Chapter 36: The King

"You! Who are you?" the man in front of Shi Fan stood in shock.

"I'm my mother's firstborn. You?" Shi Fan could no longer resist the attitude the man is giving him.

"Why are you unregistered!" he didn't care about Shi Fan's provocation and immediately asked another question.

"Unregistered?" Shi Fan who is smiling inwardly froze. "That's impossible! I went through the normal process!" he understood the meaning "Unregistered". Those are people who got inside the game without going through the character creation process.

Although it is nor considered cheating it is still an offense due to the reason that only the main developers can be considered unregistered as they manage the system problems inside the game, however, they are not allowed interfere on any functions unlike what is Shi Fan doing right now which is clearly the breach of rules.

The most severe punishment on this type of case is the "Soul and Mind Burn". It is when the game character and the personal data of the human player are permanently deleted in the Emperor Online system which means they are no longer allowed to play the game...forever.

The man in front of Shi Fan immediately opened up his status bar and began doing something. Shi Fan was afraid of being found out and immediately began to explain however a blue holographic keyboard popped out in front of him.

"Hurry! Type in your username" the man said while panicking to Shi Fan.

Without waiting for further ado he typed the first thing that came to mind. "Jian Huang"¹

The moment he confirmed a white light from the top bathed Shi Fan. After about five seconds it stopped. He opened up his status bar and confirmed that it has been changed.

"Why are you doing this?" Shi Fan asked. Although the man in front of him acts like an adventurer he is, in fact, an NPC. Doing something this offensive when caught will surely be a permanent deletion in their data.

"I hate to see other people being banished and not enjoy the adventures of the Continent." the man in front of him said honestly.

He has already seen many adventurers pleading for mercy as their account is slowly burned by the System due to differing offenses. Even their mercy however they still couldn't help the consequences.

Upon hearing his words Shi Fan couldn't help but become teary-eyed. Although he just played for less than a week the experience the game has already given him is an unforgettable memory and he will surely regret it if he could no longer play the game.

Shi Fan then walked in front of the man and bowed deeply at his savior. Although it was a short meeting that incident changed his life forever. If he didn't realize that his account is actually unregistered and if he was banned from playing the game he can kiss being independent forever and become a white-collar worker.

Shi Fan began walking out firmly from the room. The man then waved goodbye at him.

When Shi Fan left the room cracked immediately. The man inside smiled at what is happening. And a being reminiscent to an angel came out from the cracked area.

[Gabriel] (Angel of the Code) Heaven-Ranked Entity

Level 700

HP: ?????????? MP:?????????

"Thomas, you broke the Code again." Gabriel spoke in a harsh tone. "You actually sacrificed your life for an Unregistered?"

"I know." Thomas smiled in answer. "But it was worth it."

Gabriel didn't understand Thomas' answer and he began pulling out a golden sword at his scabbard and threw it towards Thomas.

He continued smiling even though a sword is fast approaching his body. He didn't dodge and just accept what is coming to him.

Although it hit his body it just actually passed through it. Thomas's body fell forward as his falling body is captured by Gabriel and flew to the cracked area of the room.

The white room returned to normal after the incident. However, the only thing left to remember is the chair on which Thomas used to sit and the memory that Shi Fan was there with him.

....

Shi Fan came out of the room without any knowledge of what happened inside after he left.

He noticed that Diyo is missing from where he used to stand. He opened up his friend list and began to contact him.

Diyo: "You finally got your username change. Good good. I'm heading somewhere for a while why not go stroll around the kingdom?"

Since this is his first time in a kingdom he couldn't help but be excited about touring the area. Even if he ran for 2 days straight he wouldn't be able to possibly finish exploring it all.

Shi Fan began heading toward the Marketplace as indicated on the system map.

....

In another place

A muscular man sits atop a huge royalty chair that is overlooking the entire kingdom. His aura is so powerful those who near him feel very threatened just coming near.

He looked toward the man which is half kneeling to him. "Saint Diyo, Why are you here." an overpowering round voice came from the man.

"I'm here for a request to his excellency." Diyo that is half kneeling looked toward the imposing figure of the man. As he is the sole ruler of this kingdom King Sampem! He's also known as his moniker The Ruler of the Seven Seas.

The Seven Seas which is surrounding the Kingdom of Estafiel is a resource-rich hotspot for natural herbs as well as gourmet fish. Although the Kingdom of Estafiel is part of the Continent it is actually separated from the Main Continent as they are like in an island nearby a humungous continent. Other neighboring teams in other islands also contest for the ownership of the Seven Seas.

The Guild which protects the kingdom from external threats is the Seven Seas Miniscule Guild while the Team that protects it from monster raids is the Kinkyo Adventurer Team.

King Sampem is a well known Rank 5 adventurer that has the Stone Guardian class. His defense is impenetrable to any skills and weapon attack below Rank 3. He is also the sole reason why other miniscule guilds and adventurer teams. Small guilds however although existing nearby couldn't afford to waste resources on a backwater kingdom and just focus on the Main Continent.

"Request?" Sampem was aghast. For a few months he has known this man he only requested once, and that was to separate him from the other 12 Saints which are currently the vice leaders for the Seven Seas Guild as he wanted to create his own independent adventurer team.

"The slot for the Games meant for us that we declined." Diyo half knelt and look at the man with a strong will. "We want it back."