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On the other side, with the Duke's decree in hand, Anvis withdrew some Void Heavy Silver from the storeroom and asked Leonard to help make a book chain.
Void Heavy Silver is a metal with a sheen like a dim star, exuding an indescribable aura that perfectly complements the style of the Ancient Secret Scripture.
Of course, its price also matches.
Void Heavy Silver, a metal-type spatial attribute demonized material, is an extremely rare Magic Metal, produced only in some special spatially unstable regions in powder form, with an annual yield of just a few grams.
This metal is typically used to create High Rank spatial attribute Magic Equipment, and to construct space-related Rule Runes, being a necessary material for cross-Continent Teleportation Arrays.
Even in the Moon Castle storeroom, this metal is considered absolutely top-notch material, with only a few hundred grams in stock.
Creating this book chain cost Anvis dozens of grams, enough to craft a High Rank space-related accessory.
For this reason, Leonard originally hoped Anvis would reconsider.
But when Anvis specifically emphasized 'the Duke's instructions' and 'the High Rank Magic Book', the butler still assisted in crafting the book chain.
"Speaking of which, maybe we should change its appearance."
Anvis softly stroked the dark green cover. The familiar eerie sensation from his fingertips made him suspect he was touching not a book, but some unknown creature's tentacle.
Magic Tricks—
A sliver of Magic Light flashed between his fingers, and the dark green tome instantly turned into a resplendent silver-white, as if cast from silver.
...
While Anvis reveled in obtaining the Ancient Secret Scripture, in another world, a scene he had longed for before his transition was unfolding.
On Blue Star, in a surface city, at the "Mysterious Era" game announcement event.
"...This is the world's first fully immersive virtual online game, set in a medieval Sword and Magic background, providing players with a 98.25% immersive experience..."
"...The game uses the independently developed Fantasy II engine, and the supercomputing core—Eternal, striving to present a real magical world to players..."
"...Equipped with a unique thought acceleration system, the in-game to real-world time ratio is 12.5:1..."
"...Next, we will randomly select 250 lucky warriors from all who applied to participate in the beta test..."
"Five, four, three, two, one!"
"Ding—Your system has arrived~~"
Noticing the notification of a short message, Jiang Heng took out his phone and glanced at it.
At the next moment, although amidst the noisy venue, he felt as if the whole world had quieted down.
Gosh, I hit the jackpot!
The limited beta testing slot of 250 Independent Players for the entire Continent of "Mysterious Era" has been secured!
As a former professional player who had left the club, he didn't have high hopes, but never expected fortune to suddenly smile upon him!
It's worth noting, this is a fully immersive game! A game that requires sci-fi-level equipment like a gaming pod and nutrient solution!
By comparison, those inferior VR games should all be thrown into the trash!
Being one of the 250 lucky ones out of 658,436 warriors, Jiang Heng walked out of the venue with an unconcerned gait, heading to the official store to order the dedicated gaming pod.
Of course, this good news shouldn't be kept to himself; shared happiness is better.
In the store, Jiang Heng took a selfie leaning against his exclusive numbered gaming pod, retouched it with level five beauty filters, attached a screenshot of the qualification proof, and mass-sent it to all his friends.
"Just casually applied for the beta test qualification, the odds are really high—"
Three seconds later, replies from friends flooded in.
"Damn! You lucky dog!!!"
"Please, be a human being—"
"Oh my Buddha, people can't compete with lucky dogs."
"Countless European thieves, endless African tears!"
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Receiving heartfelt wishes from friends, Jiang Heng closed the social software feeling refreshed, his spirit seemingly elevated.
Of course, Jiang Heng avoided sending it to a few friends still active in the club.
As one of the biggest esports clubs in the country, securing a few club-exclusive beta slots isn't hard.
In other words, sending it to them wouldn't get the desired effect, so he simply didn't tell them.
Among all the professional players, Jiang Heng was considered an oddity.
Findings the training overly strenuous, he directly refused the lucrative renewal after serving as the captain for two and a half years, opting for retirement.
After signing a promise never to join another club, Jiang Heng amicably parted ways with his old employer, then lazily stayed home with the tens of millions he had saved over the years, leading a standard lazy life.
By the way, he's still single.
Once the gaming pod and six-month supply of nutrient solution were delivered home by the staff, Jiang Heng happily took a shower, then lay down in the gaming pod, putting on the built-in enclosed sensor on his head.
A slight "beep" sounded, and a red and a blue light lit up inside the pod, slowly scanning his body. The cool nutrient solution filled the chamber, and the chill on his skin made Jiang Heng shiver.
The nutrient solution seemed to have a faint sedative effect, as he almost immediately felt drowsy, the world plunging into darkness.
The next moment, the darkness was dispelled by a suddenly bright light.
Jiang Heng looked around curiously, finding himself in a void space radiating White Light.
In the center of the space was a blurry figure, with no reference points around.
"Dear warrior, please begin establishing your Identity."
An indistinguishable voice echoed in his ear, difficult to determine its gender, yet Jiang Heng instinctively felt it was extremely melodious.
As the voice fell, a Crystal-like panel appeared before Jiang Heng, showing a blank ID input box with corresponding letter keys, followed by a line: Please enter player nickname
Raising his hand to enter the pre-thought nickname, after pressing a few letters, a familiar text selection box appeared in front of him.
Oh, it's using the Smart Touch Pinyin input method!
Jiang Heng felt slightly annoyed for no reason, but still silently hit enter.
"Last Dragon Descendant, this nickname is available; once registered, it cannot be changed, confirm?"
"Confirm."
This nickname originated from an ancient yet classic game, making Jiang Heng lament that even now with full virtual reality gaming available, this game still hadn't released a sequel.
Upon nickname confirmation, the panel expanded, displaying a series of Race options, each with corresponding background Introduction, Racial Talents, and Attribute adjustments.
Human, Elf, Half-Elf, Half-Orc, Dwarf, Random (Note: small probability of rare Race)
Having browsed through all the available race Attribute Introductions, Jiang Heng finally chose Elf.
Other options instantly shrank to the panel's corner. The Elf icon expanded, followed by a detailed racial subdivision.
Elf (Natural), Elf (Dark)
Carefully comparing the Talents between the two, Jiang Heng chose Natural Elf.
Though lacking the Dark Elf's talents in tricks, the Natural Elf's Charm adjustment was the highest among all available Races, at 5, two points higher than the Dark Elf.
The figure in the center of the space suddenly began to transform. The form became slender, the skin paler and more delicate, the ears elongated and pointed.
The handsome features vaguely reflected Jiang Heng's shadow, but the eyes were a faint green, like transparent pool water.
The hair also turned light green, growing slightly longer, adding an ethereal touch.
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