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reason. His corpse had an appearance similar to what he believed he
would look if he had been treated like a piece of link sausage that
was tossed into a microwave.
    “That’s just morbid.” he said.
    "It's also extensive damage. A healer would
need to protect your body from being possessed by spirits, heal the
damage to the extent that it can be re-invigorated, call your
spirit from the beyond, reinitiate the silver cord that connects-"
Mid rattled off a list of things that a healer would have to do to
resurrect his corpse on the spot and Scott drew a mental blank. It
sounded like a lot of work.
    "So, basically, resurrection is easier if the
one doing it simply casts a spell to have a new body prepared?"
asked Scott.
    "Absolutely. It is mostly used by priest or
monk type characters with a divine connection. Basically, the
system just generates a new body for the deceased's soul to
inhabit, and the resurrecting party loots the previous corpse."
    "Corpse looting..." Scott muttered. This was
all a convenient way to force people to traipse through dangerous
areas to try and regain their stuff after they died! Unless there
was a dedicated individual in a party who can resurrect the dead,
there was no point in even bothering with a corpse run as anyone
else would just take what they wanted from the person they had
resurrected.
    That was the major reason behind the fact
that player killing was more common on the classic server. There
was no system in place to protect your items. If a person was
killed, the killer could loot them with impunity and all in the
name of realism.
    “You might want to loot your corpse dear. I
don’t mind seeing your business, but my cute little sister might
become jealous.” said Mid while eyeing the imagery before her.
    Scott closed his eyes. That was right, he did
feel a refreshing breeze at the moment.
    He bent down, and quietly ignored Mid’s
sweetly proclaimed, “Oh goodness.” He then set about stripping his
corpse of valuables. He was thoroughly disgusted by what he saw
after pulling his pants off.
    “Oh god. I am not putting those things back
on.” Scott turned away from the ruination that his underwear barely
kept in check. He had lost all control of his bowels and bladder
during his idiotic death.
    Mid chuckled. “A soldier going commando, such
a rarity.”
    Scott could not help but laugh at the
silliness of that comment. He put on his simple noob clothes. They
were plain white items which consisted of a cotton tunic, loose
cotton pants, cotton socks, and a pair of cream colored shoes that
were not made of cotton in any form. The cotton underwear had been
left in place due to extenuating circumstances. None of his current
items were clean, nor had they been before his death. However, they
were far more tolerable than the underwear. He then turned to face
Mid. “Alright, guess I’m ready to try again.”
    “Take your time dear. I’m enjoying myself.”
she grinned at him then leaned against her staff.
    “I bet you are.” he said with a smile.
    Scott stepped away from his corpse then took
a deep breath. He winced immediately afterward. “Damn.”
    He moved away from his corpse to find a more
pleasant location. His old body had started to stink, though the
scent that assailed his nostrils had mostly been from what his old
cotton underwear had held at bay.
    Mid laughed at his plight for a moment. The
situation was too funny.
    Now that a decent distance had been gained
from his former body, Scott was able to try again. He could not die
for good here, so it was best to work out the kinks in his magical
knowledge before he left. The same sort of process would happen for
Ero and Herbert as well. The three of them were separated for the
duration of the opening tutorial, but they would all arrive in ARS
proper together at the same time. By the time they stepped into the
world for real, they would know exactly what they needed to do in
order to use their skills and abilities.
    He