Volume 1 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Wild Beast Appears
The scan on your iris and vein has deteristered user Do you want to create a new account?
When Lee Hyun was connected to Royal Road, the first sound that reached his ears was a feminine voice
He looked around to see who had spoken to him, but there was no one else; a space within the universe Then he realized that he was in the middle of the activation process of a new account
“Yes!”
— Select the name of your avat—
“Weed” Weed, the lowliest of the low in the plant kingdom To Lee Hyun, it sounded ender from male, female or neutr—
“Male!”
— Royal Road has forty-nine races You may select your race from the primary twenty-nine—
“Human!”
<ul><li>You may alter your appearan—</li></ul>
“The way I am”
— Your account has been activated Your stats and class shall be deter Royal Road—
“Pass!”
— Select a city and kingdo, Rosenheidom!”
— Welcome to Royal—
“Pass!”
Afraid to waste even a second, Lee Hyun skipped the tutorial stage and ed plan Three hundred thousand won reat expense to him
In Royal Road, there are over a hundred ins his adventure in a capital or a major city of co out
ht, he appeared in the Citadel of Serabourg, Rosenheiht of countless avatars, users and NPCs—Non-Player Characters—alike, that he thought he was lost in the middle of Seoul
“Where am I? Unbelievable!”
Astonished, Weed couldn’t believe his eyes as he looked around The racket of those haggling and chattering rang in his ears The view unfolding before his eyes was exactly the sa
He lowered his eyes to his legs standing on the ground His senses told hiers passed him by as he stood still in a daze
“Look at him I’m sure he’s a newbie”
“It looks like he’s never played a virtual reality ga by, so reh to pull hiht It’s Royal Road here The world of virtual reality, and hly Weed had prepared, his knowledge of virtual reality and his research into the ga now
He had been bewildered, but it was tean to catch his eye
His senses were consistent with reality, yet people around hi leather vests
Close to the spot where he had shown up was a bulletin board exhibiting do the basic interface
It’s time that I start
Weed clenched his fist, and then he started to exercise He sat down and stood up, and then proceeded with standing high ju
He twisted his waist around and carefully tested one joint after another He wiggled fingers and toes, and jerked his head back and forth
Even though a tsunaushed forth from other users nearby, Weed was deter now?”
“It looks like he’s uess he’s still uncoa a show in the middle of a crowded street?”
The sense of hu so hard to keep back prevailed over his deterers
“Dammit!” Weed left in a hurry and headed elsewhere
A newcoin for a week in real world and four weeks in the game, thanks to the parallax between one place and the other
A greatdown to basics, si, blacks, which are relatively easy to acquire
The game boast of its unrestricted flexibility, alhest ranking positions arc still occupied by NPCs instead of users, this reinforces the need for personal contacts
On the other hand, a considerable number of users work in libraries or stores to make money
The Central Square brims with merchant wannabes who set up kiosks to buy and sell with fellow users and many new parties in pursuit of adventure are for the Hall
The Training Hall is open to any user as long as he pleases, and most users visit the hall to experiment with newly acquired skills
It is nearly iht to the Training Hall as soon as he created a new avatar
It’s not only that newcodoely because training in the Training Hall is deemed rather ineffective
The molared fiercely
“Young adventurer, I presume you have arrived at the Versailles continent very recently,” the instructor said
“Yes, Sir” Weed said shortly He was still upset that he hadstock of himself on the first day
“You shall find sword training absolutely necessary when you couidance? I tell you, take any unattended scarecrow and strike him in any way you want A wooden sword is placed in front of a scarecrow, and it is all yours”
“Thank you, sir That’s enough I don’t need any uidance”
“Godspeed”
Weed clutched the wooden sword and walked to a scarecrow standing alone in theit, once, twice, thrice His hands were gradually getting accusto the scarecrow
In Royal Road, a new avatar’s level is locked for the first four weeks, for he is forbidden to travel beyond the city’s gate and to hunt monsters in the field
It is most co up favorable public service points, earningyour oeb of personal contacts
Nonetheless, Weed silently carried on striking the scarecroith the wooden sword
There are about a thousand scarecrows in the Training Hall of the Citadel of Serabourg, and an unlimited supply of wooden swords on the walls, which could come in handy The Hall is usually frequented by users who crave to test their skills
At this moment, however, everyone’s eyes were fixed on soot iron guts”
“He’s freaking tough”
“Can’t believe any saneso far”
Weed was soaked in sweat
The white shi+rt and pants issued to hi had absorbed sweat and stuck fast to his body He still dealt one blow after another to the scarecroithout a th increased by 1 point (+1 STR)
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After six hours of striking the scarecrow, Weed heard good news He felt as if thelighter“Stats ,” Weedthe scarecrow
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Character Nanment
Neutral
Level
1
Profession
None
title
None
Reputation
0
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Health
100
Mana
100
Strength
11
Agility
10
Stamina
10
Wisdom
10
Intellect
10
Luck
0
Leadershi+p
0
Attack
3
Defense
0
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Magic Resistance
Fire
0
Water
0
Earth
0
Black Magic
0
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Weed’s avatar was so feeble that there was nothing remarkableFive hours later—
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Vitality rises by 1 point (+1 VIT)
Agility rises by 1 point (+1 AGI)
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The two stats rose almost at the same lime
“Whew”
Weed finally put down the wooden sword and look a short break Without eating or drinking, he had been hitting the scarecrow for nearly eight straight hours
He was physically fatigued, and worse, his throat was burning with thirst, his stomach empty and hollow