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FAST TRACK part 1
Where does the blood run like wine, and the dead dine?
Where do the wolves talk, and the stones walk?
It has been said that differences are always found in the ones we know most. A familiar person is bound to disturb you more than an unknown. Your friends get on your nerves more than the person that robs you. As Humans we see a difference between ourselves and other creatures. We create, build, think and talk. We have yet to find the creature that does the same.
Animals talk in a language unknown to us. They do not do what they are unable to. They live, and die, sometimes living pretty pointless lives, at least in our eyes. No animal has ever created something that would be useful for themselves, something advanced, such as gun, a car, an air conditioner. It’s not that they haven’t created anything, some have useful tools that aid them, but the things that they use are simple, or to be put in a different way, unimaginative.
We don’t know how life would be if we had some species appear suddenly, that can do things like us, as we have gotten used to the idea that we are alone. It works that way where we live, but in the “eSim”*, things are a bit different.
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The wind was blowing, howling sounds from the west could be heard. A horse fell down, it’s rider crushed beneath its weight. A pack of dogs barked at the fading sun.
The dusk of evening had arrived, and the sight of sea was still not to be seen. They stood there, five, lucky or unlucky selected individuals. Chosen, to be the success of tomorrow, or the failure of today.
“How much further, until the shore, Brick?”, one traveler asked another.
Brick was a Rock, he had always been a rock, and he couldn’t be anything else. His Mom was a Rock, and his Dad was also made out of hard stuff. Brick was a Troll. His skin was white, like the stones from the mountains of Wint, and his hair was, well, he had no hair. All male trolls didn’t.
Brick picked up his bag, he had in it all the things he’d need for college. Some clothes, some books, and some other things he felt were important. Amongst those things he had his knife and club collection, a compass, and a personal time keeper (a special gift from his Uncle, Mount), and some Gold.
They had never traveled so far away from home, “FAST” - the Fantastic Academy of Science and Technology, was a school many wished to get into, and only a selected few did. With their rule of limited acceptance, 12,000 to 15,000 students a year, and their name for being the best (or, one of the best, depends who you ask) college in the eSim, FAST was able to choose their attendants. Nobody really knew what went on at FAST, but many famous people had been there. Around the eSim there were over Fifteen Million new (Regular** ) college students a year. You had to be smart, rich, or randomly picked (150-400 out of the 12,000-15,000) to attend FAST.
Brick took out the compass, and a map his uncle had made sure he’d take, and looked around. “We might be a little lost, but if we continue up that path there, we should reach the shore sometime tomorrow, I think.”
“Too bad I can’t fly, even just to see the coast,” piped up a squeaky voice on the right.
“What’s the rush anyway”, asked Brick, “we got until sundown tomorrow to make it”.
“Better to have no spare time and be there, than to be worried and have extra time here,” said a girl named Pho.
Pho and Sag were Vampires. They weren’t bitten or anything similar to that, they were born that way. Drinking blood of an intelligent creature was forbidden in most lands a long time ago. Vampires had to adjust to animal blood to keep themselves (and others) alive. Some vampires have used plants like the “Blood Solati”, which made the eater (the ones that eat it or drink its juice often enough), not need to drink blood.
The other two travelers were Frid and Ponov. Frid was a werewolf, from the Tribe “Turba”. He was a bit surprised when they accepted him into FAST. His tribe had been banished from the “Council of Wolves” because of some questionable actions during the war of “Rancold”. For the past fifty years, only twelve tribe members had been admitted to FAST. Frid was chosen. He hoped to bring some dignity to the tribe.
Ponov was dead, or more precisely undead. Ponov had woken up about 20 years earlier, as a zombie. He was gray, lacked memory of a previous life, and had a deadly sense of humor.
“From what I heard”, Ponov said, “they try to kill you at every step of the way, it sounds like a lot of fun”.
“Yeah”, Brick answered, “dying for you is no big deal. You already did it once”.
“I wasn’t talking about the dying, I was talking about the challenge of not getting killed”, replied Ponov, “there’s a difference”.
“It’s getting late and we should rest from our journey, have a meal, and sleep”, said Frid,.
The darkness enveloped their camping site. Frid started a fire, with wood that they had previously collected. The aroma of roasted food quickly arose in the darkness.
The meal was roasted Abrego, with potatoes and Heryn sauce. Tonight it was Frid’s menu. They ate up quickly, without much waste, drank some and set up their tents.
• *Authors Note – eSim - Name for World. “e” stands for everything, the small parts we know about, and the parts we don’t. The small “e” is because most is unkown. Sim is Simplified (the original meaning was land), the parts of the “e” that the eye knows about i.e. The Stars, Planets, Land, etc.. ]
• ** Authors Note - Regular, because there were also endless amounts of nonconventional Colleges around the eSim. FASTs secrets were endless, but it was known to have major success.
Next article:
FAST TRACK pt. 2 (12 years ago)
About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
