"Glory is about to launch!"
"Created by a coalition of over a hundred countries worldwide!"
"A game of the era!"
"An immersive experience far beyond VR!"
...
Chen Ming was stunned.
"I've been reborn?"
"Back to the launch day of Glory..."
After a brief moment of surprise, Chen Ming accepted the reality.
The game Glory brought about a massive change to human society!
Initially, it was just an online game.
But later on, the monsters in the game began to appear in the real world.
The attributes from the game could also be exchanged into reality.
Unfortunately, in his previous life, he was just a corporate drone.
Busy with work every day.
He never got to play this game.
He joined hastily later on.
But it was too late.
He soon perished in the chaos of that era.
Fortunately, he was reborn.
"Screw work."
"Playing Glory is what truly matters!"
To play Glory, you need to buy a gaming helmet.
Depending on the realism level, helmets are divided into D, C, B, and A-Rank.
D-Rank is the cheapest, just 3,000 yuan.
But it's only for experiencing the game.
The realism level is very poor.
A-Rank helmets have the highest realism level but are also the most expensive.
Priced at 30,000 yuan.
Ten times that of D-Rank.
The reborn Chen Ming knew well the importance of realism level.
"Realism level greatly affects operation."
"Just like gaming, you need equipment that can keep up."
"Otherwise, you'll experience frame drops and lag."
"If I'm buying, it has to be an A-Rank helmet!"
But the price of 30,000 was really too high.
Chen Ming had just stepped into society.
He hadn't even found a job yet.
He couldn't come up with that money.
Then it hit him.
His sister was about to report to university these days, right?
She just needed to pay tuition and accommodation fees.
Their parents abroad should have already transferred that money.
It seemed to be exactly 30,000.
"I'll borrow it from my sister first."
Chen Ming knocked on his sister's door.
"Come in~"
Opening the door, Chen Ming looked at his young sister and couldn't help but be taken aback.
At this time, she was just eighteen.
In the prime of her youth and beauty.
So different from the mature woman full of charm he remembered.
But...
Both were beautiful!
"Brother, what's up?" Chen Jiajia asked.
Chen Ming snapped back to reality, "Jiajia, give me your bank card for a bit, I need to borrow some money."
His sister let out an "oh" and fetched her wallet.
Handing over the bank card.
After Chen Ming took the card, she asked.
"Brother, what do you need the money for? Is it for business turnover?"
Chen Ming was stunned.
Business?
I haven't even found a job yet, have I?
Then he remembered.
At this time, he had just been kicked out of the company, with no income.
To keep his sister from worrying, he lied that he started a company outside and the income was decent...
But in reality, his recent living expenses were all pulled from various loan apps.
Yet, despite being such an unreliable brother.
His sister was always willing to trust him unconditionally.
He couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.
Thinking of the previous life, how his family suffered in the chaos.
Thinking of how his sister endured so much for him.
He forced a smile.
"Yeah, business is a bit tight lately."
"But don't worry, Jiajia, once we get through this..."
"Our family will be well off."
Chen Jiajia truly believed Chen Ming's words and nodded obediently, "Alright then, when you make it big, you must treat me to a meal~"
...
After saying goodbye to his sister.
Chen Ming took the 30,000 yuan and ordered a top-tier gaming helmet online.
"Within a week... I must earn 30,000 yuan to pay my sister back!"
"Otherwise, she won't have the money to report to university!"
Although Glory would eventually reflect into reality.
That was still a long way off.
Before that, life had to follow its normal trajectory.
Making money.
That could also be achieved in Glory!
The game Glory, once launched, swept across the globe.
Under the guarantee of over a hundred countries.
Major banks worldwide directly entered into deep cooperation with Glory.
The money earned in the game could be exchanged for cash at any time.
Glory became a veritable gold mine.
...
In the afternoon, Chen Ming received the helmet delivered to his door.
The game would open at 8 PM.
After preparing dinner for his sister in advance, he quickly ate a few bites himself and returned to his room to await the game's start.
At exactly 8 PM.
Chen Ming put on the helmet.
He felt his whole body lighten, as if he were flying, merging into the clouds.
"Welcome to the world of Glory..."
An ethereal voice sounded.
A goddess with white wings and an absolutely beautiful face appeared.
She looked at Chen Ming expressionlessly.
"Please awaken your talent."
Chen Ming took a deep breath.
Talent.
This was a huge threshold in Glory!
Everyone's awakened talent was different.
Completely random.
From low to high, they were F, E, D, C, B, A-Rank.
Above that, there was the one-in-a-million S-Rank talent.
And even rarer, even more terrifying, the SSS-Rank talent!
"Even though I have memories of my past life, I hope I don't just awaken an F-Rank talent..."
F-Rank talent...
Was practically useless.
Equivalent to being born with a disability.
Chen Ming nervously extended his hand.
"Begin talent awakening!"
"Detected player has a top-tier gaming helmet."
"Talent awakening Fortune Value increased by 100%!"
Chen Ming was stunned.
A top-tier helmet has such a function?!
No wonder it cost 30,000 yuan, it's quality stuff.
Not bad, not bad.
With this 100% fortune boost, he didn't have to worry about drawing an F-Rank talent!
"Boom!"
A huge wheel spun in front of Chen Ming.
As the pointer slowly stopped.
Chen Ming's eyes widened.
In disbelief!
SSS-Rank talent?!
"Congratulations on obtaining the SSS-Rank talent—Sleight of Hand!"
[Sleight of Hand (SSS-Rank)]
Active Effect: Perform a theft with a 100% success rate, upon success, acquire one of the most valuable items from the target, cooldown: 24 hours.
Passive Effect: Each time an attack hits an enemy, there is a 1% chance to trigger a theft, with a 100% chance to steal any item from the target, no cooldown.