Chapter 255: Class System

Joo Joowon’s thoughts seemed to fall into a strange world. It did not have the magnificent and mysterious feeling that the Sea of Quanta gave him. Instead, it was a rational and cold concept, as if he had entered a system space created by extremely advanced technology.

The game’s mechanical voice rang out, while a questionnaire similar to the one that had appeared when he used the Lord Qualifications Application Form also appeared before Joo Joowon.

[ 1. (Multiple choices allowed) What do you prefer? A. Ranged B. Melee C. Healing D. Defense E. Utility ]

[ 2. What is your faction preference? A. Order B. Chaos C. Destruction D. Good E. Any ]

After patiently filling everything out one by one, Joo Joowon saw a huge vortex appear before him. Soon, everything returned to calm.

[ System Notification: Based on your class preferences and qualification compatibility, all classes suitable for the player have now been listed. You may freely choose. ]

[ System Notification: Once a class is selected, it cannot be changed. The class’s compatibility affects your experience gain speed. Once selected, it cannot be changed. ]

[ System Notification: The current player can choose from a total of 79 basic classes. ]

There were unexpectedly many classes. However, when Joo Joowon looked through them, the system did not state his compatibility with each class. He could only see the characteristics of each class.

However, many of these classes actually belonged to somewhat repetitive categories, such as Mages and Wizards, or Priests and Shamans.

Joo Joowon skipped over these without hesitation and chose the basic class he had been longing for, the Beast Tamer.

[ System Notification: Because the player has already entered the supernatural realm, after selecting this basic class, it will automatically match you with a Beast Tamer class involving the player’s supernatural attributes. Would you like to confirm? ]

Joo Joowon thought about it for a moment. Did this mean that the pets he could tame were divided according to attributes, so he could only become something like a Water-type Beast Tamer or a Fire-type Beast Tamer, instead of having one Beast Tamer pet of every possible attribute?

Pets with higher compatibility with him would probably also be easier for him to raise, and there would likely be more ways for him to help them.

Thinking of this, Joo Joowon no longer hesitated and chose to confirm.

[ System Notification: Class information is currently being infused. There are currently two methods available. ]

[ Full Datafication: When your vital organs, such as your heart and brain, are attacked, they will no longer suffer fatal damage. However, critical hits will still occur based on the attack values of skills. ]

[ Semi-Datafication: "Semi-Datafication" is an auxiliary ability. Your body will still have vital weak points, and your HP bar cannot be completely quantified. It is only provided as a reference. The damage conversion formula is not fixed, and everything will be based on the actual circumstances during combat. ]

"Semi-Datafication."

Joo Joowon chose the second option without even thinking about it. Although players had already lost the ability to resist the game completely ever since the Age of Apocalypse descended upon Gaia, there was still a difference between being a completely obedient good child and being a "rebellious child."

It was obvious that Full Datafication had many advantages. It was not only the fact that it prevented fatal damage, which the system had already mentioned. In the future, things like using skills and cultivating would probably no longer require him to worry about them himself.

Just like playing a real game, levels and skill points could be upgraded simply by clicking on them, and they would no longer be hindered or troubled by things like aptitude or realms.

As for Semi-Datafication, it was simply the situation players had experienced before reaching Level 10. Aside from being able to see some basic data about their bodies, there were no additional functions. Although players could still receive the assistance of experience points when breaking through each major realm, they might still have to rely on their own talent to break through, just like NPCs and other creatures. Experience points would only provide assistance in terms of energy.

Under these circumstances, the advantage players had over NPCs would be greatly reduced, and it might even disappear completely.

Even so, Joo Joowon still chose the second method. When he was in a soul state, he could not summon the panel. This showed that with Semi-Datafication, the panel might only be bound to a person’s physical body, while Full Datafication would cause even the soul to fall under the control of the Age of Apocalypse.

Although the Age of Apocalypse did not need to rely on these things to attack players and could simply "delete their accounts" whenever it wanted, the players had been under someone else’s control from beginning to end. Still, having fewer restrictions was not a bad thing. At least, that was how Joo Joowon saw it.

However, Joo Joowon had always believed that there was no such thing as a free lunch. If he could easily cultivate to a high level without needing to put in much effort, there would always come a day when he had to pay the debt. It was better to keep his feet firmly on the ground from the beginning and rely more on his own efforts.

Of course, the confidence that allowed him to make such a choice came from the fact that he had basically confirmed that compared with studying and working in the past, he seemed to have some talent when it came to cultivation.

Most importantly, he also had the Celestial Fiend and Forsaken Star fate. In other words, he might be like Byeol and possess some kind of ability innately. It was simply that the world he originally lived in, which had no mysterious powers, had restricted him. Once he awakened to the supernatural realm, he would be able to use those abilities just like Byeol.

After making his choice, Joo Joowon suddenly felt that information was being infused into his mind from somewhere beyond his perception.

It was different from the kind of information he had received when he heard the whispers before. This method of infusion was more like transferring messages between two computers. All the information was transmitted directly into the memory area of his mind and could be retrieved whenever he needed it. It would not affect him in any way, and everything was safe and stable.