Sorry for the delay, I had so things due and I had them done.
I'll be trying to post all 4 chapters, 2 for yesterday and 2 for today within the next 1-2 hours, but in case I get too tired, I'll just post 2 today, 2 tomorrow after so sleep followed by Danmachi and possibly the 2 chapters for the day itself.
I can be faster, it's just that so chapters do take a while to edit, this one took 40 minutes for example.
I do appreciate the power stones and also if you bookmark the Novel.
Peace!
.
.
.
------------
[You received a ssage from...]
"..."
Sigh...
"Let's see what he wants..."
But feeling frustrated and confused, Dale scratched the back of his head while he took off his towel, returning to his bath.
"Really now, what was even that? I received a video call from Ermin and I didn't even manage to see him?"
He looked at the ssage with so disdain.
"And instead of talking with , he ssages ?"
'Is it due to his sisters again?... Co on, even if my mom told to stop playing, I would've been able to at least dialogue with my friends before logging out...'
'They also talked as if Ermin was a small child that needed supervision at all tis...'
'Just how much of a tight grip do they have on him? Or is there sothing I'm not seeing?'
With these thoughts, Dale opened the ssage...
[I'M REALLY SORRY!]
"..."
"O... Kay... This is a start... So..."
[What happened?] Dale typed quickly in the air as he finished scrubbing his back
[DING!]
[It... Was more of a bad timing situation than anything...] Ermin replied almost imdiately
[ and my sisters were doing a Hidden raid on a Boss monster that spawns near our starting Village... Oh yeah, sorry, but I won't be able to play with you...]
[Anyway]
[I tried to convince them, but I failed miserably. And since that ti, I've been dragged around like a fool, so I didn't have the ti to contact you...]
[I like playing with my sisters, but only when they are too occupied to bother , which ends up never happening...]
[It's not like I can stop them anyway, the last ti I tried to ignore them, I suffered severe real-life consequences, sothing I would rather not experience again]
[And it's not like they are always on my ass, in fact, this ga is the only one they made question to have play with them, to this, I'm as surprised as you]
[Other tis, I could just say I wanted to play alone or later and they would respect my wishes, I'm not sure why they are so keen on having around this ti... If only they weren't so controlling and in their own world... Things would've been so much better...]
"..."
Dale quickly read through his ssages, surprised at how fast he was writing those replies.
So he replied in kind:
[...]
Three dots... It summarized everything he was feeling.
Though, of course, he wouldn't leave him at that.
[... It seems like they own you... Like a sla...]
[Believe , I am already aware, but my options are limited, at least they don't abuse , I'm more of their...]
[Butler?🤨]
[Ha... Ha... You look so funny using that old shit... 🤓]
[Go back to the early 20s bro👴]
[Still... A bit exaggerated but not that far off... Our relationship is quite complicated]
[Okay...]
[Yeah, let's just forget about this for now and focus on the important]
[As I was saying, we were doing a Boss, and my... Your ssage. It ended up distracting and I took a hit]
"Shit..."
'Don't tell they failed the raid because of that?... I would feel bad for him if that was the case.'
[Did you fail the raid because of ?]
[What? No no, it's just that my sisters wanted to get a perfect run and I foiled their plans, so... They got quite annoyed and they wanted to punish for it...]
[Sorry...]
[Let finish... When they learned that you were the person that did the call, they imdiately took this chance to learn more about you...]
[So they took over the call and pushed out of the cara...]
But Dale had a headache...
[Wait, first, how do they even know about ?]
[I... I may or may not have spread a few words due to the pressure from my sisters...]
[Bro...]
[I swear I didn't share anything crucial!]
[Just cut so slack! I needed so sort of excuse to go after those items you requested! I have them all on I swear!]
[And you can be assured that I shared nothing of aningful substance with them]
[From their perspective, you are just an old friend who knows quite a lot about this ga, they also felt indebted to you due to the money you gave last ti, and the information you shared with ]
[Rember our run planning last month? Yeah, it was all thanks to that]
[I know about that, they told about it...] Dale typed as he rolled his eyes
[COUGH! It wasn't my fault]
[I underestimated the amount of information my sisters knew about ... Or the level of monitoring they have...]
[... Do I need to repeat what you just said Ermin?... In fact, I do not, I already printed the screen]
[No... Please no... Delete it imdiately...]
[DING!]
[You just sent a /.Im/ anex to player, Jelly]
"Sigh..."
"Jesus Christ Ermin, are you really their brother?"
"It feels like they're cops trying to keep you in jail."
[DING!]
Shaking his head in disapproval, he continued to read the ssages.
[Well, we can joke all day but it doesn't change how things are]
[Thanks to that money, my objective worked flawlessly and I managed to get my things and do everything I had planned in the tutorial, this includes gathering the Sigils and the Unique 'collectibles']
[All the while letting my sisters play around to their heart's content, so I can safely say mission accomplished]
[They're happy, I'm happy, that's all that matters]
[Hah... At least that...] Dale replied quickly
[For a mont I thought your sisters had stolen the 'fun' and the items from you...]
[I... I would've left this ho if that had happened I swear on my very Soul]
[That is doubtful coming from soone who is a literal butler for his sisters ☠�]
[Don't send these annoying Emojis! 💢]
"Ha! At very least he is still the sa." Dale said with a smile as he cracked his neck
'He got everything he wanted and had fun while at it... Well, so fun at least...'
"Hum... There are still so things I would like to ask him..."
So Dale continued to type:
[So what now? You'll be playing with your sister? I didn't even ask, but where did you all start?]
[I'm glad you asked, after a bit of talking, I managed to convince them to start in the far South of the continent in a Village near a desert]
"Near a desert?... Could it be..."
"I think I know where they are..."
[For a bit of perspective, is there a mountain range near your position? One with a legend about sothing breaking part of it?]
[OH?! Do you actually know about it? 😮] Jelly replied with a surprised... Emoji
"..."
[There is one like that further SouthWest of our position, but that place is a forbidden zone and impossible to cross...]
[Why the question though?]
Dale smiled
'It seems he is closer to than I expected. He's just North of here...'
[Because I am just a tiny bit further down... If you cross the desert you'll find ]
[Ha! What a coincidence then]
[We chose this Village because of the balance between its level of danger and reward, plus its geographical location seed rather good]
[If we get on a horse, it would take about a month to arrive at the Capital if we were to use the fastest transportation available to us]
(N1)
[Not only that but several decent grounds are near us...]
[There is only one problem... Pretty much every enemy over here is a Boss monster to us due to the difference in Level... And with the items and stats, it's hard to make a living in here]
[Though things should change over ti...]
[Are you a standard mod player?] Dale asked
'Standard players suffer from the Level difference system.'
'Even if their Stats are Higher, if they face a monster with a Higher Danger Level them theirs, they'll suffer a penalty.'
'It doesn't make hunting them impossible, but that can vary depending on the conditions, in most cases tackling anything 10-20 levels above you is pretty much suicide.'
[Yes, I didn't have the courage to choose HardCore, neither my sisters had it]
[My older sister wanted to try it, but after showing her the price of a new account she retreated in fear]
[She may be old but she works you see, she knows the pain of an empty wallet...]
[You know how it is, she's already full of shit to do thanks to her student loans and part-ti jobs, so anything else would already be too much]
[I see, I thought your sister would be living alone since she is already...]
[Yeah, that was our parents' fault, she wanted to move out one day but my mother convinced her to stay... Unfortunately...]
[You know what? I'll delete these ssages, if they read this group chat I'm fucked...]
[ssage deleted]
[ssage deleted]
[ssage...]
"..."
'I already printed everything though...'
[In any case, I'm glad to have talked with you, if you need more money I can send it to you but rember to pay up!]
[Hey! Do you have no faith in your bro?! Do you think I'll let that pass?!]
[Even though I didn't talk, I was still there hearing your conversation with my sisters!]
[I saw you fawning all over them!]
[WHAT?! Fawning?! As if! Beauty doesn't faze !]
[Liar! I saw it! You gauging up my younger sister's face and my older sister's chest!]
[You're delusional...]
[SEE! Oh God... They already chard Dale... Please God!]
[You...]
[Do you think I can't connect the dots? Do I have to pay while my sisters get preferential treatnt?]
[Look at you all proud! I saw your smile when my younger sister ran away! I'll report you to the authorities for hitting on a minor!]
[...]
[Say sothing!]
[... Bruh🤯]
[Don't 'bruh' ! 🤡... I hate these emojis, why do they even have them? No one uses them anymore...]
[Ysk! Look! I did that for you!] Dale replied quickly
[For ?! What a way to distort things!]
[I'm being honest here! I tried to make you look good by making myself look good!]
[...]
[...]
[Look at the bullshit you're talking, you know what? I'm out, see ya later Dale]
[Sure, see ya man]
But before he left...
[Simp...]
"This fucker..."
[Sucker...]
'That'll teach him...'
"Ah! I almost forgot!"
[Hey, before you go, what did you get for your Beta Tester Box?]
[DING!]
[Oh yeah... That was a thing... Give a minute, I'll open it right now...]
"... So he forgot about it too... Glad to see I wasn't the only one."
[... So, I got an ID effect, a universal armor skin, the Ashen Striker, a strange emote where so sort of ghost appears behind and claps his hands slowly]
[And that was about it]
"Hum?... The ID... But I got no Armor Skin..."
'Also, he didn't get the Insignia... Weird.'
[I see, in my case, I got the ID, an emote, and a strange insignia, it seems the rewards from the box are random]
[That's interesting, it ans each one of the Beta testers gained sothing Unique, I can now proudly say I'm the only player with this emote until soone gets one as well...]
[Anyway, it's ti for to go, until later]
[Later...]
After these two last ssages, Ermin left for real to play with his sisters, leaving Dale alone once more.
He shook his head and finished showering and brushing his teeth, deciding that it was ti to leave and explore the village outside.
"What's this?"
As per force of habit, Dale opened his stats as he walked around, seeing sothing new...
[...
Current Effects:
Aspect of Might -> All Stats 15
Body Reformation -> Natural Healing and Stamina recovery speed has been increased
Constitution Ratio 1.1
Cleaned -> 15% to Disease resistance for 6 hours
Inventory ( )
]
"Hum... It seems there are many more bonuses I need to pay attention to."
'Eating well, sleeping well, maintaining my hygiene... To be honest, it's getting harder to live inside this ga than in real life...'
So after putting on a fresh new set of traditional clothes, he took a step outside, but he was imdiately flabbergasted!
"?!"
/Chatter chatter!/
There were at least a dozen people he had never seen before, walking around the place looking at everything as if they were in a zoo!
The mont Dale appeared, many of them imdiately had their eyes on him!
"..."
'These are...'
'Players!'
Dale imdiately recognized what they were, they were players, and that was clear by the flashing nas on top of their heads.
Apart from HardCore, all players have an ID on top of their heads, and so even had Titles next to them.
All players can equip at least one Title at once to boast their accomplishnts to others.
And knowing the mind of a player, it was an obvious thing to do as players would find all forms of ways of showing off, normally done through their gear...
'Thankfully I'm wearing a set of basic Villager clothes, if I were to be wearing my gear, they would imdiately recognize as a player... But this makes things a bit harder now.'
'If a situation appears where I may need it... How will I pull it out?'
'It would be better if could remain as an NPC for a bit longer...'
Dale ignored their eyes just like any NPC would and proceeded to go on his way sowhere less populated.
He needed ti to think and process the situation before he committed a mistake.
Considering the number of people in this area, there is the possibility of there being at least a hundred if not more players all around the village!
However, Dale also noticed sothing, and that was their clothes...
'Several of these players had Clan/group emblems on their clothes, showing they belonged to so sort of organization.'
'I already identified 4 different groups, and the rest were normal/lone players or those that are hiding their allegiance...'
'But a question remains, why are there so many players here? I expected them to co as the days passed and the first batch of players finished their tutorials, but this was too sudden.'
'The first batch of players should still be a day or two away from finishing and last ti I checked, only 3% of the initial player count had actually descended into the continent!'
'One or a few is fine, but several dozens all of a sudden... Was I being too optimistic of the players simply avoiding this place?'
'There has to be a reason... A motivation...'
'It can't be , so the only possibility is... Sothing happened as I was sleeping.'
'But what could cause this in a matter of 30 minutes... Actually, one and a half hours.'
'I ca to the Inn and played with the kids before talking with Illia, then I played with the kids again and went to sleep.'
'Following that I took a shower and walked around a little as I recovered my senses, so in total, a bit less than 1 and a half hours passed.'
'That is quite a long ti...'
Surprisingly, no one approached Dale, instead, they all kept an eye out on each other.
They seed to be trying to figure out what was happening, and who he was...
But the surprises were far from ending...
"Hm?"
As Dale approached the foot of Church's hill, he saw a blockage, ford by the players of the 4 different parties he had previously seen.
They seed to be blocking the entrance to the Hill, impeding any players from going there.
Of course, Dale imdiately realized he might find the answer to his questions if he were to climb atop the hill, so without any hesitation, he made his way to the players...
...
.
.
.
Notes
N1
You would be surprised at how much ground can be covered up in 1 week.
I used an interactive map of ancient Ro that calculates from ti to season and the speed of the units within it to calculate and I think this ti of 1 to 2 weeks pretty much covers a lot of space.
If they used horses, covering about 50 Km a day. In one week, they could travel 350 Km, but this is still low, they could go much faster depending on the creatures they use.
And that would be in a straight line with all weather and environntal conditions being rather perfect...
And I have yet to specify how big the desert is, although Dale said he is a bit further south, that could be a euphemism on his part.
As soone said before, it was strange for no players to appear.
But I want to say that, even though there are currently over 10 Million players in the ga, there are over a thousand possible spawn locations.
And Resko is one of those hidden locations you would need to look deeply into the map to find.
The only people who'll go into Resko will be those who like living on the edge, those who are greedy for high rewards, those who are confident in themselves, and so on, you got the drift.
Rodi was very confident in his abilities, and he said he was very strong...
Reviews
All reviews (0)