In Lu Ming’s kitchen, a serious debate is taking place. Yu Tian and Lu Shan sit opposite each other, faces solemn and silent.
Yu Tian speaks first.
“I think you have gone too far this time Lu Shan.”
“What do you mean? The kid asked for an opportunity, and I gave it to him.”
“Opportunity? He has been holed up in his room for a whole day already! Children his age should be out with their friends! Not cooped up in the house like this!”
“He said that he can accomplish something from this game! And it's not like I’m forcing him or anything!”
“But you're putting too much stress on him! Two weeks? How can he earn so much money from a game?”
“Well, 1500 dollars is quite a bit to earn….”
“EXACTLY! So why did you ask that much from him?”
“I want to see if he can man up and keep his word….”
“With that kind of offer?!? I don’t think your advisors can do that with an up-and-coming game either!”
“Why am I the one in trouble now….”
“Why are you?!? Just look at what happened to Lu Ming since you said that!”
“Fine, he doesn’t have to earn that much in two weeks. But I am not going to tell him that. I need to see if this game has the potential he said it would.”
A volcano nearly blew up in Lu Ming’s house, and Lu Ming didn’t even realize it.
Lu Ming is busy retrying the tutorial. It’s been a whole day, and he still hasn’t fully completed the hard difficulty. Of course, that one-second misplay always leads to a fraction of an inaccuracy. His patience was at its limit.
He received a notification after he finished the tutorial countless times despite not completing it.
“That’s weird. I haven’t even completed the tutorial yet. Did someone beat it before me?”
//Congratulations on being the first person to clear the tutorial 1000 times! Awarding the title “Fanatic”, two silver coins, and 4000 experience points!\\
//You have leveled up!\\
“Well, this is a surprise.”
Lu Ming actually earned an achievement for just playing the Tutorial a few times! He actually had no idea that there was an award for doing this. And the title is pretty useful too.
Name:
Fanatic
Category:
Title
Rarity:
Uncommon
Requirements:
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None
Stats:
When fighting mobs inside the tutorial. Attack speed increases by 10%
NPCs treat you as a crazed fanatic. Decrease all favorability by 5
Description:
You have taken on the challenge of the tutorial. Your unrelenting attitude is unseen in others.
Titles are often gained as a reward or punishment from storyline quests or rare side quests. While most titles are earnable, some are forced. If a player commits too many crimes, they will be placed in a debuff in certain areas and NPCs will have a negative favorability towards them..
Each player is given two slots for titles. One is a status given by the game, the rewards and influence decide what a player’s title is an NPC. The other is a slot where the player can equip their own titles. This allows players to choose the buffs they need according to the situation.
There are some things that Lu Ming didn’t know about in his previous life. Many of his memories of hidden quests are achievements that other players had made, so there are still some hidden quests that he had not heard about. After all, not everyone wanted to show off their loot from completing a quest.
Being the first to clear the tutorial 1000 times was not an achievement he had heard about in his previous life. The person who did it must have not mentioned it to anyone.
Keeping these thoughts in his head, Lu Ming continues to shred the tutorial. His speed slowly picks up after practicing over and over again. His time to complete the tutorial slowly becomes shorter as he becomes accustomed to where the enemy spawn points are. Lu Ming becomes excited seeing how fast he progressed, yet he is able to decrease the clear time every time. If any other pro players saw this, they would be frightened out of their minds. The efficiency rises by one or two percent every hour or so.
He had started off with 75% efficiency.
Finally, after another hour, Lu Ming completes the tutorial. As his efficiency becomes triple digits, the system makes another announcement.
//Congratulations on passing the hard difficulty of the tutorial with 100% efficiency, awarding 4 silver coins, a rough shield, and 7000 experience points!\\
//You have leveled up!\\
//You have leveled up!\\
“Yes!” Lu Ming inwardly shouted.
This was the award he was looking for! His hard work paid off!
//Would you like to leave your name on the Hall of Fame?\\
Lu Ming quickly pressed no. He is too excited to think about anything else.
//The bonus tutorial will be opened. Please stand by.\\
Name:
Rough Shield
Category:
Weapon
Rarity:
Uncommon
Requirements:
None
Stats:
Durability: 50/50
Damage: 5
Defense: 20
Abilities: None
Description:
A basic shield that looks aged…
Lu Ming nodded. “This item’s stats are not bad for a player who is just starting. This shield will be handy. Although it isn’t beneficial for offensive purposes, the defensive capabilities are certainly much higher than if I only had bare fists,” he thought.
Just then, an announcement sounded again.
//The hard difficulty in District 003 has been completed by “Anonymous”. Awarding every player in the district with 2 silver coins.\\
//The hard difficulty in Wen Hua province has been completed by “Anonymous”. Awarding every player in the province with 1 silver coin.\\
//The hard difficulty in server NA has been completed by “Anonymous”. Awarding every player in the server with 50 bronze coins.\\
“Again? It hasn’t even been 2 days since the normal tutorial was beaten”
“Is it the same person who beat the tutorial the first time?”
“Not likely, most servers have already completed the normal tutorial. This must be someone else who joined in late.”
“NA IS THE BEST!!”