《An Ancient's Leisure》Chapter 43
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The war erupted in full force. Excited for advancement, the powerhouses of the world eagerly hunted down the invaders.
As for Johnny, he didn't need to advance by stealing cultivation; the Great Entropy technique could only advance naturally.
Instead, Johnny spent his days with Mary Rose. This newly wed couple made breakfast together, lounged around together while watching television, they went on walks to the park, and played board games. They were like an elderly couple, enjoying their retirement.
As the two watched an old cheesy rom-com movie, Mary Rose couldn’t help but ask, “Johnny… Are there other worlds out there?”
“Hmm. Yes.” Johnny says, holding Mary Rose in his embrace.
“And those invaders… How did they come here?” She asks.
Johnny lets out a yawn. “Dimensional travel. Why?” He asks.
“Curious.” Mary Rose says, pulling up the blanket. “Hey, Johnny?” She says.
“Yes?” Johnny says.
“Can we travel to other worlds?” She asks.
Johnny smiles. “Why? Want to travel?” He asks.
“Hmm. Yes.” She says.
Johnny gives her a kiss on the cheek. “We can travel if you want to travel. Where do you want to go?” He asks.
“Hmm…” Mary Rose says, thinking about it. “I want to see a dragon.” She says.
“Hmm. Okay.” Johnny says.
Mary Rose smiles, satisfied. She felt like a princess.
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…
Johnny had spent weeks probing various worlds and eventually, he found something acceptable.
Johnny opens a dimensional gate and gestures for the others to go in. For this trip, he brought Mary Rose, Lucy, Leo, little Nickie who has grown up, and Sasha. All of them begin to walk through the gate, and Johnny enters as well before the gate closes behind them.
“Where are we?” Sasha asks as she looks around at the mountain forest.
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“This place is kind of like a medieval world with combat and magic cultivators. There are dragons here as well and several gods govern the operation of this world.” Johnny says.
Sasha’s eyes brighten. “Ooh. Fun. I wonder what dragon blood tastes like?” She thinks, feeling enthusiastic.
“Are we safe here?” Leo asks.
Johnny pats him on the shoulder and lets out a chuckle. “Are we safe anywhere, my friend?” He says before laughing.
Nick feels the air and begins to frown. “I feel a dark energy on the horizon.” He says.
Johnny suddenly remembers something. “That’s right. I forgot. There’s also a demon lord here. Several kingdoms are currently embroiled in a war with the demon army.” He says.
Mary Rose frowns. “Hey, there's a bunch of green bottles in the top right of my vision. One’s red, one’s yellow, and one’s blue. It’s weird. They won’t go away.” She says.
Johnny raises an eyebrow. He saw it too. “Oh, it’s one of those worlds.” He says.
“What worlds?” Lucy asks. She saw it as well and was somewhat worried.
“When you get to a certain level, you’re somewhat able to alter the world’s laws. It looks like the world’s gods have set up some sort of system. My guess is its gauging our health and energy.” Johnny says with furrowed brows. “I wonder how this thing works? Status! Stats screen! Menu! Oh, there it is. Everyone say menu, there's a help option.” He says.
Everyone was curious and called out, “Menu!”
Johnny taps on the help option and begins to skim through the help guides.
“I see. Character Stats!” Johnny says and a stats screen popped up.
Character name: Johnny Jordan
Level: 1
Experience: 0 %
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Race: Human
Class: Villager
Job: Peasant
Health 10/10
Stamina 100/100
Mana 100/100
Skills: None
Abilities: None
Johnny lets out a bitter smile. “It seems the system is unable to gauge our abilities. It thinks that we’re new players.” He says.
“Character stats!” Mary Rose says. “Hmm. Johnny? What’s with the experience points? What is this? A game?” She asks.
“It seems to be some sort of energy gathering system. I bet it really is like a game. Should we hunt a few things to try it out?” He asks, somewhat curious.
Sasha lets out a laugh and rubs her hands together. “This is going to be fun. It’s settled then! I’m not stopping till I hit the max level!” She says with an evil laugh.
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