i became a shadow

Chapter 7 Officially Open

The next day...

The streets and alleys became extremely lively, and the endless stream of people was even more noisy, and there was only one topic for them...

"Sword Art Online" abbreviated as "SAO" officially opened the server time.

This is the first great feat of human beings to realize the combination of the real world and the virtual world. Even people who are not interested in games will pay more or less attention, let alone those who are keen on games.

But it's a pity that there were only [-] pieces of SAO in the first release, and they were sold out on the day of release, which made all those who didn't buy it beat their chests and feel regretful.

Due to the help of the system, Duo naturally didn't need to compete with others. Even if he was lucky enough to buy it, he could only stare blankly.

Because Duo can't wear it at all.

Seeing videos about SAO being played in various shops, Duo, who was hiding in an inconspicuous corner, stared at the clock like everyone else, for fear of missing it.

Unlike the connection tools on other people's heads, Duo looked at the 13 o'clock on the clock and immediately said to the system.

"Start connecting."

In an instant, the world in Duo's eyes suddenly changed, strings of data flashed with white and blue light, and the originally dark world seemed to be illuminated by bright light.

At this time, OK letters appeared one after another in the lower left corner, and it was not until the last moment that I felt my consciousness return to the body.

"Please enter the character name..."

"Duo..."

"Please select the gender of the character..."

"male…"

"The character was successfully created, please enter the game..."

As the system's words landed, a strong light instantly made him close his eyes. When Duo opened them again, the scene in front of him changed.

It is a building square with Western European charm. Whether it is the blue sky or the vast and infinite land, it gives people a feeling that only in fantasy can you see the scene.

And as time went by, people who shone brightly one by one also came to this area as promised, and the shouts of excitement resounded instantly, and their voices could fully understand the excitement of the owner.

The crowded square was suddenly bustling, and Duo stretched out his hands to feel it carefully, and then raised the corners of his mouth.

"Very real."

Duo, who said such words, raised his head and looked around, then started to walk towards the periphery.

Originally, he wanted to see where Kirito, the protagonist of the original book, was, but unfortunately, there were too many people, so he didn't find anything at all.

But I believe that the number of people will decrease soon, right?After all, this is a death game.

Speaking of the death game, Duo smiled knowingly. He originally came here by smuggling, let alone whether it will trigger the death of the SAO system, even if it is, it is not a big problem.

Could it be that you hoped to burn out a shadow's brain?Wake up and sleep!
Just when Duo was proud, the system's cold voice sounded faintly.

"The host's guess is correct, the SAO system cannot cause harm to the host."

Hearing this, the smile on Duo's face became even stronger.

But the next moment the system said, it was like a slap on Duo's face, which was extremely painful.

"The SAO system will not kill the host, but I can."

"If the host fails to pass all the levels, the system will kill it," the system said.

Duo: "..."

There is no mistake!Obviously there is no such item in the task bar.

"Now added..." the system said.

For a moment, Duo felt the malice from the world and the system again.

Duo gritted his teeth, stared fiercely at the ground, and said.

"You are such a tormenting little fairy!"

system:"……"

Hearing the system's warning, Duo didn't dare to stay too long. He had to take the lead before Akihiko Kayaba officially announced the rules of the game, otherwise, when the crowd turned around, Duo's level would definitely be pulled down.

This is not a joke. Although monsters can be reborn, they have a certain cooling time. Due to the large number of players, monsters will definitely not be able to keep up with the leveling speed. The direct consequence is that the higher the level, the lower the level.

Duo didn't want to be the low one, so he ran towards the perimeter now.

……

The town of beginnings!

Aincrad's novice village is also the only way to the wild area.

It can be said that it is quite prosperous here. The surrounding buildings are built in a retro style. There is no shadow of a modern city, and the rows of houses are full of exotic customs.

If you didn't know it was a game, you would think it was in another world.

The streets full of people coming and going are filled with many voices, not only players, but also NPCs. It is as noisy as a market, but it is not annoying.

Duo could hear it clearly on the way.

"Form a team! Form a team! My little brother, I can pull monsters to give away heads, and then I can pick up leaky teammates."

"Set up a guild. Only female players are recruited. Those with good looks are given priority. The number is not limited for now. Is there anyone? If there is no one, I will ask later..."

"The equipment is sold. The excellent equipment that just exploded. Although it looks a bit worn out, it is actually a novice artifact. It is absolutely fool-proof. The price is 100 col coins."

The corner of Duo's mouth twitched, are you serious?Having said that, who dares to form a team and want you, but also the brother next door? Are you sure you are creating a guild, not recruiting relatives?
As for the last one, it seemed quite normal at first glance, but when Duo turned his head to look at it, his eyelids twitched instantly.

Looking at the dilapidated, dim and unidentified object, it was really broken.

Duo hurriedly shook his head, feeling extremely speechless.

Sure enough, sand sculpture netizens have a lot of fun, and the world will never be short of wonderful things.

But this also made Duo pay attention to one thing.

He opened the SAO system interface and clicked on the character status.

An extremely complicated ability value quickly flashed in his eyes, and Duo frowned upon seeing it.

It's just a game, do you want to be so professional? !

Duo made complaints before turning his attention to the equipment bar. There was nothing in it except a dagger.

For each player, the system will give away some weapons for free. Although the quality of the free items is not much better, it is still much better than the one just now.

There is no magic in the setting of SAO, so cold weapons are the mainstream here, and the attack methods are all close range.

It is conceivable how important the quality of a weapon is to players, not to mention that this is a death game in itself.

If you think about the protagonist Kirito in the original book, you will know that because of the unique skill 'Dual Sword Style', you must hold two swords to use it.

At the same time, in order to create a weapon that can be handy, Kirito does not know how many materials he has collected and how many hardships he has gone through.

"So the level is important, and the equipment cannot be left behind."

"But the most urgent thing is to practice leveling quickly."

Duo glanced again, then closed the system interface and continued to walk forward.

(End of this chapter)