There were many reasons for Zhao Mingwei's retirement, but one of them was something Bai Di had personally experienced, and that was the pursuit of power!
It might sound ridiculous, but a professional player represented the highest level of skill in the game!
What were the requirements for a professional player in Dispute?
A deep understanding of all the classes, a high level of familiarity, a reaction speed that was close to the limits of humans, a grasp of timing, a grasp of the situation on the battlefield, and an outstanding physique. All of these were the basic qualities needed to become an outstanding professional player.
Bai Di undoubtedly possessed all of these qualities and abilities, and he had brought all of these abilities to the Holy Spirit game.
Reality proved that many of the skills in VR games were universal. Bai Di had achieved outstanding results in Holy Ghost with his superb skills in Dispute. He had even defeated Asura's number one player in a duel before he was at max level.
This also proved that Bai Di could rely on his abilities as a professional player to shine in Holy Ghost, and even participate in the Holy Ghost League as a professional player.
But the power that Zhao Mingwei had shown Bai Di directly told Bai Di that … the level of a professional player in Dispute was just the beginning for Holy Ghost!
Bai Di wanted to learn it. Any player who wanted to reach a higher level would want to learn a stronger game skill like this.
No matter how difficult it was to practice this game skill!
This was the spirit of a hardcore player, and Bai Di was definitely a hardcore player who carried this spirit to the end.
"Why can't we teach it just because we have different classes?
Isn't this a skill based on the game system? "Bai Di asked.
"Because you use Wave Power, and I use Qi Power. The background settings of the two power systems are completely different, and the way to learn them is also different," Zhao Mingwei said helplessly.
"Wave Power, power system, background settings are completely different … and the way to learn them is also different?"
Bai Di was already confused. He thought that Zhao Mingwei's technique to change the form of his skills was like super jumping, kiting, pulling guns, and other high-end skills that were commonly seen in games.
But Zhao Mingwei mentioned the background settings of the game.
And what was Wave Power?
Only then did Bai Di realize that this was the power of his profession.
"I'll ask someone I'm familiar with about this. How should I master the specific abilities of your class?"
Zhao Mingwei immediately opened his friend list and contacted the Stars Bookmen. Now, the Stars Bookmen had become the 'Holy Ghost's official database' for all major clubs.
If there was anything that they did not understand about the background of the game, they could just ask Fan Xing.
"I'm currently receiving a private message from contestant Master Xiao. Master Xiao is asking me about the origin and background story of the Asura profession, as well as the specific methods of controlling wave power. Let me try to recall."
The Stars Bookmen did not forget that he was still commentating, so he directly told Zhao Mingwei in a commentating tone.
"The background setting of the Asura profession is similar to that of an ascetic monk. The Wave Power is a power that originates from one's heart, and one observes everything with one's heart … It may sound a little mysterious, but according to the records of the background setting, the Asura and the advanced Awakened profession, the Great Dark Sky, would usually destroy their own eyes in order to better control their own Wave Power. Then, they would use the more meticulous Mind Eye to observe the world."
Fan Xing explained the setting of the profession and the way to master Wave Power to the audience, but most of the audience in the live broadcast room expressed disdain.
"What's the use of the game's background setting?"
"Explain some of the skills of the Holy Ghost game!
How did Master Xiao manage to deal such high damage? "
"Is it a game bug or something?"
The audience in the live broadcast room and even the players of the Holy Ghost did not take the game's background setting seriously, because some of the professions in the background setting had already ascended to godhood, but some of the background settings of the professions were just gangsters in the back alleys.
But these gangster professional players still tortured the players who had become godhood professions to death.
Most players only looked at the game's background setting, and not many took it seriously.
Bai Di thought so too, but Zhao Mingwei's control over his own skills was also control over the power of Qi.
"Most of the players in the Holy Ghost are based on the game system, and are controlled by the game's combat system and skill system. This is a post I saw on the forum a long time ago," Zhao Mingwei said.
"Controlled by … the game's combat system and skill system," Bai Di muttered to himself.
"I don't know how to master Wave Power, but you should sit down first."
Zhao Mingwei sat down on the ground. Bai Di was stunned for a moment, and then followed Zhao Mingwei's example and sat down.
The members of Team White Sword and The Monarch Descends looked around and found a place to sit down to watch the show. For a moment, the gloomy dungeon looked like a picnic.
"Will this really work?"
Bai Di was still not willing to believe in something like Wave Power. Wasn't this the game's background setting?
Wasn't a game skill just a bunch of code and special effects?
"Close your eyes," Zhao Mingwei said.
"Ah?"
"The match is still going on, and we don't have much time. Close your eyes," Zhao Mingwei urged.
"Alright …" Bai Di chose to believe Zhao Mingwei this time, and closed his eyes.
But he couldn't feel anything. After closing his eyes, even the status bar disappeared, and all he could see was darkness.
But suddenly, a thunderous arc of electricity entered the space between his eyebrows. This electric arc flashed in the 'darkness' in front of Bai Di's eyes, and seemed to resonate with the Wave Power within Bai Di's body.
This feeling was like throwing a stone into a calm lake. The Wave Power within Bai Di's body was triggered, and then it spread outwards.
And then he saw!
In an instant, he 'saw' Zhao Mingwei sitting in front of him, as well as his teammates and the members of The Monarch Descends.
This wasn't what he saw with his eyes, but with his other senses. In Bai Di's consciousness, it was like a completely black and white world, and everyone around him was made up of lines.
But he had a feeling that he could see more clearly than with his eyes, because Bai Di had captured the 'flow' of the energy. It was the feeling of knowing what the lifeforms around him were going to do next, and where the energy he released was aimed at.
What's going on?
Bai Di felt like he had grasped something. He opened his eyes abruptly, but the things he had grasped had all disappeared. In front of him was a colorful world that could be seen with the naked eye.
He had a very good pair of eyes, and his vision was a very normal 5.0. This was something to be thankful for, compared to being blind.
But at this moment, a feeling of loss rose in Bai Di's heart.
This feeling of loss was the feeling of having great power in his hands, but not being able to grasp it suddenly slipped out of his hands.
"What happened just now?"
Bai Di closed his eyes, wanting to feel the feeling again, but he couldn't feel it. There was only darkness around him.
"If you want to completely master all the skills of your class, you have to blind yourself."
Zhao Mingwei said a condition that most players, or even most people, would find unacceptable, "You have a skill called Mind's Eye, right?"
"Yes … it's a passive skill, it increases evasion and accuracy." Bai Di nodded.
"This skill is what you use to 'observe' the world. It might be even more useful than your eyes," Zhao Mingwei said.
"How do I blind myself?" Bai Di seemed to be a little agitated.
"Leader!
Are you crazy? "
"You can't believe the settings of the game!"
Bai Di's words shocked the members of Team White Sword. Bai Di was the absolute core of Team White Sword, a top professional player with a net worth of over ten million. Bai Di's health was taken care of by an entire medical team!
This legendary pro player blinded himself just to play a game like Holy Ghost?
Was there anything more ridiculous than this in the world?
"I asked Lazy, the pharmacist from the Jumping Nucleus, for three Blind Grass."
Zhao Mingwei took out three herbs, which were very rare among holy spirits, from his mailbox. "This herb can cause permanent blindness. If you don't treat it, you won't recover. If you want it, Lazy left a message saying that he'll sell it to you for 300 gold coins."
Three hundred gold … to buy his own eyes?
Was he retarded, or was he really blind?
Holy Ghost had a handicap system, but if players were handicapped, they could find Freya to recover. It was very convenient.
"Leader, we should go for a dungeon."
The members of Team White Sword were really afraid that their leader would be retarded and go blind in the real world.
But blinding a character in the game was also a big problem!
Holy Ghost's Blind state was true blindness. Classes that could cause blindness were very despicable in Holy Ghost.
"Can I buy it on credit?" Bai Di asked.
"Leader!"
"Leader, please, let's go for a dungeon!"
While the other members of Team White Sword were crying, Zhao Mingwei had already said "Yes". Then, Bai Di quickly traded the three Blind Grass over.
"Leader!"
"Hold him down!"
"Coming!"
The three members of Team White Sword seemed to have gotten used to their leader's stupidity. They descended from the sky and held down Bai Di's character.
But it was too late … Bai Di, who was being held down by the three of them, still swallowed the three stalks of Blindness Grass.
"How do you feel?"
Zhao Mingwei looked at Bai Di, who was on the ground. Bai Di's eyes had already lost their color. He had entered a completely blind state.
"I don't feel anything …" Bai Di looked around. The members of Team White Sword immediately moved away from their leader.
Right now, Bai Di was having a hard time even standing up. It was one of the members of Team White Sword who was supporting him up.
"I'm fine."
Bai Di looked left and right, feeling his surroundings. But after a few steps, he stepped on the ruins of a building and tripped.
"Leader!
We still have a match to play!
We'll bring you to Freya. Hurry up and get rid of your Blind state! "The members of Team White Sword were anxious.
Right now, the Holy Ghost League was still ongoing. Every second counted.
"I think I saw something." Bai Di said uncertainly when he climbed up from the ground.
"What did you see?
Was it his HP or HP?
With this setting, you can indeed see it if you close your eyes. "Zhao Mingwei asked.
"No, Yong Jun … let's go and clear a dungeon." Bai Di said to his vice-captain.
"Leader, you're blind right now and you still want to clear a dungeon … Let's get rid of the Blind state first!"
Team White Sword's vice-captain was on the verge of collapsing. But suddenly, he saw a Headless Horseman made of flames appear behind Bai Di. The Headless Horseman swung his scythe at Bai Di.
"Leader!" The members of Team White Sword wanted to rush forward to save him, but it was too late.
But Bai Di reacted and released a shockwave … The shockwave formed a terrifying shadow of a skull that burst forth from his body. In an instant, the Headless Horseman only had 9,000 HP left.
"Bring me to clear a dungeon."
Bai Di 'looked' at his hands. He felt that he was about to reach the threshold. A feeling that he had never felt before rose within his body.
He also felt the latent power within his body. This power had existed for a long time, but he had never noticed it. This power gradually formed a blueprint in his mind.
It was a strange feeling … a very strange and pleasant feeling.
Bai Di also understood the other reason for Zhao Mingwei's retirement. It was because … power was addictive.