6 hour passed in the game as Luna rested herself. While she was asleep, the BDG(Bow Draw Games) headquarters was in a panic. Luna's discovery of the first legendary class was a shock for all of the programmers behind Silver Skies. There was a limited number of legendary classes that could be obtained by users. They locked each class behind a long series of connected quests that required extremely specific skills and desires. Only two of the multiple legendary classes they implemented were accessible to obtain without a quest.
But both of those classes are already being hunted by top level users. Somehow, Luna was able to obtain the DreamWalker class. Which required an extensive amount of time spent on chain quests and a high level to boot. Once the CEO of BDG heard the news of Silver Sky's first legendary class user. He called a board meeting right away.
"As I'm sure all of you already know. The first legendary class has been obtained by a user." The CEO, James Yung spoke in a serious tone. Each member of the board of directors reacted differently to the news. Some reacted positively, some were more negative towards the situation. James Yung waited before for everyone in the room to calm down before he spoke again.
"Along with that news, we also have information regarding which class it was and how she was able to obtain it." He then opened up a folder in front of him and passed out a sheet of paper to each member. On the paper was Luna's current status and the information regarding the original quest.
After reading the information, The Digital Media Manager raised his hand. James gestured for him to speak "I have three questions if you don't mind."
"Go ahead." James nodded his head.
"Firstly, after reading this information. I'm sure we would all like to know, how she was able obtain this class without completing the quest tied to it." The DMM stated. Each member around the table looked to James while they nodded.
"Well... I think it would be better to show you the footage we obtained when she entered The Cave of Nightmares." James grabbed the remote next to him and turned on the large television behind him. There appeared footage of a young girl. Huddled, grabbing her knees at the entrance of the cave. She looked terrified of her surroundings. Shaking like an autumn leaf in the wind.
She then got up and walked deeper into the cave. It looked like she was mesmerized by something. But some of the viewers noticed her extremely pale face and fearful expression. It was like she was facing against something. Drawing her sword, the girl walked forward, going deeper and deeper into the cave. It definitely was looking more like a horror movie now.
Finally the girl reached the door at the end of the cave. It was more than twice her height. After she tried pushing the door open to no avail, the viewers were intrigued by what happened next. The girl fell the to ground like a puppet without it's strings. There was no movement from the girl for several minutes. There was a lot of noise though, as she was snoring quite loudly. Out of nowhere, the door opened in front of the girl. She then dissolved into particles and disappeared as if she had died.
The footage ended on the screen. "Alright, as you can all clearly see, this girl was somehow able to access the final quest room in the Cave of Nightmares." James Yung explained. "But we have no idea how she was able to enter the dreams of A.I number 21. We've investigated the use of third party technology, but to no avail. The only idea we have is that it's her Chrysalis's ability." Everyone in the room looked surprised.
The DMM spoke again. "If you don't mind, may I ask my second question sir?" James nodded his head at him.
"Should we be concerned about the pace at which the players are currently completing our game?" The DMM asked.
This was a valid question. The main revenue of the game came from the players. If they couldn't keep up the game's content with updates, then the players would slowly trickle to other games or platforms. When players complete the game's content too quickly, then they get anxious and want to play something else.
A sigh came from James as he realized that the DDM didn't know much about how they ran their game apparently. "You should all already know this, but our world is free for players to enjoy at any pace they desire. There won't be any blockers permitting players from progressing. We have designed our world with AI and quests to keep the game running for over the next 50 years. If there are any problems, then we can always have AI's 1 through 10 to delegate quests and solve bugs. Although I personally don't think we'll run into any problems" James explained.
The DDM held a look of embarrassment on his face. "You- you're right. Now may I ask my last question?"
"Yes, go ahead."
"Are we going to add this girl to our high priority watchlist?" The DDM now looked serious. James didn't answer right away, instead he looked down at the girl's profile. The girl was only 16, she may have gotten lucky with DreamWalker. But there was no need to worry about her presence in the future with the current top players. "There's no need to go that far. She may have gotten a legendary class, but it won't be taking her to the top. Just keep your eyes on the other top contenders for now." After that last question from the DDM, each individual asked their own questions related to their departments. The meeting went on to last another 2 hours as a plethora of questions were asked.
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Back inside the game, Luna had just woken up. *Yawn* "Alright Noll, I think it's time we leveled up a bit!" Waking up Noll with her shout, the two of them made their way downstairs to the main entrance. Upon reaching the front desk, they found the black haired inn owner talking to two men that looked like knights.
"Aurora, we need your payment by the end of this week. I'm sorry about the frequency lately. If it's not payed, then the lord will most likely demolish this bathhouse." The guard looked down as if he couldn't meet the woman's eyes. There was a terrifying aura emanating from behind her polite smile. While listening to this, Luna remembered what Scarlet had told her yesterday.
'Why does he need so much money?' Luna thought aloud. 'That lord guy must be spending quite a lot for that war.' Luna didn't want to involve herself in the business of others. So she tried as silently as possibly, to walk pass the front desk. Sadly the woman named Aurora noticed her presence.
"Oh, good morning dear customer. Did you have a nice rest?" Luna's body slowly turned towards the woman. She definitely didn't get enough sleep, but she couldn't lie around and completely waste a good day for leveling. Although back in reality, she's doing just that.
"I... did?" Luna smiled awkwardly as she continued walking. There was no way she would get involved with some stranger's problems. Her goal was clear, go out and get some levels. She left the inn and made her way outside the city gates.
[Undine Forest - Recommended Lv 1 to 3]
"Alright, it's time to slay some bugs!" Luna didn't care about the other people nearby as she shouted. Her sword was drawn and pointed towards the nearest monster she could find.
"O-oh yeah, I almost forgot about that." Luna pulled open her status. There were 40 points to be distributed. She still wasn't clear on what to focus on. The only things she knows about this class is that it's somehow related to dreams and nightmares. There had to be something else that could help her understand. There was loads of commands that Luna had tried to remember before entering the game again. But it felt like she was drawing a blank.
Noll saw she was having trouble and decided to step in.
"Right! Skill list" Luna's face formed a grin as she had an aha! moment. Three skills appeared in front of her. Luna's eyes lit up with excitement.
[Instant slumber - Passive
Rank - Legendary
Lv - 1
Details: A DreamWalker must always be ready for a quick nap anywhere. At the decision of the user, the skill will activate. Causing the user to instantly fall into a deep slumber. While asleep, the user's health, mana, and stamina regeneration will be increased by 500%.
The user's sanity will slowly recover at a rate of 1 per minute.
If the user loses more than 50% of their health in this state, then they will be forcibly woken up.]
"I mean, I do love my fair share of sleep... but this seems utterly useless." A look of disappointment spread across Luna's face. But she still had some hope for the next skill. There had to be at least one good skill among the two. After all, this was a legendary class with legendary skills.
[Sleepless swordsmanship - Passive
Rating - Legendary
Lv - 1
Details: A swordsmanship crafted to slay Nightmares. The skill implements different styles of swordplay to adapt to any type of battle. Each time a sword skill is used, there is a 30% increase in attack speed for 10 seconds. If multiple sword skills are used during the 10 second duration, then the compiled time will stack.
Current sword skills available:
- Storm
- Inception
- Dust]
"This is awesome!" After opening the skill, Luna's skill list expanded and three more skills appeared on her screen. The previous frown on her face became a bright smile in a matter of seconds. She had been worried about how difficult the skills might be to use, but now she didn't really have to worry. It looked like the Sleepless swordsmanship would be a boost to her current beginner skillset. The people around her looked at the girl like she was crazy. But if they knew what Luna's current status looked like then their feet would stomp in jealousy. Her finger excitedly tapped on the new skills.
[Storm - Active
Rank - Legendary
Lv - 1
Details: A mighty storm surges from your sword with strong consecutive strikes. Deals 400% of your attack power 10 times. With each strike, the enemy receives a shock. Stunning them for 0.5 seconds.
Cooldown - 2 minutes
Mana cost - 200 MP]
[Inception - Active
Rank - Legendary
Lv - 1
Details: A thrust that breaks the boundary between space. The distance of the strike is extended past the limits of a simple blade. Deals 1250% of your attack power at once.
Cooldown - 10 minutes
Mana cost - 1000 MP]
[Dust - Active
Rank - Legendary
Lv - 1
Details: A foolish assassin's gift. The user's body will disintegrate into dust, leaving behind no traces. Then the user's body will form behind their foe and attack in every direction. Deals 600% of your attack power in all directions.
Cooldown - 5 minutes
Mana cost - 400 MP]
"You've got to be kidding me..." Luna frowned as she realized this new legendary class wasn't going to be such an easy ride. The cost for MP on each skill was way higher than most skills used on the wiki. Her new skills costed 20 to 50 times more MP than a normal skill at her level.
Luna sighed. "This is going to be quite the ride."