3 003 - The Beta Testers Part Two
What the hell was that?!
That was Magic?!
Without any hesitation, I chose the Mage Class.
[You have Chosen the Mage Class, is this correct?]
'Yes'
[Please write your Username]
Before me, a floating keyboard appeared.
I simply wrote 'Enigmatic Soldier'.
[Scanning Bodies Attributes...done! You may now view your status at any time!]
'Status?'
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Username: Enigmatic Soldier
Class: Mage
Titles: None
Race: Human
Level: 1
EXP: 0/1,000
HP: 100/100 (CON x 10)
MP: 100/100 (INT x 10)
HP Regen: 1 HP per minute(HP / 100)
MP Regen: 10 MP Per minute(MP / 10)
STR: 10
AGI: 10
CON: 10
INT: 10
CHA: 10
Physical Damage: 10 (STR x 1)
Physical Defense: 1-10 (CON x 1)
Active Skills: Not Chosen
Passive Skills: None
Currency: None
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[Please name your beginner spell]
Beginner Spell?
[Correct, there are a few beginner spells for a mage to chose from, Arrow Of Fire, Arrow of Ice, Arrow of Earth, and Arrow of Wind]
How many can I choose?
[One, other skills/spells can be bought from the elder as long as you have enough money and meet the required level]
I see...then I choose Arrow of...Ice.
[Congratulations on gaining the Beginner Spell, Arrow of Ice]
[Arrow of Ice(Level 1, 0%[Tier 0 Magic]) - Summons a small arrow of ice that will deal 5 Damage upon hitting a target while applying the slow effect, costs 10 Mana to cast]
[Your Status has been updated]
Suddenly the ground underneath opened and I found myself falling into the darkness out of the white room!
I subconsciously closed my eyes and soon found myself standing in a...village?
There were 24 other people around me looking around in confusion as well.
[A/N: 25 Divine Energy, 25 Players]
I found myself wearing a grey tattered robe and in my left hand was a wooden staff.
The others held and wore similar tattered weapons and clothing.
Some held rusty swords and wore tattered leather armor, others wore tattered leather armor and had a chipped knife in their hands.
It appears that there were at least a few people in every class.
Suddenly an old man stepped forwards towards us and greeted us.
"Welcome Adventurers, to our Slime Village, I am the Elder of this village, Old Bert," the old man greeted.
"Why is it called Slime Village?" someone within the crowd of players asked.
"It's called Slime Village because of the slimes that surround the whole village," Old Bert explained.
"Isn't this a dream? Why does everything...feel so realistic?" another asked.
"This is not a dream Adventurers, this is as real a world as any," Old Bert explained.
Before anyone can ask Old Bert any more questions he walked away while saying "If you wish to stay then please help around the village, we could certainly use the help," Old Bert told us before walking away.
The twenty-five of us gathered together and soon found that we all entered this place through a dream!
I found that almost everyone here besides another guy named Kyle is normal in almost every way.
Everyone split off into groups and joined under the party system.
Kyle and I created a party together and I started listening to his weird and insane story.
But just before he started talking I looked at the party to see his username level and class.
[Hope_For_Escape, Level 1, Mage, HP: 100, MP: 100]
"So what's your story?" I asked him.
"You might find what I am about to say as weird but countless people and myself are trapped," He told me.
"Trapped? Where?" I asked in curiosity.
"In...a Giant Ikea," he told me with a straight face.
"I am sorry, did you just say you are trapped in an Ikea with countless other people?" I asked in doubt and confusion.
"That's right, please believe me! I have been trapped here for over 3 years!" he told me seriously.
"How?" I asked.
"If I remember correctly I traveled to my local Ikea in search of a good desk, little did I know upon entering the Ikea I found that after a few minutes of walking the entrance disappeared and I couldn't find anyone else," he explained to me.
'Did he enter some kind of interdimensional SCP and get trapped there?' I thought to myself.
"What happened next?" I asked, curious.
"I walked for hours before eventually finding what appeared to be a mountain of furniture, upon nearing this furniture mountain I found that it was a settlement where the other people trapped lived," he explained.
"How many people exactly are trapped in this...Ikea? And how large is it?" I asked.
"From what I can tell thousands if not tens of thousands live in the Ikea, I do not know the exact size of the place but from the travelers that traveled to my settlement that it's infinite in size," he informed me.
Before I knew it we talked for over an hour about his situation and found that the Ikea that he's trapped in is truly a cursed place...
Should I inform my superiors about this...Ikea and this weird place we entered in our dreams?
No...for now I shouldn't at least.
We walked around the village before finding a woman that gave us a quest.
[You have gained a new quest!]
[Gather Some Slimes for the Old Alchemist]
[Gather 25 Slime from Slimes (0/25)]
[Rewards: 50 EXP, 15 Copper Coins, and Level 1 Basic Plant Identification Skill]
"Sounds useful, I accept the Quest," I said out loud while Kyle agreed and accepted the quest as well.
I asked what beginner spell he learned and found that he chose Arrow of Earth.
To our surprise, we are able to share the descriptions of our skills!
[Arrow of Ice(Level 1, 0%) - Summons a small arrow of ice that will deal 5 Damage upon hitting a target while applying the slow effect, costs 10 Mana to cast]
[Arrow of Earth(Level 1, 0%) - Summons a small arrow of rock that will deal 10 Damage upon hitting a target, costs 20 Mana to cast]
Now that we knew the effects of each other's skills, it's time to start hunting some slimes!
