Chapter 6: Ch 6 Oliver Croft
It took me a while to understand what was happening and even though there was a lot of unknown, in the end I got no answers no matter how many times I asked the system thing.
All I got was...
[PLEASE NAME YOUR CHANNEL / USERNAME TO PROCEED:- _________ ]
Yup, it keep asking me to select a username, which I have no idea how will be used and what should I do.
"Well, I'll try and see what it is about then," I said after a lot of thinking and deciding to bite the bullet in the end.
[Evan]
[Enter?]
*Click
[Username already in use, please select something else.]
"I can't use my name?" I asked myself but thinking that the problem of username is the same as on internet, I just started making up random names.
Evan123, Evan@goat, Username76, and many more but...
[Username already in use, please select something else.]
"Man, I can't do it!" I finally said, as I decided to give up and finally stand up from my place and walked towards the river to drink some water.
It's been a while since I wake up, and it's almost time to proceed ahead, get some supplies and find some human settlements, which is a hopeful wish, as you never know what to expect in multiverse.
But mostly, you are human in another Universe too if you are in one.
[Would you like system to select a Username?]
"You can do that?" I said, feeling that I wasted a few minutes for absolutely nothing.
Every minute counts when there's literally a timer to death going for you, you never can waste that time.
"Just do it," I said as I looked around, "This way," I said and started walking in a random direction.
It doesn't matter much which direction I choose since I have no real idea of where I even am so every direction for me has equal chance to take me to a safe place and be the path to death.
[The Sinner]
"That's it?" I said, looking at the username, "But hey, I have done no sin or anything?", I said, but it sounded cool so I just kept it, even though I think not many people will see a channel with this name, atleast not me.
"Well, whatever..." I said out aloud and without thinking much, as I just removed the 'Excited' part of me which wanted to make a great username and selected this as the channel name and username, as I continue to walk.
[Congratulations! You are now LIVE !!]
[You are already been rewarded with clothes to make a good first impression.]
[Donations are done in Credits, which can be used in Streamer Shop to buy merchandises.]
[You won't be able to see nicknames or real names of your viewers till they reveal it to you.]
[We hope you a great journey ahead !!]
"Wait, what do you mean I am Live?" I asked, through I already have an idea as to what it could have meant.
By the way, I also got to know why I appeared here fully dressed, it's just so because my first look on this system, or stream, whatever it can be called is not naked.
Well, it's a good thing tho, I'll prefer being dressed than being naked even though I had psychologically prepared myself before coming here... Sigh.
'Wait, why am I felling disappointed?' I thought to myself as I stopped in my tracks before I closed my eyes and my mind becomes blank.
It was my optimum state, where I feel no emotions, no feeling, nothing but am able to make calm and rational judgement.
I am not removing my emotions, or suppressing them but rather, I am just... putting them somewhere else and to make sure they doesn't hinder me, I need my injections.
'Though, I have to find a substitute here soon, something which can numb my mind with a good enough dose.'
While having a lot of these thoughts, I continue to walk and walk while keeping my eye the screen in front of me.
[Live viewers:- 1]
Yes, someone's watching me, even though I am doing nothing but walk in this grasslands, but even then they just watch me silently and even I don't make any attempt to communicate.
'I wonder where I am going,' I thought as I suddenly remembered something and put my finger just beside my ear, before slowly tracing it towards my eye zooming my vision.
It's one of the 3 useful feature of with other two being keeping records and lastly, X-ray vision... Not the cloth one but a complete X-ray vision, the one that let you see through bodies.
'Wait, they are... humans,' I thought, looking at some people fishing in the distance and some soldiers around them with swords and spear but there is a couple of guys with guns too.
'Swords but also guns.. It seems that this world is around 16th or 17th century...' which is definitely not a good news.
Well, if it's just tecnology then it's a great news but according the the survivors experience in the guide book, these are the types of world which has the most chance of being a magic type world.
Not to mention nobles and royalty, meaning that it's a tricky world to get through, the good thing is that since the moment Artificial were created, we have been trained on how to survive in different world and culture.
That's why, I thankfully know a lot of things, atleast the basics on how to survive in many different worlds, and the common thing in every world is adapting the culture and not standing out.
'Well, just standing here won't change a thing,' I thought as I started walking towards those small group in the distance.
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"Is that guy a fisherman? He look more like a noble."
"Yea, just look at his clothes, they look expensive."
"Clothes? You see that robe he is wearing, I think he is a Warrior."
"Hey, aren't warrior suppose to be rare? I mean, even here there's only one of them stationed?"
As I walk through the crowd of people, I kept my ears open to collect all the necessary information and I did hear some key things with the biggest focus on 'Warriors'.
It didn't take me much to figure out that this world might really be supernatural but instead of magic as I previously expected, there might be some other powers at play.
As for Warrior word, there is no mention of it anywhere in the guide book, making me realise that the type of universe I am in currently is completely untapped with no knowledge about it.
'A big dip in my survival chances,' I thought with a sigh as suddenly one of the guard approached me.
"Can I help you?" I asked, not appearing nervous or anything which make me look like an odd one here, through I was already feeling that my clothes were certainly not helping.
I should first fix this issue soon then, standing out is not really a good thing, atleast not early when I don't even know where my counterpart is.
"Please follow me sir, the lord wants to meet you." The soldier said as he started to walk indicating towards me to follow him.
Slowly, I take a step and started following him with cautious steps as people continue to murmur.
"So he really might be someone important after all, do you think he is here too because of those rumours?"
"That might really be the case, or why would someone came here."
"Hmm, you are right."
As I continued to listen to them, I soon reached a tent where the soldier stopped and looked at me, telling me to go inside.
'It seems I have no other options now, right?' I asked myself as a take a deep breath before removing my 'nervousness' and stepped inside.
"Oh, there you are, I was waiting for you, come here and take a seat." The man said who looked in his 30's, he was wearing some decent looking clothes and have a sword with a Dragon Symbol on his waist.
Well, it wasn't a sword actually as it seems too fragile for a fight, but it was more like a symbol of sort.
'He was waiting for me?' I thought, having a little panic attack in my head but it was all cool in a second when I removed the 'fear'.
It really help when you can delete your emotions in a second, not that I am deleting them as what I am doing is way more complicated.
"Hello Mister...?" He asked asking for my name as I take my seat... "Shouldn't you introduce yourself first?" I said as he raised his brows.
"Hmm, you are right, my name is Oliver Croft, and I'm stationed here since the festival two days from now own, it's nice to meet you."
"Same here, you can call me Evan." I said, deciding to go with my real name after understanding what kind of name might be applicable in this world from oliver.
"Hmm, So Mr. Evan, I'll not beat around the bush, I saw you peeking from time to time from a distance when you were walking here, so can I know the purpose of your visit?"
He could feel me seeing him? I asked myself, as it was not a feat a normal human being was capable of, not from a normal world atleast.
"I am here for..." I said as I take a pause before sending my mind into overdrive, what could be something which I could say and not make him suspicious? Think think.
Clear your mind, remember everything you listened to since coming here, Warrious, Fisherman, Rumours... Wait.
"I am here because of the rumours." I said as Oliver looked at me with piercing eyes, before sighing.
"I see," he said while nodding, "Well, not like I can stop you, just make sure not to harm anyone, and the ship to the capital will leave in 2 days, after the festival. You can join in if you want."
Saying so, he indicated that I am free to leave as I slowly walked towards the exit.
"One more thing," I said before looking at him, "How do you know that I was looking before?"
"Oh, that's simply because..."