch of players have undergone very strict screening. They are either veterans who have experienced war and can kill efficiently without any psychological barriers, or they are highly skilled workers who have mastered certain professional knowledge and techniques, or they are talented boys or girls who died young due to terminal illness.
In short, the souls of ordinary people after death are not even qualified to be screened.
"Remember, don't use force on these people unless necessary, but try to guide them as much as possible. For example, set a relatively high reward for some dangerous tasks, and they will naturally rush to do it." Zuo Si reminded meaningfully.
As the Fourth Disaster Plan begins, within the next month, there will be five to ten thousand players in the floating city.
After about one and a half to two months, they will successfully obtain the LV10 virtual professional level through rigorous training, which is equivalent to the real professional level of LV1.
This means that finding a new time and space of appropriate difficulty for players to practice must be put on the agenda.
But the question is, among the worlds known to Zuo Si, which one is suitable for a group of players who have just obtained professional levels to explore?
Obviously, the universe where the world of Toril, with its many gods, demons, devils, and celestial creatures, is located, is definitely not suitable.
By the same token, the universe of Zendikar, which has many planeswalkers, is also not very suitable.
Therefore, he had to find a world with magical energy from his own memory as the initial trial ground.
The first to be taken into consideration is Middle-earth from The Lord of the Rings.
If we judge simply by the number, size and combat effectiveness of the dark legions composed of evil creatures in this world, such as orcs, wargs, and dragons, it is indeed a very good choice.
Enough energy can be collected through war and killing alone, allowing players to grow their strength rapidly.
But the problem is that there are a large number of real gods in the world of The Lord of the Rings.
Even though in the original story, the most powerful gods hardly showed up from beginning to end, only a few weaker gods and demigods such as Morgoth and Sauron were causing trouble.
But God knows how the more powerful gods will react when they discover the foreign invaders.
So as expected, it was the first one to be eliminated.
As for the second one taken into reference, it is the planet where Game of Thrones is located.
Unlike the world of The Lord of the Rings, the biggest advantage here is that there are no very obvious signs of divine activity. Even some so-called "miracles" may actually be some unique magical power.
Moreover, even if there is a true god, he cannot grant divine powers to believers on a large scale and can only perform miracles on a very small number of people. Their power must be very weak, so weak that they can be easily killed by Zuo Si.
In addition, several continents in this world are experiencing frequent wars. Whether you join any of the forces or simply secede and establish your own regime, you will never have to worry about not having wars to fight.
But everything has its pros and cons.
The shortcoming of the world of A Song of Ice and Fire is the generally low combat effectiveness. Even Gregor Clegane, known as "The Mountain", would probably find it difficult to defeat a fully armed ogre or hill giant.
The only supernatural creatures are a few fire-breathing dragons with low intelligence, whose scales can't even protect against giant crossbow bolts without enchantments.
Perhaps the only thing worth watching is the Night King north of the Wall and the army of powers under his command.
In comparison, the third world under consideration - "Undead King" is much more interesting.
First of all, this is a place that has many similarities to Toril.
Including the professions, abilities, monsters and a large number of magic levels brought by players from the parallel earth "World Tree", the corresponding prototypes can be found in Faerun.
Secondly, there is no real God in this world either.
The only one who comes close to godly power is the Dragon Emperor who summoned the player.
Zuo Si, who had many trump cards in his hand, was confident that he could defeat or even kill him.
Last but not least, going to war with the time traveler players who control the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick is strictly PVP. Both in terms of the degree of danger and the emergencies that need to be dealt with, it is much more difficult than PVE against local natives.
Regardless of success or failure in the end, players can gain a lot of experience from it.
In addition, according to many people's calculations of the level of the game character "World Tree", the so-called LV100 is only equivalent to LV27 to LV29 in the continent of Faerun.
If the situation really develops to the point where it is out of control, Zuo Si can directly lead the liches and a large number of summoned creatures in the organization to start a fight, and destroy the tomb and the numerous guardians inside with overwhelming absolute force.
As for Azeroth, which I have always thought about, I'd better give up until I have figured out the corresponding time magic to block the perception of the bronze dragon army.
"First, open the world of A Song of Ice and Fire as a trial for novices, and then open the world of the Undead King to let the Fourth Scourge bring warmth to Old Bones, so that he doesn't have to fight wits with the air all day long. This is the happy decision." Zuo Si touched his chin and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear.
Of course, exploring two worlds you've never been to before is going to take a long time, even for a planeswalker.
Fortunately, the more detailed the description of this world in memory, the more likely it is that we can use the power of sparks to travel through the dark void and find its true location.
The players were obviously unaware of Zuo Si's arrangements.
At this moment, they were standing in groups at the gates of colleges, hesitating which one to choose.
Especially the players of several spellcasting professions, the largest number of players gathered at the door.
After all, in the eyes of most people, mysterious magic is far more interesting than chopping people with swords.
Unfortunately, becoming a spellcaster is not an easy task.
In just a few minutes, more than a dozen players came out of one of the mage towers cursing.
Apparently, they had failed the most basic entrance test.
Normally, anyone with normal intelligence can master the power of arcane magic through learning.
But in order to avoid too many "magic barbarians" and waste of resources, Zuo Si deliberately designed a series of sophisticated psychological tests to ensure that those who do not have the qualifications of a mage can be eliminated.
The result is that the mage has become the profession with the highest entry threshold, with an elimination rate of over 90 percent.
Among the one hundred testers, less than ten put on the robes symbolizing apprenticeship and entered with an attitude of great pride.
However, what they don't know is that what awaits them will be a longer learning process than other professions, and they can't expect to get out of the tower within three months at least.
Of course, those who were eliminated were not discouraged and began to accept tests from warlocks, druids, bards and priests one by one.
There is also a small group who discovered that the Creator is a special profession that cannot cast spells but possesses powerful magical powers and amazing potential, and they chose to join without hesitation.
Among the many people who were eliminated from the mage test, Jack was undoubtedly the most conspicuous one.
Because of his inherent thinking, he always has a special liking for pure power attributes. When creating his character, he chose a hybrid of human + ogre + giant. His height alone is over two meters and five, and he has a body full of horrible tendons. He is probably able to kill a cow with his bare hands. He doesn't look like a material for becoming a wizard.
A half-orc female player who also failed the test and was originally a little depressed, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Jack walking out of the tower.
"Hahahaha! Big guy, the Mage Tower is not the place you should come to. Look, do you see the warriors, barbarians, and monk academy over there? That is your final destination."
"I protest! This is naked discrimination! Who says that a wizard must be as thin as a bamboo pole, hiding far away and chanting spells? Can't he just hold a war hammer, cast strengthening magic on himself, rush forward and chop down the enemy?" Jack argued unwillingly.
"Ahem! Stop it, man. I just asked around. What you're talking about is the fighting style of priests."
Wu Sheng, who was waiting at the door, hurriedly pulled his teammate to avoid embarrassing himself here.
"priest?"
A puzzled look came over Jack's face.
Wu Sheng hurriedly explained, "Yes! It means to believe in and serve God devoutly, and to obtain the power of divine arts granted by God. By the way, how many perception attributes do you have?"
"fifteen!"
Since all players can call upon retinal projections formed by psychic energy, Jack opened the attribute panel and took a look and immediately gave the answer.
This guy obviously took the extreme route. Apart from a strength attribute of 20 points, a physique attribute of 16 points, and a perception attribute of 15 points, the rest were basically in single digits.
Among them, agility is eight points, intelligence is five points, and charm is three points.
Low agility means being clumsy and slow to react, which is often inversely proportional to the size of the body. The larger the body, the lower the agility, and the smaller the body, the higher the agility.
As for intelligence, although the player's intelligence attribute only represents the potential for brain development, it will not cause mental retardation and inability to learn any language or writing like ordinary people due to insufficient intelligence attributes.
But Jack is the only one who can be so short.
And that charm with only three points...
Look at his face, which looks like a scene of a car accident. No, even a car accident scene is several times better than this. People with poor psychological quality might vomit up their overnight meal after just one look at it.
This has gone beyond the literal word "ugly" and is closer to a mental attack.
The reason why Jack created such a weird thing is to pursue strength beyond the limit. It seems that many people who play games will max out the main attributes and reduce those unimportant attributes to a level that is unbearable to watch.
"Great! What a priest needs is a high perception attribute. As long as you can overcome your psychological barriers and serve the Phoenix God, Benu, wholeheartedly, you will be able to obtain the divine arts he bestows."
After saying that, Wu Sheng dragged his newly-cooperated companion towards the direction of the temple.
Since the Bennu faith has been spread among the survivors in this world for some time, there are already quite a few believers and priests.
Currently stationed in the floating city is a fifty-year-old woman named Monlia, who has a priest level of LV7. She is explaining the teachings of the Phoenix God to the players who have just passed the test.
Some white people and Latinos who already had a religious belief foundation soon sensed the existence of God through solemn rituals and established a weak connection with him.
Although this connection is not enough to obtain true divine power, it can change the surrounding things through a small amount of overflowing divine power.
After all, the biggest difference between a priest and a mage is that the latter gains power through learning, which cannot be taken away easily by anyone, so the learning process is very long.
But the former is different. As long as you are pious enough and have a relatively high perception attribute, you can quickly gain the favor of the gods.
Of course, in addition to the common priests who believe in God and rely on the power granted by God, there is actually a rare type of priest who does not believe in a specific god, but believes in some abstract things, such as some philosophical thoughts and truths that exist in the universe, and gains divine arts and power from them.
It's just that it's much more difficult for the latter to gain power than the former, so it's basically rarely encountered.
Just when Monlia was feeling happy about being able to recruit so many qualified priest apprentices at once, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly.
Then, she saw an extremely ugly and huge humanoid monster walk in from outside, kneel on the ground and shout, "Your Excellency the Bishop! I want to be a priest of the God of Phoenix!"
Boom! Monlia felt his brain explode instantly. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the statue standing in the center of the temple. He had no idea whether to agree or refuse...
(End of this chapter)
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