Aetherios System [Slow Build OP MC, Isekai LitRPG/Cultivation] Chapter 6: Chapter 4.1: Prove Yourself

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Chapter 4.1: Prove Yourself Chapter 4: Prove Yourself The status screen was simpler than Alex had expected it to be. Name; Alexander Pierce Experience; 52 Core; F-Stage; None (0.00%) Attributes; Strength : 1 (86.2%) Agility : 2 (9.1%) Vitality : 1 (53.5%) Wisdom : 1 (94.9%) Intelligence : 1 (88.1%) Willpower : 2 (14.4%) Skills: None Abilities: None Spells/Techniques: None No levels? No class? Alex was accustomed to standard video games back in his world. As a result, he was used to seeing things like character levels, character classes, and equipment or inventory. However, none of those features were present here. Even when he tried calling out as he had done before, he didn't get an inventory or item equipment screen. Okay, so it's different from back home? But what exactly is a 'Core'? Is it like a soul core? It seems that I have no current skills or abilities... He kept scanning the options on the display, careful not to overlook anything. In attempt to glean more information, he mentally tapped on the terms on the screen and even voiced them aloud. He was unable to prompt the system to display any information about Cores, and the percentages at the end of his attribute readouts remained a mystery. Could it be a progression towards leveling them up? But they all seem quite low. A two is my highest stat? With a sigh, he decided to leave that particular conundrum for another time. He did have other things he wanted to try though. While there didn’t appear there was any inventory system, that didn’t mean video game logic couldn’t apply in other places. Alex tried thinking about and voicing aloud other options that popped into his head. “Leaderboards.” “Settings.” “Main menu.” “Quest Log.” Finally, Alex got a response. Welcome to the Aetherios System Initializing… Error found. Non standard entity transfer discovered. Finding possible fixes.… Error, non-authorized entry. Choosing alternate entry compatibility… Compatible Path Found; Universal Trial New Quest! Universal Trial; Prove Yourself! You have entered the Aetherios Universe and are currently incompatible with the system. Integrate yourself into the system and prove your place among its inhabitants. As a new entity, you will have to go above and beyond the natural denizens to make your place in this world. Gain a spot through legendary deeds, epic feats and mythical actions towards progress. Push yourself in the face of adversity, or crumble before it. Many options lay before you to prove you belong here. Success and glory will mean power. Failure will mean being deleted from the system. Permanently. Good Luck, Worldstrider! Time Remaining; 718 Days, 14 Hours, 38 Minutes… Reward; Unknown Alex’s breath caught in his throat as he read the quest description. By the time he got to the countdown timer, he had not only managed to start breathing again, but was actually hyperventilating. Deleted from the system? Alex thought. He didn’t need to think too hard about the implication that the quest was making. It wanted him to be a superstar, to forge some kind of path in this new world above and beyond the norm. And he had a little less than two years to do it. Fuck, fuck, we are stuck in a world with a crazy murder system? He bent over with his hands on his knees, feeling like he was going to throw up. His breath still came in shallow gasps and the edges of his vision began to get fuzzy. This was insanity many times over. They were in a new world, under the control of some AI program? And it wanted to kill them? Wants us to be its favorite little sims characters. If we don’t do that, then it will kill us. He corrected himself. No way. This has to be some kind of joke. Alex brought up the screen again, re-reading the information on the quest. Whatever kind of joke this was, Alex didn’t like it. They had just been caught up in a nuclear bomb and left stranded who knows where, and now someone was pulling this shit? Whoever is doing this, they are a god damn sadist. Alex starred at the