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" 21:55. Please don't disappoint me." Liu Dang put down his chopsticks as he stared at the clock at the monitor. He gulped down a can of energy drink and stood right in front of the capsule. He still couldn't believe the event how ridiculous it was this morning, waking up to a lady sprinkling water on him. Hearing her admitted that she broke into his house and the capsule was all installed.

'Do I need to buy a better door?' he asked himself. He shakes his head and put the idea at the back of his mind as he decided to enter the capsule and experience all the company have to offer.

Just as he lays inside the amazingly comfortable 'bed', he uttered "Enter Lumiere."

As soon as the word left his mouth, the capsule closed and white smoke began to fill the entire capsule. The fatty's slowly falls asleep.

Moments later Liu Dang finds himself staring at a white space. Turning around he scans his surroundings and it was all white. Just before he could utter countless profanities and curse word towards a certain company a voice was heard.

"Greetings our valued customer number 963369. Before we begin the exciting journey into the magical world of Lumiere, you would have to create an avatar first."

"Please choose the race of your avatar."

Six figures suddenly came into his view. They all stares at him with a cold glare but the fatty remains unperturbed. Upon closer look, all of them looks similar to himself. When he focused on the human version of himself, a line of text appeared.

*Human race. The most dominant race in the world of Lumiere. Versatile and adept in countless trade. Known to be balanced in both might and magic.

Attribute Multiplier

Strength : 1

Dexterity : 1

Vitality : 1

Intelligence : 1

Perceptive : 1

Wisdom : 1

'Multiplier? Huh, that means even with the same amount of attribute, the effect will be different.' With that thought he quickly focused on a slimmer version of himself with a pointed ear and fair skin.

*Elf race. Peaceful and gentle in nature. They will turn hostile to any that harms and threatens their territory. Known for their longevity and their nature affinity.

Attribute Multiplier

Strength : 1

Dexterity : 1.5

Vitality : 3

Intelligence : 1.5

Perceptive : 1.5

Wisdom : 2

'This… how could human race be dominant when the elf is clearly so much stronger?' amidst his curiosity over the issue, he looked at another figure. This figure is the shorter version of himself, rounder belly and bearded face.

*Dwarf race. Possessing simply mind and short temper. They are very driven in their task and stops at nothing to achieve their goals. Known for their craftsmanship and inventions.

Attribute Multiplier

Strength : 1.5

Dexterity : 2

Vitality : 1.5

Intelligence : 0.5

Perceptive : 1

Wisdom : 0.5

'There must be more than this attribute multiplier. Hidden option?'

"Hello, can I view more details?" asked the fatty.

"You can explore and experience them in the game." The voice replied.

"What? How does that make any sense? Should I just delete and create new characters every time I'm not satisfied?" retorted the fatty, clearly unsatisfied at the lack of information.

This time the surrounding remains quiet. It's obvious that the system doesn't argue like normal human or it could be the system ignored him.

The fatty turned around furiously, searching everywhere for the source of that voice. All that he can find however is the six figure besides the white surrounding.

"Seriously? Tch.. lousy Future Tech." defeated, the fatty looks towards the other figure. The green toddler version of himself.

*Goblin race. Short and green, they resemble naughty, bald and ugly human toddlers. Known for their love to hoard things and fast reproduction rate.

Attribute Multiplier

Strength : 0.5

Dexterity : 0.5

Vitality : 0.5

Intelligence : 0.5

Perceptive : 0.5

Wisdom : 0.5

"Oh come on this is just ridiculous. Give me more info you stingy lousy robot. The stats is totally unbalanced." Ranted the fatty. Seeing as how the voice doesn't even reply to him he looked towards another figure. Also a green version of himself but taller and bulkier. His face is hideous.

*Orc race. Strong and tenacious. Possess strong physical body. Known for their remarkable strength and resilience.

Attribute Multiplier

Strength : 2

Dexterity : 2

Vitality : 2.5

Intelligence : 0.5

Perceptive : 1

Wisdom : 0.5

'This is good for melee.' As he looked at the huge, brawny figure resembling himself, a thought crossed his mind. 'If i looked like this, maybe, maybe… maybe I will have friends. I wouldn't have to get beaten up every day. No one would say anything even if I eat a lot. Maybe..'

Liu Dang shakes his head. He scorns himself for even thinking that he could look like that. It would be a miracle if he could slim down and looked like the elf. "Heh." A chuckle escaped and a smirk was on his face. 'It's ridiculous and impossible. Though it is a nice image.'

A text appeared as he focused on the final figure. "Skeleton." He said, guessing the name of this race. It weren't a mystery, anyone who play games would have know all these six figure name.

*Skeletal race. The undead version of human. Mediocre in everything.

Attribute Multiplier

Strength : 0.75

Dexterity : 0.75

Vitality : 0.75

Intelligence : 0.75

Perceptive : 0.75

Wisdom : 0.75

"Skeletal? Seriously? Are you picking a fight with me? Damn thing is obviously a skeleton!" the fatty shouted. Obviously angry at his confidant answer being wrong.

"Do you want to select Skeletal as your race?" the voice sounded.

"Nooooooo! Damnit lousy Future Tech and their useless …thing to help people create avatar."

The fatty was lost in thought. Figuring which race was he going to play as. Should he choose the human race? No known weakness. 'No outstanding attribute either.' He mused. His option down to three, elf, dwarf and orc. 'f*ck dwarfs, it reminds me of why im being bullied. I'm short, I'm fat and I get beat up everyday.' He angrily crossed the dwarfs out of his mind.

As he compares the elf and orc, he looked towards the goblin and skeletal. 'With the attribute multiplier being that low, there have to be benefit to balance the game. Fast reproduction? Is it also fast growth? 2 times exp gain? Or 2 time attribute gain? Doesn't matter, I won't play as either skeleton or goblin. Now about elf, the attribute multiplier being so high must have drawbacks. No affinity with other elements? Slower growth? The orc seems a bit balanced. High physical and low magic. Should be the same as human with no significant drawbacks.'

The fatty continues to ponder about his choice when he suddenly looked at the elf figure and triggers a scene in his mind. 'Slim body, fair and smooth skin. The face is either beautiful or handsome. Damn it. Damn Long Shen. You knew I liked Tong Wei. She's the only girl who ever talk to me. Damn it you.. with your handsome face… the day I know you dated Tong Wei, we are no longer friends. Damn handsome guy should just disappear from this world.'

In fact the fatty know that Tong Wei only ever talked with him because Long Shen always hangs out with him. It wasn't Long Shen fault that the girl doesn't like him. He knew but just couldn't accept the fact. With all the miseries he suffered, bullies, dad's death and debt, mother leaving him, and now his best friend started dating his crush. He felt like he lost everything, life holds no meaning anymore, he gave up struggling to live and thinking of just ending it all. But then, this strange pop out lead him to a ridiculous page promising VRMMO, his heart suddenly felt interested and curiosity at this new found game. He decided to give this a try and here he is, starting a new life in Lumiere.

"I choose Orc." Liu Dang made his choice.

"Do you want to select Orc as your race?"

"Yes."

"Orc race confirmed. Enjoy your new life in Lumiere."

Noticing the surrounding turns dark and the figures disintegrating the fatty shouted.

"Hey! I haven't chose a name yet! Wait-"