[I welcome you, Best of luck, you're going to need it~]
[a new user has successfully registered, Mr. john, please enjoy the game and be welcome~]
With that notice, John, opened his eyes, observing the new world in front of him, the vivid colors invading him and leaving him bewildered.
His curious eyes moved from left to right, up and down, exploring everything around him, everything felt so real, the touch, smell, the feel of the clothes, the warm sun, the gentle breeze.
Everything was to an extreme...
"Too real..."[John (1)].
I decided to bend down, placing my hand on the ground and pulling up some grass with it, the wet feeling of the grass, the sound of pulling it up, it was as if it was real life, I, at that moment surely looked like a child who had gone out into the world for the first time.
"Not bad at all, paying those seventy dollars was worth it!"[Hishcaro (1)]
Suddenly a voice brought me out of the trance, as I looked back, I could see a young man with reddish hair, a slim build, who excitedly exclaimed his thoughts to the world around him, almost as if he was expecting to be disappointed by the game.
"I'm impressed that you didn't include the price of the virtual reality capsule, the synchronized profile, and that starter adventurer package you bought, while you're at it you might as well shout out the card number you have to everyone..."[Thartarus (1)]
Another young man suddenly appeared, after a pillar of light materialized his character, by the tone of his voice, it seemed that those two knew each other, in and out of the game, although john didn't pay much attention to them, he could notice that everyone had a name on their heads including him, as well as their levels.
"Come on, we didn't even show up near a village, what a...unusual game."[Hishcaro (1)].
both young men looked around until they noticed John, who continued to observe everything around him, fully ignoring all those who were nearby, including some NPCs who were walking or just passing by.
"Good morning, youngsters, enjoying the view?"
Suddenly a voice distracted the pair, the voice belonged to an NPC, strangely, this one addressed the players first and not vice versa.
"..."[Hishcaro (1)]
"...."[Thartarus (1)]
Both, Hishcaro and Thartarus kept their silence, deciding to look back, there was an NPC, young, slim silhouette, armed with a small round shield in his left hand and a dagger sheathed at his waist, a strange green hat on his head with a feather was the most striking thing, the clothes on his body were of a flat green color, almost to be confused with the color of the grass.
"I have in my possession a package that should reach the hands of Mr. "Hishcaro" ¿Which one of you two is Mr. Hishcaro?"[Rugal (NPC) 15]
The NPC suddenly reached into his bag and pulled out a sealed letter, which he held in his hand waiting for the respective owner to take it, it seemed that the NPC's were unable to tell who was who, which was quite a realistic aspect in a game.
"...A...NPC can't tell who's who? that's new!" [Hishcaro (1)
Hishcaro couldn't help but ask that and in a quite rude manner, perhaps it had been out of reflex or simply remembering that this was a virtual game world, strangely, the NPC quickly changed his smile to a neutral face the comment had rubbed him the wrong way.
"He is Hishcaro, he has a very loose tongue, I apologize for him."[Thartarus (1)].
Thartarus couldn't help but think that the NPC in front of him might lose his temper, in a way it almost felt like talking to a real person, though Hishcaro couldn't help but be confused, his friend was apologizing to an NPC, a virtual character in a virtual world.
"Hey, he's just an NPC, he's not going to do anything wrong, why are you apologizing?" [Hishcaro (1)
"Wow...we've got ourselves a numbskull who thinks he's a big deal don't we?" [Rugal]
Rugal, the NPC, immediately asked, changing both the tone of his voice, as well as his attitude, the NPC just had made a 180-degree turn in his attitude.
"....!" [Thartarus (1)]
Thartarus noticed almost immediately that the NPC was pissed off, quite pissed off.
"W-what?" [Hishcaro (1)
Hishcaro was surprised by the sudden change in attitude, and even more so when said NPC adopted a combat stance, his palm open in anticipation of taking his dagger.
Apparently the NPC "Rugal" was quite easy to provoke, although, at that moment, John simply decided to leave, it was unnecessary to stay in that place and be dragged into other people's conflicts.
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[You've found an unknown burrow]
[You have been rewarded for finding an unmarked place on the World Map].
[You have been given the title "Novice Cartographer" which gives you the possibility to find unknown areas or secret passages].
I was perplexed, momentarily maintaining my silence and at the same time observing the small burrow the size of a glass.
It seemed to be very easy to get things in the game, although obviously there was always a trap, so I decided to be cautious, I was hesitating whether or not to put my hand in the burrow.
"It's just a game..."[John (1)].
I just told myself, reminding me that it was all just a game, even if everything for the moment felt incredibly real.
With no further hesitation in the matter, I inserted my hand into the small burrow, slowly, but surely reaching as far as my arm could reach, at which point a small notification suddenly appeared.
[You have found an ancient lost loot]
I slowly withdrew his hand, I opened the palm of my hand, revealing a small, closed leather pouch with a leather rope and a very tight, strong knot.
Undoing the knot in the small leather bag became a complicated task, due to the lack of equipment to cut it, so I had to take his time and be patient. fortunately, a nearby rock served me well a seat.
[You have relieved the contents of "Antique loot bag"].
[You have received the following items]
[Ancient blood ring]
[15 gold coins]
[Unreadable letter]
"What's a ring doing here and...gold?" [John (1)
[The passive "Treasure Hunter" has been generated.]
[Treasure Hunter Lv.1 will allow the wearer to find rarer items as well as an increased amount of monetary items, valuables, and loot from opponents].
[Rare class equipment +5%, Rare class equipment +4%, Epic class equipment +3.5%, Legendary class equipment +1%, Mythic class equipment 0+.5%].
[Gold obtained globally +5%, +2% chance of finding jewels in defeated opponents]
I couldn't help but be curious as to why such a strange ring, along with gold and a letter completely worn by the passage of time, were in a leather pouch hidden in a hole in the ground on the side of the road, the more I wondered about it, the more questions aroused.
I observed the ring in more close and detail, presenting a seal of a dragon with some red stains, possibly the seal was completely red during its time in possession of its former owner, now it was incredibly worn, rusted in some parts, but this small ring emanated a small and faint yet powerful aura.
[You have observed in detail the "ancient blood ring" and it has half-revealed its effects.]
[Ring of ancient dragon's blood]
[+25 Phys. att. +5 all attributes]<- effect is reduced by 90%.
[Unknown]
[Unknown][Unknown][Unknown][Unknown]
[Ancient ring with a dragon seal in its center, possibly an ancient jewelry representative of a powerful noble family.]
[You have obtained the passive "Inspect LV.1"]
[Unknown objects can be identified by the player, but only with 1/3 of their original power].
"Hahaha! Lucky me, Status!"[John (1)].
I could do nothing more but celebrate my find, without hesitation, I immediately reached his inventory and equipped the new ring, although I was surprised to see its condition of said inventory.
[Name: John]
Titles; [Rookie Cartographer] [Treasure Hunter]
Level: 1
Hp:350 + 100
Mp:100 + 50
Stamina: 250 + 125
Attributes
Strength: 10<- Represents how much physical damage you can do, both armed and unarmed, allows the wearing of heavy armor sets, shields, and heavy weapons.
Intelligence: 10<- increases experience gained by 0.01%, increases magic damage and understanding when using Blacksmithing, Tailoring and enchantments and magic infusions, the more intelligence, the more spells available one can use, increases mana.
Vitality: 10<- increases health, increases resistance against status effects.
Constitution: 10<- minimally increases health, grants even more possibilities to resist status effects.
Perception: 10<- Increases global weapon aim and critical chance, allows detection of enemies and hidden traps, increases overall attack speed by 0.01%.
Agility: 10<- Mainly affects the damage of weapons that require dexterity, allows easier use of blacksmithing and tailoring equipment.
"Pretty standard for an RPG...I like it." [John (1)
The interface was simple, like any other RPG available in the current market, obviously simple would always be the best, although it was a bit strange to notice that there were spaces for three rings per hand, but that just made things more interesting, or so I thought at the time.
the ring gave me 25 base physical damage and +5 to all his attributes, which meant that I had a bit of an advantage when facing other creatures of the same level, although I had to yet get to a town to be able to buy some equipment.
"I better start walking."[John (1)]
I once again exclaimed to myself, full of joy and great expectations, I started to follow the rural path, sooner or later I would reach some town, even if monsters attacked me it would be impossible to die, since every so often, a couple of soldiers or warriors would pass by the path, or at least that was what I thought at the moment I started to go forth into this new world.
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[AshFire city.]
"Welcome and thank you for tuning in, in this live broadcast, we are in the center of AshFire, the city designated as the main base for respawning." Katt, a young, dark-haired, slender streamer fully equipped with leather armor, began broadcasting the event.
"In moments, the founder and father of the game will appear, welcoming all the players!" Katt sounded very excited, though it was hard for her to concentrate.
Damn, there's a lot of people.
Katt looked around, every so often being jostled by the tens of thousands of excited players.
"The founder could appear at any moment, the city is exploding with people, although it was to be expected at the beginning of a game like this!" Katt was very happy, she could see how her followers were increasing, as well as the views and subscriptions, although for her it was obviously not enough.
Katt began to approach people, some ignored her, others refused to speak.
"Katt approached a young man who seemed to have already enjoyed the game because he was wearing a full metal armor on his body.
"It's magnificent, I couldn't ask for anything better!" The young man replied, Katt continued to interview people, one after another.
Suddenly, the sound cut out, as if everyone, had been left without any voice at all.
The tide of people stopped, they looked at each other, some even tried to shout to see if it was normal to stop hearing everything.
"WELCOME! Welcome to my world" A voice echoed in the skies, so suddenly, that everyone was perplexed and surprised.
"I give you all a warm welcome, although I'm afraid you won't be able to see me physically, To everyone here I am eternally grateful for this opportunity you had given me, I swear not to disappoint you." The mysterious voice continued to speak, expressing his thanks, it was obvious that it was the GM, the founder of the game.
"To all of you I deliver a gift; please enjoy this adventure and I look forward to seeing your progress!" The GM spoke for the last time, suddenly returning sound to the world.
[I welcome you, Best of luck, you're going to need it~] with those last words, the GM completely stopped speaking.