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Chapter 2 - Simulated Reality

[User ~ Level 1]

Lyon is looking at it with a dumbfounded expressions. He can't understand what it is.

It's been a few minutes since this floating panel appears in his vision. He don't know what to make of it.

It is not a curse. He don't feel anything negative within him. It's also not an Illusion, seeing that it doesn't make his consciousness a bit hazy.

He might have not known much about magic, but he still have the basic capabilities to sense a magical disturbance. This one didn't give him any magical feedback.

It's like a hallucination that only he can see. Somehow, he can feel it when touching it, though only him can do that. It is an ethereal panel that seems to ignore any obstacles like the walls, or even his eyelids.

It is just in his vision, stuck in there even if he closes his eyes.

"So what now?"

He have no idea what to do with this. It is just a panel, and nothing is happening even when he waited for awhile now.

Not knowing what to do, he takes the time to sit on his bed. When he did so...

[Room has been added]

His eyes widened at the sudden prompt that occurs. Along with the prompt is another feature showing a new option called [Room ~ Level 1].

"What is this?"

Curious, he tries to poke the new option. Another panel occurs, this time showing an overview of a simple unassuming room. In this room, there is a cute chibi girl wearing something like a scholarly robe. On the top left corner of the screen, it displays something like a status for him.

[Room ~ Level 1]

Worker : 1

"What is this? I am so confused!"

He stares at it, trying to understand what's with the screen.

On the floating screen, he saw the chibi girl moving around the simple room. After it walks for a bit, a loading bar appears on top of her head as she did a new action. The action seems to be like she is digging through something.

It only took a few seconds before the loading bar was filled. Then she seems to have taken something from the virtual floorboards.

[You got (Cleaning)]

When that prompt occurs, he suddenly felt something inserting itself with his mind. A new knowledge suddenly occurs within his brain.

The added knowledge seems to be something about cleaning. It added to the ones that he already knows.

It felt like the knowledge has been his for a long time, but he just recalled it for now.

His eyes turned to the screen, eyes widened at a sudden realization.

"Wait.... can this thing be.... no way...!"

Disregarding his feelings, the virtual girl inside continues to move around. Then she digs through something as a loading bar appears above her head. After it fills up, a new prompt occurs.

[You got (Wooden Table)]

A new option occurs after that prompt. He looks at it and saw that it was called [Inventory].

He tries to poke it. After doing that, the screen expands and shows many little boxes. On one of the digital boxes, there is the icon of the Wooden Table with a "x1" below it's image.

"Can I take it?" He asked in wonder.

After he says that, the wooden table icon suddenly vanishes and something miraculously happens.

"What!?"

An outline of a wooden table slowly materializes on the air. It only took a moment before it's full appearance emerges.

He is surprised as he takes a glance at it. The wooden table is simple, though there are no flaws with it. It is a perfect circular wooden table without any designs in it.

"This is amazing!" His eyes lit up, finally comprehending what is happening.

As he got excited, his virtual worker is continuing on it's job, harvesting something on it's virtual room.

~~o~~

An hour has passed.

He have finally understood what his powers can do.

This mysterious power seems to be powerful enough to give talents and objects out of nowhere. It is up to chance by the worker inside it.

Though, it seems like he is limited to getting common things within. He found out a mechanic within the virtual room that shows him what are the things that his worker can harvest.

This is the list of things his worker can harvest.

[Room 1]

(Rank 0 Talent ~ 5%)

(Rank 0 Ability ~ 1 %)

(Common Wooden Objects ~ 90%)

(Common Wooden Furnitures ~ 50%)

(Common Clothes ~ 80%)

(Common Resources ~ 70%)

In this hour, his worker have gotten some objects and has been stored on his inventory.

It seems like his inventory only works one way. If he takes it out of his inventory, it can't be put back again.

So he decided to put it on hold now.

He also discovered that talents he already learned on the simulated reality will be stored on his inventory. Talents that aren't learned yet on this simulated reality will automatically be learned.

He is still not sure about the abilities. He didn't get anything with it.

Still, just this power is enough to give him hope.

'With this, I might be able to become the greatest mage in this world!'

He felt his future becoming brighter. If he is lucky enough, the cute virtual girl might get him a boost in his magic, like having a stronger magical sense and talent.

Just by that thought alone, he felt both happy and impatient. He wanted that day to come sooner.

"Even if I don't order it, it will still harvest for me. What a great fortune!"

Now he understands what the mysterious girl is talking about. It can be said that it is his luck to have that colorful slip of paper.

"Though, who is that person?" His mind wanders to the mysterious woman.

She seems to own that ticket itself, and seems to be handing it to him just because he touches it before she can retrieve it. Who is she, that she is willing to give this great power to him?

He didn't know. He haven't heard of any Phantasmic in this world. She should have been well-known if she is holding something like this, but it is curious how she is a total unknown.

"... If I see her again, I will give my gratitude to her!" He vowed to himself.

He is not ungrateful to those who helps him. He will make sure to pay this gratitude back the next time he saw her.

His eyes turned to the simulated room again.

"Well, I can't do anything other than wait."

He still have no idea what some of the sections of this power meant. What does level mean?

He will try to unveil this power as time passes. He is sure that in the future, it will give him a great boon, that it will shake the whole world.

"Just wait for it. I'll become the greatest mage!" He swears to his heart.