Life is unpredictable, like a sausage stuffed with another sausage.

Qiao Yu now felt that not only was his large intestine enveloping his small intestine, but his small intestine was also filled with shit, and that shit was poisoned.

He slumped in his chair, utterly devoid of hope. He had only one thought: it would be better to start life over.

This was Kaiji Star, a parallel world highly similar to Earth.

Unlike Earth, brain-computer interface technology was extremely advanced here. Scientists had constructed a complete metaverse called the Inner World.

Qiao Yu was now eighteen years old.

On Kaiji Star, humans could directly enter the Inner World after turning eighteen, simply by implanting a chip in their brain to enable human-machine interaction.

All sensations in the Inner World were identical to those in reality, much like a large-scale AAA game.

Moreover, equipment and abilities acquired in the Inner World could be traded in the real world.

This led countless people to treat the Inner World as their primary means of livelihood.

There were just too many try-hards in reality. They could only rely on the metaverse's Inner World to make money in order to survive.

After Qiao Yu successfully entered the Inner World, a mechanized female voice directly entered his mind.

Unbeknownst to him, a blue-white light also quietly entered his mind at this moment.

[Welcome player Qiao Yu to the Inner World for the first time. Would you like to draw for a class?]

"Draw!"

Qiao Yu rubbed his hands together with anticipation, clasping them together and praying.

"May the ancestors of the Qiao family bless me, bless me to draw a good class!"

[Class drawing in progress...]

[Congratulations player, you have drawn the hidden class: Necromancer.]

"Holy crap, awesome! Ancestors are awesome!"

Looking at the randomly selected class, Qiao Yu was so happy he could fly!

The Necromancer class was just too cool!

With a wave of the necromantic staff, Death, a Piers-class demon, a Nether Bone Dragon, a Death Knight, and Satan, countless top-tier undead creatures would pour out from the gates of hell.

He alone could rival an entire army!

Generally speaking, those who could draw such a hidden class were one in a million, the luckiest of the lucky!

I, Qiao Yu, am going to be rich!

With an excited heart, Qiao Yu continued to read on.

Name: Qiao Yu

Class: Necromancer

Realm: Apprentice (lv1)

Strength: 10 (Robust)

Defense: 6

Agility: 9

Spirit: 0

Intelligence: 0

Mana: 10/10

Health: 10/10

Experience: 0/10

Looking at his attribute panel, Qiao Yu was completely stunned.

"Holy crap, can't you change classes in this Inner World? My Intelligence and Spirit are both 0?"

Looking at his class and attribute points, Qiao Yu was frantic!

A necromancer with 0 Spirit and Intelligence? What the hell could he do!

Had he been sentenced to death right after drawing his class?

Turning his head to look at his attribute panel, Qiao Yu sighed.

A mage with 0 Intelligence and Spirit was simply a joke. Anyone else would have become depressed.

Generally speaking, the initial attribute points in the Inner World were randomly assigned according to the player's class, with the maximum value for a single randomly assigned stat being 10 points.

For a mage, the most important attributes were Spirit and Intelligence. If both of these were below 5, it was basically the same as the mage being useless.

Qiao Yu had 0 in both. If he wanted to be a necromancer, it would be like training a cockroach to pass the entrance exam for Qingbei University.

Even stray dogs on the side of the road would shake their heads at Qiao Yu's talent.

The mechanical female voice sounded again.

[Would you like to draw your initial talent, player?]

"Draw, draw, draw your mom!"

Qiao Yu cursed weakly. With 0 Intelligence and Spirit, even drawing an S-grade talent would be useless.

Item grades in the Inner World ranged from F to S, divided into seven levels from low to high.

With the same class, the higher the talent, the stronger the strength, and the faster the cultivation.

[Talent drawing in progress...]

A blue-white light flashed in Qiao Yu's mind.

[Congratulations player, you have drawn the talent: The Mage's Heart of a Warrior. Grade: Unknown. Reward: 10 free attribute points.]

[Passive effect: When player Qiao Yu is detected to have killed an enemy through close combat, a free attribute point reward is gained.]

[Active effect (unique): The player can raise other attribute values to the same value as a certain attribute value.]

Looking at this talent, Qiao Yu's Adam's apple bobbed. His eyes turned green instantly.

It was important to know that free attribute points were extremely difficult to increase.

They were only rewarded upon leveling up. At other times, one could only rely on their own cultivation to increase attributes.

For example, to increase Strength, one would lift weights; to increase Spirit, one would meditate; to increase Intelligence, one would do practice problems.

The passive effect of this Heart of a Warrior talent allowed one to increase free attribute points simply by fighting enemies in close combat. This was simply heaven-defying.

Even more terrifying was the active effect of this talent! Although it could only be used once, it could raise all of his attribute values to the same height!

Qiao Yu currently had 10 Strength. If he used this active skill now, he would become an all-around hexagon warrior with all attributes at 10!

Having all attributes at 10 during the beginner period was unprecedented in the history of the entire Inner World.

But this was not enough. Qiao Yu had even greater ambitions!

Since the passive forced him to engage in close combat, what he needed was strength!

"Miss, use the ten free attribute points to add to Strength!"

The mechanical female voice sounded again.

[Congratulations player Qiao Yu, you have successfully added points, Strength +10]

Name: Qiao Yu

Class: Necromancer

Realm: Apprentice (lv1)

Strength: 20 (Brawny)

Defense: 6

Agility: 9

Spirit: 0

Intelligence: 0

Mana: 10/10

Health: 10/10

Experience: 0/10

Talent: The Mage's Heart of a Warrior (Grade unknown)

Looking at the attribute panel, Qiao Yu nodded in satisfaction. Being an unparalleled genius with an invincible talent was not enough for him!

The active talent of Heart of a Warrior could only be used once. If he waited until his Strength attribute reached a thousand, or even ten thousand, one hundred thousand before using it…

A necromancer with all attributes at one hundred thousand! Qiao Yu felt terrified just thinking about it.

Even those top-tier big shots probably didn't have all attributes above one hundred thousand, right?

"Next is the newbie quest…"

Qiao Yu muttered to himself. Only by completing the newbie quest would the registration be completely finished.

"Enter the Inner World!"

With a thought, Qiao Yu's figure slowly appeared at the foot of a majestic tower.

The tower was located in the center of the town, surrounded by crowds of people coming and going.

This was the safe town of the Inner World, also known as the newbie village. Fighting was prohibited here, and various monsters would not appear inside the safe town.

Newbie players could only leave the safe town after reaching level ten or entering a dungeon.

"This is the Inner World? It's so realistic! You'd think you'd transmigrated to another parallel world!"

Qiao Yu clenched his fist with some excitement. The sensation was exactly the same as in the real world.

"Alright! I'll go to the place where mages accept quests first!"

With an agility of 9 points, Qiao Yu's walking speed was even faster than in the real world.

He quickly arrived at the quest acceptance area, which was divided into four main areas.

They corresponded to the four main classes: Mage, Warrior, Assassin, and Tank.

Each main class had countless sub-class professions.

For example, Qiao Yu's Necromancer belonged to the Mage sub-class.

The Warrior class had Sword Cultivators, Blade Cultivators, Bow Cultivators, and even Body Cultivators, and so on.

Qiao Yu walked straight to the Mage area. A sweet-looking young lady wearing a Lolita dress said to him.

"Respected player, hello, I am the guide Elaine. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's a pity, such a beautiful young lady is just an NPC. It would be great if she were a real person."

Qiao Yu looked at Elaine's delicate face and shook his head with some disappointment.

"I'm here to register and receive the newbie quest!"

"No problem, I'm happy to serve you!"

Elaine gave a sweet smile. With a wave of her small hand, a skill book, a magic robe, and a staff appeared in front of Qiao Yu.

[Congratulations player Qiao Yu for obtaining the initial equipment: [Worn Robe], [Newbie Staff]]

[Congratulations player for obtaining the F-grade skill book: 《Skeleton Summoning》]

Qiao Yu put on the robe and waved the staff in his hand. He really did look like a great mage.

Not bad, this stick looks quite sturdy. With my 20 Strength, it will definitely be great for knocking people out!

As for that summoning spell, he didn't even bother looking at it. Anyway, with 0 Intelligence, he wouldn't be able to summon anything.

"Miss Elaine, what is my newbie quest?"

Elaine said with a smile.

"The newbie quest you drew is to escape the Misty Cave."

As soon as she finished speaking, a gate of light appeared in front of Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu walked straight in without thinking, and the gate of light slowly closed.

"The escape the Misty Cave quest requires you to be careful not to kill the skeleton soldiers. You must escape as quickly as possible…"

Elaine had only just begun to explain the precautions for the newbie quest, but Qiao Yu didn't hear a word…