Reborn as a Transcendent-Chapter 690: The Exciting Update Content

White light flashed repeatedly as countless players logged in almost simultaneously.

Despite the bizarre scene, the NPCs acted as if they hadn’t noticed anything unusual, as if this kind of “event” was no different from the sun rising or rain falling. Completely normal.

Yaeger reappeared in the living room of Micha’s home. She instinctively opened her game interface. And sure enough, there was a new system announcement waiting.

She opened it and immediately saw the headline. What caught her eye first was the introduction of a new Job. This update had added a new base class: Pugilist!

“Nonononono—are you kidding me? I don’t remember this class existing!” Yaeger felt a chill run down her spine at the sight of the word Pugilist.

The game had always featured five core classes: Ranger, Warrior, Magician, Priest, and Holy Knight. Special classes had to be discovered by players on their own. But to have a base class added so directly, Yaeger was certain this had never happened before!

She tapped on Pugilist, and a detailed information panel appeared before her. After scanning through it carefully, she saw it clearly. It was a highly mobile class with powerful burst damage. And it was even eligible for Job Change.

The transfer fee: five million gold coins.

“Why not just rob people instead?” Yaeger rolled her eyes. “Still, is this change a good thing or a bad thing?”

A new Job popping up out of nowhere was more than a little baffling.

“New players can pick Pugilist from the start, but old players have to shell out five million? That’s a total scam. Sure, gear below Epic tier can be converted to Pugilist-specific gear… But five million is outrageous. Who’s actually going to switch?” She hadn’t even finished her sentence when—

Far away in Jade City, Ronald unhesitatingly paid five million gold for a Job Change. “A fine sword’s nice, but a good pair of fists? That’s even better. This game really gets me. I love it!” He was visibly excited.

After all, Old Man Tian had never been good with swords. Wielding one always felt awkward. Now that he could fight with his fists, he swapped classes without a second thought.

With a flash of light, Ronald’s Job changed in an instant, and all his gear was converted to Pugilist-exclusive equipment. As for his [Starmist] sword—it transformed into a pair of ice-elemental metal gauntlets.

“Good. Very good. Subarashi!” At that moment, he was shaking with excitement, even blurting out a word in Japanese.

It wasn’t just his gear that changed. The system also reallocated his base stat points.

“Hehehe, this suits me way better!” Clenching his fists, Ronald felt an incredible surge of power course through his body.

Just then, the system’s voice chimed in:

Ding!

Congratulations, you are the first player globally to switch to the Pugilist class.

Rewards: 2x Random Rare Equipment Crates and 10,000 Gold Coins.

Hearing the announcement, Ronald broke into a huge grin, looking as delighted as a child.

“Jackpot!”

In his mind, five million was nothing more than pocket change. The true prize was the two equipment crates. Because inside those crates, there was a real chance of obtaining rare Pugilist-specific gear. Something no amount of money could currently buy!

Meanwhile, on the Yanjing server…

Jolorie had also successfully Job Changed. The difference was, she received no reward. Two other young men had also made the switch with her.

“Heh, who would’ve thought there’d be a Pugilist class?” Jolorie said with a charming smile, her tone laced with a strange, seductive undertone. But those who knew her real age couldn’t feel the allure at all.

On the contrary, they felt…

Just as the other four were about to fake gagging, Jolorie had suddenly launched a flurry of punches at them. The next moment, the other players watched as four screaming figures flew like rockets into distant walls. Then, they slid slowly to the ground.

She plastered them against the wall like paintings! Clearly, Jolorie was no stranger to fisticuffs, she was a true martial arts master!

The new Job quickly became the hottest topic on the forums. At the same time, the outrageous five-million gold job-change fee sparked a wave of furious complaints. Even so, more and more players began switching classes.

At that point, people finally realized just how many rich players were in Saint Demon World.

“No way… there are actually that many suckers?” Yaeger muttered as she opened the forums and saw a slew of posts about players changing to the new class. “Having money really is nice,” she sighed with a hint of envy, then closed the interface and continued browsing the rest of the update notes.

The second update was the Live Broadcast feature. But this wasn’t external streaming, it was in-game live streaming! This had never existed before.

Even more surprising, the feature allowed for simultaneous broadcasting both in-game and on external platforms.

“The era of streamers is about to arrive,” Yaeger said with a wry smile. This feature didn’t really surprise her. In her past life, it had been introduced in version 2.0.

Her gaze dropped to the third update: Bloodline Synthesis System.

“Whew!” She sucked in a sharp breath the moment she saw the bold title. Because the Bloodline Synthesis System was a major feature introduced in version 3.0!

“This is way too early…”

Bloodline Synthesis had been the most important feature of 3.0. It spanned the entire game and changed its core dynamics. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

“Could it be because Pixie and the others all drew top-tier bloodlines, causing the system to make some internal adjustments?” After thinking for a while, she suddenly recalled recent discussion threads speculating that the chances of getting rare bloodlines from draws had been stealthily lowered.

At this stage in the game, many players had come to realize just how influential bloodlines and character identities were. As a result, many wealthy latecomers had started dumping cash into gacha draws before even entering the game.

However, very few seemed to have drawn high-rank bloodlines. That imbalance had sparked a heated debate online.

Yaeger had noticed this trend while lurking on the forums herself. “But seriously, this synthesis system is a total scam…”

In fact, she had already used the system once before. Back when she fell to the bottom of that cliff, the system had forcibly merged her bloodline. And the cost? Absolutely brutal.

As expected, the synthesis system was quickly flamed to oblivion on the forums by the “keyboard warriors,” who cursed it out across three thousand digital miles.

“For Yunuen and Little Fairy, this system is actually pretty helpful.” But for her and Pixie, it was nothing more than a decorative feature.

She continued scrolling and reached the final update: Faction Shop.

“This one was introduced in version 2.0.” At this point, she was no longer surprised by early updates. Her heart barely stirred. What’s more, these updates had little to no impact on her directly.

The initial shock passed quickly.

“Light, Dark, and Chaos… On paper, all three factions offer perks. But in reality, only Chaos and Light are truly viable options.” As she looked at the familiar trio of factions, Yaeger murmured to herself.

If this were just a regular game, it wouldn’t matter which side you chose. But unfortunately, this wasn’t just a game. Once the real world and the game world fully merged, your faction choice might affect you for the rest of your life.

Naturally, Yaeger had no plans to join any faction.

“I’ve got an artifact and the highest-tier Celestial bloodline. There’s no need to tie myself down to a faction. The benefits they offer aren’t even worth as much as a few lucky draws.”

Likewise, she didn’t want the girls in her guild joining any factions either.

“Freedom is better.”

Because once you picked a side, your life would no longer be your own. After all… there’s no such thing as a free lunch.