"System, run the combat simulation again with these new stats."
[RUNNING COMBAT SIMULATIONS...]
[RESULT: 55% SURVIVAL RATE.]
[Analysis: Survivability is contingent on equipment. Unarmed participants have a <5% chance of survival. Armed participants have a high success rate, but the Goblin's superior Agility (7) creates a "First Strike" risk.]
Arthur grinned. "55%. A coin flip".
Arthur stared at the number, his smile fading.
"55%..." he muttered. He glanced at the System's directive floating in the corner: [Target Survival Rate: 30% - 50%].
"That's 5% over the limit. If I launch this now, I'm technically failing my first assignment. I can't rely on human stupidity to bridge the gap. I need to guarantee it."
"System," Arthur asked. "I have 250 Points left over. Does that roll over to the next floor? Or do I get a performance bonus for saving resources?"
[NEGATIVE.]
[Budget Protocol: USE IT OR LOSE IT.] [All unallocated Creation Points are reclaimed by the Central Administration upon Tutorial activation.] [No bonuses are awarded for surplus budget.][it is recommended to use least amount of CP in Tutorial]
"Corporate inefficiency at its finest. If I don't spend it, I lose it. But if I spend it blindly, I ruin the balance."
He glared at the 250 CP remaining.He could buy a second Goblin.
"No," he shook his head. "Two Goblins would be too hard."
"how much time does players get before goblin spawns?"
[DEFAULT PREPARATION PHASE: 360 SECONDS.] [Note: Allows Participants to read System prompts and access the Shop.]
"System. Slash the Preparation Phase."
[Please specify new duration.]
"240 seconds"
"240 seconds," Arthur decided. "Four minutes. It cuts the fluff, but gives them a fighting chance to read the menu."
[RECALCULATING SIMULATION...] [Adjusted Variable: Prep Time (360s -> 240s)] [NEW RESULT: 48% SURVIVAL RATE.]
Arthur nodded slowly. "48%. It's within the acceptable range (30-50%)"
"i can go with this and tutorial should not be too hard anyway "
"how much time till tutorial starts"
[TIME UNTIL ACTIVATION: 00:10:15]
"okay i have enough time to look into somethings "
"how does level works anyway?"
"It works on a standard Soul-Mass Absorption principle," the System replied, projecting a new window.
[MECHANIC: LEVEL PROGRESSION]
Source: Experience (XP) is gained by terminating hostile entities or completing Objective Quests.
Threshold:
Level 1 -> Level 2: 100 XP
Level 2 -> Level 3: 150 XP
level 3 -> Level 4: 225 XP
Reward:
+2 Attribute Points (Allocated freely).
Class Skill Unlock (At Level 5, 10, 25...).
He looked at the Goblin he had just designed. It was worth XP.
"How much XP is my Goblin worth?"
[NEGATIVE]
"Excuse me"
[Experience Point (XP) accumulation is disabled on the Tutorial Floor.]
Arthur looked at the numbers. "Only +2 Points? And the XP requirement increases by 50% every level"
[TIME UNTIL ACTIVATION: 00:05:00]
[TIME UNTIL ACTIVATION: 00:01:00]
Arthur sat down on the cold concrete floor
the silence in the room was heavy, broken only by the soft hum of the System.
[TIME UNTIL ACTIVATION: 00:00:59]
Arthur sat down on the cold concrete floor, The silence in the room was heavy, broken only by the soft hum of the System.
"One minute," he murmured. "One minute until the world ends."
He looked at the unspent 250 CP one last time. It still annoyed him. It was wasteful. But adding anything else now would ruin the 48% survival probability he had agonizingly calculated.
"System," he asked quietly, standing up and dusting off his suit. "Is there a way for me to watch? Do I get a camera feed?"
[AFFIRMATIVE.] [Manager Mode includes 'Spectator Suite'. You can view any instance in real-time.] [Would you like to activate the 'Main Wall'?]
"DO it"
The black void walls vanished. In their place, thousands upon thousands of screens ignited, wrapping around Arthur like a stadium seating 360 degrees.
For now, they were all displaying static. But in sixty seconds, they would be displaying millions of people realizing they were trapped.
[TIME UNTIL ACTIVATION: 00:00:10]
[TIME UNTIL ACTIVATION: 00:00:05]
[TIME UNTIL ACTIVATION: 00:00:01]
[TIME UNTIL ACTIVATION: 00:00:00]