NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1
Voyage
[Welcome to the Mysterious Sea.]
[In the vast ocean, there are buried corpses and treasures.]
[In this world composed of oceans and islands, setting sail is the ultimate dream of everyone.]
[Become an adventurer exploring new routes and mysterious areas, or a pirate who pursues wealth by any means, or an extraordinary person who masters mysterious powers and travels the sea.]
[Giant dragons soar in the sky, and sea monsters sing on the reefs.]
[The epic journey begins here.]
[Sail, set sail!]
[Please name your character.]
[Please select your character’s image.]
[Please draw your character’s talent.]
The exquisite pixel-style CG made Roger feel that this game might be quite interesting.
After naming the character with his own name, Roger began to design his own character image.
Medium length hair, white gown, black shorts, grass shoes.
“Is choosing an image just changing the color of clothes and hair?”
“And the gender is fixed as male.”
Roger was speechless. The freedom to choose a character image was even lower than he imagined.
“Never mind, let’s just play.”
Thinking that this is just a pixel game with little fame, Rog didn’t bother to complain any more.
[Drawing character talents…]
[1. Master Craftsman (Elite), reduces stamina consumption and increases speed when upgrading or manufacturing tools, 3/3]
[2. Spirit of Hei (Unique), an unknown existence gives you special abilities, allowing you to control the bodies of other creatures as avatars, 3/3]
[3. Farmer (Ordinary), slightly increases crop growth speed when planting, 3/3]
Talent levels are divided into ordinary, elite, rare, epic, legendary, myth, and unique.
There are three talent slots, and three chances to reset talents.
The second one is the top unique talent, so there is no need to reset it.
Rog chose to reset the third talent.
[3. Mysterious Scholar (Rare), you have studied mysticism and extraordinary powers, which allows you to quickly understand and absorb mystical knowledge, 2/3]
A rare level talent, not bad.
“Next, reset the first one.”
[1. Master Angler (Legendary), you love fishing and have special talents and great luck in fishing. There is a small chance of catching higher-level creatures, weapons, equipment, and item materials while fishing, 1/3]
“Not bad, that’s it.”
Rog didn’t draw again for the last chance.
Having one rare, one legendary, and one unique talent is already pretty good. It would be frustrating to draw a garbage talent again.
So he decided to stop while he was ahead.
“OK, let’s start the game officially.”
After confirming the talents, the game screen began to change.
[You were born on an island.]
[Your family has some assets, giving you enough time to pursue your hobbies.]
[Fishing and reading are your greatest joys.]
“You love fishing and always use the crude bamboo rod you made to fish during your spare time, and never return empty-handed.”
“When reading books, you are very interested in mystical knowledge. You have spent a lot of time studying and have some understanding of it. However, the library on the island does not have more information in this regard.”
“You once had a special dream, in which an indistinct figure gazed at your brow, and since then, your soul has undergone some strange changes.”
“You have never mentioned this change to anyone.”
“Today is your 18th birthday.”
“Your father gave you a small boat, and your mother gave you a cat and a pearl that symbolizes good luck.”
“On this island, every child will embark on a voyage as a coming-of-age ceremony after they reach adulthood. Today is the day you bid farewell to your hometown and set sail.”
After a gentle CG with background music, Roger’s game character stood at the pier, next to a small wooden boat.
After bidding farewell to relatives and friends, Rog’s pixel character slowly stepped onto the wooden boat.
“Oh my, sailing with just a small boat?”
“Isn’t he afraid of death?”
“What kind of devilish coming-of-age ceremony is this? No wonder there are few people on this island.”
Roger twitched his mouth.
It goes without saying how dangerous it is to sail on the open sea, even a master with abundant knowledge of navigation wouldn’t dare to sail alone in a small boat.
However, he just casually complained. This is just a game, and the plot was designed for gameplay purposes.
[Today’s weather is fine, with gentle breeze and sunny sky. Seagulls glide by, and the sea sparkles with waves.]
After the text ended, Roger found that he could freely control his game character.
He clicked on the upper right corner of the status bar and saw the attributes of the game character.
【Title: Roger】
【Level: 1】
【Physical: 5】
【Mental: 5】
【Faith: 5】
【Rank: None】
【Special Skills: None】
【Life Skills: Fishing lv1, Sailing lv1, Mysticism lv1, Cooking lv1, Swimming lv1…】
【Talents: Master Angler, Spirit of Hei, Mysterious Scholar.】
Roger controlled the little person to take a few steps left and right, and the boat had no more space to move.
He intended to return to a more central position, but the lazy cat sleeping in a curled-up position blocked his way, so the little person could only stand still at the bow of the ship.
“…”
The starting point of the voyage is good, but maybe it’s better not to start.
“The space is so small, and there are no main quests. Do I need to jump into the sea and swim?”
Roger felt a bit frustrated, feeling that this game was somewhat inexplicable.
However, at this moment, a surprising scene happened.
Rogue’s pixelated little person, after doing a warm-up exercise, leaped down and jumped into the sea, splashing water.
“Hmm?”
Roger was extremely surprised.
He didn’t touch the screen, but the game character moved on its own.
Could it be some kind of plot?
So, Roger waited for a while.
But nothing happened.
“Could it be that I accidentally pressed the key to jump into the sea?”
“There’s nothing special about this key.”
“There isn’t even an option to get on the ship, this little person is probably going to drown in the sea.”
There were only movement keys and interaction keys on his phone interface. He had been pressing the interaction key by the side of the ship for a while, but there was no option to jump into the sea, and now there wasn’t an option to get on the ship next to the ship either.
This game is really weird.
“I can’t get on the ship even if I want to, and my stamina bar is dropping rapidly. Oh well, let’s restart if I die.”
There’s probably a bug in this game.
After all, it’s a small game that’s relatively unknown, and I’ve never heard of it before.
But just after Roger finished saying this, the little person climbed up onto the ship as if it was having a spasm.
“Huh?”
Roger had a puzzled expression.
After a moment of doubt, a ridiculous idea popped into his mind.
Could this game have voice control?
With that thought, Roger tentatively said to his phone, “Pat the cat?”
The next moment, something shocking happened.
The pixelated little person actually crouched down next to the little orange cat and gently stroked its head.
“Oh my god, this is unbelievable!”
Roger was shocked, almost dropping his phone.
This scene was simply too incredible.
After rubbing his face vigorously, Rogue tried again and said, “Do a backflip!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the little person bent its legs and performed a dazzling backflip.