Chương 5: Omega
There was a secret to Sigma, that nobody but Max knew at this point in time.
While the general consensus was that nobody could bring any items outside of the tutorial game 'Omega' into the real world, this rule actually did not apply to divine items that were bound to individuals.
Such items were actually considered as one's personal merit by the universal queen and allowed to be carried into the real world with a debuff as seen fit by the queen to not affect the balance of the universe.
In his past timeline only a handful of top players like his brother were able to bring out items outside of Omega into the real world and it was only because of sheer luck that they were able to do it because they were already in possession of the said items when the game ended.
However knowing this secret in-advance Max now had the opportunity of a lifetime!
Since it was the last day in Omega, players were selling incredibly prized possessions at incredibly cheap prices because they thought they were never going to be able to see it again.
Max's goal was to obtain either a divine grade weapon or a divine grade potion.
The universal queen was sure to give it a debuff and reduce its quality to advance or high grade when being brought into the real world, however even a high grade potion sold for at least 500,000 gold coins whereas an advanced potion sold for 1 million gold!
If Max could successfully flip these items around, he could come up with the money to enrol into the university with ease.
After logging into the familiar Purple Haze City, Max felt nostalgic for a moment since it had been over a decade since he freely moved across this city.
If this was under any other circumstance, Max would have loved to just soak in the scenery and refresh old memories, however, he had no luxury to do so at the moment.
Max ran towards the auction house at once, as only at the auction house did he have the chance to buy a divine item.
As he reached the auction house, he was shocked to see an elven receptionist at the counter.
' She's an NPC Max, this is still a game', Max needed to remind himself so as to not get startled as swallowing a mouthful of saliva he said " Hello, may I please look at the list of all the divine items you have?".
The elven receptionist smiled as she said " Certainly sir, however the items above the grade 'epic' are only sold to VIP customers of the auction house, hence i must insist on seeing your VIP card or you may need to choose from the long list of epic items we have".
Max tapped his forehead, he had forgotten about this custom as he quickly looked into his inventory and produced his ' True Elite ' guild token.
The True Elites guild was his brother's guild and it was the owner of this kingdom and this city.
They basically ran not only this city and filled all the management and high ranking army spots, but also ran establishments such as the auction house hence when Max showed his guild token the elven receptionist immediately became much more respectful and immediately provided the list of all divine items available.
Foie Gras ( Divine ) - collected from the liver of the rovamarian duck, it is a delicacy that can be used for cooking divine delicacies that provide abundant medicinal and health benefits.
Bluespot flower ( Divine ) - an essential component for brewing high quality stamina potions.
Redspot flower ( Divine ) - an essential component for brewing high grade mana potions.
Max looked at the list of all the divine items available and frowned, there were no potions or weapons available and only raw materials were present.
Max had overestimated the last day's sell-off for divine items.
Although items below the legendary grade were being sold as common fodder, items above the legendary grade were usually obtained by players through a lot of hard work and difficulty, which is why they would not part with it even for the highest amounts of money, let alone small ones.
Max looked at the in-game time display and realised Omega would be shut-down in only 50 minutes now.
If he truly rushed, he could make a gamble and run to the teleportation centre and teleport to ' Vanaheim ' the city of the elves to try his luck at their auction house.
However, should it fail too Max would not be able to come back and buy these items here again.
'Fuck, what am i to do? Do I risk it all or do I buy these raw items and play it safe? '
Max grit his teeth and then decided that a bird in hand was worth two in the bush, which is why he decided to stick with the options he had and buy the raw components from this auction house.
"I would like to buy 3 Bluespot flowers, 3 Redspot flowers and 1 foie gras". Max declared after doing some mental math as to how much money he had.
Quickly transferring the money, Max bought them all.
" Certainly sir, thankyou for the patronage". The elven lady said with a smile.
" By chance do you have item bindings?" Max asked.
The elven lady nodded.
" Give me 7 of them please ".
The lady proceeded to give Max seven item bindings, however Max was embarrassingly short of money to buy them all having enough money for only 3.
Max had to end up selling all the items in his inventory to make up the deficit but in the end he managed to get the seven item bindings.
Unlike weapons that could be naturally bound to the wielder, item bindings needed to be done on raw materials if one did not want to risk dropping them upon death in Omega.
Max needed to do it too if he wanted to carry them into the real world.
Quickly binding them all Max looked at the in-game clock to see that only 5 minutes were left before Omega ended.
Sitting down in the empty street, Max looked at the clear skies of PurpleHaze city and exhaled sharply.
In the short timeframe of 5 minutes everything was going to change.
Over 6 billion humans were going to die and Earth would never be the same place again.
The first awakening was about to start and the history of mankind was about to be altered forever.
Last time around Max was excited for this day, it was going to be the start of an endless life of adventure for him.
This time there was only a cold smile on his face. He was no longer the trembling 17 year old teenager he was a decade ago, although he was in the body of one.
Having experienced the horrors of the universe Max could no longer feel excited for it. However there was still a feeling of anticipation inside him, because somewhere, somehow, his heart still craved for the thrill of an adventure.
System Notification : Dearest players, this is your AI 'Gaia' speaking. Thankyou for participating in the tutorial game Omega.
We hope you had a pleasant gaming experience and have cultivated fond memories.
The tutorial is now coming to an end and the ownership of your planet and me, has been decided to be awarded to the number one player ' Shakuni Won Knight ' by the universal queen.
All players will now be logged out of the tutorial forever, however we hope to see you all again in Sigma!
Chương 6: Boss Is Back
( While Max was playing Omega in his VR pod )
Only a few hours were left until the first awakening and Rudra was expecting a fight for this planet when the mana barrier finally opened.
Although he had a strained relationship with Max over the last few months because of his girlfriend, Rudra decided to check-in on his younger brother before he went to war for the good of humanity.
With his wife dying and his two new-born infants over at the hospital infirmary, it was a hard personal time for Rudra.
Although he did not need to, in such stressful times Rudra decided to mend things with his brother for once, lest he not get the chance in the future.
Knock! Knock!
" Max!" Rudra said In a domineering voice, although he did not mean to, his anger with Max was evident with his tone.
Nobody answered and Rudra decided to enter Max's room anyway.
Although it was locked, Rudra's strength had far surpassed superhuman levels at this moment and when he cranked the door handle the entire lock system came unhinged as he entered the room easily.
Rudra saw the familiar blue light blinking over Max's full-dive VR pod meaning the kid was playing Omega at the moment.
Rudra sighed, it was the last damn day before the first awakening! He expected Max to spend some time with the family…..
He thought about sending Max a message to logout of the game and meet him, however after reaching for his phone he stopped mid-way, his pride getting in the way of his emotions.
Looking around Rudra saw a notebook lying on Max's desk and hence decided to leave an old fashioned physical note instead.
" Still use books eh Maxie" Rudra said with a smile, in the 22nd century, pen and paper were a relic of the past.
Not many being able to afford or having the knowledge on how to use them properly. Rudra had personally tutored Max in using them when he was a kid and taught him the importance of storing important passwords and information physically so that it cannot be hacked.
It gave him great pride and joy to see his brother using the book set he gifted him on his fourteenth birthday.
Picking up the pen Rudra shuffled through the pages that Max had written before today just out of curiosity, however when he started seeing the dates and the events written his expression turned from a smiling one to that of being deadly serious in an instant.
He studied the events and Max's interpretations of stuff extremely carefully, memorizing everything in great detail in his enhanced brain.
Rudra said " Gaia, delete the records of you ever seeing these notes right now ".
" Aye, master Rudra " Gaia, Rudra's personal A.I. replied.
Rudra's breathing became erratic, as he left Max's room, cursing heavily on the fact that he broke Max's door-knob on his way in.
Being the influential figure that he was, he dialled a few calls and within 15 minutes staff had arrived at his home carefully cleaning and fixing Max's door as if the break-in never happened as Rudra went into the upcoming war with a heavy mind and heart.
Nobody knew the curse and the boon that reincarnation brought with itself better than Rudra himself, because he too was a reincarnator who had been sent back in time to one day before Omega the tutorial started in the year 2100 from the year 2109.
His reincarnation knowledge had ended a year ago and he had no idea that Omega was just a tutorial or that there would be a new universal game called Sigma around the horizon when he reincarnated, but now once again because of him accidentally finding Max's notes he had the cheat of knowing future events under his belt.
Rudra read about a lot of disturbing events that were going to happen in the future and was especially shook by the comment " Save big brother, Jake and Amy ".
On the positive side, Rudra at least knew that Max was indeed his true blood brother who would never betray him, however on the negative side it meant that in the future he would die.
Rudra could use this knowledge to change his own destiny, however despite all the knowledge he had at the moment he solemnly resolved to never use it in a way that would create a massive butterfly effect.
He had lived the life of a reincarnator once and he had his chance to rise to glory. This was Max's timeline and Max's chance now and Rudra was not going to take away his brother's opportunities from him.
Although Max did not know yet, he had inadvertently secured the support of his biggest backer in the years to come.
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( Meanwhile somewhere in the universe)
Hazriel smiled at the developments on planet Earth. She had spent a significant amount of divine essence to not only reincarnate Max and give him a path, however she went over and beyond when she manipulated fate to make Max write his future notes down and to subtly influence Rudra to go and read them.
With this she not only changed Max's destiny by giving him the only true backer he could fall on without repercussions of failure, but also changed the destiny of Rudra Rajput himself to whom the angel race owed a huge debt.
" We are even now Rudra Rajput, take care on your future adventures.
As for you Max, I will be keeping an eye on how your future shapes up, I'm extremely curious about it. "
Nemesis : " Master, did you know that self talking is considered a sign of psychological disorder?
You may be discharged on your role as an archangel if the council finds out.
You need to act like a proper lady and carry yourself with poise and grac- "
" Shut-up nemesis or else I will trade you in for azaroth". Hazriel replied clearly annoyed by the comments of her personal A.I
Nemesis shut her mouth instantly as she did not wish to risk the wrath of her master anymore.
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