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章節 4: Finding Neverland

For a drunk, he had a surprising amount on him. This is what I found.

-10 Gold, 20 silver

-A ruby gemstone necklace

-2 silver daggers

-bronze short sword

-a small wooden shield

-Olaf's journal

-wooden training sword

Gold at this stage in the game is exceptionally rare. The largest guilds have only reached level 30. You would have to transfer real-life funds into the game, and that function isn't scheduled for release for another month. Even so, Gold was not the greatest treasure I found, it was the second wooden sword. This meant I could keep my sword! It may turn out to be useless, but I have a feeling about it.

I turned to leave but felt the spark of inspiration enter my mind. I wonder...

Ten minutes later Olaf finally woke with a start. The traumatic memory of his recent experience seemed to come rushing back as I stood before him with my wooden sword inches from his face.

I had grown tired of waiting, but I had to know if I was right. Had I found my first glitch?

Olaf cried out fearfully, "Wait! Stop! Haven't you finished your quest? Where are my weapons? My ruby! "

I pulled out the necklace, and calmly said, " Oh, you mean this? Belonged to your mother, yes?"

He began to stutter in response, " Yes..how do you know that? Wait..my journal..tell me you didn't!"

I laughed and said, " Of course I read it! You took forever to wake up! You see I have a problem. A spell left me trapped in the body and now no one will take me seriously! "

He didn't understand, Olaf tearfully exclaimed, " I do! Please just give me back my stuff. Ill help you! "

I laughed and simply said, " Yes, you'll help me, just not how you want to."

He seemed even more confused, Olaf shook his head and said, "What do you mean?"

I smiled and stroked my chin thoughtfully as I said, "Well it all depends on the next few seconds. See with this quest I can use this sword to hit you and no guard will come. I haven't turned in the quest, so I wonder if I can still hit you?"

He barely had time to utter the word, " What!?" before I smashed him on the head with the sword.

He cried out, "Oww!", as I began to rain blows down upon him. He tried to defend himself but I had taken all of his weapons.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

There was nothing he could do, and he seemed to have little to no reflexes. He was a terrible warrior. In fact, it was hard to believe he was ever a soldier. After 20 strikes he passed out from the pain.

Ding! Sword skill leveled up. Lvl 1/10

+5% damage, +10% critical damage.

Ding! Strength increased by 1.

Yes! My strength increased! I looked around and my heart soared because not a single guard was alerted.

My training may very well pay off. Since I was 8 I dreamed of the fame and prestige of becoming a professional gamer. I had trained in the only way available. The virtual private space. Basically, just a virtual room that kids could use to get used to the virtual world. The integration between the mind and the virtual space requires a unique force of will. Though the world feels real it is your brain's willpower that provides endurance. Using this tiny space I trained the limitations of my virtual body to be vastly superior to my physical one. In theory, since I am using a sword that is heavy to me, swinging it should be considered strength training. It will cap at a certain point but when it does the sword will feel like swinging air.

I walked into the Tavern and bought a bucket of ice water for one copper. I didn't feel like waiting ten minutes so I decided to try and wake him the old fashioned way. I dumped the water on him and he woke with a scream, " Noo...please!!Don't!!! "

I smiled at the digital program showing such fear and said, "Now let's start again, shall we? ".

Thump! Thump! Thump!


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章節 5: Bribe to be

I continued to wake Olaf with Ice water and beat him into unconsciousness. This may seem morbid but it serves multiple purposes. The first was to increase my strength and the second was to increase my sword skill.

In Blank, your sword skill only improves when fighting monsters or other players/NPC's. Fighting a dummy or practicing by swinging your sword does not increase skill level. So, typically if you have to fight monsters you will have to gain experience. So it is considered impossible to have a high sword skill at level 0. Normally your skill level will stay around the same level as your character level. The game designers made it this way in order to maintain a balance and flow. I planned on tipping the balance in my favor.

After an hour of repeating this in the alley, it began to cause a scene but at least my sword skill leveled up to level 2. Players were becoming more and more disturbed. One young man, a level 5 warrior, grabbed my arm and told me to stop. A moment later the guards came and took him away. His name had become Red flagged due to strict regulations within the village. Thankfully I had found a solution, thanks to Olaf's journal.

I had been purchasing ice water for the past hour, and the owner of the Tavern had noticed the increasing level of activity outside his establishment. He approached me as I walked in and asked me what my name was.

I calmly replied with, " My name is Thorn. Is there some sort of problem? "

The tavern keeper was visibly put off by my appearance and the way I spoke and carried myself. He spoke sternly as he said, "You are bringing negative attention to my tavern, I can't allow you to continue."

This made me laugh and then I said, " I'm not doing anything illegal. It is within the confines of a quest of mine. Have you seen any guards? "

He shook his head and responded with, "Well...no."

I smiled and confidently said, "Listen, I have to be blunt. I have been beating up a man outside of your bar for the past hour. He has information that I need, and he is partially responsible for my condition. A spell left me in the form of a child. "

The tavern keeper nodded and said, " Ok, but this has nothing to do with me. ".

I shook my head and quietly whispered, " Your wrong, the man outside is your snake of a son in law Olaf. "

His eyes widened as he proclaimed, "Olaf! Why? He's family! "

I laughed and said, "Family that betrayed you. "

I pulled out the Ruby necklace and Olaf's journal and tossed them to the tavern keeper.

I spoke with confidence as I said, " He told you that necklace was stolen by bandits, but he has had it all along. I know it is important to you as a last momento of your wife. His journal confirms this. He has been stealing money from you for years. It's all there, check yourself. "

The Tavernkeeper was both amazed and furious.

I took a breath and continued my speech, " I didn't have to return that stone to you, but I need your help. I need to borrow your cellar so I can continue my investigation on Mr. Olaf. "

With his son's fresh betrayal upon his mind, the tavern keeper simply said, " I have just the place, and I'll have ice water brought down to you as you need it. ".

The man displayed a wicked smile.

Ding! Unlocked Secret Cellar!


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