Opening Moves (The Gam3 Book 1) by Cosimo Yap Page B

master level skills once various requirements have been met. Other skills may also evolve or combine in various ways. Skill rarity denotes how rare the skill is within the Game, while Skill Rank is simply the rank of the skill. I now also have a much stronger grasp on various skill trees and talent combinations. The first combination I suggest you finish is buying the Talented ability that was unlocked once you purchased Gifted and Skilled.
    Abilities and skills are the same thing, right?
    Yes. The words are interchangeable in the Game.
    Alan’s next thought was interrupted by Daisy, who tapped him on the shoulder. Apparently he’d been talking to Eve for so long it had been noticeable.
    “Are you okay?” Daisy asked.
    “Yes, I’m fine, just a lot of information to take in.” Alan noticed the cyborg, apparently a level 73 Techno-spy, glance sideways at him.
    “Um, let’s grab something to eat and we can talk about it. I mean, who knows where else we can find Earth fast food.”
    Actually, a number of Earth chain restaurants have recently opened up on Khersath, serving such galactic delicacies as Big Macs and Ho Hos, Eve sent.
    "Sure,” Daisy said.
    Alan and Daisy walked over to the food court. Alan decided to splurge a bit, given the 80% discount. It would probably be the last affordable Earth food he’d eat at the very least. He got a fast food feast consisting of a burger, a basket of fries, a slice of pizza, a chocolate milkshake and a glass of Coke. Every bite was delicious, better than most meals Alan had eaten in real life.
    A few TVs set up about the trading hub showed Game news. A rumor was circulating that the Legion of Man, the terrorists that had attacked the airbase, were located on Mars. Also some group called the Revenants had been sighted in the Milky Way Galaxy, while the Empire was preparing for war. At this point, Alan could care less about intergalactic politics. It wasn’t like he was going to influence anything anytime soon.
    “Alright, so you spaced out a bit earlier, what was that about?” Daisy asked while demolishing two double cheeseburgers. Alan had a feeling she only ate so much because this was virtual reality.
    “Well, a lot of my interface changed, like I can see a lot more health bars and people’s usernames and classes.”
    “Oh, the information you got from that broker included that as well?”
    “Yeah, according to my AI there are a bunch of lucrative public events that happen every so often, and the information like levels and classes of the participants are data mined. When users participate in a war such information is made public too. Thus, while the info might not be the most up to date it gives you a pretty good guideline.”
    “Interesting, could you transfer me this information as well? I’ll pay you, of course.”
    Hmm, actually, could you update everyone’s interface? Alan asked Eve.
    I could. However, as a full update would take days, I will only update the interface with the more relevant information, such as the standard HP and damage conversions, as well as levels and classes of people they’re likely to encounter. The information will grow outdated though.
    It should still help, so do it.
    Everyone in the group received a message asking if it was okay for Eve to update their interface again. Alan let everyone know it was okay, and would probably help them.
    A few minutes later, Daisy was glancing about everywhere, turning her head left and right. “Huh, that is quite interesting, and definitely a lot more game-like," she said. "Anyways, we should probably find what we came here for.”
    With Eve’s help they quickly found a repair shop that had the part they needed. Ace found them in the store, not saying anything about wherever it was he went. Ace wanted to return immediately to the base, needing to speak with Thiago or something, but Alan still needed to figure out what armor and weapon he’d buy. Ace couldn’t care less what Alan did, but insisted