Chapter 373: An iconic day

Rudra was immersed trying to figure out what the hidden text said , his entire body was being tempered under the intense water pressure and the radiation from the golden text. 

It was as if his skin was absorbing whatever the golden light was emitting , while his mind was operating at full speed trying to decipher the black text within it. 

Rudra was going a qualitative transformation currently , although he did not know it , it was something related to internal force , the game was stimulating his mind to unlock the hidden potential of the internal force. 

The mana circuits that were being upgraded in the game were the same as the circuit where internal energy flew. His body was being thoroughly enriched right now. 

Excruciating pain , both in mind and body was being felt by every single cell in Rudra's body. However it was a sweet kind of pain , the one that the mind wanted more of. As the notifications of his mana circuit improving kept ringing through his ears , Rudra grit his teeth and kept enduring. 

Ten minutes became thirty minutes , and thirty minutes became an hour , which became two hours. At this point , Rudra's entire body , was covered in black goo , his skin was blistering red , and his heartbeat had increased beyond 180 beats per minute. 

Since the last 10 minutes , his ears were ringing , he could finally read the first four words on the tablet.... " Energy Flows Through The ... " 

It was all he could read before he started to hallucinate now , not being able to take it anymore , Rudra came out of the lake. 

Luna was there standing over the lake , looking shocked , she had not expected the human to stay inside there for more than ten minutes , yet he endured for two entire hours. 

Seeing the filth that covered Rudra , even though he just came out of a purewater lake , she understood that this man had made the most of this opportunity she gave him. 

Rudra's skin was sizzling currently , as water was evaporating from over it at a rate visible to the naked eye. 

Luna used an ice type magic to conceal Rudra , within an igloo type ice House , as she said " Come out when you are ready ". 

The cold of the igloo felt extremely soothing to Rudra. As his disoriented mind , finally regained some focus. 

Rudra looked at his skin ,which was red at some parts and covered In a thick black liquid in some others. Rudra smelled his arm , and instantly regretted his decision , he smelled like he had taken a swim in a gutter. 

Only now could he focus on the notifications that had came from a long time. 

SYSTEM NOTIFICATION : Congratulations player 'shakuni' , you are the first player to successfully break through to the Meridian Forging Realm , and setting foot in the forgotten path of cultivation. 

Aquiring a title : ' The First Cultivator '. 

[ The First Cultivator ] ( Unique ) : The title given to the player ' Shakuni ' to have successfully entered the meridian forging realm of cultivation through the game ' Omega ' . 

Effects of the title :

All stats × 2 

Creating the stat : Mana 

Mana : +1000 

Rudra was baffled , at what just happened. What first cultivator ... What meridian forging ? What mana? 

While his confusion only increased , a panic meeting was being called up by the management of Cuber corporation . 

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( Cuber corporation , unknown location ) 

There was a red alert going throughout the office building , as officials were rushing left and right to get to the Emergency meeting room 

The room was full of top cuber officials within five minutes as the meeting convened with a projection of Gaia in the centre. 

Gaia said " Phase one is now in suggested , the first player to have broken the boundaries of normal humans has appeared. Player ' Shakuni ' of Hazelgroove kingdom , has stepped foot inside the meridian forging realm. 

The test is successful , the theory of cultivation now has a proof. Phase one can now be initiated , awaiting orders ". 

The cuber officials were in an uproar over this news , as one official said " It's too soon , how did a player break through to meridian forging realm without reaching tier 4. It's impossible , it's too early for phase one to start ". 

Cuber official 2 : " Was he an expert , practicing cultivation in real life? Was he an internal force expert? ". 

Gaia : " Our data suggests otherwise , his body went through a qualitative change following procedure #3345 of the reality tablet lake in the land of illusions ". 

Cuber official 3 " How is a tier two player inside the lake of reality? THIS MAKES NO SENSE , THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE ". 

Cuber official 4 " Why are you all reacting soo violently to this news , we should all celebrate. The machine works! The human body can tap in on mana! ". 

Cuber official 3 " I am happy , its just too soon , this anamoly , we need to take care of it , news of what the VR Pods really are cannot be leaked to the world soo soon. The purpose of this game cannot be revealed! ". 

Cuber official 4 : " Shakuni , this player has caused a lot of waves in Omega , we need to pay him a visit , and quick. Gaia , dig out his address and send a delegation party to his house. The news of this event Must be properly contained ". 

Gaia " Should I pull him aside in the game space and warn him? ". 

Cuber official 3 : " Yes at once! ". 

Gaia "should we start phase one sir? ". 

Everyone looked at each other , as furious discussion ensued , finally after a show of vote , in 3 for to 7 against. Phase one was put on hold for now. 

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( Meanwhile , inside Draconia ) 

Neatwit and the gang were enjoying the hospitality of the dragon's , as they were currently involved in trading and bartering activities , as inside Draconia both gold and mana stones were an accepted currency. 

With Rudra absent , they were doing their best to obtain stuff that would help the guilds growth. It was then that Amelia emergency contacted the guild. 

A trajic event had transpired in reality ... Neatwit and Naomi's step- aunt Jenny was dead!