Ye Hui Fei stared at the Guangqiu Xiao Ming circling around them, his eyes almost going blurry.
“What is the Goddess Child Form doing? Weren’t we here to level up?”
“I don’t know, I tried talking, but it didn’t seem to trigger the keyword—wait, hold on, it triggered!”
Lin Xian immediately straightened up as the game panel popped up on its own.
So that’s how it was.
When the Guangqiu was blessing the three believers,
it discovered that these three were so dumb they only wanted it to teach each other magic!
What a joke!
How could a simple entry-level magic compare to the precious blessing of a chosen one?
On the way, it had been poked no less than ten times by the three of them!
Ahhh, short-sighted believers!
Plus, Leaf Zhi and Edegar were watching hungrily from behind.
Xiao Ming could only angrily finish the task Leaf Zhi gave first.
30 points of Divine Power were deducted from Leaf Zhi’s System Panel.
A burst of golden light erupted from the three players.
Lin Xian looked at the newly appeared panel.
[Please choose the Initial Skill you wish to learn:]
[Magic Fireball]
[Wind Mastery]
[Holy Light Art]
[Note: Initial Skill selection will affect future class orientation. Please choose carefully!]
Lin Xian opened the skill details in the upper right corner.
Magic Fireball was pure attack magic, only dealing damage.
The class development direction was unclear.
Wind Mastery was magic that enhanced one’s own speed.
The corresponding class direction should be something like Assassin or Ranger.
Holy Light Art could attack or defend, able to heal oneself and also harm Dark Magic Creatures.
As for the types of Dark Magic Creatures…
Well… like their Faction Leader.
The corresponding class should be Healer or Warrior.
Lin Xian thought hard while looking at the panel but still chose Magic Fireball.
He didn’t know enough about Aeltia yet and couldn’t determine what class he’d be interested in later.
Magic Fireball suited him best!
Right now, his level wasn’t high and he lacked combat methods.
Wind Mastery would only help him escape faster, and Holy Light Art wasn’t very useful.
After choosing—
A surge of memories suddenly flooded Lin Xian’s mind.
It seemed to be memories of a child learning to read.
The time felt both long and short.
When Lin Xian came to, all he remembered was a lengthy incantation.
But his body remembered more—the feeling of magic flowing through him.
He remembered the rise and fall of the incantation in his throat.
A force made Lin Xian swallow uncontrollably.
“Magic Fireball!”
A spark appeared on his middle fingertip.
Lin Xian instantly rejoiced.
“I did it!”
So this was what it felt like to use superpowers with your own body?
So mysterious, so addictive!
Although the fire spark was a bit small, leaving Lin Xian slightly disappointed.
But he’d read in the notes that incantations would grow stronger and even change as the user’s proficiency increased.
It was like he was “raising” magic.
When he mastered it, the summoned fireball could be a massive fireball or even a rain of fireballs.
It was all up to Lin Xian!
Full of freedom and potential for growth!
The little disappointment in his heart was immediately offset by the dreams Leaf Zhi had painted.
Two level-up sound effects came from beside him.
Lin Xian hurried over.
“Ye Fei, Luan Ma, did you finish picking skills too?”
Luan Ma nodded. “I’m planning to go solo Assassin, so I chose Wind Mastery.”
He softly chanted something.
His body blurred, and in two seconds, he appeared behind Lin Xian, then moved back again.
It startled Lin Xian.
Luan Ma clenched his fists.
“I can only maintain this state for 5 seconds right now, but the speed matches a car!”
“Magic… truly is amazing!”
Lin Xian was full of envy. “Is Wind Mastery really this generous as an Initial Skill?”
With that speed, its attack power might even surpass Magic Fireball!
He turned to Ye Hui Fei.
“And you?”
“This…,” Ye Hui Fei scratched his head.
“I was going to choose Magic Fireball, but figured you guys might pick it too.”
“There are only three of us in the beta, and overlapping Initial Skills would be bad for clearing content.”
“And since my leg cramped recently and hurt a lot, I just picked the healing Holy Light Art.”
Lin Xian and the others understood.
When they returned later, Ye Hui Fei’s leg was hurting so badly he was twitching, and it took all three of them to carry back the wood.
Picking that skill made sense.
No matter how strong magic was, it couldn’t beat good health!
Ye Hui Fei shook his right leg, doing two high steps with excitement.
“Look, my leg’s completely healed!”
“Awesome, now our team has Mage, Assassin, and Healer all set!”
Lin Xian cheered.
Then his voice dropped.
“Only, my Magic Fireball… sigh, maybe I need to raise it more…”
Other people’s skills turned them into human cars or healed legs instantly.
Why did his only act as a lighter?
Ye Hui Fei leaned in curiously.
“What’s wrong, Xiu-ge? Is Magic Fireball weak?”
Lin Xian gave a bitter smile and held out his right middle finger.
On his fingertip, a tiny flame flickered in the wind, looking like it might go out at any moment.
Ye Hui Fei: “……”
Luan Ma patted his shoulder. “It’s okay. At least your skill has high taunt value.”
“No way, even Garble Bro’s making jokes now?”
Ye Hui Fei exaggeratedly stepped back.
“You can’t be Garble Bro. Say, are you some mimic monster?”
Luan Ma: “
With Ye Hui Fei’s banter, Lin Xian’s gloom was instantly dispelled.
“Of course I’m not down. With Old Leaf as an example, I’ll reach that level sooner or later, so there’s no need to worry.”
“Right, when that happens, big bro, don’t forget to protect me, your tank-healer!”
“Don’t worry, I definitely won’t forget you!”
Leaf Zhi had walked off with the Guangqiu at some point.
He opened the System Panel.
Forcibly granting the three players Initial Magic incantations cost him another 30 points of Divine Power.
Plus Xiao Ming secretly used 3 points of Divine Power to bless the players with his permission.
Now his Divine Power Value stood at 20 points.
Not much Divine Power left…
“Let’s see tomorrow how much Divine Power players can provide…”
Leaf Zhi muttered.
It was his first time hoping that the Faith Power from believers would be higher.
Over on Lin Xian’s side.
Edegar had said that magic needed more practice to improve.
So the three players focused on practicing their newly learned incantations before logging off.
But all three of them were magic novices.
After two or three tries, they’d burned up all their internal magic.
The side effects of depleted magic were severe.
At least, Lin Xian felt more exhausted now than after a full day’s hard labor!
His brain couldn’t resist the urge to sleep and log off.
Each time the screen went black, he forced himself back on.
His fatigue was so high that even when Leaf Zhi provided a Newbie Meal of meat at night,
he couldn’t taste anything.
After solving his in-game character’s hunger, Lin Xian was finally kicked offline completely.