Leaving the classroom, Arthur, Isla, and the rest of the class headed toward the place where their first practical lesson was going to happen.
From the main building, they headed down to a lower area built right next to it right above one of the mountain's smaller peaks. This building was considerably smaller but as eye-pleasing as every other area of the institution. However, the main difference between the two areas was the design.
The entire building was simply separated into several floors, each floor filled with classrooms.
'Wait, classrooms?' Arthur frowned while looking around him. 'This place looks completely different yet at the same time... Looks the same?' He thought to himself. 'But... Why are we here? Aren't we going to practice weapons?'
The students around him had the same confused looks. But, they still walked through the place, heading to the highest floor where their class was. There, upon opening the door, they were met with a surprising sight.
The classroom, while having the same design, did not have seats or tables. Instead, there were rows and rows of FICs lined up perfectly.
"FICs? Wait..." Arthur frowned.
"It seems we are not going to practice in the real world." Isla finished his sentence, confirming his suspicion.
"Practicing inside the game... Actually, that makes a lot of sense." Arthur nodded. 'Training with weapons in the real world is very dangerous and could cause more harm than good. In the virtual world, there was no worry about being harmed or injured. But... These don't look like the FICs we have.'
The first thing he noticed about these capsules was that they had no actual flashy colors or designs like normal FICs. Instead, they were grey and identical to one another as if they were mass manufactured together.
"Wait, aren't we going to use our FICs?"
"They're giving us new ones."
"But, I won't use mine? My character is super strong!"
The other students shared Arthur's sentiment in that regard. They didn't want to use other FICs.
Confused voices echoed across the entire chamber as the students looked around. Then, right in front of them, Theodore appeared, clad in similar clothes that didn't seem to diminish his aura at all.
"Welcome to the 'Training Realm'. This is a special place designed by Divinity Corp for students to practice their skills and abilities. This shall be the place where everyone will practice their technique."
"What about our characters? Aren't we going to use them?"
"There is no need for them. You're simply to train. So, you are given basic items and basic stats so that you can completely focus on technique and smaller details. DO is a game that requires the player to execute countless micro-actions successively rather than one single action to emerge victorious. In the Divine Realm, you will come across endless types of monsters and many of them are going to be the exact counter to your abilities. What would you do in such a situation?" He asked as he looked at every single student there.
Many of them immediately had a difficult expression as they realized the flaw in their logic. It was indeed true that the enemies in this world are endless and their abilities are endless. Coming across a monster that counters you is way more probable than one would expect.
That is when technique comes into play. Having a perfect technique could turn the battle into a battle of wits rather than pure power, something that gives the player a much higher chance of winning in an otherwise lost battle.
"I see that you understand what I'm saying. Good. Now, if you try to open the menu, you will be able to see that you have more options than usual." He said.
Instinctively, the students opened the menu. There, they found the usual options they knew and two new ones they had never seen before.
[Basic Weapons]
[Basic Armor]
Tapping on one of them, Arthur found himself looking at a very long menu of weapons, from swords to hammers to cleavers and even more niche weapons like pickaxes. They came in all kinds of shapes and types, fitting basically every single battle style there is.
"Wow...There are even shovels." Arthur muttered as he skimmed through it. Then, he closed that option and opened the other one.
There, he found light armor, heavy armor, medium armor, helmets, boots, chestplates, and even knee guards.
"There you will find every single weapon and armor you might think of. They are all basic level 1s weapons to make sure nothing can affect the assessment of the student's abilities. Now, please find the weapon you are most comfortable with. You have a few minutes to choose freely."
A//N: Sorry, it took me way more than 2 days to upload all 10 chapters. Have been really busy. In any case, the updates will continue normally. Have a nice day.