Chapter 9: The First Upgrade and the First Piece of Equipment

When Lu Yu woke up from the game pod, the sky outside the window was already a little dark. He lifted his head, which had just woken up and was still a little heavy, and got up to the kitchen to pour himself a glass of water, and then tilted his head and drank it in one gulp.

The warm water swirled around in his stomach, and the surging heat made Lu Yu finally feel a trace of warmth.

"I'm back." Lu Yu said to the empty room.

Of course, there was no response.

A few minutes ago, Lu Yu in the game watched Amano turn into a white light and disappear, and he was speechless in a daze. There is a place in the lower corner of the field of vision that indicates the player's survival state, and Amano's state has changed to "Failure". These two black words are mixed in a whole column of bright red "dead", which is particularly eye-catching.

Amano with survival points remaining is "defeated", and others who have run out of survival points are "dead" - what a telltale hint, though still not conclusive evidence.

Lu Yu turned around and crossed the finish line at full speed. The moment he crossed the red cloth, the world around him quickly dissolved as if it had been smeared by watercolor, and after a period of dizziness, Lu Yu found himself back in the simple landing hall.

[The game is over, and the settlement begins.] 】

[Survival Points Earned: 3]

[XP Gained: 300]

【Item Obtained: Antidote Serum*1】

【Mission Completed: 1\/1】

【Game Clearance Reward: 300 Game Currency】

[Exploration Special Info: None]

[Unlock Achievement: Victory in the First Battle; Cleared without injury】

[Additional Rewards: Randomly get a piece of general grade equipment corresponding to the current level; Randomly receive a piece of fine-grade equipment corresponding to your current level]

[Settlement completed.] 】

Both unlocked achievements are not difficult to understand. "Victory in the first battle" naturally means literally, Lu Yu estimates that it corresponds to general-grade equipment, which belongs to the system to give players who have cleared the customs for the first time a weapon. And "no damage clearance" sounds a lot more difficult, and it should correspond to sophisticated equipment. After all, in some games with strong combat components, it is difficult to avoid any damage from beginning to end, and Lu Yu this time is also because the game itself is biased towards solving puzzles, and there are some players with strong combat ability to escort it.

After a series of customs clearance and settlement information, the system pops up new information.

[Level has been raised!] 1—>2】

[Current Level Experience: 200\/300]

[All stats are slightly enhanced]

[To obtain Free Attribute Point 1, select the realm you want to assign it to.] 】

[1 Combat, 2 Ranged, 3 Operations, 4 Puzzles, 5 Spirits, 6 Traits]

"Isn't there a direct assignment to specific attributes......" Lu Yu said dissatisfiedly, and after thinking for a while, he chose the item of "puzzle solving". Judging from the performance of other people in the game, most of them should add the points obtained by leveling up to the "fighting" item, after all, only when the combat power is strong can there be a sense of security. However, Lu Yu's experience this time shows that sometimes a strong body may not be as good as a clear mind.

[Points have been added.] You choose to be assigned to the "Puzzle" field. 】

[Reviewing, please ...... later]

[The current evaluation is as follows:]

[Rating: Fighting: N\/A, Ranged: N\/A, Operation: N\/A, Puzzle Solving: E, Spirit: B, Trait: N\/A]

"Spirit B?" Lu Yu was surprised.

Puzzle E is understandable, after all, in the process of the game, he is also a puzzle-solving behavior, and independently solved the puzzle, and there are upgrades and a bonus of free attribute points, the system in addition to unlocking this item to give a higher level of E than the initial F, which is an affirmation of his excellent performance.

But the spirit of this can never come to such a high position with just one upgrade, especially in this system, unlike the F to E upgrade, the more advanced the evaluation, the more difficult it is to rise, many experienced players have played until now, most of the evaluations are only D, a few more excellent players can see the C level, and then the upper ones are even rarer.

Although Lu Yu didn't know this, he could literally feel that the B file should not be common.

"Does the system think I'm doing very well in the 'spiritual' category?" Lu Yu shook his head suspiciously, "But then again, what exactly is this 'spirit'?" Why can't I see the others......"

Since Lu Yu did not participate in the battle in this game (when the snake group appeared, he only chased the snake with an iron rod, and the system did not recognize it as a fighting behavior), and missed the opportunity to use the decoder to unlock it, thus unlocking the "operation" evaluation, not to mention not showing any ranged ability at all. So these three evaluations have not been unlocked so far, but it is reasonable.

It's just that the meaning of "trait" is not clear at all, and there are still many players who have played the game many times, and this item is still in the state of N\/A. However, free attribute points are very precious, and ordinary people must give priority to ensuring survival, and they have no spare energy to do anything to try.

If it were Lu Yu, he would have known that he would not be able to unlock all the items after clearing the customs, and he would definitely add the points to the "spirit" or "trait" without hesitation, which he couldn't understand just by looking at the name.

"Forget it, these can't be in a hurry now, let's see if we can unlock them in the next game."

Lu Yu's current mentality is not very anxious. No matter what kind of survival points are, if it's just a system bluff, it will naturally not affect him to continue playing the game in the future, after all, the whole process of entering the game for the first time is quite appetizing to him in terms of strength, puzzle design, etc.

And if survival points are really what they say they are...... In that case, whether you want to or not, you still have to continue playing until your survival points are cleared due to time.

As for whether the failure of the game will lead to death, these Lu Yu didn't think too much about it. Anyway, as far as the information he gets for the time being is concerned, there is nothing he can do about it, and if he is optimistic, as long as he doesn't fail in the game.

Amano's claim that he is selfish and will not save him is not accurate. One of Lu Yu's few friends, Wei Simeng once commented that he had a "rational to almost inhuman" side in his personality. This personality allows him to maintain a detached calmness in the face of various dangerous situations, and repeatedly make decisions that ordinary people cannot do, but it also makes him sometimes treat people as only an object in the calculation process, and there is no moral and ethical part such as the sympathy that normal people should have.

Just like at this moment, when Lu Yu realized that dwelling on the conversation with Amano just now was not beneficial to what he was going to do next, he immediately threw away this part of his emotions. Looking at the "extra reward" item in the settlement prompt, Lu Yu's attention had already fallen on a few key points.

"Here's a special point of 'corresponding to the current level', which means that I have just been upgraded to level 2 now, and I should have obtained equipment of similar strength?" Lu Yu pondered, "But the settlement still hasn't prompted me to get equipment, which means that this is a right that can be cashed out at other times?" Does this 'current level' refer to the level at the time of receiving the reward, or the level at the time of redeeming the reward? ”

With Lu Yu's current level, no matter how good the equipment he gets, it's limited, even if it's a well-grade equipment, it may not be as good as the general equipment he obtained when he was a dozen levels. But after seeing the multiple weapons of other players facing the snakes, Lu Yu also knew that if he didn't happen to be included in the team battle this time, but faced this game alone, he would definitely not be able to survive in the overwhelming snakes. Of course, the difficulty will definitely be reduced in a single-player game, but no matter how much it is reduced, it is enough to choke on a snake with bare hands. Good equipment is a must to survive in the game.

Lu Yu hesitated again and again, but still chose to cash in the general-grade equipment first, so he wanted something to defend himself first. Even if the things that come out are not very good, just the grade of "average", it is estimated that there will be many opportunities in the future, at least it will not be too heart-wrenching. As for the "excellent" one, first observe one or two games and find out the temper of the game.

As soon as he clicked on the confirmation, a milky white ball of light slowly expanded in front of Lu Yu. As soon as the ball of light swelled to the size of a fist, it didn't grow bigger, and this delicate size made Lu Yu, who was looking forward to getting a weapon, feel inexplicably uneasy. He cautiously reached into the light group and took out something, and when he looked at it carefully, he couldn't help but curse:

"That's too bad!"

【Name:Cotton bracer】

[Grade: General]

[Type: Armor]

[Equipment Requirements: None]

[Defense: Weak]

[Special Effect: None]

[Description: Wrist guards made of cotton cloth can not only protect the wrist from being sprained, but also keep warm~~]