LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 2 : Servant
Alice unconsciously gazed at the night sky for quite some time, captivated by its beauty. She had only seen a sky this beautiful in video games or movies and had never witnessed it firsthand.
After satisfyingly admiring the night sky, Alice stood up and redirected her gaze around. She saw an expansive forest that seemed endless.
Although Alice could use magic, skills, or buffs to see farther, she hesitated to do so. The atmosphere of the forest filled with the sounds of nocturnal animals and insects, combined with the night sky.
"This location is truly perfect for refreshing the mind after a challenging day," Alice smiled faintly. At least it was a great opportunity to preserve nature in this world from pollution.
A question resurfaced in Alice's mind.
"Is this a pre-industrial world, or medieval, or far from the medieval era?"
She wanted to try a few things to determine the era of this world, but first, she needed to find human civilization. Alice and her base were now deep in the forest, far from any human settlement.
The strong breeze continued to batter Alice's body, even causing her long hair to form a horizontal pattern. However, Alice didn't feel the cold at all, which made her wonder.
Upon a moment's reflection, that was normal considering Alice was a very powerful character in the game Monsterland, ranking 15th among players with very high stats.
"Am I no longer human?"
Alice glanced at her hands, which had pale, almost corpse-like skin.
"Never mind, at least I'm alive again, even in a different world."
Suddenly, Alice remembered that in the game Monsterland, she had Servants and Pets. Servants were a feature in Monsterland where players could create other characters to assist the main character in fighting giant monsters, and the number of Servants was unlimited. However, leveling up Servants, providing them with magic and skills, took a very long time.
Pets were also a feature in Monsterland, often used for transportation and assisting in defeating regular or giant monsters. So far, Alice had 12 Servants but could only summon one at a time. This, of course, was to balance the game.
"So... how do I summon my Servants and Pets?"
Alice thought for a moment, and finally, she recalled the process of summoning Servants. It was different now since she used to do it on her personal computer, but now she had to summon them directly.
"Summon: Servant"
As Alice responded to the command for her Servant, she remembered one of her Servants, which was highly versatile, capable of being a Tanker or Support.
From Alice's feet, ancient writings with straight patterns towards the front appeared, forming a circle filled with ancient letters. Each of the ancient letters glowed purple, including those that composed the writing.
After that, a bright light appeared, and a woman emerged wearing white attire like a princess, with long brown hair and a purple gem of the Pure Amethyst type in the center of her outfit.
Judging by her body shape, the woman appeared to be around 24 years old.
After briefly looking at Alice, the woman immediately kneeled and bowed her head. This, of course, surprised Alice because in the game Monsterland, there was no feature for a Servant to kneel and bow when meeting the main character or player.
"......"
Alice couldn't utter a single word because she was so surprised, and her expression was genuinely shocked. She then calmed herself down because maintaining a shocked expression for too long was not a good idea.
(Calm down, calm down...)
"Thank you for entrusting me to serve you, Alice-sama,"
Alice's calmness instantly vanished like a small flame being extinguished by a wave of water.
(HAHHHHHHH!!!!!?????)
She desperately tried not to scream because she was so shocked after hearing her Servant's words.
In Monsterland, Servants couldn't speak and could only communicate through text. Even when speaking to a Servant, they would continue to output the same text. Servants would also automatically follow the player and attack enemies, be they monsters or other players considered as foes.
"Fi..ne... Lift your head, Arina Sirius."
(Darn it! I'm even stuttering!)
Arina Sirius was the name of the Servant Alice was summoning, and she was also Alice's first Servant. She played the roles of Tanker and Support in battles, making her quite flexible in PvP or against monsters.
"Understood!" Arina replied softly.
Arina looked at Alice with deep respect, as if a servant were gazing at a king. Naturally, Alice felt uncomfortable being looked at this way.
Alice shifted her gaze to the side, becoming more convinced that this was indeed another world and not a game world. Arina was strong evidence of that.
"Arina, may I issue a command?"
To ensure that she could give commands to her Servant, Alice decided to ask, and Arina's response would determine whether she could or not.
"Of course, Alice-Sama!"
Arina's voice sounded very gentle and enthusiastic. If Alice were still in her previous form before reincarnation, she would have immediately been captivated by Arina's soft voice and beauty.
It can be said that Alice is quite meticulous when it comes to creating a character's appearance, always paying attention to the smallest details, whether it's for humanoid or non-humanoid characters.
"In that case... Arina, investigate the surrounding area and report if there are any humans or monsters," Alice commanded.
"Understood!"
Arina immediately stood up and vanished from Alice's sight.
"It turns out Servants can be given orders; this is fascinating and surprising,"
"Seeing my created character move, of course, I want to scream with joy, but earlier, I was truly shocked,"
Suddenly, Alice's mood took a turn for the worse. She didn't know the reason, but her instincts told her to be alert.
"Base System, Activated"
A keyboard instantly appeared in front of Alice, and she immediately activated all the defenses of her personal base.
Typically, a personal base would be very vulnerable to attacks from monsters or other players, so activating base defenses was crucial. In the game Monsterland, personal bases were usually located in safe zones and couldn't be attacked by players or monsters, so defense was optional and not mandatory.
However, Alice's base was currently in an unknown location, and because this was another world, the possibility of a safe zone didn't exist, so it was essential to activate base defenses.
Alice typed letter by letter on the virtual keyboard in front of her.
"Base Alert I, activate,"
"Base Alert II, activate,"
"Base Alert III, activate,"
"Base Alert IV, activate,"
After that, four bubble-shaped shields appeared, protecting Alice's base. Alice's base was named the Tower of Azaroth, a relatively tall tower.
Alice immediately teleported outside the base area and was currently on top of a tree about 200 meters from her tower.
"Hmmm?"
Alice sensed many mana flows, and natural energies began to converge massively in one area.
"Isn't this?"
Instantly, Alice became alert, and a dimensional portal appeared beside her. Alice wanted to prepare for something because she knew something bad was about to happen.
[Telepath]
"Arina, quickly teleport to my position right now and use all your combat equipment, including your weapons and strongest items; we're going to fight,"
"Understood, Alice-Sama,"
After contacting Arina, Alice's expression became very serious as she continued to monitor the increasing concentration of mana in one area.
"This is truly very dangerous,"
