In order to maximize the gaming experience and minimize the risk of reduced human activity in the real world, VRMMORPG technology has been delayed for several decades in order to develop technology that can change the flow of time in games running at least 3 times faster than in the real world.
Now, in the year 2086, this time-flow altering technology has improved to a speed of 10 to 1.
In other words, on this one day alone, Leen can spend a full 10 days in the game.
So, he doesn't have to worry about a lack of playing time.
***
2 hours have passed since Leen logged in.
In other words, 12 minutes passed in the real world after Leen logged in.
A blue-haired girl, Bluevoice, also logged in.
She looked around.
"Leen... I can't find him."
Despite what she said, Bluevoice looked excited.
She allocated her SP, then opened the Wooden treasure chest.
[You open Wooden treasure chest ×1]
[You get Kitchen knife ×1]
[You get Traveler's Robe ×1]
[You get 100 bronze coins.]
[You get +1 SP.]
Bluevoice takes out and puts on a Traveler's robe and Kitchen knife.
[Item: Kitchen Knife.]
[Item class: Common.]
[A knife used to cook and cut meat, onions, and so on.]
[+11% Physical damage.]
[+20% Chance of causing Bleeding.]
After allocating the SP she had just obtained, Bluevoice went in the opposite direction from Leen's direction with a smile on her face.
Her footsteps were stiff and looked hesitant.
However, the smile on her face was undeniable.
***
Leen carefully passed through the forest.
He didn't have a weapon, so Leen had to be extra careful in continuing.
Otherwise, he could have been killed by a monster.
The robe veil covered Leen's face as he crept around and continued to walk forward slowly.
"If only I had the Conceal Skill, I would definitely be able to pass through the forest easily."
Leen sighed when he thought about how useful Bluevoice's Skill was.
His skill, on the other hand, were unknown to what he was actually capable of doing.
It was at a time like this that Leen became tempted to use his female character.
However, he immediately shook his head and drove the thought away.
"No, no, no! I definitely shouldn't do it!"
Leen didn't want to lose his precious masculinity.
After all, the realism of this game is at a very remarkable level. Players can even take off their entire clothes and do whatever their character's gender can do, so Leen really has a hunch that something bad will happen if he become accustomed to using female characters.
"Despite having many flaws, raising a character from scratch has its own Interesting points."
But... Leen thought that walking without weapons at all would obviously be very dangerous.
"Hm. Since this is a game with a high level of player freedom... Can I use random stones or random branches?"
Leen tried right after he came up with the idea.
He searched around and quickly found a Branch and some small stones.
[You get Branch ×1]
[You get Stone ×6]
[Item: Branch.]
[Item Class: Common.]
[An ordinary branch that fell from a tree in the forest.]
[Item: Stone]
[Item Class: Common]
[An ordinary stone that can be found everywhere.]
"So, collecting objects manually like this is categorized as resource collecting, hum? Interesting..."
Leen held the Branch in his hand and kept the six small stone he had collected into his Inventory.
In DOL, each Player's Inventory varies depending on their Strength amount.
With his current Strength, Leen was only able to store 3 types of Items.
The existence of this Inventory is one of the few things that can make Leen remember that this is a game and not the real world.
Otherwise, he would probably really think that he had died in one way or another, then reincarnated in another world.
As he thought about it, Leen wondered how people were able to form a virtual world of this reality. He couldn't believe that the programmers had shaped it so perfectly.
But, at the end, he was a gamer.
And a gamer is a connoisseur of games, not thinking about how to make them.
"Alright, for now, I have to reach the nearest Town, then decide on my play-style."
Determining his destination, Leen carefully stepped through the forest.
The play-style Leen was referring to was about Job.
In DOL, Jobs can be determined in a special building called Job Palace or with occuring some special requirements.
The Job Palace, according to the background of the story of DOL, is a kind of mysterious device that helps a person have a Job and is a relic from the time of the gods scattered around the world.
Cities and Towns are usually built with the Job Palace as the center.
The Town Leen was aiming for was a small town called the Muvill Town
Muvill Town was just outside the Fhotoir rainforest where Leen was now, and, of course, had the Job Palace within their Town as well.
Leen has spent a lot of time finding this information in DOL Fandom.
The Fhotoir rainforest is vast and stretches for more than billions of miles with dozens of valleys, mountains, lakes, and rivers.
The Fhotoir rainforest is also the barrier between the Demon King's Army's power area and the other races' domains.
Even so, fortunately, Leen was quite close to the outside of the Forest, so he only needed a few hours of walking to reach it.
Of course, during the journey, he also encountered many obstacles such as Monster, monster, or monster.
[You defeated the Toad Beast!]
[You get Toad Beast Thigh meat ×1]
[You get Toad Beast Eyeball ×1]
The Toad Beast is a 1-meter-tall frog-type weak monster that is often found outside the Fhotoir Forest.
This monster only has two types of attacks.
Sticky long-tongue attacks, and rams.
Although it took a long time because he only had a Branch as a weapon, Leen managed to defeat three of them.
And, just like an ordinary game...
[You earn 5 bronze coins.]
... Leen also earns money from defeating monsters in DOL.
"Uh... It's so muddy in this place..."
Rainforests, as the name suggests, are Rain with high rainfall intensity.
Leen read in the DOL Fandom that throughout the year, the percentage of rainfall in this forest is 89%. So, the soil in this place is very wet and muddy.
Leen's Traveler's shoes had been covered in mud from running around when fighting the Toad Beast.
However, Leen also obtained some potentially money-making materials from defeating the Toad Beast.
[Item: Toad Beast Thigh Meat.]
[Item class: Common.]
[The thigh meat of the weak frog-type monster, Toad Beast, that lives outside the Fhotoir Rainforest. It has a soft texture and is a favorite food of the townspeople and villages near the Fhotoir Forest.]
[Sale price: 7-15 bronze coins.]
[Item: Toad Beast eyeball.]
[Item class: Common.]
[The eye of the Toad Beast. It is said to have a slight detoxifying effect when added with certain medicinal plants.]
[Sale price: 3-10 bronze coins.]
In addition, Leen also obtained one other item from the Toad Beast.
[Item: Toad Beast Skin.]
[Item class: Common.]
[The durable and supple skin of the Toad Beast. Popular in the towns around the Fhotoir Forest as a basic ingredient for making various types of crafts and clothing.]
[Sale price: 10-20 bronze coins.]
Leen got one of each of the three items, so he had a chance to earn 45 bronze coins if he sold them.
"Not bad for a weak monster, but... It seems that, in DOL, SP is very difficult to get, huh?"
SP (Statistic Point) is important to become stronger in DOL.
Leen has certainly also researched about it.
And the only way to earn SP other than completing special events and opening treasure chests is to practice.
Yes, practice.
Become stronger by practicing.
Isn't that realistic?
***
Meanwhile, in the depths of the forest.
A goblin from the Demon King's Army was conducting reconnaissance in the village that had been destroyed.
Suddenly, the goblin saw a flash of blue color flashing on the side of its eye.
It turned around, but found nothing but the forest and the ruins of the village.
Then, without It realizing, the tip of the knife had pierced through Its chest from behind.
The short sword in the Goblin's hand fell to the ground.
It was killed.
After killing her target, the killer finally reveals herself.
She was Bluevoice.
[You have successfully killed the Scout goblin!]
[You get Short sword ×1]
[You get Bronze arm protector ×1]
[You get Scout Goblin Ears
×2]
[You obtained the title of "Goblin Killer".]
[Title: Goblin Killer.]
[Title obtained after killing more than 20 Goblins.]
[+50% Chance to cause Fear to Goblin.]
[+10% All stats when faced Goblin.]
[Your destiny resonates with your actions.]
[You obtained Faith: Demon Revenging.]
[Title: Demon Revenging.]
[You are a vengeance. Your enemy is all Demons. Your existence is for the sake of destroying every Demons that exists.]
[+100% All Stats when facing any type of Demon.]
[Faith: Demon Revenging unlocks Special Job: Demon Hunter.]
[Special Job: Demon Hunter.]
[The special Job of the demon hunters. Will become stronger by killing more Demons.]
[+25% Damage to any type of Demon.]
[+5% Chance to gain SP by killing all type of Demons.]
[You obtained Job Skill: Shadow Blade.]
[Job Skill: Shadow Blade.]
[Shrouding the weapon with a strange and unpredictable shadow power.]
[+35% Magic Damage.]
[+3% Chance to cause Instant-kill.]
Bluevoice licked the blood on her Kitchen Knife.
"20... MORE... Where... Are... You..."
She liked it.
The sensation of killing.