Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#418 - Water Margin Heroes and Diablo 2

"System, I want to draw a public world now."

While the women beside him were still discussing animatedly, Liang Yue took a swig of wine and communicated with the system.

In the next moment, as soon as he finished speaking, a light screen suddenly popped up in the void in front of him.

Unexpectedly, the selection of the public world was not like the previous lotteries, appearing on a large turntable.

What appeared in front of him at this moment was actually a nine-palace grid-shaped device.

Each grid represented a different world scene.

Among them, some were filled with violent astral winds. In the midst of battles, the martial artists' every move and stance seemed to possess immense power, cracking the earth and causing ripples to spread frequently in the void.

Some were filled with chaotic magic, dazzling and colorful. The intense mage duels submerged the entire scene, leaving only dazzling light spots and rapidly changing energy colors.

Some worlds were staging large-scale battle formations, with massive numbers of soldiers arranged in neat phalanxes. Each soldier formed formations according to specific positions, and under the leadership of the generals in front, they charged and fought bravely, with war drums shaking the sky.

Some worlds were enacting migrations and hunts between magical beasts, while others resembled star wars, with various robots, fighters, and laser weapons presented on the cosmic battlefield.

Liang Yue even saw a familiar figure in one of the grids.

It was Misaka Mikoto firing a railgun at a large robot... …

"Are there only nine options for the public world?"

Looking at the squares flashing and switching constantly in front of him, Liang Yue's eyes flickered at this moment, with a hint of excitement hidden within.

Alwyn, Hinata, Nana, and others at the round table also noticed the situation here at this time, so they gathered around him one after another.

Full of curiosity and anticipation, they watched the scene in the light screen.

"Start~!"

As Liang Yue's voice fell, the nine-palace grid that was originally jumping non-stop instantly froze into nine different worlds~

At the same time, a frame shining with different colors began to jump不停 between these nine grids.

The frequency of this jump was extremely fast, and there seemed to be no rules to follow at all. In just a few breaths, it had exceeded everyone's optic nerve reaction speed. Under the fleeting light and shadows, it actually illuminated the entire nine-palace grid.

Liang Yue was also unable to escape this fate, so he could only take a step back and continue to adopt the blind guessing strategy.

"Stop!"

"Ding~! Once the plane gate is landed, it cannot be changed, and without the host's consent, no one can enter or exit through this plane gate."

"Ding~! With the current system permissions possessed by the host, you can freely adjust the time flow rate between the public world and the stronghold world.

Currently, the maximum time flow rate ratio between the two is ten to one, or one to ten."

"Ding~! With the current system permissions possessed by the host, you will receive one hundred free qualification for introducing aborigines from the public world."

(Note: These aborigines are different from the villagers of the stronghold world. If you want to give the aborigines of the public world the character template of My World, you need to pay an extra quota of villagers from the stronghold world.)

"Ding~! After the public world is officially opened, the task system will be covered accordingly, please look forward to it."

……

……

"Water Margin Heroes...… I remember that there was a TV series in Xiangjiang in my previous life that seemed to be called this name, right? Or is it some unknown game world, system?"

"Ding~! It is not the same plane world, but the name happens to be the same. This public plane is a comprehensive martial arts world. The selection criteria strictly follow the host's own upper and lower limits of combat power, which is fair and effective."

"...… Then my lower limit here is too low."

Hearing this, Liang Yue twitched the corners of his mouth and muttered to himself. He was naturally a little dissatisfied with the result of his first public world selection.

That feeling was like when you were grabbing red envelopes during the New Year, the total amount of funds in front of you was as high as hundreds of millions, but in the end, you only got a few cents...…

In Liang Yue's impression, Water Margin, as the crystallization of classical literature, is not a world known for its martial power.

Although the heroes in it are mostly fierce and unusual, capable of fighting ten enemies with one, and even the worst of them have two skills to stand on, the overall style is more inclined to storytelling and realism.

"However, the system said before that it is a martial arts world~"

Thinking of this, Liang Yue couldn't help but touch his chin again, sinking into deep thought, wondering if he had misunderstood something~

After everything settled down, the women behind him became serious again, discussing animatedly.

"Water Margin? Ah la~ I remember, that seems to be during the Song Dynasty in China!"

"It's the Northern Song Dynasty~"

"There seems to be a rubbing version of Water Margin on the bookshelf below. I have read it before. It is a very interesting place."

"I heard that China was very prosperous during the Song Dynasty. How about we go shopping together then?"

"Okay! Having the opportunity to go back to ancient times to play is something only we can do! Maybe we can meet some historical celebrities~"

"I think~ things shouldn't be that simple."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Just like the system said before, that is a martial arts world."

"Indeed, the world in the original 'Water Margin' is closer to real history. Although it appears in ancient times, it is definitely not a martial arts world."

"That is to say, the combat power there should be very strong?"

"So~"

Discussing this, the women couldn't help but their eyes lit up, and they unanimously turned their attention to someone beside them.

However, Liang Yue at this moment had already put his attention on another piece of permission update content.

"System, I want to draw a new copy~"

As Liang Yue's voice fell, the familiar turntable finally appeared again. With a heavy heart, he didn't even look at it and directly entered the selection process.

"Start~"

……

"Stop!"

……

"Ding~! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the large copy 'Diablo 2' in this copy selection. This copy is divided into three different difficulties: Normal, Nightmare, and Hell.

They need to be opened in sequence. In addition to the difference in experience and burst rate between different difficulties, you can obtain Diablo-style professional templates and additional reward bonuses when clearing the level."

"So powerful?"

Looking at the mini-copy gate floating in front of him, listening to the system's prompt in his ear, Liang Yue couldn't believe his ears for a moment.

The whole person was slightly stunned, and then he subconsciously looked at the women beside him who were also stunned by this surprise.

"Now the problem of our professional templates is solved...…"