The sound of alarm wake me up. Looking at the clock, it still 6 am. There is no difference between sleeping here or in normal bed. my body even feel more energized. The deep state sleep totally beneficial. I think insomnia would be only in history now.
Changing my pajama to tracking suit and put it on the bin, my autonomous appliance moved it to washing machine to start washing it. The pinnacle of technology now days is autonomous machines that make our live easier. Some will argue that it was one way of government to try to control us, but there always catch in everything. For me, this technology is convenient. I don't need to think to clean my house, to washing my cloth or to cooking a meal, even it can be live safer. Imagine if you live alone and got heart attack then autonomous will contact nearest hospital and medic will come to rescue us. And there is many other benefit which i can't say one by one. The pro is outweighs the cons and for me that end of discussion.
Preparing the meal with autonomous, it gives me strange feeling. Because my generation is transition before autonomous become wide spread and sometimes i miss feeling work it together with my ex-wife. Haah, there is nothing can change true nature of human relation, but depressed of spoiled milk will do anything. Set up the option to message me when the cooking done, i am readying myself to my light exercise.
The cool morning breeze touch my skin. It such long time that i do an outdoor exercise again. Usually i gone to local gym to do 1 to 2 hour simple workout. There are many other that jogging here in the neighborhood. This residential are one area that many middle class live in, so many of them are aware of healthy lifestyle. From young to old, from man to woman, I see a lot of them doing jogging. some of young are used revealing clothing, ahh sure it pleasing for man eyes. Arrive at park, I am doing some relaxation movement then going some round of run. When message from home come in, i am straight way back home.
Opening the door, I can smell the nice scent of the meal that I prepared before. Taking towel and wipe out the sweat on my face and body. Then put my tracking suit on the bin so my body can cool down much more faster. Digging on my meal, take gulp after another, the taste is quite good. I wonder how the machine can cooks better than me. I get such defeated feeling. Turn on the TV, I am searching for news on the net regarding ATLAS but nothing new come up. Quickly taking shower, so i can make my body feel fresh after jogging and ready to dive in. After dive in, I logging to my personal space. Looking at the real world time, i got still some time for training. I think for now, i will concentrating on my footwork and sewing skill because it was my best skill i can learn so far. Set up the alarm, i am starting to learn as best as i can.
Then a window appear in from of me. It say it is some little tutorial of using menu before going to game. It can be trigger several ways, you can just called it or hand gesture but basically just think to called it the window will appear. It convenient ways . There is five tabs in menu, It shows us information from Status, Equipment, Inventory, Option and Login or Logout tab. I try to change from one tab after another to familiarize with it.
"The server will open in few moment, before that you must set up account name and ATLAS name. What name do you choose?"
No need long time, i choose my usual name in game."FreedomAce for Account name and Michael for ATLAS name."
"FreedomAce for Account name and Michael for ATLAS name, Are you sure this correct?"
"Yes."
"The server is ready. Do you want to login?".
I take a depth breathing and said"Yes."
"You'll be transferred to ATLAS and may your dreams came true."
What nice encouragement from sweet young woman voice but the light is so blinding. Is it mandatory to do those damn bright light. After the light subsided, i am standing in the middle of plaza. Many other light appear and player shows up one after another. Some in daze, admire the scenery, building, NPC and smell of fresh air. The air is very refreshing and not have pollutant, even in grain. You would only get this kind of air if you not going to mountain or forest. Some other move scattered in many different ways. Maybe trying to get ahead of important information for themselves. Some other looks like checking their menu, i decide to open my menu too then checking for my Status.
StatusNameMichaelRaceHumanLevel1GendermaleMoney0 Gold 0 Silver 0 CopperHealth100Stamina100Health Recovery0.1 / secondsStamina Recovery0.1 / secondsMana100Fatigue0%Mana Recovery0.1 / secondsFatigue Recovery0.01% / secondsStrength10Soul force10Agility10Soul Defence10Dexterity10Soul Capacity10Endurance10Soul Flow10Stamina10Vitality10Titlen/aOccupationn/aSkillActiven/aPasiven/a
After satisfied looking on status, then i checking the inventory. What i found there is only a canteen. Going out from menu, i see four bar Health, Mana, Stamina and Satiety. I deeply sighed. Because from the start, we must do survival test. Moving to fountain, there is stood statue of some renowned figures. I assume that way because his armor is so splendor. Closing in, I can see that the sculpting quality is superb. The sculpting detail, proportion and engraving are so good. I bet the sculptor preparing this very meticulously, because i can't find any defect. The equipment it used are the best quality that you can get. Many user will use this image as their final form for knight based character. But, the cape turn me down. I know a lot of people would say that it was a romance to used cape in role play but for me it meh.
The Statue of Hero W'rn HywtOne of 10 great defender of City of Immortal in 2nd Demonic Spirit Invasion happen 1200 years ago. Originated from kingdom D'mot, one of 3 great kingdom in the west at the time. He was able to make one small kingdom to rise to challenge hegemony in saturated west region. Many field flourish in his reign, specially the navy.
With his navy many, he secured trading route on the sea that origanated from east to central sea or vice versa. Not many able to withstand his power that blessed by god of war aria. Wether the war happen in land or sea there many record of his winning.
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Invited by Angel Spirit, he with many king and hero make second Great Alliances to repel Demonic Spirit. Immortalized by Demetrius of Alopece from Mycenaean for his huge contribution. But, it was also the cause of the fall D'mot Kingdom. Because he was one of pillar for his country, whe he gone many conflict inside and outside weaken the kingdom.
Artistic quality Magnum Opus
Artistic value 121,916
Bless of Goddess Aria
For a day your health rise for 33% and health regeneration rise for 30%
For a day your mana rise for 24% and mana regeneration rise for 18%
Stamina uses and fatigue accumulation lower for 30%
Your leadership rise for 34%
For your appreciation and enjoyment of fine art, your got 609 art stat
hmm, some nostalgic mechanic here. It follow historical system used in LMS. But, i wouldn't follow weed footstep here. Maybe for real world sculptor or related art jobs that goal is doable. But for everyday user, it would be really hard. Need determination and hard work to achieve this level. Not only time but also the cost is possible high. I do some scuplting workout in my personal space but it was not my main purpose.
Finnish admiring the statue, I taking out the canteen and dip in the clear water in the fountain. I try to drink it immediately. The taste is superb, really refreshing with every drop of water in our throat. I wish that i could drink this water in real life.
Blessed WaterFor duration of 1 day, yours mana rate recovery increases for 30%. Carefully, even thought the water was blessed but excessive drinking would cause stomachache.
A notification is show up. Very interesting, the water flowing here is blessed. I check my status again. Before my mana recovery rate is 0,1/s, after see the statue up to 0.13/s now the rate go up to 0,17/s. Right now, the result is negligible but later with this buff will give big differences.
I am decide to ask NPC for simple task or quest. Not just asking some random NPC, I must ask some reliable source. And reliable source in beginner city is a guard. Observing the surrounding plaza, i am trying to find for the guards but not avail. But I finds some people with a high level armor. Are those guys guards in this city? Maybe yes, the city wasn't called city of immortal that don't have those shiny armor. To clear my doubt, i approaching one of the guard and asking them.
"Excuse me, sir. My name is Michael. Can i ask some question because i am new here?"
"Yes, lad. Off course you can ask me. It a pleasure to help other adventures. And you can call me Statham."
"Ah, thank you very much, sir Statham. What i want to ask, is there any works that would give some money or maybe food here?"
"Haa... ha... No need to call me sir, just Statham."
"Ahh, yes Statham, So, is there any jobs suitable for me?"
"Hmm. There is no job that will give you money here. But if you want works here, you would get token instead. You can use it to trade with something you want. The most easy jobs that would give you sufficient token for a day is in the west gate. There you will find wall construction. If you go there and ask captain Morgan to take the jobs you will get some token. Just said, Statham send you. He would accept your request."
"So can which direction is it ?"
"West is in this direction. Just follow the road and you will arrive at west gate."
"Thank you, Statham. I will go there now. See you later."
"Yeah, see you later too, Michael."
On my journey, i see random player get scold by NPC.
"What a quest? With those meager power you to get quest. First you must train your body and soul to achieve hero level then ask me again, kid."
"Ehh... Sorry. So what i must do then?"
"Why not help me with this goods. Move it to the warehouse on back of my shop."
With gleaming eyes and smirk on his face, the merchant openly exploit that player. You must careful with your action to not get scam. I don't know if the reward from that merchant would enough compared the player effort. I sigh deeply, and pray that player would be okay. I can't just meddle into another person problem. If those don't give good payback then goodbye.
Step a side from the street, i am searching a suitable place. On gap between building that not many passerby, i doing some warm up movement. Many onlooker seeing my action with weird expression. some let it by, other look musing by it. After finish all movement set and stretching movement a notification show up.
Warm upNovice 1For set of movement you do, you would get less muscle injury. Muscle injury rate lower for 5%.
Stretching 1Novice 1For set of movement you do, you would get less muscle injury. Muscle injury rate lower for 5%.
ComboIts very important for people combatant, farmer even housewives to do some warm up and stretching before they doing their chores. For combo you done, you would get less muscle injury. Muscle injury rate lower for 15%.
I get two skill. So my movement recognize as two different action. I don't know the difference. I just do those movement, because that was what my elementary school teacher teach me. I even compress it in order to be concise. Hmm, doing some actions to create combo to give bonus point. I thinks, i must doing a lot of experiment to find more mechanic in this game. And there is level on my skill. So when i level up the skill the effectiveness would increase too. I don't know if this skill would useful later, but it was still a good information for me.
After that, i am running until reach the destination. I trying to evade some passerby. More notification show up. But i just dismiss it. After the west gate looks closer, i lower my speed and lastly walking leisurely. In my observation, after running for entire 20 minutes, my stamina decrease rapidly. Now the level is on 20%. After walking around 15 minutes a reach west gate. It really humongous, each gate width around 20 meters and the height around 40 meters. Really awe inspiring structure and how they did this marvel. With those many information just for brief moment i play, it quite overwhelming, but it was also exciting. I can't wait for more for my next adventure.
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Sorry for late update. i lost my last week draft and got sick in saturday and sunday. Hopefully you enjoy this story too.