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In the 12th year according to the new calendar, humans have been more focused on escaping physical constraints rather than Earth's gravitational shackles before they were freed.

The development of virtual reality technology.

Technology once defined as virtual reality has now advanced into what can honestly be called the second reality.

Used in various fields, ranging from health, entertainment, education, infrastructure, manufacturing, services, construction, property, finance... in almost all areas, this technology has contributed to society.

Many office workers go to virtual offices in VR space. There, administrative work and meetings are held, and manufacturing tasks are organized and operated from the VR environment.

Financial transactions are conducted through online banking and virtual currencies via VR, as well as the signing and stamping of various contracts done through VR. You can even head straight to a VR casino after getting a loan.

If you need to shop for dinner, you can go to a virtual supermarket in VR, where you can check out fresh products directly. Of course, purchased products are packed and delivered to your home via underground delivery networks in less than an hour.

Food arriving at the supermarket warehouse is grown on a large scale farm. While observing the conditions of the fully replicated farm in VR space, agricultural technology experts instruct robots to cultivate the soil, provide water, and harvest according to orders.

Sports matches can also be watched through VR. Every movement and action of players on the field is scanned in real-time and can be enjoyed from desired perspectives in VR space.

If you want to watch matches with friends, you can create a special room and watch together there. Or you can gather in public spaces and discuss your favorite teams with people you haven't met before.

If you feel unwell, you can go to a VR virtual clinic. Your condition is continuously scanned in real-time by VR devices, and this information is passed on to the responsible doctor.

After receiving a check-up and prescription, medicine will be delivered to your home on the same day.

If serious symptoms cannot be addressed through online consultations, of course, you need to go to medical facilities. However, there are no doctors there. There are only medical robots that will treat you according to instructions from competent medical technology experts.

Virtual reality is the second reality.

This means that VR space is getting closer to reality.

However, at the same time, this term emerges because social reality is also getting closer to VR.

"Boot hour, shoot curse"

In the midst of such a modern era, a new game has been announced.

Although not too revolutionary, this is a fairly conventional fantasy MMORPG, but it is the latest work from a company that has released many popular game titles. Enthusiasm from fans and the industry is very high.

After several closed alpha tests and closed beta tests, the announcement of a large-scale open beta test has finally been made.

This open beta test certainly plays a role as the final test, but most of the issues and bugs have been fixed during previous tests, so it's more like an early access. It is reported that the same account with the main service is required, and character data will switch directly to the main service.

Although officially still in the beta stage, this service is free until the official launch, but the possibility of sudden maintenance is also mentioned.

As the open beta test approaches, widely available information is only a small fraction of the game's specifications.

During the previous closed tests, binding contracts were signed to maintain the confidentiality of test content, and image capturing or screenshots were restricted by the system.

However, information about the game specifications has been widely circulated on anonymous social media, although its accuracy is uncertain.

However, the truth of the information will soon be revealed.

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--These are specifications that didn't exist during the closed trial.

It seems to reflect the inherent nature of the character, as when first scanning oneself and creating a temporary avatar, one feature is automatically acquired.

Based on the help, it seems that inherent features can only be changed when creating a character, similar to race. This feature also consumes and returns experience points, so experience automatically decreases because of the automatically acquired feature.

Experience will be returned if the feature is removed, but that alone is enough to change the avatar's appearance.

Inherent Feature: Beauty

Experience Points Used: 20

You are born with natural beauty.

Receive sympathy increase from NPCs (moderate).

I feel like I've seen a system like this in antique game books at the VR library someday...

Although it's regrettable to lose 20 experience points, I decide to keep the appearance because it feels wrong to change it too much.

This game doesn't have level tiers, but because the system strengthens characters using acquired experience points, this process can basically be done anytime.

This means that the 100 experience points given when creating this character can be used anytime after the game starts. Although it's already less than 100 points.

I choose the Elf race and spend an additional 20 experience points.

Then, I acquire the "Albinism" feature.

Inherent Feature: Albinism

Experience Points Used: -20

You are born with white hair, white skin, and red eyes.

Receive mild sunburn after prolonged exposure to sunlight.

※ Sunburn... will continuously recover based on severity.

This is the result of trying to regain points without changing appearance too much.

After adjusting my lifestyle to be indoors more during the game's night, I decide that this won't be a big issue.

Although during the closed trial it was known that enemies in the field would be stronger at night, subjectively there's no major difference.

Furthermore, Elves naturally have lighter pigmentation, so it won't be too noticeable even with albinism.

If I've come this far, I want to regain the 20 points taken when choosing the Elf race.

Inherent Feature: Weak Eyesight

Experience Points Used: -30

You have weak eyesight.

Cannot target distant targets.

Penalty on accuracy and precision for medium-range targets (moderate).

Cannot attack targets further than medium range when relying on vision.

Although the penalty is severe, if not planning to attack from medium or long range, then there's effectively no loss.

I decide that this is only a hindrance that can be compensated with item acquisition like glasses or something magical.

Thus, I finish creating the character.

The character's name is "Rhea".

The advantage of using a short name like this is one of the benefits of being a beta tester or getting early access.

Current experience is 110 points.

Thanks to inherent features, I can start the game with a positive balance even though my race is generally statistically superior.

This is a great advantage.

However, if the specifications for acquiring experience are the same as the closed trial, that will be a problem.

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