Highlander

[System Message: Host has sufficient Mastery Points to level up. Do you wish to level up now? Yes/No.]

If the System Log can be called, it means that the system can still be used. On top of that, I have 200 Mastery Points to begin with.

The surprise came too sudden and Lu Chen was excited for a long time. After he calmed himself, he shifted his eyes away from the System Log and brought up the Character Page.

[Career Development System]

[Host: Lu Chen]

[Age: 15]

[Class: Commoner]

[Level: 8/10]

[Mastery Points: 72/80 (200)]

[Skills: Bull’s Strength (Bronze) (Beginner)]

[Bull’s Strength: The art of foundation to strengthen one’s constitution. Cultivating this art can boost one’s vigor, harden one’s skin, and increase one’s strength.]

[Bull’s Strength (Bronze) (Beginner): Vigor +1, Constitution +1, Strength+1]

It really is that retarded mobile game. I’m unstoppable now!

Although his class was just a Commoner and he only had a Bronze-level skill, the presence of the system meant that Lu Chen now had a way to become stronger himself. This filled him with hope.

After a long time, Lu Chen suppressed his excitement and thought carefully.

I remember this mobile game being a half-completed project. Its theme was to train a character with a specific class. But because it’s a half-completed version, I only managed the finish the Sword Saint class. Bah, even Sword Saint is enough for me to be.

Not only that, but the game was developed with the core of changing forms but not contents. To make things simple and easy, the skills in the game are all copied from the characters of every other game. If I level up myself, there is a chance I can have their skills too.

When Lu Chen thought about all the epic skills that existed in the multiverse of games, the smile of his face became totally uncontrollable.

Of course, in the real world, due to copyright issues, all of the skills that were included in the mobile game would be given different names and given some minor changes so that he wouldn’t get slapped with lawsuits.

However, that would only be done when the mobile game was fully developed. But the system that transmigrated with him here was only halfway done. Lu Chen remembered that the changes in name and modification of skills were to be the final steps before launch.

In other words, this meant that the skills in the current system still had the original names and powers they had in the games that he lifted them from.

This only made Lu Chen’s smile widen even more.

With all these skills, I will no longer be a weakling in this world.

He took a long time to settle his mind, then, Lu Chen started playing with the system.

“Increase my Commoner’s level.”

Although Lu Chen’s mobile game was unrefined and crude before the transmigration, the one thing that was done well was the division of ranks and levels.

In the game, new players were classified as Commoners.

When Commoners reached level 10, they would then specialize in a class.

In the complete settings of the game, the players could choose to specialize in classes such as Warrior, Swordsman, Magician, Priest, and many more. But in the game’s beta, only the class Sword Saint was completed. Therefore, the only class he could specialize in was the base class to Sword Saint—Swordsman.

Thankfully, the class Sword Saint was completed. Although I can only specialize as a Swordsman, a Swords Saint’s ability to kill from ten steps away and leave no traces behind for a thousand miles, it’s still a nice choice.

Just when Lu Chen was thinking to himself, 8 out of the 200 Mastery Points earned from killing the White Wander Roaming Spirit was taken out and infused into his level. Then, the System Page emitted a golden glow, indicating that Lu Chen had reached level 9.

[System Message: Host has used 8 Mastery Points and successfully reached Level 9.]

[Level: 9]

[Mastery Points: 0/90 (192)]

Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction upon looking at his level on the System Page.

However, just when Lu Chen thought the leveling process was completed, the golden light suddenly glimmered out from the System Page.

The golden light shone out of the System Page and shone onto Lu Chen’s body in the real world. Bathing him in the golden light, Lu Chen felt a special warm energy flow into his body.

Sadly, the golden light was quick to disappear and the comfortable sensation also disappeared with it.

But when the golden light faltered, Lu Chen felt his body in a much better condition. His strength also increased.

Lu Chen couldn’t help but start thinking more into it.

It seems like leveling up does not just change the numbers in the System Page but actually affects my body in the real world.

But that makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? This is something that is really happening, not a mobile game on the phone. Leveling up means properly increasing one’s prowess, of course it will affect the body as well.

But I just didn’t expect that this body is that of a Level 8 Commoner. If I didn’t remember wrongly, this body is only 15 years old, right?

Level 8 Commoners weren’t lowly beings. Although the body was still classed as Commoner, a Level 8 Commoner was on par with an elite athlete or a special forces soldier back on Earth.

After all, the highest level a human in modern times could achieve was only Level 10. And this was a feat that so few specimens could achieve.

The original owner of this body, Chen, was only 15 years old. He was still not yet fully grown into an adult but even so, the constitution of his body was already a Level 8 Commoner. How could Lu Chen not be amazed?

However, soon enough, Lu Chen remembered himself that the world he was in now was not Earth, and the body that he currently possessed belonged to a barbarian.

The barbarians were known for their iron physique and phenomenal strength. In addition to the skills like the [Bull’s Strength], it wasn’t too much of a surprise that they could advance into Level 8 by the age of 15.

From what I observed, not only is it not a glorious achievement, but this body is actually one of the weakest in the village.

After all, the original host was an orphan, he was always starving and the nutritional deficiencies condemned his body to being perpetually weaker than the rest of his peers.

My starting point will be lower than the others. But, with the system, I can make up for the gaps.

While he was in his thoughts, Lu Chen didn’t stop commanding the system.

With 8 Mastery Points, in addition to the previous foundation from the original host, Lu Chen had reached Level 9. To bring himself to Level 10, he would need another 90 Mastery Points.

But as killing the White Wander Roaming Spirit rewarded Lu Chen with 200 Mastery Points, he could still continue with the leveling.

“System, continue with the level up.”

As he commanded, Lu Chen was filled with hope in his heart.

The Commoner was topped at Level 10. Once he reached Level 10, he would be able to specialize in a class.

As long as the specialization was completed, Lu Chen would be able to stand above the mediocrity and become one of those with special powers.

Furthermore, as the peak of the Commoners, once he reached Level 10, he would be able to unlock a skill slot and draw a random skill.

Yes, skill.

As long as it was a game, it would have to consist of not just the element of leveling, but also the elements of skills and equipment.

In rare cases, some mobile games might not have any equipment, but skills were a staple for every game.

When I was designing the game, I made it so that a skill will be drawn when the player is in Level 1, Level 5, and Level 10.

However, the Commoner is listed as ordinary men. Therefore, the Commoners will only be able to draw their first skill at Level 10.

Although it’s only one skill, it’s still the key for me to advance in this world. My advancement in the future depends on the first steps. Let’s pray that I draw a good skill.

When he thought about the skill-drawing mechanism, Lu Chen couldn’t help but feel like slapping himself hard in the face.

During the development of the game, Lu Chen and his gaming studio decided that the way to obtain the skills was to let the system randomly draw one for the players from the skill bank. The rationale being that they would earn more from the players.

Like all other things, there were good and bad skills in the skill bank, and everyone would only want the best skills. But what if the players drew a weak skill that they didn’t like? They could then purchase the in-game currency, Spirit Orbs, to get another chance to draw a new skill.

This was originally Lu Chen’s idea, and his superiors believed that it would be a good way to squeeze out some more profit out of their users. They were even so proud of themselves for coming up with the idea. But now, in retrospect, Lu Chen only felt like slapping himself to death.

As it stands now, there is no way I am able to top up any amount into the system. My only hope now is luck itself. Please let me draw me a good skill. Otherwise, it’ll be a problem for my class specialization.

Lu Chen’s mobile game didn’t allow a change of class automatically. In order to specialize in a class, the players would have to go through and complete a specialization trial quest before raising their levels and advancing into a new rank.

And the bosses of all the quests were set to be formidable foes that were stronger than the players. Once again, the reason to do so was to lure the players to top up and upgrade their characters so that they could easily complete the quests.

Now, however, these sneaky tricks were all coming back to bite Lu Chen in the ass.

Fortunately, seeing the [Bull’s Strength] appearing in the skill bar proves that I can also learn the skills in this world. Even if I got dealt a weak skill, I can still rely on the knowledge and skills of this world to strengthen myself and eventually complete the system’s trial quest.

But, it would still be best if the system gave me a good skill.

Lu Chen was madly praying in his heart.

Just when Lu Chen was praying, 90 Mastery Points were consumed and Lu Chen’s level increased again.

As the golden light shone across his body, bathing him in the familiar warm sensation, Lu Chen officially became a Level 10 Commoner.

Then, the system’s voice followed.

Ding—

[System Message: Host has leveled up to Level 10 Commoner]

Ding—

[System Message: Host has acquired a chance to draw a skill as host has reached Level 10 Commoner.]

Following closely after the system messages was the sudden appearance of a golden roulette wheel in Lu Chen’s mind.

On the roulette wheel were more than a dozen skills that glowed in different colors. The roulette wheel spun crazily such that the glowing lights blended together into a seven-colored rainbow glow.

Lu Chen didn’t need to control the roulette wheel. In a short while, the roulette wheel slowed down and eventually stopped.

As the wheel slowed, Lu Chen’s heart pounded harder and faster.

I’m not asking for a Diamond, or Legendary, or anything like that. Please, at least, just give me a Silver…

Bronze, Silver, Gold… These were the grades Lu Chen and his studio classified the skills based on their knowledge of all the other games and animes.

Lu Chen now only hoped that the roulette wheel would stop at a Silver skill. As a Silver skill would suffice in protecting Lu Chen in this world.

One must say, Lu Chen was quite a lucky lad. When the roulette wheel finally came to a stop, Lu Chen’s eyes shone with a golden light.

Gold! There is only 10% chance of getting it! I sure am lucky!

While Lu Chen was excited, the system sounded in his mind.

[System Message: Host has drawn a Gold-grade skill—Highlander]