“Finally level 10!” Sensing the changes to his body and mind, Han Fei felt strangely close to tears. For any other games, levelling up to level 10 probably meant sitting for less than an hour before the computer, enjoying the air-conditioning and sipping on tea, but in Han Fei’s iteration of Perfect Life he had to dance at the edge of the abyss, tango with the devil and walk through hell. If he was not careful, even death would be wishful thinking. Thinking back to his adventure, Han Fei had a hard time believing it himself. Moving from level 1 to 10, he had experienced the case of the frozen body, the human jigsaw case, the toy plushie case and case of the foretold deaths. During this process, he had encountered cursed objects and spirits of differing personalities and predilections. However, somehow through all that, he had not only managed to survive, he also successfully cured his social anxiety problems!
‘It sure is not easy to get to this stage.’ After the system notification ended, Han Fei opened the menu. He added the 2 free attribute points to stamina. Combined with the 1 extra stamina point given by the Ghost Stories Challenger title, Han Fei now had 13 stamina points. That was triple the amount he had when he started the game. He could feel the power coursing through his veins. ‘If I run into that man in black again, I should be able to take him down now.
While still at the school, Han Fei tried out some fighting skills. He realized his damage had increased but in comparison, he still could not last that long in battle. His stamina was lacking. ‘I do not have any foundation in martial arts, so in battles, I need to aim to end them as soon as possible.’ After dealing with the attribute points, Han Fei turned to the skill points. First, he raised his acting to masterful. The moment he did, Han Fei noticed a new addition in his mind, it was a button that supposedly allowed him to switch freely between personas.
If he pressed that button in his mind, Han Fei’s original memory and persona would sink deep into his subconscious so that his mind would be freed up to assume any available character. This was already more than mere acting.
Advanced acting enabled Han Fei to get into character with a snap of his finger. He could switch between emotions freely and perfectly embody them. Coupled with minute control of his facial muscles and kinesiology as well as photographic memory and immense comprehension for scripts, Han Fei could bring a character 100 percent to life.
Masterful acting pushed that limit even further. With a press of a button, Han Fei would technically forget about himself. He would be turned into a blank canvas. There would be no flaw to his acting because the actor had already disappeared and the existing person was the character from the script. As a professional actor, Han Fei knew where his acting level was. As long as he was not willing, no one would be able to read his true thoughts. This masterful acting would help him survive even further in the cryptic world.
Since his acting skill had reached the masterful level, he would need to accomplish missions related to acting to level up the skill further. Han Fei had no idea how difficult these missions would be but temporarily, he already had quite a lot to deal with on his plate and masterful acting was good enough for now. ‘This might cause more pressure on the other actors in the same scene with me.’
The remaining skill points Han Fei poured into Soul Depth Touch and raised it to Beginner Level 8. With that done, Han Fei turned to the new life profession tab. Currently his main profession and side profession were left empty. But the system was kind enough to provide him with recommendations. Based on the player’s innate personality and talent, the system would filter out professions that matched the players. Touching the tab, the first profession appeared on the blank window—Movie Actor.
“Movie Actor: You are a natural born actor, if you do not take this profession, it will be a loss for you and the entire entertainment industry.”
Han Fei was surprised that the system’s recommended profession would be an actor. He nodded. ‘Well the recommendation function is indeed working.’
Han Fei tapped on the window again and the system offered the second recommendation. “Law Enforcement Archivist: An archivist manages mostly files and records, there is little interaction with others. It suits your introverted personality.”
‘The recommendation system has considered the player’s talent and personality, it’s quite amazing.’ Han Fei continued to explore. But when he saw the third recommendation, his eyes twitched slightly.
“Clown of Terror: A clown sacrifices oneself to bring happiness to others, you match poorly with the profession of a clown because you will never be able to smile. However, there is a subset of clowns which is perfect for you and that is the Clown of Terror. The purpose of their existence is not to bring happiness but to spread terror and misfortune! They have lost the ability to smile and so they have to rely on heavy make-up to perfect that painted smile.
“The Stitcher: Cruel, evil, clever, cunning, heartless and crazy, this madman is now on the move. His favourite hobby is to make clothes but he is not satisfied with the fabric choices that are currently available in the conventional market. He is on the journey to make the most beautiful garment in the world, will you be willing to help him?
“Casanova: Blessed with great empathy and an Adonis good looks, you are gentle yet insane, you are a kind killer. Your superb acting can fool any woman and yet you have never spoken a word of lie to them. You are a good listener and company. You are always true to yourself and sincere with others. If you are really that fearless, feel free to attempt this hidden profession.”
At this point, Han Fei closed the tab and exited the menu. The previous few professions were perfectly normal but it became increasingly demented, Clown of Terror, the Stitcher and even Casanova. Han Fei could not imagine that such professions would exist in an Iyashikei game but more than that, he could not understand why the system would recommend these professions to him!
‘The recommendation of an actor is understandable but a Casanova? Me? Seriously?!’ After going through the profession recommendations, Han Fei gained a basic understanding of the profession system. In Perfect Life, profession was very important. Only by having a profession that one’s life would be complete.
Han Fei who had now reached level 10 set his sight on procuring his first profession, Midnight Butcher. Compared to the recommendations by the system, Han Fei felt this profession would be more fitting for him
