Chapter 59: Official Bulletin Board Part 5

[Just Before] Basic Knowledge for the Second Batch Thread 54 [The Second Batch!]

1. Anonymous Dwarf

This thread is dedicated to the Second Batch basic knowledge. Let’s focus on providing advice for newbies.

Please follow basic etiquette. Posts violating the rules will be deleted by the moderators.Previous thread: http://****************>>980, Please start the thread discussion. 

475. Anonymous Human

In the end, that guy stated that he won’t let the monsters get away with it.

476. Anonymous Dwarf

>>475 It’s a wise decision.

477. Anonymous Human

>>475 My real-life friend insisted that it was definitely a monster, though.

478. Anonymous Human

It’s not always possible to resemble the boss of that event.

479. Anonymous Beastman

It would be even more exciting if that information-providing pioneer monster bro showed up again after such a long time.

480. Anonymous Human

>>479 Well, well there was a survey in the recent Second Batch poll where 30% of the participants said they would choose monsters. It’s getting quite exciting.

481. Anonymous Dwarf

Urgent News!

The Earle Temple seems to be offering special rewards to those who defeat unfamiliar monsters in this area!

482. Anonymous Human

>>481 Whaaat!?

483. Anonymous Dwarf

>>481 Is that for real!?

484. Anonymous Dwarf

>>481 Haha, it’s too precise; I can’t stop laughing.

485. Anonymous Human

>>481 So basically, they are endorsing “hunting new players” right?

486. Anonymous Dwarf

>>485 Probably, seems like the temple received some kind of “oracle”.

487. Anonymous Human

Is that “oracle” from that loli fanatic saint?

488. Anonymous Dwarf

>>487 Exactly.

There’s this directive from Earle that says, “Even if you’re weak, actively hunt monsters because they are increasing in numbers.”

Apparently, it will be officially posted as a formal request at the Adventurer’s Guild.

489. Anonymous Human

I’m not quite sure what to make of this.

The management’s stance on increasing or not increasing monster players is quite unclear.

490. Anonymous Dwarf

>>489 That’s true, but yesterday, I heard the backstory on “The Twelve Great Temples”. There was an intriguing discussion there. It’s going to be a bit long, is that alright?

491. Anonymous Human

>>490 Definitely!

492. Anonymous Human

>>490 Don’t waste your time (pretends to be a know-it-all).

493. Anonymous Dwarf

>>490 Long texts make me sleepy… zzz.

494. Anonymous Human

>>490 Even if it’s long, spill the details!

495. Anonymous Dwarf

>>493 Sleeping early, huh? lolol

Alright, let me explain.

First and foremost, FSW is a virtual world created within WSS. The “Goddesses” are pseudo-personality AIs that have been present since the game’s development phase, acting as administrators of the world. In other words, they are the game’s management.

While in the game, consider them as genuine deities overseeing everything.

496. Anonymous Beastman

There are indeed many games that utilize AI.

But, apart from FSW, I haven’t heard of any other games using pseudo-personality AIs.

497. Anonymous Dwarf

>>496 That’s precisely where it becomes quite intriguing.

The Goddesses were responsible for creating various races during the world’s genesis.

It is said that both beasts and monsters, along with other fundamental races, were brought into existence by one of the Goddesses. As these races evolved and reproduced, they diversified into various distinct groups.

As there is no hierarchy among the Goddesses, both beasts and monsters, as well as humans, possess equal value and significance.

498. Anonymous Human

Wow! I didn’t know that!

499. Anonymous Human

So, they are fundamentally the same, huh?

500. Anonymous Dwarf

Oh! Only the dragons seem to be different.

It seems they were originally beings that underwent a sudden mutation and became incredibly powerful, to the point of being incomprehensible.

And, guess who created beings like humans and elves? It was none other than the Goddess Earle.

501. Anonymous Beastman

Really!? The dragons in FSW are terrifying…

502. Anonymous Dwarf

Earle is the “Goddess of Light and Order,” right? That’s why she disliked the idea of creatures, like monsters and beasts, leveling up and evolving to the point of changing their appearance.

That’s why humans can only evolve once at level 50, and even then, they don’t change their appearance at all.

503. Anonymous Human

Evolution in games would be considered metamorphosis in real life, huh….

It sounds awkward, so in any case, they just call it “evolution” for convenience. lol.

504. Anonymous Human

I understand why human evolution all happens once, but I still can’t see where the story is leading.

505. Anonymous Elf

Isn’t it unrelated to the rejection of monsters?

506. Anonymous Dwarf

>>503 >>504 Take it easy; we’re just getting started.

So, the Goddess wanted the races she created to maintain order. That’s why humans are smarter compared to other monsters and beings. As a result, humans gained the ability to create tools and became resourceful.

That’s why humans excel in advanced social life, architecture, and various other skills.

507. Anonymous Human

Are you saying they were given intelligence and resourcefulness without going through real evolution?

508. Anonymous Dwarf

>>506 That’s exactly it.

As civilization progressed, strange ideologies emerged.

One of them was “human supremacy”.

509. Anonymous Human

The story is starting to connect now.

510. Anonymous Dwarf

Humans are the most superior race, and all those monsters and whatever else are ugly and completely useless! They were okay saying such things.

At first, it seems that Earle disagreed with that, but apparently, something happened hundreds of years ago when one human messed up and enraged the leader of the dragons.

Under the orders of the dragon boss, cities all over the world were attacked by dragons, and an enormous number of humans died.

511. Anonymous Human

I think I see where this is going?

512. Anonymous Dwarf

The dragon boss somehow managed to calm things down, but Earle was deeply saddened by the massacre of her kin.

So, she came up with this idea.

“To prevent such a thing from ever happening again, we should promote human supremacy.”

513. Anonymous Human

What the!?

514. Anonymous Beastman

Did the goddess go evil? lololol

515. Anonymous Dwarf

>>514 Exactly.

So, the reason for this inconsistency lies in the fact that there are two different goddesses—one who wants to increase monster players and another who wants to eradicate monsters from the world.

This is a story about the priests or bishops of the “Twelve Grand Temples.”

516. Anonymous Human

I see now.

The discussion is jumping to the world-building aspect.

517. Anonymous Elf

Could this be the consequence of running pseudo-personality AIs in the management?

But then again, even in real mythology, gods often have conflicts among themselves. It feels somewhat realistic.

518. Anonymous Human

These gods have very human-like traits.

It’s quite troublesome.

519. Anonymous Elf

Ah, I’m the one who shared the breaking news earlier, but there’s new information.

The hero guy is not enthusiastic about excluding monsters.

According to him, “It’s absurd to deny someone’s way of enjoying the game. Unless the player attacks residents, I won’t engage in battles unless encountered by chance.”

520. Anonymous Human

Wow! Now that’s a true hero!

521. Anonymous Human

Looks impressive! I don’t think I could refuse so decisively.

522. Anonymous Human

He’s really putting on a show, lol.

523. Anonymous Dwarf

>>522 Go back to the unofficial anti-hero thread.

524. Anonymous Elf

I mentioned the Adventurer’s Guild just now, so I think it’ll spread quite a bit.

Even though they are monsters, they are still players, and that is uncool.

So, to all the newcomers reading this thread, feel at ease about becoming monsters!

525. Anonymous Human

The ones that will be attacking are just the hero’s haters and broke players!

526. Anonymous Beastman

>>525 Can we really feel at ease about that…?

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[Let’s aim for!] Comprehensive Strategy Thread 26 [The Fourth Field!]

1. Torch

Welcome to the comprehensive strategy thread. Let’s share our tactics and tips!

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247. Nutmeg

The third field consists of:

To the east, the trading city of Sekan.To the west, an extensive forest.To the south, a town called Sados, comparable in size to Firth.To the north, a mountainous region.

According to the residents, there are no towns beyond the west and north areas. It seems to be the territory of monsters from there onward.

248. Ricardo

Hmm, it appears we haven’t completely conquered the third field yet.

It might be impossible to fully conquer it before the second batch of players arrives.

249. Daken

Seems like we’ll be able to establish a guild soon, and we’ll be busy with recruitment battles as well.

250. Akatsuki

I’ve been wondering for a while: what could be found if we dive into the lake beyond the northern mountain?

It can’t be just about catching fish, right?

251. Mountaindog

Yeah, it wouldn’t be surprising if there was something more to it.

Maybe it’s a hidden area of some sort.

252. Guren

Speaking of hidden areas, the residents mentioned there’s a sewer system beneath Firth. I wonder if we can explore that too?

253. Coater

Talking about hidden areas, what about the cave to the west? Does it have any relevance to our progress?

I heard it leads to an expansive town or something like that.

254. Jack

>>253 No, no. The residents said there are no towns to the west and north, so that’s unlikely.

The cave descends underground into complete darkness, which is why even the resident adventurers avoid going in.

255. Jiromaru

Even with the [Exploration Magic], it’s challenging to explore a cave where we can’t be sure how far it continues while maintaining visibility for ourselves and our party.

256. Rouge

More importantly, isn’t it a rip-off that it costs 50,000 Zel for each person to move from one city to another, despite the convenience of it?

I wonder how many monsters we have to hunt to earn 50,000 Zel…

257. Aina

I understand. With a full party of six, that’s 300,000 Zel.

It seems the eastern route leads to the royal capital, and the road has been well-maintained.

The country’s army seems to be doing its job of thinning out the monsters along the way.

As a result, the monsters appearing along the road are not very strong, and it’s not very profitable. Gathering herbs is more lucrative.

258. Gouki

Seems like there’s no easy way to make money in this game…

259. Fumifumi

>>258 Currently, there’s a special demand for various low-level items in preparation for the second batch of players, so gathering quests can be quite profitable, you know?

260. Clippers

>>259 Why the fake Kansai dialect?

261. Akatsuki

Well, it’s probably because of the World-Scaling System (WSS). That’s why it feels realistic.

As you head towards the city center, the monsters generally become weaker, and the stronger ones, suitable for materials, are found in the border regions and such.

262. Aina

Technically, there are strong monsters in the forests and grasslands away from the eastern highway, but the problem is that occasionally wandering semi-boss monsters with levels exceeding 40 appear, making it quite unpredictable.

263. Jack

Random dungeons are pretty rewarding now.

I just can’t seem to find them.

264. Akatsuki

>>263 Well, that’s all down to luck, I guess…

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[Noblesse] Nickname Decision Thread 14 [Oblige!]

1. Onymous Human

Welcome to the Nickname Decision Thread, where we bestow cool nicknames upon renowned players. Let’s Please follow basic etiquette. Posts violating the rules will be deleted by the moderators.Previous thread: http://****************>>980, Please start the thread discussions

78. Onymous Human

Hmmm, I wonder if there’s anyone new deserving of a remarkable nickname?

79. Onymous Human

So far, we have nicknames like:

– “Hero” Luke- “Twin Swords” Akatsuki- “Witch” Nutmeg- “Iron Wall” Claude- “Demolisher” Gouki- “Riding Princess” Kanna- “Nightmare of the Northern Mountains”- “Silver Mask”

It seems like that’s about it for now.

80. Onymous Elf

>>79 I’ve heard that “Nightmare of the Northern Mountains” and “Silver Mask” are event monsters. Is it appropriate to discuss them here?

81. Onymous Human

>>80 I don’t see why not.

I believe that a nickname becomes established when it evokes the same image in anyone’s mind who hears it.

Regarding “Nightmare of the Northern Mountains” and “Silver Mask”, they are well-known monsters among FSW players, almost everyone knows about them.

Of course, this is just my subjective opinion.

82. Onymous Dwarf

I see, that reasoning makes sense.

83. Onymous Human

Putting aside the definition of “nicknames”, do you know any other players deserving of such names?

84. Onymous Human

What about the unfortunate guy who got involved with the hero guy on the first day of login and got repelled?

85. Onymous Beastman

>>84 He’s a total idiot, isn’t he?

86. Onymous Human

Seems like we’ll have to wait for the second batch of players. There are probably a few eccentrics and oddballs among them.

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[We are all] Non-Human Thread 10 [Alive]

1. Anonymous Dog

This is a thread where players of non-human characters gather.

Feel free to chat, ask questions, or anything else in this laid-back space.

Previous thread: http://****************>>980, Please start the thread discussion.

5. Anonymous Bird

Finally, we’ve reached double digits in this thread.

6. Anonymous Lizard

I hope the new player from the second batch will join us soon.

7. Anonymous Fish

I might have witnessed something incredible.

8. Anonymous Dog

What happened?

9. Anonymous Fish

Didn’t I mention that I was swimming in a lake north of Firth?

 I saw a large-scale battle happening there.

10. Anonymous Lizard

A large-scale battle? What’s going on?

11. Anonymous Fish

That lake is where lizardmen and toadmen appear. They don’t get along well with each other.

12. Anonymous Bird

I heard about that before.

13. Anonymous Fish

For about the past week, the movements of the toadmen have been unusually active. It seems the Lizarmen got fed up, leading to a war with the Toadmen.

14. Anonymous Dog

What!? Something like that happened in an area where there are no players?

15. Anonymous Fish

Perhaps it’s because I was there watching it.

Anyway, in the end, the lizardmen won the war… You should see this guy.

Here’s its [Image].

16. Anonymous Lizard

!?

17. Anonymous Dog

Is this… a dragon?

18. Anonymous Bird

Dragons live in that lake!?

19. Anonymous Fish

Since there’s no conflict with the lizardmen, it’s possible that the lizardmen hold the dragon in high regard as a fantasy creature.

But what’s important is that the dragon and the lizardmen seem to be taking a cooperative stance. If we keep hunting the lizardmen, we might be able to face the dragon in battle.

So, I want to ask everyone: do you think we should make this information public?

20. Anonymous Lizard

I’m against it.

At least until we’re fully prepared, we shouldn’t provoke the dragon!

21. Anonymous Bird

I’m also against it.

We’ve come across information that even the strategy group doesn’t know, so let’s leave it be and observe from a distance until they become aware of it.

22. Anonymous Dog

Are the two of them together, I wonder?

By the way, what happened afterward?

23. Anonymous Fish

When I tried to get a closer look, the lizardman fisherman’s spear pierced me, and I got despawned.

24. Anonymous Lizard

Well, that ended with an unexpected twist! lol!

TN: The author had previously put [Dragon Force] in the unique skills section, and now he has put it in the normal skills section. This could have been just an error on his part. I believe it is not a unique skill

Name: Isam

Race: Skeleton Lv10 max!

    → Abyssal Skeleton Mage Lv20 max!

    → Chimera Abyss Dragonbone Demilich Lv30 max!

    → Chimera Abyss Dragonbone Lich Lv30

Job: Apprentice Mage Lv10 max!

    → Apprentice Abyss Mage Lv10 max!

    → Abyss Mage Lv10 max!

    → Abyssal Mage Lv0

Titles: 

• Knowledge Seeker 
• Title Earner
• Heretic → Connoisseur of the Abyss → Explorer of the Abyss → Reacher of the Abyss . Underdog
• Mastermind Strategist
• Trial Survivor
• Harbinger of Death
• Dragon Kin
• Darkness Beyond Light’s Reach
• Friend of the Water Dragon Lord
• Conflicts Transcender
• Master of Elements

Remaining SP: 25 

Skills: 

• [Staff Mastery] Lv29
• [Scythe Mastery] Lv14
• [Intelligence Enhancement] Lv2
• [Spirit Enhancement] Lv2
• [Health Recovery Rate Increase] Lv2
• [Magic Power Recovery Rate Increase] Lv2
• [Advanced Magic Control] Lv1
• [Earthen Magic] Lv10
• [Water and Ice Magic] Lv10
• [Flame Magic] Lv10
• [Storm Magic] Lv10
• [Forest Magic] Lv10
• [Lava Magic] Lv10
• [Sand Magic] Lv10
• [Mist Magic] Lv10
• [Lightning Magic] Lv10
• [Explosion Magic] Lv10
• [Light Magic] Lv10 max! → [Holy Magic] Lv0
• [Black Magic] Lv12
• [Time-Space Magic] Lv0
• [Void Magic] Lv10
• [Summoning Magic] Lv24
• [Enchantment] Lv24
• [Talismanry] Lv0
• [Magic Circle] Lv23
• [Necromancy] Lv21
• [Curse] Lv22
• [Trap Magic] Lv22
• [Spirit Channeling] Lv16
• [Witchcraft] Lv16
• [Archaeology] Lv11
• [Linguistics] Lv14
• [Pharmacology] Lv10
• [Alchemy] Lv19
• [Appraisal] Lv18
• [Night Vision] Lv-
• [Stealth] Lv10 max!
• [Sneak] Lv10 max!
• [Ambush] Lv10 max!
• [Assassination] Lv4
• [Status Resistance] Lv-
• [Blunt Attack Weakness] Lv10
• [Undying Wisdom] Lv3
• [Abyss Dweller] Lv3
• [Abyssal Aura] Lv3
• [Lesser Undead Domination]
• [Dragon Force]

Unique Skill:

• [Yifa’s Blessing]