Legendary Gold-tier Talent
Blue Planet.
In the year 2350.
Global productivity had reached unprecedented levels, and the world was in the midst of the seventh industrial revolution.
Major gaming conglomerates from around the world came together to develop an unparalleled, hyper-realistic game called "Great Lord"!
With the strong promotion from these conglomerates and the game's groundbreaking nature, "Great Lord" became a global sensation!
The game's realism was an astounding 100 percent.
Players would insert a game chip into their brains, click "start," and be transported directly into the game world.
Entering the game did not affect real-life, making it one of the game's greatest advantages.
Living in the game for a month was equivalent to spending just one night in the real world.
In the world of "Great Lord,"
Each country had its own unique game setting, crafted from the history and civilization of the respective nation, combined with various mystical elements, creating a world that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
In different regional servers, players had various professions, skills, martial arts, buildings, and heroes.
According to official reports, the Egyptian server featured ancient pharaohs with supreme magical powers; the European server had crusaders, ghost mages, and dragon riders...
The Chinese server chose an ancient backdrop, with official reports stating that players would encounter the chaos of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the turbulent era.
Players could assume the role of a lord, entering the game to build cities, produce resources, recruit soldiers, and forge treasures to enhance their military strength and fulfill their dreams of unifying the world.
...
Long Chen, who received this information, was filled with excitement.
He was not only a seasoned gamer but also a history enthusiast.
And this new game, "Great Lord," perfectly catered to both of his interests.
Long Chen wasn't originally from this world but had crossed over.
This was a technologically advanced parallel world.
By observing the information released on the game's official website in advance, he discovered something astonishing - the game's setting was very familiar to him.
For example, the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the presence of the five-star divine general, Lu Bu, also known as Lu Fengxian.
Long Chen knew without a doubt that the game was set in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a historical period from his original world.
What was even more remarkable was that other players might not be aware of the historical events that unfolded during the late Eastern Han Dynasty. This gave Long Chen a tremendous strategic advantage!
With this thought in mind, his heart burned with excitement. Predicting the historical course of a turbulent era right from the start - who could compete with him?
This world would undoubtedly become the world of Long Chen!
Long Chen closed his eyes and immersed his consciousness in the game chip.
Well in advance of the official notification, Long Chen had already purchased this chip.
"System, initiate 'Great Lord.'"
"..."
After a moment of silence, a metallic, mechanical voice echoed in Long Chen's mind. Subsequently, his entire consciousness was completely immersed in the game world.
Before him lay a magnificent and grand world.
Among the pitch-black sky, several hundred pure white dragons swiftly roamed, flapping their wings and emitting deafening dragon roars, inspiring a sense of submission.
Sitting atop these dragons were warriors clad in dark, heavy armor, their bodies concealed by the black armor, leaving only cold, unfeeling eyes exposed.
As the scene shifted, Long Chen felt as if he were bathed in thunder and lightning from the heavens. Massive bolts of violet thunder, thick as pythons, rained down upon the earth, and tens of thousands of soldiers wearing crimson armor from the late Han Dynasty revealed expressions of shock under this celestial onslaught...
Controlling this thunder was none other than a middle-aged man wearing a golden Taoist robe and a yellow headpiece, his eyes filled with the ambition to replace the Han Dynasty...
Behind Zhang Jiao were thirty-six massive formations emitting an overwhelming aura of death.
Each of these massive formations contained tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers, exuding an awe-inspiring aura.
As he immersed himself in this terrifying scene, Long Chen heard a cold, metallic sound in his ears.
"Ding! Welcome to 'Great Lord.' Please choose your profession, player."
Curious, Long Chen looked at the virtual screen in front of him, which displayed dozens of professions.
Among them were General, Strategist, Physician, Blacksmith, and Songstress, among others.
These were roughly equivalent to the primary classes in typical online games: Warrior, Mage, and Support.
Without hesitation, Long Chen clicked on the General option.
For him, being a General was the most fitting choice.
Ever since he had watched the Three Kingdoms, he had yearned for the thrilling scenes of charging into battle on an ancient battlefield.
He longed to charge into the fray.
After selecting his profession, the system prompted him once again: "Please choose your ID."
(Tang Bohu Points Mosquito Coil).
"Ding! Already chosen by another player."
(Cao the Villain Raids the Widow Village).
"Ding! Already in use by another player."
"Aw, how are they all taken..." Long Chen sighed, rubbing his forehead.
In the end, he had to come up with a name that was less obscure.
(Leaning on the Sword, Listening to the Wind).
"Ding! Congratulations, player, for a successful registration. Please provide your courtesy name!"
Since "Great Lord" used an ancient backdrop, when players interacted with in-game NPCs, the NPCs would address players by their courtesy name. Thus, players needed to choose their own courtesy names.
"Long Chen, courtesy name Jueming," Long Chen immediately responded without hesitation.
As soon as he provided his courtesy name, Long Chen felt an influx of information.
"Ding! Congratulations, player, for acquiring a gold-tier legendary talent: Dragon and Phoenix Among Men!"
A dazzling golden sphere of light shot into Long Chen's body.
Every new player who entered the game would receive a talent.
There were five tiers of talents: white (common), green (good), blue (excellent), purple (exceptional), and gold (legendary).
Gold-tier legendary talents were initial acquisitions that would be possessed by fewer than a hundred players in the global server.
Considering there were over five billion players worldwide, it highlighted the extreme rarity of gold-tier legendary talents.
Long Chen had become one of these lucky individuals.
After obtaining the talent, Long Chen's body was transported to a location through a teleportation array - a place all new players needed to experience: the beginner's village.
In the Chinese server, due to the vast number of players, there were millions of beginner's villages in total.
These villages varied in size, some accommodating just a few dozen players, while others hosted tens of thousands.
The village Long Chen found himself in was relatively large and known as Huangshui Village, housing hundreds of players.
They were all dressed in coarse hemp clothing, staring in astonishment at the new world before them.
Long Chen didn't pay too much attention to these players. Instead, he observed the scene before him.
Before him lay a quaint village, with realistic NPC villagers moving about, displaying signs of weariness, uncertainty about the future, and a touch of fear in their eyes.
Because this was a time of chaos!
The late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Emperor Ling of Han, in the seventh year of Guanghe (184 AD).
The Han Dynasty was on the brink of collapse, plagued by corruption within the court and continuous conflicts involving eunuchs and relatives of the emperor.
Externally, there were constant battles on the borders, and the national strength was gradually waning.
Due to a nationwide drought, taxes remained high despite poor harvests, leading to widespread famine and despair among the people.
The impoverished masses, with no other recourse, heeded the call of the Zhang brothers—Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao. They tied yellow scarves around their heads and shouted, "The azure sky is dead, the yellow sky shall rise, the year of the Jiazi, the world shall be in great fortune."
A storm was brewing, and the world was about to change!
"Ding! Generating player information..."
Before Long Chen's eyes, his personal attributes panel appeared. This was one of the functions of the system, allowing him to check his attributes at any time.
[ID]: Leaning on the Sword, Listening to the Wind
[Name]: Long Chen, courtesy name Jueming
[Title]: Commoner
[Official Rank]: None
[Level]: 1 (Max level: 100)
[Strength]: 20 (Max: 80)
[Strategy]: 10 (Max: 70)
[Endurance]: 10 (Max: 70)
[Domestic Affairs]: 10 (Max: 70)
[Charm]: 100 (Dragon and Phoenix Among Men - Charm value increased to 100)
[Skills]: None
[Martial Arts]: None
[Awakening]: Not awakened (After awakening, all attributes will increase)
[Talent]: Dragon and Phoenix Among Men (Gold-tier legendary - Charm value increased to 100, all attributes of trained soldiers enhanced by 30%)