On his way home, Hao Ren brought up his personal log and attribute panel.

In this world.

Each time a sorcerer uses their magical power, they are notified how much magical power they have lost, which is a subtle reminder of the loss of lifespan.

That constant countdown overhead is the final straw that breaks the psychological defenses of most sorcerers.

To avoid negative emotions and stress, the predecessor turned off all these harsh notification feedbacks early on.

A semi-transparent attribute template appeared in his field of vision.

【Attribute Bar】

Name: Hao Ren

Age: 18

Level: Lv.2 (0/1000)

Attributes: Strength 20, Constitution 20, Agility 20, Spirit 26

Occupation: Junior Sorcerer (Current Lifespan 82/∞)

Health points: (200/200)

Spell Power: (260/260)

【Skill】

Longevity Sacrifice: Basic skill, sacrifices lifespan to quickly restore 2 points of spell power per second.

Curse Explosion: Rapidly sacrifices lifespan to convert into curse power, consuming existing curse power to deal area damage equal to 100 Spirit. Casting time is 1.5 seconds.

Spell Shield: Basic skill. Condenses a layer of armor, consumes 1 point of spell power, can resist damage equal to 1 point of spirit, casting time 1.5 seconds (base number of layers: 20).

Soul Release Blade: Basic skill, a continuous consumption skill. It lasts for 60 seconds every 2 points of spell power consumed. It can deal individual damage equal to Strength * 2 and soul damage equal to Spirit * 1. Casting time is 0.5 seconds.

In my memory, a Lv1 mage should have 5 points in all three dimensions except for Spirit, which is 10. Even if you level up and all four dimensions increase by 5 points, it should only be 10.

But now his strength, physique, and agility have all reached 20 points!

"In other words, I gained a full 30 points to my four main attributes for free from that curse explosion!"

Hao Ren couldn't help but gasp.

of course.

Hao Ren didn't plan to come back a few more times.

He didn't want to experience that excruciating pain again in the epicenter of the curse explosion.

He really didn't want to experience it again unless absolutely necessary.

Then.

His gaze fell on the personal diary on the side.

...........

[Sacrifice 10 years of your lifespan to restore 20 points of spell power.]

[Release skill: Spell Shield, consumes 1 point of spell power.]

.......

[Unleash Skill: Soul Release Blade, increases Curse Power by 2 points]

[Unleash Skill: Soul Release Blade, increases Curse Power by 2 points]

........

[Release Curse Explosion: Soul Release Blade, increases curse power by 10000 points]

[This has exceeded the mental capacity limit of a novice sorcerer; automatic balance deduction is underway.]

Hao Ren had expected the system to bring him great benefits, but he was shocked once again after reading through his personal log.

With system buffs, the Sorcerer can truly secure the title of S-rank class.

Do not!

With the removal of lifespan limitations, the growth potential of the Sorcerer class has far exceeded that of S-rank classes!

Wudeyuan is an old resettlement house built in the 90s, and it is also the only asset left by Hao Ren's parents.

Pushing open the door, Hao Ren walked straight into the master bedroom and pulled out a bank card from the bottom shelf of the cabinet.

This card was specially left to him by his sister, Hao Yun.

As the top student at Jincheng No. 2 High School, Hao Yun is now studying at a top college in the capital. Every month, without fail, he deposits a sum of money into this card and occasionally sends text messages to remind Hao Ren to take care of himself and not to be stingy.

Normally, Hao Ren would hardly need this money.

For the next 7 days, he chose to temporarily leave Jincheng to level up in the wild.

Therefore, you will need to purchase some basic life potions, enhancement potions, and some tent food and daily necessities.

Before changing jobs, Hao Ren always thought that life potions were cheap consumables.

But when he actually stood in front of the pharmacy counter and saw the string of zeros on the price list, he realized that he had been too naive.

A single bottle of basic life potion, restoring 20% ​​of health, costs 1000 yuan!

Not to mention those enhancement potions that can boost power, which cost tens of thousands of dollars, making him not even have the courage to pick them up.

At last.

Hao Ren spent all his savings and only bought 10 bottles of basic life potion.

After leaving the pharmacy, he sighed helplessly, "Looks like I'm still short of money!"

After stuffing ten bottles of basic life potions and seven days' worth of daily necessities into his backpack, Hao Ren quickened his pace and headed towards the city gate.

The monsters in the wild are much higher in level and experience than those in the beginner dungeons.

There may even be special monsters such as elite monsters and boss monsters. As long as you kill elite monsters or monsters of higher rank, you have a chance to get equipment and treasures.

That's the real paradise for professionals to level up.

The outskirts of Jincheng are a muddy swamp, which is also the closest wilderness area to the residential area.

Most of the people wandering in this muddy swamp are professionals of level 5 or higher. After reaching level 5, they will lose the right to enter the beginner dungeon, so they will choose to level up in the wilderness areas closer to the city.

Elite monsters and even special treasure chests will spawn in the wilderness at irregular intervals.

The danger level is higher than that of beginner dungeons, but the city will send out Silver-level or higher professionals to clear the surrounding monsters. As long as you enter the wilderness in a team, there will not be much danger.

As soon as Hao Ren stepped out of the city gate, he felt several gazes fall on him.

Fighting and looting are not permitted within Jincheng.

Once you leave the Jincheng territory, the situation changes.

Without personnel management restrictions, the jungle will be a place where skill determines everything.

If you are not strong enough, it would be a sin to obtain any treasure chest or equipment.

Every day, countless professionals die in the wilderness, most of whom are not killed by monsters, but by members of shady organizations.

Most of the teams that choose to go to the jungle are those that have been working together for a long time.

Novice professionals like Hao Ren are extremely rare.

Even if it exists.

They would always have someone accompany them as they left the city gate.

and so.

He was targeted by many people with ulterior motives the moment before he stepped out of the city gate.

Hao Ren paid no attention to the subtle scrutinizing gazes from the shadows.

These people are far inferior to the goblins in the beginner dungeon.

Those goblins were really going to take him down; their naked stares still send shivers down my spine even now when I think about them.

Taking a deep breath, Hao Ren strode into the depths of the swamp.

There are just too many professionals in the surrounding area.

Basically, a monster will be surrounded by several groups of people.

Only one team can gain experience, so competing with them is a waste of time.

He chose to move a little further away so that no one would compete with him for monsters.

"Tsk tsk tsk, another arrogant brat who doesn't know his place. He just came out of the newbie dungeon and came to the wilderness."

"You really think the monsters in the wilderness are like those in beginner dungeons?"

"What's wrong? Are novice players not allowed to come to the wilderness? If they were hidden players, killing monsters would be as easy as cutting melons and vegetables for them."

"Hidden profession? Look at that kid, what makes him seem like he has a hidden profession? He looks like he has the most ordinary profession."

"Has this kid gone mad? Instead of farming monsters near the city gate, he's heading straight deeper into the city?"

"Judging from his attire, he seems to be a mage. Why isn't he accompanied by a warrior?"

"Oh, what a waste of such a pretty face."

The professionals around Hao Ren were pointing and whispering about him.

In their view.

Hao Ren's solo journey through the swampy wilderness will only lead to his death.

Even stealthy mage classes need a melee class to protect them in the wild to prevent them from being ambushed.

Hao Ren was still quite confident in his abilities, even if he encountered real danger later.

At worst, I'll just self-destruct again.

At this time.

A friendly voice sounded behind him.

"Little guy, want to team up with us?"

Hao Ren looked in the direction the sound came from and saw a sweet-looking girl waving at him.

obviously.

The girl didn't want to see Hao Ren die in vain in a place like the wilderness, and wanted to help him.

Hao Ren smiled and shook his head, continuing to walk deeper into the area.

Upon seeing Hao Ren's actions, the girl's companions immediately shouted angrily.

"Kid! Our Xin Xin doesn't want to see you die out there, isn't that ungrateful?"

"You really don't know your place! Don't you know there have been rumors lately that elite slimes are spawning deep in the swamp? A noob like you going in there would just be giving them freebies."

Chen Xin was shocked that her friend would say such hurtful things and tried to explain herself.

"Don't worry about it. They mean well. They're just worried that you might be in danger if you encounter an elite slime alone. You can team up with us, and at least you'll be able to get back to Jincheng alive."

Seeing that Chen Xin was still enthusiastic, Hao Ren smiled gently.

"It's okay, I can manage on my own."

Team up?

Totally impossible.

Putting aside whether there are powerful professionals in the team, he simply cannot accept the equal distribution of experience points, equipment, and treasure chests.

Solo play is his best option.

With his current four-dimensional attributes, he is in no way weaker than any ordinary Lv.5 professional.

There is almost no danger for a person to be alone in the wilderness!

Watching Hao Ren's departing figure, the girl sighed.

She could only hope that Hao Ren would back down and not linger in the depths of the swamp for too long.

After being away from the crowd for a long time, Hao Ren finally saw his first wild monster in the swamp.

A translucent, viscous sphere bounced on the muddy ground not far away, and Hao Ren's gaze fell on it, instantly triggering an attribute template.

【Slime】

Level: Lv.3

Blood volume: 350

Spirit: 10

Attack: 40

Armor: 30

Magic resistance: 20

Skill: Savage Charge

"Very strong!"

Freed from the constraints of the beginner dungeon, the monster's full attributes were revealed to Hao Ren.

In beginner dungeons, the overall attributes of slimes are compressed twice, making them easy for novice players to kill, just like the Lv1 goblins before.

Outside the dungeon, a level 1 goblin fought him in close combat after he had just changed jobs, but he was only able to get pinned to the ground and beaten by the goblin.

It's no exaggeration to say that unless you have a well-equipped team, encountering this slime will only result in being hunted down by one side.

Splat! Splat!

The sound of the slime bouncing got closer and closer to Hao Ren. With each landing, it left a layer of pale green viscous liquid on the swamp and emitted a series of piercing corrosive sounds.

When it was only two steps away from Hao Ren, the slime, which had been peaceful and friendly just moments before, suddenly charged toward Hao Ren's chest.

Bang-!

A crisp sound.

[Log: The slime dealt 40 damage to you.]

Hao Ren was knocked back a few steps by the slime's headbutt, clutching his chest and grimacing.

I was so careless just now.

He assumed that slimes were peaceful and non-aggressive monsters.

With a moment's carelessness, I was hit directly.

It lost nearly 20% of its health in one go.

With his current health points, if he gets hit five more times, he'll be dead.

We can't be this careless anymore!

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