Aevum - A VRMMO LitRPG Story Chapter 6: Chapter 6

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Chapter 6 After resting for a bit after I finished reading the book, I got some food and set off to practice with my sword. It was getting a bit later in the day and I didn’t want to disturb Jakob, so I figured I would bring the book back to him tomorrow. I did consider asking him if I could borrow the book so I could let Lyla read it, but I’m sure she’ll be able to find the same book or comparable somewhere in Brackenhold. The evening was getting a bit colder than I was used to since I gained so much elevation, and the winds were blowing harder than they were near the city. I found a spot off one of the roads surrounding the town and began practicing. Occasionally I had to take out the small heating crystal that I purchased to warm up for a bit, I probably wouldn’t have been able to practice very long otherwise. It was a bit like meditation, or at least what I heard meditating was like. I became quite focused for the duration, and it started to feel more natural. Of course, I still had no idea if I was doing it correctly, but how many ways could there be to swing a sword? After practicing for about 2 hours, the sun was fully set and the stars were beginning to show. Now that I have some time to think about it, I’ve just been calling it “the sun” but I haven’t learned if there is a special name for it in this world, or if it’s even a sun like we have in our world. Maybe it’s just a big ball of magical energy. Although, to a person from ten thousand years ago, they might think of the real sun in the same way. I didn’t get a skill level up unfortunately, but I expected it to take longer as the skill’s level got higher. I would imagine, since I don’t really know what I’m doing, the experience gain rate is probably low. If I was being taught, I think it would go a lot faster. Now that it was getting dark out I decided to go back to the inn, eat some dinner, and go to bed. I logged off for a bit during that time, so the time would pass faster while I’m in the real world and to get some actual food. It seemed like the system was able to mimic the sensation of hunger, but it didn’t have any effect on your real world nourishment. I wanted to let almost three hours pass, so that when I log back in, almost nine hours will have passed in the game. I didn’t want to think about what would happen if you got a time sensitive quest, and for some reason were not able to play for an extended period of time. I haven’t had to worry about that, having taken time off from work, but I’ll have to be careful about what I commit to in the game once I have other real world commitments. While I was out of the game, I figured it might be useful to some people to post some of what I learned from the magical textbook to the forums. While I think it’s knowledge most people would be able to find without much trouble in the game, it might help new players get a general overview of how magic works. I sat down at my computer and began typing. After about an hour, I had a post that was quite long, and probably a bit incoherent, but potentially useful to some. It didn’t seem like there were any other major posts or news, so I decided to log back into the game. Getting back into the game, the sun was just beginning to show its light over the edge of the horizon, so it would be a bit longer before it was fully in the sky. I suppose I could probably have just stayed logged into the game and taken a nap instead of logging out. I’ll have to try that sometime. After eating some breakfast at the inn I set out to Jakob’s house to return the book and thank him. It was a cold morning, the kind of cold that stings to breathe. Luckily, the wind had died down from the previous day, so it was only a breeze instead of a gust. Arriving at the familiar building, I could see some faint lights inside. I knocked on the door. “Hey kid, you’re up pretty early, huh?” Jakob says as he opens the door and then walks back towards his work table. I stepped inside, the interior was the same