''Right I forgot about the Pisca, notorious for taking advantage of everyone, ruthless traders, and one of the species that took refuge in the system and now most of the time work as the system''s administrations, many odd rumours were surrounding these things.''
"Have you done reading the notifications human?" The Pisca said, its voice was followed by a light buzzing sound.
"What does the system gain by doing the integration?" I asked the Pisca, it was a question that bugged me a lot, there weren''t a lot of higher tired beings that we could contact during the tutorial so most of the intentions of the system remain hidden.
"The system is just a helping tool that helps anyone reach the peak of mortality and beyond." The Pisca answered.
''So even in the Q&A section, we would be told the same bulshit answers''
I looked disappointed before saying, "Let''s move on, I don''t want to answer any questions"
''I need to save those 10 minutes, there are still some titles that I can gain if I rush through this..''
The yellow Pisca turned silver, I looked at the notification.
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Trial 2: Character Development
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Every action you take, every skill you gain, every kill you get influences the class you can gain upon reaching level 10. In order to escape the shackles binding you, you can alter your character for some physical changes and choose a new identity, and then choose your elemental attunement and your weapon.
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"Would you like to change your name?" The monotone of the Pisca continued.
"NO"
"Would you like to alter your appearance?"
"NO"
''heh, I remember I tried to change my dick size last time...''
"You''re already dual attuned...Processing information..."
''Don''t snatch my Dark attunement, it took me a lot of time to complete that hellish quest.'' I looked at my cheat like stat sheet.
"Choose your primary weapon, due to not receiving an attunement from the system the quality of weapons have improved."
The Table started elongating as various weapons started appearing out of thin air, swords, bows, daggers, and axes, I inspected the daggers with Eye of Truth.
| Broken Daggers of Diana (Uncommon)(Replica) (Greek) |
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+100 Atk
5% critical hit chance
5% chance to inflict bleed.
Evolvable
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''These again...tch! if only they were from a Norse deity, why the fuck would I get replicas of a roman goddesses daggers... but at least they are evolvable this time around...''
Ch 03- The Tutorial!
***Ryan''s POV***
I grabbed both the daggers, the design was a little longer for my liking, especially considering my backhanded grip fighting style, but I guess beggars can''t be choosers. The blade was 12 inches long, looked to be made up of mithril, it had runes inscribed along its length that made a sea wave kind of pattern along its edge. I injected my mana coating it slightly along the length and the blade sucked it in, a sheen of blue-white light covered the dagger. A notification popped up as I expected and the disappointment I felt didn''t lessen no matter how much the daggers looked cool.
| Acquired Broken Daggers of Diana (Replica) (Uncommon) |
| -Due to mismatch in your Pantheons -20% ATK |
''Sigh''
"I''m Done" I looked towards the Pisca who stood motionless for a second before I felt the mana around me tumbling.
While I was teleported once again to the tutorial ground I cursed the system for its unreasonable restrictions on everything, ''the weapons system for example, if you use a weapon not suited to your pantheon, like any weapon or equipment not from the Norse mythology, I won''t be able to use its full power... It was one of the reasons there was so much distance between the Roman and Greeks, most of their Gods had conflicting domains, many people who got a powerful weapon or equipment of another camp just betrayed their Pantheon, although the penalty imposed by the system was enough for some people to consider it carefully, some did leave which caused a lot of unrest.''
A bright light enveloped me and in an instance the peaceful surroundings were replaced with new scenery, looking around, this time I seemed to have arrived near a beach, small waves lightly crashed at my feet as I looked at the jungle in front of me.
''Let''s see if I get the same Island this time...''
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*Tutorial commencing*
Duration: 71 days 23h:45m:54s
Tutorial Island: 0001
Completion Criteria: Survive the duration of the tutorial
Tutorial rules: Win the next great war and gather Contribution Points (CP).
Tutorial Information: A great war brews among the 4 dominating forces of the continent, answer the call, gather allies and fight for survival and glory¡
Contribution Point Rules: Gain CP upon killing beasts and completing faction quests. Upon killing an enemy of another faction, half their CP will be split amongst the contributors.
Final Rewards based on CP and the number of Survivors.
Total Survivors Remaining: 10,000/10,000
CP Collected: 0
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| Quest Generated: Call of the Wild (tutorial quest) (common) |
| Find the outpost of the Ruined Emperor |
''I got island 0001 instead of 0473 this time, did the system assign these in the order of who completed the initial assessment first?'' I looked around and manipulated a whisp of mana to enter my left eye.
''First things first-''
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Lv 2-GoblinStolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.
HP = 80/80
MP= 40/40
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''-there, that should do it...''
I summoned my dagger from the inventory and threw it straight towards the goblin. The dagger glowed menacingly and the goblin hurried to run away but it was too late, soon its headless corpse collapsed on the floor.
| Title obtained: Progenitor I |
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First Human to kill a monster
+10 % DMG to monsters
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| Quest Generated: Progenitor I (Chain)(Unique) |
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Be the first among humans to gain a class
-Reach level 10
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''Damn there are a lot of system windows...'' I went through each one of the windows calmly analysing the situation.
''Alright, I don''t know where the outpost would be on this new island, and looking at the unique questline, I need to take advantage of the situation as soon as possible...''
I walked towards the goblin''s corpse, it was slowly disappearing, I looked at the measly 1 EXP and 200 CP in my status window and the empty ground.
''Tch! stingy-''
The levelling system of the new world was pretty simple, from an F-grade beast to an SS-grade God, no matter who you kill only 1% of the total EXP they have gained in their life would be divided among the attackers based on the contribution. To level up, the amount of EXP needed rises exponentially, the required exp doubles every level. So a level 1 needs 100 EXP to level up, a level 2 needs 200, but a level 3 needs 400. This prevents people to gain level just by grinding on weaker monsters.
''The amount of mana I have is almost half of what I had in the end last time, this initial grind should be easy...''
I activated my left eye and dashed towards the goblin camp that I could see in the distance...
***Anita''s POV***
''Shit! why the fuck did we get separated...''
On another part of the Island, an Asian girl dashed between the trees, today has been particularly bad for the Ura tribe and Anita, first this blue box appeared out of nowhere telling her and her brother to get ready for some trials. Along with her, there were 3 other children from the tribe who were struck by this sickness. Afraid for her life she hid in the forest surrounding her home along with her brother, she thought no matter what happened they would be alright as long as they were together, but now somehow Rinku had disappeared in front of her eyes and she had been transported to this weird island.
Her dark black eyes looked around warily as she climbed on the tree to avoid making unnecessary noises, at least the surrounding terrain was a lot similar to that of home, she pulled out a revolver from her waist and then threw it away, stupid thing almost called out all the monsters in the forest when she fired it.
''Okay Remi, calm down, think what mama would have done-''
I looked around surveying the surroundings before slowly climbing down and then swiftly gliding through the forest, ''-first of all, gather a source of food and water-'' after an hour of searching she found a clearing, a small stream of water was flowing through the island, ''-find somewhere to sleep or rest-'' she followed the stream upstream and found herself in a cave, a small canal-like crack ran right in the middle of the path leading into the cave which she followed slowly, the bow she had got from the system in her hand she slowly crept into the cave.
| Skill Generated: Stealth Lv 1 |
| Makes you 5% harder to detect |
"I smell human...I definitely smell human..." She heard some whispers and stopped in her tracks at the sight of 3 goblins looking around at their surroundings.
''They''re just big, ugly pigs, just aim and shoot like normal.''
She stretched her bow took aim and fired before quickly repeating the process...
Barely a few seconds later the three goblins lay dead with arrows sticking out of their bodies, Anita sighed in relief before vigilantly walking towards the corpse and looked at the few copper coins lying on the ground.
Anita was born in a rebel tribe in Jharkhand, India, having lived in poverty and fighting for survival her whole life, she knew the importance of money, so after quickly pocketing the few coins she slowly started to creep deeper into the cave.
''-then make some tools to drive animals away-''
***3rd Person''s POV***
Throughout the 1000 islands, millions of people went through their first encounter with the new reality, while many survived a few succumbed to the first trial faced by humanity, as people got ready to face their new reality, many gods and demons looked in interest at the surviving humans, searching for competent people to influence the new world.
Among them, two crows who sat upon Odin''s soldier were looking at a human who was culling through the goblin camps with a terrifying efficiency...
Ch 04- Grinding!
***3rd person''s POV***
***On a higher plane***
"Hmm.." In the throne room on Asgard, an old man sat, drenched in robes and armour made from gold, his throne situated above a flight of golden stairs with mysterious runes etched on them, rows of soldiers were standing with spears in their hands along the walls as two crows sat upon his shoulders.
"So he awakened the eye?" Odin hummed as Muninn cawed in response.
"Interesting... but you acted too rashly, there was no need to send his memories back, you destroyed a potential timeline, he could have served well as a Valkyrie, Earth is a small planet after all..." Odin''s right eye was covered with a patch, while his left eye observed Ryan rushing into a goblin camp.
"Hmm, he''s certainly impressive, to have mastered the inferior eye of Huginn to such an extent..." Odin pulled his spear up and then slammed it on the ground, the runes etched on the stairs glowed as mana transferred through it. The wave of mana pierced through the city of Asgard and arrived at the gates, also known as Bifrost.
Seeing the approaching mana Heimdall activated stepped aside as the mana activated the Bifrost and went into distant lands. Heimdall looked as the spell went somewhere in the system''s trial grounds.
"He will arouse the interest of countless powers, let''s see if can make it..."
***Ryan''s POV***
''Slow!''
My body was constantly in motion, daggers creating impressive arcs as I moved between 3 goblins swiping their swords at me. I took a step back and dashed sideways while slashing my daggers through another goblins neck.
''I need more points in strength ASAP, my current movement speed is ridiculously low...''
I bent down to pick up the two copper coins that the goblins dropped. A wave of nausea hit me as I stumbled, a feeling of pain arose from my left eye before it quickly passed, a notification popped up as I looked around at the surrounding warily.
| Minor Blessing of the AllFather |
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-Hides ??? from other deities
- The Eye of Huginn(inferior)(E) -> The Eye of Huginn(evolvable) (E)
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''uhh... what is up with the Gods taking so much interest in me... If you are listening I could do with a better dagger you know?''
Upon receiving no response I looked at my status and focused on the Eye of Huginn(E).
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- Huginn the diety of thoughts gives you the ability of Hyperspeed.
-(At E grade): If combined with the Eye of Muninn, gives the ability Hyperreflexes and AllSeeing Gaze.
-Evolvable (Kill a D-grade being in single combat)
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The description changed and now the ability has an evolvable option with it. I always thought my eye would evolve automatically into D-grade last time but it turns out that the system hides a lot of things. The inferior title was never shown in the description last time around so I quickly focused on the eye of Muninn to confirm something...
| The Eye of Muninn(Sealed)(C) |
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- Muninn the diety of Mind and Memory gives the ability of improved motor functions.If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.
-(At E grade): If combined with the Eye of Huginn, gives the ability Hyperreflexes and AllSeeing Gaze.
-(at D grade): If combined with the Eye of Huginn, gives the ability to perceive HyperSpace.
- (at C grade): ???.
-Sealed (Reach D grade to unseal)
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''So the Eye of Muninn is already at C-grade, but I probably can''t use it because of my current strength, reaching D-grade huh...''
My thoughts wandered as images of Mike, Remi and some other superstars who reached D-grade by the time we challenged the 99th floor of the tower flashed. Each one of them carried the blessings of some major god of different Pantheons.
''Anyway, at least I levelled up a couple of times...''
I looked at my stats and deposited all my points into strength once again, The stronger I am the faster I can go, currently, speed is the only thing limiting me from hunting more dangerous monsters.
I surveyed the dead goblin camp before heading out once again to the jungle, the goblins were a fodder race spawned by the system, some of their territories are ruled by a Hobgoblin, but they are mostly in the deeper regions of the forest.
''Currently, I should be in the outer layer, why didn''t I encounter a single outpost though? was I teleported too far from the main island.''
Throughout the entire island, there should be many outposts made by the four kings, they are D-grade beings, part of one of the four families that once took refuge with the system, instead of working as an administrator like the Pisca, the four families had a long feud with one another, one after another these families took refuge in the system to avoid extinction and the system integrated them into the tutorials.
Each time a tutorial takes place, a galaxy is integrated into the system, all the life forms present in the galaxy are divided into 1,000,000 islands each containing 10,000 people. These Islands have branches of these four families set up, and through each tutorial, they integrate more knowledge, preparing for a war that would take place in the upcoming weeks.
''Last time the king was king Lem, he was laid back but he was competent enough to easily handle all the affairs, the name ruined emperor this time doesn''t fill me with confidence.''
I was worried about the state of Narmae, It was the most beautiful city outside the ones in the tower.
''Wait, aren''t those wind chimes... finally...''
I rushed towards the seemingly innocent-looking artefact that produced soft chiming sounds every few seconds, the runes on them were imbued with wind attuned mana so only people with wind attunement can hear them, the sound flows in a certain direction and by following it we can safely reach an outpost.
I followed the direction and soon arrived at a small castle, it wasn''t much but runes of protection were visible along its walls, no beast below D-grade can breach those walls, I stepped towards the gate where two human guards were standing, they were decked in silver armour, it took me a second to realize what was wrong, ''that armour did look like it was made up of silver, or maybe it was polished a little too much?''
I ignored the weird armour set and stepped forward, "Is it an outpost for the Wind Kingdom?"
One of the guard, a male, stepped forwards and said, "Yes human, you arrived earlier than expected, we thought it would take you at least 2 more days to arrive this deep in the island..." he scratched his beard nervously and said, "To be honest, one of your kind, a representative had already gone in and we are waiting for confirmation if you are allowed inside or not..." He awkwardly waved his hands as I looked at him confused.
"wait, what do you mean we can''t? How are we supposed to learn our attunement skills and quests or win the war?" The whole concept baffled me.
"We don''t know, the emperor said he doesn''t trust you humans and doesn''t want you to participate in his glorious war..." the guard explained.
''huh... how will he fight the 2500 human forces that other kings will surely accept and train.''
The concept of tutorial cities was that it allowed for controlled growth, you can easily form parties to go out to hunt, there was an academy in there where you can train your wind attunement, and various quests to gain CP.
"By the way, is that armour made of silver?" I asked the guard.
"yes 100% pure silver for all the guards..." he said proudly.
''WTF is wrong with this emperor''s head.''
Just then a notification appeared in front of me.
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Tutorial Quest Generated: Exploration
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The Ruined Emperor has accepted to provide humanity with a safe house, you have been granted temporary citizenship to the Floating Castle, Narmae. You can now work through the mercenary office, Alchemy hall and the Inscription Palace to gather Citizenship points and thus advanced your rank in the city. Combat within the city limits is prohibited and any action against the Narmae laws will be swiftly punished. Time left in the Exploration period 30 Days 27 hours 59 mins.
Current time in Narmae: 24 h: 0 m: 0 s
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''Thank god whoever the representative was, at least I can enter the city now...''
"Can I go now?" I asked the guard who nodded and said, "Yes but you only have 24 hours, if you want to increase that time, visit the mercenary office and join the workforce." The guard finished his customary reply and then waved me to go in, inside the fort towards the right wall was a long archway, it was brown in colour and had glowing runes along its length, connecting the pillars was a blue film like mana.
''Alright here we go, I need some equipment, especially new shoes... and maybe hook up with a succubus!''
Ch 05- Ellie and the Ruined Emperor!
***Ryan''s POV***
***Narmae***
I stumbled a little as a brief moment of weightlessness passed, rather than travelling through a blue tube I looked around at the enormous pearl white gates in front of me.
''Wait why is there a statue here?''
A statue of a tall man draped in a greek style cloak holding a staff was looking towards the clouds. I looked around and admired the scene. The teleporter was situated at the edge of a cliff, and considering that this was a floating island, the only way down is this teleporter or if you could get a flying skill.
''The statue though wasn''t there last time, maybe this is the ruined emperor?''
I looked at the statue closely and used the All-Seeing gaze.
| Statue of the Ruined Emperor 45 |
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One of the statues commissioned by the ruined emperor to allow him to gaze at his territory and beautify his territory with his presence.
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''sigh''
I shook my head and walked towards the gates, the outside of the city looked like a giant palace, with white marble walls, a locked wooden gate, with a watchtower to my right which probably has a peak E-grade archer ready to shove an arrow up your ass you make a scene at the gates.
The guards let me pass without saying anything, within the big gate at the right corner there was a smaller gate cut out to facilitate, day to day departures. I felt the guards eyes assess me as I looked at their alien-like features. The male one had long appendages sticking out of his head like an octopus, his skin was green and smooth, like light-glistening smooth, and he wore a similar armour to that of the guard back at the island but rather this one was made up of gold. The Female, on the other hand, was not only purple in colour but the appendages on her head were short, so short that one could confuse them as a spiked hairstyle for very very smooth hair...
''Why are there menaces guarding the gate? what the fuck is wrong with the emperor...''
The race of the gate guards had a long ass name that when the system translated for you ends up 7 words long, most of the people just called them menaces, these were elite soldiers, their bodies genetically superior being a silicon-based life-form, ''why are the most powerful soldiers that should be employed under the emperor guarding the gate, draped in gold armour was beyond me.''
I nodded at them before ducking my head into the city and I got my first looks at the floating city, well first looks in this life? it was the most aesthetic sight I had seen, even better than the previous city, it was beautiful with vibrant colours surrounding me, the walls and houses were pure white marble, the road was wide enough for two houses to be placed and instead of a footpath, the roads were lined with bushes with yellow coloured leaves instead of green.
''This looks grander than before, there are also a lot more statues of the emperor...'' I looked at the numerous people flying to their destination, with the wind ruffling their clothes, ''wait... the clothes are off-'' I looked around at all the people present and most of them were garbed in cloaks reminiscent of the Greek style of clothing.
''This was a Norse dominated area last time, shit I was hoping to get the same quest and talk to Muninn about the situation...''Stolen novel; please report.
"Are you from Earth?" a sweet voice caught me off guard and my instincts screamed to summon my daggers, my hand twitched slightly before I relaxed and turned towards a blond-haired girl, her hair locked in a tight ponytail, her blue eyes wary as she fiddled her hands nervously.
"Oh yeah, Ryan" I extended my hand forward which she gladly took.
"Thank god! I''m Ellie" She replied and I felt her eyes glow golden for a second as she analysed me with the Eye of Truth skill we got during the tutorial.
"You know that''s rude right? sneaking a look into my stats?" I frowned as I activated the All-seeing gaze.
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Name
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Ellie Storm
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Level
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2 (45.10%)
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Race
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Human [G]
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Alignment
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Human (Earth)
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Attunement
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Wind(0.00%)
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Titles
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-
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Strength
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8
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Perception
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6
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Endurance
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5
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Vitality
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8
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Intelligence
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6
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Wisdom
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8
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Luck
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12
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Free Stats
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0
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Credits
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''Hmm, decent stats-''
"How did you know that?" she appeared startled.
"You do know that your eyes glow when you use that skill right?" I asked her and turned away walking towards what could only be the mercenary guild.
"W-Wait! I''m sorry" She reacted quickly as she rushed beside and apologized.
"What is it?" I appeared mad, I didn''t want to waste any time in Narmae, time was precious here.
"Can we talk? or party up? Strength in numbers right?" she tried to appease me.
"Why are you trying so hard? you don''t even know me?" I was curious, no matter how dangerous our new reality she shouldn''t be that desperate to trust an unknown person.
She hesitated before saying, "I can''t read your stats, you just appear as question marks, only strong people whose level is greater than 11 can''t be read by our skill..." She mumbled towards the end but still looked at me hopefully.
''huh, Odin''s blessing is more useful than it appeared, at least this way anyone a grade above me won''t be able to figure out my strength just by looking at me.''
"Don''t waste your time in the city roaming around, the time you get to spend in Narmae is special, complete some quests in the city and grind contribution points and citizenship points, the faster you can become a citizen the better it will be." I wasn''t interested in babysitting someone, If I want to get stronger I need to go look for treasures. I waved her off ignoring her as she mumbled something and walked towards the mercenary guild.
''Alright, I need to get a quest that lets me stay in the city and then map out every location.''
I arrived into a spacious hall after entering the guild, there was a reception desk on the other end of the room and the walls were riddled with various requests submitted by the citizens of the city. I started searching for the requests that included staying in the city when I noticed some absurd requests made by the empire.
| Quest: Patrol our grand city decked as a city guard |
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-Rewards based on level
-EXP = 10* level
-CP = 10*level
-Credits = 10*level
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| Quest: Gaurd our glorious gates (Minimum level 50) |
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-Rewards based on level
-EXP = 100* level
-CP = 100*level
-Credits = 100*level
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''Wtf... Don''t tell me those guards at the city gates and all the guards in the city are free mercenaries... what is wrong with this emperor? don''t tell me he has no standing army?''
Ch 06-Tressure hunting!
***Ellie''s POV***
***Narmae***
"Don''t waste your time in the city roaming around, the time you get to spend in Narmae is special, complete some quests in the city and grind contribution points and citizenship points, the faster you can become a citizen the better it will be," Ryan said and then turned away towards the mercenary guild''s that Ricktor mentioned.
''Hmm, I thought guys easily fell for the innocent-girl-in-need act.''
Ellie''s demeanour changed, her features sharpened as she dropped the act and looked curiously as Ryan entered the mercenary guild.
''Something is off about him, his accent is clearly British and has native looks but he was not featured in the report...Statistically, there should be less than 70,000 people in England who got selected to join this hell-'' I looked around at a grey-skinned demon who had a dark purple tail swishing behind him.
''He looks young so that means he should be among the people assigned to me... was he not curious about the alien thingy and didn''t search anything and that''s why he wasn''t flagged... but he looks so sure towards where he is going.. he didn''t even get a basic introduction as I did...''
Ellie was a trained MI6 agent, having a pedigree she was recruited when she was just 13, a master in blending in the crowd taking advantage of her naive look, she has been a field operative at a private school for 2 years now. When a strange floating notification suddenly appeared out of nowhere, she immediately informed her superiors and quickly the Google searches of every one were flagged. Every person who searched for alien invasion and other similar sentences was flagged and quickly categorized, they were quickly divided into categories and assigned to respective agents who also received the tutorial notification.
''Maybe he''s an enemy spy, that''s why he didn''t search anything figuring we would find out.''
Ellie mentally marked Ryan as dangerous before turning towards the main gate, She had her primary objective, after all, being a representative just made her work easier.
***Ryan''s POV***
***Narmae***
''This should do...''
| Quest received: A Hunter''s wish |
| A retired hunter of Diana lives in the academy of Narmae, due to her exemplary service to the hunt, she was given a position in the academy to teach dagger arts. But due to the ruined emperor''s laws, the people of Narmae have stopped taking dangerous missions to hunt the monsters populating the island, thus eliminating the need to learn, help Aristle train, rewards based on minutes lasted when fighting her. |
''I can''t believe there are no hunting requests, how are the blacksmith''s creating equipment?''
I walked out of the mercenary guild after headed towards the academy when a sweet voice interrupted me, "Hey~ Do you have a minute~"
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Broke through a Lv-3 Charm
+1 to Charm Resistance
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I broke out from the charm thanks to my right eye, she was wearing a revealing outfit, a tight white blouse revealing ample cleavage, that extended just past her ribcage, she was also wearing what could only be described as skin-tight black leather pants, and thigh-high boots. A blacktail was poking from just behind her shoulder which had a heart-shaped end. She had bright red hair that flowed past her waist and her heart-shaped face and bright red eyes had a hint of curiosity as her whole attention was now focused on me.
"Oh~ not bad~" she walked closer and said, "It seems humans are tougher than expected~" she giggled and I felt her become more charming, her bust drawing my attention as her hips shook invitingly.You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.
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Broke through a Lv-5 Seduce
+3 to Charm Resistance
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I dashed back a step and looked at her with wariness, ''That''s a high level seduce, who''s she?''
"Who''re you?"
"Name''s Lexi~ What about you~" she started coming closer and I was seriously tempted to draw out my daggers but doing so inside of Narmae wasn''t smart.
"What do you want?" I asked harshly.
"I''m no one~ you on the other hand are intresting~," she said as she winked and then disappeared for a second before the illusion broke and I saw her walking away.
''Don''t tell me it''s one of the annoying nobles... considering she used a skill inside the city means she isn''t a commoner at least.''
I stood there for a second before walking towards the academy, I noticed the structure was different than last time. Instead of a grand hallway with images painted on the roof, it had drawings of various legends on the walls, the greek culture was once again dominating the scenery.
"Welcome to the Academy, how can I help you?" A shade with an ethereal voice appeared beside me, it was completely transparent and had a vague shape like that of a lady.
"I have a quest, can you tell me where Aristle is?" I said to the shade.
"Of course follow me..." the shade glided towards a crack that melted out of the wall, the academy''s structure was also different, instead of a wide hall that had countless wooden doorways leading to various places, now there were no doors and you could only be guided with the help of these shades. I observed her with the All father''s eye as we walked past some unknown hallway.
| Lv- ??? A whisp of Athena''s will |
''...so instead of Mimir it''s Athena, the Greek goddess, am I safe here it feels like enemy territory.''
Another crack appeared on the wall and the shade disappeared, I looked around at the long hallway before entering the hole which disappeared behind me.
"Who''re you?" A tall feminine figure appeared in front of me. She was wearing heavy robes that covered her form but her beautiful facial features attracted all the attention, the elves were famous for their beauty, even though she was probably old, her doll-like face wouldn''t look far off on a 20-year-old.
''An Elf?''
"I''m Ryan, I saw the quest you posted-" I felt her eyes flash before she looked at me with contempt.
"Another stupid fool ruined by the king, just because I promised a reward doesn''t mean I''ll fight trash." She replied harshly as I realized my mistake. To her, I look like an adult who has a pathetic level of 3, and according to what I could deduce the situation is now, there should be a lot of these adventurers because of the ruined emperor''s policy.
"You misunderstand me-" I shook my head lightly, "I am new to Narmae, and need to do quests to stay here and learn-" I pulled out my daggers, "I only accepted this quest because I heard you''re an old hunter and I wanted to maybe learn to properly wield my daggers."
Seeing a pair of familiar-looking daggers her expression softened before her neutral mask returned, "interesting, so you''re one of the initiates, and level three already." she mumbled before saying, "Alright, I''ll give you a chance." She removed her robes and pulled out two daggers that were attached to her waist. While I stared at her armour for a bit I quickly got ready and summoned my daggers from the inventory.
"Lesson one, don''t put your daggers in the inventory, you''ll be dead by the time you summon them," she said and suddenly she was in my face, her right dagger moving to lightly nick my neck.
I let a massive amount of mana enter my left eye and the speed at which the dagger moved slowed down 3 times, leaning backwards I evaded her strike and while her arm was outstretched, I swiped at her elbow. Her other dagger quickly blocked my attack but my left dagger was already moving towards her exposed waist. I could see her expression distort before she swiftly dashed back and evaded my strike.
"Interesting seems like you''ve been busy," She looked at my glowing left eye before dashing at me with a faster speed.
I skipped on my toes and used a backhanded grip on my right dagger while holding the left one in front as cover.
Ting~ Ting~
The sound of clashing blades filled the room as I kept bouncing on my toes lightly fully utilizing my movement to bail me out of any dangerous situation. The style of fighting I created last time worked perfectly even with the lowered speed as I utilized the eye of Huginn and used the reaction force from my jumps to quickly dodge attacks.
''Shit my mana consumption is through the roof-''
I started slowing down and it seems Aristle noticed as she backed away and stopped. Ignoring her curious gaze I panted before standing up and looked at her, "We going again?" I asked.
"No, pack up, I found what I wanted, come on we''re going treasure hunting, and here-" she summoned a pair of sandals and threw them at me, "-you need better grip if you want to utilize your fighting style."
I inspected the equipment and almost whistled...
| Sandals of Agility(Hunters of Diana set)(rare) |
| Agi =0.5*strength |
''W-Wow- wait these sandals are for females right?''
Ch 07- The Fallen King
***Aristle''s POV***
I stared at the level 3 hunter going at it, he was elegantly dodging between the strikes of the brute orcs, at first I was hesitating, thinking that maybe this was a little too much for the young initiate, but I guess I was wrong, the way in which he calmly and accurately walks away from any sign of danger was amazing, it seemed like I was looking at a machine.
''This level of experience could not be achieved in mere days, according to the system notification, the initiates arrived at the island just two days ago, there is no way in hell a genius of this magnitude appeared among them this soon... Even if he already has a blessing from some God, it should take him months if not years to get a proper handle on how to perfectly use its powers...''
Another Orc was decapitated as he arced behind another one with simple footsteps, ''The only possibility I can think of is he''s the heir of some Level 4-5 superpower that was given access to the integration to gain rewards.''
I bit my lip as I looked at him to finish off the last orc before picking up some coins, "You done?" I levelled my voice neutral without giving him any chance to read my mind.
''If he''s from a level 4 powerhouse then helping him would definitely help me in the future, plus no matter what he would never let it slip that he''s not an Initiate belonging to Planet ZX-458''
"Come on we need to talk-" I walked towards the next orc group that I could sense and then continued, "Do you know why the integration takes place?"
I looked at his slightly handsome face as it was etched with confusion, "Yes so that we could enter the tower and gain a chance for our species to survive."
''Heh, he''s good...''
I shook my head and explained, "That''s just a lie, well maybe not a lie but a half-truth, you have been blessed by a God right? Why would he/she do that? As you see there is no reason to give you any powerups cause you couldn''t provide anything in return..."
"Umm..." He tried as his face was set in a frown.
"The System integrates new galaxies every 100 years, new species and characters are added under its control, fighting for the resources and stealing from one another, the tower as you said is the most basic survival test that there is, all the species that can reach the 100th floor gain access to the vast technologies of the universe and are initiated and granted level-1 technology."Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.
"Level 1 technology?" There was a genuine confused expression on Ryan''s face.
''Damn these level 5 superpowers are different huh!''
"Exactly, Intergalactic spaceships, gene evolving solutions, plus your whole species gain access to the system, after that the main fight starts, and if for example, your species manages to defeat all the representatives of the different species throughout the tower climbing to the 1000th floor, you will earn the right to own your galaxy and thus be promoted to a Level 3 superpower." I looked at the Orc group ahead and said, "Continue fighting I''ll continue explaining..."
''Maybe he''ll let something slip if he''s focused on fighting.''
"To reach a Level 3 superpower is a difficult task for a level 2 superpower so that''s why integration is soo important, each level 3 superpower is subordinate to one level 5 or 6 superpower''s member and that superpower is chosen by who is the greatest warrior among the level 3 superpower. The God that blessed the chosen is given right to manage the newly minted superpower, so that was why a god took interest in you."
"So what do I need to do?" Ryan asked.
"What you need to do is level up because if you aren''t strong enough then you can''t help this pathetic king win against the other 3 rulers. Although the war hasn''t started yet it soon would and I don''t think the ruined emperor could help you, which would decrease your chances of gaining the rewards given by the system at the end of the tutorial."
"But how can I gain the rewards even if I get strong, our faction''s guards and mercenaries are under levelled, and no matter how much I try I don''t think I could do anything against them?"
"You just keep killing the orcs I''ll handle the rest, what level are you?"
"Almost level 12"
"Hmm then we need to switch places, the orcs won''t give you much EXP now..."
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***Ryan''s POV***
''The orcs aren''t enough?''
I used the All-Seeing gaze on the Orc.
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Lv 21-Orc (F)
HP = 3400/4300
MP= 1000/1200
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Main Attributes- Strength, Endurance
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As I dodged backwards to avoid another one of its brutal strikes I looked for a way to jam my dagger through his weak point.
"Stop wasting time with that thing, we need to go back so you can accept a class, that would improve your efficiency and then we can grind faster, remember you need to reach level 25 as soon as possible to get started on your evolution, the faster you reach E-grade the better. You shouldn''t waste any stat point if you could help it."
I couldn''t help but reminisce about how I desperately struggled to reach E-grade at level 54, those 100''s of lost stat points would always haunt me as the difference between me and the elites were clearly visible because of them.
''Even then I only managed to complete my Grade-up quest because of the eye of Muninn...''
I backed away as I felt Aristle''s hand clamp on my shoulder and then a feeling of weightlessness took over me.
''I wonder what class I''ll get this time!''