Chapter 1056: Chapter 83: Level 40, Immortal Profession
“The equipment has arrived?!” Gu Feiyu’s excitement instantly crushed his fear of the unknown. He quickly found a safe corner to log out his game character and practically bounced into the living room with Xiao Jie.
The massive white metal box had already been opened, revealing a sleek device full of futuristic tech flair before the two of them. It was precisely the ‘Lingshu Full-Body Holographic Virtual Game Pod’.
Its main body was a pure pearl white, a material that seemed like jade but wasn’t. It felt warm and delicate to the touch, yet carried the icy quality of metal. The lines were smooth and elegant, with no extra edges or interfaces, seamlessly integrated.
An arched, transparent, ink-colored crystal cover draped over the top part. The color was profound, making it difficult to clearly see the interior from the outside, yet it faintly emitted a seductive, mysterious sheen. On the side of the pod, a minimalist silver infinity symbol ∞ was faintly visible, the sole marker. The entire device quietly displayed there, as if a creation not belonging to this era, exuding a serene yet commanding sense of technology.
“Wow… This… This is way too cool!” Gu Feiyu’s eyes sparkled, marveling at the game pod, touching here, looking there, unable to part with it, “This texture, this design… It’s exactly like something out of a novel.”
Xiao Jie understood Gu Feiyu’s excitement. For seasoned players like them, such a holographic game pod that only existed in sci-fi works was undoubtedly the ultimate dream device. He, at one point, had also fantasized about it.
However, now, although he felt a tinge of novelty in his heart, it couldn’t stir too much of a wave. His Immortal body made his emotions calmer, more importantly, he had already experienced a nearly real game world through “compatibility mode”, and this device before him felt more like a “official interface” with more complete functions.
“Want to give it a try?” Xiao Jie asked.
“Me? Can I really?” Gu Feiyu’s joy was beyond words.
“Of course, though I’m not sure about the binding mechanism.”
“Thanks so much, Jie!” Gu Feiyu eagerly found the almost imperceptible touch-sensitive zone on the side of the cover. The cover silently slid open, revealing the ergonomically designed light gray interior cabin. He cautiously lay inside, his body immediately enveloped perfectly by the soft yet supportive memory materials.
He groped around inside the cabin and found the power interface — surprisingly, it was a standard three-phase plug. Connecting the power, he excitedly pressed an internal start button.
However, the cover did not close smoothly. Instead, a warning red light flashed on the inside, and a soft yet commanding electronic female voice emerged:
“Warning! Biometric recognition failed. Non-bound user detected. Safety protocol initiated, please leave the cabin immediately.”
Frightened, Gu Feiyu quickly scrambled out with both hands and feet, looking disappointed: “Alright… Seems like it’s identity-bound, you can only use it.”
Xiao Jie also felt a touch of regret and nodded: “Looks like it.”
He hesitated no longer and lay down inside as instructed. The liner adaptively adjusted its shape, fitting perfectly to his body’s curves, providing a comforting sensation of gentle support, never feeling oppressive yet offering ample security. A faint, refreshing fragrance filled the cabin.
The cover closed slowly, shutting out the external light and sound to a great extent, without feeling stifled. The air circulation system quietly operated. The inside of the ink-colored cover lit up with a gentle white light, several laser probes reached out to quickly scan his pupils and face.
“Identity confirmed: Xiao Jie. Character bound: Hidden Moon Following Wind. Welcome to the game pod, connecting to server…” The electronic voice prompted.
Subsequently, Xiao Jie felt a very mild sense of dizziness, smoother than the conversion in compatibility mode. It was as though his consciousness was gently led and submerged into a warm stream of data.
The process of entering the game was no longer like the soul-leaving-the-body direct “jump” of compatibility mode but carried a more technologically guided sensation. His vision first plunged into a deep blue, akin to slowly ascending in the deep sea, with countless tiny light dots flowing past like a star river. A soft system prompt sounded directly in his consciousness, guiding operations. Then, as the light dots gathered, his vision gradually cleared, and the scene of ‘Old Soil’—exactly where he last logged off—unfurled like a painting, with realism almost identical to his direct perception of the world through Immortal Sense, yet with an additional layer of a clear and convenient game UI interface.
The attribute panel, skill bar, backpack, quest log, map… all game functions were at his fingertips, emerging or disappearing at a mere thought. He was even able to “see” his own Qi-Blood and Mana visually displayed in numerals and bar forms.
Only, the health bar still showed a line of ?????
“System,” he murmured to himself.
A semi-transparent holographic menu immediately floated into view, fully functional and logically arranged.
“Certainly convenient.” Xiao Jie nodded silently. It perfectly combined the real physical experience of compatibility mode with the functional convenience of standard mode. Thɪs chapter is updated by novęlfire.net
He immediately planned to find some Monsters to test how this new device performed in actual combat. At the same time, he realized that it was time to reach Level 40 and complete his profession advancement.
Currently, he had only transformed into the Immortal race; his profession was still Demon Refiner, and if he advanced now, he should be able to unlock a profession exclusive to Immortals.
And if he could complete the advancement, perhaps he could ascend from the Scattered Immortal Realm to the True Immortal Realm.