Chapter 159: Magiscript challenge
“Wave begins. May your challenge be successful!”
Percy stared at the cylindrical piece of metal erected in the middle of the room. It was too short to be considered a pillar. A podium maybe?
Shrugging, he approached. In any case, the magiscript challenge wasn’t dangerous like the others. Just difficult. Hopefully, the first wave of the Red level would be manageable though.
Reaching the strange structure, he saw it descend slightly lower, seemingly adjusting itself to his own height. A second cylinder rose up from the ground behind him, reaching only about halfway to the first one. It was just tall enough to serve as a seat.
‘Huh. I guess they want us to be comfortable during the challenge.’
Next, he looked at the first podium. A few symbols had lit up. Percy only recognized two of them, still not as proficient in the Vault’s language as he would like. Luckily, the translation device took care of it.
‘Draw any rune 100 times, with at least a 90% success rate.’
‘Ok. It’s not that bad.’
Evidently, a single rune was enough to carry him through the first wave. It still meant the locals couldn’t make any progress in the magiscript challenge unless they earned some credits from the others first. Or did the cube give them a few credits to get them started? Or a free lesson? Percy would have to explore the system some more later. Perhaps there was some kind of starter pack he was missing out on.