Chapter 7
Chapter 7
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 6
Chapter Title: The Starter Package Miracle
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"What the hell is this? You just click on the quest window and everything's done, nya?"
Movement is automatic, combat is automatic, conversations are automatic, quests are automatic.
"It's straight-up archaic... How is this the number one game worldwide when it's so boring? Everything's automated, no control needed, and dialogues fly by so fast you don't even want to read the story."
I've played countless games myself. RPGs, MMORPGs, strategy simulations, fighting games, management sims—you name it.
PC games, mobile games, VR games, I've done them all. Plenty of masterpieces and gems among them. In a society that respects gaming as content, where being good at games can make you a star, it's only natural there are so many great titles.
But for this to top global sales over all those games? It's so bland.
The game is so easy you don't even need the bare minimum to understand the system. Even I, who's lived 20 years in medieval land, have no trouble playing!
Arcane: Awakener, eh? You've hit level 10. Time to job change and get yourself a class.
The Job Change Helper NPC [Soul Master Arcane (Hero)] pulls a card from his pocket and hands it to my character.
[You have obtained 100 Dia from Arcane!]
[100 Dia is worth 10,000 won.]
Arcane: Touch the cash shop in the top left of the screen. Oh, you're on PC, so click it, I suppose.
Following Arcane's guidance, I opened the cash shop. Everything was grayed out except for one flashing window: [Class Summon].
[You have obtained a Class Summon Ticket!]
[100 Dia has been consumed!]
Ting~!
Clicking the ticket made it fly into the sky. A goddess statue with a playful smile flashed by briefly.
Thud!
A bow dropped from the sky and stabbed into the ground.
Arcane spoke.
Arcane: Congratulations! Job change complete! You're an Archer (Common) from now on!
My jaw dropped at the inexplicable event.
"What bullshit is this? Where's the job selection screen? A bug?"
Dumbfounded, I typed in chat. Thankfully, Revenge's NPCs have conversational AI. Considering level 3+ AI costs a fortune, it suits a top sales game.
Killians: Um, I wanted to be a Swordsman though?
Arcane: So?
Killians: ?
Arcane: ?
Killians: ?
We traded question marks for about 10 seconds. Then, as if grasping the situation, Arcane explained.
Arcane: Ah, you don't know the class change system, I see. If you want a different job, just get a new one and change classes anytime.
Killians: How do I get another class?
Arcane: Complete the quest given every 10 levels, or obtain a Class Summon Ticket that drops at an extremely rare rate (0.000001%. Across all continent monsters. *Disclosed per loot box regulations. This notice won't appear henceforth)...
Killians: Or obtain?
Arcane: Buy it with Dia.
Killians: ....
My jaw hit the floor. I couldn't believe this reality.
"Crazy. You have to pay for jobs? And it's 10,000 won per random pull?"
Arcane: The rates are decent. Buy 10, you get about one high-grade.
Killians: ....
Utter madness.
Only then did I recall why my 20-year gaming self had never touched Revenge.
"A insane pay-to-win game..."
I'd heard the name Revenge plenty, but not that it was *this* bad.
Ignoring my shock, Arcane continued.
Arcane: Oh, by the way, the Starter Pack includes a [High-Grade Job Selection Ticket]. Great if you have a specific job in mind.
I checked the Class Summon Ticket description in the cash shop.
Revenge's grades: <Common>, <High>, <Rare>, <Hero>, , <Myth>.
Rates:
Common (90%), High (9%), Rare (0.9%), Hero (0.1%).
Totaling 100%.
Killians: Hey, no Legend or Myth in the rates.
Arcane: Those come from High-Grade Class Summon Tickets or special raid quests.
I dug through the shop for High-Grade Class Summon rates.
Common (90%), High (9%), Rare (0.9%), Hero (0.09%), Legend (0.009%), Myth (0.001%).
Note: Class Summon Ticket costs 100 Dia (10,000 won). High-Grade is 1,000 Dia (100,000 won).
Arcane: High-Grade 10-packs guarantee one High-Grade! Considerate, right?
Killians: That's 10 High-Grades—10,000 Dia (1 million won)! Prices jump 10x and that's considerate?
"Wait... wait. So how much to pull a Myth class?"
Myths only from High-Grades, at 100,000 won each.
Myth rate: 0.001%, or 1 in 100,000.
Assuming pure odds, cost for a Myth: 100,000 * 100,000 won.
"10 billion... won?"
My mind reeled. Now I wondered: do lunatics who pull this actually exist?
Then a character approached mine.
Thick Right Arm: Don't like the job? Reroll it.
Arcane snapped irritably.
Arcane: Ugh, buzz off without meddling.
Thick Right Arm: Hey, Arcane old man, I'm not meddling. It's an officially acknowledged playstyle.
Killians: Reroll?
Thick Right Arm: Never heard of reroll? Reset + marathon. Delete the game, make a new account, redo tutorial to level 10, get another summon ticket and roll it. Advance another 10 minutes for Guardian Summon and Pet Summon tickets too—grab those, and if no rares in any, reroll. Best is Rare job, but any Rare among the three means the account's worth keeping. Hero is jackpot.
Helpful explanation, as before.
'Definitely valuable.'
Free Class Summon alone is 10,000 won worth. If Guardian and Pet are similar, each reroll saves 30,000 won in resources.
The issue?
Killians: How long does it take?
Thick Right Arm: Once you're used to it, about 2 hours. Plus install and account creation time.
I pondered briefly.
'Tutorial's no challenge—just clicks. No reason not to.'
But time flies instead of money. How many rerolls for Swordsman? Nine jobs: 3 Warriors (Swordsman, Warrior, Shieldbearer), 3 Rogues (Assassin, Archer, Hunter), 3 Mages (Wizard, Cleric, Warlock).
Targeting High or Rare?
10 rerolls for High (9%): 20 hours. 100 for Rare (0.9%): 200 hours?
So I typed.
Killians: Nah, I'll buy the Starter Pack. Too time-consuming. Thanks for the advice.
Thick Right Arm: If you have the cash, yeah, better. Newbies are dwindling—don't quit, stick it out!
Killians: Thanks!
Waving off the player, I entered the cash shop and bought the 50,000 won Starter Pack.
You have purchased ★☆Starter Pack☆★!
Contents: [6+ High-Grade Weapon Selection Ticket], [4+ High-Grade Armor 5-Piece Set Selection Ticket], [High-Grade Class Selection Ticket].
One per server!
*Starter Pack items may be resold in similar forms later.
"Job: Swordsman. Weapon: Sword. Armor: Leather."
I've gamed plenty, but first time paying. I'd always bought physical copies or used PC bangs—paywalls felt like sucker bait.
Ding!
A massive eagle flew over my character, dropped a box, and vanished.
Clicking it spilled the contents.
"Delivered like this, huh. Thought I'd need to relog..."
Flash!
The world warped, background shifted. Logged in.
'...Muttered to myself.'
But saying "login" aloud pulls me in, regardless of intent.
"My lord, we'll prepare at once... but our territory folk can't shake an orc pursuit squad in this state."
Steelstone's words confused me briefly, but I recalled logging out amid thousands of orcs spilling from the dungeon, scattering everywhere.
"Prepare for now. I'll find a way."
"Understood... Yes, my lord."
Sending Steelstone off, I pondered.
'On Earth, just call 112 and done.'
If possible, no hassle. One call brings Gigas-mounted SWAT with machine guns, particle cannons, lasers—blasting orcs by the 10,000s or 100,000s.
'Can't bring Earth's weapons.'
Tried every method—no transferring Earth items to Ardenia. Vice versa for Ardenia stuff to reality.
Only shared: my body and memories.
Scars from 20 years' Ardenia battles mark my real body.
Eat in Ardenia, no need in reality. Sleep in reality, no need in Ardenia.
Huge edge for personal survival, but useless for protecting territory folk.
"...Huh?"
Then, amid my worries.
Something odd caught my eye.
[Inventory. 17/50. Weight 40%]
"What..."
Staring, images flooded my mind: healing potions, beast hides, ragged cloth clothes, wild boar meat, junk.
I absentmindedly pulled the most prominent one...
Out it came.
Plop!
A slightly ornate longsword dropped. Leather top, bottoms, gloves, boots, helmet rolled across the floor.
And.
A single card.
Ting~!
I tossed the card skyward. It flew up, goddess statue with playful smile flashed by.
Then.
Thud!
A sword fell from the sky, stabbing the ground. I reached out, yanked it free...
★☆Job Change Complete☆★
[High Swordsman (High)]
Strength +80, Agility +40, Vitality +20, HP +40, Mana +20
-Can use Sword skills-
Steelstone, directing territory folk and soldiers, approached the sudden scene.
"My lord? What's that gear?"
Glancing at the floor per his words.
[Starting Longsword (High)+6], [Starting Leather Armor Top (High)+4], [Starting Leather Armor Bottoms (High)+4], [Starting Leather Gloves (High)+4], [Starting Leather Boots (High)+4], [Starting Leather Helmet (High)+4].
The [Starting] set.
"Crazy."
Yes. The Starter Package.
Proof my paid gear... manifested in Ardenia.