Chapter 2: Advent Survival System
Deryn closed his eyes for a few moments before opening them again.
"Advent survival system…" he muttered.
As he muttered the last word a ding rang through his mind.
< DING >
< HELLO HOST, WELCOME TO THE ADVENT SURVIVAL SYSTEM TUTORIAL >
"WAIT… another tutorial" groans Deryn.
< SYSTEM WILL IGNORE HOST AND PROCEED WITH TUTORIAL >
< THE ADVENT SURVIVAL SYSTEM IS V3.O OF THE DOOMSDAY ASSISTANT >
"But what about v2.0 or v1.1? That's a big jump" Deryn drawled again.
< SYSTEM IS MUTING HOST UNTIL TUTORIAL IS FINISHED, STARTING IN 3…2…1 >
"Wait what do you mean mu…" and with that Deryn was muted.
< THE ADVENT SURVIVAL SYSTEM HAS ALL FEATURES OF THE DOOMSDAY ASSISTANT (CHAT, INVENTORY AND BLUEPRINT) YET HAS MORE FEATURES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO UNLOCK EVEN MORE IN THE FUTURE SHOULD THE HOST BE CAPABLE ENOUGH >
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< CURRENT FEATURES UNLOCKED ARE AS FOLLOWS >
< CHARACTER SHEET: DISPLAYS HOSTS STATS AND ABILITIES >
< CHAT: WORLD, REGION AND PRIVATE CHAT >
< INVENTORY: STORES 20 BOXES OF ITEMS (UPGRADABLE) >
< BLUEPRINT: ALLOWS CRAFTING OF ACQUIRED BLUEPRINTS >
< SYSTEM STORE: ALLOWS HOST TO SPEND ADVENT POINTS TO PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM SYSTEM >
< PLAYER MARKET: ALLOWS BARTERING WITH OTHER HUMANS TO TRADE RESOURCES >
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< THE ADVENT SYSTEM HAS UPGRADED THE FOLLOWING FEATURES FROM THE DOOMSDAY ASSISTANT SYSTEM >
< INVENTORY: DOUBLE INITIAL SIZE AND ALLOWS FOR ANYTHING TO BE STORED WITHIN, ITEMS OF THE SAME TYPE ARE STORED IN THE SAME BLOCK.
< ALLOWS HOST TO CUSTOM MAKE BLUEPRINTS FOR THE CRAFTING OF ITEMS SHOULD HE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO >
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< BASIC TUTORIAL HAS ENDED >
"Can I get unmuted now?" Deryn grumpily thinks.
< HOST WILL GET UNMUTED IN 3…2…1… HOST HAS BEEN UNMU…>
"That was an information overload system, you have to give me time to process everything".
<…>
"Oh, now you're mute…" Deryn sighs. "System open character sheet I want to see what that is".
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< CHARACTER SHEET >
Name: Deryn Adams
Race: Human
Health: 80
Strength: 0.8 < SYSTEM REMARK: STRENGTH INFLUENCES ATTACK STRENGTH AND WEIGHT CARRYING ABILITY >
Vitality: 0.8 < SYSTEM REMARK : VITALITY INFLUENCES HEALTH (100X0.8) AND RECOVERY OF HEALTH (0.8/10) >
Agility: 0.7 < SYSTEM REMARK : AGILITY INFLUENCES SPEED, NIMBLENESS AND REACTION TIME >
Intelligence: 1.1 < SYSTEM REMARK : INTELLIGENCE INFLUENCES ?LOCKED?, THOUGHT SPEED AND PROBLEM SOLVING >
< SYSTEM REMARK: THE AVERAGE HUMAN HAS 1 IN EACH STAT >
< SYSTEM REMARK: ?LOCKED? MEANS HOST NEEDS MORE INFORMATION TO UNLOCK >
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"Okay that's relatively straightforward to understand, thanks. Open < BLUEPRINT > system".
< HOST WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE NEW < BLUEPRINT > FEATURE AS HOST ISNT INTELLIGENT ENOUGH >
"…"
< SYSTEM RECOMMENDS HOST GOES TO THE SYSTEM STORE >
"Okay.. not smart enough…ok *sigh* system open system store"
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< STORE: SYSTEM >
Advent points = 0
< PURCHASABLE (1) >
" No points, figures. Show me the one thing I can at least get system". Deryn starts to get excited over the prospect of what he may get, maybe a cool power like the protagonists from the novels he used to read or even a badass sidekick that is way too OP for the entire book…
< PURCHASABLE >
Beginner Pack.
< OPEN: Y/N
Deryn clicked the yes in his mind and 5 options appeared before him.
< HOST MAY SELECT TWO RANDOMLY GENERATED REWARDS FROM BEGINNER PACK >
" WAIT! I DON'T GET ALL OF THEM"
<…>
< 1. DOUBLE REWARDS ( EVERYTHING EXCEPT BLUEPRINTS ) > *VERY RARE*
< 2. DOUBLE INVENTORY ( 20 X 2 SLOTS ) > *RARE*
< 3. OLD INVENTORY GETS GIVEN BACK ( 4 WOOD, 1 STONE ) > *COMMON*
< 4. BASIC SURVIVAL PACK (FOOD AND WATER FOR A WEEK) > *UNCOMMON*
< 5. 3 RANDOM CHESTS ( COMMON - RARE CHEST RARITY ) > *COMMON - RARE*
" System what are the rarity labels," asks a confused Deryn.
< THIS IS THE DOOMSDAY ADVENTS OWN GRADING SYSTEM, IT GOES AS FOLLOWS: COMMON, UNCOMMON, RARE, VERY RARE, ?LOCKED?, ?LOCKED?, ?LOCKED? >
" I need more information to see the locked again don't I"
< YES, HOST. PLEASE CHOOSE BEGINNER PACK REWARDS >
Deryn thinks hard about his choices here. " I will definitely have to take the first one as it doubles everything I get, like 1 stone into 2. It's a shame it doesn't work on blueprints or I could sell them on the player market".
That just leaves the second one but I'm not sure what yet hmm. First ill get rid of my old inventory back I don't need the 5 common resources and the basic survival pack as I'm confident ill be able to get enough resources to not starve or die of thirst at least."
A few minutes go by and Deryn finally concludes. " System I will take option 1 and option 5 please".
< HOST HAS CHOSEN OPTIONS 1 AND 5, DOES HOST CONFIRM: Y/N >
Deryn nudges the Y in his mind.
< SENDING REWARDS TO HOST < INVENTORY > … REWARDS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED >
Opening up his < INVENTORY >, Deryn focused and found 2 boxes with new items in. One looked like a little roulette wheel constantly spinning with an x3 next to it while the other looked like a blue bank card with motes of light dancing around it.
Choosing the second one Deryn got transmitted a piece of information.
< 2X SYSTEM REWARD CARD, USE: Y/N >
Choosing the yes he asked the system about the roulette wheel reward.
< DING >
< HOST HAS CHOSEN TO USE 2X REWARDS… REWARD BEING APPLIED… CONGRATULATIONS, REWARD HAS BEEN APPLIED >
< THE ROULETTE WHEEL HOST IS EXACTLY AS IT SEEMS, A ROULETTE WHEEL. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF NUMBERS, IT HAS CHEST SLOTS OF 3 DIFFERENT RARITIES >
"So what are the chances of me getting three rare chests then system"
< CHANCE VALUES ARE AS FOLLOWS >
COMMON: 65%
UNCOMMON: 30%
RARE: 5%
< SYSTEM SUGGESTS HOST DOESN'T GET ANY HOPES OF A SINGLE RARE CHEST LET ALONE THREE IN A ROW >
"… This system is too sassy…" Deryn whined in his head.
< THANK YOU HOST >
"…" Deryn was speechless for a moment focusing once more on the roulette wheel in the inventory space.
< CONFIRM USE: Y/N >
Mentally prodding Y the wheel started spinning, flashing in three different colours. White is the most predominant colour followed by splotches of green and small flashes of a light blue. The rapid spinning started to slow, jumping over the light blue before slowing further and landing finally on a green light
< CONGRATULATIONS FOR GAINING AN IRON CHEST x1 >
< 2x SYSTEM REWARD ACTIVATED: IRON CHEST +2 >
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< IRON CHEST >
RARITY: Uncommon (Green)
DESCRIPTION: A chest made out of iron, can be opened to gain random rewards. Rewards received has an impossibly small chance of exceeding the rarity level of the chest. The chest can be dismantled to gather basic material parts.
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" Not a bad chest to get from the first spin. Only two more chances to get rare!" He thought.
< WILL YOU CONTINUE TO SPIN: Y/N >
After choosing yes the roulette began to spin once more. Deryn tensed his fists as the wheel began to slow down, edging its way forward towards the light blue section.
Before continuing past the light blue section and landing on…
< CONGRATULATIONS FOR GAINING A WOODEN CHEST x1 >
< 2x SYSTEM REWARD ACTIVATED: WOODEN CHEST +2 >
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< WOODEN CHEST >
RARTY: Common (White)
DESCRIPTION: A chest made out of wood, can be opened to gain random rewards. Rewards received will not exceed the rarity level of the chest. The chest can be dismantled to gather basic material parts.
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"…" he was speechless.
< WILL YOU CONTINUE TO SPIN: Y/N >
Deryn took a deep and spun the wheel for the final time.
< CONGRATULATIONS FOR GAINING A WOODEN CHEST x1 >
< 2x SYSTEM REWARD ACTIVATED: WOODEN CHEST +2 >
< CONGRATULATIONS HOST ON GETTING YOUR BEGINNER PACK REWARDS >
"Haaa, my luck, my luck" … looking into his < INVENTORY > Deryn hovered over the wooden chests box. The 4 chests appeared before him. Rubbing his hands together a look of excitement appeared on his face as he reached to open the first chest. With a flash of white light, he lifted the wooden lid and reached inside.
< DING >
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< RECEIVED >
1 x 500ml WATER BOTTLE
2 x 100g BEEF JERKEY
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< DING >
< 2x REWARD SYSTEM ACTIVATED >
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< RECEIVED >
2 x 500ml WATER BOTTLE
4 x 100g BEEF JERKEY
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< DO YOU WANT TO DISMANTLE WOODEN TREASURE CHEST: Y/N >
"Yes"
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< RECEIVED 4 WOOD >
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< DING >
< 2x REWARD SYSTEM ACTIVATED >
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< RECEIVED 8 WOOD >
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" This 2x reward system is amazing " wide-eyed Deryn realised just how strong this reward was. Not only did it double the base amount of chests he got it also double the number of items he got from the chests.
< HOST IS CORRECT. HOST IS SURPRISINGLY ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT. CONGRATULATIONS HOST >
"… No one would think you are mute if you don't speak system " huffily Deryn comes back with. He stretched towards the remaining three chests and takes out the rewards.
< DING >
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< RECEIVED >
1x FUR BEDDING BLUEPRINT
1x REGULAR STONE AXE BLUEPRINT
2x 500ml WATER BOTTLE
1x 100g WHITE BREAD BUN
4x STONE
12X WOOD ( FROM DISMANTLING THE 3 WOODEN CHESTS)
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< DING >
< 2x REWARD SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED >
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< RECEIVED >
1x FUR BED BLUEPRINT
1x REGULAR STONE AXE BLUEPRINT
4x 500ml WATER BOTTLE
2x 100g WHITE BREAD BUN
8x STONE
24x WOOD ( FROM DISMANTLING THE 3 WOODEN CHESTS)
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< FUR BEDDING BLUEPRINT >
DESCRIPTION: An actual bed can go a long way in surviving the doomsday advent, rest is key. However, this is just the bedding. A level 1 workbench is needed to build the bed frame.
MATERIAL NEEDED: hide x5 / fur x15
RARITY: White (Common)
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< REGULAR AXE BLUEPRINT >
DESCRIPTION: The upgraded version of the makeshift axe. With a smoother handle and a better fitting for the axe head, this can cut down trees with more comfort than its predecessor. It still takes a lot of effort to cut down trees with this axe so be careful of exhausting yourself!
MATERIAL NEEDED: wood x2 / stone x3
RARITY: White (Common)
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< INVENTORY >
6x 500ml WATER BOTTLE
2x 100g WHITE BREAD BUN
4x 100g BEEF JERKEY
32x WOOD
8x STONE
2x UNCOMMON TREASURE CHESTS
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Before opening the other chests Deryn had a sudden thought "System…why did you choose me?".
< HOST ACTIVATED THE ADVENT SURVIVAL SYSTEM THROUGH BEING THE FIRST HUMAN TO UNLOCK A BLUEPRINT >
" So because I killed the rabbit *nodding towards his feet* I got the makeshift skinning knife and activated you, so any human could have activated you if they unlocked a blueprint before me?".
< HOST IS NOT SPECIAL, THE FIRST HUMAN TO UNLOCK A BLUEPRINT WOULD GET THE ADVENT SURVIVAL SYSTEM, HOST GOT EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT A BLUEPRINT DROPPED ON THE FIRST CREATURE HE KILLED >
"Oh… are you complimenting me or insulting me system…" he wondered.
< HOST NEED NOT WORRY, WITH THE SYSTEM HOST HAS INCREASED HIS OWN SURVIVAL RATE BY AN INEXPLICABLE AMOUNT >
" Thank you system, honestly "
< HOST IS WELCOME >
After standing there lost in thought Deryn hears the system's voice once more.
< SYSTEM SUGGESTS HOST DOES NOT STAND AROUND USELESSLY AND CONTINUES TO OPEN THE OTHER CHESTS >
"Why is my system so sassy…" he laments.