Chapter 103: Revelations - I (1/2)

The group continued talking for the next few roup had finished et everyone's attention please!" One of the developers stepped up and began speaking to the group "We've got a fair bit to cover and about eighteen , so we need to get through this quick"

The developers started off the briefing by talking about the success of the preventativeplayer versus player coht up that PvP combat was the lowest it has been since the first session, and they seemed rather proud of that

The developers covered sos that Arthur wasn't that interested in, but he turned in when the developer began talking about the vampire den and the players who conquered it The roleplayers seeot a special ers aiht up

Then ca that the top three were finally knocked off their pedestals But to their surprise, the top three had been expanded to the top five

"Starting off at fifth place, at level four with one soul, Director_Blake" The developer read out, quickly swapping the page and reading the next one "Next we've got forth place, theblow to the vampire, at level four with one soul, Zankoku"

"Next up, we've got third place barely keeping his position it seems, at level four with two souls, Typhoeus" The developer said as he glanced at the next page "And at second place, at level four with two souls, sobnny"

"You're only using two souls?" Arthur whispered to Maria "I thought you passed the thieves guild training already"

"I swapped out the fighter soul, I wasn't using it" Maria whispered back, "My weapon uses dexterity anyway"

"And finally, at first place, although it see up now At level five with three souls, Merlin" The developer finished talking as another developer took the stage "Alright, well it seeot about three minutes left, so we can answer a couple questions if anyone has any, but afterwards we're going to have to clear the briefing rooh anybody had questions to ask, so the developers started getting prepared for the next briefing while the first group slowly began sharoup continued chatting as they an splitting up on their way home Arthur walked over to where Donovan usually parked, only to find that he wasn't there yet He gave Donovan a call asking where he was, only to be told that he would be there in about five minutes

"That's unlike him" Arthur mumbled to himself as he waited, he looked around to see what other people were doing After about sevendown the road, it screeched to a halt as it got close to the curb

"Sorry I'm late Get in" Donovan rolled the n, he seemed impatient today, so Arthur did as he was told

Donovan started driving again the second Arthur entered the car and closed the door, not even giving him a chance to put his seat belt on before the car startedon?" Arthur said with a ed his seat belt in "You're being impatient, what happened?"

Donovan didn't even look at Arthur, he was focused on the road Arthur sla Donovan to jump and his focus to be disturbed Arthur then repeated his question, he was rather annoyed at that point

"Sorry It's just Stressful in the lab right now" Donovan seeht as he tried to think of a way to explain his plight "That experi"

"The reactor, what about it?" Arthur knew that at this point people kneas a reactor, although they didn't know the details about it And nobody but a select fe anything about the space crystal that powered it

"Ah, you know about-- anyways Well it's been having issues today, and they're taking too long to fix" Donovan began stu his words, but he stilltoo confidential "There's a government inspection on the project to has to be delayed until late at night while they fix the da"

"That's all I can tell you, but basically your father won't be sleeping at ho under his breath "And neither will I"

Donovan eventually dropped Arthur off at his house before driving back to the laboratory Arthurhis plants, working out, changing his clothes He turned his co, so he just laid in bed for a few hours while reading

Eventually his sister and father ca food, Arthur went down and helped out for a change He noticed that his father seemed stressed out and tired, but he didn't voice any complaints over dinner

After dinner, he told Arthur and Anna that he had to finish off so This came as a surprise to Anna, but Arthur knew this beforehand

"Father going back to work at night, there's so while" Anna remarked as she and Arthur cleaned up after dinner "I hope everything's alright"

"It should be fine, he's just nervous about the government inspection" Arthur reassured her