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.:Flashback:.
After a long rest I woke up and took a shower. I dried my hair and wore a set of clean clothes. I sat in front of my desktop and searched the net for information regarding my class and any other class, evolving or not that might had the same leveling restrictions as mine.
*Knock* *Knock*
My search was stopped short before I could find anything usefull.
{Maid2} '' Young Sir, are you awake yet? ''
{Chris} '' Get in! ''
{Maid2} '' Young Sir, there are some guests downstairs saying they want to talk to you. I told them to take a seat at the small meeting room while I was coming to check if you were available. ''
{Chris} '' I don't remember having an appointment with anyone nor expecting any
body to pay a visit anytime soon. Who are those guests and what do they want from me? ''
{Maid2} '' I didn't get their names but they said they are from UNICORP. ''
{Chris} '' ..........Tell them I am going to meet them soon. ''
Chris had no clue as to why would people from unicorp pay him a visit. He turned off his computer and headed downstairs.
Once he entered the meeting room he saw two men in suits sitting in one of the couches enjoying their hot coffee.
{Chris} '' Hello gentlemen. I was informed you require my presence, not that I can imagine for what reason whould representatives of UNICORP pay me a visit. ''
The two men stood up and exchanged handshakes with him.
{???} '' Before we talk about the reason of our visit please let us introduce ourselves. This is Dexter Miles and he is my assistant. ''
{Dexter} '' Nice to meet you Mr.-''
{Chris} '' Please, call me Chris Mr Miles. I am too young to be called a mister, it feels uncomfortable. ''
{Dexter} '' Nice to meet you Chris, plase call me Dexter. ''
{Chris} '' Nice to meet you too. ''
{Richard} '' And I am Richard Omens, representative and public figure of Unicorp. Thank you for welcoming us even though we came without any notice. Please call me by my first name too.
{Chris} '' Nice to meet you Richard. Let's have a sit. Greta, please serve me a coffee too. ''
{Greta} (Maid2) '' At once Young Sir. ''
After the maid served him his coffee she left the room and closed the door behind her so they could speak in quiet.
{Richard} '' Chris the reason or should I say reasons for our visit are some of your latest achievements which include getting a not previously existing evolving class, gaining the title of Peacekeeper and last but not least finding a high rank quest. ''
The man had took all of his attention just with one sentence. It was only yesterday he took the class and the title, yet these people only in 1/3 of a day had found his information and paid him a visit at his home. What was so important about his class, title and quest for them to move so extremely.
{Richard} '' As you probably know, we swear utmost secrecy on our users identity and we wouldn't try to exploit or leak any kind of information. ''
Chris just made a nod at that.
{Richard} '' The only people that know your in-game identity at this very moment are me and my assistant. ''
{Chris} '' And i would like it if it remained like that. In fact it would trouble me a lot if people learned that I played Royal Road at all. ''
The two men made a slight nod each.
{Richard} '' Chris, at this point I don't how else to say it but, your achievements will have catastrophic consequences on the future of Royal Road.''
{Chris} '' Catastrophic consequences you say? ''
{Dexter} '' If you like I can explain everything in detail. ''
{Chris} '' Please do! ''
{Dexter} '' Let's start with the quest. The A rank quest you have unlocked is a quest that can not be accomplished by players. The quest was designed for an NPC and can only be accomplished by that NPC. ''
{Chris} '' If that's the case then how come I was able to unlock it in the first place and why only an NPC can do it? ''
The assistant looked at his boss as if gaining approval for answering his question. Richard made a nod after a light sigh.
{Dexter} '' As you know the Blood Elf race is not available yet and it isn't supposed to be available for a very long time.
After certain events we were going to unleash a Blood Elf in the game who would take a LAST BOSS role. After the player eventually defeating that LAST BOSS, a new expantion of the game would be released. After that Blood ELf made it to Caleb it would take the quest's first part. Hearing Caleb's side of the story would take the second part. Eventually meating Draven would get the third part, although for that a series of other chain quests should be successfully finished. The forth and last part is the tricky one. To gain that part, the Blood Elf has to travel to the realm of Gods and meet Hel in Helheim. There he will get all the information he needs to finish the quest and decide not only to 'avenge' but also protect the rest of the world from these fake Gods and their dogs, even if it actually ment to go against the very same people he was tryng to protect. Hel is a God that hates all the other Gods and she wouldn't mind falling if it ment the rest of them would fall with her. For various reasons we made impossible for players to get access to the God realms and that's why you can't finish this quest. ''
Chris was taking in all the information silently. He really needed a crazy amount of time to finish such a quest and he wasn't sure if he wanted to commit to something as that. In a way not bothering to finish that quest is something that pleases him.
{Dexter} '' Before he would literally go against the world he would use his title as Peacekeeper to find strong allies and make a group that would assist him on his fight. This NPC was designed to appear overpowered from the beginning and along with its special Blood Sage class he would become the ultimate LAST BOSS which would take at least a year for the players to beat and I say beat and not kill because In the end the Gods are breaking the barrier between realms and they then kill him along with his group. After that the Gods are going to make their intentions known, which is to control everyone with their iron rules. This is also the point where the world along with the players understand that they picked the wrong side. Before The Blood Elf leaves its final breath however he opens a portal which leads to other worlds and it's not accessible to the Gods. ''
{Chris} '' I guess this is where your new expantion comes! ''
{Dexter} '' Exactly! Traveling and achieving things in other worlds players can get stronger in the world of Versailles by gaining new skills, items, pets, stats and many other. These worlds are their hope for defeating the Self-proclaimed Gods.''
{Chris} '' I see...... In few words, with my decision to start with my current race I wasted a lot of time and effort of your developers.''
{Dexter} '' ............Yes. ''
Before the situation became awkward Richard decided to take part again in the conversation.
{Richard} '' The important thing right now Chris, is that we need your help. ''
{Chris} '' My help? How can I help you? I am a powerless low level character that can't actually level up because of his class. ''
{Richard} '' Yes, that class..... It was actually made by the AI, probably it tried in its own way to fix the damage that was done. This class is completely unknown to us and these restrictions are really troublesome. '' We plan however to help you as much as we can so you can take that role of the LAST BOSS and launching that new expantion normally. There is nothing we can do about your class and we can't actually help you find allies that will become Peacekeepers and assist you, we can on the other hand to help you with the quest. Since we can't delete anything in the game, our developers are going to create a book that contains all the information needed for you to finish the whole chain quest and get some rewards. ''
{Dexter} '' We can't really show such favouritism to a player but considering the circumstances and the fact you are not going to level up even once because of your class, it makes this rather 'acceptable'. ''
{Chris} '' Still, this won't be enough. I don't know what I am going to get by solving this quest but there is no way it will be enough for me to become an over-powered boss and sorry for saying this but I didn't agree on help you yet. What is it in for me? The things you are asking me to help you with, are even more impossible than the quest. Additionally, I imagine you want all that to happen in a certain period of time, right? And I am sure even if I was inside your game 24/7 what you ask me would still be impossible. ''
At what I said they both got a small shock, Dexter little more that Richard. His face changed almost immediately to one of someone that seemed he just remembered something he had previously forgotten.
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{Dexter} '' We of course have in a mind a contract for your services with a huge amount of money as compensation, we could get in the details la- ''
{Chris} '' Do I look like someone desperate that needs to work like a slave for money? ''
{Dexter} '' I am sure we can find something t- ''
{Richard} '' Dexter stop it! ''
{Dexter} '' W-What? But w- ''
{Richard} '' Just stop! You took it all wrong. What Chris here is trying to say is that he is not going to help us, because what we ask is more like a boring chore. The reason people play Royal Road is to have fun and some of them because they want to make a living by playing a game. Chris here doesn't really need money and whatever else we might offer, he can probably buy it. So if I am right ,what you really want from us in exchange for helping us is, to make it more... fun? easy?unique? adventurous? mysterious? something else? ''
{Chris} '' How about all of the above? ''
{Richard} '' And how do you suggest we do that? ''
{Chris} '' Give me early access to those 'new worlds' before the release of the new expantion. ''
{Dexter} '' You can't be serious! something like that would be....... ''
{Richard} '' Done!
{Dexter} '' What!? ''
{Chris} '' That seemed kind of easy to be honest. You are not lying to me, are you? ''
{Richard} '' At this moment only three new worlds are finished. We will get you access to them. When more are ready your capsule is going to update the data. However don't misunderstand. Giving you access doesn't mean you are going to become overpowered. Whatever rewards you get to take with you from these worlds back to the world of Versailles they will be according with what you were able to accomplish inside these worlds. In some of them stats, skills, levels, gear and pets may don't matter at all and on others they might be everything. ''
{Chris} '' I still think you agreed too easily. What's the catch? ''
{Richard} '' It's not really a catch, you can even concider you get something really amazing out of this, something none has ever tried. ''
{Chris} '' And here i thought we were becoming friends Richard but you want me to become your newest guinea pig. ''
{Richard} '' HaHa. You are indeed sharp. It's true that it's not 100% tested but there will be no danger to your health. ''
{Chris} '' I will decide if I believe you only after I hear it. ''
{Richard} '' Something that the masses don't know is that, UNICORP actually recieve data with the condition of the body of our users. This data helped us to improve on a lot of areas and one of them is how to be able to stay in capsule for long periods of time, like in a hibernation state in which we can actually train the body. The amount the body is trained is only a small portion of the one you train in the game. That way someone not only can get fit,stronger, faster, etc but also learn skills like: sword fighting, swimming, parkour and many other even more dangerous things. ''
{Chris} '' That sounds ..... like good Fiction. ''
{Richard} '' I know it sounds crazy but it is real. The only thing we don't know is if there is a limit on how much you can improve, either being physically or in skill. The capsule also has the additional option of connecting to the internet, so even if you stay inside the game for long periods of time, you won't be cut from our world. In the future, when the time comes for the big event, a special team whose personnel is yet unknown for now, will be able to assist you by connecting to your capsule and walk you throughout the whole thing. ''
{Chris} '' I am not going to call you a liar, but I am not going to believe it unless I see it with my own eyes. ''
{Richard} '' Then my job for now is done. By tomorrow morning your new and improved capsule can be delivered. Once the installation is done we can continue with you signing a contract which I will have ready by tomorrow. Everything we promised will be given to you in exchange for helping us and of course for keeping what we discussed or everything that we might discuss in the future concerning the game, a secret. Is that fine with you? ''
Chris pondered for a while. Was that all he wished for? He could ask much more from them. His mere existance in the game might wasted precious time and data but none of it was his fault. He didn't brake any rules in the game or any terms of agreement for players.
{Chris} '' If you can add one more little thing in the contract, then I will agree to sign it. ''
{Dexter} '' W-We accept! Whatever it is we accept! ''
{Richard} '' Dex please behave yourself. What is this little thing you want to add Chris? ''
{Chris} '' I want to get information on the future events or updates before they are announced to the public. I am not going to deny the personal advantage but I got to say it can also help me find individuals to join my side. It will be much simpler to know about when and where a tournament is going to take place where usually talented people can be found, than searching all around the continent looking for some chosen one. I will mostly only participate in tournaments, since I also need fighting experience against other players. ''
{Richard} '' I accept if you agree to give some feedback on our events. UNICORP employees are not permited to play the game. It is an iron rule in our company and whoever needs the job knows better than breaking that rule. This has the downside of, us not really knowing what our players like or dislike the most. If we had feedback from someone playing the game on what people need, crave or demand then we can organize better and more interesting events that might increase the number of our registered players. ''
{Chris} '' There is no reason to not agree, so I will be expecting you tomorrow with the contract and the new capsule. ''
{Richard} '' Good. I guess this is the time for me to leave. I have to make the contract with everything we have agreed upon included. Dexter, stay here for a while more and give to Chris every information he needs on the events and updates I am going to announce later today in my intervew on GRR. ''
{Dexter} '' Y-Yes boss! Leave it to me. ''
{Chris} '' I'm really glad I met you Richard. I would like to say, leave it to me too, but what I got to do isn't that simple. I promise however to do my damn best and tomorrow I am going to sign on that too. ''
Chris exchanged with him another handshake and good byes. Moments later Richard was gone and Dexter started explaining everything to Chris. After a while they changed location and moved by the side of the pool to continue their discussion. Greta served them some snucks and cold refreshments just in time. Once everything was said and explained, Dexter made his leave. He had work left to be done as well.
Now alone, Chris wondered what to do. He decided to have some workout to brake a sweat. He did a light running and then started box training. It's been some time since he trained his boxing techniques. His moves where out of synch but soon his muschles started to remember the correct way of executing them. Hours later he took a shower and sat in front of his computer screen again.
His search on information about his class bear no fruit, he did however come across a very interesting site. It was called ' Dark Gamers ' and it had an interesting way of giving information. In a way you took as much as you gave. The only problem was that he had to get a recommendation from a high ranking member if he wanted to join them and get the information he needed. He didn't worry much about it. He was used on getting what he wanted.
Checking the clock he noticed it was almost time for Richard's intervew on that Royal Road theme program so he headed downstairs and waited for GRR program to start.
.:FLASHBACK ENDS:.
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I know I promised a faster release, but unfortunately I lost Chapter 14 the first time I wrote it. I can blame the sudden powerbrake or the fact I didn't think of making a copy of my work every once in a while to make sure everything is safe. I choose the first.......:P This Chapter is about half its original length. I am also going to write again the second half and post it as Chapter 15.
PS. This Fiction's views have dropped by a lot. If future chapters don't meet certain amount of views I might as well as drop this Fiction for good.