Translator: SumTLMan
The Norland Empire, the largest city in the South–Green City.
A 25-blade mage tower painted with red alchemical material on the outer walls stands erect in the eastern part of the city.
Apart from its scarlet outer walls which make it look slightly conspicuous, the three other 50-blade mage towers in the city make this red tower look unremarkable in comparison.
Inside the mage tower, the study on the third floor.
In this space which is enough to house five long-nosed elephants is packed with bookshelves made completely of oak. On the shelves are placed various precious books <<The General History of the Norland Empire>>, <<The Fundamentals of Alchemy>>, <<The Fundamentals of Magic Formations>>, <<Light of the Gods>> and so on.
Even the magical books that commoners regard as exclusive to the nobility fill many of these shelves.
At this time, besides the oak bookshelf on the far right, a young man in black robes was under a thick book titled <<The Mysteries of Magic>>. He laid unconscious on the centre of a grey velvet carpet.
A mage.
A young mage.
The young mage’s complexion was unnaturally pale as if he had never been under the light of the sun before.
The corners of his mouth opened slightly because of his coma to show two sharp fangs, and with the display came an indescribable charm which matched his handsome and devilish face.
If someone were to break in at this moment, they would definitely shout.
Vampire!
This group of evil creatures who feed on human blood are considered the embodiment of evil in the Norland Empire.
Once discovered by the paladins and priests of the major temples, their armies will definitely be mobilized to encircle and suppress these fearful evil creatures.
But what is surprising is that inside a mage tower, which has always represented orthodoxy, was a vampire that is usually hunted by mages all year round.
It is important to know that a vampire’s body is full of precious magic materials. The blood can be used to depict magic formations, the vampire ash can be used to make alchemical traps, and even the vampire’s teeth can be put to great use.
Therefore, even a senior mage with a level of 10 would be thrilled about hunting a vampire.
And now this vampire who lay unconscious in the mage tower wore a mage robe issued by the Green City Mage Guild, this was a strange scene to behold.
Hum ~
Otto Braun, who was lying on the ground, woke up with a jerk. His mind seemed to be crammed full of countless thoughts, which caused him an extreme sense of pain.
“How long have I slept? Today was such a bad day.”
Today is the weekend. Otto Braun, who just quit his 9 to 9 job six days a week at Fortune News, originally went to Wanda Mall in the centre of the city to experience the first virtual online game jointly launched by five major game manufacturers–<<Glory> >
But he didn’t expect to encounter a malfunction with the game warehouse.
Then there was a power outage.
At the time of the power outage, it happened to be Otto Braun’s turn to jump from the line and experience the game warehouse.
Instead of experiencing the first virtual game in the world, he felt the experience of being educated by master Yang, the king of thunder and lightning, which left him very depressed.
Although this lesson didn’t cure his game addiction, he dares not experience the so-called 99% realism from the game again.
He didn’t pursue the incident after receiving the 2,000-yuan compensation from the staff.
But after coming out of the mall, his head was still a little bit dizzy. When he came home, he was ready to lie down for a while to recover.
But as he was laying down, it was as if his brain had been crammed full of a million different thoughts at that moment. Many images and memories he couldn’t make sense of had quickly flashed by, causing him to suffer a painful splitting headache.
Finally, he directly passed out under the excruciating pain.
Otto Braun rubbed his eyes as the drowsiness slowly dissipated, but his vision was still somewhat blurred leaving him still unable to clearly see his current surroundings.
He breathed a small sigh of relief when he felt the painful headache go away.
“Phew, nothing serious happened. I’ll head to the hospital for a check-up later. Otherwise, I think there will be an even bigger surprise later on if there were any sequelae.”
Just as he was about to stand up, his face suddenly and dramatically changed.
The pain came again, and this time it was even worse. Every second seemed as if countless ants were biting him.
He stopped immediately and covered his head with both hands.
Along with the pain, strange memories had flooded into Otto Braun’s mind.
Scenes flashed before his eyes as one would expect to see at the movies.
Elves, giants……
Mages, warriors……
Norland Empire Baron, member of the Green City Mage Guild……
Vampire……
Countless memories were pouring into Otto Braun’s mind.
While passively absorbing these newfound memories, Otto Braun could only accept what was happening as he grits his teeth to bear the pain.
Half an hour later, just as Otto Braun thought he wouldn’t make it, the absorption of memories had abruptly stopped.
At last, the strange memories were finally digested by him.
At this time, Otto Braun, who was completely pale without a hint of blush, didn’t yell but revealed a strange expression on his face.
“I crossed into the game <<Glory>>?? And I’ve also become a Vampire Ancestor hidden amongst human beings?!!”
He had actually occupied this second body during the power outage when he was using the game warehouse, the original soul of the body was directly erased.
From the strange memories he had received, the background of the owner for this body wasn’t small.
His current identity is—a member of the Mage Guild located in Green City, the largest city in the southern region of Norland Empire, and a senior mage at level 10.
A nobleman, he was granted the title of Baron by the Norland empire.
On the surface, this identity is very prominent in the empire, but on the mainland continent, his identity is even more exaggerated.
Vampire Ancestor.
His real name is Otto Braun · Karcher, he owns an ancient castle in the distant mountains outside Green City and also has more than 200 vampire bloodline descendants.
Combining the memory in his mind with his understanding of the game <<Glory>>, he can be absolutely sure that he has crossed into the yet to be released <<Glory>>.
As a fan of the game <<Glory>>, this virtual game has attracted Otto Braun’s attention. Since it was advertised three months ago, he has studied the officially published information for the game countless times.
Had it not been for the official release of the game a year later, he would’ve already become a member of <<Glory>>.
<<Glory>> is a virtual online game jointly launched by five major gaming companies in China.
The companies have claimed that realism has reached 99% and that the game time isn’t equal to the time in the real world. The conversion is three in-game days to one day in reality.
This epoch-making game immediately caused a huge sensation once this news was advertised. Although the game hasn’t officially been released yet, all players who have experienced this game have expressed a deep sense of shock.
It can be considered the biggest piece of black technology released in the past 30 years.
The theme of the game is set in a magical world.
There are gods, giants, dragons, elves, demons, dwarves, humans and dozens of other races.
Vampires are also one of these races, but because the game hasn’t been opened to the public yet, there are only a few mentions of vampires in the officially published information.
The reason he was able to determine so quickly that he crossed into the game was because he had just received memories that he now resides in Green City.
Green City is the southern megalopolis of the Norland Empire. Boasting a population of more than one million people. It is one of the few human cities mentioned in the officially published information about <<Glory>>.
The point is that the memory in his head is completely consistent with all the published information on the game’s official website.
“What is this, am I an NPC now? Or is this world a real world and I just crossed into it?”
Otto Braun was at a loss regarding the situation.
His materialistic world view that had been so painstakingly established was completely shattered.
“Can I still go back?”
In distress, he thought ‘The Earth is my home, even if this is a wonderful new world, it can’t compare with my home.’
Just after having this thought in mind, he suddenly opened his eyes and found that everything around him had remained unchanged.
The originally luxurious study, which was a bit gloomy, has become a room with the lights still on, and the laptop next to him was still playing the latest variety shows.
Unconcealable surprise suddenly appeared on Otto Braun’s face.
“Did I really come back?!! This isn’t a joke? I can come back to reality!!”
Then how do I get back into the game?
And immediately after this thought, his vision went dark for a moment as the scene inside the mage tower study reappeared.
The excitement in Otto Braun’s heart was finally insuppressible at this time as he burst out laughing.
Two bodies, I am invincible.
Over the next half-hour, Otto Braun kept on experimenting going in and out of the game.
1, He can go from the real world to the <<Glory> > world at any time, and can also return from the game world to the real world at any time.
2, After entering the game world, the body in the real world will be in a state of a deep sleep, and he can only cross through to the other world spiritually. However, once his body encounters any stimulation, he can sense it in the game and awaken promptly.
3, The frequency of going in and out of the game world is related to his spirit. With his current spirit, he can only go in and out five times within a half an hour time frame. Once he exceeds this five times limit, going in and out will be extremely painful.
With this in the back of his mind, Otto Braun slowly began studying other things.
What pleased him most was the game panel which appeared in his mind.
Otto Braun · Karcher
Race: Vampire (Ancestor)
Level: Mage lv10 (103/5000), Warrior lv5 (level has reached the upper limit)
Magic: 652/652
Feat: Vampire Ancestor (Unique), Bloodline Shackles (Restricted), Magic Affinity (Ultimate)
Racial Ability: Bat Incarnation, Vampiric Recovery, Super Physique (Passive)
Spell: First Circle Spell: Small Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Marionette, Mage Hand, Magic Shield, Waterfall, Meditation
Second Circle Spell: Detection, Fireball, Thunder Bolt, Grand Marionette, Magic Surge, Haste, Reinforce, Charm
Third Circle Spell: Blink, Void Walk, Exploding Fireball
The series of skills can be called magnificent. Being a mage as the main profession with a level reaching as high as 10 and a Warrior sub-profession reaching level 5.
He didn’t expect that after becoming an NPC, he would still have a property panel which only players could view.
The excited Otto Braun froze when a message suddenly popped up at the end of the panel.
1,095 days remaining before the arrival of the chosen from another world…
The arrival of the chosen?
An open beta test of the game?
Players?!