The attending physician shrugged:
"We haven't observed any, which could be due to issues with our magnification and staining agents."
The man asked in surprise:
How can you brew wine without microorganisms?
[ Early to Bed and Early to Rise ] said:
"That's the problem, but you have to understand that it's our perception that this is a problem; the locals wouldn't see it that way."
[ Dawn Ah ] interjected at the opportune moment:
"Of course, many phenomena that require microorganisms to occur exist in this world, and the locals explain them as the power of rules and Psionic Energy."
The man exclaimed in surprise:
"So, this really is another world?"
[ Early to Bed and Early to Rise ] nodded:
"At least that's true for you, since you'll be living here from now on and you'll have to get used to some of the rules."
"The rules here aren't the man-made rules we have in real life; breaking them will really mean death..."
The man pondered for a moment and nodded:
"I understand. So what should we do now?"
[ Early to Bed and Early to Rise ] Raise your glass:
"Let's celebrate your freshman year first. There's a hotel over there; I booked a place for you for a while. Let's add each other as friends and chat more later."
"Does this world still have communication?"
The man also raised his glass, his surprise hard to conceal; after all, the atmosphere here was distinctly medieval, and things like long-distance communication...
"Yes, we can use the game system..."
He paused halfway through his Early to Bed and Early to Rise, looking at the man in front of him and calling out the man's real name.
"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly call me?"
What is your ID?
What is an ID?
[ Dawn Ah ] and [ Early to Bed and Early to Rise ] exchanged a glance:
"So, what about your skill points?"
What skill points should I add?
"Please call the 'Game System'."
"Game System."
The man did as instructed, and after waiting two seconds, he said:
"No response."
"This..."
[ Dawn Ah ] and [ Early to Bed and Early to Rise ] were both frozen in place, and the man suddenly realized what was going on and said:
"No wonder you guys had semi-transparent text boxes above your heads, it's the game system... Don't look at me like that, I read novels sometimes too."
After a brief moment of thought, the three began their discussion:
"Yes, so you might not be able to use this system."
Why is this happening?
"Perhaps it's because you're considered a local?"
"That should be the case. So for you, services like resurrection, leveling up, and stat allocation shouldn't be available. You only have one life. As for leveling up and stat allocation, they should be more closely integrated with your body, meaning they don't need a system to present them."
"But wouldn't it be a bit strange if we didn't let you use the system at all?"
[ Dawn Ah ] thought for a moment and said:
"There is another way to access the [ Root Network ]."
"What?"
"Let's take him to open an account."
"Ah?"
In front of a special service-oriented Aberration plant, the two people, along with the man, began registering an account.
After Seraphina delegated some of her authority, she no longer needed to handle such minor matters personally.
The man placed his palm on the plant in front of him, and this time, something new appeared in his field of vision.
"You don't have an ID number, but you still need to fill in your name."
"Well, you can choose one yourself; it doesn't matter if it's the same as in real life."
The man thought for a moment, intending to do something big, but then discovered that he couldn't input some of the "emo" or "punk" symbols.
In the end, he filled in his nickname in the text box—[ A Huan ].
"Okay, then I'll call you that from now on."
[ Early to Bed and Early to Rise ] nodded, and then together with [ Dawn Ah and [ A Huan ] began exploring the permissions.
An hour later, the three finally reached a conclusion.
[ A Huan ]'s current scope of authority is quite interesting. When he holds the identity coin that represents the contract, he can access the [ Root Network ] of this world, complete the purchase of some items, and even take people to run Dungeon together.
He can also enter the Tree of Rest to rest, and the healing medicines will also work on him, but not as dramatically as they would on normal players.
However, some features that belong to players, such as the panel, forum, and friends, cannot be accessed by [ A Huan ].
The three sat back down at the bar and discussed the matter, ultimately arriving at the following conclusion:
[ A Huan ] can do anything that a person from another world can do, but functions related to the real world are not available to [ A Huan ].
Thus, [ Dawn Ah ] and [ Early to Bed and Early to Rise ] have confirmed one fact:
[ A Huan ] has really become a local!
After everyone finished discussing, [ Early to Bed and Early to Rise ] drank the last drop of wine and stood up:
"It's getting late, and we have some things to take care of in real life, so we won't bother you any longer."
The two held hands tightly, their eyes filled with surprise and satisfaction at their current situation.
[ A Huan ] said seriously:
Thank you so much.
[ Dawn Ah ] simply waved his hand dismissively.
"Don't worry, we'll be staying in this area. We'll be seeing each other all the time, so please be careful!"
"Yes, I will."
After dropping A Huan off at the entrance of Tiya's father's inn, the three of them officially parted ways.
In the real world, the middle-aged doctor took off his helmet and saw the anxious-looking associate attending physician in front of him.
"Is it urgent?"
The attending physician didn't answer but instead asked a question:
Was your plan successful?
The doctor nodded:
"It's successful. I've completed the communication with him in another world, and there are no problems."
The attending physician finally breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Then there's nothing urgent. After entering that game, his physical condition began to slowly decline, and half an hour ago he... lost all vital signs."
"Half an hour ago? Why didn't you forcefully wake me up?"
"I think if you encounter the corresponding problem on your end, you should proactively withdraw."
The doctor pondered for a moment:
"That's right. We were drinking at the tavern at the time, and nothing unusual happened."
"That's good. So... what exactly is his current state?"
"We can tentatively consider it as consciousness uploading, although we are very reluctant to admit it, it is indeed very similar to 'reincarnation' in some novels."
"So, is he considered dead or alive? His unit is still waiting for news."
"Oh, this..."
Even the usually composed doctor felt a sense of unease at this moment.
The most difficult part is done, but how do you explain this in a way that makes the other party understand without revealing confidential information?
After thinking for a while, he finally resigned himself to his fate and said:
"Never mind, report the situation and let them handle the communication."
"OK."