Artificial Fantasy

Chapter 152: The Legend of Unknown

[Unknown].

That's the name Dad used during the beta period of <Isekai Online>. According to Mr. Spencer, he was originally playing the game solo before meeting him and the two went on random [Quests]. But then, they found themselves in a similar situation to Hayate and I were in, and helped Bai Hu stop a monster that was carrying the corruption within it. While he didn't say too much about the [Quests] and story details they went in, He and Mr. Spencer made a lot of friends along the way. Dad's colleague, Mom's friend, and some NPC friends we didn't know existed. Even after the beta test was over, the party remained friends offline and gathered every month to reminisce and update each other on their current lives.

One of those gatherings occurred a month ago at a restaurant while we were at home playing [Isekai], and he told us how it went.

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[1 year ago...]

"Hahaha! I can't believe you made a ruckus just to control the meta, huh?" Scott Spencer chuckled while putting down a glass of beer on the table. "I'm surprised your boys haven't gotten suspicious of you after your little rewrite about the potion shortage."

Adam Palmer groaned while shaking his head with his glass still untouched. "I told you, I only deal with the AI program of the game, not the writing. Though I kinda went too far with the event planning. I saw some of the players were trying to kill some alchemists over them limiting their stock to 10 per customer."

"Well, you can't blame them. Not all of them are great merchants in real life, and even they can be overwhelmed if they only run the player shop by themselves," a brunette-haired woman nibbling on some pork cuts said. "Still, Scott is right. You should put some restraint when writing that scenario. I have already seen some social media posts, and most complaints about the event."

"Right... Thank you for your honest opinion, Maylene." Adam sighed. "I might as well leave the scenario planning to the professionals. Knowing my prior experience as a GM, I know better than to torture my sons and the rest of the playerbase over controlling the crafting market."

"As long you've learned your lesson," A dark brunette-haired man shrugged while eyeing Maylene. "By the way, what are you all planning for Christmas? I heard one of your sons has his birthday before Christmas."

"Glad you're well informed, Quinn... But regarding my plans outside of Kazuki's birthday, there is the hidden [Sign Creation Ceremony] planned in a few days. The devs asked me to oversee it as the [Role Player] with my beta character," Adam answered. "There's a slight chance both of them will be there. So I said yes to their invitation."

"Yeesh... And you said you're leaving the scenario planning to the professionals," Quinn snarked. "But I guess I can't pry on family matters. I heard they're making waves on the internet for completing some kind of world [Quest] and discovering a hidden mechanic or something."

"Yeah. There's also a chance those two might become the next [Unknown]," Maylene guessed. "I'm not going to be surprised if they will mimic their old man's success from the beta servers."

Adam chuckled. "I can hope that will be the day," he said before sipping a glass of water. "But as for repeating our success, I'm not sure. We only got that [Hidden Quest] by pure chance, and even if they do, the odds of succeeding are based on their [TMLs] and some circumstances are against them."

Scott chuckled. "Who knows? You were also at a disadvantage with your levels. But we managed to push through thanks to you and your great planning. You'll be surprised if your boys would do the same."