Harley Vex

Master Crafter [Beta 1.0 Test, Book One] Harley Vex

Explore. Craft. Build. Survive. In the virtual reality game of Salvosera, players gather resources, fight hostile mobs, and craft clever ways to survive and thrive. And Salvosera is about to take the world by storm. For Mike Wattles, a struggling twenty-something streamer, the sandbox game Creationist is the only realm that offers a shot at a better life. He's an expert at auto farms, mob traps, and manipulating the game's mechanics to his advantage. It's just a matter of time before he's noticed on GameTube and the cash flows in. And then after a botched tournament and the loss of his job, he's about to give it all up. But someone has noticed him: a pretty, mysterious agent for Salvos Corporation, the makers of Creationist. And she's giving Mike the chance to test a brand new, virtual reality game world before the public even knows it exists. The sandbox universe of Salvosera is full of amazing biomes, vast caverns, traps, and hostile creatures. He just needs to sign a vague contract. Mike's desperate. If he says yes, he just might haggle his way into affording his sister's leukemia treatments. But he must survive Salvosera's brutal beta testing period. And the head of Salvos Corporation doesn't appreciate Mike's haggling. The CEO is looking for the first chance to eliminate him, and he's got control of the universe Mike will be calling home. Can Mike use his wits and tame Salvosera's hostile mobs, caverns, and other dangers, or will Salvos Corporation throw him onto the streets? Though Master Crafter is a gamelit novel with a focus on game mechanics and virtual reality, it is not litRPG. Master Crafter is appropriate for all ages though it contains mild alcohol use and a bit of crude humor. If you play sandbox survival games or like watching Let's Plays for games such as Minecraft and Creativerse, you will enjoy Master Crafter.