Chapter 137 Traveling to Oasis (1/2)
Delphi set course for Glory and hoisted full-sail. She was surprised that no one had ported back. Each of them found quiet spots at the rail and watched the ocean as the Phoenix headed toward home.
Pon was the first one to approach him, the old mage didn't look pissed off for once. ”You're the one who killed the Chaos Mage?”
Nix nodded, ”not before he put a serious mind f*ck on me.”
”Aye... that was just about the shittiest thing ever.” Pon lay a hand on his shoulder, ”I'd never hurt you boy. You know that, right?”
”An old geezer like you? Completely harmless.”
Slowly the group reformed. Wylie grabbed Pon and held him close for a long time before releasing him. No one asked questions, but there were quite a few hugs passed around.
By the time the Phoenix made port, spirits had risen to the point where they started to joke with each other.
/Inferno: Nix: Meet me at the Guild Office Sem. Pon, Wind, and Fajii, give us 30 minutes and then join us at the Guild Office.
/Inferno: Semmi: I'd rather not...
/Inferno: Nix: Humor me.
/Inferno: Semmi: Fine.
/Inferno: Jun Li: A free Stat? What's that even mean?
/Inferno: Semmi: Be very careful with this one. Don't jump on it too fast and make a regrettable decision.
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Nix entered the Parliament Guild Office a few minutes later, Semmi was hard at work at her desk. She offered Nix a smile when she saw him. ”I heard from Wind that this was a tough quest.”
”It was.” Nix had given it some thought on the trip back. What would have happened to them if he hadn't broken the spell?
”I'll probably become a rogue when we start on Oasis content.” Semmi brought up the rogue class on her hud.
Nix leaned closer. ”Oasis isn't open skills like Colonial? There are set classes?”
”Yes and no.”
Nix pulled a chair closer and took a seat. ”Explain.”
Semmi displayed her stats for Nix to read. ”For explanation purposes, I'll say that there are five levels of Classes. Take me for instance, Level 50 and I dual-wield daggers with a stealth support skill. That combination of talents is loosely called Scout in Colonial.”
Nix nodded. ”So that's level 1?”
”Correct. When I advance to level 100 and continue increasing the effectiveness of my skills I will be considered a Level 2 class.”
Nix watched as she put the Rogue class back on her hud. ”How does the Rogue class figure in?”
”Rogue is a level 3 Special class, upgradeable to level 4. If I went to Oasis and stayed as a Scout, that would be upgraded to level 3, but it would stop there.”
Nix leaned back in his chair, considering the class dilemma. ”All of the players that came to Oasis will eventually either have to change classes or be content with a level 3 class.”
Semmi nodded. ”Exactly right... Well mostly. These level 3 Special classes have skill requirements. Look at Rogue.”
Rogue Class:
[Required Skills]
Stealth
Dagger
Lockpick
[Required Statistics]
Level 100
Agility 40 or higher
Perception 30 or higher
Nix whistled softly. ”Any workarounds?”
”Thankfully yes, you can wear stat-boosting gear to bring up yourself up. As long as you meet the requirement for initial training, you qualify.”
”Let's discuss this later Sem. We should anchor the Oasis World Seed.” Nix accessed his inventory and removed the seed. It looked exactly like a black marble.
[Do you wish to anchor the Oasis World Seed?]
”Yes.”
[Please choose from the list of qualified Anchors.]
1) Inferno Guild Office: Parliament
”Not a lot of choices.” Nix selected the Inferno Guild Office.
[The Oasis World Seed is now anchored to the Inferno Guild Office: Parliament]
[Please set Permission for Oasis World Seed]
1) Inferno Officers
2) Inferno Members
3) Individual Selection
”Individual Selection.” Nix opened the menu and added himself, Semmi, Pon, Wind, and Fajii. A new icon displayed itself on his hud. [Oasis: World Seed]
Semmi let out a long breath. ”Okay, that worked. That icon will only be active while in the Guild Office. The rest of the time it will be grayed out.”
A few minutes later, Pon, Wind, and Fajii arrived at the Guild Office. Nix had already briefed them on the trip to Mystery Island. Each of them understood that it was potentially a one-way ride. Without saying anything further, he activated the icon.
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Nix stepped off the large portal and onto the long grass of a small meadow. The area was heavily forested and the time of day was getting close to dusk. He continued walking to avoid being run into by his group.
[Do you wish to set your binding point to Oasis Seed World: Inferno Guild Office?]
”Yes.”
Nix waited until the entire group had changed their binding point. ”Say what you want, this is one impressive Seed World.”
Semmi was shielding her eyes from the setting sun with one hand while she peered into the distance. ”Forest as far as you can see. Amazing right?”