Papyrus' meager results do nothing to dampen Connie's enthusiasm. "That's still amazing! I mean, even if it's a perfectly ordinary lamp, any background radiation or particles that remain on it after passing through dimensions have to be invaluable for further research. And that's not even mentioning the possibility of communication!"
Connie clears her throat, blushing. "A-anyways, we should probably get focused on our current situation." Taking out a handful of pamphlets marked with notes and various doodles--including one of a fairly faithful artistic rendition of Connie shooting fire out of her hands--Connie rapidly flips to a map of Vaikuntha. "Now. We're going to be landing in the Curti Center, which is here," she points at an isolated island. "They're the experts on the Interdimensional Cloud. If we're seriously going to pursue this, we're probably going to be working closely with them. Here," her finger moves to a western landmass, "is the Ancient Oktavian State, which is apparently where most of Vaikuntha's technology comes from. Any other academic findings we can probably get from its capital, Von Oktavia.
"Vaikuntha is a pretty dangerous place, full of monsters and dungeons and stuff, so the locals have developed the Job system. No, it's not like working at a fast food chain. Jobs are a sort of... magical aura that accelerates or allows learning in certain areas, like swordfighting, healing, or casting spells." Connie chews on the end of a pencil that she's pulled apparently out of nowhere. "If we want to make any headway, we're probably going to want to stop and grab our Job asterisks first. That way, we can defend ourselves if any monsters decide that we look tasty while we're out in the field. Beginners get two jobs, one active, one passive, and they can switch between them at will. They also have a reserve job, which they can only switch out every two weeks or so."
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Connie clears her throat, blushing. "A-anyways, we should probably get focused on our current situation." Taking out a handful of pamphlets marked with notes and various doodles--including one of a fairly faithful artistic rendition of Connie shooting fire out of her hands--Connie rapidly flips to a map of Vaikuntha. "Now. We're going to be landing in the Curti Center, which is here," she points at an isolated island. "They're the experts on the Interdimensional Cloud. If we're seriously going to pursue this, we're probably going to be working closely with them. Here," her finger moves to a western landmass, "is the Ancient Oktavian State, which is apparently where most of Vaikuntha's technology comes from. Any other academic findings we can probably get from its capital, Von Oktavia.
"Vaikuntha is a pretty dangerous place, full of monsters and dungeons and stuff, so the locals have developed the Job system. No, it's not like working at a fast food chain. Jobs are a sort of... magical aura that accelerates or allows learning in certain areas, like swordfighting, healing, or casting spells." Connie chews on the end of a pencil that she's pulled apparently out of nowhere. "If we want to make any headway, we're probably going to want to stop and grab our Job asterisks first. That way, we can defend ourselves if any monsters decide that we look tasty while we're out in the field. Beginners get two jobs, one active, one passive, and they can switch between them at will. They also have a reserve job, which they can only switch out every two weeks or so."