The Kingmaker: Legend of the Undefeated Commander
"Saras Gayen! Are you reading those dusty old books again?" Nina Gayen's shout preceded her entrance as she banged open the door to her son's room. As she expected, she found Saras sitting on his bean bag, holding a paperback copy of World History: The Ancient Civilizations. She snatched the book from his hands and tossed it into the pile of other books covering a range of topics from politics to economics related to Earth. "Look at Ellie's daughter, Stivi. She has already reached Level 3 in the Dreamverse VR within two hours of its launch. Why are you still lounging at home?" "I am not lounging! I am studying History…" Saras protested, looking at the book pile before turning his gaze towards his mother. She stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at him as if he had committed a grave sin by not entering the game as soon as it was launched. "You are turning 25 this year. If you don't play the Dreamverse VR now and join a good guild, how will you find a wife?" Thus started his journey as he once again navigated the VR scene through the mysterious game Dreamverse VR that was said to hold the keys to Human Evolution.
Aftermath
Panjal City was engulfed in the midnight silence when they reached the City. Gold Peony and the team from Severed Flower had accompanied them all the way back.
They had talked about many things but both parties especially, Gold Peony had carefully avoided touching the subject that might offend Samar. Finally, they arrived at the northern gate of the City and it was time for them to part ways.
"Thank you for your help today, Guild Master Gold Peony," Samar said with his palms joined together.
"We followed our agreement, Samar." Gold Peony smilingly said, "Although I don't think you needed our help when your team had eight Tier 2s with extraordinary legacies."
The Guild Master of Severed Flower complimented, slyly fishing for information but she was disappointed when Samar showed no reaction to her probe. She discarded her roundabout approach and straightforwardly made her point.