noveltune Chapter 4: 4: The Cost of Prosperity
Chapter 4: 4: The Cost of Prosperity
chapter 4: 4: the cost of prosperity
"that's why this tutorial realm was created. it was created so every year, a few sacrifices with potential could be selected. these sacrifices were responsible for taking part in deciding earth's fate."
"if humans fail, humanity will be wiped out. and if they succeed, humanity can keep on progressing."
kim seojin listened carefully, with each revelation coming across as more shocking than the last.
the monsters were sent by the gods? earth lost its freedom? humanity getting linked with gods?
"in the last three hundred years, a thousand players are selected each year by the strongest thousands of current players."
"that's why i was surprised. if you were selected by one of the top thousand players, you should have known. unless, one of the players thought that it would be fun to play god with you and waste their quota."
the squirrel could only shake her head in the end. it turned back to the main topic.
"you will learn more about the world when you leave this place. and i'm sure you will be very surprised. earth that you heard in the books is no more."
" the civilization of earth has gone in a completely different direction. you could say that humanity became more developed. many players have even conquered other planets."
"once you finish the tutorial and return to earth, you will see it yourself. but after you return, your life will also depend on your actions."
"if you're good, you'll survive longer. if you're unlucky, you'll live a month at most."
"why would i live a month at most?"
"every month, the batch of players receive a challenge from them. if you finish it, you survive. if you fail the challenge, everyone in that batch dies."
"you are in the 300th batch. you can stay on the mountain, but if your batch fails the challenge, you will die as well. so why not die entertaining the constellations instead of dying while idling?"
"how many batches have died because of failing a challenge?"
"out of the last 299 batches, only five batches are still alive. i believe they are batch 259, 279, 280, 286 and 298."
"that means the last batch..."
"correct. they failed in their sixth month. so they are dead. and even in the surviving batches, most of the people had died during the missions. so it's only a matter of time before they die."
"what will happen if all the batches die before the time for the next batch arrives?"
"if that happens, then..." the squirrel laughed. "this world would be judged to be useless and not entertaining. this world will be erased and a new world will be selected to enter god's domain!"
"if earth dies, a new world will be selected? so the reason earth was selected was because-"
"because another world failed and was erased," the squirrel completed kim seojin's sentence. "the sacrifices are to entertain the gods. but that's not all. they are the protectors of humanity!"
he looked at the timer in the sky, noticing that only two minutes were left.
"status!"
he called out, as per the instructions.
a screen opened before him at the same time.
[name: kim seojin]
[level: 1]
[class: lost oracle]
[age: 23]
[traits: observant]
[streamer status: awaiting tutorial completion]
[subscribers: awaiting tutorial completion]
[stats]
[strength: 5]
[agility: 6]
[stamina: 8]
[intelligence :15]
[magic: 75]
[equipped items: none]
[free stat points: 10]
[skills]
[insight]
[guidance]