Blue Planet, Dragon Kingdom, M Province, inside a university dormitory in Songjiang City.
"Ring ring ring~~~"
A sudden alarm clock jolted Jiang Yuan awake from his deep sleep.
"Damn, the server's about to open!"
Jiang Yuan glanced at the time displayed on his smartphone: January 1, 2050, 3:55 PM!
Today was the launch day of the globally popular full-simulation game *Myriad Worlds* in the Dragon Kingdom. As a veteran internet addict of over a decade, Jiang Yuan couldn't miss such a grand event and had set his alarm in advance.
*Myriad Worlds* was said to be a game created by a higher civilization, spread to the planet Blue Star through special means. In just a few dozen days, it had taken the entire Blue Star by storm!
Getting up, he quickly turned on his computer and picked up the brand-new VR headset resting on the desk. Jiang Yuan couldn't help but wince at the cost!
The VR headset, priced at 1,500 Dragon Kingdom coins, was money he had scrimped and saved for three whole months!
The game had already been downloaded the day before, all to ensure he could enter the vast world of *Myriad Worlds* the moment it launched!
"Respected warrior, welcome to *Myriad Worlds*. Facial recognition and character shaping will now begin!"
After swiftly entering his account and password, a pleasant female voice echoed in Jiang Yuan's ear.
"Ding! Shaping successful, character created. Please enter your character name!"
Staring at the handsome version of himself on the computer screen, Jiang Yuan didn't hesitate and used his real name!
"Ding! Character name entered successfully. Now randomly matching a map!"
As the name suggested, *Myriad Worlds* encompassed tens of thousands of major worlds, offering players game maps tailored to their country's geography and culture. In the early stages, players from different countries could only develop within maps evolved from their own civilizations. Once they reached level 200, they could break through regional barriers, travel across the myriad worlds, interact with players from other nations, and even encounter higher-level civilizations!
"Ding! Map matched successfully. Transporting you to the Huaxia Great World!"
After a long wait, the system finally matched a map for Jiang Yuan. As the screen shifted from black to white, Jiang Yuan felt dizzy and disoriented. When he came to, he found himself in a picturesque mountain village with clear waters and lush scenery.
"Ding! Welcome, warrior, to the Huaxia Great World's beginner village. Your qualifications are being assessed to match you with the most suitable class!"
A series of prompts sounded, and several icons appeared before Jiang Yuan, each representing a different class.
As a globally popular game, *Myriad Worlds* initially offered players only six classes: Warrior, Mage, Priest, Archer, Assassin, and Summoner.
Unlike typical games, *Myriad Worlds* didn't allow players to choose their class freely. Instead, it tailored a class based on the player's qualifications.
From the information Jiang Yuan had gathered, the most sought-after class was the Mage, followed by the Warrior and Archer. While the Assassin was weak early on, it could soar to great heights if it unlocked a hidden class, becoming highly desirable. The most useless class, however, was the Summoner!
Without the Warrior's thick health pool, the Archer's long attack range, or the Mage's explosive damage, the Summoner only had lengthy incantations and flashy but useless summoned beasts!
"Amitabha, Buddha bless me, let me get the Mage class!"
Among the six starting classes, Jiang Yuan's favorite was the Mage, with its superior output environment and devastating skill damage.
So, as the system tested his qualifications, Jiang Yuan clasped his hands together and prayed to every god and Buddha, begging for divine favor to match him with a powerful class!
After what felt like an eternity, the system finally finished its assessment. A prompt instantly left Jiang Yuan dumbfounded, on the verge of tears!
"Ding! Qualification assessment complete. The most suitable class has been selected for you: Summoner!"
"What?!"
Seeing an animal icon appear in the top-right corner of his character, Jiang Yuan let out a heart-wrenching wail!
"Wahhh, Summoner? Why the hell did I get the worst class, the Summoner?!"
Staring at the handsome character on the screen that had automatically turned into the game's most garbage class, Jiang Yuan felt an overwhelming urge to delete his account!
But *Myriad Worlds* had a brutal rule: each player could only create one character. Deleting it meant no second chance!
"Damn it, Summoner? Even a dog wouldn't play that!"
Jiang Yuan slammed his fist hard on the computer desk, staring at his now-Summoner character in silence.
"Legend says you willingly stranded for love, I'd turn into a statue waiting for you to appear..."
A melodious ringtone sounded. Jiang Yuan picked up his smartphone and glanced at the screen. It was his best buddy, Ding Ye, currently attending university in Canglan Province.
"Hey, Old Ding, what's up?"
Jiang Yuan pressed the answer button and asked weakly.
"Yuanzi, *Myriad Worlds* is live! Did you get in?"
Ding Ye's excited voice came through the phone.
"Yeah, I know. I'm in."
Jiang Yuan glanced at his character on the screen. Aside from overwhelming sorrow, he felt nothing else.
"I got the Warrior class, haha! What about you?"
On the other end, Ding Ye sounded thrilled. He had always favored tank-like classes, so getting the Warrior was a perfect fit.
"Hey, Yuanzi, you listening?"
When Jiang Yuan didn't respond for a while, Ding Ye grew anxious and shouted into the phone.
"Yeah, I'm listening."
Jiang Yuan snapped back to reality and replied casually.
"Come on, tell me! What class did you get?"
Ding Ye seemed intensely curious about Jiang Yuan's class, pressing him repeatedly.
"Summoner."
After hesitating for a long time under Ding Ye's relentless questioning, Jiang Yuan finally stammered out the class he'd been matched with.
"What? Summoner? Hahaha, that garbage class? Even a dog wouldn't play it!"
As expected, upon hearing Jiang Yuan's class, Ding Ye burst into thunderous laughter over the phone, echoing the universal consensus among *Myriad Worlds* players!
"Screw you, get lost!"
Unable to tolerate his buddy's merciless mockery, Jiang Yuan hung up and tossed his phone onto the bed.
Sitting dully in front of the computer, Jiang Yuan's mind went through countless rounds of struggle between deleting and not deleting his account. In the end, he couldn't resist the allure of *Myriad Worlds*. Gritting his teeth, he muttered, "Damn it, so what if I'm a dog for once!"
Having made up his mind, Jiang Yuan closed his eyes and slowly let his consciousness sink into the game.
As the screen rippled, Jiang Yuan's consciousness merged with his character, arriving at the beginner village of the Huaxia Great World!