First system update…!
All things considered, the research team that Aarv sent to the Kailasha temple made a big haul for Aarv. They not only bought back the technology that our ancient civilization used but also gave Aarv the lead on a secret location inside the game.
Aarv felt really happy about Yuvansh's work and research on the Kailasha temple. As he was going to congratulate Yuvansh for his hard work, he heard a global system notification.
[ Congratulations to player Suraj Bhosle for being the 25th lord to upgrade their village to Town-II...]
[ As 25 players in the world upgraded their Town, System upgrade requirements were met…]
[ System will undergo its first update in 24 hours… Players will be forced to log out of the game…]
[ Players check out System Forums for more information…]
As soon as the last message was displayed, before Aarv could say anything, he got a prompt in front of him.
[Forced Logout will begin in 10s… 9s… 8s…]
Aarv was forced out of the game unwillingly…
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After logging out of the game, Aarv hastily went towards the computer to check the new features that will be added to the game…
[ First system update features…
1. Currency Swap
Now players can swap their money to swap with in-game currency. The conversion rate will be 1:1,000.
2. New Environmental laws.
To make the game more realistic, Environment laws have been changed to an unknown number. With this feature, players will be unable to use the same ratios as well as the same equations to solve scientific problems.
3. Time Flow changes.
The time flew inside the game has been increased from the original 1:1 to 4:1. This means that a normal day outside will be equivalent to four days inside the game.
4. Trading system.
Now players can trade with one another using an in-game trading system. For every transaction, an additional 4% will be deducted as a processing fee by the system.
5. New Historical Quest.
A new historical Quest will be added to the game. The details will be revealed on Region-specific forums.
]
As Aarv looked through these new features, he felt quite shocked. Especially new features like new environmental laws and time-flow changes.
The new environmental laws basically killed the monopoly of researchers and scientists inside the game. Now if any researchers wanted to research something, they had to do it from the beginning.
This feature got a lot of mixed responses. Especially big organizations who relied on their real-world research to earn money inside the game. Now that the rules had been changed, all the research had to be done from scratch.
Aarv found it very funny. He remembered dialogue from a movie where God told his devotee who was very scientific,
"You all are proud of your so-called 'Research and Equations…'. E=mc2 … hahaha… So what will happen if I change the energy itself…? All your research… All your formulas… will be scrapped…!!"
This was the exact situation they were in…
Self mockingly, Aarv diverted his attention to the other feature which was the next historical event.
"Which one will it be..?"
Aarv felt his blood boiling after remembering his experience in the first historical event.
"Beep… beep… beep…"
Before he could rejoice, he heard a notification on his WhatsApp. When he looked at the message, he felt confused and excited at the same time. The message was from his young rival Pankaj Advani, the only son of Advani Group… one of the largest groups in India.
"Hey bro… whatsupp…"
"I have just arranged a meeting for all the lord game-mode players… To discuss the next Historical Quest..!"
"Ohh and Supriya, Radha and John all are attending… so you have to attend…!"
After hearing the names, Aarv felt like it would be insulting to reject the offer. So, he accepted the invitation.
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While most people on earth were waiting and preparing for the next update,
At a certain secret location on earth,
All the major bosses, as well as representatives from other countries, were present in a secret meeting.
The person on the stage looked at the crowd in front of him and said seriously,
"Till date, we have found a total of 7 entrances to 'the other world'..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the screen in front of him started flashing and seven gate-like structures started appearing on the screen.
Each gate had different designs, but those gates' content was the same.
"Calamity shall befall if one forces the gate…!!"
This was the warning written to prevent anyone from entering the gate.
For thousands of years, the existence of these gates was kept secret from the general public. The government agencies even built secret bases near the gates to prevent news of the gates from leaking.
But, this all changed when one of the seals on the gate broke…
In 2011,
A crack formed on one of the gates located in Norway. Because of the crack, the seal on the gate loosened creating a special crack.
This was the first time the earth encountered otherworldly beings…
Soon, the whole of Norway was flooded with these otherworldly insects. Seeing the situation getting out of hand, The president of Norway issued an emergency and asked for the rest of the world's help.
The rest of the world did not delay and sent their best weapons to Norway. But, to their horror, they found that the 'Advanced' weapons created by mankind so far were like firecrackers to these insects. Even mass destruction weapons did minimal damage to these insects…
Despite their best efforts, everyone felt like Norway was on the verge of destruction. Until they came to the rescue. They were humans from different regions of the world. Some called them Cultivators, some called them Yogis, some called them children of God while some called them Nobles.