More importantly, Little Grace is not only beautiful but also the campus belle. As long as she can snag a rich husband in college, our family will finally make it big! She is the true hope of our family! The problem is, she must be blind—so many rich heirs to choose from, yet she insists on falling for that penniless, connectionless loser! What’s so good about that loser? Isn’t he just the Tall Pretty Boy from the track team? So what if he can write some sappy poems and strum a little on the guitar? All of that is crap! No money, no skills—he’s just a pile of shit!

As long as John is still breathing, you two can forget about being together! So what if he’s on the track team? John has been in construction for so many years and is tough as nails—I could smash him with a single brick! Tonight, John will call their dorm to find out their schedule! Hmph, hopefully Little Emily picks up the phone!

The long line gradually shortened, and the giant screen outside the store kept looping the game’s advertisement, fueling David Carter’s burning excitement!

This is a world of heroes. In this world, there are no complicated strength or agility stats that confuse players, nor are there any whirlwind slashes or “chrysanthemum-piercing” spears. All attributes are simplified to just attack, defense, and damage—simple, clear, and easy for players to calculate.

What is attack? What is defense? What is damage?

Human strength has its limits, but destructive power is limitless. If someone punches a wall with all their might, the wall won’t lose a single drop of blood! But if you use a heavy hammer and smash the wall with all your strength, the wall is instantly destroyed! The same amount of strength, but with different tools, results in completely different destructive effects.

Limited strength is damage, the hammer is attack, and the wall is defense. Attack and defense are always relative; with different attack and defense, the damage effect changes.

The role of heroes is to enhance their own attack and defense, thereby boosting the entire army’s attack and defense, allowing a limited-damage army to unleash unlimited destructive power! And the role the player takes on is this blood-pumping hero!

Just you wait! Back in the day, John was a legendary internet addiction therapist, respected by the entire server! Even when John played casually, the achievements were amazing—imagine what happens when I go all out now! The national server is too small; only this world-class game is a true stage for John! For this day, John has already studied all the guides and official info from the open beta forums! John can recite all the races, units, and building data backwards and forwards! John is going to make it big! There will be a house, there will be a car, there will be a wife! Wahahaha!

Just then, the big screen advertisement suddenly switched.

—“Hello, dear players! It’s time for the Hero News Live Broadcast. Today, we have the Chinese spokesperson for Hero Genesis, the famous professional e-sports player, Miss Emily Parker from Team ‘Star’, joining us in the studio. Everyone, please welcome her!”

—“Hello, everyone! I’m Emily Parker!” A fresh and charming face appeared on the big screen.

“Wow!!! The goddess of otakus!!!” The players in line erupted in excitement!

David Carter’s eyes nearly popped out! The goddess of otakus, Emily Parker, who has both skill and beauty—her game ID is Bu Feiyan, who doesn’t know her? She’s John’s dream white-rich-beautiful girlfriend!

Host: “Just now, we received news that a Japanese player has used the random draw system to get a Hell race hero with the special talent ‘Mobility Master’. This is the second rare-talent hero in the Japanese region after the Hell Gate Master, and was bought by the Mitsubishi team for 8 million US dollars. Miss Emily Parker, could you share your professional opinion on this?”

8 million US dollars!!! The whole street exploded in shock! David Carter was even more stunned! This isn’t just a business opportunity—it’s like winning the lottery and getting rich overnight! As for what the draw is, isn’t it obvious? In this kind of money-grabbing game, as long as you’re willing to spend, you get a chance to draw a super account when you create your character!

What? Unfair? When has competition ever been fair? Asians can’t outrun black people, black people can’t outswim white people—blame God?

And countless facts prove that the more unfair and pay-to-win a game is, the more popular it becomes! The more it spawns a huge “service industry”! And the more it helps solve unemployment problems in various countries! But for those who don’t spend money, don’t worry—you can still grind your way to good talents later on.

The screen switched to an introduction of the hero’s special talent:

—Mobility Master: For every three levels the hero gains, the attack speed and movement speed of the hero’s troops increase by 1%!

The whole street exploded again!

A hero’s skills can be earned by leveling up, but a hero’s special talent is innate—it’s the only standard for distinguishing a hero’s strength!

Emily Parker gave a wry smile and said, “This is truly an unbelievable strategic talent! In the late game, it’s like the hero’s troops start with mass berserk and mass haste, and the main combat units of the Hell race are already fast—this is like adding wings to a tiger! It’s easy to imagine that with two rare heroes, the Japanese region will definitely go all-in on the Hell race. When the national war comes, our China region will be under huge pressure!”

Host: “Can such a hero be called a god-tier hero?”