In bright sunny day with a lot of pedestrian passing by each other while wearing a simple clothing and some even wear the same exact pieces on them making one wonder whether that is some iconic fashion nowadays.
A shirt under the vest with simple design but different colour with each of the same piece, long pants with around 6 pocket on side, back, and below plus a boots laced one on their foot.
No matter for elderly, different gender, child, even toddler wear the same thing excluding babies.
In one of it's Cities building called Central Hall, there is a teleporter circle which brightly lit without stopping for a whole time. This area with size that of a footbal stadium actually crowded with so much people and shop making this place so lively even at dawn.
In this kind of place, the circle begin lit with more vigours which afterward a lone guy appear in it. No redeeming feature with an asian unique appearance and light brown skin, height around 175 cm and and seem moderately build.
The guy looks irritated while grinding his teeth so much as if wanting to Polish it into some kind of terifying weapon.
"…That bastard, next time I will fucking kill it for sure" said the guy with very low tone as if swearing to none other but himself.
While he still immersed in his own world ignoring the crowd which do exactly the same as them, the weird text appear on his retina making the guy almost jump backward in caution.
Welcome to reizen city
This is the 12 server and you will receive a books regarding this city rule and basic knowledge.
…Detecting new host
Congratulation for individual named Jalak Triana for surviving the 7 days trial.
Processing data…
…process succeed.
Bonus have been added to your basic stat.
Bonus have been added to your skill menu.
Bonus have been added to your basic pocket bag.
Welcome and enjoy your day.
A good thing that Jalak didn't make any suspicious behaviour or else he will be suspected to be a survivor and it will be troublesome. Why you ask? Because no matter what, human are curious creature who want to collect infromation as long as it is around them.
It have been exactly 7 days after the first rain on january 1. He is on the middle of the hunt when something unexpected occuring making him cornered to almost dying.
That is right, almost. If not for that damn monster whose really annoying making him frustated even when he is almost revived here.
"…Bonus stat huh? And where is the supossed bag?"
He is not surprised at all with this spectatcle even though it is the first time he saw something like this. Jalak first receive the information regarding this weird game like experiences from his families who revived first through the phone.
Now what should I do? - thought him in wonder while contemplating his next plan for the future. It is for the sake of getting his revenge toward that abnormal being.
"Is it worth it to survive? Dead are not bad of a thing. Just look at different angle when you are in choice, huh"
That guy really too wise, thought him while remembering it's view toward jalak useless pride at the time.
Enough with reminiscing, jalak decide to take a stroll first while checking his supposed to have bonus of status.
It is what you would expect from a game like feature where it's differentiated between strength, ability etc.
Name : Jalak Triana
Level : 1
Exp : 0 %
ATT : 34 STR :32
DEF :25 INT :16
SPD :28 LCK :10
EVA :31 LDR : -
Skill : -
Title : -
Status : Healthy
He don't even know whether he is strong or not compared with other nor do he find the bonus that the system' mention about. "So where is my bonus??" Said him in dissapointment. If they give us bonus at least make some kind of differentation, complain him while he walk to nowhere in particular.
This hall seems a nice place to start your first craving for information but he actually planning to call his family to him up so he need to find a place that is more open and easy to find.
.While checking the now game like system in order to get used to it, Jalak making somekind of mental note to find someone to compared with.
' I mean, I don't even know whether 510.000 coin supposed to be many or not' said him in his mind regarding what is inside of his portable pocket. Though he complain, deep on his heart he kind of expect that the money are considered to be of higher end compared with others.
Before he realise it, jalak already arrived in the center of reizen city. Looking left and right, he saw a lot of people in this place maybe because there is that huge fountain in the middle and a lot of bench surrounding it.
'This place is so clean.' feeling amazed by this trivia information that he know exactly wouldn't be possible in normal world where a lot of people gather. After all, this city are real even though there is this weird game like interface.
Deciding to take a sit, he again playing with his system and then go to the contacts menu. In it, there are only his families and all are online in the moment.
Hesitating a little, he then decide to call his brother to pick him up. The contact menu have a call button on it, status, and PP as if somekind of chat app.
"This is not considered phone. What am I Suppose to call it?" Question him toward no one in particular. This habit of always questioning a trivia detail what make him survive for 7 days in the now forest city so he actually take pride of it.
'I need a guide' the blatant intention that he convey toward his brother on the phone.
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Jalak call his parent too but they both busy at the moment it seem.
-I have a meeting right now- said them but in apology. Though his brother supposed to be the one who will come, he said that he will be a few hour late because he is in the middle of some research.
'Somehow my family seems like a stranger to me' feel him weird because the different of attitude they actually show after the judement day 7 days ago. Bored and having no plan at the moment, Jalak make an observation toward his surrounding and find this people even more weird.
If it is not wrong, some of them actually die atleast once for them to be here and on top of that, some actually lost their family member and yet the anxiety that supposed to be there doesn't exist on their now smilling happy face.
Feeling like a good observant, he begin to ask one after another detail that might interest him. What happening in this world? What is server? Who are these people? NPC? Where are they coming from? Health bar are different in real world right? There should be health recovery rate so is it possible to have your injury healed in due time?
One after another question come and dissapear in his mind. Of course he don't have any answer as of now but there are some who be can test right away.
Checking his pocket bag that attached like a belt on his waist, he retrieve the beginner knife that god's know where it come from and gripping it with serious gaze on. While having a stare contest with it, old guy with weird uniform while gripping a broom actually get close to him.
"Young man, you have a grudge at your knife" Said that man with a wonder gaze toward jalak. Realising that he is not alone and others might observe him, he decide to test the injury system on hold at the moment.
"Oh oy, what we have here?"
Yet not even an half hour ariving here, the tug event already appear on his journey.
"Look brother, that guy gripping a sword, how scary!"
"Back off guys, this dude are dangerous. Hey young men, you shouldn't threaten others in the middle of the city"
"That is right! If you don't want us to report you to the guard, give us something valuable and we might change our mind"
Said the trio with cheapskate act. Normally, the guy named Jalak are nothing but plain individual so when threatened, it will have more than 50% chance of success.
But right now, his brain actually rorating in highspeed while looking at the trio head on without the slighest of fear in it.
Kill them? Never do that other than monster so it is risky considering how much it can affect his mind.
Apprehend them? As if telling the crowd that he is indeed dangerous.
Ask for help? Help for what? It is too vague that others might don't want to get involved. These people actually waiting and just watching with the clear intention of just wanting to watch the show.
Giving in are out of question so the last one probably just ignoring them.
Deciding so, his focus go back to the sword on his hand again ignoring the now red and ugly faced of these tug.
Just when the trio want to make a move while the passerby waiting the should coming drama…
The crowd become noisy and this supposed to be disordered people actually partway letting a group of six people passby. Who are they? - Thought Jalak in wonderment but a kind guy near him actually giving him the info the need while he talking with his friends.
The six people actually a part of a group who call themselve RedRoyal. They are an adventurer group consisting of fighter, tank, support, marksman, mage, scout and assasin. Very balanced group who actually clear the place called Training Tower until 4th floor and in the 5 floor as of now.
'Wow, how amazing' Said jalak on his mind when he realise that he don't understand just what is so good about it. While thinking as such as his eyes follow them toward who now walking away.
"Fuuh, they are so cocky. Do they don't know that we are by no means weaker than them?"
"Ssst brother, we need to hide our strenght or else we will be crowded with informant every single day just like them"
"That is right 2 second brother, third brother. Because they have their own role, we have one too. That is disciplined unruly newbie just like him"
Boast them with their chin high up and their eyes directing at jalak. They are so annoying if what all of their word are bullshit but if it is true, Jalak might need to get involved with something really troublesome. Looking at the cleaner oldman on his side who kindly talk to the stranger that is him, he ask 'What should I do' to him thorough his gaze.
"sigh, you three over there. Just stop it or I will call the guard"
"What!? What have we done wrong? We are trying to act nice by stopping that dangerous guy. You should be thankful instead oldman"
"That's right, get over here and we will protect you"
"Good, I will aprehend him before he make a ruckus!"
The trio move in very practical order and all of them seems like a messenger of justice. If Jalak fight back, it will be no surprise if they act like a victim with exageration movement and claim they are being attacked by him in retaliation. If he dodge, Jalak might be accused of trying to run away out of guilty. This situation really annoyed him so much that he actually readying his beginner knife in reverse grip but just after the last tug who said will apprehend Jalak rush toward him...
"Stop it, or we are the one who will aprehend you all"
Said someone with blonde hair from the group who just passby that is RedRoyal.
***
They are a good guy, Thought Jalak after the incident a moment ago. The blonde man call himself Richard and actually just finishing their group training and now deciding to rest in the inn. This city actually a foreign place for every revived person so if you don't want to live on the street, one need to earn money to atleast live in some cheap inn.
Jalak now are walking toward the place called Training Center in the very Center of Reizen City that the Richard guy recommend to earn money from. That info actually very timely considering he still don't know how to pass the time while waiting his brother. Texting his brother to go to Training Center instead to pick him up, Jalak become more excited for the interesting place he is going to.
What? The tug? There is no face slapping event nor do any violence in it. They just left after confronted by RedRoyal and run away just like that. A good help for Jalak who don't want to create any attention drawn to him.
Walking in light step while savoring the fantastical view this place offer, he humm while look over here and there like a country bumpkin. There is so much place that he intent to visit after looking around in meanwhile. Actually, most of them are just shop which sell adventuring tool.
In modern era, there is no way a street shop would sell a steel weapon in broad daylight right? Even owning one might make other question your intention by buying such a thing let alone carrying it like what he witness ever since he came here.
After a whole 1 hour of walk and asking random passerby for direction, he manage to get here in jubilant mood.
'This place look like a tower with I don't know maybe around 100 m wide.'
"Hey do you hear that RedRoyal group manage to..."
"It seems like I can reach higher floor today"
"Did you know that some kind of C-Class Monster actually already appear in the wild? Yes, and it seems that this tower have one for training purpose too"
As expected of the place recommended by famous figure, it seems like this place actually more popular than business hall from before even though it is much smaller if compared. On top of that, the atmosphere really lively and a lot of strong looking group actually very easy to find here than outside.
"So this is the place huh?" Mutter him while walking with the not seem busy enough receptionist other than 5 others.
"...Welcome to Reizen Training Center may I help you?"
"um, excuse me. May I know what is the service this place offer?"
"Are you new? May I know your'e name?"
"It is Jalak"
"Understand Mr.Jalak, I will give you brief introduction of this place"
After having the conversation with the reception lady, I summarize it into a point.
1. A place to train any survival ability that is for all of basic job available. They also offer a trainer and all of necessary item in order to nurture young generation of adventurer. ( Though some actually already old )
2. This place a wide library boast of their resource of book that come from all over the world. ( From what world exactly? )
3. Consisting of a Practice area where you fight a real monster based on which floor you are in. It is connected to a man made dungeon so it will be fine even if a lot of people get inside together without being crowded unless you are partying up in advance. ( Do they mean we will fight the monster one on one unless partying up? )
4. They offer a job vacancy for a graduate and a certificate in order to get a title that can boost your ability so it is recommended to take your training seriously. ( Certificate boosting ablity? What happen if that paper get burned? )
5. The place will reward you in any kind according to your achievement in this tower so it is the place where even veteran comeback again.
After hearing all of that, he decided to take a look at the training area to get a feel of what is the difference between what he fight outside of this city before he died.
"It will be 10.000 coin for 1 month member. It is not included for intermediate and above training menu so please come to me again if you ever want to sign in"
Said the receptionist filled with sweet smile. It is indeed great if you are being greeted by such friendliness huh?- say him on his own mind.
"Ah, I forgot to mention that once every seven days, the mosnter will be boosted in ability for 40%!!!"
Unfortunately the reason this ladies job not that busy because the other customer already now that she is prone to make a mistake in explanation which might endanger you considering she is still new.
Of course Jalak Already get inside of the telleport circle without hearing the guilt filled shout of the receptionist.
***
Extra :
"Alright! It finish much faster than expected. With this I can pick Jalak up in...mu? Change of place? Training center?... It seems like he want to train first so let's give him some more time." Said the guy while finally deciding to postpone his errand by going to the next experimentation step.