Chapter 14 Mystery begins

The notifications were too high that his screen got flooded and Alex couldn't really see everything. He had read the manual of the game completely so he knew how to organise the notifications .

[System notifications

You have killed a dire wolf(common) x 2

You have killed a dire wolf(rare) x 4

Skills obtained

(Craft-beginner)(Snipe-beginner)(Dismantle-beginner)

50 bronze acquired

You have obtained the title,

{The one who instills fear} (unique-evolvable)

Everytime you defeat an enemy you instill a fear into others , weaker enemies and enemies of same kind get stunned and confused for a short amount of time and run away if intimidated more.

Dexterity stat unlocked

Charisma stat unlocked

Blueprint catalog unlocked

Make-shift spear blueprint added]

'Gosh , I thought I wouldn't recieve anything in the tutorial, I mean that is what Beom said to me', Beom stated the truth because no one can perfectly copy skills that the system recognises as a skill in the tutorial itself and Alex being a newbie should certainly be not able to do it.

Alex opened up the information tab and looked at it .

[Info

Name: ??? (To be selected yet-one time )

Race:Human

Class: none

Level: 1

Money: 50 bronze

Title:The one who instills fear

Stats

Strength:12

Agility:12

Intelligence:12

Wisdom:12

Constitution:12

Dexterity:12

Charisma:12

~Congratulations.You have attained the perfect stats~

Items

Beginner clothes x 1

Make-shift spear x 1

Dire wolf Fur(rare) x 4

Dire wolf Fur(common) x 2

Dire wolf Meat (common) x 6]

Alex was suprised to see his stat points, Beom explained the stat distribution process and it was a bit complex . Each player was assigned a base of six stats at the beginning and according to the tutorial performance their stats were fixed for level one and during each level up they were provided five stats which can be distributed to any stat however they wished for. But this changed according to the user's class and it was unique. Beom had specifically said that they won't recieve anything in the tutorial except for these base station points.

The tutorial was the same for everyone except for the difficulty assigned to them to assess them. Even if people fail the tutorial they still receive their base stats . The tutorial is just a way to provide experience of the world to newbies and to assess them simultaneously. Alex was overjoyed to have received the perfect stat distribution and unlocking two whole new stat and also making them go up to the full felt good. It was really a good thing , it was like gaining six whole levels.

Alex was transported a fifty meter out of the starter village and he had to walk in had finally reached the Silverbrook starter village.

'Let's select a good name ',Alex knew without selecting the character name it was impossible to find Beom.

He was in doubt what to name his character so he was walking into the village thinking what to name himself. The village guards knew he was just one of the adventurers summoned to this world , no questions were asked and Alex was allowed to pass through to the village.

<WELCOME TO SILVER BROOK VILLAGE>

The starter village was a bit crowded. Alex was filled with thoughts and he didn't mind whatever was going around him. An old man with shaking legs was walking slowly towards the exit. The old man's way was blocked by the other players , he tugged at them and they didn't ask who it was or what he wanted , they just moved to give him way.

The next one infront of the old man was Alex and he was standing infront of the old man blocking his way and looking confused what to name himself . The old man neared him and touched him hoping that he would move out of his way like the others , but Alex was different. He saw the old man struggling to move around , as the players were bothering him. So he made himself as a support to guide the old man and led him with his hands slowly to the exit of the village and ended up going out of the village with him. The old man was too old that you could see his face wrinkly and that he had no teeth. Alex didn't have the inspect skill yet so he didn't know who the man infront of him was, but he smiled at the old man as warmly as he could and genuinely asked,'Grandpa do you need any other help?'.

The old man looked at him and smiled , and he replied in a croaky voice, 'Do you know the path of the forgotten , Meet me there , I need your help '. He guestured Alex for a handshake , All the users were rushing in to the starter village and they didn't mind the event that was transpiring before them.

'I will surely do grandpa ',Alex replied with a smile and shook his hand and returned the handshake. Just as Alex finished the handshake , the old man grinned a little and it was weird, but Alex didn't mind it and smiled back . Alex didn't avert his eyes away from the old man ,but within seconds the old man was nowhere to be found.

[The flame of the forgotten has marked you]

(Two Hidden quests in progress)

Alex was spooked to see the old man disappear in front of him without a trace.

'Whoa , Hidden quests I haven't started the game yet', Alex was filled with questions and he knew who to contact regarding the questions and it was Silverstar , it was the gaming name of Beom and he assured Alex that he would name himself the same and would be waiting for him.

But to contact Beom ,Alex would have to name himself. He stared at the naming tab for a long time , then thought something , then went for the name Axel by interchanging the words in his name and added a Hammer to it, then he thought for some time and changed it into Rod.

"Do you wish to name yourself Axel Rod?"

Alex clicked on the button yes. Alex's name changed and few notifications popped up.

[You can now chat with other users through the chat option.

You can add friends .

You have been marked by the flame of the forgotten.

<Flame that vanishes skill added>

You can use a fake name to cover your identity and can change your fake name any number of times.*Your real name remains the same and can be seen by powerful entities*]

Everything happening was confusing him, Beom said that it wasn't easy to get skills here he was with four skills. He also told that it was too hard to get a title and here he was with a title. He also told that hidden quests were very rare and were hard to find. Axel added Silverstar as his friend and quickly walked through the village in order to find him. Beom quickly added Axel as friend. Alex typed down a long message in order to make Beom understand that it was him and just when Alex was about to hit the send the message button when he recieved a call from Beom aka Silverstar.

'Yo Alex is this you', Beom asked playfully.

'Yeah Beom this is me where are you I have a thousand questions to ask you and I have a headache just thinking about them.' Alex was in a state of confusion . 'I am looking at you right now', Beom waved at Alex from the center, as he was easily identifiable as he kept the same character as real life and changed only his hair color. Alex looked at Beom and felt a bit of relief wash over him.

Silverbrook was a small village with around thirty houses and some buildings. In the center of the village there was a small fountain and the town hall center. Alex looked around a bit identifying all the buildings as he walked over to the place Beom was standing in.

Alex found the adventurer's guild , a merchant shop, a bakery and a rundown smithy too. And Beom was standing right infront of the Adventurer's guild.

"What took you this much time ? We already lost too much of time , I wonder how others are progressing. Come on let's go and register our class at the guild and go on a class quest, so what weapon did you choose ?", Beom was bombarding Alex with questions that Alex found it hard to answer any of it with too much in his mind. Alex slowly waited for Beom to calm down and waited for him to stop bombarding with questions. Alex knew how Beom could get when he gets excited about something, Beom kept on talking for five more minutes and finally stopped and noticed Alex was not saying a thing. Beom looked at Alex and gave him a gesture with a nod to understand what happened .

Alex started telling everything and Beom listened to everything with his jaw dropping every second Alex dropped a bomb.