Crossing the World
LV - Underworld (Karen)

[Stopping motor movements]

[Finished]

[Calibrating sensory nerves]

[Finished]

[Resublishing a carbon-based body based on the original appearance]

[Finished]

[Determining spawn coordinates]

[Finished]

My gaze was still dark, but the monotonous sounds of Aura continued to fill my mind. Whether because Aura's thinking capacity wasn't as big as AI's or because Aura decided to rebuild our bodies from scratch, it felt a bit long for me to be able to connect fully.

There was actually a special reason that made me prefer to use the latest generation capsule instead of the same control device used by Tyraell. One of the most crucial reasons was that it was possible for Aura to telepathize with me while I was inside the server. He could tell me things that I might not have understood so as to minimize the possibility of myself looking stupid in front of Tyraell.

[Normal status confirmed. You will spawn in two seconds]

Ah, it's time for me to dive into the virtual world and guide others for the first time. Since Aura is going to help me from behind the scenes, it shouldn't be a problem.

A speck of light began to enter my dark field of view. Slowly the dazzling white light turned into different colors in different shapes and dimensions, allowing me to distinguish every object that was before me.

A warm sensation began to envelop my body accompanied by a faint gale emanating from an open wooden window. The sound of the birds in the trees filled my hearing, making my consciousness sharpen.

Both of my brown eyeballs looked at the room I occupied, glancing at the various

direction just to make sure that I've made it in with no problems.

A plain white room built using a pile of marble filled my field of view. Wooden windows and doors that also use high-quality materials fill a small portion of the marble wall's gap.

I wonder how much it would cost to build this place.

[Thin sheets of marble are used to polish the outside of the wall. The walls were actually built using ordinary bricks]

Oh, I almost forgot Aura. He even answered a question that I didn't actually ask anyone. Well, as long as I am here and my real body is connected to the control capsule, Aura should be able to read my mind and do telepathy without any problems.

Then ...

... Where is Tyraell?

I made a question in my mind.

[Because he used an old edition control device, some calibration still had to be done]

Ah, it turns out that there are also obstacles like this. It would be bad if every one wanted to enter the server, people would have to wait a long time like this.

[Don't worry. The calibration process is only done when they first dive into the server]

Well then, it looks like there won't be any problems. Let's wait a little longer until Tyraell gets here.

Before he enters, I will try to remember some of the things I already know about this world.

First, this world had been overrun by monsters that came from another world. Therefore, humanity could only live and be centered under the protector created by Deus. The land where humans live has many mentions, but let's just call it the Holy Land. Well, there's no need to remember it either, I'm sure I'll forget her name again shortly after getting out of here because I'm bad at remembering a name.

The Holy Land has an area of about two thousand kilometers which is divided into several kingdoms. However, in general, this place is divided into two regions.

The first region is called Eternalnight, a place where the sun can never reach it. This is due to the existence of Deus himself. His position right under the giant chair that stretched over the sky made Eternalnight never escape from the night. As a result, this place became the only snowy area and difficult to live in. Even so, there are some small kingdoms that stand here and survive by eating only the flesh of some kind of edible monster. In addition, strangely there are several types of trees that can only thrive in areas like this because of their flammable nature that makes it easier for people to get firewood.

The second region is referred to as Neverwinter, a region that never experiences winter. Well, naturally, the location of mankind gathered right on the equator. Therefore, this region is included in the tropics are fertile and have abundant natural resources.

Each leg of the chair that supports the giant metal chair that houses Deus is referred to as the Tower of Wisdom. The place turned out to have a cavity in it which is now occupied by the religious organization of Deus worshipers. The robot guards also reportedly came out and entered through the legs of the chair. Also, it seems that place becomes the last line of defense when the worst-case scenario occurs.

I could see one of the silhouettes of the tower from behind the window of the room I was now occupying. Its size beyond common sense towered up through the clouds. If only I had not known that the giant cylindrical black silhouette was a chair leg, I might have been astonished by its intimidating figure.

Well, that doesn't mean after knowing the truth I'm not surprised at all.

[Attention, Tyraell has made it into the server]

Oh? He finally got into the server.

I turned back to the window, staring into the middle of the empty room. Then, slowly the air around me seemed to move in a direction it shouldn't, spinning slowly in the middle of the room and blowing away the little dust that had previously covered the floor.

A speck of suspicious white matter suddenly appeared at the center of the whirlpool, spreading slowly and forming intricate tubes. Each tube was connected, further spreading out to form an intact human skeleton. The muscle fibers grow from the bone parts, lining all the parts before finally covered by white skin that is immediately covered with a white robe with an intricate gold line pattern.

The brown curly hair that had just grown quickly decomposed to the waist, matching the two brown eyeballs staring back at me. Both hands of the figure were raised, then did a clenching motion and opened repeatedly.

Honestly speaking, the previous sighting looked very scary. How could such a terrible graphic be described in such great detail. I'm sure the people who play this game will be hit by a mental attack if they see it.

[You don't have to worry about that. Some features have been censored. Those who use ancient devices will only see a bunch of light when I reconstruct the virtual body]

Well, that's a relief.

"This ... is totally beyond belief."

Tyraell held onto his own cheek, occasionally pinching it only to feel the pain sent directly into his brain.

I know what he's thinking. Even myself was amazed when I first used a virtual reality device.

There is absolutely no difference between the virtual world and the real world. Even if your real body is filled with a pile of control devices, in this virtual world you will not feel it.

"I can even feel pain." It seemed that Tyraell was still immersed in his own world. "Isn't it dangerous to implement this kind of pain?"

Well, I agree with him.

However, in a virtual world that is not at all connected to our own original body, the sensation of pain has no role whatsoever. Even when our hands and feet break in the virtual world, our real bodies will not feel any impact. So, why is pain still being implemented in this world?

The answer is pretty simple.

Pain will be a kind of sign that our body is receiving damage. This prevents the players from dying unconsciously. Just imagine, what happens if someone stabs your back several times and you do not realize it because there is no pain caused. As a result, you will die without realizing what really makes you die.

Of course there are limits to how much pain is implemented in this world. It would be not funny if people fainted from excessive pain. Therefore, only about 15% of the pain they will get when receiving damage. For example, a person who is shot in the shoulder will only feel pain equivalent to being hit by a light pat in the area.

I explained all of that to Tyraell so he could understand that the world was safe enough for the players. The girl listened well and was finally able to understand the points that made us decide to implement the pain.

Before I fulfilled my role as a guide, Tyraell spoke to me.

"May I ask you a few things?"

"sure." I answered the question in short sentences.

"Because this is the world in a game, are there elements that are common in RPG games? Like status boards and where?"

Oh, I never thought about this. So, I waited for Aura to explain it to me first before I told Tyraell about those things.

"Of course there is a status board, just like the game in general. However, nowhere at all does it exist because the game is based on real-world reality."

Actually I just found out that there are status boards in this world too. Why has AI never said it before?

The status board can be accessed simply by saying 'status bar'. If the player wants to let others - only party members and friends on the list - see their status, the player simply says the 'status bar open' command'. Well, it is a simple command commonly used in the game.

By the time I told Tyraell about this, he had directly accessed his own status board. The girl focused on studying her status before finally closing the status board.

"Then can we go now?"

I asked Tyraell who seemed to be ready for a city tour. In reply to my question, Tyraell nodded his head.

Alright, Aura ...

[ Understood. There are three main posts that we will visit now. First, the Capital of the Kingdom of Elucia, the oldest Kingdom in the world. Second, the introduction of the hidden Boss Raid. Third, the rookie hunting territory, the Deathly Forest]

Oh, there don't seem to be many places we're going to.

[Prepared to make the space jump to the first post]

Looks like Aura will take us straight to our destination. How practical. I didn't have to walk and spent a lot of time just to get to the designated post.

[Space jump begins]

Just as Aura said her last sentence, all my fields of view turned white. I can't see anything at all. Well, let's leave everything to Aura and prepare to be a good guide for the first earthling to set foot in this world.

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Note :

This is just an illustration to make it easier to explain (edit on HP because there is no time to make a serious)

Brief explanation :

• job here is not representative of job class, but job literally. Example: Hunter, Merchant, Chef, etc. Why not have a job class? Because the game is realistic. No job class means there are no restrictions on players using equipment. A player can decide to pack a great sword, one hand sword, dagger, etc at once. Of course their movements are the same as their original body movements. So, it is useless to try to be a jack of all trades because it is not efficient (it certainly takes decades for normal people).

• affiliation is a kind of guild. Each player can freely make a guild, or even a country if they can.

• ^^: Stat :

- STR (strength): Each point represents a kilogram. Point 77 means his avatar Tyraell can lift up to 77 kilograms.

this AGI (agility) includes speed. Each point represents kilometers/hours. Point 67 means the avatar can run up to 67 kilometers/hour.

def (defense) represents the body's defensive power. The weakest human has a def value of 1 point while 10 points is usually for bodybuilders. Def can increase rapidly during body modification (so cyborg).

INT (intelligence) represents intelligence. The value of INT has an effect on the production sector, especially technicians and engineers. Usually INT will not be able to go up unless manually added from the level-up bonus.

- Points (stat bonus) Each level increase, will get 1 bonus point that can be allocated to any stat.

[The facts are unique, all the basic points on the status board of each player must be different. You see, the status listed is really a duplicate of their original body. Also, their status could rise without needing to level up. It all depends on what they do both in the virtual world and in the real world]

• ^^_Skill

Each player can make their own skills in each increase of 20 levels and this skill can be shared or sold to other players. The skill can also be named by the skill maker freely. So do not be surprised if later will appear strange skills with names and movements that are strange.

®Questions®

• why is there no HP (hit points)?

√ Because the game is realistic based. Hence the body of his avatar was exactly like a human. Once hit by a headshot, even though the level of 1,000, will certainly be directly negative.

• why is there no MP?

√ Because humans can't pack magic. Instead, odinium points are added to the player's stat when the player decides to turn into a cyborg.

• what is odinium?

√ Simply put, it's a kind of electrical power. The source was from the odinium stone that came from another world monster.

Yeah, that's how it used to be. Afraid of most of the info. Other info will be explained gradually as the story progresses.