The Golden Experience Point [Part 1]

Chapter 119: "Lyra"

"Phew, what a sense of liberation.

Originally, full-body armor is created primarily for defense against slashes, and it's not something you should wear during close combat or when explaining things. But we can talk about full-body armor later. For now, let's continue from where we left off.

Um, I think it started when I applied to be a Closed Alpha Tester.

Rare-chan probably heard about it, right? The rumor that this game is created using world simulation technology.

When I first heard this rumor, I thought it was impossible. Mainly due to technical and cost issues. Even if this company is a global hitmaker, it's unlikely they have connections to such unreleased technology, and even if they did, it's uncertain how much funding would be required for its operation, not to mention the infrastructure for operation.

But leaving that aside, the game itself seemed interesting. So, I applied. And luckily, I was chosen as a tester.

There were strict confidentiality agreements about not disclosing anything about the game, but that's normal for an alpha test, and ethically, I had no intention of spreading information to anyone.

So, at this point, my plan was just to get a glimpse and solidify the direction a bit so I could make a strong start when the official service started.

And then, I set foot on the land of this world.

Not in this town, but in the capital of this country, I felt the air, interacted with NPCs, sometimes killed, and spent a day. By that time, I was really thinking of taking this game seriously. It had been a while since I felt this way.

But no matter how much I thought that, it was just an alpha test. Even if I did my best, the avatar's data would be deleted once the test was over. It had no meaning.

However, that was only about the tester's avatar.

This world is so detailed. Even if system glitches were found in this test, would they reset the maps and objects to fix it? Despite being so meticulously crafted, and NPCs living their lives desperately.

So, I decided to take a gamble. Well, even if it failed, the data would just disappear. The original plan wouldn't change. So, if it was just a test, there would be no harm in trying.

During the alpha test, I gathered funds using every means possible.

Mainly by attacking NPCs known as wealthy individuals.

At night, when everything was quiet, I would sneak into mansions and stores, put safes into my inventory, and escape. I did this as much as I could in one night.

The next day, in a place where no one could see, I would destroy the safes and take out the contents. If something needed a key, I would leave it as it was for the time being.

I repeated this until the end of the test, and on the final day, I snuck into a noble's mansion and threw everything that looked like a family heirloom into my inventory.

I buried the obtained wealth in a corner of a safety area within the monster territory, which I had chosen in advance.

If I won the gamble and these objects were not reset, I could start the next test with a good advantage and if I could connect that advantage to the official service, the benefits would be immeasurable.

Of course, I applied for the next test as well and became a tester.

I don't know if it's because it's easy to compare, but do you know that once a tester passes a test, they are prioritized for the next one? That's why the number of participants increases with each test, but well, that's fine.