Capítulo 29: A Streamer?
Xin directed a simple fire spell toward the Vulture, but it only caused a mere 80% reduction in its health. The combination of his weak spell and weapon was not enough to defeat the creature in one shot.
The Vulture screeched and lunged at Xin with its sharp claws.
Uncertain of how to engage in physical combat, Xin had no other option but to rely on his sword. With the fire spell still on cooldown, he bravely faced the incoming attack and swiftly thrust his sword into the creature's head.
When the Vulture's claws struck Xin's arm, he felt a slight decrease in his health points. However, he swiftly finished off the Giant Vulture with his sword, causing it to disintegrate into particles.
Xin defeated the Giant Vulture and received some EXP, gil, and common items as rewards. But, his encounter with Skylark, the angry woman from before, continued.
Facing her wrath, Xin saw her name above her health bar and learned it was Skylark.
Skylark approached him, pointing angrily, and blamed him for not saving her earlier. Xin couldn't understand why it was his responsibility.
"You could have helped me earlier!" Skylark accused, her voice filled with frustration. "You let that Vulture chase me and waste my mana! And I fell into the dirt because of you!"
Xin remained calm and replied, "If you can't handle a foe, its better not to engage it. It's common knowledge."
Skylark's face turned red with anger and embarrassment, and she addressed Xin, her eyes briefly pausing on his peculiar name, Lord Schrodinger.
"I'm not an idiot to engage a Giant Vulture!" she retorted. "They roam the skies and attack anyone in sight. I just happened to be passing by when that angry bird chased me out of nowhere."
Xin was still confused about why she was explaining herself to him. "Then . . . I will go now," he said, wanting to focus on his own tasks.
Skylark grabbed his clothes, causing him to stop. He turned back, appearing calm but sounding annoyed. "What is it?" he asked.
Skylark seemed baffled as she let go of him. "You . . . you really don't know me?"
"Should I?" Xin replied.
"Of course, you should!" she exclaimed. "Any sane, healthy young man should know me, Sky! Unless, of course, you're a woman hiding in a male's avatar, then I understand the indifference."
Xin remained silent, not quite sure how to respond to her assumption about his sanity.
"Wait. Maybe this will refresh your memory." Skylark took a step back and struck a pose as if in front of a camera. "Hello! Hello! Uwu! This is your gaming girl, Sky from Zone D!" She made a peace sign over her twinkling eyes, winked, and stuck out her tongue to finish her whole pose.
It was so cringe that Xin had to leave the scene.
"Huuraahh!" Skylark shouted and quickly went after him, blocking his path. "This is the part where you should say that you remember me! I'm a very popular streamer, you know!"
"Is that so?" Xin replied with little interest.
Skylark stared at Lord Schrodinger's unbothered face, feeling her energy deplete under his uninterested gaze. "You really don't know me? That can't be . . . is my end truly near? "I deleted my old account and made a new one to gain more views, but . . ."
She fell on all fours on the ground. "Is four million views all I could gather?"
Four million? Xin's lethargic eyes slightly bulged. He didn't know much about streaming, but he knew that having that many views would make someone popular online.
Skylark must have started streaming while he was in a coma, so he didn't know her. He wasn't into watching streamers, but he occasionally saw them in ads and billboards, so he knew the popular ones, even if he didn't want to.
"Isn't four million views already a lot?" Xin commented.
"Of course not!" Skylark replied with bloodshot eyes. "In the past, I could gain fifty million views! But now, my views are dwindling each day."
She sighed and looked dejected to the side. "Maybe because I'm getting old. I'm turning twenty, and viewers like fresh faces."
"You're still young," Xin tried to console her.
Skylark slowly stood up, looking like an aging woman. "I'm already in the middle of my lifespan."
Xin wanted to point out that a human's middle lifespan was around forty, but he kept quiet.
However, Skylark's depressed expression suddenly turned into a bright smile. Her mood changed at a snap of a finger.
"This is just my third day here. The camera features are still blocked on this newbie island," she muttered enthusiastically.
"The four million views is only about the topic of me deleting my account. Once I leave this newbie island and go into the world of Eternia to stream my new race and class, I'll gain even more views!"
Xin didn't quite understand what she was talking about, so he decided to leave.
"Hey, wait!" Skylark blocked Lord Schrodinger's path again and put on a flustered expression, complete with teary eyes that avoided his gaze. No man could surely resist this gesture of hers. "Do you want to . . . partner up?"
"No," Xin replied without hesitation.
Skylark was caught off guard by Lord Schrodinger's quick and straightforward response.
"Huh?! Why? It'd be easier to grind if there were two of us. Look around you. You'd rarely see solo players. What's more, we could beat a group of beasts with the two of us working together and gain more EXP. It's the quickest way to level up!" Skylark urged.
Lord Schrodinger's level was 15, and in this newbie island, players who reached that level were sought after in a group.
She was lucky that she found him first. She didn't see anyone around him, so she assumed that he was soloing.
Most players, when they reached level 15 and above, chose to leave the island. So these kinds of players on the island were few.
'He must have been on this island for days now to get his level to fifteen,' Skylark thought, though she hadn't seen him around the island. They must have missed each other. The island was big, after all.
"Not interested," Xin replied and went back to his foraging spot while Skylark could only watch him go.
When Lord Schrodinger's form disappeared from her sight, Skylark pouted and frowned. "What a strange guy."
She stretched her arms and let out a deep sigh. She then went back to town to complete more quests while she muttered to herself, "And what kind of name is Lord Schrodinger? Weirdo."
Capítulo 30: The Items on Shore
Xin continued foraging and interacting with NPCs throughout the day. By the time he finished exploring the shore, he felt accomplished, having covered all the NPCs and foraging spots in the area.
He felt satisfied with his thorough efforts.
Xin examined his loot, and so far, he had obtained:
ǁ I T E M S ǁ
❶ Aloe Vera Stalk x2 (Rare)
❷ Breath of Life Algae x2 (Very Rare)
❸ Butterfly Bush Bloom x4 (Rare)
❹ Maiden's Call Bloom x1 (Very Rare)
❺ Adamantite Ingot x5 (Rare)
❻ Glory of the Sea Shell x1 (Wondrous, Rare)
❼ Coral Armor (Rare, requires Attunement), gifted by the NPC Coral
This multi-colored armor is made from corals and is abnormally heavy. While wearing this armor, gain CONS +100.
While wearing this abnormally thick, rock-like armor, your DEX is reduced by 10%.
● Requires STR +50 to equip.
❾ Amulet of Elemental Protection (Wondrous item, Rare, requires Attunement), gifted by the NPC Edra.
This raw crystal pendant is adorned with ancient protective runes. When equipped, the amulet offers a safeguard against elemental damage. The first time you encounter elemental harm, the amulet absorbs 50% of the damage, providing you with some protection.
However, after using this protective property, it cannot be activated again until the following day.
❿ Call of the Sea (Wondrous item, Very Rare, requires Attunement), gifted by the NPC Lara
This necklace is adorned with shiny pebbles and seashells. When you wear it, you gain the ability to transform into a merfolk or revert to your original form.
While in a merfolk form, you take on the statistics of a merfolk, except for your hit points, alignment, personality, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma, which remain the same as your original form.
The first time you transform, you can choose the appearance of your merfolk form, as long as it doesn't change the merfolk's base statistics.
However, each subsequent use of the necklace will transform you in the same way.
Once you use this transformation, you cannot use it again until the following day.
⓫ Shell of Oceanic Power (Wondrous item, Very Rare, requires Attunement), gifted by Ariel
This spiraled seashell is connected to the Elemental Plane of Water, and when you listen closely, you can hear the soothing sounds of the ocean within.
The shell can be used once per day.
As an action, while holding the shell, you can unleash the power of [Aqua Torrent], a water-based spell.
Aqua Torrent:
Spell Type: Water Manipulation
Tier: 4
Description:
This powerful spell summons a torrent of water from the surroundings, creating a rushing and turbulent stream that can be directed toward enemies or used for various purposes.
The water can be controlled by the caster to form devastating waves, whirlpools, or directed blasts, depending on their intent.
Aqua Torrent can inflict significant damage, knock opponents off balance, or be utilized for defensive purposes by creating a wall of water to block attacks.
ǁ E N D ǁ
Xin could use the [Shell of Oceanic Powers] though only once per day, so he should really be careful about where to use it.
While he wasn't fully familiar with the power levels of different spell tiers, he knew that higher tiers were generally more potent.
However, he wasn't aware of the extent of the power gap between each tier, so he had to test that out when he got the chance.
The [Shell of Oceanic Powers] should be powerful enough since it was a tier-4 spell.
It should be. Considering how troublesome he acquired it from Ariel. The mermaid was so forceful, even attempting to drown him in the sea so she could take him as her groom.
When that didn't work, she tried to hypnotize him with her song. Fortunately, it had no effect on him because his charisma (CHA) was much stronger than hers.
After her plans failed, Ariel resorted to crying and begging, which gave Xin a chance to escape from her.
Xin decided never to return to that spot by the shore again.
This upgrading of [Relationship Level] had its own dangers.
Looking at his items again, Xin noticed that most of them required some kind of [Attunement], a process he didn't fully understand. To learn more, he began reading about it in his [Library].
ǁ Attunement ǁ
Some magic items need a creature to form a bond with them before their magical powers can be used; this bond is called Attunement.
If a creature isn't attuned to an item that requires Attunement, they only get its regular, non-magical benefits unless the item's description says otherwise.
An item can only be attuned to by one creature at a time, and a creature can't be attuned to more than three magic items simultaneously. Trying to attune to a fourth item won't work; the creature must end Attunement to another item first.
Also, a creature can't attune to more than one copy of the same item, like two rings of protection.
A creature's Attunement to an item ends if they no longer meet the requirements for Attunement, if the item has been more than 10 meters away for at least 24 hours, if the creature dies, or if another creature attunes to the item.
A creature can voluntarily end Attunement by spending a short rest focused on the item unless the item is cursed.
ǁ E N D ǁ
It sounded complicated, but Xin got the whole idea.
In short, he could only equip up to three items with Attunement. This would be a problem since most of the rare and legendary equipment required Attunement.
Xin had also collected various potions, materials like leather, essences, and rocks, all of which were valuable items.
Unfortunately, he couldn't use the armor he found, which made him really want an equipment upgrade.
Despite that, Xin remained calm. There were still plenty of NPCs in town –– like a treasure trove waiting to be explored.
As he was about to continue interacting with the NPCs, a system warning appeared.
[We detected that you need sleep. You will be logged out at 00:04:59]
Xin sighed, realizing it was time to take a break from the game and rest.
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The DEVELOPERs Distress
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In another dimension far away, a group of frustrated game developers gathered to discuss a growing problem.
"Augh . . . he noticed it. He really noticed it," one of them said, clearly distressed.
"He's not as clueless as we hoped," another chimed in.
"Of course, he would notice it! It was only a matter of time!" someone added.
The group was worried because Lord Schrodinger was acquiring all the rare items in the game using his unique gift to befriend NPCs.
They wondered if there was a way to stop him.
"What should we do now? At this rate, he'll gather all the rare items!" one of them exclaimed.
"Can't we do something about this?" another asked. "Like reprogram the NPCs?"
"Reprogram the NPCs? Impossible! Only the head developer has access to their interface," someone explained.
"Then maybe we can erase or limit the rare gift feature for future NPCs," another suggested.
After considering their options, they realized that any drastic change to the game's mechanics would upset players and undermine the appeal of befriending NPCs.
"If only LUMINA could erase his account," one of them mumbled, frustrated.
<ERROR! Player Lord Schrodinger didn't violate any rules>
"WE KNOW ALREADY!" they cried out in unison, feeling helpless to prevent Lord Schrodinger's unstoppable progress in the game.
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