4 First Dead Gamer (1/2)
”Greetings! What? I can't use Japanese-style emoticons in this game?” An ugly female Goblin with large eyes and a tall nose bridge spoke hoarsely.
”Of course not. This game is a Virtual Reality that relies on the nervous system's sensor inputs instead of the traditional mouse and keyboard inputs. Look at my tongue. Lulululu. See how agile my tongue is? Are other games able to achieve this effect?” a male Goblin standing next to the female Goblin said as he wiggled his tongue.
”What should we do now? Is there a Beginner's Tutorial in this game?” another Goblin asked.
”Yes, are there missions for us to complete? Are we free to roam around?”
”Is he the Dungeon Lord? Devil Lord Sherlock? Wow, the NPC modeling is awesome!”
”Are we able to select Devil Lord as our profession?”
”Currently, it is Beta Testing, so there's only Goblin as a profession. The official website said that the official launch will have many more professions for selection!”
”Will there be an opening animation?”
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The Dungeon Core Main Hall had become the hundred gamers' chatting hall. In the chatting process, they would give themselves various weird or decent names, which would appear in prominent green text above their heads. Some gamers engaged in simple chatting, while most of them wandered around the Dungeon, touching and exploring everything. Sherlock had shut off all exit points. The Dungeon was not very big. Even if they wandered around, there were no places to go.
”Quiet! The otherworld's servants! I'm your noble Devil Lord Sherlock. From today onwards, you'll become the Dungeon Eternal Kingdom's citizens. Your mission is to make Eternal Kingdom the greatest Dungeon in the history of the Underworld!”
After his speech, he ordered Bru to allocate their prepared missions to the gamers.
The communication between the Dungeon Lord and the servants was done via the Dungeon Core. Sherlock could remotely assign missions to his servants using the Dungeon Core. According to Bru, a direct order to the servants was not very effective. Instead, using missions with rewards was a better way to direct them. The rewards consisted mainly of bronze, silver or gold coins.
Once Bru transmitted the missions, a mission panel appeared before the gamers and prompted them on mission acceptance. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
”Mine a hundred Diamond Seam? My beginner's tutorial mission is to mine ore!”
”I have the same mission! The reward is ten bronze coins!”
”Where is the Diamond Seam?”
”I'm supposed to carry the hundred Diamond Seam to the Blacksmith Shop. Why am I carrying the stones? I want to mine ore!”
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The Goblins with ore mining missions were given the twenty pickaxes, while most of the Goblins were given tasks of carrying the ores. The ores would be smelted into usable metals and made into pickaxes, metal tools, shields, armor and weapons!
How could a Dungeon be without armaments?
Since the Eternal Kingdom Dungeon had been abandoned and undeveloped for many years, the surrounding areas were filled with dangerous and unknown underworld creatures. Even Sherlock found them hard to deal with, especially the Magical Beasts.
The number of Magical Beasts was small, but they were much stronger than normal wild beasts. Some examples of Magical beasts were Crypt Spiders, Killer Vines and Dire Wolves. During the expansion of the Dungeon, if these Magical beasts intruded into the Dungeon via excavated tunnels or the entrances of the Dungeon, it would be problematic for Sherlock. Hence, his servants needed to be armed so that they could repulse unwanted visitors.
These Magical Beasts could also be food for the Goblins. Sherlock could not possibly go to the Bazaar to buy food for the Goblins every time. He didn't want to use the expensive Teleport Scroll.
The behavior and language of Goblins from the otherworld were very strange. They would give themselves names and check their ugly bodies and appearances frequently. They also had strong curiosity and abnormal social behaviors. They were bold; quite a number of Goblins came to greet him, kneel down, bow and even tell him jokes proactively!
A lowly Goblin encountering a high status Devil would normally feel fear. But the otherworld's Goblins were not fearful of Sherlock. They seemed unafraid of death!