Two days later. Town Square.
Many players had now gathered in the starting town square. They were mingling among themselves as they waited for the world event to start. Originally, most people believed that they could just join at the end and still get whatever reward was available. However, a few hours before the event started, a rumor went around saying that you wouldn't be able to log in at all until the event was already over and the reward was already handed out.
The game at this point had taken the country by storm. Everyone knew how realistic the game felt. Even for a VR MMO, it felt even more real than the other games on the market. No one wanted to be left behind. No one wanted to be the only person in their friend group that still hasn't played yet. So, even if it was only a rumor, everyone had logged on. Even if it was a rumor, they weren't willing to take the chance that it wasn't.
"I can't wait for the event to start! I leveled all the way up to 5 for this!"
"Ha! You were grinding the last two days and only got to level 5?"
"What man?! You know how hard it was to find quests to level up? I talked to every NPC that I came across! Not all of them gave me one."
A pair of excited teens talk as they enter the starter town. Similar conversations were being had throughout the town. If Roman was here, he would see a few people that he knew as well.
"Come on Dante! You have to help me! How would I know that this game would still make me chubby?! If I knew that then I would have loss some weight before joining the game! Come on! Carry me through this event please!!!"
Roman's friends Jared and Dante had logged on for the event as well. They had tried texting Roman and inviting him but he never answered them so they reluctantly logged on. Their mouth would drop wide open if they found out how hard their friend had been training.
Jared had flopped down and was now clinging onto Dante's ankles. He was unwilling to let go until Dante agreed to help him. Dante just sighs, trying his best to loosen Jared's grip but he was holding on with everything he's got.
"Fine, I promise to help you. Just get up!"
Jared looked up at him with stars in his eyes.
"Thank you Dante!!! This is why you're so cool!! This is why all the girls wanted you!!"
Dante just laughs.
"What are you even saying? You've had your fair share of girls too."
Jared slowly gets up and brushes off the dirt from his armor. He chuckles nervously.
"I just got lucky with those girls. They just like bigger guys.", He says that as he taps his belly. "Anyways, I wonder what Roman is up to? You said that Clem told you that he should be free right?"
Dante nods. "Yeah, she told me that earlier when she came over. He might already be in the game already though. Let's just sell our things and buy some potions and other supplies. Who knows what might happen during the event. Also, while we're at it, we might as well buy some stuff for Clem and Anna. We can give it to them when they get on tomorrow."
As the two started preparing for the event, a group of men were close by, also preparing for the event.
"Who are these people brother? I thought you said that we would be taking part in the world event."
"We are, I play the game with these guys. Come on, don't be rude."
The older looking one gestured for the younger one to come over to him. These two were Julius and Ivan Gibson. (A/N: the two brothers that made a quick appearance at the end of chapter 5 and beginning of chapter 6.)
The younger one, Ivan, ran over to where his brother Julius was standing. Julius had been playing the game since it's release day. He met these people on the first day and he has been playing with them since.
When Ivan got closer, Julius told him to stop so he could introduce them to him. Julius' group had four other people.
"Let me introduce you to them Ivan."
When Julius said that, one of them stepped forward instead. He held out his hand and introduced himself.
"My name is Leo. Nice to meet ya! I've heard a lot about you from your brother."
(A/N: just FYI, this guy was the leader of the group of guys that tried to rob Roman in the beginning. His name was originally Gerald lol. I messed up so I changed his name to Leo. If you're seeing this now, just know that I have already changed his name in that chapter.)
Ivan nods and shakes his hand. The other three introduced themselves as well.
Harry had an accent that Ivan couldn't quite pin point. He was a little taller than Ivan, who was 5 foot 8. He had sandy brown hair that covered his eyes slightly. He seemed timid and Ivan thought that he didn't seem to be a confident person.
Kyle was Harry's younger brother. Kyle was a mirror image of his older brother but that was it. Kyle was a lot more outgoing than Harry and he even joked around with Ivan a bit. They were the same age so Ivan felt a bit more comfortable with him.
The last guy's name was Ketan. He had dark black hair that was fashioned into a faded pompadour. He was the most normal out of the four. If Leo was the leader, the one who had to be the bad guy, then Ketan was the one who played the good guy role.
Ivan introduced himself and then turned to his brother.
"I know you've been playing with them but are you sure we need help?"
Julius smacks Ivan head.
"Of course we do! Don't you remember getting in trouble with mom and dad because of what you did to that girl at school? You're to low level to help me so we need the extra hands. Besides, we have a better chance of successfully completing the world event if we had more help."
Ivan was about to rebuttal when his brother stopped him.
"Stop! No more. You bring shame to me and our family! Accept that it was your fault and move on!". He pauses for a moment and then continues, "Come on, you're only a level 3. We have some gear for you. We should prepare for the event."
Julius didn't allow for Ivan to say anything and drags him along. The four other guys follow close behind. Ivan doesn't say anything and he seemed to be deep in thought. Only Ivan knew what was going through his mind at the moment.
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Within a few minutes, all 30,000 current online players receive the same message.
"WELCOME to the FIRST WORLD EVENT! Please read this message through without skipping anything!
Players, today will be the first World Event. The mayor will appear at the town square and give a speech. Be there and he will give you all the rules of the event! Once he gives you the rules, you can form your own groups and try to complete the event! Once you complete the event, you will receive a reward based off of your contribution to your group. If you complete the event alone, you will receive an evaluation from the mayor and then you will be rewarded based off of how he thinks you did. Once the event ends, you will be allowed to travel outside the starter town and travel this world!
Just remember that when you leave this town, the way you train, the way you level and the way you play this game will be up to you. Be a hero, be a villain. Whatever you wish to be, whatever you dream to be, you can do it here in DreamScape!
Have fun during the first World Event!
-N.D.S. The Dev."
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