Episode 1
#1. prolog
My heart pounded with strange excitement and awkwardness..
‘How long has it been since you rested like this??’
I run a small business. As a result, I lived a life without the concept of a holiday..
Then, I recently collapsed from overwork and was prescribed by the doctor to rest for a week..
Of course, given my personality, I had no intention of taking a full week off. Still, I plan to rest for about 4 days..
I was very anxious about not going to work for a few days, but I am confident that the employees will do well..
I told him to call me right away if anything happens..
‘It just worked out well. My vacation coincides with the release date of the sequel to that game..’
As I sat in front of the computer, my eyes lit up at the thought of having a great holiday..
‘I really enjoyed Silver Age 1..’
A very maniacal game 'The Silver Age'’.
It was a worldview set in arcane punk where magic engineering was developed..
It was a single RPG game that did not support online functions..
Although it was a game played alone, the degree of freedom was enormous..
I liked this game the most and played it the longest.
Even when I'm not busy with business, I play it whenever I can..
The game released Silver Age 2 after almost 10 years..
Even the graphics were 3D, close to realism, breaking away from the 2D of 1..
There is more than enough value to invest your golden holiday here..
‘The first character should definitely be a production miscellaneous character.?’
In Silver Age 1, I mostly enjoyed playing the production line..
I tried playing in other combat and magic classes, but what suited me best were miscellaneous characters that specialized in production..
One of the characteristics of this game is that hunting and PK are not required..
I was able to fully enjoy the game just through the labor of production within the city..
And I enjoy playing like this.
My taste for doing business in real life is probably reflected in the game..
‘at las.’
While I was briefly reliving my memories from Silver Age 1, the game installation was completed..
My whole body, which had been exhausted from overwork, began to gain strength as if it had never happened before..
-Loading…….
I logged into the game and pressed the character creation button..
Bbabam!
Then the first thing that greeted me was a special alarm message.
[You achieved legendary achievements in Silver Age 1.]
[Perks are given.]
[You can play the characters you played the longest in Silver Age 1 in Silver Age 2..]
[However, items cannot be imported.]
When I saw the message window, I was lost in thought for a moment..
‘Let’s try the game as a whole with a max level character first.?’
Of course, playing the game like this may not be fun..
However, the last sentence says that the items do not move together. This is a different story..
‘This game is the default after a lot of hard work..’
I had a feeling that the preview play would be fun..
Above all, in the Silver Age, production jobs are laborious jobs that consume an enormous amount of time..
4To the point where I can't even taste the food properly due to the time spent working..
[The Silver Age 1 character ‘Arad’ has been imported..]
Therefore, I immediately imported the max level production miscellaneous character that I played for the longest time in Silver Age 1..
“oh my god!”
Even in my opinion, the character imported like that was a fraud..
force 10
agility 10
divinity 10
evasion 10
defense 10
horsepower 38
concentration 61
spirit 49
intelligence 54
will 70
muscular strength 55
stamina 58
Dexterity 300 (MAX)
luck 101
Stats first.
Since it is a production job that only works in villages, most of the stats used in battle are just basic values..
For reference, among these, only the minimum required amount of magic was invested to create a magic item..
In addition, concentration, intelligence, will, strength, and stamina were things that naturally improved while working hard in production..
The only stats I distributed were dexterity, a little magic, and luck..
Needless to say, dexterity is the key to production, production, and miscellaneous characters..
The luck was that I got my dexterity stat up to MAX and used up everything that was left. For the success probability of production and reinforcement.
‘What's next??’
The next screen after the stat window was the skill window..
Cooking level MAX
Farming level MAX
Blacksmithing level MAX
Herbalism Level MAX
Leather craft level MAX
Sculpting level MAX
Alchemy level MAX
Architecture level MAX
Music level MAX
Tailoring level MAX
Mechanical Engineering Level MAX
Magic Engineering Level MAX
Besides that, etc.…….
‘I guess I was crazy too.’
In Silver Age 1, all life skills that had been raised through years of hard work were loaded at MAX status..
‘It looks like the stats and skills are taken from the Silver Age 1 system. There's no difference. Anyway, I guess redistribution is not possible..’
After checking and scrolling through the skill window, a window for setting appearance appeared..
Unlike the previous stats and skill window, appearance can be changed..
‘Let's just go with this. It seems a bit similar to me.’
Since I didn't feel like doing karmas one by one, I decided to use the existing character as a handsome young man with black hair and black eyes..
1I didn't notice it in the 2D graphics of , but when I saw it in the real 3D graphics of 2, it felt similar to me and I was even more interested..
‘Starting point?’
Then, when I clicked the Next button, the starting location selection screen appeared..
Maybe this is the last step.
From deserts to jungles, forests, big cities, rural villages, and plains, there was only one place that naturally captured my heart..
‘After all, it's northern.’
If the game world view had not changed significantly, the North would have been optimal for production workers..
The northern part is rich in magic stones, rare minerals, and monster by-products..
So I chose the North as the starting point and clicked connect to the game..
“uh……?”
Then, at the same time, I felt extremely dizzy and lost consciousness..
[……please. Please save me!]
[Creator of legend.]
[Legendary alchemist.]
[Legendary magic engineer.]
[Legendary top lord.]
[North... … . Save the North!]
A very earnest request was heard in my dream while I was sleeping..
* * *
“……?”
When I woke up from a light sleep and opened my eyes, it was snow country..
A small city on a snowy field was covered in snow..
The appearance of the city felt familiar yet unfamiliar at the same time..
“Ugh……!”
Then a strange yet familiar memory struck my head..
To be exact, the memory of the body I am currently possessing.
How much time has passed like that??
After roughly understanding the situation, I let out a low curse..
“crazy.”
I had to accept that I had been possessed by the world of the game sooner and with less surprise than I thought..
“Status window! Status window? status!”
Then, he shouted the status window one after another with his mouth..
“……?”
However, even though I was possessed by the game world, the status window did not appear..
Eventually, I gave up on the status window and looked around..
If my memories from Earth are correct.
If the information held by the possessed body is correct,.
This is the Haven of the North.
‘Have we entered the Silver Age 2??’
As far as I know, Haven during the Silver Age 1 was one of the few major cities in the north..
However, Haven today feels like a small or medium-sized city that has just moved away from the size of a village..
‘It is said that the setting of Silver Age 2 is 100 years before Silver Age 1..’
100Considering that it was a year ago, the appearance of the city was understandable..
[North... … . Save the North!]
After understanding the situation, I remembered the request of the being who sent me to this world..
‘Save the North?’
An abstract 'main mission' to save the North.’.
‘Do I have to complete this mission to return to Earth??’
I had an instinctive feeling that I had to complete this main mission before I could return to Earth..
‘But what on earth is going on in the North, so I'm asking you to save me??’
I tilted my head and remembered the world view of the Silver Age that I knew..
A possessed body. We also gathered the information in Arad's mind..
‘In the Shang Age 1, the northern part was under direct imperial control. But it originally had a different owner. It was the Northern Grand Duchy ruled by Grand Duke Lancelet..’
This means that 100 years ago, when I was possessed, there was the Prince Lancelet family in the north..
‘The treatment of northerners in Silver Age 1... … . It was so bad. Compared to Earth's history, it was closer to the relationship between the British Empire and Ireland..’
I felt like I knew roughly what I had to do..
To put it simply, it means protecting the North and the Grand Duchy from the Empire and the Imperial Family..
‘However, the body I am currently possessing is completely non-combatant. With this body, fight against the golden generation of the empire.?’
The problem was that my current situation was not particularly suitable for carrying out this mission..
I am a deceased person from the game Silver Age 1.
Therefore, I knew the world view and history of this game to some extent, although not in detail..
If my guess is correct, there will be so many outstanding people currently active in the empire that the term golden generation can be considered modest..
In the future, Emperor Khan Brahman, who was called the light of the empire, would be the crown prince by now..
8Duke Yulkanes, a Circle-ranked Grand Mage and the owner of the Imperial Tower, is just opening up the Empire's Magic Technology..
Theresa, the archbishop of the Imperial Church, is in the midst of religious reform as she continues to shed blood..
Dark Duke Doom, leader of the Imperial Knights and Sword Master known as the Sword of the Empire, will be exterminating the rebels within the empire..
Another sword master called the hot rose of the empire, the Empress of Havana, will be cutting down all external enemies that threaten the empire..
This was the only person that immediately came to mind..
On the other hand, in Northern Grand Duchy Renslet, Northern Grand Duchess Arina Rune Renslet.
Balzac, Frostblade of the North.
North's Ice Wall.
Only Isabelle, the Great Witch of Spring, and Mary, the Great Witch of the Snowy Fields who would appear later, could be considered great people..
Even the Archduchess and Balzac later go missing..
It was a truly difficult mission..
‘If I want to go back to Earth, I think I'll have to do you a favor..’
What if I lived a life at the bottom with no answers on Earth?.
Right before I was possessed, I was a young businessman running a startup with quite a vision..
It hasn't been long since I came to this world, but I can already see the employees and investors who are only looking at me..
‘But right now, let alone protecting the North, my life is at stake..’
Shoot aaaaa.
The snowstorm is getting fiercer..
‘cold…….’
Besides, the clothes I was wearing were also a problem..
Currently I am in the starting outfit of the game Silver Age.
He is wearing leather shoes, a leather jacket, underneath a linen shirt and pants..
Linen in the cold North! It's almost warmer if I don't wear it..
Besides that, there was only a leather bag the size of a notebook and a dagger on the belt..
In other words, if it stays like this, you'll freeze to death..
‘You have to warm up your body first.!’
First, I found a place to live..
‘This is Haven. It is adjacent to the northern Magyeong and Manus River. A lot of merchants, adventurers, and mercenaries come and go. In other words, there are many inns..’
Sure enough, I was able to quickly find the inn without even walking a few steps..
A sign with a picture indicating that it was an inn caught my eye..
It was a two-story inn made of wood and stone, and its exterior was rather shabby and worn, making it seem like a place frequented by low-level adventurers and mercenaries..
Without even measuring anything, I entered the inn as if I was possessed by something..
There were quite a few people inside..
When I entered, everyone's eyes were focused on me for about 0.5 seconds and then dispersed..
Murmur, roar, roar
Then we finished sharing our stories..
It seems like my behavior was so uneventful..
Jeopuk, Jeopuk, Jeopuk
I walked slowly, slowly, and sat down in the few remaining empty seats..
“Welcome! What can I give you??”
Eventually, an inn employee came up to me and asked:.
10He was a very sincere and quick-looking boy in his early teens..
“A little menu…….”
“You can look at the menu over there. I… … . But sir, do you have money??”
The waiter pointed at the menu hanging at the entrance of the inn and asked me with a skeptical look..
“there is.”
“We pay in advance.”
It was extremely rude to talk to a guest like that, even if it was from a different world at the end of the Middle Ages..
No, on the contrary, in a world like this, there are more polite people..
In a world where the ax is still ahead of the law, if you lose your temper once, your life will be taken away that day..
However, the reason the young employee in front of me spoke like this was because my behavior was so shabby..
“Once you choose the menu, I'll serve it then..”
“All right. Please choose quickly.”
The bold employee gave me a notice and then went off to do something else..
“…….”
I stared at the menu in silence..
Perhaps because there were many illiterate people, the menu had pictures of food and the number of brown coins instead of words..
The price was cheap, perhaps because it was 100 years before the Silver Age 1. There was a difference of approximately 5 to 10 times..
‘I have no money, what should I do??’
But even though it was cheap, it was a pie in the sky to me..
There wasn't a single speck of dust on my leather bag..
‘Let's think about it, think about it. The highest stat of the character I am currently possessing is dexterity. Then you're lucky. This means that my coming to this inn was in some way influenced by the luck stat..’
Even while thinking like this.
I could feel the eyes of the inn owner and staff becoming increasingly sharper..
“Hmm! Hey, sir? Hurry up and order…….”
In the end, it was the time when the owner, who was worse off, came forward and spoke to me..
Clink! What a joke!
“You bastard! what did you say!”
A fight broke out at the table next to us..
Wow!
Then the people inside the inn began to cheer loudly as if they had been waiting..
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