《Adventures in Atalok》 A new begining In a room too dark to even see the outline of anything there was a person siting on a couch with the press of a button a T.V thinner than a piece of paper sprang to life illuminating the sparsely decorated room. Besides the T.V there was a clock on the wall and a couch but nothing else. The T.V flashed and a logo it looked more like a coat of arms where on both the left and right two knights fought two dragons both mirror images of the other a black knight fighting a white dragon and a white knight fighting a black dragon then the letters VRGNN were placed vertically between them the motto for the News network Inform the Uninformed. Then the news anchor appeared a woman in her early 20''s with shoulder length golden blond hair an angelic face with crystal blue eye''s her hour glass figure was apparent underneath he professional cloths It was no wonder why VRGNN was popular even if they read the phone book everyone would still watch and and siting across from her was an average looking man brown hair, brown eye''s, and a face that would go unnoticed by military security if paired with a neon yellow outfit. The only noticeable thing was his laboratory coat he was wearing. instead of being perfectly white and clean it looked used and dirty multipul stains covered the coat. The news anchor began. "Hello and welcome back to the Virtual Reality Gaming News Network I''m you anchor Samantha Jones and today we have a special guest Dr Lenard Smith. Its grate to have you here Dr Smith." "Great being here Samantha" "So are you finally going to tell us about the break through you hinted at two years ago." "Actually yes I am we at Caladr INC have developed VR so advanced it makes what we use now look like the 1st gen models." "Really so how does it work" "Well first I need to give a quick history lesson to make sure I explain myself correctly. In the 20''s VR was just starting to take off earlier I mentioned The first Gen models that only worked on the visuals. Later with they added headsets that continuously became more advanced later in the 30''s and 40''s came the advancement involving gloves and boot''s, while being suspended in the air to give full range movement that was short lived. As most of us know people who play games want to play the game not be the game". "True enough most people do it to relax and then if the person isn''t fit enough they would tire easily." "Exactly by the 50''s the era of head gear was started allowing people to enter the mind into the game this is what we use today they might be thinner and lighter but the idea is the same.. However there were restrictions due to the amount of data this needed. Most games excluded smell and taste with barely any sense of feeling due to the fact that the technology simply couldn''t deal with the sheer amount required." "Thats not true anymore as some company''s have made cooking games that allow people to taste and smell the food" "True but have you looked at those games everything looked like plastic and the size was limited to a kitchen basicly making a game where you can''t do anything but cook and taste those foods plus if i remember correctly you can only get around 50 recipies then you have to purchases a new hard drive to download the DLC. Talking about that isn''t why I''m here, the point I was going to make was two fold. The first was that even now the computers are too slow to simulate a true VR world something will have to give. the second was I was going to state was the networking and the fact that online features were difficult if not almost impossible to manage" "However didn''t your company create an MMO called Atalok?" "Yes we did however we sacrificed a lot to make it work we eliminated smell and taste as well leaving only the ability to notice you touched something your ability to see which, we had to nerf as well as reducing the users sound frequencies. The game could looked more like a second gen VR game then what a new game should have looked like. That was mostly due to our computers not being able to handle any more as well as that we nearly maxed out the ability of countries to play considering most still had networking capability of around 350 Exabytes per second. So how have you and your team fixed this problem." "Well fist we needed to advance computers. We have created quantum computers small-enough to fit a thousand inside the current model and they are 100 time''s more powerful" "That''s incredible the quantum computers are really small only 4 inch cubes." "Secondly we have created a new networking system that can handle 1000 Yottabytes per second an increase of 2000 times the over the old network" "That''s crazy how did your team come up with all of this and how did you develop this in such a short amount of time." "Well we found some new talent who wants to remain anonymous to the public and the rest is a company secret but if you are that amazed now I don''t know if you can handle what I have to say next you probably won''t believe me." "Dr Smith with what you''ve already told me of your accomplishment''s today that would be almost impossible." "Well as you probably know the reason Caladr has been working so hard is that my son was hit by a car and while the animitonic legs will likely work, he is in a coma." "I''m sorry to hear that." "It''s been over ten years but what we at Caladr had hoped was to invent something that could repair a body part as well as a way to interact with a comatose patient. With our new product we believe that we have succeeded in our objectives we call them capsule''s they are the first VR machine that makes you better the longer you play." Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. "That''s crazy I can''t believe it Caladr has developed a miracle for those that have lost so much." "We have also developed something for those who wish to better them selves a game that actually make''s you stronger." "What do you mean stronger?" "We will be releasing The World 2 where the capsule will scan the player and give them stats , strength, Intelligence, Dexterity, Wisdom, agility, Perception, willpower and endurance there are also sub stats that show where the player''s stats are specifically." "I don''t know where to begin so the capsule scans me and give''s me my stats and how where they are. I don''t get it." "I understand lets take strength a boxer requires a lot of strength however they use different muscles than a weight lifter. In the game they may have the same strength stat but different advantages in substats." "Ok I kinda get it so how does this make me stronger." "Using the same method that we use to recreate limbs the player will increase the stats they are given by increasing or modifying tissue." "Wait before we continue how do you do that?" "Ah sorry, so the patient is lowered into our medical jelly it has an immense amount of all minerals, vitamins ,proteins and acids that a body may need. Then our nanites start rebuilding. We have had the nanites and jelly prepared for years but the problem was the pain of rebuilding limbs. Due to the sudden growth that occured some patients likened it to being lit on fire. So we developed our capsule that accelerates time for the mind making the pain less noticeable by spreading the pain over an increased amount of time." "So it also accelerates time for the user?" "Yes at around a 10- 1 ratio we could accelerate faster but there due to the fact that the users feel hunger and the hunger pain would be dulled it could be dangerous." "I see so back to making us stronger." "Alright so after you make an avatar which gains race stats to play the game and level up you will gain stat points that you can distribute however you like it is also possible to train stats however like in the real world it takes time. The stats you apply will make your real body equally as strong as your character. Meaning if you start with a 10 intelligence which we see is an average you can make it up to 100 and be a genius in the outside world." "That''s incredible I''m sure everyone will want to play the game after hearing that." "I''ll say one last thing before I leave to finish the project we acquired the help of a certain gamer to point out the flaws in the old game and to help with everything from combat to the character creation to the AI Depth." "Who could you be talking about?" "It''s only been a year and you forgot about him I''m sure he''s depressed about that. His character was #1 in all fields in the Atalok Chernobog''s original user the guild master of the Obsidian table." "You mean before it was sold." "Yea after the biding war reached 2.5 million NUSD (New USD) we contacted him asking if he would help with our project and he agreed." "My god, what was he like? Our reruns of him still get decent rating''s especially the last battle was awe-inspiring." "I can''t say, he said that if people found out who he was outside the game then it would be a huge pain." "That''s too bad could you do a girl a solid and give him my email next time you see him?" "Hahah sure I''m sure he wouldn''t mind." "Before you go Dr Smith my producer informed me that after your announcement of the capsule our server crashed as well as 7 other of our affiliation sites." "Looks like we''re off to a good start." With that the TV flashed off and all that could be heard was the clock then some slight snoring. Outside of the apartment door a girl looking to be in middle school was standing slowly getting angrier her strawberry blond hair and emerald eyes began to look menacing. BANG BANG BANG ¡°SPENCER wake up we have school¡± BANG BANG BANG ¡°GET UP WE¡±RE GOING TO BE LATE AGAIN¡± then key''s could be heard entering the lock the door flew open and before the clock could tick there was someone standing behind a young tall man if it wasn''t for the fact that drool was dripping from the corner of his mouth he would look like a Prince in a fairy tale his hair was a golden blond when he opened his eyes to see his his royal purple eyes. Looking half dead he rolled off the couch muttering something. "Spencer we''re going to be late again and you aren''t even dressed." "Not going, I''m going to bed." "Don''t start with me mom said to get you to school." "Your mom said that, bed is more important now." "Spencer I''ll tell mom that you wouldn''t listen." ¡°Goin to bed soft comfy bed¡± ¡° You can''t skip the first day of school¡± ¡°Watch me¡± ¡°Well I guess you don''t want the free breakfast at the school to welcome us back ¡°What kind of breakfast¡± ¡° Waffles and bacon¡± ¡°you better not be lying to me¡± ¡°I''m telling the truth but you might make us late¡± "Fine I''ll get pants on I''ll just sleep in class." "You better not." "Meh. after waffles I promise nothing" As they left the apartment Spencer was wearing baggy sweats and a plain baggy T shirt with a yawn the two began walking the same route they always took they finally made it into the class room where Spencer took his seat and closed his eye''s disappointed due to the waffles being a lie. School day *Authors Note: Sorry for the wait It''s been a gong show with four projects and four midterms all being held in the last week or so although no one has posted anything but 160 views is nice. Also my friend who was supposed to edit this didn''t Please post any thing you feel may make this story better I have written a fair bit of the story already but edits can and will be made.. so without further adu here is the second part. When the bell rang a young teacher entered. -¡±hello class I''m your teacher Mr Johnson but please call me Brad I''ll be teaching history.¡± -¡±SNORE history easy¡± -¡±Who is that sleeping on the first day of class¡± -¡±SNORE Spencer tierd sleepy¡± ¡°so since you are sleeping how about you explain why we use the New currency like the NUSD instead of the original USD¡± ¡°MMM AAAAAUUUUUUUOOWWWHHnomnomnom. Currency hyper inflated making it useless countries made a new one so milk wouldn''t¡± ¡°yes you are correct due to spending issues the currencies around the world began inflating at increasing rates until it cost around one million USD for a jug of milk.¡± ¡°NOM NOM breakfast promised want bacon maybe waffles.¡± ¡°Why are you here if you are only going to sleep talk¡± ¡°forced to want to sleep at home Ava threatened me with food.¡± ¡°Fine I''m just going to ignore you. Anyway I will be teaching the class on modern history from 2015 up to a decade ago 2120.¡± ¡°NOM NOM whens breakfast ... promised waffles¡­¡± ¡°Someone drag him into the hall.¡± ¡°Worried eye''s glare back at him.¡± ¡°Alright I''ll do it¡± As Brad walked over to where Spencer was sitting in the back corner he felt the eye''s of pity fall on him some had evil grins as he approached. Spencer was still mumbling about waffles and bacon when brad touched his shoulder. In the blink of an eye Spencer had disappeared and reappeared behind Brad with Brad¡¯s arm behind his head and his face on the desk. A sleepy Spencer was finally waking up and realized he had someone pind to the desk ¡°who are you? And why are you pind to the table ¡°I''m your teacher Mr Johnson, and you pind me here after I was about to remove you from the class ¡°Why?¡± ¡°You were sleep talking. Can you release me now?¡± ¡°O yeah sure sorry about that they really should have warned you I really like sleep.¡± ¡°You me the Principal''s office¡± ¡°Why you scared me so I reacted in self defence you don''t grab someone asleep.¡± ¡°What you attacked your teacher¡± ¡°In self defence but I have something to talk to him about anyway¡± ¡°The rest of you read chapter one and I''ll be back in a couple minutes¡± With that Spencer yawned and placing his hand behind his head walked out of the room followed quickly by Brad. As they walked down the hallway brad looked over to see Spenser''s eye''s closed and seemingly sleepwalking down the hallway. When they finally reached the office his eyes opened asking the young receptionist if the principle was in and if they could meet fortunately he was free. When they entered a giant of a man was standing looking out his window the man was built like a tank arms the size of some people''s legs and was tall enough to make even Spencer who stood at 6''6 look small being almost 8ft. As he turned around his shiny bald head reflected the light into Brad¡¯s eye''s his brown eye''s seem to stare right through Brad unable to say anything Spencer began talking with a nonchalant tone. ¡°Yo chrome dome it''s been awhile.¡± In a deep voice ¡°Spencer it has been awhile I see you still haven''t learned any respect so why are you here today ¡°o this guy is the new history teacher so he woke me up and I put him in a hammerlock mostly because he startled me. Well I was sleeping.¡± ¡°ugh this again, so no one warned him. fine I¡¯ll explain to him later anything else you need¡± ¡°actually would it be possible to just write all my exams for the next couple of semesters then I can just come in for the national test whenever that is you could just get Ava to tell me.¡± ¡°we could arrange that but you also have to compete in the tournaments.¡± ¡°Fine I guess I could do that thanks If you need me I¡¯ll be either training or studying¡± ¡°Ok good talking to you we''ll talk later¡± with that Spencer got up yawned and left the room the giant then turned his gaze to Brad.¡± ¡°You probably have questions¡± ¡°yea what the hell is going on¡± ¡°Mr Johnson you are aware of how our school works and where our funding comes from correct.¡± ¡°I believe so the grades are K to 16 elementary middle high and specialization if they want. schools gain funding based on the top scores from both the international academic tests and the National sports olympiad.¡± ¡°yes that''s correct¡± ¡°so what does that have to do with him?¡± This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.¡°Spencer is a very unique student and we are lucky to have him. He has placed first in all the sports competitions in middle school as well as scoring perfect in all academic fields with seemingly no effort¡± ¡°what how?¡± ¡°At first I thought he was cheating then his doctor got in touch with me after I questioned him apparently he has a form of Hyperthymesia allowing him to recall everything he has ever heard seen or experienced this has also led to him having "photographic reflexes" he can watch someone do something and he can copy them including Professional athletes.¡± ¡°So that''s why you let him run the place he''s an ace earning money for the school..¡± ¡°In part, Spencer may seem care free but he has a lot to worry about but that''s personal information. Some advice you wouldn''t like him if he actually got angry so don''t push to hard at him if you plan to intervene.¡± ¡°Alright I hear you have you. actually ever seen him angry?¡± ¡°once and that was enough they didn''t stand a chance.¡± ¡°Well I had better go back to my class. What will he be doing?¡± ¡°Right now taking a nap on the roof most likely but I''ll grab him for the exams at the end of this semester¡± With that Spencer started training at the gym during the day reading the research and textbooks at night living at the school and avoiding Ava. Ava started her day the same everyday get up around 5 shower brush her hair get dressed by then her mom would have breakfast ready after that she would go next door and wake up Spencer who would be asleep she would have to wake him up and drag him to school. That was how every mourning went for the last five years until last week suddenly he disappeared her mother getting a call that he was training for the week long sports competition coming up as well as him taking the national test in 6 subjects. However the weird part was that he was nowhere to be seen even when her mom made diner and he was invited there was nothing the only person who could get a hold of Spencer seemed to be the principle however even he couldn''t make him come in and could only pass on the leftover she brought for him. Another week had passed and she finally saw him enter the National Exam Room his shoulders more broad his arms thicker he had the look of a fighter. she entered her room after spending 2 hours on her exam she finished exiting she asked the examiner how close Spencer was to finishing to her surprise he had fished and already left. Feeling depressed Ava went to the cafeteria where Mia was waiting. Mia was an exceedingly short black haired Hazel eyed girl who looked more like an elementary school student that someone in high school. ¡±Ava what''s wrong don''t tell me you bombed the Test¡± with a flop into a seat into the seat next to Mia Ava let out a long sigh ¡°It''s not that I''ve been trying to get a hold of Spence for awhile but he''s a ghost¡± ¡°Mmm trouble in paradise for the wonder couple then.¡± ¡±w-what are you talking about¡± ¡°bhahaha you get so angry at the mention but I''m certain that if you don''t go for him some other girl will there''s a good lineup to by the way¡± ¡°what do you mean¡± ¡°he''s a good looking guy tall muscular golden hair eyes that seem to see through you and his smile could make an ice queen melt if I didn''t know better I would assume he was royalty or a model. But most guy''s like that are ass holes who only want one thing but he seems different he''s genuinely kind.¡± ¡°hmm¡± ¡°the only reason most girls haven''t tried to get him is because they think you two are already an item¡± ¡°WHAT! W-w-were only friends¡± ¡°who go over to each other''s houses while the parent''s are away?¡± ¡°Only when Mom has to work late and made us dinner.¡± ¡°Fine fine just remember a lot of girls could make their moves if they find out¡± ¡°more importantly where did he go. If he''s training shouldn''t he be in the gym but he''s not¡± ¡°If that''s what you want to know he''s probably with one of the girl teams helping them practice.¡± ¡°(lewd Images enter Ava''s mind) I- I better find him¡± ¡°Why need to put a leash on your man¡± With that she ran off searching for Spencer at every girls team every time she would have just missed him and they would ask her to thank Spencer for his help. After a few hours she left disheartened following the same route she took every day it was only 4 PM but she had to make dinner taking a short cut however there was a hit with a huge amount of pain to the back of her head. Before the group could grab Ava a tall prince like man was standing before them his usual princely smile and warm eyes were replaced with frozen eyes and a frown. ¡°you guys messed up¡± in unison they began laughing then the leader spoke up¡± ¡°we messed up there''s one of you and ten of us¡± ¡°so?¡± ¡°so we''ll kill you hand the girl over she''ll catch a high price on top of the contract on her we''ll be making a ton.¡± ¡°I see a contract so if you fail there will be more.¡± Before they could move the leader was falling over due to a kick to his knee that seemed to break it. The rest pulled out weapons knives, brass knuckles , pipes. Two men with pipes tried to swing at him from the side leaning back Spencer dodged rotating he connected a kick to the temple of one of the men using the momentum he heel kicked the other man dropping the two in seconds. Taking a fighting posture a man with a knife two with brass knuckles and another man with a pipe tried to attack him. Spencer ran then jumped kicking the knife man on the left with his right foot continuing to hit the man on the left with his heel. Landing he threw a right handed punch at the man on the left rotating from the momentum he threw a n elbow from his left to the man on his right. Only three men were standing terrified of what had just happened to the seven other members they froze and were simply punched unconscious. Spencer returned to the leader who was crying in pain due to his knee being shattered and pointing in an impossible direction. ¡°who sent you¡± ¡°EEC students sent me they were tired of losing to you¡± ¡°tell them and whoever else thinks that going after her is a good idea that this was a light warning I can do far worse.¡± With that he turned around and picked Ava up no one thought anything of him giving her a piggy pack ride home as he was once again wearing his smile. Just like a big brother to come save the day and bring his sister home.
Hello I yell into the void anyone posting maybe not oh well anyway Figured I would ask a question and hope some one answers do you guys want to here alot about how the game functions or nah because currently the story is in with Alpha testing and at 63 pages Not a whole lot of conflict but he also has not left the main town so no spoilers yet I could easily move things and make him leave earlier. so my question more fighting like above or more exposition and explanation besides it''s a game it has game logic. look forward to any replies. competition * Authors note next chapter features a famous charecter in the series and another fight the one after that is the start of the VR also another chapter should be up soon* Ava woke up in her room with a pounding headache it hurt to even open her eye''s she slowly got up looking at the clock it was 7pm. Dragging herself to the kitchen she found that her dinner had already been made and was sitting in the fridge with a note saying to not worry that everything was taken care of. Grating her salad from the fridge she sat on the couch and turned the TV on flipping to the news there was nothing unusual until a story of a group of men was found half beaten to death that were arrested. With a splitting headache she went to bed. The next week passed and nothing happened Spenser was still nowhere to be seen then the day of the start of sports festival began the two biggest schools were EEC from the east and WEC from the west where she attended luckily this year her school was hosting so she could watch Spencer live unlike how she usually had to watch at the school.Looking at her phone as she made her way to the arena there was a live interview with some of the contestants and Spencer was coming up ¡°... next up we have the most well-known athlete participating in the competition Spencer Baldr thanks for coming on ¡°Sure no problem glad to be here¡± ¡°So you started the day with track and field then some team sports how do you still have energy after all of those competition¡± ¡°As boring as it sounds training and not having wasted movements¡± ¡°Wasted movements?¡± ¡° basically when I run or do anything I only use the minimum to do the it ¡° ¡°So a lot of people want to know about how you fight mostly why you are so good at it¡± ¡°Well besides fighting being second nature to me it¡¯s all about thinking about what the opponent can and can¡¯t do¡± ¡°Like what? ¡°So if I punch with my left I can¡¯t immediately punch with it again I¡¯ll have to pull it back and do it again or use something else meaning that you could ignore my left for a second¡± ¡°Thank¡¯s for the information, we have a clip from the first round fight that we¡¯d like you to comment on¡± As the video started Spencer approached his opponent with no guard as his opponent started punching left and right they all missed due to spencer¡¯s swaying to dodge finally he tried a right high kick on spencer who ducked under it placing his left hand on the ground and spinning his momentum into a left heel kick for a knockout. ¡°So spencer first off why did you have no guard¡± ¡°In all honesty because I didn¡¯t need it for the fight¡± ¡°I see as we saw in the video you only used one move for a KO were you aiming for that¡± ¡°Yes and no I knew he had certain moves that he used with annoying opponents so I was watching for one¡± ¡°Alright thank you for your time and good luck with the rest of the tournament¡± ¡°Thanks for having me¡± Walking to her seat for the last fight Ava saw the principle talking to a police officer who looked to be barely in his thirties as she approached she heard Spenser''s name quickly hiding behind a wall she listened in ¡°Officer Bryan it has been awhile since I''ve seen you what brings you here¡± ¡° well Spencer called me about EEC and how they tried to attack his friend Ava If he wasn''t there who knows what would have happened¡± Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.¡°True altho I feel sorry for those kids who attacked her Spencer protects those he cares for with a vengeance¡± ¡°haha you should know¡± ¡°yea after that I quit, what happened to his sister anyway¡± ¡°.... actually I''d rather not say¡± ¡°Ah that bad, don''t say anymore why are you here now?¡± ¡°Well after the fight we''re going to arrest a large amount of EEC students well after Spencer has gotten through to them they probably feel safer with us, anyway the fights about to start I''ve got money on him destroying that punk under 20 seconds¡± ¡°Alright you¡¯re on As the two approached the railing overlooking the arena, Spencer and the EEC fighter were standing in the middle of the ring talking then as Spencer turned the air seemed to get colder. As the bell rung Spencer seemed to teleport across the ring hitting the temples on both sides with enough force to be heard in the nosebleed seats. then he kicked each knee with enough force that the snap could be heard outside the arena. Spencer quickly not letting him hit the floor alternating between left and right to the ribs the opponent couldn''t even lift his head as Spencer finished the fight with a jaw shattering spinning heel kick to the jaw. The timer had barely counted down 10 seconds and the medics were rushing in. Spencer left the arena with a cold expression leaving for the locker room. When Ava finally found Spencer he was leaving the arena in his usual baggy cloths except he seemed larger than before how ever his cold expression had been replaced with his usual smile. As they started home Ava couldn''t put the fight behind her and had to ask "hey Spence" "what''s up?" "what was with you today you usually try to do the minimum to your opponents having fun, dodging and making them look bad. But that last fight seemed like you just wanted to hurt him" " long story short they tried to blackmail me into throwing the contest" "WHAT!" "Yea they were going to use you as leverage against me so I''d rather not talk about it" "fine...... Spencer, why didn''t you tell me you had a sister with pain in his eye''s he stopped walking and looked blankly at the ground" "It''s none of your business" "I just want to know about your family" "Listen I don''t ask questions you don''t want to answer don''t ask me questions I don''t want to" "Why are you trying to shut me out I was just wanted to know more about you and your family" "Just drop it I''m not talking about it." With that the two walked in silence back to the apartment with a quick see ya they each entered their own homes. Spencer who had been busy for the past two weeks finally made it back home however he was too tired to do anything much plus if he was correct his delivery should be arriving the next day. With that he collapsed on the couch as he usually did. Chernabog Short *Authors note I really could have combined this and the last section but they were completely different things so here we are also If you want more info on the character I can do more shorts just post a comment* Spencer woke up to the banging on his door however he knew it wasn''t Ava as he had a year off school. As he went to the door wearing nothing but his boxers slightly slouching barely awake he opened the door there stood a woman from Caladr''s delivery team was standing there. After blushing due to the mostly naked Spencer ¡°I''m here to deliver and set up the capsule for a Spencer Baldr with a large yawn¡± ¡°That''s me set it up in the bedroom please¡± ¡°that shouldn''t be a problem¡­¡± looking down Spencer finally realized the problem and with a straight face. ¡°While you start setting up I''ll get some pants on¡± ¡°ok... thank you ¡°bedroom is the first door on the right.¡± After Spencer had put his cloths on and had woken up fully he went to the room watching the delivery woman set up the machine. She was quite good looking her waist length hair was brown she had a pretty face her eyes a deep browny red like rose wood. Spencer smiled as he began to think of his sister walking back out to the living room Spencer grabbed the remote and began watching the VRGNN It looked like another Chernabog battle episode. It was right at the start Chernabog The strongest guild in the game the Obsidian table He had thought the name was cleaver a parody of the round table. While they were light he would be darkness after all the world needed balance. However It was starting to get annoying with the all the Guild wars that they had tried to avoid not out of fear but because it was a waste of time. At least he could wipe out these Idiots with ease. Few if anyone experimented with breaking the laws of the system like Chernabog could he move spawn locations for instance if so how far. Things that others took for granted rules that just were he tested. As the other Guild members arrived to watch. The enemy guild was one of the top 100 considering the tens of thousands that were created It was impressive they had at least 50,000 members all maxed leveled or close to it A monstrous army to most considering The obsidian table had around 6 members and 100,000 NPC''s It was usually they would have been destroyed but the members were not normal. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.As the enemy began to line up the 5 members and Chernabog looked at each other. In a deep voice Who''s turn is it this time Everyone looked at Chernabog Fine guess I''ll deal with the trash. Jumping off the of the ramparts in complete Adamantine armour with numerous enchantments It was the destroyer himself coming to fight. The army charged forward however as the man closest to Cherenabog was 6 ft away the ground gave way. A huge pit filled with water had appeared causing 15,000 members to be trapped and drown. Walking around the large pit Chernabog closed in on the rest of the army it was now they began to feel fear as he withdrew his two buster swords over 7 ft long and 2 ft wide both wielded in one hand each. To those who knew the classes Chernabog''s was one of a kind All stats were maxed which had previously been seen as impossible he had also learned almost all skills in the game and mastered them giving him bonuses that put his stats above the max Considering max level was 1000 he was the only player who was considered to be a level 2000 due to stats. Even within his own guild he dominated by at least levels in stats. That was actually the only requirement to join have stats that put you over the limit. Using skills and magic the army began to fold like a house of cards. The champions of the guild attacked in unison dressed in mithril only to be hit with enough force to be insta killed if not blown into the pit. The whole fight took less than 15 minutes before they were wiped out. After the show had ended Spencer had a smile the plan that was shown was a surprise attack that Chernabog used The set up was done in minutes however the online function would be unavailable at the start of the game and would be set up within the week. As Spencer began to lower himself into the capsule that seemed to be filled with jello of every colour except it was warm which made it worse eventually lowering himself onto the seat that appeared to be a lawn chair with a wide armrest the seat then began to mold to his body when that was complete he took a deep breath and closed his eye''s then he began to drift away.
I know super short my bad I have a large chapter coming up remember If you think anything is really confusing let me know if I can I''ll try to fix it either with editing or just adding a small section in story explaining. Character creation *Authors note no combat sorry just charecter creation* As he began to drift back into consciousness he found himself standing in a white room with a large screen in front of him then a voice coming from everywhere and nowhere a beautiful voice began to speak ¡°Hello traveller from the other realm I am Michie the gate keeper between the two realms I am here to assist you in preparing for the other realm. You are unique compared to the others I have seen all your stats are too high at least double in all categories compared to the average. Would you like to begin or do you have questions.¡± ¡°no thank you. None for now what is the first step¡± ¡°First you must select the race you wish to be apart of you may select from one of three factions Dark, Light, Neutral or I can show where each race falls on the light to dark line graph¡± ¡°please do that¡± on the far left was an angle and the far right was a demon ¡°What is the difference between them all¡± ¡°Each race has different culture and customs that the player would be expected to follow but for you most importantly each race has a different race stats per what you call level¡± ¡°are there differences in the total amount of points given¡± ¡°yes there are, the further away from the middle you go the more stat points you gain but it also limits equipment you can acquire and you need more experience than others closer to the center ¡°Is it possible to have a half breed?¡± Depending on the races it is possible however each race will show hostility and it will also be need more experience to gain a level¡± so I gain more power the further from the centre it is possible to cross breed so looking at this... ¡°I would like to be a half Demon half Angel¡± ¡°Are you sure? The amount of experience needed for both of those to level up is 10 times what a human race would need in addition including the penalty for mixing blood it will be 15 times the amount. A secondary effect would be that both Religious factions will be hostile towards you if your identity is revealed.¡± ¡°That''s fine how many stat points will I gain humans gain 1 point in all categories demons would usually gain 2 in the physical attributes and 1 in the mental Angels would gain 1 in physical attributes while gaining 2 in mental. You will gain 2 in every stat per level. You also have the ability to rank up in each hierarchy to the maximum of 10th level making you a demon King and or Seraphim however you start as a beginner no name rank in each.¡± ¡°Good I''m fine with that, one question though¡± ¡°What is it¡± ¡°Seeing as how my character will have both bloods how could I hide¡± ¡°we can deal with that in the innate abilities section¡± ¡°sweet can we look at that¡± ¡°first you must decide on your appearance. height can be set to actual or set, if set the height will be locked in and if you are below this height you can allow for growth all features are adjustable by slider or you may use your mind to make an ideal image.¡± With that spencer Imagined A man of around his height with large horns protruding from his head and a golden halo sitting wedged between them his skin was Red with white Runes and symbols covering his body he had one feathered wing on his left and one bat like wing on his left. His left eye was white while his right was pure black. ¡°Done can we continue¡± ¡°you currently have four abilities due to the two gifts you acquired in your life in the other realm and the two races you chose¡± ¡°Well I know that the Angel will allow me to not eat but what are the other three¡± ¡°ability 1 the ability to recall all events in perfect detail memorizing everything seen or heard instantly. 2 photographic muscle memory the ability to see a manoeuvre and if you meet the physical requirements copy the ability. 3 demon ability The angrier you become the more power you gain.4 due to the magical nature of Angles they can survive on mana only¡± The screen that held the line of races disappeared and up came a screen of abilities hundreds of them ¡°You may use a search function to find certain abilities such as class, usage, effect, or popularity ¡° ¡°Search for transformation¡± ¡°there are three different forms yourself, the environment, or others ¡°Just the one for myself please¡± ¡°alright If you select anymore abilities you will have an even harder experience gaining levels. After scanning over all the abilities most seemed useless to have at the start if you had to pay they all could either be learnt or practised only one was of interest Stolen novel; please report.¡°I would like the ambidextrous ability and transformation.¡± ¡°Is that all?¡± ¡°Yes what''s next.¡± ¡°Job, hobbies as well as survival abilities selection. For all of these you must learn them in the new realm but you are currently limited on the amount you can learn 2 jobs 4 hobbies and 1 survival ability¡± ¡°what do I need Jobs for¡± ¡°A job will allow you to gain employment while not questing or adventuring for instance a mage may wish to go into enchanting or apothecary a knight may wish to become a blacksmith or armourer and a stealth class may wish to become a messenger or Jester if only to gain information. They also have special effects depending on the job¡± ¡°What about hobbies you can''t make me not enjoy something¡± ¡°True but you will not gain hobbies advancement that can add additions to your skills and stats¡± ¡°Ah k and the survival skills¡± ¡°This determines your ability to survive in the wilderness such as hunting the ability to find shelter start a fire without magic as well as how you navigate without equipment.¡± ¡°So for jobs I should have an unlimited considering At the minimum I want most the jobs she said as well as some others. Hobbies fall under the same thing if each one makes me stronger in my spare time then I`m golden plus some jobs could be hobbies. I don''t need many survival skills hunting, fire starting and shelter may be needed if I can''t use magic and I have to stay in a dungeon, would first aid count I think5 or 6 will do for that I would like unlimited Jobs and hobbies as well as six survival skills.¡± ¡°That will increase your experience troubles to 20X are you sure?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°The final limiter is the amount of quests you may have open at one time the current limit is 5 however you may reduce this to decrease the experience burden or if you want you may increase this and incur a higher penalty¡± ¡°Give me the max at this point It doesn''t matter¡± ¡°with that the multiplier is up to 25X Is everything to your satisfaction¡± "how do i select my starting city" "All travellers of neutral origin begin their adventure in the training city of Albion after they may take a gate to their new home city. After leaving Albion you may not return when you have decided on a name please go to either the Adventures guild or one of the central guilds". "Alright one final question Is it possible to increase my stats outside of levelling up" "You may like in your world train for physical attributes while study and debate may increase your mental abilities, other than that practice. Is that all?" "A couple of more questions I''m sorry what is the average amount of time Travellers have stayed in Albion or the other city''s like it." "On average 2-3 days some leave after a week some a day" "How many people are there right now?" "None they have all descended to the starting city" "How many city''s like Albion are there any way" "Five in total each on another plane and impossible to get to until later in the game when you have a sufficient level or stats that allow you to survive." "Wait how come five "Remember the Race line I showed you earlier" "yes" "so each race belongs to a different alignment hence a different city. The citys starting with pure Darkness attribute is Pand?monium and will travel to the Inferno Realm, those who are at the midpoint between darkness and the middle start in the hunting grounds and travel in the beast realm, those who are close to the middle such as dwarves humans and elves belong in Gaia and start in albion, those who are on between the middle and light start in the great forest and travel to Nysa, then there are those who are pure light who start in elysium and travel within Eden." "I would like to use the transformation kill before you send me in having horns might give me away." A window appeared that looked like the original Picking the human race he modled his avatar after himself tall blond amethyst eyes. "Is that All?" "Yes thank you I''m ready to start" Stats and studying *Authors note: This one may be ruff sorry about that I had to learn to make tables and its already late so here it is I think im going to take out a few tables down the road as well and before I post the next section I was wondering If you the readers would rather I break up the level grinding with learning new skills and guild stuff or sprint through most of the job gringing to get it over with or you really dont care and wish Id shut up. If you have an opinion PM me or leave a post I do check but no one has posted as of today.* With that, everything turned white and he was sitting in front of a large fountain dressed in regular peasant clothes. He was surrounded by buildings and villagers. This must be Albion. However, Spencer was wondering how far this level of detail could go. How did they program all of this? He could not believe it. The surrounding mountains. The fences and buildings, even the people who were wandering around¡­ It was totally different from the first Atalok world He could feel his leather shoes, his cotton shirt on his shoulders his leather pants that seemed to be sticking. The cool wind whooshing by his ears, the warmth of the sun hitting his face and even the smell of food such as fresh bread and pies being prepared somewhere in the distance. In the original Atalok, the world looked closer to a game than reality the world had a waxy look to everything. The sense of touch was no different then when he was in the real world where in the original game it always felt as if you were feeling everything through thick clothing. However, the two largest differences were smell and taste being able to smell the medieval type air and taste the air even something simple like water had a taste. Seeing a signal tower that was taller than anything else he could see he climbed it when he finally reached the top he could see the edges of the world where after that it ended It was, after all, it was a training world. Sitting there and began to think. There are three ways to start my game here first is to go and raise my stats by training by the sounds of it the higher they are the harder they will be to level up later. The second is to go to the library and learn as much information as possible as I don''t need food I could live there and gain a large amount of knowledge then I could go train or something else. 3 find some jobs to make money then I can go and study at night or just work. 4 use my ability to copy moves from trainers around here, there should be one representative from each of the basic ones, after gaining them I might have a better chance of at the previous three. Option 2 seems the best for now. Better check my stats before I go and try to find the Library.
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Getting up and descending the tower As Spencer began to walk around the City he felt at ease everyone he talked to seemed helpful and eventually he found an old man having difficulty wheeling a cart. Spencer approached and started to talk to him ¡°Hello, there sir do you need any help?¡± ¡°No, not really¡± ¡°I see then could you help me It''s my first time here and I''m looking for the library do you know how to get there¡± ¡±I might grab this cart and I''ll lead the way.¡± ¡°Sounds great thank you ¡± with that, Spencer wheeled the cart for what seemed like an hour when they finally reached the library. ¡°do you need me anymore or are you ok to finish pulling this on your own.¡± ¡°I should be fine¡± ¡°If you need help with anything you can ask me.¡± ¡°I''ll keep that in mind¡± With that Spencer entered the library Hundreds upon thousands of books lined the walls however what spencer wanted were a few specific books history of the world and the governing parties involved as he approached the front desk a small man was behind the counter looking him over he realized it was a Hobbit. ¡°excuse me can you help me find some books I''m looking for¡± The hobbit looked up from his pile of books ¡°What do you need¡± ¡°Almost everything on the history of the world as well as the groups that control it¡± ¡°Bwahahaha that''s hundreds of thousands of tomes over 1000''s of pages of detailed information¡± ¡°I see, Do you have a study room¡± ¡°Do you want a normal one or a time displacement room¡± ¡°!?!... what''s a time displacement room¡± ¡°It as the name says is a room that distorts and displaces time our rooms here are some of the best that can disrupt up 1000 times but you still need to eat sleep and go to the bathroom.¡± ¡°That sounds great but how much would that be¡± ¡°around a nickel¡± Pulling up his inventory he saw a copper, nickel, silver, gold and a platinum coin representing his total amount of money which came out to 1 nickel (1 platinum is worth 100 gold, 1 gold is worth 1000 silver, 1 silver is worth 100 nickels, 1 nickel is worth 100 coppers. ¡°Would I be able to work here and use the room in my off time I don''t see anyone else here¡± ¡°Well I''d have to see your stats here''s a stat card It only gives your stat numbers so don''t worry about anything else¡± ¡°Ah I was wondering about that¡± Spencer quickly took the card after seeing the numbers he showed the hobbit ¡°what is this your stats are exceedingly high for your level we would love to hire you¡± A screen flashed in front of Spencer [Job librarian] [description] a librarian is one who knows the most about books scrolls and tomes and where they are held however a librarian has to not only put books back where they belong but assist those who wish to find research materials. ¡°What do you need me to do¡± ¡°don''t you want to know how much it pays?¡± ¡°I guess I should know¡± ¡°10 coppers a day¡± ¡°what can that buy me¡± ¡°well a room costs 2 coppers for a low-cost room food is usually 1 or two coppers as well for cheap food¡± ¡°hmm tell you what let me use a study time distortion room as my board and if you can pick me up some food I only need 4 coppers a day¡± If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.¡°Wha are you serious¡± ¡°Yep I''m more interested in learning than money right now¡± ¡°Alright then can you please go into the back and memorize the organization system then when we close at 5 and open at 8 am¡± with that Spencer began to work running around placing books where they belonged skimming every book he could as he ran around returning books after the first day he finally began to realize how big the library was looking at the records 90 million books were out front 60 million were in need of translation or repair and a further 30 million needed to be rewritten before they turned to dust. At the end of the first week Spencer had read half of the 90 million books with his special memory however he now had a splitting headache as he had crammed too much information into his head he had however raised his INT to 32 and WIS increased to 20 he gained that by figuring out he shouldn''t read that many books In such a short time He also unlocked a New stat. [Knowledge] This Stat does not affect any active stats such as WIS or INT, however, It represents the amount of Information you have acquired If It gets high enough in a specific field it is possible to request a grant from a ruler of a nation for the task (Exploration, Experiments, and Prototyping.) Slowing his pace to 20 million a week thinking about how the time dilation was weird to get used to. So every day is 24 hours same as the outside divided by ten is 2.4 hours out of the real day so a week here is about 17 hours I should check my sub stats and see how I can level them. My INT went up really fast the first week but now not so much. However that makes sense the higher it gets the harder it will get Open INT window and Wis windows
INT and WIS Stats
Nature INT5Logic/ Mathlogic 50 Math 2 Strat 50 AVG 34
Music INT4Interperson INT25
Exist INT15Body INT81
Language INT10Space INT4
Fighting INT100Meorization93
Total INT average 32
Logic WIS20Intra WIS20
Nature WIS30Interperson WIS10
WIS average 20
What are half of these open info tab on all INT stats Naturalist Intelligence (¡°Nature Smart¡±) Designates the human ability to discriminate among living things (plants, animals) as well as sensitivity to other features of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations). The higher this INT becomes allows for a higher accuracy in determining landmarks as well as wildlife. Musical Intelligence (¡°Musical Smart¡±) Musical intelligence is the capacity to discern pitch, rhythm, timbre, and tone. This intelligence enables us to recognize, create, reproduce, and reflect on music, The higher this INT becomes the more accurate you can discern a Sound or play an instrument. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence Is the INT most involved with academics and patterns. The higher the value of this Int increases the ability to see through an opponent''s strategy or solve a problem as well as calculations become easier. It is possible for different sections of the stat to varry by large degrees. The higher this stat becomes the easier Administration tasks become as well as making it easier to study. Existential Intelligence Sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence, such as the meaning of life, why do we die, and how did we get here. Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart¡±) Interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand and interact effectively with others. It involves effective verbal and nonverbal communication, the ability to note distinctions among others, sensitivity to the moods and temperaments of others, and the ability to entertain multiple perspectives. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence (¡°Body Smart¡±) Bodily kinesthetic intelligence is the capacity to manipulate objects and use a variety of physical skills. This intelligence also involves a sense of timing and the perfection of skills through mind¨Cbody union. The higher the INT the easier it is to manipulate the body Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart) Linguistic intelligence is the ability to think in words and to use language to express and appreciate complex meanings. As well as learn new languages Spatial Intelligence (¡°Picture Smart¡±) Spatial intelligence is the ability to think in three dimensions. Core capacities include mental imagery, spatial reasoning, image manipulation, graphic and artistic skills, and an active imagination. Fighting Inteligence* While not in addition to the INT tree it represents your ability to understand an opponent and to predict what they are going to do. If an enemy has laid a trap or is baiting you you may have a feeling about it. Ok, so I''m really good at memorizing obviously and moving my body and strategy. I''m a Idiot at music, puzzles and i can''t tell the difference between a moose and a pine cone. At least I''m above average in the other categories but that depends on what she meant by average as well. So what about Wisdom "Open Info tab on all WIS substats Naturalist wisdom Naturalist Intelligence is to know the environment Naturalist wisdom is knowing what to do in the environment such as keeping away from areas that animals may be even if they hibernate Logical-Mathematical wisdom The understanding that there are variables that may elude you while being intelligent in this field may allow you to understand the world with the information that is given Logical wisdom leaves room to be wrong (meaning) The wisdom to know that there are things that are unknown and have backup plans for them Interpersonal wisdom The knowledge to communicate well and pick up on physical cues from others. Intra-personal wisdom The understanding of oneself Whether Good or Evil Knowing oneself is Important as if one doesn''t know himself he doesn''t know his relationship to anything else. Alright so I know what my stats mean now at least now either to Pick a class train or pick a guild Stories of old As Spencer was in deep thought the hobbit appeared behind him ¡°You know I still don''t know your name.¡± ¡°I haven''t decided on who I want to be yet¡± ¡°Maybe you should visit the guilds and decide on how you will fight and pick a name of a hero.¡± ¡°Where are they anyway I only managed to get here due to an old man moving¡± ¡°I can give you a map of the city but they are expensive¡± ¡°All I need is to see it then I can memorize it¡± ¡°Really can all Travelers do that¡± ¡°No I think I''m the only one¡± ¡°Good I would never sell any If everyone could memorize it¡± The Hobbit ran off on his stubby legs returning with a large map then he placed it in front of Spencer map in front of Him the City was split into five sections. In the centre the four big guilds from what he had heard from Caladr was that three would be in charge of changes and Increasing rank (MAGE, Warriors, and Rogues) while other NPC Guilds were more like unions in our world. The fourth would be where you could gain general quests to high ranking ones that players could miss that was also where Player Guilds registered and accepted most Guild Quests. Each section of the city did one job. Looking at the legend there was a school district that taught specific beginner classes Barbarian Bard ,Cleric ,Druid ,Fighter ,Magic-User/Mage/Wizard ,Monk/Mystic ,Ranger ,Sorcerer, Rogue, Warlock. ect. There were also schools that taught different fighting techniques from hand to hand to swords daggers to bows they were all there. Looking at all the different teachers and schools Spencer instantly recognized the tutor system however a specific role would be boring however a class would be necessary in order to learn class locked skills. The real question was which guild to join. The different Guilds would have hugely different quest types the warriors would most likely be protection and kill the thing types. The mage guild quests would probably be go get the magic thingy or seal some kind of monster. The Rogue''s guild quest were most likely to be go steal a thing or poison a person. In all fairness all quests came down to a simple repetitive sequences. Depending on the person they may like to do only specific quests and it was possible to make an Order filled with different classes like guilds in other games. With sigh Spencer¡¯s avatar got up and left the library walking towards the class hall . Entering a large building there were booths for each class walking to the first booth he found out it was an alchemist recruitment ¡°What can you tell me about Alchemists¡± ¡°hmm We alchemists travel the world working towards our individual goals however we combine both magic and science to create new inventions like explosives.¡± ¡°What about mixing metals, Im a blacksmith and making a sword with the strength of steel with another metal that bends a bit more would be useful¡± ¡°There are some who work on that field altho most attempt to turn cheap metal into gold they give the rest of us a bad name.¡± ¡°Alright there are a lot of classes so I better be going¡± ¡°You know instead of going to each and every single one you could look through the catalogue to narrow your search.¡± Taking the small book that couldn''t be more than 20 pages he began to flip through some classes that were currently available With a sigh he left the recruitment area and headed back to the library while thinking about what class he wanted to become. each one had something useful that he wanted but playing as a specific class seemed boring he wanted to fight like a monk throw fireballs like a wizard and sneak around like a Rogue. Entering the library he took the remaining books he had yet to read looking through them he finally came across ¡°The Legend of the three heroes and the traitorous Gaius¡± from the records of Grey the scribe the record keeper of their adventures translated by the magic guild When the world came to chaos due to the Defiler, people fled to their capitals and to the guilds for assistance. At this time the most powerful guild at the time was the Adventurers. They requested that each capitol send their champions. However when the guilds searched the rosters they found no suitable candidates. Upon returning to the Adventurer''s guild they gave the news with a sigh. They immediately began working on a back up plan. Many children from the ages of ten to twelve were brought into the hall and were given tests in each field to determine who they would chose to train and to champion them. The only four children that remained had entered the hall unassumingly. The wizards selected Fira a young red haired girl with strong innate magic and an iron will. Michel a tall child with a strong body was selected by the warriors. Riko was selected by the Rogues guild his deftness of hands and concentration that would be abnormal for a untrained adult, and he seemed to have a sixth sense. Finally the adventurers guild had to choose however there was no immediate candidate, the candidate had to be good at the three core blocks. Looking over the scores they soon began to see something odd. One candidate would be tied for first until there was only twenty to thirty left then he would drop out. After searching for the child they found him leaving with the three that had been selected. Approaching the youth the guild representative asked to speak with him sending the others away the fourth child stood staring dead eyed at the man. He asked the boy why he failed to which he replied it was boring and that to do one thing would bore him. They then put him through the tests once again however for the adventurers guild only falling only a few points behind each of his friends. They Immediately took him in making Gaius the final members. After four years had passed they all met each other at the city entrance except for Gaius who seemed different. They set off on the adventures that would make them legends fighting beasts and monsters of ever increasing power however Gaius was always missing. They continued until they finally reached the destination the castle of the Defiler fighting tooth and nail through the hordes they finally made it to the top after weakening the Defiler, Gaius landed behind the monster and stole his power for himself. The three friends realized that his guild ordered this to ensure that the other guilds would always bend to their every whim and command. However they had become far stronger than before and they fought on until eventually Gaius was killed. The adventurers guild was forced to relinquish the power they had due to the uncovering of these facts... That sounds odd why would the most powerful guild risk that, something is not right think this came from somewhere right so there must be a source an original, wait it said it was translated so there is an untranslated version... wait it would be the same thing what I need is the ruff draft or his source material. Leaving his room he half sprinted towards the hobit having to stop suddenly almost falling over he found the man he was looking for. ¡°Quick question what do we have written by someone called grey¡± ¡°wha what are you going on about¡± ¡°Grey he was the original author of ¡°The Legend of the three heroes and the traitorous Gaius¡±¡± ¡°Maybe everything we have would be up here though and you''ve read just about everything here¡± ¡°What about the really old books the ones in the basement¡± ¡°yeah there may be but it needs to be translated and we don''t even know what his name looks like or how to translate¡± ¡°actually we might we have multiple translated books right¡± ¡°yea¡± ¡°so all we need to do is figure out how they line up and get the letters and words right¡± ¡°we could ok let me go get the untranslated version but may I ask why are you looking into this¡± ¡°I was looking for a class and came across this but something seemed off After grabbing the two translated version and the untranslated he found grey''s name in the old written form ¦£¦Ñ¦Å¦× passing the name to the hobbit he ran down the stairs and after searching for a few hours the found an old diary with ¦£¦Ñ¦Å¦× on the front. Writing what he down the translated words two job offers came up [Translator] one who interprets written and spoken words to those who don''t know the language [scribe] one who transfers text and writes the words for letters and other tasks.¡± This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. Writing down what he read he eventually got a different account than the book. Day 1: The Defiler has ravaged much of the surrounding area only the guilds have stopped the them from approaching those not killed are either used as work horses or used to transport things some area''s with a guild have remained safe but for how long who knows Day 5: The Adventurer''s guild has asked me to keep track of the mission when it happens they have a bad feeling about all of this Day:8 they have decided to wait and train 4 new recruits to be the best of the best the one of the Adventurers guild members told me what the recruit had said after they caught him throwing his recruitment that to him his friends were more important than getting into a guild and that even if he wanted to become great in one of them if he had to sacrifice his friends he would refuse. He seems Interesting ... year 3 Day 363 my daughter was born this morning and I will have to leave her for who knows how long but the guilds have already paid me and I hope it is enough for my wife and daughter to live without me should I die. Year 4 day 1: I introduced myself to my traveling companions Fira the sorcerer who can command the elements, Michel the white knight a Paladin apparent after this mission he gets the title and Riko the guy looks like a scumbag who would steal from his grandma. The final member seemed normal he walked up to the others with a smile and was wearing a confused face as he approached me he introduced himself as Gaius he then asked my name the only one to do so. Year 4 day 10:The three seem to be exceedingly quiet they say nothing except to whisper to one another the only one to talk to is Gaius who seems to like being on a quest to save the world. Hopefully it''s just nerves that is keeping everyone quiet we have a stop in a day to help a town that is under the defilers control it''s only some flunky apparently but still it''s four years of training for them. Year 4 day 12: I caught Gaius leaving camp in the middle of the night he said he was going to end this his equipment was lacking only gauntlets shin plates and two swords one on each side. He said he would finish this fast so that the rest wouldn''t get hurt. I followed him to a graveyard where a large group of skeletons burst from their coffins however his hands glowed with an energy and he would touch them and they would die finally the flunkey appeared a large zombie however the energy on his hand changed into magic flames and with a flurry of punches and kicks it was over. Returning to camp the others were ready to leave. They didn''t ask where we were, or about the flunkey they just moved on. ... Year 4 day 362: I know it was naive of me to think we could finish this before her birthday but it doesn''t seem so. Gaius was the only one to notice how upset I was after he asked what was wrong I told him. He left for a few minutes and returned with a piece of paper and an envelope as well as something in a bag. Apparently he can send letters to the Guild and they can send them back to him as well this will be my first contact with my wife in about a year. The Item in the bag is an ancient music box worth a king''s ransom. He said every kid should get awesome gifts for their birthday and with a smile he sent both my letter and his gift over Year 4 day 363: I went to thank Gaius for what he did for me all he did was smile and hand me a letter It was from my wife. My daughter can walk around now. I burst into tears of joy she was safe and healthy. All I could do was thank him. ... Year 5 day 20: It was a burning question Why did he do all the work while the other three did nothing. He told me that 5 years ago he was alone at an orphanage and then the other three trickled in it was Gaius''s job to take care of the other kids but the village they were in was attacked and the cleric who had raised him told him to save the others and that''s what he does they are all that''s left of what he thinks of as family. .... Year 6 day 340: Gaius Is has fought alone while the others have taken credit he is broken and tired. He has a fever and multiple broken bones however he fights alone tomorrow we fight the Defiler. He asked me what do I think is evil. I repeated what i had learned from holy men that Evil is when people do extremely terrible things. He then laughed and told me that True evil and True good doesn''t exist it all depends on where you sit. It was confusing so I asked him to explain. What he said next made sense he asked me If I considered murder and theft evil I told him of course he said what if you needed a cure for a sickness that your daughter contracted could you steal the cure? If your daughter would die soon and a guard tried to arrest you would you kill him? No matter what you do it''s evil stealing a man''s work and killing a father, or siting and do nothing as your child withers away. I¡¯m following Gaius once again in the middle of the night if this is his last moments I want the world to know what he did Year 6 day 341: Gaius has told me that even if he survives he might not be able to return with me after that he quickly ran out and began fighting with the monsters of this place hideous creatures half dead zombies rejected experiments hideous creatures. It took five hours but the Defiler appeared a black fog that took the shape of a giant Dragon. Using his ki and all the magic power he could muster he fought with it moving faster and hitting harder than ever before the fight went on for another 4 hours then as he finished the monster off two daggers appeared in his back. The Greasy Riko had stabbed him in the lower back but Gaius stood back up and kicked him in the gut. then then a Lightning bolt was deflected as Fira came into view after she attempted a fire large spell Gaius used a wind spell to blow it up in her face then Michel appeared from his side swinging his sword down however he blocked it with his sword then punching him in his helmeted face. Standing back up all he could ask was why. All they would say was guild orders. After that the three attacks together non stop not allowing him a moment to rest as I ran in to help somehow I found myself standing in the Adventurer''s guild. With tears in my eye''s I reported to the guild master. ... Year 7 day 1: the other three returned as heroes while Gaius is viewed as a villain. The three guilds planed this from the beginning they had hoped that the Gaius would die before the final confrontation. However he did a huge amount of damage to them Riko is missing a hand and walks with a hobble, Michel Lost his shield arm his thumb and his toes on his right side and Fira''s face had been burnt making her lose her eyesight. However they get the last laugh The adventurers guild has lost all power and is used solely for organizing quests the only members are Administrators and some teachers from the other guilds. When I planned to tell people the truth my wife handed me a letter it was from Gaius the letter reads Dear Grey Sorry I sent this with your letter to your wife but I figured if something happened to me then you would do something stupid. If I defeated the Defiler then my journey is over the farm boy who grows to champion the people and slays the monster I''m gone and nothing changes that now you must decide Which evil you will commit
  1. Tell the people maybe they believe you but what might the other guilds do to those you love you might indirectly kill them
  2. Bury the truth allow my name to live in infamy and to be considered evil till the end of time . But those who you love will be safe
That''s what you have to choose to be honest I don''t care about my name and those who have wronged me will feel my wrath. Best wishes Gaius P.S I sent most my stuff to the guild If you want It just give tell them I sent you and show this letter they will understand After reading the letter I finally Understand his thought on Good and evil I have Decided to follow his advice and stay silent however this Diary could ¡°accidentally¡± get lost then whoever finds it could do as they please. If you have the courage to fight alone and avenge Gaius the greatest hero I have ever known please take up his mantel and Avenge him Class selection [Adventurer] A class that has only one advantage over all classes, the ability to learn all abilities while They still need to find teachers who will teach a non member. Adventurers have the special skill [persona] The ability to create another character with similar or lower stats and personality that might also have a different fighting style and skills All fame or infamy are regulated to said persona as well as achievement. If [Persona''s] are linked they combine Fame and infamy as well as skills this only happens if It becomes common knowledge. [Persona''s] may also look different and may not be the same race. While other classes gain advantage in one field Adventurers combine classes to have an advantage against all however this takes time and practice. Adventures gain skill experience at half the rate of normal classes Currently the world fears and hates all who posses this class If it is ever revealed the three guilds will begin to move this class also comes with a SSS quest. This class Is only available to those without an allegiance and no class . Do you accept Yes \ NO
Sorry for being so late my shifts just got switched and I was having problems with editing and with the flow of the story any way I should be able to get things up on time if not sorry about that real deal Staring at the menu in front of him his mind went blank and then complete chaos In truth a rare option like this would generally be highly prized and the fact that it had a triple S rank quest attached was even more incredible but the requirements were also hard almost everyone would select a class before entering the game some would try out a few then select one. A number of people who would at the start of the game research to the point of having to translate a book at level 0 were almost nonexistent. The class was most likely something meant to be discovered by players after a few years of play. However thinking of the disadvantages it posed was terrifying if he was outed then the three groups that every player belonged to would come for him . Not only that but there would be no one to receive training on being an adventurer, unlike other classes that had skill vendors and the like. Minimizing the screen he placed the book down with a sigh he left the library and went towards the guilds wandering around he eventually came to a street that was full of signs. The street was where any player could go and learn to fight in any field such as how to actually fist fight or wield a weapon properly amongst others. Any class could come to this street and learn the basics mages could come to learn staff martial arts for emergencies archers could learn daggers or light swords. However, a player wasn¡¯t limited to learning what would be beneficial to their class a mage could if they so choose to learn to use the giant dragon swords but it would prove useless in the end. However, a classless person could also benefit but if they had no idea what they wanted to do it could be a total waste of time plus there was the charge that each school required in order to enter. While the cost was small it would add up if you just ran around randomly. Thus most people would wait till they had a class then after select some additional training. As spencer entered the first door a group of large men was training seeing the no name no class Lvl 0 Spencer walk in they almost burst out laughing a couple of them couldn''t help but snicker. Suddenly the master of the school noticed him and sighed walking towards spencer he could tell it was another one of the travelers people who had no talent but would quickly learn the moves no matter how sloppily they might use them how large the openings were and another one had come. ¡°Young nameless how may I help you today¡± ¡°This is the karate School right?¡± ¡°Yes it is but for one who has no class there is little point in teaching you¡± ¡°Does it really matter that I don¡¯t have a class¡± ¡°To be honest no but I would rather not waste my time teaching someone who may or may not use it as well as you haven¡¯t received the welcome gift from any of the guilds so I doubt you could afford it¡± ¡°Not that it matters but I can afford it but I doubt there is anyone here within 5 LVL''s who could beat me I was going to Issue a challenge¡± ¡°You arrogant little¡­ You have no experience no skill you have nothing within our school we do not permit the weak this would include you¡± Spencer stared at the headmaster coldly like a tundra ¡°There are two moronic statements in what you said do you want me to use small words so you won¡¯t hurt yourself¡±Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°You little ba..¡± ¡°Firstly you should know I''m a traveler while my stats stay the same my skills are set to zero for all you know I may be the ultimate fighter there secondly do you really have no Idea why martial arts were even created?¡± ¡°...Th..¡± ¡°They were made so that the weak could rise against the strong using your hands and farm tools because you can''t afford a sword becoming adept at reading the opponent because you can''t afford armor or the kind you can afford are little better than paper in front of powerful weapons¡± The headmaster''s eyes had a hint of rage before having to give in what the kid said on both points was true but he couldn¡¯t allow this brat to mock him in front of his students. ¡°Young Nameless you have given me much to think about however your request is impossible as in order to become a full-time student one must be LVL 7¡± ¡°That''s fine¡± ¡°R¡­ Really?¡± ¡°Yeah as long as it¡¯s just hand to hand with nothing else¡± ¡°Alright then Dave come and fight this young man¡± A large man of around 2 m (6 ft.6ish) looking more like a golem then a man walked forward and stood to one side of the ring spencer stepped on at the other end ¡°Are you both ready¡± Both spencer and the golem faced man nodded ¡°BEgin¡± The two men moved towards each other slowly the Golem face moving in a traditional stance inching forward and spencer moving with one hand in his pocket the other behind his head eventually the two were an arms length apart Dave stared at the kid in front of him so arrogant as to not even put up a guard with a swing of his right fist the kid had vanished and before he could even put up a guard a heel kick had arrived at his temple knocking him out. What everyone besides dave saw was Spencer sway to his left then in one motion spin till his back was against Dave¡¯s arm while motioning for a heel kick. Dave¡¯s punch had been countered with a spinning heel kick to the temple. The students were shocked the headmaster even more so even for people who specialize in the class defeating someone a couple LvL''s below is incredibly hard let alone above you and to not be specialized in it impossible but it had happened a critical hit using the opponent''s strength against them. Walking back to his corner with a yawn ¡°So am I a member or not.¡± With a flick of his wrist, the headmaster threw a small bronze pin to spencer ¡°That Pin confirms that you are an official member of the karate school be it a beginning member.The pin will transform to indicate your level of mastery¡± ¡°Do I have to spar to increase my mastery?¡± ¡°Yes and no, half of the mastery comes from practice the other half is used in combat whether it¡¯s sparring or for real¡± ¡°Alright I¡¯ll see you then¡± With a flash, a screen popped up Karate beginner 0% You have begun to learn the fighting style of karate. The learning of martial arts, in general, will make weaponless strikes more powerful. You can only use moves that you have learned or moves you recreate from memory. Hand to Hand sub stats added The substats contained within state the skill was has achieved within a martial art Current martial arts 1 Number mastered 0 Mastery %0 With a grin, he closed the menu and left the building heading next door become a god or grind trying Thinking about it the three guilds as well as the three basic classes were designed for group play and ¡°balance¡± A warrior typically had short range the distance his weapon could reach but had the most health and defence thief or assassin had speed as well as useful skills archers or rangers could track and potentially snipe targets but the damage was lower than warriors. Mages were a mess to figure out but generally, they had crazy power but next to no health. Then you had adventurers the class seemed broken at first glance having no weak points however at the same time he had no strengths, as well as the others, had focused so what should one do? After kicking around 32 martial artists he finally realized something it''s true that focusing could grant power in a team but collect other abilities was also extremely useful.for instance MMA. a fighter who only knew how to grapple strike would almost never beat someone who fought mixed for two simple reasons the variety of moves and the experience that brought. so why not do the same in this game, this character had two abilities that would make him quite possibly a monster transformation and persona. On the surface, most people would instantly use this to play a good character and then transform into an insanely evil one. Found the thing from wherever for a questing hand it in leave transfer and take it double the rewards. Thinking about it that was a good idea for later but for now, it was perfect to infiltrate all 3 guilds. The 3 guilds had equal power and hated each other meaning if you wanted to learn skills from a guild such as magic stealth or weapon skills you had to belong to them if you belonged to another guild they would kick you out. With his current stats, he could enter any guild thanks to his skills he could join all three after all no one would think an elf a dragonkin and a hobbit were the same people. However, another problem would arise specialization for almost all games that allowed for customization specialization was generally important. Sure a mage who can use all the basic level magic seems to use full until you realize you now have to find that one spell in the thousands you have and even worse Atalock made you level up that magic so if you wanted to use fire ice and wind you would have to grind ice fire wind. In the first game, almost every mage had healing spells as well as their choice of combat mostly because they wouldn''t overlap. The same was true for warriors every weapon was different even if you wanted to just be a sword guy you had to choose between the size if you wanted a dragon slayer or a rapier in size if you wanted to practice single edge double edge or a pierce type sword all had to be leveled separately not surprisingly in atalock it was not unheard of to change swords if they were good enough at least rangers, assassins, and thieves only had three choices dagger, crossbow, bow some used a sword. Out of all the choices what would be the best choice. For a normal person, they would pick the middle range class for all of them. A typical long sword for the warrior a fire ice or healer for the mage and crossbow for the assassin ranger. What most people didn''t realize however were the benefits that were granted for leveling up different things as most people ignored them. Mages could gain a percentage defense against the magic they used depending on skill this was generally taken for granted however warriors gained defense and the ability to read moves if they were proficient with the opponent''s sword. if you were good with a bow you could read the lines of another bowman same for the crossbow daggers were the same as the warriors. there were more benefits that would come with mastery of corse such as improved mp hp modifiers among others. So why didn¡¯t everyone become a supreme mage throwing all the elements clad in armor shooting arrows and wielding swords? Time it took a lot of time to increase a skill the bonuses were small when leveling up other skills and for a large part pointless a mage who leveled up a sword might gain a 10 % boost in HP however in that same amount of time they might have gained more mp or maybe the cost of the spells would go down. If they were on a team it was even more pointless. There was also one more reason skill slots there was generally a limit on how many skills abilities one could gain a mage who learned cleave would be considered a moron as it took a spell slot even if there was a hundred it was still considered stupid. But the character spencer was playing was free from most constraints plus he had time by his count he had 29 or 28 days which didn''t seem like much until you figured in the 10 times speed he was in and the room where it became 100 times. Meaning if he could spend an in-game month at each school learning the skills bringing him down to about 20 days then learn skills that would increase the key skills spend a in-game month learning each individually, with the money made from the jobs he would buy material and craft and practice in the 100 time area until the game was officially released that would be 1100 days of grinding three years while nothing would be perfected it was still a giant leg up.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. After others entered he could continue like that for another month maybe making it another decade in training. Of course, the developers had thought about how players could abuse the system there was a limit to the height one could train without actual combat for combat skills as for crafting skills one had to purchase the materials still but there was another factor against most other races time. The game would age a character to limit the abuse of the time rooms it was why immortal races would level slower, after a death they could respawn with a hit to all abilities level and therefore stats other races also needed food the amount one would eat while inside would equal their normal consumption meaning for a day in a room one needed ten days of food. But Spencer was half angle a race that lived on mana and was immortal eliminating two huge factors but it had its own problems. The largest reason that this path was open to him was because of his actual brain one of the things the original Atalock game provided was bonus XP for not using the assist program and doing this on your own from fighting to alchemy. Spencer had the ability to perfectly mimic every move he had seen. While it was true anyone could potentially do the same but it was truly a giant pain one had to accept that they would have to level grind from the beginning if a normal player needed 100 XP to level up and rabbits gave 10 a regular player only had to kill ten spencer had to kill 250 of course this would get worse by level 50 where a normal player might have to kill 200 enemies of a similar rank spencer had to kill 5000 that was if it was 200 for all spencer knew it could be a thousand and he¡¯d have to kill 25000 that was part of the reason he decided to go this route he could possibly keep other players in check even if they were higher level. Finally, he reached the library once more entering he entered his room and opened the diary where the prompt to accept appeared with a grin on his face spencer accepted. On the surface, most people would instantly use this to play a good character and then transform into an insanely evil one. Found the thing from wherever for a questing hand it in leave transfer and take it double the rewards. Thinking about it that was a good idea for later but for now, it was perfect to infiltrate all 3 guilds. The 3 guilds had equal power and hated each other meaning if you wanted to learn skills from a guild such as magic stealth or weapon skills you had to belong to them if you belonged to another guild they would kick you out. With his current stats, he could enter any guild thanks to his skills he could join all three after all no one would think an elf a dragonkin and a hobbit were the same people. However, another problem would arise specialization for almost all games that allowed for customization specialization was generally important. Sure a mage who can use all the basic level magic seems to use full until you realize you now have to find that one spell in the thousands you have and even worse Atalock made you level up that magic so if you wanted to use fire ice and wind you would have to grind ice fire wind. In the first game, almost every mage had healing spells as well as their choice of combat mostly because they wouldn''t overlap.the same was true for warriors every weapon was different even if you wanted to just be a sword guy you had to choose between the size if you wanted a dragon slayer or a rapier in size if you wanted to practice single edge double edge or a pierce type sword all had to be leveled separately not surprisingly in Atalock it was not unheard of to change swords if they were good enough at least rangers, assassins, and thieves only had three choices dagger, crossbow, bow some used a sword. Out of all the choices what would be the best choice. For a normal person, they would pick the middle range class for all of them. A typical long sword for the warrior a fire ice or healer for the mage and crossbow for the assassin ranger. What most people didn''t realize however were the benefits that were granted for leveling up different things as most people ignored them. Mages could gain a percentage defense against the magic they used depending on skill this was generally taken for granted however warriors gained defense and the ability to read moves if they were proficient with the opponent''s sword. if you were good with a bow you could read the lines of another bowman same for the crossbow daggers were the same as the warriors. there were more benefits that would come with mastery of corse such as improved mp hp modifiers among others.so why didn¡¯t everyone become a supreme mage throwing all the elements clad in armor shooting arrows and wielding swords? Time it took a lot of time to increase a skill the bonuses were small when leveling up other skills and for a large part pointless a mage who leveled up a sword might gain a 10 % boost in HP however in that same amount of time they might have gained more mp or maybe the cost of the spells would go down. If they were on a team it was even more pointless. There was also one more reason skill slots there was generally a limit on how many skills abilities one could gain a mage who learned cleave would be considered a moron as it took a spell slot even if there was a hundred it was still considered stupid. But the character spencer was playing was free from most constraints plus he had time by his count he had 29 or 28 days which didn''t seem like much until you figured in the 10 times speed he was in and the room where it became 100 times. Meaning if he could spend an in-game month at each school learning the skills bringing him down to about 20 days then learn skills that would increase the key skills spend a in-game month learning each individually, with the money made from the jobs he would buy material and craft and practice in the 100 time area until the game was officially released that would be 1100 days of grinding three years while nothing would be perfected it was still a giant leg up. Fire ball After warping down to the main hall Allan received a sheet of paper showing the beginner courses to him with a quick look he warped away appearing in front of a door a lecture could be heard on the other side trying to sneak in the door, of course, creaked like a 100 year old door everyone looked back to see the massive nearly 7ft elf while most of the students were shocked the professor looked annoyed. The man was an elf as well however on the short side standing only 4ft 10 the short elf had pointy ears square glasses and looked like some took a dump in his cheerios ¡°Sir The warriors guild is down the street this is an educational facility not a place for ruffians to barge into¡± Taking a large inhale and letting out a sigh Allan began talking back ¡°I thought the mages guild was smarter than, to judge a book by it''s cover this is the second time looking at you are you a gnome or hobbit¡± Some of the students began to snicker at the elf ¡°HOW DARE you I don¡¯t have to take this we are going to the dean¡± ¡°We could but I just met him thirty seconds ago and he really liked me then gave me this cool teleport rock thing¡± ¡°That stone is for highly talented individuals or staff why do you have it¡± With a smirk ¡°I don¡¯t know apparently having INT over 30 and WIS at 20 is considered good so he gave it to me. I mean we could go and talk to him but I don¡¯t like how the teleporting makes me feel¡± The moment Spencer as Allan stated his INT the room froze if 10 in a state was considered average at the beginning and most people would get five points from a class and race attributes spencer was an LVL 6 already while not impressive at low when people reached the current cap at 100 he would be considered level 106. ¡°I¡­ I see we wouldn¡¯t want to disturb him so soon after your admittance. Now where was I¡± Taking a seat near the back all by himself the class was surprisingly empty while there were a few students sure the auditorium could seat around 1000 while maybe 50 were currently in the class however this made sense currently this was the beta and most people had already moved on to the main game considering the requirements could be done in 3 game days and they were currently on the 30th. The only requirement was that one must have gear and have joined a guild or faction even the current Spencer could leave due to his proficiency with his fists. But that was not the plan first he would become a mage then move on but something he heard troubled him apparently elemental magic had limited spells which kinda made sense there was only so much one could do with said fire make a wall or a ball the highest rank would be an elemental the trick apparently according to the short elf was to combine with another element such as fire and earth or water and lightning. And from the sounds of it, each element had similar spells with some special spells water had poison splash lightning stun, fire flash bang etc as a bonus each element could also be used to either summon a weapon or buff a current weapon but the most important thing the elf said was internalizing it. Lightning and the wind could increase speed fire healing and cold resistance etc. While the others were not of much use wind fire and lightning would be exceedingly useful. The next topic was how to actually cast generally speaking one would need to focus on an element eventually being able to sense it then they would focus it into a wand or staff then focus on the form. This process took MP in order to condense it. That led into the topic of staffs vs wands, if they were equal in terms of rank a wand would charge faster while a staff would release more power it was speed vs power, however, there were a third option bear hands. While dangerous and prone to backfire one could condense the element in their hands the advantage was they could release whenever they wanted to be provided they could withstand the power if they couldn''t then they would be lucky if they had any hair left. Now that the tutorial was over he began to go into depth on the fire element which had the most offensive power whether it be AoE or one on one fire was scary it was also the only one that could be manipulated after casting but the other magics had ways of dealing with it for this class they would only focus on feeling the fire energy then at the end they would try for a fireball. Due to the fact that he was a traveler this was fast once some instructions had been handed out Which was basically focus on the emotion fire represents to you he could feel it Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. New skill unlocked elemental sense The ability to sense Elemental energy LVL 1 0% Fire 0% Spenser had done this relatively fast as he opened his eyes he could see a ring of fire around him of course it was small and barely noticeable now all he had to do was focus on living it then take the more advanced courses sitting in a meditative stance he half focused on the fire element if he knew what fire represented water or ice would be opposite focusing on a calm emotion he began to feel another element this one was definitely water New elemental sense available Water 0% After figuring out what to do he quickly figured what the other four were air and earth was freedom and responsibility while lightning was speed and energy ice was lethargy and slowness. Each time he figured one out another ring could be seen though faint and only mages who focused on the elements could see them focusing on all the elements wasn¡¯t that hard for him as he never truly focused on them at all each element was focused on for a fraction of a second before being switched. As spencer continued to meditate in the back students began standing up and walking to the front of the class where they attempted a fireball most attempts were complete failures as this was supposed to take a few days to master then one could learn more magic most would continue on LVL up and gain more INT and WIS go to another guild hall and learn some spells that were the real reason behind why Spenser had learned so fast he was an LVL 6 stated player learning an LVL 0 skill. After getting to a hundred % in the sensing ability he opened his eyes most of the people in the room were at maybe 20-40% some were at 60% on fire. As spencer began to walk down the stairs the last few students were finishing up the last one was a gnome who was only slightly shorter than the teacher the gnome looked as if a vein would pop as he focused intently on making a fireball, however, nothing happened with a dejected look he went to turn around and take his seat however the prof wouldn¡¯t let it go ¡°What do you call that that''s pathetic and you want to become a mage I''ve seen orcs with better talent¡± The kid was about in tears but the prof was venting on him and kept going finally breaking down he turned to run only to run into spencer ¡°Listen kid don¡¯t take it so hard he just has little man syndrome and considering he¡¯s taller vented on you the guy probably has no talent I mean those who can do those who can¡¯t teach.¡± Of course, this was said with the purpose of letting the Napoleon-sized elf hear as well as the rest of the class. Kneeling down he whispered into his ear ¡°If you want I''ll help you out after class but I¡¯ll get you revenge first¡± standing back up spencer walked forward towards the throwing area there were of course wands and staffs but of course he would want to completely embarrass the prof. The prof was standing to the side watching hoping that this brat failed, however, something he didn¡¯t expect happened the idiot was going to cast without a wand using his bare hands this was an advanced course by itself due to the danger however if he injured himself so what he already warned him. All of a sudden a large amount of energy could be sensed being contained in his hand after it was thrown but that wasn''t the scary part it was a magma ball all of a sudden the other hand launched an attack a flaming lightning ball both highly advanced skills. Walking away as if he had done nothing spencer approached the prof ¡°I know my skills are nothing special and that you must be able to do at least that I mean It would be embarrassing to be surpassed by a brand new student who up until this class had never even felt the elemental energy.¡± The prof stood there saying nothing the other students stared in awe even with stats of an LVL 6 magi it was still rare and took time to perfect to do so with no practice was unheard of. With a smirk, he walked up to the gnome ¡°you want to go get something to eat I just opened up the rest of the day apparently¡± ¡°Ah yea sure I guess¡± Placing his hand on the gnome''s head they vanished only to reappear in front of the cafeteria Training a pyro The cafeteria was ridiculous having almost everything below a certain price was free there wasn¡¯t steak and lobster but it was a world fair of food Sushi, burgers, pasta, tacos burritos, curry, battered fish it just kept going not to even touch on the deserts needless to say Spencer grabbed enough for a table of ten only to tell the gnome he might want to grab something. Taking an entire booth to themselves they ate luckily they were in a corner as it was a disgusting sight the gnome would later recall that moment as his most terrifying. After finishing the gnome was looking at him wanting to ask questions but too scared to with a sigh he started ¡° my name is Allan Albus you?¡± ¡°Jeff, little-forest, so are you a traveler?¡± ¡°Yes but I can already tell you are not¡± ¡°What how both sides look the same¡± ¡°We don¡¯t call ourselves travelers but that doesn''t matter¡± ¡°You said something about getting better at pyromancy¡± ¡°True but I don¡¯t think you have a huge problem just the way you think of fire¡± ¡°Wha.. what do you mean¡± ¡°Tell me what word, term or emotion best describes fire¡± ¡°Well clean¡± ¡°That''s your problem I bet most did anger but in truth, Wrath is what did it for me¡± ¡°Wrath? How did u figure that?¡± ¡°Simple clean would work but if you figure water is its opposite is water unclean?¡± ¡°I¡­ I see that makes so much more sense no wonder I was getting nowhere¡± ¡°Yeah and a Prof-like that doesn''t help, so what are you going to do now?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll have to go in tomorrow and use it So I can go to advanced courses¡± ¡°Can I ask something why pyromancer?¡± ¡°The professor said it didn¡¯t he pyromancy has the most attack power I wish to protect those close to me¡± ¡°Then why not earth magic? I mean if the goal is to defend that would be the magic to do so.¡± ¡°You have a point but what good is defending only If I can¡¯t attack. Why did you choose it¡± ¡°In all honesty, I¡¯m a completionist I don¡¯t even know what magic I want to specialize in.¡± And other travelers? ¡°We in general really like fire I have no idea why most people probably just want to have the ability to control fire.¡± ¡°You travelers are weird you know that¡± ¡°O I know believe me you think the fire people are crazy you don¡¯t want to know what we consider weird Pyros are somewhat normal.¡± ¡°Like what?¡± ¡°Well I can almost guarantee you that there will be a bunch of men pretending to be girls and vice verse some really weird ones will be like 40 and become a 17-year-old girl so I advise avoid trying to sleep with them¡± ¡°I see¡± ¡°Yeah anyway back on subject fire what will you do ¡° ¡°Train tonight I guess and attend tomorrow hopefully pass¡± ¡°Hmm Considering the next class I can take is beginner summoning I¡¯ll train you¡± ¡°What really? ¡°Sure mostly because the Prof annoys me¡± ¡°I see¡± ¡°Alright let''s grab snacks and We¡¯ll go back to my dorm room¡± The two quickly went back through the line up grabbing whatever would stay good through the night. With a quick poof the arrived in front of a large wooden door, however, there was one problem there were no handles or keyholes. ¡°What the hell the old man must be senile a door without a door nob really¡± ¡°You really haven¡¯t been here long have you¡± ¡°Why¡± The gnome sighed ¡°give me the key¡± Handing the key over the gnome with little effort pushed the key into the door turning the key a click was heard and the door swung open ¡°What the are you sure you need my help o master of door opening¡±Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! ¡°Actually doors like this are common it¡¯s actually a multi-gate basically each key connects to one of a select few rooms within a given area¡± ¡°So one door lots of rooms got it ¡° ¡°Yea also the key can only be used here so you can''t go somewhere else and use it to come back¡± As they entered the room both were shocked expecting at most a small house to train in what they entered was a huge mansion with walls covered in books if Spencer had to guess every inch of wall space had books it was more than the library had had . after wandering around for an hour they finally found a side room opening the door a statue in the form of an average looking man sitting as well as a table and chairs as well as an area to meditate. sitting down spencer gave some advice basically describing how it felt and what he was thinking. Without warning the statue stood up scaring the two men causing spencer to fall over backward. ¡°I am the Librarian Here to help you find whatever books you may require¡± ¡°Jesus really Is everything magic out to either confuse or scare me¡± ¡°Come on Allen it¡¯s just a construct¡± ¡°Still some warning would''ve been nice¡± ¡°Liberian can you get me books on summoning that would be greatly appreciated¡± ¡°That can be arranged please wait here.¡± ¡°As well as books on meditation¡± ¡°It can be arranged¡± ¡°So why did you want a book on meditation Al¡± ¡°Meditation makes regenerating magic faster right, so by casting a summon spell and then meditating, I should be able to train in it really fast. ¡°You are a workaholic know that¡± ¡°Yep¡± After a few minutes the Librarian appeared again placing a pile taller than he was on the table quickly scanning the books he discovered something to his delight there were two types of summons, a beast summon and an elemental summon which required being able to sense the elements which he could do, however, elemental summoning needed his sensing ability to level as well. Grabbing a book on meditation and quickly scanning through confirmed it was the stereotypical meditation pose. Focusing half on the meditation and half trying to figure out how to summon. Taking the class the next day would probably be easier but he only had 29 more game days left until he had to switch to something else, from what he could gather a summon was an animal that was brought here by magic and the higher the level the summon was the better the animal would be considering he was at level 0 as well as his summoning level was at 0 he would have to summon an LVL 0 monster focusing on the only LVL 0 creature he knew . 12 hrs later a small mouse appeared nxt to Allen. With a smug expression, spenser left his summon alone and focused on his elemental sense and meditation. After a few more hours the librarian spoke ¡°Excuse me young sirs it is currently 8 am classes for today begin in an hour¡± ¡°K Allen thanks for the help one question before I leave how did you keep the fireball shaped without a wand or staff? Wth a huge yawn a look of some fear was shown on Allen''s face the gnome could only laugh Allen had sat in his cross-legged meditation for over 12 hrs, of course, his legs were asleep after Allen moved his legs by hand he started talking ¡°The only may I can describe it is I keep it moving the fire energy to me isn¡¯t just a pile of fire energy but a lot of fire string that is moved around to make a ball ¡° ¡°Huh that is the first time anyone has described it like that the other person I asked said that it was like feeding the fire to itself¡± ¡°I can see that working, anyway let''s get something to eat ¡± After gaining the use of his legs spencer stood up putting the mouse on his shoulder thanks to having the little guy summoned his summoning had gone up to level 3 out of a hundred but there weren¡¯t many small animals to pick with summoning that would have higher levels a cat or dog maybe but they were too big and it cost almost nothing to keep the mouse summoned. Getting up he and Jeff went out the front door and warped to breakfast. Surprisingly a lot of people were here compared to last time as they walked through the line up grabbing food more and more people started to stare at the two after finding a seat the two began eating while talking about random topics Jeff described his hometown as well as why Travelers couldn¡¯t come back here. It seemed the gods trusted travelers as much as an atheist believes in god, not at all. The idea was that if travelers decided the residence were no longer necessary they could retreat here. Meaning a traveler could come back if the gods trusted them and they had a good reason. The two continued talking as a group approached lead by a tall human woman altho most of her bodily features were covered by a royal looking cloak it was obvious to those who saw that she was a beauty. The closer she drew the quieter people got. Until only two voices could be heard. ¡°So Allen what class is you going to next You can summon so there shouldn''t be a problem there.¡± ¡°I¡¯m thinking animating and binding one or the other¡± The girl stared at the two and irritatedly began to speak ¡°So you are the one I¡¯ve been hearing so much about¡± ¡°So jeff what are you planning on taking after your fire intro class ¡° ¡°Ughh aren''t you going to respond to her Allen¡± ¡°Don¡¯t really want to she wants one of three things put me in my place because how dare a peasant to look better than her, try to draft me into her family business which I don''t want or finally say she''ll get revenge for something I have no Idea about¡± ¡°Huh, what if she just wants to talk?¡± The girl was obviously getting angrier the longer she stood there ¡°If she wanted to just talk there was no need to come here and basically say hey you with the face¡± ¡°I see¡± ¡°HOw dare you talk about me as if I¡¯m not here you dare to disrespect my family¡± Allen looked at Jeff with a sigh ¡°Why is it that Rich snobby kids always bring their families into things seriously someone hurts their feelings and ints right to mommy and daddy¡± HOW dare you speak to me like this do you have any idea who I am!¡± ¡°Someone whose parents has some sort of influence somewhere and think they are unstable because of it and even if you told me I wouldn¡¯t care because You yourself are nobody just like everybody else, and before you go off again if you want to talk with someone it usually goes along these lines Hi my name is Whatever I heard this about you is it true and I¡¯d respond with Hi Allen Albus nice to meet you whatever your name is, yeah that happened. Anyway, I¡¯m going to class.¡± Standing up he left the booth staring at the girl and her little entourage 4 men plus her were glaring at him and due to his elemental sense, he could see they were either going to attack or threaten him. Looking at the five with a look of complete boredom he looked at Jeff ¡°You want to warp over to your class¡± ¡°Yeah that sounds good ¡°You think I¡¯ll just let you leave after all you¡¯ve said!¡± ¡°Actually yes I do because I don¡¯t fear you or your group and by now you should have figured something was wrong¡± Without another word, a fire tornado wide enough for the five to be surrounded appeared the five had also activated their magic water earth wind lightning and the girl herself wielded ice. The five only saw Allen walking towards them then without warning, he disappeared the next thing they knew they were on the ground and the fire tornado had disappeared and the Gnome named Jeff as well as Allen were gone. Animation magic Sitting at the back of the class half listening to what the teacher was saying magic had really been dumbed down so that players could get into it while his escapade in the cafeteria seemed impressive it really wasn¡¯t the fire tornado was rather weak around 34 degrees the wind was barely enough to move the fire n a spinning motion lastly he had uses lightning power but even that was at 1 or 2 amps making him a human taser but considering fire could go over 1000 degrees wind could exceed 500mph and lightning could hit a million amps it was no wonder why elemental magic was considered the best for battle. However, the animating class had a lot to do with summoning it seemed but instead of pulling the being fully into the world you pulled them into a weapon or item the only other way was to use one''s own essence which was dangerous and the guild generally found on teaching it. the binding had two parts surprisingly first part was to bind the weapon and spirit together the other was to bind things to a player this way an item would be extremely difficult to steal.or lose. However there was one advantage that could earn him a lot of money when other gamers came into the game mech pets, There was generally a couple problem with owning pets in an MMO like this one first was having to feed the things even summons needed food if one kept them too long then the never ending poop scooping would be a nightmare the two other problems mostly extended from these two. A player couldn''t go and have a long adventure if they didn''t expect to be back for a week similarly if they had to go to work or a job even if you only left the unit for 9hrs a day that was 90 hours in game making it almost 4 days. Players could leave it with a friend or have a pet sitter but that could add up the cheaper option was to just have a robot that would activate if someone was within the house. Considering how easy it was he could make a killing, of course, the hard part was actually making them look good no one wanted to play fetch with some cyberpunk monstrosity but if he could make it look almost identical to the real thing he could make an insane amount of silver and copper just on making cats and Shiba dogs. But that would be for later now he just had to not alienate every teacher and student he met but it was not really his fault the first prof was a Napoleon complex in disguise of a prof the students in the cafeteria were stereotypical entitled rich kids who thought they could walk over whoever they wanted. In his experience making them fear him was easier and less stressful than putting up with them. As the class was winding down the tests began it was just like the elemental class each student Allen walked down last and did as was expected there was not a lot one could do to shock and awe in binding unless one could animate with a high-level spirit. Looking at the list of classes most of them would be considered kinda useless mastery over magic itself was a good one but talking to animals would generally not be same with lie detection that would really suck if one thought about it non-verbal communication would also suck as the magic ability really only assassins would use it or advisors who didn''t want the representative to look stupid. Other than production classes the only one that was remotely interesting was the primal magic from the info he had it dealt with the most basic of rules time gravity and space however they were unpopular due to the fact that they were mostly AOE spells and friendly fire was possible in the game it was first shot type magic either to buy time for your side in terms of time magic crush them with gravity or run away with special magic but the number of slots was limited in the case of time for instance one could either cast a spell to speed an area up or slow it down same with an individual person''s aging or an object the same to processes took 6 slots even with the designated slots that were still a lot considering other skills outside of your class would also be counted for example blacksmith. Regardless of whether you want to arms or armour the only skills under blacksmithing dealt with that specifically meaning how to form it and temper it etc however figuring out mineral quality was not or how to sell it these would be under the miner and merchant skills but you would need both to become a better smith, these abilities cold add up one of the lesser known ability costs was the different mounts most people thought it was one but there was four in the last game small or medium animals like horses and dire wolves next were flying mounts like a griffin then the gigantic versions of the former like elephants and land dragons and the actual flying dragons. If one was impatient or greedy they would miss out on the others. That was the trick to the game, in reality, to find what one needed to win and specialize most people either got the regular riding and flying the giant creatures while powerful were near the end of the game. This was also the reason for particular schools of magic to be popular if one had a hundred slots for skills and at least 50 would be required for basic survival such as cooking and cleaning cloths and dishes were also different. Being able to identify objects was another skill barter the list was endless while the number was arbitrary it stopped most people from doing what Spencer was planning to become a broken character. Broken characters were generally more prevalent with mages as the spell combinations would expand almost limitless unless the limit was there, for instance, his little escapade in the cafeteria could count towards taking five slots manipulating fire, manipulating the wind, manipulating the two together internalizing lightning then using the lightning as a stun gun. One could only imagine if he were to use gravity and time alteration magic with this as well the more skills one could combine the better. So why wasn¡¯t this more prevalent in other classes simply put they didn''t overlap any skills learned for a two-handed sword was useless when used with a sword and shield or a two sword style same with a rogue or assassin as the skills were split almost into thirds there were assassin skills such as poison backstab weakness detect etc, thieves had skills like pickpocket shadow blend and at the high-end blink, then they had the archer class which had the bow skills. Even if one wanted to there would not be an overwhelming advantage gained by learning everything. This also went back to magic in the end as everyone would want to at least learn elemental spells as to imbue their weapons as every warrior wants a fire sword come hell or high water warriors wanted that sword. That was the reason as to the limit and why no one wanted to take up 6 slots for running away, But that was not a problem for him with an unlimited amount of skills he could learn everything the next few days were relatively boring as he repeated the same day walked into a class learn something and use his over leveled stats to impress the professor eventually finishing off the arcane studies and spirit schools of learning gaining him a basic mastery of magic healing abilities soul reading and nonverbal communication altho talking to cats was going to get weird. There were just a few classes left before he went on to the production classes as for the advanced classes they mostly dealt with either combining magics or the character''s alignment and its effect on the magic meaning for someone who could combine magic already and was dead center between light and dark they mattered little. Walking to the time magic class he noticed a familiar face the rich snob from the cafeteria incident as it was affectionately known as now. She started to stare at him with an unquestionable hate but spencer was used to it rich snobs were all the same whether in the game or reality the thought the world should bow to them and they could push whoever around but push back and you''re some sort of monster, however, he was used to it, in fact, he liked being a monster the only problem was people avoided you . Without sparing a second glance he walked into the classroom and with rage filled eyes she followed. spencer could only half laugh to himself as he wondered if she was here to pick a fight or actually figured out this school of magic could assist her ice magic. People who saw the magic system for Atlock always had one question why aren''t ice and water magic the same or some sort of variant of one another. The fact was that they were totally different water was as it implied water but ice was just a convenient label it was lowering temperature and as anyone who knew anything about molecules knew the fewer things moved the colder that thing was combining ice and time manipulation would make powerful ice magic but she probably didn¡¯t realise it. As class began spencer listened however Primal magic was stupid hard unlike other magic that one could ¡°feel¡± Time was something that you couldn¡¯t touch sitting through the class began to feel more like theoretical physics than magic after four hours he still was lost with time magic going over his head he went to space magic only to find no one there but him and the prof. The old man sighed and began to talk and the longer he talked the more confusing it got thinking that it would be easy considering the magics were kinda sucky was completely wrong the primal magic school was ridiculous it almost seemed like one needed a masters in quantum mechanics to figure it out still completely confused he went to the final class gravity at least spencer understood how this worked, however, to make mass from nothing was ridiculous the professors didn¡¯t even ask if he wanted to try and do the magic luckily the week had ended and he had two days to figure out how to do any of the magic warping to his room Jeff was unsurprisingly standing outside waiting. ¡°So Allen finished up the Primal magics yet¡±Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡°No way I have no idea how they expect people to be able to do that magic ¡° ¡°Really not even the almighty genius Allen can do it with ease could it be you have to work and study at it¡± ¡°Hey not my fault I''m awesome at most magic¡± ¡°I know just good to see that not everything is easy for you¡± ¡°Yea yea so why are you here you passed your beginner''s fire course right¡± ¡°Yep aced it surprised the teacher to¡± ¡°So what¡¯s up¡± ¡°What can¡¯t I just drop by¡± ¡°Sure I guess I don¡¯t really mind figured you would have left after passing through¡± ¡°Yeah right you know how crazy It is out there I¡¯d never make it from the main warp city to the mage guild alive¡± ¡°So you want me to take you?¡± ¡°When you are done of course¡± ¡°Actually that might be problematic¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°I;m going to wait for my friends who will be arriving when the availability of this world is opened up¡± ¡°Whens that?¡± ¡°Math isn''t my strong point so ill put it like this the entire time I''ve been here is a day I have 56 more days to wait¡± ¡°I¡­. see ¡° ¡°Altho I have a friend who¡¯ll probably leave in ten days or so so I guess a hundred here I really can''t remember how the whole calendar thing works here¡± ¡°Really we have 14 days a week 8 weeks a month and 30 months in a year¡± ¡°anyway hundred-ish days then¡± ¡°Well I have nothing else to do so I''m staying here for a while¡± ¡°Fine but why not take some creation skills or something¡± ¡°Maybe but for now I''m doing nothing¡± The two walked in and took their seats in the side room Allen sat down cross-legged and began to search his memory for anything his world had on time gravity or portals. Even after internalizing lightning he was still unable to sort through everything it was a serious pain when one remembered everything. Some people figured that his memory was like ctrl F while in reality, it was more like a list of every time a specific thing appeared, in this case, time or gravity but the entirety of them memory came with it so instead of remembering that you heard about time being relative you remember that it was 4:39 PM on Wednesday when you were 7 and one of your dad''s friends who was wasted thought he was a philosopher was rambling. But you also brought up memories of taco time every Olympic athletes time in every event you had ever seen and having to sit through it .eventually after two days he finally figured out the secret. Jeff had been enjoying his time in the dorm for the last couple of days he could study whatever topic he wanted mostly on fire, however, tons of other books as well. If he became hungry he¡¯d borrow the warp stone grab some food and come back as he walked in and began to take his seat suddenly he felt incredibly heavy at least twice as heavy looking over at the librarian he had stopped moving and standing in front of him was Allen then out of nowhere he collapsed. It had been little over a week since then and Allen was still out luckily it was just mana drain and with enough potions, he would be fine. Dropping by he could only hear yelling coming from his room from what he remembered it had to be the Dean ¡°WHAT were you thinking! You nearly died¡± ¡°I thought I figured out how to cast primal magic¡± ¡°Yeah and then die!¡± ¡°That was not the plan and could you stop yelling my head hurts really bad¡± ¡°NO duh using internalization of lightning for two days will do that even LVL 40 combat mages go for 4-hour max¡± Jeff began to open the door ¡°So you say you can do primal magic now as well¡± Taking a copper coin out of his inventory he flipped it and a split second later ¡°You really did it ¡° ¡°Partially it''s really beginner, nowhere near my ability for elemental magic¡± ¡°Primal magic is usually reserved for levels 20 and above usually they have the INT and WIS to do so¡± ¡°Let''s just say I''m good at what I do¡± ¡°I''ll say, just get some rest then get to class when you feel better¡± Jeff walked in to see the dean warp away and Allen sitting up and getting off the cot ¡°You sure you want to get up now¡± ¡°I have been passed out for a week they have been cramming potions down my throat All I want Is food real food¡± ¡°Fair enough¡± Using the crystal the two warped to the cafeteria after Allen piled an anime character level of food on a tray however people were once again staring at him rumors had finally made the full circuit and everyone knew that he had been out cold for the past week that and he looked like a zombie as Allen continued to gorge himself on the mountain of food the girl and her lackeys were approaching once again and again ¡°So you¡¯re still alive ¡°Yep Kinda hard to kill¡± ¡°I''m sure almost everyone here wants to know why¡± ¡°Mana drain, really not a good idea to internalize lightning for two days then use primal magic¡± Shock spread across their faces for the most part mana drain was something only stupid mages would do or would happen in emergencies where mana would go negative however he learned primal magic and had internalized magic for two days. The longer internalized magic was used the more painful it became the longest people had heard of going was 14 hours with a mage who had an incredible pain tolerance ¡°You learned time manipulation then ¡°More or less I could probably speed up time to twice or slow time to a half¡± ¡°Could you teach me¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even know your name plus I just got up and after I eat I¡¯m going into food coma¡± ¡°My name is EIRLYS Fey you don¡¯t have to explain it now but when you feel better would be appreciated¡± ¡°Fine at least you asked politely¡± With that Spencer began to explain as best he could, however, it still took two hours and he had gained a large group by the end .¡±Alright I¡¯m going to find somewhere nice quiet dark so I can die¡± Warping back to his room he went back to sleep after a couple more days Spencer finally dragged himself to the production classes. The first was engraving allowing someone to draw Runes on an object making it easier to either draw magic of a type in or for a delayed spell. Crafting of wands and staves were also simple enough just time consuming as one had to engrave the item and imbue it with magic. Finally, the main class he wanted was coming up Alchemy. Considering his plan was to make arms and armor alchemy would be insanely useful as well as engraving. Considering alchemy was about changing the property of metal and other materials and one subsection was pioneering the ability to make potions basically a license to print money. While the theory seemed insane it made sense for a game with magic. Finally, after what seemed like forever it was done by his count he was up to around 20 days to finish the basic level of magic and he could always learn more advanced magic later. Warping to his room it was finally time to read a stupid amount of this library. Or at least that was the plan until the dean was sitting in his room waiting. ¡°I see you have managed to complete the basic magic course¡± ¡°Yeah despite the setback I¡¯m slightly ahead of schedule¡± ¡°Really?nevermind I have a question for you¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t I like where this is going¡± ¡°I would like to nominate you for the inter magic school games in ten days¡± ¡°And that involves?¡± ¡°In it¡¯s simplest form they are mage duels between the 5 worlds held every 30 days¡± ¡°Of course they do¡± ¡°But you will have to win our school tournament first¡± ¡°Corse I will¡± ¡°Will you do it?¡± Quest: Mage Acadamy Glory Enter and win the Magic school games Reward Increased intimacy with all middle mage guilds Emyer will grant a gift Title Difficulty LVL 6 C Y/N? ¡°Fine I¡¯ll accept but what are the rules like can I min without using a magic attack?¡± ¡°Every attack must contain some magic however that doesn''t mean you have to use just magic for instance demons who generally rank second use a weapon summon from the element and then they use that¡± ¡°That sounds awesome¡± ¡°Potions and items?¡± ¡°Only wands and staves sealed magic is banned¡± ¡°Why¡± ¡°It keeps the games somewhat level if they allowed all items powerful mages could make a scroll and give it to a contestant or they could have thousands of potions ¡° ¡°Makes sense, come grab me when it¡¯s my turn¡± With a silent nod, he left leaving Allen alone for the next ten days all he did was train it was the same whether here or if it was in school he would train to become the monster within the group. mages colide Ten days later spencer was sitting cross-legged with clearly visible rings of energy and some cats made of elemental energy saying some was an understatement a herd was more accurate. When the Dean arrived to grab him for the match he could hardly believe it cats everywhere fire cats water cats long wind cats fast lightning cats. It wasn¡¯t that this was impossible in fact many professors did this to show off elemental summoning maybe not cats but animals in general. Attempting to not step on any of the cats eventually he found Allen with of course more cats ¡°Allen It¡¯s time¡± ¡°ZZZZZzzzzzzzZZZZZZz want breakfast¡± ¡°Allen your match is in 20 minutes¡± ¡°ZZZZzzzz food ZZzzzz then fight¡± ¡°Guess I''ll tell the cafeteria that you won''t be coming and they even got the expensive bacon¡± ¡°WHa what bacon lets go¡± ¡°After your matches¡± ¡°I think this happened already but Fine I agreed to the matches anyway¡± ¡°Are you going to unsummon the cats¡± ¡°Nope it¡¯s hilarious¡± Different schools had different ways of deciding who would represent them one had a battle royal another had the dean hand select his student this school took the supposed top 16 and did a tournament the current 15 were all waiting for the last one the sixteenth then from a distance they began to hear meowing as time slowly passed it became louder and louder until the first cats began to show up but the flow kept increasing until the stadium was filled most the students who were here to watch didn¡¯t mind the cats were friendly enough finally Allen arrived the rings of elemental energy could be seen circling him each element was visible meaning his perception and his ability to absorb were very high ¡°Sorry I¡¯m late didn¡¯t think herding cats would be this hard¡± The Dean walked onto the stage and began ¡°Now that our final contestant is here we can begin as you all know this is a tournament to participate in the school games and only one of you will pass and before the contestants ask Allen will not be able to use the cats in the tournament¡± Eirlys and Jeff were both in the stand sand saw Allen they ad heard that he might be participating and the fact that he was gone for so long worried them including Eirlys. In the beginning, she felt he was some arrogant nobody who was fooling those around him however after he beat her group she became scared of him. Seeing him enter her Time magic class she was infuriated not only did he have the gall to become an Elementalist but he was taking her future trump card away. After hearing that he drained hi mana for almost no reason she thought him an idiot but he surprised her he mastered something she didn¡¯t faster than thought possible and even told her how even though he had no reason to. After talking to jeff she found out why Allen was so fast it was a fact that he almost never rested meditating was his sleep and even the reason behind the cat army was known to her and jeff. Sitting at his seat he mostly ignored the other battles as they were more flash than substance more about looking cool than actual efficiency the first fight was between a fire mage and a lightning both decided to use the ball attack however instead of condensing it so they would have power they made them huge in order to hit the enemy but alongside being weaker they were slow. The next fight had a summoner and one who controlled magic the match was over before it began. To his surprise, two kids and a young-looking elf man came down the stairs and were walking up to him ¡°MR cat man can we have some cats¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t call me Mr, I''m 16 if you do I''ll respond like an old man from now on call me Allen¡± ¡°But Mr. Catman Allen, Dad says to talk to mages with respect when you want to ask something¡± With a smirk, Allen began ¡°Ehh what You say back in my day we didn¡¯t have cats we had pet rock¡¯s what¡¯s a Cat one of dem new-fangled mage a ma bobs¡± The kid took a moment to think and then couldn¡¯t control himself. For the most part, mages were scholars who had little time to deal with kids and their whims even less time to pretend to be an old man. ¡°I''m sorry about this Allen most mages are to put it nicely studious¡± ¡°You mean they are boring jerks who for the most part look down on others¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say that¡± ¡°No need most are tho,anyway cats what type do you guys want¡± ¡°I want A fire kitty!!!!!!!!¡± ¡°Just fire really I can but I think I''ll make one even cooler¡± After concentrating for a few moments a ball of fire and electricity formed and slowly took the shape of a fluffy long haired cat ¡°Ahh haha I give you the Electric fire Kitty¡± ¡°AWSOME!!!!!!!!¡± ¡°And what about you do you want a fire kitty as well¡± Looking closer it was, in fact, a small girl extremely shy considering her brother and that she was behind her father ¡°An ice Kity Please¡± ¡°I''m sorry Allen she''s always a quiet kid but she asked for an ice kitten please¡± "For one as cute as her a simple ice kitten would never do I would shame myself with just an ice kitten¡± Allen once again focused on summoning a cat but instead of two elements it would be three The ice energy and the wind made most of the body and the final bit was water he had to admit the little fluffball was stupid cute it was insanely fluffy and white with a tint of blue with aqua eyes. ¡°It¡¯s so cute thank you Mr. Allen Catman¡± ¡°No problem altho I couldn¡¯t make him as cute as you. Ah and for the father is there anything¡± ¡°No I''m ok The kids really wanted to have some considering the stadium was filled but I''m good¡± ¡°You sure I guess I''ll have to wait for someone else to make a magma Kitty¡± ¡°Well if you are offering then it would be rude not to¡± ¡°One Magma Kitty coming up¡± Within a few moments a kitten with short hair and had spots like a cheetah appeared ¡°Thanks before I go how do you intend to beat the magic master guy for a summoner like you it should be hard right?¡± ¡°Who said I¡¯m a summoner wait and see¡± With that it was his time standing across from him was a fire mage with the start of the match the fire mage dropped and the crowd went silent. Only a few saw what had happened. As the match started Allen cast Double time on himself and half time on the opponent then he internalized lightning and used the stun gun on him. From 8 matches to four this time round he got the magic master even though that wasn''t the actual name of the magic it was close enough. The mage put up a mana shield on all sides to block the attack from before however Allen just slowly walked up to his fire and lightning in one hand and magma in the other instead of throwing it he sustained it and began punching the wall. Of course, these weren''t like his actual fight punches but normal people punches. And eventually the shield broke and the mage got a face full of fire and lightning. His next opponent dropped out after seeing the last match bringing him to the finals for the school. The other finalist was someone who would generally have no problems going to the inter-school due to how he covered himself in magma magic making armour with a smirk Spencer began to summon something it was another cat but not a little fluffy house cat two saber-tooth sized cats were summoned in the grand scheme of things they were level 20 but for this contest they may as well have been 100 both having the three attributes of the little kitten the girl had pounced at the armour clad man then quickly vanished. ¡°My god 300mp for 2 seconds each good thing I won¡± As he walked away he pulled up his stats
Name Allen Albus Race
HP 175 LVL 0
MP 5/305 Class (Adventurer) WizedusMaximus
stam 20 INT 41
STR (20) 15 WIS 40
DEX (20) 15 PER 19
AGL (22) 15 CON 21
WLL (25) 17 ATR 21
CHS (17) 15
41 is stupid high but when the game goes public actual geniuses could hit 100 averages were usually skewed anyway. For instance, at the last Olympics, he could remember the runners were at 30MPH and the average for most people was 15 or most people could lift 100- 125 pounds with the squat lift the best could lift over 1300 pounds. With a sigh he took his seat focusing on mana regen he could un-summon all the cats but that was a part of his secret one got XP for summoning a creature whether big or small the bigger the more XP one would gain but you could also summon more of the same and the more and longer a particular summon went on the less mana it cost hence the armada of cats it cost him virtually nothing to keep them summoned besides the slow regen rate and the summon XP was ok. There was one problem with the tournaments and practice fights even if you won you couldn¡¯t gain Level XP a giant pain is what is was. After 20 min his Mp was more or less full getting up the deen was looking straight at him it was a little creepy for a 60 or 70-year-old man to be 3-4 inches from your face ¡°Good you''re awake we¡¯ll get you some food then you''ll have to go to the inter-school tournament ¡° ¡°Actually I had a question how do 5 schools do a tournament?¡± ¡°Well every school is seeded 1-5 seeds 4 and 5 have an extra fight then they fight the 1st seed seeds 2 and 3 fight and take on the other bracket¡± ¡°That is a lot simpler than I thought it would be¡±You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. After eating a disgusting amount of bacon Allen and his Kitten army teleported to the next stadium.and the army of cats with their respected people, unfortunately, he would probably have to terminate the spell this time round angles were the highly funded prep school of the magic world while he was a true underdog plus they already had light attribute to their magic. First was the elf then the angle then the demon considering they had these ranking for a long time there was no reason to think it would change. His first match would start immediately do to him fighting an extra round. The announcer began ¡°Today it is my pleasure to bring you the top prospects from the world of pixies in the dawn world the sun elf Aurora bora and from the human realm the Elf Allen Albus¡± Resounding amounts off boos were heard for this match mostly because no one wanted to watch the battle for last. Looking at the elf across from him they looked much the same except the enemy was shinier like someone went and waxed him it was a little unsettling. With the beginning of the fight much to his surprise, the enemy used internalizing of lightning and tried to rush him sidestepping by using his own he countered by throwing a fire bolt only to see it countered by a water bolt. It would be so much easier if he could just use his fighting ability it would be done already. He wanted to keep some things secret till he at least fought the 1st seed but he would have to at least use all his elemental abilities. Quickly pinning his feet to the ground with earth spikes Allen ran to the side of the Elf and use a combination of earth and the wind.with the win he walked to his bench he had one fight worth of rest than two back to back. The deen, of course, had a questioning glance ¡°I thought you wanted to keep things hidden for later¡± ¡°I did and I am but If I''ve learned anything about competition it''s that if you have the choice between dragging it out on showing a secret and finishing it fast go for fast.¡± ¡°¡±I kinda understand but it was the first match¡± ¡°The longer the fight was dragged on the sloppier it would get the more tired I''d be and considering the next match should take 10 min if that happened I¡¯d have to fight the first seed at half power¡± ¡°Sounds like you have experience fighting¡± ¡°A bit but I talked the the best I know¡± ¡°Who could you know that fights¡± ¡° doesn''t have a name here but back home Spencer Baldr¡± ¡°Even we here have heard of this supposed champion there are thoughts he is actually a monster in human form but your people have yet to catch on¡± ¡°He¡¯d probably like that idea He explained it like this.In a tournament there are few tricks to win besides the obvious the faster your fight ends the more you rest only a moron drags a fight on because it gives others a chance to rest a secret weapon is stupid considering it''s a one shot thing if that''s all it''s good for your an idiot and fear is the best weapon you can have¡° ¡°Sounds like a smart man ¡°He¡¯s my age so I guess a smart kid is apter¡± Witch than two men got onto the stage one was obvious the demon the giant Horns and blood red skin was a give away the man approaching from his side, however, was harder to make out he should be some sort of anamorphic however he seemed to slim to be the ones he thought of usually people picked a lion or tiger a wolf or a big-ish one some were even centaurs.considering he was cloaked the entire time it was becoming more and more intriguing. ¡°Continuing on from the last fight it is time for the second and third seeds to begin their match from the dark magic school we have the Demon known as Dave¡± Spencer nearly died after hearing the name ¡°and from the twilight school we have Daimler from the Jaguar clan¡± Throwing the cloak off ¡°I guess I showed thank the human world representative for bringing so many relatives to watch me fight I¡¯ll have to show them a good one¡± With that the fight began The demon Dave cast magma armour with an electric fire combination sword while the jaguar started to summon different beasts however none were of ice or water when lightning beasts attacked they were mostly winding electricity or earth the opponent was a terrible match up for the guy after a few blocks with an earth wall however he couldn¡¯t overcome the demon with a slice from the side the opponent was down but due to the magic within the stadium he didn¡¯t die. Getting up Allen was not looking forward to this it was back to back fights with a limited amount of moves and the opponent could fly away due to being an angle and having wings. Looking back at the dean he could only think that if he thought what he had done was slightly crazy he was about to dial it past 11. Looking at the angle float down condescendingly ¡°Thank you for waiting while the third seed was taken away. It is now the fight against the First seed Josef Zachriel and the current dark horse Allen Albus¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you just surrender we both know that you can¡¯t win¡± ¡°No, i''m going to enjoy this plus I hope you fly away just so I can shove your face right in the mud¡± ¡°Hmm the importance you think you can fight an angle a being who is known to be the best at magic¡± ¡°Yeah, and everyone will know that it was done by a human who has only studied for 30 days minus a 7.¡± Before the fight began he canceled his summoning magic to remove the drain only leaving the 3 left that the family had. With that, the fight began the angle took to the skies with his white feathered wings but to his surprise, Allen was now running through the air the Angel flew farther away casting Magic missiles ice spikes explosive mines anything to get rid of the crazy man who was coming for him. It wasn¡¯t that he was flying that was the crazy part it was how he was doing it. With a high enough wind mastery, most people could fly there was also another way in theory to use explosive magic. If the magic was timed right one could run through the air plus it could be done with a low level in theory but it was also insane the slightest miscalculation in how much mana or the timing would end with a leg getting blown off or worse. However the further he flew the more tired he got considering he was running for his life and not hovering the drain was more than usual the constant maniacal laughter didn¡¯t help either. Then It stopped turning around all was gone but before he could react his wings were bent in and he began to fall they were relatively high but his health should be able to take it but out of nowhere, a large force began to draw him faster towards the ground. With a sickening crunch the angle was driven headfirst into the ground and before Allen hit the ground he used space magic to eliminate the fall.Laying on the ground catching his breath he looked at his MP it was down to around 40 enough for a single blitz attack then he would be going into mana drain territory again.siting into the meditative stance he sat waiting for the next round. It only took a few minutes to move the angle from the field the demon Dave walked onto the field. ¡°Little Elf It is impressive that you defeated Josef but unlike him, I won''t run from you and you also have little mana left¡± ¡°True but I have enough for you I figured out how to beat you from your first match ¡° ¡°Elf let me make this clear you will not win despite whatever crazy method you have developed ¡° ¡°You have 5 seconds from the start of the match to win if you don''t It will already be over¡± ¡°Whatever you say little elf¡± Allen stood at his starting spot still focusing on regaining as much MP as he could with this plan 1 more MP could be vital. Considering his opponent was well rested and that he was tired there was only one option a blitz. When he was younger he had done this before, being tired the opponent would underestimate you so instead of prolonging for an inevitable defeat go balls out and destroy the enemy before they have a chance to react. ¡°....... Begin!¡± Allen instantly cast snowfall causing the armor that the demon had cast to harden completely and causing a large amount of steam. Internalizing lightning he sprinted into the steam and approached him from Dave¡¯s right side summoning a wind blade he broke the armor rotating around with the momentum he rammed the sword directly into the opening just as the steam dissipated. Allen looked at his MP -3 ¡°Crap¡± immediately after he vomited blood which shocked a lot of people ¡°Mana drain is no joke¡± coughing more blood then the demon known as Dave fell making Allen the champion almost falling forward he caught himself then straightened himself up. At least the blitz worked and on the low end of what he thought the damage would be. Quest complete: A mage Mage high Glory Enter and win the Magic school games Reward Increased intimacy with all middle mage guilds Emyer will grant a gift depending on your progress Title gained Mage gladiator: Gives a bonus to magic Regen and resistance to magic Dark horse: when the odds are against you in any tournament you are given a 1% bonus to all stats Insanity Mage: if an enemy knows they are about to fight you they may run remaining enemies will fear you, do to your drive to win Difficulty LVL 6 C ¡°Allen you have done more than I could have ever Imagined just to be rank four would have been worth it to draft you but actually win¡± ¡°Ughhhh can I go home I feel like I''ve been sprinting for days I want to sleep¡± ¡°Unfortunately no you must meet the other Deens¡± ¡°Uggggggghhhhhh I''m just going to pass out then¡± ¡°Come on a quick introduction and it''s done¡± ¡°It¡¯s never quick, Dear lord baby Jesus take me now¡± ¡°Not even this baby Jesus character will help you drink this it''ll make you feel better¡± With a flick of the wrist, he tossed a vial drinking it without thinking he was astonished at the effects Mp has increased by an additional 100 and a bonus 50 mp every 10 levels will be given Bonus of 1% regen granted Increases MP regen by 1% per second every 10 levels Considering that if one had 3 stats in int per level they would get 150 mp per 10 levels and the Mp regen mad no sense this was a huge win at max level he would gain all his MP in less than 10 seconds Following Emyers around there was nothing much to do it was mostly just the Deens asking where he came from shock at his quick learning and offers to teach at the Mage schools of course he declined he didn¡¯t actually like magic he only wanted it for his fighting ability internalizing lightning would be op later plus summoning would be good for pack animals when he went to dungeons other than that it was for both his completionist urges and the fact that there would inevitably he would be in a situation where a useless magic was useful but the production abilities were the biggest bonus. While waiting for the deen to finish bragging he saw the jaguar from earlier. ¡°I guess congratulations are in order Elf mage Allen¡± ¡°Thanks but I was lucky you didn¡¯t make it¡± ¡°Hmm why¡¯s that ¡° ¡°Your ability to summon a wide variety of creatures would have overwhelmed me instead I got lava man who I had a counter for but you with my low Mp It would have been your win¡± ¡°Thank you I think may I ask where did all my brethren go?¡± ¡°You mean the cats they were my summons but I de-summoned almost all of them the only ones left are the ones that I gave to some kids and their dad¡± ¡°Truly unfortunate I wished to form a contract with one¡± ¡°I can summon one if you want¡± ¡°I couldn''t ask the champion to do this¡± ¡°Don''t worry I specialize in summoning cats I''m guessing a water ice type? ¡°If you could¡± ¡°Considering his skill in summoning low-level cats was maxed by now it cost almost no mp a fluffy white cat with a tinge of blue emerged in the arms of the Jaguar after a few growls a light appeared and he felt his connection to the cat disappear ¡°What is a contract?¡± ¡°Ahh, I figured you knew a mage may take a familiar depending on the temperament of them they can have a few the benefits are that you don¡¯t have to master that element to summon it they can also grow the downside is that if they die it''s over for them.¡± ¡°Could one form a contract for another¡± ¡°If the summon agree there is no problem¡± ¡°Thanks that actually may solve a problem I inadvertently caused¡± ¡°I see¡­. Anyway Thank you if you need anything feels free to find me¡± ¡°Same goes to you altho It might be easier to find my crazy martial artist friend¡± ¡°Really what''s his name¡± ¡°He hasn''t chosen one yet but trust me if you hear of some guy running into a death trap naked that would be him¡± ¡°Sounds like a handful¡± ¡°Surprisingly I''m more worried that I''ll slow him down¡± ¡°Well good luck¡± ¡°See you later¡± unsurprisingly the dean''s continued on for another few hours Mostly Emrys bragging about the talent he found but eventually they all left to go their separate ways.warping back to the main building a large banquet was under way. No one knew how far he would have gone so they started a little after he left to the main tournament meaning most the people didn''t even know he won the whole thing. Many were shocked that they were now the number one seed no longer last after a few more hours of socializing Allen bade them farewell as he had things to do in his world today. Jeff and Fey seemed to be getting along well enough leaving the building. he spotted the father and his two children and ran to catch up after telling the dad about the contracts and how they worked he and his kids signed for their pets after a thank you and an invitation to visit they left, however, he had a grin on his face. thinking about what that man''s wife will say when he brings home three elemental cats home while not bringing her one and not asking her about it. with that thought in his mind, he went into an alley and he logged out. Worst spy ever Ava woke had woken up every morning with less energy than the day before. Why she didn''t know was it because unlike the past 5 years where she had a lazy sleeping man-child to wake up. You would think that not having to move a man brick into moving would give her more energy but she was mostly drained It must be due to boredom she could still remember the first time she had walked to school with Spencer His golden blond hair his purple eyes walking with him made all the other girls in class jealous but even back then she felt some sort of wall around him a kind of darkness that no matter how brightly his smile shone there was always a shadow that wouldn''t disappear. Then there was the Jayce incident. Jayce was at the time the big kid at the school bigger by a head than the other kids his age (except Spencer) with a group of 5 friends they usually picked on kids who were too weak or wouldn''t fight back and there favorite target was new kids and those who were close to Ava. Spencer had been there for about a week and was becoming one of the most popular in the class, he was smart, helpful and always smiling, he preferred to rotate groups instead of hanging out with a particular group which was weird to most but anyone who knew him quickly understood. On the day of the incident, it was the day he played with the weird kids the one''s who wanted to play card games instead of kickball and talk about what games or anime they were into at the time. However, when he went to meet them they were all beat up all the cards had been ripped and they were crying. That was the first time she saw the change from his usual smiling saint to whatever was in the darkness inside him. Spencer walked over to where Jayce was standing they kept on picking at him and kept going on and on eventually Spencer took his jacket off without saying a word then they the Jayce''s gang surrounded him but he still had eye''s that froze everyone else, however, the breaking point was the final words Jayce said ¡°What Little Spency gonna go cry to your mommy¡± ¡°¡±Actually mom''s gone, so no but I bet your mommy still has to clean her baby¡¯s sheets because he¡¯s a bed wetter¡± ¡°I am not, how dare you were going to destroy you¡± ¡°Of course because you''re a weak baby who can¡¯t fight on his own¡± Jayce threw a punch at Spencer while everyone had crowded around but Spencer had head butted it then kicked him in the head after that the others tried to grab him but he would move then hit them in a weak spot. After they were all on the ground crying Spencer went over to Jayce picking him up and drawing his fist back. However, Spencer dropped him then he began hearing laughter directed at him. Jayce had wet himself in fear. But that wasn''t the end of it Jayce had two older brothers one in middle school and one joining high school soon they were waiting for Spencer. The two walked up and asked to talk to him ¡°Sure, Ava tell the teacher I might be a little late¡± However, Spencer''s eyes were dark and emotionless a few minutes as class began the teacher began attendance Spencer walked in clothes a little dirty with a few blood specks and he just took a seat as if nothing happened. She got dressed and ready to follow Spencer for some reason another memory popped up. It was on a Saturday a few years ago knew she liked him but how much was a different story it was more than as a brother but not quite boyfriend levels. She had finally got him to go shopping with her after bringing him around to dozens of stores and they made it to the swimwear store. If she was remembering correctly they had a field trip to the coast coming up and her swimsuit was starting to get tight. Spencer would just wear the same swim trunks he had been wearing for the last few years so there was nothing for him to do. She had accidentally selected a size too small but It looked great but what would spencer''s reaction be maybe he¡¯d be speechless at her in a black two piece. Moving the curtain to the size she asked the question ¡°How does it look¡± With a somewhat disinterested look, he responded ¡°Fine but you may want to go a size up because you look like you''ll pop out any second.¡± The feeling of total defeat no reaction at all. They had walked around for awhile after that but walking back a sudden thought came into mind Spencer was an attractive, insanely smart and a gifted athlete, but there was never a girlfriend, Not that the girls weren''t trying a number of love letters confessions and date requests was constant but he turned them all down gently. But that was weird Shouldn¡¯t he have someone that he liked or was he just shy but there was the third option. ¡°Spen we¡¯ve been friends for awhile right? ¡°3 years yea¡± ¡°So you know you could tell me anything right?¡± ¡°Uhhhh ya¡± ¡°So you would tell me if you were gay right?¡± ¡°If I was yes but I¡¯m not so no¡± ¡°But you turn down every girl and you didn¡¯t react to my bikini¡± ¡°That is a little self-serving But First of all the girls who want to date me just like the idea of it secondly thanks to my brain randomly making certain things pop up the moment we stepped in their I remembered every swimsuit I had ever seen and the women who wore them. then what they are made of ¡± ¡°So do you have someone you like¡± ¡°Yea but I¡¯m not telling you¡± ¡°Oh come on I Could be your wing woman¡± ¡°Nah I¡¯m good seen how the love story ends¡± ¡°You suck well what about me than¡± ¡°Hmm well you don¡¯t look like a troll but considering we look like a young dad taking his small child shopping I''m going to decline¡± ¡°You suck you know that, So if I was taller you¡¯d ask me out¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think so You''re like a little sister to me be weird¡± ¡°Well you suck as a brother¡± ¡°Haha In the job description we also offer being a pest bothering you and terrifying boyfriends all at no cost to you¡± ¡°You suck too, know that¡± ¡°But you know that if you ever needed me I¡¯d be there right?¡± The normal happy smile he had on was gone replaced with a worried look ¡°Course it¡¯s the only good thing your for right¡± ¡°Well that and getting things from off the top shelf but for you, I can put everything up there¡± ¡°Ass¡± It had been a few years since then still no girlfriends this lead to most the girls believing that he had a secret one and he was hiding her from them. Knowing Spencer tho he would announce it just to be left alone. But that left her with the mystery Sunday what did he do all day. As he left early she followed walking the first stop was a convenience store. But that was a good thing for Ava if he was getting something to eat then it wasn''t breakfasted as he continued down the street he turned into another store, however, this time it was a flower store. Worrying she called MiaA case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. ¡°Hey Ava what''s up¡± ¡°I, I don''t know¡± ¡°K wait to explain from the beginning¡± ¡°I saw Spencer leaving his place like he always does and thought I''d see what he was up to¡± ¡°K and¡± ¡°He just went into a flower shop¡± ¡°So you think he has a Girlfriend that he goes and see''s right¡± ¡°Maybe¡± ¡°Listen if he did have one wouldn''t you think someone would have noticed him at a restaurant or some she would post pictures of them on Facebook. There are many reasons for getting flowers not just a date or for a girlfriend¡± ¡°He''s coming out It''s a dozen roses 3 different colors¡± ¡°Roses, not good people usually only use them for dates this could be bad. ¡°Don''t say that. you said usually, didn''t you meaning not always¡±. ¡°I don''t know what to say Roses are expensive who else would you buy roses for.¡± ¡°I don''t know but I need to know now Talk to you later¡± As he continued she followed almost being discovered multiple times however she had made it just out of sight before he noticed. Ten minutes later he entered another building surprisingly it was a hospital the one her mom was working at. Walking right past the sign in table. the nurse just signed him in however she did not receive the same treatment but by the time she finished he was gone. After wandering the halls for an hour she finally found her mom but no sign of spencer even though she had checked every floor of this building beside the VIP or secure wing. Eventually, she found her mom. ¡°Mom do you know where Spencer is¡± ¡°Why the little spy can¡¯t find him¡± ¡°What are you talking about¡± ¡°You really think he didn¡¯t notice you?¡± ¡°He even grabbed you something from the corner store¡± ¡°Then why didn¡¯t he just tell me¡± ¡°He said it was kinda cute how you were acting like a 5-year-old¡± The two walked towards the VIP wing wear a tall large mean looking guard stood the wing had a few uses besides those who were famous such as politicians and actors they also had high-value witnesses to crimes as well as others as such very few people could gain access. This was true for the staff as well and especially visitors. ¡°Hey Mike this is my daughter Ava she was supposed to come through with Spencer¡± ¡°Ha so this is the troublemaker I''ve heard about over the years¡± ¡°Yea a real hand full she thought she could follow him¡± ¡°That kid you¡¯d have to be some sort of ninja I swear was part of the spec op''s before coming here kid can lose me then appear behind me and ask what I''m doing ¡° ¡°Wasn''t that on Halloween a couple years ago never thought such a girly scream could come from you ¡°Kids a ninja cat or something but I shouldn¡¯t keep you they''re probably waiting¡± ¡°Thanks¡± The two continued down the hall ¡°Ava there are probably some things you should know before you get there¡± ¡°Like what?¡± ¡°The person he¡¯s visiting hasn¡¯t woken up in 5 years but every Sunday and holiday he comes here¡± ¡°Wha-what happened¡± ¡°It was before my time but he¡¯ll probably tell you¡± ¡°Just please don¡¯t ask about his family it''s a touchy topic¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°In all the years that they have had that room, He is the only visitor that has come¡± ¡°Wha!¡± ¡°Either way it¡¯s best not to bring it up¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t he tell me earlier¡± ¡°He said that there was no way he wanted people to feel sorry for him and if you found out you¡¯d do whatever it took to help and there was nothing you could do.¡± ¡°Why now then?¡± ¡°Ask him¡± Ava¡¯s mom led her to the last door on the right side which happened to be the corner room as she entered her eyes immediately found spencer who seemed to have not noticed her and was continuing a story about some cat mage on the table next to him there was a photo of a young him and a little girl the rest o the photo was ripped he looked around 6 in the photo but with him it could have been lower. The roses he had bought earlier were also there were white dark red, and blue. The colors seemed weird but what could she say and finally she looked at the bed. If spencers look made him princely then this girl was a princess her golden hair formed ringlets whether natural or not she didn¡¯t know her skin was as smooth as porcelain the only reason she didn¡¯t think she was a life-size doll was due to her breathing. ¡°Ugh Spen¡± ¡°Finally you showed up I ¡®advise you give up being a spy you''re just terrible at it¡± ¡°Mom told me already¡± ¡°Right Ava this is my sister Anesthesia I just call her ana tho¡± ¡°So why tell me now? you were really firm on it last time¡± ¡°First off she¡¯s probably tired of hearing from me and If my memory serves there''s always competition at the end of each test¡± ¡°OK¡­.¡± ¡°The first beta competition should be next Sunday and I won''t be able to come¡± ¡°What why not?!¡± ¡°Mostly the time dilation by I have to win the two tournaments both the beta and alpha if I come every Sunday I''ll lose an entire month in the game before the alpha tournament.¡± ¡°Why do you NEED to win the two?¡± ¡°Huuuu long story short If you win a tournament Calder will grant a gift, money, weapons, stock, within reason, and they have a project going called deep sleep, that will assist waking up a comatose patient¡± ¡°What how?¡± ¡°This is why I didn¡¯t want to bring it up it''s long and complicated but put simply you put a comatose person in the game they get their brain active then they might wake up after logout¡± ¡°So you need to win one¡± ¡°The second one is to ensure she has somewhere to go when she gets into the game I can''t travel into dungeons if I''m scared she''ll slip into a coma if she dies in the game. Can¡¯t take her with me can''t leave her alone for to long.¡± ¡°So you want a house¡± ¡°More like an estate or manor in a city that has good schools and a good military so the capital¡± ¡°So you want me to come here on the Sundays you can¡¯t and do what?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know girl talk I guess I know she''s tired of me and the only other people that talk to her are the nurses¡± ¡°Spencer one question how is this all paid for?¡± In all honesty, nothing added up If he was an heir to a fortune there should be people watching out for him. If it was his parents shouldn¡¯t they have visited or something? All in all Getting a room at the hospital should have been hard enough getting into the VIP wing next to impossible. ¡°The full explanation would take hours but the simple one goes like this Shananagens happens and someone made a call to cover something up so I only have to pay for the regular room cost and that is paid for by the vampires¡± ¡°Shananagens and vampires really¡± ¡°Well not really vampires I have O null blood making me as rare as a leprechaun riding a unicorn in a fight against a clean shaven mage riding a dragon¡± ¡°O Null?¡± ¡°Simply put there are like a hundred of us total and I don¡¯t bleed everywhere which is nice¡± ¡°So the vampires?¡± ¡°You know you''re no fun the doctors take a bag out of me when I drop in. Considering I have to ok the use of it for not saving me its worth a lot¡± ¡°Why doesn''t everyone do it then¡± ¡°O null¡¯s are mostly anemic meaning they bleed easy and they can only donate twice a year meaning excluding me 198 O Null blood bags a year¡± ¡°And with you?¡± ¡°I can donate 26 times a year altho that''s not the best for me really should be every 2 months, not 2 weeks but shenanigans I say¡± ¡°I see¡± ¡°Yea I¡¯m a scientific miracle side note that''s also how I make some side money outside of Calder¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even want to know¡± ¡°What, why I get to fly everywhere and save people who have rare blood types and almost always first class¡± The two chatted and eventually the doctors brought down some equipment to draw his blood after a few more hours they left It was only 3-4 PM but they didn¡¯t have lunch and it was almost dinner as the two walked back to the apartment. Spencer began to talk ¡°Ava thanks¡± ¡°For what ¡° ¡°Being there for her You the only real family we have so thanks¡± ¡°No prob that''s what I''m here for¡± ¡°Hey, you know what ¡­¡­.. Nevermind forget it¡± ¡°What? What were you going to ask me¡± ¡°Nothing just ignore that¡± ¡°Fine¡± Walking into his apartment she could see that his face was slightly red but then he disappeared again. Making it rain After logging back in he was back in the alley where he had left the magic academy and before he decided what guild to do next. he knew he needed two things in the next couple of weeks the first was to increase his stats and make equipment but more importantly bag space. The game had a weird system some items if they were small could be grouped larger items couldn''t the closest Spencer could figure they were similar to the archaic Diablo games but instead of a 2D layout, it was the 3D layout. Meaning that at most spencer could carry one set of gear for most that were enough why would you need more than one set of armor which you would wear. There were two solutions to this either get a Merchant and have them follow or receive a merchant bag from the Merchant guild and the only way to do that would be to help them generate a ton of money over the platinum mark. Hence why it was difficult to do one would have to know where a war would occur a year in the future. Considering there had only been a couple hundred Beta testers that had entered mostly none of them had thought about another huge opportunity that they could offer. Besides making a wiki or guide, everyone thought the AI¡¯s were simple code bunch of morons really altho not many really looked at how they made the AI¡¯s which would surprise most. Walking into the large guild it was large like the Mages guild however instead of a magical feeling it felt like a bank a giant gold tinged bank. Walking towards a counter he saw many different types of merchants the majority looked like greased up pigs or money grubbing geezers some of the women were using their femininity against the customers and spencer couldn¡¯t hold it against them considering he would use his looks to sell or buy things if it came down to it. Finally, he saw someone he knew ¡°Hey old man¡± ¡°Oh Mr nameless¡± ¡°Yeah who do I go to sell info to¡± ¡°Any of us here can do it¡± ¡°Hmmm but it''s worth multi-platinum¡± ¡°In that case, I would be happy to deal with you¡± At this point, all the merchants were looking at him Multi-platinum deals were no joke they could in effect earn more than an entire country before expenses one could under certain circumstances buy countries. ¡°You sure I want A merchant''s bag and some money¡± ¡°If it¡¯s as good as you say I¡¯ll arrange for it¡± The two quickly went to a back room to talk about the deal. ¡°Before I talk I want a contract stating that If the info is good you¡¯ll give me what I want¡± ¡°What is the total you want?¡± ¡°The bag 2 Gold, 999 silver, 99 Nickles, 99coppers¡± ¡°Well that''s a weird number but I can do that¡± After that, they signed a contract. ¡°So you have heard about Travellers by now right.¡± ¡°If that''s all¡± ¡°What I mean is that the total here are just here to make sure the rest don¡¯t die¡± ¡°Rest?¡± ¡°Think of this as some kingdom far away we sent some people that if they die we can recover with little casualties¡± ¡°K so how will I make money ¡°I figured you were smart Ok so what only 30 or so Travelers have appeared here so far probably less. However, there are over 2 billion people waiting to come here so far, divided between the 5 worlds that are 400 million-ish each¡± ¡°400 billion?!?¡± ¡°Yes and I can give you the date you can expect them good deal right¡± ¡°If each spends a nickel that''s¡­¡­. 40 platinum¡± ¡°And some of these people will have money to buy your currency weaning they will spend silvers or even gold¡±This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. ¡°Wait if even 1% spends a silver that''s ¡­¡­ 40 Platinum¡± ¡°As I said a good deal¡± ¡°I''ll say with this I could buy a few countries or an entire continent¡± ¡°There are only two problems¡± ¡°O and that would be?¡± ¡°First these people don¡¯t want to stay here they want to sprint through and see the world so the best options are to either have a restaurant or sell gear, secondly you can''t possibly deal with that volume¡± ¡°True enough If I buy that much people will get suspicious and the costs¡± ¡°So I¡¯ll make you another deal bring the merchant that could bring that inI sign the same contract as I signed with you with a caveat¡± ¡°And that would be?¡± ¡°You get a percent of what they make as this is your info but I have the dates left to give¡± ¡°Smart kid this info is worth what you asked but the dates are equally worth it wait here¡± After around half an hour a voluptuous Elf woman came in Instead of the usual teen or young adult look elves generally had she was a woman curvy if spencer was normal he¡¯d have found it hard to talk wit no blood left in his head. The elf¡¯s cold eyes glared at him for wasting her time ¡°Hey old man are you sure she¡¯s the one you want to do this with she doesn''t seem interested but what¡¯s 80 Platinum to elves¡± ¡°Young human did you say 80 Platinum. Not gold and no 1 platinum¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s what the old man calculated could be more tho¡± ¡°I see so what is the information¡± ¡°First thing same as him sign a contract 1 merchant bag 2 gold 999 silver 99 nickels and 99 coppers If the info is good plus 20 percent of what you make goes to him¡± ¡°And why would I do that?¡± ¡°Basically he owns the first half of the info which is worth at least a platinum so my contract is complete there. This is for the dates so you have to buy his info as well for 20% of 79 Platinum which is what 15 so you still earn 63 platinum¡± ¡°I see your point kid but that''s without inputs and moving merchandise¡± ¡°We also didn¡¯t calculate for all members. But let me put it this way even if your profit is half of your total that''s 30 Platinum¡± ¡°Miss Greenwood If I may this would involve for the most part low-end goods and high volume which should pose no problem¡± ¡°John you better know what you''re doing¡± With that, she signed the contract And Spenser explained the first half of the contract and the elf¡¯s forest colored eyes had changed into a gold color or it could be his imagination. ¡°Now as for the dates the first wave will be in 70 ish days due to the 10 times time difference it could be up to 80 but that''s beside the point. That will be the Alpha group only around 20,000 people will be in that so 4,000 here¡±the rest will come 140 days after ¡° ¡°May I ask why such a large time delay¡± ¡°¡±I know it looks like a long time but for us, it''sin 14 days also this is to make sure everything is working properly so that things don¡¯t break and we could still return home as well as other things¡± ¡°So the way I see it I and John have 2 options test the market with the first wave but show our cards or wait for the large group and go in blind¡± ¡°Personally go for the first group, part of what I¡¯m supposed to do is help with a guide for new Travelers which we place on a giant wall we call a forum one of these topics is usually where to find gear and food among other things if players know of you and you have lower prices due to buying the supply cheaply when the demand hits you could still undercut them¡± The two Merchants stared at him by all rights he was right by the time people figured out what was happening the prices would have skyrocketed and they would make silvers on the copper. This Kid should have been a merchant in his world but he chose not to here. ¡°Personally I agree with this young one and you john¡± ¡°What he says makes sense, but I must ask you why to help us, even more, there is no benefit to you¡° ¡°For now no, but I plan to open an armory in the future and I may want favorable deals on materials for purchase and when I sell¡± ¡°Ho ho craftsmen eh¡± ¡°A martial artist actually but My gear will be the best in time¡± ¡°Such confidence I hope you do well¡± ¡°So I''ll let you two get to work I have the training to do¡± Leaving the room and walking towards the guilds he now had a choice Warrior or thieves guild or train his stats. Any of the three would be useful warriors would increase power Vitality while thieves would increase dex and speed. Or a production skill could train the skills as well as the mage guild showed it could turn him into an ubermensch. Which one did he want to increase first? With a sigh, he realized he nearly forgot the most important part of martial arts use the opponent''s power against themselves Speed and dex it was then. The real question was what would raise them in terms of Dex a bardwho played the lute could be useful but that meant learning the lute but that could also be a disguise a tailor could do the same increasing dex that left speed, become a delivery boy? That would suck but in reality unlike strength running was the only way to increase speed besides equipment and magic. Well unless he could train like his world but that was also mostly sprinting weights squats and flexibility training so stretching. So maybe he should do blacksmithing first train strength working in the forge during the day then do speed training at night Considering he could make the weights himself and use runes to increase the weight. That also meant he could make body weights. Thinking about it that would be hilarious too. In the middle of the tournament take them off. Considering it was early morning the forge was just starting up. Walking in was, of course, a dwarf because whoever developed the game figured that''s just what they do unfortunately most players thought the same and if they wanted to blacksmith dwarves was it. Hammer TIme Seeing the dwarf made him sigh of course he expected this but he had kinda hoped it would be an elf or a beast man something besides the dwarves but nothing he could do. ¡°Hello sir blacksmith I was wondering If you would be willing to help me learn your trade¡± ¡°Oi Why would I do that ?¡± ¡°Because for one it seems your apprentice less plus you would be able to boss me around¡± ¡°You have a way with words fine answer my question¡± ¡°Alright¡± ¡°What good is blacksmithing to you¡± ¡°Personally I''d have to ask you a question to answer it what good is the strongest knight naked¡± ¡°HAHAHA good point first time one of ya made a good point ¡°One of me¡± ¡°Ya you weird travelers walking up to random strangers asking for training¡± ¡°Ow that you mention it it is really weird guess we just got used to it¡± ¡°So you want to blacksmith? The basics aren''t very hard to heat metal hit metal repeat put in water¡± ¡°I know toes basics I was actually hoping to watch you make items I''m more of a hands on learner I¡¯ll even do it for free¡± ¡°Ha if it''s for free I''d take those prancy elves¡± Spencer followed the man to where he kept the raw ore considering he wanted to learn everything this was the best place they started with the lowest tier armour bronze which was perfect for Spenser as bronze was a time of alchemy offshoot the combination of metals tin and copper after heating it in a small stone pot they transferred the bronze to a mold encased in sand then after it cooled took it out then sharpened and polished it, unfortunately, sword of iron and up were giant time-consuming pains.Stolen story; please report. A steel sword required the player to first create a billot by placing different types of iron and steel that were around a cm thick then heating it and hammering and repeating, then you had to hammer it until it was slightly sword-shaped which had multiple steps which took a full day then you had to bevel the sword then due to all the hammering you had to normalize it to get rid of the stress then grind it then harden it temper it sharpening it and polishing it not to mention having to get rid of all the impurities and residue seemingly all the time, all in all, making a sword took a couple of days.. However, with bronze casting, he had made his weights for little money all in all the 5 days were spent well he had increased his strength by 2 and stamina by 2. There was also another useful piece of information that came up as he worked, Anyone who became a blacksmith learnt all the basics such as horseshoe making and nails but if one wanted to make arms and armour and for each thing one created it cost another skill slot meaning every design took a slot so if one chose to become a blacksmith they could easily fill 50 slots just on weapons (Swords, axes, hammers spears arrowheads, as well as variations). Next was to increase his dex walking over to the tailors. Luckily it was easier to get a part-time job there as they had a lot of orders after learning the basics and on basic mending and hemming, he was shown how to stitch a shirt from scratch. That went on for 5 days he could have stayed longer but he had a plan, 10 days is what he had bought himself by giving up seeing his sister on next Sunday this way he could increase his stats a bit, the question now was Rogue or warrior. Considering that countering was more effective than the actual power he decided on going to the Thieves guild. The only problem was that it only existed on paper. Considering that they were mostly thieves and rogues and assassins being easy to find was difficult that was part of the fun of becoming a member it was like real life. Mages were the elite but not as many of them as the rest but they had magic powers making them easy to find much like colleges or universities in his time but extremely time-consuming. Next was the warriors guild they were generally the most numerous they had Archers as well as fighters who used a variety of weapons, they, for the most part, represented the middle class as well as the difficulty of the jobs in Spencer''s mind they were like trades people. Lastly, the thieves guild was, of course, the underbelly.But one had to find the head honcho in order to join meaning he had to find out where the boss was and for that he had to recall the pillars of the underworld. There were four things that actually brought money into the underworld Drugs, prostitution, Gambling, and running a protection racket the rest was really dependent on either moving things and weapons but those were legal. Drugs were out as they were also legal for the most part same with prostitution that left the last two. While protection racket would lead him to some people it would hardly be the top plus it would be difficult to work his way up. That left gambling which was fine with him he had some money if he went to a tavern he could get directed to a game somewhere or just look for rich people in shadier parts of town. That was surprisingly easy as he spied men and women dressed in long cloaks enter a tavern. It wouldn¡¯t have been suspicious but considering they looked like they were cultists wearing gold trinkets and a jingling money pouch it was suspicious. Going into an alley he quickly transformed. whales v guppy The choice was simple a hobbit was a great choice for a thief they were small light and unlike other things they weren''t eye catching. A fairy type race could have been argued but people would probably stare or notice a fairy and really remember a male player as one. In sticking with the short size he could have picked a dwarf as well but they were not the fastest of races plus hobbits were generally well liked and had no problems with most races. He had decided to change his hair to black with dark brown eyes he changed his face to what he looked like when he was younger and changed his height to 3 ft 6 tall enough to get into things short enough to hide in a cupboard. Walking into the rickety old tavern he took a seat at the bar. He watched the men walk up the stairs and show a large beastman a card then he opened a door and the group was gone. After ordering doubles off rum and vodka which surprised the bartender as well as some patients an older man who looked to be late 40¡¯s early 50 walked down the stairs with a scowl obviously things had gone bad. Spencer had thought about just going up and trying to get in but there were a lot of problems. First, they didn¡¯t know him for all they knew he was an undercover cop or guard. Secondly, it looked like members only meaning that even if they didn¡¯t think he was a cop he still couldn¡¯t get in. thirdly if he wanted to get in unnoticed and wreak havoc at the games he needed someone who could counteract him. If one man comes in and wins every hand and every game he becomes suspicious but if he keeps loaning money to a guy who constantly loses it could be considered he was the lucky one that night. The grumpy man began to order drinks and spencer began to pick up the tab. Eventually, the two became chumier and chumier most would think it was because they were drunk but spencer had found out a few years earlier that it was actually difficult for him to get drunk first even though his size currently was 3¡¯6 his actual body was 6¡¯8 but besides that his body dealt with it incredibly well. The only reason he was able to find that out was that emancipation was generally given to those 15 and above 14 being on the low end but he was 10 being the exception so by the time he turned 14 his ID thought he was 18 and he could buy t from select vending machines. After an hour of drinking, spencer made his move ¡°Ehh why''d you look so mad coming ere lose all your money¡± ¡°The casino¡¯s rigid they cheat!¡± ¡°Ehh maybe you just suck¡± ¡°Pahh you''d not even last a turn¡± ¡°Nah I''m the best lady luck has the biggest crush on me¡± ¡°Bull but I''d like to see your smug face when you lose¡± The two stumbled to the stairs and used each other for support eventually making it up to the door. Showing the guard the card the two entered the casino. On the other side there was a complete 180 in the from where they had come from glass gold and crystal was everywhere decorating the entire hall there were quite a few games Poker blackjack baccarat and some that were unique to this world such as conquest the min bid was a gold and the rest played like risk however you had one chance to buy troops less money fewer troops. But for now, he wanted to draw attention to himself so that he would be invited to the VIP games. First up was blackjack after watching the dealer run out of cards and shuffle he sat down because now he couldn¡¯t lose unless they cheated. The eidetic memory made it so that he remembered everything so he concentrated on the location of the cards with every card located he started with one silver doubling to 2 then 4, 8, 16, 32, eventually hit 16,384 silver while continuing to drink. Getting up he left for the poker table and repeated the process after cleaning out some minor nobles he was up to around 2 gold. Considering when the game company opened the gold exchange a nickel was worth a real dollar 1 gold was 100,000 so he was at around $400,000 in gold but it really depended on the market if people bought a lot of gold the price could skyrocket and if people dumped the money it would become cheap. However the inverse was true like all currency the more money that disappeared the more valuable the money became plus there was a lot of expensive things in the game that travelers could earn for free through quests or pay for it such as titles and nobility. But those cost 100¡¯s of gold. Considering Spenser now had a thousand times more money than before the pit bosses came for him still playing drunk they brought him to the VIP table. These were what the casino ¡®s called whales and a shark whales being those that were stupid rich while kings may earn a platinum a year in some cases these nobles were really close the sharks were the casino sponsored players. Spenser was neither so the plan seemed to squish him. Unlike most VIP rooms this one didn¡¯t have a designated game it was up to the VIP¡¯s to pick one some would play others watch and goad the players. However, as Spencer entered there was no desire to play cards as he was insanely good winning every hand so they decided on dice. They decided to play the only game where one could buy the win. Under normal circumstances, one could just buy more troops and place them and win but what happened shocked them all. Spenser bets one gold the minimum that granted 100 troops on the board three others placed a bet of 10 gold with a pot of 31 gold and granting the opponents 30,000 troops each person was given a set of two magic dice that the casino made themselves as to avoid cheating. The first target was of course amongst themselves and spencer did nothing but practice rolling the dice.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. Eventually a noble had defeated the others and attacked spencer and he rolled an 11 spencer rolled 12 and every time he attacked spencer rolled a perfect 12 after the tenth the man furiously accused spencer of cheating and demanded a rematch with the hobbit removing his shirt to ensure fair play. Spencer just laughed and did so, however, the next round progressed the same way but only with a larger pot it had risen to 51 it had ended the same way with another claiming he was cheating saying that he was changing dice in his pockets in his pants. Now spenser was getting mad acting slightly soberer he took his pants off much to the female attendant''s joy but instead he issued a challenge ¡°You all say I''m cheating I''m just better than all of you so to prove it I will bet all 92 gold for one troop I will take the last of my clothes off so none can say I cheated and receive new dce every turn. I¡¯ll even allow team betting and sharing ¡° The last part caught everyone''s attention while you could unofficially assist someone to win a bet and split it was frowned upon because it led to people buying the pot but he was now going to allow it. If there was only one person involved in the bet they would probably undercut it and join on one team but there were three people to assist leading to an arms race and a pot of over 2 platinum and 40 gold. ¡°One more rule if we have a draw the opponent loses if it¡¯s me¡± With that they attacked him in the game but he kept rolling 12¡¯s there was no way to beat him as every roll was a 12 after hours of rolls spencers one man was the only thing standing and the room was silent spencer had won enough to buy a kingdom however that posed a problem and was outside his interests as he was playing the long game. Standing up he put all his clothes back on taking his money he was about to leave. However, the pride of the whales and sharks couldn¡¯t accept they were beaten by a guppy. That wasn¡¯t there fault the truth was spencer was never gambling due to the fact that each die was identical due to magic, spencer used his perfect muscle memory to roll them leading to the same roll in a sense he was cheating but not how anyone could figure out. And the reason he wasn¡¯t as pumped about all his money even if it was worth 20 million in the real world was he would have to pay for a lot of things for his sister clothes, education, food and among others then when she got out he¡¯d probably move into a house then he¡¯d have to buy all the furnishing and her clothes and he couldn¡¯t let her eat cheap crap like he did. And the price for a decent house near a really good school in a city would cost 5 million furnishing said house would cost tens of thousands and the clothes as well would be expensive due to the fact he didn¡¯t want her to feel left out of things and the people would probably be rich meaning expensive hobbies. So his 20 million would be eaten fast and that was only if the price stayed at that price point and this was not including taxes and the cut the developers took on both sides. As he was about to leave three people stood in front of the door he had figured this would happen they might not do anything now but they could threaten and follow him. ¡°Listen, you little twirp one more game give us a chance to win our money back¡± ¡° Listen it¡¯s late and my money pouch is heavy if you want to bet fine but we make it a fight¡± ¡°Ha a fight why would we get our hands dirty¡± ¡°I meant with champions plus I¡¯ll not show up in case you think I''m cheating but I¡¯ll leave my bet with the casino I lose you get 1 platinum but what do you have that I could want to equal a third from each?¡± This was a truly difficult question that was 333 gold enough to buy a small city whether it would run was a different matter, a rare mount could be equivalent such as a dragon or unicorn rare arms as well but if the value wasn¡¯t equal then it had to be worth it to the opponent it was a barter of a bet. The three continued to talk eventually they came to an agreement. The bet was a mine in the north with all mining rights a book of rare runes and a property within the capital that was to be rebuilt. Spencer agreed mostly for the mine and the property this would allow him some breathing room in the tournaments. ¡°Only one rule the champion must be level 10 or lower mine is a LVL 0 but he¡¯s no pushover ask the martial artists about a random level 0 they will know who he is¡± The next day spencer returned to his normal human self when the guard saw him he had figured who he was and led him down to the arena where a arms merchant stood there were some practice equipment seeing spencer walk in with peasant clothes he almost laughed he was going to fight the men who had come before they had heavy armour and steel weapons. He was about to say something condescending when spenser walked over to the bench and removed all his clothes except his underwear. Taking a stance in front of the punching bag the arms dealer just saw a tornado of death hitting a continuous stream of hits from a punch to a reverse elbow to a high kick he continued to rotate his back leg over and hit with his heel this type of combo lasted 2 minutes with no gaps. After that, he took a seat and waited for his match to begin the merchant approached him ¡°That was incredible how do you fight like that¡± ¡°I learned out of necessity¡± ¡°Can I ask why you are only wearing your undergarments?¡± ¡°In truth, most hand to hand combatants where I come from would wear something similar¡± ¡°But why?¡± ¡°Speed and less to grab in truth I Should have some oil as well to make hits slide off easier¡± ¡°Oil?¡± ¡°Yea and some light protective gear but they don¡¯t have anything that fits my requirements¡± ¡°You don¡¯t seem nevus most people who come here can¡¯t settle down but you, you seem natural¡± ¡°I¡¯m used to this type of thing around 10 years experience¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t seem that old I¡¯m sorry I miss judged¡± ¡°Nah I''m only 16¡± ¡°That means since you were 6!?!¡± ¡°Yea¡± ¡°What¡¯s your name? ¡°Ha Still don''t have one¡± ¡°Really why not pick a famous warrior from your time¡± ¡°Hmmm nah altho I think I figured out what name I want how bout Anon¡± ¡°Anon what does it meen?¡± ¡°It''s short for anonymous¡± ¡°That''s a terrible name may as well be no name¡± ¡° Really I kinda like it it¡¯s like being unknown but that means you can¡¯t be hit¡± ¡°Hmmm¡± Before they could continue a guard came to escort hi to the arena. Fight night There were three opponents awaiting him in the ring set up in a party type fashion. One looked like he wielded two daggers and light armour a bit on the short side but he was mostly covered up so Spencer couldn¡¯t tell much about him.appearance wise most likely a DPS type assassin or thief was his first thought maybe a ranger of some sort. The man next to him was of orcish decent big, ugly but in full on heavy plate and a giant sword that looked closer to an anime like sword then anything practical. The third member was a elf much like Allen but normal height wielding a bow that seemed to be forming itself and arrows with runes. In other words a typical team a tank DPS and a ranged if they had a healer and a mage they would be golden but it was just reduced to a elimination order for spencer. Ignoring most of what the announcer said the gong was sounded. Anon sprinted straight past the Orc and the mystery and appeared in front of the archer swinging his right fist at his temple he quickly continued into a reverse elbow continuing his momentum he swung his left towards his liver than a right hook to the temple and a reverse heel kick to the same temple.the Elf slumped down unconscious the Contest system was designed so that a person couldn¡¯t be killed this meant that no lvl XP was granted but skill XP was. There were only two opponents left while the tank would be slow the DPS was the issue now. Moving close enough to the Rouge to enter hi range so that the man would an attack moving his body and moving away he managed to pull the Rogue further and further away from the tank. As the rouge attempted to stab Anon again he grabbed a wrist and with a snap the wrist was broken. Spencer actually liked this critical feature instead of a random percent chance of happening it had to hit a weak point this allowed for crippling effects one could break bones and joints. Continuing with his fast pace he quickly kicked the knee to the side then a quick knee to the head he was down.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. The hard part was going to be the orc. there were two types of plate mail, in general, the ones that focused on protecting the front and had little armor on the back or the ones that were basically an encasement in armor. The orc was encased in armor both front and back if he had the other type Anon could strike the knees possibly dislocate it and win now all that would do would maybe make him fall over. Not that it was perfect and had no weak points considering he knew of 2 he could exploit, Weakness hips and armpits joints. AS the orc raised his giant sword Anon dove forward rolled and threw an elbow into the back of the orc¡¯s knee rotating with the blow he punched the other knee in the back as well. With that, the orc dropped,however, he wasn¡¯t going down without a fight using pure arm strength he swung the giant sword and hit Anon sending him into the wall Spencer watched as most of his HP bar disappeared luckily he had jumped with the sword to lessen the damage if not he would have probably have died. Looking at the orc Spencer had three options left the right arm left the arm or both an individual arm was the easiest but the other arm might reach and with the orc''s strength Anon would be more of a slime than a mine after he got finished. Getting both was harder. Before he gave it a second thought he shot forward slightly towards the back of the orc. The orc attempted to hit him with his sword but Anon ducked grabbed his forearm pulling it behind him trying to reduce the pressure the orc went to maneuver himself with his other arm only for it to be caught when it went behind him a foot was expertly placed between his shoulder blades. Then his arms began to feel that they were being torn out with the sound or spaghetti being cracked the orc passed out. both shoulders dislocated both knees broken or dislocated for the people gathered it was a barbaric way to win there were contests for the majority of fighting styles including hand to hand but none of them promoted destroying the opponent even the styles themselves were either for defending one¡¯s self or finishing a fight quickly not to cripple the enemy. Anon walked out of the arena in silence the fact that he stood alone against 3 Lvl 10¡¯s was amazing for his LVL even more so that he did so weaponless and then brutally beat the others down there was nothing they could say. An hour after the fight a little hobbit came into the casino everyone who knew what had happened could only walk the other direction mostly due to the fact that the Hobbit was a friend of the man from the arena Anon. They had never thought they needed to get his name as he was some drunk who had a lucky streak. Now, however, he was a legend a man who could bankrupt casinos and the nobility who had no name. As soon as spencer arrived he was escorted to the Boss¡¯s room.