Races: Online (VR Smartphone App)

Chapter 194: Cut Scene of Han Jing's Indepth Soul Calibration

The laws of hospitality.

Han Jing blinked at the choice of words, he wasn't exactly familiar with it but he had heard it beforehe didn't know what it exactly meant. Or rather, how much more precise this 'law' could be. Should he search it up on the internet? It was better than acting like an idiot

Hazelleaf: Hello? I offered laws of hospitality, that's a huge thing already. I doubt you want to get into a true name contract or a blood oaththose things are more binding you know? Not to mention that we need to draw blood for it, so it kind of defeats the point?

Han: The laws of hospitality means I must treat you like a guest and you'll treat me as a host. That's it right? Basic politeness and cordial attitude to one another for duration and killing someone is something that's avoided.

Hazelleaf: Ah! I'm glad that you Humans still remember it. I offer no harm to you and you offer no harm to me, invited into your residenceI'll treat all the people that are your guests accordingly as well. It's quite simple, for all the energy that you put into the worldit returns to you thrice-fold. That's a Witch's tenet. It makes sense that I won't do anything that'll trouble me

It made him frown, there was something about those words of Wood Elf that still made him hesitant to accept it. But if they were talking about rules, laws and all of that shenanigans. Well, he was going to impose one of his own.

Han: Ever heard of the Golden Rule?

Hazelleaf: What one sees is not gold, wait for one nightand let the glamor fade and reveal the fey's gold true nature.

Han: ...That's not it.

Hazelleaf: Huh, so what is the Golden Rule?

Han: It comes from an honored man in my world and these were his words to a disciple that asked him for guidance: He offered 'Shu' as an answer. It means reciprocity: never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.

Hazelleaf: Eh I might have heard that from Odele? Love your neighbor?

Han: That's kind of different

Hazelleaf: Regardless, I am going to visit if that's alright with you? Well, I'm going there with or without your consent, it's up to you if you want to accept me as your guest or notbetter you do, you know?

Han Jing narrowed his eyes at the screen. This was a FYI thenthe Wood Elf wasn't giving him much of a choice. But wait, the guy didn't exactly know his address right? For all he knew, the Wood Elf would pop up in England and go prancing about underneath the moon or something.

Han: You don't even know where I am

Hazelleaf: But I do :3

Han: ...where am I right now? Where's my residence?

Hazelleaf: It's in the largest landmass in your world, I forgot what's it calleda C word? And you're in a city that starts with an S But yeah, I have your location. To be fair, you do have mine you know? Don't feel too bad, we both know what we signed up for, right?

An unsettled feeling churned in his stomachfor a measly amount of $1000, his entire address was given to the entire universe now? He didn't like the sound of it at all. He shouldn't have accepted the email at all, he shouldn't have downloaded the game either.

He probably could have gotten the money and not download the game right?

Han: No. I did not

Hazelleaf: What?

Han: I didn't know that I was giving away private information for downloading the gamestupid I know. Something like this should have been common sense from the start. And I don't have use for your location if I can't even travel there myself.

Hazelleaf: I have your location because we're Allies. That's why it's hard to find Allies, you need to fully trust them. Did you not really receive a manual or something?

Han: But you wanted me to be your Ally when we had barely met that timeand I received the documents late.

Hazelleaf: Well, I know you couldn't lay a finger to mewhat's the problem with giving my information freely you know?

Han: Then what about all of your talk about me becoming strong and a King?

Hazelleaf: It could still happenI mean, as a Human, you do level up a bit faster than Races like me. For powerful beings like me and others, we need something more dangerous than usual to level up but ah, wouldn't this be better to talk about in person?

Han: ...you're not going here like right now, are you?

Hazelleaf: I do have some preparations that I still need to do, permissions to ask forbut do expect me to come soon enough. I thought you were afraid, were you actually looking forward to it that much?

Han: Maybe I'm waiting for the reward you promised me

Hazelleaf: As a Host, you must remember to have a gift for me as wellbut very well then, I'll see you soon. Stay safe until then. See you.

'Hazelleaf is Offline'

"Stay safe? Was that a warning?" Han Jing stared at the words on the screen, a sensation crawling in his body. It was an unpleasant feeling. What exactly were parting words like that? It made his appetite go away and he summoned his status screen in front of him.

[ ROEHSC001 Synchronization ]

[ Soul Calibration: 10% Efficiency ]

He should chat with the Moderator right now, but then againshe probably won't give good answers and she'd redirect him to the documents she attached in the email. If only he actually had a Skill that allowed him to Speed Read then wouldn't that be more pleasant?

But they wouldn't be useful right? As far as he remembered, they mostly applied to how he could operate in the world of the Creators and not Earth. He ended up double-checking it again:

] Survival Handbook For New Players in Races: Online Simulation.txt

] Creators Will.pdf

] So You Want To Make An Alliance? ( 101 on Player to Player Interaction ).txt

] Warnings and Precaution for Human Players.docx

...That Alliance text would have been useful if they've given it to him early. Every piece of document was helpful if he had received it first-hand before he actually started playingand from his interaction with the Wood Elf, it was like they were aware of every little detail in regards to Alliances. The Wood Elf, Hazelleaf or whoever, expected Han Jing to have the information ready too.

If Races: Online was an actual game company on Earthwell he would have already complained in the customer support. He already did but it was somewhat useless. It seemed like whether it was earth or some other supernatural entity from another universethey still had lousy service. Han Jing sighed and rubbed his face.

He was just mad.

He didn't need to compare humans to gods. There were decent people in the customer support, heckhe was email support for like a month or two. Was it three? Shaking his head, he was inclined to think that whoever sent the first email to himPeach maybe, they did it on purpose. It was an obvious attempt to give him trouble.

But he wasn't strong enough to point fingers at anybody was he? It was either that or consider their inability to send manuals on time. He'd give them more credit if it was an actual withholding of information but what would they even gain from that? Lost human souls? What if the Creators' Will were sinister than he thought?

Han Jing gulped.

True or nothe had already dived headfirst into their game. He had his 'Soul Waves' with them and left unattended, he didn't know what they'd do with it. Make some clone of him on another planet? But seriouslyif he was already involved in it, his soul already 'calibrated' into whatever they were actually planning The only option left for him was to get stronger. He needed to stop complaining.

It was time to start working on it.

He slipped his phone into his pocket and thought hard: Skill Set, Skill Book, Skill Page

[ Skill - Basic Agility Active ]

[ Skill - Basic Endurance Active ]

[ Skill - Basic Reflexes Active ]

[ Skill - Instinctual Dodge Active ]

[ Skill - Lesser Resistance Active ]

Similar to his encounter with Mou Gu back in the guy's restaurants, the Skills he had available were portrayed onto a screen. They were all 'Active' compared to his spar with the guy that led to his Skills being 'Used' at that time. "They're still all 'Basic'... what do I need to do to level them up higher?" He asked himself. On top of that, these were the ones he got from his Rogue Class. What about the others?

This can't be all of them right?

He flicked the screen to the left and it revealed the others.

[ Skill - Night Vision Inactive ]

[ Skill - Mana Sense Inactive ]

[ Skill - Unarmed Combat Inactive ]

"I did use that Unarmed Combat the last time" And he really had sensed mana back then? If he could use Mana Sense in the first place, then was his assumption of Mou Gu being more than what he seemed, right? Or maybe mana was around the world and it happened that he sensed it there the Moderator confirmed that it was still present on earth

Han Jing sighed..

He'd have to use it later and figure it out for himself, but these still weren't all of his Skills. He had one Skill that he had relied on heavily on his first few dayshis throwing skill. Why didn't it show up? He flicked the screen again and soon found them all.

[ Skill - Mana Control Locked ]

[ Skill - Terrain Camouflage Locked ]

[ Skill - Unerring Throw Locked ]

[ Skill - Mental Fortitude Locked ]

[ Skill - Detect Thoughts Locked ]

[ Skill - Telepathy Locked ]

[ Skill - Hastened Learning Locked ]

"Locked?" Han Jing frowned. "How do you unlock them, then?" All the ones he already received were great, usefulbut that Hastened Learning one might actually be the one he needed to read information and absorb them easier. Did he need to raise his Soul Calibration higher?