Training

Vero now has no clue about what he wants to do. In this situation, he couldn't even imagine he would experience this right before him. He was brought back to life somehow.

[If you don't know what to do, we advise you to take our basic training course.]

"What is that."

The A.I. didn't seem hostile, making Vero believe that the incident earlier was a mistake, but he still has some doubts about the whole situation. However, Vero has nothing better to do at this point. He can't risk being killed by a ruintracker outside. He still felt the teeth sinking into his flesh.

[It is a training course fit for newly appointed Dumo tower personnel. The training includes a basic gun handling course and basic CQC (close quarter combat) training. This course will take approximately 1-3 months depending on how much you can learn]

"Wait, how am I a Dumo personal? I'm not even born here. "

[The subject has been registered in our database since you underwent our program. The subject can check your ID by tapping on your bracelet terminal.]

Vero taps his bracelet as the A.I. instructs and a blue window pops up.

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Name:---

Gender: male

height: 122

weight: 32

(Subject rank: REDACTED) Citizen rank: 9

Occupation: Dumo technician

Blood type: Unable to identify (Not on the database)

Unnatural ability: N/A

A boy who grew up in a poor upbringing gets a lucky chance to work at Dumo tower due to his outstanding ability.

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Vero is baffled by this brief explanation of himself, but he is more weirded out by how he can read all this information. The A.I. since Vero's feelings and explains how.

[The reason you're able to read is that we have implanted a basic language memory pack inside your brain. You can now read and write in an old-world language, but this doesn't include this era's language, so keep that in mind.]

In a matter of seconds, Vero has learned to read and write the old-world language. This makes living in the old world very convenient in Vero's mind. This shows how the old world was far more advanced than in this era.

"So what does this thing get used for?"

[This is a personal ID. It is the safest and most secure way to verify a person. Every ID is unique due to your method of connecting to the old world network. This way, we can verify people easily even if their entire bodies change. even if they replace their brains.]

"Is that even possible?"

[Yes, people did not die when they were killed in the old world. With the connection, their consciousness will be sent back to the database, waiting to be resurrected.]

"You can revive dead people?"

[If they have an old-world connection]

"Can you revive my friend?"

[Yes, but they need to have a connection to the old world and their corpse, otherwise, the operation would be a failure. Above all, you need equipment that we cannot give you for free, so if you want to revive that friend of yours, please fulfill our condition.]

For the first time in a while, Vero gave a warm smile. The A.I. picks up on that and calculates a plan which involves his topic of interest.

[That's beside the point. We recommend you train in our basic training course before venturing out again to increase your odds of survival.]

"OK, I will take it." There's nothing for Vero to lose anyway. Now that he has the possibility of reviving his best friend, he would proceed carefully.

[Very well, please follow the blue line. It'll lead you to the training room.]

Vero follows the line and arrives at a spacious white room. It's an empty room without any furniture. Vero felt a little creeped out by how clean this place is. The smooth white stone made him feel like he was standing on nothing.

"Isn't this just a white room?"

[Negative, this room is a simulation made out of a very flexible substance and a high-level augmented reality. The two combined make a really accurate simulation. Try imagining something.]

Vero imagines his friend Fran and the white flood liquifying and building up to resemble Fran. The white constructs gain a color that almost perfectly resembles the one he remembers. This makes Vero very happy but also creeped out because of how lifeless it is despite how it looks.

[We could not construct his personality. Due to that, a construct is only a lifeless object. Trying to create a personality from your memories could be disastrous.]

"OK... I get it now. Just delete this."

[As you wish] the construct loses its color and disappears into the floor. Velo got one step closer to reviving his friend, and that made him very happy.

[Now let's move on to our main objective. First, hold this.]

A gun materializes in Vero's hand. It's a rectangular-shaped gun, half Veor's size. Despite its appearance, it's pretty light to hold. Its design is sleek and clean, screaming that this is an item from the old-world era.

[First, you'll be trained in our basic gun handling course. Try pressing the trigger on your gun to shoot the target that's about to appear.]

Vero aimed his gun in the direction of the target and shot it. He has seen someone use a gun before, so he can guess where he has to press for the bullet to come out. He confided that he could use something like this easily.

But the reality is not that kind. His aim, despite being on target, misses the mark by a lot.

"How did I miss that?"

[Please keep shooting, we'll calculate your mistake and fix it accordingly.]

Vero shot 10 bullets at a different target that appeared in order for the A.I. to test his skill. In conclusion, he only hit 2 out of ten and barely. The A.I. went silent as it was calculating the result.

[The subject is not only lacking in knowledge but also fighting ability... Is she playing with me?]

"What did you say?"

[Nothing... We'll proceed with the training.]