The scene shifted, and the three of them instantly appeared on a massive cliff.
The cliff was towering, shrouded in clouds and mist, and looking out, it was a vast expanse of white, making it impossible to see what lay beneath the mist.
Just as the three of them were bewildered, the next second, a massive roar came from below, shaking the heavens and lingering for a long time.
Then the clouds and mist churned violently like boiling water, and suddenly, a ferocious, enormous dragon head emerged. A one-horned flying dragon, hundreds of meters long, covered in golden scales, and bearing huge wings, stretched out.
"Roar!"
The giant dragon roared, spewing scorching flames from its mouth, and circled around the cliff.
This scene startled the three of them, and they couldn't help but exclaim.
"Is that a dragon?"
"A giant dragon, it's actually a giant dragon?"
However, it wasn't over yet.
As the giant dragon flew, a divine light suddenly streaked through the clouds and mist below, like a sword slash splitting open a huge gash in the sea of clouds, and then a golden stream of light appeared within the gash.
The golden light was dazzling, like the scorching sun, sacred and inviolable. It floated above the sea of clouds, standing alone in the world.
Only when the golden light dimmed did the three of them clearly see what was inside the golden light!
"Oh, my god, is that an angel?"
"An angel?"
"How is that possible?"
The scene before them completely overturned their worldview. The figure floating within the golden light had six pairs of pure white wings on its back, wore golden armor, was enveloped in a hazy golden light, had pure gold eyes, and an extremely handsome appearance, with a smile on its face, looking like the embodiment of a deity.
Flawless!
It wasn't over yet!
In the next ten minutes, legendary creatures or figures appeared one after another. Characters from myths around the world were all suspended in the sea of clouds at this moment.
There were beautiful elves, demons engulfed in flames, resolute and unyielding warriors, and transparent ghosts...
Divine dragons, giant dragons, phoenixes, giants, titans, sword immortals, martial artists...
There was nothing you couldn't imagine that the virtual world couldn't do. In the powerful virtual reality, everything was rendered in perfect detail and lifelike.
On the large screens outside, all of this was clearly projected, leaving the guests present in awe.
Compared to special effects, this felt completely real, too real.
"Ding!"
A crisp chime suddenly echoed on the massive cloud sea cliff, and the next second, a mechanical voice, indistinguishable as male or female, reverberated in the ears of the three.
"Welcome to the world of 'Myth'. This game uses the traditional monster-slaying and leveling-up model. There are numerous professions, races, and quests. Players can explore the specific details themselves. When the game officially launches, all major information will be updated synchronously online."
"Information scanning..."
"Scan complete. Information confirmed as Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Callant, Mr. Ference!"
"Players, please name your game characters within ten minutes!"
This was Noah's subsystem, which usually managed the numerous trivial matters in the game, such as quest distribution, information queries, NPC intelligence, and so on. These were all planned by the subsystem.
Noah itself was only responsible for the core of the entire game, which was the pre-set data package, or rather, the timeline and quest progress!
"Naming?"
The eyes of the three flickered, and after a brief thought, they chose their game names. (No need to elaborate here)
"Searching..."
"No duplicates found, name available. Confirm?"
"Yes!"
"Now, players, please choose your race!"
As the subsystem's voice fell, each of the floating mythological beings or figures in the sea of clouds emitted a faint light.
"So, those are the race options? I thought..." Schmidt said here, and then
laughed self-deprecatingly.
"There are five initial race options: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Ghost, and Orc. Players, please choose one from the five races!"
"Note: Different races have different growth directions and profession development. Players should choose carefully. Once confirmed, it cannot be changed by any means!"
"Only five? What about those legendary creatures above the sea of clouds? I wanted to become an angel, or a titan, or at least a demon if nothing else!" Callant of Oracle couldn't help but complain. After all that, there were only five initial races to choose from!
"Legendary races require completing racial quests. By triggering and completing the hidden quest for that race, players can change their own race!"
The cold voice of the subsystem echoed in the ears of the three.
"So you have to do quests? That makes sense, otherwise, if players could start as angels or demons from the beginning, it would severely disrupt the game balance!" Schmidt nodded, also realizing this.
"But how do you do quests?"
"For specific quests, players need to trigger and explore them themselves!"
Hearing this, the three of them looked helpless, then smiled wryly and said, "I think we should choose the Human race. After all, we're not here to play the game, but to experience and test it!"
"Right!"
Experiencing this virtual game was the main business. This concerned the decisions they would make later, and even the resources their companies would spend on it in the future, so they had to be cautious.
"Choose Human race? Confirm?"
"Yes!"
"Confirmation complete! Now please choose your profession!"
As the voice fell, the figures of warriors, sword immortals, mages, and others in the clouds and mist lit up with white light.
"The Human race has three initial professions: Warrior, Mage, and Priest!"
As expected, there were very few initial professions. The ones floating above the clouds were all legendary professions, meant to make players envious.
It was clear that to obtain these professions, like the races, you probably had to trigger the so-called quests.
"Do you have to do quests to get those professions?"
"Yes, hidden professions require triggering and completing hidden class change quests to obtain. Different hidden professions have different skills and development paths. Players should choose carefully!"
There were too many hidden professions: Archmage of the Heavenly Kingdom, Unparalleled War God, Heaven-Slaying Sword Immortal, Demonic Sorcerer, Holy Priest...
Unfortunately, the three could only look at them and couldn't obtain them at all.
"Let's choose Mage!"
The three looked at each other, and then all chose Mage. After all, it was at least considered legendary in some way.
"Selection complete, game loading..."
"Loading complete. Would you like to enter?"
"Yes!"
All three nodded and chose to enter.
The next second, the scene distorted, and the cloud sea cliff before them suddenly collapsed, turning into nothingness, and then, in a void, light appeared.
In just an instant, the scene before them completely changed.
Blue sky, white clouds, flowers and grass, flying butterflies...
A gentle breeze blew, the sun shone brightly, and warm sunlight filtered down in rays, falling on the flowers, grass, and trees. In the distance, a stream meandered, its green water winding and flowing murmur!
Looking around, the surroundings were a cluster of stone houses arranged in rows. The dark green rocks were neatly laid and built into walls, paired with dark gray stone tiles on the roofs, suddenly giving a primitive feeling!
On the large screens outside, many people had this thought at this moment, not to mention the three who were actually there?
"Incredible!"
Looking around, it was clear that they were now in a village. They could even see the figures of villagers around.
Those villagers wore white headscarves, carried hoes on their shoulders, wore linen clothes, and straw sandals. They walked step by step towards the outside of the village. It was clear that these villagers were preparing to work in the fields.
The three of them stood there, their expressions slightly awkward. At this moment, they realized that they had completely changed their appearance. Their clothes had turned into rough linen at some point, and they were wearing straw sandals.
They looked completely like commoners!
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