Dark Walker

Chapter 2

Although he abandoned the idea of going to a university he did not abandon his dream.

It was the reason why every month he would pay 1500$ to attend a private institution.

One day an instructor came up to Alex and asked.

“Alex, have you thought of seeking employment at a gaming company?”

“A gaming company?”

“Hmm, a colleague told me he knows a video game company who are currently recruiting new employees. I was asked to recommend some excellent students, and I was thinking about recommending you. How about it? Would you like to be employed by a gaming company?”

“Would a non-university graduate be acceptable?”

“20 years of age or older is preferable. There’s no gender and educational requirement.”

“Where is it?”

“Have you heard of G-Space?”

“Yes?”

Alex froze in place.

It’s expected for education to not be regarded for a small gaming company.

However, not from a company as big as G-Space! The company was the zenith of all companies in the gaming industry.

They were the first to implement the concept of virtual reality into game, and they’ve also released 2 epic games in which accumulated annual sales of 1 Trillion Dollars.

"What would G-Space be lacking in order for them to employ people such as myself?"

“I don’t know the details either. According to my colleague, employee recruitment process is done in various ways, it is very unique. Screening of documents for educational background or work experience is not a priority. And the things were being tested is entirely different and so the way they pay their employees. However with many applicants, it will not be easy… Since I don’t know what interpersonal work is, I’ll try to put the files in.”

*****

A world where one’s educational background was not prioritised. These were the words once said a long time ago.

However Alex was not naive enough to instantly believe those words.

Without educational background, it limits the employee a chances for a position in such a large business, and is normally limited to things such as an external position. Even more so with G-Space, and if he wasn’t accepted he would feel really bad about it.

“Applying with my high school diploma won’t get me accepted accepted. So I’d rather..."

[

Name: Kim Hyun Woo

Gender: Male

Age:22

Educations: S Electronic Engineering 2nd Year, Dropout.

Top seat of the class, without having missed any class. Although unknown to the Media Network, hacked through their firewall during their conference for testing a mock game system, and became a large issue, which eventually led to voluntary withdrawal.

]

G-Space was such a large company. Surely they would not examine the authenticity of each application. When he thought about it, it was impossible for them to do so.

Perhaps, but trying wouldn't hurt, besides, he’s got nothing to lose..

All this time he had forgotten about the application when unexpected news came.

“The other day when I told you about G-Space? Your application has passed the screening, and they’ve contacted us.”

Alex’s instructor was just as surprised as he was.

*****

While he was daydreaming, the interviewer had already arrived here. In any case, he was given a chance to meet the interviewer.

Perhaps this could be a golden opportunity. Which why he thought he had to make most of it, even if he had to resort to clinging to the interviewer’s pant legs.

'Have I gone crazy? Whose idea was it to come to this place? Having applied with a fabricated diploma was the least of my problems... At this rate who knows what kind of random things will appear on the news? No, surely G-Space being a large enterprise, will be liable for having caused an incident of forged documents, with one of their applicants, will cause quite a stir and won’t be profitable to them... Oh, but wouldn’t turning back right now be equally insane crazy?’

He casually imagined the scene of himself being handcuffed and bombarded with questions from reporters.

“Oh, will anyone be sitting here?”

Suddenly, he heard a woman’s voice beside him.

Since he was already surprised, he lifted his head and saw the receptionist whom he met in the hallway standing there in a formal suit.

“This seat is empty. Would you like to sit here?”

She nodded and sat down next to him.

“I’m sorry for laughing earlier. Did I offend you?”

“It's alright. It must’ve been hard not to laugh. I look really funny, don’t I?”

Hyun Woo’s face became red.

“I’m really sorry ”

" It is alright. By the way, why are you here?”

"To be honest, I’ve also submitted an application. My name is Olivia Swift"

“Oh, My name is Alex Smith.”

Olivia Swift extended her hand. Meanwhile, Alex wiped his hands on his pants and was about to shake her hand...

“All the candidates please head over to the auditorium.”

‘Damn. Whatever. I’ll probably die or faint anyway. Wait, I wouldn’t die from this, would I?’

Unable to break away from crowd, Alex was swept away into the auditorium.

Approximately 2000 people were packed tightly inside the auditorium.

Since only about 10 people would be chosen, The ratio of being chosen was 1 to 200. Everyone’s attention was on the stage where a man in his late 20’s stood.

"Nice to meet you, everyone. I am the Planning Director, Blake Williams. On behalf of G-Space I would like to thank all of you for gathering here today.”

His speech was follow by loud applause.

Blake Williams nodded gently and said.

“Then let’s go straight to point of what everybody has been wondering about. Those of you here who are aware of G-Space’s announcement last month regarding a new virtual reality game called New World, could please raise your hand?”

Most of the people raised their hands. However, Alex didn't raise his.

Virtual reality games were not available for regular computers.

If one wanted to play it, they had to buy a commercial network unit, which cost a considerable amount of money.

Although there was also virtual reality gaming centers.

Because the cost of a unit is expensive, the charged a high service fee.

Blake Williams nodded his head.

"I see most of you have heard of it. However, because limited information was released, we will explain it briefly. G-Space created the world's first ever Virtual Reality game which changed the gaming industry. Soon after, one after another, gaming companies have started to make virtual reality games, and eventually led to the popularity of Virtual Reality. But this game we announced to be released is a whole new innovation."

Some people who had experience with those games nodded their heads.

During the following discussion, Alex's mouth was wide open in awe.

Up until now, virtual reality games have amounted to a visual image has been implanted directly into the retinas in order to perceive the virtual world.

The game New World was going to be different than any other games. Information received from the retina will be directly delivered to the brain, which allows the game to be perceived as a real-world experience.

Thanks to that, it’s no longer just seeing, but experiencing another world with all five senses.

For the last 3 years, Alex lived without playing games, and the advancement in technology was amazement to him.

“It’s true the expense will reach four times as much as an existing unit. However, New World is not a simple game. We are heading towards a new age. I am confident we will be able to create a new culture and will last 10 to 20 years into the future. The recruitment test this time was to pick a capable people who will be managing New World, as well as making history.”

“What are the requirements to pass the screening?”

Right then, someone asked.

"Everyone is probable wondering about the passing requirements. Among those of you who are present, you might identify yourself as inexperienced or uneducated, but as of this moment, I want everyone to forget about those labels. We have decided not to take those matters into account. New World is a project that will last for dozens of years, and we are recruiting people based on their talented to be able to manage a long-term project. In simpler terms, we will be judging based on your passion for this game as well as the possibility of future growth."

Physicist, Chemist, Astronomers, medical experts, and even experts in Nanoscience. Dozens of experts will spend years studying the virtual reality game, The New World.

However, G-Space was not looking for an employee with knowledge in those subjects. But rather, an employee who knew how to start a fire. G-Space was looking for one who could manipulate the fire, was what Blake Williams explained.

“How will you determine those who are qualified?”

“The method we’ll be using is quite simple...”