Rowan opened his system panel, and his character status was displayed immediately.
------ [ Dorian Winchester ] ------
Level 5 ( 22% )
Ethereal Order - Tier 1
Aspect - Ability; Character Bind
Binded Characters ( 1 )
Derived aspects - Martial artist
INDEX OF MYTH
INVENTORY ( locked, unlocked at Lvl 10 )
SHOP ( locked, unlocked at Tier 2 )
Xxx ( locked )
Xxx ( locked )
------ [ Dorian Winchester ] ------
Dorian scanned the panel in front of him, committing each tab to memory. Thankfully, as a reader of "Ethereal Descent," he easily understood each statistic.
The Ethereal Order is a supernatural grading system for humans—or players, as the system usually describes them. In the novel's world, the Ethereal Order quickly became a hierarchy among everyone.
Those with superior Ethereal Orders could easily compel their inferiors to obey their every command. Some even formed strong dictatorial governments over entire countries, even continents. Heck, some greedy individuals even began extorting taxes from everyone who stepped into the tower of foreign realities.
"After exceeding level 50, a player experiences their first Ethereal Order promotion to Tier Two. There is even a reward for the first person to reach each tier and a worldwide broadcast to announce it."
"Unfortunately, the main character wasn't the first, so I'm not aware of the reward, but it's definitely something really good. I should definitely aim to become the first," Dorian muttered.
The plots of the first hundred chapters of the novel began replaying in his head over and over again for a few minutes before he shook his head and refocused on the system.
He clicked on "Index of Myth," and a new tab appeared.
----------------- INDEX OF MYTH -----------------
Unlocked Characters — ( 0 )
Available - ( 1 ) click to enter
Fragment points - ( 0 )
INDEX ( locked, unlocked at Tier 2 )
----------------- INDEX OF MYTH -----------------
"Hmm, fragment points? What is that?"
[ Fragment points can be used to unlock mythical characters faster. The most powerful mythical characters can't be unlocked completely at once—they are revealed in pieces. Using fragment points can speed up this process. ]
Rowan hummed in response to the description given by the system. It was understandable.
Without wasting time, he clicked on the "Available" tab, and the character he had unlocked was displayed with a wonderful holographic projection.
A holographic treasure chest spun a few times and halted. Then a golden key appeared and opened it. A blinding glow unfolded as the chest unlocked, and golden text zoomed out, revealing the character he had unlocked.
DING
[ You have obtained 1 character fragment of mythical being: Zhen Yuan. REVEAL?? ]
"Zhen Yuan? Sounds like a name from an eastern fantasy novel. Does that mean I can also unlock characters from popular novels as well? Like Sun Wukong, Dracula, or maybe Fang Yuan."
[ Maybe ]
The system offered a simple answer.
Dorian only shrugged; as long as it wasn't a negative response, then it might be possible. Not wasting any time, he clicked "Reveal," and another short holographic presentation played out—this time, a long shining scroll unfolded, revealing details of the character.
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ZHEN YUAN
Unlocked - 1/4 character fragment
Ethereal Order - Tier 4
Brief: A genius demonic cultivator with a blissful and evil cultivation journey, reached the peak of demonic cultivation and fathered the beginning of numerous demonic cults, birthing powerful demons who ruled in his name for millennia.
Available Aspect: Skills
Demon agility Lvl 1
Demon growth Lvl 1
Demon agility Lvl 1 — Permanent 30% boost in agility
Demon growth Lvl 1 — Gain extra 30% EXP on every kill
NOTE: The more fragments of this character you possess, the more aspects you unlock. Summoning character might be available!!!
BIND? Yes/ No
NOTE 2: You can bind with this character, notwithstanding the current cooldown of your skill.
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Dorian studied the details. The brief quickly confirmed his suspicion that the character was out of an eastern fantasy novel.
Reading down to the available stats part, he felt instant joy at the prospect of merging with these skills after binding.
"A speed boost this early into the apocalypse is already a big treasure. But I also get demon growth that grants extra experience points with every kill—this is a game changer!" Dorian rejoiced, a bright smile spreading across his face.
On the first day of the apocalypse, he had already copied the martial artist class that granted a strength boost, and now he had awakened agility and experience point boosts. He couldn't have been any happier.
He was still rejoicing when he read the notes beneath it about the possibility of summoning Zhen Yuan in the future.
'This is too good to be true!'
Dorian could hardly believe his eyes. His life had transformed from struggling at the lowest of everything to acquiring the best of everything in less than twenty-four hours.
Dorian did not know whether to be thankful for the godly items he had obtained or to be saddened that the world had transformed into a living hell that could snuff out his life despite his special ability.
"As long as I am not careless and play my cards right, I will definitely survive and stand among the strongest," Dorian swore.
He bound with Zhen Yuan right away, and the skills merged immediately.
Dorian decided to test the skills tomorrow.
He sat down on the soft bed in his room, about to relax his body a bit, when suddenly a loud cry came from nowhere, followed by a loud commotion.
"What the heck is happening again!"