The streets were empty except for a vague figure that could be seen on one of the Walkways. The figure was shrouded in darkness and as the figure got closer to a large building that was twice the size of the other buildings in the area, a shape of a human male began to form. The male moved towards the building in the street, with a letter in his hands. After entering the building the figure saw a man.

"So it seems you finally arrived," the man said.

The figure wanted to respond but was interrupted by the man, "You're late, I was beginning to lose my patience." 

Hearing him say those words made a droplet of sweat form on the face of the figure. The figure swallowed and barely managed to mutter out, "Sor..ry master Drake, it was difficult to lose the Alliance patrols."

The room went silent. An awkward atmosphere spread throughout the room before Drake started laughing saying, "I always enjoyed teasing you Caelo. Anyways hand over the letter"

Caelo relaxed when he heard that, it seems his master was in a good mood today. Drake opened the letter but what he read surprised him.

[Congratulations! You have been chosen as one of the participants of the game: A perfectly normal civilization sim]

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[Upon entering the game, you will receive your system, be sure to collect your starter reward!]

[Initiating teleportation process to lobby]

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''Teleportation?! Wait! Caelo what is this madness?! Drake wanted to say something but before he could a loud female voice could be heard.

[Starting teleportation in 3 seconds]

[3..]

''Wait!" Drake screamed

[2..]

''No! My items! My stuff! My money!''

[1..]

''Damnit! Caelo, I'll get my revenge someday!''

[0..]

[Beginning Teleportation]

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[Teleportation complete]

[You have 1 unread mail]

''Mail! Have I entered a game or something?! Damn you Caelo!" after cursing Caelo for a while Drake finally calmed down and decided to check his mail.

[Welcome to A perfectly normal civilization sim]

[Welcome user: Drake This is the lobby! where you can interact with other players, switch games, and more! Currently, the only game available is A perfectly normal civilization sim]

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[Since you are an Alpha tester there are currently no other players until the system upgrades to Beta. As an Alpha tester you will receive the following rewards when you first enter the game]

[5000 logs, 5000 meals(Based on which region and race you chose) a medium-sized village and a Unique NPC(Chosen when in the loading screen)]

[Click Y/N to claim your rewards]

Reluctantly Drake accepted the rewards. "Well, at least I get better starting rewards than other players." Suddenly Drake thought of something. "Wait a second! If this is a game there must be an Exit button!" Drake got excited at the prospect of leaving, and then getting revenge on Caelo. Drake said with complete confidence. "Open settings." A window popped up in front of him. Drake saw the Exit button and immediately selected it. "Hahahaha! Caelo you think you can betray me so easily! Now I will leave this place and get my revenge!" A certain message caused his mood to go sour though.

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[This option is currently not available]

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''Damn you Caelo!!!''

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After cursing Caelo for a while Drake started looking around the room. As Drake looked around the lobby he saw it was surprisingly cozy, the room where he was in had smooth stone walls, the floor, and the roof were made of marble, and red furniture was placed around the room in an orderly fashion. There was a slight descent in the middle, and in the center, there was a fireplace that seemed to burn even though no one put any fuel into it. Drake stared at the fireplace for a second but discarded his doubts afterwards. The room itself had windows but the outside was an endless world of light. Drake went over to one of the windows and stared outside with awe, Drake had to pull himself away otherwise he could go blind. Afterwards Drake went to one of the couches and sat on it. he was startled when suddenly an icon, with a green outline popped up on the left side of his retina.

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[Rest- Increases Stamina/mana recovery for as long as you sit(can be changed depending on where you sit and what kind of material your seat is made of)(Current seat: Lobby couch, Stamina/Mana Recovery increased by 10x)]

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''This game has stamina?! Why would a civilization sim need stamina?'' exclaimed Drake in a surprised manner, after a while Drake got up from the couch and started walking around the room, and when his stomach growled an icon, outlined in red popped up

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[Hunger- decreases natural stamina/mana recovery and decreases all stats(Depends on how hungry you are)(Current Hunger: Mild hunger, stamina/mana recovery decreased by 2% and all stats decreased by 2%)]

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''How am I supposed to eat when there's no food!'' Drake shouted out loud even though there was no one listening to him, Drake sighed(''Am I going crazy? I thought that if I waited long enough somebody would eventually come to pick me up and bring me back'')(A/N: btw I will use (''----'') when Drake speaks or thinks inside his mind from now on)Drake made up his mind and stopped walking, he decided it was time to enter the game. He wanted to click enter but he remembered that he still needed to check his status. ''Status" Drake said in a lazy tone.

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[Status:

Name: Drake

Lvl: 1

Titles: None

Race: Human

Class: None

Health: 98/100(2% decrease)

Mana: 200/200(2% decrease in recovery)

Stamina: 178/200(2% decrease in recovery)

skills: None

Spells: None

(2% decrease in all stats)(A/N: Which basically is nothing)

Vit: 10

Str: 10

End: 10

Agi: 10

Int: 10

wis: 10

luck: 10

Current instance: Lobby]

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(''I think it's time to enter'') ''Enter The game: A perfectly normal civilization sim'' Drake said in a serious manner, and then the world started spinning