Chapter 2
Adam looked around. He felt like he’d been pulled into a quaint German town like where his great-grandparents were from. The cobblestones were uneven and slightly frustrating to traverse, the buildings were colourful but misshapen like dumpy clay sculptures, and the trees and plants grew wherever they pleased. A simple guitar melody filled the air and made his heart-rate slow down to a state of relaxation, despite what he’d just gone through.
[Welcome to Interim Island. Players like yourself will be sent here following every completed Stage. Before your next challenge, you should visit the vendors in the Market and utilise your Points to acquire Relics, Healing Items, Rerolls, and anything else that might be useful.]
“My points are money?”
[Yes. Points are the main currency of the Trials of Defiance.]
“Which way is the market?”
[Follow the sound of the music to the north.]
Adam needed a few seconds to figure out which direction it was actually coming from, since it was bouncing off the buildings. When he was sure he knew its source, he followed the cobblestone streets that snaked through the strange town. There were no other people around, despite Shitbox mentioning that all players would come here after a stage.
“Where are all the other people?” he asked.
[The Interim Island is sliced into individual dimensions. You will only encounter other Players in the Dimensional Tavern.]