Legendary Person: I brought my skills back to reality!

Holding the heavy money bag in his hand, Xu Hao felt a great sense of accomplishment. After a morning of hard work, he had not only leveled up to level 7, but also earned a considerable amount of money.

When playing games, you only need to press a few keys, but now, you have to cut every piece of chicken yourself.

By killing chickens, selling the meat, and doing this, Xu Hao saved enough money to buy the skill book. He was also fortunate to have the ebony sword, as the chicken meat he killed was of quite good quality. Otherwise, Xu Hao would have had to go into the forest outside the village to kill deer to save enough money for the book.

"Finally, I can learn healing magic!" Xu Hao thought excitedly as he strode towards the bookstore.

Pushing open the wooden door of the bookstore, a rich scent of ink wafted out. The bookstore owner, an elderly man with white hair, was sitting behind the counter, flipping through a thick ancient book.

"Boss, I want to buy a healing spell book," Xu Hao said eagerly.

The old man looked up and smiled kindly: "Young man, judging from your attire, you must have just arrived in Ginkgo Village not long ago?"

“Yes, I just got here.” Xu Hao nodded.

"Then you'd better be careful, the world is not peaceful these days." The old man sighed and took out a yellowed book from under the counter. "Here, this is a healing spell, 550 gold coins."

Xu Hao took out his money pouch, counted out 550 gold coins, and handed them to the old man. After receiving the book, Xu Hao opened the system panel, and sure enough, there was a book lying in his backpack.

Click, and a warm current flowed into his mind.

"System notification: You have learned the skill 'Healing Spell'."

Xu Hao was overjoyed and quickly thanked her before leaving the bookstore.

The first skills for the three classes—Warrior, Taoist, and Mage—are respectively the Warrior's basic swordsmanship, the Mage's fireball, and the Taoist's healing spell. In truth, the Taoist's healing spell is the most important for this class.

It's very simple. No matter how many levels a Taoist reaches, they will always need to use the Healing Spell and will always occupy the F1 key.

What is a Taoist priest who cannot perform healing spells called?

Having mastered the healing spell, Xu Hao breathed a sigh of relief. In this perilous world, every extra survival skill meant a greater chance of survival. He recalled the days of playing games, wielding his "Free and Easy Fan," a level seven dog trailing behind him, leading a group of brothers to conquer the Moon Demon and attack the Sand City—how glorious and carefree that was!

However, even the most illustrious Taoist priest must begin by chopping chickens to learn healing techniques.

Xu Hao opened the map and discovered that the starting village was much larger than it appeared in the game. Zooming out, he realized that Bichon City was quite far away.

Xu Hao decided to walk around and familiarize himself with the surroundings. He had been so focused on killing the chicken that he hadn't thought much about it, but now that he knew healing magic, he at least had some means to save his life.

The streets were bustling with people. He saw familiar buildings such as blacksmith shops, pharmacies, and jewelry stores, but what surprised him even more was the presence of inns and restaurants. It was just like a real small town, where adventurers ate and shopped, making it quite prosperous.

Xu Hao carefully observed the passersby's clothing and found that the styles were diverse, not limited to the light helmets, Taoist robes, and mage robes in the game. Curiosity drove him to use the system to appraise several pieces of clothing.

"Interesting. The styles are different, but they are essentially divided according to professions," Xu Hao said thoughtfully.

Under the system panel's appraisal, no matter what you're wearing, the appraisal result is usually light armor, cloth clothes, and occasionally heavy armor, magic robes, or something similar.

Just as he was lost in thought, a commotion arose. Xu Hao looked up and saw a group of people gathered together, seemingly arguing about something.

"This world is far more complex than I imagined," Xu Hao muttered to himself.

He took a deep breath and gripped the ebony sword tightly in his hand.

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a large crowd gathered in the North Gate Square, where a group of players were enthusiastically hawking various items.

"A bronze axe with an attack power of 17, only 1500 gold coins!"

"A gold necklace with extra evasion! Explosive stats, selling cheap!"

"Large quantities of red and green poison for sale! Cheaper than in stores! Anyone interested?"

Xu Hao's eyes lit up. This small market could replace the player-to-player trading system in the game, but it was a bit rudimentary. He wondered if there would be any counterfeit goods or anything like that.

In legendary games, equipment with slightly higher stats than the standard version often appears. For example, the sturdy gloves have a defense stat of 0-2, but you can often find versions with 0-3 or even 0-4 defense; these are considered top-tier. The more extra stats a piece of equipment has, the higher its price. Good top-tier equipment can even sell for more than high-end sets like the Woma and Zuma sets.

Sometimes, with a bit of luck and a little skill, you can even find these rare gems in jewelry stores.

These premium products are the main commodities in this market. As for brand names, they are scarce resources, and once they appear, they are quickly snapped up.

This is the beginner village, where there aren't many good items on the market, but it's especially suitable for newbies like Xu Hao who don't even have level 22 class gear.

The trading system in this world is much more realistic than in the game.

Just as he was about to step forward to ask, a blinding white light suddenly flashed in the center of the town.

Xu Hao subconsciously squinted, and when he opened his eyes again, a figure had already appeared in the center of the white light.

"Holy crap, isn't this a resurrection?" Xu Hao exclaimed in surprise.

The people around seemed unfazed, glancing at it briefly before continuing with their own business.

Xu Hao then realized that this world had a resurrection mechanism.

He breathed a sigh of relief; at least he didn't have to worry about dying.

Just then, a burly man dressed in magnificent heavy armor walked towards him.

"Brother, new here? Want to join our 'Dragon Soaring' guild? We'll help you level up, and we'll even give you equipment when you reach the required level," the burly man said enthusiastically.

Xu Hao's heart stirred; joining a guild could indeed bring many benefits.

But then he thought again. His current level was too low, and on the other hand, he was already carrying a system, which made him incompatible with others. If he rashly joined an organization, it might be inconvenient if he were exposed. It was more important to improve his strength first.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but I'd like to level up first. We can talk about it another time," Xu Hao politely declined.

The burly man wasn't angry. He smiled and patted Xu Hao on the shoulder: "Alright, that's ambitious! Come find me again when you have a level 7 pet, and I guarantee you'll live the high life!"

Xu Hao nodded and watched the burly man leave.

He glanced at the system time; 12 hours had already passed.

"Looks like it's time to grind some monsters and level up," Xu Hao thought to himself.

He gripped his ebony sword tightly and headed towards the leveling area outside the village.

Along the way, various thoughts kept flashing through Xu Hao's mind.

"This world is much more complicated than the game. I need to hurry up and become stronger."

"I wonder if there are any hidden quests here. Maybe I can find some top-tier equipment?"

"Speaking of which, the girls here are of such high quality, no wonder so many people are addicted to the game..."

Xu Hao shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions and focusing on his immediate goal—to become stronger.