Unknown Island Arc -- Chapter 1
The beach, a place where people of all ages enjoys going.
It is seen as a place of relaxation because it is normally quiet and peaceful
there.
To look around you and see the beauty of mother nature at it's finest.
The majority of people you ask will say that it is one of their favorite vacation
destinations.
But on this peaceful and quiet beach, a young man madly running for his life was
being chased by a meter tall crab.
"Damn it! Sys, you told me it was an easy target, that's not an easy target!"
The young man howled to the System or "Sys" in short that got him in his current
predicament.
Quest 1st Tutorial Quest: 1st Kill, Kill a Crab Difficulty Very Easy Reward/s
(Experience Points, Gear Points, Life Points, Skill, Points, Item Points) X10
[Host, the current quest target is considered an easy prey for a level 1 warrior.
Besides, the weaker ones are at the other side of the island.]
Answered Sys with a robotic female voice as a matter of factly. Hearing her, he
went mad and roared at her.
"Easy prey for level 1 my ass! I'm a level 0 you hear?! A LEVEL ZERO! Quick,
change the quest! Give me a bug for a target. No, give me a gathering quest
instead!"
This level 0 guy is Arren Cyne by the way.
[Request denied. Work hard host. Do not use your being a level 0 as an excuse.
As for gathering quest as 1st quest, it will only give host the normal reward.
The current reward is x10, please work hard host.]
Arguing with someone on his current situation was not a good idea, so after he
heard her, he could only give up for now and give all his focus on escaping.
Looking back, he could see the crab still chasing at him, with reddened eyes and
bubbles coming out of its mouth.
Arren knew he would not last long so he decided to climb the nearest coconut
tree. And YES, they have coconut tree in this world.
Dashing hard towards the nearest coconut tree, Arren leapt hugging onto the
trunk. The size of the tree is at least 3-5X that of Earth's coconut tree , and to
his surprise, there were half foot deep wide holes which made it for him easier
to grab. As fast as he could, he climbed up out of reach.
Getting 7 meters off the ground, the crab below rammed the tree making a loud
bang. Although it sounded powerful , it only shook the tree a little.
Arren who was panting stopped climbing after checking that he was already
safe. Looking down, he could see the crab madly hitting the tree with both
pincers. Left jab, right jab, left jab and right jab again, making a lot of shasha
noice coming from its mouth, it seemed it wont stop anytime soon.
He knew this was definitely not normal so he asked her.
"Sys, why did this crab not stop chasing me? There should be an aggro range
right?"
[Host, for giving you a X10 reward, host needs to face a little challenge.]
After hearing her answer, Arrens face turned red from extreme anger. He felt his
entire body burn, you could even see some steam coming out from his head. No
wonder that guy madly chased him, so it was the System.
Since he could do nothing about it, Arren inhaled deeply calming himself down.
Looking at the distance, he could not help but admire the place. Crystal clear
water, white sand beach, and rocks all over as black as ink and some colorful
ones. If there were no dangerous things around, it would be perfect.
Although there was alot of banging noices below him and a little shaking, it still
did not stop him from enjoying the beautiful scenery. After admiring for a few
more moments, Arren looked at the steriod enhanced crab and damn, still
not stopping after hitting the tree for quite some time.
Arren knew that the tree would not last long after seeing splinters flying about, so
he pondered on how to solve his problem. While thinking, he remembered that
he climbed a coconut tree so he peeked up, and there they were, the answer to
his current problem.
With glowing eyes, Arren made his way up, way way, way way, way up the tall
tree. A few minutes later, reaching the top, he hugged some of it, rub his face on
it, and kiss it like its his lover.
"My precious ahh, mwah mwah mwah. I love you my precious."
Hanging if front of him were coconut fruits that were at least 5X bigger than the
ones he knew. Counting its number, he knew his plan has a high chance of
succeeding with this many.
Taking out the so called beginner sword given to him by Sys when he started the
quest from its sheath, he placed it on the branch holding the fruit, taking a good
aim and eyed on that spot. Just before he started hacking, he remembered
something, so he asked Sys.
"Uhm Sys, if this big balls kills that guy down there, will I still get the X10 reward
that you told me about?"
A few seconds of silence, Sys gave Arren an answer which made him laugh
happily.
[Host will receive the X10 reward.]
Arren then placed himself on a good position and hacked that group of coconut
which was directly on top of the crab. 1st hack, 2nd hack, 3rd hack, after hacking
who know how many times, that bunch went shoosh down below at a fast speed.
*Bang* *Crunch* *Shwaaak* *Shwaaak* *Shwaaak*
Hitting right in the middle of the crab, its carapace made a cracking noice
and after that, it shrieked loudly from the taken damage. Seeing this, Arren
could not help but smirk, now he has a chance to kill that bastard below.
"Heh, I guess I'll have crab for dinner then."
Instead of running away after taking a big hit, the crab instead continued
madly hitting the tree from below. Seeing this, Arren went to drop another group
of coconut.
Calculating that it was a little off to the right side and will not hit the crab as
before, Arren sawed slowly to leave a little hold and then swing it a little to
force it to drop right on top.
Taking a few minutes of sawing, Arren went above that cluster to take a
better aim. Getting himself into position, he swung it with his left foot, directing
it to its target when it falls. Moments later, another bunch of coconut made a
swoosh from up above.
Seeing that it was going to hit dead center where it had taken damage before,
Arren could not help but howl.
"Die!"
*Bang* *Crunch*
This time the crunching sound was much louder, instead of the crab making
a noisy comeback, Sys made an appearance instead.
[Congratulations. Host, for killing a target with increased difficulty, you will
receive X10 the normal reward. Additionally, for killing a level 1 target while
being a level 0, host will receive an additional X10 reward a total of X20 the
normal reward and an additional 1 Event Point. Congratulations to you host.]
[Host received 200 Experience Points]
[Host received 1 Event Point]
[Host received 20 Gear Points]
[Host received 20 Skill Points]
[Host received 200 Life Points]
[Host received 200 Item Points]
[Congratulations to host for leveling up]
[Congratulations to host for leveling up]
[Host, for raising your level to 1, additional System functions are now available.]
[Inventory function has been activated]
[Skills function has been activated]
[System Store function has been activated]
After hearing her announce a bunch of stuff, Arren checked his Status to see
what changes his leveling made. Clicking on a tattoo depicting a fully armored
warrior standing, holding a sword pointed towards the ground with dripping blood,
eyes burned with blue flame, a window appeared in front of him. This tattoo icon
represented his Status window.
Spoiler: Tattoo Icon for Status window
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Name Arren Cyne Title None Gender Male Age 21 Event Points 1 Level 2 Gear Points 20 Experience 200 / 350 Skill Points 20 Combat Power 300 Kg. of Force Life Points 200 Lifespan 75-90 Years Item Points 200 Condition Normal Currency 0
Seeing the change in combat power, Arren flexed his right arm and kissed his
biceps. An increase of 270 points in combat power was definitely a welcomed
change for him. His lifespan had increased as well by 10 years,
he let out an ohh sound.
Now that the danger was gone, Arren slowly made his way down. Getting
back on the ground, he went and check the crab. Poking it here and there,
though he knew that it was already dead, he could not help himself from poking
it for fun.
After having contented from poking it a couple of times, Arren sat himself down
the ground beside the tree and went to check the other activated functions.
On his left forearm, the once lonely status icon has now 3 others with it namely
from left to right, Status a warrior tattoo, Skills a book tattoo, Inventory a bag
tattoo, System Store a house shape with STORE label tattoo.
Looking at the default icons for the other functions, Arren went to act cute like
a little girl, swinging both his hand in front.
"Hey Sys, can you give me another freebie please. Like this one Sys, the
cool looking life-like tattoo, PLEASE."
Blinking his eyes, smiling cutely, almost, and making his voice high-pitched,
anyone who would see this would definitely vomit.
[Host has already used up all the free points from the last arrangement.]
"What? Hey, hey Sys, you did not tell me that points were involved. Wait a
minute, you did that on purpose didnt you? You only showed me the cool ones
and f*ck, that was a trap right, right? You, you..."
Hearing her, he went mad and pointed his finger at the opened window since
he got no one to point at. After throwing a few more curses at her, he calmed
himself down and went to check the other functions.
As he had expected, both Inventory and Skills were empty so Arren clicked the
System Store icon to look whats being sold inside. Appearing in front of him was
a simple looking category list, Weapons, Armors, Potions, Skills, Food, Drinks,
Tools, Clothes, Sundry, Exchanger, etc.
Seeing that theres food being sold in the store as well, he took a glance at the
dead crab.
"I guess I'll keep it for now."
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He made his way to the crab, touched it and then he realized that he didnt
know how to store things into his inventory, so he asked Sys.
"Uhm Sys, how do I store thing into the inventory?"
[Host only needs a thought to store items into the inventory. Pick a target, and
think about storing it. Another way is physical contact with an item and say
"store" out loud or in your mind. Note to host, storing items remotely has a
10 meter range limit. Warning to host, do not store living beings inside the
inventory or it will die.]
After hearing her explanation, Arren touched the dead crabs pincer and said
"store". Instantly, the dead crab vanished in front of him and a notification
from Sys appeared.
[Detected, 1 dead Giant Red Crab, would host like to sell it?
Buying price: 1 item point or 1,000,000 Zirin Currency.]
Seeing the many 000000's, Arrens eyes widened.
"Haha, I'm rich, im rich."
He laughed and danced here and there. Who knows where he learned his
too unbearable dance moves but since he was happy, lets just forget about it.
But his happiness did not last for long, he suddenly thought that there should
be a catch to it. Its was just too good to be true for him to earn that much
money just like that.
With that thought, he checked the shop again, browsing all category available
and indeed, his speculation was right. No item were sold in the store for Zirin.
He might earn one million now but he would have to wait until he get to a human
populated place to enjoy it.
All items sold inside the store mainly uses system points. Gear Points for
example, Gear Points were used to buy weapons, armors, accessories etc.
Although there is an Exchanger, currency could be bought with system
points but not the other way around. Meaning, the 1,000,000 Zirin is totally
useless for him now.
Since it was like that, he decided not to sell. Going back to what he was doing
before, he went to check the weapons list.
"Weapons, weapons, weapons."
He muttered while looking for a suitable weapon for him. Seeing that there
were too many and he, who had no experience with any kind of weaponry,
asked Sys for professional advice.
"Um Sys, could you help me pick a good weapon for me please."
[What type of weapon does the host like.]
"I dont know, thats why I'm asking you. Well, a range one I suppose. I'm still
weak remember and I dont really know how to use any of them."
After 10 seconds of silence, he heard Sys robotic voice again.
"Range weapon selected. List elimination complete. Displaying recommedation."
After that, a single weapon was shown before him.
Item Name Gillver Light Crossbow Rarity Tier 1 - Magic Item Effect/s Lightweight, 50% weight reduced Requirement/s 250 Combat Power Note
Varras Gillver, a crossbow maker known for his ingenuity, created this lightweight yet deadly weapon when he was still young. A masterpiece that many wanted to get their hands on.
Price 3 Gear Points
Seeing that it was only 3 Gear Points, he could not help but frown and think that
there should be better ones in there.
"Sys, Dont you think that this is a little too weak? There should be better and
stronger ones than this one right? Come on now, dont hold back. I have points
to spend."
Looking like a smug tycoon with lots of money, Arren held his head high, crossed
his arms and legs. But his smugness didnt last for long when Sys shot him
down hard.
[Host does not meet the desired requirements. Host does not have the required
Gear Points. Host, the Gear Points you obtained were from a special case.
Normally, host would only receive 1 Gear Point from the 1st Tutorial Quest.]
[Host, the recommended weapon shown is one of the most suitable for the
current you host. When host gets scared and forgets to store the weapon into
the inventory, host can still run as fast as without any problem.
When host wanted to run faster, throwing it anywhere will not damage it since its
a well made product. You should thank me for my consideration host.]
After hearing her sermon, Arren felt his face getting hot. Yup, he was bitch
slapped by Sys for being a smug. Indeed, it was a special case meaning,
he only got lucky for getting many points. Coughing twice, Arren said.
"Um, ok I'll take it. Sys, could you recommend the ammunition for it as well."
After saying that, he heard a notification.
[3 Gear Points deducted]
[Gillver Light Crossbow has been received]
[Thank you for your purchase host.]
[Ammunition selected. List elimination complete. Displaying recommedation.]
Item Name Drill Bolt Rarity Common Effect/s Armor Piercing Requirement/s None Note A quiver full of high penetration bolts. Quantity: 100 Price 1 Gear Points or 100 Item Points
"Ok I'll take it for 1 Gear Point Sys."
[1 Gear Point deducted]
[Drill Bolt(Quiver) has been received]
[Thank you for your purchase host.]
After hearing the notification, Arren checked his inventory. The once empty
window now had 2 tab, weapons tab and the other, ammunition tab.
Taking out the crossbow from the inventory, Arren was surprised at its size
and shape.
What appeared or rather what hes holding on to was a T shaped crossbow
with an equal length of its arm and leg. A bulky half meter long body from the
stock to its muzzle, although it looked big, it was in no way heavy.
50% reduction weight, obviously.
The limb or the bow was at least a meter in length and bent only a little,
very different from the arched ones, an inch in width and 4 inch in height.
Giving the string a light tug, Arren was surprised and his eyes widened.
From that tug, its stiffness was like an immovable mountain. Using more
force the second time, although he was doing his best but still, not even
a small budge came from the string.
"F*ck, was I robbed by Sys? Why wont it budge even a tiny bit. I'll try its
lever then. I hope you move this time or Im going to use you as a hammer."
After he murmured to himself, Arren placed the stock on his right shoulder
and held the foregrip with his right hand, placed his left hand on the lever,
took a deep breath and pulled as hard as he can. Clink.
"
"Holy f*ck that easy?"
Arren was surprised as to how easy it was. From the test he did, he knew
the string was very hard to move and yet, with the help of the lever, he
easily pulled it into its latch. It did not even take him a second to latch it
into place.
"Damn, this thing is too f*cking awesome. No wonder Sys recommended it.
With how tough the string is, it should pack a punch right? Hey Sys, you there?
Thank you for this, hehe."
[You are welcome host.]
After thanking Sys, Arren took out the quiver eager to test his new toy.
Loading the half meter long bolt, Arren aimed at the coconut not far away
from him.
*Twang* *Swish* *Tak**Tak**Tak**Tak*
Arren heard the ringing sound of the string and a quick whistle from the bolt
that flew. What happened next made him surprised. The coconut in front of
him was cleanly penetrated. Judging from the sound ealier, he was able to
discern 4 impact sound. Going to take a look, he went to check the coconut.
"Holy f*ck!"
What appeared before him was not just the other side of the targeted coconut
leaking, but also the one behind it similarly having a hole with its water leaking
out from it as well. Seeing this, he could not help but be dumbfounded. But then
he remembered something, if 1 sound came from 1 hole and 2 sound would be
from both sides of the 1st coconut, then 4 sound would mean.
Stopping his thoughts there, Arren went around the 2nd one. Seeing another hole,
he shouted at Sys asking.
"Mamma mia, Sys! Sys, is this crossbow really 3 Gear Points only? Youre not
gonna say I have like I.O.U later right, right? This is now mine right? Youre not
gonna take it back right?"
[It belongs to host.]
"You sure about that?"
[Yes host.]
"How sure?"
[100% sure host.]
Hearing Sys saying that it now belonged to him, Arren went ecstatic.
"With this, I should be able to fend off most of the dangerous things here.
Hmph, lets see which beast will be the 1st victim to my awesome new toy."
After harrumphing, Arren sat back beside the tree, placed his new toy beside
him and went back checking for other items which will aide him to survive on
this island.
After a few minutes of browsing, Arren made a cough and then he asked
Sys as politely as possible for another help.
"Sys, youre the expert between the both of us, so could you recommend
for me again some stuff please."
[What would host like?]
Hearing Sys, he then quickly answered.
"Armors for protection, tools and stuff for daily use I guess, a skill which will
help me survive, clothes oh wait, nevermind clothing I'll do that myself. Lets see,
what else. Hmm, Sys, I'm gonna need a melee weapon too right?"
[Armor selected. Tools selected. Sundry selected. Melee weapon selected.
Please wait a moment host.]
"Thanks Sys."
After he thanked her, he held the crossbow with both hands and aimed it around.
"Do I need a scope for this? I guess I should start practice shooting to familiarize
myself with it. Damn, why did I not do any of these when I was still there. Right,
not my fault. I told them I wanted to live a normal life and then they went and
decided to throw me out. Hmph, just you people wait, now that I can get stronger,
I'll make you all kneel, well maybe not."
A little background of Arren Cyne, well, back on Earth his name was different
but lets just go with his name now, just forget his name before.
Reincarnated into one of the prominent clan in Sky Viewing City of the
Sacred Mountain Empire, the Cyne clan, he was thrown out after his
20th birthday. Bringing with him the little money that his mother of this
world gave him, who wept and begged the clan to let him stay, Arren made
his way to Camor, the City of Waves to try his luck.
When he got there, he was already out of money luckily, the folks at Camor were
the good kind so he was able to find a job as soon as he got there. Doing manual
labor at an Arkship Docks, Arren was able to earn a steady income and live a
normal life.
Then one day, while working on the docks just like any other day, an official
from the Capitals docks came and disguised himself as a new hire to scout
people to replace the ones retiring. Well, lets make it short.
The guy saw the hard working Arren, he added him to the transfer list. Arren
was called and was told he would be transfering into the Capital. Arren was
ecstatic to go. The Arkship thats taking him along with others came, they
boarded the Arkship. It was all fine until halfway through the journey they
met a storm and the storm was really a picky jerk.
From all of the people on board the ship, guess who was the only one that was
thrown out into the sea. Did you say Arren? Ding ding ding, we have a winner.
Winner winner, chicken soup.
Although he was unlucky to be thrown out, he was still lucky as well. The sea
is a very dangerous place. Theres more danger lurking in the deep sea than
there is on land. Not only that, he got the System out of it. Arren should thank
that picky jerk storm instead.
Oh and Sys is already done doing her thing so lets go back now.
[List elimination completeD. Displaying recommendations.]
Item Name Besieged Longspear Rarity Tier 1 - Magic Item Effect/s When Bracing, extends an additional 1 meter. Requirement/s 220 Combat Power Note A simple looking 3 meter longspear effective against charging enemies. Price 2 Gear Points
Item Name Breeze Wolf Leather Armor Rarity Tier 1 - Magic Item Effect/s Reduces air resistance. Requirement/s 10 Combat Power Note Made from Breeze Wolf Leather. Price 3 Gear Points
Item Name Breeze Wolf Leather Helm Rarity Tier 1 - Magic Item Effect/s Reduces air resistance Requirement/s 2 Combat Power Note Made from Breeze Wolf Leather. Price 2 Gear Points
Item Name Breeze Wolf Leather Pants Rarity Tier 1 - Magic Item Effect/s Reduces air resistance. Requirement/s 7 Combat Power Note Made from Breeze Wolf Leather. Price 2 Gear Points
Item Name Breeze Wolf Leather Boots Rarity Tier 1 - Magic Item Effect/s Reduces air resistance Requirement/s 3 Combat Power Note Made from Breeze Wolf Leather. Price 2 Gear Points
Item Name Iron Beetle Armguard Rarity Tier 1 - Magic Item Effect/s None Requirement/s 10 Combat Power Note Made from Iron Beetles foreleg, the toughest part of its body which it uses as a weapon, a shield, for digging, an item decent for protection. Price 2 Gear Points
Item Name Tight Grip Gloves Rarity Common Effect/s Gives wearer a tighter grip. Requirement/s None Note A pair of glove coated with the Chameleon Kings mucus. Popular to all warriors. Price 1 Gear Point
Skill Name Gods Observers Eyes (1/10) (Incomplete) Level Mortal Skill Type Passive Requirement/s None Note Gods Observers are people chosen by the Gods to become their eyes in the Mortal Realm. Price 20 Skill Points
Item Name Heating Stone Dial Rarity Common Effect/s Heating, 10 - 110 degrees dial Requirement/s 1 Mana Stone Note A disk like device the size of a plate used for heating a room or an open area. Has a 5m X 5m heating range. Price 10 Item Points
Item Name Cooling Stone Dial Rarity Common Effect/s Cooling, 10 - 110 degrees dial Requirement/s 1 Mana Stone Note A disk like device the size of a plate used for cooling a room or an open area. Has a 5m X 5m cooling range. Price 10 Item Points
Item Name Mana Stone Rarity Common Effect/s Battery, energy Requirement/s None Note A sphere 1cm in diameter used to power common tools. Price 1 Item Point
Item Name Wanderers Sleeping Bag Rarity Common Effect/s None Requirement/s None Note A comfortable sleeping bag. Price 1 Item Point
Item Name Iron Shovel Rarity Common Effect/s None Requirement/s None Note A commonly used shovel. Price 1 Item Point
After looking at the recommended list, Arren, who could not help but get
confused as to why some items were being recommended asked.
"Sys may I know more about this eyes thing. What does it do?"
[Host, Gods Observers Eyes enables host to see information from both the
living and the non-living things.]
"Information? What kind of information?"
[Host, information like name, age, gender, combat power, etc.]
After hearing what Sys said, Arrens eyes lit up.
"Its incomplete right now, so what would happen if I complete it then?"
[Host will be able to see a more detailed information. For example, having 3/10,
host will be able to see the girls measurements. At 4/10, host will be able to
see the relationship parameter list of girls. At 5/10, host will be able to see if a
girl is still vir]
"STOP!!! STOP,STOP,STOP,STOP!"
He knew that if she continued itll be dangerous to reach that line so he
immediately stopped her. Wiping the non-existent sweat from his forehead,
taking a deep breath he continued.
"I'll just figure it out in the future so lets move to the next one. Tell me about
the mana stone. If I remembered correctly 1 Item Point is 1,000,000 Zirin at
the Exchanger and a mana stone, the cheapest one is around 1,000 Zirin,
dont tell me that this one is 1000X better or more mana inside it."
[Host is correct. The mana stone sold at the store has at least 1000X more
mana than the ones people used in this world.]
"Thats cool, thats cool. The ones I used before I was kicked out lasts up to
2 weeks at full level heating or cooling with the stone dial. This ones definitely
gonna last me very long. Thats good."
Nodding over and over, Arren then got to the last item.
"Then could you tell me whats the shovel for Sys?"
[Host, a shovel is used for digging.]
"I know its for digging. What Im asking is why do I need one."
[Host, you need to dig a hole.]
Irritated by Sys answer, his lips and brows twitching, he asked her again.
"Dig a hole for what?"
[Host, the hole is for you to sleep into host.]
After hearing that, Arren snapped at her.
"F*ck! Hey you were cursing me arent you? You want me to die no? Sys,
I thought we were friends. Huhuhu"
Making a sobbing noice, wiping the non-existent tears.
[Host, youre misunderstanting something host. Host should know that during
night time, creatures will roam the beach. The current you will be eaten alive
by any one of those creatures. Staying underground at that time will be safer.
The deeper you are down there, the better it is for you host.]
Hearing what Sys said, Arren turned to look at the sun and he knew hes
f*cked.
"F*ck! The sun is wait, I should have enough time to dig deep. With my
strength now, I should be able to dig deep enough to be safe. Sys, hurry!
I want to buy all items in the list, two of the mana stone please."
[Host, a total of 14 Gear Points, 20 Skill Points,24 Item Points. Confirm?]
"Yes confirm, hurry!"
Seeing the setting sun in the horizon, he shouted back wanting to start his
digging as soon as possible.
[14 Gear Points deducted]
[20 Skill Points deducted]
[24 Item Points deducted]
[Besieged Longspear has been received]
[Breeze Wolf Leather Armor has been received]
[Breeze Wolf Leather Helm has been received]
[Breeze Wolf Leather Pants has been received]
[Breeze Wolf Leather Boots has been received]
[Iron Beetle Armguard has been received]
[Tight Grip Gloves has been received]
[Gods Observer Eyes has been received]
[Heating Stone Dial has been received]
[Cooling Stone Dial has been received]
[X2 Mana Stone has been received]
[Wanderers Sleeping Bag has been received]
[Iron Shovel has been received]
[Thank you for your purchase host.]
Hearing the many notifications, Arren did not even bother to look at those.
Directly taking out the shovel ,he dug on the spot not bothering to look for
a better area to dug into.
And so, his heroic journey towards the core of the world has now
officially started. Just kidding. His madly digging to save his life.