"Alright, now I feel more like a human after taking a shower. Now, should I eat something before going shopping?"
Cane said as he opened his fridge. His wet towel still rested on his shoulder, catching any stray water drops that fell on his shoulder. He shuddered as the cold wind from the fridge hit his face.
His eyes scanned the whole fridge and all the containers inside.
"Let's see what I have… hmm, not this one… this one is expired…! When did I buy this? Ouch, and this has started to go bad as well. Sigh, I have so much in here but nothing worth eating."
Cane complained as he closed his fridge.
He knew that he needed to take out the expired food from his fridge and clean it up, but he was too lazy to do that right now.
Instead, it was easier for him to buy new things and take the trash out once he decided to clean his fridge up.
Thankfully, his job supported him enough to let him live his lifestyle without going broke. He had his fans to thank for that.
'I will need to do something special soon to attract even more fans. Maybe a 24-hour live stream once I hit level 10 in Clash Online?'
Shopping was done in record time, and after eating something, Cane went back to grinding. The ban had already been lifted from his system, and he was able to log in.
[Welc%^##ome Us#@$er… Reconnecting… Some basic functions might not function properly. We apologise for the inconvenience. Please, take care of your health and play moderately.]
The system message sounded ominous and also… a little strange. But the glitching was a welcome sight to come back to.
"Good to see that nothing has changed. Well, it's back to grinding for me. Hopefully, I will have access to the quest hall now."
Cane had spawned in the same place he saved the file and started to walk toward the beginner's village.
There were not a lot of people around in the local server because it was time for school and work. Only those like him who had a lot of free time logged in.
Seeing this made him feel a little guilty, but he was able to push his feelings back with a perfect excuse.
'This is for work. Let's not get distracted here and properly level up.'
After hitting level 6, it was time to unlock combat. To do that, all users needed to go to the academy and choose the moves they wanted to learn.
Cane had done some research for his class, only to end up with nothing. There had been no mention of anyone having any special class. Glitches themselves were not that common in Clash Online… or at least, not those that the community knew of.
"How suspicious. The reputation and performance of this game are too smooth. It almost feels like someone is deliberately covering up stuff about it."
Cane could not help but feel suspicious. And the more suspicious he felt, the more he wanted to break the game apart.
But first, he needed combat.
"Welcome to the awakener's academy. Please scan your ID to register your name and class with us."
The polite lady at the front desk asked Cane, and he quickly extended his system ID toward the panel.
It got scanned, but the gate did not open for him.
Even the NPC lady looked shocked at that and quickly typed on her system. She went back to 'service' mode as soon as Cane's ID failed to scan.
[Please wait a minute while we check with our operatives what to do… checking… connecting with the operator in charge of user Cane…]
The system started to scan because the NPC had been frozen. Due to the glitchy account, even the NPC had gotten affected.
Everyone else was looking at Cane, wondering what had happened and why it was taking him so long to get registered. Even Cane looked impatiently at his system interface for an answer.
'How long will it take?'
[Scanning… Scanning… no operative can be found… Solution: User has the opportunity to Absorb the 'Empty Operative' Role. Would user like to proceed? Lower access ID points will no longer require ID check from user.]
The system asked, and it was yet another message he had never encountered before.
"Another role? Don't mind if I do take it."
Who would miss an opportunity this great? Besides, the operative role sounded really special, so he ended up taking it.
[Updating User class tag:
Main Class: NPC
Secondary Class: Absorber + Operator]
The door opened as soon as the new role was added to his list of roles. The frozen NPC also started to move once more, and her features went back to normal.
[Scanning protocol… rebooting… 3… 2… 1… welcome user. Your ID has been verified. Please enjoy your training.]
The female NPC told him before he entered the door. Finally, it was time for him to start training and get skills of his own.
The room was blank with nothing inside. Even his clothes evaporated as soon as he stepped in, leaving him in his naked avatar form. A blue light scanned him before a list of skills appeared before him.
[Please choose the appropriate skills. Max selection available: 3 slots available.]
He scrolled down the list, and it just kept going… and going… and going. There was no end to the list. He even stopped paying attention once the skill list exceeded three digits.
"What the hell–! Are these all the skills in the game? Don't you usually have to learn skills based on your class? I remember only getting to choose from six last time."
He questioned as he kept going down the list.
The skills ranged from E class to Legendary (L) class, and what a player got usually depended on their luck and stats.
Cane's curiosity was answered when he opened the first L skill he saw.
[Skill: Perfect Dodge and Counter (L). Affiliated Class: NPC. Additional information is available due to skill Operator.]
Well, Cane had his answer as to why he could suddenly learn all these skills. It seemed as if his class combined with his operator authority was making the impossible possible.
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Please give me your Power Stones.