READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 7: Welcome to Jigsawed
"Congratulations sir, the next stages of the project has commenced successfully. With almost all individuals now awake." The editor relayed to his master. This was the lead editor for the jigsawed project. He was in charge of project where Rohan was trapped.
"Ugh."
Rohan's eyes opened slowly, his head hurt. There was a resonant sound in his head, it was so loud. He turned in pain, he felt grass brush against his forehead. Grass? There was no grass in the EOSIS facility, nor the Parade Grounds. He forced his eyes open to see a red sky. Where the hell was he? Weird creatures were soaring in the sky like birds. Rohan tried to see clearly but there was an interface blocking his view. "What is this?" He asked himself. It looked like it was in front of him but it wasn't, it was in his head. The interface looked like it was loading some files, and then a complete sign was shown.
"Welcome to Jigsawed." The interface proclaimed in a feminine voice. Rohan was stunned, he quickly tried to get on his feet but landed almost immediately with his back on the ground. He still couldn't wrap his mind over what was happening. The interface kept on, "Kindly input your name"
"What?" Rohan asked in confusion. The interface repeats the question. "No, no, tell me what's happening," Rohan asked. He looked around him, but he couldn't see anyone in sight, the sky was red, and the ground looked unreal like it was made of jigsaw puzzle pieces. The grasses were purple, there were many plains and valleys in sight. He could tell it was a beauty.
"Welcome to Jigsawed" The interface repeated its first line. "Kindly input your name"
"Uhh... My name's Rohan." He replied.
"Welcome Rohan."
Rohan looked down at himself, he couldn't believe it. He never remembered changing into these clothes, he was in a casual long black coat. He looked different, he felt different. The interface said something again.
"Printing companion Rohan"
Rohan jumped in fear when a big grey wolf with four eyes materialized from the thin air next to him.
The interface once again appeared in his view, "Listing accessories Rohan" One by one, it listed some accessories he never knew owning. The interface kept on and displayed the complete sign once again.
Rohan could see on the interface. Experience, zero. Level, zero. Weapons, two. Shards, zero. Extra, zero.
Was this some kind of game? The last thing he remembered was a big bright light blinding his eyes. Now he was in an alternate universe, he wasn't in his rag clothes anymore, and he looked sleek like a bounty hunter.
He took a step forward, and the interface appeared again. This time it displayed a map, and the map was huge. My God! He exclaimed this universe was way bigger than their nation as a whole.
He looked down at his wolf, it looked up at him too. "Hmm, what will I name you" He said. "How about... Quad?" The wolf barked, and Rohan bent over to pet it "Yeah, that's about right".
It seemed like he was spawned on a hill and according to the map, he was south of the universe. A green zone, the map was divided into five different colors spread across at different locations. He was now in a green zone. Rohan took multiple steps forward, his wolf close behind him. He looked down from the hill, he couldn't believe what he saw. There were many humans down below, they didn't look confused, they looked like they were just carrying out their normal activities. He hurried down to meet them.
Rohan walked up to a man, who seemed to be clearing the purple grass in that area, "Hello Sir"
The man looked resentfully at Rohan.
"What is it?"
Rohan noticed he wasn't happy, why wouldn't anyone be happy in this place? He thought here was awesome.
"I woke up in this place and I was hoping you could tell me one or two about everything," Rohan said
"Oh! You're one of the late spawners aren't you." The man said.
"Late spawners?" Rohan asked
"Yeah, we all got pulled into this goddamn place and you are three years late," The man said swinging a machete at the grass.
"Three years!" Rohan blared
"Yeah" The man looked at Rohan, then at his wolf "You look like you've got potential, you must've been given a good system. I'll advise you, don't waste your time here in the fields, just join the academy."
"Academy? What Academy?" Rohan asked
"The Captain opened an Academy for anyone with good or promising systems" The man replied sadly.
Captain? What? The Captain's here. Rohan looked at the man and the others working in the fields. Lirk is at it again, he thought. Now it's no longer about wealth, it's about those with good systems. Those working in the fields must have been given unpromising systems and now they've been subjected to this.
"I say you get there as quick as you can, you wouldn't want to be out in the open here at night" The man advised
"Thank you sir" Rohan greeted before he left. He opened his interface for the map, so he could find the academy. The interface spoke up, "You have two hours left to complete your daily mission"
"Daily Mission? What Daily Mission?" Rohan asked the interface as he searched for the mission
"Mission one; Hunt and kill a boar; Rewards; five experience points, Unlock Technique; Time left two hours"
"Kill a boar!" Rohan exclaimed "You can't be serious. And if I refuse to accomplish this mission?"
"You can choose to abandon the mission. But it comes at a price. Experience: minus fifteen points, you wouldn't be able to unlock your technique" The interface spoke back.
Rohan chuckled, he was enjoying himself. He loved the way things were just as now, he wished his life was ever like this. He loved this universe, everywhere was beautiful, no officers were restricting him from entering several places, and no oppressing or bullying elites, hell, he even got cool clothes and a wolf.
Rohan smiled, he bent down to his wolf, rubbing its ears, "Let's find ourselves a boar." The wolf dashed immediately towards a foresty area. Rohan ran right behind it.