( Leo Skyshard's POV )
When Leo finally placed the final rock to cover the last air hole leading towards the main shaft below, he breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the floor completely exhausted.
"Too hard….. my lungs, agh my lungs hurt, MOTHER...damn I miss mother" Leo cursed as he rolled around the floor while clutching his head as if he was suffering from severe vertigo.
The game 'Terra Nova Online' was way too realistic!
Leo had noticed it first when he logged in and the freezing cold of the mountain winds brushed against his skin and then again when he visited the village chief's home, however, those experiences paled in comparison to how hard performing labour was within this game.
Usually, games were supposed to be fun and easy.
Especially the games on Earth were always made around the idea of spoiling the customers with a rich experience where mansions could be built in hours and chopping a tree was nothing more than 20 seconds of animation, however, Terra Nova Online was different.
Performing tasks in this game was as difficult as performing them in the real world if not harder since there was a stamina bar always hanging over one's head.
Real life problems like vision doubling, knees trembling and headaches due to lack of energy were all a reality in this game and experienced by Leo on the very first day of logging in.
Especially once his stamina bar depleted below the 15% mark and the debuffs kicked in, he understood quite clearly that this was more than just a game for pleasure.
[ System Notification : You have cut-off the air supply to the main shaft below. If the shaft is not re-opened, all the wolves hibernating in the main shaft will die of asphyxiation in 60 minutes from now ]
" YESSS! LET'S GO BAYBAY" Leo cheered loudly as he pumped his fists in the air while staring at the ceiling of the shaft that he was in.
This was precisely the result he was hoping for and now that it was achieved, Leo finally had the chance to sit and calmly explore the game mechanics while he waited for his prey to suffocate and die.
Bored, he noticed things that he had absentmindedly glanced over before, such as the chat icon that appeared when he opened the mini-map on the bottom right of the system screen.
[ Please select the chat server you wish to join.
Private chat- (0)
Global chat
Guild chat - (0)
Regional chat - (0)
NPC chat - (0) ]
Leo analysed the options and observed that Global chat was the only option available for chatting at the moment as the other options appeared in light grey and were disabled for selection.
Selecting Global Chat, Leo was suddenly bombarded with a series of messages as the chat moved faster than what his mortal eyes could follow.
'DarkEmperor Sucks Dick!!!!!!'
'I'm going to become the best player y'all, believe it!'
'DarkEmperor wears my mother's dirty panties'
'Guys… How to find monsters or weapons in this game? I have logged in inside a rainforest and the NPC village here has no blacksmith shop'
'Hey guys, are the NPC in this game retarded? I tried them to give me a quest, but they just won't'
'DarkEmperor must be some hidden boss from sector S, I wouldn't defame him openly because it can be traced back to us'
'How do you unlock your class though? It shows that my 'soldier' class is locked in the system panel'
Leo felt his head hurt from reading all those clueless messages as he quickly decided to close the global chat and save himself from the common man's stupidity disease.
He had not spent more than two minutes reading the global chat and what he understood from reading it was that
1) People hated DarkEmperor for no apparent reason. He was arguably the best player in the game right now, yet he was made public enemy number one.
2) Everyone had spawned from a random starting location that varied greatly from person to person. Some started in rainforests, some in deserts, ice deserts, mountains, small outskirt villages and the like.
3) Many had noticed that this game was way too realistic and were in awe of the graphics, however, most could not figure out how to level up or how to find monsters and kill them. Although everyone wanted to make the most of this starting period and make a name for themselves, almost everyone had absolutely no idea how to achieve it as unlike Leo most common players were not given a quest upon their arrival.
"Ha….. stupid commoners" Leo smirked as he indulged himself in a fantasy where he believed himself to be above those basic fools.
As the inheritor of a unique class, despite the downsides and the death threat should his identity be revealed, he believed himself to be a player that was destined for greatness.
" DarkEmperor! You're a fool, you shouldn't flex in front of jealous mortals when they think they can reach upto you….. you should only do it when the gap between yourself and them is too big to even fathom" Leo spoke to himself as he thought that if he was put in the same position as DarkEmperor, he would never announce his accomplishments while the game was in its early stages.
Just like that, 60 minutes passed by in a flash as a series of system notifications popped up on Leo's screen.
[ System Notification: You have successfully killed 'Adult Direwolf' (Level 14), You have killed an opponent over 10 times higher than your own level, EXP Reward is quadrupled ]
[ System Notification: You have successfully killed 'Adult Direwolf' (Level 16), You have killed an opponent over 10 times higher than your own level, EXP Reward is quadrupled ]
[ System Notification: You have successfully killed 'Adult Alpha Direwolf' (Level 20 ), You have killed an opponent over 10 times higher than your own level, EXP Reward is quadrupled ]
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[ System Notification: You have successfully killed 'Adult Direwolf' (Level 16), You have killed an opponent over 10 times higher than your own level, EXP Reward is quadrupled ]
[ System Notification: You have successfully levelled up! ]
[ System Notification: You have successfully levelled up! ]
[ System Notification: You have successfully levelled up! ]
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[ System Notification: You have successfully levelled up! ]
[ System Notification: Congratulations player 'The Boss' to become the first player to reach the level10 mark in 'Terra Nova Online'
It's an accomplishment that will go into the history books and provide you with a special reward!
Do you wish to announce this accomplishment via a worldwide announcement?
YES
No ]
[ System Notification : Since you possess the actor class, you cannot deny any worldwide announcements related to you! ]
[ WORLDWIDE PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT - Player 'The Boss' has become the first player in Terra Nova Online to reach level 10!
Congratulations player 'The Boss']
Leo looked at the slew of notifications and was absolutely dumbfounded.
Just moments ago he was laughing at DarkEmperor for becoming public enemy number one, yet somehow, just moments later he ended up publishing a worldwide announcement of his own.
"WHAT THE FUCK? WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T REFUSE ANY WORLDWIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS…..?" He cursed, as the joy of levelling up 14 times at once was quickly replaced by disparaging sadness.
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/// A/N - Hey guys, author here with a humble request. If you're enjoying this book so far, please drop a review!
Thankyou in advance! ///
I had a lot of fun writing this chapter, hopefully you guys had fun reading it
'The Boss, even his name is so arrogant….. ughhh, you're not my boss I'll tell you that much!'
'How the fuck are people getting to level 10 on the first fucking day of the game? Jeez guys, relax a little'
'The Boss! He must be some S tier elite being used to called The Boss by his employee's, I think he's taken that name quite literally'
'You're the boss? Well then the boss can suck on my balls! These big hairy balls!'
'Lads, How do you exactly level up?'
'Good job reaching level 10 boss, but I'll be the one to surpass you and reach level 20 first!'
'Yo, what level are you at?' ( reply )
'Level 0' ( reply )
'THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU NOOB BAST-' ( reply )
Leo opened the chat once more and found it flooded with outrage against him.
Usually in works of fiction such as web novels when a player achieved something incredible, the forums buzzed with words of praise and people trying to cosy up to the big player.
Phrases like 'I wanna marry the big boss' and 'Let me warm the bed' were common, however, reality was different from web novels.
In reality, when you achieved something which others believed to be attainable, you were cursed at and became a target of jealousy and today, Leo had unfortunately fallen headfirst into that same pool of jealousy.
The system denied him anonymity and threw him to the wolves and hence from day one his name became public enemy number one.
He was sad, yes, however, in the midst of this public outrage scandal, there was a silver lining in the form of the special reward.
[ System Notification - You are the first player in 'Terra Nova Online' to reach level 10 and are hence bestown with a special reward!
-You have received an extra skill slot!
-You have received an extra 40 unassigned attribute points ]
Leo had received a total of 130 unassigned attribute points for levelling up 13 times and adding the 40 points from the system reward he now had an incredible 170 unassigned stat points!
"In the end, the levels and the system reward are the only good thing about today" Leo murmured to himself as he let out a deep sigh and began distributing the unassigned points.
Since Physique, Strength and Agility seemed like the most important stats, he invested the 30 points each in those three, while only investing 25 each into the rest, leaving him with 5 unassigned points to be used for later.
At this point, Leo did not even realise how lucky he was to have gained an extra skill slot, as unlike the free stat points the real reward today was the extra skill slot.
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( Meanwhile DarkEmperor )
If there was someone who had an even exaggerated reaction to Leo reaching level 10 than Leo had to the worldwide notification, it was DarkEmperor.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO-" He screamed as he fell to his knees and pulled the wild grass below his knees out from its roots.
"HOW DID HE DO IT BEFORE ME?" Cervantez questioned as he could not understand how he could be beat.
Unlocking his class and claiming the special reward first was only the first step of his plan, whereas reaching level 10 first was the more important second one.
In Terra Nova Online, all players only had slots available to learn and use 5 skills at maximum and the opportunity to add a skill slot only came twice in the entire game.
Only the first player to ever reach level 10 and the first player to reach level 100 got the special reward of an extra skill slot and while it was rumoured that one also got it when they reached level 1000, nobody had reached that threshold in his past life, so that rumour remained unconfirmed.
In his past life, it was only on day 3 that the levelling maniac PurpleRock reached level 10 and received the unique reward, yet this time around it was 'The Boss' who achieved it on the very first day!
Cervantez knew that this feat should technically be impossible, as unlike the clueless common players, he actually knew about the difficulty of levelling up in Terra Nova Online!
While it depended on circumstances and many other factors, in general the rule of levelling up was the same.
To go from level 0 to level 1, a player needed to kill either eight level0 monsters, four level one monsters or two level2 monsters.
To go from level 1 to 2, they needed to achieve the same but on a step-up basis.
If they achieved it alone, they got the full exp, however, if they hunted that monster in a group, the exp would be divided amongst all party members and hence the number of monsters they needed to kill to level up increased massively.
Of Course the exact amount differed from monster to monster, and the exp for killing a wolf was different from the exp that one received for killing a slime, however, for a player to kill a monster they needed to expend stamina and needed skill moves which most players did not have at the start of the game.
To get to level 10 on the very first day was next to impossible, however, Cervantez was attempting to make it possible by pouring water over high level poison slimes who were extremely allergic to it.
He was already level8 and was on the cusp of becoming level9, however, he was beaten to level 10 by 'The Boss' who was as mysterious as ever.
He had attained level10 and with it the extra skill slot which meant that in this life he could potentially be even more dangerous than what he was in the past.
"The Boss, I'm definitely going to make you one of my men in this life….. you're too valuable to pass on" Cervantez said as he strengthened his resolve to find and recruit The Boss into his guild in the future.
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/// A/N - I won't be posting the stat panel within the main chapter to not waste chapter space and your money unless it's absolutely necessary.
For small changes to the panel, I'll be instead posting it in the author notes below, and if you don't know how to access it please ask me in the comments below this chapter itself, so that your reading experience is smooth later on. ///
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The Boss's Character Profile
Name: The Boss
Race: Human (Status: Restricted)
Title: [Fake It Till You Make It] (Equipped)
Class: Actor (Unique) (Stage: Unawakened)
Current Level: 14
[ Vital Stats ]
Health Points (HP): 256/256
Mana: Currently Unavailable
Stamina: 10/35
[ Core Attributes ]
Strength (48)
Agility (38)
Dexterity (52)
Intelligence (41)
Endurance (34)
Physique (41)
SPECIAL OPTION- Edit attribute panel for display [✒️]
UNASSIGNED ATTRIBUTE POINTS - 5
[ Learnt Skills ]
- None.
[ Equipment ]
- Worn Gear: Bloody Soldier Robe, Virex Black Ops Mask
[ Inventory ]
- 3x Bronze Coins
- 5x Silver Coins
- 1x Gold Coin
- Basic Layman's Clothes ( slightly dirty )
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