Derivative World

"Oh, welcome, heroes. I am Priest Cross Marin. You can just call me Marin."

A middle-aged man with a gentle smile stood outside the summoning circle. Judging by the surroundings, they hadn't entered the electrical age yet.

In the center of the summoning circle were a group of young men and women whose clothing was completely out of sync with this era.

Some wore casual clothes, others wore school uniforms. Chen Yi, who had hidden his equipment's appearance, wasn't conspicuous among them, as he was only 16 years old.

[Ding! Quest: Choice]

Please choose a faction within 72 hours. Subsequent quests will unlock after choosing a faction.

Quest Reward: 500 EXP, 200 Copper Coins.

[Ding! This event is a Derivative World and does not belong to a Game World. Mentioning Game Worlds is prohibited in this event. Violators will be eliminated!]

[Main Quest: Obtain World Source]

Recommended Level LV15-LV30

Current Progress 0%. Rewards will be settled based on final progress.

[Language loading complete, Player Yi begins the game]

This time, only he was a player entering the game, and a new term appeared – Derivative World.

Judging by the literal meaning of World Source, it should be something related to the world.

If Chen Yi's guess was correct, once enough World Source was obtained, this world would belong to the Game World, and it would probably become a world similar to Plants vs. Zombies in the future.

"Why are there five of them?"

A delinquent with an earring and green permed hair was the first to speak: "Hey! Did you call me here?"

Chen Yi looked at him strangely. A Japanese person?

That fluent trill must have taken quite some time to practice.

The other three carefully created distance from the delinquent.

Marin was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "As expected of a hero! You've already adapted to this world as soon as you arrived. Please don't worry. The Empire has summoned you all to borrow the power of the heroes."

"Please, heroes, rest for a moment. We will be going to meet the King shortly."

Several guards stepped forward and made a gesture of invitation.

Although the delinquent was unhappy, he saw the guards' sharp axes and full armor, clicked his tongue, and followed them with a sense of resignation.

The five heroes were led to a spacious room. Inside, there was only a table and chairs, with no other decorations.

More like house arrest than rest...

After a brief exchange, they discovered they were all from Japan, which meant they had more common language.

Chen Yi, who had been silent the whole time, was kept outside their small circle.

Maki, who was somewhat attractive and wore light makeup, tugged at Misa, who wore glasses and was dressed rather plainly: "Misa-chan, did you hear what that... that guy just said?"

Misa whispered in reminder: "Priest Marin."

"Right! He said we were Brave, huh, and that we might embark on the path to defeat the Demon King. It sounds pretty good, doesn't it?"

Kenichi, dressed like a social butterfly, quickly joined the conversation.

Just then, the delinquent Suzuki kicked the table hard. The loud noise echoed in the room. Chen Yi glanced at him indifferently.

[Aida Suzuki]

LV: 3

Class: None

Constitution: 7

Strength: 8

Intelligence: 4

Agility: 6

Spirit: 3

Skills: Beginner Close Combat, Intimidation.

Beginner Close Combat: Aida Suzuki has a lot of fighting experience and understands combat techniques better than the average person.

Intimidation: When at an advantage, there is a certain chance to scare enemies through words and Movement.

The reason Chen Yi could see Suzuki's information was due to a high-tech item he obtained from a Blue Quality box after a ritual bath.

[Eye of Scrutiny]

Quality: Blue (Special accessory, does not occupy accessory slots)

Intelligence +10

Effect: Has a chance to detect information of enemies no more than 5 levels higher than oneself. Can deploy nano-eye positions for two hours every 24 hours (Effect on cooldown).

Evaluation: Goblin cutting-edge technology.

Speaking of which, Suzuki's anger grew when he saw Chen Yi's indifferent expression.

If at first it was to attract the attention of others, now he was annoyed because Chen Yi was ignoring him.

Suzuki stood up and kicked his chair away. The chair hit the wall and cracked. This strength already surpassed that of a normal person.

"Bastard, what do you mean, kid?"

Suzuki looked down at Chen Yi, who was sitting on the chair.

Chen Yi remained expressionless: "I suggest you calm down."

"Huh?"

Suzuki was about to grab Chen Yi's clothes, but the next moment, he was slammed into the wall like the chair before.

"Pfft..."

Suzuki, who fell to the ground, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

The other three remained silent, fearing that these two would notice them.

Chen Yi still sat in place without moving: "I said, I suggest you calm down."

This was just a warning. Chen Yi didn't want trouble, but he wasn't afraid of it either.

If a 'Brave' died before the mission began, it might cause different variables. Otherwise, given this guy's attitude and identity...

Despite the commotion in the room, the guards outside seemed not to have heard anything.

After a long while, the door opened again.

Marin reappeared. His smiling eyes widened in shock when he saw Suzuki by the wall: "Oh dear, Brave, what happened to you? Guards!"

The two guards standing at the doorway stepped forward.

"Take the Brave to get treatment."

"Yes!"

"The rest of you Braves, please follow me to see the King. His Majesty has been waiting impatiently."

The royal palace was luxuriously decorated and had many guards, most of whom were around level 17. Chen Yi gave up the idea of a frontal assault.

After walking for a full 20 minutes, they finally arrived at the hall under Marin's guidance.

Sitting on a chair at the very top of the hall was a man so fat he could barely turn over. He wore a crown on his head and was likely the King of this country.

Standing beside him was a blonde girl, dressed in cute clothes that made her look like a doll.

Below the steps were the ministers. Seeing Marin bring the Braves, they all offered their praises to the Braves.

The few Braves, who had never experienced such a situation, were momentarily puffed up with pride.

The King seemed to be dozing off. The voices below woke him up: "Ugh? Are they here... Didn't you say there were five people?"

Marin hurriedly stepped forward and knelt: "Your Majesty, one of the Braves seems to be Injured and is currently receiving treatment."

"Alright, Marin, introduce yourself to all the Braves."

"As you command."

After standing up, Marin began to explain the situation.

On the Irvin Continent, there are two races: Humans and Demons.

The Demons do all sorts of evil. Under the Demons' attack, many cities of the Empire have been lost, and the citizens have been slaughtered.

Chen Yi briefly summarized it: the Empire couldn't win anymore, so they summoned Braves from another world to help. Braves could wield weapons imbued with blessings to quickly become Stronger. After killing the Demon King, the Braves could return to their original world.

The other three listened, their blood boiling, wishing they could pick up their weapons and fight the Demon King right now.