The receptionist hair which was packed into a ponytail bobbed along with her head making her look cute.
"First, we would need to take so data."
"Okay, what may that be?"
"Your na, age and level. Though we already have that in the system, incase you would want to change any.
To change your na would cost you 1000 points, which is the only thing that can be changed here."
Zosia shivered when she thought about what soone would pay just to change their na.
She didn't plan to do that anyways.
"Am cool with my own na, I want to ask if after fusing with the chip if it would be connected to..."
The lady cut her short and asked.
"Are you sure you are cool with your own na?" She asked mysteriously.
"Well, yeah of course. My na is Zosia" Zosia response made the receptionist chuckle.
"Oh, sweet dear. I forgot you are yet to see your status screen.
What is written on your na colon is actually a number. But as a VIP, I guess thatust have been slashed and replaced with a real na."
Zosia was stunned, she couldn't help but complain inwardly, " Such money grubbers."
"Back to what I was asking you before." Zosia quickly diverted the topic.
"I understand what you are about to ask but don't worry. It's all good. Besides, this is just the basic chip. You can actually do this on your own but due to the fact we need to connect it to the main system, that's why you are here.
Now, go up to the first floor. Due to your VIP status, you would be getting a Beta Nutrient Solution and also your body data would be gotten after the upgrade."
Zosia just stared at the lady as she talked. She didn't even allow her to land before explaining.
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you that, each upgrade solution is ranked the sa way a Realmrider level is." She added.
Zosia just nodded her head as she stared at the lady before allowing the information to sink inside her head.
Anyways, the lady did address her question.
Taking the chip, she walked up to the place where a blue glowing circle was drawn.
Before she entered the circle, she saw the way the next person brought out sothing from his space ring.
Thinking about hers, she knew she had to get a space ring to avoid suspicion, even if it's the one of one cubic ter, especially for her who only has a chip and not a system, so she doesn't have an inventory.
Who knows when her Chip will upgrade to get an inventory.
Entering the circle, a glass like do appeared around her.
[ 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟?] A female chanic voice spoke.
" First Level" Zosia relaxed and prepared to get a smooth ride.
Whoosh!
Blergh!
Zosia ca out the elevator which had just opened and could not help but vomit.
Like what the hell! Coughing out her guts, she watched as a cleaning android ca to clean her vomit.
Holding the wall as a form of support, she shook her head as she tried to regain her balance.
Taking her ti to calm down, she slowly did her hair which had turned into a ss.
As the disorienting feeling slowly disappeared, she coughed in embarrassnt.
Being stared by people with her current state made her ears turn a shade of red.
Blinking her eyes she slowly returned her cool.
Zosia walked up to the receptionist, who gave her a number.
Taking her seat, she allowed her eyes to take in the scene.
She watched as the New souls entered. They had clothes they had worn when they died and so did she but she had changed out of hers before coming out.
Luckily, she was not the only one who got embarrassed.
All New souls went through the sa thing.
Looking at them, she was able to guess how most of them died.
So died from hanging as she noticed tight marks around their neck.
One died from slitting her wrist which was quite visible as her arm was not covered.
She couldn't continue as her number had been called.
After her number was called, she approached the person who seed to be a guide and she was directed to a different room from the rest.
Arriving at the door with 『𝙐𝙋𝙂𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙀 - F』written on a plaque hanging on the door, she knocked before slowly pushing the door open.
"So you are the VIP. Well you would be getting a Beta Nutrient Solution. You can buy a Gamma Nutrient Solution if you are willing?"
"How many points would that cost?"
"1 million points or 500,000 rit points or 300,000 faith points." The lady in labcoat said as she led her towards a pod.
Smiling wryly, she shook her head. " I do not have such money."
"That was a discount price and I understand. After all, you are a newbie." Zosia said nothing and was just speechless. If that was a discount price, what is the original price then.
Since she could not afford it, she decides not to worry or let it bother and just looked around.
She noticed countless pods arranged in order with each of them of different colours.
"This is the place for the Beta upgrade. I was told you would be integrating with the chip. Can I see it?"
"Yes." Zosia brought out the chip and gave it to her though she had second thoughts.
Zosia showed her the chip, to which she collected from her hand and directed her to a pod to use.
"You don't have to worry about doing anything. " Zosia just pursed her lips at the lady's word.
"Now undress and enter the pod." The pod she had been directed to, stood alone in the surrounding.
It had a silver coloured matte. It looked smooth and the edges glead under the lightning.
Zosia stared at the lady who had asked her to undress but was still standing there.
"Aish, we are both ladies why are you shy. Sheesh, you must have been a virgin in your last life." The lady muttered under her breath and turned around.
"Hold this, once you enter the pod. Place it on your gabella." The lady turned back to give her the chip after copying the code written on the back.
Zosia had just finished undressing herself, when the door was pushed open and a man entered.
Zosia did not think twice and quickly entered the pod, hiding herself in it.
"Hahaha..." In the pod, Zosia heard the woman's laughter.
Even though she did not see the face of the man who entered or if he had noticed her, she felt so embarrassed.
"Kevin, help get a Nutrition fluid for her, while I get what you asked for."
Kevin who had just entered the room and all he saw was a shadow but hearing Ella's, laughter, made him know that he had entered at the wrong ti.
He had co for sothing important as directed by his boss but since she had gone to get it and he was only asked to insert a Nutrient Solution to the unknown person pod.
Entering the freezer. A room with -50°c, he walked towards the small batch of Gamma Upgrade Nutrient Solution.
He had seen the pod the the person was in which is the Only gamma pod in the sea of Beta pods.
Taking the Nutrient Solution, he walked back to the room and inserted the solution into the pod.
Each pod has a space to which the solution can be attached.
Ella ca out after he had closed the side of the pod.
"Here it is. Now get going so I can continue with my work."
Ella shooed him away before turning to work with the holographic screen.
Kevin wanted to tell her the kind of Upgrade solution he put in, but since he was being shooed away, he left.
Ella was able to connect the chip successfully to the main system before she left the room to deal with so personal things inside.
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Alone inside the pod, she placed the chip on her glabella. At first she was able to hear outside noises but they were slowly cancelled.
The nutrient solution slowly filled the pod.
She was able to feel how condensed the nutrient solution is.
Argh!
A jewel like sothing wriggled out of her heart.
She was in so much pain but her body was just static with her brain receiving the pain.
It was like as if, her pain receptors just increased and beca very sensitive.
Zosia watched as the jewel slowly floated. The purple looking jewel was in the shape of a kite.
The jewel absorbed the nutrient solution fast that it seed to be overdrawn.
The jewel slowly stopped before dividing into two.
One entered back into her heart while the other stuck with the chip.
She had placed her blood on the chip before putting it on her head for recognition.
The two jewel parts and chip slowly drilled into her head and heart.
Zosia suddenly felt like her soul was full. Directing so of her energy towards her accupionts, she did not know what she was doing but it felt like instincts.
The first accupionts opened and opening of the rest went smoothly.
Zosia did not know when she fell asleep, but she woke up to the blaring noise. She did not know where the noise was coming from.
Hearing her na, she opened the pod and was t with three pair of eyes.
"Is she the one that is causing the alarm to ring?" One of them asked.
"Yup" Ella nodded her head.
"At least she is okay, just get her remaining data." The last figure who looked like a woman in her 60's spoke.
"Alright, get up and wear your clothes " they gave Zosia the space to get dressed.
After dressing up, she walked up to Ella who led her to another room.
Zosia stared at the other won who sat in their respective seat.
"Stand on that floor and place your hand on each orb for about five minutes each."
Zosia nodded her head in acknowledgent and placed her hand on the first orb.
"Wow, so much soul power". They all had a look of amazent on her face.
Curious, she stared at the orb and saw the figure of 30,000.
Forget others, she that owns such amount of soul power was also shocked.
"The possibility of her having a gift is high."
"That's true, go to the next orb."
Zosia walked to the next orb and placed her hand on it.
After a while, the transparent orb slowly changed to lilac then to athyst followed by a violet color.
The orb began glitching but it slowly settled at pure violet.
Due to the changes, no one noticed the white color that flashed for a while before disappearing.
"It's okay." The old lady muttered.
"Go to the last orb."
Their body language told her that her power isn't good enough but she ignored it.
She would find out later,if it was good or not.
Touching the last orb. She noticed as Ella typed sothing in her holographic screen while the orb remained the sa.
"Alright, it's all done. Now your chip can be launched." Ella said before leading her out of the place.
"How do I open my status then?"
"It's yet to be launched, so once you are ready to launch it. It can be launched. Also you may be wondering how you can go back.
After the launching, click on return.
If you have a house here, you would see an option below it but if you don't, you can only return back to the system space."
"Okay. Thanks for the clarification. But about my gift. Is it okay?" Her voice held a tinge of nervousness.
"Of course it is. Don't mind that old woman. I can't say much but I can tell you that your gift is a space gift and is very pure. Gifts are not common. Only those with high soul power have a chance at getting one and sotis it's useless.
As for the old woman attitude, don't worry about her."
"Thanks a lot ma. Can you give a tip on how to use the chip?"
"The chip cos with it's own advanced manual. The mont it is launched, it would carry out it's own scanning and also implant it's guide to your brain. With the amount of soul power you have. Your consciousness and intellect should be equally strong. So you don't have to worry."
"Okay. Any tips on how to survive?"
Ella looked at the lady who kept on asking her questions. Even her last question took Ella by surprise.
"I can't say much but the few tips I can tell you are:
Complete your main task first before other supporting tasks and always finish your task on ti so you can use the remaining ti to train your skills.
After finishing your main run, go to the task centre to get more task.
Always train survival skills first before any other skill.
It's best if you do your first ten runs without teaming up with anybody.
Also, sell what you don't have need for, train using mainly cold weapons before other hot weapons.
I have seen your skill set. Develop your mastery in dagger and archery before the rest.
Take a look at the sales centre before going for your next run, which would be your main run for the week.
Also, Don't be shy to ask questions to your seniors as to avoid breaking so unspoken rule.
To which one of them is, never reveal who you are to denizens of which ever world you enter. You may et your fellow colleagues though."
"Thanks a lot ma." Zosia left the place after thanking her.
Using the elevator, she went to the seventh floor which is where the sales center is.
Coming out of the elevator. She noticed she did not feel as dizzy as she felt at first. It looked like a normal ride.
Looking at the sight that greeted her, her eyes held a hint of amazent.
The lights above shone the opulent style of the vast area, filled with different goods.
A man in uniform approached her.
"How may I help you miss?" His voice curt and polite.
Zosia looked at his close to average face and looked away.
" I want to sell so of the things I have on . Hope you don't collect a fee for selling?"
The young man smiled, " No, we don't. We only do that for items that you want to auction."
"Okay, but why did the main system ask for a selling fee?"
"Well, usually, to sell sothing through the main system. It's default is auction. So you have to change it before selling."
"Ok " Zosia nodded her head. Her ears reddning a bit from embarrassnt.
"Let's go to the counter to know what you want to sell ." The young man led the way to the counter and she just followed him.
During her ti in the army, she had used her own connection and Ryan connection to secure a large amount of ammunitions.
She had separated the ones she would use from the ones she would sell.
Luckily for her, she had a ring to which she used it as a disguise for a space ring.
" What I have is much and needs discretion." She said.
The man paused and turned to lead her to a door.
Entering with him, he used his hand to signal her to sit.
Zosia sat down while staring at the androids that seed ready to identify what she had.
Waving her hand, the ammunitions she had for sell, appeared on the floor.
"Great. I can get so commission from this." The young man happily directed the androids.
It didn't take long for everything to be sorted out.
"How much altogether? "
" Going by the selling price, it is 90,000 points."
"I calculated it myself and it should be a hundred thousand points."
"Yes, the 10, 000 is for tax."
Zosia eyes widened at the response.
If they couldn't scam poor souls like them from service fee, they decided to do it through tax.
Taking a deep breath, she decided to sell the remaining things she had at other shops but thinking about the ti she would waste. She would still pay the tax, so what is the need.
Bringing out so Jewelries, she asked him for the price.
"You would be having 120,000 points altogether."
"Alright proceed with the transaction."
"I would need your ID for that."
"Okay ... " She called out her Id as she had seen when she wanted to launch the chip.
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