a marvelous story mixed between fantasy, magic realism, I look forward that you will enjoy between it lines .ZeD_OnE.

Xeline Alexandria Sy promised herself to stay away from her ex after their awful break-up because of her mission. She promised to herself na di na sya maaattach sa kahit sino man para di madamay ang pamilya at kaibigan nya if ever magkapalya sa mission nya. Pero pano kung si tadhana na mismo ang mang-asar at pag-tagpuin silang dalawa ULIT para maayos ang relasyon nilang walang formal break-up? Mag-karoon na kaya sila ng formal break-up kung ang misyon ni Xeline eh ang bantayan nya ang kasintahan noon,isama mo pa ang kakambal neto? Two jerks, double trouble.

When Qiang Shen reacted, he realized that he was in a forest, when he turned around he saw that Jiang Chen and Yun Xue were unconscious but they were unhurt.

"It seems that you are more resistant than you look" Qiang Shen heard him being told. When he saw the person who spoke to him, he realized that it was the old man who gave him the cultivation book. "Welcome to my space, do not worry, nothing bad will happen," said the old man. "Who are you?" Qiang Shen asked. "Do not rush, first try to recover some strength" said the old man. After the old man finished speaking, Qiang Chen realized that the place was completely full of natural energy." Seeing that the old man did not want to hurt them, he made Qiang Shen relax and began to recover his energy.

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After a few minutes passed, Qiang Shen's energy had recovered 70% in full.

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After having recovered much of his energy, Qiang Shen again went to where the old man was and bowed. "Qiang Shen thanks the venerable old man for saving our lives," he said. "Ha ha ha ha ha, you do not have to be so formal, I'm not so old ... well maybe yes but do not pay attention to things of little value" said the old man while laughing. "Can I know the name of my benefactor so I can thank him properly and I would also like to know, where is this place?" Qiang Shen asked as he ignored what the old man had told him. "I already told you not to be so polite to me, we are both cultivators ha ha ha ha, well, if you want to know my name, just call me Zheng!," said the old man Zheng, "and are you currently within my energy space" "space energy?" Qiang Shen asked. "Are you telling me you're in the 6th realism?" "Realism?" Oh, you mean the Sage cycle, yes, I've been in that cycle for a few hundred years.

Qiang Shen was impressed. During his previous life, he knew that there were powerful people and he knew all the names of the cultivators who were in the Realism of the Sage, and they did not exceed the fingers of their hands, besides they were all the leaders or the Great Elders of the clans and sects hidden but also knew that they were the first to die after the fateful day. It was the Supreme Demons and the Dragon Emperors who fought with them and perished along with them but never knew of any by the name of Zheng.

Also, he knew that when one reached the realism of the Sage, he could create his own space that did not belong to this world. Storage space, energy space, room space, stable space. There were several types of space that one could create in the realism of Sage. "Boy, I can see that you have talent and that you care about your friends ... Oh?! ha ha ha, but what do we have here, a magician with an affinity to the fire element who has just awakened his mana and mh? Well, it seems that this young lady has a talent for cultivation. It's very funny, I go out to the outside world after being locked up for 300 years ciltivating and find fun the same day. I have not had so much fun since  I saw old Cao Cao appoint himself as emperaror.

"Cao Cao, you mean the Cao Cao of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but how old is this man?" Qiang Shen thinked.

"Keep these books, boy, it seems that if I leave these things with you I will be able to see many more fun things, ha ha ha ha ha" said old Sheng as he passed several old books to Qiang Shen. When he saw what the old Zheng had given him, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Fire Elemental Magic levels 1 - 4, Water Elemental Magic Levels 1 - 3, Alchemy Levels 1 - 4, Level 1 Summoning Magic, Golden Dragon Cultivation Technique, Ice Fox Cultivation Technique, Wolf Cultivation Technique Ghost, Sorcery level 1, and several other books. In total he gave 25 books approximately.

"Eh?! Where did you get all these cultivation and magic books?!" Qiang Shen asked. "Several are of sects that no longer exist, others were given to me by several spirits, and others I found in the ruins of ancient civilizations." Said the old man. "If your friend wants to be a dual magician, triple, quadruple or great magician, you need several of those manuals, do not worry, I leave you all the elements, and let the girl practice this technique" said the old man pointing to one of the books " Lightning tiger cultivation technique?!" Qiang Shen asked. "Yes, and your best practice is this one," said the old Zheng "8-color egg cultivation tecnique?" Qiang Shen asked again, "Yes, will help you greatly, thanks to your luck that you have just reached the third cycle, if you had continued practicing that technique that you currently use, it would have been impossible for you to reach the Grand Master level, do not even think of Sage" the old Zheng." Thank you, I appreciate your kindness wholeheartedly" said Qiang Shen.

 "Very well, I think it's time to go back but before, let's change this appearance as an old man." After saying it, the old man began to rejuvenate until he had the appearance of a young man of twenty years, muscular body, white skin, neither too thin nor too fat and without a beard. "I think it's better that way." After seeing how the old man changed his appearance, Qiang Shen felt as if he were walking in a whirlwind that lasted only a few seconds.
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When he reacted, Qiang Shen was in a desolate and hot spot, saw his two friends who were waking up. When he saw that they were fine, he began to hear that cries were coming from all sides.

In a destroyed world where humanity is on the verge of extinction, a survivor uses a spell combining the magic of different civilizations to return to its past and prevent the end of the world ... or at least, give humanity the weapons to be able to survive.

Angor watched on as Mara performed his spell. He believed that the great wizard would save his teacher without a doubt.
Leon looked at Angor with kindness. He somewhat complained that his brother had wasted this great chance on Jon, but when he thought about those contributions Jon made towards the Padt Family, those regrets simply went away. As long as his little brother was happy, this was worth it.
They had different mindsets, but they all believed that Jon's chronic illness could be dealt with.
However… realism always escaped expectations. 
When the green aura disappeared from Jon, Angor quickly stepped up to ask Mara about the situation. However, Leon stopped him—Mara was already raising his crystal ball again, but his once relaxed expression had changed into a grim and doubtful one.
Even the great wizard could not help Teacher? So Teacher became like this because the Gaia's Consciousness was rejecting someone from another world after all?
No! It cannot be!
Angor's surging hope began to sway.
After a while, Mara stopped his casting.
He could not understand. He did not find any illness on Jon's body, and the result of the spell also told him that everything was fine.
Everything was fine? That right there was the biggest problem.
Anyone with eyes could see Jon's emaciated figure; only someone that was sick beyond hope could be like this. Jon was only 50, so such an aged body was undoubtedly abnormal.
Still, he could not find anything unusual!
Maybe he was cursed by some evil wraith? With that in mind, Mara spread his spirit power towards Jon. Any traces of abnormalities could be easily captured in this way.
… No. Nothing. Again.
Mara was completely stumped this time. He broke through into High Apprentice merely a moment ago and had not begun to learn about Level-3 cantrips. He used everything he knew about detecting illness and none of them worked on Jon.
He no longer knew what to do.
Mara glanced at Angor whose expression was filled with worry now and he felt a bit embarrassing. He had already made his promise like a big shot, but now the truth was showing otherwise.
He cleared his throat and gave Angor an apologetic look.
"I'm afraid I don't have the means to cure your teacher at the moment. I've done my inspection. There's nothing wrong with his body, and that means I can't do anything on that matter," Mara explained. He then changed the subject, "However… he does seem seriously ill, so there might be a problem about his spirit or his soul."
Angor recalled what his teacher told him before. Jon's body was fine, the wilting of his organs was because of the Gaia's Consciousness.
Mara did not say anything about the Gaia's Consciousness, but he did mention that Jon's body was good. So it must be his spirit or soul then?
The Gaia's Consciousness was harming Teacher's soul?
Mara did not realize that his words, added with Angor's own cogitation, had created a similar conclusion. Correct or not, Angor already believed it in some way.
"Then, a problem with the soul or spirit cannot be cured?" asked Angor with a worried tone.
"There are ways. But I cannot do that as of now," answered Mara. He sighed helplessly, "I might help him if I'm to become a real wizard, but as an apprentice, there's nothing I can do."
"So, a true wizard can cure my teacher?" Angor persisted.
"I cannot take mindless guesses on what the great wizards can do, but saving a common man shouldn't be a problem. Even if he's dead, the great wizards can save his soul from the eternal darkness."
"Um… When will Mister Mara become a true wizard?"
Mara was surprised by this question. He then shook his head with a bitter smile. "It took me nearly 60 years to become a Level-3 Apprentice Wizard… A real wizard? Not in my life, I'm afraid. That's not something you can achieve with the pass of time."
Mara gave Angor a brief explanation about the states for wizards. One's talent determined how fast he or she could become a wizard. Once that happened, talent would no longer play an important part. However, talent was extremely critical as long as one had not become a formal wizard. Someone could do it with a few years of training, while others could train for their entire lives without going beyond level-1 apprentice. This was the difference caused by talent and destiny.
Mara always believed that he was utilizing the most of his talent, and he could only rely on destiny to become a formal wizard. However, destiny was not something one could ask for. Besides, it was almost always accompanied by great danger. 
Most known destinies were gained by risking lives. Rarely any destinies were easily taken—unless someone accidentally bumped into their luck, like what Mara just went through.
Mara's words put despair into Angor's mind. Formal wizards… An extinct sight in the Old Earth. How should he find any?
Everyone was speechless. Leon put a hand on Angor's shoulder to comfort him. It was about the only thing he could do right now.
Some moments later, Mara spoke again, "You said you had two troubles on your mind. I can't help you with Jon now, so how about telling me the other one?"
The other trouble… Something flashed through Angor's mind. According to Mara, a formal wizard could cure Teacher and someone with great talent could become a formal wizard without spending much time…
Great talent? If he could become a real wizard himself, he could help Jon!
This "other trouble" Angor mentioned was about his curiosity towards people with supernatural powers, and the desire to follow their steps.
He wanted to become a wizard too!
"Mister Mara, can I become your student and learn wizardry?" asked Angor earnestly.
Mara was surprised by this for quite a while before he let out a hearty laughter.
"Wizardry is not something that simple. Talent is the first and foremost condition you must have. I've traveled around the empire and tested on nearly ten thousand people, and my grandchildren are the only ones with talent. See? This is very rare."
Angor did not back up, "Mister Mara, can you please check on me and see if I have talent?"
Mara looked at Angor up and down and nodded, "This is quite simple. I can even look at everyone in the Padt Manor if you want. Let's consider this a return of your favor then."
Mara's seemingly generous offer also contained a will to help the Padt Family train talented wizards. However, considering how scarce they were, it was already extremely hard to find one single talent, let alone do it in this small family!
Besides, giving such tests did not really cost Mara anything. He only needed a medium, and mediums could be reused without taking any loss.
His mission to the Old Earth was to look for talents for the academy, so the academy had given him mediums. Helping Angor with the test meant that he would be rid of the favor for free.


A young traveler who receives enlightenment from another civilization is on a mission to save his beloved mentor. In his journey to seek the ultimate truth, he travels extensively and along the way, he experiences some unpredictable encounters. Will he be able to save his mentor or will his path be derailed?

His school life surprisingly remained stable. Hichiko even changed drastically in front of his classmate. Unlike his old self, he was a smart because his vast knowledge about fundamental reseach. 

He received high praise from science instructor. Furthermore, he has given an opportunity to act on experiment and solved another problem for his student. In result, many novice researcher and student started to count on him as well as his leader.

Initially, He wanted to run away possibly when someone will seach a fault for him, but it seem unimportant for time being. 

The clue about his dark record was nowhere to be found. Anthonio made himself scarce, even student council commitee, Yuki already took care this issue, instead giving him a praise for his voluntary participation against her as voluntary staff. 

Her policy making on Werren High school ethic was harsly visible and no one dare to bend a rule.

His popularity made politic two sides falling back slowly. They even regarded him as tyrant of science class. The average class even getting more distraction when many student paid attention to him, begging him as tutor.

Despite he gained his reputation in science class, he still remain wary. So, He did not eat on canteen but beside the warehouse. Also, He had to upgrade his skill as well.

He opened his smart watch. System activately gave response.

[Welcome to fabrication system]

 He opened a menu, going to shop menu, bought a skill.

Metallurgy - novice (120 DP)
Metallurgy - reseacher (300 DP)

Metallurgy - researcher [Alloy compression I] (350 DP)

He left 230DP for emergency.

[Are you sure you want to exchange your DP with skill?]

After he confirmed skill status, He felt strong injection from his head. It almost that all of his brain almost exploded. Fortunately, his brain was back into normal after relaxing a bit. 

"It seem I have to be careful when I am using this."

He checked his mind of knowledge.

He got a book theory that resemble an orbit. After that, word and word vividly resembled into marginal theory. It seem even weird that He could not forget it no matter how he try.

"This is really useful knowledge. About advancement on metallurgy, and how they implement this kind of experiment. It is undoubtfully an interesting development after so long I got a knowledge at High school library."

He read it again on his mind, again and again. He suddenly found some theory He rarely find. it was about realism of humanity reseach. 

As he thought He found a treasure, it told about a dark legion that needed to study by only real reseacher for humanity. Unfortunately, He needed to graduate from high school and inherit a diploma at college for inherit  a reseacher certificate.

This kind of unexplored theory was too early for him to implement. Still, he felt that system can help him. 

"It is interesting, but it is kind of taboo."

The key to advancement into next stage without fuss was crawling against the river. Many scientist went against the rules and ethic for some reason to implemented their solid advancement against pressure.

Even if somelike like Chiko received that privilege, he has a great chance to make his own original tech, with high cost and risk.

He thought it again and closed his mind for his own safety. He shook his head.

"Nope, this knowledge is dangerous for novice. I might be jailed if I suddenly talk or implement this to experiment freely."

Advancement on metallurgy insisted more room for implementation for designing new founding original design. Or else, he would only became a hollow researcher without solid track record.

"I also has to upgrade physic skill as well when the time come."

Despite He needed so much skill for becoming ace for his own reseach, He felt more than enough to develop his own metallurgy skill. It was kind of fortune that he got amount of DP when he got a chance to teaching another novice in the class.

[ Congratulation, you already worthly for become our qualified host. Host has been rewarded 1000 DP. Please check your status]

Surprised, He check his status. 

Wallet: 1000 DP

A novice students kept its eyes on him as if he teaching them diligently. The time was stopped. After he closed a menu, everything was going back into normal. He continued his teaching.


"Now, I must look for internship offer as well"

After four day meeting with rejection, he got an approval from Head Reseacher Alloc Bernady. He needed intern reseacher assistant for his reseach project that still met with bottleneck. He even partnered with mathematician and collaborate with another scientist.

"You can be my internship as my assistant reseacher. From my own test especially in metallurgy, your suggestion is enough to implement it on my lab. So, I hope your constribution will impact us tremedously."

There was no objection behind him.They started this reseach too long before the deadline. For now, they had to focus and gaining a good result no matter what. 

The reseach was about unknown metal named Grusonium, called Gs, founded by Rosa Corporation. Initially, Grusonium was one of legacy for mankind but it already become taboo for some reason.

Scientist predicted they already found a new metal but considered its use for something unknown. Not only it has a high density. It was very corrosive and fatal if it was liquid. If something was wrong, this metal liquid could explode anytime and many people would not left alive.

Grusonium liquid could exploded anytime if touching with plutonium, uranium even human body physically. Another solution to maintain it, was processing it on titanium metal stack, and isolated it on cooling device

For reseach community, grusonium involvement at experiment was considered the more dangerous risk than a nuke. In fact, So many researcher surrendered early because the risk of unknown disaster possibility rather high. When this kind of experiment potentially desserted, Many people still on effort researching for another use, including Senior reseacher Alloc.

Head reseacher reprimanded him about the rule and job he must do and must not in his lab. In his own office, he took out a contract. 

For precaution, Hichiko was making sure the contract is safe. According contract, he will received 8500 Dollar a month. He had a chance to be a formal reseacher after six month with good development.

Hichiko did not find a problem on contract. So, He immediately signed it.

After head designer made sure he understand his job, head researcher reprimand him, " Tomorrow, My assistant will escorted you tommorow. Call me immediately if he is late even a minutes."

Keeping his smile, Hichiko said " I am grateful Sir but I can use a taxi."

"No, that can't do. Our privacy for experiment is extremely crucial, no matter what price on your head is  your affiliation with our company is already more than enough to led outsiders gain more attention to us. I hope I don't have to tell you what kind of sequence."

He already knew. The sequence was jailed by law enforcement and severe punishment even death. if he was lucky, his life will be hell after gained their attention with black mark record. After all, it was dangerous experiment and rival was everywhere.

Hichiko remained half alive after he silently kept his smile. Furthermore, He felt that he got a basic intern job but with high responsibility.


After the meeting done, head reseacher shooed him away. 

"Sure, this is not simple job after all. It is matter between life and death."

He had no other choice. He needed good record and experience for his advancement.

Still, He felt something fishy after He read the company He works for. 

"This will not be easy"

Humanity has gathered for importance of tech in critical supreme case.

Hichiko Robin was blamed as his volunteer resulted in losing from another candidate, left with negative discussion about him after school. 

Following a unknown message, He found a fabrication system from someone who belong to the future.

 [Welcome to fabrication system, please design your tech]

｢Boundless System-wide Announcement 
Welcome to Update 1 of Boundless!  
A few changes have been made to the core system to enhance gameplay while some new mechanics have been introduced. Please check the changelog below to verify; 
- Guild Wars 
- Guild Text Chat 
- Guild Voice Chat 
- Tier 1 Realism 
- Technique Boosting 
- Durability  
- Repair Sub-Trade 
- Photo mode  
- Upgraded Intermediary Trade Center  
- Increased Number of Expansions for Maximum Inventory Slots｣ 
  
Draco and Riveting Night spawned in the ruined Plains of Deriam, right where they had been before they logged out. It looked like they hadn't even left at all, as Roma and Qiong Qi didn't seem surprised when they entered.  
Draco sighed. This was why he had no qualms birthing children with NPCs or doing what he wanted in this world without fear. At the end of the day, even with how real Boundless felt, it wasn't real. 
It was all digital. Roma and Qiong Qi were no less complex than someone from the real world, with their own goals, history, and beliefs, but nothing could change the fact that they were just a very well put together bunch of zeroes and ones.  
Even when the very fundamental nature of their world had been changed by their 'God', they were totally unaware. This drove home how different Boundless was from the real world despite the increasing number of similarities.  
Draco focused on the changelog just like Riveting Night and all the others coming online did. Each had changing expressions as they noted the various new or amended mechanics.  
The changelog was very bare about them, but Draco understood everything listed there. He shared a joyful look with Riveting Night, as everything remained the same, just like in the previous timeline.  
Nothing new had been added and nothing old had been removed. This clearly proved that they were still on the right track in terms of timeline stability. So far, only minor changes had occurred in the grand scope of things, but they both understood that things would only get worse from here. 
Neither of them planned to turtle up and act overly cautious in order to maintain stability. They would rather rush and milk all the benefits as long as they could. Then with their immense foundation, they should be able to weather the changes easily.  
Draco gazed at the changelog once more.  
He had already been looking forward to the introduction of the Guild Wars function. Ironically this mechanic did not work like how it sounded on the surface, it was far more complex and headache-inducing than just getting up and telling someone 'Lets fight!'. 
The conflicts between most guilds so far had been mere child's play. Battles and skirmishes had the goal of either vanquishing the other party or stealing some of their resources. 
Those may have been classified as large-scale conflicts by the playerbase but those received no acknowledgment or support from the system.  
Guild Wars though, were different. The system would draft laws of combat and impose various restrictions, terms, conditions and provide platforms for the warring guilds to fight in. 
First and foremost, a Guild War required a formal application with a reason. The system wasn't interested in the logic of the reason so long as the reason existed.  
For example, Draco could simply write "Gentle Flower's chest is too flat, I want to kill!" as a reason and the system would accept it. Then, the system would reach out to the challenged party and inquire about their side's willingness.  
Yet this did not mean that they could outright refuse and the Guild War would be canceled.  
What kind of twisted logic was that? When had a war ever required the willingness of another side to be started? 
No, it was the system graciously allowing the challenged party some time to prepare for a chance to gain a small advantage over the challenger.  
If the defender declined, they would still be forced to participate in the Guild War, but their losses would be minimized by 20% as compensation. Alternatively, some rules and items could allow one to avoid being forced into Guild Wars.  
One of them was that a winning party in war could not be challenged by the loser or any other party for 1 month in-game.  
The losing party also could not be challenged again for 3 months by the winning party or any other party. 
Otherwise, wouldn't the Divine Guilds have been challenged to death? 
Saying yes also rewarded the defender with the option to impose three heavy conditions on the war, as well as the chance to choose the battlefield. 
Due to this, most guilds in the previous timeline chose to accept even if it was a Divine Guild challenging them. That way, they could at least have some minor control over what was happening. 
We could describe all of the above-mentioned criteria as the 'preparation stage'.  
Next came the 'action stage', with both parties being thrust into conflict. This one was much simpler, unless the two parties specified what type of battle they desired.  
For example, in the case of Umbra vs Kamisuo. If both Umbra and Kamisuo agreed to fight using only level 30+ players, that would be the mode of battle. If they both agreed to fight using Tradeskill players through competition, that was also a mode of battle.  
Put simply anything the two guilds could perform in that would be able to give an onlooker a feeling of competition - or combat - where there would be a winner at the end based on objective values.  
It could even be a competition of who could shit heavier lumps in a given period. As long as the system agreed and had a way to decide a winner, it counted.  
If both parties didn't specify, then it defaulted to what everyone expected a Guild War to be. A battle in which both sides would pull out their hidden aces until one of them either ran out, or the other simply had the better hand.  
Lastly, there was the 'completion stage'. This was what happened after the conflict, it was just the fancy way of referring to the aftermath and cleanup.  
For example, the losing guild would typically be made to pay for any damages caused during the war. They would also be forced to cough up whatever the winning guild had specified during the 'preparation stage' and the AI would dole out rewards for participating members based on contribution.  
That last bit seemed troublesome, since most guilds could abuse it to gain rewards. For example, Draco could demand that Meiren allow him to pet Yui on the head as their final reward. Then, during the war, they would fight a simple battle with no serious losses and be awarded something by the AI. 
Haha, why are you still doubting This Daddy/Mommy AI? 
How could things be so simple? If this was one of those games from the early '20s where the system was run by an engine and code, things like this may be abused by the playerbase forcing the developers to patch it out.  
But this AI was constantly monitoring the world and slowly perfecting it.  
Not only could the AI reward you trying to test its limits by presenting you with animal dung, but it could also blacklist you from certain things or put a bounty on your head for your audacity.  
It wasn't up to some arbitrary algorithm or 'RNG' to decide rewards, the AI would assess the situation objectively and dole out rewards based on its directives.  
This was why Draco got a Legendary Treasure Chest for killing Ratchet. This action was so huge and unprecedented for a level 1 player to achieve, but Draco had done so.  
Same thing with the Nightingale's Cry survival mode where he killed those Bone Golems and got 2 Epic Treasure Chests, a shit load of money, the Battle Maniac title as well as the Unique Flora and Fauna quest.  
One had to do something worth the reward based on the values the AI considered to be objective.  
As for the Guild text chat and voice chat, they were pretty self-explanatory. Members of the same guild could now communicate freely and at any time. Voice chat could only be used when they were within the same area zone, while text chat could be used while on the same continent zone.  
Voice chat was mainly used for battle and conflicts where shouting out orders or plans would be very inconvenient for battle. Text chat was used for stuff like announcements or just general socialization between members of the same guild.  
Tier 1 Realism was a bit more complex. It was the first part of a chain of change that would be present in every update with new introductions and removals. In Update 1, it was Tier 1, in update 2 it would be Tier 2 and so on.  
For Tier 1 Realism, many of its aspects had been hinted at before. The main inclusions and exclusions were the need for sheaths, quivers as well as other miscellaneous items for daily life, hunger, and thirst, the removal of unlimited stamina out of battle, the need for sleep in-game, the introduction of excrement activities, the need for bathing and general hygiene. 
Before, Draco and Riveting Night - as well as all players - could just sheathe swords, staves and whatever item they used in the ether, which was unrealistic.  
Now, no matter what weapon, one needed to holster it in its respective realistic form in order to use it in battle. The only exception to this rule were those with the optimal trait like Draco and Riveting Night.  
Otherwise, how were they to utilize their optimal trait to the fullest? Were they supposed to equip spears, swords, shields, and whatnot at the same time? Just imagine how that would look.  
Next was hunger and thirst. This was why Draco had already learned the Cooking Tradeskill, and planned to add the Brewing Tradeskill to his immense repertoire. With those two, he would always stay hydrated and fed at all times.  
What was that? They had rebuilt bodies, so they didn't need to eat common food?  
Haha, such youthful thinking is truly pleasant to see. 
The system was the one imposing this restriction on players. It didn't matter whether you possessed a technique or a special physique in the real world that reduced hunger or thirst, you would still need to do so.  
One could choose to ignore it, but one would face incremental health, stamina and mana penalties the worse it got. You might feel completely fine and dandy, but your character's stamina was bottoming and your HP was almost in the red. 
Sleep was also part of this, and one would need to do so from now on. Fortunately, the system was nice enough to not mandate for your character to spend 8 in-game hours each day sleeping.  
'Sleep' time was part of your log-out time, so it wouldn't really be felt by players. Still, those who wanted to stay on for longer than 16 hours in real-time each day could now do so, as long as they let their characters sleep.  
However, if they died in the real world from their real body lacking nourishment, that would be their own problem. It was clear that the AI had gained something that made it fearless against any form of public outrage of such a thing.  
The ability players had to run or walk endlessly out of combat was also removed. Now, one used the same amount of stamina for daily life as well as combat.  
Before, one could theoretically run from one corner of the Cario Continent to another as long as they had the time and avoided all fights. Players would now have to travel around with portals, carriages or on foot like in the medieval days. 
Hygiene was the final and most notable addition. One now needed to bath, piss and shit like they would in the real world. One would sweat, one could vomit, one could accumulate dirt.  
This was also managed by the system, so Draco and Riveting Night's special characteristics were irrelevant. They could only humbly place their buttocks on the toilet seat and release all their pent-up anger and hatred, whether or not they had any to fire out.  
Ignoring these things led to gaining various penalties that weren't debilitating, but very embarrassing and demeaning. They could also affect social interaction with NPCs as well as form weaknesses against monsters.  
Technique Boosting was another unique addition. As Riveting Night had shared with the Five Generals when Draco had been busy with the Flora and Fauna quest, skills and techniques were two separate mechanics in Boundless that had different strengths and weaknesses.  
However, where did the AI get skills from? Was it not from the various techniques humankind had developed over the years? It had been granted access to so much data that it had derived these skills from techniques.  
Since the new players in its world would soon develop their own unique techniques, it would create a means for them to focus on this school of battle instead of relying on skills all the time like they were a crutch.  
It was after this time in their past life that Draco had begun to shine brightly.  
Technique Boosting introduced the Training Hall, which was a building that could be found in any city, from small-tier to high-tier. In these Training Halls, one could pay money to rent differing qualities of rooms to develop a skill.  
It was a lot more complex than that, but Draco didn't need to think too much about it. After all, this Update meant that the Rank 7 Guild Hall's Training Hall was a more powerful and unique version of this.  
The members of Umbra had long been able to enjoy this boon, which was one of the many reasons why the guild was so desired after. The Training Hall Umbra possessed allowed one to create techniques and hone them, as well as test game skills and receive some system assisted combat training.  
Basically, it had all the effects of the highest tier in the many Training Halls now in the world, but the key difference was that Umbra's was FREE. 
Then there was the durability and repair sub-trade. These two additions would change the playstyle of Boundless from the ground up.  
No more suicidal charges, no more swinging about weapons like they were toys, no more braving natural and artificial hazards with only a care for HP/Stamina.  
In everything one did, one would have to consider their equipment and tools. Your armor would wear and tear as it would not automatically repair itself. If enough damage was taken it could be made useless, like how the Dragorugio set did when Draco got hammered by the Black Dragon.  
One would need to take the armor in for repairs to an NPC blacksmith shop or a guild/player blacksmith shop.  
However, repairing wasn't as simple as handing over money, waiting a certain time for the blacksmith to whack the equipment a little with his magic hammer, and then everything would be as good as new.  
The repair sub-trade was like augmenting or re-forging, it was part of the Blacksmith Tradeskill. However, it also required one to have a high Tradeskill level and some natural technique in order to do it properly.  
So, it became a threefold problem. One would have to take heed to not let the equipment suffer too much damage, repairing equipment required money as well as resources, and the blacksmith handling the repairs might not even be good. 
Photo mode was the first step to live-streaming, a field of entertainment that had become explosive in 2065. Many players had jumped into Boundless hoping to live-stream it, but the function was not out yet.  
However, they still played crazily because they were in love with the game, but there was no way to show how great Boundless was to the external world, which was why the playerbase had yet to blow up crazily.  
Once live-streaming came in, many players would rely on it for a while before it would be dropped.  
Why? 
Which idiot would live-stream their location, skills, techniques, hidden loot areas and strategies for others to see?? 
Boundless wasn't a game like those in the early '20s that were purely for entertainment. Boundless was a digital second world that was almost no different from the real world and had a 4x time dilation.  
If one could stay inside all their lives, a person with a 60-year lifespan in the real world would be able to live for 240 years in Boundless. Every moment would feel real and separate, despite time being distorted.  
Not to mention that one could do in Boundless what couldn't be done in reality. Every single advantage must be held to one's chest like a madman.  
There were increased inventory slots as well as the inventory size requirement. Before, Draco had paid 30 gold to increase his inventory to the max, which gave him 5000 inventory slots. Each item slot stacked to 999 and then would be split into another slot. 
The base amount had been a measly 100.  
The cap had now been increased to 6,000 which wasn't much on paper, but was crazy in practicality. Not to mention that before, one could only put in items that were small to medium in size like melee weapons, armor, and other stuff.  
Now, one could put in semi-large items. An example of this would be a small boulder or a huge treasure chest/trunk. One could also carry resources now, so they could cut wood, stone, metal and the like into semi-large pieces to carry them. Larger pieces would require manual transport.  
Finally, there was one of the most important aspect for players in Update 1, or mostly Draco and Eva. This was the upgraded Intermediary Trade Center.  
This building had already been unlocked when Draco reached Level 10 and allowed one to trade in-game currency with real-life currency with other players in an auction-like manner. There was an endless demand but very little supply, so the price for even a single bronze coin was so high.  
Draco hadn't even looked its way to make money. This was because trading in-game currency was utterly foolish, even if one was as filthy rich as him. There would never be enough things to spend money on in Boundless, as new stuff like the Training Halls would be introduced. 
Not to mention that stuff like the Divine Auction occurred on the normal. Legendary Materials and items went for over 50,000 platinum at the lowest and some even reached 150,000 platinum or more. 
Since Draco planned to outfit himself, Eva, Roma, Sublime Notion, the Five Generals, the Core members and Yui with Legendary and Epic items, he didn't have the luxury to trade money easily.  
Haha, you thought that the number of Legendary items he had was plentiful?  
Too naive! 
It wasn't enough to even fully outfit himself, much less so many people.  
His end game plan was to dominate the whole world of Boundless. If just being Rank 7 allowed one to do so, why would Richmond and co be farting about, instead of conquering all? 
He needed able-bodied members with overpowered equipment, horrendous talent, and divine skill. Only then could he begin his plan to dominate this world in the game before he transferred over to another.  
The newly upgraded Intermediary Trade Center allowed one to do the one thing that would bring money with almost no detriment.  
One could directly sell equipment and items for real-world cash in an auction-like manner as well! 


Draco had risen to the top of the world through his exploits in the legendary FIVR game, Boundless. 

After years of intense conflicts between his guild, Hellscape and the guild of his former infidel lover, Darkrow, things came to a head when Draco conquered all. 

Now, nothing stood in his way of total conquest within the highly acclaimed second world of mankind, as he intended to fortify his new empire.
 
Unfortunately, a timely assassination sent him back into the wheel of time for reincarnation, but not even the Gods gave him peace of death. 

Thrust into the past, Draco realized he'd been given a second chance at life to start from scratch, with all the knowledge of over fifteen years of almost absolute power in Boundless.

Now, his path to glory will be far shorter and filled with more bloodshed than Hades could handle.
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the group wanted to follow me so i walked to the boss area where elite tier wolves are lurking. with my current status, i can move anywhere as long as there are no slimes. soon they gave up.


although i wont be attacked by wolves and other monsters. theres a lot of limitations. first i cant mine ores or harvest herbs. i cant even pick up items that fell from players. im invincible but all i can do is to tour this virtual world.


well since ive got time to think about my situation. vr games have started 50 years ago, year 2120. the only difference is the realism level. it started at 30% until today's game with 95% realism.


over the decades more and more are becoming addicted to playing vr games. at this time 70% of the worlds population are playing vr games. thats why all corporations and even governments have invested in a vr game.


with all the attention to vr games over the years, many ordinary people like me have tried their luck in making money through new vr games. if not for the new world law* that made it impossible for a person without a diploma to sell anything in-game then i would have tried to become a pro-gamer years ago.

*world law - it started in the year 2143 when vr games have become a problem. kids dropped out of school and played games all day, making a living by selling some items. all governments have agreed to pass several laws that will be applicable to every country and kingdom.


i walked outside the wolves hunting area and just kept on walking without any particular direction on mind. the game is beautiful. with a 95% realism it feels like being transmigrated to another world. i never had the chance to appreciate its beauty before.


i walked for days ocassionally stopping to enjoy the view. sometimes i would simply sleep anywhere and no one would bother me. by the time i heard the system reminder of a forced logout for overstaying in the game, several days has passed. upon checking the time, theres still an hour before i finished the basic newbie survival challenge.


upon leaving the capsule, i ate instant noodles, took care of personal things and then slept for a couple of hours. when i woke up i checked the forums about the random pet reward. what i read surprised me.


the random pet reward upon not dying for ten days upon entering the game is garbage. it only gives slimes and tiny skeleton soldier. it looks like a 3 feet tall skeleton with a dagger. the bad part of it is that the experience gain of these pets are really low. plus they can only gain experience if they made the killing blow. the only good thing is that these pets sell for ten gold coins in any npc merchant.


almost everyone, except those weird people and those who likes slimes and skeletons, sold their pets. another reason they sold their pets is due to the fact that you can only have one pet in-game.


i logged in with the intension of selling the pet as soon as i got the reward. i totally forgot that im currently in a high level area several days from the nearest newbie village.


ding
congratulations for surviving for ten days.
rewards
1 gold coin received
random pet allocation
battle alchemist assistant slime received
1000 experience points received


battle alchemist assistant slime - slime that can absorb effects and grant it unto the owner or an item.


this is a lucky pet. i explored its capabilities and its wonderful. when i pour health potion on my pet slime it becomes able to heal instead of corrode using its acid. i tried placing an arrow in my slime after it absorbed a healing potion and it gave my arrow a healing effect.


what i liked the most about this slime is its potential to increase my strength. i allowed it to absorb a ring that grants a +1 to speed. then i ordered it to transfer the "+1 speed" to me. and my stat permanently increased by 1.



as long as i obtain many stat enhancing item then ill become invincible. of course its useless since i cant fight monsters for a few years while the penalty is active.

peter was a beta player in the newest virtual reality game. his plan is to take advantage of a few bugs he failed to report. that way he will gain lots and lots of money. what he didnt know is that each beta tester has a dedicated a.i. that is reviewing their every action. the a.i. has long since reported the bugs and the main a.i. has already fixed them before launching the game.
peter tried his best but he is only an average player who got lucky when he was picked as a beta tester. without the bugs he doesnt have any advantage that he can use to earn money.
having sold everything to invest in the game, he is pretty desperate and in a fit of drunken anger he emailed the owner of the game company with a pages of insults.
unfortunately for peter the owner has made a special code in the game. he owns an item that can make one player lose a level everytime he kills a monster. and he used this to peter's game character.
how can you ever hope to play the game  when you lose a level everytime you kill a monster?

In the year 2030, after the great plague, a company named ||The Artifex|| suddenly appeared and with it's Leader [AL] made an announcement.

 Then came the three legendary "crafts"of Artifex.

Firstly, the Legendary Deep Dive system console Arcadia, with it's nearly 90% of Realism. Implementing Sound, Touch, Smell, Taste, and Sight with an accuracy of 90%.
And a supplement chamber that is out of the world, due to it's efficiency and speed.

Secondly, a godlike substance known as Spiravita. Which gradually enchances the capabilities of the mortal body the more you use it. The substance is split into 5 tiers namely from highest to lowest S, A, B, C, and D. While the failure products are E. Although a failure, E rank supplements are still good for the body, as it enhances the stomach's metabolism. Although there can be a few mild side effects such as dizzyness and nausea. This Mainly happens due to the fact that the metabolism is out of control and sometimes it becomes weak and sometimes strong, and also the fact that due to it being an E rank, the nutrients and proteins provided are not much.

Thirdly, [Realms] the Heaven-sent game for all of humanity, after all the stress which the Plague has brought, the public needed an entertainment in which they can truely let loose of themselves. but where can they do this in such a Lawful world? This is where the game [Realms] comes in. With customizable everything and the hundreds of class combinations that can truely spice up the gameplay, It truely is the long lost Godly game searched by many of the Peak level Gamers out there.

After 5 years of success with the Arcadia system console. The company ||The Artifex|| made a prototype of a new deep dive system console called <Dadilaer> with the famed 100% Realism function. 

And with it's release, the Leader of the company named [AL] went into a coma due to getting into one.

In the year 2030, after the great plague, a company named ||The Artifex|| suddenly appeared and with its Leader [AL] made an announcment.

 Then came the three legendary "crafts".

Firstly, the Legendary Deep Dive system Arcadia, with nearly 90% of Realism.
And a supplement chamber that is out of the world.

Secondly, a godlike substance known as Spiravita. Which gradually enchances the capabilities of the mortal body. The substance is split into 5 tiers namely from highest to lowest S,A,B,C, and D. While the failure products are E. Although a failure E rank supplements are still good for the body, it enhances the metabolism. Although there can be a few mild side effects such as dizzyness and nausea. Mainly due to the fact that metabolism is out of control due to it being an E rank the nutrients and proteins are not much.

Thirdly, [Realms] the Heaven sent game for all people, after the stress which the Plague brought, the public needed an entertainment in which they can truely let loose of themselves. This is where the game [Realms] comes in. With customizable everything and the hundreds of class combinations. It truely is a game searched by many of the Peak level Gamers out there.

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