Time passed quickly as Rokhan locked himself in the training ground and pounded the scarecrow.
One day, two days, three days, four days... … Ten days passed in an instant.
'Time flies so quickly.'
Not only was the strategy for 'Take care of the squirrel' known, but also those who reached level 10 and escaped the pocket city were appearing one after another.
The number of new users increased thanks to word of mouth that never cooled down, but thanks to the game company separating the tutorial town under the name of Pocket City, there were no problems with connection or being unable to work due to being hit by people.
A pocket city itself is like an instant dungeon, so instead of everyone gathering in one place, spaces are separated like channels. Because of this, even if they started together, most of them could not meet in Pocket City.
That's why it was said that each person should overcome the pocket city with individual play and come over to the mainland.
Nonetheless, there were those who drew attention throughout all pocket cities. Those who show excellent adaptability from the beginning and go ahead, and one person who has been in place for 15 days.
It was Rokan.
At the training ground, which had been almost annihilated except for a few fish that started late without information, Rokhan was beating the scarecrow in the same way as the first time.
People made fun of him and pointed at him as an idiot, but he didn't stop.
Even if someone yelled at me, I ignored it. After all, if you brag about your strength in this safety zone, you will be dragged away by the guards and you will suffer.
In the meantime, his abilities rose evenly and steadily.
[The strength level has increased by 1.]
[Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Tenacity have reached their maximum increase. You can no longer increase your stats in the training ground.]
[Incredible achievement! I applaud your efforts for persistently harassing the scarecrow without giving up.]
[Obtained the title 'Noooohyeokga'.]
[Awesome achievement! It is no exaggeration to say that you are the best merchant in the village, as you can break at least one scarecrow in one minute.]
[You have acquired the title 'My Neighborhood Merchant'.]
[Noooohyeokga] [Unique]
You who overcame impossible things with effort! Your challenges are endless.
[Retention effect]
- 10% reduction in experience needed to level up.
[My Neighborhood Merchant][Rare]
You, who can easily break scarecrows, are the best merchants in the village.
[Retention effect]
-strength +5
And finally, his ability has risen to the maximum level that can be raised in the training ground.
It wasn't as easy as people think. Because he was only level 5, he could destroy the scarecrow in one minute.
People thought it was because he leveled up while playing the scarecrow, but Rokhan hadn't used any spare stats yet. If you invest in spare stats, it will be difficult to raise those stats.
Thanks to that, Rokan finally won the title he was aiming for.
It's not the kind of title that comes with an initial bonus, but the effect was great in itself.
The title 'Noooohyeokga' that reduces the experience required for leveling up by a whopping 10%. In the previous life, the user who obtained this title rose to prominence and caused a training ground syndrome a few years after the release of The Road.
He was buried at an appropriate level because he was a latecomer and he was not in a situation where he could make his game a career, but Rokhan got along with him because he was attracted to his amazing growth rate and fighting style similar to his own.
This secret was also heard when he quit the game because of his wife's annoyance.
No, there was still one more secret.
"I want to use the advanced training ground."
When there was nothing more to gain from the training ground, Rokhan gave the advanced training ground ticket to the NPC who was always watching him.
If you didn't get the advanced training ground pass from the unknown box, you'll have to beat the scarecrow for three more days and go through a few quests before you can get it. Thanks to Rokan, the effort was saved.
"Follow me."
He seemed to be taken aback by Lokhan's sudden access to the advanced training ground, but soon regained his composure and led him to the hidden secret training ground as programmed.
"Since you had this, you must know the rules. Once you leave this place, it's over."
What a profit... … . cooong!
The NPC who pushed Lokhan closed the heavy iron door, trapping him. If you wanted to leave, you could knock on the iron door three times and open it, but then everything was over. You will not be able to get a ticket to use the advanced training ground again, or you will not be able to use the advanced training ground.
Since he already knew this, Rokhan checked his condition first.
'I have enough food.'
It was luck if it was heavenly luck to get a box of food and a bag of money from an unknown box. Thanks to that, I bought a lot of bread with the best cost-effectiveness and put it in my inventory.
It had already endured for ten days, but it seemed that the ship could last longer.
New scarecrows appeared in front of him.
"This is it."
The so-called moving scarecrow. In the training ground outside, if you dealt with the guys who were fixed in place, now you had to roll around with the guys who moved and even counterattacked.
Its attack power is so great that it can kill you if you get hit. And at the moment of death, the qualification to use the advanced training ground was equally deprived.
But Rokan wasn't worried. Rather, he wanted them to be strong enough to make him nervous.
"Please hold on for a long time."
To get the title and additional stats, he was only hitting scarecrows that were no match for him, and even his senses were rusting.
Restarting The Road was to feel the thrill of battle, so it didn't matter at all if the opponent was strong.
"Come on, toys!"
Rokhan, who relaxed lightly, lunged at the moving scarecrow like a beast.
* * *
1 month. In that short period of time, the world turned upside down.
There was only one reason for the change.
There were several virtual reality games in the past, but it was because of The Road that even had the modifier 'This is the only real one'. A great game has appeared.
At first, only a few played out of curiosity due to the high account fee, but as the play video spread through word of mouth, the number of new users increased rapidly.
In addition, dedicated connection capsules were sold like hot cakes. The supply could not keep up with the demand.
The top-of-the-line products were extremely expensive, costing 15 million won, but rich people continuously sent messages to game companies saying they would like to purchase as many as possible.
Such a phenomenon was happening all over the world. This is because The Road was a game that was simultaneously released not only in Korea but also around the world.
Still, what is surprising is that no one has ever met a foreigner. The game company only gave the answer, 'We'll meet when the time comes', so speculation gave birth to speculation, and numerous rumors were spreading.
But really, none of that mattered. Instead, rumors about who is the most advanced and who is the strongest have flooded online.
Humans aren't animals that like to be ranked. The game doesn't yet provide a ranking system, but online, each person's criteria were used to determine the highest score.
According to that record, the level of the user who is raising the level the fastest is around 50. Most of them were also Koreans. Korea's gamers, who are called a fighting nation and a game nation, were also making a big success this time.
On the other hand, there were quite a few users who behaved unusually. Because it was a game given a great degree of freedom, there were many people who enjoyed other content besides combat and leveling up.
Among them, the 'training maniac', who belonged to a fairly famous axis, reappeared 20 days after disappearing.
It was Rokan.
"Whoa! It was close."
Rokhan got everything in the advanced training ground and reappeared.
His appearance was ruined from being rolled over for dozens of days, but his expression was extremely bright.
Reach level 10.
He was forcibly kicked out while meeting the final training conditions of the advanced training ground.
Fortunately, however, Lokhan used his wits at the last moment and obtained additional stats to the maximum.
The increase in additional stats was purely determined by luck, so it was impossible to just run into it. Moreover, Rokan was in a situation where it was difficult to raise his abilities unintentionally due to the title effect.
So, the trick Rokhan came up with was the 'curse'. He uses a magic scroll obtained from an unknown box on himself and is cursed with a 'weakening curse'.
The effect of the curse of weakness is to decrease all stats. It's a curse that can cause quite a bit of trouble if you're in a normal battle. However, Lokhan was in the middle of raising his bonus stats, so his stats went up more easily as his stats went down. And he was finally able to achieve the maximum additional stats.
That's how Rokan got everything he could get from the advanced training ground and came out.
Other than the additional stats, there was only one thing I got from the advanced training ground.
Just as he got everything on the training ground and won the title, he was able to win one title this time as well.
But even Rokhan didn't know what this was like. Even the one who won the Noooohyeokga title in the past couldn't see the end in the high-end training ground.
And surprisingly, the titles Rokhan won were familiar to him.
[First] [Fortitude] [Epic]
You have an indomitable will that never gives up!
No one can break your will to never give up under any circumstances.
You are the first recipient of this title.
[Retention effect]
-Resistance to all negative mind-type effects.
- All stats increase by 50% when HP drops below 5%
'Indomitable Will'!
This was a title like a monopoly for Lokhan in his previous life.
Although the title Rokan had obtained in his previous life was of a lower unique level than the one he had obtained now, it had the highest efficiency in conjunction with other skills he used.
It was after meeting this title that Rokhan earned the name of the King of Violence.
"I never thought I could get this here. You don't have to go through that hardship this time."
In the past, of course, I got this title after going through hardships. It was obtained by delaying his death in a special way while his health was down to 0, and killing several opponents stronger than himself.
Even so, the only thing I could do was get a unique grade title, but this time I got a higher Epic grade from the beginning, so it was truly a huge harvest.
'Are you really a jerk'
It was to the point where I was really looking forward to it, which I had never done in my long game life, was it really that a Chukkae was made this time.
At that time, a quest window appeared in front of Rokhan's eyes. Quite a few quests were new to even Rokhan, who knew everything.
'This '
[Finding traces of the windstorm][Quest]
You have found traces of the frenzy that ravaged the world a long time ago. Find the rest of the trail and connect the windstorm.
- Completion of advanced training grounds. (complete)
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'Amazing, Great.'
But I could tell. How great this quest was without even a reward.
Isn't the first completion condition the completion of the advanced training ground?
Like Rokan, it was unknown if all abilities had to be raised to the limit to be recognized as completion, or just entering and exiting would be recognized.
growl!
Then a sound broke the atmosphere. The empty stomach is hitting the floor.
'Ah, it was an O-ring.'
I opened my inventory, but it was empty. He'd eaten all the bread he'd saved up with all the money he had, and he was broke without equipment, but Lokhan didn't worry.
Because I reached level 10.
As far as he knew, there would never be such a thing as going hungry.
"I want to go on an adventure to a wider world."
After a while, Lokhan said the promised sentence in front of the village chief of the pocket city.
Before level 10, they wouldn't even listen, but those who reached level 10 could get out of the pocket city through the mayor.
"If it were you, it would be fine. Then please take care of yourself."
It's actually the first time I've seen it, but perhaps because his reputation is [Friendly], the village chief looked at Rokhan with trustworthy eyes.
And after that, the body control disappeared just like in the tutorial. Instead, a video played in front of my eyes.
It was a video of her character riding a wagon from a village merchant and heading somewhere.
This was the farewell to Pocket City and the beginning of the main game.