Rioneed: VRMMORPG

The journey to the battlefield at the passageway wasn't boring. The sightseeing around the group was very fascinating. 

When they reached the passageway battlefield, the visitors felt shock from the scene in front of them. Ibro kept his silence to let the effect he wanted slip deeper in their souls. 

He also felt pride. This was his doing… This was his strength. When Ibro and the group neared the outer parameters of the huge vast armies camped around the entrance, a group of riders moved from inside the camps towards them. 

In the front, there was the alpha death knight followed by a huge number of knights. Once they reached Ibro group, they got down their bony horses in unison as they knelt on the ground and greeted their king. 

This act had caused a stir inside every cultivator. They didn't believe Ibro had all these valiant warriors. Ibro then took them inside the camp. 

He didn't stay there for long before he headed outside the passageway towards the bigger world outside. The alpha death knight and his big army were moving alongside them. 

Once they exited the passageway, the visitors got a great shock from the scene their divine senses had seen. The battle had been divided between seven separate locations; each was defended by huge numbers of advanced skeletons. 

They saw these skeletons using war tactics, which was a strange term for them. Ibro began to explain things out to them slowly. He knew that it was hard for them to accept all of these new ways of life, but it wasn't impossible. 

After that, Ibro took them towards the frontlines. The area they moved through was already clear. This peaceful zone stretched to reach around 10 kilometers in diameter. When they reached one of the frontlines, Ibro started to play his cards:

"As you can see, my armies have it nice and easy here. That's because of the effects of my village upon my enemies. Feel free to check these monsters' strengths by you to know what I mean."

They looked at each other then they fanned out immediately. They were eager to have a firsthand experience against these monsters. Ibro kept his place motionless. 

He was confident about the impact of this experience on them. As he predicted, after one hour of fighting with ease, they returned to stand with Ibro. 

The three cultivators who had gotten the weapons were the happiest of them. The others had conflicted thoughts. The ones who decided from the beginning to follow Ibro lead were very content with their decision. 

If they had some doubts before, now they had none. On the other hand, the remaining 8 cultivators who refused to join Ibro's factions were rethinking their choice. 

All the facts in front of them tell them it was wise to follow this kid. The problem they had wasn't related to Ibro, but it was related to their ego. 

They had a difficult time picturing themselves following the lead of a kid… a weak rogue cultivator with no background at all. While they were conflicted in their thoughts, Ibro suggested:

"Why don't you try the runes you have?"

The dean asked at once:

"How can we use them?"

"It's simple. Just threw them away and they will explode like a nice quantum bomb."

The dean looked strangely towards Ibro while asking:

"What do you mean by quantum bomb?"

"Ah, sorry… forget it. Just throw them and test their might."

The ten cultivators headed by his suggestion and threw the ten runes. The runes flew for a long distance before falling in the middle of the monsters' ocean. Suddenly, a huge tremble occurred. 

From Ibro's experience, he knew these runes were weak, but they were enough. The devastating nature of these Even runes had caused a shock to all of the visitors here. 

These runes actually shock the whole battlefield. The dome-shaped area of effect of these runes had turned to empty zones in a short time. Ibro felt satisfied with this effect and that impact on everyone.

"What in the name of heavens are these?"

Ibro looked proudly and happily towards that cultivator who asked the question as he replied:

"These are the might of the runes. These are the might of the technology. This is only the beginning effect of them, and that was only one class. 

Imagine what life will be like when you combine both energies together? You will live a new life. I'm not bragging here, but this chance is a one-time life opportunity. Think well while we head back to the village."

This time Ibro was direct with them. He had done all of this for just this moment. He knew words were always weaker than watching. 

Although he was very content by what he gained, wanting more was never a crime, right? Ibro then led them back to the village. Before he moved he ordered the alpha death knight to start gathering cores from the battles. 

He knew that one day here would gain him endless supply of cores. He needed cores for his buildings. Throughout the journey, he never spoke with any of them. 

He had shown them what he needed so he just waited patiently. A good hunter was a patient hunter. When they reached the outer parameter of the village, they all noticed the beginning of building a long wall outside the village. 

They didn't feel surprised by these walls, as they have seen many in their world. What astonished them, though, was these strange cylindrical buildings that appeared in the long course of the walls. The dean pointed out towards them and asked:

"What are these buildings?"

"These? They are the defensive towers. Don't you have towers in the cultivation world?"

"No, this is the first time for us seeing something like this."

'There are a bunch of things you haven't experienced before.'

Ibro thought this in his mind, but he didn't express his thoughts out loud. Instead, he explained:

"These towers are very important in any battle. Imagine if you can fight battles where you are high in the air. These battles will become easier, right?"

"But we can fly in the air."

"Yes, but that requires you to reach the nascent soul stage at cultivation. These towers enable those who below it to fight in the air without the need to raise their bases. 

In addition, each tower has its own type of attack. There are some towers who use arrows, while others use different types of magic."

The dean face looked more unsightly as he asked again:

"What is magic?"

"Ibro nearly stumbled while he was walking. He forgot people here only knew cultivation. He said trying to simplify things:

"You can consider it as using natural powers in attacks. Magic is similar to cultivation techniques… but they are slightly different. 

Anyway, these towers are one of the strong defenses in the technology civilizations, like ballista and catapults."

"What are ballista and catapults?"

This time Ibro gritted his teeth as he replied very patiently:

"They are also items of technology wars. Listen, when we finish building this wall and the accompanying defensive buildings, I will take you all on a tour. You can witness the strange items and try them yourself."

The dean and other cultivators kept their silence as they walked with Ibro. Once they reached the lord's manor, Ibro turned and said to them:

"I will send the needed designs to the market in the academy. I will give you one week at most then I will wait for all of you here. Take this period to think carefully about your choices, as my offer won't be permanent."

They weren't stupid; they understood his meaning at once. His village was destined to soar the heavens. He got a way to move between worlds, and their world wasn't the only one out there. 

In the near future, he would look for other academies and sects in worlds like them or even higher. No sane person would refuse such an offer. 

They knew that this opportunity wouldn't have a second coming if they turned it down right now. Ibro watched them leaving his village via his teleportation cloud. 

The only ones that remained behind were the original nine people who agreed to completely join his village before. Ibro then moved to sit on his chair in the middle of the hall while saying:

"Now, all the outsiders are gone. You can express your thoughts right here right now."

The nine people looked at each other then the dean started talking again:

"We wanted to know if we will have any roles in the village."