Entering [ Ancient Town ] , Choosing One of the Four Subclasses!

The first thing Su Chen had decided to research on were his weapons and equipment.

He was certain that upon his arrival at [ Ancient Town ]. the streets will be swarmed with players, and as a result of this, the competition would be fierce,

Su Chen was not referring only to the possible conflicts that would arise, but also the highly rewarding time-limited quests and bosses where players would have to fight tooth and nail against one another to get the killing blow.

In addition, although Su Chen's [ Fireball ] was indeed very powerful, the total number of skills at his disposal was far less than the other players, and this gap would only increase as they leveled up. Therefore, Su Chen felt that it was necessary to gear up properly in order to fully make use of his powerful Fireball.

The second thing that Su Chen researched on were the four dungeons that were currently released by [ Ark ].

The first was a beginner dungeon without any level requirements, the [ Wasteland City ] that Su Chen had farmed up his first 10 levels in.

The second was the [ Ancient City and Ten Thousand Towns ] dungeon that could be accessed upon reaching level 10. This was the dungeon that most players gathered in. Owing to its low barrier of entry, but having plentiful resources, it was the main dungeon of Ark players.

Once the guild system comes online, the various player guilds that would be established would also be able to own their own land within these dungeons, enabling them to carve out their a piece of territory for themselves.

The third and fourth dungeons were the level 50 [ Badlands ], and the level 80 [ Interstellar Battlefield ]s respectively. These were both dungeons which incentivized players to party up so that they could take down the high level difficult bosses within the dungeons.

However, beyond that, Su Chen was not sure what awaited him in the final two dungeons. After all, it was still well beyond Su Chen's level range.

Su Chen was currently level 10.

Upon making his way into [ Ancient Town ], he will need to complete his [ Mage ]'s class quest. 

Using Su Chen's Mage class as an example, it could be split to five different specializations.

As a [ Fire Mage ], the only difference with the other Mages would be in terms of the element that they could use as well as the corresponding skills. However, this was only within the scope of [ Mages ].

Correspondingly, the Swordsman class was also divided into the Heavy Swordsman class, the Long Swordsman class, and the Assassin ( Short Swordsman) class.

Meanwhile, the Warrior Class could be divided into the [ Heavy Shield Warrior ] and the [ Double Shield Warrior ] class.

Similar to the Warrior class, the Archer Class could also be split into two specializations, namely, the Crossbowman and the Bowman, who each had their own set of pros and cons.

All players needed to enter the Ancient Town in order to receive a level 10 class quest. Upon completion of said quest, players would receive white rank equipment that were between level 10 to 15 for their respective classes.

This was considered a generous reward for most players who would likely still have their starter equipment on.

Aside from that, upon his arrival at Ancient Town...

Su Chen would also need to pick up a subclass. However, unlike the main classes, there would be no compatibility tests for the subclasses.

These subclasses were mainly divided into four categories.

For example, there was the [ Gourdmaster 1] subclass that was capable of healing allies in battle.

The [ Heavenly Craftsman ] could utilize materials to forge equipment.

The [ Alchemist ] that could synthesize potions, as well as the [ Beast Tamer ] that could tame mounts for players.

Although these four were named subclasses, in truth, they were more akin to lifestyle classes.

Do not let the name fool you though, as the subclasses were also an indispensable part of the game.

However, as most players were incentivized to play [ Ark ] for the sake of making a living, most would choose a class that would make them the most profit.

As someone who needed to save up 50 million Blue Star Coins for the [ Genetic Evolution ] surgery, Su Chen had also belonged to this money-minded group of players.

However, he was still undecided on which class to pick. After all, there was a chance that his transmigration system would give him ridiculous bonuses again.

After clearing his thoughts, Su Chen lay back on his bed and put on his gaming helmet.

...

[ Ancient City of Ten Thousand Towns ].

Fengwu Town.

Upon entering the game, Su Chen hurriedly made his way into the Ancient Town dungeon via the portal on the streets of Wasteland City. An instant later, he had arrived at one of the towns within the dungeon, Fengwu Town.

Su Chen slowly opened his eyes.

He found himself in an dilapidated, archaic looking town filled with green tiles, green bricks, as well as willow trees.

Moreover, the mist that was currently enshrouding the town felt rather refreshing.

Su Chen could not help but commend [ Ark ]'s ability to mimic reality. 

Aside from that, there was also one noticeable difference to this town compared to the Wasteland City, namely, the population of players.

Every once in a while, Su Chen would walk pass players that wore all sorts of clothes and equipment. After a simple inspection of their stats, Su Chen soon realized that most of them were around the level 10 - 20 range.

Su Chen was not surprised. After all, he had just stepped out of a portal that led out from the newbie dungeon. Those of higher levels would likely have already left to hunt and farm monsters outside of Fengwu Town.

"Adventurer, are you looking for the Main Class Quest Pavilion?"

At this moment, a male NPC dressed in cloth clothes walked over towards Su Chen and asked.

"Yes, I am a Mage."

Su Chen nodded calmly.

"Alright, follow me." The NPC who was in charge of guiding Su Chen led him forward, and brought him to one of the four pavilions that were off in a distance.

Upon reaching one of the pavilions that had the words "Mage" carved onto its structure, the NPC spoke again.

"This is the Main Class Quest Pavilion for Mages. You can receive your quest here."

"At the same time, you can also select your subclass here. Upon choosing your subclass, you are not allowed to change it. As such, please think over it carefully."

With that, the NPC bowed and left, disappearing into the crowd of players.

Su Chen then looked around the building, and with that, he noticed that there were five different counters for handing out class quests.

This was a result of the different specialization amongst Mages.

Su Chen quickly received his class quest.

[ Go to the garrison outside of Fengwu Town and assist Security Chief Pan Feng in defeating 20 Mountain Bandits. ]

Upon receiving the mission, Su Chen received a map and a teleportation talisman that contained two charges.

He then left the counter on the first floor and headed to the second floor to select his subclass.

[ Gourdmaster ] , [ Heavenly Craftsman ] , [ Alchemist ] , and [ Beast Tamer ] .

Four classes appeared in Su Chen's line of sight.

As expected.

The moment Su Chen stepped into the second floor of the attic, he received a new notification from his transmigration system.