Chapter 1 : Wuwuwu, Why Won’t My Body Obey Me
Chapter 1: Wuwuwu, Why Won’t My Body Obey Me?
【Ding!】
【Your savings card ending in 5334 has received a transfer of 10,000 RMB. Note: “Eternal Era” test tea fee, thanks for your hard work, boss!】
“Holy crap, they really sent the money?” In a modest room, Jiang Chen, seated at his computer desk, widened his eyes.
His gaze shifted to the game interface loading on the screen.
What was happening before him was no less absurd than someone claiming to be Qin Shi Huang, then instead of asking you to send him 50, he sends you 50 to prove his wealth.
Completely upside down.
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“This company is actually legit! They paid the game tester before any work was even done.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen subconsciously straightened his posture.
The moment the money arrived, everything changed.
“Praise it, I have to praise it hard! Even if it’s trash, I’ll praise it into heaven!”
While speaking, Jiang Chen glanced at the email he had just received.
“‘Eternal Era’ — an epic open-world MMO, ten origin races, ever-evolving classes, and a unique ‘Magic Ring Tier’ progression system!”
“This setting feels kinda cliché.”
Jiang Chen rubbed his chin.
However, when he saw the rest of the email, his whole body jolted.
“Damn! As long as I don’t die, I get an extra 100 RMB per day, and there are weekly, monthly, and overall leaderboards with additional rewards.”
“The overall leaderboard’s first place even gets a million!”
Seeing this, Jiang Chen swallowed hard, his heart pounding wildly.
Not long ago, he and his younger sister had been kicked out by their stepmother and were barely surviving on his meager streaming income.
Who would have thought that just moments ago he was worrying about rent and living expenses, and now such an opportunity had fallen into his lap?
“This isn’t just a sugar daddy anymore—this is a living Bodhisattva!”
Pulling his thoughts back, Jiang Chen looked at the fully loaded game screen.
As soft music played, the 【Character Creation】 interface popped up.
Then Jiang Chen was stunned.
Good lord—there were ten flashy race icons, and nine of them were already grayed out, marked as 【Selected】.
Only a lone Human race remained.
“Damn it! The overpowered Dragon race got taken! Even the other high-base-stat races are gone?”
However, as a battle-hardened veteran who had grinded through thousands of games, Jiang Chen wasn’t worried: “No problem. Attribute gaps mean nothing in front of a grind king.”
“And this game clearly rewards skill.”
“Isn’t this basically tailor-made for me!”
Back when he played horror games, while others were busy running from monsters, Jiang Chen would drag them around and show off his movement skills.
His life motto was: rowing without paddles—life is all about riding the waves.
Moreover, according to the official website, the overall leaderboard rewards weren’t just based on combat power, but also required PVP against other players for a final comprehensive evaluation.
Without exaggeration, Jiang Chen was confident he could outplay others so hard they wouldn’t even recognize their own mothers.
As he thought this, his gaze returned to the game loading screen.
Loading......
When the loading finished, the screen lit up, revealing a room decorated in soft pink and light blue tones.
Inside was a princess bed piled with plush toys, an exquisite dressing table, and the air seemed to carry a faint candy-like fragrance.
A petite figure knelt on the floor, hands clasped together, with something resembling a golden chalice placed before her.
Her face was as delicate as a porcelain doll, her skin snow-white. She wore a gorgeous and intricate Lolita-style princess dress, layered with lace and adorned with bows.
On her head were a pair of fluffy, soft golden twin ponytails that swayed gently with her movements.
“Damn! This model… not bad!”
Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up. “This face, this dress, this hair… the detail is maxed out! The rendering quality is insane!”
Originally, Jiang Chen thought the game might be trash, which was why it paid so generously—but now it seemed he had been narrow-minded.
At that moment, the girl’s information slowly appeared.
【Vivian Violet】
【Magic Ring: 0 Ring】
【Class: None】
【Age: 18, Height: 150 cm, Weight: 35 kg, Measurements: Death Sentence Warning!】
【HP: 100, MP: 10, Defense: 3, Strength: 3, Agility: 4, Intelligence: 12, Perception: 4】
【Overall Combat Power: 36】
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“O God of Light above, please spare a glance for your pitiful believer, Vivian…”
The girl was praying devoutly…
Vivian felt that her life had truly gone terribly.
She had originally earned a recommendation with excellent results and traveled from her remote hometown to Silvermoon City to participate in the entrance exam for Saint Delan Magic Academy.
However, she had heard that most of the academy’s students were nobles who often bullied commoners like her.
To avoid being bullied, Vivian came up with a brilliant idea—pretend to be a noble lady.
“Wuwu… but it backfired!”
“Who would’ve thought that just spending ten silver coins to hire goblins to spread rumors would make them this dedicated?”
“A normal noble lady turned into the heir of an ancient family with a long history, carefully cultivated as the future successor.”
“The empire’s youngest magical genius, blessed by the gods in childhood, destined to become the youngest nine-ring legendary mage.”
“Wuwu… is that even me?” Vivian covered her face.
And yet, as ridiculous as it sounded, people actually believed it.
Thus, Vivian became one of the “Twin Geniuses” among the new students of Silvermoon City.
Because her reputation was so exaggerated, many people were now watching her, eager to see how she would perform in the academy’s assessments.
Of course, that wasn’t even the main issue—the main problem was that she had caught the attention of the infamous Death Church.
This frightened Vivian so much that she hid in her rented apartment, not daring to go out. On top of that, she was running out of money, and being kicked out was only a matter of time.
But what worried Vivian the most wasn’t the Death Church, because even they wouldn’t dare act recklessly in Silvermoon City.
What worried her most was that her rival from the same hometown had also come here.
If she were exposed…
“That would be utterly socially fatal.”
“The only way to prove myself is to pass the academy’s test with excellent results… but…”
“Wuwuwu… what should I do? I’m just a fraud!”
However, at that moment, Vivian suddenly froze…
She realized that the holy chalice she had painstakingly saved up to buy—supposedly personally blessed by the Pope—seemed to be… peeling?
“Huh?? What’s going on? Why would a sacred artifact blessed by the Pope start peeling?”
Just as Vivian was about to step forward to examine it, she suddenly realized she had lost control of her body.
At the same time, a strange voice echoed in her mind.
“Damn, this model is pretty good!”
Who?
Vivian immediately became alert.
“Whose voice is that? What’s happening?”
But then the voice continued—
“Let me see, movement keys WSAD, jump with space.”
Before Vivian could figure anything out, she felt her body begin moving forward, backward, left, and right uncontrollably.
“Basic controls are fine. Sprint should be Shift.”
As soon as the words fell, Vivian’s feet, clad in delicate little leather shoes, began running wildly around the room—tap tap tap—the golden twin ponytails swaying, and the expensive custom dress fluttering.
“What’s happening? Why am I suddenly running uncontrollably?”
As Vivian panicked, the mysterious voice seemed to grow interested.
For some reason, Vivian felt as though a gaze was peering upward from beneath the floor, trying to glimpse something beneath her swaying skirt as she ran.
Before she could react, she saw the wall ahead—yet her body continued running straight toward it.
In an instant, Vivian realized something was wrong.
“Ugh! It hurts!”
Knocked to the ground, Vivian was on the verge of tears.
“Whoa, it actually bounced me back. The physics collision is pretty good.”
“But I refuse to believe it!”
Immediately after, Vivian’s body began jumping in place uncontrollably.
Every time she landed, her hands instinctively pressed down on her skirt, quickly holding it in place to prevent exposure.
“Damn… what kind of idiot designer made this game? The skirt is so long, and the camera is locked so tight—can’t see anything underneath. Bad review!”
Meanwhile, on Jiang Chen’s side, he was frantically adjusting the camera with his mouse, but whenever it reached a certain critical angle, it refused to move further.
“Huh?”
At that moment, how could Vivian not understand what that mysterious voice was trying to see?
You awful person, truly awful!
But compared to anger, Vivian felt more fear.
So what exactly… was going on?
Was some high-level mage playing tricks on her? This kind of joke was way too much!
Vivian was on the verge of losing her mind.
But just as she was feeling embarrassed and angry…
“Wait, what am I doing?”
“Damn it, the priority is running the main quest and climbing the leaderboard. That Dragon race starts with 1500 combat power, and I’m only at 36.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen wished he could slap himself.
“I actually have the mood to look at this… but honestly, this game does have something going for it.”
Hearing the malicious voice in her mind, Vivian immediately bristled.
Game? This awful existence actually treated controlling a girl’s body as a game!
Despicable!
Absolutely despicable!
Vivian swore that if she ever had the chance, she would definitely scold him harshly.
As for beating him up—don’t ask. The answer was she couldn’t.
While Vivian was still lost in thought, Jiang Chen’s attention was drawn to a pop-up on the game interface.
“The Human race gets one class draw opportunity.”
“Now that’s more like it. Otherwise, how am I supposed to compete with a 1500 combat power gap against Dragons?”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen rubbed his hands together, staring intently at the screen. “I sacrifice my best bro’s lifelong singlehood—let’s go!”
And then…
“Damn! My eyes! My eyes!” The blinding golden light caught Jiang Chen off guard.
“Holy crap, it’s gold!” Rubbing his stinging eyes, Jiang Chen looked utterly incredulous.