In this world, every sword swing, every arrow slicing through the air, is a challenge to the limits of life. Jamie Smith, a warrior with an endless pursuit of martial arts, had a look of desire for battle in his eyes, as if he could feel every spark of metal clashing, every tremble of flesh and blood.
"The training ground features, you can explore them at your own pace," said the man in a green robe, his voice calm yet powerful, as if it could penetrate the barriers of time and space, leading Jamie into a whole new world. "Next, I'm going to tell you about the entire game world's combat space."
Jamie Smith nodded, his gaze resolute as if he was ready to face any challenge.
The World of Life Evolution, a fascinating world composed of three main parts: personal space, mission space, and combat space. Here, every choice could determine life or death, every battle could be the beginning of glory.
"Whoosh."
With a wave of his hand, the man in the green robe seemed to open the door to another world. A scene appeared before them, figures choosing their weapons and armor. These weapons and armor are not just tools for battle, but the soul of a warrior, their guarantee for survival in this world.
"In the combat space, you choose your weapons and armor... then enter the map and engage in a life-or-death struggle with the enemy. When one side is completely wiped out, the other side wins," the man in the green robe explained, waving his hand again, and the scene transformed into an ancient town.
The town, with its drizzling rain, seemed to mourn the upcoming battle. Ten people were scattered throughout the town, their figures flickering in and out of sight like harbingers of death, ready to reap lives at any moment.
"Whoosh." An arrow pierced through the rain, heading straight for the enemy. The enemy, hiding on the rooftop, sensed something was amiss and turned to look, but the arrow was too fast. The enemy didn't have time to react, and with a thud! The arrow pierced through the enemy's head. In the moment of impact, the enemy turned into a shadow and dissipated, exiting the map.
"Kill!" A burly man rushed out, charging straight for the archer who had shot the hidden arrow, simultaneously throwing a short spear from his hand. One after another, the short spears flew out! He had a full two quiver's worth of short spears on his back.
The archer, terrified, fled while shooting arrows back, but in his panic, his aim was way off, not even grazing his target.
"Thud." Midway through his escape, he was pierced through the chest by a short spear, his leather armor no match for the force, and the archer too turned into a shadow and dissipated.
"One by one, they only know how to attack from a distance, how boring," a tall, two-meter-one giant of a man, clad in heavy armor with only his head exposed, sat in the center of the town, swigging from a wine jug, his voice echoing throughout the town, "If you've got the guts, come and have a one-on-one with grandpa me."
"You big, silly bear, I'll take you on," a female swordsman dressed in red light armor strode out boldly.
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The scene of the cold weapon combat before Jamie Smith's eyes, with arrows, short spears, battle-axes, long spears, sharp swords... made his blood boil. The most dangerous combat mode he had been pursuing in martial arts for the past twenty years was right in front of him!
"In real-life martial arts, there are all kinds of safety measures, how can it be as exhilarating as this?" Jamie Smith was excited, this was the stage that suited him best.
"In the combat space, it's about teaming up with your allies and engaging in close combat with your opponents using cold weapons," the man in the green robe said, "You can choose heavy armor, but your agility will be greatly affected. Choose light, flexible armor, and your defense will be weaker. There are trade-offs."
"Long-range attacks, close combat, ambushes..." The man in the green robe smiled, "Because the game has just started, the combat levels are relatively weak. The battle you just saw was a fairly good one that was broadcast live, but there are still many issues, especially with team coordination."
"Of course, if you're strong enough to take them all on by yourself, then that's your prowess," the man in the green robe laughed, "But in high-level combat, it's all about the top experts from the entire planet. Mastery of cold weapon combat techniques, battle strategy, and teamwork are all crucial."
Jamie Smith nodded, "No one-on-one?"
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"Not for now," the man in the green robe replied, "The core game mode of this virtual game is team-based, cold weapon combat."
Jamie Smith understood, but his eyes were ablaze with excitement. Every professional martial artist dreams of such a cold weapon combat scenario, and the best part is that in the game, death is just a game over.
"Each player, according to their strength, is also ranked," the man in the green robe said, "The weakest are the Star-level players."
"The Silver Moon-level players have a basic combat power threshold of 150."
"The Sun-level players have a basic combat power threshold of 400."
"The God-level players have a basic combat power threshold of 1000."
"There are two ways to improve your rank. One is to reach the full star level and achieve the basic combat power threshold to upgrade. The other is to reach 120% of the basic combat power threshold and directly participate in the ranking match. If you pass the ranking match... you can directly reach a new level."
"For example, a new player with a basic combat power of 480 can participate in the Sun-level ranking match for the first time. Once passed, they become a Sun-level player directly. There's no need to climb up from the Star-level step by step," the man in the green robe explained.
Jamie Smith nodded slightly and looked at his personal combat power panel.
Player: Jamie Smith
Gene Evolution Technique: "Heavenly Python Evolution Technique" (Initial Stage 5%) (Practice time 982 days, not upgradeable)
Body: 63
Skills: Spear Technique (Second Stage 71%), Footwork (Second Stage 11%)
Basic Combat Power: 756
"My spear technique and footwork?" Jamie Smith was somewhat surprised.
"When you were practicing spear technique in the training ground, the virtual game automatically assessed your level of spear technique and footwork," the man in the green robe explained.
"How is the basic combat power of 756 calculated?" Jamie Smith asked.
"The stronger the body, the higher the body index. Skills are various combat techniques. A powerful body, combined with formidable combat techniques, determines the basic combat power," the man in the green robe explained.
Jamie Smith nodded slightly and looked at the spear technique on the panel, which was his strongest suit: "The top ten spear techniques in world history are only at the 71% of the second stage?"
"Spear technique must be honed in real combat to gradually improve. It's not that easy. On the contrary, the 'Heavenly Python Evolution Technique' I've only practiced once, and there's still a lot of room for improvement," Jamie Smith began practicing again.
Over and over, he practiced the Heavenly Python Evolution Technique, while the game leader in the green robe waited silently by his side.
After practicing for a long time.
"May Lee is inviting you," a prompt suddenly appeared.
Jamie Smith also stopped, feeling a bit tired from the practice, and with a light tap, he accepted the invitation.
Whoosh.
Jamie Smith appeared on the beach, with a magnificent building in front of him, and May Lee, barefoot on the beach, smiled and said, "Jingming, what do you think, this whole island is mine."
"How much did it cost?" Jamie Smith asked with a smile.
"Ten thousand," May Lee replied, "I specifically chose a small island, otherwise it would be more expensive."
"I've been in the game for six hours now, and I've pretty much figured out the game, have you watched the live broadcast?" May Lee asked.
"Not yet," Jamie Smith said, he had been seriously practicing the Heavenly Python Evolution Technique. As a professional martial artist, it was normal to practice stances and various moves for several hours. The Heavenly Python Evolution Technique was much more powerful than any stance, fundamentally changing muscles and bones, and even life levels could change, potentially doubling one's lifespan, so he was naturally fanatically focused.
"You must watch the live broadcast," May Lee took Jamie Smith and opened the viewing platform.
The viewing platform had a large number of live scenes.
"The live broadcast is too hot," May Lee said, and then opened one.
An old man sat there talking.
Below were countless seats, and at the moment, hundreds of people were listening. Jamie Smith and May Lee also appeared out of thin air, sitting in two seats. Whoosh, there were also audiences dissipating and leaving. Coming and going was very normal.
The old man sat above and said, "Every time in front of transformative technology, human society will
change, and this is also a time when many people change their destiny. And this time, the birth of the virtual world game will change more thoroughly than in the past. Just like live broadcasting... In the past, live broadcasting was watching videos. Now it's me talking up here, and everyone is listening down there. We can even interact one-on-one at close range."
"The training ground can set any scene. So the scene can be set to a study, a stage, a concert hall."
"This will completely change the live broadcast market and also change the education market. It's an incredibly broad industry," the old man said.
"Let's go."
May Lee took Jamie Smith and disappeared into thin air, and other players entered this broadcast room.
Another broadcast room.
Jamie Smith and May Lee appeared out of thin air, sitting in the void seats, at the moment there were hundreds of players watching the battle, in front of them was a snowfield.
In the snowfield, ten people were fighting to the death with cold weapons.
"We are watching the battle from the outside of the snowfield, and we can bring our own magnifying glass to enlarge the distant battle scene," May Lee said, Jamie Smith tried to click, one of the battle scenes quickly enlarged.
Pulled to the closest distance, it was as if watching someone else's fight just three meters away.
"Clang." A woman blocked an opponent's axe with her left hand and her right hand stabbed a sword into the enemy's throat, and the enemy also turned into a shadow and dissipated, exiting the map.
"It's really exciting," Jamie Smith watched in amazement.
The World Martial Arts Competition, how could it be so real and exciting?
"This is the real live broadcast," May Lee sighed, "Listening to a song is sitting down listening to the singer on the stage. Going to class is sitting in the seat listening to the teacher's lecture. Watching a battle is being in the scene, watching closely."
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