This is my first attempt on writing a light novel and English is not my native language, so I will need a huge help. Suggestion, ideas, critics, and corrections are welcomed.
Anyway, the story took place in a global Virtual Reality MMORPG. Since it's a global server, there will be Thai, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Germany, Spanish, and other non English conversations in the story. I will provide the English translations of the said conversations, so don't worry about it. The narrations, inner thoughts, and most of the dialogues are written in English.
Since I'm not fluent in many language, most conversations in foreign languages was written through machine translation. If you are fluent in that certain language, please don't hesitate to correct me.
I will add new chapters every Sunday, unless I'm sick, or dead, or my laptop broke.
Summary:
On 2041, Japan, Korea, China, and USA finished their joint project and created Neo Eden Online, the first Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game in the world. Players from various countries gathered in one large global server and start their adventure in a world named Nýr Heimur.
Putra Arthawijaya is a college freshman, and a pet maniac who just lost his parent and all of his pets in a terrible car accident. From his classmates, he found his way to Nýr Heimur aspiring to become a beast tamer. He bought the device and entered the game only to found that the pet feature on the game is bugged! Through some silly luck, he managed to found some unknown tricks in the game that would turn him into one of the strongest character in Nýr Heimur.
Prologue
Spoiler! :
In the middle of a day on a certain tundra where some polar bear hibernates and a lot of snow rabbits copulate, stood a young man with a messy white hair wearing a shabby teal robe.
The young man wields a blue staff with his right hand while putting his left hand on his hip. He’s scouting the tundra with a purpose.
No… no… not to peep on the snow rabbits, though that might be interesting, that is not what he’s here for…
“Hmm… no snow storm today. I guess I’m going to find and molest my cute fluffy Darling soon! Muhahahahahahah… ehehe…”
His echoing freaky laugh is making the snow rabbits tremble in fear. Oh poor "Darling", hide yourself! Don’t let that young man find you!
The young man is now walking to the north.
From behind a tree 20 meters in front of that man stood a white monster called yeti Jr. Unlike the docile snow rabbit, the yeti families are aggressive toward adventurer. This yeti must have heard the young man voice.
The yeti wears a fierce expression while baring its claw.
“|Fire bolt|.”
The young man cast his spell on the yeti. Four bolt of fire were thrown at it, one hit its leg, two hit its body and another one hit the head. The yeti’s body got knocked back by 3 meters… and it died.
“Ha! Easy…”
“Hmm… I should start walking faster if I want to reach the wolf’s den before the next snow storm. I will definitely tame that cute dog. Wait for meee Darliiiiing!”
This young man is a mage… and probably a beast tamer too… and some kind of animal molester.
What is this place you ask? This world is called Nýr Heimur. It‘s a world inside a virtual reality MMORPG called Neo Eden Online.
On 2028, Helgi Gunnlaugsson, a genius scientist developed a method to transfer information from a computer directly into the human brain efficiently. His invention gave a breath to a lot of new technology.
On 2035, Japan, Korea, China and USA started a joint project to create the first VRMMO in the world. The project was finished in 2041.
The game world was tremendous, the main continent is around 500.000 km² and there are several smaller islands around it. There was still a lot of blackened part in the world map. Perhaps they will open it in future patch.
There is only one server for everyone in the whole world. No regional server, just one big international server, one big world… for everyone… from any country… as long as you has the money to buy the required device and pay for the subscription… and it’s kind of expensive. Damn money grabbing capitalist…
The world is named Nýr Heimur as a tribute to Helgi Gunnlaugsson, the scientist who pioneered the technology. Gunnlaugsson is from Iceland and Nýr Heimur means new world in Icelandic language.
As for the game itself, it is named Neo Eden Online due to some old abrahamic myth. It was said that mankind were banished from eden because Adam ate the fruit of knowledge. That knowledge gave birth to modern science and technology, and from that, human created a new eden.
The other reason is because the author of this light novel has a pathetic naming sense.
Now, who is that young mage who is obsessed with a certain puppy? He’s a player that has just entered Nýr Heimur recently, and this is his adventure.
The young man wields a blue staff with his right hand while putting his left hand on his hip. He’s scouting the tundra with a purpose.
No… no… not to peep on the snow rabbits, though that might be interesting, that is not what he’s here for…
“Hmm… no snow storm today. I guess I’m going to find and molest my cute fluffy Darling soon! Muhahahahahahah… ehehe…”
His echoing freaky laugh is making the snow rabbits tremble in fear. Oh poor "Darling", hide yourself! Don’t let that young man find you!
The young man is now walking to the north.
From behind a tree 20 meters in front of that man stood a white monster called yeti Jr. Unlike the docile snow rabbit, the yeti families are aggressive toward adventurer. This yeti must have heard the young man voice.
The yeti wears a fierce expression while baring its claw.
“|Fire bolt|.”
The young man cast his spell on the yeti. Four bolt of fire were thrown at it, one hit its leg, two hit its body and another one hit the head. The yeti’s body got knocked back by 3 meters… and it died.
“Ha! Easy…”
“Hmm… I should start walking faster if I want to reach the wolf’s den before the next snow storm. I will definitely tame that cute dog. Wait for meee Darliiiiing!”
This young man is a mage… and probably a beast tamer too… and some kind of animal molester.
What is this place you ask? This world is called Nýr Heimur. It‘s a world inside a virtual reality MMORPG called Neo Eden Online.
On 2028, Helgi Gunnlaugsson, a genius scientist developed a method to transfer information from a computer directly into the human brain efficiently. His invention gave a breath to a lot of new technology.
On 2035, Japan, Korea, China and USA started a joint project to create the first VRMMO in the world. The project was finished in 2041.
The game world was tremendous, the main continent is around 500.000 km² and there are several smaller islands around it. There was still a lot of blackened part in the world map. Perhaps they will open it in future patch.
There is only one server for everyone in the whole world. No regional server, just one big international server, one big world… for everyone… from any country… as long as you has the money to buy the required device and pay for the subscription… and it’s kind of expensive. Damn money grabbing capitalist…
The world is named Nýr Heimur as a tribute to Helgi Gunnlaugsson, the scientist who pioneered the technology. Gunnlaugsson is from Iceland and Nýr Heimur means new world in Icelandic language.
As for the game itself, it is named Neo Eden Online due to some old abrahamic myth. It was said that mankind were banished from eden because Adam ate the fruit of knowledge. That knowledge gave birth to modern science and technology, and from that, human created a new eden.
The other reason is because the author of this light novel has a pathetic naming sense.
Now, who is that young mage who is obsessed with a certain puppy? He’s a player that has just entered Nýr Heimur recently, and this is his adventure.
Spoiler! :
Welcome to Nýr Heimur
My name is Putra Arthawijaya. I was born and raised in Bandung, Indonesia.
I just graduated from high school and I’m going to attend college in two months. My academic grades are certainly not the best, but at least I’m pretty good.
My dad run a furniture company together with my aunt, and my mother is an elementary school teacher. I’m their only child and they spoil me a lot. Whatever I want, my parents will buy it. Aaaah the glory of a spoiled child!
I’m a pet maniac. Currently I’m taking care of a Siberian husky, two guinea pigs, half dozen of guppy fish, and a barred tiger salamander.
The husky is an old friend, her name is Kathryn and I call her “kat”. She’s definitely a dog though, not a cat, I’m sure. It doesn’t meow, purr, or poop in a litter box so I’m absolutely sure it’s not a cat.
My father gave her to me as a birthday present when I’m still wetting my bed. Although she’s not a small puppy anymore, she always sits on my lap whenever she has the chance.
Why did I tell some stories about my pet but none about my friends? Because I don’t really have any close friends.
It’s not like I’m antisocial or anything, it’s just that the people in my school tend to form their own comfortable group with similar interest or lifestyle, and unfortunately I don’t fit in any of it.
Not that I care that much anyway… For me being able to caress my pet is already a heavenly joy. I don’t caress my guppy fish though. Who the hell would…
Today my family is moving to a new house. Some stuff is already transported there, so now it’s just me, daddy, mommy, and my animal army inside daddy’s van. In the car, dad is driving, mom is in the front left seat, and I’m sitting behind mom while overseeing my pets.
We chat about my college, daddy’s new furniture design, a troublemaking children in mommy’s school, and many silly stuff… and then that damn accursed truck came… with a speed of 80km/h… from the right side of my car…
“Awas paaaaaaaa!!” (Watchout daaaaaad!!)
My mom’s scream aghast me and my dad. A truck is heading toward my car. It was an intersection. The traffic light in front of dad’s car is definitely green. Yet why…
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH
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I woke up in the hospital. A severe pain can be felt in my rib, my left arm and both of my leg. My aunt was sitting in a chair beside my bed with a morose face.
She immediately called the doctor after she saw me waking up. I didn’t say a word…
I spent three days in the hospital until my aunt brought me to her home. Her house is just three houses away from my new home. On these three days, she has not said anything about my family.
From her silence, I understand the bitter truth.
“… Tante…” (…Aunty…)
“Iya putra? Ada apa?” (Yes putra? What is it?)
“… Yang selamat cuma saya ya?… Mama?… Papa?… Kat?…” (…Am I the only survivor?... Mom?... Dad?... Kat?...)
The moment I said that, my tears started to flow. I didn’t cry during the past three days since I still had some hope that my family survived… But no matter how I look at it, fate seems so dreary.
“… Iya putra… Mulai sekarang biar tante yang urus keperluan kamu. Tante akan urus kamu seperti anak tante sendiri.” (… Yes putra… From now on, aunty will take care of you. Aunty will take care of you like you’re my own son…)
I can sense grief on her voice. Judging from her eye bags, she must’ve cried a lot during the past three days. She is my father’s closest relative after all. They run a company together for years, so she’s more than just my dad’s little sister. For her, my dad is also a friend, a partner, a comrade.
Since then, I’m living with my aunt, her husband, and her daughter. I knew her daughter ever since she was small.
She’s a third grader in a middle school now, so she’s actually still a small kid. Her name is Alma, her hobby is cooking, has a cute face and a hardcore brain. She’s super smart! Perfect grades? Check! Mastery of several languages? Check! A flaw to prevent her becoming a Mary Sue? Well uhhmm, I haven’t found it yet, but nobody is perfect you know. A character with such a marvelous stat must have had some silly weakness! I mean… She’s too awesome right now! Nerf Alma please!
If you think Alma is going to be my love interest in the future, forget it. She’s cute, but since I’ve been playing with her ever since we’re little, I thought of her as my own sister. No matter how cute she is, my grand cannon just won’t get up for her.
Haha my parent just died and I’m making a silly shamisen joke on the same chapter. Anyway she’s a cousin and will always be a cousin. A fantastic and dependable one though.
I recovered pretty fast, both physically and mentally. There is still a bitter feeling of course, but I have to move on. Besides, this novel is a light hearted one. Too much negative emotions is no good.
Two months later I started going to college, but I guess I’m kind of doing it halfassedly. Not just college, I’m doing everything halfassedly. Losing my parent and all of my pets does give a huge blow to my spirit. But when I overheard my classmate’s conversation, something inside me is brimming with hope…
“Hei gimana talent beast taming nya? Udah berhasil jinakin pet belum?” (Hey, how is your beast taming talent? Have you succeeded in taming a pet yet?)
“Boro-boro jinakin pet, yang ada gua digigit! Kayanya beast taming di Neo Eden masih nge-bug deh. Masa gua udah coba macem-macem tapi talentnya level 1 terus ga naik-naik!” (Not even close dude, In fact I got bitten a lot! It seems the beast taming in Neo Eden is still buggy. I have tried various stuffs but my talent is stuck at level 1!)
“Haaah saying banget. Padahal kalo bisa jinakin pet asik tuh, banyak monster imut-imut yang gua pengen elus-elus.” (Haaah too bad. It will be fun if you succeeded in pet taming, there’s a lot of cute monster I want to caress.)
“Tungguin aja, nanti juga dibenerin lewat patch.” (Just wait patiently, it will be fixed in future patch.)
Pet? Cute? Taming? Taming cute pet? This is it! I can’t raise any pet at home since my aunty’s husband is allergic to animals. I always need pet as some kind of mental support! I will reclaim the glory of pet molesting taming! Muhahahahahah!
When I’m home I started to search about Neo Eden Online. Hmm… so I have to buy this Morpheon brain communicator huh. It’s pretty expensive… There is a subscription cost too.
Thankfully Indonesia’s internet speed is pretty decent now. My grandfather often told me that Indonesia’s internet connection used to be as slow as a crippled snail!
The worse thing is, there was a time when the government tried to block porn access! Every time I hear about this, a spark of rage emanate from my blazing heart. Grandfather… I feel sorry for you…
“Tanteeee….” (Auntyyy…)
I called my aunt with a sweet voices, a voices that hide some ulterior motive. Uhehehehehe.
“Iya putra? Mau minta dibeliin apa?” (Yes putra? What do you want me to buy now?)
She said that while giggling a bit. How did she know? Was my sweet voice too obvious?
“Ehhmm kok tante tau saya mau minta sesuatu?” (Ehhmm how did aunty know I wanted to ask for a favor?)
“Hahaha, tante udah kenal kamu sejak kamu bayi. Tiap kali kamu bersuara manis gitu, pasti besoknya papa kamu beliin sesuatu buat kamu.” (Hahaha, aunty knew you since you were a baby. Everytime you use those sweet voice, your dad would bought something for you in the next day.)
“Ehem… uuhhh oke. Putra pengen beli…..” (Cough… uuhhh okay. I want to buy…)
Then I explain everything. Starting from my need of pet, how it relieve my stress, how I can’t raise them due to aunty’s husband, and finally about Neo Eden Online and the required peripherals.
“Oke, pesen aja nanti tante bayar.” (Okay, just order it. Aunty will pay for it.)
She said with a gentle smile.
“Serius tante? Hahaha tante fantastis sekali lah pokoknya.” (Are you serious? Hahaha aunty is very very fantastic.)
It took three days for the hardware to be delivered to my home. In the meanwhile I’m going to search some stuff about the game world.
Nýr Heimur has a large main continent separated into several kingdom. Each kingdom has diferent set of talent trainer.
Talent is required to use some specific skill. To use fire spell, you need fire magic talent. To use sword skill, you need sword mastery talent.
To get the talent, player need to find the specific trainer and finish the necessary quest. After a player get it, the talent need to be equiped. The talent start at level 1, and it can be raised by using the skill related to the talent.
A level 1 player can only equip 3 talent. Every 10 level, a player got 1 aditional talent slot until level 100. After level 100, the player won‘t get any talent slot, so it‘s capped at 13 talent. The talent can be switched with a 1 hour cooldown, so talent swaping can be used strategically but it can‘t be spammed. Hmm... interesting...
Player get 5 bonus stats for every level up. It can be allocated in STR (strength), VIT (vitality), AGI (agility), INT (intelligence), WIS (wisdom), and LUK (luck).
STR affect physical damage, physical knockback, and weight limit.
VIT affect defence, maximum health, health regeneration, and stamina. Sprinting, rolling, jumping, and physically attacking drain a portion of stamina. It recover pretty fast though.
AGI is corelated to character‘s move and attack speed.
INT affect magic attack, maximum mana, and mana regeneration.
WIS affect magic defence, healing power, maximum mana, and mana regeneration.
LUK influence character‘s critical chance, drop rate, and some crafting related stuff. T
he level cap is 500, but since the game is just launched 6 months ago, no one has gotten that far yet.
I have searched about the beast taming talent. The trainer is available in the northern kingdom Rozaria, and the western empire Ezanar.
Since I‘m going to be a full fledged beast tamer, it will be good if I can support my tamed pet properly, so I‘m thinking of becoming a magic oriented character with a buffing and healing capabilities. Yeah yeah something like that...
I moved my research toward healing and buffing magic.
It appears that there is no single talent that specialize only in healing or buffing. It is spread on several elemental talent.
There is six elemental talent in Nýr Heimur, fire, water, wind, earth, light, and darkness. Healing magics are available in water, earth, and light magic talent.
The water heals decently, but has average cast speed and mp consumption.
The earth specializes in heal overtime and area heal, has low mp cost, but the healed amount are kind of low.
The light talent has the fastest healing magic, but the mp cost is ridiculously high.
As for the buff… it is spread on every six elemental talent. Fire has an attack buff, water gives a regeneration buff, earth boost defense, wind increase speed, darkness boost magic attack and light has a magic defense buff.
Okay then… I guess I’ll pick water first and take the other later.
Why water? Well I need to bathe my pet, and I will definitely need water for that. The usefulness of other magic talent means nothing over my pet’s hygiene!!
Since I pick water, it means I’ll have to start on Rozaria since the Ezanar Empire doesn’t have water talent instructor.
Then after three damn days, a package containing the morpheon brain communicator came. Muhahahahah!
I pick the package, bring it into my room, and open it faster than a cheetah in turbo mode. I read the instruction manual, connected the device to my computer, calibrating brainwave, etc etc etc… Aw come on, seriously there is so many things that need to be done as a first time user.
Ha! The preparation is finished. I laid down on my bed with the brain communicator on my head and close my eyes.
“Beep beep beep…”
After the beeping sound I opened my eyes. It’s the welcome screen…
“Welcome to Neo Eden Online. Please read the terms and agreement before you begin. Say ‘I agree’ if you’re willing to comply with our rules and contract and proceed further.”
A pop up window appeared, ah it’s the terms and agreement contract.
“I agree.”
I didn’t even read a single word of the contract. Who the hell read this stuff anyway…
“You may create your character.”
I was taken to the character creation mode. There is 5 playable race, human, elf, dwarf, orc, and castian.
The default appearance is a human and the face is based on myself.
When did it scan my appearance? Ah it must be during the brainwave calibration. The machine figured out my appearance using the data in my brain.
Such an amazing technology! Mister Helgi Gunnlaugsson, you deserve a nobel!
Hmm… Let’s try the orc.
“Triiiiiiiiing”
The character turns into an orc, but the face is still based on me. Hmm this face will scare the pets away! No no no… How about the dwarf?
“Triiiiiiiiing”
There stand a midget that looks like me. It’s cute, but looks a bit unreliable. Okay now the elf.
“Triiiiiiiiing”
It looks like human, but with a much more slender body, and a longer ear. Elf seems frail. Okay, last one, the castian.
“Triiiiiiiiing”
Oh castian is some kind of demon – human hybrid. It has a pair of horn on its head. This race is pretty bad ass! But I’ll pick the human anyway. Role playing as a demon lord is not my thing.
Hmm what is this? There is a “Real Appearance” icon above the character. Let’s read the info.
[The “Real Appearance” icon is given to a character who used their default appearance. It is given to people with a confidence over themselves.]
Hahaha… What a bullcrap. I can change my hairstyle to an absurd shape, modify the color to a silly one, and a lot of other stuff, like hell I would use a boring default appearance. It’s not like I’m ugly. Though I’m not extraordinarily handsome, I’m definitely far from ugly! The “Real appearance” icon was given to people with a confidence? Ha! To hell with confidence! I’ll pick some stylish messy hair and dye it purple!
Tadaaaaaa!!
Uuggh purple is too much… it’s too silly.
Let’s try blonde!...
Hmm I look like a certain hero from one of Squ*re En*x game. Since that hero is popular, there must be a ton of character using this kind of hairstyle. I’ll pick another one then, and dye it white!
Muhahahahah. Okay it’s cool enough. Now make the pupil crimson red.
I’m too lazy to customize my face and body shape so I’m leaving it as it is.
“Please name your character.”
A virtual keyboard popped up. I typed “Putra” in a rush.
“Pick your starting area.”
A map popped up. As planned, I pick Rozaria kingdom.
“Please obey the rules and be polite to other players. Enjoy your stay in Neo Eden Online. “
Some dazzling light appear in front of me. I’m being sent to Rozaria huh…
I arrived in the center of Rozaline, the capital city of Rozaria Kingdom.
“Holy poop! It’s… It’s freaking beautiful!”
I have seen the screenshot of Neo Eden Online, but witnessing it yourself gives a different vibes.
Rozaria is a region with a cold climate. No snow can be seen in Rozaline but if I go further north, vast tundra is waiting for me.
I tried to move my legs, and arms. Yup it works perfectly.
Next I’ll try opening the user interface.
Hmm… wait… my name is “Purta”? Not Putra? Ah damn I must’ve mistyped.
Well since Putra is a common name in Indonesia, there must’ve been another person who used the name. Even if I delete this character and create a new one, I can’t use the name.
I’ll just stick with this name. It sounds like a cat name though. Pur pur pur….
Now that I think about it, why did I use my real name in the first place? I don’t think people usually do that on an online game.
On the player terminal menu, I can enter a player's name and the player's model will appear. Some of them had a "real appearance" icon above the character. So that icon only appears in this player terminal huh. I thought the icon would appear above the character's head in the whole game.
All of my stat is at 10 point. I’ll need to pump some INT and WIS to be a proper mage.
When I check my inventory, several beginner weapon seems to be given free of charge. There is a dagger, sword, great sword, staff, bow, spear, and several others. I equipped the staff immediately.
“Pagbebenta ng murang potion!” (Selling cheap potion!)
“Pagbebenta ng mataas na kalidad ng custom na tabak” (Selling high quality custom sword!)
“Magbigay sa akin ang ilang pera mangyaring… Am i isang bagong manlalaro.” (Give me some money please… I am a new player.)
The crowd’s are saying some stuff I don’t understand.
What… What did they say? What language is this?
Ah well there is an integrated internet browser within the game. I’ll just access it from the UI (user interface). Alright, let’s sniff this kingdom around for a bit.
[Rozaria is a kingdom located in the northern part of Nýr Heimur. It‘s signature product is.... bla bla bla bla... Most Filipino player starts in Rozaria and now Rozaline became their main hub city...]
Ah... They are Pinoy! They must be speaking Filipino or something.
Well it‘s a global game with a gigantic area to explore. It‘s no wonder that people of the same country group together to easily progress the game.
I‘m not really a social person, a lack of communication won‘t be much problem.
My name is Putra Arthawijaya. I was born and raised in Bandung, Indonesia.
I just graduated from high school and I’m going to attend college in two months. My academic grades are certainly not the best, but at least I’m pretty good.
My dad run a furniture company together with my aunt, and my mother is an elementary school teacher. I’m their only child and they spoil me a lot. Whatever I want, my parents will buy it. Aaaah the glory of a spoiled child!
I’m a pet maniac. Currently I’m taking care of a Siberian husky, two guinea pigs, half dozen of guppy fish, and a barred tiger salamander.
The husky is an old friend, her name is Kathryn and I call her “kat”. She’s definitely a dog though, not a cat, I’m sure. It doesn’t meow, purr, or poop in a litter box so I’m absolutely sure it’s not a cat.
My father gave her to me as a birthday present when I’m still wetting my bed. Although she’s not a small puppy anymore, she always sits on my lap whenever she has the chance.
Why did I tell some stories about my pet but none about my friends? Because I don’t really have any close friends.
It’s not like I’m antisocial or anything, it’s just that the people in my school tend to form their own comfortable group with similar interest or lifestyle, and unfortunately I don’t fit in any of it.
Not that I care that much anyway… For me being able to caress my pet is already a heavenly joy. I don’t caress my guppy fish though. Who the hell would…
Today my family is moving to a new house. Some stuff is already transported there, so now it’s just me, daddy, mommy, and my animal army inside daddy’s van. In the car, dad is driving, mom is in the front left seat, and I’m sitting behind mom while overseeing my pets.
We chat about my college, daddy’s new furniture design, a troublemaking children in mommy’s school, and many silly stuff… and then that damn accursed truck came… with a speed of 80km/h… from the right side of my car…
“Awas paaaaaaaa!!” (Watchout daaaaaad!!)
My mom’s scream aghast me and my dad. A truck is heading toward my car. It was an intersection. The traffic light in front of dad’s car is definitely green. Yet why…
CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH
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I woke up in the hospital. A severe pain can be felt in my rib, my left arm and both of my leg. My aunt was sitting in a chair beside my bed with a morose face.
She immediately called the doctor after she saw me waking up. I didn’t say a word…
I spent three days in the hospital until my aunt brought me to her home. Her house is just three houses away from my new home. On these three days, she has not said anything about my family.
From her silence, I understand the bitter truth.
“… Tante…” (…Aunty…)
“Iya putra? Ada apa?” (Yes putra? What is it?)
“… Yang selamat cuma saya ya?… Mama?… Papa?… Kat?…” (…Am I the only survivor?... Mom?... Dad?... Kat?...)
The moment I said that, my tears started to flow. I didn’t cry during the past three days since I still had some hope that my family survived… But no matter how I look at it, fate seems so dreary.
“… Iya putra… Mulai sekarang biar tante yang urus keperluan kamu. Tante akan urus kamu seperti anak tante sendiri.” (… Yes putra… From now on, aunty will take care of you. Aunty will take care of you like you’re my own son…)
I can sense grief on her voice. Judging from her eye bags, she must’ve cried a lot during the past three days. She is my father’s closest relative after all. They run a company together for years, so she’s more than just my dad’s little sister. For her, my dad is also a friend, a partner, a comrade.
Since then, I’m living with my aunt, her husband, and her daughter. I knew her daughter ever since she was small.
She’s a third grader in a middle school now, so she’s actually still a small kid. Her name is Alma, her hobby is cooking, has a cute face and a hardcore brain. She’s super smart! Perfect grades? Check! Mastery of several languages? Check! A flaw to prevent her becoming a Mary Sue? Well uhhmm, I haven’t found it yet, but nobody is perfect you know. A character with such a marvelous stat must have had some silly weakness! I mean… She’s too awesome right now! Nerf Alma please!
If you think Alma is going to be my love interest in the future, forget it. She’s cute, but since I’ve been playing with her ever since we’re little, I thought of her as my own sister. No matter how cute she is, my grand cannon just won’t get up for her.
Haha my parent just died and I’m making a silly shamisen joke on the same chapter. Anyway she’s a cousin and will always be a cousin. A fantastic and dependable one though.
I recovered pretty fast, both physically and mentally. There is still a bitter feeling of course, but I have to move on. Besides, this novel is a light hearted one. Too much negative emotions is no good.
Two months later I started going to college, but I guess I’m kind of doing it halfassedly. Not just college, I’m doing everything halfassedly. Losing my parent and all of my pets does give a huge blow to my spirit. But when I overheard my classmate’s conversation, something inside me is brimming with hope…
“Hei gimana talent beast taming nya? Udah berhasil jinakin pet belum?” (Hey, how is your beast taming talent? Have you succeeded in taming a pet yet?)
“Boro-boro jinakin pet, yang ada gua digigit! Kayanya beast taming di Neo Eden masih nge-bug deh. Masa gua udah coba macem-macem tapi talentnya level 1 terus ga naik-naik!” (Not even close dude, In fact I got bitten a lot! It seems the beast taming in Neo Eden is still buggy. I have tried various stuffs but my talent is stuck at level 1!)
“Haaah saying banget. Padahal kalo bisa jinakin pet asik tuh, banyak monster imut-imut yang gua pengen elus-elus.” (Haaah too bad. It will be fun if you succeeded in pet taming, there’s a lot of cute monster I want to caress.)
“Tungguin aja, nanti juga dibenerin lewat patch.” (Just wait patiently, it will be fixed in future patch.)
Pet? Cute? Taming? Taming cute pet? This is it! I can’t raise any pet at home since my aunty’s husband is allergic to animals. I always need pet as some kind of mental support! I will reclaim the glory of pet molesting taming! Muhahahahahah!
When I’m home I started to search about Neo Eden Online. Hmm… so I have to buy this Morpheon brain communicator huh. It’s pretty expensive… There is a subscription cost too.
Thankfully Indonesia’s internet speed is pretty decent now. My grandfather often told me that Indonesia’s internet connection used to be as slow as a crippled snail!
The worse thing is, there was a time when the government tried to block porn access! Every time I hear about this, a spark of rage emanate from my blazing heart. Grandfather… I feel sorry for you…
“Tanteeee….” (Auntyyy…)
I called my aunt with a sweet voices, a voices that hide some ulterior motive. Uhehehehehe.
“Iya putra? Mau minta dibeliin apa?” (Yes putra? What do you want me to buy now?)
She said that while giggling a bit. How did she know? Was my sweet voice too obvious?
“Ehhmm kok tante tau saya mau minta sesuatu?” (Ehhmm how did aunty know I wanted to ask for a favor?)
“Hahaha, tante udah kenal kamu sejak kamu bayi. Tiap kali kamu bersuara manis gitu, pasti besoknya papa kamu beliin sesuatu buat kamu.” (Hahaha, aunty knew you since you were a baby. Everytime you use those sweet voice, your dad would bought something for you in the next day.)
“Ehem… uuhhh oke. Putra pengen beli…..” (Cough… uuhhh okay. I want to buy…)
Then I explain everything. Starting from my need of pet, how it relieve my stress, how I can’t raise them due to aunty’s husband, and finally about Neo Eden Online and the required peripherals.
“Oke, pesen aja nanti tante bayar.” (Okay, just order it. Aunty will pay for it.)
She said with a gentle smile.
“Serius tante? Hahaha tante fantastis sekali lah pokoknya.” (Are you serious? Hahaha aunty is very very fantastic.)
It took three days for the hardware to be delivered to my home. In the meanwhile I’m going to search some stuff about the game world.
Nýr Heimur has a large main continent separated into several kingdom. Each kingdom has diferent set of talent trainer.
Talent is required to use some specific skill. To use fire spell, you need fire magic talent. To use sword skill, you need sword mastery talent.
To get the talent, player need to find the specific trainer and finish the necessary quest. After a player get it, the talent need to be equiped. The talent start at level 1, and it can be raised by using the skill related to the talent.
A level 1 player can only equip 3 talent. Every 10 level, a player got 1 aditional talent slot until level 100. After level 100, the player won‘t get any talent slot, so it‘s capped at 13 talent. The talent can be switched with a 1 hour cooldown, so talent swaping can be used strategically but it can‘t be spammed. Hmm... interesting...
Player get 5 bonus stats for every level up. It can be allocated in STR (strength), VIT (vitality), AGI (agility), INT (intelligence), WIS (wisdom), and LUK (luck).
STR affect physical damage, physical knockback, and weight limit.
VIT affect defence, maximum health, health regeneration, and stamina. Sprinting, rolling, jumping, and physically attacking drain a portion of stamina. It recover pretty fast though.
AGI is corelated to character‘s move and attack speed.
INT affect magic attack, maximum mana, and mana regeneration.
WIS affect magic defence, healing power, maximum mana, and mana regeneration.
LUK influence character‘s critical chance, drop rate, and some crafting related stuff. T
he level cap is 500, but since the game is just launched 6 months ago, no one has gotten that far yet.
I have searched about the beast taming talent. The trainer is available in the northern kingdom Rozaria, and the western empire Ezanar.
Since I‘m going to be a full fledged beast tamer, it will be good if I can support my tamed pet properly, so I‘m thinking of becoming a magic oriented character with a buffing and healing capabilities. Yeah yeah something like that...
I moved my research toward healing and buffing magic.
It appears that there is no single talent that specialize only in healing or buffing. It is spread on several elemental talent.
There is six elemental talent in Nýr Heimur, fire, water, wind, earth, light, and darkness. Healing magics are available in water, earth, and light magic talent.
The water heals decently, but has average cast speed and mp consumption.
The earth specializes in heal overtime and area heal, has low mp cost, but the healed amount are kind of low.
The light talent has the fastest healing magic, but the mp cost is ridiculously high.
As for the buff… it is spread on every six elemental talent. Fire has an attack buff, water gives a regeneration buff, earth boost defense, wind increase speed, darkness boost magic attack and light has a magic defense buff.
Okay then… I guess I’ll pick water first and take the other later.
Why water? Well I need to bathe my pet, and I will definitely need water for that. The usefulness of other magic talent means nothing over my pet’s hygiene!!
Since I pick water, it means I’ll have to start on Rozaria since the Ezanar Empire doesn’t have water talent instructor.
Then after three damn days, a package containing the morpheon brain communicator came. Muhahahahah!
I pick the package, bring it into my room, and open it faster than a cheetah in turbo mode. I read the instruction manual, connected the device to my computer, calibrating brainwave, etc etc etc… Aw come on, seriously there is so many things that need to be done as a first time user.
Ha! The preparation is finished. I laid down on my bed with the brain communicator on my head and close my eyes.
“Beep beep beep…”
After the beeping sound I opened my eyes. It’s the welcome screen…
“Welcome to Neo Eden Online. Please read the terms and agreement before you begin. Say ‘I agree’ if you’re willing to comply with our rules and contract and proceed further.”
A pop up window appeared, ah it’s the terms and agreement contract.
“I agree.”
I didn’t even read a single word of the contract. Who the hell read this stuff anyway…
“You may create your character.”
I was taken to the character creation mode. There is 5 playable race, human, elf, dwarf, orc, and castian.
The default appearance is a human and the face is based on myself.
When did it scan my appearance? Ah it must be during the brainwave calibration. The machine figured out my appearance using the data in my brain.
Such an amazing technology! Mister Helgi Gunnlaugsson, you deserve a nobel!
Hmm… Let’s try the orc.
“Triiiiiiiiing”
The character turns into an orc, but the face is still based on me. Hmm this face will scare the pets away! No no no… How about the dwarf?
“Triiiiiiiiing”
There stand a midget that looks like me. It’s cute, but looks a bit unreliable. Okay now the elf.
“Triiiiiiiiing”
It looks like human, but with a much more slender body, and a longer ear. Elf seems frail. Okay, last one, the castian.
“Triiiiiiiiing”
Oh castian is some kind of demon – human hybrid. It has a pair of horn on its head. This race is pretty bad ass! But I’ll pick the human anyway. Role playing as a demon lord is not my thing.
Hmm what is this? There is a “Real Appearance” icon above the character. Let’s read the info.
[The “Real Appearance” icon is given to a character who used their default appearance. It is given to people with a confidence over themselves.]
Hahaha… What a bullcrap. I can change my hairstyle to an absurd shape, modify the color to a silly one, and a lot of other stuff, like hell I would use a boring default appearance. It’s not like I’m ugly. Though I’m not extraordinarily handsome, I’m definitely far from ugly! The “Real appearance” icon was given to people with a confidence? Ha! To hell with confidence! I’ll pick some stylish messy hair and dye it purple!
Tadaaaaaa!!
Uuggh purple is too much… it’s too silly.
Let’s try blonde!...
Hmm I look like a certain hero from one of Squ*re En*x game. Since that hero is popular, there must be a ton of character using this kind of hairstyle. I’ll pick another one then, and dye it white!
Muhahahahah. Okay it’s cool enough. Now make the pupil crimson red.
I’m too lazy to customize my face and body shape so I’m leaving it as it is.
“Please name your character.”
A virtual keyboard popped up. I typed “Putra” in a rush.
“Pick your starting area.”
A map popped up. As planned, I pick Rozaria kingdom.
“Please obey the rules and be polite to other players. Enjoy your stay in Neo Eden Online. “
Some dazzling light appear in front of me. I’m being sent to Rozaria huh…
I arrived in the center of Rozaline, the capital city of Rozaria Kingdom.
“Holy poop! It’s… It’s freaking beautiful!”
I have seen the screenshot of Neo Eden Online, but witnessing it yourself gives a different vibes.
Rozaria is a region with a cold climate. No snow can be seen in Rozaline but if I go further north, vast tundra is waiting for me.
I tried to move my legs, and arms. Yup it works perfectly.
Next I’ll try opening the user interface.
Hmm… wait… my name is “Purta”? Not Putra? Ah damn I must’ve mistyped.
Well since Putra is a common name in Indonesia, there must’ve been another person who used the name. Even if I delete this character and create a new one, I can’t use the name.
I’ll just stick with this name. It sounds like a cat name though. Pur pur pur….
Now that I think about it, why did I use my real name in the first place? I don’t think people usually do that on an online game.
On the player terminal menu, I can enter a player's name and the player's model will appear. Some of them had a "real appearance" icon above the character. So that icon only appears in this player terminal huh. I thought the icon would appear above the character's head in the whole game.
All of my stat is at 10 point. I’ll need to pump some INT and WIS to be a proper mage.
When I check my inventory, several beginner weapon seems to be given free of charge. There is a dagger, sword, great sword, staff, bow, spear, and several others. I equipped the staff immediately.
“Pagbebenta ng murang potion!” (Selling cheap potion!)
“Pagbebenta ng mataas na kalidad ng custom na tabak” (Selling high quality custom sword!)
“Magbigay sa akin ang ilang pera mangyaring… Am i isang bagong manlalaro.” (Give me some money please… I am a new player.)
The crowd’s are saying some stuff I don’t understand.
What… What did they say? What language is this?
Ah well there is an integrated internet browser within the game. I’ll just access it from the UI (user interface). Alright, let’s sniff this kingdom around for a bit.
[Rozaria is a kingdom located in the northern part of Nýr Heimur. It‘s signature product is.... bla bla bla bla... Most Filipino player starts in Rozaria and now Rozaline became their main hub city...]
Ah... They are Pinoy! They must be speaking Filipino or something.
Well it‘s a global game with a gigantic area to explore. It‘s no wonder that people of the same country group together to easily progress the game.
I‘m not really a social person, a lack of communication won‘t be much problem.
Chapter 2
Spoiler! :
The Beast Tamer
I’m in the city of Rozaline, and I’m trying to find water magic and beast taming instructor.
Right now I’m looking a huge map of the city on a board at the town center.
Hmm… the water magic instructor can be found in the second floor of the mage association building north of here, and the beast taming instructor is in the barn at the east. Since the mage building is closer, I decided to go there first.
It was a three story building. There is some kind of neon light signboard saying “Rozaria Mage Association”. Seriously… A neon light signboard? It’s not a damn bar!
There are a lot of magical item vendor inside. I got to the second floor and saw a pretty lady in her mid twenties with a wizard hat reading a certain book. She must be the instructor.
“Excuse me, are you perhaps the water magic instructor?”
“Yes I am. You wanted to learn mater magic boy?”
She said that with a gentle smile.
“Yes ma’am!”
“Call me Madam Velma.”
“Yes Madam Velma.”
Why am I obeying this NPC...
“Oh you’re a newbie who hasn’t learned any talent yet huh… In other words… A virgin right? To think that such a young boy would have their first time with Madam… Fufufufu… This is exciting.”
Hey isn’t this NPC too dangerous? She’s kind of a predator. I thought this game’s age limit is 13 years old. This is not something you should say to a child!
Ah it must’ve been matched to the player’s age, since I’m 18 years old, I’m considered a young adult, so the NPC can say something provocative like this. That must be it, but sorry madam, I’m not a virgin. I’ve done the deed once with my classmate during high school. Muhahahahahah….
“So what do I have to do to learn water magic Madam Velma?”
“You just can’t wait to play with something wet huh? Fufufufu… Well since you don’t have any talent yet and you’re kind of cute, Madam is going to give you an easy quest. Take that bucket, go to the healing well behind this building and fill the bucket full with healing water. Madam needs some of it for an experiment, and Madam is a bit thirsty.”
“… Is… Is that all Madam Velma?”
“Yes boy… Do you prefer a much more difficult quest?”
“No madam, I’ll finish the errand immediately.”
“Good boy…”
I take the bucket, go to the well, fill the bucket, and back to Madam Velma’s office. Isn’t this too easy? Maybe it’s because I don’t have any talent yet.
A new player is allowed to equip 3 talents. Perhaps the NPC will give an easy quest for the first 3 talent. After that, they will start giving a quest with proper difficulty to gain the talent.
“Madam, I have finished the task.”
“Ah you’re quick. Fine, Madam will bestow you the ability to use basic water magic. You will start at level 1, beginner rank. After you leveled it up to 34 you will be able an intermediate ranked magic. The advanced rank is available when your mastery is at level 67. You need to buy the proper spell book first to be able to use the spell. I’m going to give you the basic water spell book, |Water Bullet| for free. You understand everything I said boy?”
“Yes madam, thank you very much.”
“Good, you’re clever. Madam like clever boys. Fufufu…”
“Daram dam dam daaaam….”
A funny sound effect can be heard and a window suddenly popped up in front of me.
[You have gained Water Magic Talent]
“Alright I’ve got the talent. Madam Velma, thanks for the assistance. May your beauty last for eternity!”
Madam Velma is a pretty fun NPC, so I decided to play along a bit. Uhehehe…
“Fufufu… You have a sweet mouth. If you got some question about water magic, feel free to ask Madam. Oh and don’t forget to equip your talent boy.”
“Understood Madam. See you later.”
“Take care boy… Be sure to visit me again sometime. Madam could get lonely easily you know…”
“I’ll visit you again when I have become an astounding mage. Till then madam.”
Alright, water magic? Check!
Next is beast taming! It’s time to look for the barn in the eastern part of the town.
After 10 minutes of walking, I found the barn. It looks a bit rickety. There is an old man with a remarkable beard feeding the horses.
“Sir, you must be the taming instructor, right? Right? Right? I am a genuine pet lover who really really wants to learn about taming.”
I said that with sparkling eyes.
“Do you have what it takes to be a real tamer lad? Taming a beast ain’t an easy job lad. You need patience, diligence, strong will, passion, and most importantly….”
Before the old man finished his sentence, I cut it with a strong yell full of conviction.
“LOVE!!”
“…Hmm… Hahahahaha!”
The old man laughed delightfully.
“It seems I underestimate you lad. You know what you need before I even taught you. That conviction! That sparkling eyes! That hand that caressed my horse softly! You definitely got what it takes to become a great beast tamer young lad!”
Now that he said it… I realize I’m caressing his horse unconsciously. The horse seems jolly.
“I don’t mind bestowing you the talent gratuitously lad, but I can’t. You’ll have to do some quest. I’ll make it an easy one though. Brush that horse clean, and then feed it some grass. That’s it young lad.”
“Roger that sir.”
I wanted to try the water magic to clean the horse but since I haven’t even tried it yet, I’m afraid I will cause some injury.
I’ve done the task splendidly. It’s time to report to the instructor.
“Old man, I’ve finished your order. Look, the horse is squeaky clean! He looks blissful isn’t he. Hehehehe.”
“Alright lad, I’ll bestow you the beast taming talent. With this talent, you may tame a beast with a special characteristic. Once you have tamed them, they will be yours to command. Don’t forget to feed them lad, it’s bad for their health if their tummies is not filled with yummies.”
“Daram dam dam daaaam….”
[You have gained Beast Taming Talent]
“Thanks old man. Oh yeah, you haven’t told me how to tame the beast though.”
“Well you just… Tame them? Like giving them yummies, rubbing their belly… just do what makes them delighted.”
“Oh that’s all? Alright then, see you old man.”
“Godspeed lad…”
Now it’s time to explore the field. But before that, I’m going to buy some candy, beef jerky, and other yummies.
The game gave me 1000 gold starting money. It’s not much, but it’s enough to buy some pet snack.
I’m heading to Rozaline’s east gate. Beyond there, lies a plain with mostly non aggressive monster.
“Whoaaaaaaa there is a lot of fluffy mammals. Uhehehehe…”
The monster around the town is usually weak and non aggressive. Am I supposed to hunt them? But but… it’s kind of cute.
I’ll just hunt the scarier beast and the insect type monster since they are not cute. Well there are some people who consider insect cute, but I am not one of them.
Let’s try to give the ferrets some candy to build a friendship. I sit on the grass, and then try to call one of the ferrets.
“Hey Johnny, come here. I got some snack for you.”
Johnny is probably not the name of the ferret. But he still took the candy. He ate it with a contented expression. Then he took a nap on my lap. After 10 minutes, he woke up and left… He left…
“Johnny come back please… I can call you Rambo if you desire it…”
Johnny left with his ferret buddies.
Hmm what went wrong… Johnny seems to enjoy the candy. He even slept on my lap. There must be a certain step that I miss to tame a beast.
I’ll try that possum over there.
“Yo Steve what’s up? Want some beef jerky?”
Steve come to me and ate the jerky. I pat his head and rub his fur while he fills his tummy. He doesn’t reject my hand or anything, so I suppose it works.
After he finished eating, he says “Myaaah Myaah Myueeeeeh… “ and then he left… Just like Johnny…
Whyyyyy? Am I not worthy enough to be your master? Or is it because the snack was cheap? I tried the candy, and it’s actually delicious though.
After that I tried lots of stuff to various animals on this plain but none seems to work.
Now that I think about it, my classmate said something about the taming being buggy or something. Hmm… Let’s open the integrated browser and get some info about taming from the forum.
[Bonbonzakura: You take taming talent? Jajajajajajajaja that talent is an utter crap right now! It doesn’t work man!]
[Randomixer: Forget about pet taming. Until Morpheon corporation fixed it in future patch, no pet.]
[Mordekaiser: Pet sucks anyway. In other game, usually they just assist you a little bit. It’s not really fundamental. More importantly, look at my Blazing Claymore! It’s so awesome! Huehuehuehuehue…]
[xXBestWarriorEverXx: I’ve tried everything and all kind of food. The taming talent doesn’t even budge. It stuck at level 1 with 0% exp!]
[53xy455: There is currently no single player ever who had succeeded in taming a pet! No matter how you look at it, it’s definitely bugged.]
That is what fills most thread about taming in various forum.
-_-
“Haaaah I’ve tried all of this for nothing…”
Well Morpheon will surely fix this in the future. There is no way they would neglect my hope and passion!
I already bought the device and pay for one month subscription. The game is damn amazing, so I’ll just stick around for now. Let’s try my water magic in the forest south of this plain.
The forest is a home to mandragora, an aggressive plant monster. They can attack but they are rooted to the ground. Moving is out of the question. They are the perfect sand bag for my magic test. Muhahahahah…
“Water bullet!”
A ball of water is formed and thrown to the mandragora. Since I’m only a level one player, it took 5 spell to kill one of them. The experience is awesome though. I hunt these plants until I’m level 10. I allocate all my stat points to INT and WIS.
“Time to go back to the town.”
Since I got an extra talent slot when I leveled up to 10, I decided to visit the town to learn two other talents. I made some money by selling the pile of mandragora loot I just hunted.
Aaaand it’s already dinner time. I’ll resume the game after I dine.
It was some stir fried vegetable and a spicy penyet chicken (it’s a chicken with a spicy sauce). Very delicious! As expected of Alma’s cooking!
I’m back to my room. Before I connect to Neo Eden Online, I think I will search some info about talents.
I got two spare talent slots… Hmm what talent should I fill it with.
I probably need another magic talent to fight a monster that resist water element. As for the other slot, I better filled it with something passive that could complement my skill set.
Let’s look around for some guide.
…
After looking up here and there, I’ve decided. |Fast Casting| talent is good, but it requires my INT to be at least 75 points.
When I cast a magic spell, there is a slight delay until the magic is formed. |Fast Casting| reduce that delay.
I will definitely take it later, but for now I’ll just stick with |Increased Mana Regeneration| talent.
I took |Fire magic| talent too since it’s very useful in Rozaria.
Rozaria has vast tundra. Most monsters there resist water and weak to fire.
The fire instructor is a military oriented person who speaks in military style, and expects me to also speak in military way. Sir, yes sir! Affirmative! Negative! Etc… It’s something like that.
The quest is to do a skirmish with several fire monster. I use my |Water Bullet| and it ended quickly. Ha! Mission accomplished! I got |Fire Bolt| spell from him. Now that I think about it, I don’t know the name of this instructor. I also forgot to ask the beast taming instructor I met before…
The |Increased Mana Regeneration| talent instructor gave me a fetch quest. I was tasked to bring 20 zumozumo’s liver, 5 mandragora’s vine, and 10 mana crystals which I bought from another player.
Phew… luckily English is one of Philippine’s main language. I don’t have to rely on an online translator to communicate. I managed to find a player who sold cheap mana crystal.
I managed to gain a few levels and raise my INT. Now I can grab |Fast Casting| talent.
The quest was simple. I just need to knock down five dummy targets using my magic under ten seconds.
Easier said than done… It took two second to form the water bullets, and I need some more time to aim it.
I failed several times then I decided to create five water bullets at once. It works nice, better than casting and shooting them one by one. It took more mana though.
It’s already midnight so I decided to sleep. I have a class tomorrow morning.
After I got back from college, I ate lunch then go to my room. It’s game time!
I did various quest today. Goblin subjugation, spider nest clearing, some herb gathering, and various other stuffs. It’s fun! I did all of it solo. Perhaps joining a party would make me progress faster, but I don’t really need to rush. I’m playing with my own pace, slow and steady…
I did this everyday for a week.
I died two times during this week. When my character died, I lost 5% of my experience, I can’t connect for the next 15 minutes and when I could connect, I got a curse that reduce my character’s stat by 20% for one hour. There is also a chance that one of my equipment is dropped during my death. It wasn’t that bad.
I’ve grown stronger a bit, though my progress is probably slower than most players. Let’s check my stat!
Purta
Level: 23
Stat:
STR 10 VIT 10 AGI 10 INT 85 WIS 45 LUK 10
Talent:
|Water Magic lv. 21|
|Fire Magic lv. 20|
|Beast Taming lv. 1|
|Increased Mana Regeneration lv. 23|
|Fast Casting lv. 12|
I got healing magic |Healing Splash|, |Cleansing Water|, and regeneration buff |Soothing Water| from the water talent. The spell book is damn expensive but I can sustain myself better now.
The |Soothing Water| also boost mana regeneration which is awesome! |Cleansing Water| is useful to dispel debuff like bleeding, poison, and some others. It can’t cure a curse though.
To remove a curse, I need |Purifying Light| from the |Light Magic| talent.
My |Beast Taming| is still stuck at level 1... Sigh…
I bought a new staff from the auction house. Though there is an auction feature, some players still open up a stall and sell their stuff by themselves.
It’s because the auction house implement taxes. The tax rate is different between each kingdom depending on the guild that controls the area. The auction tax will be sent to the administering guild.
That’s why turf war often happens between guilds. The tax that flow to their wallet must’ve been pretty abundant.
I still wear my starting clothes though. I’ll change it when I reach level 30. The level 30 mage equipment set is very cool, so I’d rather save my gold to buy it than buying some lame robe.
Today I’m going to venture the northern part of Rozaria. The aggressive monsters in this area are yeti, wolf, bear, and frost wyrm. I’m not going to touch the frost wyrm… It’s far beyond my ability.
I hunt lone yeti, and bear. If they are in a group I don’t think I can finish the fight unscathed. I don’t hunt wolf since they are always in a group, and they are pretty cute too.
The |Fire Bolt| spell is super effective on the yeti, but so - so on the bear. Several hours later, I heard a loud rumble from the east.
The wolf packs are fighting with a horde of yetis. Individually, the wolves are definitely stronger than the yeti, but the amount of yeti attacking them were too much.
Perhaps realizing they are cornered, the wolf decided to retreat.
“Holy poooooop!!”
I shouted in surprise. The wolves are sprinting toward my direction…
“Aaaaargh… I got a bad luck todaaaaaaaaaay! Shit shit shit…”
I started running to get away from the wolf’s path. One wolf passed, two wolf passed, three wolf passed… and then the next wolf bumped my side…
“Guheee….”
In this game, it sting a little if you got hit. It’s not really that painful though. The sting acts more like a warning to tell you that you got damaged.
I rolled along with the wolf that bumped me and we fell to a cavity in the side of the wolf’s escape route.
The wolf seems panicked… But it doesn’t attack me or anything. Hmm… weird… the wolf is supposed to be aggressive toward players. This one seems docile. It sticks so close with me.
“Are you hungry? Want some beef jerky?”
I pull a beef jerky from my inventory and show it to the wolf. He ate it and then sniffed me passionately.
“You want more? Fine, I still got some anyway. Here you go darling.”
I haven’t even check whether you are male or female and yet here I am calling you darling. Well even if you are female, people would still think of me as a weirdo for calling a wolf “darling”.
The wolf ate the jerky, then she look at me with an open mouth, hanging tongue and an ear that was bent forward. It seems happy.
“Hehehehe, you’re happy aren’t you? You really like that snack? Here, you may eat everything. Just let me caress you a little. Uhehehehehe…..”
I took out every beef jerky I got on my inventory. The wolf ate it blissfully while I caress its smooth fur. Let’s check your gender while we’re at it. Hmm… No rocket on the crotch… It’s a female huh.
We sit very closely in the small cavity. The rumbling sound of the yeti horde can be heard clearly.
Five minutes later, it gets quiet. The horde must’ve gotten pretty far from us.
I got out of the cavity, and then I help her out of the hole.
“Darling, the yeti armies is gone now. You can go back to your pack.”
The wolf sat in front of me with a happy expression. I patted her head.
When the taming talent has been fixed, I’m definitely going to tame a wolf. Hehehehehe…..
“Come on darling, hurry up. If you stick with me too long, your pack will be too far from you. You’ll be separated you know.”
She pushed her head toward me like a cat, turns around, and then left. Bye darling, take caaaaareee…
“Phew I’m lucky enough not to die today…“
I decided to go back today since there will be a snow storm soon around this area.
Hmmf… I don’t hunt much today. That turf war between the wolf pack and the yeti horde is obstructing my hunt.
The bear are hiding in their cave, and the yeti is in a big group now.
I’ll just check what I got today.
Some fur, claw, fang, skin, and several other loots. Well at least it can be sold for a decent price.
How about my talent?
“Eh… What the?”
I rubbed my eyes a little. There seems to be no problem with my eyes… so… How can this happen?
My |Beast Taming| talent is at level 2! It’s something that no other player managed to do ever since the game launched six months ago! I thought it was bugged.
What the hell did I do to level it up… Is it the wolf pack? No no no… It must be her! The wolf that fell with me on that cavity!
Now that I think of it, that beast tamer instructor said something important.
… you may tame a beast with a special characteristic …
Special characteristic… special characteristic…
That’s it! The tamed beast can’t be an ordinary monster! It has to be a beast with a special characteristic!
A monster that has something that defies their racial trait! Like a wolf that didn’t chomp a player when it had the chance. A docile monster that belong to the aggressive category…
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH…
The |Beast Taming| talent is not bugged! It’s just that the requirement is pretty specific and the instructor didn’t explain it explicitly.
I bet most players who tried taming unequipped their |Beast Taming| talent after they failed to tame several bunnies near their city gate.
They never had the chance to meet a special monster while having the |Beast Taming| talent on. Since the talent is known to be buggy, no players tend to pick it up again.
I’m planning to go to track my darling but… It’s time for dinner already. Alma tends to nag me a lot if I didn’t join the family’s dinner time.
Ah fine… I’ll just munch some food, go back, and find darling. Muhahahahahahahah…
I’m in the city of Rozaline, and I’m trying to find water magic and beast taming instructor.
Right now I’m looking a huge map of the city on a board at the town center.
Hmm… the water magic instructor can be found in the second floor of the mage association building north of here, and the beast taming instructor is in the barn at the east. Since the mage building is closer, I decided to go there first.
It was a three story building. There is some kind of neon light signboard saying “Rozaria Mage Association”. Seriously… A neon light signboard? It’s not a damn bar!
There are a lot of magical item vendor inside. I got to the second floor and saw a pretty lady in her mid twenties with a wizard hat reading a certain book. She must be the instructor.
“Excuse me, are you perhaps the water magic instructor?”
“Yes I am. You wanted to learn mater magic boy?”
She said that with a gentle smile.
“Yes ma’am!”
“Call me Madam Velma.”
“Yes Madam Velma.”
Why am I obeying this NPC...
“Oh you’re a newbie who hasn’t learned any talent yet huh… In other words… A virgin right? To think that such a young boy would have their first time with Madam… Fufufufu… This is exciting.”
Hey isn’t this NPC too dangerous? She’s kind of a predator. I thought this game’s age limit is 13 years old. This is not something you should say to a child!
Ah it must’ve been matched to the player’s age, since I’m 18 years old, I’m considered a young adult, so the NPC can say something provocative like this. That must be it, but sorry madam, I’m not a virgin. I’ve done the deed once with my classmate during high school. Muhahahahahah….
“So what do I have to do to learn water magic Madam Velma?”
“You just can’t wait to play with something wet huh? Fufufufu… Well since you don’t have any talent yet and you’re kind of cute, Madam is going to give you an easy quest. Take that bucket, go to the healing well behind this building and fill the bucket full with healing water. Madam needs some of it for an experiment, and Madam is a bit thirsty.”
“… Is… Is that all Madam Velma?”
“Yes boy… Do you prefer a much more difficult quest?”
“No madam, I’ll finish the errand immediately.”
“Good boy…”
I take the bucket, go to the well, fill the bucket, and back to Madam Velma’s office. Isn’t this too easy? Maybe it’s because I don’t have any talent yet.
A new player is allowed to equip 3 talents. Perhaps the NPC will give an easy quest for the first 3 talent. After that, they will start giving a quest with proper difficulty to gain the talent.
“Madam, I have finished the task.”
“Ah you’re quick. Fine, Madam will bestow you the ability to use basic water magic. You will start at level 1, beginner rank. After you leveled it up to 34 you will be able an intermediate ranked magic. The advanced rank is available when your mastery is at level 67. You need to buy the proper spell book first to be able to use the spell. I’m going to give you the basic water spell book, |Water Bullet| for free. You understand everything I said boy?”
“Yes madam, thank you very much.”
“Good, you’re clever. Madam like clever boys. Fufufu…”
“Daram dam dam daaaam….”
A funny sound effect can be heard and a window suddenly popped up in front of me.
[You have gained Water Magic Talent]
“Alright I’ve got the talent. Madam Velma, thanks for the assistance. May your beauty last for eternity!”
Madam Velma is a pretty fun NPC, so I decided to play along a bit. Uhehehe…
“Fufufu… You have a sweet mouth. If you got some question about water magic, feel free to ask Madam. Oh and don’t forget to equip your talent boy.”
“Understood Madam. See you later.”
“Take care boy… Be sure to visit me again sometime. Madam could get lonely easily you know…”
“I’ll visit you again when I have become an astounding mage. Till then madam.”
Alright, water magic? Check!
Next is beast taming! It’s time to look for the barn in the eastern part of the town.
After 10 minutes of walking, I found the barn. It looks a bit rickety. There is an old man with a remarkable beard feeding the horses.
“Sir, you must be the taming instructor, right? Right? Right? I am a genuine pet lover who really really wants to learn about taming.”
I said that with sparkling eyes.
“Do you have what it takes to be a real tamer lad? Taming a beast ain’t an easy job lad. You need patience, diligence, strong will, passion, and most importantly….”
Before the old man finished his sentence, I cut it with a strong yell full of conviction.
“LOVE!!”
“…Hmm… Hahahahaha!”
The old man laughed delightfully.
“It seems I underestimate you lad. You know what you need before I even taught you. That conviction! That sparkling eyes! That hand that caressed my horse softly! You definitely got what it takes to become a great beast tamer young lad!”
Now that he said it… I realize I’m caressing his horse unconsciously. The horse seems jolly.
“I don’t mind bestowing you the talent gratuitously lad, but I can’t. You’ll have to do some quest. I’ll make it an easy one though. Brush that horse clean, and then feed it some grass. That’s it young lad.”
“Roger that sir.”
I wanted to try the water magic to clean the horse but since I haven’t even tried it yet, I’m afraid I will cause some injury.
I’ve done the task splendidly. It’s time to report to the instructor.
“Old man, I’ve finished your order. Look, the horse is squeaky clean! He looks blissful isn’t he. Hehehehe.”
“Alright lad, I’ll bestow you the beast taming talent. With this talent, you may tame a beast with a special characteristic. Once you have tamed them, they will be yours to command. Don’t forget to feed them lad, it’s bad for their health if their tummies is not filled with yummies.”
“Daram dam dam daaaam….”
[You have gained Beast Taming Talent]
“Thanks old man. Oh yeah, you haven’t told me how to tame the beast though.”
“Well you just… Tame them? Like giving them yummies, rubbing their belly… just do what makes them delighted.”
“Oh that’s all? Alright then, see you old man.”
“Godspeed lad…”
Now it’s time to explore the field. But before that, I’m going to buy some candy, beef jerky, and other yummies.
The game gave me 1000 gold starting money. It’s not much, but it’s enough to buy some pet snack.
I’m heading to Rozaline’s east gate. Beyond there, lies a plain with mostly non aggressive monster.
“Whoaaaaaaa there is a lot of fluffy mammals. Uhehehehe…”
The monster around the town is usually weak and non aggressive. Am I supposed to hunt them? But but… it’s kind of cute.
I’ll just hunt the scarier beast and the insect type monster since they are not cute. Well there are some people who consider insect cute, but I am not one of them.
Let’s try to give the ferrets some candy to build a friendship. I sit on the grass, and then try to call one of the ferrets.
“Hey Johnny, come here. I got some snack for you.”
Johnny is probably not the name of the ferret. But he still took the candy. He ate it with a contented expression. Then he took a nap on my lap. After 10 minutes, he woke up and left… He left…
“Johnny come back please… I can call you Rambo if you desire it…”
Johnny left with his ferret buddies.
Hmm what went wrong… Johnny seems to enjoy the candy. He even slept on my lap. There must be a certain step that I miss to tame a beast.
I’ll try that possum over there.
“Yo Steve what’s up? Want some beef jerky?”
Steve come to me and ate the jerky. I pat his head and rub his fur while he fills his tummy. He doesn’t reject my hand or anything, so I suppose it works.
After he finished eating, he says “Myaaah Myaah Myueeeeeh… “ and then he left… Just like Johnny…
Whyyyyy? Am I not worthy enough to be your master? Or is it because the snack was cheap? I tried the candy, and it’s actually delicious though.
After that I tried lots of stuff to various animals on this plain but none seems to work.
Now that I think about it, my classmate said something about the taming being buggy or something. Hmm… Let’s open the integrated browser and get some info about taming from the forum.
[Bonbonzakura: You take taming talent? Jajajajajajajaja that talent is an utter crap right now! It doesn’t work man!]
[Randomixer: Forget about pet taming. Until Morpheon corporation fixed it in future patch, no pet.]
[Mordekaiser: Pet sucks anyway. In other game, usually they just assist you a little bit. It’s not really fundamental. More importantly, look at my Blazing Claymore! It’s so awesome! Huehuehuehuehue…]
[xXBestWarriorEverXx: I’ve tried everything and all kind of food. The taming talent doesn’t even budge. It stuck at level 1 with 0% exp!]
[53xy455: There is currently no single player ever who had succeeded in taming a pet! No matter how you look at it, it’s definitely bugged.]
That is what fills most thread about taming in various forum.
-_-
“Haaaah I’ve tried all of this for nothing…”
Well Morpheon will surely fix this in the future. There is no way they would neglect my hope and passion!
I already bought the device and pay for one month subscription. The game is damn amazing, so I’ll just stick around for now. Let’s try my water magic in the forest south of this plain.
The forest is a home to mandragora, an aggressive plant monster. They can attack but they are rooted to the ground. Moving is out of the question. They are the perfect sand bag for my magic test. Muhahahahah…
“Water bullet!”
A ball of water is formed and thrown to the mandragora. Since I’m only a level one player, it took 5 spell to kill one of them. The experience is awesome though. I hunt these plants until I’m level 10. I allocate all my stat points to INT and WIS.
“Time to go back to the town.”
Since I got an extra talent slot when I leveled up to 10, I decided to visit the town to learn two other talents. I made some money by selling the pile of mandragora loot I just hunted.
Aaaand it’s already dinner time. I’ll resume the game after I dine.
It was some stir fried vegetable and a spicy penyet chicken (it’s a chicken with a spicy sauce). Very delicious! As expected of Alma’s cooking!
I’m back to my room. Before I connect to Neo Eden Online, I think I will search some info about talents.
I got two spare talent slots… Hmm what talent should I fill it with.
I probably need another magic talent to fight a monster that resist water element. As for the other slot, I better filled it with something passive that could complement my skill set.
Let’s look around for some guide.
…
After looking up here and there, I’ve decided. |Fast Casting| talent is good, but it requires my INT to be at least 75 points.
When I cast a magic spell, there is a slight delay until the magic is formed. |Fast Casting| reduce that delay.
I will definitely take it later, but for now I’ll just stick with |Increased Mana Regeneration| talent.
I took |Fire magic| talent too since it’s very useful in Rozaria.
Rozaria has vast tundra. Most monsters there resist water and weak to fire.
The fire instructor is a military oriented person who speaks in military style, and expects me to also speak in military way. Sir, yes sir! Affirmative! Negative! Etc… It’s something like that.
The quest is to do a skirmish with several fire monster. I use my |Water Bullet| and it ended quickly. Ha! Mission accomplished! I got |Fire Bolt| spell from him. Now that I think about it, I don’t know the name of this instructor. I also forgot to ask the beast taming instructor I met before…
The |Increased Mana Regeneration| talent instructor gave me a fetch quest. I was tasked to bring 20 zumozumo’s liver, 5 mandragora’s vine, and 10 mana crystals which I bought from another player.
Phew… luckily English is one of Philippine’s main language. I don’t have to rely on an online translator to communicate. I managed to find a player who sold cheap mana crystal.
I managed to gain a few levels and raise my INT. Now I can grab |Fast Casting| talent.
The quest was simple. I just need to knock down five dummy targets using my magic under ten seconds.
Easier said than done… It took two second to form the water bullets, and I need some more time to aim it.
I failed several times then I decided to create five water bullets at once. It works nice, better than casting and shooting them one by one. It took more mana though.
It’s already midnight so I decided to sleep. I have a class tomorrow morning.
After I got back from college, I ate lunch then go to my room. It’s game time!
I did various quest today. Goblin subjugation, spider nest clearing, some herb gathering, and various other stuffs. It’s fun! I did all of it solo. Perhaps joining a party would make me progress faster, but I don’t really need to rush. I’m playing with my own pace, slow and steady…
I did this everyday for a week.
I died two times during this week. When my character died, I lost 5% of my experience, I can’t connect for the next 15 minutes and when I could connect, I got a curse that reduce my character’s stat by 20% for one hour. There is also a chance that one of my equipment is dropped during my death. It wasn’t that bad.
I’ve grown stronger a bit, though my progress is probably slower than most players. Let’s check my stat!
Purta
Level: 23
Stat:
STR 10 VIT 10 AGI 10 INT 85 WIS 45 LUK 10
Talent:
|Water Magic lv. 21|
|Fire Magic lv. 20|
|Beast Taming lv. 1|
|Increased Mana Regeneration lv. 23|
|Fast Casting lv. 12|
I got healing magic |Healing Splash|, |Cleansing Water|, and regeneration buff |Soothing Water| from the water talent. The spell book is damn expensive but I can sustain myself better now.
The |Soothing Water| also boost mana regeneration which is awesome! |Cleansing Water| is useful to dispel debuff like bleeding, poison, and some others. It can’t cure a curse though.
To remove a curse, I need |Purifying Light| from the |Light Magic| talent.
My |Beast Taming| is still stuck at level 1... Sigh…
I bought a new staff from the auction house. Though there is an auction feature, some players still open up a stall and sell their stuff by themselves.
It’s because the auction house implement taxes. The tax rate is different between each kingdom depending on the guild that controls the area. The auction tax will be sent to the administering guild.
That’s why turf war often happens between guilds. The tax that flow to their wallet must’ve been pretty abundant.
I still wear my starting clothes though. I’ll change it when I reach level 30. The level 30 mage equipment set is very cool, so I’d rather save my gold to buy it than buying some lame robe.
Today I’m going to venture the northern part of Rozaria. The aggressive monsters in this area are yeti, wolf, bear, and frost wyrm. I’m not going to touch the frost wyrm… It’s far beyond my ability.
I hunt lone yeti, and bear. If they are in a group I don’t think I can finish the fight unscathed. I don’t hunt wolf since they are always in a group, and they are pretty cute too.
The |Fire Bolt| spell is super effective on the yeti, but so - so on the bear. Several hours later, I heard a loud rumble from the east.
The wolf packs are fighting with a horde of yetis. Individually, the wolves are definitely stronger than the yeti, but the amount of yeti attacking them were too much.
Perhaps realizing they are cornered, the wolf decided to retreat.
“Holy poooooop!!”
I shouted in surprise. The wolves are sprinting toward my direction…
“Aaaaargh… I got a bad luck todaaaaaaaaaay! Shit shit shit…”
I started running to get away from the wolf’s path. One wolf passed, two wolf passed, three wolf passed… and then the next wolf bumped my side…
“Guheee….”
In this game, it sting a little if you got hit. It’s not really that painful though. The sting acts more like a warning to tell you that you got damaged.
I rolled along with the wolf that bumped me and we fell to a cavity in the side of the wolf’s escape route.
The wolf seems panicked… But it doesn’t attack me or anything. Hmm… weird… the wolf is supposed to be aggressive toward players. This one seems docile. It sticks so close with me.
“Are you hungry? Want some beef jerky?”
I pull a beef jerky from my inventory and show it to the wolf. He ate it and then sniffed me passionately.
“You want more? Fine, I still got some anyway. Here you go darling.”
I haven’t even check whether you are male or female and yet here I am calling you darling. Well even if you are female, people would still think of me as a weirdo for calling a wolf “darling”.
The wolf ate the jerky, then she look at me with an open mouth, hanging tongue and an ear that was bent forward. It seems happy.
“Hehehehe, you’re happy aren’t you? You really like that snack? Here, you may eat everything. Just let me caress you a little. Uhehehehehe…..”
I took out every beef jerky I got on my inventory. The wolf ate it blissfully while I caress its smooth fur. Let’s check your gender while we’re at it. Hmm… No rocket on the crotch… It’s a female huh.
We sit very closely in the small cavity. The rumbling sound of the yeti horde can be heard clearly.
Five minutes later, it gets quiet. The horde must’ve gotten pretty far from us.
I got out of the cavity, and then I help her out of the hole.
“Darling, the yeti armies is gone now. You can go back to your pack.”
The wolf sat in front of me with a happy expression. I patted her head.
When the taming talent has been fixed, I’m definitely going to tame a wolf. Hehehehehe…..
“Come on darling, hurry up. If you stick with me too long, your pack will be too far from you. You’ll be separated you know.”
She pushed her head toward me like a cat, turns around, and then left. Bye darling, take caaaaareee…
“Phew I’m lucky enough not to die today…“
I decided to go back today since there will be a snow storm soon around this area.
Hmmf… I don’t hunt much today. That turf war between the wolf pack and the yeti horde is obstructing my hunt.
The bear are hiding in their cave, and the yeti is in a big group now.
I’ll just check what I got today.
Some fur, claw, fang, skin, and several other loots. Well at least it can be sold for a decent price.
How about my talent?
“Eh… What the?”
I rubbed my eyes a little. There seems to be no problem with my eyes… so… How can this happen?
My |Beast Taming| talent is at level 2! It’s something that no other player managed to do ever since the game launched six months ago! I thought it was bugged.
What the hell did I do to level it up… Is it the wolf pack? No no no… It must be her! The wolf that fell with me on that cavity!
Now that I think of it, that beast tamer instructor said something important.
… you may tame a beast with a special characteristic …
Special characteristic… special characteristic…
That’s it! The tamed beast can’t be an ordinary monster! It has to be a beast with a special characteristic!
A monster that has something that defies their racial trait! Like a wolf that didn’t chomp a player when it had the chance. A docile monster that belong to the aggressive category…
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH…
The |Beast Taming| talent is not bugged! It’s just that the requirement is pretty specific and the instructor didn’t explain it explicitly.
I bet most players who tried taming unequipped their |Beast Taming| talent after they failed to tame several bunnies near their city gate.
They never had the chance to meet a special monster while having the |Beast Taming| talent on. Since the talent is known to be buggy, no players tend to pick it up again.
I’m planning to go to track my darling but… It’s time for dinner already. Alma tends to nag me a lot if I didn’t join the family’s dinner time.
Ah fine… I’ll just munch some food, go back, and find darling. Muhahahahahahahah…
