Fairview Meadows
The loading screen faded once again...
A figure formed from light and particles beside the bank of a river, it was Eirwyn.
Eirwyn stood still under an oak tree until he was aware that he finally made it to the world of Halcyon when he saw a window.
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Fairview Meadows
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He was very curious and it was quite odd for him that there was no heads-up display in his vision. Virtual reality games must have this kind of feature right?
He noticed it was different, his current vision is not the same as the limited first-person point of view of avatars in virtual reality games that he played before but it was the same in real life, the normal sight of a person.
As he looked around, he was fascinated by the splendor of the scene around him.
It was noon as the sun shined brightly high upon the clear blue sky.
Thin white clouds flowed through the air currents as it continually changes direction.
Various trees grew on the riverbank along the wide river flowing with clear freshwater.
The richly verdant meadows grew frost-hardy wheat sown in autumn that resist the cold of the winter season.
Stout and healthy sheeps flocked and grazed the green grasses of pastures covered with melting snow.
Eirwyn tried to move his body. He felt the weight of the hammer and the sword on his hands.
He recklessly swung his sword on the trunk of the tree beside him.
'Thwack!'
The sword stuck, Eirwyn used his strength but he had a hard time to pull it away.
After he removed the sword, he energetically ran around very fast, never having both of his feet on the ground at the same time.
Eirwyn felt the wind swished on his skin. The grass rustled every step he took.
Eirwyn became fully aware of the fact that everything around him was real.
He was very elated that the first-hand experience being in the countryside because Eirwyn always locked himself and rarely go out in many years.
Eirwyn became tired after having a pleasant time. He breathed in the fresh clean air.
It is time for him to familiarize the game.
He didn't know what to do, he can't help but sat down on the smooth rock under the tree to rest.
"Hmm... there should have been a menu in a game." Eirwyn scratched his head.
'Cling!'
A window unexpectedly popped out in front of him exactly he said 'Menu'.
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ー 〔 Menu 〕ー
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〔 Character 〕
〔 Attributes 〕
〔 Skills 〕
〔 Techniques 〕
〔 Talent 〕
〔 Inventory 〕
〔 Map 〕
〔 Quests 〕
〔 Friends 〕
〔 Settings 〕
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"How convenient, you came at the right time huh? How about this..." Eirwyn smiled. He thought of another way to activate it.
He thought 'Friends' inside his mind.
'Cling!'
A window popped out.
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ー 〔 Friends 〕ー
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〖 None 〗---
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〔 Search Player 〕
〔 Friend Requests 〕
〔 Communication 〕
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"Oh! So it also works this way, this is better than voice-activated commands. I like this game! Umu, umu." Eirwyn nodded happily.
Eirwyn tapped on 'Search Player' displayed on the window.
'Plup!'
Another window popped out.
'Cling!'
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ー 〔 Search Player 〕ー
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[ Please enter a player name here. ]
〔 Confirm 〕
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A floating holographic keyboard popped out.
"... Okay. It looks like I need to type." Eirwyn sighed and a bit disappointed.
He noticed that he didn't input a new character name and used his profile name on Anima, so he thought Terrell and Aria didn't change their names.
Eirwyn typed 'Blitz' and tapped 'Confirm.'
'Plup!'
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ー 〔 Search Player 〕ー
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One result(s) similar to 'Blitz' found.
〖 Blitz 〗Online
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Eirwyn and directly tapped 'Blitz' on the screen.
'Plup!'
'Cling!'
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ー 〔 Blitz 〕 ー
〖 Sui Generis 〗 Tempest Halberdier
〖 Level 〗1
〖 Title 〗---
〖 Guild 〗---
〖 Rank 〗---
〖 HP 〗
〔 4100 / 4100 〕
〖 Status 〗Normal
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〔 Request Friend 〕〔 Communication 〕
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Eirwyn tapped 'Request Friend' to add him without further ado.
'Plup!'
'Cling!'
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ー 〔 Add Friend 〕ー
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Your friend request to Blitz had been sent!
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Eirwyn then typed 'Wren' to search Aria.
'Cling!'
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ー 〔 Search Player 〕ー
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One result(s) similar to 'Wren' found.
〖 Wren 〗Online – Currently in Combat
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Eirwyn tapped 'Wren', a window popped up.
'Plip!'
'Cling!'
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ー 〔 Wren 〕 ー
〖 Sui Generis 〗 Twilight Myrmidon
〖 Level 〗1
〖 Title 〗---
〖 Guild 〗---
〖 Rank 〗---
〖 HP 〗
〔 1360 / 1600 〕
〖 Status 〗Corroded
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〔 Request Friend 〕〔 Communication 〕
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Eirwyn sent her a friend request. He was quite shocked when he saw her HP was decreasing.
Suddenly, series of notifcation windows popped up.
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ー〔 Notification 〕ー
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Blitz accepted your friend request!
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'Cling!'
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ー〔 Notification 〕ー
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Blitz requested a live video chat to you. Would you accept?
〔 Confirm 〕〔 Reject 〕
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Eirwyn tapped 'Confirm' pretty quick.
'Plup!'
'Cling!'
A window popped out, it was a live video chat and Terrell was displayed on the screen.
"Hey! How are you doing? Hahaha! You're so slow!" Terrell laughed as he waved his hand.
"Where are you now?" Eirwyn didn't beat around the bush.
"I'm here at the town plaza of Llyne and taking a short rest. This town is quite bustling filled with NPCs, and I hardly found any other players. This game is really great, it feels like these NPCs are real people." Terrell sat on a wooden bench and relaxed in an armrest. One could see commoner NPCs behind him.
"Damn you're quick! Let's meet. Tell me, what's that place?" Eirwyn was fired up and wanted to go there quickly.
"Hmm... I think its a town of Llyne located near Fairview Meadows and just beside Verlem River." Terrell opened and looked on his 'Map'.
"Okay. Do you know where's Aria?" Eirwyn was very worried.
"Hmm... I dunno." Terrell shrugged.
"Tsk. Okay then. See you later." Eirwyn bade farewell.
"Umu. I'll stroll around the town to find something interesting. Contact me if you reach here." Terrell nodded.
Their conversation on the live video chat ended.
Eirwyn began his preparations. He opened the 'Map'.
'Cling!'
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(On the map showed a red dot which represents Eirwyn's current location. He is located in vast plains of Fairview Meadows. Beside him was Verlem River that runs around Reidbiens Forest on the west and passes beside the town of Llyne on the southeast. On the far north was a village of Breidon. On the south was Savaster Woods.)
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Eirwyn chose to travel along the banks of Verlem River towards Llyne Town.
He stood up as he started to sprint with haste so he won't waste any time and find Aria's whereabouts.