Chapter Sixteen: The Nine Grand Camps of the Traveling Mages

After bathing and changing into fresh clothes, he lit the hotel-provided aromatherapy. The scent of pine reminded him of home.

Though it had been less than a day since his arrival in this world, he already found himself missing his family and friends back on Earth.

He opened his character panel and allocated all his experience points to the Wayfarer Mage class.

[Wayfarer Mage class level up to Lv2 (2/600)]
[Health +4]
[Mental Power +5]
[Skill Points +6]
[Class level reached Lv2, please choose your Wayfarer Mage camp.]
[Reminder: Different camps will determine different growth paths.]
[Reminder 2: Reaching Lv3 will grant attribute point rewards.]

This level-up granted him not only the usual basic improvements, but also an extra reward—the choice of camp. Judging by the different rewards for the next level, it seemed that each level would offer unique bonuses.

Chu Yun glanced at the introduction to the Wayfarer Mage camps. It was somewhat reminiscent of the clerical domains or druidic circles in DND. The difference was, he was likely the only Wayfarer Mage in this world.

[Wayfarer Mage Camp:
The existence of Wayfarer Mage camps is mostly unknown to outsiders, yet they are scattered throughout the multiverse. Any Wayfarer Mage is regarded as a nominal member of these camps.

The multiverse contains countless worlds, and the unique abilities of Wayfarer Mages, when powerful enough, allow them to break through the barriers of time and space to travel between worlds, enriching their knowledge and strength through these journeys.

Wayfarer Mages are scattered across innumerable worlds in the multiverse, and rarely have the chance to gather in person. The powerful among them sometimes communicate cross-dimensionally in the form of chat groups.

Among the strongest Wayfarer Mages, nine great Void Camps have been established through the laws of the universe, based on differences in world balance, universal rules, and approaches to action. These camps serve for sharing experience and spells, and also help novice Wayfarer Mages grow.]

The choice of camp was critical for Chu Yun. Once chosen, at each new level he could pray to the universe, connect with the corresponding camp through the power of the stars, and receive stage blessings for his growth, depending on his conduct and the camp’s compatibility.

Chu Yun couldn't help but wonder if the spell he received upon reaching Lv1 was also connected to the camps of the Wayfarer Mages. Perhaps only when he became strong enough would he be qualified to learn the truth.

If his conduct and the camp were too mismatched, he might not receive any growth blessings at all. Changing camps later would not be so simple.

Chu Yun then reviewed the distinctions among the nine camps, which were divided according to order and morality. He needed to choose the camp that most closely matched himself.

[The Nine Camps]
1. Lawful Good: Believing in strong rules and doing good within their bounds.
You believe order enables most people to live better. If people trust in the law and try to help each other, society as a whole will advance. Wayfarer Mages from this camp strive in this direction, seeking to bring the greatest benefit and least harm to the majority, and always keep their promises.

2. Neutral Good: Doing good within one’s principles, but respecting rules.
You believe balance exists in all things, and neither order nor chaos can achieve ultimate good. Since the universe is filled with beings pursuing countless goals, to seek ultimate good one must not disturb this balance, and may even need to maintain it. If the current order brings about the greatest good, it is to be followed; if overturning it leads to more good, it must be done. Social structure, to such a person, carries little inherent meaning.

3. Chaotic Good: Doing good by personal standards, regardless of rules.
You value freedom and act as you wish, but are kind-hearted. While you acknowledge all virtues and justice, you refuse to be bound by laws or norms. No one can command you or force you to obey orders! You have your own moral code, which may differ from society’s standards, but you do no evil.

4. Lawful Neutral: Rules above all, unconcerned with good or evil.
Order and organization are paramount to you. You accept strong, orderly authority, whether it be a despotic tyrant or a peaceful democracy. The world must have laws, and laws must be followed. To you, absolute order outweighs all moral conscience. All regulations must be obeyed, whether their results are good or bad. The perfectly just judge and the perfectly obedient soldier are the best examples of this camp.

5. True Neutral: Going with the flow, not taking sides, maintaining moderation.
You believe in the power of perfect balance, striving to avoid aligning with good or evil, order or rebellion. If forced to ally with a camp, you may deliberately shift to support the weaker side to maintain balance. When the balance shifts, you will readily change sides again.

6. Chaotic Neutral: Upholding freedom above all, doing as you please.
You act according to your own will, a true individualist. You disregard social constraints or moral persuasion, valuing your own freedom but not defending others’. You dislike authority and resent limitations, but do not deliberately destroy order. You are a true champion of chaos.

7. Lawful Evil: Doing evil in an organized and disciplined manner.
You pursue your desires with a plan, your actions governed by your own code, but you care nothing for whom you hurt. You value tradition, loyalty, and order, but not freedom, dignity, or life. You are willing to dominate others or to serve. Evil is your creed: you delight in spreading evil as part of your work, not just a means to an end. The strength of lawful evil lies in systematic, planned malice, and thus it often succeeds.

8. Neutral Evil: Doing evil for personal reasons, following no rules but not seeking to break them.
You will do anything for yourself, pure and simple. You shed no tears for those who die by your hand. You have no preference for order; if following the law benefits you, you will, and if breaking it brings greater gain, you will not hesitate to betray. This is evil uninfluenced by allegiance, often called "true evil."

9. Chaotic Evil: Treating all that is good and orderly as nothing, acting out of a destructive instinct and taking pleasure in it.
Desire, hatred, and the urge to destroy drive you. You are violent, malicious, arbitrary, and unpredictable. You are ruthless, seizing whatever you can. Only force and violence can unite chaotic evil into groups, and only the strongest can lead. Show weakness, and you will be replaced. Chaotic evil destroys not only beauty and life, but the very order that sustains them.

Chu Yun did not consider himself truly evil, but he was not a genuinely good person either. He was willing to kill others in the Mirror World for experience points.

Although killing someone in the Mirror World would not cause their death in reality, it would still inflict fatigue and other negative effects. Chu Yun helped those like Xiya, who had suffered misfortune, but felt no compulsion to care whether a filthy beggar had food to eat—all was dictated by his own preferences. In matters of good and evil, he remained neutral.

At the same time, he disliked the constraints of rules and cherished freedom. In the end, he chose the Chaotic Neutral camp.

Once his choice was made, Chu Yun sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and tried to sense the stars in the sky.

Naturally, his perception was not strong enough to reach the distant sky, but it was daytime, and the most brilliant star above was the sun. Through the sun’s warm rays, he conveyed his beliefs.

Soon, his faith was answered.

[Your beliefs resonate with the “Chaotic Neutral” camp.]
[You have received your first growth blessing from the camp.]