Chapter 43: God's Camp

  "Dragon and Dungeon Core Rule 1.0? It seems...not this?"

  Eva asked because she saw Malong putting down a big pile of things in front of him again.

  There are polyhedral dice of various shapes, maps and maze diagrams with different regions marked in various colors, a stack of pre-divided blank grids, and various characters and strange creatures made of cardstock.

  Unfortunately, Evana is not a traverser, otherwise she would have easily discovered that the figures made of cardboard by Malong, including Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian and knight-errant, all have a strong Chinese style.

  Those strange and bizarre creatures, a large part of which are clearly from the Shan Hai Jing, describing the mountain spirits, sea monsters and overseas countries' strange ethnic intelligent beings.

  "Yes, it is not this."

  Malong nodded in agreement with Evna's question.

  As they spoke, Ma Long pulled over another desk against the wall and put it together with the original one. Then, he swept everything off the desks and rearranged them in categories on the table. The large stack of manuscripts was divided into three uneven parts by Ma Long.

  "This is the Dungeon Masters Guide, this is the Players Handbook, and this is the Monster Manual. Together, these three tomes form the Dragon & Dungeons Core Rulebook 1.0."

  Pointing at the divided "Dragon and Dungeon Core Rule 1.0", Ma Long spoke eloquently.

  While speaking, Ma Long had already spread out a large hand-painted map on the table, and this map was marked with the name "Complete Map of Four Continents".

  "Looks like it's going to be fun, what's their selling point? Are they the instruction manuals for these toys?"

  Eva looked very interested because what Marlon took out was indeed very interesting to her, these things looked... quite novel!

  As the red-haired queen known as Evanna, she never refused her curiosity about new things and trying them.

  "It can indeed be understood as a manual, what's the selling point...” Malong shrugged and Evana made such a judgment after roughly looking at it, which was already quite good. So Malong changed his tone and asked: "Miss Evana, do you think Malong brand is fun?"

  "It's okay, at least the sales are pretty good. Our publishing house has already printed over 30 million sets of Malong cards, but they still can't meet demand. Every day, people come to our door asking for more stock, and counterfeit goods have even appeared on the market."

  Eva's answer was good, but it wasn't what Marlon wanted.

  "No, no, no, what I mean is that these things are actually a set of Mahjong tiles. Only, the rules of the game are many times more complicated than Mahjong, and playing it will be many times more fun!"

  "Uh, Miss Evanna has already read 'The Book of Ely - Shan Hai Jing', and the foundation established by this game is actually based on that, but the time is slightly later than Shan Hai Jing. The story takes place in the southern continent of Jambudvipa, involving the transition from the Yin to Shang dynasties of the strongest human kingdom in Jambudvipa, the struggle between gods, humans, demons, ghosts, and the four major clans, as well as the mutual strife between the three major divine systems and the establishment of a new divine system. Okay, all this content has actually been recorded in the player's manual..."

  Ma Long was chatting away, and as he spoke, he pushed the "Dungeon Master's Guide" and "Player's Handbook" in front of Yvonne.

  "Miss Yvonne, just take a quick look at these two books and you'll basically understand the rules of this game."

  Eva, who was already very interested, didn't say much more. She opened up the "Dungeon Master's Guide" and the "Player's Handbook", and began to study them intensively, devouring ten lines at a glance. As the president of a magazine company for many years, Eva had long since developed the ability to read quickly without missing important content.

  Just looking and looking, Eveena, who was originally reading at a speed of one glance per ten lines, slowed down more and more.

  The reason why Evna slowed down was simple, because after finishing the basic description of the four continents world, she was surprised to find that in the subsequent content, Marlon's two books actually achieved a data-driven way to roughly describe the entire world!

  First, there are descriptions of various strange and unusual occupations. The most basic ones are "Qigong Practitioner" and "Warrior". Then, the "Qigong Practitioner" is further divided into five basic schools: "Gold", "Wood", "Water", "Fire", and "Earth"; Similarly, the "Warrior" is also divided into "Rogue", "Swordsman", "Gunman", "Martial Monk", "Longbowman", "Assassin", "Knight"...

  Okay, these Eve characters can be understood, although some of the job descriptions are a bit strange. Although each job has different attributes such as "power", "agility", "physique", "intelligence", "perception" and "charm". Moreover, when choosing from the four major branches of "Xian", "Human", "Yao" and "Ghost" races, there will be different racial bonuses and penalties.

  When Evna saw the description of the gods in that world, she felt her worldview was about to collapse. For example -

  God

  Medium divine power (Divine Rank 8)

  Alignment: Lawful Neutral Good

  Divine occupation: Creation, Leadership, Social order, Heaven

  Also known as Yu-Huang-Da-Di, although his divine power is not the strongest, he is the king of all gods in the heavenly court. He appears as a benevolent old man wearing a golden yellow emperor's robe with flowing lights and colors, and a crown on his head.

  He never gets angry, but if a god is derelict in duty, he will give them the punishment they deserve. If a god falls, he will strike them down to the mortal world and make them suffer the suffering of mortals.

  The domain of the Jade Emperor is called the Heavenly Jewel, Pure Abode Palace, located in the 4th heaven of the 33rd heaven realm. His temples are not commonly found on earth, but the emperors of men will often claim to be descendants of the Jade Emperor and offer sacrifices to him.

  ……

  Good heavens! So gods can be described in such a way? And are they also divided into factions?

  But anyway, this camp setting seems quite interesting.

  "The 'alignment' is actually an objective way of expressing the relationship between species, it's relative and also variable under certain circumstances. This relationship can be divided into nine categories according to good and evil and order: 'Lawful Good', 'Lawful Neutral', 'Lawful Evil', 'Neutral Good', 'True Neutral', 'Neutral Evil', 'Chaotic Good', 'Chaotic Neutral' and 'Chaotic Evil'. People from different alignments may have different forms of expression, and extremists or fanatics from different alignments can even lead to the outbreak of war..."

  "Law-abiding and good people believe that a society governed by law and with a strong government can make the majority of its citizens live better lives. As long as people trust in the law and try to help each other, the whole society will progress..."

  "For those who value order and neutrality, order and organization are of the utmost importance. They identify with a strong, well-ordered ruling class, whether it be an autocratic tyrant or a peaceful democratic government; they do not care which, as long as there is law and the law is obeyed..."

  ……

  "Absolutely neutral beings believe in the power of absolute balance, therefore they refuse to take any action that is seen as evil and violent. Absolutely neutral beings will try their best to avoid merging with good or evil, orderly or rebellious powers..."

  ……

  "A chaotic good character acts as his conscience directs him, with little regard for what others expect of him. He is guided by a personal code of morality rather than by societal norms or laws. Chaotic good characters are free-spirited and strong-willed, believing that the ends justify the means and that sometimes you have to take a stand, even if it means going against the law. A chaotic good hero might rob from the rich to give to the poor, or protect ordinary folk from cruel nobles."

  "A depraved and chaotic individual will do anything for greed, hatred or lust. He is irascible, malevolent, tyrannical and unpredictable. To get what he wants, he acts impulsively and recklessly, spreading evil and chaos..."

  When she finished reading the description of the camp, Evna's expression had completely changed to one of surprise, because she had never thought that others could be defined in this way.

  "Malong, you're a genius! You absolutely are a genius! Please tell me quickly, how to play this game!"

  Eva is eager to play the game of "Dragon and Dungeon" set by Marlon.

  "No problem, it's actually quite simple. First, you need a blank character sheet where you can fill in the name, age, race, and basic occupation and identity of the character you want to play. Then, I'll tell you the final stats, initial equipment, and initial skills of the character you created according to the rules, and then your character will be placed by me as the arbiter..."

  "Oh! Wait, Miss Evna, I think it's better for you to find a few more companions, because adventuring alone in a completely unfamiliar world isn't exactly the most enjoyable thing, I suppose Miss Adela, Master Conchita, lovely little Amy, and straightforward Esther would make your first fantasy trip more pleasant."

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