7 CHAPTER 7: THE FANTASY WORLD
At the top of the mountain, a man could be seen standing and viewing on the horizon. He was wearing a full-body armor made of metal. There was a black great broadsword tied to his back.
The mountain that the man standing in is filled with tall trees that are double the size of trees that could be seen on Earth almost reaching the clouds.
That mountain was surrounded by plenty of mountains with varying sizes. These mountains are filled with different types of vegetation that are new to Earth.
At that time a roar of some creature shook the whole mountain. Hearing the roar, the man standing in the mountain top turns around to only see a red dragon flying towards him. Seeing at the dragon flying to the mountain he was at, the man smiled and draws the greatsword from his back forming a vertical arc in the air and slamming at the ground.
Thud...
As the greatsword hits the ground before him, debris started to fly as the sword started to emit blue flames.
After that, the man charged at the approaching dragon with a smile on his face, while holding the blue flame sword in his hand and shouting...
"Come to my Fantasy World!!!"
Then a font pops up,
THE FANTASY WORLD like dragons encircling onto it, on the TV screen.
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After the end of the Ad comes a beautiful model and started to explain about the game details with an energetic look on her face,
" Still 2 weeks to go, before the launch of the massive world VR game 'the Fantasy World'. The people who still didn't buy the game, please buy it quickly so you are not left behind. And those who bought already please be reminded that you need the new VR helmet launched by ZEON company to access this new game. So buy it soon from the VR shops near your place."
It has been three months since Taylor and Edward's sparring match. During the three months, they tried to gather as much information about the game they could. Well, actually it was Edward who tried to gather information from his cousin. Even though he spent lots of hours talking to his cousin, all he got was the same old answer. Without any improvement, he accepted his defeat.
As Taylor saw this 'Ad' that has been going on every channel and social media for about a week, he thought about the incident that happened before a week.
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Before one week, the CEO of ZEON gaming company Trey Richardson released a press conference and announced the launch of the game.
" I'm proud to say that we have taken the next step for humanity's evolution. In one month we are gonna launch a VR game that will become the Second World for humanity, the Fantasy World. It will be a game to live to your imaginations and you will see things beyond your imagination. And there will a special gift for everyone, once they join the game."
Even though William didn't say a lot about the game, but his marketing talent worked. He made everyone's expectations hyped.
By saying less about the game he kindled people's curiosity, then by saying about gifts made people's greed in the flow.
Because the word 'FREE' is liked by everyone around the world.
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Taylor's house
As Taylor saw the Ad, he turned towards Edward and asked,
" wow, how many times have I seen this Ad. it looks great, Will the game really has this quality? Did you get any info about the gift from your cousin? "
" Nope... Nothing at all. But she guesses it might be some weapon or armor. As for the game, she said it will be of a great boost to beginner's" said Edward with a dejected look. There were lots of bruises on Edward's face.
" What happened to your face fatty"
" nothing boss," said Edward as his eyes darted. He changed the topic,
" Boss, let's go and buy VR helmet"
" Yes, wait a minute." saying that, Taylor went to his room to change his clothes from sleeveless and shorts to half hand White T-shirt and a black drawstring trouser.
Looking at himself in the mirror and feeling satisfied, he came down.
" come let's leave" saying that he walked down to Edward.
When they got out of the house Edward walked toward his car, while Taylor went to his parking garage.
As Edward waited inside his car, Taylor came out of parking in his red car, Dregon 911.
Dregon is also a branded car famous for luxury like Cheetah. The Dregon 911 is a convertible type of car. With only two seats. The horsepower of this car engine is 551kw.
Seeing that, Edward shouted,
" Boss, how about an exchange?"
As if he didn't hear it, Taylor drove his car out of the mansion. Without losing his heart Edward followed.
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When both Edward and Taylor's car reached the biggest shopping mall in the city of Alma, which is about 10million sq.ft. It holds about 2400 stores in it. Named after the city as Alma mall. It will always be flooded in by people no less than 1million.
But now it is like more than 2 to 3 million people are in there.
"What the heck is happening here? Why are there so many people here? "
asked Taylor.
"Boss. It is just like my cousin said"
told Edward.
" What did she say?" asked Taylor looking at Edward with interest.
" She asked me to buy the game and VR helmet, as she didn't like crowds."
After saying that Edward remained silent.
Taylor waited for Edward to say more, but Edward stood silently. Looking around so that no-one eavesdrops them.
"Don't stop, everyone has their own work. No one is gonna wait in this urgent world to listen to what we are talking, just say it".
said Taylor.
Hearing that Edward pouted and said,
" Boss think about it, ZEON is launching the game in a one-month short notice. Till now, they kept everything about the game a secret. But from a secret source, my cousin came to know that they only finalized the VR helmet design before a month. Even though game platforms are big, without the VR helmet you can't connect to the game. Even if they could produce about 1 billion helmets per day with advanced nanotechnology, do you think that they can manufacture for all the people in the world that counts to 70.73 billion? Actually, I'm saying this 1billion theory after hearing that zeon has bought about 200 VR helmet manufacturing companies from all around the world at a huge price. ZEON is putting everything into it."
Seeing the remarkable look Taylor gave to him, Edward thought,
' well, that was what my cousin said.'
After contemplating everything Taylor said,
"Now I get the reason why 'the Fantasy World Ad' lady said to go to the nearest shop, but didn't ask us to order for the game online. Since if order flooded they couldn't deliver to everyone. Fatty, I never knew you were such a genius."
" Actually, I have a lot of talents that you don't know. I will definitely show it to you in the future. Boss" said Edward basking in glory.
" Yes, Fatty show it to me." saying that Taylor walked to a VR helmet shop that has less than 10 people in the queue and stood at the end.
Edward followed and stood behind him.
After about 45mins, their turn came. The sales rep was a young girl in her 20s. She used a biometric scanner to scan Taylor's retina, upon which his details were shown on the screen that is connected to the scanner. After checking the details she asked,
"The VR helmet costs, 400 RVM ( 1$ = 1 RVM), the Fantasy World game chip costs, 700 RVM. Would you like to buy sir? "
" I want four sets," said Taylor as he thought to himself,
' Since the mechanical voice asked me to enter the game. It shouldn't be a simple game. So I will buy it for my family too. Even though they are busy people with wheels on their legs, let them use to kill their boredom. If they are using then its okay, if they didn't let it go to my 'no used game box' collection'.
So he turned and reminded Edward,
" Fatty, buy for your family too."
Hearing that Edward looked confused, "No way, Boss... No one in my family will play games"
Hearing that Taylor again said,
" Fatty just hear me... Buy it."
Seeing that Taylor is insisting, Edward said, " Okay, Boss"
Since Edward said okay, Taylor turned towards the cashier, who said,
" 4 sets would be 4400 RVM "
" 7 sets would be 7700 RVM "
After they both paid,
the helmets were neatly packed and delivered to their cars by the shop workers.
As they reached Taylor's house, Edward said,
" Boss, then I will be leaving."
saying that he drove away. Because he couldn't wait to unbox his game, even if the game is yet to launch.
When Taylor entered his house with the packages, there stood three people with a shocked look on their faces...
" I just can't believe it"
" yes, its a miracle"
" I must be dreaming things"
Making him have goosebumps.....
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[ps: author
1 USD = 1 RVM, RVM is the universal currency used in this planet]
