Drake got off the game and opened his eyes to find that it was now the afternoon. One of the really cool things about the game is that it effectively puts you to sleep when you go into it. So the whole time you're fighting in the game world you're still safe in your house, fast asleep. Eventually around 4 years from now it is discovered that both the pod and the headset make a connection between the game and real life. So if you are a fat old man, and you are doing skinny young man activities in the game, you can actually sense the wind speed, atmosphere of the land and so on. It makes the game incredibly real but also makes it hard for people with mental issues and diseases to discern from real life and virtual reality.
Drake left his house and went to the local 24/hr 7 days a week public gym. He paid the 45 dollars of registration fees and then went to exercise and workout. This was yet another of Drake's plans, as it is found that if you are exercising and keeping yourself physically fit it is actually easier to do certain actions in the game such as learning swordsmanship. Drake had known that he could've most likely passed Sir Wakes course to become a battle mage if he really tried in the game, but now it was different and Drake didn't know what was going to come for him.
Learning classes and class skills from NPC and Skill books is essential to playing the game and players always try to grab the best skills just in case they need a little extra power as a trump card. So Skill books and Information regarding good classes and class skills took absolute priority over everything else. This was why, instead of just saying hello and letting Loco figure out where a good class was himself, he used a well known NPC trapped in a cave near the village. This was almost guaranteed to give the player a rare class, as though the first place in the world, Loco himself said that his master told him there was an epic class user somewhere in the world, though he never showed himself.
After working out and exercising for a bit, Drake headed home with all parts of his body sore. He knew that the temporary pain was worth it in the long run for all the good things he'd acquire with a good class. He ate some food and bathed before heading back to his room to play the game. He put on his headset and went back into the game so he could get stuff done in game and sleep in reality. This was a good way to manage things for now as when the pods came out in around 2 years they had tubes that could keep you healthy for days without the need to come out of the pod. It was in fact these pods that were designed to keep the body Immobile but keep the brain alive that were used on spaceships for long distance colonization. The company who built the pods ended up becoming a giant company worth trillions because they held no bias towards any country. Although they were in japan, the japanese government had lax business laws regarding preference and the company and game grew too big and too fast for the local government to be able gain control. Thus with absolute neutrality the company who ran Adella Online became one of the biggest and strongest corporations on earth, being able to comfortably compete with people like the Rothschilds.
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He spawned back in his small cottage he had rented with his starter money he gained upon character creation. He walked up to the village chief's home and knocked on the door with a slight rasp. The village chief opened the door and when he saw that it was Drake at the door he let out a big smile. Drake said to the chief before he could invite him inside,"Sir chief, I am sorry If I am bothering you at the moment, but after thorough investigation I have concluded my physical body is all healed and ready for action once more."
The chief had a bright smile on his face and responded,"You are?!" The chief quickly coughed and then said in a much more regal voice,"Ok, young student, I shall teach you the ways of Isaiah the Conqueror starting today!" After confirming they would start today, the chief and Drake walked over to a clearing where some weapons were standing next to some wood constructs.
The chief and Drake walked over to the clearing and the chief said to Drake,"Ok, now watch my movements and try to get a feel for what you will be learning." Drake nodded his head in confirmation and focused all his attention onto his master, who was rolling up his pants and shirt. The chief looked over at Drake and asked him,"Do you know why I am rolling up my clothes?"
Drake said,"I would assume there are 2 different answers for this. One, that you are a pervert who like to get naked for combat, or two you want me to watch your muscle groups so I can get a better idea of your technique"
The chief laughed heartily and said," Its number two you funny bastard!" His face slowly turned back to serious as he started to get ready. He went over to the weapon rack and Drake was shocked when he realized what martial technique he was going to get. The old Chief had grabbed a spear! Drake had no experience with the spear and would have to learn everything the NPC master taught from scratch.
The chief held the spear to his side and set his feet in what looked like an awkward position to Drake, then Drake could hear his master breathing. A very slow, and methodical rhythm was undertaken by his master's breathing. The Chiefs muscles were tense and it looked like his body mass had grown by more than twice from before. Drake paid attention to it all, the breathing, the tightness of the body. Everything he could make use of was needed for this.
Then a tidal wave of wind came blowing from the chief's body! Drake watched in amazement as the chief wasn't even starting yet and already his environment was being affected. That's when Drake noticed it, there was a slight glow hanging over the chief's skin, and Drake even with all his knowledge couldn't figure out what was going on. Suddenly the chief started yelling,"Ahhhhh!!!" looking forward with a bloodthirsty expression.
He then yelled out to Drake,"Every movement with the spear is to kill! No movement should be wasted!" Then once more he screamed out in what seemed to be pain, and said."First movement!" A beautiful arc crossed Drake's vision and as Drake watched the first movement of the Chief he could tell, this was not a mere rare class. Whatever this was, it was a VERY high level class skill. Drake willed himself to learn this skill no matter what, hell even the first movement looked like a god of death!
Chief then said."Second movement! Third! Cross slash! Fourth movement! Fifth…"
Drake watched with an intense focus that could not and would not miss anything. This was all gold, like a diamond in the rough. Just by witnessing how the legendary chief moved with his spear it felt like he was watching a masterpiece being made. In total Drake watched the chief perform 52 Unique Spear movements and all of them were immaculate . After the chief was done he started breathing normally again and almost instantly collapsed to the ground.
Drake rushed over to the chief and said to him,"Master is everything ok with you? Why have you collapsed?!"
The chief coughed and said to him in his usual raspy voice,"Ughh.. Quiet down kid, I sustained an injury a while back, when I call upon the power to wield the spear again it gives me lots of pain. It's kind of like a price to protect and defend, although now I used it to teach the next generation! Harharhar!" The chief looked genuinely proud of being able to teach Drake his spearmanship.
Drake then said to him,"Master, your spearmanship was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen and I've personally seen Marquis Anderson's Halberdmanship!" Drake was kind of laying it on thick here as Marquis Anderson wielded a Halberd and gave the 4 players who trained under him an epic quality class, although it did take almost 3 years for the first one to appear.
The chief looked at him in slight astonishment and then said,"I don't know about that one, but I appreciate the compliment. Well instead of me laying around all day, let's get to work young man!"
Drake looked at him and said happily"Yes Master!"