Chapter 355: The opening day
After 17 days of thorough and lengthy admissions procedures , the 35,000 entrants were finally selected for the Elite academy!
Rudra had clearly set the basic guidelines for the inst.i.tute , which was built in accordance to the atmosphere in the guild. Which was quite contrary to what the real world taught.
1) There was no compet.i.tion within the batchmates to come first. There was no distinction in the division of cla.s.ses made on who was the best student and who was the worst student. Or what department they studied in , as upon graduation , wether it was a logistics pa.s.sout or a Black Ops member , all would have the same pay , and same distinction in the guild.
This would ensure that everyone tried to pull each other up and not step on each other to get up and also the fact that they would learn not to look down on any branch of the guild.
2) The absence of a rat race and a.s.surance of a sustained pay would urge the guild members to be creative. Everyone can take the path they think is the best and have the freedom to explore it. Not like traditional schools with textbooks that has only one right answer. Rudra wanted to make thinkers , not followers.
The initiation ceremony was divided into two phases , phase one was already conducted by the guild elders Neatwit and the respective teachers yesterday , as the students were thrown a welcoming party ( no alcohol) and settled down inside the dorms of the Elite academy.
The parents were a.s.sured , and also given a residency within the upside. Where a small society had been added for the influx of population.
However the students were made to stay inside the dorms nonetheless , for the time till their graduation. Rudra wanted them to think on their own , and not under parental pressure to perform. Hence living in the dorms was compulsory. With only one day a week given for family visits.
The entire course only lasted 6 months soo , it was not a long time thing. 6 months was acceptable time to focus completely on your career , especially when ur family is taken care of in the upside.
Today was the day , the recruits were given their own VR headset , and given the green signal to join the game.
However , there were a few restrictions in choice of characters …. The lifestyle guild members , though free to choose any lifestyle profession , still had to choose a lifestyle profession as their main cla.s.s.
Same went for the other departments as well. With SMG ‘s department being the most strict , with only two cla.s.s options to choose. Thief and a.s.sasin .
Needless to say , light faction was a must.
Omega was an 18+ game , hence minors were not allowed to play it. Most of those who graduated school however , immediately bought the game when they turned 18. Because of its popularity.
Hence most teenagers in the academy already had a character chosen , and some even had a few months of gaming behind them. Only 20% of them were choosing their character for the first time .
Today , was the newbies lucky day , as the 10,000 or so players who had just joined the game or recently joined the game and were stuck in the beginner villages , today had the help of veteran Elite guild members , who were helping them power level through to level 10. As today was a meeting at the guild hall in Purplehaze city. Which could not be reached without getting to level 10 and out of the beginners village.
Hence within two hours of joining the game , everyone was made to level upto level 10 and given rented horse mounts to ride to Purplehaze city.
The other newbies at the beginner villages felt extremely envious hence of the Elite recruits , as they saw the insane levelling speed and help from experts , as well as being able to ride mounts on the very first day of the game.
However the Elite recruits felt envious of the guild members , and their silver wolf mounts ….. It was soo d.a.m.n cool! They wondered when they would get one of their own. To which the members replied ” It’s not given boy , it’s earned! And you have not earned it yet “.
One by one , from north , south , east , west , recruits came flooding in towards the Elite guild hall.
Everyone had grand expectations of seeing the guild hall of the only platinum guild in the entire game and boy did it not dissapoint!
Grand! Is the only word one could say for the Elite guild HQ. Ma.s.sive buildings , lush gardens , ma.s.sive open s.p.a.ce , and exuberant interiors. Everything resounded …. Cla.s.s!
Add to the fact the extremely high player levels and the unique silverwolf mounts , and it did look like the best guild in town!
Not to mention they were literally the managing guild of Purplehaze city. Hence technically it was their city! The newbies got completely awestruck as a result … As they were dazzled by the Elite life.
They were respectfull of those who wore the Elite guild robes , as they tried interact with their seniors. Although the seniors were very friendly and good. The original Elite members did do their best to mentain the aura of senior members around the freshmen. A distinctive boundry was drawn that demanded respect. They were not equals …. Not yet!
The newbies were given a green robe with the guild insigna , not the black guild robes , that differentiated the recruits from the guild members.
The Olympic games partic.i.p.ants were like celebrities within the recruits as they would rush over like fanboys to meet those who brought j.a.pan glory.
However the little fan meet was cut short , when everyone was summoned to the guild hall. By the vice guild master Karna.
It was time to meet the real bosses of the guild!
/// Alright ma.s.s release time guys , start the count with me 1/8
I’ve written these chapters staying up overnight even with uni exams ongoing soo , sorry if there are errors with my writing ///