Chapter Two: The Player Interface

The storm subsided, and the dark clouds dispersed.

A night passed, and the blazing sun shone upon the sea, the waves shimmering under its light.

A fishing boat drifted across the water as Jiang He and Old Dog hauled the giant serpent aboard.

The colossal snake measured fourteen meters in length, its body covered in dense scales that glinted with a cold, hard sheen. Its head bore dozens of slender long whiskers, but its only weakness lay in its eyes. A steel harpoon was lodged deep within its skull, leaving the wound festering. Severe brain hemorrhaging had claimed the creature’s life.

Jiang He let his arms fall straight down and asked, “Old Hei, are you a player?”

Old Dog shook his head. “I only remember eating the fruit from Yu King Valley up the mountain. I don’t have the player qualifications you mentioned.”

Jiang He didn’t press further. He drew a dagger and cut off the snake’s whiskers, entwining them together. Drawing on his experience twisting hemp ropes, he braided a ten-meter-long rope.

[Name: Half-Jiao Rope]
[Category: Weapon]
[Quality: Rare]
[Effects: ① Exhibits formidable binding power against animals and spirits. ② Tough and durable material. ③ Likely to attract the hatred of serpentine creatures.]
[Note: The giant serpent exhausted its strength while transforming into a Jiao dragon. It failed to replenish its vitality by devouring flesh and blood and instead met a poisonous fate, resulting in its downfall and endless regret.]

Having understood the cause of the serpent’s death, Jiang He opened his player interface.

[Player Name: Jiang He]
[ID: 79966]
[Level: LV1 (0/100)]
[Game Currency: 0]
[Energy: 100/100]
[Life Tier: Bronze Age Ordinary Human]
[Items: Half-Jiao Rope]
[Strength: 7] (Professional weightlifter)
[Agility: 6] (Experienced sprinter)

[Constitution: 6] (Dedicated fitness enthusiast)
[Mentality: 6] (Outstanding perception)
[Charisma: 7] (One in ten thousand)
[Skill Slots: Spear Mastery Beginner LV5 (10% damage increase with polearm-type weapons), Fishing Expertise LV1 (23% extra damage to fish-type creatures)]

Opening the interface, Jiang He distinctly felt a warm current surge within his abdomen. This energy could bolster his body, mend injuries, and gradually restore itself over time. Active skills consumed energy points, but spear mastery and fishing expertise were passive skills, tied to hidden stamina stats.

According to the basic information from the Origin Battlefield, the average values for a normal adult were five in each category. Strength, agility, and constitution formed the three dimensions of the body, influencing each other like three branches extending from a tree, shaping different forms according to the player’s choices.

Mentality related to the soul; improving it enhanced thinking speed and expanded perception.

Charisma, simply put, was a composite of one’s bone structure, skin, and temperament. The fundamental bone structure was difficult to change, but other factors could improve noticeably, giving rise to players specializing in charisma.

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