Chapter 5 - Maintenance
[Anmesicat] = [Cat] for short, she currently in the middle of the forest. This forest name was [Serby Forest], but because of the always been cover by mist. The forest has been renamed as the [Misty Forest].
If local born from Continent of Serbia, then they knew this place was called [Serby Forest]. But to the Foreigner (Foreigner refer to User, Excluding Staff because their account mark under NPC) who will visit this place will known it as [Misty Forest] or [Forest of Mist].
Anyway, [Cat] currently in the middle of the forest, but from her current place she can see the exit. The only problem is the bull or as the name appear at above their head is [Small-Minotour Lv 10] indicating in red color. It's not only one, there a hundreds of them.
[Cat] was thinking how should she handle them from this location. After all, she is currently climbing the highest tree to let her body from being discover by the pack of the small minotour. Their figure was small but the weapon they hold? nope, it's freaking dangerous.
The axe itself twice as big as the small minotour size. Normally speaking, yeah that was impossible for them to use that axe. But this is the game, [Cat] was wondering how to find a solution to handle this situation. But a moment later, her upper right sight was blinking in red dot. When she see what is it, it was a massage from Admin AI.
Dear Player, Please be advised to log out now. Currently [Legends Online] will be update and intoducing new feature of the games. All the info regarding the update will be post at the website. Advice to log out within 20 minutes. Don't worry over the quest or what ever you did, they will be continue when you login back.
We will not responsible of any account lost within this update. The chance you account is lost is 100% if you did not log out within 20 minute. Again, please log out before we start the update.
After seeing the Window Announcement, [Cat] was feeling how should she log out? she is currently in the forest with no safe point to log out at all. Oh well, she just log out since her account was mark under NPC category, most likely that all staff account be put on temporary 'exile' folder as the maintenance progress. As for player, surprisingly after the announcement, almost all player just log out from their dive machine.
After [Cat] log out, she watching on her computer screen for a while. seeing if there any indicating different of the financial problem. Surprisingly, there is. What's more, the person issue of the financial issue of usage was their boss. [Wing]. Still shrouded in mystery, all staff assuming that [wing] is male by the commanding sound 'he' gave, the way 'he' command was like any-male 'boss' type that can be seen in the movie or drama. Hence with that, all the staff assuming that [Wing] is male.
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RoyalRoad company launch a new website composing solely for the Legends Online, and given the announcement in the old site, the news of the maintenance was put on the new site. So mostly, people go there to look what is the news about this maintenance.
News - First Maintenance
A very first maintenance has been issue by us, we all felt sorry for the inconvenience but it is must be done so all user and the new user can enjoy the benefits of playing Legends Online more comfortably than before.
We also including a patch of a new feature. the new feature will be list in below:-
1.Mount Summoning.
At a specific level (lv50), user will automatically receive an summoning item (Wisel) to summon a mount. All available horse will be render to level 1. User can upgrade their mount to evolve it further. There is also a special-type of mount can be acquired through special quest. Mount level cannot exceed user level, there will be a few benefit can be gained from the posses mount.
2.Crystal Cash.
This currency is the only currency that can be used on buy a special Item on a certain merchant that provide by the system. What Item the merchant provide is, it is decide by us to let the user find out what it is. We only tell you that the merchant will be appear at a fixed time and at a fixed location. This merchant can be found inside the INN or Tavern. Wore black color wizard outfit with the eyes shone brightly in blue colot. Only Appear after 00:00 for a 1 hour. Exact 01:00 the merchant will vanish from current location but will appear back tomorrow night and day after. The Xurrency can be obtain by exchange a gold to this currency or to buy it using real cash. 1,000 Gold = 1 Crystal Cash. 1USD = 10 Crystal Cash. The exchange rate for real money will be vary upon the different currency use.
3.Special Merchant [Black Merchant].
Selling a special Item that will corresponding on each user class. Will appear inside the tavern and INN at fixed time 00:00 ~ 01:00. This merchant will appear at the same place over and over. Will not spoken unless the user have the minimum Crystal cash on possession. 500cc (Crystal Cash) Minimum is the required amount to initiate business with Black Merchant.
4.Vortex Dungeon.
This dungeon can be enter by anyone. PLease be advice this dungeon can only be enter alone. Clearing Each stage will receive a reward. As for how many stage, that is for user to find out.
Thats all, and for the Maintenance, it will take a exactly 3 month to include all the feature. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Sincerely,
Admin G.O.D..
Many people read that news and they felt what and complaining about 3 month of the maintenance. How they complain of their subcription but RR company has given a reply that all the subcriptions count will be stop when the maintenance is start. After the game start launching again, the counts of subscribtions day will continue. Additionally free 3 month subscribtion fee for all user and the new user that buy a dive machine after the 'Maintenance' also will be given 3 month free from the fee of subscription.
However, meanwhile the Legends Online under-maintenance, all the progress was left to the Super AI that govern over the LO. While the AI busy with Maintenance, [Wing] has called over the fellow researcher, mostly the technical staff must attend. As for the few researcher who before joined the researcher part before, some of them didn't make it because of the several problem their had. Some health Issue, and some Family Issue.
But [Wing] just let it slide because the real reason for 'him' called them into the meeting room was to produce a new type diving-system. And that, [Wing] has issue a developping a new-type diving machine. Some said it no need, but after take a consideration on the people whom still many yet to have the Diving Machine because of the price ($10,000) for a single machine and subscription fee ($300) for a month.
That day, in the meeting room, discussion about how should the new diving machine develop/create, some giving the Idea of using Nerve System that can be carried anywhere and connect it anywhere. The idea was put on hold because it will not be enough time to develop that. Finally after some debating over the idea, the idea of creating a Helmet-type diving machine was approve.
Because the Helm-type diving machine only need to scale the diving machine into a small scale and can be equip anywhere. Since the LO has develop it's own server which is not connected to the current internet, Everyone can buy the helm with a price ($1,000). Cutting the price 90% compare the diving machine capsule-type. as for the fee for the subscription still the same as usual. Atleast to the public-eyes, almost all people can buy the new diving machine. However, before they can use it, they must be scanned inside the POD-Machine that provided by RR-company.
This pod is the same as the first develop Mechine. Only this one was a bigger one and using for scanning and registering User. As for the creating their account will be continue using their helm. Because of the scanning of the pod already recording their size, height, weight, so mostly they can continue to creating the account without waiting for the scanning part.
After RR company announcing the maintenance will finish in a week, they also announce the release of the new-diving machine. As for people who already have the capsule, the don't need to bother this because the capsule system was provide more comfortable than the helm-type. But some people who already have the capsule-type still buy the help-type because the helm type can be used anywhere. for example, if their body (In-game) was sleeping. They can continue to moving their real body without needit to log-out.
This new system, almost made all the owner of the previous machine was buying this one yet still keeping their capsule. And then begin the new-system and the new feature of the game of LO.
The reason for the patch was to set a new system for the [Legends Online], the new system was called 'Cardinal'. Like the name implies, all the control of the NPC behavior, Quest Generate, Item Drop and all the management was fully controlled by Cardinal System. The admin was now only able to control or act if the certain 'crysis' happen by user Like hacking, though the percentage of the breach was only down to 1%, the safety measure was guaranteed.
So no one tried to hack the server anymore after the genius-hacker created a new defensive system maneuver that enough to rival the security of the all technology. As for the staff (Prticipant Researcher's), can created 2 account because one as the NPC as the other so they can play like a normal user and played from the scratch. No wish, No advantage whatsoever to start again.
Well, most staff had yet to use the 2nd chance for creating new account, they don't care if they NPC, since they still act like normally user act. So it hard to tell whether or not they user or npc. Since the way they talk was translate by the system itself so the User heard them talking like any other npc.
Enough of that, one of the game in-game time was altered from 1:5 to 1:3. The reason was because to reduce the burden on the brain. that's all, and now [Cat] whom just login, appear in the middle of the misty forest, though the location she appear was just like where she log off before.
Since she already climb the tree high-enough, she scouting up ahead the monster there still the Small-Size Minotour although the different this time was there is the leader for this small-minotour. By the name above his head, it written as [Black Minotour Lv15]. and this black minotour was holding a great-sword instead of axe.
Seeing this, [cat] was conflict within herself, should her just charge up ahead? she wondering how to efficiently killed this group of small minotour. After pondering for a while, suddenly [Cat] was struck by a brilliant Idea. It was to trap all of them, and how to do this? she need to dig the ground deep enough the minotours.
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When the night approach, less minotour can be seen. [Cat] put her planned into motion, far from the group of minotour, where the monster is none-existence there, she start digging the ground. Guess what? and yeah she did it with her own hand. Plus with Senjutsu-Energy cover her entire body, she will never felt any exhaustion after digging for a few days.
And she even generate Earth Affinity and increase it into 10%. How wonderful is that? When [Cat] felt the trap was deep enough, so she start her planned into motion. By luring a fifty of the small minotour, she just run ahead to her trap, while dodging the trap itself, she waited it. The minotour who just charging and rushing toward her was all and all fifty was fall into the trap. the trap just pitfall trap but she not put any sharp inthere like spike or something, she just buried them alive.Nothing happen yet since all the small size minotour was still alive inside their 'grave'.
After full 5 hours went by, [Cat] suddenly increasing level from lv2 into lv15. The successive level up was giving her a small bonus of the Rising stat of Intelligence and wisdom by 10 and the unused stat point [1300] point. Each level was giving a 100 point of unused stat point that can be allocated to any desire stat except the natural stat or generate stat.
When [cat] open her status window, she was flabbergasted by the change of the window.
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Status Window
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Name:Anmesicat Alignment: Divine
Race:Nekomata (Goddess)
Level: 15
Strength:200 (Attack 100)
Dexterity:200 (Defense 100)
Intelligence:210 (MP 2,100)
Vit:200 (HP 2,000)
Stm:1000
Divinity:1000 (Locked)
Unused stat point: 1300.
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Earth Affinity:10%
Light Affinity: 100%
Dark Affinity:-30% (Permanent)
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Magic Resistence: 1% (All element except Dark)
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Unused skill Point:30 (Used to level up skill, 1SP=1Lv)
[i]*All skill has been augment by cardinal system*
+Endurance stat has become Skill [Endurance Lv1 (Max Lv10)]
+Sustenance Stat has become skill [Sustenance Lv1 (Max Lv10)]
+Throwing Mastery Lv5 (Max Lv10)]
+Sword Mastery Lv2 (Max Lv10)]
+Shadow Step Lv2 (Max Lv10)]
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[Cat] watching her skill status and thought 'When did I have shadow step skill?'
Wondering about the skill but she ignore it and continue her journey to meet to the bearer of darkness.
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Aswad whom just want to trying to sell his own Bycicle on the auction site. though the money was not a problem for him, it is just for fun for him to auction the bike.
~Auction Site~
[Moonlight bycicle]
made from moonlight ore,
Quality: Myth
Durability: Regenerate under moonlight.
Skill: Wind Road, Enable User to ride on the wind)
Starting Price bid :$1
Duration Left: 29Days 23H50M
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"Is this guys for real?"
"I did see someonw ride this bycicle three month before, and he just ride the bike on air. many people witness this"
as the conversation continue, the bid war was starting to sky rocket. Just a few hour the price was up to $5,000. Although the money was not a problem for Aswad, he love watching the people on 'war-bid' to buy his auction item. The original Purpose for him to playing Blacksmith was to forge a weapon, the bike was just for fun.
Since the system was upgrade and change, Aswad deposit $10,000 into his game account. After the Maintenance, Aswad account has been remarked as User account and his administration privilage has been disable and can only use admin tool in his computer for the management purpose. Though Aswad didn't know any about the privilage, he just played the game like any user out there.
By exchanging the $10,000 into a Crystal Cash currency, Aswad received 100,000cc for the exchange. Since the system LO user had yet user reach level 50, most the new feature funtion can't be enjoy yet because of the level requirement. But to no avail, even though the real money was involve in the game, when Aswad waiting at the INN at 00:00 sharp, he met with this so called Black Merchant.
When Aswad initiate a business trade with this Black Merchant, in front of Aswad suddenly appear a window box that list of Item Currently sell by this Black Merchant.
Item List
Starter Pack Equipment Set+Weapon
Description:
Giving the buyer a full-set beginner equipment responding of the user class. If the buyer does not have a class, the item receive will be non-class (Available to all user) type equipment. Can be equip on the get-go.
Price:200cc
Portable of Blacksmith (Special)
Description:
This Item exclusively only for user with Blacksmith-type class. If the user not a blacksmith class yet have the blacksmith skill will not be able to use the portable to it's fullest potential. Decrease chance of Failuring when Enchance Weapon or Armor up to 20% (Blacksmith Class only). User that have blacksmith skill will be able to use repair-funtion even though he does not have the skill, restore it's full-durability.
Price:1,000cc
Magic Bag (Special Inventory)
Description:
Saving the item inside the bag will not make it rot or decay, it will retain the item freshness.
Price:1,000cc
Return Scroll
Descriptiom: Teleport user back to the recent, last visit town/village.
Price:10cc
Ressurection Scroll (1-time used)
Description: Let the user respawn immediately at the current place where user die. will experience double-penalty of death at the next time user death. Eg: 10 time used the scroll, 10 times death penalty will occured.
Price:1cc
Hammer of Thor (Blacksmith and Heavy-Weaon User Only)
Description:
Replica of Thunder God Thor weapon, If used to Forge weapon/armor will grant the forge item with a 2 or 3 random option..
Price:10,000cc
Sword of Helios (Swordman Only)
Description:
Replica of Sun God Helios weapon. User will be able to deal a light-base damage to enemy.
Price:10,000cc
Bow of Athena (Archer/Ranger Class Only)
Description:
Replica of the goddess Athena range weapon, User will be granted the ability to see from a far like a hawk. Below 1000m distance target will 100% hit.
Price:10,000cc
Staff of Odin (Wizard/Mage Class only)
Description:
Replica od God Odin weapon, can be used to amplify user the highest element Affinity. Eg:when buy this weapon, the wizard have 10% fire element affinity, then the affinity of fire will be double.
Price:10,000cc
Fragment of Star (Ore)
Description:
Can be used to create excellent weapon/armor that rival a replica weapon of god. Required Blacksmith Skill Lv7 or higher.
Price:10,000cc (300pcs Ore)
When Aswad see the list of item above, he felt 'WTF', this is unfair to other people. Rich people will be advantage with the money their have. Aswad decide to buy Hammer of Thor, and that leave him with 90,000cc. And Aswad buy 3 pack of Fragment of Star spending 30,000cc to get 900pcs of this ore. And he also buying Portable Blacksmith and Magic Bag. Left him with 58,000cc. Since the money not a problem for Aswad, he decide to buy All replica weapon. and that left him again with 28,000cc.
Aswad was tempt to buy the Resurrection Scroll but penalty receive will be increase the more he used, more penalty will occur. He leave the scroll and suddenly the Black Merchant disappear. When Aswad seeing the clock, it show 01:00 AM (Game Clock). No wonder it disappear. Aswad just realized around him was many user flocking together buying item.
Aswad leave the INN that was crowded with players. and decide to Train his Blacksmith skill with labourer work instead of using skill point. Using Skill point is good, but the quality of the weapon/armor forge was decrease down to -50%. Since Aswad buy the replica weapons, he checked the item he just buyed.
Hammer of Thor
Durability:10,000/10,000 (Cannot be repaired)
Quality:SSS+
Option:
+50% Chance of Successive of enchancing weapon/armor.
+Randomly generate 2 or 3 option on the forge item.
+Increase Thunder Affinity up to 30%
Sword of Helios
Durability:10,000/10,000 (Cannot be repaired)
Quality: SSS+
Option:
+50% Light damage to the enemy.
+Healing Sun (Automatically Heal user 10HP /sec)
+Increase Light-Element Affinity up to +30%
Staff of Odin
Durability:10,000/10,000 (Cannot be repaired)
Quality: SSS+
Option:
+Increase all element up to 20% (Including dark)
+Double the highest elemental affinity.
+Grant user to summon Valkyrie randomly from the low level up to middle level. (Higher Level only available to the summoner class)
Fragment of Star (ore)
Forge item with the ore will grant the item a certain option with the forger intent.
Stock:900pcs
"hmm..." Aswad was thinking for a while and then seeing his own stat that endurance and sustenance stat has been change into a skill. As for his strength and Agility still around 2xx. While his INT just around 1xx. His INT decrease probably because of the system change.
And then Aswad Log out from the game, because he's been logging in for the 5 days in game, meaning he already spend his time with the capsule for 24Hour straight. So he decide to log out and get something to eat and do some exercise and then take a bath before logging in back to start his journey as the [Weapon Maker].
End Chapter 5.
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Author Note:
Hi guys, sorry for the late release. Been busy with RL-stuff, so after another 2 weeks, finally my freetime, and after that I will have plenty of time to continue this series and another one (This one will surprise for the fans of my first work.)
And there you go, Soon when the New work approved. You going have to wait 2 weeks before my RL-comitment (Work) done.
Hope you enjoy this series and the soon to be approved.