22 Training Hall

New Era City, Destiny Group HQ—

"Chairman Young! Chairman Young!" at this moment, a young man could be seen and heard, running and yelling at the same time.

Thud!

The door to the Chairman's office was slammed open by a kick.

Chairman Young reflexively stood up and glared at the young man by the door. "What the hell, calm down will you?!"

"Ch-chairman Young!" the blond young man called out as he gasped for breath.

"Damn it, take it easy boy! Breathe in, breathe out." Chairman Young said as he gestured. "Follow me, breathe in, that's right... and breathe out."

"Now, talk, team leader Bennet."

Team leader Bennet finally regained his calm a few moments later. Staring at the old yet still bustling old man, he uttered slowly. "Chairman, something big just happened. The event XX-04 has been triggered just now."

"What?!" Chairman Young, who just finished sipping his tea, suddenly spew out as he stood up again. "XX-04... XX-04... wait, isn't that related to Asura? The succession quest?

"Did someone obtain Forsaken already?!" as he asked this, a face suddenly appeared in his mind.

Team leader Bennet nodded with a serious expression. "It is the quest that you and Prime designed, sir. Before the official launch of Everlasting World, Prime re-checked and re-calculated the estimated time of when the players will be on contact with certain, hidden items and quests."

He continued. "It was estimated it would take at least a year, in-game, for the players to discover Forsaken. At that time, the mainstream players would've been at least Level 20 to 40 while the elite and experts at Level 50 and above. Even then, the calculation suggested that it was highly unlikely for the event to happen due to Devilwood Forest being an isolated map with a dense number of Level 110+ Demon Spawns.

Chairman Young interrupted. "But suddenly, this plan was ruined when a player obtained Forsaken and received the Asura's succession quest."

He sighed and asked with a bitter smile. "Is it him?"

Bennet nodded and sighed. "Yes, it is player Sky."

'Damned brat!' Chairman Young cursed with a smiling face. 'It took me a long time to create that quest, yet you actually triggered it so early in the game?'

"That kid is really something else..." Helpless, he also sighed. "There's nothing we can do, we can't interrupt the flow of the game, otherwise it would besmirch the purpose of creating a world with a fate dictated by its players."

Team leader Bennet agreed despite being reluctant. "It's a good thing that we created an offset for the user of Forsaken, that weapon is just too strong, and it's potential even more terrifying. Just thinking of what might happen when it reaches the Legendary rating gives me the chills."

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[You have entered the Training Hall.]

As soon as Sky heard the system notification, he opened his eyes and was greeted by the sight of dozens of figures.

Most of them had green arrows pointing down their heads while only some had none.

Obviously, the former were players and the latter NPCs.

His ears took in the bustling sound of people arguing, haggling, and chatting.

He was astonished.

The view and atmosphere in this place contrasted that of the outside, where only a handful of people could be seen.

Sky looked below and saw his feet planted on the ground.

He then started walking.

After a few moments, one after another, the players nearby swept him a glance before doing a double-take.

Immediately, whispers and murmuring could be heard.

The eyes of the males were instantly stuck on Sky's clothes, their eyes shone with awe and envy as they stared at the white robe that billowed with the wind.

"Look, look at that guy, look at what he's wearing!"

"Hmm, what is it? What the, where did he get such a handsome robe? Looks like it also gives some nice stats."

"Wait, look at his level, his status says he's only level 1. That means he couldn't have gotten that from a monster drop, right?"

"That means he's a newbie! Did he buy that robe then?"

"Damn, when did Everlasting World become a Pay-to-win game..."

The guys had suspicious looks all over their faces as they discussed the [White Swordsman's Robe].

Meanwhile, the girls—

"Omo, how handsome..."

"Perfect eyes, perfect nose, perfect lips, and perfect skin. A perfect 10/10 face!"

"10/10? In my opinion, that's at least a 20/10."

"20/10? Even the most famous Hollywood superstars can't compare with him, that's definitely a 30/10."

"More like a 40/10."

"I think it's a 50/10 instead..."

"..."

"..."

As Sky passed by them, he heard passing remarks. They talked about his level and his robe. Oh, and also, apparently his face was being rated.

His face couldn't help but redden from the embarrassment.

He wasn't used to it, being the focus of attention.

Just as he was about to keep his head down, he suddenly saw a wide area with a flat ground, filled with wooden dummies.

There were about a thousand of them and a few players could be seen, wielding wooden swords as they struck the dummies.

By the walls, there was a large rack that held so many wooden swords that they seemed uncountable.

As soon as Sky saw the swords, his eyes and mind only focused on them, he was unaffected by external thoughts now, completely ignoring the gossiping people in the surrounding.

'It seems the wooden swords that those players used came from there.' Sky thought as he walked towards the direction.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered the words of Kyle and the others.

'Did you know, when you're low-leveled, you can actually train really hard and increase your stats like strength and agility permanently?' the blond knight said.

'The rest of our friends that didn't come to scout these Demon Spawns are training in a place called Tower of Trials. They said that there were 100 floors and if you clear each floor, you'll be rewarded.' Salvatore said with a smile.

'With inhumane training, you can increase your stats.' Sky muttered in his heart as he pulled out a wooden sword from the rack.

Then, he reached inside his inventory bag and swapped out his items and the [White Swordsman's Robe] and equipped his beginner equipment. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.novelhall.com for visiting.

The watching players were taken aback at his action, wondering why he switched to using Common-rated beginner equipment instead of the white robe.

He also de-activated his title, remembering Queen's words that one can actually turn a title on and off.

Sky checked his stats.

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[STATUS]

Name: Sky

Level: 1

Class: None

World Reputation: 2,010

Health: 15/15

Mana: (Locked)

Sword Energy: 1/500

• Strength: 1 • Vitality: 1

• Agility: 1 • Intelligence: 1

• Dexterity: 1 • Fortitude: 75

• Comprehension: 27 • Luck: 15

• Fighting Spirit: 20 • Charisma: 0

• Charm: 0

Stat points: 190

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Skills:

[Intermediate Sword Mastery] (Lv. 5)

[Skeleton Summoning — Locked] (Lv. 2)

[Chop] (Lv. 2)

[Cooking] (Lv. 1)

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Just as he was about to start hitting a wooden dummy, an NPC, that seemed to be the instructor, suddenly came towards him.

He had a brawny physique and a fierce look as he stared at Sky. "Young warrior, I presume this is the first time holding a sword."

Sky: "?"

Just as he was about to reply, the instructor didn't give him a chance to and said. "Sword training is an absolute necessity when it comes to confronting monsters. Let me give you some advice, hold your sword tightly, take a free wooden dummy, and strike it in any way you want."

"Once you feel that you have enough strength, go up the stairs and start climbing the tower. Test your limits. Good luck, young warrior." after saying that, the instructor pointed at the spiral stone staircase in the distance and left, leaving Sky in an awkward feeling.

Sky went silent for a few moments before he shook his head and walked towards a wooden dummy.

The wooden dummy resembled a humanoid figure as he stood before it.

Then, he began beating it.

One, twice, thrice, he smacked and slashed his wooden sword onto the poor dummy, his actions drawing weird looks from the crowd.

"What is he doing?"

"Hmm, he's only level 1, so maybe he's trying to get used to his game avatar?"

"I reckon so as well. The difference between our real body and our game avatar is nothing insignificant after all.

After hunting with Queen and her friends for hours, SKy had received some information from them, since they found out that he was completely new, akin to a country bumpkin, when it came to video games.

Although it's only been a day, it seemed that his new guild friends had great sources of information regarding the game.

In Everlasting World, for newbie players, it was most common to carry out as many quests as possible, building an affinity with NPCs before they start leveling up. They first earned money and formed their connections with other players.

Then, once they had enough level and equipment after completing numerous quests, they proceeded to hunt monsters in known favorite spots with their newfound friends, after all, the AI of the monsters in Everlasting World are pretty advanced, they were capable of adapting during battles.

Of course, this was only for the higher-leveled ones, the lower-level monsters were but a resource for the players.

Sky ignored the strange gazes directed to him as he focused on striking the wooden dummy.

Right now, he's in some sort of trance as repeated his actions non-stop.

He was sweating buckets. His gray shirt and pants, his beginner equipment, absorbed his sweat and clung to his body. Although he was like this, the eyes of the female gamers were stuck on him like glue.

Blows upon blows were unleashed towards the wooden dummy, disregarding his current low stamina.

He concentrated on the synergy of his mind and motor nerves as he moved in constant motion.

Just like this, without taking a breather or a one-minute break, an hour passed.

The surrounding players' strange eyes turned to that of curiosity and respect.

Although this place was frequented by users that sought to test their skills and show off, none of them have ever been like Sky. None of them have even seen a never-ending beating of a dummy.

"This guy's insane, this isn't something as simple as getting used to his game avatar."

"A handsome face with a heart of iron, how envious. Damn, I feel like beating a wooden dummy now too."

"Stop dreaming, someone like you? I bet you'll quit after 10 minutes."

"How can he keep doing that without taking a single break? Remember that he's still only level 1, meaning his stats are at the bare minimum."

Right now, everyone in the Training Hall gathered nearby and watched Sky.

[Strength has increased by 1 point.]

"Finally!" Sky laughed when he saw the system notification.

He glanced at the notification window and ignored his tired state.

For him, this short yet intense training wasn't anything remarkable.

After living with the old master, his daily training could only be described as 'inhumane'.

Something like this didn't faze him one bit.

"Continue!"

A few hours later—

[Vitality has increased by 1 point.]

[Agility has increased by 1 point.]

[Dexterity has increased by 1 point.]

[Strength has increased by 1 point.]

After tiring the heck out of himself and using nearly all the possible muscles in his body, four of his main stats rose.

It took him four hours. Without eating or drinking, he didn't stop once from hitting the wooden dummy.

"It's broken?" Sky mumbled as he stared at the shattered body of the dummy.

'I'll increase my stats as much as possible before I start climbing the tower. That's currently the most efficient way.'

After thinking so, his eyes then landed on the dummy beside the one he just destroyed.

He clenched his wooden sword and walked towards.

Under the horrified faces of the surrounding players, Sky swung his sword once more.