179 The Alien Invasion (1/2)

Before Wallace left to cooperate with Drake's squad. He sent 30 finished product of his ”Virtual Reality Pod” for beta testing. It is the registered name on the license he acquired from Yumi at the NMTI.

Aaron Schmidt, the previous Student Council President of the Leonhearts Academy, was one of the lucky magicians selected to be a beta tester.

Today was the delivery of the latest simulator pod made by Traceless Hands.

”Whoa! This device look futuristic. What was it called again?” Aaron looked at the contract given to him as a beta tester.

”Virtual Reality Pod or VR pod, huh. It has a nice sound.”

Aaron also noticed the ”(For Magician's use only)” written as a warning on the document included.

”It seems that it's dangerous to have a non magician use this... or perhaps, there would be a VR pod for non magicians?”

Aaron mumbled as he read the papers.

The contract he had with him was of course about his job for being a beta tester. It is only three pages long containing some things about what and what not to do at the device and a simple non disclosure agreement.

Also, aside from enjoying the game, he had to create a daily report about his experience within the virtual reality, make constructive criticism about the gameplay, and give any suggestions he could offer to provide a better gaming experience.

He observed the device and was mesmerized by this clean white oval-shaped pod. This white pod shines even more as the light at the ceiling of the room reflected from it. It looks beautiful and sexy if he described it himself.

For only 5 million credits, anyone can purchase this amazing device made from an advanced technology once fully released to the public. The price wasn't too cheap or too expensive since the target market were the young adult magicians.

It was even said in the contract that the gameplay of these beta testers will be used as an advertisement once the device was fully released to the public and they will freely receive some rare in-game items as a reward if their gameplay was selected. They will also receive a discount at the shop items if they contributed a lot during the beta test.

So they had to do their best during the 7-days of beta testing.

Although it's not yet being sold to the public, Wallace selected these 30 magicians who had purchased his old version of Combat Simulator Pod to let them experience the new version of his device since they will easily appreciate the new changes or improvement he included once they operate within the new pod. These 30 should be enough to have a good feedback on his work.

Aside from that, he had also asked assistance with Avalon to select influential people as a beta tester as much as possible. This would help him a little to promote the game.

Aaron Schmidt was together with his bodyguard in his room as they helped him set up the VR pod. He wore the black tight suit included in the package and pressed the side of the pod. A sound of smooth mechanical gears and air release was heard as the pod opened up.

”It looks just like the manual.” Aaron couldn't help but praise. Every part of the VR pod seems to be made of expensive material to make sure that the experience would be comfortable for the body.

He slowly entered the pod and made himself comfortable as he relax his entire body. He wore the breather he found located on his right and lay down his head at the soft cushion of his seat.

Aaron took a deep breath before chanting the activation code.

”Start Link!”

Aaron opened his eyes as he familiarize himself within the white room he was currently at.

This is the ”Room of the Beginnings” as per the document he read. His avatar was a perfect copy of his real body wearing common clothes, a gray shirt and brown shorts. The white room only has a body-size mirror, chair, wardrobe, a shelf, and a table.

He glanced at the reflection of himself and stretch his limbs as if he was trying to see if there's any need to get used to his new body. But much to his surprise, there is no feeling of discomfort and it feels like it really was his real body.

Aaron was now in front of the table and on it was a small gray sphere with a size of an adult's head. On top of it was a holographic screen where four options can be selected.

He hadn't selected an option yet as he was still feeling amazed about the level of realism of this game. It didn't feel like an illusion and felt like he was using his real body.