Kai saw a screen right in front of him, but it looked nothing like the system screen that they would normally get. He had made research into the game, so this was not what he expected.
[Congratulations, you have gained the Streamer System]
[Every Streaming Milestone Hit will grant Special Rewards to user]
"What's this? Streamer system? I didn't hear anything like that about the game, could this be something new?" he asked, but he was certain even if it came out last night he would have been informed of it, so there was no way that this was an update.
Still not understanding what was happening, he decided to read down and see what was there.
[The Streamer System aims to make user the greatest streamer and most powerful character in Ascension Online, and you have been chosen to become said streamer.]
[User is obligated to grow and become the best or suffer dire consequences]
[Do you wish to see what tools you currently have to aid your journey?]
"Dire consequences? What the hell?" His eyes read through everything again, and he couldn't help but start getting a little bit excited about it. The system said becoming the best streamer in the game.
If something like that really happened, he would be able to fund all his sister's treatment.
"This might be a scam or something is wrong with the memory card, but whatever it is, I'll try it. Every single thing that might help me help Aoi is very important," he muttered to himself and resolved his mind.
"Show me the tools I have," he said, and immediately the screen changed.
[Unique Streamer Class: Spectator Devourer]
[Class Description: A class born from desperation, watched by millions, sustained by attention.
The Spectator Devourer converts observation, emotions, and belief into power.]
"A class?" Kai was stunned, because players couldn't get classes until level ten. Unlike other games where classes could be chosen, this game ensured it used the choices you made in the first ten levels to know the first class to chuck you into.
"This can't be real, right? A unique class just for me? I gain strength from the people watching me." Kai was still having a hard time believing it, but he couldn't deny that he was excited.
[Gift Convert]
[Description: Convert streaming gifts for an instant boost of power in game for a certain period of time]
"Convert my gifts for temporary strength? I don't think I want to use this, but if I'm in a bind, I'm sure I can use this."
That was the last item he had gotten. Still not sure if all of this was real, he decided to enter the game first, and then whatever happened inside, he would know what to do.
He saw a button to enter the game and clicked it. Instantly, his mind was pulled from that space and thrown back into the game. He finally saw the real loading screen, and his pod stopped humming like it would explode.
He was immediately transferred to the character creation room.
He stood there, a plain replica of his human form. He could choose to enter like this and not change anything, but he was not doing that. Hiding his identity was very important as a streamer, as there had been small streamers killed by fans for different reasons.
"Alright, what should I go with," he mumbled as he checked through the available items.
He left most things the same, only adding his height by a few inches and then allowing himself to have long hair. He changed the color of his hair and eyes into a dark purple and gave himself fairly nice muscles.
He dressed his character in a simple black shirt and leather pants with boots. There were no special dressing items in the creation stage to allow balance.
[What aspect would you like your character to lean into?]
[Strength, Speed, Defense, Intelligence]
It gave him four stats to choose only two. A good choice here would definitely aid his game going forward. He had always been a fast and smart player, trying to outmaneuver his opponents.
"Speed and Intelligence"
[Speed registered, Intelligence registered]
After that, the creation was completed. They were not even given a weapon, but they would be given a small amount of coins to make their first purchase to get them started.
Everything was extremely important. Every choice in the game was crucial.
With his character created, all that remained was his name, and he would be sent in.
Kai froze for a moment, thinking about what name to choose, and then finally, after a while,
"My name is Shadow_Wolf."
"Arghh, that's cringe," he muttered, but the system had already registered that as his name.
[Shadow_Wolf has been created, welcome to Ascension Online]
The scene slowly changed after that, and Kai found himself standing at the center of a town. The cool breeze rushed over his skin, the smell of dirt, meat, and baked goods rushed into his nose, and the sound of hooves, people, and other things reached his ears.
He stared at the beautiful town ahead, a mix of medieval times and magical technology. He was stunned.
The realism of the game, the beauty of it, the feeling of it, it was all too real. And it seemed like the time in the game was early morning, the sun pretty much rising.
In the real world, it was getting to night. He gave his sister her dinner a bit early when the sun was still up, but it was already heading for night.
The game worked on a system where when it was day in the real world, it would be night hours here, and vice versa.
It allowed the bodies of players to rest while they were in game, and it was a pretty good touch.
Kai was about to take his first steps into this town and beautiful game, but then he received a notification. His streamer system had merged with his game system.
[User is advised to begin stream]