Puzzle. Dad are you serious?

The year 2154. Humans live in massive cities. Nothing changed remarkably the last one hundred years. Except for one thing.Innovative technology. It developed enough to produce virtual words or build colonies outside of our planet. After establishing a global government our civilization increases its operational capability in technology. At present, everybody has chipped and allowed live hours in virtuality.

"Granny, can you please do not touch my stuff? Where is icube? Fuck. L need this icube. l saved my grand science project in it."

"Myaauuuu."

"Buere, move. l don't have anything for you. Go play with virtfishs. Grandma, do you hear me?"

"Ohhh, maybe l put your infocrystal near your bed on the table. Check where the photo of your dear parents. Ehhhhhh. So pity that your dear father has never seen your successful projects. He would be proud of you Einar."

"No. Please don't start it again. L don't mind what he would expect or feel."

In reality, sometimes l am so sad he will never ever see me and this fucking project. It takes more than five years to properly investigate my topic. Finally, l found this icube.

"Grandma l am going to the laboratory. Please do not forget to feed Buere. Especially give him vitamins."

"Ok, honey."

"Siniora Anjela. DO NOT CALL ME HONEY."

"OK.OK. Just go and complete your necessary work. And please check letterbox."

"What is it? Did somebody write to you? Why somebody wrote a letter. Currently, everybody undoubtedly sends mail in virtsystem."

"Hmmm, you are so funny, smart boy. Do you ask me to suggest or predict?"

After the conversation, Einar took his icube and carefully checked letterbox. He wisely decided to read it on the way to the laboratory and place a letter in his pocket. Local weather was sunny as always in this city. In the middle of the pleasant walking through park Einar checked letter. To his surprise letter was addressed not to Mrs. Anjela. But to Mr.Einar.

"Are you kidding me? Is it a freakish joke of Alex? Wait a minute. The letter sent 18 years ago."

Suddenly Einar stoped. His fingers start trembling and his eyes slightly opened.

"Fathers handwriting. Eighteen years passed. How?"

Einar thought about the accident where he lost parents. 09.12.2136. The private airplane crashed and took two lives and a pilot. He stopped and runs back to grannies home.

"Einar, what happened? Why do you back so soon?"

"Grandma l will be in my virtspace. Try to not disturb me and if somebody calls from the laboratory inform them that l am busy."

"No problem. As you finish let's have a meal. l ordered delicious pizza. Your favorite pizza capricciosa."

"Ok, grandma."

Einar closed door of his room and opened the letter.

"Wha the heck?"

There were many strange symbols. He checked letter again and discovered nothing.

"Fuck. It looks like a puzzle. Dad, are you serious? Ufffff. L need to scan it and solve the puzzle in virtspace."

"Turn on Virtspace, Anna."

Anna is an alternative intellect (AI). He likes her. To grow AI to a high-level, everybody has to invest much time and need to be a good virtspecialist.

"Good morning Einar.System initializing virtspace.No messages. Do you want me to turn on music?"

"No, thanks.l think need maximum concentration to solve this puzzle."

Einar took out his virthelm and start to wear a special suit for virtspace. Last twenty years scientist invented virtcapsules but Einar doesn't possess enough money to purchase one. Moreover, the centralized government canceled a ban for public accesses to virtcapsules a few years ago.

"Anna scan the letter and transforms it into virtspace. And also start chemical analyzing material used for writing this letter.L want to know everything about it. Does it real or fake? What about ink? Please transfer all data what you can discover to virtspace."

"Ok. What happened? Your bpm (beats per minute) so high. Chips inform me that the level of hormones, dopamine increased. Is it so important?"

"If l am not wrong and it is not one of Alex's jokes, dad directed me a letter. Eighteen years passed and surprise."

"L started to analyze Einar. Chemicals can't lie. The letter was undoubtedly written eighteen years plus two months ago. Two weeks before the airplane accident."

"Good. At least now l know it is real. Let's start Anna."

"Initializing virtspace. Recreating letter model."

After instantly connecting to virtspace Einar lost all his senses. Initially came darkness and then a big blue screen. From options he chooses virtroom. Everything changed. Now he was in a special room. Copy of his room in reality. Einar moved and took a letter.

"Pattern of this symbols so familiar. Where did l observe them? Wait a minute. They look like as symbols in my bracelet which grandma gifted me on my birthday three years ago. Anna quick scan symbols from the bracelet and recreate in my virtroom."

"Initializing the scan. Start transfer."

New similar symbols appear precisely in virtroom above his head. He transported them with his hands toward the letter. It takes no more than five minutes to find how to attach them to each other in an exact way.

"Dad intentionally left symbols in the bracelet to me for decoding letter. Anna, how many minutes it will take to finish decoding?"

"The process will end in three minutes. Do you want me to display the full text?"

"Yes, Anna."

Three minutes later a new letter appears in the virtroom. Einar starts reading.

"Hello, Einar. We are not dead nor alive. If you read this letter it means eighteen years passed and you are now a big boy. The answer to all your questions you will find in the Magic Realm. As one of the creators of this game l prepared virtcapsule for you. After activation you will find that it has unique characteristics and don't worry virtcapsule will not harm you.*************789 is a number of your account in world bank. We love you Einar. Be strong."

"Oh my god. Dad was one of the virtspecialists who created the Magic Realm.L need to contact to the world bank and get access to virtcapsule."

***

Two weeks later.

"Mr.Einar we tested all systems in virtcapsule. Everything works. There is no problem. But l want to warn you that capsule is twenty years old. Some parts are unusual, and it will be difficult to find parts if you need repair capsule."

Two virtcapsule specialists installed apparatus and start giving last notifications about it.

"L know it Mr.Saltis.Unfortunately, l don't have enough money to buy new models. But luck was in my side and l found one auction where bought this virtcapsule."

Saltis noded with head and continue to collect instruments.

"You are truly lucky. One of the biggest advantages of your virtcapsule is its ability rage. Mobile hospital. If you programme properly, you can live in it for 5 years without a problem."

"OOhhh.Not bad."

"Goodbye Mr.Einar. L wish you luck in the virtual game."

After the constructive conversation, Einar backed to the living room and notified grandma about his gaming.

"Sweetheart, do not spend too much in the game.L will wait for you and prepare delicious lasagna."

"Ok, grandma. Don't worry, everything will be okay."

Einar before starting play carefully collect enough specific information about Magic Realm. Two months ago beta-testers started playing professionally and then wrote practical guides.

The first key difference between the Magic Realm and other virtual games is undoubtedly Alternative Intellect. Everything in MR controls by AI. What's more, all NPC players controlled by independent AIs and live as real persons in the game. Admins can not alter anything and events will generate randomly when triggered by players or NPCs. A total area of Magic realm is five times bigger than planet earth. Half of the planet oceans, rivers, ice tap in the north and another half is a terrestrial part which contains three continents and many islands. During the successful creation of the realm, developers traditionally used typical stereotypes from previous fantasy role play games. From the decent start, players can willingly choose numerous races as dwarfs, elves, dragonoids - half human half dragons and others. All of them had unique advantages and considerable disadvantages. For a classic example, elves are naturally great druids and control plants, heal sufficiently wounds but display a fundamental weakness against metal magic. Dragonoids possess an innate talent to fire magic but have reduced resistance to water and ice spells. Some fierce races have restriction rules like mighty angels cannot attack humans or wicked demons must injure players every time when they meet them. Einar checked races pool in the game and found all of them have pros and cons except one. Humans. As a race, humans don't have any advantages but also no problems with any magic or stupid rules which restrict them.

Every intelligent race has in common own territory, a mighty army, and official capital. More interesting was complex interactions between players and NPCs.If you think that you can kill them without any consequences, you are wrong. First of all, in Magic Realm you cannot separate players and NPCs until you attack them. When somebody strikes others, they see their status and of course attacked also will notice the name of the aggressor.

Players can vary the level of pain. Unfortunately, it cannot be less than twenty percent and more than sixty-five of the total. Some professional gamers changed pain level to maximum and discovered their perception also increased. What benefits does it give? High perception help gains skills faster. When Einar thought about it and unwillingly corners of his lips moved slightly. His virtcapsule superior capability to unlock pain level is more than other standard models. It can unlock fully and provide 100% perception in the game. Dad warns him that it is safe to use apparatus but the question is why the company locked the maximum pain level at sixty-five percentages.

"Anna, check virtcapsules automated systems and prepare it for sufficient power working. Purchase and install Magic Realm."

"Initializing virtcapsule. Downloading files. Fifteen minutes to finishing all process."

Einar thought about donating in the Magic Realm but then remembered that he willingly spent all his world points to purchase the game and hasn't enough to transfer it in-game. Initial course in the game was one world point equal to one silver coin in the game. But specialists predict that in-game money will increase its value gradually.

"Einar, all systems checked. Magic Realm waits for you."

After the warning, Einar opened the virtcapsule and lay down in it. Inside the capsule were special virthelm which locked head and bit by bit fluid start fulfill it. Optimum temperature, pressure and other aspects all match for keeping the human body alive.

"L wish you good luck Einar."

"Thanks, Anna. Lets start.L am ready."