3 Info Dump I

Warning: This chapter does not contain any narrations.

Warning 2: This chapter's does not necessarily influence the main plot.

Warning 3: This chapter contains a heap of info.

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"Hello everyone!! Layla here~! I wonder how my precious son is doing~"

"Eh!? I thought you died Layla!"

"Oh, I am very dead alright~ Author just wanted to dump some information so I was revived temporarily for his convenience!"

"I see! That's true, in the main plot I never even met you! Haha"

"Yes, I am so happy to meet you Ryu, it seems you have even met my son!"

"Haha yes, he such a cute boy, I'm sure he will grow up to be handsome"

"Of course of course, however how handsome he'll be depends on the readers, because author will probably just write 'he became very handsome' when the time comes"

"sigh.. I wish he described me in more detail..."

"Pfft, he might just kill you off in the next chapter, and people will just think of your description as useless description"

"D:"

"Anyways, I will now introduce to everyone... The.. ALL BELOVED AUTHOR ONLINE!!!"

"Woooo" *clap clap clap clap*

"As the novel introduction shows, this online game has a fascinating time abstraction device that allows players to spend 1 hour of game time for a year in game!"

"I know right, in other novels main characters usually go through this kind of scenes, especially to temper their will and 'dao hearts', whatever that is"

"Haha yes, Author Online is not the first VRMMORPG that was developed, it is the seventh!"

"That's correct, I also migrated from the other game, called 'God's Domain'"

"Can you tell us why you migrated?"

"Sure thing Layla. I migrated with my fellow guild members because Author Online made a shocking public announcement! They said that if we are to migrate as a guild then we will be provided our very own town and two hunting grounds specially created to suit our purpose!"

"Wow!! That is very unfair for us NPCs!"

"Haha that is true, we are called heavenly blessed people for nothing"

"So you came here just because you are given a town?"

"That is not the only factor. Author Online is said to have been modeled after our universe, which is eternally expanding. Hence everyday as new players join the game community, the land will grow bigger, new monsters born, and dungeons to be found!"

"Oh wow! It is not like that where you live? I thought that was just normal, since such concept existed even in my great grandparent's generation"

"Well Layla, you were born and raised in this sort of environment, so you won't be able to understand how expensive land is in the place that I came from. They have wars over land!"

"Simply ridiculous, they should all just play Author Online"

"Haha yes, that is exactly what is happening, the part of the government in support of peace has sent all those warmongers to play this game, to sate their hunger for possession of land"

"Hmm, if the lot of them likes to fight, then wouldn't that mean us original settlers are in danger?"

"Well I don't know how they will live their lives in the game, but I for sure am looking forward to it"

"Awww, I wish I was alive to see it too! Well sadly the Author System disapproves of reviving NPCs"

"Yes, I heard that only players get to revive after their death, however the penalty for our death is quite severe, in order to bring equilibrium between players and NPCs. The Game Masters called it 'NPC rights and freedoms', whatever they are"

"Oh? I died before the descent of your people so I don't know what the penalties are"

"Oh it is simple, if you died while killing other players, then you will be sent to Judgment Hall, where you will mine 'holy ores' for the Author System. I am not sure why the System wants it, but it is really demanding for players because their levels are not very high at the moment"

"What happens if they were innocent?"

"If they were innocent, then they are sent to Blessed Hall, where they mine gold for the System"

"What!? How is that Blessed Hall??"

"Haha, well I heard that you can keep 10% of the amount you mine, and the time you spend in Blessed Hall is much shorter than Judgment Hall"

"Wow... Those are really severe"

"Yes, but I think Author System just made it so that we don't try to kill other players"

"What about killing NPCs? Shouldn't there be a penalty for killing NPCs as well? Since Author System promotes 'NPC rights and freedoms' or whatever"

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I heard that if we kill a NPC then we have to compensate their family members"

".... So they just have to pay some money?"

"Nope, I heard they will have to spend 1 hour in real time to do the dead NPC's job before death"

"Wow... for a year? That is pretty harsh"

"Haha yes, but some people are trying to exploit it by killing NPC with special occupation, like blacksmiths"

"Isn't that not fair?"

"Nope, blacksmiths and other NPC with important jobs tend to stay within a city, so it is very difficult to kill them"

"Ohh.. I see... Is there anything else you would like to tell me before we end this conversation?"

"Yeah, actually I wanted to ask why there is a 'I' beside Info Dump title"

"Oh! That is because this will not be the last time, the author has 'II', 'III', and more!!"

"WHAT!? Then what about regular chapters!?"

"Oh don't worry.. I am sure he will write them too... I think"

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