"Just one stat point from leveling up... and still no class. As an ordinary person, I really am weak…"
Liang Chuan sighed helplessly and placed his lone attribute point into the Constitution.
His Constitution rose from 15 to 16.
In Teyvat, an ordinary person without the ability to use elemental power—when facing monsters, let alone abyssal creatures—had no choice but to wait for death.
"Luckily, I've got the Fourth Calamity System."
"Not only does it give me a 99% bonus extraction rate… I can also copy and use any player's special ability at will!
"One player kills a monster, and I extract 99% of the EXP.
"If there are ten players, a hundred players, or even more… my strength will skyrocket!"
Liang Chuan took a deep breath and dragged the Slime's corpse into the Bio-Energy Terminal.
A flash of blinding light filled the room, and the Slime's body vanished instantly.
His bio-energy storage increased from 9 points to 24!
Even Liang Chuan himself was startled.
"As expected of a Large Slime… it actually converted fifteen points of bio-energy!"
A single Large Slime was equal to fifteen Hilichurls!
He then stuffed the six dead Hilichurls into the Bio-Energy Terminal one after another.
The storage number climbed to 30 points!
With 30 bio-energy points, Liang Chuan could use the Fourth Calamity System to summon three players to fight alongside him.
"It's already late at night… summoning players now won't help much. I'll wait till morning."
Muttering to himself, Liang Chuan turned back toward his cabin.
But soon, the sound of "plop... plop..." echoed again from the nearby forest.
"You've got to be kidding me… more of them?"
Liang Chuan frowned.
"Did I really stumble onto a Slime nest or something?"
Without hesitation, he opened the system interface in his mind and selected Summon Player!
Bio-energy -10 points.
A vague figure quickly began to form inside the Bio-Energy Terminal.
The figure's appearance kept shifting—height, build, facial features, hairstyle, and distinguishing traits all changed over a dozen times before finally stabilizing.
Liang Chuan clenched his fists in frustration.
"How long are you gonna spend on character creation?! The Slimes are almost here!"
At last—after five long minutes—the player's appearance was finalized!
He slowly opened his eyes, looking utterly astonished.
"Whoa~~~ So this is the world of Genshin: Reboot?
"This game feels way too real!
"I've played tons of so-called ultra-realistic titles from big studios—claimed 90% realism, blah blah—but compared to this? Total garbage!
"This touch! This smell! This… this…"
While the player was busy marveling at the game's realism, Liang Chuan pulled up his info panel.
——
Name: Huo Yanyan
Race: Human
Level: 1 (0%)
Class: Pyro Elementalist
Constitution: 5
Strength: 5
Agility: 5
Spirit: 20
Remaining Attribute Points: 0
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"Pyro Elementalist? So players can choose a class right from the start?
"Then that explains why the system said I can use their special abilities anytime."
Liang Chuan looked at the player, delighted.
"Huo Yanyan, what's your skill?"
"My skill? Let me check the info screen... Oh! Pyro Elementalist's skill is..."
Huo Yanyan made a casual flicking gesture with his fingers—like lighting a cigarette.
"Conjure Small Flame! Boss, wanna smoke?"
Liang Chuan: "???????"
He was dumbfounded.
"Conjure Small Flame... and you want to fight Electro Slimes with that?"
He rubbed his temples and sighed.
Then suddenly, an idea struck him.
"Wait a second... maybe it could work!
"If Pyro triggers Overload on those Electro Slimes, they'll blow themselves apart!"
With a thought, Liang Chuan activated Huo Yanyan's ability.
Instantly, he sensed an abundance of Pyro energy around him, ready for his command.
"Huh?! Boss, you're a Pyro mage too?!"
Huo Yanyan pointed at the flame in Liang Chuan's hand, wide-eyed.
In the player's vision, Liang Chuan's nameplate was marked with a glowing [BOSS] title.
All players were forbidden from attacking the BOSS, and their mission was to protect him at all costs!
If the BOSS died, Genshin: Reboot would immediately end in failure.
Simply put… Liang Chuan was the "Main Crystal," the "Base Core" of this world!
Of course, with the Fourth Calamity System, Liang Chuan could revive himself using bio-energy—but without that life-or-death pressure, players would probably just mess around instead of working hard.
Ignoring Huo Yanyan's question, Liang Chuan lit the tip of an arrow with the flame in his hand.
"Whoosh!!!"
An arrow of fire streaked through the night—
"BOOM!!!!!!"
The fire arrow struck an Electro Slime, triggering Overload.
A violent explosion echoed through the forest!
"It's working! Their HP bars just dropped like crazy! And it's AOE damage too!"
Huo Yanyan cheered excitedly.
"As expected of you, Boss! Who else would think of using elemental reactions to farm monsters?!"
"Whoosh!!!"
"Whoosh!!!"
"Whoosh!!!"
Liang Chuan loosed arrow after arrow, each one igniting another explosion—
Until the remaining Slimes, realizing the danger, scattered into the darkness in panic!