[ you have learned Beginners mining! ]

Dorian had almost finished mining. Swinging his pickaxe for so many times had made his stamina drop very low. Sitting in his inventory was a nice stack of 24 iron ores, shining and ready to be delivered to the blacksmith. Panting, he sat down and while he was waiting for his stamina to recharge, he looked at his stats.

Name: Dorian

Lvl : 8

Race: Human

Titles: N/A

Class: N/A

Hp(regen/hour):95/95(17)

MP(regen/min):12/12(5)

Stamina(regen/min):12/12(5)

Strength: 19

Dexterity:24

Intelligence:19

Vitality: 19

Skills: Beginners Swordsmanship Lvl 1, Beginners Shield Technique Lvl 1, Beginners Mining Lvl 1

[ Stat Points: 70 ]

His Hp had gone up a lot, but his other stats seemed to be very similair to what they started as. Fortunately, Dorian had a lot of stat points to allocate. His Hp was probably high enough, so no stat points really had to go there. Dorian wasn't planning on becoming a total tank. Putting the majority of them into strength and dexterity, he left himself with a few more to put into his stamina, just because it seemed pitifully low, and he didn't enjoy the idea of running out of stamina halfway through a fight. Interestingly, it seemed that putting stats into strength and dexterity passively raised his stamina by a marginal amount, resulting in a few extra points appearing in the stamina stat. Which is nice.

In hindsight, it would probably have been better to allocate the stats and then start mining, but its not like he was in a rush. Regardless, his final stat sheet ended up looking much more full than previously.

Name: Dorian

Lvl : 8

Race: Human

Titles: N/A

Class: N/A

Hp(regen/hour):95/95(17)

MP(regen/min):12/12(5)

Stamina(regen/min):15/30(6)

Strength: 49

Dexterity:49

Intelligence:19

Vitality: 19

Skills: Beginners Swordsmanship Lvl 1, Critical strike Lvl 1, Beginners Shield Technique Lvl 1, Beginners Mining Lvl 1

[ Stat Points: 0 ]

[ you have obtained iron ore ]

[ you have gathered 30 iron ores! bring them to blacksmith Karsi for a reward! ]

"Phew....that went on for way too long..."

Walking out the mine, he walked past the same group of miners who were waiting the first time. However, this time there were only three miners instead of a whole group. They had rough cotton clothing on instead of their mining gear, and they had a small rabbit roasting over a fire.

"Ahoy there! We didn't think we'd see you alive. Turn tail and run, did you? "

The miner walked over grinning, arms outstretched.

" It's harder than you thought, isn't it. Those guys are tough enough to survive a lance to the skull."

Smiling, Dorian clapped the miner on the back, following the invite to sit by the fire.

" Yeah, they're tough allright. I barely managed to survive..."

A pause, as Dorian accepts some meat from the other miners. They all looked at him with sympathy, knowing full well how much fear a troll can put in a man.

" But, I did kill it. And with a pickaxe, no less "

*Cough* A few pieces of half chewed food were spat to the floor as the miners started choking.

" Youre joking...?"

" Heh, go look for yourself. It even broke my sword in the fight. "

He showed them the broken handle, taking it out of his inventory.

" Well lad, that's an achievement if I ever saw one. Let's drink to that boys! "

For the next few hours, Dorian didn't do much except chat with the miners and drink. By the end of it, he had drunk so much that he was starting to get notifications from the system.

[ you have gained poison resistance level 1! ]

[ your health is very low! It is recommended that you find an antidote ]

......

That night, Dorian slept in the mine. It was already late when he had finished talking with the miners, and he didn't feel like being ambushed by an insanely overpowered creature in the dark on his way back. Deciding that he couldn't do much until tomorrow, he logged out of the game.

" Logout. "

[ Preparing to logout...25% ]

[ ...85%.....100%. ]

[ Goodbye, Dorian. ]

The light dimmed to darkness as the Virtual Reality helmet powered down. David sat up, taking the helmet off his head and breathing in deeply. His father would be coming back from work soon, so he had to make sure he was ready.

David was the son of one of the wealthiest men alive, but he was still very grounded and realistic with his views. This could have something to do with the fact that he wasn't given an allowance at all, and had been working in a local fast food shop after school to save the money for his helmet. His grades were high, although a lot of that was due to being rich. He was privately tutored after school, and often he would struggle to grasp a concept until he practiced many times. Although, the tutor definitely helped.

Going to the gym, he found that his sister was actually already on the running machine, her blonde ponytail bobbing up and down as she ran. She was in the year below him, and he wasn't sure if it was because of him, but she had chosen to take philosophy and history in school. She always said she'd drop out if she had to take the same subjects as him.

" Hey sis! How's it going? "

He walked to a nearby treadmill, starting it up and attaching the safety clip before setting his pace to slightly above hers. He knew she would notice. Although, the time on hers said 20 minutes anyway. It's not like he could actually compete with her.

" Have you seen the new game thats come out? It's pretty cool...."

She glanced over, looking at the speed on his treadmill. She frowned, upping the pace on hers as she started to speak to David.

" Yeah, I'm already playing it. I picked a pretty bad class though, so I'm just waiting to be able to change it when I get to a high enough level. "

" A......class....?" David shook his head. Trying to recall his status screen, he started questioning his memory...

[ Class: N/A ]

' Are we supposed to start with a class....?' His frown just got deeper as he ran. He didn't even notice that his sister had turned up the speed on her treadmill once again.

" Yeah, a class. The system gives you a class based on your performance during the tutorial. If you didn't do the tutorial then you can just pick a basic one at the start of the game..." She seemed to notice his confusion and replied with an answer that had useful information.

" So what if you did the tutorial but you never got a class....? "

" I dunno, ask the developers. I don't know everything. " She turned her treadmill off, wiping down her sweat and going off to clean up. The treadmill beeped as she left.

David looked over, checking the time on her treadmill. Although he did track at school, most of his time was spent on studying. Compared to other students, he was still at the top, but compared to his sister? He couldn't come close. Unlike him, she spent more of her time in the gym, although her studies didn't lag behind.

New record! 7 miles in 30 minutes!

" .... "

David had a lot of work to do, both in real life and in the game. Stepping off of his own treadmill, he wiped down and headed to the computer to write the devs an email.

Beep! 5 miles in 30 minutes!

He had a lot of work to do...