(Not entirely far-fetched, is it?)
Although first, I should learn the strengths of both "evolutionary paths" to merge one and supplement the shortcomings of the other.
(Still... What will be the meta-game of this game? Mutations? Technology?)
Honestly, I think technology, as it's relatively easy to obtain materials and there's not much risk, but I guess I could be wrong.
[The tower has determined that the Earthling race is not yet ready to compete!]
"..."
(...)
"..."
"Is that part of the plot?, you know, from weak to strong."
"Oh! That makes sense."
"I see, if you think about it, we're a newborn race."
"So all of us are children of destiny so to speak?"
(I agree with the stranger.)
It's not a new scenario, as in other games, a similar plot has been seen, especially in MMORPGs where the community bands together to fulfill event objectives.
[The tower has determined that the Earthling race needs a little help to survive!]
[Family assistance systems have been implemented for Earthlings!]
(Assistance systems?)
Things are getting interesting.
[The Earthling race will be able to freely adapt their genes for themselves and their offspring.]
[The Earthling race will be able to adapt technology from other civilizations and appropriate them with the tower's help.]
[The Earthling race will have access to the tower's specialized store, where they will find resources from lost civilizations for their use.]
[A random resource acquisition system will be implemented to accelerate the growth of the Earthling race.]
(That... that's a gacha, isn't it?, damn, don't tell me this is a gacha game...)
Gacha games, one of the most annoying and unfair models for monetizing a video game.
What's it about?
Simple.
You use the in-game currency on a banner where you have a tiny chance of getting the item you want.
The joke is to spend the in-game currency (usually obtained with real money) continuously until you get lucky or out of pity.
(I've heard there are some gachas without "pitys"...)
"A gacha..."
"Is this... a P2W?"
"I don't think so, not until we see the odds..."
[These special improvements have been applied to the entire Earthling race!
Good luck Conquerors!]
*Creeeeeeeeek!
Right after that message, the wall in front of us opened, giving us a glimpse inside.
(A city? ...)
"Forward!"
"It's the beginning of my legend!"
"Me first!"
And so, all players entered the city.
[Welcome to Genesis, the mother city of the Earthling race in the tower space!]
[You must constantly clear the monsters in the tower to prevent them from invading Genesis.]
[If Genesis falls, the Earthling race's home planet will be invaded!
Earthlings, meet your elimination quota!
0/20,000 monsters.]
[Your race is currently competing with another of similar level, be cautious!
Each elimination of the other race will give you additional rewards!]
[Your race's tutorial will start shortly!]
At that moment, we all received a series of notifications informing us how the basic game mechanics work.
Basically, you enter the tower, which has a separate space the size of a country or continent (depending on the floor we're on), where you can find all kinds of resources, from rare metals to food and even other exotic races.
And as anyone would imagine, something so good isn't free, as this place is teeming with a bunch of monsters of all kinds, which will hunt us down to death.
As if the difficulty wasn't enough, we'll also have direct competition in the form of another race, which will fight us for those resources.
The main objective is to obtain all the valuable resources while defeating the other race and invading their world, plundering it of any technology or other things we might need.
Once you're done plundering, our race will level up the floor, where we'll find a new floor with better resources and another more formidable opponent.
The time limit is 30 Earth days (although it can be extended with certain events), if neither civilization has eliminated the other, both will be expelled from the floor and paired with new opponents.
The game's point is to gather resources and improve our military power, expand Genesis while creating our own environment as we please, and reach the final floor of the tower.
(Interesting, very interesting, the real-money business focused on this game will be quite varied)
"Status window," I said the magic words to see my statistics.
[Before we begin, please enter your nickname: ----]
(Nickname, huh? I'm not very good at that, so let's go with the same one as in the previous game)
"Silent Shadow"
[Nickname successfully registered!]
[Status window:
Name: Silent Shadow
Species: Human
Race: Earthling
Talents: N/A
Strength: F-
Endurance: F-
Agility: F-
Toughness: F-
Mana: (Not applicable)
Power: N/A (no possession of weapons)
Mutations: N/A
Abilities: N/A
Overall Rating: F-]
(F-?, that must be the lowest in this game, isn't it?)
I thought about that as I walked randomly around the place.
"Hey!, let's form a group."
"Sure, why not?"
"Come on, I heard the tower has a countdown to enter!"
*Voices
*Voices
Players wasted no time in forming groups and heading straight to the tower, since the city was empty and none of the buildings were accessible.
[The tutorial will start in: 10 seconds]
(Finally... some action)
*Fzzzz
At that moment, a light of different colors enveloped my body and when I realized it, I was in a white space.
(It looks like that calibration section)
[Welcome to the tutorial space, here you will learn about the wonders of the evolutionary paths of your race.]
[First of all, verify that the calibration settings related to your body work perfectly]
*Run
*Jump
*Squat
*Poorly done gymnastics
(All good here, it also seems that in this space you can't physically tire yourself out)
[Choose which evolutionary path you'll try first! (Don't worry, you'll be able to try the other path later)]
"Mutations"
I wanted to start with this one, as it sounds very interesting how this whole gene thing will work.
[Mutations (Genetic)]
[Mutations are an incredible and interesting form of evolution, which consists of modifying your genes and forcing them to function in a certain way or even creating a new function in your organism]
[To embark on this evolutionary path, you need 'Muta-genes', which are divided into categories from 'F' (the most basic), to 'S' (the most advanced), and among them there can be subcategories according to their power or rarity.]
[But first, you need a 'Mother Muta-gen', which will provide some stability to your organism and allow you to have different 'Muta-genes' simultaneously]
"Let's see how it works"
[You have obtained a Mother Muta-gen (B)!]
[Choose a Muta-gen to proceed!]
(I don't feel anything, I suppose the changes will occur when I choose one of these), I thought as I looked at the small list that appeared in front of me.
[Muta-gen 'Celestial Flight' (B)]
[Muta-gen 'Colossal Fury' (B)]
[Muta-gen 'Swift Streaks' (B)]
"Swift Streaks," I chose the speed one.
!!!
*Shiver
"Huh?!" I exclaimed in surprise as I felt a strange movement inside my body, specifically in my chest.
*Shiver.
"Well, that's uncomfortable..."
It was a strange sensation, as if someone were moving my organs with a hand.
*Pat on the chest
"Phew, is it over now?" I sighed in relief when that strange sensation went away.
(That feels really weird)
"Now, I'm supposed to be fast, right?"
[Practice objective displayed]
*Fuuuuuu
At that moment, a light appeared from the distance, and in it, something was slowly falling...
(Is that a... Scarecrow?)
I wasn't sure why it was freaking far away, but it had a silhouette resembling a scarecrow.
[Distance to target: 1 KM]
"Alright, let's see how this works," I said and got into position, ready like an Olympic sprinter.
(On your marks!, ready!)
"GO!"
*Fushhhhh!
At that moment, I moved all my available strength to my legs and started running towards the target.
1, 2, 3, with each passing second, I could see the target becoming more visible.
4, 5, 6, 7, after 7 seconds, I could see its full form, it was a wooden man in a 'T' position.
8, 9, 10
"I MADE IT!", by the time I reached the tenth second, I arrived right in front of that dummy.
"Holy crap, 10 seconds, that's close to the speed of sound," I estimated.
Those were some rough calculations, but I guess I'm close to that.
(343 meters per second, the speed of sound... at a km... 3 seconds?)