The chat had finally settled after the introductions, but Kenji could tell that everyone was still adjusting. Before anyone could ask what ca next, the system took the lead.
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[System Alert!]
New Feature Unlocked: Starter Packs!
Each user will receive a custom starter pack.
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The chat exploded with reactions.
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[Eternal Virgin]: Yo, free stuff, and gambling chanics? This system is after my heart!
[Red Cake Boss]: A structured system of rewards and challenges... I approve.
[Self-Proclaid Human]: A shop and a quest board. This will be useful for growth.
Kenji chuckled. The system had a way of getting everyone's attention. He focused on his own interface, noticing a new prompt.
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[Starter Pack Received!]
- Skill Book: Interdiate Swordsmanship
- Minor Healing Potion x3
- 100 MCS Points
- 500 Gold Coins (Universal Currency)
- Gravity Manipulation Skill (LV 1): Allows the user to manipulate gravitational fields within a small radius. Higher levels increase range and precision.
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Kenji raised an eyebrow. Gravity Manipulation? That was a ga-changer. He could already imagine the possibilities—enhancing his attacks, creating barriers, or even slowing down enemies. The system was clearly rewarding him for surviving the Stray Devil fight.
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[Eternal Virgin]: Alright, let's see what I got... Ohhh, I got a 'Luck Enhancent' passive skill, so gambling tokens, 500 gold coins, and... wait, what's this? A 'Probability Shift' skill?
[Red Cake Boss]: Probability Shift? What does it do?
[Eternal Virgin]: It says here it lets slightly alter the odds of certain events. Like, if I'm playing a ga, I can nudge the dice roll in my favor. This is perfect for !
[Self-Proclaid Human]: I received a rare death-attribute spell, a mana core, a book on soul enhancent, 500 gold coins, and... a 'Spatial Compression' skill.
[Red Cake Boss]: I was granted a new enchanted sword, so armor enhancents, a small boost to my magic reserves, 500 gold coins, and... a 'Gravity Well' skill. It creates a localized gravitational field to immobilize enemies.
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Kenji smirked. It seed the system was tailoring the starter packs to each user's strengths. He decided to share his own rewards.
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[Administrator - The Gar]: I got a swordsmanship skill book, so healing potions, 100 MCS Points, 500 gold coins, and a Gravity Manipulation skill. It's not much, but it's a start.
[Eternal Virgin]: Gravity Manipulation? That's sick! Can you, like, crush stuff with it?
[Administrator - The Gar]: Not yet. It's only Level 1, so I can barely lift a pebble. But with so training, who knows?
[Red Cake Boss]: Gravity and space-related skills are rare and powerful. You should focus on mastering it.
[Self-Proclaid Human]: Indeed. Spatial Compression has already proven useful in my experints already. I can only imagine what Gravity Manipulation could achieve in combat.
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[Eternal Virgin]: Okay, but let's talk about the gold coins. What's the deal with that? Is this so kind of universal currency?
[Administrator - The Gar]: Looks like it. The system says it's accepted across all connected realities. Maybe we can use it in the Shop.
[Red Cake Boss]: A universal currency... That could be useful for acquiring resources or equipnt.
[Self-Proclaid Human]: I wonder if it can be used to purchase rare materials for crafting or experintation.
[Eternal Virgin]: Or gambling. Don't forget gambling.
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[System Alert!]
New Feature Unlocked: Daily Points!
Every user will receive a random number of MCS Points per day (1-100) based on their luck.
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[Eternal Virgin]: Oh, co on! Luck-based rewards? That's so unfair. I an, I'll probably get the max every day, but still.
[Red Cake Boss]: Luck is a fickle thing. It is better to rely on skill and determination.
[Self-Proclaid Human]: Luck is rely a variable in the equation of success. It can be manipulated, given the right tools.
[Administrator - The Gar]: Well, with my Luck stat at 95, I'm hoping for so good rolls.
[Eternal Virgin]: Wait, you have a Luck stat? What's yours, Kenji?
[Administrator - The Gar]: It's 95. Tier 2, apparently.
[Eternal Virgin]: WHAT?! That's insane! How is that fair?
[Red Cake Boss]: Luck is not everything. Skill and discipline are far more important.
[Self-Proclaid Human]: I agree. Though a high Luck stat could prove useful in certain situations.
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[System Alert!]
New Features Unlocked: Shop and Quest Board!
The Shop allows users to purchase items, abilities, and enhancents using MCS Points or gold coins (note: using gold or exchanged other currencies to use costs higher).
The Quest Board will offer tasks divided into Major Quests, Normal Quests, and Side Quests.
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[Eternal Virgin]: Alright, now we're talking! A shop and quests? This is like the ultimate RPG. I'm already loving this system.
[Red Cake Boss]: Quests will provide structure and purpose. I look forward to the challenges.
[Self-Proclaid Human]: The Shop could be a valuable resource for acquiring rare materials or knowledge.
[Administrator - The Gar]: Yeah, I'm definitely checking out the Shop later. I need to see what's available.
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Kenji hesitated before speaking. He needed to co clean about sothing. He wasn't sure it was the best idea to be honest but its better to get this out know before it gets out sohow and cost him later.
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[Administrator - The Gar]: So... there's sothing I should probably admit.
[Eternal Virgin]: Lem guess, you know sothing about this system that we don't?
Kenji exhaled.
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[Administrator - The Gar]: It's more than that. I know all of you. In my past life, before I ended up here, you were all... fictional characters.
Silence. Then
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[Red Cake Boss]: Explain.
[Self-Proclaid Human]: Fictional? In what sense?
Kenji hesitated, then typed quickly.
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[Administrator - The Gar]: Where I co from, there were books, ani, and gas that told your stories. Your struggles, victories, and even your pasts. That's how I knew who you were before we even spoke.
A long pause. Then
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[Eternal Virgin]: So you're telling I was an ani character?
[Administrator - The Gar]: Yeah.
[Eternal Virgin]: Nice. Was I popular?
Kenji blinked. That... was not the reaction he expected.
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[Red Cake Boss]: If what you say is true, then this information is unsettling. But it does not change who I am.
[Self-Proclaid Human]: If my existence was recorded as fiction elsewhere, then it simply ans my story reached beyond my world. That is... not displeasing.
Kenji let out a breath. They were taking it better than he expected.
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[Administrator - The Gar]: I just thought you should know. This chat... it connects different realities, and so of those realities apparently beca stories in my old life.
[Eternal Virgin]: Well, if this system is real, then that's all that matters. Now, how do we use these points? I wanna start spending!
Kenji smirked. Now that the introductions, revelations, and starter packs were out of the way, it was ti to see what they could really do with this system.
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