Second Senior Brother Fengyun

Chapter Three: Hero System

In a very secluded cave in the wilderness, an eight-year-old child squatted in a corner, staring intently at two things in front of him: a black manual and a silver-white longsword stuck in the ground.

This child is none other than Yan Lin, who has just arrived in the world of Fengyun.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't excited. Martial arts! I could soon become a legendary martial arts master! Hehe, I never would have dared to dream of that before, but now it's different. Not only am I witnessing the battles of martial arts masters, but most importantly, the martial arts manuals in front of me are genuine! These aren't those cheap, worthless junk like the Yi Jin Jing, Bei Ming Divine Skill, or Tathagata Palm from my previous life.

Yan Lin wiped the hada from the corner of his mouth, picked up the secret manual Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, moistened his thumb with saliva, and carefully turned to the first page. Just as the true nature of the manual was about to be revealed, a sudden change occurred.

"bite"

A clear voice rang in Yan Lin's mind: "Host is satisfied with unlocking the Hero System. Unlock now?"

"Hero System? Unlocked? Who's speaking?" Yan Lin was startled by the sudden voice and jumped up to look around the cave warily. However, the cave was small and its contents were obvious. As it turned out, there was no one inside.

"Dear host, I am the guide of the Hero System, which ranks second among the top ten ultimate systems in the universe. As the only inheritor of the Hero System in history, you should be proud of yourself." The clear voice appeared in Yan Lin's ears again.

This time, Yan Lin heard clearly and was no longer as panicked as before. He even had a faint sense of anticipation, not for any other reason than the word "system." Before coming to the world of Fengyun, Yan Lin was a complete loser who had read countless online novels of all kinds. Among them were novels where the protagonist obtained a certain system. He wondered if his situation was the same.

Yan Lin tried to communicate with the voice, asking, "What will happen if I unlock it?"

"Dear host, as a combat system, the Hero System will naturally make you extremely powerful, even transcending this world."

What does "transcendence" mean?

"Insufficient permissions. Please figure it out yourself."

The guide's words were like a bucket of water, extinguishing Yan Lin's burning passion from head to toe.

"This system sounds pretty awesome. Never mind, I'll unlock it first. There's no harm in it anyway." Thinking of this, Yan Lin quickly said, "Okay, unlock it for me."

"bite"

"Congratulations, host, you have successfully unlocked the feature."

The next moment, a transparent panel appeared in front of Yan Lin, similar to the taskbar in an online game, with words such as main quest, side quest, martial arts, inventory, and mysterious treasure chest on it.

Just as Yan Lin was wondering what to do next, that clear voice rang out again: "The next time the host summons the column, just silently say 'summon column' in your mind, and the column will pop up automatically."

Yan Lin silently recited "reclaim the column" in his mind, and sure enough, the transparent frame disappeared. He recited "reclaim the column" again, and the frame reappeared. It was amazing.

"Let me help you come up with a name, it'll be easier that way. How about Xiaofei?"

"Can"

"Great! Xiaofei, can you explain to me what this segment is for?"

"I'm happy to serve you. The main quest is a mandatory task, while you can decide whether to accept the side quests. Once you accept them, you must complete them. If you fail or give up, you will lose survival points. If your survival points reach zero, you will instantly explode and die," the guide Xiao Fei explained earnestly.

"Holy crap, they can explode and die? Damn it, I've been tricked!" Yan Lin immediately lost his composure upon hearing that they could explode and die. Damn it, if I accept a mission that I can't complete and I don't have enough survival points, wouldn't that be terrible?

"Hey Xiaofei, can you check how many survival points we have left?" Yan Lin asked a little nervously.

"You currently have 100 initial survival points. One survival point equals one month. Please continue your efforts."

Hearing Xiao Fei's words, Yan Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He now had 100 survival points, which meant he could live for another seven or eight years.

Relieved, Yan Lin then asked, "Xiao Fei, what about the package, the martial arts manual, and the mysterious treasure chest?"

"The package can hold items, regardless of size, except for living creatures. Martial arts skills will naturally be displayed on the package, indicating the progress of the martial arts you have learned. The mysterious treasure chest is the most mysterious. You will have a chance to win a prize by completing tasks and defeating certain characters. The prize will be randomly selected."

"Master, Xiaofei needs to rest now. You can try the rest yourself."

"What the hell! You still want to rest? Are you even human? Aren't you human?" Yan Lin yelled loudly, but Xiao Fei remained unmoved and didn't make a sound.

Seeing that Xiao Fei didn't even acknowledge him, Yan Lin had no choice but to give up in frustration. He silently chanted a martial arts phrase in his mind, and immediately a flash of white light appeared, changing the text inside. The column now read: Flowing Cloud Sword Technique (0-10).

Yan Lin could tell at a glance that he hadn't mastered the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique yet. The numbers in parentheses must be the conditions. He should be able to learn it once the zero becomes ten, but he didn't know what those numbers represented.

Yan Lin was a little disappointed when he brought up the side quests and found them empty.

Continuing with the main quest, Yan Lin's eyes lit up this time. Compared to the empty side quests, the main quest log was dazzling, with three quests: one blue, one red, and one purple.

Yan Lin glanced at the description next to the box and realized that tasks were also divided into levels. The higher the task level, the richer the reward. Blue tasks were the lowest, followed by green tasks. Red tasks were relatively rare and very dangerous. The most difficult were purple tasks, which were extremely dangerous and almost impossible to complete.

The first task Yan Lin clicked on was the blue one, named {Join the World Society}. The task required him to join the World Society and become a member within ten days. The reward was 1 survival point and 2 taels of silver.

"What a rip-off!" Yan Lin was speechless when he saw the reward for the mission. This was just too damn unfair. Even though it was only the lowest level mission, the reward was too meager. Speechless as he was, he still had to do the main mission. Who knew how many survival points this damn system would deduct from him? If he ran out of survival points, he would be in big trouble.

"I don't know what the rewards for this red mission will be; I can only hope it won't be like the blue mission."

The task title is "Standing Alone".

The mission is as follows: The host must become the leader of the World Society within ten years, becoming Xiong Ba's right-hand man and able to stand alone. Rewards: Survival Points: 50, Gold: 1000 taels, Potential Points: 10, Equipment: Crimson Lotus Robe, Crimson Lotus Boots, Crimson Lotus Belt, Crimson Lotus Crown, Crimson Lotus Sword, one set.

"Holy crap, this is so damn fun!"

Yan Lin was so excited that tears streamed down his face. He never imagined that the rewards for the red and blue missions would be so vastly different—they were worlds apart, not even in the same league. The survival points alone were a whopping 50 points, enough for four years! And then there was the gold! Holy crap, 1000 taels of gold! How much was that? He used to be so stingy he couldn't even afford a gold ring. Now, just completing this mission would grant him immense wealth. Yan Lin even had the urge to retire into seclusion after getting the gold, marry a few beautiful women, and hehe, just thinking about it made his nose bleed!

If the red rewards are this amazing, then the purple rewards must be absolutely incredible! Yan Lin, this loser, is now acting like a complete lecher.