I participated in SAO; this is not random writing.
To ensure the quality of Sword Art Online, I have thoroughly researched information on each floor, including but not limited to BOSS information and general conditions of each floor.
Light system, plot twists at the end of Sword Art Online. For content, see the end of Chapter 1.
All characters have their own growth curves, multiple female leads, no nannies, no giving away female characters, only sweet moments later on.
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Countdown to system binding: 3:00:00
Countdown to the official start of the death game: 3:00:00
Sole mission: Clear the world of Sword Art Online, Aincrad 100th floor.
Please enter player name...
A cold mechanical voice boomed from the depths of his chaotic consciousness.
Had the world, once filled with regrets, finally ended?
A car accident brought this poor soul to the world of this death game.
Chen Mo used his last bit of strength to type his ID onto the panel that appeared in his vision.
ID: Chen Mo.
The next moment, his vision restructured.
Before his eyes was a completely unfamiliar game interface, yet a torrent of the most familiar memories flooded his mind.
This was SAO, full name "Sword Art Online."
A death game where logging out was impossible, and reaching zero HP resulted in real-world brain death.
And he, Chen Mo, was the only prophet in this world.
In the vast square, blue light constantly flickered, and soon the crowd began to grow dense.
"Is this the world of SAO?" Chen Mo raised his hand, slowly clenching it, feeling the reality of it all.
"Oh yeah! I'm finally in!"
"This world, I'm going to conquer it!"
Around him, tens of thousands of players cheered, their faces beaming with infinite longing for virtual reality.
Chen Mo looked at them, and a chill quietly crept up his spine to the back of his neck.
A celebration?
Soon, this place would become a desperate graveyard, imprisoning tens of thousands.
He ignored the swindlers in the square hawking so-called "pioneering artifacts," nor did he join any temporarily formed pioneering teams.
All that was a waste of time.
In this death game, time was life.
Chen Mo brought up the system menu, his gaze sweeping over the initial 1000 ke'er. A clear plan formed in his mind.
His goal was clear.
On the plains west of the Town of Beginning, kill the raging wild boars to complete the first hidden beginner tutorial quest.
Use the quest reward, the [Level 1 Enhancement Stone], to forge the strongest early-game one-handed sword—the [quenching longsword].
This sword would be enough to support him until he had the strength to tackle the first-floor BOSS!
Additionally, he needed to find a crucial character from the original work—the Information Broker Argo.
Passing through the noisy crowd, Chen Mo's figure didn't hesitate, heading straight for the West Gate.
On the path to the plains, players were few and far between.
Most people were still in the Town of Beginning, admiring the wonderfully beautiful scenery and architecture of Aincrad.
Only Chen Mo and a very few keen-nosed players had immediately come to the outdoor leveling area.
Deep in the grass, a swift figure caught his attention.
It was a girl using a starting dagger, her cloak obscuring most of her face, revealing only a pair of light yellow eyes.
Her movements showed no beginner's clumsiness or panic; each thrust was incredibly precise, aimed directly at the blood-red weak point marker on the boar monster.
Sword light flickered, footwork nimble.
Just as Chen Mo paused, with a crisp shattering sound, the boar dissipated into a sky full of blue data fragments.
The girl immediately turned, pointing the tip of her dagger at Chen Mo not far away, her eyes wary and cold.
Argo, the "Rat."
The top Information Broker in the SAO world.
Chen Mo's lips curved slightly; she was his second objective for coming here today.
Under Argo's wary gaze, Chen Mo calmly walked over.
He didn't look at the dagger in her hand but directly into her light yellow eyes, which held surprise and doubt, and asked a question that caught her off guard.
"You're a Closed Beta Player, aren't you?"
Argo's breathing hitched for a moment.
Her fingers tightened unconsciously on the dagger. This man, despite wearing the same ordinary beginner's gear as her, made her feel an inexplicable pressure.
How could he know?
She had never mentioned this information to anyone.
Chen Mo didn't give her time to think, speaking again. His voice wasn't loud, but each word resonated in Argo's heart.
"My name is Chen Mo."
"I want to ask for your help. Of course, this is a transaction."
Argo suppressed the shock in her heart, intentionally making her voice hoarse and low, fitting her "Rat" persona.
"A transaction? What does a beginner who can't even use sword skills have to trade with me?"
She thought this taunt would make him retreat.
However, Chen Mo merely smiled and threw out a bargaining chip she couldn't refuse.
"I'll trade you the exact location of the first-floor BOSS room for an hour of your time."
Argo's head snapped up, her eyes under the cloak fixed on Chen Mo.
The first-floor BOSS room!
During the Closed Beta, a thousand players spent two whole weeks just to find that damned room!
How could this man possibly know?!
Unless... he was also a Closed Beta Player! But there was no one named Chen Mo on the Closed Beta list!
"You..."
Argo's voice wavered for the first time.
Chen Mo's smile deepened; he knew the fish had taken the bait.
"One hour, help me complete a hidden quest and get the [quenching longsword]."
He paused, delivering the final blow.
"Or, you can refuse and then take your people to spend half a month meticulously searching the entire labyrinth area inch by inch."
"After all, for us, time... is very precious, isn't it?"
Chen Mo extended his hand.
"Is it a deal, Miss Argo, the Information Broker?"
The air seemed to solidify at that moment.
Argo looked at the man before her. His smile was confident, certain, as if everything was under his control.
She was certain she had never seen him before.
Yet, this man seemed to see through all her secrets.
After a long moment.
Argo retracted her dagger, extended her hand as well, and lightly shook Chen Mo's hand.
"Deal."
She was a shrewd merchant, both during the Closed Beta and now.
Argo's many close calls had long cultivated a magical intuition, which had also greatly benefited her in the labyrinth area. Relying on the latest information, she had made a fortune from the relatively few players.
And this time, her intuition made her trust the man before her.
He was not lying.
As for the [quenching longsword], she also knew it was a reward for a hidden quest on the first floor, considered a fairly excellent weapon.
But it wasn't suitable for her; agility and mobility were her priorities.
The first floor was vast, containing many hidden quests, of which Argo knew at least ten.
But compared to the first-floor BOSS room, these seemed insignificant.
Thinking of how much ke'er she could earn from the information about the first-floor BOSS room, her eyes went wide.
"Let's go, hurry up."
Seeing the girl behind him starting to get dollar signs in her eyes, Chen Mo said irritably over his shoulder, holding his head.
Time was precious, because soon, the game in this world would officially begin.