Taming Master

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A small vacancy in the center of the warrior village.

There were three users on the vacancy, Ian, and NPC ‘Commander Parker’ in front of them.

“Well, you've all arrived just in time. ”

Parker nods and opens his mouth again, checking the faces of the three men once.

“You're ready, right? ”

“Yes, it is. ”

“Of course.”

“I'm always ready. ”

The three who heard Parker's question nod at the same time.

But now they were more curious about each other than quests.

By the way, we already know each other is a user, and coming to the warrior village at this early hour means that we are the top rankers on other servers.

Ian glances at the two of them and begins to guess who they are.

‘The friend on the left bought a wand in the robe, so it seems like a typical wizard class……. Oh, he didn't buy any armor, so he picked up a pair of swords. Still, it's hard to buy more than one item for a Trainer with only 30 Hero Points. ’

The warrior village was forbidden from PK and had no reason to be hostile, but Ian carefully examined the two users.

They may not fight with swords, but they must be fiercely competitive from now on.

And while Ian was thinking about it, Parker said it again.

“From now on, you will travel with me to the ‘Mirror of Dimension’ battlefield. ”

A user who appeared to be a wizard class asked for Parker.

“What is a Dimensional Mirror Battlefield? ”

Parker grinned as he laughed.

“Yes, that's a good question. We need to know what the battlefield is like. ”

A moment later, he spoke again in a bold voice.

“As you may already know, if you have crossed the path of a hero, this‘ village of warriors’ that we are standing in is a training institute for the selection of heavenly troops. ”

Ian and three others waited quietly for Parker's next words, and he continued to speak with a more serious look.

“Having enough training and recognition here is the only way to achieve a true ‘middleman'. ”

Starting with the basic story of the warrior village, Parker's words went on for quite a long time.

And the content, it was very exciting.

First, there are three "Day Battlegrounds" in a warrior village.

The battlefield is open on numbers, Fridays, and Sundays, and you can earn ‘Hero Points’ and ‘Major Points’ in this battlefield.

Second, 'Hero Points’ are required to match equipment, and 'Major Points’ are needed to advance the rank.

* You need 100 specialty points to become a 'rookie’.

Third, in the Dimensional Mirror Battlefield, if your HP falls below 10%, you will automatically leave the battlefield and return to the village. Once you leave the battlefield, you will not be able to enter until the next Sunday battlefield opens.

Fourth, the platoon that survives until the end of all battles will be "Platoon Advancement," and the platoon member who becomes "Platoon Advancement" will be "Platoon Advancement," regardless of rank.

Parker, who was talking for about three minutes, stopped explaining and said,

“I'd love to tell you about combat methods, but I don't have time to explain. That's the end of the explanation and I'll move you to the battlefield. ”

After the explanation was cut off at the most important part, Ian turned out to be an absurd expression.

“No, that's the most important part, isn't it? ”

Parker grinned as he laughed.

“Nothing to worry about. It's not that complicated. If you go through it yourself, you'll see... ”

Parker raises his spear high above the sky, as one of the three men opens his mouth.

“I wish you luck. ”

As soon as Parker's words were finished, Ian and the three new brothers disappeared somewhere, wrapped in white light.

And where the three men disappeared, their faint vision remained.

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- Tyring!

- You have entered the "Mirror of Dimension" Battlefield.

- You've been assigned to the 7th platoon.

In five minutes, the battle begins.

With a concise message, Ian's vision becomes brighter once again.

And at the same time, I heard the voice of a stranger.

“Greetings, gentlemen. I am Hexar, commander of the 7th platoon. I don't know why the trainees were stationed in my platoon... Well, it doesn't matter to me. Survival is yours. ”

Hexar, who introduced himself as a platoon commander, was an NPC with a different image than Parker.

If Parker was the image of a typical big, good-looking knight, this Hexar guy would look a little chunky.

“Here, you just fight with all your might. After all, if we fight harder than the Horsemen, we will prevail. ”

After saying goodbye, Hexar grumbled, but Ian turned his head to look at the structure of the battlefield instead of listening to him.

His words, the commander, were not very nutritious.

Also, since the unfriendly NPCs didn't seem to have any intention of informing us specifically about the battlefield, they needed to find out more on their own.

“I don't think the map is that wide.... ”

A small snow that looks a little wider than a warrior village.

Ian's prominent map features were about two things:

The first was a closed map surrounded by high rock cliffs, and the second was a spire that emitted white light to the rear of the battlefield.

And what was interesting was that there was a huge mirror hanging on top of the spire.

‘Is that why the name of this battlefield is a mirror in the dimension? ’

There wasn't much you could tell from the way it looked, but there was one thing that was certain.

This battlefield was, in fact, unusual.

‘Ten squads per squad, a total of ten……. I think there are about a hundred heavenly soldiers, but I don't see any opponents. The map is blocked everywhere, so I don't see any way for the enemy to come... ’

The battlefield was an empty void.

Ian doesn't understand how to fight the Horsemen on this battlefield.

‘I don't know if monsters are summoned, but I thought it was the way to compete with soldiers from the Magic Gate...' ’

Ian's eyebrows narrow.

Ian had experienced a lot of gaming content because he was not easily stranded.

But Ian suffered.), someone talked to him.

No, to be precise, the user who looked like a wizard opened his mouth to Ian and the warrior user.

“By the way, shouldn't we know each other's names? ”

Ian's gaze shifted reflectively towards the wizard user, and the other gazes were also pooled.

The wizard user continued.

“I'm Mark Oliver, an American server user. Do we even know your names? ”

The man who introduced himself as Mark Oliver was a very decent man.

I feel overwhelmed by the atmosphere.

Ian answered his question with a trembling expression.

“Ah……. I'm Ian. ”

But what was interesting was that the other one's atmosphere was much more unusual than Mark Oliver's.

“Greetings, little brothers. I'm Lichao, the romantic swordsman. I'd like to learn about the brothers' martial arts quickly. ”

I saw him swinging his twin swords and practicing a peculiar phrase, and a stalk of sweat flowed down Ian's back.

What is it? This hun is... ’

Both of them looked a little rustic, unlike Ralph's group you met earlier, but Ian had no choice but to be nervous.

Ralph's group makes it easier to control them gently, because they don't seem to be able to tell where they're going.

‘Mark Oliver, by the way……. I think I've heard it a lot somewhere.... ’

Ian has never been particularly interested in overseas server users.

Of course, you weren't underestimating foreign rankers.

Obviously there are users who can compete with Ian himself.

But the problem was, there were too many rankers flying long.

There are so many servers and so many rankers, I didn't even notice which one to analyze first.

Of course, I could analyze the two or three most outstanding servers, but Ian was too busy to do that.

Nevertheless, the name 'Mark Oliver’ came to mind very quickly.

‘Mark Oliver, Wizard Ranker of the U.S. Server……. That's the guy Noel was talking about. ’

At Ian's request, Kanoel, the best English speaker in the Lotus Guild, was constantly monitoring overseas server communities.

And about two months ago, I had this conversation with Canoe.

- Dude, there's a wizard user on the U.S. server named Mark Oliver, and I'm serious.

- Oh, yeah? What level is that?

- I can't honestly say it's accurate from the footage, but at least it's not worse than Lemir's.

Compared to Hun?

- Well, compared to Hun... Well, I'm suddenly sorry about a friend named Mark Oliver....

- Woo! What are you looking at this Kanzihun for...! You're not gonna put a buff on him next time?

- Why are you doing this again? Just kidding. Just kidding.

- Chet.

- But seriously, though, he's never been attracted to Hun.

One of Ian's tails dries up, reminiscent of the conversation at the time.

This is gonna be fun. ’

Kanoel, once a game reporter, still lacks a lot of control among Lotus' rankers.

But apart from that, his "seeing eye" was reliable.

Because of that, if Kanoel had said so, he thought it was likely that this Mark Oliver would be different from the other rankers on the overseas server he had met so far.

‘Well, one of the three fastest to enter a warrior village. ’

Ian takes his eyes off Mark Oliver, and this time he looks at him.

Though he didn't look so good for some reason, there was a good chance he was as well.

And while Ian was thinking this, Mark Oliver seemed to be thinking the same thing.

“Oh, so you're Ian, the renowned Korean server ranker? ”

Mark Oliver said that Ian's eyes were slightly dubious.

“Do you know me? ”

“Of course, I'm very interested in Korean servers. because South Korea is Kailan's sovereign nation. And you're the top ranker on that Korean server, which I don't know about. ”

Whether it was interesting to meet Ian or not, it was Marc Oliver who was giving his two eyes a glaring look.

Romantic swordsman, on the other hand (?) Lichao doesn't seem to have any ideas.

“Nice to meet you, Mark Oliver, by the way. I've heard of Mark Oliver. ”

“Oh! Are you sure? It's an honor."

Mark Oliver likes that Ian has heard of his user name, and that he looks as clear as a child.

And between the two of you talking about things....

- Thirty seconds until battle begins.

The first battle was about to begin in the village of warriors.