Chapter 2: New World

Hai Lan did not know how to program, and Jiang Qiao also had no clue about programming.

Luckily, Hai Lan did not need complicated code to modify the world's rules; she could rely on her own methods to implement the core systems of the game.

"The most interesting part of a game world is that it's simpler than the real world..."

As a veteran player, Jiang Qiao began to instruct Hai Lan on how to remodel her 'overly realistic' world.

Hai Lan stepped forward, slightly lifted her heels, and suddenly placed her fingertip on Jiang Qiao's forehead.

"Human communication methods are too primitive and outdated. Next, I will unleash my power and enter the creator mode." Complex golden patterns suddenly appeared on Hai Lan's fair cheeks, and her pupils began to glow.

"In the creator state, all your thoughts will come true. This world will become as you desire, including the creatures, cities, and characters you imagine. I will present and arrange them in the most optimal way, creating a new world."

"Is this considered your second personality?"

Jiang Qiao saw that Hai Lan's hair had already begun to turn a pure gold color, and her voice gradually lost its human quality.

"Yes, close your eyes and experience the feeling of being the creator." As Hai Lan's words fell, her fingertip tapped Jiang Qiao's head again, and in the next moment, Jiang Qiao felt a strange power blooming from his mind.

This feeling was like his intelligence suddenly multiplied by a thousand times. Under this raging storm of consciousness, the result was that Jiang Qiao completely lost himself.

Hai Lan began rapidly reading Jiang Qiao's thoughts and the beings that existed only in his fantasies, starting a high-dimensional computation.

"Three hundred and seventy-seven thousand types of fantasy creatures aggregated, evaluated for combat power based on Jiang Qiao's standards. Manifestation would require one hundred seventy-seven million two hundred thirty thousand units of energy. Energy reserve insufficient... starting to build with some lower-level creatures."

"Wait, wait! We're creating game monsters, not an entire biological chain! And isn't a slime supposed to be at the bottom of the food chain?"

Jiang Qiao's voice suddenly replaced Hai Lan's cold tone. Hai Lan's expressionless face showed a faint look of surprise upon hearing Jiang Qiao's voice.

She did not expect a human's willpower to withstand a god's thinking.

"Breeding systems and reincarnation systems are completely unnecessary. The monsters don't need to eat, and their habits are irrelevant. Just consider these 'creatures' as reactive machines. Forget it, I'll do it myself!"

"Map building in progress, detected seven thousand three hundred eighty types of buildings and terrains in imagination, constructing the existing world based on optimal logic, Lionheart City, Fallen Gorge, Black Gold Grave, Heavenly Patrol Giant Beast, Sky Tower, connecting character storylines, constructing quest system, main storyline constructing, side storylines constructing, world boundaries reached, expansion stopped... unable to continue manifestation."

After two hours, Hai Lan's murmuring gradually ceased, her hair color changed back from golden to azure, and she released her finger from Jiang Qiao's forehead as if she had been shocked.

"Where am I?" Hai Lan looked around in confusion. They had been standing on a grassland before, but now it had turned into a city with different architectural styles.

"Isn't this what you created?"

Jiang Qiao held his forehead and swayed a bit. The two-hour storm of consciousness gave him a feeling of omniscience and omnipotence.

To be honest... that feeling wasn't very pleasant. If not for Jiang Qiao's extraordinary thought processes, he might have turned into an idiot by now.

"I was reading your consciousness! And... and I can't retain the memory from the creator state." Hai Lan bit her lower lip lightly and said something she found a bit embarrassing. "Also, you better make sure this world transformation was successful! I don't have much energy left to make large-scale modifications to this world!"

"I see. Don't worry, this game world creation was very successful."

Jiang Qiao looked at his field of view, which now displayed the game UI. The top-right corner of the screen showed a semi-transparent health bar, magic power, and level indicators.

A striking LV1 level sign, with no other icons displayed.

Jiang Qiao raised his index finger and swiped through the air, causing a semi-transparent long UI option box to appear in front of him, displaying various options like character attributes, inventory, skills, and more.

After scrolling through the main menu, Jiang Qiao directly opened the character attributes, which listed a bunch of data.

Name: Jiang Qiao

Profession: Game World Creature Stat Reference Template

Level: LV1

Physique: 10

Strength: 10

Agility: 10

Wisdom: 10

Spirit: 10

Luck: 10

Character Description: To prevent you from forgetting, here's a special note. All the creatures in this world have their combat power set using you as a reference template. When a monster's strength reaches 20, it can be described as having 'two Jiang Qiaos' in combat power. For more details, please explore on your own. Also, I put the job change book and name change items in your backpack. The game has more content to be explored by yourself—Creator Jiang Qiao.

"Why do I find my creator personality a bit annoying?" Jiang Qiao said helplessly as he opened his backpack.

"I find it annoying too!" Hai Lan suddenly chimed in beside him.

"... "

This time, Jiang Qiao did not respond to Hai Lan and directly took out the only item in his backpack, which was still the job-changing book.

After all, Jiang Qiao couldn't keep his profession as 'Game Reference Template' forever, right?

The job-changing book was as heavy as a dictionary. When Jiang Qiao opened it, a lot of text turned into virtual shadows and floated in front of him.

'Warrior, Mage, Assassin, Priest, Gunner, Knight, Priest...'

"You really made it." Jiang Qiao looked at the scattered hundreds of professions. This was an idea he had when playing games before—a unique profession system.

This unique profession system was reflected in the 'job changing' settings.

Each profession goes through a job change, awakening, and another job change and awakening at specific levels.

In normal professions, like a warrior, when they change jobs, they can become a Magic Swordsman or a Heavy Swordman. But if this warrior loves using hammers before the job change, there's a chance to become an Armor Splitter or Giant Hammer Warrior during the job change quest.

This alternative job would sacrifice supplementary agility for more specialized strength bonuses and armor break attributes.

This is just one example, but Creator Mode Jiang Qiao really created such a complex job and skill system.

Just from the profession and skill system alone, Jiang Qiao could tell that even though this world was still a game world, it had transcended the game itself.

"I am quite capable, aren't I?"

Jiang Qiao did not rush to choose a profession. He closed the skill book, but as he did, a line of semi-transparent text suddenly appeared in front of him.

"The maximum level limit in this world is currently fifty. The game map size is only two hundred forty square kilometers, equivalent to the game map size of three GTAs. It has already consumed eighty percent of Creator Hai Lan's energy. Note: Expand the game map size and obtain energy as soon as possible!"

Jiang Qiao read out this line of text, then looked up at Hai Lan. Her face seemed to say, "Is the world I created too small? Blame me?"

"Let's discuss next how to expand this game's DLC... I mean, new map, and the energy issues."