As Zash approaches the registration counter he was inspected by a few people only to find out he was merely a level 1, scoffed at him and ignored him.
As he went to the reception booth he inquired about the rules and amount he must pay to participate.
"There's no rules just dodge everything without getting hit by attacks the price for each trial is 3 Gold " said the one who seemed in charge.
Zash wondered if he could challenge them all one by one and asked the management once again.
" Sure if you think you are capable enough you can attempt them from easy to hard, let me warn you kiddo it's not as easy as it seems even though the difficulty is set according to your level it'll be requiring you to take your body to your limits." Advised the administrator.
Zash hearing this deposited the money for the easy trial took a moment to calm his mind and body, as he was preparing for a rigorous training for his body after a long while.
He stepped in the alley where the tests are to be conducted. There were holes and traps in the grounds and walls wherever eyes could see. As he entered and was prepared he was nearly hit by an arrow shot by the mechanism which covered the entire way. As he got serious and moved forward in the alley way he was shot at from various angles only for them to hit his afterimages as even if he's a LV 1 he's still had more than double the stats and 200+ in all hidden attributes + luck to enhance the effects also he suffered similar or worse situations from his training grounds on earth, as there could be no slacking all their generation had strict training requirements for the future generations to follow.
Though he was constantly on the move but didn't get any wild ideas and took things as things come by, halfway through he could be seen blending with the arrows without being hit as all the arrows and a few spells just kept hitting air and by the end of 10 minutes he had already passed the finish line. He passed the test with flying colours like nobody had. As nobody had yet even survived the easy mode .
The Administrators and public watching the events were shocked to see the kid do what they themselves couldn't do and maybe thaught something was wrong or he had chested but reality told otherwise he was just that good .
" Well here ya go, 4 Gold coins are you sure you want to try Normal mode ? Let me tell you it's way harder and there's greater risk. If you still want to step into the array which will transport you towards the valley, while we monitor you " replied the administrator
"Sure why not " replied Zash as he had hardly spared a sweat at the test and was eager for some rigorous training such was his attitude and habit. Quickly handing the administrator 3 gold coins he went towards the next array design which took him towards the next alley.
Rocks here were brittle and crumbled easily and while they did they set off numerous amount of arrows and spells along with traps to add stress to the already existing trouble, which made the spectators gulp, many wanted to believe in the young man but many thaught so otherwise.
Meanwhile after seeing Zash many people went and tried the easy trial for themselves only to be wasting their money.
The instant Zash analysed his situation, he was targeted by an arrow and the moment he took his foot up to dodge the arrow many more flew towards along with this rampant volley of attacks many trigger hidden traps to get activated too for a moment it seemed like a warzone which was enough to send shivers down everyone's spine, just imagining such a place existing which set arrows and spells according to someone's level there's a chance of dying in such places which truly scared people even the optimistic ones, while
Zash stopped dilly-dallying and picking his pace up, he went charging towards the finish line activating more traps which in turn activated even more while he could deal with them it was getting taxing. Even for someone like him,
" He wasn't lying when he meant it's more difficult " Zash smiled and after 20 minutes he finally reached the goal and earned a Wish box. He went to the administrator. Only for the administrator to look at him in amazement.
" I won't be lying to you kid if you pass this test come with me for a bit I have to tell you something as you may be wondering how such rewarding and test came to be, if you can pass the hard trials, that is.
" Watch me at my best then" saying so Zash deposited the money and stepped into the array.
As he entered he was surrounded by hot molten magma flowing everywhere while he could tell the heat was real and it could burn his skin on contact. He also spotted 3× the amount of traps which were more leathal as his eyes kept looking at them placed one after the other to make matters everyone of them was linked to match with his pattern of movements so in a way whoever designer who had came up with this was a master of his league.
As he calmed himself and prepared for the upcoming assault, sure enough the magma started rising and arrows started flying along with spells casted along with his movement making use of techniques and bending his body however the motion needed it to as it was in his best interest to,
As time went on 30 minutes had passed while he had just came across the midway through the warzone the magma kept increase and rocks were beginning to crumble apart while he used the natural holes in the walls along with some stuck arrows to climb the wall all the while dodging the constant bombardment of spells arrows and spears, which could instant rip him to shreads, the public gasped and whoever had the Idea of trying hard mode Noped out right that instant. H*ll if an LV 1 is met with this difficulty what are we ? How is this test even fair !? Thaught and asked the people and people in charge of testing.
Meanwhile the administrator looking at the results smirked and thaught " finally it's time to pass on a few things, after so many decades a worthy contestant has appeared".
Meanwhile Zash was nearly out of stamina even with everything boosting his luck it seems like just a bit of carelessness will take away every bit of his hardwork and time he had spent for the trial and he didn't even knew if he could reapply again.
As he kept going sweat covering his whole body he was fully conscious of his surroundings as a single hit spells getting seriously wounded or losing such godsend opportunity. While after nearly failing a couple of times he was finally successful in passing the test after a whole hour .
While he got out of the test, the instant he got out everyone cheered for him and his performance while inside the testing chamber,
there were also a few jealous people along with some people who seemed to want his items for themselves ( this was the moment Zash realized how important it was to hide his identity and face, he could have did so but decided otherwise as it was just a test or a holographic projection of sorts of a certain time and space, but now he thaught otherwise as it had taught him a very important lesson.)
As he spotted the administrator they both went to a quiet place and conversed.
"Well I didn't think you could actually achieve it at first, when I first answered your questions and don't be so anxious those rewards are yours to begin with, you earned them."
" But why are you giving them away for others ? While you could reap unlimited benefits for yourself?" Zash asked confused
" Haha it's nothing just that I promised the one to make this test to keep those items to myself till a suitable candidate appeared before passing them on to him. Do keep in mind that I never thought about anyone passing all the test, I guess it's counted as well as you gained them with your own potential.
And let me add an advice from the one who gave me those items do bear in In mind that certain Trials give mystery boxes and wish boxes alike. Wishboxes however give you whatever you may need the most at the moment. So don't use them all at once and use them according as they may certainly come handy in times of need."
After thanking him Zash blurred out in a stream of light and was in an empty white room while he could see a man in his early 30's approach him .
"Are you the God of literature ?" Zash asked the man, as there was no way he was anyone else but the creator of these trials.
" Hmm yes young one I am indeed the fool the world once knew me as, I see you too are a curious one, as this is a message for whoever inheritances my knowledge and passes on the rightful owner for learning, as such the world and everyone is free to use it as such.
Here I think you may have already found the use for this key but do keep looking if you haven't yet already, and remember not always to follow any god carelessly no Matter whether you may inherit title or not as it's my duty to warn every bright talent which may benefit the world and research standards reach new heights. Many a times a dead god's legacies are just traps laid out for their souls to possess you,
many such weapons and equipments along with other materials are a means to be nothing but a host, You must remain question their motives or reasons as to why they do it? It's fairly obvious.
For such beings to reach new heights only to be beaten by time and die due to age and such they always try to overcome their past by possession of new bodies in the name of heritage some even kill their decandants if they see one powerful enough to go beyond where they once stood at. With that being said I'll be off, about the research materials I left on the island leave them be and just focus on developing yourself and bring some interesting research along with you, that's all may we meet in the higher realm. I won't disclose what tier I currently am and what the realm beyond is called as that'd just ruin the fun of discovering such things yourself"
With that said the space was cancelled out before Zash could even thank him or make any sound he was gone from the space and heard the system saying
[ Trial completion rate : SSS
Main reward : 4 Wish boxes > 5 wish boxes
Title gained : Curiousity lamented : while the title gives a passive which adds up to 50 % the amount of xp equipment for leveling up as you receive innovative ideas and can combine with other titles to gain maximum benefits in successfully completing an originally developed spell.
Extra reward : A key (??)