Under the scorching sun, a young boy and a girl strolled together.
The young boy, named Li Wei, was handsome and a little muscular.
While the young girl Li Xin was an otherworldly beauty, with a short sature which made people want to protect her.
There was one common thing between them and that was their pale white skin, which had not been exposed to sun for who knows how much time.
As they both strolled along the pathway beside the road, Li Wei fluttered his hands to cool himself.
"Ahh, it's so hot! Don't you feel it, XinXin?" he said.
The young girl in response wrinkled her cute nose in agreement.
"You're right, Brother Wei! It's really hot. But how do these people endure it? They are all walking like it's no big deal," Li Xin tilted her head with a puzzled look as she saw the nonchalant pedestrians.
"They don't want to live like this, XinXin," he said and pointed at the blazing sun.
"It is that guy's fault; he is the main problem. If we could find his switch and turn it off, everyone would be happy," he replied, not caring about the common sense.
"Brother, you're a genius! As long as we turn off the switch, everyone will be happy," Li Xin exclaimed, as if discovering something new.
Li Wei chuckled, "Hehe, you see, XinXin, the key to wisdom is in the cheesy pizzas. If you eat more, you will also become a genius like me," he advised with a proud look.
However, hearing this, Li Xin's face slumped with dejection.
"Brother, I've been eating pizzas every day, but I still feel like a little kid in front of you," she complained with frustration.
Watching her like this, Li Wei patted her head and consoled her.
"Don't worry, XinXin. Nothing can stop you. If you want to become smarter while eating pizza, one day you will definitely surpass me," he assured her with a smile and pointed at the restaurant.
"Look, we already arrived at the restaurant. Let's go in; our pizza is waiting for us," he declared, proceeding inside with her.
"Sister Zhang, the usual,"
Inside the restaurant, Li Wei replied to the receptionist before she could say anything, and headed towards an empty seat with Li Xin.
Watching them, the Sister Zhang shook her head with a smile.
"Hey, get the two pizzas ready with extra cheese and cola," she said.
"Huh? Sister Zhang, you know them?" asked a receptionist standing beside her.
"Oh, you're the new girl. No wonder you don't know them. They are regular here and only eat pizzas, oh and they come daily!" Sister Zhang replied, pointing toward Li Wei and Li Xin.
"What? They eat daily? Don't they get sick?" the new receptionist asked in a amazed voice.
"Yeah, I wonder it too. Just how do they do it without getting sick or gaining weight?" Sister Zhang sighed with a jealous look.
She had just eaten one slice of pizza and her weight increased the next day by a few grams. How frustrating it was!
"Here's your pizza with extra cheese and cola," a waiter delivered their meal, placing it on the table.
Li Xin couldnt help but stare at the hot, cheesy pizza with a gulp.
Li Wei chuckled softly at her reaction.
"You can eat," he said with a gentle smile.
"Un," Li Xin nodded and without hetsiation took a bite of pizza.
'Mhm! It's delicious as always,' she murmured in mind, enjoying her time like a little girl.
'How cute she is,' Li Wei thought as he watched her cute actions.
He too didn't wait further and started savoring the cheesy bite with her while reflecting on how they both ended up like this.
His father had remarried, introducing Li Xin as his stepsister into their happy family. But in a tragic accident, their parents passed away, leaving them alone in the world.
With no other relatives to turn to, they found themselves orphaned at the age of fifteen.
Fortunately, their parents left them enough money to see them through graduation, but instead, they dropped out of school, spending their days immersed in RPG games.
And so, they transitioned from being 15-year-olds to 17-year-olds, with pizza becoming a staple of their monotonous lives.
"How boring is this life. I wish it were more like an RPG Game; it would be more fun, don't you think?" Li Wei asked.
"Mhhm, you're right, brother. I also think it would be better," Li Xin agreed without hesitation, as if it were the right thing.
Just then—
[Ding, Global Announcement: Congratulations, inhabitants of Earth. The planet has met the prerequisites for evolution. The process will commence shortly, and every Earthling will be granted the Novice System.] ×3
A cold robotic voice echoed in the ears of everyone.
"What the hell? Earth's evolution is about to begin? Is this some kind of joke?"
"It must be someone playing a prank with a loudspeaker!"
"Yeah, let's find that bastard!"
"Wait! Check the news! The voice reached everywhere."
"Yes! It's also trending on the internet!"
Everyone was shocked, and just as they were to check the news, another announcement echoed.
[Ding, The evolution of Earth has commenced.]
[Ding, Earth Evolution is entering its first phase... successful.]
[Ding, Congratulations to Earth for progressing into the First Phase of Evolution.]
[Ding, WARNING: The first phase of the Monster Invasion is commencing. In a matter of hours, monsters will unleash chaos and destruction across the world.] ×3
[Ding, Global Announcement: The distribution of the Novice System has commenced. Congratulations to all Earthlings for acquiring the Novice System. Your mission is to protect the Earth from the impending monster threat, and the Novice System will be your invaluable tool in achieving this goal.] ×3
***
"What the f**k? First Phase? Monsters spawning? Is this evolution for real?"
"No way! Did you hear that the monsters are coming in just a few hours? We're all doomed, damn it!"
Panic spread through as everyone came to the realize that it wasn't a prank.
Li Wei and Li Xin, who were in the midst of enjoying their pizza, became shocked.
"Is this real? Did God grant my wish?" Li Wei muttered with a bewildered look.
The voice came directly from the sky, and it was still unbelievable.
"Brother, we should eat quickly and get ready to fight!" Li Xin suggesetd.
Just then—
[Ding, the Novice System is binding with you.]
[10%...29%...60%...99%...100%]
[Ding, Congratulations to host Li Wei, the Novice System binding is successful.]
A cold robotic voice echoed in his mind.
Instantly after that, a virtual screen resembling a game status panel appeared.
"XinXin! It's real!"
Li Wei exclaimed with shock and happiness.
"I also see it, Brother." Li Xin replied with excitement.
They were both shut-in gamers and couldn't help but feel excited upon seeing the system panel in reality.
[Ding! Because the host is new, the System rewards him with 10 Skill Points (SP), 10 Attribute Points (AP), and 100 Coins. For instructions on how to use them, please check your character panel.]
Li Wei couldn't help but chuckle at this as he opened his Character Panel.
**CHARACTER PANEL/Start**
Name : Li Wei | Age : 17 | Race: Human
Class : None
Level : 0
Skill Point (SP) : 10 | Attribute Point (AP) : 10
Coins : 100
STATUS:
Health Points (HP) : 100/100
Mana Points (MP) : 60/60
Experience Points (XP) : 0/100
ATTRIBUTES :
Strength : 8 | Agility : 9
Intelligence : 12 | Endurance : 10
Luck : 8 (It cannot be increased with AP)
SKILLS:
None
QUEST:
1. Defend Earth from the Monster Invasion!
Quest Difficulty : ???
Quest Reward : ???
NOTE:
1. Coins are the currency you can use to purchase any skills or other items from the System Shop.
2. To level up skills, you must use Skill Points (SP).
3. You can raise your attributes by using Attribute Points (AP).
4. At every level up, you will receive 10 SP, 10 AP, and 100 Coins.
5. You can earn Coins by completing quests provided by the system or by selling monster corpses to the system shop.
6. You can gain new attributes by choosing a class or by acquiring special skills.
7. You can choose a total of three classes.
**CHARACTER PANEL/End**
"Damn! It's almost like an RPG game," he murmured and scrolled through the classes.
**CLASS PANEL/ Start**
1. Warrior
- Warriors are skilled in close combat. Always fighting head on.
2. Mage
- Mages can fight from mid-range and long range with their variety of different magic spell.
3. Rogue
- Rouges are skilled into lockpicking, disarming traps and stealth.
4. Archer
- Archers use their bows and crossbows to fight with enemies. They are better at long ranged combats.
5. Healer
- Healers can restore their health or others with their holy skills.
6. Paladin
- Paladins are holy warriors that can use holy magic in their combat skills.
7. Bard
- Bards uses their charm and skills to inspire allies.
8. Necromancer
- Necromancers command the force of death and undead.
9. Blacksmith
- Blacksmith are skilled in making weapons that can be used for various purposes.
Special Class : Jack-of-all-Trades
- Jack-of-all-Trades can use all types of skills from other classes but it makes harder to master them with their long list of skills making them weak.
NOTE : If you choose this class, you will not gain any special class skills, and you will not be able to choose more classes.
**CLASS PANEL/ End**
"Hmm, it's interesting," he muttured to himself.
"XinXin, Show me your Character Panel?" he asked, his eyes filled with curiosity as he stared at his cute stepsister, who was also busy checking things.
"Umm, here it is," Li Xin replied with nod.
**CHARACTER PANEL/Start**
Name : Li Xin | Age : 17 | Race : Human
Class : None
Level : 0
Skill Point (SP) : 10 | Attribute Point (AP) : 10
Coins : 100
STATUS:
Health Points (HP) : 100/100
Mana Points (MP) : 90/90
Experience Points (XP) : 0/100
ATTRIBUTES :
Strength : 7 | Agility : 8
Intelligence : 18 | Endurance : 5
Luck : 68 (It cannot be increased with AP)
SKILLS:
None
QUEST:
1. Defend Earth from the Monster Invasion!
Quest Difficulty : ???
Quest Reward : ???
NOTE:
1. Coins are the currency you can use to purchase any.....
**CHARACTER PANEL/End**
"Ehh, why does my luck have to be less than yours? It's not fair; give me your luck," Li Wei demanded with frustration.
Seeing his sad look, Li Xin stood up, patting his head.
"There, there, Brother Wei, everything is alright," she soothed him like a little child.
Li Wei snorted playfully in response.
"What classes are you going to choose?" he inquired.
"Hmm, it doesn't say that you have to choose right now, so I'll decide later," Li Xin replied tilting her head with a thoughtful look.
She then turned her gaze on him.
"Brother, you are going to choose the special one right?" she asked.
"Hehe, that's my girl, who knows me very well," Li Wei laughed pinching her cute soft cheeks.
"Umm," Li Xin glared at him but did not push his hands away.
"I think you should choose a Healer first. We'll see what to choose next, and I also saw a Class reset card in the shop. It costs 1000 coins and works below level 10. If you want to change it, you can always do that," Li Wei suggested as he examined the shop items.
"Hmm, I'll follow Brother Wei's advice," Li Xin nodded as she tapped on the Healer Class, she trusted her brother's decision; even if it was stupid.
[Ding, Are you certain you wish to select Healer as your first class? Yes/No]
A voice sounded in followed by a prompt on her panel.
"Yes," Li Xin replied calmly.
[Ding, Congratulations to Host Li Xin for selecting the Healer class.]
[Ding, Congratulations for acquiring the following skills: Heal, Cure Poison.]
[Ding, Congratulations for gaining the Medical Knowledge attribute.]
"My status changed quite a lot," Li Xin said, observing her panel.
"Hmm," Li Wei also looked at the changes.
**CHARACTER PANEL/Start**
Name : Li Xin | Age : 17 | Race : Human
Class : 1. Healer (F)
Level : 0
....
....
ATTRIBUTES :
...
Medical Knowledge : 10
Luck : 68
SKILLS:
**Heal (Small) : level 1/5 (0/1000)
The "Heal" skill allows Healers to channel restorative magic or medical expertise to mend wounds and restore health.
**Cure Poison (Small) : level 1/5 (0/1000)
"Cure Poison" allows Healers to neutralize and remove toxins from a person's body, a critical skill when dealing with poisonings and venomous threats.
NOTE
1. When using skills, it will depend on you how much mana you channel through the skills. The higher the level, the greater the effect of the skills.
2. The skill levels are divided into ranks. You can increase the skill rank by using them or directly using Skill Points to upgrade them. (1 Skill Point = 1000 XP)
3. The class is divided into further grades: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, and F. You can level up the class by completing a certain Class Quest or by upgrading all your skills to the highest level cap. (For F level, the highest skill level cap is level 5)
4. You will only receive Class Quests when you reach Level 10.
**CHARACTER PANEL/End**
"So it's like this," Li Wei nodded, with a understanding expression.
"Well, I think I should choose mine too," he murmured and clicked on his panel without any hesitation.
[Ding, Are you certain you want to select the special class Jack-of-all-Trades? Yes/No]