When I opened it…

Sands… Just sands.

Nothing else except sand as far as the eye can see.

A flatland filled with sands being blown by the winds creating small waves within it.

I expected something better like a forest, town, or island. Even a beach would probably be better than just sand.

This place didn’t even have any dunes or anything that can be used as a landmark.

When I focus on the sand below me, each pattern is eerily identical to each other with no deviation as if this place is a desert landscape designed by a beginner 3D modeler.

I can’t even move my head to see what’s behind me or what am I.

This should be the “first point of view” as mentioned in the manual.

There should be a “second point of view” and “third point of view” which I hope will give me a better understanding of my surrounding.

There should be a “free-cam” mode that is only available in third point of view.

I changed my vision to the second point of view after some time focusing on it.

And the view I see didn’t change much.

I still can’t move my head and this point of view is slightly zoomed in and higher than the first point of view.

However, I am now certain that I am not a humanoid war machine which is quite disappointing. It would be easier for me to control a humanoid machine rather than a normal machine.

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Now for the third point of view…

It's much better this time I can at least look around at a 360-degree angle but I still can’t down and there is a roof above me.

And as I expected, it’s more sand all around me.

I can now try the free cam mode to as least look at what I became.

To use the free-cam mode I will need to visualize me opening a window which is quite odd but I am not complaining.

It took me… Wait. How am I supposed to tell the time?

Anyway, it took me a while. It could be a minute or it could be an hour, I don’t know since nothing changed in this desert at all.

The sound of an old iron hatch opening can be heard and I can finally see the sky.

Free-cam mode gave me a humanoid body which is a pleasant surprise.

I climbed my way out and saw that I really was surrounded by a vast sea of sand.

I looked below me to see what I became in this life.

I am a…

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tank?

This should be a USSR Light Tank BT-5 that is used in WW2. Why is it in a desert?

I looked at my humanoid body and it seemed that I was wearing a USSR tank commander’s garment.

I walked around my body (the BT-5) to inspect it and it didn’t have any damage as if it was fresh out of the factory.

I tested out the distance of my free-cam and I can go around 5 meters before being unable to move further as if an invisible wall was there.

It said that I can move further when I become “stronger”.

That’s for the future but for now…

How can I move this thing?

Immediately, a notification ping alerted me to a new document titled “Machine Of War Starter Guide”.

I opened the document and was delighted to see its only 2 page long which is the title and the content.

My expression froze when I read out its content.

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You will be using War Machine starting from WW2 of your world.

Each Machine have different mechanism which you will need to understand each moving part and memorize it.

Then, recreate the movement of the mechanism perfectly without any error to prevent any malfunction to occur.

The war machine will be put into battle against this world’s resident in real conflict and simulated battle against other war machine within an illusion.

Each battle will reward you with Battle Point [BP], Research Experience Point [REP] and Modification Enhancement Point [MEP].

A report will be given after the end of each battle

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