> Thursday September 5 1901
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> I spent the day in my room. I took apart the other two devices I purchased yesterday and discovered a relatively simple mechanism which turns kinetic energy into small amounts of electricity, enough to power the single, small, light emitting diode. Quite a mouthful, that, should just refer to it as light diode? Perhaps an acronym? LED?
Welcome to Interlude Chronicles!
Would you like to customize your physical characteristics or enter the game with a representation of your real-world body?
I chose the option to go in with the real-world body.
You have not transferred credits from games outside of Interlude FIRE into FIRE credits, do you wish to do so now? Doing so will grant you 21,557FC.
Only 21.5k FIRE credits? I'm a billionaire crafter/trader on Mirm Online, the VR MMO for Eldest Tomes. I'd have to log onto Mirm to find out how much I have but it seems each credit is worth about 1B gold... 'I just hope 21.5k is a lot in Interlude Chronicles...' I thought to myself.
"Hello, AI?" I ask, not knowing for sure how the system worked.
Hello Edward.
Said a different voice than the one that had been speaking a moment before. It was a deep, English male. I definitely preferred the soft female voice but not enough that it bothered me. It was actually pretty cool, like one of those spy novels. Did you need assistance?
"Yeah, can you tell me how much each FIRE credit is worth in Interlude Chronicles' currency?"
I see you have you 21.52811 FIRE credits, that equals 1 million Virrion Gold Pieces, per FIRE credit. You may only transfer an amount equal to 1 thousand VGP per day, to protect the economy.
"Does Mirm Online exist in FIRE yet, if so, how much would all of my FIRE credits be worth there?"
It would transfer back at the same rate, and Mirm Online does not exist in FIRE yet, would you like me to put in a request on your behalf? Being the first request a game interfaced with FIRE grants you a special achievement for each game.
"Yes, please send the request!!"
Request complete,
Title gained Founder of Mirm
[+25% permanent exp boost for self as well as temporarily boosting all current party members within Mirm Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% Damage and Healing for self and party within Mirm Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% affinity with all skills within Mirm Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% treasure found within Mirm Online FIRE Edition]
FIRE Founder [Rank 1]
[+1% exp boost within all FIRE games and apps]
[+1% damage and healing within all FIRE games and apps]
[+1% affinity with all skills within all FIRE games and apps]
[+1% treasure found within all FIRE games and apps]
FIRE Founder Boons [25% to next boon bonus]
Holy crap!!! I'm already one of the most influential crafters and traders within Mirm Online, with the party boost, I'd never have a problem finding a party or... "Hey, AI, do party boosts work for raids?"
They work for your party within the raid, but no, party boosts will not affect the entire raid.
"Alright, thank you," I said and resumed my train of thought.
I'd still be a very useful member to any raid, with mine, and my parties, extra damage, and healing.
"Alright, AI, I'd like to request a few more games; Fantastic Fantasy Online, Claim Crafter, Devil Dungeons, Ring King Online, Tower of Nimrod TCG, Darwins Evolving Creatures Online, Three Path Duel, Library of Alexandria, City of Crafters, and Shadowcraft Online!"
The requests for Claim Crafter, Devil Dungeons, Tower of Nimrod TCG, Darwins Evolving Creatures Online, City of Crafters, and Shadowcraft Online have been successfully requested.
I am sorry to inform you that Fantastic Fantasy Online, Ring King Online, Three Path Duel, and Library of Alexandria have already been requested by other users.
Title gained Founder of the Claim
[+25% permanent exp boost for self as well as temporarily boosting all current party members within Claim Craft FIRE Edition]
[+10% Damage and Healing for self and party within Claim Craft FIRE Edition]
[+10% affinity with all skills within Claim Craft FIRE Edition]
[+10% treasure found within Claim Craft FIRE Edition]
[+10% basic claim size within Claim Craft FIRE Edition]
FIRE Founder [Rank 2]
[+2% exp boost within all FIRE games and apps]
[+2% damage and healing within all FIRE games and apps]
[+2% affinity with all skills within all FIRE games and apps]
[+2% treasure found within all FIRE games and apps]
New boosts!
[+2% basic territory size within all FIRE games and apps]
FIRE Founder Boons [50% to next boon bonus]
Title gained Devil Summoner
[+25% permanent exp boost for self as well as temporarily boosting all current party members within Devil Dungeon FIRE Edition]
[+10% Damage and Healing for self and party within Devil Dungeon FIRE Edition]
[+10% affinity with all skills within Devil Dungeon FIRE Edition]
[+10% treasure found within Devil Dungeon FIRE Edition]
[+10% basic dungeon size within Devil Dungeon FIRE Edition]
[+10% chance of finding rarer items within Devil Dungeon FIRE Edition]
FIRE Founder [Rank 3]
[+4% exp boost within all FIRE games and apps]
[+4% damage and healing within all FIRE games and apps]
[+4% affinity with all skills within all FIRE games and apps]
[+4% treasure found within all FIRE games and apps]
[+4% basic territory size within all FIRE games and apps]
New boosts!
[+4% chance of finding rarer items within all FIRE games and apps]
FIRE Founder Boons [75% to next boon bonus]
Title gained King of Babblers
[+25% permanent exp boost for self as well as temporarily boosting all current party members within Tower of Nimrod TCG FIRE Edition]
[+10% card packs found within Tower of Nimrod TCG FIRE Edition]
[+10% chance of finding rarer cards within Tower of Nimrod TCG FIRE Edition]
FIRE Founder [Rank 4]
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[+8% exp boost within all FIRE games and apps]
[+8% damage and healing within all FIRE games and apps]
[+8% affinity with all skills within all FIRE games and apps]
[+8% treasure found within all FIRE games and apps]
[+8% basic territory size within all FIRE games and apps]
[+8% chance of finding rarer items within all FIRE games and apps]
FIRE Founder Boons [1] [0% to next boon bonus]
Title gained Darwins Pupil
[+25% permanent exp boost for self as well as temporarily boosting all current party members within Darwins Evolving Creatures Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% Damage and Healing for self and party within Darwins Evolving Creatures Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% affinity with all skills within Darwins Evolving Creatures Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% treasure found within Darwins Evolving Creatures Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% basic ranch size within Darwins Evolving Creatures Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% chance of finding rarer species within Darwins Evolving Creatures Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% analyzing and learning speeds within Darwins Evolving Creatures Online FIRE Edition]
FIRE Founder [Rank 5]
[+16% exp boost within all FIRE games and apps]
[+16% damage and healing within all FIRE games and apps]
[+16% affinity with all skills within all FIRE games and apps]
[+16% treasure found within all FIRE games and apps]
[+16% basic territory size within all FIRE games and apps]
[+16% chance of finding rarer items within all FIRE games and apps]
New boosts!
[+16% analyzing and learning speeds within all FIRE games and apps]
FIRE Founder Boons [1] [25% to next boon]
Title gained Master Crafter
[+25% permanent exp boost for self as well as temporarily boosting all current party members within City of Crafters FIRE Edition]
[+10% Crafting speed and tempering success for self and party within City of Crafters FIRE Edition]
[+10% affinity with all skills within City of Crafters FIRE Edition]
[+10% treasure found within City of Crafters FIRE Edition]
[+10% basic crafting lodge size within City of Crafters FIRE Edition]
[+10% chance of finding rarer items within City of Crafters FIRE Edition]
[+10% analyzing and learning speeds within City of Crafters FIRE Edition]
FIRE Founder [Rank 5]
[+32% exp boost within all FIRE games and apps]
[+32% damage and healing within all FIRE games and apps]
[+32% affinity with all skills within all FIRE games and apps]
[+32% treasure found within all FIRE games and apps]
[+32% basic territory size within all FIRE games and apps]
[+32% chance of finding rarer items within all FIRE games and apps]
[+32% analyzing and learning speeds within all FIRE games and apps]
New boosts!
[+32% crafting speed and tempering success within all FIRE games and apps]
FIRE Founder Boons [2] [50% to next boon bonus +100% progression for gaining 100% with a single set of requests]
Title gained King of Shadows
[+25% permanent exp boost for self as well as temporarily boosting all current party members within Shadowcraft Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% damage and healing for self and party within Shadowcraft Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% affinity with all skills within Shadowcraft Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% treasure found within Shadowcraft Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% basic criminal den size within Shadowcraft Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% chance of finding rarer items within Shadowcraft Online FIRE Edition]
[+10% harder to spot, and speed, while sneaking within Shadowcraft Online FIRE Edition]
FIRE Founder [Rank 5]
[+64% exp boost within all FIRE games and apps]
[+64% damage and healing within all FIRE games and apps]
[+64% affinity with all skills within all FIRE games and apps]
[+64% treasure found within all FIRE games and apps]
[+64% basic territory size within all FIRE games and apps]
[+64% chance of finding rarer items within all FIRE games and apps]
[+64% analyzing and learning speeds within all FIRE games and apps]
[+64% crafting speed and tempering success within all FIRE games and apps]
New boosts!
[+64% harder to spot, and speed, while sneaking within all FIRE games and apps]
FIRE Founder Boons [2] [75% to next boon bonus]
Holy. Shit. Balls. I'm OP!!?
Edward, would you like to enter the game and have Virrion Gold Pieces transferred to your starting bag?
"No, not yet, AI. I have a question about Boons? How do I use them, what do I use them for?" Boon wasn't a new word to me, or even a new concept in the context of games, but I had no idea what a FIRE Founder Boon would be used for.
FIRE Founder Boons are used to enhance your experience across all games and apps.
Boons cannot be refunded once accepted and they are very rare, only given for landmark achievements, such as being the first to request games or apps, being the first to special achievements within games, and so on. Unfortunately I am not allowed to assist you in furthering your knowledge of Boons, however, if you think of something truly special you would like to request as a boon, please don't hesitate to ask.
May as well see if I could get the currency transfer limit taken off, "AI, I want to spend my first Boon on being able to transfer as many FIRE credits to Interlude Chronicles."
I am sorry, Edward, the creator of Interlude Chronicles has locked the currency transfer rate. Not even a boon can override the lock.
"How about... huh..." What's the most useful thing... hm... City of Crafters is a HUB game that allows crafters absolute freedom in creating new recipes. You can freely take items and currency from select other games, and use them to create new crafting recipes which can be transferred into those select games. Being able to transfer... maybe not currency, but items, from all FIRE games... that could be useful! "Alright, I want to use my boon on a soulbound, endless bag of holding, that can be used to transfer items, and currency when able, to and from any game that is FIRE compatible, is that possible?"
Soulbound Endless Pocketed Bandolier of Transference has been added to your inventory and equipped to your person.
As AI said 'equipped' I felt the slight pressure of the bandolier, more of a harness, around my torso and shoulders. Not quit what I was imagining, but looking down, I saw some of the pouches were wide enough for crafting tools, and some narrower weapons, but not wide enough for armor.
"I was... really hoping for something... more like a backpack?" I asked not sure why AI decided on giving me something that I didn't ask for.
Everyone has packs, satchels, bags, clutches, and the like. You now stand apart from everyone else! Congratulations on your amazing first boon, have a wonderful experience!
There was a bright light before I could argue further and I was suddenly under the sun, in a bright, beautiful plaza, standing in front of a fountain who's water smelled amazing! Song birds played and sung in the fountain, a few people relaxed on benches and at tables.
Looking around I saw there were shops of all sorts and larger buildings farther off. What looked like the parapets of a castle loomed in the distance.
The smell of freshly baked bread, honey, cooked nuts, and something spicy, reached my nose.
This place is perfect!!
Just then, someone grabbed my arm and pulled hard...