Underworld Player Chapter 20 - OG Player

The empty Skills panel stood in stark contrast to the Attributes panel, but that was to be expected—Bai Zhi was a new Player, so had not acquired any skills.

The Inventory panel showed two items: the [ Shadowland Pass ] and the [ Shadowland Perpetual Deed ]. For the time being, Bai Zhi did not consider these a priority..

He was not sure just what kind of place Shadowland was, but it was certainly a dangerous one. Since he only had the abilities of a Level 1 Player, trying to enter Shadowland would spell certain doom.

Shadowland was a place worth exploring at some point, but now was not the time.

Bai Zhi spent some time experimenting with his Inventory. He found that the Inventory had 30 spaces of storage and could hold items from the real world. Most items could fit, but oversized things, like a whole bed, would not. Living things were not allowed in the Inventory, and try as he might, it would not accept something even as small as an ant.

"If I can't make it as a Player, I could use this to fake it as a magician..." Bai Zhi said thoughtfully as he loaded and unloaded the Inventory with various items.

The [ Marketplace ] and [ Auction ] panels were greyed out, and Bai Zhi could not use them. According to the system, the Marketplace would only become available to Players after they reached Level 2, while the Auction was unlocked by reaching Level 5. It was quite a humanistic design.

The last panel was [ Quests ], and it was empty except for a line showing a countdown of 3 days. Presumably, that referred to the remaining time on his New Player Immunity, whatever that meant.

"Three days..." Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes at the countdown timer.

According to that secret forum on the Dark Web, becoming a Player was not necessarily a good thing. Although it did come with the opportunity to achieve exceptional feats, it also meant having to risk one's life.

There was no such thing as a free lunch, so the system could not be expected to give Players the perks for free.

At irregular intervals, each Player would receive a mandato

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