Chapter 298: The new rules and goals
[Ding!]
[Due to the connection between both worlds, the <Players> will now be able to access the [Otherworld] without a connection device.]
[A personal quest chain will be given to all the existing players. Finishing these quests will allow them to use their in-game abilities in their original world.]
[From now on, <Tower of Evaluation> will be opened to each Non-player individual. Those who wish to obtain the powers of a <Player> must clear this tower.]
[To the players who have cleared a certain number of chain quests to regain their in-game powers, a <Labyrinth of Limits> will become available.]
[Clearing this labyrinth will allow them to earn new powers that they would obtain permanently.]
[The <Natives> of the Otherworld will now be able to access the [Otherworld] through [Realm Gates] that have now appeared all around the other world. However, for the time being, access will be restricted to only those who possess certain qualifications.]
[Players who have unlocked their Inventories will be able to access their stored items in either of the worlds.]
[A new system will be introduced to both worlds that allows a smoother establishment of a complete equilibrium.]
[Under this system, both the <Natives> and <Players> will be able to obtain [Medals of Contributions] in their original worlds through various achievements above a certain level.]
[All achievements, from this point forward, will only be counted towards the individual's contribution in the [Rate of Progress] of completed equilibrium.]
[All past achievement Boxes received as a reward for the achievements will be counted as an unreleased item to the new Rate of progress for the equilibrium. They will work as they used to in the past.]
[Feature: (Respawn) after death in the non-native worlds will be updated and new penalties will be introduced.]
[The <Natives> will receive a feature similar to the <Players> when in the Foreign Lands. As a non-native species, for the time being, aggression against them will result in punishment.]
[For the time being, until a certain level of Equilibrium is established, the introduction of Non-intelligent creatures will be highly limited. A safety protocol has been established to prevent forceful breach into the Foreign Lands.]
[Players possessing unique companion/creatures such as (Familiars), (Servants), (Contracted spirits), (Tamed beasts), or the [Contract bound] beings having a certain level of {<Bond>} will be able to materialize them into their native world under certain restrictions.]
[To hasten the Rate of Progression of the equilibrium, by the mutual constant of both the world's populations, certain structures can be shifted or exchanged between the worlds.]
[Transfer of these structures must not cause a negative impact to the Rate of progression, or else there will be Causal Consequences.]
[The first individuals to obtain the original titles of <New Origins> will be given the roles of [{(Administrators)}] and an appropriate level of unique authority.]
[The Existing truths will keep resonating with both worlds independent of the Rate of progression of the equilibrium levels.]
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There were a bunch of more things that every single one of the individuals throughout the world was told by the message windows that appeared before the out of the blue.
Also, since everyone around both worlds were expecting something like this, no big accident like last time was caused.
The world did not change significantly. There were no monster invasions. No wormholes connecting with a different world were created, and comparatively, the world was the same place it was a few moments ago.
There was practically nothing that had changed significantly, however, even though there were no visible changes to this world, on a deeper level, everything had changed.
"Being able to log into the game without the chariot… can you believe that?"
The whole point of it being called a 'virtual' reality was these machines that they needed in order to connect their consciousnesses to that world.
They were not physically going there but their bodies were simply being materialized in a unique Data format over there.
The way it worked was simple and most humans around the world would understand that… but, that changed today.
"Not only that…"
Just like inside the game, the servant markings on the hands of both Elio and Alex were now visible.
The two servant markings of Alex, the familiar symbol on the back of her palm, even the white sword that she carried around in the game, all had materialized on them.
Elio could now call Sera in this world and she would materialize before him just the way she does inside the game.
For some reason, both Elio and Alex could access their inventories and now, they were able to take out their items inside the inventory the same way they could inside the game.
Now, they were also able to put their things from their world inside the inventory without any problems.
They tried a few items and though they did not work, when Elio opened one of the reward boxes that he had on him, he got a few things just the way he does inside the game.
Elio could even hear the voice of his contracted spirit, Meta, so this was a surprise for him. However, since he had left Az and Miu outside and not in his tamed beast inventory, he could not call them to this world.
It was fine, actually, he wasn't worried about those two, so instead, after carefully and thoroughly checking each and every message they had received from the new system, both of them looked up at their servants who were surprised (or acting surprised).
"This… is where you live, master?"
"This is our home, yes, but the two of us live in a different place. Well, we're back here for the time being."
Sera was looking around this new world. She was surprised to see the holographic T.V. That was playing without any magic.
She could use the status window as well and she was an angel, a magical being, so instead of the modern technology of this world that wasn't related to magic in any manner, the uniqueness of the way it worked surprised her the most.
This whole place was unique to her…
"Wow…"
And for their family, the presence of this angel was something that, despite the relatively unnoticeable changes in their surroundings, was simply unbelievable.