Lucas Henry, 21-year-old single ends up going to an Isekai. Class: Trainee

What class is this?

Am I not the hero?

Has demon king already been defeated?

Why is it so hard to make this a normal Isekai novel?

Zhang Zian could have gotten rid of the shopping guide, but he was not familiar with the area, so it made no difference which shop he went to. It was more important for him to buy an oxygen pump as soon as possible for Jiang Feifei, or else the Ruby Octopus would really be gone.

The shopping guide led them to a shop that wasn't small. The counters and walls were filled with aquarium equipment; there were also open cardboard boxes piled on the ground and the space left for people to move around was very limited.

There were only two people in the shop: one boss taking on the counter duties and another, which was the shopping guide staff. Honestly speaking, the shopping guide had done a very good job in his work––he was really good at pulling business. Even if the shop were to close down, he could probably get a job at a shampoo room… 

"Pretty lady, you wanted an oxygen pump?" the boss said with a smile. "How big is your fish tank? Let me give you some advice."

Zhang Zian knew full well how the routine would go. If they were here just to buy an oxygen pump, it would not be worthy of such warm welcome, so the boss would definitely try to promote other items. He would first ask about the fish tank and the fish to get a general idea, then he would take a chance to introduce other equipment and items like pumps, filters, fish medicine, and nitrifying bacteria.

But he was just running a business, so it was understandable. Profits earned were already being pushed low due to online shopping, so if he did not think of ways to push his sales, then he would only starve.

However, the boss did not expect Snowy to show him with her hands the size of a textbook. She said, "About this big."

The boss was speechless and looked at the shopping guide. That was a freaking small fish tank––was she raising a tortoise?

"What fish are you keeping in there?" he asked.

"Ruby Octopus," Snowy answered.

The boss immediately perked up after he heard her, since keeping an octopus in such a small tank was not going to work.

"Pretty lady, you can't do that. An octopus won't be able to move freely in such a small tank, and it's going to die in a few days." He winked at the shopping guide. "You would need a tank that's at least 60 by 30––the bigger, the better! Do you want to take a look at our fish tanks? It's an ultra-white glass, hot bend aquarium tank––much cheaper than the other stores. Let me tell you, if you want to keep fish for a long time, you won't lose out buying a good fish tank…"

"It's okay, I just want an oxygen pump… one with a USB port. Do you have it here? If you don't, then I'll head over to the other shops." Snowy was concerned about the octopus's safety, so she interrupted his sales introduction.

The boss and shopping guide immediately lost all their earlier enthusiasm. One oxygen pump would be about 20 to 30 dollars, so the profit would probably be just enough for a lollipop. But it was still money, so they took out a few different oxygen pumps to let Snowy choose.

Snowy looked at Zhang Zian inquiringly and just gestured for her to pick the cheapest one.

Snowy then chose one that was small and had a nice color. She paid for it and ran downstairs to give it to Jiang Feifei.

"Sir, you're… together with that pretty lady from before?" the boss asked Zhang Zian after Snowy left.

Zhang Zian nodded and moved away from the counter to show that he did not have any intention of buying anything.

The boss then pouted his lips at the shopping guide, signaling for him to continue waiting for customers by the elevator. At that time, an old man who looked to be in his sixties led a ten-year-old child over and, without saying anything, slapped the box that he was holding in his hands onto the counter.

Seeing that the old man did not come over with good intentions and it seemed like he was here to cause issues, the boss and shopping guide immediately straightened their faces.

"Excuse me, sir, is there a problem?"

The veins on the old man's neck and forehead seemed like they were about to burst. He said with anger, "This is the fish tank heating rod that you guys sold me! It's a freaking rip-off!"

Inside the box was a shiny, stainless steel heating rod. Its stated power was 100W.

His voice was very loud and it attracted the eyes of the few customers that were on the third floor, while the other shops did not concern themselves with the issue.

"Sir, there's no need for you to shout this loud. Reason doesn't take the side of the one with the loudest voice, right?" The boss frowned and took out the heating rod from the box and gave it a careful inspection. "Is this heating rod faulty? It's not heating well?"

The shopping guide tried to comfort the old man from the side. "Sir, don't be angry; getting angry is not good for your body. We've always been responsible for all items sold… Every item sold will have a warranty period of three months. Did you purchase this heating rod within three months? Did you bring along a receipt? As long as the purchase was made within three months and the damage isn't caused by any man-made errors, we will be responsible for the exchange. This is the advantage of a physical shop since, if you purchase the item online, the warranty period would only be for fifteen days and you have to fork out extra for the postage fees."

Zhang Zian secretly nodded his head. Every piece of electronic equipment could not avoid the possibility of a malfunction, but it was okay for them to malfunction as long as regular maintenance was carried out or the shop was willing to replace it. The shop he was in had handled the situation well.

The equipment, like the timed feeding device that he sold in his shop, would also occasionally be faulty, but as long as it was within the warranty period, then he would do an exchange for them when a customer returned with a faulty product. He wanted to avoid any disputes.

Therefore, Zian was unable to understand why the old man was so furious––especially after the shop had agreed to change a new one for him, he did not seem to be any less angry.

Could it be that this old man had lost his receipt? If there was no receipt, there would be no way for him to prove that he had bought the item from the shop… In that case, the shop would not be able to go forward with the exchange.

Snowy had already handed the oxygen pump to Jiang Feifei, and she returned to the third floor just to see the situation.

Zhang Zian shook his head, indicating that he was not aware of the full story.

The netizens in the broadcast channel were quickly interested. They all guessed that it must be a transaction dispute. The old man might have compared the prices with the ones on the internet after he bought the heating rod, only to realize that he had spent more money, so he was here to return the item or to ask for a refund. Such situations often happened to old people.

"Sir, please calm down. Is this heating rod faulty? If it is, you can just change for a new one," Snowy tried to persuade him.

The old man looked over at Zhang Zian and Snowy. Seeing that they weren't people from the shop, he said, "Well, it isn't faulty…"

"Eh… then why are you so angry?" Snowy asked curiously. "Is it because it's too expensive? You feel like you have been cheated?"

"That's not it." The old man shook his head indignantly. "What kind of person do you think I am? Even if it was overpriced, it wasn't forced on me, so I won't stoop that low to fine them for that!"

The shopping guide and the boss were also in a blur. It was their first time encountering such a situation.

"Then you…" Before Snowy was done with what she was going to say, the old man took out an identification card from his pocket and threw it on the counter.

"I'm a former electrician. I've worked in a factory my whole life, and this is my electrician certificate." He pointed at the identification card and said, "Take a look if you don't believe me."

Snowy picked up the electrician certificate and looked at it. The old man's surname was Wu, and he was indeed a certified electrician. His card had not expired yet.

"I'm showing you my identification card so that all of you won't suspect my professionalism, and so you all won't try to fool me!" Old Man Wu was very agitated when he pointed at the boss and the shopping guide. "Are you planning on taking someone's life with the things that you sell? There's an electrical leakage in the heating rod! It shocked all the fish in my fish tank, and if it weren't for my grandson who told me that his hands were numb, I wouldn't have noticed it!"


1. Download a suspicious game
2. Catch a few magical pets as partners
3. Go through interesting daily routines and lead the pet shop to a whole new level

"Kakagising ko pa lang. Bakit ako matutulog?" Sabi ni Tang Rou.
"Hindi rin naman ako inaantok." Sabi ni Ye Xiu.
"Kailan ba kayo gumising?" Nagtanong si Tang Rou.
"8 o'clock!"
Pagkatapos masabi ito, silang dalawa'y nag-usap at hindi na pinansin si Chen Guo. Si Chen Guo natahimik sa galit. Sa mga sandaling ito, bumukas ang pintuan ng Internet Cafe at isang manong ang pumasok: "Kayo ba yung nawalan ng kuryente?"
Lubos na nagalak si Tang Rou at Ye Xiu nang makita ang kaniyang pagdating. Sinalubong nilang dalawa ang manong, at yumukong tumatango: "Yeah, yeah. Kami nga iyon, Kuya."
"Anong nangyari?" Dinala ng manong ang kaniyang toolbox at pumasok.
"Mag-ingat kayong dalawa!" Tapos na ang sermon ni Chen Guo sa dalawa kaya siya'y papaakyat na sana sa ikalawang palapag nang bigla niyang marinig ang sigaw ni Ye Xiu.
"Boss, hindi ba kailangan nating magbayad?"
Nang marinig ito ni Chen Guo. Siya'y nadulas at muntik siyang nahulog. Hindi nagtagal, siya'y nakarekober at dahan-dahang sinabi: "Kunin mo ang bayad sa cash box."
si Ye Xiu at Tang Rou ay kaagad naging mga matiyagang alipin ng manong. Sinundan nila siya kahit saan, naka-antay sa tabi na may nakahandang cha-a at tubig para sa kaniya. Pagkatapos nakita ni manong electrician ang problema. Naging hindi naging maganda ang kaniyang mukha. Mahihinuhang ang problema'y hindi madaling ayusin.
"Hindi ito madaling ayusin. Sobrang madilin na ang gabi, babalik nalang ako bukas!" Sinabi ito ng manong at nagsimulamg mag-impake para umalis.
Nagsimulang mag-panic si Ye Xiu. Susuhulan na niya sana ang manong gamit ang ilang mga sigarilyo nang biglang nakarinig siya ng "Hindi pwede!", na nagpatigil sa kaniya. Sa mga sandaling ito, ipinamalas ni Tang Rou ang kaniyang lakas. Hinila niya ang manong at, inakit siya ng mga maririkit na salitang humihingi ng tulong. Pagkatapos lang ng ilang mga segundo, marahang bumaba ang IQ at EQ ng manong. Pinahiran niya ang kaniyang mukha na para bang pinapahiran ang kaniyang laway. Dala-dala ang kaniyang toolbox, lumiko siya't sinabi na walang pag-aatubili: "Ako na ang bahala! Tingnan mo 'ko!"
Nasiyahan si Ye Xiu at pinadalhan ng thumbs up si Tang Rou at si Tang Rou ay napangiti. Ang dalawa'y naging professional electrician apprentices. Ang isa sa kanila'y may dala-dalang flashlight at ang isa'y dala-dala ang mga tools, habang nakikinig sa mga paliwanag ng manong sa kung ano ang nangyaring problema. Kahit na sila'y walang alam sa kaniyang mga pinagsasasabi, sila'y tumatango at ginagamit ang "Oo. Yeah. Talaga." at iba pang mga umaayong salita.
Ang manong electrician ay isang mabait at matapat na tao. Nung sinabi niyang matagal maayos ang problema. Talagang matagal itong naayos. Sa huli, ang mga kustomers na naghihintay na bumalik ang kuryente ay nagsilabasan para umuwi. Halos dalawang oras na nagkukumpuni ang manong ngunit wala pang nakikitang senyales na babalik na ang kuryente.
"Bumili muna tayo ng midnight snacks at magpahinga!" Si Tang Rou na pinigilang umalis ang manong electrician ay nakaramdam ng awa at kahihiyan. Naisipan niyang dapat makakain man lang ng ilang mga midnight snacks ang manong electrician.
"Sige, ako na ang bibili." Tumango si Ye Xiu. Napakamot sa ulo si Ye Xiu habang tinatanong: "Sa cash box ko kukunin ang pera?"
Tiningnan lang siya ni Tang Rou at ang dalawang kampo'y nagkaintindihan. Si Ye Xiu ay tumango at umalis para pumunta sa isang malapit na kainan para makabili ng pagkain. Pagkabalik niya'y inimbita niya ang manong electrician para kumain. At dahil siya'y talagang napagod sa ginagawa niya, hindi siya tumanggi.
"Magkano ang nagastos mo?" Tinanong ni Tang Rou si Ye Xiu.
"Nagastos sa?"
"Pagkain." Sabi ni Tang Rou.
"86. Hindi ka pa kumakain ng hapunan, hindi ba?" Sagot ni Ye Xiu.
"Oo...86, may 43 lang ako. Uutangin ko nalang muna sayo ah!" Tugon ni Tang Rou.
"Hindi na kailangan." Napatawa si Ye Xiu. Talagang ang babaeng ito'y marangal. Ginusto pa niyang hatiin ang bayarin sa kanilang dalawa.
"Kung gusto mo talagang ganyan ang mangyari, walang problema sa akin." Napangiti si Tang Rou.
"Tara, kain! Kain!" Ito'y hindi ininda ni Ye Xiu. Tumalikod siya't hinarap ang manong electrician: "Pasensya na sa problema, manong. Gaano katagal pa ang kailangan mo?"
"Hindi na gaanong matagal. Mga kalahating oras nalang!" Sagot ng manong electrician.
Ang dalawa'y napabuntong hininga. Sa wakas ay nakikita na nila ang liwanag sa kanilang problema.
Hindi niya kinailangan ng tatlumpung minuto, dahil sa loob lamang ng dalawampung minuto, ang lahat ay naibalik sa dati at ang kuryente ng Internet Cafe ay bumalik.
Pagkatapos umalis ang manong electrician at umilaw ulit ang mga ilaw ng Internet Cafe, tanging si Ye Xiu at Tang Rou lang ang naroon. Malalim na ang gabi, walang masyadong karanasan si Ye Xiu sa pagtratrabaho kaya tinanong niya si Tang Rou: "May mga darating pa ba na bisita?"
"Hindi ako sigurado. Tingnan nalang natin!" Pinatay ni Tang Rou ang mga hindi kinakailangang pailaw. Umupo si Ye Xiu sa reception desk at binuksan na ang kompyuter. "Maglalaro rin ako!" Pinuntahan ni Tang Rou ang server computer. Kinakailangang nakabukas ang server computer kung may gustong gumamit ng ibang mga computer station.
Kakabalik pa lang ng kuryente kaya siya'y hindi siguradong may pupunta pa sa Cafe. At mas mabuti namang direktahan niyang gamitin ang server computer kaysa magbukas pa ng isa.
"Wala namang problema sayo kung maninigarilyo ako, hindi ba?" Kaagad nagtanong si Ye Xiu.
"Walang problema." Sagot ni Tang Rou.
"Sige sige." Napabuntong hininga si Ye Xiu.
"Gusto mo ng cha-a?" Dinala ni Tang Rou ang kaniyang tasa para gumawa ng cha-a.
"Salamat." Hindi ito tinanggihan ni Ye Xiu.
"Asan yung tasa mo?"
"..." Papaanong magkakaroon ng sariling tasa si Ye Xiu. Sa huli, kumuha ng isang bote ng Healthy Master Green tea mula sa cupboard si Tang Rou at ibinigay ito kay Ye Xiu.
"Libre ko yan."
"..." Walang nasabi si Ye Xiu.
Nakapatay ang karamihan sa mga pailaw ng Internet Cafe. Sa loob ng malaking espasong ito, tanging ang reception desk lang ang may bahagyang ilaw. Wala nang sinabi pa si Tang Rou at kaagad na inilagay ang kaniyang account card para makapasok sa laro. Kinontrola niya si Soft Mist at dinala ito sa Skeleton Graveyard. Sa kabilang dulo, binuksan muna ni Ye Xiu ang web browser at pumunta sa official site ng Glory Professional Alliance.
Natalo sila!
Gaya ng inaasahan, natalo ang Team Excellent Era sa team competition. Sa huli, dahil sa nag-iisang panalo ni Su Mucheng sa individual competition at ang panalo sa pangalawang parte ng kompetisyon, nakakuha ng 3 puntos ang Excellent Era. Ang Team 301 nama'y nakakuha ng 7 puntos.
Sa ika-dalawampung round ng league, hindi nagbago ang ranking ng Team Excellent Era. Sila'y nasa pangalawa bago ang huli pa rin. Gayunpaman, sumiklab ang pag-asa sa puso ng kanilang mga taga-suporta. Ang lahat na ito'y dahil sa magandang ipinamalas ni Sun Xiang at ang pambihirang 1v3 ni One Autumn Leaf sa group competition. Para naman sa kanilang pagkatalo, sinisi ng lahat ang katotohanang kakapasok palang ni Sun Xiang sa team at hindi pa nakaka-adjust.
Kung susumahin, ang lahat ay may pag-asa pa rin para sa Team Excellent Era at kay Sun Xiang. Mula sa mga kalkulasyon kung ilang puntos ang kinakailangan para makapasok sila sa top eight ng regular season at makalaro sa playoffs, nakita ng lahat na may posibilidad pang makalaro ang Team Excellent Era sa playoffs.
Pero kahit na ito'y maaring mangyari. Hindi ibig sabihing ito'y magiging madali. Masyadong hindi maganda ang ipinakita nilang performance sa unang kalahati ng season. Sa kalagitnaan ng mga komento, maraming nagpahayag ng kanilang reklamo sa nakaraang team captain na si Ye Qiu.
Sinarado ni Ye Xiu ang web page at kaagad isinilid ang kaniyang card, at pumasok sa laro. Sa mga sandaling nakapasok na siya. Nakatanggap agad siya ng pagbabati mula kay Seven Fields. Pagkatapos bumati, si Seven Fields ay nagpadala ng imbitasyon: "Gusto mong mag-dungeon kasama namin, kuyang mahusay?"
Tiningnan niya't nakita na nasa Level 19 na si Tang Rou. Siguradong makakarating siya sa Level 20 ngayong gabi. Limitado lang ang kaniyang entries sa Frost Forest dungeon at kailangan niyang dalhin si Tang Rou doon para mapamilyar siya sa mapa kaya sinagot niya si Seven Fields.
"Mamaya nalang! Magpa-level muna kayo. May kaibigan ako dito. Dadalhin ko siya mamaya para makapag-dungeon tayong lahat."
"Sige." Hindi tumanggi si Seven Fields: "Pupunat pa rin ba tayo sa Boneyard?"
"Yeah, ikaw lang ang nandito ngayon?" Makikitang hindi online si Drifting Water at Sunset Clouds sa kaniyang friends list.
"Kasama rin si Sleeping Moon!" Sumagot si Seven Fields.
"Kung ganoon magsama-sama tayo!"
Kasama mo rin ba si Steamed Bun Invasion?" Si Steamed Bun Invasion ay makikitang online sa kaniyang friends list.
"Hindi, natatakot siyang magpa-level, kaya pumunta siya sa Arena para mag-PK."
Habang binabasa ni Ye Xiu ang sagot ni Seven Fields, si Steamed Bun Invasion ay nagpadala ng mensahe: "Diyos! Kailan tayo pupunta sa dungeon?"
"Malapit na, malapit na. Nag-eensayo ka pala sa Arena! Kumusta ka na?" Nagtanong si Ye Xiu.
Sumagot si Steamed Bun Invasion ng "He he" na may kasamang smiley face. Malinaw na maganda ang kaniyang sitwasyon. Hindi nasorpresa si Ye Xiu. Sa hand speed palang ni Steamed Bun Invasion, sapat na ito para siya'y maging kampeon ng mga baguhan. Para naman sa mga eksperto. Si Blue River? Plantago Seed? Cold Night? Silang lahat ay desperadong nagpapa-level. Sinong may oras sa kanila para maglaro sa Arena?!
Pagkatapos sumama kay Seven Fields at Sleeping Moon sa Boneyard, ang Internet Cafe ay naging tahimik. Dahil sila'y nagsimulang magpa-level. Sila'y walang masyadong napag-uusapan. Si Tang Rou rin ay nakatuon ang pansin sa dungeon, kaya siya'y wala ring masasabi. Tanging ang tunog lang ng mouse at keyboard ang umaalingawngaw.
Ang ganitong sitwasyon ay umiral ng isang oras at naputol lang nang biglang nakarinig sila ng mga yapak. Ang dalawa'y inialis ang kanilang mga mata sa screen at tumingin sa pintuan ng Internet Cafe. Halos alas dos na ng madaling araw pero hindi inaasahang may kustomer pa.
Ang taong nasa pintuan ay tiningnan ang loob ng Internet Cafe at bumaling sa likod habang nagagalak na sinabi: "Kuya Hao, walang tao sa Internet Cafe!"
Pagkatapos masabi ito, tatlong iba pang mga tao ang pumasok sa Internet Cafe at dumeretso sa reception desk kung saan may ilaw at nagtanong: "Bukas ba kayo?"
Kapag may mga kustomer, kailangan nilang magtrabaho! Hindi sila pinansin ni Tang Rou dahil siya'y wala sa night duty. Ito'y trabaho ni Ye Xiu na nasa night duty.
Agad-agad huminto sa paglalaro si Ye Xiu. Binuksan niya ang mga ilaw sa reception desk at bumati: "Ilan ang maglalaro sa inyo?"
Itinaas niya ang kaniyang ulo at nakakita ng apat na tao. Nabigla si Ye Xiu. Lubos niyang nakikilala silang lahat.
Ang taong nagtanong sa kaniya kanina ay si Chen Yehui. Sa Glory, siya ang guild leader ng Excellent Dynasty.
Ang tatlong iba pa na sumama sa kaniya ay sina, Liu Hao, Wang Ze, Fang Fengran. Lahat sila'y mga pro players ng Team Excellent Era. Namumula ang mga mukha ng apat na para bang sila ay lasing. Nung pumasok sila, hindi nila nakita si Ye Xiu dahil siya'y nahaharangan ng kompyuter. Pero nakita nila si Tang Rou at ang kanilang mga mata'y kumislap.
Nang pumasok ang apat, si Ye Xiu ay kalmadong nagpatuloy sa pag-upo. Si Liu Hao ay lumapit sa pinakaharap, at pagkatapos tiningnan ang screen ni Tang Rou, siya'y kaagad na tumawa at sinabing: "Miss, naglalaro ka ng Glory?"
Sandaling tinitigan siya ni Tang Rou. Pagkatapos ngumiti at sinabing "Oo", nagpatuloy siya sa paglalaro na para bang walang nangyari.
"Cough!" Napa-ubo ng walang dahilan si Liu Hao. Malinaw na gusto niyang makuha ang atensyon ni Tang Rou bago sinabing: "Magaling kang maglaro!"
"Salamat." Nagpasalamat si Tang Rou at ngumiti sa kaniya. Pagkatapos, ay bumalik ulit sa paglalaro at hindi na pinansin si Liu Hao.
Naguluhan si Liu Hao, lubos na naguluhan! Kung naglalaro siya ng Glory, papaanong hindi niya nakikilala siya? Siya'y isang dakila't sikat na pro player! Magkalapit lang naman sila't maliwanag pa... Hindi kaya'y bahagyang iba ang kaniyang hairstyle? Nakakalito!
Ang mga tao sa likod niya'y dalawang beses na hinila ang kaniyang damit. Umikot si Liu Hao at nakitang ang dalawa sa likod niya'y hindi mapakali. Silang lahat ay tumitingin sa tabi.
Sinundan ni Liu Hao ang kanilang mga mata at nakita si Ye Xiu na may sigarilyo sa kaniyang bibig na nakatingin sa kanila.
"Gagamit ba kayo ng mga kompyuter?" Nagtanong si Ye Xiu.


Sa isang larong online na Glory, si Ye Xiu ay kilala bilang isang mala-Diyos na manlalaro't walang kahit na sino man ang nakakapantay sa karunungan niya sa laro. Gayunpaman, dahil sa ilang mga dahilan ay nasipa siya mula sa kaniyang team. Matapos lumisan, siya ay nakahanap ng trabaho bilang tagapamahala sa isang Internet Cafe.
Sa mga sandaling binuksan ng Glory ang kanilang ika-sampung server, siya na may halos sampung taong karanasan sa laro ay muling magbabalik. Kasama ang alaala ng kahapon, at isang hindi kumpleto't self-made na armas, ay muling magsisimula ang kaniyang daan papunta sa tuktok!
Matapos ang mga madugong labanan, at nakakasindak na patayan, sino ang nagnakaw ng aking kadakilaan? Sa ilalim ng bagyo’t delubyo, magiging para bang hindi nawasak ang aking mga pangarap.
Sa liwanag nito'y hindi mababalutan ng kadiliman ang daan. Sa ilalim ng mga mata ng lahat, dito magsisimula ang aking daan para sa kadakilaan!



"Ang inaasahan ko ay… isa lang, pero paniguradong naghanda ka ng dalawa para sa kanila." Kilala na ni Huo Mian si Qin, hindi siya isang playboy kaya hindi siya magiging walang pakundangan para maghanda ng isang kwarto para kanila Gao ran at Zhu Lingling.
Natutuwang pinisil ni Qin Chu ang ilong ni Huo Mian, "Ikaw talaga ang pinakamatalino at kilalang-kilala mo ako."
"Syempre," nagmamalaking sinabi ni Huo Mian. Kilala na niya si Qin Chu matagal na at nagdate rin sila nung mga bata pa sila kaya nahuhulaan niya madalas ang iniisip nito.
"Sinabihan ko sila na maghanda ng dalawang kwarto, pero..."
Habang iniisip iyon, napatigil sa pagsasalita si Qin Chu…
"Ano?" Naguluhan si Huo Mian, may iba pa bang mangyayari?
"Wala, tingnan nalang natin ang mangyayari. Magiging interesado ito." Medyo napangiti ulit si Qin Chu.
Lahat sila ay nasa iisang palapag, ang 18th na palapag pero parehas na nabigyan sila Zhu Lingling at Gao Ran ng room card para sa mga presidential suites. Sobrang mapagbigay ni Qin Chu.
Pagkapasok ni Zhu Lingling sa kwarto niya, sumigaw siya ng malakas…
Kaagad namang tumakbo si Gao Ran papunta sa kwarto niya nung narinig niya ang ingay…
Napansin niya na sira ang mga ilaw sa kwarto ni Zhu Lingling, at wala ni isa sa kanila ang sumisindi…
Tumawag si Zhu Lingling sa front desk at sinabi nila na may dadating na electrician para ayusin ito.
Pero, dahil masyado ng gabi, bumalik na ang electrician sa village para matulog at aabutin ito ng matagal para makapunta ito rito gamit ang bisikleta. Nag-antay sila ng kalahating oras bago mawalan ng pasensya si Zhu Lingling.
"Hindi ko na kayang mag-antay, pagod na ako masyado kaya bigyan niyo nalang ako ng isa pang kwarto."
"Patawad, pero wala na po tayong bakanteng kwarto," sagot ng receptionist.
Nagulat si Zhu Lingling, "Ayos lang ako sa ibang kwarto, hindi naman kailangan na maging presidential suite ito."
"Patawad, fully booked na kami ngayong gabi."
"Niloloko mo ba ako? May labingwalong palapag kayo rito at may hindi bababa sa pito hanggang walong daang kwarto. Paanong na-book ito lahat?" Hindi makapaniwala si Zhu Lingling.
"Kahit na marami kaming kwarto, marami sa mga bisita ni president sa kanyang charity gala ang mananatili rito ngayong gabi. Baka may bakante na kaming kwarto bukas."
"Ano?"
Kaagad na sumagot si Gao Ran, "May presidential suite ako at may tatlong kwarto ito. Kaya ayos na ito."
"Oo nga Ms. Zhu, ang presidential suite ay sobrang laki at sobrang pribado. Pwede ka munang manatili sa kwarto ng kaibigan mo at bumalik sa suite mo bukas pagkatapos ayusin ng electrician ang mga ilaw. Ayos lang ba ito?"
Sobrang galang ng front desk receptionist dahil alam niyang kaibigan ng president si Zhu Lingling…
May katwiran naman ang sinabi ng receptionist at nakumbinsi si Zhu Lingling.
"Sige, mananatili ako sa kwarto mo para sa isang gabi, pero binabalaan kita, huwag kang magkakaroon ng mga ideya..."
Nag-iingat si Zhu Lingling dahil naaalala niya ang nangyari dati sa hotel.
"Huwag kang mag-alala. Wala akong gagawin sayo kahit magmakaawa ka pa. Lasing ako dati, okay?" Nawawalan na ng pag-asa si Gao Ran.
Nakampante na si Zhu Lingling nung narinig niya ang sinabi ni Gao Ran…
Kaya, gabing gabi na nung pumunta siya sa kwarto ni Gao Ran na nasa tabi ng kwarto niya at nakasuot ng pajama…
- Sa loob ng presidential suite -
Humiga si Huo Mian sa malambot na kama at nakangiting tinanong si Qin Chu, "Okay lang ba talaga na planuhin mo ito ng ganito? Kapag nalaman ni Lingling na sinadya mo ito, susubukan kang patayin nun."
"Bakit niya ako papatayin? Sinusubukan ko lang naman silang pagsamahin para sa ikakabuti nila," walang bahalang sinabi ni Qin Chu.
Sinira niya ang mga ilaw sa kwarto ni Zhu Lingling at sinabihan ang receptionist sa baba na wala ng mga bakanteng kwarto. Si Huo Mian ay hindi maniniwala sa pangit na dahilan na ito pero naniwala si Zhu lingling.
Sa ibang salita, ang praktis niya sa Dao ay hindi pa sapat…
"Pagod ka na, ipaghahanda lang kita ng mainit na tubig pangligo."
"Okay, gusto ko magbubble bath..." nahihiyang sabi ni Huo Mian.
Tumango si Qin Chu at natutuwang hinalikan si Huo Mian. Pagkatapos, tumayo siya para maghanda ng pampaligo sa banyo.
Nakahiga si Huo Mian sa kama at iniisip na kapag pumunta si Zhu Lingling sa kwarto ni Gao Ran, kahit ano ang pwedeng mangyari at sobrang interesante nito.
Ang hindi malaman na oras ay lumipas at nakatulog si Huo Mian.
Pagkagising niya, napansin niya na nasa loob na siya ng bubble bath…
Napapalibutan siya ng maligamgam na tubig at rose oil…
"Gising ka na." Biglang nagsalita si Qin Chu kaya natakot si Huo Mian…


Seven years ago, after their breakup, he disappeared without a trace. 
Now, he reappeared on the eve of her wedding, sparing no means in forcing her to marry him… 
With a certificate of marriage, he bound her mercilessly to his side. 
From there, this “Cinderella” began her journey as a wife to the heir of a business empire... 
Mrs Huo - composed, sharp-tongued, and freakishly smart. 
Mr Qin - wife-spoiler to no end and a complete “slave” to their daughter. 
Quality love story, one on one. You are welcome to get hooked on this story with us. 

Sa Nine Star Bay ng Black Dragon Mountain Island ng Virtual Universe.
Kasalukuyang nakaupo sina Luo Feng, Hong at Thunder God sa paligid ng isang lamesa at nakaharap sa isang display. Nagpapakita ito ng napakaraming impormasyon sa sinumang may gustong kumuha ng Universe Mercenary trainee test.
"Ang Universe Mercenary trainee test ay palaging ginaganap sa loob ng isang mundong ginawa ng isang Sector Lord?"
"Sa loob ng mundo na ginawa ng isang Sector Lord, maliban sa mga panganib na matatagpuan sa loob nito, ang pinakamatinding panganib sa lugar na ito ay ang iba pang nilalang na kumukuha ng exam? Maaaring may mangyaring nakawan at patayan sa loob nito at maaaring nakawin ng ibang tao ang mga item objectives na hawak mo?" Napasimangot si Luo Feng habang binabasa ang paalalang ito.
"Kung ang isang baguhang star level 2 o 3 ang sasali sa trainee test ay kinakailangan niyo munang maghanap ng isang star level 8 o 9 fighter at bumuo ng isang squad! Sa pamamagitan nito ay maaari nila kayong maprotektahan sa mga nilalang na may gustong magnakaw sa inyo."
"Kahit anong mangyari ay huwag na huwag kayong papasok habang star traveller level 1 o 2 pa lang. Dahil kahit na suwertehin ka pang makakita ng mga bagay na iyong kinakailangan ay mananakaw at mananakaw lang din ito sa iyo."
…..
Nagpalitan na lang ng tingin ang hindi makapagsalitang sina Luo Feng, Hong at Thunder God matapos basahin ang paalala.
"Ang pinakamapanganib palang bagay sa lugar na ito ay ang mga kapwa mo fighters na kumukuha rin ng trainee exam." Walang magawang iniling na lang ni Thunder God ang kanyang ulo.
"Hindi mo masasabi ang magiging ugali ng isang nilalang," seryosong sinabi ni Hong.
"Mabuti na lang at may dalawa tayong mga tagasunod." Kahit na nakaramdam si Luo Feng ng pressure ay hindi naman siya masyadong ninerbiyos. Dahil noong umalis sila noon ay nagdala si Luo Feng ng dalawang star level 9 na alipin sa oras na mapasok sila sa isang problema. Alam naman nating bumili siya ng isang bulto ng star level 9 na alipin.
Isa sa dalawang ito ay isang spirit reader habang ang isa naman ay isang fighter.
At ang dalawang ito ay ang pinakamalakas niyang alipin!
Ipinasa rin ni Luo Feng ang kanyang mga lihim na training methods na nagmula pa sa sekta ng Yun Mo sa grupong ito ng mga Star level 9 fighters. At dahil alipin lang niya ang mga ito….ay hindi na niya nagawa pang mag-alala sa pangtatraydor ng mga ito, ito rin ang dahilan kung bakit hindi na rin siya pinigilan ni Babata.
"Gumawa ng isang squad na sasalihan ng star level 8 o 9 na fighters?" tawa ni Thunder God. "Hahaha, mabuti na lang at mayroon kang mga aliping kagaya nila."
"Oo, kaya hindi na natin kailangan pang maghanap ng ibang tao," ngiti ni Hong.
Ang paggawa ng isang squad.
Hindi ito protektado ng batas kaya hindi mo magagawang pagkatiwalaan ang iyong squad members. At ang pagbabantay sa maaaring pangtatraydor ng mga ito ay isang nakakapagod na gawain! Masuwerte sina Luo Feng, Hong at Thunder God sa pagkakaroon ng dalawang star level 9 na alipin. Sa pamamagitan ng dalawang ito ay magagawa na nilang gumawa ng isang squad na may limang miyembro at gumawa ng isang walang pag-aalinlangang teamwork.
Sa loob ng walang katapusang kalawakan.
Ang mga nilalang na nagmula sa iisang lahi o planeta ay natural nang magkaroon ng malalim na koneksyon sa isa't isa. Sa bagay, mayroong hindi mabilang na species ang matatagpuan sa kalawakan at mas maraming bilang ng planeta.
"Daddy, daddy, bakit mo po ako tinitingnan?" tumalon ang batang si 'Luo Hai' sa kanyang battle uniform.
"Busy si Daddy, ikiss mo nga ako." Ngumiti si Luo Feng habang tumatakbo palapit sa kanyang anak bago ito kargahin sa kanyang braso.
Noong gabi ring iyon ay sumakay sina Luo Feng, Hong at Thunder God sa isang spaceship paalis sa Bai Lan Star.
Kinakailangan niyong ayusin ang inyong papeles sa totoong buhay para magkaroon ng Adventurer status sa Universe Mercenary Alliance. Sa pamamagitan lang ng pagkakaroon ng adventurer status ay doon niyo magagawang makakuha ng trainee test. Kasalukuyang papunta sina Luo Feng, Hong at Thunder God sa Dragon Star.
...
Makalipas ang sampung araw.
Nagmukhang isang palasyo ang Universe Mercenary Alliance station sa Dragon Star. Pumasok dito sina Luo Feng, Hong at Thunder God kasama ang dalawa nilang star level 9 bodyguards.
"Ang dami ng tao dito ah," sabi ni Luo Feng.
"Para itong dagat ng tao." Nahilo ng kaunti sa dami ng tao si Thunder God.
Maraming bilang ng tao ang pumasok sa Universe Mercenary Alliance building, at nasa 80% sa kanila ay pumuunta para makuha ang kani-kanilang adventurer status! Kasalukuyang nasa gitna sina Luo Feng kasama sina Hong, Thunder God at ang dalawa nilang bodyguard sa dagat-dagatang tao na ito, pumila sila kasama ang iba't ibang klase ng mga lahi ng tao at sa wakas ay nagawa nilang matapos ang lahat para makuha ang adventurer status sa loob ng isang oras.
"Adventurer card, isa itong adventurer card?" Tingin ni Thunder God sa card na nasa kanyang kamay.
"Huwag mo iyang walain, mahirap ding kunin ang card na iyan," tawa ni Luo Feng. "Tara na, magregister na tayo para kumuha ng Universe Mercenary trainee test."
Napakarami ng bilang ng mga taong nagregister para makuha ang adventurer status.
Pero hindi naman ganoon karami ang mga taong nagreregister para sa universe mercenary test. Hindi na kinakailangan pang pumila nina Luo Feng at ng kanyang mga kasama para makapagregister dito.
"Isang star level 2 spirit reader, isang star level 2 fighter, isang star level 1 fighter, isang star level 9 fighter at isang star level 9 spirit reader. Naabot niyong lahat ang mga requirements para sa mercenary trainee test. Kinakailangan niyo na lang magbayad ng 10,000 Black Dragon dollars bawat isa."
"Okay."
"Naririto na ang lahat ng specifics sa darating niyong exam. Basahin niyo ito sa libre niyong oras."
Matapos i-scan ang mga adventurer cards ng lima ay agad na naipasok ang kani-kanilang numbers sa universe mercenary trainee test system kaya maaari na silang sumali sa gaganaping exam.
Pumasok sina Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God at ang kanilang bodyguards sa isang bar sa tabi. At pagkatapos ay agad silang umorder ng kani-kanilang maiinom at sinimulang basahin ang mga impormasyon sa gaganaping exam.
"Pumasok kayo sa mundo ng isang Sector Lord sa Cai Lan Star at humanap ng tatlong wind corner stones at isang sungay mula sa horned iron rhino. At pagkatapos ay ibigay ang mga ito sa mga tauhan ng Universe Mercenary Alliance na nasa exit ng mundo ng isang Sector Lord. At pagkatapos nito ay tagumpay na ninyong naipasa ang exam at agad na magiging isang qualified na mercenary trainee."
Ang mga misyon para sa exam ay natural na ginawa para subukan ang mga nilalang na kukuha nito.
Hindi ito isang pangkaraniwang paglalakbay. Ang mga misyong ito ay ginawa para i-eliminate ang napakaraming bilang ng tao.
"Hindi talaga ito magiging madali," bulong ni Thunder Gog bago tumawa. "Wind corner stone at sungay ng isang horned iron rhino? Hindi ba maaaring bilhin na lang ito ng mga tao at sabihing nakuha nila ang mga iyon doon?"
"Tingnan mo rito."
Inilipat ni Luo Feng sa page 6 ang test explanation book. "Ang wind corner stone ay isang espesyal na batong makikita lang sa mundong ginawa ng isang Sector Lord at isang importanteng bagay sa mundong iyon. At ang sungay ng horned iron beast sa loob ng mundong ito ay matagal ng minarkahan ng mga tauhang ipinadala ng Universe Mercenary Alliance…sa bawat oras na makumpleto ng mga nilalang ang kanilang misyon ay agad nilang ibinabalik ang mga gamit na ito."
"Napakahigpit na binabantayan ng Universe Mercenary Alliance ang mga gamit na ito. Sa oras na mahuling nandadaya ang isang nilalang ay mawawalan na ito ng karapatang kumuha ng kahit anong pagsusulit sa kanila kailanman. At sa mga mahuhuli namang magbenta ng mga gamit na ito ay direkta nilang papatayin."
...
Kasalukuyang nag-uusap-usap sina Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder at ang dalawa nilang bodyguards sa nalalapit nilang Universe Mercenary trainee test.
"Mga ginoo."
"Mga ginoo." Isang napakapayat na lalaking may malalaking tainga ang nakangiting lumapit sa kanila. "Naghahanda ba kayong lima na kumuha ng Universe Mercenary Trainee exam?"
"Huh?" Tiningnan nito ni Luo Feng at ng kanyang kasama.
"Ang mercenary trainee test sa area ng Black Dragon Mountain Empire ay palaging ginaganap sa mundong ginawa ng isang Sector Lord sa Cang Lan Star. Mayroon ako ritong…isang detalyadong mapa ng mundong iyon at mga records at karanasan ng napakaraming seniors na nagtagumpay sa mercenary trainee exam," mahinang sinabi ng lalaki. "Tataas ang tiyansa niyong magtagumpay ng 10% gamit ang mapang ito."
"Isang detalyadong mapa? Mga karanasan?" Tingin ni Luo Feng sa payat na lalaki.
"Magkano?" tanong ni Thunder God.
"Hindi naman ito kamahalan, 100 Black Dragon dollars bawat kopya," sagot ng payat na lalaki.
"Anong hindi naman kamahalan? Kukunin ko iyan sa halagang 50 Black Dragon dollars bawat kopya," direktang sinabi ni Thunder God.
"Deal!" Napakadirekta ng pakikipagusap sa kanila ng payat na lalaki.
...
Bumili si Luo Feng at ang kanyang kasama ng dalawa pang libro tungkol sa karanasan ng mga nagtagumpay sa exam habang nasa Dragon Star. Matapos itong ipagkumpara ay walang duda na magkakapareho nga ang mga mapang ito. Maging ang lahat ng klase ng mga karanasang sinasabi sa mga ito. Pero habang dumarami ng dumarami ang kanilang binabasa ay nagulat sina Luo Feng, Hong at Thunder God…dahil ang mundo ng isang Sector Lord ay nagbabago matapos ang kaunting panahon!
Binilhan ni Luo Feng sa Dragon Star ng tig-isang stage 2 battle uniform at tig-isang stage 2 energy (spiritual weapon) ang kanyang bodyguards. Maaaring ang isang napakataas na kalidad ng stage 2 spirit weapon ay nagkakahalaga ng ilang bilyong Black Dragon dollars pero maging ang sarili niyang sandata ay isang low quality stage 3 spiritual weapon kaya ang magiging sandata ng kanyang bodyguards ay mga medium quality stage 2 na sandata.
Sapat na ang mga stage two weapons para sa star level.
…..
Matapos nito ay sumakay si Luo Feng at ang kanyang kasama sa isang spaceship at umalis ng Dragon Star para pumunta sa mas kilalang Cang Lan Star.
Ang Cang Lan Star ay isa sa mga bituing nasa loob ng top 100 na pinakaimportanteng lugar sa loob ng Black Dragon Mountain Empre. Ang master ng planetang ito ay isang Sector Lord pero ang Sector Lord na ito siyempre ay hindi naninirahan sa Cang Lan Star.
"Ao Gu, Tie Nan He, kayong dalawa ay magiging importanteng miyembro na ng squad mula ngayon. Sa inyong dalawa kami dedepende sa oras na mayroong nilalang na magtangkang magnakaw sa amin." Makikita ang lima sa loob ng control room ng spaceship. Kasalukuyang nakangiti si Luo Feng habang nakatingin sa dalawang bodyguards na nasa kanyang harapan, ang dalawang ito ay mga aliping kanyang isinama mula sa Earth.
Kamukhang kamukha ang mga ito ng mga taong nagmula sa Earth.
Si Ao Gu, isang star level 9 spirit reader. Masyado itong payat at hindi makikitaan ng laman sa kanyang pisngi. Magulo ang kulay dugo nitong buhok. Siya ang pinakamalakas na spirit reader sa lahat ng mga star level 9 na aliping binili ni Luo Feng.
Si Tie Nan He naman ay isang masigla at malaking lalaki. Bagsak ang kanyang mga mata at ang nag-iisang pagkakaiba nito sa mga pangkaraniwang tao sa Earth ay ang pagkakaroon nito ng tatlong kaliskis sa kanyang noo. Siya ang pinakamalakas na fighter sa mga aliping binili ni Luo Feng.
"Ang pagprotekta sa master ang ating misyon hanggang kamatayan," sabi ng matandang si Ao Gu.
"Huwag ka pong magsalita ng ganyan, master," dagdag ni Tie Nan He.
"Huwag kayong magpakumbaba, magsasama-sama tayong lahat sa loob ng isang squad ng mahabang panahon. Sa oras na magkahiwahiwalay ang ating squad sa hinaharap at nananatili pa rin kayong buhay kasama ko…matapos magkakasamang dumanas sa napakaraming mapanganib na sitwasyon ay pipiliin ko nang i-deactivate ang inyong microchips at palayain kayong dalawa," sabi ni Luo Feng.
Nagkislapan ang mga mata nina Ao Gu at Tie Nan He.
Kalayaan!
Ito ang nag-iisang pangarap ng bawat alipin! Pero dahil sa microchip na nasa kanilang utak ay hindi nila magawang sumuway sa utos ng kanilang master.
Tumango si Luo Feng sa kanyang sarili. Hindi ka kailanman susuwayin ng iyong alipin pero ang pagbibigay sa kanila ng isang bagay na kanilang paghihirapan ay magpupursigi sa dalawang bodyguards na ito na mas lalo pang magsumikap…napagdesisyunan na rin ni Luo Feng na sa oras na hindi na maging kapakipakinabang ang lakas ng mga ito sa oras ng paghihiwahiwalay ng squad ay mas mabuti ng ibigay sa dalawang ito ang kanilang kalayaan matapos malagay sa panganib ang kanilang buhay ng ilang beses.
"Malapit na tayo sa Cang Lan Star, papasok na ang ating spaceship sa space."
"Cang Lan Star." Napuno ng pangarap ang mga mata nina Ao Gu at Tie Nan He. Siguradong magsusumikap ang dalawang ito para protektahan si Luo Feng sa abot ng kanilang makakaya.
Dahil sa oras na mamatay ang kanilang master.
Ay katapusan na rin nilang dalawa!
At ang kanilang pag-asang makalaya ay agad ding mawawalan. Hindi nagagawa ng kahit sinong master na palayain ang kanyang alipin.
...
Matapos pumasok sa space ay agad na lumipad ang spaceship papunta sa isang asul na planetang mayroong walang kapantay na kagandahan.
"Napakaganda ng planetang ito, kasing ganda ito ng Earth." Tumayo si Luo Feng sa control room at binati ang malayong planeta.
"Napakaganda nga nito," bati ni Thunder God. "Pero masyado itong kahanga-hanga. Ang Cang Lan Star ay mayroong diameter na umaabot sa 32,000 km at ang mundo ng isang Sector Lord na nakatago sa loob ng Cang Lan Star ay mayroong sukat na mas malaki ng 100 beses kaysa sa kabuohang sukat ng Cang Lan Star. Isa itong napakalaking mundo at naririnig ko na magagawa raw ng ilang sector lords na nasa tuktok ng kanilang level na itago ang mundong ito sa loob ng isang piraso ng buhangin."
"Isang mundo sa loob ng isang piraso ng buhangin, isa itong napakalakas na kakayahan ng mga sector lords," bati ni Hong.
Walang duda na napakamisteryoso nga ng mga mundong ginagawa ng mga Sector Lords.
At ang Universe Mercenary Trainee Exam ay gaganapin sa isa sa mga mundong ito.
"Whoosh!"
Mabilis na lumipad ang dark blue spaceship papasok sa Cang Lan Star.


Taong 2056, sa loob ng isang siyudad na makikita sa Su Jin Area makikita ang isang teenager na nakasuot ng combat vest, pangsundalong pangibaba at battle boots na gawa sa alloy na nakaupo sa tuktok ng isang sira sirang six story residential apartment. Makikita sa kaniyang likuran ang isang hexagonal shield at ang kaniyang hawak hawak na blood-shadow battle knife. Tahimik siyang nakaupo sa dulo ng rooftop. Makikita sa mga oras na ito ang kumikinang na kalangitan at mararamdaman ang napakapreskong hangin na kasalukuyang umiihip patungo sa kaniya. Pero tanging katahimikan lamang ang maririnig sa sira sira at abandonadong siyudad na ito at kung minsan ay mayroong paisa isang pagalulong ang maririnig na magbibigay takot sa sinumang makarinig nito.

Finally after arriving in front of the building with stacks of coins as their logo. Opening the door what appears doesn't really fantasy-esque. My hope of there would be a floating person with wings or something more has been crushed at least the lobby structure is pretty neat with most of it made of wood and the floor is shiny like a bald head person in the middle of a scorching desert. 

Looking around, a middle-aged man comes to me with a smile on his face he's a bald man with an offside belly. Based on my experience the man should be on the level of the manager or equal or maybe higher in the way he exudes on. 

The man asks me what I'm looking for and said my purpose in opening a registered vault. Following the man, he led me to a room with a table and chairs made of wood with a silver lamp post on the wall. It is a simple room with no decoration except for the lamp.

"I forgot to introduce myself it seems, haha, when you were old you start to be forgetful, anyway I'm Hodwart a manager here. So you said before that you want to access a vault, yes? To access a vault you only need to enter the ID and the password after that I will give you the item inside the vault." 

A panel with ID and password shows up after inputting the ID and password fatso sends me. Hodwart smile and told me to wait for him while he goes get the item. A few minutes after that Hodwart come in with a book and said "this is the card inside the vault Mr. Vain. you can take your time I'll be tending the other customers and you can leave the card on the table after you were done." then left.

Picking up the card I see a picture of books, a weapon, and armors plus a stack of vials with red liquid inside. The card itself has a wavy gold frame at its sides and black colored at back with gold coins as the logo. That bastard didn't tell me how I can access the items inside. It's hard being a newbie I need to learn everything again. Sigh. maybe saying openly will make the item come out. I don't know, I guess I need to call him again.

Walking outside the building I felt my noob-i-ness is becoming my biggest problem here. Opening the menu I select the other option and choose the forum. Lots of sections appear and searching for tutorials and tips as the tag. I navigate around the sea of thread to search for my immediate problems and the one that catches my attention was about a warrior that finish his training on the training center and received a skill and art because his final rating is 7.8. 

So my target should be finishing the training, allocating my attributes, and hunting monsters. The training center is not that far away from the bank if I go straight I probably need only a 15-ish minute because of browsing the forum it took me 2 hours to get here.

The training center gate has this statue of a man carved out of a tree, a living tree with leaves as its hair, not ordinary leaves but a spiky one. The statue probably reaches tens plus meter with his arms crossing and the life-like eye looking down on people that want to pass the gate gives the passenger an imposing feeling. Passing the gate I saw humongous open fields with dummies, people shouting, hitting dummies, small statues made of stones, etc.

From the thread, I found they said I need to report to a 3-meter tall human to get a trainee profession and no matter from which side you are standing on you would know where he is from his lion-like roar. Speak of the devil I heard a roar from the center where people swinging their sword. 

"Mister I want to get stronger so that I may take control of my life." without greeting I talk to the big guy with the naked upper body. Showing my determination. I don't even know myself why I said that but his muscular body with his 8 packs and scarred chest trembling slightly. With him over-shadowed me I somehow can see him smile at me. It looks innocent but brutal at the same time.

"I've been here more than eighty years and it's the first time I heard that since I left my tribe in the north. I'm Ax Frostborne. What is your name lad?"

"I'm Vain"

[Your profession has been changed into Trainee.]
[Please select your job from the available jobs on the list.]
[Thief: Job that may make you rich with medium damage, low defense, and high speed. Requirement: Agi 12+
Knight: Job with medium damage and high defense their oath is to protect the weak. Requirement: Con 10+ Vit 10+
Berserker: The angrier you get the stronger you become. Have high health and damage with low defense. Requirement: Str 12+ Vit 12+
Magician: Job which controls force to bring a phenomenon to their cause with low health and high burst magic damage. Requirement: For 14+
Assassin: Job for the killer that relied on their high-speed and high-burst physical attack but with Low health and low defense. Requirement: Agi 16+
Healer: ….]

Lots of jobs show up in front of me but based on my status and items I receive from Big Rude I probably should choose assassin. Opening my status this is what I see.


Character: Vain
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Profession: Trainee
Strength: 8 (1 health, 0.5 attack power, 0.2 defense power, and influences your strength)
Agility: 15+3 (0.25 attack power, influences your ability to dodge, reflexes and dexterity)
Constitution: 5 (5 stamina, 3 health and ability to resist attacks)
Vitality: 7 (5 health, 3 stamina, and 1 life force)
Force: 10 (2 aether, influences the power and accuracy of your spells and ability to resist force attack)


Life Force: 7
Health: 58 / 58
Aether: 20 / 20
Stamina: 45 / 46
Fatigue: 98% / 100%
Satiety: 100 / 100 (+10 per level)
Attack: 8 - 20
Defense: 6 - 8


Racial Characteristics 
Kin: Obtain +10% prestige inside human territories. Raises social ability.


Bloodlines
Xsve: +3 agility and another 1 every 6 levels. Gain additional experience related to daggers. 


Profession 
Trainee: none (A trainee without redeeming feature.)


Job
Assassin: Deal 5% bonus damage when attacking from behind. (One who works in the dark and assassinate their target.) 


Talents
None


Inventory...
        Bone dagger (common)
 Category: weapon (one-handed dagger)
 Requirement: none
 Damage: 3 - 7
 Durability: 16 / 16

        Hunter's boot (common)
        Category: light armor (shoes)
        Requirement: none
 Defense: 2
 Durability: 19 / 19

        Hunter's pants (common)
        Category: light armor (pants)
        Requirement: none
 Defense: 5
 Durability: 23 / 23

Stealth (uncommon • skill)
Enter an invisible state for 10 minutes. You can't be seen visually but the skill will get canceled if you attack or touch someone. 
Cost: 5 stamina and 2 aether 
Cooldown: 30 seconds 
~A/N Cooldown here is a bit different from the other games. Here it means CD only when they failed or get interrupted while doing so.

Impact (uncommon • skill)
Gather force in your palm and release it to your target. Dealing 80% damage and a small chance of knockback.
Cost: 7 aether
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Health potion (poor • T1 • consumable) x10
Heal 10 of your health for 30 seconds. (Potion resistant increase by 8% after each consumption. If the value reaches 100% you won't get any benefit from it and you will get into poisoned and weaken states. Value resistance will decrease in time. Debuff effect would be removed after the value decrease by 20%.)
Resistant: 1 minutes | 8% 

Cleanse potion (poor • T1• consumable) x1
Remove the effect of potion resistance within your body gradually for 3 minutes. (Potion resistant increase by 67% after each consumption. If the value reaches 100% you will get into extreme weaken state and chance of fainting. In extreme cases you may only take in the potion after three days or the effect may recur. Value resistance will decrease in time. Debuff effect would be removed after the value decrease by 40%.)
Resistant: 10 minutes | 67%


"Mister I chose assassin as my job and I don't think I get any stronger after choosing my job though."

"HAHA! Of course, you don't! That's not how the world works lad and call me instructor from now on." while laughing he pats my back with his gigantic arm. It hurts and even decreases my health by 5. What a dangerous back pat.

"Anyway, I'm hungry go get me 10 chicken from old man Bars farm and 5 lambs from his daughter barn as well."

『You received the quest "Hungry instructor". Quest: get 10 chicken and 5 lambs for the instructor. Reward: unknown.』

"Everyone has their own story as everyone is the Main Character of their tale. Brink is the way for you to reach what you dream of; a supervillain, a superhero, a king, a conqueror. you can be what you want in Brink." It is interconnected. It is not as simple as entertainment purposes. There is a dark secret inside and one who found the secret will hold the power one can't ever imagine.

This is a story of a man and his friend to strive for their livelihood thru the newest VR game that surpasses its predecessor in any kind of way. This is not only a story of their struggle in life but also a tale of how will they reach their dream.


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An amateur author here and this is my first novel that I dare to share into the community. Hopefully, I can go pro. lol. A few notes here; first, English is not my first language and I self-teach my self to learn it. second, I want to be a better writer so any critique would be welcome. Third, prob the most important thing to whom would like to read my novel I don't have a schedule yet.

You can contact me thru Telegram @van0 or https://discord.gg/XSS52PP

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Alice is a lovable P.P.E. student who enjoys social card games.

Alice Kingsleigh is a 19-year-old P.P.E. student who enjoys social card games, listening to the radio and playing video games. She is lovable and exciting, but can also be very selfish and a bit unkind.

She is Filipino who defines herself as straight. She is currently at college. studying philosophy, politics and economics. She is allergic to walnuts.

Physically, Alice is not in great shape. She needs to lose quite a lot of weight. She is tall with brown skin, black hair and black eyes. She has sticking-out-ears.

She grew up in a working class neighbourhood. Her parents separated when she was small, but remained friends and provided a happy, stable home.

She is currently in a relationship with Mallory Rylan Cooper. Mallory is 17 years older than her and works as a chef.

Alice's best friend is a P.P.E. student called Don Nguyen. They get on well most of the time. She also hangs around with Vivian Gomez and Christie Lee. They enjoy relaxing together.


Basic Information

Name: Alice Kingsleigh
Nicknames: Ali / Tall Alice
Reason for nicknames: Derived from Alice / Descriptive
Date of birth: Monday, 27th Jul 1987 (Age 19)
Star sign: Leo
Nationality: Filipino
Ethnicity: Asian
Social class: Working class
Religion: Catholic
Sexuality: Straight
Education: Bachelor's degree
Course: Philosophy, politics and economics
Political views: Right
Relationship status: In a relationship with Mallory Rylan Cooper
Career path: Politics


Physical characteristics

Height: tall
Shape: very overweight
Build: average
Hair colour: black
Eyes: black
Face shape: heart-shaped
Glasses/lenses: contact lenses
Distinguishing marks: sticking-out-ears
Other words that might be used: adolescent, curvacious, full-length, grandiloquent, immature, leggy, long-legged, overweight, stately, statuesque, tall, teen, teenage, teenaged, young
Personality
Positive characteristics: lovable, exciting
Negative characteristics: selfish, unkind
Words often used: exciting, lovable, selfish, unkind
Other words that might be used: blimpish, bourgeois, breathless, breathtaking, brutal, cautious, conservative, conventional, cruel, edged, educated, egotistic, egotistical, elating, electric, electrifying, enlightened, envious, exciting, exhilarating, fusty, glamorous, glamourous, grudging, hard, harsh, heady, heartless, hidebound, hurtful, informed, inhumane, instructed, intoxicating, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, literate, lovable, materialistic, narcissistic, nonprogressive, numerate, pitiless, provocative, rigorous, schooled, self-educated, self-loving, self-seeking, self-serving, selfish, semi-literate, stand pat, stimulating, stinging, stingy, taught, teenage, thrilling, titillating, traditionalist, tutored, ultraconservative, ungenerous, unkind, unprogressive, unsympathetic, well-educated, well-read
Moral: sometimes
Stable: sometimes
Loyal: sometimes
Generous: not at all
Extrovert: not at all
Compassionate: not at all
IQ: 90
Hobbies: social card games, listening to the radio, playing video games, relaxing, spreading fake news on Facebook, extreme ironing, tennis, duck herding, listening to music
Diet: eats meat
Favourite foods: chocolate biscuits, mangoes
Allergies and intolerances: walnuts

Employment
Part time local activist:  The Right Party 2005 - present 


Background

Early years: Alice grew up in an impoverished neighbourhood. Her parents separated when she was small, but remained friends and provided a happy, stable home.
Formative years: Alice got is first job as a part time local activist at age 18.  Alice went to univeristy and got a degree.

Relationships

Current Partner: Mallory Rylan Cooper (Lifespan: 1970 - present)
Relation: Boyfriend (2005 - present)
Occupation: Chef
Age: 36
Relationship: They love each other but argue a lot


Friends

Don William Nguyen (Lifespan: 1991 - present)
Relation: Friend
Occupation: Student
Age: 15
Relationship: They get on well most of the time
 
Vivian Hannah Gomez (Lifespan: 1982 - present)
Relation:  Friend
Occupation: Receptionist
Age: 24
Relationship: They have a very firey friendship

Christie Claude Lee (Lifespan: 1991 - present)
Relation: Friend
Occupation: Student
Age: 15
Relationship: They have a very firey friendship


Parents
Rowan Tiffany Wilkinson (Lifespan: 1963 - present)
Relation: Mother
Occupation: Admin assistant
Age: 43
Relationship: Generally harmonious.
 
Giles Georgie Kingsleigh (Lifespan: 1953 - present)
Relation: Father
Occupation: Senior programmer
Age: 53
Relationship: Generally harmonious.


Siblings
Jessie Kayla Kingsleigh (Lifespan: 1975 - present)
Relation:  Half sister (shared father)
Occupation: Carpenter
Age: 30
Relationship: Alice and Jessie grew up in separate homes but see each other a lot. Alice idolises Jessie.
 
Harley James Kingsleigh (Lifespan: 1977 - present)
Relation: Half brother (shared father)
Occupation: Artist
Age: 29
Relationship: Alice and Harley grew up in separate homes but see each other a lot.
Tyrell Lance Kingsleigh
(Lifespan: 1984 - present)
Relation: Brother
Occupation: Plumber
Age: 22
Relationship: They are inseparable.
 
Bertha Maddison Kingsleigh (Lifespan: 1985 - present)
Relation: Sister
Occupation: Electrician
Age: 20
Relationship: They do not get on well.


Political Views
Abortion: pro
Racial equality: very pro
LGBTQ rights: undecided
Subsidised healthcare: pro
Gun control: very pro
Nuclear disarmament: undecided
Death penalty: against
Tax cuts for the wealthy: against
Protecting the environment: pro


Timeline
1987 - Age 0 -  Alice Kingsleigh is born
2005 - Age 18 - Gets together with Mallory Rylan Cooper.  Starts work at The Right Party at part time local activist
2006-07-22 -  Present Day


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Alice Kingsleigh finds this newspaper peculiar. This is the cause of the death of a local doctor.  She only has 160 days to live but able to manage to seek aide from the White Queen. Are they able to unlock the mystery behind this peculiar newspaper?

The man on the telephone called Steve Alexander.A man with a Black suit came into the office.
"You're Agent Steve Alexander,right?" ,he asked.
"Yes,sir".
"You have your first job in the Royal Blue Eyes hotel".
"But sir I'm a trainee ,how can I...?" he dragged his voice.
"We don't have any choice,you are the only one who is free of work.Take this job as your part of training,but don't be reckless,this case involves Government officials and other protection agencies".
"Understood,sir", Steve replied and he turned his back and went to the entrance of the building where a lady in the corner with a oak table called him.
"Is this your first task?",she asked with a expressionless face.
"Yes,mam" he replied.
"You must check-in before you go for the task and check-in after you finished it,is that clear?", she asked with order.
"Yes,mam",he replied.
She handed over a small machine to him.
"What's this?" he asked.
"That's check-in machine" she replied with a tone of you-don't-know-that.
"Oh,yes" he replied and impressed his thumb on the place where it showed by a thumb picture and a green light flashed on his thumb and his name appeared in the computer that the lady looking at.
"Steve Alexander,huh?" she asked.
"Yes, that's correct".
"Your father was ....." she stretched her tone but Steve completed it.
"Yes,my dad worked here,Agent Martin Alexander".
"Okay, that's nice to hear,you must keep your ratings equal to him".
"Yes,mam, definitely".
"This is your first task", she handed over a card that looked like a normal visiting card but instead of the address of the person there were the details about the assassination and how the situation must be handled.The information are,

      Name: Frank W. Rogers
      Location:Royal Blue Eyes Hotel
      Time:8:45a.m.
He got the card and opened his blazer pocket and kept it there.
"You have an hour including the travelling time to clean the scene and you must keep us informed and if you completed this task you'll be promoted form a trainee to an Chief Agent", she said.
He nodded to her with a cute smile and he went to the entrance and a black BMW was already there for him and he opened the front door and flung into the car seat and the door was closed by his firm hand.The car engine roared and the four wheeled monster started to move.It reached the lightening speed ,the driver's focus was on the road and he didn't even turned his head to Steve.Steve tried to interact with the driver.He saw that something was shiny in the driver's chest pocket and it revealed his name 'Max William'.

Steve tried to grow a conversation.
"Sir,I am Steve.Steve Alexander and you're?".
He knew who he is , but he just wanted to start a conversation ,as this is his first time doing his job and he wanted to know about the works and will the driver waits for him in the hotel,etc.,etc.All these thoughts were flying into his mind like the birds that fly in the morning for food.He got no answers from the driver.The driver turned his head to him "We are not supposed to talk to you".He turned his head to the road again.
Steve sighed and after 27 minutes they reached the hotel.Steve opened the door and he landed his foot in the road before the majestic Royal Blue Eyes Hotel.
"Mr.Alexander", someone called him.He turned back it was Max the driver.He got out of the car and ran to him as fast as he could.
He gave a card to him and he went into the car and the car drifted away.
Steve looked at the card. 
            
            Name:Hank R. Patterson
            Designation: Special security force
            Age:29
With his photo.That's an ID card, but he knows that it is a fake one.He took the ID card with him.The hotel had a huge and grandier entrance and it's fully gaurded by the securities and other protection forces.He showed his fake ID card to get the entry.

He used the stairs to go to the the tenth floor.As soon as he stepped into the ninth floor the opera section from the bohemian rhapsody started with a 'Galileo Galileo Galileo...'.Suddenly he took his phone.Its his ringtone.He slided the green receiver symbol to the centre and placed the phone on his ear which was sweaty because he was so tensed by the surprise of the call.
"When you get to the tenth floor,all the CCTV cameras will be turned off for fifteen minutes.So, that's your time you must clean the mess within ten minutes and you must take the emergency staircase, is that clear?" a women in the other end of the phone asked him."Yes, its clear and what about my transportation from the hotel to the agency?", he asked her with a tensed voice.
"A black Mustang GT will be waiting for you".
"Okay,are our guys in there?"
"Yes,they will shut down the CCTV cameras in the corridors.They are disguised as the CCTV mechanics", she replied.
"Good, that's great".
"Okay, you can proceed Agent Steve Alexander".
"Yes, thank you".
He pressed the negative volume button in the right of his phone to mute the volume of the ringtone and the phone went to the vibrate mode.
He stepped in the first step to the tenth floor.
He was pre-planning the methods of disposing the body from the room, cleaning the blood from the floor.So,he looked at the tenth floor corridor, it was deserted as hell and there are no sign of living beings in that floor.
It was bit odd that there are no guards or securities while the Minister was in there.He thought of getting promotions and praise from the organisation, getting nice girls to fuck and lick.He went to the door.His left had went for the brass door knob, it was round, just like a boob of a sexy woman.He was in the same lusty mood.His hand went to the knob.
"Excuse me" ,a deep voice called him.
All his lusty dreams were shattered and he returned to the fucking reality.It's a guard, he was built and over six and a half feet and he had a machine gun in his hands.He started to walk towards Steve, whose heart was pounding as hell.

The hitman kills the person but who cleans the dead body from the crime scene so that no one can find the clues.This is the story about Steve Alexander, a newly employed Murder Cleaner who was caught for the murder he didn't committed.The story spins around him and tells that how he got out of it.

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