Orbis Online
120. Gaia's Tree

A few days had passed since he last logged out, the first thing Deus did was take a shower and make instant noodles to block his hunger. Of course, he did not forget to do a small stretch so that his muscles were not surprised by his movements.

   "It's nothing...."

While eating his instant noodles, Deus sat watching the news about Orbis Online on a television channel that specifically discusses Orbis Online. Several times he sighed seeing the video footage of him fighting against three Knight level 60s by himself while at South Horen's Foot played by Orbis News.

   "What do you think as one of the players with the sword-wielding class?"

As soon as the video ended the presenter asked the opinion of one of the players invited by the Orbis News to provide a response. The player needs some time to raise his opinion.

   "His movements were effective in every swing of his sword, and his incredible strength and speed at such a low level made him very domineering in the fight."

   "Is that so? Then what do you think of one of the skills that can change its appearance?"

   "Hm.... According to my observation he not only activated the skill to increase his strength, but also some skills of the same nature at one time."

The presenter was a little surprised, the article in the passive Online Orbis skill that was able to increase one's status even if only temporarily it was quite rare, if not counting the supporting-type Magic Skill. Even only certain people get more than one such skill.

Discussion of Deus' actions in the world of Orbis Online continues, while the person himself chooses to ignore it and concentrate on the taste of noodles on his tongue. Somehow his expression looks very enjoy the cheap food, even though his income from Orbis Online itself is big enough for him to eat many times in famous restaurants.

After his hunger was satisfied, Deus turned his attention to the computer that is currently displaying the page Orbis Forum, more precisely his online store. Right, right now Deus was selling the various Equips and Items he had obtained from the battle against Ash's army earlier.

Indeed most of the Equips and Items he got from those battles were level no more than level 50, but that was what made him famous among novice players. The Average Item provided by him was great for players at that level.

Not to forget also he put down various kinds of Potions that he had made before while still connected, making the Potions directly invaded by various players. Deus smiled happily watching his selling goods sell well.

As Deus began to lapse into his delusion, his phone vibrated making a distinctive sound indicating he was receiving a call from someone. He immediately lifted it.

   "Yes, with Rudeus."

   "Ah big brother, you finally picked up my call!"

Almira's voice, her sister's voice heard loudly from her phone made Deus almost fall so surprised.

   "What's wrong? You don't usually call me."

   "Where are you at the moment?"

   "In the apartment, why?"

   "That's not what I mean! The Orbis Online!"

Deus' forehead shriveled when his sister wanted to stay away from his position of play after a long time, it attracted his curiosity. He later explained that he was currently around the South Horen Leg.

   "So what's on Orbis News is real?"

   "Ehm, which one?"

Almira explained at length to Deus, making the young man a little depressed.

   "Yes, that's my video."

   "really? You don't sound happy."

   "How can I be happy if my abilities are revealed like this?"

   "Isn't that good? Let alone the top Legion glancing at you."

Deus sighed softly as he rubbed his forehead slowly hearing the statement from his own sister. He did not like to play in a large group of people he did not know, so he could only complain and explain this to Almira.

   "Aren't you planning on playing as a solo player?"

   "I thought so, too, but I'm currently with a partner who suits me perfectly. He's a Phan—Ninja."

Deus' tongue almost slipped leaking the class Ikshan had, fortunately he was able to handle it immediately.

Talking about avatar classes within Orbis Online is quite a taboo subject among players. Wh why? This is due to advanced information networks that can easily leak a person's class.

Often the ability of a player is seen from the class he uses. Among the four levels of the class so far known, the Special-Class level class is the one that is highly respected and anticipated by a wide variety of players.

Because almost every famous player has a Special-Class class that is very great in terms of added status and innate skills.

Just take the example of the Handy Weapon skill Ikshan had recently obtained after becoming a Phantom Reaper. The skill can shrink weapons of any size up to a certain size, just imagine if a giant two-handed sword of great power that should have been used with two hands could be swung out using one hand without unleashing great power, what would happen?

   "Oh, Ninja class, huh? Is that a girl?"

   "No, he's a man. Why?"

   "It's okay, Kurenai will be sad if you know your sister is adventuring together with a girl."

Deus who heard that coughed in his own saliva, not expecting his sister to even carry around Kurenai who was not touched a bit before.

   "You are yes, me and Kurenai are not real lovers. I only kept it from other men during the Prom Night."

   "really? I think you guys look like real couples."

Actually Deus felt that he did not mind courting Kurenai considering that the girl was very beautiful, but when he thought of it Deus saw his own reflection in the mirror. He felt it was not appropriate to take care of someone's child in this condition. A young man who is less prominent in society and seems anti-social.

After all, Deus also felt that there was nothing interesting about him to be glimpsed by women, let alone women as beautiful as Kurenai, so he did not take romantic-smelling things seriously.

Deus cleared his throat slowly before diverting the conversation, not wanting to discuss Kurenai further.

   "Ekhm, then what's the need to contact me on a cell phone? You rarely call me like this."

   "That's. I want to ask for help."

   "Please what?"

Deus' forehead shriveled slightly at the request for help from his own sister. Almira had rarely asked for her help since the deaths of her parents, so this request of help shocked Deus.

   "Give me a discount on Mage-class full-set equipment!"

   "Closed."

"Tu-wait a minute! I also want to explain my situation until I ask for a discount like this!"

Deus sighed for a while relaxing his throbbing head. He never expected his sister to ask for his help just because of the halmeh thing.

But come to think of it, the equipment that Deus sold just now mostly did not exceed the 50s level, though, why would an Almira who is not a member of Orbis Online with more than 80 levels want to buy equipment with levels below their own?

After Almira explained the situation with a little carried away feeling, Deus again sighed unexpectedly there was a bad incident that befell his sister and friends.

   "So, your level continues to decline to level 40 due to being forced into a war by your Legion?"

   "Yes, that's how it is...."

It was true that when Deus surfed the internet a moment ago, his eyes saw news of a small war between the middle Legion, one of which was the Legion where Almira and her comrades belonged.

   "Why don't you guys just get out of the Legion?"

   "If we go out then we will be hunted down and killed continuously until our level returns to 10 or 20."

Deus, who felt bad to hear it, then looked for information about the Legion where Almira and her friends belonged. It was Gaia's Tree, an intermediate Legion headquartered in a kingdom adjacent to Baliendra Kingdom.

His lips flashed a small smile as he rubbed his chin thinking of something that a small number of people could guess.

   "Hello? Brother?"

   "Ah yes, sorry. If you don't need a discount, I'll give it to you for free."

   "REally?!"

   "Yes, but at least raise your level. You're obviously far from me now."

   "Ughh. I can't argue with that."

After the small discussion ended, Deus ended the call and sent some of the Equip he saved to Mirage—avatar Almira at Orbis Online— for free. It also adds some Equip that can be used by friends Mirage, Violet and others.

As soon as he finished giving Almira everything she needed, Deus searched around for information about the Gaia's Tree Legion that caught his eye.

   "Hmm, it turns out that the Legion is not as strong as I thought."

While biting his iron fork, Deus noticed the condition of Gaia's Tree which was currently experiencing great jealousy thanks to the relentless war against other Legions. He felt that the head of this Legion was desperate to win this war and intended to exert everything, but for some reason continued to fight despite knowing that there would be many losses.

Of course it was still impossible for Deus to destroy this Legion for now, but it was not impossible if in the future he gained more power to flatten this rotten Legion with the ground.