"What, Aldric, what have you been doing all this time, how come you never play virtual reality games?" asked Nolan, the chubby young man with glasses to the bright brown-haired young man who had a handsome face that seemed kind-hearted even though he had an athletic physique with a broad chest and solid-looking muscles, over 190 cm tall, 20 years old.
He, Aldric, had a strong physique because he was used to lifting heavy weights when he lived in a rural village.
After graduating from high school, he stayed in the village for almost three years before going to London for college.
With a lifetime of living in the countryside, his knowledge of modern life can be said to be minimal, making him often look innocent.
In fact, he can only use a smartphone, and now his dorm mates are surprised that he has never played virtual reality games.
"Mm, yeah, I don't have a habit of playing games," Aldric replied.
If it was a real game like soccer, he was naturally very good at it.
Nolan scratched his head after hearing his answer.
"Wait a minute, I'll borrow Romeo's virtual headset. He has two, you should try playing," said the man.
He stood up and walked out of the room with the two mattresses.
Aldric watched him go, not sure what he needed to say.
Not long after, Nolan returned, carrying something that looked like glasses on the front and like a headset on the other, green in color and so big that it would probably cover one's forehead to nose.
That is of course the virtual headset in question.
"Here you go, just put it on your face and press the button on the side. You'll be transported to a virtual world. However, there is only one game in the memory, but no matter, it's a game played by almost everyone nowadays, Magician Online. Even Princess Charlotte plays it." Nolan explained as he handed the headset to Aldric.
He did not refuse, starting to observe the headset curiously.
"Even the princess plays it, is that so exciting?" he said.
Aldric was somewhat surprised when Nolan talked about Princess Charlotte, the granddaughter Queen Elizabeth loved so much that she decided she would succeed her throne later.
This is due to her remarkable intelligence and achievements despite being only 20 years old.
"You'll know when you get into the game. Just imagine a very magnificent ancient Europe with culture and fashion that exceeds our world today coupled with unfathomable magic power. If you play it, you'll realize our world is a boring place." Nolan explained.
Aldric didn't say anything else.
He put the headset on his head and lay down on his bed while fingering the right side of the headset.
Although a little hesitant, he pressed it.
"Mm!"
He was immediately taken aback as he felt forced to sleep suddenly while his consciousness was pulled into a dark place.
A moment later, he saw the image of an extremely majestic ancient palace in front of him with the words (Magician Online) underneath.
As he continued to look at it, a label appeared.
(Do you want to enter Magician Online?)
Yes/No!
From the looks of it, all the buttons can be pressed by using your mind, just think about pressing the button you want.
Aldric pressed the yes button because there was really nothing else here.
Buzz!
Suddenly the image in front of him emitted a huge light, enveloping him.
(Welcome to Magician Online, new player!)
He heard a very majestic female voice, somewhat stirring his heart.
Actually the voice also appeared in the form of words, written on the virtual screen that appeared before his eyes.
(Everyone has a body and a wheel of life born with them. The body determines the physical potential in unearthing magic power and the wheel of life determines compatibility with the elements. Both are very important talents for anyone who wants to become a Magician. You may be blessed with a high level body and wheel of life that will ease your way into magic or a low level that you will have to work harder than others. Before you are sent to Magician Online, we will awaken your body and wheel of life).
DING!
(You successfully resurrected the Ancient Sky Body [SSS Class] and the Nine Star Wheel of Life [SSS Class].)
(Please enter your nickname below!)
[Nickname!]
"Hmm, Dark Crow!"
Aldric didn't think too long when asked to enter a nickname. This was the incognito name he always used when creating social media accounts.
DING!
(Your status has been updated. If you want to see it later, you can just think about calling out the status.)
[Nickname: Dark Crow]
[Magic: Mortal]
[Spiritual Energy: 0/10]
[Power: 5]
[Body: Ancient Sky Body <SSS Class]
[Wheel of Life: Nine Stars <SSS Class]
[Incantra Spell: None]
[Explo Spell: None]
(Magic: This is your level, you will start as a mortal and then you will train to become a Real Magician!)
(Spiritual Energy: The energy you absorb from the world. If you fulfill your energy, you can advance to the next stage. It takes ten spiritual energies to advance to 1st Stage Junior Magician!)
(Power: This is a count of your estimated power, it could be higher for various reasons!)
(Incantra Spell: Special spells to absorb spiritual energy. If you are lucky enough to obtain a high level Incantra Spell, you can absorb spiritual energy faster than others. However, you need to consider whether your body is sufficient for your spell!)
(Explo Spells: Spells used to create elements from your spiritual power so that you can turn it into attacks!)
DING!
(The combination of your Ancient Sky Body and Nine Star Wheel of Life results in a Built-in Incantra Spell, Swallowed Sky [Class SSS] with the ability to absorb 10 spiritual energies in every minute and can be faster if you are in a place with a high spiritual energy density!)
(Since you have an Innate Incantra Spell, you do not get an Incantra Spell from the game as your starting spell to practice!)
DING!
(Swallowed Sky not only functions as an Incantra Spell, it can also be used as an Explo Spell due to its ability to swallow things!)
(Your Nine Star Wheel of Life has an Innate Explo Spell, Star Formation, [Class SSS])
DING!
(Your status has been updated!)
[Nickname: Dark Crow]
[Magic: Mortal]
[Spiritual Energy: 0/10]
[Body: Ancient Sky Body <SSS Class]
[Wheel of Life: Nine Stars <SSS Class]
[Incantra Spell:
- Swallowed Sky <SSS Class]
[Explo Spell:
- Swallowed Sky <SSS Class
- Star Formation <SSS Class]
DING!
(In 10 seconds, you will arrive at Magician Online. Practice seriously and gather as much power as possible. It may be overwhelming, but remember that the power you have in Magician Online is your own and will become your true power in the real world!)
For Aldric who was new to virtual gaming, all the information he read barely made him react.
He didn't feel that he was getting anything out of the ordinary or that he thought that was the case for everyone.
He was just focused on waiting to arrive in the world called Magician Online.
When the light shining on him disappeared, he finally saw what he wanted to see.
In front of him appeared a very beautiful forest with grasslands underneath while its huge trees were more similar to the arrangement of buildings in an urban setting because of how neat they were.
Their roots were completely submerged below without and did not change the shape of the land at all.
The air felt very fresh in this world, even the grasses below emitted a pleasantly fragrant scent.
Most importantly he felt something mixed in the air, something that could not be seen but could be clearly felt, like a power that belonged to the world and that you could reach out to as your own power.
Perhaps that was what was called spiritual energy.
At some points of the location he saw people wearing fantasy-style clothing with shiny colors.
Some wore something like a coat but tighter with a length that only reached the thigh.
It also had a thin layer of iron on some parts of it.
They all carried weapons whether it was swords, spears, or sticks.
It was just as Nolan had said that this world's fashion was more advanced than Earth's.
The curious Aldric looked around to the back and finally realized that there was a city right behind him, a city surrounded by walls while the buildings inside looked large and tall where the average had four to five floors, having designs like European buildings with a very bright golden brown color so that the city gave a more lively feel.
Aldric saw a large number of people in the city, doing various activities such as trading and such.
Aldric wasn't sure which were players and which were NPCs.
He just felt that everyone looked like actual humans, including small children or old people who could be estimated as NPCs.
'This is indeed a more comfortable place,' he thought, unable to argue.
Although he wasn't sure what he needed to do, he felt he would rather stay in this world than on earth with its complexities.
'Maybe I need to practice magic first.'
He just wanted to relax, didn't want to do anything too complicated, and practicing shouldn't be complicated if according to the information on how to practice using the Incantra Spell that he had just received straight into his head.
He walked to an area with denser trees and finally found a sizable lake.
It was a very clear lake, reflecting shadows like a mirror.
When he looked into the lake, he found his actual face and figure exactly the same as his real figure.
'It seems that the virtual headset can detect my body shape.'
He was a little surprised but didn't really care.
Seeing that some people were standing in front of the lake, so he went behind a large tree, sitting there.
He placed his hands on his thighs, the position he should be in, yet he didn't actually need to close his eyes.
With that position, he only needed to perform the Incantra Mantra.
It didn't have any sort of words like the spells in fairy tales, just thoughts trying to control spiritual energy to enter the body.
"Mm..."
As he began to cast his Incantra Spell, Swallowed Sky, Aldric saw a wall-like white light appear in front of his chest.
It then split from the center, revealing a hole that was completely black.
Buzz!
The hole emitted a suction force, instantly engulfing the spiritual energy around it.
He could clearly feel the power entering into his body, like it wanted to enlarge his figure.
At the same time, he saw an improvement in his originally zero spiritual energy status.
[Spiritual Energy: 1/10]
[Spiritual Energy: 2/10]
In every 6 seconds or so, it increased by one number.
And within a minute, it reached 10.
DING!
(Your spiritual energy has reached the 10 Points required to advance to Junior Magician Stage 1, would you like to advance?)
Yes/No!
Aldric naturally chose yes.
He was quite curious about the result.
DING!
(You choose Yes, you advance to Junior Magician Stage 1!)
DING!
(Your status has been updated!)
[Nickname: Dark Crow]
[Magic: 1st Stage Junior Magician]
[Spiritual Energy: 0/1000]
[Power: 30!]
[Body: Ancient Sky Body <SSS Class]
[Wheel of Life: Nine Stars <SSS Class]
[Incantra Spell:
- Swallowed Sky <SSS Class]
[Explo Spell:
- Swallowed Sky <SSS Class
- Star Formation <SSS Class]
After he was declared advanced to the 1st Stage Junior Magician, Aldric saw his blood vessels suddenly emit an extremely bright white light without extending anywhere.
This made him feel that his physique had become extremely strong.
Then, right above his head, there were nine balls of light swirling around.
When observed, they turned out to be stars.
"Power!" Aldric was amazed.
He no longer felt like an ordinary human, but someone with superpowers that shouldn't exist.
The feeling was so clear to him. He thought there was no problem if he wanted to jump onto a tree branch that was about five meters above his head.
"So like this, no wonder they like this game so much," he said.
If he had to compare, then there was no feeling more exciting than the feeling of having this kind of power.
He instantly wanted more.
Only, he was made to knit his brows because he saw the need for 1000 Spiritual Energy to advance to Stage 2.
In other words, he had to practice and continue sitting for an hour and 40 minutes.
This was too long.
'Probably can't just train to advance quickly.'
Aldric realized this without needing to be told because standing still will not make one improve.
He stood up. When he withdrew his strength, his veins became normal again. The stars above his head also disappeared.
'It should be necessary to go on adventures and fight against monsters. However, I don't know anything about this world, I need to go to the city first to find information,' he thought.
He took a step towards the city at the back of the forest.
The gates were full of people, there were queues to enter and exit.
This wasn't because there was an inspection, but purely because of the sheer number of people.
He queued for about ten minutes before finally being able to enter.
"Sir, sir, you are so handsome and dashing, but your clothes are so ordinary, how about you buy these clothes!"
While walking on the city's cobblestone streets, Aldric was immediately stopped by a girl who offered him a coat-like garment.
His clothes were indeed very ordinary, just something similar to a t-shirt and trousers made of cloth.
Although he tended not to care about the clothes he wore, this was still too below his standards.
Only, he wasn't sure how to buy those clothes since he didn't have any money yet.
As far as he could see, everyone was transacting using white coins with sword symbols.
"Miss, I don't have any coins!" Aldric could only be honest, perhaps the girl would tell him how to get money.
However, without him expecting it, the girl's expression immediately became ugly.
"Hmph, it turns out to be a poor man who doesn't have any coins, you better sell that face of yours," she said in a sarcastic tone before leaving.
Aldric's expression froze instantly, confused as to how a girl could be so rude because she met someone who had no money.
"Bro, looks like you just played this game. Hahaha, this world seems very real. The NPCs sometimes have bad personalities, but more are good."
Suddenly, another person approached Aldric.
This time it was a man around the same age as him.
He was rather thin but carried a large sword on his back that was even longer than his body.
It was surprising that he could carry such a sword.
"I'm Eliot, what's your name, bro? It looks like you're confused, didn't you read the game guide on the site?" The man extended his hand to shake hands with him.
He accepted a handshake from him while mentioning his nickname, not revealing his name.
"Yeah, I'm just playing because my friend asked me to. I don't even have virtual equipment, it was just lent to me by my friend," he said.
"Ohh..." The man by the name of Eliot showed a strange look at his explanation.
"If it's like that, does that mean you're only practicing to reach Stage 1? Gosh, how long did it take you, an hour or two?"
"An hour or two?" Aldric was somewhat surprised to hear the man talk about one or two hours since he had only played a few minutes and practiced one minute.
"There is actually a faster way to train, which is to eat the Monster Core. The Monster Core contains a large amount of spiritual energy that can be absorbed by the body in a short period of time. Depending on your body's ability and Incantra Spells, your ability to absorb the spiritual energy in the monsters will be greater.
"If it's just to reach Stage 1, a Level 0 Monster Core is enough. You can get it by asking a random NPC. As long as they don't have bad personalities, they will give it to you. Of course, you need to search for it yourself or buy for Level 1 Monster Cores and above, or accept missions to get Monster Core rewards.
"Selling them is also possible. You can even sell them to other players and they will give you real money. Currently, the price of Monster Cores is still very high because many rich players are too lazy to search for Monster Cores themselves, especially older players."
"Old players, do old people also play this game?"
Aldric was quite surprised by the last information. How could old people play games. Didn't they tend to be conservative, thinking of games as a waste of time.
"Hahaha, everyone plays it, probably for a reason." Eliot laughed and smiled mysteriously.
"By the way, here's a map of the Eldorn Region and here's the Magician Online guidebook, you should read it!"
Suddenly the man took out a folded paper and a book.
Both appeared from the air mysteriously.
He gave them to Aldric.
"Where did you hide them?" asked Aldric when he received them.
"A Storage Artifact, you have to buy it, the more expensive, the more items you can store. Unfortunately, we don't have an inventory." The man replied while showing the ring on his hand.
"It seems like I have a lot of things to do," Aldric said, wanting to sigh but holding back.
Maybe for others this was not something complicated, but he found it complicated because he preferred easier ways.
***
Aldric didn't expect to meet a kind man like Eliot who explained things to him just because he looked confused.
However, he had to log out of the game because he needed to do something, so he couldn't continue helping him.
They had already friended each other, so they could meet again later, just need to tell the location via chat.
Aldric, realizing that he couldn't do anything in town since he didn't even have any coins, headed out of town again.
With the map in his hand, he could go monster hunting, kill them and use their cores to train.
He went to the northern area of the city. There were no forests there, only big stone hills.
Since there were no trees, it was very hot.
While walking, he became alert because the map said that this was an area with many monsters.
Shua! Shua!
Not a minute before he arrived, he saw an attack from the right.
It was two red-colored crystals, triangular in shape with sharp top edges.
Aldric quickly jumped to the side to avoid them.
Staring in the direction from which the two crystals came, he found a dwarf-like figure but fatter and with a body made of stone with red crystals embedded in its back.
DING!
(Shardling Level 2!)
If it was at level 2, then it was basically equivalent to a 2nd Stage Junior Magician.
Aldric wondered if he could kill it since it was one level above him.
Shua! Shua!
He just observed it and it shot crystal after crystal at him.
They were faster this time.
With no experience, Aldric reacted a little late.
One crystal slammed into his shoulder.
At the same time, the veins in his body emitted white light again.
Clang!
The crystal seemed to hit a steel wall, bouncing off his body while he did not move an inch.
"What?" Aldric himself was dumbfounded by what he saw.
His physique was actually so strong. Such a sharp crystal failed to even scratch his skin.
"It's my turn!" He lunged at the monster without hesitation.
As he moved, gusts of wind that looked like waves were created around him because he was too fast and his weight seemed to have become very heavy.
In an instant, he arrived in front of the monster with the stone body.
'I guess it's fine to punch it directly,' he thought.
As a player, he wouldn't feel much pain. Even if his hand got hurt, it didn't matter. The important thing was thatshe punched the monster.
BANG.
His fist struck the monster right in the head.
The monster was not thrown away, as if there was no pushing force from his fist.
It wasn't that there was no pushing force, but the monster's head suddenly exploded, shattering into small pieces.
From its body, then came out a red crystal the size of a grape, floating in the air.
If observed, it turned out to have two lines, which was a sign that it was a Level 2 Core.
Aldric already knew that because he had read some parts of the guidebook.
He didn't pick up the Core right away, his eyes staring at the monster's now headless corpse.
"I think I'm too strong," he said.
At this point, he began to realize that he was more unique than other players.
The Body and Wheel of Life he had resurrected seemed to be something quite extraordinary.
He even managed to advance to Stage 1 in just one minute, unlike Eliot who thought it would take him an hour or two.
Of course, since he played this game without any seriousness or passion, he didn't consider this to be anything impressive. He thought this was probably just his luck because the guidebook said that the talent of the players would depend on themselves.
After that, he finally picked up the Monster Core.
"So this is what I need to eat," he said.
To his surprise, it wasn't hard, it was soft like fruit giving the impression that it was easy to swallow.
Although it came out of the monster's body, Aldric didn't think before throwing it into his mouth, swallowing it instantly.
DING!
(You swallowed a Level 2 Monster Core containing 2000 Spiritual Energy!)
(Your Ancient Sky body successfully withstands 100% Spiritual Energy of the Core!)
(With Swallowed Sky, you can absorb all the Spiritual Energy in this Monster Core in 2 minutes!)
Notice after notice appeared.
When absorbing the spiritual energy already within his body, Aldric did not need to sit down. He could do it while standing and even move without reducing his speed.
However, he chose not to move first, waiting while standing for up to 2 minutes.
In 1 minute, he could apparently absorb 1000 spiritual energies, unlike if he only absorbed spiritual energy from nature where he could only absorb 10 spiritual energies in 1 minute.
According to his guess, other people cannot have results like this. It was even possible that they could only hold 10 or 20 percent of the spiritual energy from the Monster Core that they swallowed.
DING!
(You have successfully absorbed 2000 Spiritual Energy!)
[Spiritual Energy: 2000/1000]
DING!
(Your spiritual energy has reached 2000 Points. 1000 Points are required to advance to Junior Magician Stage 2, would you like to advance?)
Yes/No!
Yes, of course.
DING!
(You choose Yes, you advance to Junior Magician Stage 2!)
DING!
(Your status has been updated!)
[Nickname: Dark Crow]
[Magic: 2nd Stage Junior Magician]
[Spiritual Energy: 1000/4000]
[Power: 110!]
[Body: Ancient Sky Body <SSS Class]
[Wheel of Life: Nine Stars <SSS Class]
[Incantra Spell:
- Swallowed Sky <SSS Class]
[Explo Spell:
- Swallowed Sky <SSS Class
- Star Formation <SSS Class]
"Excellent!"
Aldric couldn't help but praise when the process was over.
This was because the power he felt in his body only became more and more ferocious.
Although his body size was still the same, he felt like he had become many times bigger.
This incredible feeling, he wanted to feel it again.
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