《LMF = Legendary Midnight Farmer》 Volume 1 Chapter 0 LMF The Legendary Midnight Farmer (By: PhantomKaizer) Chapter 0: MY JOURNEYS END IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ADVENTURE ~A PLACE WHERE TIME AND SPACE IS DISTORTED FOR AS LONG AS ¡°IT¡± EXISTED~ Darkness, sweet and silent darkness currently surrounds me; it¡¯s the type that gently lulls you to sleep and makes you want to forget all the worries and mistakes that you made. ¡°Ah, if only this could last forever¡± I know it¡¯s selfish but I really wish this could continue on, sadly this wish of mine won¡¯t come true like so many of my other wishes. The proof of this is the voice I¡¯m suddenly hearing little by little disturbing the tranquil silence. ¡°hey¡­¡­..up¡­¡­..Heeyyy¡­¡­.ke¡­..upp¡­¡­heeeyyyy¡­..waake¡­.uppp¡± ¡°Heeeeeeeyyyy Waaaake Uppppppp!¡± (This annoyingly muscular voice that¡¯s invading my consciousness trying to break me free from my sweet haven is seriously a pain and really should just get lost!¡­Hmmm maybe if I ignore it it¡¯ll go away?, it will probably disappear soon anyway...why I know that, I have no idea¡­but as of now my awareness is already returning and it¡¯ll be hard to continue trying to sleep with people around me) ¡°U~h, No good, he isn¡¯t waking up. What should we do? Any ideas? Eli? Rhia?¡±Asked by the guy with the muscular voice. ¡°Yeah, leave him, we already have a huge problem and I mean HUGE! That thing is probably at least 300 meters from head to tail! The less baggage we have the better¡± responded by a girl with blond curly hair and golden eyes. (Grrrr¡­. this ungrateful little...Who does she thinks is feeding her here, her and her overgrown lizard.) ¡°We can¡¯t, that idiot is the key to somehow surviving this, without him we¡¯re as good as dead, and you lot remember what happens if we get killed here don¡¯t you?¡± answers another girl with jet black hair and ruby colour eyes. (This one as well! she¡¯s just another freeloader with another overgrown lizard yet she dares call the one who feeds them an IDIOT!) ¡°U~h, I remember and that¡¯s why I want to know what we should do about him Rhia and Eli please be a little helpful¡± says the guy with the muscular voice ¡°Don¡¯t ask me¡± ¡°I¡¯m still trying to figure it out Ben, so just wait a bit more¡± Hearing the unreliable reply of both girls who¡¯s supposedly the main strike force of the group, the guy named Ben can only shake his head as if giving up on any possibility that both of them are going to be of any help¡­ (Hmmmm¡­..good good the way their talk is going means that I¡¯ll probably have peace and quiet for a while, hopefully they won¡¯t know what to do to me until the ¡°END¡± comes¡­) ¡°We can try frying him¡± says someone in a somewhat bored and uncaring voice (Wuuuu¡­.suddenly I hear a something really scary¡­) ¡°U~h, what do you mean by that Anna?¡± ¡°Simple, we use fire to fry him up, the pain he¡¯ll experience should be enough to wake him up¡± says the short girl named Anna (Wha! This loli girl can sure say some really scary things with no hesitation at all! She has no care for other people whatsoever. I really want to tell her that because she¡¯s always like this that her chest is as flat as a board!!) *GLARE* (Ugh?! Whoa! What the? I just felt an intense chill...is the ¡°END¡± coming already?) (Weird did that idiot just badmouthed me? I¡¯m guessing he already regained consciousness and is just running away from reality, if that¡¯s the case I¡¯ll definitely feed him a ¡°Meteor¡± for sure) ¡°U~h, why does it have to be fire exactly?¡± asks Ben with a somewhat confused expression Looking away from the ¡°seemingly unconscious¡± boy, the girl ¡°Anna¡± returns her gaze to the guy with the unnaturally muscular voice named ¡°Ben¡± ¡°That¡¯s because we have two dumb broads along with two fire generators which so far has been only good for generating fire¡­sadly only the lizards have been useful their human partners not so much¡± ¡°What did you say?!¡± ¡°¡­¡­..¡± ¡°I dare you to repeat that again!¡± roared the blond haired, golden eyed girl who judging from the names spoken earlier by ¡°Ben¡± should be called ¡°Eli¡±. ¡°¡­..Eli be quiet, what shorty says is true though so deal with it and I¡¯m still thinking here so shut up for a bit¡± says the black haired, ruby eyed girl called Rhia. ¡°YOU!! Even if it¡¯s true you should not admit it so easily! And also even if you spend eternity thinking you still won¡¯t find a solution because there¡¯s nooothiing in that head of yours!¡± ¡°Wha!¡± ¡°Humph¡­anyway like miss no tits say I guess we might as well try frying the useless bastard¡± (waaahhhh what the heck why are they so intent on frying me?!) ¡°Oh~ heh heh heh heh, calling someone miss no tits when the one saying it has no tits as well is really funny, in fact it¡¯s so funny I feel like encasing you on ice to preserve your funny bone for future generations to see heh heh heh heh¡± says the short girl Anna along with a creepy and really scary laugh *POP* *Vein Popping sound* ¡°Ahahahahahahahhaha YOU SHRIMP!! My bust maybe modest in size but I still have height!!! While you on the other hand not only do you have no breast you¡¯re also a SHRIMP!!¡± ¡°MODEST?? Who are you kidding here?! People are going to need microscopes if they ever decide to look for your ¡°modest¡± bust, and who cares about my height in-game I¡¯m pretty tall on RL(Real Life) so I¡¯m not worried one bit!¡± ¡°Tall on RL? Keep dreaming! You probably didn¡¯t know that the last version of VR Caps(Virtual Reality Capsules) auto scans your height and weight which is added to your personal data for security purposes and that you have to un-check the ¡°Use my Personal Data¡± which has no voice confirmation! you idioTTT!!!¡± ¡°U~h maybe¡­.¡± (That¡¯s actually what happened when Anna created her character¡­I know this for a fact cause I live close by to her house, also her character is perfectly accurate down to the smallest umm ¡°detail¡± but she¡¯ll probably kill herself first than admit it though) ¡°U~h we should¡­¡± ¡°heh heh heh heh heh, you dumb bitch, your head probably absorbed too much sunlight since it¡¯s clearly fried heh heh heh, let me put you out of your misery, I¡¯ll drop a specially large ¡°meteor¡± on your head if you¡¯re lucky, it might boost your brain activity if it doesn¡¯t flatten you first! And probably the impact will also wake that stupid slacker! ¡°U~h calm down a bit?¡± (¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­) ¡°Oh my! My dear, dear Anna! And here I thought you¡¯re smart since you have ¡°SAGE¡± on your class description; but you don¡¯t even know your place! FINE! I¡¯ll give you what you want! COME! ELDENRYLE!! Let¡¯s scorch the little miss no tits along with that useless baggage! (Whaaaat theeeeee Heeeeeeck! Just earlier they can¡¯t decide what to do and now I¡¯m gonna be fried or flatten or worse! both! Please! merciful ¡°Great God¡± send me a saviour I don¡¯t care about the ¡°END¡± anymore just please save me!) ¡°STOOOOOOOOPPPPPP!¡± suddenly another girl get''s in-between the two raging girls and along with a loud voice, temporarily stops their conflict (¡­¡­.?!) ¡°¡­¡­¡­.?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­.?¡± ¡°Everyone please calm down¡± a nice and gentle voice can be heard coming from a girl with silver white hair, green eyes and more importantly with breasts the size of melons! Her words instantly stops the calamity that might have happened (specially to a certain someone) (Thank you ¡°Great God¡± for hearing my silent prayers...Ah I nearly forgot about our group¡¯s sweet angel Chloe!!!) ¡°Please forget about frying or flattening him because that will not wake him up¡± says Chloe with a gentle but oddly convincing voice ¡°¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­..¡± (Whew! Eli and Anna clearly can¡¯t say anything back against Chloe because they both know they can¡¯t win against her, even from the very beginning that they met, they never ever argued against Chloe.) (It¡¯s probably because Chloe just needs to talk to them face to face and in front of those ¡°mega weapons¡± they¡¯ll be beaten to submission without any chance of a counter-attack.) ¡°Even if we curse him, toss him in acid, or cut him he probably will still not wake up!!!¡± Chloe continues with a stronger and firmer voice ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°So I suggest we put him in a drum filled with holy water and then ELECTROCUTE HIM!!!¡± Exclaimed Chloe now in a somewhat feverish voice (Well me personally don¡¯t really mind whether they¡¯re big or small, grandpa always did say, size matters not in the hands of a wise man¡­..wait¡­what did she just say?? Holy water? Electrocute? Ah crap! I forgot about her weird fetish!!) (Damn! I totally forgot about it! Chloe is normally a sweet angel but if some ¡°abnormal status¡± she can¡¯t de-buff occurs, she will naturally assume it¡¯s Demon Possession! She will then pour holy water and then electrocute you! Whoever put this dumb idea into her head I swear I¡¯m gonna kill that person a hundred fold!) *SOMEWHERE IN THE VAST WORLD* (*ACHOOO* ¡°Did I catch a cold?¡± ¡°Hey! We** what are you doing over there we¡¯re almost near the Boss if you¡¯re not feeling well you can sit this one out you know¡± says an archer with great hope in his eyes ¡°What are you saying? Sit it out and lose MONEY?! I¡¯m fine! My nose just felt a little itchy earlier¡± ¡°If you say so¡­ (Damn I thought we can get the good drops on this Boss run when I saw him sneeze) ¡°It seems Va* Ha** is have returned¡± ¡°Master, we¡¯ve located the Boss ¡°BELLOKRUNE¡± The Forsaken Tyrant that wiped the five guild joint coalition that tried to hunt him¡± ¡°Good! Well then everyone time to go Hunting!!¡±) ¡°OUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!¡± loudly replied by an enormous amount of people ~BACK IN THE DISTORTED SPACE~ ¡°hmmmm Chloe makes a good point¡± a certain black haired girl says ¡°U~h¡­¡­¡± ¡°Well, shock treatment have always been found to be clinically proven¡± added by a certain short loli girl¡± ¡°U~h everyone? When I asked what we should do, this wasn¡¯t what I meant¡± nervously spoken by Ben in hopes to somehow change their mind but clearly his opinion didn¡¯t matter. ¡°Humph! I say we should force feed him some of the deadly poisons Kayl carries it should have some great effect then we electrocute him!¡± mercilessly said by the blond curly haired flat fronted girl (Damn, I don¡¯t like where this is going. I guess it¡¯s time to stealthily wake up without arousing suspicion from any of the lunatic girls in my vicinity, thankfully they still seem to be fully immersed in their twisted talk so I¡¯ll just leave without saying goodbye, my life depends on it after all) If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. (Okay time to slowly open my eyes¡­crazy lunatics? Check!...now slowly, quietly¡­..I am a ninja!¡­I am the air!¡­rising up with movements that can put any spy into shame I slowly turn around¡­I just need to move a few feet and jump off this area and I¡¯ll be safe! Since we¡¯re in some kind of plateau and the space in this area is distorted, once I jump off wherever I drop nobody will know! Feeling victory''s within my grasp, after stealthily turning around, I am suddenly staring straight to the eyes of a person who so far has not made his presence known to me¡­and probably will decide of what my fate will be. ¡°Everyone~ no matter what we do to him and no matter what order it happens it will be fine as long as we throw him in a drum filled with Holy water and ELECTROCUTE HIM~¡± Chloe in a very happy voice loudly proclaims what my fate is and that it will not be changed¡­. (Hearing that super scary declaration I started having cold sweat, with my last effort I raised my right hand and put my forefinger close to my mouth to try and give the person in front of me a hand sign meaning to keep quiet! This person I¡¯m face to face with ¡°Kayl¡± is a ¡°Huntsman¡± so he should be pretty familiar with any and all types of hand signs¡± *Nods* Kayl moves his head slowly up and down indicating he ¡°understood¡± me. (Inwardly rejoicing that my luck still hasn¡¯t abandoned me fully because of Kayl¡¯s response I then decided to continue my escape plan.) *STEPS* after very quietly making my first step a great horror suddenly happened, somebody noticed me and sentenced me to hell¡­. ¡°U~h¡­¡­.OHHHH!!!! LOOOOKKK it seems ¡°Riyen¡± has finally regained consciousness!! I guess there¡¯s no need for these scary talks after all! ~¡± (BEEEEEEENNNNNN!! you big idiot why oh why did this happen! I was almost there! But you suddenly back stabbed me! There definitely won¡¯t be any need for any more scary talks because it¡¯ll be time to put those talks into reality!) *Creak**Creak* I slowly turned my head and it generated a sound like that of a gears that hasn¡¯t been oiled for decades and carefully took a peek behind me, and what I saw is probably scarier than the Great Monster I was supposed to fight here! The eyes of the four girls in our party are shining and one can clearly see the madness from their eyes!! ¡°Ummmmmmm¡­¡­..everybody good morning to you all¡­.. (I need to escape or die trying!!) Great weather we have today huh? (I guess time to go for broke!) *SHINE* *SHINE* *SHINE* *SHINE* four pairs of eyes are watching my every move, you can feel they¡¯re desire oozing out and it isn¡¯t the good type at all¡­ ¡°WOAH!!! Look behind you there¡¯s a wild ¡°Jewelled Rabbit¡± just waiting to be made a pet!!! Hearing that there¡¯s a wild ¡°Jewelled Rabbit¡±, it didn¡¯t take the four of them a fraction of a second to turn their heads around, and at that very instant I used all my agility to dash to the border of the area I¡¯m currently in...(I can make it!!! Just a few more steps and I¡¯m safe!) Thinking that, a black death suddenly rushed past and stood in front of me¡­considering the speed I¡¯m going, naturally If I crashed with the black death with my strength, vitality and stamina being absurdly high if I didn¡¯t do any emergency moves something really bad might¡¯ve happened.. Of course I still crashed with the black death whose identity is the jet black haired girl named Rhia...Currently since she¡¯s on standby mode so she wasn¡¯t wearing any armor at all and is just wearing something like a black skin tight body suit, another reason I decided to avoid a head on clash, if she was wearing full armor then it won¡¯t matter at all and definitely I¡¯ll be the one hurting. Then again maybe it was better that I chose a head-on clash if I did I probably would have entered hell with one less punishment.Why that is will be revealed shortly¡­ ¡°Ahh damn, hey Rhia are you alright?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°Hey your face is all red did you get hurt somewhere¡± (since we rolled a few times and I wanted to shield her from most of the impact, she somehow ended up on top of me which is good, now I just need to stand her up¡­???..Why isn¡¯t she standing up exactly?? Trying to move my hands I finally realized there¡¯s something really soft on my right hand¡­analyzing the situation it seems my left hand is on the back of Rhia¡¯s head, the problem is that my right hand is firmly squishing her left breast!!) ¡°Um Rhia? Sorry about that but can you stand up now? Trying to push her up with my hand still on her breast and with Rhia not cooperating with me, I ended up pressing my right hand even deeper on her above average sized breast. Of course doing something like that, I got rewarded with a sweet moan from her. ¡°AH¡­unnnnnnnnhhhh¡± What a nice sound she made!!...and now I¡¯m starting to feel something hard on her breast¡­this! This definitely is Rhia¡¯s n¡­¡­before I could finish that thought the face of three demons came into view. Their faces unrecognizable specially the two girls with flat chests¡­ ¡°SORRY FOR HAVING A FLAT CHEST!! NOW DIE!!!¡± x2 And thus my hell begun, from a seemingly peaceful sleep to seeing the river Styx is how I will begin my story though truthfully this place is also where it will end...If you¡¯re curious about how this all begun then I¡¯ll be more than willing to share my story, it all started with¡­.. -ROOAAWWWWRRRRR ROOOAAAWWWWRRRRR- Hmmm it seems my story will have to wait since the Big Guy of this place is finally ready to rumble¡­
==THE G_ _ _T D_ _ _ _ _ KI_ _ OF THE A_ _ _ _ == "SEYBTHAS NORDAG" HAS AWAKENED!! ALL LIFEFORMS IN THIS BEING¡¯S PRESENCE SHALL HAVE 70% REDUCED STATS ALL ATTACKS AIMED AT THIS MIGHTY BEING WITHIN A 1KM RANGE WILL HAVE 50% REDUCTION AND ALL SKILLS WILL REQUIRE 50% MORE MANA TO USE! ANY LIVING CREATURE BELOW LEVEL 500 WILL SLOWLY LOSE HEALTH UNTIL THEY DIE!! THE GREAT ONE SEYBTHAS NORDAG HAS BEEN SEALED FOR OVER 3 BILLION YEARS SO ITS POWER STILL HASN¡¯T FULLY RETURNED! ONCE ALL THE DIVINE ARTIFACTS GATHERED HAVE BEEN ABSORBED THEN WILL SEYBTHAS NORDAG REGAIN ALL IT¡¯S POWER!! TIME REMAINING TILL ARTIFACTS ARE FULLY ABSORBED XX:XX:XX
¡°70% reduction in stats?! Along with 50% damage reduction and that thing still hasn¡¯t fully recovered? This is definitely insane!¡± ¡°Status window!¡±
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Oh well It seems I will have to deal with this guy first and foremost...Since it¡¯s kind of my fault that that monster was awakened. Just to say, it was not on purpose and I was technically the victim, but this probably is just another bad twist of fate that I seem to have, and it¡¯s shocking how bad my fate seems to be¡­ Also do you know what the biggest shock of this story is? It isn¡¯t the _ _ _ _ _ END, nor is it the fact that I¡¯m about to face off against a monster who eats Gods, nor is the fact that only 7 people will fight that monster¡­no my dear friends the biggest shock here would be the fact that the Main Character of this story is¡­¡­ A FARMER Yep you heard it right I AM A FARMER and my main weapon is a HOE, sadly my precious Hoe is with the ancient monster slowly being devoured so even before I fight I first need to get it back or else I will be nothing but baggage like a certain flat chested blond says¡­ Though the situation I am in seems to be something a farmer shouldn¡¯t be in and might question I am actually a farmer or not. Though my situation is odd I really am a genuine farmer, one who likes planting wheat and rice and also raising livestock so please do believe me.. Well everyone that will be all for now, if you¡¯re interested in finding out how this battle ends be sure to continue reading on, the beginning might be a bit boring or maybe too common but really, how many farmers end up in a story like mine anyways? The answer to that will be interesting to find out¡­ ¡°Well are you guys ready?¡± ¡°¡­¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°¡­¡­umm¡±*blushes* ¡°U~H¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take that as a yes then¡­Just one thing everybody¡­please don¡¯t ¡°DIE¡± here today¡±
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To be continued¡­. Chapter 1: A Farmers Life 1 (M) Chapter 1: A farmer¡¯s life 1 Royal Road a place where people come to live the life they couldn¡¯t in reality. Being the number 1 VR game in the world, its popularity is UN-matched. Royal Road has been ruling the gaming world for over 20 years now with approximately 3.1Billion players all over the world! These mysterious world have seen a great number of ¡°HEROES¡± that have risen and fallen through the years¡­Now with 4 massive continents of which other than VERSAILLES have never been fully explored, players both old and new ones will definitely find an adventure *unique* for themselves!!! This, in fact is nothing but a bunch of crap with not a single grain of truth in it! ~SOMEWHERE IN THE "VERMILLION" CONTINENT~ ¡°Hiyaaaaaahhhhhh¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± Legends are born from great adventures¡­These adventures are filled with great danger and even greater people who overcomes them. ¡°Haaaaaaa¡­¡­¡± After triumphing against all odds, they return with incredible treasures that are unique and priceless¡­. ¡°Doryaaaaaahhhhhh¡­¡­. Above all they return with fascinating stories that will ignite the passion of other adventurers and bards everywhere will create fabulous songs about this ¡°Heroes¡± that will travel with the wind to every corner of the world¡­ ¡°Haaaa¡­Haaaaa¡­Huuuuuu¡± But that has nothing to do with a farmer like me¡­Sure those stories and songs will give hope to many but to people like me who are already near the bottom of despair¡­they won¡¯t help solve my problems at all¡­.. ¡° Whew¡­.¡± Taking a short break from 5 hours of non-stop work, I take a good look at my surroundings and I feel even greater despair than I did 5 hours ago¡­ ¡°Five hours of working this barren land¡­..and I only get a good 8 feet of where I can hope to even plant anything??...Damn it allllllllllll!!!! THOSE FU**** SCAMMERS CAN ALL GO TO HELLLLLL!!!!!¡± ¡°Hufff¡­..hufff¡­..huffff¡­..hufffff¡­..woooooooo¡± after shouting out to the world and letting some of my anger loose I somehow manage to calm down a little¡­. Thinking back most of this is really my fault even though I don¡¯t want to admit it¡­..If I did a bit more research before making any big decisions I might not be in such a mess¡­If only I didn¡¯t meet those people, no, if only I didn¡¯t look like such an easy mark¡­*sigh*¡­I still remember it clearly, my foolishness and rash actions a month ago now in RL and about 4 months here in R.R..If only¡­ ~1 MONTH EARLIER~ ¡°Woooooowwwwww!!!!¡± Seeing this city for the first time, I was left speechless! ¡°This place is even more incredible than what was written on tens of thousands of blogs from other people!¡± Truly the capital of Arpen Kingdom and the place where new players are recommended to start! The great city of Morata!! ¡°I have to stay inside this place for four weeks? Ahahah then I definitely won¡¯t be bored here with all these attractions! I have a lot of gold as well since I bought a quite a bit with real money right after starting so there won¡¯t be any problems there¡± And thus my life on Morata started¡­I have a lot of gold so I visited all the tourist spots on Morata such as the Arts Center, The Garden of the Gods, and other great places in the city. I also only ate and drank only the best, from certain foods made by master chefs that increase stats, to the great drinks from master brewers¡­Truly! Morata can only be described as ¡°heaven¡± on my four weeks stay inside the city¡­ Yes, those days where truly great¡­if only I realized then¡­that those actions I did where not only reckless it was also the height of stupidity¡­A player wearing newbie gear and spending gold like there is no tomorrow can only be seen as fresh meat just waiting to be devoured¡­ And that is exactly what happened¡­¡­¡­ After four weeks I was finally able to leave my starting city. I immediately left Morata and went to look for a ¡°Farm Owner¡± NPC which wasn¡¯t hard to find since you just need to walk a bit, cross the great bridge atop a great river and you¡¯ll be able to see golden fields as far as your eyes can see! You might ask why I need to find an NPC ¡°Farm Owner¡±, the answer is pretty simple, it¡¯s because I want to be a ¡°farmer¡± and you can get that job class by working in a farm for a certain amount of time...If you did a satisfactory job then the owner of the farm will recognize you and offer you chance to be a true ¡°Farmer¡±¡­ (*sigh* if only I didn¡¯t blindly follow the advice of those people¡­remembering it all again is very painful) This was info I got while going around Morata. After about 1 week in Morata some people started a conversation with me and asked me what job class I want to be. I proudly replied ¡°I want to be a FARMER¡± at first they were shocked and then smiled and said ¡°Is that so? Well we wish you ¡°luck¡± then¡± If only I caught on and realized the meaning of those words and those smiles¡­. After a while another group of people approached me. They said that they ¡°heard¡± that I was interested on becoming a ¡°Farmer¡± and that they wanted to help. They said that they have good info for me, one which will be a great help on becoming a ¡°FARMER¡±. The catch is that I have to buy the info for 5 gold¡­ Looking back on it now, if they gave the info for free I might have been at least a little suspicious but¡­Thinking that it wasn¡¯t a big sum at all, I handed them 5 gold and asked them about their info. ¡°Thanks for your ¡°patronage¡±, well then after your able to come outside the city, you should cross the great bridge of Morata and go to the other side¡± ¡°Cross the bridge?¡± ¡°Yep! You see after you cross the bridge and head a bit south you will see large farmlands. There you should ask around for a ¡°Farm Owner¡± NPC named ¡°Roland¡±. Roland is a nice guy and always looking for extra ¡°farmhands¡± cause his farm is quite large. After you work for a week he¡¯ll ask you if you want to be a farmer so, there you go after a week you¡¯ll be a real farmer¡± says the ¡°informant¡± with a friendly ¡°smile¡± on his face.. ¡°Is that right? I read on several forums that you need to work for at least 3 weeks but this ¡°Roland¡± will only ask me to work for a week?¡± ¡°Yep, though he will grade your work, if you do a sloppy job then it might take more than a week but most people only require a week since Roland isn¡¯t very strict¡± Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. ¡°Is that so, then there won¡¯t be problems since I already experienced working in an actual farm in RL, this will be easy!¡± ¡°Ahahhaha well then good luck! After you become a farmer come see us again we might have more ¡°info¡± for you then¡± ¡°Okay¡± they then leave with a satisfied look and I was really happy that I only need to spend 1 week instead of 3¡­ After walking for a bit and asking ¡°people¡± I come across, I ¡°easily¡± located ¡°Roland¡± the farm owner¡­I then head towards him with great haste¡­ I immediately asked ¡°Roland¡± about what I came here for¡­ ¡°Excuse me! Are you perhaps the farm owner ¡°Roland¡±?¡¯ ¡°Huh? Yes, but who are you?¡± replies a man with a bewildered look ¡°Ahh! Sorry for surprising you¡­My name is Riyen and I umm heard that you¡¯re looking for additional ¡°farmhands¡± and was wondering if I could get work here¡± After telling him my intention, I quickly examined this person named ¡°Roland¡±¡­¡±Roland¡± seems to be someone whose at his late 50¡¯s he¡¯s pretty fat and doesn¡¯t seem to work at all¡­Even so he seems to be a pretty good farmer, at least that¡¯s what my instinct is telling me¡­One doesn¡¯t need to personally work to be a good farmer; but to be a ¡°Great Farmer¡± one must be intimately close to his/her land to know all its ¡°needs¡± and ¡°secrets¡± is what ¡°grandpa¡± always says¡­ Hearing my words Roland¡¯s face instantly brightens up¡­ ¡°Is that right! You came at a great time! 6 of my ¡°farmhands¡± suddenly reported that they will be unable to come and work for a week! Seriously! What a bunch of irresponsible men! Anyways lad, you seem to be just a budding adventurer, are you sure you can handle farm work? Do you have any experience working in a farm? ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about anything sir; I am quite experienced working in a farm! After all I did live in my grandpa¡¯s farm for 3 years sir.." ¡°Excellent! If that¡¯s the case then I¡¯ll be counting on you!¡± *Ding*
Quest: Roland Farmhand Because 6 of Roland¡¯s farmhands aren¡¯t able to come and work, you have been tasked to be a farmhand on Roland¡¯s farm for at least 1 week. Because you claimed to be an expert, If you do a good job you¡¯ll earn Roland¡¯s recognition! on the other hand if you don¡¯t do a good job Roland will be terribly disappointed with you. Rewards: 20 silver Special Reward: Roland''s Recognition Failure: You will have to work for a longer period of time and afterwards won¡¯t be able to come and work here again ACCEPT/NO
¡°Yes! I¡¯ll be glad to help you sir and I assure you, you won¡¯t be disappointed¡± ¡°Good! Well then let¡¯s start right away, head to that barn over there and clean it, then feed the horses in there, the hay is on the left side, also make sure you give them enough water, I have other things to see to so I¡¯ll come check up on you later so be sure to do a good job okay?¡± ¡°Just leave everything to me sir!¡± Seeing my confidence, Roland started walking away with a relaxed face ¡°Well then time to get started! The faster I do this the better¡± I then head to the place Roland pointed at and was surprised with what I saw ¡°Whoa! There¡¯s gotta be at least 50 horses in here, and about half the place is empty¡­Hmmm this might be a bit more challenging than I expected, but still, this place is well equipped so this will still be doable even by myself¡± Pumping myself up I quickly scanned the whole area and make a plan on how to tackle this work¡­. ¡°Hmmm¡­there¡¯s far less manure than expected, I¡¯ll prepare several carts that will be used to carry the manure and start from the end where the waste depot is¡­Then I¡¯ll just have to use the large hose and pump water to wash away any filth then brush off anything that remains¡­¡± With my plan in action, it didn¡¯t take me 3 hours to clean the entire barn, and started feeding the remaining horses¡­after making sure each one has been properly fed and the buckets near them are filled with water, I double checked my work and I am pleased to say I did a good job if I do say so myself! With my work done I decided to take a break and eat the lunch I bought from a well known restaurant in Morata. After about another hour and a half pass, Roland finally returned and immediately inspects my work¡­ ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­.hmmmmm¡­¡­¡­..I don¡¯t know what to say¡± is what he did say after a long pause ¡°Uh¡­is there a problem?¡± for once I was starting to get worried¡­he didn¡¯t give the response I was expecting¡­I really thought he¡¯d be all smiles and praise me, but maybe I did something wrong? ¡°Yes¡­¡­there is a problem¡­¡­.¡± Roland¡¯s expression seems to be getting more complicated. ¡°Ummm¡­What¡¯s the problem exactly?¡± hearing there¡¯s a problem I¡¯m beginning to get very anxious¡­ ¡°Well¡­the problem is¡­you did such a good job I don¡¯t know what I should say!! Truly I thought you were just boasting to impress me earlier but to think you would do an even better job than most of the helpers I got¡­..truly it would be a shame you would only be working for a short while¡­.¡± ¡°Ahahhahah¡­..well I¡¯m happy that you¡¯re happy with my work sir! I might only be working for a short while but I promise to always do my best!¡± ¡°Indeed! You have a great work attitude as well, though it would really be quite a shame that you¡¯re only working part time...still I will be looking forward to having you on my farm so continue to work hard!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± and that¡¯s how I started working on Roland¡¯s farm and needless to say get his recognition and became a true ¡°Farmer¡± but unknown to me at that time, after becoming a ¡°Farmer¡± will my suffering and desperation really begin¡­All thanks to those ¡°good¡± people that ¡°helped¡± me¡­. Chapter 2: A Farmers life 2 (quite a long chapter) Chapter 2: A farmer¡¯s life 2 ~ PRESENT TIME ~ "Thinking back on it again, after working on Roland¡¯s farm I was sure that my dream to be the greatest farmer was right on track. " ¡°Haaaa¡­..¡± with a long sigh I can only feel deep regret regarding my past actions Making so many mistakes just after starting is normal. Most people do so as well. But I guess not everyone makes a big enough mistake that can potentially ruin your gaming life¡­ ¡°How many BIG mistakes did I make exactly?¡± pondering that question, I started recounting my past blunders so that I never again make those stupid mistakes of my life. ~ RIYEN¡±S PAST RECOLLECTION (about 3 weeks ago, *real world time*) ~ Today I was in the fields helping to harvest them. This field seems to be growing *Rye* the main ingredient for the famous ¡°Rye bread¡±. ¡°Here we go!¡± with a shout I place a large sack of rye on the back of an equally large wagon. ¡°Fuuuuuu¡­. that¡¯s the last one, you can go now Alan¡± after getting my breath back, I tell the driver of the wagon ¡°Alan¡± that he¡¯s good to go. ¡°Is that so, well, thanks for working hard there Riyen, The boss said that after your done, you should head over to the barn¡± says, Alan remembering the instructions of Roland ¡°Barn? Is there work still left there?¡± I asked with a confused and worried look Weird, I¡¯m sure I already cleaned and fed the animals there. Did I forget to do something? And I have to make a mistake today of all days¡­ ¡°Ha ha hah, don¡¯t look so worried Riyen; it¡¯s just that the boss is getting something from the barn. Today is the last day you are working here after all, I doubt you would make a mistake now¡± Alan says this along with a laugh so as to ease my worries ¡°I see, aha ha ha, well then I guess I¡¯ll be heading to where Sir Roland is, thanks for that Alan¡± hearing what Alan said got me in a good mood once again ¡°Right, I¡¯ll be leaving as well since I still have to get these to the storehouses until they can be delivered to the city, Hiyaah!¡± with a smile Alan then leaves for the storehouses After seeing him off, I also make my way to the barn where Roland is¡­I was in high spirits cause today marks the last day I¡¯ll be working here and also the day I become a ¡°Farmer¡± ¡°Ahahahahahhahahahh¡­1 week just flew by! If this was a test then I definitely aced it! Roland will definitely offer me to be a farmer!¡± laughing out loud, I even start hopping like an idiot Yep afterwards I¡¯ll just need to buy a piece of land to work with then I¡¯ll be set! I have a lot of gold so I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll be able to buy a decent sized land¡­ ¡°Maybe in the near future I¡¯ll have a larger farm than Roland. If that happens maybe I can get Alan to work for me instead!¡± Hmmm yeah that¡¯s a good idea. Allan is an NPC working for Roland, he¡¯s been a great help to me in these past week and I also learned a lot from him¡­He¡¯s the head and the pseudo leader of all the helpers in the farm. But maybe he¡¯ll have a farm of his own by then, I did hear him say he¡¯s been saving up to start a farm of his own¡­ While lost in my thoughts and still hopping like an idiot I reached the barn with Roland standing at the entrance ¡°OH~ you seem to be happy Riyen, but I guess I can understand since today marks the end of your contract with me. Though I am a bit sad, I still congratulate you for doing a splendid job¡±. Roland tells me this with a bit of sadness ¡°Thank you, sir! I enjoyed working here since I also learned a lot this past week¡± *Nodding* ¡°Take this; it¡¯s the reward for your work.¡± *Ding!!*
Quest: Roland¡¯s Farmhand has been completed You have worked hard for a week on Roland¡¯s farm and have earned his respect. For doing such a great job at the farm, you will be rewarded with pay equal to 6 people. You have also gained Roland¡¯s recognition! Rewards: 1gold 20silver Intimacy +50
*Ding!!!*
Level up~ Level up~ ¡­
Yes! I got 6x the reward money and even got 4 levels in one go! I already expected an increase but this was higher than I even expected. ¡°I¡¯m truly grateful! You even gave me more than what I expected sir¡± ¡°Yes, well you deserved it lad.*Ahem* there¡¯s something I want to ask you though Riyen lad¡± ¡°What is it sir?¡± ¡°Well¡­¡­since you worked so well, what are your thoughts about becoming a true farmer? Do you wish to be one?¡± *Ding!!*
You have earned the recognition of Roland and he¡¯s offering to give you a chance to be a true Farmer. If you accept your class will be changed to a Farmer and you will be able to learn all farming related skills Do you accept? YES/NO
Here it is! Finally! It really did just take 1 week of working here to be a farmer¡­I guess it¡¯s not quite well known since I haven¡¯t read anything about Roland on the sites I visited about farming. Anyways, this is great; I guess it¡¯s time to become a farmer! ¡°Sir, I would gratefully accept your offer¡± Happy with my answer Roland vigorously started shaking my hands *Ding!!!*
You have accepted the offer to be a Farmer. All farm related skills are now open. Since a Farmer isn¡¯t a combat class it will be twice as hard to level any combat skills. As a farmer you will now have the right to own your personal farm. If you have your own farm then you will be obligated to pay taxes to the governing lord of your area. The skill Farming will only gain experience by doing farm related work You can work on other people¡¯s farm but working on your own farm shall award you more experience You are now a Farmer bonus stats shall be applied +20 to str +20 to vit +50 to stamina You have acquired skills - Farming - Animal Husbandry - Herding - Taming (only applies to farm related animals) - Blunt Weapon Mastery
¡°Great! Now I¡¯m officially a farmer! And animal husbandry has finally been activated even though I already learned it earlier¡± ¡°Good, good¡­. also Riyen lad, how about staying here for a while longer? I¡¯m sure there are still things you can learn if you continue working here¡± *Ding!!*
You have been offered to stay and work in the farm for a while longer. Since you have impressed Roland, he now wants you to stay and learn more about farming. You will be given better wage and the chance to learn other farmer skills from Roland himself. Reward: 5g 50s a month Optional: You may learn additional skills and knowledge DO YOU ACCEPT? YES/NO
Hmmm¡­.I guess I should have also expected this¡­ If I stay here I can probably learn a bit more, I can also raise my farming skill here at the same time. A chance to learn additional skills is also tempting but¡­Too bad Roland¡¯s farming style isn¡¯t the same as grandpa so I guess it probably won¡¯t work out. I also want to start working on my own farm as soon as possible so¡­ ¡°I¡¯m grateful for the offer sir but sadly I will have to decline since I already have plans of my own¡± I try to sound as apologetic as I can so I can refuse it more easily
You have declined Roland¡¯s offer, intimacy with Roland has dropped Intimacy with Roland -10
~BIG MISTAKE NUMBER 1, I SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED HIS OFFER AND LEARN FROM HIM~ ¡°Is that so¡­¡­if that¡¯s the case then I guess it can¡¯t be helped¡­¡± Roland seems to truly sad now. I should go now before things get too awkward. ¡°Well then sir I¡¯ll be on my way right after I say goodbye to the others on the farm¡± After hearing my words, Roland seems to have remembered why he asked the lad to come to the barn instead of his office. ¡°Wait a bit lad, there¡¯s still something I forgot to give you so wait here for a bit¡± ¡°¡­¡­.?¡± Roland then enters the barn. After a few minutes he returns with something really surprising. ¡°Here lad, you can take old ¡°Ollie¡± here with you¡± ¡°¡­.ha?¡± is the only thing I can reply with. I am quite familiar with ¡°Ollie¡± since he¡¯s one of the horses I¡¯ve been feeding for the past week¡­He¡¯s also the quietest one of the whole bunch, maybe because he¡¯s a bit older than the rest.. ¡°Um.....I don¡¯t understand sir, why are you giving me Ollie?¡± still confused, I ask the reason why he¡¯s giving me Ollie ¡°Well you see here lad, Alan told me that old Ollie here has grown fond of you hence we decided to give Ollie to you as an additional reward¡± Roland proudly states this ¡°Ummmmm, I don¡¯t know what to say sir¡± I really don¡¯t know what to say! I mean it¡¯s nice to get a horse and all but Ollie is already pretty old. He¡¯ll probably die off sooner or later. ¡°Ahahaha, no need to be shy Riyen lad, though Ollie here is a bit old, I assure you he still has quite a few more years on him, also as a farmer having a horse will definitely be helpful¡± Roland then lovingly looks at the old horse like it¡¯s a long time family member ¡°If you say that much then I¡¯ll be glad to have him sir¡± not bothering to refuse anymore I decided to just accept for now and just think of a way to dispatch old Ollie here Roland then handed me Ollie¡¯s reins¡­. *Ding*
You have obtained a horse! Ollie is now registered as your own. You will now be able to view all of Ollie¡¯s status window
¡°Well then sir, I¡¯ll be on way now since I still have to say my goodbyes to the others¡± ¡°Ah yes¡­.do take care of yourself lad and Ollie as well...¡± ¡°Will do sir!¡± I then resume walking, this time pulling on old Ollie¡¯s rein ¡°Too bad¡­here I thought I finally found a good successor for my precious farm¡­It seems he wants to start his own farm. fuuuuu*sighing*¡­I guess I can only wish him luck¡­¡± Roland says this in a voice too quiet that even he barely hears himself and continues to watch the departing boy with lonely eyes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After visiting the other helpers around the farm, I then went to the road that will lead me out of Roland¡¯s farm. On the way I come across Alan returning on horseback. ¡°Whoa¡± Alan orders his horse to stop a few feet in front of me. I also stop since I want to properly say my goodbye to Alan. ¡°I guess you refused the boss¡¯s offer then. And I see your with good old Ollie here, you¡¯re lucky Ollie¡¯s a great horse¡± Alan says this with a slightly sad smile on his face ¡°I have to since I want to start my own farm, also if Ollie here is such a great horse, do you wanna trade him for Gilbert over there?¡± I jokingly replied to Alan though I hoped he¡¯ll agree¡­ Gilbert is the name of the horse Alan is riding. If you want to compare Gilbert with Ollie, then just think of Gilbert as a stallion and Ollie as a pony, that should be enough to clearly see the difference between them. ¡°Ahahhahahah¡­.though I know you¡¯re only joking, you still should not say that in front of your own horse, he¡¯ll get mad you know, and besides Ollie there is the precious horse of the Boss¡¯s late son who died on the war. I heard Ollie carried the body back with him and refused to part with him until it became light and joined with the world¡± ¡°Is that so? It¡¯s not entirely a joke though¡­anyways its good I got to see you before I leave.¡± That¡¯s the first time I hear this story. So old Ollie here got quite the story huh? But why would Roland give this horse to me if it¡¯s such a precious horse? ¡°I feel the same, and I see you want to start your own farm huh¡­it won¡¯t be easy but I guess you already know that¡­also are you sure about not staying here and learning more from the Boss? You can probably still learn a thing or two from him.¡± ¡°Yes, well, I¡¯m sure¡­though I¡¯m thankful for the chance, I feel I should forge my own path¡­I also want to give you my thanks for taking care of me these past week, I managed to learn a lot from you¡­¡± *Nods* giving a single nod Alan sees that Riyen is already sure of what he wants to do ¡°Think nothing of it. You¡¯ve also been a great help so if you learned anything from me, then that makes me happy as well¡­I¡¯ll be off then, there¡¯s still some things I need to discuss with the boss and I¡¯m sure you want to be on your way as well, Hiya!¡± after saying all that needs to be said, Alan orders his horse to start moving again Seeing Gilbert move I also start moving again passing Alan on horseback and me pulling old Ollie. A few seconds after we pass each other I suddenly hear Alan laughing ¡°Aha ha ha ha ha ha, Riyen be sure to master horse riding as well. It won¡¯t do for a farmer to keep falling off his horse the moment the horse moves you know! Even the boss before he got fat was an excellent rider¡± considering this his parting words, Alan shouts this without looking back but still laughing quite a bit ¡°Geeze, it¡¯s not like I want to fall of the damn horse¡­¡± I mutter this while feeling slightly embarrassed. I then pass the gate that¡¯s both the entrance and exit of Roland¡¯s farm. After a walking for a while, I once again return to Morata. At the entrance I spot the ¡°informant¡± and his group. I decided to walk up to them so that I could thank them for the info they sold to me. ~NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WAS A BAD MOVE SINCE THIS WAS BIG MISTAKE NUMBER 2~ ¡°Hey guys! Thanks for the great info!¡± I immediately say to the informant¡¯s group ¡°Oh~ fancy meeting you here, I see your pretty happy. You even have a horse with you, I guess you¡¯re a ¡°Farmer¡± now?¡± inquires the informant ¡°Yup! The horse was given to me by Roland for doing a good job. Ollie here is a bit old though so I doubt it¡¯ll be much help to me. What are you guys doing here anyways?¡± I casually replied back ¡°Us? We¡¯re just waiting for someone so we can start ¡°hunting¡± heh heh heh¡± the informant and his group suddenly started laughing weirdly ¡°Anyway, what¡¯s your plan now farmer?¡± asks the informant who seems to be quite interested with my affairs ¡°Hmmm? I plan on heading to a Real Estate Agency to inquire about land prices since I intend to buy some and start my own farm¡± I easily replied not minding their weird laugh ¡°Heheheheh right...well you should head on then, don¡¯t let us keep you here¡± the informant says with another weird laugh ¡°Right¡­.I¡¯ll be going then¡± not wanting to stay any longer with the weird bunch, I enter the city and head to the Real Estate Agency ¡°Heh heh heh heh heh heh¡­.yes we¡¯ll be hunting real soon, real soon indeed¡± the informant quietly says this, and along with the people around him laughs while greedily looking at their prey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After leaving the informants group, I head to the Real Estate Agency L&D which was located at one of the commercial areas. This place is also something that I found earlier on my starting days here on Morata, with the ¡°help¡± of other ¡°people¡±. I tied Ollie¡¯s reins to a pole nearby and quickly entered L&D. ¡°Greetings! Welcome to L&D¡¯s Real Estate Agency where we find you the best place for the best price!¡± Just after entering, there was a person wearing a suit that immediately greeted me. I was quite surprised at the sudden greeting but didn¡¯t mind it since I thought it was the norm here. ¡°I assume you are here to inquire about land or housing? If so please follow me so I can introduce you to a ¡°Realtor¡± of our company¡± with practiced smile and speech the person in a suit tells me to follow him ¡°Uh...Okay (Hmmm they¡¯re quite the professionals; they must be well trained and quite used to their jobs)¡± thinking that, I quickly followed the person wearing a suit. We headed to one of the doors near the back. He then urges me to go in and talk to the ¡°Realtor¡± inside the room ¡°Well then, I do hope you find a place you like dear customer, there are plenty of nice places so long as you have the money for it¡± after saying that and showing a business smile the person in a suit leaves, and I then enter the room ¡°Welcome! My name is Roy a ¡°Realtor¡± of L&D, how may I help you today?¡± Again for the second time today I was immediately greeted just after entering, this time, the person who¡¯s also wearing a suit introduced himself as well. ¡°Ah, hello, I¡¯m Riyen and I¡¯m here to inquire about land prices here at Arpen since I intend to start a farm¡± ¡°Oho, a farm you say? Truth be told, there aren¡¯t that many free land in the Arpen Empire anymore. Most of the lands have already been bought when the Empire was still only a ¡°Kingdom¡±. The patches of land that are for sale are normally quite expensive¡± Hearing what Roy said is already within my expectations. Arpen Kingdom became an Empire about 12 years ago in real time, even before that happened, a large number of players in the hundreds of millions flocked to Arpen. Players with a good sense started buying land early on and then sold them off when the price was at its peak, making a killer profit ¡°Well, how expensive are we talking about exactly?¡± I carefully asked Roy ¡°Hmmm¡­The price right now, based on ¡°land owners¡± is about 100g per square foot if you intend to buy land near a city; the price here on Morata is twice that. If we¡¯re talking about land further out then it ranges from 40-90g the cheaper it is the closer it¡¯s on the border¡± Roy says this as a matter of fact ¡°Wha?! Those prices are insane!¡± I shouted, shocked at the prices I heard Those prices are truly ridiculous, I did do a simple browse on the web about land prices before and I found out that land price on Arpen was expensive; I just didn¡¯t know how expensive they are. Damn¡­I got 4million gold with me, I used about 80k gold on my 4 weeks stay so I have about 3.92m left. If I buy land here on Morata I¡¯ll only be able to get 19600 square feet, 39200 in other cities¡­It isn¡¯t even half an acre if I decide to buy land here¡­.Should I just buy near the borders then? ¡°Well¡­I¡¯m pretty shocked to hear such prices¡­can you tell me more about lands near the border? I have less than 4million gold with me and I want to buy a decent sized land¡­.¡± After weighing my options, I decided to inquire about the lands near the border Hearing what I said, Roy¡¯s eyes instantly sharpened and started to explain about different types of areas that are for sale. It took nearly 2 hours and hearing his descriptions of each area only discouraged me to buy there, and made me think it¡¯s better to just buy land near one of the cities in Arpen ¡°Well that¡¯s about all of it, since we are still in a state of war with the Haven Empire, it¡¯s not really recommended to buy land near the borders. They get raided regularly and that¡¯s why they¡¯re for sale¡± Roy finishes with a seemingly caring voice ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± Roy who¡¯s observing me quietly and realizes that I seem to be unable to decide on what to do patiently waits for me¡­After a while though, it seems that he remembered something and calls for my attention once again This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. ¡°I see that I just made you more uncomfortable with my ¡°sales¡± talk. If you don¡¯t mind, would you care to look at this?¡± Roy then handed me a poster ¡°Huh? What¡¯s this?¡± Taking the poster and looking at it, I was surprised on what I saw. On the poster was scenery of a vast golden plain with rivers and a mountain in the background. At the top of the poster was the title, printed with big letters saying ¡°NEW WORLD! VERMILLION CONTINENT!¡±. I of course have heard of Vermillion Continent, it was the latest continent discovered in Royal Road. It boasts of high difficulty and that only about 8% of the continent have been explored. ¡°What you have there might be an answer to your dilemma. Vermillion continent is very new and land price there is still incredibly low. For how long I cannot say¡± ¡°Really? But isn¡¯t this place dangerous? And how come land from there can be sold? I asked now gaining a bit of hope ¡°Indeed it is dangerous, for now, that¡¯s one of the reasons it¡¯s still cheap. The answer to your second question are the pioneer guilds that first reached Vermillion Continent and ¡°claimed¡± large pieces of land for themselves. I¡¯m sure you want to ask why they are selling land they claimed. The answer is because that¡¯s the reason they claimed it in the first place, and also to use gold from the sales to fund further explorations¡± Hearing this finally gave me newfound hope on having a decent sized land. Still there are things I need to confirm first ¡°That sounds interesting, but is the sale of those lands valid? Also how much are these guilds selling their ¡°claimed¡± lands for?¡± ¡°Good questions, for the first one, so long as the sale is audited by a licensed agency like ours then it will be valid. For the price, it depends on the guild but I¡¯m sure it¡¯s about 5g per square foot maybe less.¡± Hearing what Roy said, I started calculating how much land I¡¯ll be able to acquire. If these guilds are selling land at 5g per square foot then with 3.92m, I¡¯ll be able to buy 784000 square feet of land! If I convert that to acres, then it¡¯s¡­..18 acres! But of course I can¡¯t spend all my money on land. I will need to buy farm tools, working animals and seeds, probably wheat and corn first since they¡¯re easier to cultivate Already planning what I needed to do, I then ask the next question that¡¯s probably just as important as the first two ¡°These sounds really good, so Roy, do you know any guilds that are selling land on Vermillion continent? You did hand me a poster about it so I¡¯m guessing you also know a guild selling land right?¡± I concluded that the reason Roy showed me that poster was because he already knew a seller and will get extra commission if he can find a buyer ¡°Well¡­¡­sadly I¡¯m not quite familiar with any guild that¡¯s selling land on Vermillion continent, and that poster was just passed to me as well. You will have to find a ¡°seller¡± yourself. If you do though, it would be great if you hire me as a mediator and I can file it as well, for a small fee of course¡± What Roy said surprised me, really, how many times will I be surprised in this place? I was also not expecting what he said. I thought for sure he¡¯s already in-touch with someone, but I guess I was wrong. I¡¯ll have to contact those ¡°Pioneering¡± guilds myself then have Roy as a third party witness and also to formalize the deal ¡°Hmmm. I will try to find a seller then, I¡¯ll return here once I find one, you will also be a witness for the deal right?¡± ¡°Naturally, it would be my pleasure¡± ¡°Well I¡¯ll be going then, thank you for your time Roy, I¡¯ll be sure to come back, so please work with me in the future as well¡± ¡°No, no, it is me who should be thankful, please be careful on your way¡± Roy then stands and opens the door for me and sees me off ~THIS PROBABLY IS MY BIG MISTAKE NO. 3~ After leaving Roy¡¯s office I quickly went outside. I nearly forgot about Ollie, the normally silent Ollie made a groan when I turned on the opposite side. Hearing it, I quickly went back for Ollie and then head to the guild houses located on Bingryong square Just before I reach the square, I again spot the informant sitting in a bench. Remembering the great info he gave me before, I approach him to see if he could give me other useful info ~THIS IS DEFINITELY BIG MISTAKE NO. 4~ ¡°Hey! You¡¯re alone now? I thought you said you guys are hunting?¡± ¡°Oh~ if it isn¡¯t Mr. Farmer, they are doing what they need to do now, me on the other hand am tasked with something different. Seeing as you ¡°approached¡± me, is there anything this humble informant can do for you?¡± asks the informant with a smile Not bothering to try and understand his cryptic words, I began to ask him about what info I need ¡°Yeah there is, I¡¯m looking for guilds that are selling ¡°claimed¡± land on Vermillion continent, I wish to buy some to start my farm¡± ¡°Oho~ is that right, you¡¯re in luck Mr. Farmer, I do happen to know a guild selling land on Vermillion continent and for a cheap price as well¡± ¡°Really!?¡± ¡°Yes, yes. I can tell you but, you know, it¡¯ll cost you a small amount of gold since nothing is free in these world heh heh heh¡± ¡°How much?¡± ¡°Not much¡­.only 50g it¡¯s a bit higher since this is info no-one else knows yet. I assure you it¡¯s worth it since you can get a good deal heh heh heh¡± Hearing that, I quickly handed him 50g ¡°Thanks for your ¡°patronage¡± yet again...Now then, the guild selling land on Vermillion continent is called ¡°One Winged Seagull¡±. Since you¡¯re a good customer I can guide you to where their leader is now¡± ¡°Huh? You know where the leader is?¡± ¡°Yes, well¡­.I was just talking to him earlier and that¡¯s where I got my info. Heh heh heh, pretty nice coincidence don¡¯t you think? So what do you say Mr. Farmer? Want me to guide you or not?¡± Seeing the informant getting excited and thinking how weird he is yet again¡­I reluctantly agreed to follow him. The weirder thing that happened is that we returned to where I was just at, L&D Real Estate Agency ¡°That¡¯s funny; I was just here a while ago¡± ¡°Is that right Mr. Farmer? Well the leader of ¡°OWS¡± was planning to sell his lands so it¡¯s not odd if he goes to a couple of Real Estate Agencies¡± ¡°Well¡­.I guess that¡¯s true..¡± ¡°Ahh¡­speak of the devil, there he is, coming out right now¡± ¡°Eh?¡± A dwarf person suddenly comes out of L&D along with someone I recognize. When I said ¡°dwarf¡± I didn¡¯t mean a small person but a real dwarf. The surprising thing is that the person the dwarf is with, is the ¡°Realtor¡± Roy ¡°Lookie here, if it isn¡¯t ¡°The Rat¡±. We meet again sooner than expected¡± says the dwarf ¡°¡­.If it isn¡¯t Mr. Riyen, you¡¯ve returned faster than I would ever have expected¡± says Roy They both exclaimed at the same time not looking the least bit surprised at all ¡°Good timing, this young man here is the person I was just telling you about Mr Grud. The one who wants to buy land on Vermillion continent¡± Roy says to the dwarf named ¡°Grud¡± ¡°Oho~, and here I was just about to go to ¡°The Rat¡± there and buy info on where to find him. It seems I managed to save some gold ahahahahah¡± the dwarf Grud laughs like it was really funny ¡°Now, now¡­.seeing as I did a good deed here, I can expect some ¡°compensation¡± right? *wink*¡± ¡°The Rat¡± then winks at the dwarf ¡°That depends if we can close a deal ¡°Rat¡±. Now then, Riyen was it? I hear you want to buy land on the ¡°New World¡±, I so happen to be selling some of my ¡°claimed¡± land so I can develop my other lands on Vermillion. I hope we can both get what we want ahahahhahah¡± Hearing about the sale of ¡°land¡± I quickly focused on what the dwarf is saying ¡°Yes sir, I do want to buy claimed land on Vermillion continent because I heard that it was cheaper there. If you don¡¯t mind me asking, for how much are you selling exactly?¡± I timidly ask the dwarf ¡°It¡¯s Grud, call me Grud. Now then, the price I am selling my land is a fixed 2g per square foot and I have about 100 acres of land to sell¡­though I say ¡°fixed¡± if one is buying a certain size then I won¡¯t mind giving a bit of ¡°extra¡±. What do you say Riyen? Interested? Holy! 2g?! Roy did say the price was 5g maybe even lower depending on the guild that¡¯s selling¡­but wait, this too cheap and what did he mean by extra? Seeing my surprise turn into suspicion, Grud then shows me something that cleared my doubts ¡°I see that you¡¯re a bit suspicious Riyen. Do you want to take a look at the lands I am selling?.¡± He then shows me a viewing crystal Still suspicious at such a good offer from practically a total stranger I slowly took the crystal and viewed its contents. And what I saw blew my mind. Endless sea of gold of what seemed to be varying types of grass coats the land. These plants show just how fertile the land is. One can see herds of unknown beasts grazing and a strong flowing river. If you can describe paradise for wildlife then this is the place ¡°This¡­¡­.you¡¯re actually selling these lands for just 2g? That¡¯s crazy!¡± The place Grud is selling is probably different from what I just saw since that¡¯s the only explanation ¡°Ahahahhaha I can see that you don¡¯t believe me. If I didn¡¯t posses thousands of acres of such lands, I probably will have to price it at 30g at the least! Sadly I gained too much and can¡¯t develop all of my land so I hope to find a young and promising ¡°Farmer¡± that will take care of my lands instead¡± Hearing his words made me rethink of my assessment of Grud. I actually believed his story ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.(So he owns a lot of land and can¡¯t take care of them all huh¡­I should get as much as I can before he sells them to someone else)¡­I understand your worries Grud, and if that¡¯s the case then I would like to purchase land equal to 3million gold if possible¡± I then tell Grud how much land I¡¯m willing to pay for Hearing what I said seems to have made Grud extremely happy since he now can¡¯t stop smiling while looking at me¡­or the gold I posses ¡°Oho~ 3 million worth of land you say? That¡¯s a lot more than what I was expecting from such a new player. Can you really pay that much?¡± ¡°Of course, I may look like a newbie but I bought that much gold with real money so I can start my farm¡± ¡°I see¡­..hmmmmm¡­¡­I can tell you¡¯re quite resolute and seem to have a promising future¡­If it¡¯s you then¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..Alright! I¡¯ve decided that I will sell you 50 acres of land for 3 million!¡± loudly exclaimed by Grud ¡°Wha?! Are you serious? You¡¯re giving away over 15 acres worth of land!! I don¡¯t understand, why would you do that?¡± I couldn¡¯t believe what Grud just said. That¡¯s nearly half of what I intended to buy and would have costs another million or more! ¡°Ahahahahhahahhah¡­Didn¡¯t I say from the start that I might give ¡°extra¡± and I can tell your gonna be a ¡°Great Farmer¡± in the future so think of this as a favour from me¡­Just that, once your successful don¡¯t forget about me! Also if you doubt my ¡°goodwill¡± my feelings might get hurt ahahahhahah¡± Not wanting to hurt Grud¡¯s feelings, I happily accepted his offer and shook hands with him. Roy was quietly watching us and seeing that I was already ¡°Hooked¡± decided that it was time to complete the deal ¡°It seems we have reached an agreement. Now if you both would follow me inside then I will conclude the deal. ¡° We then follow Roy inside of L&D and headed straight to his office. After a few late greetings we started on formalizing the deal ¡°Mr. Grud, you did bring your ¡°Land Title¡± right? The one verified by the Arpen Empire showing your ownership of your ¡°claimed¡± land.¡± ¡°Naturally Roy, I never leave home without it ahahhahahhah¡± ¡°Good¡­Mr. Riyen I would just need your sign here, here, and here, also over here.Since I will work on this personally it will only take a short time to process. Now, Mr Grud, Mr. Riyen, these are your copies of the contract details, please make sure you read it carefully. The other papers will be delivered to you Mr. Riyen 3 days from now along with the ¡°Deed of Sale¡± the payment for the land can only be given then and not before. Please make sure of this¡± Roy was truly a professional. It was all over before I even realized what was going on and just signed the papers in front of me¡­After we¡¯re done we head outside once again. Roy didn¡¯t bother seeing us off since he needs to do a bunch more of things ¡°Whew! To think it would end so fast! I can¡¯t wait to reach Vermillion and see my land! Anyways Mr. Grud, how do I reach Vermillion continent exactly? Is there a ¡°teleporter¡± I can use?¡± with stuff happening so quickly, I nearly forgot about this important fact ¡°Ahh¡­¡­you see¡­.there are no teleport points towards Vermillion continent just yet¡­To reach it, you will need to ride a ship¡­It just so happens there is one leaving in 3 days¡± Grud says this with an uneasy expression ¡°Ohh~ a ship~ that¡¯s nice, I¡¯ve never been on a ship before and it¡¯s leaving in3 days? About the same time as when Roy finishes his work. Hmmm¡­.well I¡¯ll just get on the next one since I still need to buy stuff for my farm and it¡¯ll take longer than 3 days to finish that¡­¡±After saying all that, I headed to untie Ollie¡¯s reins from the same pole as last time Hearing what I said Grud started to panic for some unknown reason. ¡°Ah ha ha ha¡­wa- wait a bit there Riyen, It won¡¯t be good for you to miss this ship.¡± ¡°Hmmm? Why is that?¡± ¡°You see, if you miss this ship, you will need to wait for another 6 months before another one sets sail¡­you then will have to wait 6 months before you can start farming anything¡­¡± ¡°What did you say?! Why didn¡¯t you tell me this sooner! Not good, I won¡¯t be able to buy all the things I need with just 3 days!!¡± Now it¡¯s me who¡¯s started panicking ¡°We-well if you ummm don¡¯t mind¡­I can help you buy all the things you need, you just need to give me a list of the things to buy and quantity¡­With the help of my guild I assure you that it¡¯ll be done¡­¡± ¡°Really? You¡¯ll do that?¡± ¡°Of course! Didn¡¯t I say that you have a promising future? Just think of this as added ¡°Extra¡± ahahahhah¡­Just give me the list and your budget and we¡¯ll buy everything you need. You can just enjoy the city until it¡¯s time to leave wahahhahahahh¡± Hearing what he said made me think that Grud really is a great guy¡­I then listed down all possible things I would need and the amount I was willing to pay and handed it to Grud ¡°Right, if this is all you¡¯ll need then we definitely will be able to get all this¡­We¡¯ll buy all this at ¡°Lipton¡±, ah right¡­I nearly forgot again¡­You will need to go to the port town of ¡°Lipton¡± since the ship you will be boarding is anchored there¡­Now then, I best get started¡­Riyen make sure you¡¯re in ¡°Lipton¡± in 3 days before noon, I will hand you the receipt there as well, and don¡¯t worry about Roy. I will tell him to meet us there instead.¡± Grud then started to leave with a smile on his face ¡°Whew! To think there are such great people here! Now I don¡¯t even need to worry about buying all the tools I need¡­ehehehheh¡­I¡¯ll just play around Morata wahahhahahahahah¡± While laughing and hopping like an idiot, Ollie looks at me with pity in his eyes¡­(not that I notice it) and so 3 days flew by and I headed to ¡°Lipton¡± ~3 Days later~ I used the teleport service of Morata and went to Lipton. I was charged extra since I have a horse with me. Lipton seems to be a city full of life though I didn¡¯t have time to explore it since it¡¯s almost noon. I quickly headed to the port of Lipton. At the entrance of the port, I immediately spot Grud and Roy so I headed towards them. ¡°Oho~ Your finally here Riyen. I thought you might have gotten lost or worse cold feet ahahahah¡± ¡°Geeze¡­.why would I get cold feet? I was just a bit excited and woke up a bit late; anyways did you manage to buy all the things I asked for? It¡¯ll be a different story if you don¡¯t have them though¡± I ask this so I can change the subject ¡°Ahahahahha¡­.of course I got them all, here¡¯s the receipt. It¡¯s a bit more than what you expected; it¡¯s not a problem is it? If it is then I might have to return some of the stuff back¡± Taking the receipt from Grud I saw that it is higher than what I said my budget is. Seeing as all that I asked for was here I didn¡¯t mind it much and handed Grud my ¡°Card¡± I then inputted 450000 gold on the screen that popped up and pressed ¡°Confirm¡± ¡°Cards¡± are used to handle large gold transactions on Royal Road. Nowadays instead of carrying massive amounts of gold, you just pass the ¡°Card¡± that you posses then input the amount on the screen. You will need to open an account on a ¡°Bank¡± managed by an NPC from the system or ¡°Private Banks¡± that are run by players¡­I happen to use the former one mainly because I was still a newbie. You are given up to 5 ¡°Cards¡± by either one and if you want more you¡¯ll need to pay a small sum¡­You don¡¯t need to worry about it being stolen since it¡¯s just a card, money will only be transferred if you wish it to, there¡¯s also a tracking magic on the ¡°Cards¡± which will alert your ¡°Banks¡± if the card isn¡¯t in your hands for 1 month or if you press the ¡°Alert¡± in your status window. All in all, it¡¯s not smart to steal cards since you will definitely be hunted down ~THIS IS TRULY BIG MISTAKE NO.5~ Should have checked the items first, no I should have bought them instead¡­. Grud checks the money on his own window screen then smiles, satisfied with what he saw. Once again, Roy was just watching us quietly and with good timing finally presents us with the contracts and deed of sale. ¡°Now then, Mr. Riyen, here is the contract and deed of sale for the claimed land you bought. A copy will be given to Mr. Grud and another one will be at the administrative office. The contract will be active once the payment is given to Mr. Grud¡± I took the papers from Roy and then smile. I can see my name written on the ¡°Land Title¡±. After looking it over twice, I then inputted 3million and press confirm on the window in front of me. The papers in my hands along with the one with Grud suddenly shined. *Ding!!*
You have acquired land!! - You will be able to see detailed information of your land once you have set foot in it - You can now build facilities on your own land - You are now obligated to pay tax to your governing Lord. Since your status is a farmer 3% of your yield shall be taken as tax - Your personal map is now updated. Your land will be highlighted in Green Your deal with Grud has been completed; now your contract shall be valid and binding. If this contract is breached, the party responsible shall be dealt with by the Arpen Empire itself!
¡°With this the contract has now been concluded. I do hope both parties are happy with the deal¡± declares Roy ¡°heh heh heh heh heh heh of course I¡¯m very happy eheh heh heh heh¡± Grud replies while still looking at his window now with an ugly smile ¡°Yes, I¡¯m very satisfied. Ah¡­ I nearly forgot about your commission Roy, so how much do I have to pay you?¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t worry about that Mr. Riyen, Mr. Grud already promised to take care of it¡­isn¡¯t that right Mr. Grud?¡± ¡°O? Ah, Yes, yes no need to worry about that. Now all you need to worry about is getting on the ship, it¡¯s about to leave soon ahahhahahhah¡± ¡°Are you su-----------------¡° ~TOOOOOOOOOOT! TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT~ ¡°You can hear the ships honking it¡¯s horn now, Take a good look Riyen, this will be the ship you¡¯ll be boarding ¡°The Tempest Downer¡± ain¡¯t she a beauty! Better hurry now, my guild members will take your goods and store it to the cargo hold¡± I turn to see the ship I¡¯ll be boarding. If I have to describe it then it would be¡­.a Warship. Yep a warship¡­I¡¯ll be spending 5 days on a warship. According to Grud ¡°The Tempest Downer¡± is a Class 1 Magic Propelled Ship. It¡¯s about 50 meters in length and posses 8 cannons on each side. Its main gun that looks like a railgun is placed at its deck. Despite its size, this ship is ultra fast since it only needed 5 days to reach Vermillion continent. Grud told me about this and that but I didn¡¯t understand anything more. Once all my stuff was safely inside, I also boarded the ship. ¡°Oh right~ you don¡¯t need to worry about the wagons since you also paid for-------------------------------¡° ~Tooooooooooot TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT~ Before I can hear the rest of what Grud is saying, the horn of the warship sounded again and it begun to move. And so my journey towards Vermillion started, at this point I was still filled with joy daydreaming of the awesome things I will be doing on the land I bought. But disaster struck right after arriving at Vermillion in the form of giant insects. To be Continued¡­ Chapter 3: A Farmers Life 3 (M) Chapter 3: A farmer¡¯s life 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~PRESENT TIME~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°God damn it!!! Now that I¡¯m thinking about it, I already made five freakin stupid mistakes because of those sunovabi**! Die! Die! Die! All of those bastards need to die!¡± yelling like crazy, I even started beating the ground with the hoe in my hands ¡°Haaaaaaa¡­¡­¡­Haaaaaaa¡­¡­¡­Haaa¡­..Damn¡­.wasted energy for no good reason again¡­.better continue with my work now since I¡¯ll have to log-off earlier today¡± regaining a bit of my sanity I started working again¡­.. ¡°DOOORRRRYAHHHHHH!!!!!!¡±¡­¡­¡­*Clink* ¡°KAMEHAMEH***********¡±¡­¡­¡­*Tink* ¡°HIIIIIIIIIYAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!¡±¡­¡­¡­.*Clink¡­..clink* ¡°HADOKE***************¡±¡­¡­¡­*clink¡­clink..clink* ¡°GOMAGOMANOBA******¡±¡­¡­¡­*Krrrr¡­..* ¡°GETSUGATENS**********¡±¡­¡­¡­*Baaaannngg* ¡°Eh...?¡± While I continue plowing the land while shouting tons of weird words to psyche myself up so that I won¡¯t lose to despair. I suddenly heard something disturbing¡­There was a strange sound coming from the ground which I thought was just rocks¡­.clearly it wasn¡¯t, I even thought I fired an actual getsugaten*** ¡°Wha¡­..no way¡­.no no no no NO!!¡± It seems my luck is still going strong¡­and it wasn¡¯t towards good. The loud sound that I heard was my hoe shattering to pieces¡­I was incredibly confused because this hoe was made from steel, made by a top class craftsman. At least that was what the blacksmith on this village said. It also has high durability since I¡¯ve been using it for a while and it only dropped by 10 points out of its 300 max durability, but now, it¡¯s ¡°head¡± was gone, which doesn¡¯t make any sense ¡°My precious hoe¡­ what did this to you¡­MY PRECIOUS!!!¡­...¡± I search the ground wanting to find the culprit and exact revenge¡­what I saw was not what I expected¡­ On the ground something black could be seen¡­realizing that it was the culprit I quickly un-earth it. Its length is about 3-4 feet. The strangest part is that¡­ ¡°It¡¯s made of wood? How the fu** can wood shatter steel!?¡± I cried out. The thing in my hands is clearly made of wood, what type I don¡¯t know since identifying it kept failing. Seeing that it was truly made of wood, I forcefully restrained my anger. If I didn¡¯t, I might have started beating myself, since it must have been my fault that my precious hoe got destroyed¡­After a while of reflecting, I took the canteen which has less than half remaining and started drinking¡­thinking that this was all just part of my miserable fate¡­ ¡°*glug*glug*glug*¡­..Wheeeewwww¡­¡­.good thing the river is still here. I can get as much water as needed but it doesn¡¯t seem to be of any help for me atm¡­.what did those damn insects do to this place!!¡­.and now my only hoe is gone as well!!! ¡­¡± Yes though the land now is barren, the river that I saw on the crystal still exists¡­after shouting a bit more and hitting myself with the stick that I found I concluded that enough is done for today ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°Time to call it a day¡­¡­¡­.I¡¯ll let you off with just this much today you piece of shit land but once I return I¡¯ll definitely make you cry!¡± I started to leave after ¡°threatening¡± my own land; I can only leave since my hoe¡¯s no longer in one piece and I would need to have a new one made at the village Though I say that with conviction I am well aware that it¡¯s just one of the defense mechanisms I instinctually made to support my mind¡­another thing keeping me together is my beloved horse, Ollie¡­. ¡°I forgot¡­I need to get water for Ollie since we¡¯re running out...¡± Remembering to get extra water, I ¡°carefully¡± head to the river with two large buckets I took from my ¡°tool shed¡± I need to emphasize the word ¡°carefully¡± since going to the river is a life threatening action that I must do on a regular basis. I¡¯ve nearly died 5 times from just trying to take water from the river. Insanely strong monsters frequent the river besides me so I learned to be especially careful. I even learned ¡°Stalking¡± from one of the villagers which hides my presence to a certain extent and help increase my survival rate ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..coast is clear¡­¡­¡­.¡± I already activated ¡°stalking¡± while walking towards the river. Seeing that it¡¯s safe I quickly filled my buckets and hightailed it out of there If anyone is wondering what I was ¡°stalking¡±, the answer is the ¡°river¡±. It might sound weird that I¡¯m stalking a river but oddly enough it works¡­I tried stalking a rock before but it failed miserably. The only thing I can be sure is, that if anything ¡°moves¡± then I can stalk it living or not After leaving the river at high speed without spilling any water, I finally reach my ¡°Cabin¡±. This cabin was built with the help of the villagers, I naturally paid them for their help, but for once I was truly thankful for it¡­I saw some farm tools I forgot to put in the shed, namely, my broken hoe, so I first made sure to put it inside, only then did I finally enter my cabin¡­ ¡°I¡¯m back¡­¡­¡­how are you feeling Ollie? Here I got some fresh water for you¡­I didn¡¯t encounter any monsters this time aha¡­..ha¡­.ha¡­¡± With a weak laugh trying to reassure Ollie, I pour water on the bucket near him and put the rest on a larger sized version of my large buckets. I then decided to check Ollie¡¯s status window to see how he¡¯s doing ¡°Ollie¡¯s status window, open¡± [quart=Name,Species]Ollie,Horse[/quart] [quart=Owner,Class]Riyen,Farm Horse[/quart] [quart=Level,loyalty]100,Max[/quart][quart=Strength,Agility]200,100[/quart] [quart=Vitality,Stamina]250,400[/quart] [quart=Intelligence,Wisdom]80,0[/quart] [quart=Luck,Defense]100,100[/quart]
Status Window
Health400/3000
Status(Weakened State)(Disease *Low*)(Injured)
Skills - Sprint - Tackle - Unwavering Courage (passive) (Depends on Loyalty)
¡°Fuuuuuuuuuuu¡­¡­ your health has climbed from 50 to 400 now¡­and disease turned to low¡­good news Ollie! It seems your recovering well; we still need to be careful though so more bed rest for you¡± ¡°Brrruuuruurururuurhuhuhuu¡­¡­.¡± ¡°I know you want to work as well but you need to recover first¡­.If you die I might just delete this damned character¡­.so be good Ollie¡± ¡°Brrrruhuhuh¡± Seeing Ollie agreeing, I went to a cabinet near the bed to get Ollie¡¯s medicine ointment and gently applied it to the wound at his stomach and neck¡­I make sure to properly put enough ointment then bandaged the wounds again¡­. ¡°Good thing I also learned the veterinary skill from Allan before I left the farm¡­haaaa¡­.why did I refuse Roland¡¯s offer?¡± Seeing Ollie¡¯s wounds made me remember that scary event yet again¡­but also remind me of why I grew so fond of this old horse¡­.truly Ollie is such a great horse¡­ Yet again I remember that fateful day¡­it was just after I reached Vermillion continent and started heading to this forsaken land¡­I just have to meet the TOP predator on Vermillion, truly my luck has abandoned me¡­. ~~~~ RIYEN¡±S ARRIVAL ON VERMILLION CONTINENT (about 21 days ago real time) ~~~~~ Finally, I can see land again¡­..my heart is racing with excitement at sight of land that will be called my new home! I almost want to jump in the sea and swim there; of course that¡¯s a bad idea, first because the ship will be hundreds of times faster than me swimming and second because if I jump out to the sea, the monsters lurking there will tear me to shreds in seconds¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­After a few more hours, the warship finally docked on the port of this city. I then immediately head out ~~~~~YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT VERMILLION CONTINENT¡¯S PORT TOWN *NEW END*~~~~~ Suddenly a window popped in front of me confirming that I arrived at Vermillion continent. This town seems to be called *New End* which is pretty odd. I mean why would anyone name a town ¡°New End¡±? Though I find it weird, I decided not to mind it much¡­Just before I could run, the Captain suddenly called me to a stop ¡°Hold yer horses there lad~! You aren¡¯t forgetting something are you? You young ones, always in a rush¡± the Captain says this in a tone that indicates that he¡¯s seen this one too many times already ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­? I thought that Grud already paid for my ride? You said so yourself, captain¡± Not understanding what the captain wants from me, I just tilted my head¡­ Also why does everybody call me lad or boy or young one? It¡¯s not like I look like a kid right? I mean I especially made my avatar a bit older and my face a bit uglier than what I really look like¡­ (I didn¡¯t know it at that time but anyone whose wearing novice gear will always be called something along those lines. Wearing beginner equips practically tells people that you¡¯ve just started after all) ¡°Aye. There¡¯s no need to worry about payment lad, what I mean is your cargo. This ship will only be on this harbour for 3 days lad, so you can¡¯t leave it here. You¡¯ll need to take it out today cause the cargo hold will be filled with stuff from this place¡± What the captain said made me remember all my stuff that I forgot because of my excitement. It was also a bit surprising to hear that the ship will only be here for 3 days. Grud said that it takes 6 months before a ship can set sail towards Vermillion continent so I assumed that this warship will be staying here for a while ¡°Right my stuff~ thanks for reminding me captain. It¡¯s pretty surprising that you¡¯ll only be here for 3 days. I thought for sure this beauty will be staying here for a while¡± I head back to the ship while saying that ~Har har har har. She¡¯s a beauty ain¡¯t she? Well lad, this baby here is warship of the Arpen Empire and there¡¯s still an ongoing war with Haven Empire so we can¡¯t afford to keep this ship far away¡± explains the captain in a happy voice. It seems praising his ship always gets him on a good mood ¡°Oh right~¡± is the only thing I said before I left the captain and head for the cargo hold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since I already went to the cargo hold once before by asking sailors then, I manage to reach it this time rather quickly since I didn¡¯t get lost anymore. When I reached the place, I saw that there are lots of people here already. They didn¡¯t pay me much attention anymore, not like on the first day anyways. I head to the spot where my stuff are and inspect them like what other people are doing with their goods ¡°Hmmmmm¡­..hmmmmm¡­¡­hmmmm¡± I opened a sack from inside of one of my two wagons, I naturally chose the one at the front. Inside I see ¡°corn seeds¡± that¡¯s one of the best grade there is. I open another and see a bunch of potatoes, they¡¯re gonna be my starter crops until I get the hang of farming Happy with what I saw on the first wagon, I then head to the second one. Inside are tools of varying sizes that will be used for farming. I take one out to check it and I was very pleased. On my hand is a ¡°Hoe¡± made from steel. I saw similar ones on Roland¡¯s farm so I¡¯m sure that it¡¯s top quality item. I bring out bring out several others such as ¡°Forks¡±, ¡°Rakes¡± and even a ¡°Shovel¡±. There¡¯s even a plough inside but I didn¡¯t take it out because it¡¯ll be a hassle. I also notice that once I pulled out my tools, the looks of the other people started to change as well. I decided to put several items into my personal bag; I then took some rope and headed to where my horses are at. When I approached the horses, the players around me started to give me a funny look once again. I didn¡¯t bother minding it and just admire the horses in front of me; Ollie was there as well of course. ¡°Whoa! Whoa~¡­¡­ easy boys we¡¯ll be getting off now so don¡¯t make a fuss now¡± I said to the five horses I owned, scratch that, six if Ollie was included I took two horses out, the ones that will be used to pull the wagons and set them up again. I already learned how on Roland¡¯s farm. I then return to take out the others. I couldn¡¯t help but stop and admire the three horses that I now own. These three can almost be compared to ¡°Gilbert¡± Alan¡¯s horse, that¡¯s how nice they are. ¡°Almost¡± because they¡¯re clearly not yet thoroughly trained like ¡°Gilbert¡± but I didn¡¯t mind since I will personally train them anyways. I took their reins, used the rope that I have and tied them at the back of one of my wagons. I then connected that wagons horse to the back of my other wagon. I return for Ollie and tied him at the front since he¡¯s the most experienced of the bunch, I¡¯ll use him to lead the others. ¡°Hmmm¡­¡­not bad if I do say so myself¡± Happy with my work I started pulling on Ollie¡¯s reins and we started to move. I saw that it¡¯s moving exactly as how I wanted, I then head out. I see that the captain is still at the same place as last time. I bid farewell to him when and he just gave me a nod I checked my personal map to verify the location of my land. I was extremely happy to see that my personal map is now updated to that of Vermillion along with the map Grud gave me before. I see a small dot in green on the map indicating where the land I bought is located ¡°Hmmm¡­.I can¡¯t tell if it¡¯s near or far¡­..no matter, I have a lot of food and water in my wagons already so it doesn¡¯t matter how many days this journey might take¡± Deciding that reaching it is the most important thing for now, I headed to the exit of this town. As I reach the exit, several ¡°Guard Dogs¡± stop me Now I say ¡°Guard Dogs¡± because the guards are literally ¡°Dogs¡±. I did hear that the natives of Vermillion are mostly ¡°Beast People¡±. These ¡°beast people¡± are most likely the ancestors of ¡°beastmen¡±. They¡¯re called ¡°Beast People¡± and not ¡°Beastmen¡± because they are normally ¡°Beasts¡± that has a ¡°humanoid¡± form. ¡°Beastmen¡± on the other hand are beasts with natural humanoid forms. Well that¡¯s the short summary and it seems these ¡°Guard Dogs¡± won¡¯t allow me to pass ¡°HALT! Where do you think you are going hyumen?¡± asks one of the Guard Dogs ¡°Well¡­¡­..I was planning to head over to the land I bought¡­..I never heard that there¡¯s some kind of condition to leave this town¡± I say to the dog that asked the question ¡°There is no condition hyumen, we just stopped you because your leaving by yourself¡± says the dog ¡°Ha? There¡¯s no condition but the condition to leave is that I have to be with someone?¡± now I¡¯m really confused ¡°Grrrrrrrrrrr¡­¡­..hyumen¡­¡­seems you are new here¡­.haaaaaa¡­Fine! I shall explain why we stopped you. First! you seem weak! Second! you seem really weak!! Third! since you are weak, the moment you leave this town, you will die!¡± Ughh¡­seems I made the dog angry¡­but what the dog says makes sense now that I think about it. On all the sites I checked while I was offline at the ship, all says the same thing. Vermillion is ¡°harsh¡±. Monsters are so strong that you need a decent ¡°group¡± and not just a ¡°party¡± if you want to venture out. Seeing as I nearly made my first blunder, I was thankful to the dog and decided to give him some meat I have as thanks. ¡°Ah~ Right~¡­¡­.what was I thinking, I appreciate you stopping me sir Guard Dog. Here please take this to show how glad I am for your help.¡± I handed the dog guard a very large piece of meat. ¡°You¡­.are you really giving me this large piece of meat?¡± ¡°Of course. Also if you could point me to where I could hire mercenaries to accompany me, I would be forever in your debt¡± ¡°Grahahahahah.. Hyumen it seems you are a nice fellow though a bit dumb and weak! You may call me Dug-ahn. I am the leader of the guards here at New End. For the mercenaries you will need, I will have someone escort you as my thanks for the meat. Jiro! Go escort the hyumen¡± ¡°Yes Dug-ahn¡­also, can I have some meat after?¡± asks Jiro while looking hungrily at the meat ¡°Yes, after you escort him, all clan members shall have a piece of this large meat grahahhaha¡± ¡°Ahhhh¡­.praise the Dug-ahn¡­.now hyumen follow me! So I can eat some meat! Hurry now¡­.¡± Jiro now rushing me to follow him ¡°Right¡­¡­¡­¡­thank you for this Dug-ahn¡­also my name is Riyen. If you will excuse me then it seems Jiro is already a bit far away¡­¡± Thinking how much their attitude change with just a piece of meat, I started pulling on Ollie¡¯s reins to follow Jiro ¡°I shall remember it¡­¡­.hyumen¡­.Riyen¡­¡± Dug-ahn started repeating the hyumen¡¯s name so he doesn¡¯t forget it ¡°Hyuumeeen! Hurry! Hurry!......grrrrr¡± now it¡¯s Jiro who¡¯s growling ¡°I¡¯m moving as fast as humanly possible Jiro¡± ¡°Grrr¡­hyumens are always so slow!!¡± ¡°haaa¡­really now. Do you really want to eat meat so much?¡± thinking that giving some meat to Jiro might improve his attitude, I was about to take a small piece of meat when the change I saw on Jiro made me rethink my actions ¡°YooooUU have more MEAT!! Grruhh gruhh¡± Jiro jumped in front of me with a really excited look if I describe it kindly and a really crazy look if described normally.. I was taken aback and immediately denied having more extra meat and quickly backing off ¡°Uwaahh! S-sorry to say Jiro but I don¡¯t have that much left¡­¡­I gave a lot to Dug-ahn remember?¡± I say that while nervously taking a few steps back ¡°Grahhh¡­I remember¡­grahh¡­nooooow¡­.hurry along hyumen.......¡± Jiro turned and started walking quickly again ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± We then walk in relative silence and soon reached a building that looks like a tavern¡­no it is a tavern. ¡°In there hyumen¡­you will be able to find good mercenaries in there¡­¡­guaranteed by Dug-ahn¡­¡­I will be on my way¡­now¡± Jiro then walks away, no he ran quickly back¡­ Seeing Jiro disappear I head into the tavern. *Creak* the door made a customary creaking sound when I opened it. Inside the tavern is exactly like one of those old school cowboy movies on the *Prehistoric Channel* with old school looking thugs, I mean mercenaries. Looking around once, I head towards the bartender, which happens to be a very, very sexy woman. She has her hair tied in a knot and wearing a tight fitting dress and what appears to be jeans (?). She also has sharp looking eyes that seems like it could tell truth from lies. The moment I reach the counter, I decided to greet her with an old school greeting which I think fits the place ¡°Howdy~ I hear this place is where I can get quality mercs. Think you can be of help missy?¡± I say this with a very serious and straight face thinking that first impression last¡­and it truly does. Because right after I say this, the barkeeper and everyone else inside the tavern started laughing, laughing at me. ¡°Hahahhahahahha¡­..mercenaries you say¡­hahahahhahahhah¡­¡­.you walked in with such a serious face that¡­hahahhahahh¡­..I thought that¡­hahhahahah¡­.you wanna duke it out with everyone here.hahahhahahh¡± the barkeep says fragmented words while laughing uncontrollably, her bountiful breasts bouncing in every direction I can feel embarrassment filling my Virtual Body with all the laughing I hear. I wasn¡¯t able to think of anything else to say cause of the humiliation I was dealt with. ¡°Ahahhahahh¡­..sorry little boy¡­.really¡­.hahhahahh¡­¡­don¡¯t take this personaly¡­it¡¯s because you said something that could have been from that shitty *Prehistoric Channel*¡­hahahhahahah¡± the barkeeper was apologizing to me but still kept on laughing with her breast swaying along with her movements ¡°If you¡¯re sorry, can you please stop laughing already!¡± my embarrassment was starting to turn into anger¡­also I didn¡¯t dare say that it truly was from the said channel ¡°Ahahahh¡­¡­*Ahemm*¡­..right¡­mercs¡­you need mercs, is that right? Everyone you see here are mercenaries¡­jobless¡­drunk¡­.and got debt they won¡¯t be able to pay anytime soon kind of mercenaries¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± hearing that, made me think that I probably got the wrong place ¡°Hahahha¡­.don¡¯t look so serious boy, it makes me want to laugh again ahahahhaha¡­.¡± ¡°Your already laughing again¡­..maybe this place isn¡¯t the one Dug-ahn mentioned¡­the ones with mercs he guaranteed to be good¡± I started to turn around after saying that¡­.then a change happened inside the tavern ¡°Wait¡­¡­.Dug-ahn told you to come here?¡± ¡°No¡­He said a place with good mercs¡­that Jiro probably got lost or something.¡± I tried to continue walking but the guys that where drinking suddenly surrounded me ¡°Hoooo~ Since Dug-ahn himself sent you here¡­it means he at least acknowledged you¡­Did he try to remember your name?¡± now the sexy barkeeper is looking at me with sharp eyes again ¡°¡­¡­.y-yeah he did¡­.what about it? Really can you guys move? I¡¯m gonna go back and tell Dug-ahn that Jiro got the wrong place¡± getting scared now, I try to squirm away from the guys blocking me ¡°No need little boy¡­.you didn¡¯t get the wrong place. Since you¡¯re sent here by Dug-ahn himself, it would hurt our reputation if we let you leave without hearing your request. Welcome little man to our mercenary company....The ANTLION Company¡± The sexy barkeeper proudly says this with a really scary smile on her beautiful face Seeing her change from a sexy barkeep with calculating eyes to a sexy laughing barkeep and now to a sexy barkeep with eyes of a hunter is truthfully quite fascinating. If only these guys around me would scatter away then I would be quite comfortable here ¡°Now then little boy¡­My name is Claudia; you can state your business now¡­just to warn you though, since you¡¯re sent by Dug-ahn, we will give you a small discount, even so, the price of our services isn¡¯t cheap. The amount will vary depending on what job you want from us¡± ¡°Ummm¡­.can you tell these guys around me to go away first? I don¡¯t intend to leave so this is unnecessary no?¡± I pleaded, being surrounded by muscular guys isn¡¯t really nice, virtual or not Claudia signals for the surrounding men to leave and I start telling her about what I want. I simply told her that I need mercs to escort me until I reach a certain place. She then asked if I could show her my personal map so that she can gauge the dangers and possible expenses that it might need of which I oblige. After asking about this and that she finally gave me her decision ¡°So it¡¯s just simple escort service¡­the trip would take about 15 days, and it isn¡¯t a round trip¡­.The area you need to travel isn¡¯t that dangerous as well¡­haaa¡­..I thought it was a big job since Dug-ahn sent you but¡­nevermind¡­It¡¯ll be 1000g per mercenary little boy, food and other necessities will be on you. You will need at most 6 people so how about it?¡± This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Hmmm¡­.1000g wasn¡¯t as high as I thought¡­I don¡¯t mind feeding the mercenaries as well. The fact that it will take 15 days is the most surprising part¡­I guess I just need to figure out how many mercenaries I will need¡­she said 6 at most since it isn¡¯t that dangerous¡­but just to be sure¡­ ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll hire your mercenaries Claudia. I¡¯ll take 10 of them, no need to worry about provisions.¡± I¡¯ve decided to take more than what she recommended just to be on the safe side ¡°OH? Really now? That¡¯s surprising¡­..anyway the pay has to be upfront, I don¡¯t accept ¡°later when we reach the place¡± kind of reason since we got ¡°runners¡± and ¡°bankrupts¡± as our clients before.¡± ¡°I understand¡­¡± I then handed Claudia my card, the same one I handed to Grud and paid her there and then. *Ding!!*
You have hired The ANTLION Company mercenary group You have hired 10 mercenaries as escorts for your travel. You have paid the agreed upon price and they are now obligated to protect you against any dangers you might encounter. You agreed to procure the provisions necessary for the 15 day journey until you reach your destination. The mercenaries hired will need to follow your commands no matter what. If they rebel or disobeyed you, then you will be entitled to reclaim the money you paid and their company¡¯s reputation will drop. Mercenary Reputation: ¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ï
I checked the system window that appeared. It seems Claudia also got a system notice and was satisfied with it. ¡°Good¡­now, do you want to pick the mercenaries you want to bring with you? Or shall I pick for you little boy? Though I assure you everyone here is as good as the best hahahah¡± It seems Claudia knows that I can¡¯t tell good mercs from bad ones so she offered to help. ¡°I¡¯ll leave it up to you Claudia, also can you stop calling me ¡°little boy¡±? I know it¡¯s late but my name is Riyen, I would appreciate if you call me that¡± ¡°And here I thought you liked being called little boy since you never said your name, alright little boy I¡¯ll pick the mercs you¡¯ll be bringing along¡± Haaaaaa¡­.it seems Claudia has no intention of using my name¡­no rather it feels like she got attached to calling me ¡°little boy¡±, I hope I¡¯m wrong though. I then hear Claudia call the mercenaries that will be travelling with me. It seems she doesn¡¯t like using names since she just points at someone and yells ¡°You¡± or ¡°That Idiot over there¡± until she got 10 people. I started to think that maybe its better that I choose them myself, but that¡¯s no longer possible. ¡°Now then little boy, these 10 idiotic drunkards will be the ones to accompany you. Just call them bum 1 to 10, I¡¯ll leave it up to you to number them yourself¡± ¡°¡­¡­.ah Claudia-sis we got actual na¡­¡­¡± ¡°neesan¡­¡­.my na¡­¡­.¡± ¡°QUIET¡­only people who make money has a name¡­.you lot are nothing but dirt until you complete this job¡± Two guys tried to speak but Claudia shut them up ruthlessly. The rest of the mercenaries didn¡¯t dare utter a sound, same goes for the other people in the tavern. Looking at this made me feel sorry for them. ¡°It seems you don¡¯t have any complaints little boy¡­.they may look like a sorry piece of waste paper but their skills are the real deal. So when do you plan on leaving?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­today if possible¡­..I want to reach my land as soon as possible you see¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­WELL! You heard him right? Why the hell are you dirtbags still just standing there! Go get your KAIRIRIS and prepare them for travelling! Don¡¯t forget anything you shitheads, if you do I¡¯ll stuff those empty bottles up your asses¡± roared the sexy barkeep now looking like a demon¡­ ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..ummm I¡¯ll be outside to check my stuff¡­.and do any last minute preparations that I need¡± seeing that the hired mercs ran outside, I tried to excuse myself. I wasn¡¯t leaving because I was scared of Claudia that turned into a demon, yep definitely not¡­¡­. ¡°Wait¡­..little boy¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­?¡± I stop walking but only turned my head to look at Claudia ¡°You do know what you bought right?¡± ¡°Hmmm? Of course¡­.I bought land¡­.is there something the matter?¡± ¡°No¡­¡­¡­.nothing¡­.well, good luck on your journey¡­¡­..and I hope you don¡¯t regret anything¡± *Nods* I just answered her with a nod and then pass the creaking doors. When I got outside, I saw the mercs already assembled and beside each one is a large chicken¡­.no is that an ostrich? They look really fierce and really big. Each one is bigger than a horse. They have saddles on their backs that made me remember ¡°CHOCOBOS¡± from some long lost game ¡°Seeing as how you¡¯re staring at them I would guess this is the first time you¡¯ve seen a Kairiri? I would suggest not to stare too much cause it might make them feel threatened and start trampling you¡± Hearing what the man at the very front of the group say made me avert my eyes at lightning speed. It seems he¡¯s one of the two guys who tried to talk to Claudia earlier ¡°It won¡¯t be funny getting killed before I even leave town, thanks for the advice ummm mister?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­..Bum¡­.just call me bum¡­feel free to add any number you like¡± says the man with a depressed look ¡°You know I can¡¯t do that right? I mean Claudia did say that before but I have no intention of doing that¡± I clearly state this ¡°No¡­¡­we insist that you call us that¡­..if sister finds out we ¡°named¡± ourselves before finishing this job¡­she¡¯ll kill us dozens of times¡­.now that won¡¯t be funny¡­.so please bear with it boss¡± Remembering Claudia¡¯s demonic look earlier made me agree with the man¡¯s words¡­She would most certainly kill them dozens of times of they dare defy her orders, it was that kind of demonic look ¡°Haaaaaaaaa¡­..I guess I have no choice huh? I would do as you say, umm, Bum 1? Since everyone seems to be all set, can you tell me what we might need besides food and water on this journey?¡± deciding to comply with the man¡¯s wishes I resolved myself to call these 10 mercenaries as Bum 1-10 ¡°Will you tell me where we¡¯re going first? Since we still don¡¯t even know where to take you, it might be a good idea to know our destination first.¡± Asks Bum 1 ¡°Well¡­..it¡¯s this place over here. Claudia said it will take 15 days to reach there¡± I then show Bum 1 my map showing the location of my land ¡°Wait¡­..this place¡­can¡¯t be¡­..did sister say um, anything about this place?¡± asks Bum 1 with an uneasy look ¡°Claudia didn¡¯t say anything in particular, only expected travel time and that it isn¡¯t ¡°that dangerous¡± at all¡± I say, not understanding what Bum 1 means ¡°Don¡¯t mind what I said little boss, if sister didn¡¯t say anything then there¡¯s nothing to be said. Now, if you could show me your supplies then we¡¯ll know what else we might need¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­..alright, follow me¡± I then head to the wagon that has sacks on them with Bum 1 right behind me When we reach the wagons, Bum 1 immediately starts looking around. I saw him narrowing his eyes a few times but still continue checking the contents of the wagon. After a while he then tells me what we still might need ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­we might need extra food for the journey little boss, not much though since you¡¯ve got horses rather than ¡°ARMORDILBOES¡± sis estimates is a bit off. With these horses the travel will only take 11 days maybe 9 depending on weather conditions¡± ¡°More food? I¡¯m pretty sure there¡¯s a lot in there already, also what do you mean by only 11 days? And what¡¯s an ¡°ARMORDILBOE¡±?¡± I ask, again not understanding what Bum 1 means ¡°Most of the foods we still need are for the Kairiris, as for what armordilboes are; you¡¯ll see when we head to the market side of the town. You¡¯ll also understand why only 11 days is needed. ¡± Hearing what Bum said makes sense since I actually did not expect to feed giant chickens called Kairiris after all. Following Bum 1, we head to the market and spend 1 hour buying things we need. The food for Kairiris seems to look like beans. We also buy lots of bread a bunch of grass and lots more of water. It seems these Kairiris need a lot of water. For why we bought a lot of bread, I didn¡¯t bother asking, same for the grass. I also saw what ¡°armordilboes¡± are. They look like what their names suggests. ¡°armordilboes¡± are giant versions of armadillos but with more ¡°ARMOR¡± on, making them move far slower than horses. Once we¡¯re done we headed straight for the exit. I arrived at New End in the early morning but was past noon before I could finally leave the place. Hiring mercenaries and buying additional supplies is the main reason but once we¡¯re done with the preparations we head out immediately. At the exit I once again see Dug-ahn and Jiro along with several other dogs. ¡°Good¡­.hyumen Riyen¡­.with these other hyumen with you, you probably will not die anymore, no matter how weak you are grahahahahh¡± says Dug-ahn without stopping me anymore. He kept calling me weak but I didn¡¯t care since it was true ¡°Yes, it¡¯s all thanks to you Dug-ahn. I heard from Claudia that it won¡¯t be too dangerous but I probably will still die if I headed out alone. I won¡¯t forget your help" I say this to Dug-ahn without bothering to stop ¡°That is good to know hyumen Riyen, it may not be too dangerous but this place is still dangerous. I bid you a safe trip¡± after saying this Dug-ahn heads back the doghouse no it¡¯s a guardhouse ¡°Hear that? Dug-ahn really did remember the little boss¡¯s name. That¡¯s pretty impressive¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah¡± x9 ¡°He didn¡¯t even bother with our names, damn I feel jealous now¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah¡± x9 I hear the ¡°Bums¡± talking while I continue to drive my wagon, and yes I¡¯m no longer pulling on old Ollie¡¯s reins since Alan already taught me how to. I don¡¯t understand why they¡¯re making such a big deal out of this. I better ask them about this later. Oh and Ollie¡¯s at the back of the wagon I¡¯m driving and the second wagon is driven by a merc I decided to call Bum 7, his kairiri¡¯s reins is tied to the back of another kairiri that¡¯s moving close to him. I just hung Ollie¡¯s reins on the edge of the wagon not worrying about it because Ollie is pretty obedient and even if not tied to it, he will still continue to follow us We travelled with a formation of four people at each side of the wagons and one as a scout. This was proposed by Bum 1 and I agreed. He did explain that this will ensure my safety the most. And like this we travelled for 7 days without incident. ~~~~~~~~~~SEVEN DAYS LATER ROYAL ROAD TIME~~~~~~~~~ Seven days have pass by without anything exciting happening which Bum 1 says is a good thing and I agree with him. The scout, Bum 3, seems to be excellent at his job since we avoided most monsters. Most because there were times that monsters suddenly appeared. There was a large snake camouflaged as the ground, several large scorpions that appeared from below the ground and large rocklike things which I couldn¡¯t identify at all. All of these monsters were easily dispatched by the Bums. I found out that they are all over level 700 with Bum 1 at the lead at level 853. I also finally find out why the fact that Dug-ahn deciding to remember my name was so important. It seems Dug-ahn isn¡¯t just a simple Guard dog. Dug-ahn¡¯s level is 900 and is known as the top dog of this area. Even other tribes fears Dug-ahn because of how strong he is, he also doesn¡¯t bother to remember anyone he considers weak. When I told the Bums that all I did was give him a large piece of meat, well, they were all so shocked that some even drop their bowls since we were eating at the time. I also tell them how odd it was that Dug-ahn will recognize me because he kept calling me weak. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are passing an area that can be described as relatively safe since our scout Bum 3 is just loitering around. The other Bums seem to be also quite relaxed not wary of their surroundings at all. Seeing them also made me completely relax as well. I was quite happy since we¡¯ve finally encountered some greenery and not just endless expanse of earth and rocks. The place we are at seems to a small forest. The Bums tell me that forests like this only contain weak monsters and just the sight of the kairiris will scare them off. This action of ours will prove to be a grave mistake ~~~~~~~~BIG MISTAKE NUMBER NO. 6~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Oho~ what a nice place~. Hmmmm? Ahahha that¡¯s a pretty big ant! I wonder what other insects are here¡± looking around I spot a pretty big ant and thinking I might find other insects I keep looking around *FREEZE* everyone suddenly stops moving Seeing as the mercenaries suddenly stopped, I also stop the wagon I¡¯m driving. Wondering why they suddenly stop I turn to my right to look at Bum 1. I was shocked because Bum 1¡¯s face is now filled with fear. I was gonna ask him what he¡¯s so afraid of but before I could say anything he bombarded me with questions ¡°AN ANT?! WHERE IS IT? HOW BIG WAS IT? WHAT COLOR WAS IT? WHICH DIRECTION WAS IT HEADING?¡± Bum 1 practically screaming now asks me these questions ¡°Huh? I-it was over there, over that tree¡± getting scared of Bum 1 I quickly pointed at a tree to my left ¡°It was um maybe 2-3 feet. Its color was orange I think¡­..heading for---------¡°before I could finish, I see ants, lots and lots of ants pouring from our sides even in front, they are already swarming the place ¡°DAMN!!! EVERYONE BATTLE FORMATION! IT¡¯S CALAMITY ANTS! RIYEN GET ON A HORSE! WE¡¯RE GONNA MAKE A RUN FOR IT BEFORE WE¡¯RE COMPLETELY SORROUNDED!¡± roared Bum 1. He and the other mercenaries started fighting the ants that just continue to increase by the second I quickly got off the wagon and headed for the second one where the 3 strong looking horses are at. On the way I see the mercenaries fighting fiercely against the ants. The kairiris they¡¯re riding are also equally fierce trampling ants with their strong legs and pecking them with their sharp beaks. Bum 1 with his broadsword is blowing dozens of ants away and when they land they suddenly got sliced in several pieces and died instantly. Bum 3 is using a bow and firing arrows non-stop. Each arrow seems to posses some kind of additional element magic since when they hit the ants they either burn, shock or freeze them on the spot. Reaching the second wagon, I see Bum 7 is already on his kairiri and is holding a Polearm. He glances at me for a second, seeing that I was safe, immediately resumes fighting. It only took less than a minute to reach the horses on the back of the second wagon but somehow it felt hours passed by ¡°Ha¡­ha¡­.ha¡­¡­..WHOA! c-calm down now fellas, it¡¯s all gonna be a-alright¡­¡± When I reach the horses I saw that they¡¯re panicking and tried to calm them down¡­ While calming them down, I reached for the rope connected to the wagon that I used to tie their reins together. After fumbling a bit because I was nervous, I finally manage to remove the knot that tied the horses. What happened next shocked me. The moment the reins we¡¯re loose, I relaxed my grip for a second and to my horror, the horses started to run away, without me. Still shocked and staring at the running horses, what happened next filled me with greater horror. The three horses were suddenly surrounded by black colored ants and was butchered and diced in seconds. That scene was forever ingrained in my mind. ¡°OH GOD! NO WAY! BLACK ANTS AT THE BACK!!! WHAT THE FU** ARE THOSE THINGS DOING HERE! RIYEN MOVE!!!¡± someone shouted, seeing Riyen still not moving and was just staring at the black ants *In Royal Road, if players die they instantly turn to light dropping random items. For NPCs they last several days before turning to light. Monsters also immediately turn to light once killed, though there are exceptions. These exceptions are monsters that could be turned into food. Since they can be harvested for food and other things, their bodies remain. The worse part about this is that blood and ¡°other¡± things are replicated to a disgusting degree.* I didn¡¯t even know who shouted because I was still staring in front of me, watching the black ants with 4 stars above along their names devour my three horses. Seeing as there are hundreds of them, they quickly ate every last bit then turn their sights to the next prey in the area. This naturally means me. However, before the black ants could reach me, something pulled me down. It was another ant with brown color. I was stunned, and it quickly moved on top of me; I could clearly see its large razor sharp jaws with something like saliva dropping from it. Its antennae touching all over my upper body and its eyes are staring straight at me. I could see its jaws about to tear me apart and made me remember what happened to my horses. This filled me with great fear that will continue to haunt me for a long time. The ant that was seemingly moving in slow motion was suddenly hit by something and flew a great distance away. It was Ollie. Ollie seems to have gotten loose and charged at the ant on top of me. He then grabbed my clothes forcing me to stand up again. Ollie then started rubbing his head on my body a few times then turns sideways. He was most likely telling me to get on his back. ¡°haaaa¡­haaaa¡­huuu..¡± I am still a bit stunned and was panting madly but somhow managed to get on top of Ollie¡¯s back and then held the reins as hard as I possibly can but couldn¡¯t give Ollie any orders Ollie then scans his surroundings. In front where the black ants and they are clearly the biggest threat, as such he decided to turn around and run on the opposite direction. There were several orange and brown ants on the way but he didn¡¯t mind them and just charged right through. The nearest mercenaries, seeing the ants blocking the horse, quickly head back to help. They couldn¡¯t kill all of the ants and thought to stop the horse before it gets killed. But before they could do anything, the horse suddenly gained more speed and when the horse collided with the ants, the ants were tossed aside like they weren¡¯t there at all. They were amazed by what the horse did but seeing more ants getting closer, they resumed fighting. ¡°RIYEN! GOOD! NOW STAY NEAR ME UNTIL WE¡¯RE READY TO BREAK OUT! EVERYBODY ON ME! WE NEED TO GET OUT BEFORE THIS GETS NASTIER!!¡± Bum 1 shouts this seeing the horse getting close. He was expecting the boy to stop his horse like he said but the horse didn¡¯t slow down at all and raced pass him ¡°WHA?! HEY! STOP! THERE ARE OTHER ANTS OVER THERE! RIYEN WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!¡± Bum 1 was aghast that the boy didn¡¯t follow his orders. But clearly he didn¡¯t see what the horse did earlier since he got shocked when the ants that was supposedly blocking the horse suddenly flew a feet after crashing with the horse. There were at least a hundred ants blocking the horse but it still manage to clear away from them and continue running far away ¡°Oh boy that¡¯s impressive; I didn¡¯t think he would get away by himself! Ahahahha I guess that¡¯s why Dug-ahn recognizes him huh?¡± Bum 3, still shooting arrows non-stop says this to Bum 1 with a laugh ¡°Haaaaaa¡­.him getting away is good and all but I wished he still listened to me. What he did was absurdly reckless!¡± replies Bum 1, but clearly he was also impressed by what the boy did ¡°SO, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW? DO WE FOLLOW HIM?¡± shouts Bum 7 from a distance ¡°NO! IF WE GO AT THE SAME DIRECTION, WE WILL JUST LEAD THIS DAMNED ANTS STRAIGHT BACK TO HIM! WE NEED TO GET AWAY FIRST AND TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THIS. ALSO SIS IS ALREADY GONNA KILL US SINCE WE FAILED THIS JOB BUT IF WE LET A SINGLE KAIRIRI DIE THEN IT¡¯LL BE HELL FOR US! ARREL! WE¡¯LL GO THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE, LEAD THE WAY! EVERYONE GET READY!¡± Bum 1 can¡¯t do anything to salvage the situation so he decided to escape first then whisper Claudia about what happened. Telling Arrel(Bum 3) to lead the way, they quickly made their escape ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *DING!!*
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It seems the noise around me have quieted down. I think there were people shouting something to me but I couldn¡¯t understand them. Ollie¡¯s also been running for a while now but my mind continues to recall that bloody scene and that ant on top of me. Breathing is getting harder every time I remember what happened. A window suddenly appeared but I can¡¯t even pay it any attention. I was getting more and more afraid with every passing second, remembering that ant and its jaws and my horses getting turned to minced meat. I can even recall now what that ant smelled like and the smell of blood.
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And then the world turned black¡­. To be continued... Chapter 4: A Farmers Life 4 Chapter 4: A farmer¡¯s life 4 ¡°W-what happened?!¡± Suddenly having realized that I¡¯m no longer in-game, I get out of the VR capsule. Still not understanding why I got logged-off, I recall what happened in the game yet again. With that vivid scene still fresh in my mind, I felt sick to my stomach and had rush to the bathroom. Reaching the bathroom, I immediately puked everything inside my stomach. I continue puking until I could puke no more. After a while, I drank some tap water and went back to my bedroom. Without much strength left with all the puking I did, I felt very tired so I decided to sleep for a while. I wished that I wouldn¡¯t dream of those horrid ants but unfortunately it won¡¯t be fulfilled. ~~~~~~~~~~~18HOURS LATER~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!¡± I suddenly woke up while shouting. Needless to say, I dreamt of being eaten by ants, no I had a nightmare about getting eaten by ants. I had nasty sweat all over with an equally nasty headache. Looking at the clock near my bed I realize why my head hurts. Apparently I slept for over 18 hours! The headache I¡¯m feeling is likely from extreme hunger since I only ate breakfast yesterday and it came out immediately after. ¡°I remember falling asleep at 11am, and it¡¯s now 5:23am of the next day¡­I should wash up and get something to eat¡± I again went back to the bathroom that¡¯s connected to my bedroom, while on the way I glanced on my VR capsule but clearly food is the immediate concern After washing my face, and brushing my teeth thoroughly, I head to the kitchen. I took out some processed readymade food from the fridge, heated it inside the ¡°super warmer¡± (latest microwave) and took out some milk. I decided to get some bread and jam. It was a little too much for an early breakfast but since I haven¡¯t eaten for a whole day, it was just right. Finishing everything, I cleaned up the things I used such as glass, spoons and forks. I also needed to throw away the accumulating trash which consists of lots of containers for readymade food. The way trash is disposed have improved drastically over the years but the act of bringing it out and putting it in a specialized container didn¡¯t change. There are homes with automated systems for this but my apartment doesn¡¯t, so I needed to go outside. I reached the container, opened it, put a bag filled with trash inside, and then closed it. On the cover is something I didn¡¯t notice earlier. It was something small, about the size of a small grain of rice with six legs. Since it was very small, it¡¯s probably the reason I didn¡¯t notice it earlier, but definitely it was¡­¡­..an ant. ¡°KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!¡± Yes¡­I screamed like a girl and ran away. As pathetic as it looks and sounds, that was the only thing I could do. Seeing that ant made me remember my nightmare which I forgot because of hunger and it also made me remember what happened on Royal Road. I just barely stopped myself from puking my guts all over. It took me 2 hours before I could calm down. ¡°Right¡­.it¡¯s just an ant¡­.a small ant¡­..haaa¡­.ha¡­¡­ha¡­..nothing in reality could be that big¡­right¡­no ant can kill me ¡­¡­¡­¡± I tell myself this while panting heavily¡­¡­after I get myself together again, I decided to take a bath to further calm myself. I soaked in the bathtub for a long time. I decided that ants are just ants and that there is nothing to be afraid about them. Only after convincing myself of this did I leave the bathroom. Feeling refreshed after a bath, I decided to watch some T.V, making sure to avoid any nature channels. ¡°T.V on, KMC games channel¡± after I say this, the T.V quickly turned on and set itself on a gaming channel about Royal Road. On the screen was some player leading a large group, fighting some monsters that looked like giants. ¡°Hahahahha look at the size of those things. Those players just look like toys being kicked around. Yep, compared to those giants, ants are nothing!¡± after watching giants slaughter thousands of players, I completely forgot my fear of ants for the moment. I continued to watch this show for a few hours until it ended with the giants killing everything that wasn¡¯t the size of a giant. It was quite interesting because near the end, the giants started to do a formation and suddenly, ice covered the land killing any survivors. After watching how it ended I looked at the time on the T.V and saw that it was already 12:10 Since it was past 12, I decided to get lunch since I was getting hungry again. All in all I finished eating at about 12:45 and decided to log back in to Royal Road to see what happened to my avatar. ¡°Log-in, Username: Riyen, Password: *************.¡± Light filled my surroundings and instantly pulled me into the world of Royal Road Returning in-game, I open my eyes and the first thing I see is a turtle, a really old looking turtle looking straight at me. ¡°Nnnn¡­the young hyuuumen¡­..you have finally regained consciousness¡± says the turtle in a very old sounding voice Since the turtle spoke, I quickly concluded that it was from the Beast people. Well seeing as it was also wearing what can be called as clothes, it was a no brainer. I looked at my surroundings and saw that I was in some kind of tent made from¡­.¡±skins¡± Looking closely, it seems they were skins of beasts, lots of different kind of beasts. I thought for sure that I would be at New End because I ended up dying, but it seems it wasn¡¯t the case since I don''t recall seeing tents there. ¡°Where am I? And um what happened to me Mr. Turtle?¡± asking the turtle seems to be the fastest way of gaining information so that¡¯s what I did ¡°Nnnn¡­..you are in the village of Darsheen young hyuuumen, and I am the Elder of this village¡­.Turth-ahn, you have arrived here two days ago now, on the back of a¡­¡­wounded animal¡­..¡± says the turtle who introduced herself as Turth-ahn. When I heard the name, the turtle¡¯s gender can also be seen beside her name in the info window that popped Village of Darsheen? I quickly opened my personal map to see where it was located. On the map I saw a very small dot located on an area with green color. Seeing that my current location was the place I went through so much to reach made me first, shocked, second extremely happy! I finally arrived at the land I bought! ¡°Village of Darsheen is located on this place here on the map right?¡± after checking my map 3 times, I then showed it to the old turtle ¡°Nnnnnnn¡­.yes that seems to be correct young hyuuumen¡­.anyway about the animal that brought you here¡­would you like to see him?¡± ¡°Hmm? Animal? You mean my horse Ollie? He¡¯s okay right? Since he did manage to bring me here, I wanna check the place first¡± I say this to the old turtle. I was too excited to see my land to worry about the old horse ¡°Nnn...He is okay now but¡­.he is still injured hyuuumen...you should see him first¡± says the old turtle. It kinda seems like her attitude somewhat changed but I decided not to mind it. Not paying any more attention to the old turtle, I quickly went out of the tent. It was quick because the exit is quite visible. Once I head out, what I saw left me speechless¡­ ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.The hell is this?¡± is the only thing I said before I started running around the place. I quickly go around the village. It didn¡¯t take long because the village is pretty small. I was getting looks from different type of beast people because it seems I was the only ¡°human¡± in the place. While going around the village, I look at the surrounding land and all I can see is the same thing, nothing. There was nothing around the village except for rocks and the earth itself. No grass, no trees, no grazing beasts just nothing. I decided to go outside of the village and run as far as I can go. After a certain distance I saw a river but it was the same. There was nothing growing near the river. ¡°What the fu** is this! This is nothing like the one in the viewing crystal. That Grud! He tricked me!¡± I took out the crystal from my inventory and looked at it again. I can see a great fertile land in the crystal along with a map which shows its location. The location is the same as my personal map but what¡¯s here is different from what¡¯s in the crystal. So there is only one conclusion. Grud somehow managed to trick me! There is no other explanation! I then head back to the village to get Ollie and return to New End ¡°Damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!¡± I kept repeating this until I reached the tent of the old Turtle. At the entrance is the old turtle which seems to have been waiting for me ¡°Elder turtle¡­where¡¯s Ollie? I need him so I can get back to New End¡± not even bothering with pleasantries, I quickly say what I wanted to the old turtle ¡°Nnnn? Return to New End? With that wounded animal you call horse? I thought you are just a little too young, hyuuumen. I did not know you are stupid as well¡± says the Elder ¡°What did you say you old turtle?! Just take me to where Ollie is!¡± I was already pissed at being tricked so my patience is paper thin. After I shouted at the old turtle I suddenly notice the villagers looking at me with pure anger in their eyes. It seems I made a very big mistake here. Looking around I see several beast people getting close. It was clear that they intend to want nothing but kill the one who insulted their elder. I didn¡¯t bother trying to make excuses and just resigned myself to being killed since it was clear that I did something wrong ¡°Nnnnn¡­¡­.that is close enough! you equally stupid youngsters¡­.Did the ¡°Great God¡± not give us the ability to reason and not just let our wild emotions get the better of us? *Tsk*...*tsk*...now you young hyuuumen, follow me¡­..I will take you to your ¡°horse¡± Nnnn¡­.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­..thank you" I don¡¯t know why the old turtle stopped the other beast people, but I was thankful for it I then saw the old turtle smile a bit so it seems she heard my ¡°thank you¡±. I was also quite embarrassed about having to be saved by someone I just insulted and shouted to so I decided to be more polite. I know I will really get killed if I didn¡¯t watch what I say next time ¡°Nnnnn¡­.in here¡­¡± the old turtle lead me to the back of the large tent that seems to be her home. It took a bit of time since we moved at a turtle¡¯s pace but I didn¡¯t complain. There was also another beast person near the place ¡°¡­.thank you again for leading the way and taking care of both Ollie and me¡± while glancing at the other beast person I entered the tent where Ollie is at. ¡°Hey Ollie, get ready, we¡¯re heading back to New End. I was tri¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± I didn¡¯t manage to finish what I was saying when I saw Ollie and the state he is in and just stared Ollie is sitting on the ground covered by fur skins. He looked really weak and has a lot of injuries. The worst of them are the ones on his neck stretching down to his chest and on the left side of his stomach. They were clearly very deep. On the wounds are leaves and some kind of green paste. Seeing Ollie¡¯s wounds I immediately rushed to him and then I remembered what happened that day when we were surrounded by ants ¡°Ollie¡­.*sob*..*sob*¡­thank god your okay¡­¡± is the only thing I could say while crying. I clearly remember Ollie saving me from the ant that pulled me down and also how he charged at hundreds of ants without fear *Unicorn Corp. seeking more realism in the virtual world made huge innovations in Royal Road. Other than how realistic monster and people in the game are, they also improved one of the most basic things that people, monsters, and Npc¡¯s usually show. Their emotions. Things like getting embarrassed, getting angry and more importantly their happiness are clearly shown by their avatars. Monsters also clearly show their fury and also how they cower in fear against stronger enemies. The senses are also heightened to a shocking degree. But there are also problems. With how much realistic the world becomes, the drawbacks are also quite immense. Being too realistic means that the fear and shock you experience is also quite severe. Because of this Unicorn decided to put an option to reduce the realistic levels that players can freely use. They also added a ton of safety programs to ensure the well being of the users.* I was crying and stroking Ollie¡¯s head when the Elder turtle and the other beast person came inside the tent. I didn¡¯t pay them much attention and couldn¡¯t care less if they mock me for stupidly crying for a horse. ¡°Nnnn¡­.It seems you are not as dumb as I thought young hyuuumen¡­also it is clear you will not be leaving with your ¡°horse¡± anytime soon¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­.I can¡¯t ride Ollie while he¡¯s in such a state¡­¡­.what are these leaves and green stuff Elder?¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­those are herbs used to clean the wound and stop bleeding young hyuuumen¡­¡± Knowing that they¡¯re medicine eases my mind a bit but I still need to see how Ollie really is so I called out Ollie¡¯s status window ¡°Open Ollie''s status window¡± [quart=Name,Species]Ollie,Horse[/quart] [quart=Owner,Class]Riyen,Farm Horse[/quart] [quart=Level,loyalty]100,Max[/quart][quart=Strength,Agility]200(100),100(70)[/quart] [quart=Vitality,Stamina]250(150),400(150)[/quart] [quart=Intelligence,Wisdom]80,0[/quart] [quart=Luck,Defense]100,100[/quart]
Status Window
Health1600/3000
Status(weakened state) (injured) *Healing herbs applied*
Skills - Sprint - Tackle - Unwavering Courage (passive) (Depends on Loyalty)
I quickly see that Ollie¡¯s Hp is only a little above half of what it should be. Seeing that he¡¯s condition seems to better than I thought finally made me relax. I was also quite surprised at how high Ollie¡¯s level and stats are. A normal horse¡¯s level is capped at 100, this includes farm animals while a warhorse is capped at 400. If special conditions are triggered then their level caps are increased and they also get a new class, but that¡¯s very rare. ¡°Haaa..I guess I won¡¯t be able to go back to New End now¡­DAMN IT! That GRUD!! AND THOSE DAMNED ANTS!!! Ah¡­sorry about that Ollie¡­..here eat this, I know it isn¡¯t your fault so just rest here¡­¡± seeing Ollie get surprised at my outburst made me instantly shouting. I also gave Ollie an apple that was saved in my inventory ¡°Nnnn¡­.young hyuuumen¡­those wounds¡­we speculated what might have caused them¡­and now you just said ¡°ants¡±¡­..would you tell us what happened?¡± hearing the word ant seems to have made the Elder turtle and the other beast person a bit uneasy Seeing them getting worried, I then tell them what happened. I told them about how the ants ambushed me and the mercenaries I hired in a forest. I also told them about the land I bought and how I got tricked and that¡¯s why I shouted at the Elder earlier. ¡°¡­¡­¡­I¡¯m sorry for shouting Elder¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­..I now understand how you feel young hyuuumen¡­you mentioned a crystal that showed what the land you bought was like, did you not? I would like to see it¡­¡± ¡°Here¡± I didn¡¯t mind showing the crystal to the elder since it would make my earlier outrage seem more justifiable if they realised how much I got tricked. What the elder said next is totally unexpected I even stopped breathing altogether ¡°Nnnnnnnn¡­¡­Ah this scenery is truly nostalgic¡­.young hyuuumen¡­.you did not get tricked¡­no¡­.maybe you did¡­¡­but the land you say you bought truly is the same place as what is inside this viewing crystal¡± the Elder says this while handing me back the crystal ¡°How is that possible?! This place is totally unlike what¡¯s inside this crystal! No matter how you look there are no similarities at all!¡± I could not accept what the Elder said. You could not even compare the two. The scenery in the crystal was a place so fertile that the difference between them is like heaven and hell. But seeing the Elder with a composed look, I was starting to fear what she will say next ¡°Nnnn¡­..Yes¡­it is hard to imagine that this place ¡®once¡¯ looked like the place in that crystal¡­.but I am sad to say that this is the truth. If you arrived here 8 months before, then you would have seen the exact same scenery as that crystal¡­¡± The Elder then proceeded to tell me what happened 8 months ago. It was a pretty short story; 8 months ago the place was overflowing with life but then the ¡°Calamity Ants¡± came and ate everything. She then told me that it would take 20 years before anything could grow again and that after 50-70 years, the ants will come back to eat everything once again. This was the cycle of life in Vermillion continent. She also told me that the Calamity Ants are the greatest predators in this continent. They are capable of killing everything they can catch and that there are four known types of ants. Hearing this story, I completely lost all strength in my body and just stared blankly at the Elder ¡°Nnnn¡­Lep-ahn¡­.you heard what the hyuuumen said¡­ready your men and scout the forest where the ants are at¡­it is odd that they would return so early just to eat a place they missed¡­even odder is that there are Black Ants with them¡­you will also need to head to New End and join Dug-ahn with wiping the ants¡­¡± ¡°Yes Elder, my people are always ready. We will head out as soon as possible¡± replied the beast person Somehow hearing this exchange brought me back to reality. Especially the part about heading to New End ¡°Wait! You said you¡¯re heading to New End? C-can I come along? I really need to head there please!¡± I started pleading to the Elder and the beast person ¡°Nnnn¡­.what do you say Lep-ahn? If it is within your power, would you not take the young hyuuumen with you to New End?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­if it is your will Elder, I will comply¡± says the beast person after staring at me for a while ¡°Please! I promise not to be a burden and will follow whatever you say!¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­the only problem now is how you will get to New End young hyuuumen¡­.your horse clearly is not fit for a journey¡­.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t this place have horses I could buy or rent?¡± ¡°Nnnn? Unfortunately no¡­..your horse is the only ¡°horse¡± in this area¡­hmmm¡­.maybe¡­.can you ride a kairiri young hyuuumen?¡± ¡°A kairiri¡­YES! Even if I can¡¯t I will ride it¡­¡­¡± ¡°Nnyahahahha¡­.is that so¡­we will talk to someone and ask if we can borrow a kairiri young hyuuumen¡­follow me¡± Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. ¡°Bruuhuhuuuhu¡± ¡°Just rest Ollie. I¡¯ll be back soon¡± Seeing Ollie trying to stand, I instantly stop and calm him down. Seeing that Ollie won¡¯t try to follow anymore, I head out with the Elder The Elder headed to another tent at the right side of her own. This tent seems to be owned by a beast person that looked like a kangaroo. The beast person called Lep-ahn follows silently at the side. Now that I get got a good look at Lep-ahn, I see that he looks like a leopard or a jaguar. ¡°Nnnnn¡­¡­.Krium¡­..are you busy?¡± ¡°Elder, Not at all¡­please come in¡± after getting permission, we entered the tent. This one seems to be a bit smaller than the elders but with even smaller tents at each sides ¡°I have obtained some rockfruits¡­.please have some¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­¡­don¡¯t mind if I do¡± ¡°Elder it is rare for you to visit so what can I do for you?¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­¡­.you see¡­..¡± The Elder then proceeded to tell Krium the reason for her sudden visit. They talked for a while especially about the ants that have been seen nearby. I just listened quietly only speaking when Krium or the Elder wanted to confirm something. After a while they finished their talk with the Elder asking Krium if he could let me borrow his kairiri ¡°hmmmm¡­¡­if the Elder herself is asking this from me then I will not refuse¡­but I hear that you¡¯ve never ridden a kairiri before hyumen. It is very difficult to ride one even for those who have experience so I am a bit reluctant to let you take one of my precious kairiris. And now we add the threat of Calamity Ants¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡­..I understand your worries sir Krium. If you won¡¯t let me borrow one, then how about I buy one of your kairiris?¡± ¡°Hmmm? A single kairiri is very expensive hyumen. If we use your gold, then it would be 1 million for just a youngling. An adult kairiri would cost you 5 million. Do you have that kind of money now hyumen?¡± Hearing how much a single kairiri costs is quite shocking. A single adult costs more than my own land! Right now I barely have 220k gold left so clearly I can¡¯t even buy a chick¡­those mercenaries each owned a kairiri but it only took 1000g to hire them, now I realize just how much of a discount I got from Claudia. ¡°No¡­¡­.I won¡¯t be able to afford even a young chick¡­¡± I dejectedly say ¡°Nnnn¡­.Krium no need to be that way¡­I did say that the young hyuuumen will travel with Lep-ahn so your kairiri will be safe. Now if the only problem is whether he will be able to properly ride one. Let¡¯s not waste time and just see for ourselves Krium¡± ¡°*Sigh* Very well Elder. I will bring one out hyumen. If you can¡¯t even ride one then forget going to New End today and just wait for your horse to get better¡± ¡°Alright¡± I agreed since that¡¯s the only thing I could do. I¡¯m not confident at all, after all, the only thing I remember was getting thrown off a horse the moment it moves. Riding a kairiri which seems to be more difficult will be an impossible challenge. With zero confidence, I waited outside Krium¡¯s tent along with the Elder and Lep-ahn. It didn¡¯t take long for Krium to arrive with a kairiri. Seeing this kairiri made my zero confidence go into negative numbers. It was bigger than the kairiris of the mercenaries and it looks 3 times more ferocious. It was pretty clear Krium wants me to fail and give up. ¡°Are you ready hyumen? You just need to ride this guy and run a lap around the village, pretty easy right?¡± ¡°Right¡­..¡± easy my ass, you clearly picked the hardest one to ride¡­¡­ ¡°Haaaaa¡­..I¡¯ll try my very best¡­no matter what happens, I appreciate all the help you gave me Elder¡± After saying all I need to say, I approached the scary kairiri. This guy has been looking at me right from the very start and its gaze looked even fiercer the moment I started to approach him. Bum 1 said that kairiris will trample you to death if you stare too much since they hate it but I decided not to look away from the gaze of this large kairiri and look straight without breaking eye contact. Managing to reach the kairiri¡¯s side without getting trampled means I passed the first hurdle. Now I just need to ride him around the village once, which is easier said than done. ¡°Okaaay¡­.here I go!¡± with a shout I somehow managed to successfully get on the saddle on the kairiri¡¯s back ¡°Hoh¡­I didn¡¯t expect that he would be able to actually get on Skuld¡¯s back. Anyway hyumen do you know how to command a kairiri to move?¡± asks Krium who seems shocked that the kairiri even let the hyumen get close, let alone ride him ¡°Yeah¡­..I travelled with mercenaries that have their own kairiris before¡­.if I remember correctly you¡¯re supposed to say da-um? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!¡± The moment I said the ¡°go¡± command, the large kairiri instantly ran with unbelievable speed ¡°WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!¡± I instinctively lowered my center of gravity while I hold on the reins of the kairiri as tightly as I could while screaming. It was clearly faster than a horse but I somehow manage to steer it around the village The large kairiri only needed less than five minutes to run around the village. It could have done it in half the time if I manage to control it properly but it was already a miracle that I didn¡¯t fall off so I didn¡¯t complain. (I didn¡¯t know it at the time but my Riding Skill was already beginner level 8 because while I was out, my avatar continued riding Ollie for several days until it reached Darsheen village) ¡°Pretty impressive hyumen¡­.even Krium could not ride Skuld and yet you managed. You just need to make sure to not scream and we will reach New End without problems¡± for the first time Lep-ahn actually talked to me and even praised me but what he said about Krium made me stare at the old kangaroo ¡°Eh? You can¡¯t even ride this fellow yet you used him to test me?¡± I looked at Krium with incredulous eyes ¡°Ah¡­well, you see¡­it¡¯s not that I can¡¯t ride him¡­it¡¯s just that I prefer to ride other ones¡­.I do have 3 of them you see¡­¡± Krium started making excuses but no one present believed him ¡°Nnnn¡­.well it seems he passed the test Krium. You won¡¯t need to worry about your kairiri if he rides Skuld there to New End. Since the day is nearly over they will depart tomorrow morning. Young hyuuumen you are free to stay in my tent for the night¡± It seems the Elder didn¡¯t even let Krium to try and make other excuses and quickly headed back to her tent. I just took a quick look at Krium and the kairiri then followed the Elder. Lep-ahn went another direction so it was just me and the Elder heading to the tent ¡°Nnn¡­you did well young hyuuumen¡­make sure you get a good rest because you will need it¡± ¡°Yes¡­thank you for your hospitality Elder¡­I don¡¯t know how to repay you for all your kindness especially for taking care of Ollie.¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­don¡¯t mind it hyuuumen¡­.when people are in need, it is natural to help them¡­you¡¯ve been surprising me ever since you woke up so it was pretty interesting and that is payment enough young one¡± We reached the tent but I still could not say anything back to the Elder turtle. There seems to be another turtle inside but this one didn¡¯t even try to talk to me. The turtle just handed me a bowl of soup filled with stuff like beans and grass and a glass of water then left. I didn¡¯t mind the turtle¡¯s attitude since the ¡°event¡± of me shouting at the Elder of the village is still fresh from their minds. I quickly ate the tasteless soup and drank the water. I visited Ollie to feed him but it seems it¡¯s already been done so I just gave him another apple then went back to the tent. After lying down on the fur bed, I logged off ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I made sure to log back in just before daybreak on Royal Road. I thought I was pretty early but the moment I step outside of the tent everyone is already packed and ready to go. Even the kairiri ¡°Skuld¡± is all set for travel. ¡°Sorry I woke up late¡­is there a place where I can get food supplies for the journey to New End?¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­no need to worry about it young one¡­everything is already set. Food and water is on the bags tied to the kairiri¡¯s saddle¡± ¡°Umm¡­how much do I need to pay for them?¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­.there is no need to pay hyuuumen¡­just make sure the kairiri is safe¡­though since it is Skuld you will be riding on¡­.he will ensure your safety instead¡± Seeing everything prepared for me but not asking for any payment is somehow weighing heavily on my mind. I also see Lep-ahn and three others of his clan carrying spears and bags. It seems those three will be going with us but I recognize them as part of the group that nearly killed me before and they¡¯re still looking at me with anger in their eyes. ¡°What happens will happen I guess¡­Elder, thank you once again for everything and please take care of Ollie until I return for him¡± I started heading towards Skuld after thanking the old turtle again ¡°Nnnn¡­young hyuuumen do not worry about him and just take care of yourself¡­.also take this with you, it will help with your travels¡­¡± The Elder handed me a worn out old book. I don¡¯t know how this could help but refusing her would be seen as ¡°rude¡± especially by those three catlike beast people. I opened the book to see what¡¯s written on it when¡­. *Ding!!*
You have used a skill book! You opened an old worn out book containing age old knowledge of the beast people. This book will teach you the art of ¡°Pathfinding¡± the secret skill of the Beast People that allows them to traverse great distances. Obtained Skill: Pathfinding: basic level 1
¡°Eh? It was a skillbook? Skill info Pathfinding!¡±
PathfindingBasic level 1
Stamina consumption ¨C0.2% Movement Increase on roads and paths +0.5% Pathfinding skill will allow you to travel long distances with less penalty. It will also allow you to find seemingly hidden paths and trails that others have traveled on. Higher levels increases efficiency of traveling and reduces the stamina usage. Skill efficiency will increase with travel or finding hidden paths and trails then following it. Once it reaches intermediate level, you will be able to track the path that fishes on rivers, lakes and other bodies of water swims on. At even higher levels you will see invisible paths even on the sky.
¡°Wow¡­thank you very much Elder! This will really help speed up the journey¡± I was really happy to obtain such a valuable skill. ¡°Nnnn¡­getting to your destination faster is good but make sure to safely reach it as well...also young one¡­do you want to register this place as your base for now? If fortune is not with you, then returning to this place might be a good idea¡± ¡°¡­¡­? What do you mean Elder? Doesn¡¯t umm the ¡°Higher Power¡± do that automatically?¡± hearing that you need to register is a first for me since I didn¡¯t do that at New End¡­.. ¡°Nnnn....no young hyuuumen¡­you will need to touch the guardian crystal of the town or village on Vermillion before it can be registered as your new base. If you don¡¯t touch the crystal then if you fall then you will be revived at your last known base¡± Hearing what the Elder just said filled me with dread. If I died at that forest before then I would not have re-spawned at New End but at Lipton! I didn¡¯t know this at all! ¡°Elder¡­I really don¡¯t know how many times to thank you¡­if you could tell where this guardian crystal is located then I would like to register Darsheen village as my temporary base¡± The Elder then pointed at a pole near the tent. On the pole hangs something like a cage with a small crystal inside. It was a fairly small crystal, about the size of my fist. I inserted a finger between the bars of the cage and touched the crystal *Ding!!*
You have registered Darsheen Village as your base. If you die then you will be revived inside the village
¡°haaaa¡­.I didn¡¯t even know this basic fact¡­.I really owe Ollie a lot since he manage to bring me all the way here¡­.if I died then I would have been revived at Versailles¡­.¡± After registering I head back to the Elder and the rest of the group ¡°Nnnnn¡­I leave the rest to you Lep-ahn¡­take care of these young ones with you¡± ¡°Yes Elder. Everyone! Let¡¯s go!¡± Lep-ahn orders us to go after bowing to the Elder I carefully get on Skuld¡¯s back; it seems the large kairiri isn¡¯t glaring at me anymore so it was a bit easier than last time. I then ordered it to go with a gentle ¡°Dahum¡±. Since the order is correct this time, Skuld didn¡¯t dash off to the distance and I didn¡¯t have to scream which seems to have gained Lep-ahn¡¯s approval The moment I logged off from Royal Road earlier, I quickly used my PC to find out the commands used for kairiris. I found out that ¡°Da-um¡± is the order for ¡°Run¡± and ¡°Dahum¡± is the order for ¡°Go forward¡± while ¡°Dakun¡± is ¡°stop¡±. Other than the verbal commands, controlling a kairiri is almost the same as a horse. While I was at it, I again searched about lands on Vermillion continent. The info about land on Vermillion continent is still unusually low. I thought that it was because the place was still vastly unexplored but it seems there¡¯s some kind of information lock down going on. Even info about having to register so that the town or village you visit will be your base is non-existent now¡­ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It only took a day and a half of travel to reach the forest where I was attacked by the damnable ants. Whenever I recall that day and those ants, I always end up angry and scared at the same time. ¡°So this is the place that you were attacked¡­stay here, I will head on first and see if they are still nearby. Only after I give the signal will you follow, if no signal is given, consider me dead and head straight to New End as quickly as you can¡± ¡°Yes Lep-ahn¡± x3 ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± Lep-ahn with great dexterity and stealth went inside the forest. After a few minutes we see him go back out and signaled to us. Seeing that, we also head straight to the forest. I didn¡¯t expect him to give the signal so quickly so I was wondering what could have happened. ¡°It seems the ants are no longer here¡± Lep-ahn says this after we reached him ¡°Hmmm? Did they move away already?¡± I quickly ask ¡°No¡­ants does not leave an area until they have devoured everything. Seeing as the forest is still here means only one thing. The ants here have already been annihilated¡± ¡°Annihilated? Who could do that? It wasn¡¯t that long ago that we got ambushed here¡­.¡± ¡°From the scents remaining¡­.it seems it was Dug-ahn and his clan with a large group of hyumens. You said you hired mercenaries but those people never went to Darsheen village. They must have reported back to New End to report. Dug-ahn learning about ants that should not be here must have gathered his clan to quickly crush the ants¡± ¡°¡­..I see¡­wait¡­my wagons should be here as well! If the ants were quickly crushed then there should be some of my stuff left!¡± I direct Skuld to the place where I remember we got ambushed by the ants followed by Lep-ahn and the rest. I expected to see lots of wreckage from my wagons but there was barely anything there. I can only see small pieces of wood from my wagons and nothing more. I heard that those ants can devour everything¡­.but I didn¡¯t think they can eat so fast that there will be nothing left here. ¡°Is this the place where your group got attacked?¡± ¡°Yeah¡­¡­¡­All the stuff that I brought with me is gone¡­¡­I didn¡¯t think those ants would even eat the wagons.¡± Lep-ahn then started to look around the area. He mumbles ¡°Hmmm¡± or ¡°I see¡± every now and then while touching the ground and the trees nearby. It didn¡¯t take long for him to finish and return back to where I was. ¡°I doubt the ants ate all your stuff hyumen¡± ¡°Huh? Nothing is left here¡­if they didn¡¯t eat everything then there should at least some trash around since you said Dug-ahn came with a large group to kill¡­¡­¡­.¡± I stopped what I was saying because a thought suddenly came to me¡­If Dug-ahn really did manage to kill all the ants here, then what would they do if they see goods left lying around the place? ¡°It is as you suspect hyumen. Your stuff must have been taken by them. If it was Dug-ahn, then you have a good chance to recover them since he is no thief. It has been two days since they left, depending on how much stuff they are carrying, we might still catch them on the way¡± I look at Lep-ahn and see that he trusts Dug-ahn quite a lot. I also recall the stories of Bum 1 and the rest of the mercenaries about Dug-ahn. They said that Dug-ahn has a lot of pride as a warrior and that he values honor and strength. If this was the case, then I¡¯ll just have to head to New End and recover what¡¯s left. I can consider it a bonus if I can recover some back since I already didn¡¯t expect to find anything after I heard what the Elder said about those ants ¡°Haaaaaa¡­It¡¯ll be good if we can¡­anyway, since the ants are already gone shouldn¡¯t you first report back to the Elder?¡± ¡°I can do that afterwards. The Elder said to make sure everyone is safe, and it seems that you would head to New End by yourself if necessary¡­¡± ¡°Heheh¡­.I¡¯ve gotten better at riding Skuld so maybe I¡¯d reach New End safely even by myself¡­but I really would appreciate the company Lep-ahn¡­If we¡¯re not gonna rest here, I suggest we get going! Da-um!¡± I then order Skuld to dash leaving Lep-ahn and the other three ¡°He is quite in a rush¡­.¡± ¡°I wanted to see Dug-ahn fight, too bad we miss it¡± ¡°That is true...¡± ¡°You three get moving. The young hyumen is already far away¡± ¡°Yesss Lep-ahn¡± x3 The 3 seem a bit disappointed that they didn¡¯t see the legendary Dug-ahn in action but could do nothing since the hyumen is already far in the distance and just decided to run after him It took another 3 days to reach New End but unfortunately we didn¡¯t see Dug-ahn¡¯s group on the way. After over 16 days I once again enter New End. To be continued¡­¡­. Chapter 5: A Farmers Life 5(very long chapter) Chapter: 5 A Farmer¡¯s life 5 Three days have passed since we left the forest. Lep-ahn said that we¡¯re almost at New End but he decided to take a small break because of the fatigue we accumulated in our haste to catch up with Dug-ahn¡¯s group. I wanted to continue but seeing the 3 Leoparns other than Lep-ahn visibly tired, I decided not to object. Their attitude towards me gradually changed during our journey. It started after I told them why I raised my voice at the Elder; it seems their anger somehow lessened. And when they saw how I rode Skuld ¡°The skull Basher¡±, their view towards me turned to respect. I asked them why Skuld got such a title and they said that everyone else that tried to approach Skuld except Lep-ahn and the Elder got their skulls bashed. When I heard that, it made me look at Skuld with newfound respect and fear. I then ask if Skuld killed a lot of people but they answered that Krium made sure to put some kind of mask at its beak after Krium himself nearly dies from getting bashed. I don¡¯t remember seeing any kind of mask when Krium appeared with Skuld and it made me realize how much he wanted me to fail then ¡°Lep-ahn, how long do we need to rest here?¡± I ask with clear impatience in my voice ¡°No need to rush hyumen. We are near already but we still need to exercise caution until we are within New End¡¯s guardian crystal¡¯s protection. You remember what happened in the forest when you relaxed your guard don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yeah¡­¡­¡± I can¡¯t argue with that since it was true that I got careless when it was thought to be safe and I payed dearly for it ¡°Ahahahahah Riyen! We are warrior leoparns! We just need 10 minutes to regain our strength so we will be on our way soon enough!¡± says a leoparn with triangular spots who already introduced himself to me as Harin ¡°Fuuuuu¡­..I know Harin. It¡¯s just disappointing that we didn¡¯t catch up to Dug-ahn. I know that you, Harun and Haran are all great warriors. I¡¯m sorry for being like this and just rest for as long as necessary¡± ¡°Do not boast like that when it is clear that you are the one that is the most tired Harin¡± says a another leoparn, this one with nearly square spots and said that his name was Haran ¡°Hahahah that is true. But Haran, what he said is also true, so it is not just empty boast¡± the last leoparn with large oval spots called Harun said this in defense of Harin These three leoparns are brothers according to Lep-ahn and are the best warriors of the leoparn clan next to himself. I asked if they are his children, but he denied it and said that they his late sister¡¯s children. I didn¡¯t inquire anymore after hearing the word ¡°late¡±. In the end, we rested for 20 minutes and then decided to continue on. In the course of this journey, my Pathfinding skill was raised to basic level 5 but what surprised me the most was when I got a notification that my Riding skill reached Intermediate level 1. After making sure I didn¡¯t forget anything, I start heading for Skuld. ¡°We¡¯re almost there Skuld, just a bit more so please give it you¡¯re all once again¡± ¡°CRAAAAAAAAAOOORRR¡± ¡°Ahahah I¡¯ll take that as a yes. Having my Riding skill rise so much has been a great help. Skill info, Riding!¡±
Riding SkillIntermediatelevel: 112.3% exp
Mount Speed +125% Movement Speed on Roads +50% (half on rugged terrain) Increased Efficiency of riding mounts +25% Riding skill is one of the most basic skills required to be a Knight. Riding can also be learned by others but only Knights can bring forth a mounts true potential. When one is riding a mount such as a horse, one will then be able to travel at great speeds and for longer periods of time. Basic level will allow a person to ride basic mounts. The higher the level the better the performance Intermediate level will allow a person to ride War Mounts. Advanced levels will allow you to ride even wild beasts such as griffons, Pegasus and others Master level will allow a person to ride even powerful monsters even Dragons (only if a dragon allows)
To think I would be able to raise this skill so much without even knowing it. Ollie must have made sure that I didn¡¯t fall while I was logged off from the game. While I was thinking this, I saw Lep-ahn gave the order to finally leave so I ordered Skuld to move. It didn¡¯t take long for us to reach the gates of New End. At the gates was Dug-ahn, it seems he saw us coming and came to check who the incoming people are. ¡°Oh¡­if it is not Lep-ahn and the one on Skuld¡¯s back¡­..grahahhahaha, hyumen Riyen! I knew you are still alive! Even though you are weak, you somehow gave the feeling that you will not die easily grahahhaha¡± ¡°It¡¯s been a while Dug-ahn. I was nearly done in by Calamity Ants but somehow my horse Ollie managed to save me¡± ¡°Grrrr¡­is that so¡­to think those nasty bugs would come back so soon. It was unfortunate that you encountered them but you can rest easy hyumen Riyen, because I personally went there to kill them! There were even Black Ants! Grrrr¡­.it makes me wonder what those bugs are doing there when the closest Black Ants should be at Dragon Tomb Mountain¡± ¡°So you really did wipe them out like Lep-ahn said. Thank you for that Dug-ahn, anyway did you happen to find my wagons? It¡¯s the same ones you saw with me last time¡± I was a bit hopeful now ¡°I did¡­.they were not in a condition to be repaired anymore so we took the wagons apart and decided to just carry what¡¯s inside. There was¡­¡­..not much left since the bugs have eaten most of them. It is in the care of Claudia since she also took part in the fight, so you best head there to see for yourself¡± ¡°Claudia? I see, I¡¯ll be going then, thanks again Dug-ahn! Da-um!¡± I quickly order Skuld do run while thanking Dug-ahn ¡°...¡­.There he goes again. Dug-ahn, the Elder will be happy to hear that you have taken care of the ants. I am sure she will send something as thanks for your effort¡± ¡°Grahahah to think you will be the one to accompany him here. Also there is no need for that Lep-ahn; it is my task to crush those bugs. It was just unfortunate that I did not know of it sooner. I just wish the hyumen will not be too shocked about what is left of his goods¡± ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Dakun!" I rushed as fast as possible to Claudia¡¯s tavern with Skuld. I probably made a new record with how fast I got here but I could care less about it, I order Skuld to stop right in front of the tavern and rushed again inside. The people inside was shocked by my sudden entrance but when they saw my face, half of them dropped what they were holding and their mouths are wide open. I again didn¡¯t care about it at the moment and just went straight to Claudia. ¡°Oho~ so you really did reach ¡°Doomed¡± village little boy, I¡¯m impressed. I thought for sure that you got killed on the way since we couldn¡¯t mail you at the forest. According to the guys who also got off from the ship, you didn¡¯t register New End as your base as well¡± ¡°Yeah, well, nobody told me you got to freakin touch a crystal to register a place as your temporary base Claudia. Enough of that though, I heard from Dug-ahn that you have what¡¯s left of my stuff so could you please hand them over?¡± ¡°Sure, HEY YOU PIECES OF SHIT! GET THE LITTLE BOY¡¯S STUFF AND BRING IT OUTSIDE! ............Now then, let¡¯s wait outside shall we little boy¡± the moment Claudia shouted a bunch of guys who I recognize as Bums 2-10 quickly ran somewhere It took about 15 minutes before the Bums return carrying a bunch of sacks and tools and laid it down in front of me. Seeing the men approach, I quickly ask Claudia where I can put Skuld so that he won¡¯t get in the way. She stared at Skuld for a bit but then said that to just tie his reins on the shade at the side of the tavern since if he¡¯s put near the other kairiris, he might kill them off. Knowing that Skuld might really do that, I did what Claudia advised. When I return, I see that they¡¯re done getting all my ¡°stuff¡± so I quickly went to look at what¡¯s left. There was a lot more than what I expected but somehow I already have a dreadful feeling that what I will see will not be good. ¡°This¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± I see half a sack of potatoes a sack of corn seeds with less than a quarter left and a bunch of other sacks¡­¡­filled with sand or rocks¡­. ¡°Before you accuse us of stealing, I will say that we did not replace any of your goods. Even your tools are just made of wood with ¡°Metal Paint¡± which makes them quite realistic¡± ¡°Fuuuuuuuuuuuu¡­¡­¡­I know¡­¡­..I already expected this since I found out what the land I bought looks like. I let that bastard Grud by these after all. Just one thing though¡­¡­you already knew what I bought didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Yes¡± Claudia admitted this without a shred of guilt ¡°¡­¡­If you knew¡­¡­why didn¡¯t you say anything?¡± I didn¡¯t expect Claudia to admit it so easily ¡°Even if I told you that you bought land that could not grow anything, will you have believed me?¡± The answer would be no. It will be a word of someone I just met and I have a viewing crystal that shows what the land I bought ¡°used¡± to look like as well. Also even if I did somehow believe her, I still would have to see it for myself so I know Claudia isn¡¯t at fault. ¡°I understand what you want to say, sorry for doubting you Claudia. You also knew early on what my goods are like but you didn¡¯t say anything because you might have thought I wouldn¡¯t have hired your mercenaries anymore huh?¡± ¡°Eh? I only saw your stuff when we purged the ants. There¡¯s no way I could have known it before then¡± ¡°Hmmm? Didn¡¯t Bum 1 say anything? He did check my wagons before we left so I thought he might have reported to you then¡± I asked this since I really thought Bum 1 whispered Claudia before we left ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..DEEERRRRRIIIIIICKKKKKK!!!¡± Claudia then went back inside the tavern with a look so scary, her demonic look from before pale in comparison. I heard loud sounds inside the tavern for a few minutes along with a pitiful cry. After a few minutes everything was silent again and Claudia went back outside. This time though her name is now in red which means she killed someone, which is more than likely a guy named Derrick aka Bum 1 ¡°That shithead, to think he¡¯ll pull something like this without saying anything¡­.I¡¯ll kill him again later¡± ¡°Ah big-sis¡­..it was probably just like what the little boss said so please go easy on him¡± ¡°Be quiet or your also dead, I let you guys off since fighting ants there was so unlikely that finding gold on the ground has a higher probability. But to think he didn¡¯t say anything even though he found out about the fake goods¡­that¡¯s a totally different story¡± ¡°Umm Claudia¡­no need to be too harsh on them, they did their best to protect me after all. It was also thanks to them that I didn¡¯t get killed¡± I try to say this to Claudia since I feel sorry for these guys ¡°Haaaaaa¡­..do you even know your situation right now little boy? You got cheated big time! Your land is worthless and nearly all your goods are just sand and rocks¡­Haaaaa¡­.never mind¡­what¡¯s your plan now little boy?¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..I¡¯ll head to the town hall and see what I can do about the contract since it was clearly fraud¡­.but..¡± Hearing what Claudia said made me feel so down I might as well be hugging the ground ¡°Let me see that contract of yours¡­¡± since Claudia asks to see it, I handed her my copy of the contract She took the contract from my hands and read it. It took her several minutes to read since it seems that she read it several times. I just waited silently for her verdict, though I already know what she¡¯ll say since I re-read that contract hundreds of times on the way here. ¡°It¡¯s flawless¡­sorry to say but you got caught big time, hook, line and sinker. This was made by Roy so there are no weak spots that you might exploit. The contract is written with the implication that if the seller decides to cancel the sale then they will need to pay 20% of the agreed price. This probably made you think it was a good deal¡­.¡± Claudia gave back the contract after saying this ¡°I know it¡¯s already pointless....but I still need to go to the town hall and see if I can do something about this.¡± I put what¡¯s left of my goods which is just the corn seeds and half a sack of potatoes in my bag. It wasn¡¯t much anymore so I can carry it without a problem. I then ask Claudia where the town hall is and head there with Skuld. After reaching the town hall, I talked to the ones in charge but after reading the contract and deed of sale, they said the exact same thing as Claudia. I dejectedly went back to the tavern and saw Lep-ahn and Dug-ahn there along with the other leoparns. ¡°Considering the fact that you¡¯re about to cry, their response is probably exactly like mine huh¡± Claudia says this with a look that says ¡°I told you so¡± ¡°Haaaa¡­¡­¡­exactly¡± that¡¯s the only thing I could say after a big sigh and slumping in the counter ¡°¡­..Little boy, about the job of escorting you to ¡°Doomed¡± village¡­¡­since we basically failed the job. You are entitled for a refund¡­.¡± ¡°Refund huh¡­..there¡¯s no need Claudia. I don¡¯t blame them for what happened and they did guard me to the best of their abilities so it¡¯s fine¡­¡± ¡°Oho~ are you sure little boy? If you say that now but ask for a refund later¡­I won¡¯t pay you anymore y¡¯know¡± ¡°Even if I ask for a refund, you won¡¯t be able to pay me anyways so it¡¯s fine either way. Also the village¡¯s name is Darsheen, why do you call it ¡°Doomed¡± anyway?¡± ¡°Grahahahaha What hyumen Riyen said is true. You cannot return what you do not have Claudia grahahahah¡­¡± ¡°*Tsk*......I guess I owe you one then little¡­Riyen. Also right¡­it¡¯s called Darsheen¡­sorry about that, since most of the players here called it ¡°Doomed¡± after the ants ravaged the place¡­the name kinda stuck¡± ¡°I see¡­¡­¡± I guess that¡¯s what I¡¯ll call that place as well if I was here when that happened but since that¡¯s the Elder¡¯s village, I can¡¯t seem to want to call it that.. ¡°What do you intend to do now hyumen Riyen? Living here will be harsh considering how weak you are, also the ship is now long gone so returning will be difficult¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°We heard from Lep-ahn that you registered Darsheen village as your base. That¡¯s too bad, if you didn¡¯t then you could have returned to Versailles just by dying since you didn¡¯t register New End before you left¡± Now that Claudia mentioned it, it was one way to return to Versailles but that would mean I''ll have to leave Ollie here. Since that¡¯s no longer possible, I will have to try and make do with that barren land. Unfortunately, I don¡¯t have many tools left rather than the ones I put in my inventory before, also, the starter crops that I planned to use is now severely limited. Grandpa said that all difficulties are challenges I need to overcome to be a better Farmer¡­haaaaaaa¡­..but the bar is too high; it¡¯s like doing a high jump over a mountain, and if you manage it, there are crocodiles at the bottom when you fall...haaaaaa¡­..it¡¯s impossible but I can¡¯t give up¡­ ¡°I don¡¯t have any choice but to give it a try¡­I''m gonna need new supplies but I only have 220k gold left. I need to make the most of my money now but there isn¡¯t much I could use here for farming¡­.¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­.so you¡¯re a Farmer¡­.since I owe you little Riyen, I¡¯ll try and help. Rather than thinking of farming, you should make sure to be able to live in this place first. You will need to buy a lot of basic stuff before you can even start farming, so come with me to the market tomorrow and we¡¯ll buy the stuff you need and don''t worry, you''ll be safe here for the night¡± ¡°Hoh~ you are quite lucky hyumen Riyen, it is not every day that Claudia will personally help. Your lodging is also set. So Lep-ahn, you and your clansmen can stay with us for the night, we have a lot to talk about since we barely see each other¡± Seeing that everything is fine, Dug-ahn starts to leave the tavern ¡°Hyumen, since you intend to return to the village, we will wait for you to get ready so we can travel together. We will stay with Dug-ahn until it is time to leave so you do not need to rush¡± Lep-ahn also leaves followed by the other three leoparns I talked with Claudia for a while more and then logged off. It was safe inside the tavern so I have no worries about getting attacked there. I browsed the web until it was morning in Royal Road for info on Vermillion but still came up with nothing so I just logged back in. Once I was online, Claudia quickly pulled me towards the marketplace followed by five other mercenaries. There we bought lots of basic necessities that I¡¯ll supposedly need. We also bought wood, but the price for wood is shocking! It was at least 5x of what wood should cost in Versailles. Claudia explained that since most forests and jungles are now gone, wood became quite expensive.Claudia said to buy enough wood to build a small cabin so that''s what I did. Afterwards we finally bought stuff needed for farming, but it was limited to buying seeds. I also saw some live ¡°chickens¡± for sale that costs 1500g each. Claudia said that it was probably not a good idea to buy them since they barely have any meat and are quite a handful to raise, but I still bought 4 of them. It took all day to buy all the stuff since Claudia dragged me from place to place to haggle like a demon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It took 210k gold to buy all the stuff which can only be called a ¡°steal¡±. Though Claudia said she could¡¯ve gotten the price lower, but I didn¡¯t mind since now I was certain of the stuff I bought. It¡¯s been 2 days now since I was here in New End and now that I have everything I¡¯ll probably need, it was time to head back to Darsheen village. I was quite surprised to hear that she¡¯ll be sending some mercenaries with me to help carry all the stuff, but I was even more surprised when I saw 30 of them at the exit of New End. Claudia said it was because they¡¯re also heading out for their regular ¡°hunts¡± though I heard from Dug-ahn that it was because their pride was deeply hurt at failing a simple job. With such a large group safety isn¡¯t a problem anymore and with leoparns, we didn¡¯t bother avoiding monsters anymore and just moved straight. The journey over-all took only four days since we¡¯re all riding kairiris, the leoparns are equally fast and could keep up with the kairiris. After reaching the village, Lep-ahn and I head straight to the Elder¡¯s tent while the mercenaries went to find a suitable place to tend the kairiris. ¡°Elder, we have returned¡± says Lep-ahn to the Elder who¡¯s standing just outside the tent. It seemed to me that she knew when we¡¯re coming back or maybe she just likes to stand there. Lep-ahn also reported that the ants have already been wiped out by Dug-ahn and his people "Nnnn.....good work Lep-ahn" ¡°Elder¡­I¡¯ve managed to complete the journey without any incident all thanks to your help¡­Also how¡¯s Ollie doing?¡± I quickly inquire about how Ollie is doing after greeting the Elder ¡°Nnnn¡­that is good to know also Ollie is doing fine young hyuuumen. He is already able to walk around now though I recommend further rest for your horse¡± ¡°I see. Elder, I¡¯ve also decided to stay in Darsheen village to try and farm the land I bought, hence I would like to ask for your permission to stay¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­..you wish to work the land¡­it will be harsh job to do young hyuuumen¡­.you are also welcome to stay in the village, you will need make a suitable place to live first¡­¡± the elder easily accepted me in the village since she was a good old turtle. She was also thinking of a place for me to stay but I already have plans for that. ¡°About that Elder, you see¡­¡­¡­..¡± I then told her my plans for the time being. With Lep-ahn¡¯s help I manage to scout a suitable location to make my cabin. It wasn¡¯t too far from the village so it was still within the guardian crystal¡¯s protection. It was also a good distance from the river so I decided it was the perfect location to start farming. After deciding the location, we started building the cabin. I said ¡°we¡± because it seems that Claudia already ordered them to help with building it and also an architect was with the group. The Elder also sent some beast people help though I already said we got enough people already. All in all, with 39 people, 30 mercs and 9 beast people working and with a good architect it took just 12 hours to make a cabin and even a small tool shed was added as well. The people that helped refused to take any payment as well. The mercs said that if they did then it¡¯s the ¡°Death Sentence¡± for them while the beast people didn¡¯t take any money with a reason ¡°the Elder asks us so we helped¡±. I decided to just use 5k gold to buy food from the traders in the village and have everyone eat instead. Hearing this, the Elder couldn¡¯t refuse anymore and just said that she will ask others to prepare all the food which I was glad to accept since I don¡¯t know how to cook at all. It ended up being a small feast that the entire village also joined in. Since there are at least 400 people in the village plus 30 mercenaries, I was afraid that we won¡¯t have enough food but it turns out that every villager brought something to share so everyone was satisfied. After the feast, everyone was happy and went to their own tents to sleep, while the mercs camped just outside the village since they will need to leave early. I ended up staying at the Elder¡¯s tent again but in the end I was happy with the result. Krium was also there so he took Skuld back after I said my thanks to both him and Skuld. ~~~~~~~~~~~THE PRESENT~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Haaaaaaaaaaa¡­¡­¡­.it seems sighing has become a habit ever since I arrived here in Vermillion¡­I even said that once I manage to grow crops, I¡¯ll treat everyone to a feast again¡­.but it seems it will likely never happen now¡­.haaaaaaaaaa¡± Thinking about how proudly I said that, can only make me sigh yet again. Nothing ever went right for me ever since I reached this place. Every single day is a hard battle for survival and I got killed twice already from my own stupidity and if I didn¡¯t learn valuable skills from Lep-ahn¡­..I might have died dozens of times already¡­. ~~~The day after the feast~~~ I decided to cut loose the ¡°chickens¡± that I bought. They¡¯re called ¡°Bony Feathered Chickens¡± and they¡¯re level 20 with 3 stars on their names meaning they¡¯re considered V3 monsters. In their description when I identified them, it said that you need to be very careful with them since they are very hard to control¡­now that was an understatement¡­thinking that a farmer that can¡¯t handle a chicken is no farmer at all, I cut the ropes binding their legs. They were quite ¡°docile¡± so I didn¡¯t think they were dangerous at all¡­that was a bad move...the moment they were free, they instantly showed what they''re truly like. Conclusion, the chickens killed me. Good thing Ollie was still with the elder otherwise they might have killed Ollie as well ~~~Another time~~~ After reviving, I cursed for a time, well a long time inside my cabin. I tried finding the chickens but they were long gone. Since I couldn¡¯t do anything, I decided to try and work the land. It took me two days of plowing the land with my hoe until I could try planting some potatoes. I decided to start with potatoes since they are pretty easy to work with. The next day I checked the place where I planted the potatoes and saw several holes in the area. I quickly dug the potatoes I planted and saw they¡¯re all gone. I also saw the culprit that most likely ate the potatoes. I stared for a bit and I identified the little buggers as ¡°Needle Haired Mole Rats¡±, another V3 monster this little shits have levels from 28-35 but since they look so small I tried to hit them with my hoe. Another bad move since they killed me in seconds. Considering my level is just 6 it was an obvious outcome. ~~~Another time~~~ I was getting nowhere planting since every time I try, the mole rats kept showing up. They were too ¡°weak¡± for the guardian crystal to repel and ever since they tasted my potatoes, it seems they decided to live there. Getting frustrated by this, I went back to the village to ask Lep-ahn on how to deal with those critters. After I told Lep-ahn my problem, he just looked at me without saying anything. The three leoparn brothers on the other hand laughed out loud when they heard I got taken out by mole rats. Lep-ahn silenced them but I could see the tips of his mouth move up as well. He then took a jar filled with white powder and went with me to where the mole rats are. He then taught me the basic ¡°Trapping Skill¡± which was just digging a small hole in the ground putting some ¡°Hariya¡± beans in; sprinkle it with the white powder then waiting. Soon enough the mole rats started appearing and ate the beans, after about five seconds of eating, they suddenly dropped like rocks. Lep-ahn said that they¡¯re just paralyzed and would move again in an hour, he then handed me the jar and left. Once Lep-ahn was gone¡­..I started bashing the paralyzed mole rats with my hoe while laughing! I did this for a while and raised my level to 30 easily ~~~Another time~~~ I ran out of water so I decided to make another run to the river. I never encountered anything before so once again I was pretty careless. Nearing the river I saw something that wasn¡¯t there before. It was like a long piece of earth but when I stared at it for a bit, its info was revealed it said ¡°Crokdile¡± it was also a V3 monster. I instantly knew it was the monster equivalent to the crocodile. I carefully approach the river in a distance I consider far enough when the Crokdile¡¯s eyes suddenly opened and it stared at me. Seeing that there was quite a distance I somehow felt a bit safe. I was almost at the river when the Crokdile suddenly dashed towards me. I was shocked for a second by its speed and I instantly realized I was in danger so I ran back as fast as possible. I was nearly caught when it suddenly just stopped, seeing the monster slowly walking away still wasn¡¯t enough to ease my worry so I ran back to Lep-ahn once again. When he heard me this time, he immediately took his hunting gear and told me to lead the way. We were still quite far away when he stopped me, and said that he¡¯ll take care of it so I should just wait here. For the first time, I actually saw him with a full smile and his eyes are that of a true predator which scared me a bit. It didn¡¯t take him long to come back while dragging the body of the Crokdile and telling me good job spotting it. It seems Crokdiles are rare game that provides excellent meat so everyone in the village will be happy. I also got a piece of the meat and the Crokdile¡¯s skin. Lep-ahn then teaches me the ¡°Stalking¡± skill which saved my life lots of times. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. ~~~A week back~~~ Ollie ended up getting sick. He¡¯s been helping me with working the barren land with injuries so him getting sick was just a matter of time. He just suddenly collapsed inside the cabin one day and that freaked me out so much I ran back to the Elder. The Elder, after hearing what I said, gathered several urns and then we headed to my cabin as fast as possible. She then examined Ollie and said that his injuries are infected and he got a disease. When I looked at Ollie¡¯s stats window, I quickly saw his health dropping and a disease state at high. I nearly panicked when the Elder hit me in the head and told me to remain calm. She took out several urns and immediately applied what¡¯s inside them to Ollie¡¯s injuries. She also mixed the contents of the urn to some water and made Ollie drink them and then left while saying she will be back in the morning. The Elder went back and forth for three days until she was certain that Ollie is now stable. I thanked her again and again but she just hit me in the head again and said to be careful next time since Ollie is already pretty old. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Haaaaaaaa¡­¡­.seriously¡­..nothing has ever gone my way. At least my level is now 36 but my farming skill is still basic level 1¡­..I¡¯m going forward in the wrong direction here¡­.haaaaaa¡­..Status Info open!¡± [quart=Name,Type]Riyen,Neutral[/quart] [quart=Level,Class]36,Farmer[/quart] [quart=Health,Mana]3300,660[/quart] [quart=Title,Patron God]N/A,Freya[/quart] [quart=Strength,Agility]234,127[/quart] [quart=Vitality,Stamina]176,250[/quart] [quart=Intelligence,Wisdom]56,20[/quart] [quart=Art,Faith]124,25[/quart] [quart=Luck,Magic Resistance]10,15[/quart] [quart=Offense,Defense]187,134[/quart]
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Skills - Farming Basic Lvl 1 23.17% - Herding Basic Lvl 1 1.2% - Animal Husbandry Basic Lvl 1 1% - Veterinary Basic Lvl 4 67% - Riding Intermediate Lvl 1 56.23% - Trapping Basic Lvl 3 6.23% - Stalking Basic Lvl 4 2.3% - Pathfinding Basic Lvl 7 0.34% - Blunt Weapon Mastery Basic Lvl 5 14.89%
¡°Haaaaaaaa¡­¡­¡­¡­a lot of my skills have been levelling a lot, all except farming related ones¡­.should I switch to a hunter for now? Lep-ahn said he¡¯ll teach me if I want to¡­¡­..¡± Thinking about it for a few minutes, I decided to just continue being a farmer. I started playing to be a farmer after all so changing jobs wouldn¡¯t help me accomplish anything. ¡°Right¡­I need to start a fire to warm the place for Ollie¡­.since I¡¯ll be out longer I should put in enough ¡°firewood¡± ¡± Having your own place helps protect you from the elements but it doesn¡¯t give you absolute protection. The nights at Vermillion are especially harsh since there are almost no trees around the place to block the strong winds. The ¡°firewood¡± I¡¯m using isn¡¯t actually made of wood¡­it¡¯s made by certain beasts after eating soil and rocks underground. From that, you can easily guess that it¡¯s ¡°shit¡± made from earth. It burns for a long time and doesn¡¯t have a nasty smell so it¡¯s alright to use. I also threw in the stick I found as extra firewood. After making sure everything is done, I head to the bed and log-off ~~~~~~~~~~~ I got off of my VR capsule and headed to the kitchen to fix some food for myself. I saw the phone¡¯s light blinking so I figure the ¡°usual¡± person must have left stupid messages again. After eating, I was about to head back to my room when I saw something near the door. On the floor near my door I saw a piece of paper so I picked it up. On the paper a few short words are written. ¡°Your mom asked me to remind you to go to school and to make sure you do your homework¡±¡­ that was all that¡¯s written on it. ¡°Seriously¡­.when will that girl ever learn to use a phone? She¡¯s in college already so learning how to use modern technology should be her first priority¡­.¡± That girl also doesn¡¯t need to keep reminding me to do my homework. I logged off early today so I could finish all my homework that piled up. Going to school is another matter though. I¡¯ll continue with just the bare minimum of 2 days a week for that. I crumpled that paper and threw it in the trash and headed back to my room without checking the message on the phone. It took 6 gruelling hours to finish all my homework and it was late in the night when I manage to finish everything. I didn¡¯t bother with dinner so I just slept after sending my finished homework to school via the internet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I only slept for about 4 hours before waking up. I quickly did all the necessary stuff like eating and going to the bathroom so I could log back in to Royal Road as soon as possible. It was over 12 hours since I last logged in so 2 days must have passed by already. I made sure to put enough food and water for Ollie for 2 days so there should be no problems but I moved quickly anyways. *In Royal Road, whenever you log out, you will leave behind a virtual body so it is imperative that you ensure you log off in a safe place. Your virtual body will only disappear if you get killed or haven¡¯t log back in for a week or longer. This also makes caring for pets quite difficult since they¡¯ll die of hunger or thirst if you¡¯re out for long periods of time* Logging back in, I quickly check my surroundings. Ollie seems to be alright and there is still some food left but no water. I refilled the bucket while patting Ollie¡¯s head. After putting extra food for Ollie, I decide to head out. Before I could head for the door, I notice something odd at the fireplace. I checked it out and see that the Black stick that I threw in as extra firewood didn¡¯t burn at all. I was quite sure it was in the middle of the flames so I didn¡¯t get why it didn¡¯t turn to charcoal. I tried identifying it again but I still failed so I decided to bring it along to the blacksmith along with my ¡°headless¡± hoe. I¡¯m now starting to suspect that this wood isn¡¯t wood at all and it¡¯s really the reason why my hoe broke but I¡¯m still finding it hard to believe wood can shatter steel. After patting Ollie again, I head for the door and went out. I reached my tool shed and took out my broken hoe then head to the village. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have the hoe on my left hand and the Black stick on my right while I walked inside the village. I decided to head for the Elder first to say my greetings. The Elder was standing in front of her tent this time as well. I was just about to greet her when the most shocking thing since I got attacked by the ants suddenly happened. The Elder suddenly ran towards me with shocking speed, and yes she a Tortoise ran. I found out that the Elder wasn¡¯t a turtle but a land Tortoise, anyway, I was utterly shocked when I saw her ran towards me and I just stared at her with my mouth wide open. ¡°Nnnnnnn¡­¡­¡­young hyuuumen¡­that thing in your hand¡­could it be?¡± It seems the Elder was quite interested with my broken hoe, so much that she had to run towards me. ¡°O-oh¡­my hoe suddenly shattered so I was umm headed for Tusk the village blacksmith¡± ¡°Nnnnn? No not that hyuuumen¡­I mean that Black stick in your right hand. Can you hand it to me for a moment?¡± It seems what interests the Elder wasn¡¯t the broken hoe but the Black stick. I have no idea why so I just handed her the Black stick. The moment she got the stick in her hand, she quickly ran back inside her tent which left me just standing there not knowing what to do. After a few minutes, I finally decided to follow the Elder and enter the tent. I saw the Elder starting a fire at the tent¡¯s fireplace. It was located at the center of the tent much like in my cabin. There was a hole at the top where smoke can exit so there was no danger of suffocating. After she started the fire, she made sure to make it pretty big and then put the Black stick in the middle of the raging fire. I was about to say that the Elder wasted quite a bit of fuel but I stopped when the Elder grabbed the end of the stick that wasn¡¯t in the fire and took it back out. The stick was clearly on fire, but after a while the fire went out and in its place was symbols or maybe words inscribed in the stick. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..Nnnnn it truly is¡­¡­¡­¡­one of the three legacies of the ¡°Great God¡±¡­¡­.young hyuuumen¡­where did you find this?¡± the Elder asks me this question while still staring at the words inscribed in the Black stick. ¡°Huh? I-I found it while I was plowing my land Elder, my hoe just shattered and I found that on the ground¡­.what is that anyway?¡± I was startled by the Elder¡¯s question since I was also staring at the stick ¡°Nnnnn¡­¡­¡­nnnahahahahhah to think the ancient stories will come true¡­and it was not beast people but a young hyuuumen who actually found it¡­.no¡­.it appeared to¡­..truly interesting¡± The Elder was now staring at me with very serious eyes while saying stuff I have no idea about. ¡°Nnnn¡­..but it seems to be incomplete¡­..I see, so completing this will be your trial¡­.hyuuumen.....Riyen, will you go and find the missing piece of the ¡°Great God¡¯s¡± legacy?¡± *Ding!!*
Quest: Find the missing piece You have found one of the ¡°Great God¡¯s¡± legacies, a Black stick. It is missing a piece so the Elder have requested you to find the missing piece so that the treasured item can be completed. If you complete this task then you will be well regarded by the Elder and the villagers of Darsheen. Requirements: Must have found the Black stick, in good relation with the Elder Rewards: You will be given ownership of the Treasured item and other rewards will be given upon completion, The villagers will think better of you and consider you as one of them Failure: Intimacy with the Elder and the villagers will drop significantly Quest Difficulty: C Do you wish to accept: YES/NO (Accepted, cannot be refused)
¡°Ha? It auto accepted?¡± I just got my first quest here and it¡¯s a C rank¡­I couldn¡¯t even refuse the quest if I wanted to. The Elder gave the stick back to me and now I can see where it was missing something. It also seems that I can identify it now while the markings are still present ¡°Identify!¡± Black Stick Attack: 10-20 Durability: ???/??? Requirements: Must know how to swing a stick A Black stick that the Elder claims to be a treasure from the ¡°Great God¡± it¡¯s not known what type of wood it was made of but its hardness is proven since it can shatter steel. There are inscriptions written but you do not have the knowledge to read them. It seems there is something you need to attach at the end of the Black stick ¡°EH? It can shatter steel? Does this mean this stupid stick was really the reason my precious hoe was destroyed?!¡± After reading the description, I find out that it really was the reason that my steel hoe was now in pieces. I would have pounded the ground with this stupid stick if only the Elder wasn¡¯t looking ¡°Elder¡­¡­¡­I would like to do this quest¡­¡­unfortunately there is a small matter of me not knowing where this missing piece is. I just accidentally found this stick so I have no clue where to even start looking¡± I was hoping that the Elder wouldn¡¯t put too much hope in me completing this so I quickly give her a reason for the fact that the quest will be ¡°delayed¡± indefinitely ¡°Nnnn¡­..there is no need to worry about that young hyuuumen¡­.we ¡°Elders¡± have the knowledge to locate the hidden treasures so long as ¡°clues¡± to its whereabouts are present¡­.¡± The Elder then went further back into the tent. She came back moments later carrying a small box made of stone. ¡°Nnnn¡­.let us see where the missing piece is located¡­..the ashes of the past Elders shall help us¡± She then opened the stone box and inside are ashes and a necklace. The Elder grabbed a handful of ash and threw it at the fire. The fire suddenly made quite a nice lightshow changing colors from red to blue then white and finally it turned black. Nnnn¡­..Now then young hyuuumen, put your hand in the fire. It will show you the location of the missing piece of the ¡°Great God¡¯s¡± Legacy¡­.do not be afraid I believe it should not be hot¡­probably¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­Um can I refuse?¡± Seeing the Elder¡¯s piercing stare I resolved myself to put my hand in the Black colored flames. Interestingly enough, it really wasn¡¯t hot. It was actually pretty cold and I could feel something pricking my hands. It didn¡¯t hurt, just a bit uncomfortable, so I bear with it. After a while that weird feeling disappeared so I removed my hand from the fire. I didn¡¯t get any knowledge whatsoever so I looked at the Elder, not knowing what to do next. ¡°Nnnn¡­.it will show a location¡­so it will make sense if you look at something that shows locations does it not?¡± Of course¡­why didn¡¯t I think of that? Stupidity should have a limit¡­.anyways I decided to have a look so I brought out my map. After a simple hand gesture I was now looking at the map of the Vermillion continent and I see nothing changed. ¡°Elder¡­..there¡¯s nothing¡­.please look at it yourself¡± I showed the Elder the generated map since I can¡¯t spot anything different from it. ¡°Nnnn¡­.indeed there is no indication of where to even start looking¡­¡­¡­.young hyuuumen...is this your only map?¡± After looking at the map intensely, the Elder suddenly asks if I have another map which of course I have¡­ I quickly switched map to that of Versailles. In there I finally see a small blinking dot. I was glad that there¡¯s a solid location to search but now a huge problem occurs. It¡¯s on another continent and the ship won¡¯t be back anytime soon. I of course tell this to the Elder and she ended up thinking for a while. After seemingly making up her mind, she quickly called for someone. ¡°Nnnnn¡­..SORUD! Come here quickly!¡± the Elder loudly called for her great grandson Sorud Since the Elder was still staring at me, I wasn¡¯t able leave at all. I tried to excuse myself several times but all she said was ¡°Nnn...Just wait there¡± it took nearly 20 minutes for Sorud to finally arrive. ¡°Elder MA¡­¡­. I am here, what is it that you ask me for?¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­.What took you so long Sorud, I did say to come here quickly¡± ¡°Elder Ma¡­.we are the torthose clan¡­.we are not exactly known for our speed¡­.¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­.Sorud¡­.with that attitude, how will you expect to be an Elder? We shall talk about this later¡­go and blow Rak¡¯s horn¡­.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­.Elder Ma¡­¡­why do we need to call that annoying bird? If it is something you need then Lep-ahn should be more than sufficient to do it¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­unfortunately Lep-ahn does not fly nor is capable of carrying someone and swimming across the the ocean¡­so just blow the horn Sorud this is very important¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­.I will obey Elder Ma¡­.but we will pay greatly for this¡­those birds are a selfish bunch and will ask a lot for compensation even for simple work¡± Sorud was still complaining a lot but still went outside the tent to obey the Elder¡¯s order After another 20 minutes or so, we heard a loud sound telling us that the ¡°Rak¡¯s Horn¡± was used by Sorud. The Elder then told me to follow her outside. We headed for the center of the village and stayed there. It seems the Elder is waiting for ¡°birds¡± to come; Lep-ahn also arrived at the center of the village though he didn¡¯t look happy at all. Since we were waiting for birds, I scanned the skies and after a while I saw 3 dots in the distance. They were getting closer and closer, and then, they finally landed imposingly in the open space in the middle of the village. These 3 birds are big, really big. The one in the middle is actually even bigger than Skuld. Let¡¯s say a regular horse can reach 4-5 feet, and a warhorse can grow up to 7 feet in height. Kairiris are bigger since a regular size is already 7 feet and Skuld is at a staggering 9 feet. These birds are easily at 8 feet while the one in the middle is probably 12 feet or more! That¡¯s how big these birds are. ¡°Elder¡­.Turth-ahn. You have summoned us, and we have answered your call. Tell me, what it that you want from us?¡± says the bird in the middle ¡°Nnnn¡­.Rak-ahn¡­It is good that you have come. I want you to take this hyuuumen to the continent of Versailles at the other side of the ocean¡± ¡°Hoh~ Take a hyumen to another continent? I am afraid I cannot do that. Times are tough, and we can barely get any food for ourselves so traveling such a distance have no merit for us¡± says the bird called Rak-ahn ¡°Nnnn¡­.You must do this! Look this is one of the legacies of the ¡°Great God¡±! the stories of old have finally come true! You cannot refuse this task Rak-ahn¡± the Elder suddenly grabbed the Black stick and showed it to Rak-ahn Every villager present was surprised when the Elder said that the bird has to take me to Versailles continent. But that was nothing compared to when she told Rak-ahn, that the Black stick is one of the legacies of this ¡°Great God¡± of theirs. Everyone seemed to have stopped breathing altogether. Even the large bird seemed quite shocked but only for a moment since he quickly regained his composure. ¡°Elder¡­.I respect you and the old stories of us Enilians, but all you have there is nothing but a stick. I see no use for it other than to scratch my back krawkakakak¡­............I am afraid I will have to refuse Elder since I gain nothing from doing this¡± ¡°Krawkakakakak¡± x2 ¡°Nnnn¡­..you dare disrespect our ancient tradition? We are tasked to help anyone who finds the hidden legacies¡­.Rak-ahn, you forget who we owe for everything" the Elder is clearly not happy with the bird¡¯s answer, and the villagers aren¡¯t too happy with the birds¡¯ attitudes ¡°Rak-ahn¡­..stop making excuses like a shy maiden¡­.you are too old and too ugly for it. Say what you want in exchange for taking the hyumen so we can finish this talk already¡± Sorud suddenly speaks out with great timing. A fight could have started if not for Sorud¡¯s interjection. Lep-ahn is especially looking really fierce ¡°*Snort*¡­¡­hmmmm, fine, we will take the hyumen to the other continent for¡­¡­..100 kilos of meat. Nothing more¡± The bird Rak-ahn suddenly declares an outrageous amount of meat Now that I¡¯m living here in Vermillion, I can now finally understand how important meat is. ¡°Hariya¡± beans are what the people in Vermillion regularly eat. Every single sentient being in Vermillion are omnivores but that doesn¡¯t mean they like eating beans. Beast people that are past ¡°carnivores¡± in particular prefer eating meat. It¡¯s just that they can¡¯t compete with the ants since those bugs eat nearly everything and leave behind almost nothing left. The Crokdile that Lep-ahn caught was pretty big as well but it only gave us about 20k kilos of meat and we(I) haven¡¯t encountered another one again. ¡°Nnn¡­¡­..Lep-ahn¡± The Elder gave Lep-ahn a look inquiring if they can afford to pay ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­If it is your will then we will follow Elder¡± Lep-ahn after meeting the gaze of the elder says this. He looked at Rak-ahn once and then left along with several leoparns Lep-ahn and the rest returned a short while later carrying several bags containing large quantities of meat. They brought 3 bags made of fur and then dropped it in front of Rak-ahn. A lot of the villagers are clearly not happy but none of them voiced a complain ¡°Hrmmmm¡­.I hope you choke on them, you greedy birds¡± ¡°Krawkakakaka! Even if we did, we will still eat all of them Sorud so you need not worry of any leftovers¡­Krawakakakak¡± Rak-ahn says this while greedily looking at all the meat ¡°Nnnn¡­.now that you have your payment...you will have to take the hyuuumen wherever he needs to Rak-ahn¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­.very well Elder, I will have someone take him..¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­no Rak-ahn¡­"You¡± will take him yourself¡­..and also bring him back here after he finds the missing piece of the ¡°Great God¡¯s¡± legacy. If you refuse then you can go and I will find someone else to take him¡± The Elder didn¡¯t let Rak-ahn finish and firmly states her conditions for this agreement. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­..Very well¡­¡­¡­¡­Each of you carry a bag and return to our clan¡­tell everyone to not eat the meat until I return, do you understand?¡± Rak-ahn takes a bag and tells the other 2 to carry the rest back. The two birds nodded their heads vigorously and flew away each carrying a bag of meat ¡°So Elder, will you now tell me where I have to take the hyumen? Or do I have to just drop him once we reach the other continent?¡± ¡°Nnn¡­..you just need to follow the young hyuuumen¡¯s instructions since he has the map. It may take several days Rak-ahn so you better be prepared. Now, young hyuuumen¡­follow me so we can prepare for the journey¡± the Elder then heads back to her tent so I followed her Haaaaaaa¡­..is it just me or do I seem to travel a lot ever since reaching Vermillion? I sure hope this quest is worth it. I couldn¡¯t even say anything while the Elder and the bird were talking since the atmosphere was so tense. It was also weird for the normally silent Lep-ahn to be so aggressive towards those birds. We reached the Elder¡¯s tent while I was thinking of this, and as soon as we entered, the Elder once again moved at a fast pace. She grabbed this and that and puts them in a bag. After it seems that the Elder got everything she needs, she then gives me that bag. It seems this time; the Elder also was the one to pack the stuff that I need just like the last time I left. ¡°Um, Elder¡­is it really necessary to go through all this?¡± I really don¡¯t know what to think anymore. I went to the village just to get my hoe fixed but things suddenly turned into this just because of a Black stick ¡°Nnnn¡­.if it were up to me, I would have sent Lep-ahn with you young hyuuumen or another warrior to guard you. Sadly¡­..Rak-ahn will not allow that¡­.and Lep-ahn might try to attack Rak-ahn as well¡­..I am sorry to burden you with all this young hyuuumen but this is your trial and no one else¡­..also...take this with you, it will guide you¡± the Elder then handed me the Necklace that was inside the box. *Ding!!*
You have obtained an item!
¡°Hmmm¡­Item info, necklace¡±
Clan Torthose¡¯s Necklace of Knowledge (Unique) +50 Intelligence +300 mana +10% mana regen Durability: 60/60 Special Options: A ray of light will appear and guide you to what you seek. Usable once a day for 1 hour A necklace of the Torthose clan, it possesses ancient knowledge from the Torthose clan. It has the special ability to lead it¡¯s wearer to where he wishes to go or find what he seeks. It can also be used to find your way again if you get lost
Wow! My very first unique item! Its options were also great and its special effect is definitely to kill for! ¡°Nnnn¡­.now that you have everything you will need¡­.it is best that you leave immediately¡± the Elder now starts to head back to where the bird Rak-ahn is. ¡°I guess there¡¯s no other choice but to go through with this¡­.Elder¡­since I might be gone for a while, please take care of Ollie once again¡­¡± Since that I will definitely will be gone for a while¡­I have to ask someone to take care of Ollie ¡°Nnnn¡­¡­no need to worry about Ollie, I am sure Sorud will take good care of him while you are gone. He seems to have gotten quite attached to your horse¡± The Elder gave me the reply that I expected so I can put my all now into finishing this quest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Finally...you have made me wait so much that I already ate some of the meat¡­.So hyumen, I am quite familiar with Versailles so tell me¡­where exactly do we have to go?¡± Rak-ahn knowing anything about Versailles was a surprised. Makes me wonder why he knows so much but that¡¯s another matter so I just opened my map again and showed him the location ¡°Rosenhiem¡­..we¡¯re heading for Rosenhiem kingdom¡± Yep¡­.it seems that missing piece is somewhere in Rosenhiem so that¡¯s where we¡¯re heading To be continued¡­¡­. Chapter 6:A Farmers Life 6(Farmers Hunt Goblins too Yknow) Chapter 6: A farmer¡¯s life 6 I was now in Versailles continent and have already entered the Rosenhiem Kingdom¡¯s territory. The trip from Vermillion to Versailles only took an amazing 20 hours of flight! What was more amazing was the fact that I survived it! If you wanna know what¡¯s it like then just imagine flying on a plane, only, you¡¯re not inside the safety of the plane but tied outside hanging for dear life. Rak-ahn also likes to fly high, so high that there¡¯s almost no oxygen left to breath and so fast that the winds even started tearing my HP. The stupid bird only slowed down once we entered Rosenhiem so we can pinpoint the location of the blinking dot in my map. ¡°There Rak-ahn, land over there, near that village¡± I saw a village exactly where the blinking dot is, so the missing piece is most likely near there. Looking at the place, Rak-ahn suddenly made a nosedive straight to the ground. I didn¡¯t even have time to scream since I was too busy holding on to the support ropes on Rak-ahn¡¯s back. Rak-ahn stopped just before hitting the ground and landed softly. I didn¡¯t waste a second getting off his back and onto solid ground. I can see the stupid bird smirk so it¡¯s pretty obvious he did it on purpose. ¡°Hyumen, how long will this endeavor of yours take? The Elder said it might take a while but, you better hope it does not, otherwise I will leave you here¡± ¡°haaaaaaa¡­¡­..I don¡¯t know, besides, shouldn¡¯t you beast people know more about this than me?¡± what an impatiently arrogant bird. He already ate the payment so he doesn¡¯t have any right to complain ¡°*Tsk* why did I even bother to hope that a puny hyumen would be able to accomplish this. Take this, use it to call me once you are ready to leave. I will try to hunt on the oceans outside this continent¡± *Ding*
Obtained Item! Rak¡¯s Horn (Special)
¡°Hmm? Why would you need to hunt so far away? Unlike Vermillion, this place should be filled with things you can easily hunt¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­The reason is quite simple. We cannot hunt in this continent hyumen. All the prey inside Versailles is poison to us¡± ¡°Eh? But I gave meat to Dug-ahn before and he seemed fine when I saw him again¡­¡± what the bird said now really doesn¡¯t make any sense ¡°Haaaaaaa¡­..if it was ¡°people¡± from this continent who hunted the meat then it is fine for us to eat it. But if we hunt and kill creatures on this continent then it will become deadly poison for us. Also¡­¡­¡± Rak-ahn then proceeded to tell me other details that I didn¡¯t know It seems that the ¡°Gods¡± of Versailles have created a barrier to close the boundary between this place and Vermillion. It was only recently that the barrier was weakened, and so travel became possible. It seems the main reason for the barrier is to stop the Calamity Ants from reaching Versailles continent. This makes perfect sense since those ants will kill and eat non-stop if they reach this place. The barrier is also responsible for the ¡°poisoning¡± that occurs, though this was meant for ants but it seems it can¡¯t differentiate between species so it just poisons everyone from Vermillion. I also found out that this barrier is somehow responsible for stopping the transport of food between the two continents. It seems that several times in the past, other players tried to transport large quantities of food to Vermillion to win over the locals but nearly 90% of the food rotted the moment they reach Vermillion. Once it was confirmed, they instantly stop since the loss is too big. ¡°I see¡­.I guess there¡¯s no other way¡­I¡¯ll be seeing you once this quest is over then¡± Rak-ahn must have gone to Vermillion several times already to hunt but found out that it was useless ¡°Hmph¡­.Finish this quickly hyumen or give up early¡­.do not make me wait long¡­.¡± Rak-ahn flies off soon after saying these impossible things ¡°I wish¡­..it¡¯ll be nice if I could finish this at all¡­.failing is also out of the question since it¡¯ll be ultra bad for me if I fail¡­haaaaaaa¡­¡± After sighing once again¡­.I head first to the village. ~~~~~~~~~~~
Welcome to Spring Village! This village has been set as your temporary base!
I see a sudden pop-up message in front of me. This didn¡¯t happen when I went to Lipton so maybe it appears to players that have Vermillion continent as they¡¯re saved base before. Spring village is a pretty small but lively place with several stalls here and there. I also see several players around which are obviously new to Royal Road. This was the first ¡°human¡± village I¡¯ve ever seen so the first thing I did was¡­¡­buy skewered barbecue from an auntie! It can¡¯t be helped since it smelled so good and that I¡¯ve barely eaten any meat on Vermillion. I bought 5 sticks worth a measly 2g each and left the stand. I walked around the village while eating and asking around if anyone knows about the missing piece of the stick. I ended up with zero leads mainly because when they asked what it looked like, I replied that ¡°I don¡¯t know¡± which resulted in them saying ¡°are you stupid?¡± ¡°This was the expected result anyways¡­that leaves me with only one option left¡­¡± actually it was my only option from the start. I¡®ll need to use the Torthose necklace. The Elder told me to just hold necklace in my hand and clearly think of the missing piece. It won¡¯t matter if I don¡¯t know what it looks like because the knowledge of past Elders is inside the necklace. After a few seconds of shouting ¡°MISSING PIECE¡± in my mind, the necklace finally started emitting light straight towards the missing piece. ¡°Maybe this isn¡¯t as hard as I thought¡± I finish my last barbecue and headed to where the light is pointing at. After 30 minutes of walking southeast of the village, I reached a dense forest. After weeks of seeing nothing but earth and rocks, the large trees of this forest almost made me want to kiss them. I refrain from doing that of course since it¡¯ll be too weird. It seems the light is leading me into the forest so I entered it while using the Black stick as a walking stick. It wasn¡¯t long until I encounter my first monster in the forest. It wasn¡¯t a fox, a deer or even a wolf but a group of goblins. I quickly activated stalking and monitored the goblin group. From asking around the village, I found out that the supposedly highest level of monsters in the area is 50. This goblin group that seems to have just finished hunting a bear are between levels 40-50. The thing that worries me is the 3 stars in their names. Versailles should have very few V3 monsters and they¡¯re supposed to be monsters lvl 500 or more. This was to ensure that new players can grow without worries but this fact has just been proven wrong ¡°Damn¡­.when will this goblins leave? I can¡¯t move on until I¡¯m sure they¡¯re going the opposite direction¡­¡­.Oh? About time¡­.¡± 2 goblins started to carry the dead bear while the others became guards I was waiting patiently for them to go but when they did, another problem presented itself. They were heading for the same direction as the light is pointing at. I suddenly have a very bad feeling about this. I stalk the goblins for a while and I was starting to get worried since the light is getting fainter and fainter, meaning the 1 hour limit is near. I continue stalking the group until we reach a clearing and my bad feeling is finally given form. There was an army of goblins in the clearing. I was dumbfounded with what I¡¯m seeing. There were goblin warriors and even hobgoblins in the mix. I start counting them and the numbers just filled me with dread. There are 70 goblins at lvl 40-50, 44 lvl 55-70 goblin warriors and 20 hobgoblins at lvl 80-90, every single one are V3 monsters as well. The faint light is pointing further away from the goblin army and into the cave that I didn¡¯t notice before. It was clear that I can¡¯t beat this many goblins so I decided to sneak inside the cave the first chance I get. I was thinking that this was a good idea until something came out of the cave. ¡°The hell¡­¡­¡­you gotta be kidding me¡± If this was a joke then it damn sure wasn¡¯t funny. Another monster came out of the cave just as the light from my necklace disappears. But before it disappeared, I was certain, it was pointing at the chest of the monster that came out. On the monsters chest, hanging like a necklace was a black object that has the same color as the black stick. Just the color alone confirms that it¡¯s the missing piece; the only problem was the monster itself. ¡°Why couldn¡¯t it have been tied to the neck of a rabbit? Heck even a wolf or a bear would have been a blessing¡­.¡± Sadly reality has never been kind to me¡­.It¡¯s identity was known after looking at it intently for a few seconds.
BOSS MONSTER: ¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ï GOBLIN LORD ¡°DACRULE¡± Lv. ???
A named boss monster and it just gets worse. A V4 that¡¯s in an area that¡¯s supposed to be for beginners. I can¡¯t even see its level so the gap between our levels is definitely over 100. Sneaking in and taking it is no longer an option but there¡¯s no way I can hope to kill that boss. It even has a large group of goblins as its underlings. I carefully leave the area and head to an open plain again. Since there¡¯s no way I can beat it, I¡¯ll just ask someone who can. Wiping out a bunch of goblin should be pretty easy for Rak-ahn. He¡¯ll also be glad to finish this job with the utmost speed ~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°HaaaaaaFuuuuuu¡± I filled my lungs with air and blew it all at the horn Rak-ahn gave me *TOOOOOOOOOONNUUUUNNNNNNNNN!*
You¡¯ve used Rak¡¯s horn
It didn¡¯t take long for Rak-ahn to arrive and the first thing he said when he landed was ¡°Hyumen if you blow that horn that loudly again, I will kill you¡±. Right¡­next time I¡¯ll fill my lungs with just half the air. Anyway I told Rak-ahn that I found the missing piece, which he commented with ¡°Oh~ not bad for a puny hyumen¡±. I then told him that there was a little problem so I would like his help to quickly finish the quest. After I told him about the goblins and the goblin lord the stupid bird just said¡­. ¡°So? Why should I, Rak-ahn, need to deal with puny vermin just because you cannot, puny hyumen?¡± The stupid bird proudly says this but I already expected it so I was prepared to pay for his services ¡°I didn¡¯t forget that you are the GREAT RAK-ahn, so if you could please help me then I would gladly repay your efforts with meat so juicy that you will not forget its taste for a long time¡± Yep, I¡¯ll feed the annoying bird with barbecued meat. Its taste was awesome so I know this greedy bird will like it. Just the sound of meat was enough to make the bird think deeply of my offer ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­...¡± He¡¯s thinking about this quite a bit but since I can¡¯t rush, I just waited silently ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..hyumen, your offer is tempting but I cannot accept it. This is your task and you must do it by yourself¡± ¡°Eh? What do you mean? The Elder even said that she would¡¯ve sent Lep-ahn with me if you¡¯re willing to carry him or any other warrior¡± This wasn¡¯t the answer I was expecting from the greedy bird ¡°*Snort* The Elder has her standards and I have mine. Also you best not trust that bloody beast too much since he is¡­¡­.¡­just consider it an advice. Call me once you have finally given up hyumen¡± and with that Rak-ahn left once again All I could do now was watch the stupid bird disappear in the distance. I was so sure that greedy bird would have taken any deal so long as meat is the payment. What does that stupid bird even mean by ¡°his standards¡± and he even said some stuff about not to trust Lep-ahn¡­.haaaaaaaa¡­¡­I can¡¯t do anything now but return to the village. While walking back, I formulated another plan of action. Of course, it involves with me not doing any heroics so long as I can help it. This plan is simple as well. Since I can¡¯t count on that birdbrain then I¡¯ll just tell the village chief about the goblin army in the forest. The chief will be so shocked that he¡¯ll immediately inform the Lord of this area so that they could send a punitive force to wipe the goblins out. I¡¯ll just happen to ¡°pass¡± by the area once the fighting¡¯s over and ask to buy a seemingly worthless black metal-like object that the boss drops. It looked absolutely worthless so I¡¯ll pretend to haggle until the price somehow reach 1000 gold which I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll accept since they¡¯ll think I got tricked. The only downside to this is if the boss doesn¡¯t drop the missing piece once it¡¯s dead since it¡¯s a quest item for me. Well if that happens then it happens¡­.you can¡¯t expect a farmer to kill a V4 boss anyway *Stare* (¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­hmmmm) *smirk* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once I got back to Spring village, I quickly ask around for the house of the village chief. I was told that it was the largest cottage in the area so I spot it rather easily. After knocking at his door a few times, the Chief finally opens the door and asks who I was and what I need from him. I told him that it was an emergency so the Chief invited me inside his cottage. I then dramatically told the Chief about the goblin army I saw in a forest nearby. I perfectly show him my shock and fear which I did rather easily for some reason. At the end, I specifically told him that we must send word to the Lord so that a punitive force can be sent. I was half expecting him to rush out in a panic but what he said betrayed my expectation, once again ¡°I see¡­..so you saw those goblins as well¡­..¡± is all he said ¡°Um¡­Chief, you already know about the goblins? If so why haven¡¯t you told the lord yet? We should do so before the goblins attack the village!¡± since the Chief of the village already knows about it then he won¡¯t need to question its authenticity ¡°Haaaaaaa¡­¡­young man, I appreciate your concern but there¡¯s nothing much we can do anymore. I¡¯ve already reported this to Count James, the lord of this area and he already sent a punitive force 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately they said that ¡°Red Lightning¡± suddenly hit the punitive force and was wiped out. Since then several groups have tried but they all got hit by this lightning as well as such no-one has been able to enter the Pine Forest anymore¡± What the heck?! They got hit by red lightning and died? But no such thing happened when I entered that forest. The punitive force is gone and no other players even dare go in that forest! so how am I supposed to get this missing piece now? No, first of all, the village Chief said the punitive force was sent 2 weeks ago and it failed miserably so how come this village is still safe? ¡°Chief¡­you said the punitive force was already wiped out¡­so how come this village is still safe? Also when was it that you first saw those goblins?¡± Those goblins are V3 monsters so attacking a village like this should be simple for them ¡°The thing is¡­..it seems that red lightning also prevents those goblins from coming out of Pine forest, for that alone we¡¯re able to sleep in peace here. As for when we first saw them¡­¡­..maybe it was about a month ago now¡± After hearing this, I thanked the chief for his time and left. It seems those goblins have been here for a month now and they can¡¯t leave the forest because of this ¡°red lightning¡±. But that also prevents others from clearing the goblins away¡­.also why didn¡¯t I get hit by this red lightning¡­.thinking about this¡­I once again pass the auntie selling the barbecue so I bought another 2 sticks¡­¡­anyways¡­.there¡¯s only one conclusion I could get. The Black stick is the key to all this. I was using it as a walking stick when I entered the forest so it was probably the reason I didn¡¯t get hit by lightning. But what doesn¡¯t make sense is the time difference between when I got the stick and when the goblins first appeared. Also what¡¯s with the lightning? .............haaaaaaaaaa¡­¡­¡­..too many questions and I got zero answer to any of them¡­¡­..since I can¡¯t expect any help, I have no choice but to do it myself¡­. I¡¯ll lure one of the goblins to try and fight it to test the waters first. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I head back to ¡°Pine¡± forest since there''s a bit of daylight left. I wouldn¡¯t even bother trying this at night since monsters get way stronger at night. This was true on both here and Vermillion. I activate stalking and stalk tree after tree while heading to the clearing that I saw. Reaching the place I see that there aren¡¯t any goblins left in the area. I thought about entering the cave but since that was practically suicide, I decided against it. I tried searching the forest instead and if I didn¡¯t see any goblin today then I¡¯ll just start again tomorrow. As luck would have it, I found another group of goblins there were seven on this group as well. I stalk them for some time until a chance suddenly presented itself. The group spotted a fox which ran as soon as it spotted them, the goblins of course decided to give chase. It¡¯s common to see the stronger ones ran faster than the rest so naturally there will be one that will move last. I quickly throw a rock to get the goblin¡¯s attention before it ran after the rest. The goblin being a goblin naturaly turned back to look at what hit it. I showed myself for a bit and carefully pretend to ran away while looking back to see if the goblin decides to follow ¡°Kiiiiiiii! Huuuuumaaann!!!! I is lucky!!!! Gob lord be happy!¡± It was finally the expected result and I see the goblin happily chasing after me. I was a bit worried that the other goblins might¡¯ve heard his loud screech but after a while, I see no other goblin so I relaxed and continue my plan. ¡°Alright¡­.that ugly thing is following me as planned¡­I¡¯m also already wearing my best gear so all I need to do is just fight it for a bit and ran away before I get killed¡± Once I was far enough from the other goblins, I decided to try and fight it. ¡°Kiiii! So huMan stop! caugHT now! Kikikiki be good huMan so I kill quickly! Kikiki¡± it seems the goblin thinks he caught me already. I was wearing lvl 30 Leather items, from armor to boots so defense is as good as I can hope it to be. The only problem is my weapon¡­.on my hand is the Black stick. Its attack power is pretty decent for my level but I¡¯ve never tested it in a fight before, scratch that¡­I¡¯ve never been in a proper fight before. I also have no combat skills I can use¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..haaaaaa¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­I guess there¡¯s a first for everything¡­.. ¡°Kiiii? You go fight huMan? Kikikiki you huMans alwayS do thiS kikikki¡± the goblin was getting more excited now and quickly readies his bone club ¡°Fuuuu¡­¡­the one who makes the first move¡­..WINS! HAAAAAAAAAA!! ¡°I decided not to bother with what the goblin is trying to say and with a loud shout, I charged at the goblin The goblin isn¡¯t moving from where it¡¯s standing even after it saw me charge at it. Well that suits me just fine since I can concentrate on my attack. Since his bone club was on its left hand, I aimed at its left shoulder. The goblin didn¡¯t even try to defend itself and just took the blow. I quickly realize why it didn¡¯t dodge. It¡¯s because it didn¡¯t have to. I only manage to drop its HP by 2% and I even gave it my all. While I was shocked, the goblin didn¡¯t miss its chance to attack. I didn¡¯t manage to block so the blow hit me full on the right side of my body and got blown a few steps back ¡°Holy shit! What the heck kind of damage was that!¡± I was shocked by how little damaged I did but seeing the damage I got made me shiver. Looking at my Hp bar, I saw that I just lost 35% hp. ¡°Kikikikkikikikikiki¡± ¡°I won¡¯t even survive 3 direct hits! Shit! I¡¯ve had enough, time to run!¡± I quickly turn around to make a run for it. From the chase earlier, I was pretty sure that the goblin isn¡¯t faster than me so I should be able to escape. ¡°kikikikiki where goIng huMan? Kikiki we still plaYing!¡± suddenly, unlike its speed before, the goblin somehow got in front of me in an instant and swung it¡¯s bone club right at me! ¡°Wha?!¡± I manage to block the attack with the Black stick but I still lost 5% Hp. I don¡¯t get how the goblin managed that at all. While I was checking my Hp again, I saw something at the side of the Hp bar that I didn¡¯t notice before so I quickly check it.
You are in pursuit!
One of the Version 3 monster¡¯s unique trait. As long as the monster with *Pursuit* has you on its sight, it will continually gain speed until it surpasses its target or until it runs out of stamina. Undead monsters will continue to pursue you since they¡¯re stamina is unlimited. ¡°WHAT THE FU**! It gains speed until it surpasses its target?! Shit!¡± ¡°Kikikikiki playTime oVer? Then Time die huMan¡­kikikikiki¡± it seems the goblin is done playing so there¡¯s no escaping death anymore. The goblin then resumed its assault against me. I can barely defend myself with just a stick so my Hp was dropping steadily. On a last ditch effort, I used all my strength to bash it¡¯s head when I saw an opening but even that only manage to take 8% of its Hp. It also made the goblin angry and made it go on a rampage. I didn¡¯t even last 5 minutes until¡­¡­
You have died
And the world of Royal Road disappears. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°ShiiiiiIIttttt!!!!!.........haaaaaaaa.....man that was crazy¡­how the hell could I know that V3 mobs got unique traits?¡± I sluggishly get out of the VR capsule since I barely got out from it mainly because of the flight towards Versailles ¡°No¡­that¡¯s not right¡­.Vermillion is a place that¡¯s filled with V3 monsters so I should¡¯ve researched about them right from the start¡± This was true. I¡¯ve been living in Vermillion for a while now so I should have made that a priority. But it¡¯s also true that fighting monsters was the last thing I would have expected to do since I decided to be a farmer. All my time has also been invested to trying to farm that barren land¡­.haaaaaaaa ¡°Should I just ask ¡°him¡± for help? But if I did¡­.I would have to tell ¡°him¡± I¡¯ve been playing for a month¡­¡± This was a problem since I vehemently told ¡°him¡± that I wasn¡¯t playing Royal Road at all¡­ Since asking ¡°him¡± for help would be the last of the last resort. I¡¯ll just do the best thing to do at this point. Eat and sleep. I¡¯ve been playing for over 11 hours without many breaks so I¡¯m spent. I just did the necessary things before I went to sleep. It was early morning when I woke up but looking at the clock, I see that I still needed to wait for 14 more hours before I can log-in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After eating breakfast, I decided to gather info on the net. First was about the goblins in Rosenhiem Kingdom. Sadly, there was no info since the players got killed by ¡°red lightning¡± even before they can fight. I then looked for all the information on monsters. Monsters with no stars are considered Version 1 or V1 mobs. They are the standard monsters that players will fight. They have no added bonus so they¡¯re easy to deal with Two star monsters are considered Version 2 or V2 mobs These monsters will have 30% increase on their stats and 50% Hp bonus. They have 1 unique trait and higher intelligence. They give 30% more exp Three star monsters are considered Version 3 or V3 mobs These monsters will have 50% increase on stats and 100% Hp bonus. They can have up to 2 unique traits with higher intelligence and better group coordination. They give 40% more exp Four star monsters are considered Version 4 or V4 mobs These monsters will have 70% increase on stats and 150% Hp bonus. They can have up to 3 unique traits and high enough intelligence to lead large groups of monsters and other special abilities. They give 50% more exp plus 20% rare item drop rate Five star monsters are considered Version 5 or V5 mobs These monsters will have 100% increase on stats and 200% Hp bonus. They can have up to 4 unique traits with high intelligence and enhanced abilities. They also have special racial abilities. They give 50% more exp plus 50% rare item drop rate. Now I understand why I did such a crappy damage on that goblin. That one was only level 40, the weakest one on the group yet it killed me so easily. I also looked up the monsters unique traits. Those traits seem to range from simple ¡°hiding¡± to the troublesome ¡°Pursuit¡±. There are also traits like ¡°Combo¡± which adds more and more power and speed to a monsters attack so long as they land and ¡°haunt¡± that activates when the monster is killed and puts a de-buff on you. I spend several hours learning these traits and trying to remember them. I also read some things about ¡°Phantom¡± and ¡°Grand¡± types of monsters but they sound sketchy with seemingly made up stories about them so I didn¡¯t focus on it too much. ~~~~~~~~~~~ I read all the info I could possibly find about monsters but unfortunately it didn¡¯t help me find a way to deal with the goblins. I even thought of begging Rak-ahn but that ¡°red lightning¡± needs to be put into proper consideration. Since it already wiped out loads of people, I can be sure that it exists. The question now is, if Rak-ahn did decide to help, will he also be protected by the stick? Most likely not, and this makes asking for help very difficult¡­.haaaaaaaaaaa¡­¡­I can¡¯t think of anything anymore¡­.. ¡°T.V on, Prehistoric channel¡± Since I couldn¡¯t think of anything, I decided to watch T.V. instead. This channel was one of my favorites and it¡¯s not because of any old ¡°western¡± movies. My favorite would have to be the ¡°old style¡± martial arts films, mainly about a guy named Bruc* Le*who¡¯s my idol! Unfortunately, the shows on this channel are pretty random so it¡¯s hard to watch what you want. What¡¯s showing right now was a an old movie called Star Cars: Cloned Tires. This seemed like a pretty generic ¡°animated¡± movie but since I have a lot of time left, I decided to watch the movie. It was mainly about a top racing car whose key to victory was his tires. But a rival car finds out his secret and clones his tires then sold it for tons of oil which made him rich beyond his dream. I first thought it was just a boring movie but the ending was pretty intense, the former top car ended up racing against other cars with cloned tires and near the end all their tires suddenly caught fire but he still finished the race with only his rims while the others just cried. It ended with him saying ¡°It¡¯s all about what¡¯s inside and that¡¯s what decides a winner!¡± He then pops the hood and inside are hundreds of hamsters which made the story quite interesting. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. ¡°Hoh~ that was better than I expected¡± Well it manages to kill quite a lot of time so I was satisfied. I was about to change channels when the commercial started The commercial itself was about how to kill rats the old fashioned way. This was basically just poisoning their food. It reminded me of how I dealt with the needle haired mole rats. This gave me an idea but it seems it won¡¯t work out since there are clear problems. First was the fact that the goblins take back the food they find and most likely eat inside the cave. Second, there are several groups of goblins that find food. It¡¯s technically impossible to poison all the food supplies so there will be several goblins that won¡¯t be poisoned. And lastly was the fact that if they realise someone poisoned their food, then they¡¯ll be on guard and probably won¡¯t fall for the same trick again. It was a good idea but there are too many problems¡­..haaaaaaaaa ¡°Channel change, KMC games channel¡± It seems there are several competitions going on KMC channel. There were contests about who are the best blacksmith, best tailor and even best ¡°new¡± sculptor. At the very end of the program was a contest about who¡¯s the top chef on Versailles. The winner of the showdown said this and that but one of the things she said grabbed my attention. I finally found a way to somehow finish this hard quest and all it took was to watch a seemingly generic ¡°animated¡± movie a commercial and finally a cooking showdown. Now I just need to wait until I can log back in to Royal Road. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I quickly log-in the moment the 24-hour ban after dying passed. I revived inside Spring village so I headed to my target, the auntie selling skewered meat. I headed over to her because I needed to learn the cooking skill, specifically the skill to make great barbecued meat. She naturally refused to teach me the skill but I manage to change her mind after buying 500g worth of barbecues. After buying so much, she was more than happy to teach me. I just practiced barbecuing a few skewered meats to learn the skill. I burned several skewers to charcoal which I had to pay but in the end I succeeded. *Ding*
You have learned the Cooking Skill!
After learning the skill I quickly head out to an open field to call Rak-ahn. I gently blow on Rak¡¯s horn and waited for Rak-ahn to show himself. It took him a few minutes to arrive and he looks pissed. I kinda expected it already so I came prepared. He quickly asks if I have given up already which I naturally answered with a no. He nearly attacked me but I manage to stop him with my secret weapon, the barbecued meat that I bought. I gave him 100 sticks and asked him to wait a few more days. He gobbled up the 100 barbecue stick and all and said he¡¯ll only wait 5 more days then flew off once again. ¡°Whew¡­so I have 5 extra days now¡­.I still have 150 sticks but I need those for something else¡­worst case I¡¯ll have to use all the remaining 3700 gold I have¡­.haaaaaaaa¡± This can¡¯t be helped so I need to move quickly so I leave for my target area ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I didn¡¯t head for Pine forest but to the surrounding field that was filled with rabbits and foxes. I quickly spot a fox and stalk it. After I was sure of the area it frequents, I then started to test my plan. I take out a stick of barbecue sprinkle it with the White Powder. This White Powder seems to be made by crushing seeds of various plants and then drying it in the sun for several weeks until it loses all color and turn white. It can only be made during the time of ¡°plenty¡± so it¡¯s actually very valuable, but Lep-ahn just gave me a jar full of it¡­..I¡¯ve been given a lot of things by the people in Darsheen village so I really don¡¯t want to fail this quest¡­.anyways the reason I¡¯m doing this is because I want to know how effective the White Powder is on monsters here in Versailles. This is pretty important because from what Rak-ahn said, it seems the barrier affects not only items going in but also those going out of Vermillion. The barrier only affects food related items though. White Powder needs to enter the body so I assumed it¡¯s ¡°Food Related¡± so I have to test it out. I put the barbecue stick on a spot where the fox is sure to spot it and then I hid myself. It didn¡¯t take long for the fox to appear and eat the barbecued meat. After ten seconds, I was afraid that the White Powder lost its effects until the fox suddenly stopped and drop to the ground. It appears that it lost some of its potency or maybe it¡¯s because the fox was bigger than a mole rat? Since I needed to make sure, I decided to test it on bigger prey. Of course I killed the fox to take its fur and meat. Since there are two ways to collect meat: Manual and Auto, I chose auto since I have no idea how to do it manually. After a couple more hours, I manage to test the White Powder on several wolves and even a Bear that I found and stalked. The results revealed that the White Powder didn¡¯t lose any potency at all; it¡¯s just that you need to put a bit more if your target is bigger. I was pretty happy with the result since I also got a bunch more of meat that I could use to level my Cooking Skill and won¡¯t have to worry about losing money feeding the greedy bird. With the tests over, I proceeded to the second phase of the plan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are several things I needed to do in the second phase of my plan. The first thing I needed to do was to stalk all the goblin groups that are collecting food and figure out the path they regularly use. This was pretty risky even with the stalking skill. It took 8 days of persistently stalking the goblins to get all the information I need. There are 7 goblin hunting groups in total with 7 goblins in each group. The 21 remaining seems to be used as reserve hunters. I also found the route and hunting areas they regularly use. I even manage to find out what their unique traits are. These goblins seem to have 2 traits, Pursuit and Group Effort. Unique traits are really scary because they can just be things monsters usually do but heightened to a shocking degree. I was also levelling my Cooking skill when I have the chance. My Cooking skill is now basic levl: 6 while Stalking and Pathfinding are now both basic lvl: 9. My level also reached 42 since I was hunting Bears which are at lvl 45-50 and lots of wolves for their meat. My Trapping skill also hit basic lvl: 8 since I was making pitfalls as traps for the wolves and bears instead of using the valuable White Powder. I was also browsing the web when I was offline to learn that extra edge I need in cooking while also testing it out in real life. With everything prepared, I can now start phase three, A.K.A Goblin Eradication! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I decided to start phase 3 four days after I finished gathering data on the goblins. I head to Pine Forest early in the morning so that I could prepare properly. My first goblin group target is also already been decided. After reaching Pine forest, I carefully head to the northern part of the forest. Stalking them for 8 days, I am already quite familiar with most of their habits and the time they get out of the cave. I picked a location that this group always passes to ensure that they wouldn¡¯t miss my trap. I take out all the necessary items from my bag so I could start cooking. Now then, the Top Chef of Versailles said that the most important thing in cooking was ¡°Putting your heart into it¡± which is credible I guess but what grabbed my attention was when she said ¡°When serving the food, it should smell and look so good that you can¡¯t help but eat it right away¡±. This solved the problem of the goblins taking it back to the cave. The only problem then was how I could make meat look and smell so good that they can¡¯t help but eat it. The answer was my secret weapon, a special mix of herbs and spices to be used as a ¡°Dry Rub¡± that I learned from the barbecue auntie while adding things I found on the net. I needed to buy all these in the nearest city, Blue Rose City, so I asked Rak-ahn to fly me there. It took 800g and a lot of trial and error to perfect but the result was worth the effort since Rak-ahn nearly assaulted me when I presented the grilled meat to him. The meat I chose was from a deer I painstakingly stalked and hunted. I took out seven pieces of meat and apply my ¡°Dry Rub¡± then proceeded to grilling it. ¡°Haaaaaaaaaaaa¡­¡­Why do I have to give my very best to cook for dumb goblins?¡± I was starting to have mixed feelings but I can¡¯t afford to stop now I finish grilling the meat with the best of my abilities and the cooked meat looks so delicious it was a shame that only goblins will eat it. I felt great regret only up until I generously put White Powder on the cooked meat. Checking the time, I saw that the goblins should reach this area soon so I decided to leave the place and hide. The grilled meat was still smoking a bit when the goblins arrived. Time for the moment of truth, if the goblins take it back then I would¡¯ve wasted days doing this not to mention all the effort I put in. ¡°Kiiiiii we find foooooD!!!¡± ¡°kikikikikiki it tastes gooooooD! Goblord be happpy!!¡± ¡°(ah crap)¡± ¡°Kiiiii too little meat! Goblord not know if we eaaat!¡± ¡°kikikiki we eat tasty meat? Kikikiki¡± ¡°kikikikiki loook there meat for us eacH! So we eat and not tell goblord!¡± Thank god the goblins are a greedy bunch after all. Well the key to this plan was the smell, looks and also quantity of the meat. If it was too much then they would have taken it back so cooking just enough will compel them to eat it more. It seems the goblins fear this Goblin Lord quite a bit since not a single one started eating until they made sure each one took a piece. It looked like they really enjoyed it since they even ate the sticks I used to grill the meat. Judging from my experiments before, it will take a minute or two before the White Powder shows its effects. I waited patiently as I watch the goblins search the area for more grilled meat but too bad for them since they already ate it all. It took five full minutes before it finally took effect and the goblins started falling to the ground. ¡°kiiiiiiiiii?!¡± x7 was the only thing they manage to say before being completely paralyzed ¡°Hoh~ look at what we have here¡­..if it ain¡¯t my good old friend the goblin~¡± Once I saw the goblins fall, I quickly head for one of them. It was the same goblin that killed me before and the reason why I chose this group in the first place ¡°Hehehehehehehe¡­¡­¡­fancy meeting you here~ I would love to sit and talk but unfortunately I have a skull to bash~¡± Since I didn¡¯t know how long the White Powder¡¯s effect will last, I decided to quickly finish the goblin group. Since hitting the head did a lot of damage before, that¡¯s what I decided to do ¡°Mwahahhahahahahhah *Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*¡± I could clearly see the fear in the goblins eyes but I couldn¡¯t care less and just bashed its head for 2 minutes and then it turned to light ¡°Hmm~ Next~¡± *Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*Bang*Bang!*Bang!* I continued this until I killed all the paralyzed goblins. Those goblins gave quite a bit of experience since I gained a level for every two goblins that I killed! They also dropped several items like caps, rusty armors and a bunch of bone clubs. I was extremely happy with this accomplishment since I also released a lot of stress from bashing heads. Since the plan worked perfectly, I decided to locate other goblin groups. Repeating the same operation, I manage to take out two more goblin groups before midday. I decided to head to the cave at this point because goblins return to the cave at midday to present the food they hunted. The Goblin Lord clearly wasn¡¯t happy that 3 groups didn¡¯t show and after taking the spoils and shouting a bit, the Goblin Lord decided to return to the cave followed by the Hobgoblins and half the goblin warriors. The other half always stays to guard the entrance of the cave along with several goblins while the 4 hunting groups head out again. I decide to stalk another group to see if there¡¯s any change now that 3 groups are missing but after following them for a while, I see them continue as before so I get ready once again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Huuuuuuuuuuuuu¡­¡­¡­..What a workout~ ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­whahahahhahahahh I actually managed to kill them all!¡± Yep, killing the other 4 goblin groups was easier since I gained 10 levels from killing the first 3 groups and I put all stat points to STR. The risk of another group finding me while I was bashing skulls also lessened every time a group disappears. ¡°Now, time to see how they respond when all their hunters are now gone~¡± I was already prepared for a stake-out on the cave so there was no need to return to the village. I only need to worry about the monsters around since they get 50% stronger at night. This also applies to starred monsters so a fight with them at night is to be avoided at all cost. I once again stalk tree after tree until I can see the cave. When I reached the place, I see the goblin lord is very, very angry. Since I was a bit far away, I couldn¡¯t understand what its saying and only a loud ¡°KIIIIIIIIIIIII!!¡± reaches me. It spent quite a bit of time shouting at the remaining goblins and then returns back inside the cave again followed by the hobgoblins. I expected the other goblins to enter as well but they didn¡¯t. The goblin warriors and remaining goblins split into 5 different groups and headed to the forest once again. There was a group heading straight for me so I had to hide myself completely. I decided to stalk the group that passed by to get info on them since I didn¡¯t expect them to hunt at night. I continue to follow them until they found a pack of wolves which they killed easily. After killing the wolves, the goblins head back to the cave again. It seems the goblins aren¡¯t planning to come back out so I venture into the forest again to try and find the other goblin groups. I spot another group returning to the cave while also carrying several dead wolves. When they reach the cave, I saw the other groups all carrying dead wolves returning to the cave. I stayed at my hiding place to watch the cave for the remainder of the night but not a single goblin went back out again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Haaaaaaaa¡­¡­things just get better and better¡­.¡­¡­..who would¡¯ve thought those goblins will only hunt at night now¡­.¡± It¡¯s just one problem after another¡­¡­. Things got a bit complicated since the goblins started hunting at night. I spent 2 nights stalking them and found out that they don¡¯t have any fixed hunting pattern and just randomly walk at night. This was a problem because they often run into each other. I also can¡¯t start a fire and cook since they¡¯ll spot it easily. I expected the goblin lord to send the goblin warriors to hunt next and I intended wiping them out with the same method. The goblin lord and his hobgoblin guards will most stay In the cave once the goblin warriors doesn¡¯t return as well. If the hobgoblins also get sent out then I¡¯ll deal with them the same way. If they hole up inside then I¡¯ll lure them out by roasting large quantities of meat in front of the cave. Of course all the meat will be coated with White Powder¡­..unfortunately this is now impossible¡­¡­¡­.I was walking around spring village when.... ¡°Hello everybody~ come and see my latest invention! It¡¯s a steam generator! Use it to prank your friends! It¡¯s compact enough so you can wrap it in a box and when your target opens it¡­BAM! Hot steam will hit his face~ Just be careful cause it¡¯s HOT!¡± It seems there¡¯s a peddler selling his ¡°new¡± invention. Inventors weren¡¯t really rare anymore in Royal Road and lots of them already made a name for themselves. The guy that invented the magic propelled warship is one such example. Too bad a compact steam generator won¡¯t really help me cause steam is just stea¡­¡­¡­.hmmmm? ¡°Hey! You said that it¡¯s compact. Does this mean you also have a large one that can make a lot of steam?¡± suddenly a new idea pops into my head ¡°Oho~ dear customer, there is no need for a large one because this can generate a lot of steam so long as there¡¯s enough water!¡± ¡°Really now¡­¡­can you tell me how it works?¡± He gave me a better answer than I hoped for ¡°I would be happy too! Now please look at this container over here. It is made from special materials and can hold a lot of water and withstand 2000 Celsius! The biggest container can hold 30 liters! Isn¡¯t that amazing! Now this device here needs to be put inside the container. This little guy is the one responsible for generating heat! It can instantly turn up to 30 liters of water into steam! If you use that much water then a large area will definitely be covered with steam! Unfortunately I can¡¯t tell you how it works since that would compromise me if anyone decides to claim it was them who created this masterpiece!¡± The peddler gave me quite an explanation and he was very exited from start to finish ¡°Hmmmm¡­¡­¡­..that¡¯s very interesting¡­¡­..does that come with a remote?¡± This is very important so I needed to be quite far away when it ¡°explodes¡± ¡°Ah¡­.unfortunately, I can only make a timer with it¡­¡­.but DEAR CUSTOMER! In the future I¡¯m sure I can make it possible to be controlled remotely so you can prank others better!¡± it seems he thinks it can only be used for pranks¡­..well he¡¯s dead wrong on this ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.can you put anything in the water? It won¡¯t break suddenly if add stuff to the water won¡¯t it?¡± ¡°No need to worry about that dear customer! You can add food colors or put stuff that will stink! The only limit is putting something that will dissolve the device!¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­Alright¡­.I¡¯ll buy one ¡­¡­.I want a warranty though¡± Yep, I¡¯ve learned to be prudent now because of past experience. ¡°¡­..A warranty? Um, you wouldn¡¯t use it till it break and ask for a replacement will you?¡± ¡°Hahahah....I won¡¯t¡­well I do intend to use 10 liters of water so I want a warranty that it won¡¯t break if I use that much¡± ¡°Eh? 10 liters? If your gonna prank someone I recommend to only use a maximum of 500 mm water since that''s a lot of steam already¡± I can see the peddler getting a bit worried when he heard I plan to use 10 liters ¡°Please don¡¯t worry; I don¡¯t plan on using it on any ¡°human¡±. I mostly plan on letting the steam out on an open area to see how far it can reach¡± ¡°Ahahha is that so! I understand! But please be very far away when you do this!¡± oh don¡¯t worry I will be very, very far away ¡°So¡­.how much is one?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very affordable! Only 2000 gold!¡± with that I can see the people gathered around leave immediately Not that I don¡¯t understand. This is just a small village with mostly new players so they probably don¡¯t even have 1000 gold, he should¡¯ve went to Blue Rose City to sell at that price. I can see the peddler lose all his excitement when the people around leave but when he saw me still staying, he suddenly looked at me with great expectation. It was still within the range that I can pay and I actually plan on buying one. Since I¡¯m the only customer left, I decided to haggle like Claudia does. She did say to ¡°haggle till they cry¡± but since I wasn¡¯t Claudia, I was a bit merciful¡­only a bit. In the end I manage to buy 1 for 1500 gold and a 30 liter container for another 200 gold. Of course I didn¡¯t forget about my warranty which appeared as another pop up window ¡°*Sniff* sniff* thank you *sniff* for buying dear customer¡­.*sniff*¡± the peddler was nearly crying, no he did cry a bit especially when I said I¡¯d buy 1 for 500g I quickly said it was a joke and raised to 1000g which still made him cry ¡°Now, now¡­don¡¯t cry¡­.If I break this from ¡°playing¡± around then I¡¯ll buy another one from you~ ¡° ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yep~ anyways, I haven¡¯t introduced myself yet, have I? I¡¯m Riyen¡± ¡°Oh! Dear customer! My name is Zeke! The Great Inventor Zeke!¡± I then left Zeke to head to a nearby stream. Since this was a rural village to begin with, finding water sources was pretty easy. I quickly filled the container with 10 liters of water. Zeke also gave me a manual when I bought the boxlike device. The device is pretty easy to use since you just need to set the timer then press a button. It seems the timer can only be set with a max of 15 minutes and it needs 24 hours to recharge before you can use it again. Well, I can live with those kinds of drawbacks but I need to test it out first. I went to an open area that doesn¡¯t have any players and set the container on the ground. I then put 10 minutes on the timer, dropped it inside and then ran far away. I was beginning to question how can a small box generate heat hotter than a magma and how can a container withstand that kind of heat and the resulting sudden expansion of gas when¡­¡­..
You¡¯ve used Zeke¡¯s steam Generator!
*PSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!* I was 10 meters away but I still got hit full on by the steam and it was frigging HOT! My Hp dropped by 500 even though I was quite far away. This thing can easily be turned into a lethal weapon. The steam lasted for several seconds before it disappears. I then head towards the spot where I put the container and saw that it was still intact. It didn¡¯t even have any parts that melted and it was the same for the box. How the hell did Zeke make this stuff?! If people find out about this, then he¡¯ll definitely be famous! I looked at the guide again and saw a warning that the box will break apart if you try to pry it open. Good thing I read this since I actually wanted to try and open the box. Anyway, with this, I was all set! I just need to wait for the box to recharge and then head to Pine Forest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another 2 days have passed in Royal Road and Zeke¡¯s Steam Generator in now fully charged. I hunted the surrounding monsters while I was waiting so I now have quite a bit of meat saved. It was also no longer a challenge since I gained 19 levels from killing the goblin groups. I decided to enter the forest during the day to find a suitable location to gather all the goblins. Yep, I intend to kill all 65 of them at the same time! For this, I needed to find a large enough space where all 65 goblins can easily reach. I decided to use another clearing I found not far away from the cave and started to gather lots of wood and dry leaves. I intend to make a very large bonfire to catch the attention of all the goblins. Once I was satisfied with its size, I head to the goblin¡¯s cave to wait for nightfall. One hour after the sun sets, I finally see the goblins leave the cave. I quickly ran back when half of them are outside to light the bonfire. I also put lots of meat near the bonfire so the goblins will come near it. It didn¡¯t take long for the fire to become really big and start to attract the goblins. I quickly set the timer to 10 minutes when I saw the goblins get closer to the bonfire. I placed the container near the bonfire as well and started to run far away. I can¡¯t even check to see if all the goblins approach the bonfire because the container is filled with a very special mix of water, White Powder and Green Powder. Green Powder was one of the items in the bag that the Elder gave me. I remember the Elder mixing it in water and having sick villagers drink it to help them sleep better. I happen to find it in the bag while waiting for the box to recharge. There were also other urns and jars but most of them contain stuff that will cure injuries. I also already tested the Green Powder and it¡¯s quite potent as well.
You¡¯ve used Zeke¡¯s steam Generator!
The notification window that I was waiting for finally appeared. I ran quite a bit of distance since I was pretty sure the mixture was quite ¡°deadly¡±. The container was again filled with 10 liters of water with three fists full of White Powder and Green Powder! I decided to run back after waiting for 3 minutes. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.Mwahahahahhahahahhahhahahhahah!¡± since steam was water turned into gas, it also put out the large fire from the bonfire but that¡¯s not important anymore. What¡¯s important is the ground littered with dozens of goblins! ¡°Hmmmmmm¡­..gotta catch them all!¡± I quickly head for a goblin warrior and then¡­. *Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*Bang!* I started bashing its defenceless head until it died. I quickly head for another goblin warrior and started bashing its head as well. I continue doing this while counting them. After 50 minutes, I was finally at the last target. It took a bit of time since there was a lot of them and they were scattered around but I finally manage to kill nearly all the goblins. ¡°Hehehehehehehhe¡­¡­¡­the last one¡­¡­with this, 65 goblins would have fallen¡­¡­hehehehehehhe¡­¡­.*Bang!*Bang*Bang!¡± I started bashing the head of the last goblin. Since this was just a goblin, it didn¡¯t take 30 seconds to kill it off *Ding!!*
You have gained a level!
*Ding!!*
You have acquired a Title! Title: Head Hunter You have shown great skill in hitting your opponents head! You have accurately hit your opponents head without missing a single shot! Even the best warriors will envy your skills and shall fear you in a fight! Effects: Hitting the opponents head will grant 2x more damage and a 10% chance them of getting confused
¡°Ohhhh! I gained a title! My level also increased! Wahahahahhahah!¡± I manage to gain 20 levels by killing 65 goblins! I gained so much because not only were they V3 mobs, it was also night so they gave 30% more exp! ¡°Only the Goblin Lord and his hobgoblins are left¡­¡­¡­..hahahhahahhaha¡­¡­.I finally hit the jackpot! Who could¡¯ve guess such a device would be so useful!¡± with the steam generator, killing the goblin lord would be possible for sure so now I just need to wait for it to recharge To be continued¡­¡­¡­.. Chapter 7: The Midnight Farmer ? Chapter 7: The Midnight Farmer I once again went to monitor the cave right after I collected all the loots that the goblins dropped. I wasn¡¯t swimming in gold and my funds are severely limited so taking everything I could turn into gold is essential. Since there were goblin warriors, I manage to get several fine swords, axes and spears along with a bunch of leather and copper armors. The goblin warriors also dropped 5-10 gold which was a pleasant surprise. I see a change happen after about 4 hours of waiting. All the hobgoblins suddenly went out along with the Goblin Lord. I can see that the Goblin Lord is quite furious that no food has arrived yet. It screeched a few times to probably call the goblins that are out hunting. After several extremely loud ¡°KIIIIIIIIIIIIIII¡¯s¡±, it waited outside its cave. I can see the Goblin Lord¡¯s fury slowly turn to worry or maybe fear with every passing minute. The Goblin Lord waited for nearly an hour then hastily went back inside its cave along with the hobgoblins. I waited patiently in my hiding spot until the very last hobgoblin entered the cave. *Ding!!*
Stalking Skill has reached Intermediate level: 1 You can now hide as much as 80% of your presence from your target! You will now slowly blend with your surroundings! The effect will be better with proper gear and by staying completely still! You will now be able to acquire better information on your target! More information will be revealed the longer you spend stalking them! Bonus stats shall be applied! +10 Agility +7 Intelligence +5 Luck
Finally! I was wondering why my stalking exp stopped at 99.9 even though I¡¯ve been stalking a lot. It seems to require some kind of special condition to advance since it was a skill from the Beast People, and noticing change in the target¡¯s emotions was probably the trigger. My Pathfinding also stopped at 99.9 so a special condition is also necessary for it. I¡¯ll just have to work it out as I go since I have no idea what the conditions are. The important thing now is to see how the Goblin Lord will react now that it lost all its food gatherers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the end, it did just as I predicted before. It holed up inside its cave. It only sends out 2 hobgoblins to hunt now and they don¡¯t stray far from the cave. My first option is now available again and with the steam generator, my options have increased quite a bit. I was ecstatic that I can almost see the end of this nearly impossible quest; but since I¡¯ve already learned from past experience to not be careless, I decided to further increase my chances. To do this, I will need to return to Spring village again. I didn¡¯t need to search at all for my target since he never moved from his location at all. Zeke the great inventor is still trying to sell his inventions but it¡¯s clear that other than me, no-one has bought his steam generator. Seriously, if this guy goes to the big cities to sell his inventions then he¡¯ll be filthy rich! Well, maybe he has his reasons so I shouldn¡¯t meddle with his affairs. Deciding this, I walk towards the inventor that can¡¯t sell any inventions ¡°Hey Zeke~ Been a while¡± ¡°Ah! Dear Customer! Are you here to buy another one of my steam generators?¡¯ ¡°Nah, I¡¯m here to tell you that it works great! It dropped the targets straight to the ground! You should¡¯ve seen it, they got shocked so much that they even lost consciousness~¡± I wasn¡¯t technically lying here as well ¡°Really! Are they alright though? I warned you not to use too much water since it could be dangerous¡± It seems Zeke is a bit worried since I said I¡¯ll use 10 liters of water before ¡°Ahahhaha no worries Zeke, 30 liters of water is overkill so I used far less. Anyway, since you¡¯re a great inventor, I was wondering if you could make something for me¡­of course I¡¯d be willing to pay for it¡± ¡°Heh ehe eheheh, please don¡¯t praise me too much. But I am a great inventor aren¡¯t I? ehehehehheh¡± I guess simple people are always easy to please ¡°Yes~ yes~ such a great inventor! So¡­..about my request¡­¡­can you make me something?¡± ¡°Heheh Sure thing! What is it? So long as it isn¡¯t making a magic propelled battleship then almost anything is possible!¡± ¡°Right¡­¡­don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s pretty simple. I just need a simple smoke bomb¡± ¡°A smoke bomb?¡± ¡°Yes, preferably¡­¡­.¡± I then proceeded to tell Zeke ¡°certain¡± specifications that I wanted in the smoke bomb. I told him that rather than smoke, I wanted it to release ¡°special¡± powder instead. I then showed him the White and Green Powder that I have. I also told him about what effects it has. Hearing the effects of the powder made Zeke quite reluctant since it was way over the ¡°limit¡± for pranks. He was about to refuse but I manage to change his mind when I said ¡°Think about it, you can doodle their face while they¡¯re paralyzed or asleep so wouldn¡¯t that be great as pranks?¡± his eyes shined when he heard about it and I can tell that he can¡¯t wait to test that out himself. ¡°Hehehehe Riyen! That sounds awesome! Why didn¡¯t I think of that! Heheheheh doodling on Marie¡¯s face while she¡¯s paralyzed! I can¡¯t wait! I already have something like that but I¡¯ll have to modify it a bit¡­it¡¯ll probably take 3 days tops so come back for it then¡± Zeke clearly wanted to start as soon as possible since he was already packing his things while talking to me ¡°Hahahahah, sure thing Zeke! I¡¯ll see you in 3 days then!¡± I plan to continue keeping watch on the goblin cave but I needed to sell all the loots that I got first. I also need to get a few more things as preparation for the final fight. ~~~~~~~3 days later~~~~~~~~ Not much happened in the goblin cave these past 3 days. The hobgoblins always went out in pairs and only 1 pair is outside at any given time. I tried to use the same trick on the hobgoblins but it didn¡¯t work. Since I couldn¡¯t reduce their numbers, I reduced the amount of prey they could find instead. I want these hobgoblins to be starving so my trap can work better. There was also very few monsters that ever come near the cave so I didn¡¯t have to work hard. This also helped to keep me safe when I logged-off from the game. I returned to Spring village early morning of the appointed date. Zeke was already on the place where he usually sells his inventions as well. I can see that he¡¯s quite exhausted but also very happy so I can assume that the smoke bomb was a success. ¡°Hey Zeke! Good morning, you seem tired¡± ¡°Heheheheh, I worked for 2 days and 2 nights to complete this masterpiece! Here! Come take a look for yourself¡± Zeke then showed me 6 small boxes. The shape of the smoke bomb wasn¡¯t exactly what I expected. I was thinking that he probably has a thing for boxes since his steam generator was also boxed shape. ¡°Um, how do these work exactly? And how do you use the White and Green powder for this?¡± ¡°Heheheheh, the top can be opened like this, and then you put the powder inside and close it again. The smoke is generated by a special device that mimics the way fire magic is cast just that instead of fire, only smoke comes out. The powder is then mixed with the smoke and ejected on the side! You can choose whether you want a timer or to detonate on impact but the timer only has a max of 10 seconds¡± He then activated one and large quantities of smoke suddenly came out and we choked for a bit ¡°*Cough*cough* ¡­¡­.a device that mimics how fire magic is casts¡­.that¡¯s really impressive Zeke¡± ¡°*Cough*cough*cough* isn¡¯t it! Unfortunately, this was something the ¡°Sage of the Hightower¡± developed so I can¡¯t take full credit for it. I just tweaked it for my own purposes hehheheheh¡± ¡°I see. So¡­..How much are these?¡± Since it works properly, I intend to buy some ¡°Hehehehe, no need to worry about paying me with gold! Just trade me a bit of those powders and you can have all six of these!¡± ¡°Really?¡± Seeing Zeke nod, I put half of the remaining White and Green powder to the containers Zeke prepared. This time, it was my turn to warn Zeke to not use too much since it¡¯s quite potent. He just said ¡°Don¡¯t worry¡± and quickly ran off again after receiving the powder. After watching Zeke leave, I put the smoke bombs in my P.I. (personal inventory) and quickly head for Pine forest. I stopped just outside since I needed to do several things first. What I plan to do is to cook large amounts of meat to be used in my last trap. I needed to do this here because I can¡¯t afford to have the hobgoblins get a whiff of the cooking meat and come and investigate. After cooking, I put them all on my bag and continue towards the forest. I reached the cave and started monitoring it for a while. The hobgoblins doesn¡¯t have a fixed time where they come out and hunt but once one pair returns, it takes about 10 minutes for another to come back out. I waited for nearly 2 hours before a pair of hobgoblins leaves the cave to hunt. After 15 minutes, they return without catching anything which was good news to me. 3 minutes after they enter the cave, I dash out near the cave and quickly set my trap. I took out a large barrel that I bought from Spring village and quickly set the container for the steam generator inside. I set the timer for 15 minutes and then covered the container with piles of cooked meat, I quickly run back to my hiding spot afterwards. It took just 4 minutes to prepare the trap which I consider ultra fast. A few minutes later, the next pair of hobgoblins was exiting the cave. ¡°Hihihihi¡­..all according to plan¡­.now, they just need to carry the barrel inside and present it to the Goblin Lord¡­¡­..Huh?¡± something unexpected, expectedly happen again. One of the Hobgoblins ran back inside the cave while the other just watches no, it was eating some of the cooked meat. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s calling for the Goblin Lord?¡± this was a possibility as well and actually better than me entering the cave. Unfortunately, what returned was the rest of the hobgoblins in the cave ¡°Ah shit!¡± Since the timer is nearly over and I was still within the range that the steam could hit, clearly I had to run, and fast.
You''ve used Zeke¡¯s Steam Generator!
Haaaaaaa¡­.another unexpected development but I was kinda expecting something like this to happening so it¡¯s a good thing I have a back-up plan. One problem now is the fact that the steam generator activated near the cave and I was afraid that the Goblin Lord heard the loud explosion and came to investigate. I needed to find out what happened so I quickly head back to the cave. I reached the clearing near the cave and was shocked to see that not all the hobgoblins are down, 7 of them are still awake. ¡°Damn¡­..it seems hobgoblins are really a tier above goblins¡­¡­.but they look like they¡¯re about to drop so this is still a chance! (Stalking on)¡­¡± I activate stalking and observed the hobgoblins that are still awake Ever since my Stalking skill reached intermediate level, the information on the targets have greatly increased. I can now tell if they¡¯re happy, sad, anxious, worried or afraid. I can even tell if they¡¯re hungry or tired so long as I observe them for long periods of time. [quart=Level,Health]90,89%[/quart]
¡ï¡ï¡ï Hobgoblin
Status(Starving)(Drowsy-High)(Near-Fully Paralyzed)(Confused)
TraitsPursuit, Adaptability
The hobgoblins are also damaged like the goblin warriors before and the White and Green Powders are also in effect. I can see that they¡¯re a bit far away than the other hobgoblins so that¡¯s probably why they¡¯re still awake, that and their resistance are probably higher as well. They¡¯re quite groggy on their feet so it¡¯s best to finish them before they recover or worst the Goblin Lord suddenly making an appearance. ¡°¡­¡­¡­It¡¯s like the old saying, ¡°Hit them when they¡¯re down and hit them hard!¡±¡­..gotta kill the moving ones first! ¡­.....¡± I then run to one of the hobgoblins that are still awake. I could see its eyes flare up with anger when it saw me and tries to ready its sword It was moving really clumsily because of the paralysis on its body but I decided not to take it lightly. I decided to dodge the hobgoblin¡¯s first attack and counter right after. A hobgoblin is a head taller than goblins and got longer arms and legs. It was also known to be faster and stronger so I wanted to avoid getting hit. I can see the hobgoblin prepare to swing its sword with all its might so I¡­¡­¡­ ¡°Huh? Hahahahha, The heck was that?¡± The hobgoblin moved in such a awkward and funny way that I couldn¡¯t help but laugh. If you want a comparison then imagine a really old lady with arthritis try to swing her cane at her naughty grandkid. I would have felt sorry for the hobgoblin only if it wasn¡¯t so ugly ¡°Hmmmm~ guess this should be expected since you lot are Nearly-Fully paralyzed. Don¡¯t hate me for this¡­it¡¯s a harsh world after all¡­.*Bang!*Bang!*Bang*¡± Since there was almost no difference between this hobgoblin and one that¡¯s asleep, I decided to aim at its head. The hobgoblin was only taking 7% damage with every hit so it took a bit longer to kill. This proved that I will never be a match against one in top condition so I decided to quicken the pace. It took nearly an hour to kill all the hobgoblins and some even started to wake up near the end. This couldn¡¯t be helped because my only weapon is a Black stick and the hobgoblins are even wearing helmets. I gathered all the loots that dropped along with the steam generator and rest for a bit. I also needed to prepare the smoke bombs that Zeke made. ¡°Fuuuuuuu¡­..that took longer than I thought¡­¡­they were even starting to wake up so I got a bit worried but I still gained 4 levels so it ended well. That Goblin Lord will definitely have higher resistance so I can¡¯t be stingy with using the powders¡­..¡± I was a bit worried that the smoke bombs will only be able to hold small amounts of powder but it seems it was unfounded. Zeke also used the same type of container as the one for the steam generator but on a much smaller scale. Seriously! How does he make these things? Since I didn¡¯t have to worry about any limits on the amount, I decided to use all the remaining White and Green Powders. In the end I have 3 smoke bombs filled with White Powder and 3 with Green Powder. I didn¡¯t take any damage and my stamina is full again so I decided to head inside the cave and deal with the Goblin Lord. *Ding!!*
You are the first player to discover Dacrule¡¯s Lair! Benefits: 2x Exp and Item Drop Rate The first monster killed will drop the rarest items it can +300 Fame
¡°Eh? This was a dungeon?¡± I didn¡¯t expect that at all. I thought for sure that this was just a normal cave since the goblins were going back and forth without any problems. ¡°I thought dungeons are sealed areas where monsters aren¡¯t allowed to either enter or exit? The heck is this¡­¡± Dungeons normally contain stronger monsters than the ones on open plains. For this reason they can¡¯t just leave the area as they please and wreck havoc outside. This was the known fact at least but then again, these goblins have only been spotted recently and they¡¯re all V3 mobs while the boss was V4. I could explain all this as just something quest related but the time difference really doesn¡¯t make sense. ¡°Haaaaaa¡­..I better stop thinking about this since it just makes my head hurt¡­¡­..I should just get this over with¡± what comes will come¡­and it won¡¯t come any other way was a saying of some great man so I stopped worrying and decided to just move on I thought that the dungeon would be crawling with monsters but I haven¡¯t encountered a single one. Since I have the Pathfinding skill, I didn¡¯t need to search the entire dungeon and just have to follow the trail that the goblins made. I followed the trail for 20 minutes and then reached a large open space which is obviously where the Boss is. It took a bit of time since I moved really slowly, checking corners and hiding in small crevices. I carefully look inside the room and I saw the Goblin Lord sitting on its throne made of stone. I activated stalking the moment I saw it to know its current status.
BOSS MONSTER: ¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ïGOBLIN LORD ¡°DACRULE¡±
Level150
Status(Hungry) (Frightened)
Unique TraitTyranny, Leadership, Incredible Strength
¡°¡­¡­¡­.hungry and frightened ¡­¡­¡­and its traits are just what one could expect¡­¡­¡± Tyranny compels anyone in its rule to obey it without question while Leadership allows for better ruler ship even though it¡¯s a tyrant. Incredible Strength meanwhile increases its power by up to 2x. These traits weren¡¯t so bad since they¡¯re useless if it¡¯s paralyzed and asleep. I needed to watch goblins for long periods while their unique traits are active before but now I just need look at it to know what traits it posses. Anyway I can¡¯t continue just looking at it so I prepare my smoke bombs. ¡°Time to end this quest!¡± I set the smoke bombs to detonate on impact and threw all 6 in quick succession near the Goblin Lord and then ran away.
You¡¯ve used Zeke¡¯s Smoke Bombs!
I ran straight back to the entrance of the dungeon, there was even smoke coming out of the cave so I had to back away even more. I waited until all the smoke was gone before going back in. I return to where the Goblin Lord was and saw it sprawled on the ground. I check it with just in case with stalking and its status was (Deep Sleep) and (Fully Paralyzed) which made me jump with joy. I can also see the duration of the effect now. ¡°Heheheheh 2 hours~ with that much time, I can bash your head with ease~¡± I collected the smoke bombs on the ground and prepared to bash the Goblin Lord¡¯s head. ¡°Hmmm~ this is almost too easy~ but it¡¯s like what the Top Car said¡­¡­It¡¯s all about what¡¯s inside and that¡¯s what decides a winner!¡± Yep, and what¡¯s inside those smoke bombs were potent powders *Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*Bang!*Bang*Bang* It seems it wasn¡¯t as easy as I thought. I¡¯ve been banging on the Goblin Lord¡¯s head for 30 minutes but its Hp has only dropped to 50%. I was thankful that the duration was 2 hours but the Sleep effect is slowly disappearing. It¡¯s at (Sleep) compared to (Deep Sleep) before but paralyzed seems to have not change so I decide to continue bashing the Goblin Lord¡¯s head. Its Hp just dropped to 30% when something dreadful happened¡­¡­.
GOBLIN LORD DACRULE¡¯S SPECIAL SKILL ACTIVATES RENEW HAS BEEN ACTIVATED
¡°What? R-renew?¡± I, of course know that V4 monsters sometimes posses special skills. This was especially true for Boss monsters. What I don¡¯t get was why the Goblin Lord possessed the Renew Skill Renew is a special skill meant for monsters with ¡°High Magic¡± attribute since they mostly have low hp and defence. It activates once the monsters hp hits 30%, they recover 20% of their max hp, gains 20% extra stats temporarily. And worse of all, it removes all de-buffs on the monster. This was one of the most dreaded special skills of Boss Monsters since de-buffing them was the most effective means of defeating such powerful monsters. ¡°Shit¡­I need to make a ru..¡± before I could finish, the Goblin Lord suddenly opened its eyes and looked at me ¡°Kiiiiiiiiiiiii so it¡¯s just a huMaaan¡­..kiiiiiiiiiii I thought that demon returned!¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­..Damn it!¡± this time I really made a run for it ¡°Kikikikikikiki¡­..¡­.no escaping huMan!¡± With great agility, the Goblin Lord suddenly stood up and jumped so far that it landed in front of the exit With the Goblin Lord blocking the only exit, escape was no longer an option. This quest is now destined for failure. I already used all the White and Green Powders so I can¡¯t even repeat this anymore. There was also no way of me beating the Goblin Lord when I¡¯ll even lose against a hobgoblin. ¡°Haaaaa¡­.I was so close but I guess this is my limit¡­¡­all that¡¯s left is to give it my all! Come Gob¡­..¡± *BOOOOOOM!* ¡°Ughh¡­¡­.¡±
You have suffered a mighty blow and will lose consciousness for 15 minutes in 5
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*SWIIIIISHHHH* Before I could even finish my final speech, The Goblin Lord suddenly closed the distance and swung its giant sword. I managed to block with the Black stick but I got blown so far away that I hit the dungeon wall. Its speed isn¡¯t something I can hope to match let alone its strength. With that one attack I lost 80% Hp and a very bad status happened, but just before I lost consciousness I thought I saw¡­¡­Red Lightning? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Something¡± suddenly walks in and interrupts the deathmatch between the Goblin Lord and a player. To be honest this ¡°thing¡± didn¡¯t really think that it was a deathmatch at all. To this ¡°thing¡± they were just playing around with each other but this ¡°thing¡± cannot allow the ¡°human¡± to die. ¡°It¡± has what can be described as ¡°human¡± form and anyone who sees this ¡°thing¡± will say so as well. But one thing is clear, ¡°it¡± isn¡¯t human nor does ¡°it¡± have any humanity. ¡°Hmmmm¡­¡­¡­¡­.He did better than I thought¡­¡± ¡°Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, Y-you! You said that you will let us leave once you¡¯ve finished your task! W-what is the meanining of this!¡± ¡°Huh? Hmmm¡­.I did say that before¡­..I apologize¡­.that was a lie. You were meant to die¡­¡­from the start¡± If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.¡°Kiiiiiiiiiiii! You think I¡¯ll just let you kill me, you demon!¡± *SWIIIISHHZZZZ*BOOOOM!* ¡°Hmmmm¡­yes I think so¡­.it¡¯s not like you have any other choice¡­¡­¡­..Oh~ still alive? For just a goblin you¡¯re pretty sturdy¡± The ¡°Demon¡± then walks straight to the unconscious player that fought the Goblin Lord ¡°Heh~ I would¡¯ve let you bring a large group in¡­..even that bird but you decided to fight by yourself¡­.pretty impressive¡± The ¡°Demon¡± gazed at the unconscious player for a while but his gaze suddenly shifted to the Black stick in the player¡¯s hands. This ¡°Demon¡± was the one that brought the Goblins to Pine Forest along with their cave. It¡¯s just no-one knows this fact except the Goblin Lord and its underlings This "Demon" is also the reason why no-one was able to approach the forest The ¡°Demon¡¯s¡± aim is definitely the Black stick¡­.no its completed form. That¡¯s why it did all this. The ¡°Demon¡± then tries to grab the Black stick but then, the Black stick starts to fade away. ¡°Oh well~ Collecting it will come in due time¡­¡­until then ¡°Boy¡± take care of ¡°En-Il¡¯s Legacy¡± The ¡°Demon¡± then walks away from the ¡°boy¡± and the near dead Goblin Lord and heads for the dungeon¡¯s exit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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In Royal Road, one of the most dangerous states a player can get is getting knocked out. It isn¡¯t hard to figure out why because when your avatar is unconscious, it will receive 200% more damage and there¡¯s no way to defend whatsoever. Once a player gets knocked out, they can only wait until the timer disappears but normally they die even before half the timer gets used. The fact that mine is now under a minute is terribly confusing since I¡¯m supposed to be in a fight with the Goblin Lord Dacrule
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¡°Ugh¡­¡­I¡¯m still alive?¡± Light finally returns once I opened my eyes, waiting in darkness for your imminent death is something I definitely don¡¯t want to experience again. ¡°Huh? The heck happened to the Goblin Lord?¡± Once my virtual eyes have regained sight, the first thing I see is the Goblin Lord twitching with smoke coming out of its body I have no idea how this happened and why but seeing a near dead boss in front of your eyes, the first thing you would naturally do is¡­¡­¡­put it out of its misery. Questions such as why and how can come later so I did the most normal thing for every player. ¡°Stalking on!¡±
BOSS MONSTER: ¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ïGOBLIN LORD ¡°DACRULE¡±
Level150Health4%
Status(Stunned)(Paralyzed)(Cursed)(Weakened)(Bleeding)(Demoralized)(Confused)(Shocked) (Burned)(Crippled)(Drained)(Dying)
¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.Right¡­¡­¡­I¡¯ll think about this later¡± The Goblin Lord will likely die even if I don¡¯t do anything but that would be a waste. *Bang!*Bang!*Bang*Bang!*Bang!*
Goblin Lord Dacrule has fallen +300 Fame Level up! x5
¡°Whew! Finally over! I levelled up 5 times as well¡­.now for the important part¡­.its drops¡± This was the main point of all my struggles after all so I checked all the dropped loots
You have obtained Dacrule¡¯s Ring of Renewal Dacrule¡¯s Goblin Bracelet of Strength A Black object
Quest Complete! Return to the Elder for further compensation
¡°Hahahhah finally! Got the missing piece! Hmmmm? this Ring of Renewal?¡± I already have a very good idea of what it is but I needed to make sure ¡°Item info! Ring of Renewal! Bracelet of Strength!¡±
Dracule¡¯s Ring of Renewal (Unique) +90 Intelligence +50 Wisdom +20% Magic Resistance Durability: 90/90 Requirements: Level 100 or more. Intelligence 200 or more Special Options: Renew skill will activate if the wearers health drops to 30% or less. A ring given to Dracule by a mysterious individual, it was made by ancient crafters that managed to imbue it with the rare skill Renew. It is made from the highest grade materials but how it is made is unknown. Some form of seal restricts it from showing its true powers but allows one to wear it more easily.
Dracule¡¯s Bracelet of Strength (Unique) +100 Strength Durability: 70/70 Requirements: Level 150 or more. Strength 300 or more Special Options: Gives knockback effect when attacking A bracelet worn by Dracule since it was just a normal goblin. Dracule wore this through the years as such; some of Dracule¡¯s power was absorbed by the bracelet.
¡°Incredible.....the bracelet is just as I expected but the ring¡­¡­it says it was given to Dracule¡­who would gave such an ultra rare item to a goblin lord?¡± Haaaaaa¡­..too weird¡­..everything was weird from start to finish. There was also the thing about the Goblin Lord being practically dead when the unconscious state wore off. Clearly, someone did that but why let it live? And all those abnormal status that the Goblin Lord received, it would have taken dozens of high level black mages to do all those. Haaaaaa¡­¡­.mystery after mystery¡­¡­anyway there is one mystery that I can solve now though. So I¡¯ll start with that one ¡°Identify! Black Object!¡±
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¡°¡­¡­.Shit! Do I have to throw it in a fire as well?¡± I did manage to identify the Black stick when the Elder did that. ¡°Hmmm?¡± looking closely I see a hole on the Black object. I also remember that the Goblin Lord used it as a necklace with a chain so this was probably where it was tied to. Not to anyone¡¯s surprise, the hole is also an exact fit to the Black stick ¡°It won¡¯t hurt to try, I guess¡­.¡± There was a hole so I put my Black stick in it. I see no change happening whatsoever on the Black stick but oddly enough, now that the Black object was connected, it looked like¡­. ¡°A Hoe?¡± *WOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHHHHH* Bright light suddenly appeared from the Black stick and the Black object. It was so bright, it completely filled the entire place. Just as the light¡¯s brightness hits its peak, images suddenly replaced the bright light. It was first images of beautiful ¡°Beings¡± and then turned to images of lots of ¡°People¡± and finally images of the ¡°Beast People¡±. In all the images was the same person. He/she looked like a beautiful woman or a handsome man, an old lady or an old man, a child while also an adult. It was hard to describe what that person looked like but it was easy to understand that it was a ¡°God¡±. After a while, I see several individuals talking¡­ ¡°Are you really going?¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t your obligation to do this¡± ¡°Why would you go to such lengths?¡± ¡°You will most likely die¡­En-Il¡± The one with the indescribable looks just smiled and then left. Thousands no millions of Beast People are crying when they see their ¡°God¡± leave but they can¡¯t do anything because it was the will of their ¡°God¡±. The images then shifts to where the God ¡°En-Il¡± probably went to. The God was accompanied by two extremely large ¡°Creatures¡± that makes 20-30 feet giants look like tiny dwarves. Before I realized, the image is now directly in front of me or was I in front of the image? Anyway, the way ¡°God¡± has been looking straight ahead makes me feel like ¡°God¡± is actually looking at me¡­.. ¡°I am looking at you¡± ¡°Wha?! Did you just talk to me?¡± ¡°Indeed, but that¡¯s not important right now. You have obtained one of my treasures, yes?¡± ¡°Huh? You mean the Black stick?¡± ¡°Yes, because of that, you have been taken to this ¡°time¡± just before I would perish¡± ¡°Perish? You¡¯ll die?¡± ¡°Perhaps, but again, that is not important. The treasure in your hand showed me something very troubling as such I am here to warn you to be very careful and¡­..to not let it leave your hands¡± ¡°Troubling? Hey! You¡¯re a God right? Can you be more specific? No, can you do something about this ¡°troubling¡± thing? I really don¡¯t want to deal with something that troubles a God¡± ¡°Alas, I do not have any power that I can spare since I am preparing for a fight myself. It isn¡¯t very clear as well since the treasure wasn¡¯t completed at that time¡­..just¡­.it showed that you have to be careful with anything that uses Red Lightning. ¡°Red Lightning? Again with this Red Lightning¡­¡± ¡°The power of the treasure in your hands will now awaken. This is the reason anyone who obtains a treasure is sent to this ¡°Time¡± after all. This is the only thing I can do, I¡¯m sorry I can¡¯t be more of help¡± Once the God said this, the surrounding starts to fade and the Black stick with the Black object shined once more ¡°Wait!¡± Unfortunately, God doesn¡¯t wait for anyone *Ding!!!*
Your class has been updated! Class change: Midnight Farmer You class has been changed to Midnight Farmer! Primary skills have been changed! Any previous primary skill will be changed to that of a Midnight Farmer! Other skills have been updated! Midnight Farmer is a class bestowed and recognized by the Gods hence Divine Skills are now available! Bonus stats will be applied! +100 Strength +100 Vitality +100 Intelligence All other stats have increased by 50!
*Ding!!!*
En-Il¡¯s Legacy has been found! You have obtained: En-Il¡¯s Hoe of Midnight Blessing!
En-Il¡¯s Hoe of Midnight Blessing Attack: 100/100 Durability: Infinite Requirements: Midnight Farmer class only Special Options: If equipped by a Midnight Farmer, Divine Skills will be available. Will rejuvenate any land to its top condition. Other options will be unlocked when requirements are met. The Hoe of the Great God En-Il that brings life to all the lands. This Hoe was said to even return life to lands that are considered dead. The Great God En-Il used his divine powers to visit all the lands in the world at the stroke of midnight. Farmers in ancient times would suddenly see their crops shine brightly at midnight and see "someone" carrying a beautiful hoe gazing warmly at them. Most do not know who or what that person was but they all worshiped that being as the "Midnight Farmer".
¡°Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?¡± I can only repeat this like an idiot. The stats boost alone was ludicrous but the special option on En-il¡¯s Hoe kept me reading it over and over. The way it looks also completely changed. The black object turned to some kind of obsidian colored crystal while the Black stick isn¡¯t black anymore. It turned to brownish with a tinged of gold with markings all over ¡°It completely rejuvenates any land? He heh eheheheheh and there even other options that probably will help with farming hehehhehehehheheheh¡± Any other thoughts at this point disappears from my mind. ¡°STATUS INFO!¡± [quart=Name,Type]Riyen (Human),Neutral[/quart] [quart=Level,Class]90,Midnight Farmer[/quart] [quart=Health,Mana]4840,2760[/quart] [quart=Title,Patron God]HeadHunter,En-Il[/quart] [quart=Divinity,Divine Power]0.1%,0[/quart] [quart=Strength,Agility]504(+100),137(+50)[/quart] [quart=Vitality,Stamina]176(+100),250(+50)[/quart] [quart=Intelligence,Wisdom] 111(+100),20(+50)[/quart] [quart=Art,Faith]124,25[/quart] [quart=Luck,Magic Resistance]15(+50),15(+50)[/quart][quart=Offense,Defense]489,204[/quart]
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¡°Whahahahahhahah, Even the super secret Divine Power has been added!¡± By this time, I was already rolling on the ground hugging the Hoe and laughing. If anyone saw this then they¡¯ll definitely question my sanity In the past, changing class will only award players with few bonus stats along with enhanced efficiency with their respective skills. Better usage of weapons and armors connected to their class is also applied. This all changed when the STARRED MONSTERS appeared. Billions of players complained at how strong these mobs are so R.R management decided to increase the class change bonus stat system. Of course the rarer the job class, the higher the bonus stats. The highest known bonus stats were that of the Emperor of Arpen with his class disclosed as Legendary Moonlight Sculptor. The actual stats aren¡¯t exactly known but R.R management confirms this. ¡°Hehehehehe¡­.let¡¯s see my new skills¡­..Skills info!¡±
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? Midnight Farming Basic Lvl 1 0% ? Herding Basic Lvl 1 1.2% ? Animal Husbandry Basic Lvl 1 1% ? Veterinary Basic Lvl 4 67% ? Riding Intermediate Lvl 2 86.83% ? Trapping Basic Lvl 9 6.23% ? Stalking Intermediate Lvl 1 9.3% ? Pathfinding Basic Lvl 9 99.99% ? Cooking Basic Lvl 8 12.42% ? Blunt Weapon Mastery Basic Lvl 5 14.89% ? The Great Strike Basic Lvl 1 0% Special ? Fairy Guardian Basic Lvl 1 0% ? Heart''s Understanding Basic Lvl 1 0% Divine Skills ? Divine Time Basic Lvl 1 0% ? Nature''s Blessing Basic Lvl 1 0% ? Eyes of En-Il Basic Lvl 1 0% ? En-Il''s Knowledge Basic Lvl 1 0%
¡°Whahahahahahhahah, DIVINE SKILLS! I even have the specialized skills from the latest patch God¡¯s Among Us!¡± By this time, I probably have rolled around the entirety of the boss¡¯ room and have even hit the walls several times ¡°Hmmm? What this ¡°special¡± skill? Fairy Guardian?¡± this was a skill I¡¯ve never heard of before and it isn¡¯t listed as part of Divine Skills as well ¡°Ha! Finally you¡¯ve summoned me! You sure have taken your time hum¡ª¡° *SMACK!* There was something that suddenly spoke right beside where I was lying down. It was green and got several legs and looks like¡­.well¡­..a BUG. As such, I instinctively squashed the little bugger with En-il¡¯s Hoe. It was only after that, that I realized the little bug spoke. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Waah *Waah*Waah* I was now outside Dacrule¡¯s lair and was heading for Spring village. On my shoulder was the still crying little bug. I was quite reluctant to let the bug ride on my shoulders but seeing it cry pitifully when I, uh, squashed him, I reluctantly allowed it. The bug looks like a Praying Mantis and nothing like my dreaded foe the ¡°Ant¡± but since I suddenly develop hate for insects, it couldn¡¯t be helped. ¡°Haaaaa¡­..will you stop crying already? I already said sorry several times already¡­.seriously¡± ¡°*Sniff*Sniff* H-how c-could you even hit a great fairy like me?*Sniff*¡± ¡°Haaaa¡­¡­really now¡­..you suddenly appeared out of nowhere so the first thing you should have said was ¡°Hello¡± and¡­.have you looked at a mirror lately? You look nothing like a fairy¡± I was glad that the little ins- fairy finally started to settle down but he¡¯s claim as a fairy is pretty dubious ¡°Kuuuuuu¡­¡­I AM A FAIRY! It¡¯s just that¡­..some things happened¡­¡­and¡­¡­¡­.your skill level is still too low¡­..RIGHT! It¡¯s because it¡¯s so low that I can¡¯t appear like a real fairy!¡± it seems the little ¡°fairy¡± wants to pin the blame on my low skill level¡­ ¡°You know little bu-Fairy, I just got the skill TODAY so I can¡¯t help it if its level is low¡­.also can you get off already? I¡¯m half tempted to squash you again whenever I see you on my shoulder¡± With that, the fairy-bug flew off instantly away from my ¡°reach¡±. It seems it¡¯s capable of flight for some reason and little trails of light appears when it moves ¡°Humph! You know I have a name! And it would do you good to remember it! It¡¯s MIDZUELFURUI HARTIEL!¡± ¡°Right¡­..it¡¯s a bit long so it¡¯s hard to remember so I¡¯ll just call you Midz¡± It was a mouthful to say so even if I remember it, I wouldn¡¯t bother to do it
FAIRY GUARDIAN¡¯S NAME HAS BEEN SET FAIRY GUARDIAN: Midz
¡°Huh? It¡¯s been set? My name? Heyyyyyy what did you just do!!!!!¡± The fairy ¡°Midz¡± continued to complain even after we reached Spring village saying ¡°CHANGE IT¡± over and over but I just ignored him. There were various things I needed to do and listening to complaints from a bug isn¡¯t one of them. I needed to first sell of the loots I got from the hobgoblins since its just added weight for me. I, of course plan to keep the precious ring and bracelet from the Goblin Lord. After selling the loots, I plan to find Zeke again to thank him for all his help and also to say goodbye since I plan to return back to Vermillion soon. ¡°Hey Zeke! Finally, you¡¯ve shown yourself again¡± it was already afternoon of the next day on R.R when Zeke finally arrived at his usual spot ¡°Ah¡­Riyen! Sorry about that! Do you need something else?¡± ¡°Hahahah nah! I¡¯m just here to say that your inventions were great and that they helped me a lot! I¡¯m also about to leave this place soon so this would be goodbye for now¡± ¡°So you¡¯re already leaving¡­.hehehhe, it¡¯s kinda funny since I¡¯m also leaving this place soon since I¡¯ve been found already. I was just planning to wait here for you but I guess you beat me to it. Anyway what¡¯s that hanging around you?¡± ¡°Hmmm? Ah this¡­.it¡¯s supposedly a fairy¡­.¡± ¡°Hoh~ I¡¯ve never seen a fairy that looks like a mantis before. That¡¯s pretty unique¡± ¡°Yeah¡­¡­.unique is one word for it¡­..Well; I guess this is farewell for now Zeke, I hope we meet again¡± ¡°Yep~ this¡¯ll be goodbye for now~ let¡¯s register each other as friends if that¡¯s alright with you¡± ¡°Sure!¡± After registering Zeke as a friend and saying goodbye once again, I finally head outside of Spring village. I intend to call Rak-ahn so we can return back to Darsheen village. Rak-ahn showed after a while with a not so happy expression but I already know how to fix that so it¡¯s not a problem anymore. Like a trainer in Zoo¡¯s, I toss several grilled meat in the air and watch as Rak-ahn catches and swallows them. If others see this then they¡¯ll probably comment on what a well trained bird he is. Of course this bird will kill me if that happens so I made sure that no other people are around when I do this. Just after he swallowed the sixth piece of meat, he finally talked to me ¡°So¡­Finally decided to give up hyumen?¡± ¡°Heh~ Take a look at this~ why would I need to give up when the quest is already completed. We just need to return to Darsheen village Rak-ahn¡± I then take out En-Il¡¯s Hoe from my personal inventory (P.I.) and waved it in front of Rak-ahn I can see the greedy bird really shocked that I manage to complete the quest. His beak opened and closed several times and his eyes kept following En-Il¡¯s Hoe that I was waving around. Perhaps he finally realized what he was doing because he quickly donned his ¡°I don¡¯t care about you¡± face. It was a bit too late since I already etched that memory in my Virtual Mind. ¡°*Tsk* Such a simple quest took you forever to complete. So, what is with the bag and the bug?¡± ¡°This? Just a few things I need to carry back with me and the bug isn¡¯t a bug. It¡¯s a self proclaimed fairy¡± ¡°It¡¯s not self proclaimed!" the fairybug indignantly cried out ¡°A fairy? And you call this just a few? ¡°Hmm~ well we don¡¯t need to carry it back if you¡¯re too weak to carry such a small bag. I¡¯m willing to pay for the extra service of course¡± ¡°Hyumen¡­.do not call me weak! Such a small bag is not even worth mentioning. Hurry up and let us be on our way¡± He is a birdbrain after all. The bag isn¡¯t small at all since it¡¯s filled with meat that I hunted. I already learned how to preserve them with salt so a 20 hour travel isn¡¯t a problem. Rak-ahn just has too much pride so he won¡¯t back down from a challenge. I put En-Il¡¯s Hoe back into my inventory and then climbed onto Rak-ahn¡¯s back. Once I was properly strapped with the support ropes, Rak-ahn then flies off, I was a bit worried since he left the bag but then he turned around and like a bird of prey in nature channels, he dived and grabbed the bag that was left on the ground. The fairy Midz got inside my leather armor since Rak-ahn¡¯s speed seems to have scared him witless. With this we started our travel back to Vermillion continent. ~~~~~~~~~~ Zeke¡¯s Perspective~~~~~~~~~~ I was looking at the back of the only player who actually bought any of my inventions. I was a bit lonely since we didn¡¯t even have time to talk much nor any time to play around and prank people. I didn¡¯t even have time to ask him how he used the smoke bombs that I made. I did manage to add him as a friend so a time will probably come where we¡¯ll meet again. ¡°I would assume that you¡¯re done with your farewells? Master Zeke, it¡¯s quite time to go back to the Empire¡± A very strict sounding voice suddenly speaks out from behind me ¡°Heheheh, Come on Marie, I haven¡¯t been away that long~ that greedy emperor won¡¯t die even if I¡¯m gone anyways¡± ¡°Master Zeke¡­.please don¡¯t say such things. You are a very valuable individual for the Empire. You can¡¯t just leave without saying anything for months. We thought you got into a big mess with our enemy again¡± ¡°Pssshhh¡­Enemy? That greedy emperor just wants to prolong this war since his empire makes tons of money from it. He could end this anytime he wants but he won¡¯t so long as the gold keeps coming into his hands¡± This was very true since I know firsthand how strong the Empire really is ¡°Even so¡­.You¡¯re the inventor of the first ever Magic Propelled Ship in Royal Road and you¡¯ve made other great inventions as well. Even the Solar Generator that you just use as a pathetic steam generator is something no-one has even come close to making! And there are only 4 of those around!¡± ¡°Oh that? I only have 3 left since I sold one to someone~¡± It¡¯s always fun to see Marie get excited over something I wonder what she¡¯ll say when she heard the price I sold it for ¡°What? Who did you sell it to? We need to recover it quickly! Even if we need to pay hundreds of millions of gold, we must get it back!¡± ¡°Hmmm? That guy would make quite a profit if you had to pay that much since I only sold it for 1500g. And the large container was haggled to 200g. Heheh if that guy decides to be a merchant, I¡¯m sure he¡¯ll be just as successful as Mapan¡± There was no doubt about this with the way he haggles ¡°1500g!? The minimum price for that should have been 300million gold! And do you mean the special container that¡¯s made from super rare heat resistant materials! That alone should cost 20million! W-we need to report to the empire quickly! What did the person who bought this look like!?¡± Hehehehe, Marie looks like she wants to run and find the guy I sold the steam generator but is too afraid to lose sight of me again since I might disappear. It¡¯s almost like she wants to take a piss so badly but can¡¯t decide whether to do it in the full Women¡¯s toilet or the Men¡¯s vacant one. Heheheh I guess it¡¯s as good as time as any to test my latest invention. ¡°Hey Marie~ stop worrying about that because I¡¯m pretty sure it¡¯s in good hands. Anyway come take a look at my new invention instead~¡± ¡°New invention? You¡¯ve made a new one! Please let me see it!¡± ¡°Heheheheh, Sure! Here, just hold onto it for a while. I¡¯ll just buy something from over there¡± I place the smoke bomb on Marie¡¯s hand and quickly dashed off *You¡¯ve used Zeke¡¯s Smoke Bomb* To be continued¡­¡­. Chapter 8: The Midnight Farmer 2 Chapter 8: The Midnight Farmer 2 (He finally started farming) 20 hours have passed and we are finally nearing Darsheen village. The flight this time was relatively nice since Rak-ahn didn¡¯t fly very high or very fast at all. I asked Rak-ahn if the bag was heavy and I got a very short ¡°No¡± as an answer. I then asked why it only took 20 hours when we were flying at only half the speed as before. The stupid bird simply said ¡°I was trying to shake you off¡± which infuriated so much that I nearly bashed his head with En-Il¡¯s Hoe. It took a lot of willpower to stop myself since that would end very badly for me since I can see that the stupid bird glancing my way to check how I would react. He probably already figured out what was on the bag and was aiming for it as such I controlled myself¡­for now. If this stupid bird think I¡¯ll let him get away with it, then he¡¯s very wrong. ¡°Rak-ahn, you can land here¡± I tell Rak-ahn to land just outside of Darsheen village ¡°Hyumen, why stop here when we can just land inside the village?¡± I can see that Rak-ahn isn¡¯t too pleased to land here probably because he¡¯ll demand more payment from the Elder since it took a long time to complete the task ¡°It¡¯s about the payment for carrying the bag. I¡¯ll cook the meat here since Lep-ahn and the others won¡¯t be too happy if they see this¡± and their sharp noses would probably figure out that something¡¯s not right ¡°Hoh~ very well hyumen, I shall wait patiently for the payment¡± Rak-ahn said this in a dignified manner but I can see him practically drooling already. ¡°Hahahah, look forward to it since I¡¯ll be using a very special spice mix just for you~¡± Yep, it¡¯ll be very, very special Rak-ahn¡¯s eyes shined even more when he heard the word ¡°Special spice¡±. If he knew how special it is then he¡¯ll definitely not take a bite of the cooked meat. Well, first things first. I checked inside the bag to see if the meat we carried rotted or not. The fairy Midz said that there¡¯s no need to worry because I have En-Il¡¯s Hoe but it¡¯s still best to check. Midz has also rarely spoken ever since I couldn¡¯t change his name and just gives very short answers if I have any questions. ¡°Nice~ not a single one rotted at all. Hmmmm, this one should be fine. Time to add my super special spice mix~¡± I picked a large piece of Wolf meat and added my spice mix Preparing the meat didn¡¯t take long at all since my efficiency with cooking has risen quite a bit. Rinsing off the salt and adding the spice mix and then cooking didn¡¯t even take 15 minutes. This spice mix is very special since if anyone ever tried it, I am sure they¡¯ll never forget its ¡°effect¡±. This mix was made by mixing dozens of different chilli peppers from Cayenne and Habanero to the ultra deadly Ghost peppers! I actually planned to use this on the goblins but I was afraid of the ruckus they¡¯ll make so I decided against it. ¡°Heheheh, here Rak-ahn, make sure you share with your clan alright?¡± once I finished cooking I added several sauces and wrapped it with leaves to hide the smell of peppers ¡°Hyumen that is only natural since I am a great ruler. You may keep the horn so that you can call me if you need to go back to Versailles.¡± Rak-ahn then quickly grabs the meat and then flies off ¡°Hehehehehehe, I doubt you¡¯ll reach even halfway to your home before you take a bite out of that meat. Hey Midz let¡¯s go¡± Seeing the greedy bird quickly flying away, I then called out to the silent fairy ¡°Hmph¡± ¡°Haaaaaa¡­..Seriously though how long do you intend to act like that?¡± ¡°Hmph¡± ¡°I already told you that there¡¯s some kind of error preventing me from changing your name. I don¡¯t want to keep dealing with you like this so choose. Accept the name, disappear or from this point onwards or I¡¯ll start calling you Ugly Bug¡± This fairy is really getting on my nerves so I decided to give him an ultimatum ¡°Uuuuuuu¡­¡­how could you treat a great fairy like this! En-Il¡¯s legacy must have made a mistake!¡± ¡°Mistake or not will not change the current situation. I¡¯m also still waiting for your answer Ugly Bug¡± ¡°*Sniff*¡­¡­.ugly bug¡­¡­a great fairy like me¡­¡­.*sniff* call me Midz¡­..I can¡¯t return to the fairy lands even if I wanted to¡­¡­*sniff*¡± ¡°You should¡¯ve just said so from the very beginning~. Let¡¯s go!¡± I can see several Leoparn warriors already coming here as well so I carried the large bag and walked towards the village with Midz trailing behind me ~~~~~~~~~~RAK-AHN~~~~~~~~~~~ Right after he left the hyumen, Rak-ahn decided to leisurely fly back to Rak¡¯s cliffs, the home for all the Raks in this part of Vermillion. Rak-ahn is flying just a few meters off the ground enjoying the smell of the cooked meat. Truth be told, Rak-ahn actually did not want to leave Versailles just yet. The reason for this was the meat the hyumen brings to him as offerings. It was the first time since the time of ¡°Plenty¡± that Rak-ahn had been fed well. He never flew far ever since he tasted those meats on a stick and would purposely wait for a few minutes before appearing to the hyumen. ¡°Heh~ the smell of this meat is especially good. Even through these leaves I could tell how juicy and savory this meat is. There is even a good amount of spice mixed in which I actually prefer krakakakakaka¡± Rak-ahn did not know that the leaves purpose was actually to enhance the smell of the meat but hid the super strong smell of spices. He can only tell that there is a decent amount of ¡°spice¡± mixed in. The first time he tasted this ¡°spice¡± was a memory he will not forget anytime soon. The meat that he ate that day smelled heavenly and tasted like nothing he ever had before. ¡°There should be no problem if I eat this now krakakakakakak. Sharing such a feast should not even be considered!¡± Rak-ahn then peels the leaves covering the meat. A strong smell of meat and spices quickly fills his nose but because he was flying, the wind is blowing most of the smell of the spices. If he decided to land then he might have found something wrong but since he was flying, the smell was just right for him. Such an intoxicating smell nearly made him devour the entire meat whole but since that wasn¡¯t actually possible; He decided to just take a very big bite out of the meat. ¡°Krakakakaka, *Chomp*¡­..*Gulp*¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡­¡­..KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!¡± *Thud!* The great bird Rak-ahn, right after taking a large bite and swallowing the meat, breathed out a large fire like a mighty dragon and then fell straight to the ground! It looked like the old cartoons where if one drops from the sky then he would land head first buried halfway up to his body. If Rak-ahn was flying higher or his level was low then he would have quickly died. ¡°KRAAAAAAAAAA-------¡° Rak-ahn somehow managed to get back on his feet but he lost his ability to speak since it felt like his mouth has melted. He then tried to fly but the searing heat rendered him unable to even flap his wings. Rage and pain circulated in his mind and he wanted to kill the hyumen but that is not the problem at the moment. He needed to find water and since he was flying, he knew the location of the nearest water source. It was not far at all but since the pain and the heat made him somewhat confused and unsteady on his feet such a journey will likely take a while. ¡°Kraaa¡±*step*¡±Kraaa¡±*step*¡±Kraaa¡±*step* Rak-ahn slowly made his way to where the water was while thinking of how he will kill the hyumen brat. This journey of Rak-ahn will take several days and he would fight for his life several times on the way and will face many trials before he could get a sip of water. But this is a story for another time. The meat that landed somewhere will be eaten by lots of monsters and like Rak-ahn will give a large cry while falling to the ground or start running away crying. The villagers of Darsheen will hear these howls and would mistake it for ferocious beasts so they would send the warriors to investigate but this is also a story for another time RIYEN¡¯S HELL''S SPICE: 28 DIFFERENT SPICES WITH 100 DRIED GHOST PEPPERS GROUNDED TOGETHER ANYONE WHO TASTES THIS WILL FEEL LIKE THEY TOOK A SIP OF MAGMA. THE INTENSE HEAT AND PAIN WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS!¡­¡­¡­..WILL TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO HELL IF YOU"RE UNLUCKY! Made while waiting for Zeke¡¯s steam generator to recharge when he first tested it, found the Green Powder on the bag the Elder gave him so he didn¡¯t use it. Gold cost 900g ~~~~~~~~~Riyen~~~~~~~~~~ The Leoparns that I saw approaching turns out to be Lep-ahn and the 3 Leoparn brothers. They offered to carry the bag which of course I accepted. They were quite surprised when I told them that it was filled with meat in exchange for the ones that was used to pay Rak-ahn. Lep-ahn said that I shouldn¡¯t have bothered and asked if I completed the quest which I confidently answered with ¡°Of course¡±! Once we¡¯re inside the village, Lep-ahn and I head for the Elder while the 3 brothers went to store the meat. The moment I entered the village, all the villagers that I pass by looks at me and then started following behind which somehow creeped me out. It didn¡¯t take long for us to reach the Elder since she¡¯s standing in front of her tent like always. ¡°Nnnn¡­¡­..you have returned young hyuuumen. It is good to see that you are safe¡± ¡°Thank you for your concern Elder. I am here to report that I have successfully found the missing piece. Please have a look.¡± I then take out En¡¯Il¡¯¡¯s Hoe from my personal inventory and presented it to the Elder ¡°Nnnn! This¡­¡­¡­..it truly is¡­¡­¡­.one of our Great God¡¯s legacies¡± The moment the Elder saw En-Il¡¯s Hoe, tears flowed out of her eyes and the villagers including Lep-ahn suddenly kneeled which made me feel very awkward *Ding!!*
Quest: Find the Missing Piece has been completed! Rewards: En-Il¡¯s legacy will be entrusted to you. Other rewards shall be presented by the Elder Intimacy with the Elder and the villagers of Darsheen is maxed Level up~ x3
¡°Ah¡­¡­this is kinda embarrassing¡­¡­¡± I was quite satisfied with the reward since I get to own En-Il¡¯s Hoe and have my intimacy with the villagers maxed ¡°Nnnahahahhahah, you are still quite a shy one young hyuuumen¡­.no¡­¡­.Riyen. You have already proven yourself as such it would be an insult to not call you by your name¡± ¡°Hahahah, Elder it¡¯s fine to keep calling me young since that¡¯s true anyway. Anyway Elder, do you know anything about Red Lightning?¡± Now that the quest is over, I wanted to know if the Elder has some information about this ¡°Nnnn? Red Lightning? I am afraid I do not know anything about this¡­.is it anything important?¡± I was a bit disappointed that the Elder didn¡¯t know anything about it but I guess that should have been expected ¡°Elder, you see¡­¡­..¡± I then tell the Elder everything that happened at Versailles I started from the sudden appearance of the goblins and the Goblin Lord Dacrule to the fact that some kind of Red Lightning was killing everyone that tried to enter the forest where the missing piece was. I also tell her about what happened when I combined the missing piece with the Black stick. I finished with the warning that I received from the God En-Il. ¡°That¡¯s what happened Elder¡­..I got that warning from the God En-Il before he died¡± ¡°Nnnn¡­..that is indeed quite troubling¡­..also Riyen.....the Great God¡­¡­En-Il did not perish. Though we have forgotten our God¡¯s name, we still retain the knowledge that our God is still alive. The proof of this is the legacy¡­.the treasure in your hands¡­..Lep-ahn gather everyone from the village. It is time to once again re-tell the ancient story¡± After saying this, the Elder went back to her tent while Lep-ahn also leaves to round up all the villagers in Darsheen. I¡¯m a bit lost on what to do since the Elder didn¡¯t specify if I should stay or not. The other villagers also seem to have went somewhere for the time being. I was just about to leave when I see Sorud coming over with Ollie at his side. ¡°Ollie! You look well already! Hahahahha¡± I was quite happy that Ollie seemed really healthy now and started petting Ollie¡¯s head *Bruhuhuhuhu* ¡°Hahahahahah, that tickles Ollie it seems that you¡¯ve made a full recovery! Sorud thanks for taking care of Ollie while I was away¡± I checked Ollie¡¯s status window and saw that he¡¯s back to top condition, this was most likely because of Sorud ¡°Hyumen there is no need for that. It was my pleasure to take care of Ollie. I would recommend that you do not work him too hard. I also wish congratulations on completing this quest. I have changed my opinion of you¡­..a little¡± ¡°Only a little huh? Hahahhaha, you don¡¯t need to worry Sorud, I¡¯ll be extra careful¡± This was the first time that Sorud actually properly talked to me. He would only say a few words before so I intend to chat with him while he¡¯s still talkative I talked to Sorud for a while about this and that and mostly about Ollie. I told him about Ollie¡¯s history and how I became his owner. He was a bit unhappy when he heard how I treated Ollie before but I assured him that all that was in the past. I was also quite interested with the story he was telling me about the legendary race of horses that once lived here in Vermillion. The mighty ¡°Warhords¡± which fought the ants thousands of years ago, he said that Ollie might have been a descendant of theirs. I was about to ask more but the Elder seemed to have returned so we stopped talking for now. ¡°Nnnn¡­..Riyen come here and take the rest of the rewards that I promised you.¡± I nearly forgot about the extra rewards but then again En-Il¡¯s Hoe is more than a reward for me
Items Obtained! Sealed stone chest! Boots of the Warhords! Stone Glyph!
¡°Boots of the Warhords?¡± Sorud was just talking about this legendary race a minute ago. Is this a coincidence? ¡°Nnnn¡­The legendary race of Warhords¡­..In the past they roam throughout Vermillion fighting the Calamity ants. Sadly they are now long gone¡­.those boots was used by the last Hord-ahn and was entrusted to me. They are now yours Riyen, may they serve you well¡± ¡°Elder thank you again for all these¡± Boots made by a legendary race, this definitely is a jackpot item as well. It still isn¡¯t identified so ¡°Identify! Boots of the Warhords!¡±
Hord-ahn¡¯s Boots of Rampaging Gales (Unique) +180 Agility +30% Movement Speed -30% Stamina used when walking or running Durability: 120/120 Requirements: Level 500. Agility 700 or more Special Options: No terrain penalties when moving. Once every 60 seconds Burst can be activated Burst: A skill to temporarily increase speed by 1000%. Damage shall be applied if you hit anything while the skill is active The boots worn by the last Hord-ahn over a thousand years ago and was entrusted to the Elder. The Warhords race is now thought to be extinct but it is said that they were the masters of the open plains. Each Warhord will only have one pair of boots for their entire lifetime and will only part with them at the moment of their deaths. The souls of Warhords are said to dwell within their boots as such, great power can be felt by anyone who wears them.
I already expected that it was a unique item but its info was incredible! The only problem was the requirements because I doubt I¡¯ll be able to wear them anytime soon ¡°Identify! Sealed stone chest!¡±
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¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­Identify Stone Glyph!¡±
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¡°Um¡­..Elder¡­..is there some special way of identifying these 2 objects? Like say¡­.throwing it in a raging fire or something?¡± I didn¡¯t bother identifying them again since it was clear that they¡¯re special items so asking the Elder about it should be the obvious move to make ¡°Nnnn¡­..that I do not know Riyen, I was told that the bearer of the legacy will know what to do with them so us Elders just kept them safe¡± ¡°I see¡­..I guess I¡¯ll just figure it out later¡± I stored them in my inventory since there¡¯s nothing I can do about the Sealed stone chest and the glyph ¡°Nnnn¡­by the way¡­.what is that thing floating around you? It has been there for quite a while now¡± A crap, I totally forgot about Midz. Now that the Elder mentioned it, I turned to look at the fairy and I can tell even though it has a face or a bug that it isn¡¯t happy that it was ignored for such a long time. It also seems that Sorud and the villagers have been meaning to ask about the weird bug flying beside me. ¡°Ah¡­¡­sorry that I forgot about you Midz, Elder this is Midz a self proclaimed fairy¡± ¡°I TOLD YOU IT¡¯S NOT SELF PROCLAIMED! I¡¯M A REAL FAIRY!¡± Midz suddenly shouted right beside my ear which made me wince quite a bit. I was about to squash the little bug when the Elder interrupted me ¡°Nnnn! A fairy! Is that true? I have heard that fairies roamed in Vermillion once before but nearly all have disappeared. The few remaining are very elusive that even I have never seen one in all the years that I have lived¡± It seems that the Elder and the villagers are in awe with the little bug ¡°Huhuhuhuhu, see that! That¡¯s how you should react when you see a great fairy like me!¡± the little bug seems to have forgotten what he just did and is now haughtily flying around me. Of course I still remember what he did so¡­ *Smack!* with my left hand, I smacked him so hard that he nearly hit the ground. His Hp also went down by 20% and he ended up crying again ¡°*Waaah*Wahh* that hurts¡­..*Wahhh*Wahhh* ¡°Nnnn! What are you doing Riyen! To do such a thing to a precious fairy! There, there, come now little one stop crying¡± The Elder admonishes me for what I did and quickly comforted the crying bug ¡°Come on Elder, that cheeky bug shouted right next to my ear¡± ¡°Haaaa¡­.I understand that he did something¡­..playful¡­..but you should still not have hit him so hard hyumen¡± even Sorud is taking the side of the little bug¡­. After a while, Midz finally stopped crying and was now staying near the Elder. Lep-ahn also has arrived along with all the Leoparn clan behind him. They were the last to arrive probably because they¡¯re the guards of the village. The other villagers came little by little until everyone was present. ¡°Nnnn¡­..now that everyone is, I shall tell the ancient story passed down to all of us¡­¡­. Long, long ago when this continent is filled with nothing but wild Beasts, the Great God arrived and offered us a gift Every Beast was given a choice. To acquire the ability to ¡°Think and Reason¡± or to continue to stay as they are and live as wild beasts on the land Many were confused since this was the first time anyone ¡°talked¡± to them A lot of the beasts clearly refused the Great God¡¯s offer while others remained undecided Time passed but the offer of the Great God never vanished More time have passed when one race decided to accept the gift that the Great God offered This race was the first to become what we are now¡­¡­Beast People With the gifts that they received, their race thrived and became the strongest in the continent Seeing such a change, others soon followed and accepted the gifts of the Great God The Great God was pleased that many accepted. The Great God knew that conflict was inevitable as well so the Great God placed several rules for them These are, one cannot feed on others that received the Gifts, They are forbidden to drive any species to extinction, and they are forbidden to enslave other creatures. These three rules ensured the prosperity of the continent and every Beast People worshipped the Great God The Great God also asked everyone to love and care every life on this world. This was never an order because the Great God believed that this should be done by their own will Years passed and great civilizations have risen and fallen on the continent. Wars between races have been waged countless times but because of the rules, none have completely disappeared from the world The Great God watched how the Beast People decided to live their lives never interfering with their affairs. The Great God knew that this was the natural course for those who obtained the gifts that he offered. The Great God also knew that this will help them advance and better themselves for the future, and that these wars will someday stop and true peace shall be attained The Great God took several creatures and made them the ¡°Guardians¡± of the continent The Great God would have watched over them for all eternity if only that ¡°threat¡± never happened The Great God was the first to notice the disturbance as such he was the first to act as well The Great God bid farewell to the beloved Beast People and an uncountable number cried and pleaded that the Great God reconsider With a lonely smile, the Great God left entrusting the continent to us Beast People and us Beast People to the chosen ¡°Guardians¡± The Great God also left behind three treasures for us to take care of. They were enshrined at the Sacred Mountain that the Great God first descended from ¡°Nnnn¡­..this was the story told to us for as long as we can remember¡­.Apart from these are the three great Visions of the Greatest Prophet that have ever lived¡­.if only our ancestors heeded the warnings of the Prophet¡­.maybe things would not have turned out like this¡± The Elder also told us the three great visions that appeared. First was about the Great God entering a very deep sleep because of the fight that happened. The second was the disappearance of the three treasures. And the third was the first appearance of the Calamity Ants. The Elder also told us that before the treasures vanished, they saw that the treasures lost nearly all their powers and turned very black. The Prophet claimed that the treasures are safe and that this was one of their ability designed to protect them. He also claimed that they will appear to their rightful owners and that the ¡°Ants¡± were the biggest threat to every life on the continent. Of course the leaders at the time refused to ally themselves with one another because of the constant wars with each other. This was the cause of the downfall of the Beast People. The ants came and ate nearly everything on the continent killing uncountable species to extinction ¡°That was quite the story Elder. Maybe if the leaders of those powerful races decided to join together, they might have resisted the ants¡¯ invasion. Did you ever find out where these ants came from?¡± I wanted to ask this question since I thought the ants were native to this place as well ¡°Nnnn¡­..all we know is that they suddenly came from deep underground. The Prophet spent all his remaining years trying to figure out what these ants are and all he that knowledge was passed down to us Elders¡± According to the Elder, the Prophet found out that these ants also worship a ¡°God¡± what kind it was, was never known. The Prophet was also the one to find the ¡°Guardian Crystals¡± which were the remains of the ¡°Guardians¡± that fought till death against the ants. The lands that the ¡°Guardians¡± died on became sacred places where the ants couldn¡¯t approach and ¡°crystals¡± formed after years and years have passed. This continents name was also changed because of these ants. It was named after the most powerful ants that came last which nearly killed all life. The Vermillion Ants, their bright red color turned even brighter with every creature they devoured. ¡°Nnnn¡­.that is the history of this continent Riyen. Even though we call ourselves ¡°Enilians¡±, the name of our Great God was still forgotten. For letting us remember that glorious name, we are thankful¡± ¡°We are thankful¡± this was said by all the villagers present, which gave me an itchy feeling inside ¡°Elder please don¡¯t bow your head like that¡­.I don¡¯t think I did such a great thing at all¡­.¡± To be honest, I really didn¡¯t feel like I did a great thing since all I ever wanted was to quickly finish the quest ¡°Nnnn¡­..you have spoken like a true hero¡­.Riyen now I would like to entrust you with another request¡± ¡°Hmm? What is it Elder?¡± I guess this was a chained quest after all. I didn¡¯t mind but I do wish this won¡¯t take too much time ¡°Nnnn¡­.I as an Elder would request you to find worshippers so that the Great God En-Il could recover his lost divine powers¡± *Ding!!!*
World Quest has been activated! Quest: Find worshippers for the Great God En-Il The Elder has given you the task to find enough people to worship the Great God En-Il so that the lost powers of this Great God might return! Worshippers: 429/2,000,000,000 Requirements: Must possess one of En-Il¡¯s legacies Rewards: Unknown Failure: You will not be penalized for failing this quest and there is no time limit Do wish to accept? (Yes/No) Auto accepted, Cannot be refused
¡°Huh? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5¡­¡­.9 Zeroes?¡± The fact that it auto accepted didn¡¯t bother me anymore. I was too busy counting the number of zeroes again and again, unfortunately it never decreased ¡°Haaaaaaa¡­¡­there goes my wish that the quest won¡¯t take too much time to complete. Elder I don¡¯t know when I¡¯ll be able to gather 2 billion worshipers but I¡¯ll at least try my best¡­.¡± Trying my best was practically the only thing I can do anyway ¡°Nnnn¡­I know that you will try your best Riyen. Now then perhaps we should hold a feast to celebrate your success¡± ¡°Ah¡­if that¡¯s the case then please let me help cook. I also brought back a decent amount of meat to share with everyone¡± This was one of the reasons why I decided to bring back a bunch of food from Versailles. It¡¯s quite natural to want to celebrate after finishing such a harsh quest. The other reason was to fulfil my previous promise to hold another feast. The reason is kinda different but I didn¡¯t let it bother me. I showed everyone my prowess at grilling meat which to my delight gained everyone¡¯s approval. The feast lasted late into the night and once we¡¯ve eaten all the food, everyone decided to retire for the night. I had to grab hold of the bug fairy since he didn¡¯t want to leave the Elder and head back to my cabin with the loyal Ollie closely following behind. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. ¡°Whew¡­..Midz I¡¯ll take a short break and since you don¡¯t disappear, I¡¯ll have you look after Ollie for a bit¡± after doing all the necessary things like putting water on the bucket near Ollie and other such things, I logged off from the game ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I logged-in before daybreak on Royal Road and found Midz snoring beside me. I was in a good mood so I didn¡¯t squash him. I did drop him on cold water to wake him up which made him give a funny scream. I prepare Ollie to head out and put a saddle on his back. Once we¡¯re outside, I got on Ollie¡¯s back and started a light jog towards the piece of land where I decided to start trying to plant something. ¡°Wow~ what a lively place you got¡± the fairy Midz said this right beside me ¡°Haaaaa¡­.cut the sarcasm Midz otherwise I might squash you¡­again¡­..Also with En-Il¡¯s Hoe of Midnight Blessing, this place won¡¯t stay like this for long. And since you¡¯re here, I want to hear about the new skills again¡± ¡°Fine¡­.whatever you say Mr. Farmer¡­.so what do you wanna hear about?¡± ¡°About the Divine Skills that I got. Explain to me every detail that you know about them and that stat that I got. The Power of Life what exactly is it¡± I¡¯m still a bit confused about how to properly utilize the skills since they require this Power of Life ¡°Like I told you before, Divine Time and Nature¡¯s Blessing both have different effects depending on what type of Legacy you possess. According to the records left to us fairies, The Midnight Farmer¡¯s skills are all meant to make the land better and healthier. ¡°Eyes of En-Il¡± is a skill shared by all the possessors which allows them to see life energy on all things. The last one is something I¡¯m not entirely sure of since there has been no record of anyone having that skill before. Now, all Divine Skills of every possessor needs Power of Life. Each Possessor has a different way of collecting them and as a Farmer you¡¯ll need to plant and grow life to obtain Power of Life. The other skills with special symbols will mean that they have better effects though you can only confirm those effects by actually using the skill¡± Midz already told me this before at Versailles when I promised to change his name. We found out though that changing his name can¡¯t be done for some reason so he sulked and gave me the silent treatment. ¡°Hmmm¡­.Skill info, Divine Time¡± [quart=Divine Time,Level: 1]Basic,0%[/quart]
Activation Cost: 100 Power of Life Effects: Can prolong 1 minute to 1 hour every midnight. Every level it gains gives an additional 5 minutes at basic level. Limits: Can only be activated at Midnight. Range 500 meters. Cannot be used while in battle
¡°¡­¡­..only the basic info on the skill is shown like always¡­¡­Skill info, Nature¡¯s Blessing, Eyes of En-Il, En-Il¡¯s Knowledge!¡± [quart=Nature¡¯s Blessing,Level: 1]Basic,0%[/quart]
Activation Cost: 80 Power of life Effects: Will increase the growth rate of plants and increase the amount you can harvest. Animals will have increase fertility and will stay healthy. Higher levels increases the effect. Limits: Divine Time must be active. Only within the range of Divine Time. 20 days CD time.
[quart=En-Il¡¯s Eyes,Level: 1]Basic,0%[/quart]
Activation Cost: 10 Power of Life Effects: Allows the user to see the flow of life energy. Higher levels will allow one to see the flow of life energy on more powerful beings and sacred places. Limits: None
[quart=En-Il¡¯s Knowledge,Level: 1]Basic,0%[/quart]
Activation Cost: 100 Power of Life Effects: Allows one to access part of En-Il¡¯s stored knowledge. Limits: None
¡°¡­¡­¡­.Divine Time can only be activated at midnight and Nature¡¯s Blessing can only be activated if Divine Time is active¡­¡­haaaaaaa.....what good is it to increase 1 minute to 1 hour exactly? The other two doesn¡¯t have any limits on them and En-Il¡¯s Knowledge sounds promising but getting Power of Life is still the issue. Anyways Midz ¡°Heart¡¯s Understanding¡± allows me to somehow communicate with others right?¡± ¡°Right! That¡¯s the Great God En-Il¡¯s most precious skill! It helped him to communicate even with wild beasts. That¡¯s also the skill he used to talk with the ancient Beast People!¡± ¡°I see¡­.so that¡¯s why it felt like I could understand Ollie a little better now. Also why do you call En-Il a ¡°He¡±? From what I remember En-Il¡¯s features is pretty hard to discern¡± ¡°Silly human, it''s all about one¡¯s perspective. Unlike other Gods that have a definite form En-Il obtained the title as a Great God so his actual form cannot be perceived by any mortal. As such, the form you¡¯ll see will be what you¡¯re most comfortable with! Well that¡¯s what the Fairy Queen said anyways¡± ¡°Perspective huh¡­..well enough about that. It¡¯s time to start farming! Ollie just stay here for now¡± this was the main reason why I¡¯m here after all ¡°HAAAAAAAAAA!¡± I chose a suitable place to start then take out and equip En-Il¡¯s Hoe and with a great shout I start to plow the land ¡°Hmmmm?¡± with just one swing I manage to bury the hoe deep enough which should have taken a couple of swings. The color of the soil also changed from the dry ash to a rich dark color ¡°This¡­¡­mwahhahahahahahahha! All my suffering was for this moment! Wahahhahahahah¡± even the ground at 2 feet away from the place I hit with En-Il¡¯s Hoe started to change to a rich color ¡°¡­¡­..I don¡¯t think he¡¯s right in the head anymore¡­¡­.¡± *Bruhuhuhu* I didn¡¯t even care what the fairy-bug said and just continued to pound away at the ground. I plowed the land like a madman starting from 6 in the morning till 3 in the afternoon stopping only to eat and regain stamina. I worked for nearly 9 hours and was rewarded with 80 square feet of rich soil to plant in. The exhaustion I¡¯m feeling can¡¯t even be described anymore but looking at the land is enough to make me smile with satisfaction. Ollie and Midz backed away quite a bit seeing me work like someone possessed but again I didn¡¯t worry about little things like that. Now that the land is prepared, I can now start the all important planting of seeds. ¡°Fuuuuuuuuu¡­¡­Heheheheheh¡­..time to start planting¡­..the Elder said that I need to put 5 Hariya beans together and bury them deep enough with 3-4 feet of space between each area I planted on. It sucks that I only have this crappy beans¡­.if only I could buy better ones¡­¡­¡­¡± *Bang!*Bang!*Bang!* *Uwahh! Look Ollie! Your master started bashing himself! Are you sure he¡¯s still right in the head? That¡¯s not something you should do to yourself.¡± *Bruhuhuuhu* I could have bought better ones¡­.at Versailles! It¡¯s just that buying seeds didn¡¯t even enter my mind because of how harsh my circumstances were before. And after obtaining En-Il¡¯s Hoe, I was too happy and all I could think about was celebrating with everyone. Realizing this made me start hitting my head several times. ¡°Haaaaaaaaaaaa¡­aw.aw¡­¡­what¡¯s done is done¡­.I¡¯ll just call the birdbrain Rak-ahn and have him fly me back to Versailles again. Using these crappy beans should be a decent experience anyway¡± As per the Elder¡¯s instructions, I buried 5 Hariya bean seeds every 4 feet in the soil. I then head to the river to fetch water which was somehow safer now since I levelled stalking quite a bit. The only good thing about these beans was that you only need to water them once a day since they require very little water and can grow almost anywhere. Other than that, the beans are filled with demerits. Eating it was like biting Styrofoam and once you¡¯ve bitten it, a tasteless jellylike substance comes out of it. The worst part is that no matter what seasonings you use, it doesn¡¯t gain any taste. The sun was starting to set by the time I finished so I had to return to my cabin along with Ollie and Midz. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was already morning on R.R when I managed to log back in. I was eager to check the land where I planted the beans so I rushed out. To my dismay, I saw holes on the now fertile soil. This could only mean one thing, Needle Haired Mole Rats. I quickly dug a place where I planted the beans and it was exactly what I expected, the beans were eaten by the damned mole rats. ¡°Shit! Goddamn it! There weren¡¯t any signs yesterday so I relaxed my guard¡­.haaaaaaa¡­..and I¡¯m all out of White Powder as well¡± ¡°Hmm? So what happened farmer? The seeds you¡¯ve planted are gone?¡± Midz says this and lands near the hole where I planted the beans and inspected it ¡°Haaaaaaaaa¡­¡­¡­See those small holes all over the place? They¡¯re caused by shitty mole rats and they ate all the beans that I planted yesterday¡± ¡°Mole rats huh¡­.so what do you plan to do now? Since there are a lot of holes, does that mean there are a lot of mole rats?¡± Midz then flies to check several holes trying to see how deep they are ¡°Heheheheh¡­..yeah there are a lot but I intend to catch every single one of them. I¡¯ve raised my trapping skill so this should be doable even without using White Powder. I¡¯ll be heading back to the village with Ollie, you can do whatever you want Midz¡± After saying this, I climbed on Ollie¡¯s back and headed for the village. Midz decided to follow and landed on Ollie¡¯s head. What I needed from the village were several large clay jars so I had to ask around. Obtaining the jars ended up being easy since my intimacy with the villagers is already at max. I managed to get 6 large Clay jars so I then headed to the village blacksmith Tusk. Asking a favour from Tusk was also pretty easy. I asked him to tightly seal the jar¡¯s cover and for him to put a small hole at the top. For an Elipan, Tusk is pretty nimble with his hands so he did it without any trouble. Lastly, I headed for the Elder to ask her for some Plae Leaves. After getting all that I needed, I headed back again to where the mole rats are. ¡°Hehehehehe¡­.now then for some finishing touches, Midz grab that cloth and start spreading this paste near the base inside the jars¡± ¡°Ehhh¡­.I don¡¯t wanna. That stuff looks gross¡± ¡°That can¡¯t be helped. This is crushed Plae leaves mixed with water. This stuff can make anything slippery for several days. If you don¡¯t want to do this then that means you don¡¯t want to eat as well huh?¡± ¡°Uuuuu¡­..nasty farmer¡­fine I just need to put some near the top right?¡± ¡°Yep, that¡¯s right. I always knew you were a good little fairy. Make sure to put some near the hole as well¡± A few threats and rewards have always been useful to make someone work; you just need to know which one will make them work better. I could have spread the paste before the jars were sealed but I want Midz to learn to work for his own food. After checking on the little fairy one last time, I proceeded to dig 6 holes on the soil. Since I already plowed this land before, digging the holes was fairly easy. Midz was still only at the third jar by the time I finished digging the last hole. Since it seems it¡¯ll take him a bit more time to finish, I decided to start cooking some of the dried meat that I got. The smell of the cooking meat made the little fairy move faster than before and finished just before I finished cooking ¡°Heh~ so you can do it if you put your mind to it. Good work Midz, go ahead and eat¡± ¡°Ha¡­ha¡­.ha¡­.ha¡­..that¡­.was¡­.hard.........I nearly fell on that gross stuff¡± While Midz was wolfing down the food, I also prepared Ollie¡¯s meal which was nothing but Hariya beans. This couldn¡¯t be helped because Ollie doesn¡¯t eat meat. I also ate quickly since I saw Midz looking at my portion of the food. Right after eating, I carried the jars and buried them. I made sure not to cover the small holes at the top of the jar. I then drop about 2 dozen beans on each jar and left the place. There was nothing left to do but wait so I did some maintenance on the cabin and went around the village until nightfall and then went back to my cabin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was morning once more so I head out with Ollie and Midz this time to check the jars that I buried yesterday. I just took a peek at the hole in one of the jars and saw a whole bunch of mole rats were inside. I checked the other jars and saw the exact same thing. ¡°Heheheheheh¡­¡­I caught a lot¡­..now I just need to decide how to kill them off. Completely closing the hole and suffocating the little suckers or filling the jars with water and drowning them. I made these designs with those intentions from the start so maybe I¡¯ll just do both with 3 jars each hehehehehhe¡± ¡°Creepy¡­¡­what a creepy farmer. Why would you need to kill them when you can just ask them not to eat the seeds that you¡¯ll plant?¡± ¡°Huh? Ask these mole rats? I¡¯m pretty sure these things can¡¯t talk and I actually prefer killing them¡± with all the things these mole rats did, I really just want to kill them ¡°¡­¡­¡­..You do realize that as a servant of the Great God you¡¯re obligated to love and not despise all life. And don¡¯t forget you have that skill so communicating with them should be possible. Also if you do kill those more will just come right? So isn¡¯t it better to ask them to guard the place instead?¡± ¡°¡­¡­..ask them to guard¡­.Midz do you think that¡¯s possible?¡± ¡°Dunno, but you should at least try¡± ¡°Hmmmm¡­.¡± For once Midz gave me a decent idea. It is true that more will just come even if I kill all these mole rats now so if I succeed then they can fight off other mole rats that might appear ¡°Fine, it won¡¯t hurt to try. I¡¯ll just kill them if it doesn¡¯t work out¡± Trying to communicate with them is good and all but I can¡¯t do that if they¡¯re inside the jar and they¡¯ll just run away or attack if I let them out. In the end I decided to dismantle the small Tool Shed to make a cage for the mole rats. There was almost nothing left inside so it wasn¡¯t a big deal. I couldn¡¯t make an actual cage since I didn¡¯t know how to build one in the first place so I ended up with something that looks like a cart. *Ding!*
You have learned the Carpentry Skill!
¡°Oh? I guess even if it looks lousy, it still qualifies as something I successfully did huh. Now I just need to put some Plae leaves paste to stop those 6 inch mole rats from climbing out¡± ¡°Hey creepy farmer, do you think this is enough to stop them from escaping?¡± ¡°Who knows¡­also little bug if you call me creepy again¡­I¡¯ll use En-Il¡¯s hoe to squash you¡± and with that, Midz didn¡¯t say anything anymore and just followed me around I then took the jars and started pouring the mole rats in the cart. After the last jar, I was a bit amazed that I managed to catch 78 Needle Haired Mole Rats. Their hairs started to harden when they saw me and tried to escape. ¡°Well¡­..here goes¡­¡­.Heart¡¯s Understanding!¡± All at once the mole rats stopped running around and looked at me.
Heart¡¯s Understanding has been used on Needle Haired Mole Rats!
¡°Hoh~ that¡¯s impressive. Now then, I want you little mole rats to stop eating the seeds that I plant¡± *STARE* ¡°Uhhh¡­I want you to guard them?¡± *STARE* ¡°Hmmmm¡­..this isn¡¯t working¡­.what do you think Midz? I think they¡¯re listening but I don¡¯t think they''re willing to do what I say¡­.¡± ¡°Why not try saying that you¡¯ll give them food or something if they guard the place¡± ¡°Haaaaaa¡­I do have a lot of Hariya beans left¡­.I guess it can¡¯t be helped¡­¡­..Mole Rats! If you guard the fields then I¡¯ll feed you with beans so there¡¯s no need to eat the ones that I planted¡± *TiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiTH* ¡°Looks like you succeeded creepy farmer¡± *Smack* ¡°Aw! Why hit me¡­..uuuuuuuu¡± ¡°I said not to call me creepy¡­Hmmm? Hey they¡¯re changing colors¡± I notice that the mole rats¡¯ colors were changing little by little ¡°¡­¡­..that means they accepted the Great God¡¯s influence¡­..uuuuuuu, my head still hurts¡± In the end, the mole rats changed colors from grey to brown. I let them out to test what they¡¯ll do but instead of running away, they just stayed in place. I was wondering what to do until the mole rats sent me images of food mostly Hariya beans. It seems they¡¯re hungry since they¡¯ve been trapped with nothing to eat. I gave them 1bean each and told them to guard around the place where I¡¯ll be planting. I had to fix the soil first and then restart setting Hariya bean seeds. I just hope the mole rats won¡¯t eat them this time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was quite relieved to see that the Hariya bean seeds that I planted haven¡¯t been eaten when I checked on them the next day. The mole rats have also started appearing just as I approach the field wanting food. It seems I¡¯ll need to feed them daily but so long as they keep guarding then it¡¯s fine. After 3 days the seeds have already started sprouting. Ollie was also pretty eager to help so I carefully strapped two pieces of wood on his back so that it could be used to carry buckets of water. After two weeks the beans have already grown 4 feet in height! There were 5 beanstalks wrapping each other that helps support each other to stand upright. Even the Elder was surprised at how fast they grew After 3 weeks the beans grew another 2 feet and pods started to appear. By this time, I also prepared 3 other fields that are 50 square feet each. I haven¡¯t planted anything on them since I needed to know if I made any mistakes on growing my first set of crops. After 4 weeks the Elder came and told me that they can already be harvested. The pods grew to 15 inches with a width of about 4.5 inch. The beanstalks themselves grew another 2 feet in length and have now filled the entire place. It would take a long time to get all the pods since there were dozens of them on each stalk alone so I asked some of the villagers to help harvest them. ¡°To think they¡¯ll grow this big......¡± I decided to cut a single pod from the nearest beanstalk when suddenly¡­..
You have gained 1274 Power of Life
¡°Ah! Finally! I finally obtained Power of Life and a lot of it as well!¡± I was a bit worried before since even though the plants have already sprouted, I still haven¡¯t obtained any Power of Life. ¡°Oh~ I guess you¡¯re no longer a creepy farmer but a successful creepy farmer hahahhaha¡± I wasn¡¯t even annoyed with what the little bug said. I was far too happy and somehow a great feeling of accomplishment was spreading in my body. It couldn¡¯t even be compared to when I beat the goblins before or even when I got the precious En-Il¡¯s Hoe. ¡°Nnnn¡­.it seems you are quite happy Riyen but it is still too soon. Why not try eating some of the beans from that pod in your hands¡± the Elder suddenly gave a very disgusting idea ¡°Elder I didn¡¯t think these nasty beans could be eaten raw¡­¡­¡± I was very reluctant mainly because of how bad these beans are ¡°Nnnnahahahah¡­¡­Riyen of course they can be eaten raw in fact they are better when fresh¡­.I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised¡± Since I didn¡¯t want to argue with the Elder, I just opened the pod and saw an incredible amount of beans inside. They¡¯re color was a vibrant green compared to the pale green Hariya beans that I ate before. They also have a very fresh and nice smell so I resolved myself to put one in my mouth. After biting into it, I was amazed that the beans outer layer is now somewhat crispy while the inside got a creamy texture like mashed potatoes. The tastes was the biggest shock, it was a little sweet and nutty which was totally different from the ones we¡¯ve been eating all this time. ¡°How the heck can the taste be this good?! It¡¯s like a totally different plant!¡± I then handed the rest to the Elder so she could get a taste ¡°Nnnnn¡­..you see¡­this was what it originally tastes like. The Hariya plants just loses all its flavour so that it can survive in the harshest conditions but it instantly regains its flavor when the land is fertile once more¡± The Elder then told me a lot more about this precious food source. Nearly everything about them could be eaten from the pods to even the beanstalks have a nice taste. It was noon when we finally finished harvesting the field. There were about 30 helpers but it still took several hours to finish because of the sheer amount of pods on each beanstalk. I was about to share the harvest with everyone when Sorud appeared out of nowhere and said ¡°*Tsk*Tsk* what do you think you are doing hyumen? Rather than give them away, you should trade them with others instead¡± I didn¡¯t mind giving them away but it seems Sorud wouldn¡¯t accept that so I left it to him how to trade the harvested Hariya bean pods. We then boiled the pods in a large pot so that a lot could get a taste of the harvest. Everyone was actually happier eating the beans than when they were eating meat. Midz was also happily eating the beans even though he avoided them like the plague before. Even Ollie seemed happier eating the tasty beans along with the pods. We cooked a lot but I still ended up having 10 sacks of beans left. This was after Sorud already traded more than 10 sacks worth of beans for lots of different goods, Sorud offered to temporarily store them on a separate tent near the Elder¡¯s tent since I couldn¡¯t keep them on my small cabin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was already late in the night but I didn¡¯t log-off to take a break and wait for daybreak. I was now patiently waiting for midnight so that I could finally try and use my Divine Skills. Midz was already fast asleep and snoring quite loudly while Ollie was dozing off. I headed out to the fields at 11:50pm; I didn¡¯t bother waking Midz or taking Ollie since night time was quite dangerous. ¡°Fuuuuuuuu¡­.this place is sure cold at night¡­¡­¡­..11:58pm¡­..a little more and I can test my Divine Skills¡± I don¡¯t see any monsters around since I¡¯m still within the range of the guardian crystal but somehow I couldn¡¯t relax even with that thought 11:59:57 58 59 00:00:00 ¡°DIVINE TIME!¡± I loudly yell the name of my precious Divine Skill
Divine Time has been invoked! Divine Time has been activated. 1 minute will be slowed to 1 hour within a 500 meter radius! Only the user¡¯s time shall be prolonged. With the activation of Divine Time other effects of En-Il¡¯s Hoe of Midnight Blessings shall be activated! Lands plowed by this Divine tool will be 50% richer and any plants or trees will grow 20% faster!
¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..Is this for real? No I still have another skill. Nature¡¯s Blessing!¡±
Nature¡¯s Blessing has been invoked! The blessing of nature shall be given to the entire area within the Divine Time¡¯s range The land within Divine Time shall regain 20% of its lost nutrients and all plants and animals will be cured of their sickness. Nature¡¯s blessing will increase the fertility and growth rate of animals by 30% and increase crop yield by 40% En-Il¡¯s Hoe of Midnight Blessings effects have been updated. Lands plowed by this Divine tool will be 100% richer and any plants or trees will grow 50% faster!
¡°Ha¡­¡­hahahahhahahahhahahah! OP FARMING! Hariya beans only needs 1 month but now with the added effects¡­..I¡¯ll only need 2 weeks! Whahahahahahhahahah!¡± This was totally OP farming. No other farmer in the world could possibly do this unless they obtained this miraculous hoe ¡°Ah¡­..I already wasted 10 minutes¡­damn! Gotta make every second count!¡± Ever since this moment midnight has become my favorite time of the day and I continued working the land and planting for the next month and a half in RL. I even skipped school several times just so I could focus more on playing Royal Road. My one month of hellish hardships finally was replaced with satisfying work every day. Unfortunately a new adventure will await me accompanied by a Black haired hungry beast that would threaten to eat my entire harvest. To be continued¡­¡­.. Epilogue Epilogue ¡°Mwahahhahahahahahahhahahahah¡± Looking around, I could do nothing but happily laugh ¡°Ollie¡­.the creepy successful farmer finally became a creepy successful CRAZY farmer¡­..¡± *Bruhuhuhuuhuh* ¡°HEhehehehehhahahahahhahah, I even have a legion of Needle Haired Mole Rats! Soon I¡¯ll be known the world over as the GREATEST FARMER! Mwahahahhahahahahahha¡± Though I could hear what Midz the fairy-bug said, at this point they sound like praises on how great I am. The scenery in front of me is filled with varying crops from Hariya Beans to different kinds of herbs. There were even fruit trees such as apples and mangos that I imported from Versailles. Climate and soil type isn¡¯t a problem as well since the soil was super rich and Nature¡¯s Blessing helps them to adapt to Vermillion. The numbers of Needle Haired Mole Rats are now also nearly 7000. These numbers was just enough because I¡¯ve already used over 1 acre of land for farming! This was possible to do because of the skill called ¡°The Great Strike¡±. This was an awesome skill because I could plow 20 feet of land with every use of the skill! It¡¯s like playing that old game ¡°Harvest Moon¡± where the character posses a super hoe that helps to plow the land. In my case, I posses a Divine tool and even have a super skill for farming! ¡°Land Info!¡± [quart=Land Owned,Land Used]50 acres,1.67 acres[/quart][quart=Land Fertility,Number of Farmhands]197%,1852[/quart][quart=Hariya Beans,Golden Rice]32300 sq feet,20000 sq feet[/quart][quart=Apple Trees,Mango Trees]8000 sq feet,11000 sq feet[/quart][quart=Vire Herbs,Aqop Herbs]500 sq feet,500 sq feet[/quart][quart=Vie Herbs,Sale Herbs]500 sq feet,500 sq feet[/quart][quart=Horse,Needle Haired Mole Rats]1,6932[/quart]
Land Information
Animals Growth and Fertility Rate120%
Crops Grown
Unplanted Land10445 sq feet
Farm Animals
¡°The number of villagers suddenly increased from 428 to 2867! Even Lep-ahn is listed as a farm hand! Mwahahhahahahahhaha!¡± With the news that there was plenty of food in Darsheen village, the surrounding Beast people started appearing daily. Nearly every single one were starving and begging for food. I was sure that they would have attacked if Lep-ahn and the Leoparn warriors weren¡¯t around. The Elder being the kind Beast person that she is wanted to feed and accept them but since all the food was technically mine, she had to consult me first. I of course have no objections since I was sure that Lep-ahn could control them. Sorud on the other hand wasn¡¯t too happy and was the one who had them work for their food. I also happily accepted all that wanted to work since just watering the whole place was now impossible to do by myself. I still had to teach them how to care for the crops especially the Golden Rice. They easily learned everything since they were Beast People and this was practically second nature to them. With the extra help, farming became 500% more efficient. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. ¡°Ollie time for the usual rounds¡± Most of the work I do now is on midnight so I just ride around the entire place while riding on Ollie¡¯s back ¡°I¡¯ll be heading for the Elder then¡­..¡± and there goes the fairy-bug Midz. He spends most of his time following the Elder rather than me. I didn¡¯t mind this but I do wish he¡¯ll remember he¡¯s MY fairy guardian ¡°Haaaaaa¡­..never mind him¡­..Let¡¯s go Ollie¡± I leisurely stroll around checking various fields. I checked the ripening apples to the vast Hariya beans plantation. Most of the beans are sent out to be sold to other villages since there have been too much for just less than 3000 people to eat. Needless to say, I became fairly rich now. They mostly traded precious stones and not gold though. Even Claudia came by several times and was shocked to see how much the place has changed. She was also very happy that work has picked up because a lot of traders needed to hire mercenaries as guards. My small cabin isn¡¯t small anymore as well. It¡¯s now a two storey house! It was designed by the same architect that built my cabin. Stone and Clay was also used to replace wood in making my nice house. ¡°Hmmm¡­.maybe I should plant grapes next. What do you think Ollie?¡± *Bruhuhuhuhuhuhu* ¡°Heheheheh, you think so too. Hmmm¡­what¡¯s that?¡± I was now at the field where the Golden Rice was planted and saw something shine for a few seconds within the golden fields I got off from Ollie since the path was too narrow for Ollie to pass through. I tried to recall where the light was but since it only shined for a few seconds, it was hard to pinpoint the exact location. After fumbling a bit, I reach the place where I remember the light was. And in that place I found¡­.. ¡°A rabbit? ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­Hmmm, a nearly dead rabbit¡± I carried the dying rabbit back with me. There was a beautiful jewel on the rabbit¡¯s forehead but that doesn¡¯t change the fact that it¡¯s nearly dead ¡°Hey Ollie, It was nothing but a rabbit with a gem on its head. The sun must¡¯ve shined on its forehead earlier. I guess Midz and I will be having rabbit stew for dinner¡± Since I was now on an open space, I intend to put the poor rabbit out of its misery. *Bruhuhuhuhuuhuhuhu!* ¡°Huh?¡± I was just about to finally end it¡¯s suffering when Ollie suddenly interrupted me *Bru! Bruhuhuhuhuhuhu!* ¡°Heal it? Ollie what do you mean by heal it?¡± I looked straight at Ollie¡¯s eyes to discern why Ollie acted that way. Unfortunately even by using ¡°Heart¡¯s Understanding¡± it was clear that Ollie wanted me to try and cure the dying rabbit ¡°Haaaaaa¡­¡­fine. I doubt this guy would live longer so don¡¯t hate me if it dies alright?¡± I then started administering first aid on the dying rabbit and then carried it back to the house since most of the healing medicine that I have was inside. Ollie was still staring seriously while I was treating the dying rabbit which was pretty confusing since I¡¯m sure this was the first time he ever saw this rabbit. After several days passed the rabbit¡­¡­¡­¡­ To be continued on Volume 2 Thanks for reading! AUTHORS NOTES AUTHOR¡¯S NOTES Box Codes were sent by ledlied so all credits for these goes to him! First of all, I would like to give my thanks to everyone who read my Fanfic. All the encouragement and critique that everyone gave helps me to fix and make the story more enjoyable. There are certain things I would wish to clear up about the story. This is about the ¡°Flashbacks¡± that happened for Chapter 1 to Chapter 4. Truthfully, I really hate flashbacks as well lol. Unfortunately this was necessary to do so that I could properly introduce several ¡°KEY¡± characters. These were Claudia, Dug-ahn, The Elder, Lep-ahn and Sorud along with their respective clans. They will have ¡°Key Roles¡± in the story especially The Elder, Lep-ahn and Sorud. I would also like to say in advance that ¡°Riyen¡¯s¡± stats aren¡¯t final yet. This is mainly because I couldn¡¯t decide whether to give additional stats for every level his skills gain or just give a decent boost every time they reach ¡°Intermediate¡±, ¡°Advance¡± and ¡°Master¡± ranks. If anyone has an opinion, I would like to hear them. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. There are also certain things that people might or might not have found strange. Like the skill ¡°Taming¡± that he had before. This skill disappeared at some point mainly because I intend to integrate it with ¡°Heart¡¯s Understanding¡±. Another thing you might have found strange was the Quest Reward ¡°Hord-ahn¡¯s Boots of Rampaging Gales¡±. This reward was too good for a C grade quest but as the story progress, it will be known that this was something Sorud decided to give him. Once the MC is capable of wearing the said boots, Sorud will give him the quest ¡°Find the last Warhord!¡± but this will be later on the story. Volume 1 is all about the MC and how his fate is tightly connected to the Calamity Ants. These ants won¡¯t make any big appearance until later in the story since the next volumes will be about the other super monsters on Vermillion and the other Continents. He, accompanied by other characters will have to face them on his quest to become the Greatest Farmer in the Virtual World. CONTINENTS: VERSAILLES, VERMILLION, ASGARD, MU 1 Day in Real Life equals to 4 Days in Royal Road - Taken from the 1week=4weeks stay on the starting city according to original LMS Again, thank you for everyone¡¯s support and please continue reading on. The other characters that are present in Chapter 0 will finally be introduced as well XD. Vol 2 Prologue Prologue ~~~~~~~~~~~A Certain Girl~~~~~~~~~~~~ It¡¯s been 68 days since I¡¯ve been hired by a merchant from the ¡°Gnues¡± clan. My job is to guard the caravan heading for a place called ¡°Darsheen¡± village. This was a fairly large caravan consisting of 10 large wagons with 2 large Armordilboes pulling each one. At first, I was perplexed at the idea of going to such a remote village that according to recent reports has just been ¡°visited¡± by Calamity Ants. The reason they gave me actually confused me even more. According to them a ¡°Miraculous Hyumen¡± has found ¡°something¡± and has managed to revitalize the surrounding lands and they are heading there to trade for vast amounts of food. This was very hard to believe but as we approach the town of ¡°New End¡±, we encountered more and more monsters. The land itself was the biggest mystery. There were a few patch of grass growing here and there along with several wild plants. We even passed an outpost on the way made by the ¡°Bear Dogs¡± clan that they said was meant to keep the area a little bit safer. It has been a very long journey but we¡¯re finally about to enter the town of ¡°New End¡±. *Welcome to the Town of New Beginning!* ¡°Huh?¡± I don¡¯t get this at all. When I last came here, I was pretty sure it was named ¡°New End¡± but now it¡¯s called ¡°New Beginning¡±? No matter how hard I think, I couldn¡¯t come up with any answers as to why the name was changed The town itself has greatly changed. It¡¯s now filled with an incredible amount of Beast People. They were selling or trading lots of various goods from ¡°Bones¡± that could be used to make great weapons to precious stones such as Rubies and Diamonds. The liveliness of the place is probably the biggest thing that has changed here. Back then, they were often desperate and most of the time hungry but now ¡°smiles¡± could be seen on their faces. I wanted to look around some more but the leader of the merchants has called for me. Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Rhiasviel, we will be staying here to rest for a short while so you can join the others and get your ¡°Payment¡±. We will not be here for long so finish any business you have before we depart for Darsheen village¡± The old Gnues merchant states this without even looking at me. ¡°I understand. How about the travel back to your city? I would be willing to continue working as a guard for the return journey as well¡± ¡°Uh¡­.you see¡­.well¡­¡­um, that will not be necessary. Well, the thing is¡­.there was already a pre-arranged agreement with the Antlion Company and they will provide mercenaries for the return trip. We are thankful for your services but unfortunately you will only be needed up until we return back here¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­Is that so¡­..¡± The old Gnues was acting weirdly but I can¡¯t do anything if they don¡¯t wish to hire me anymore. ¡°Yes¡­¡­. You can follow this young one to the Inn we have reserved. Make sure you are ready when we depart for Darsheen village¡± The old Gnues quickly left along with several other old Gnues. All I could do now was to head to the Inn so that I could eat and rest. After I¡¯ve eaten my ¡°fill¡±, I decided to head for the market to sell all the loots that I¡¯ve obtained during the journey. I needed to somehow find another employer when we return back here. The only thing I¡¯ve asked for payment was food and rights for all the loots from the monsters that I¡¯ve killed so this should be a pretty good offer for them. Hopefully I¡¯ll find another job once this one is over¡­¡­¡­ ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­..This isn¡¯t good¡­¡­¡­..I heard that it¡¯ll only take 7 days to reach Darsheen so at most I¡¯ll only be working for 14-15 days¡­¡­I¡¯ll need to quickly find another job otherwise¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­I might die¡± Prologue End. Vol 2 Chapter 1: The Farmer and a Hungry Beast Chapter 1: The Farmer and a Hungry Beast ¡°Haaaaaa*Inhales*¡±Fuuuuuuuu*Exhales*¡± I never would have thought that air in Vermillion Continent could be this good. I actually didn¡¯t even notice such things before since just living in this place was a daily struggle for survival. Now though, the difference is truly unmistakable. The dry and hot air is now replaced by a fresh and cool breeze and you can see life flourishing around. I am currently enjoying the fresh air and the spectacular scenery on the second floor balcony of my new and improved house! The time is 6:12am R.R time. If things were the same as before then I will probably be outside already plowing the fields. I would have loved nothing more than to do that but unfortunately that isn¡¯t possible right now. It¡¯s also been a month now since I found the rabbit with a gem on its forehead. I did everything that I could for 3 days but sadly the rabbit is gone now. Ah, I don¡¯t mean that it died or anything, in fact the little rabbit made a full recovery in just 3 days! It¡¯s just that the rabbit disappears and we couldn¡¯t find ¡°her¡± no matter how hard we try. And yes, the rabbit is a female. She will appear if its meal time so I decided to stop worrying every time she¡¯s gone. Hmmmm¡­.I guess it¡¯s just about time for the fairy-bug Midz to wake up so I should head down and prepare our breakfast. He gets very annoying if he¡¯s hungry and would complain about everything non-stop until the food is ready. Normally I would have squashed him once he gets like that but now that my stress and irritation levels are at an all time low, I can now somehow tolerate his childlike behaviour. There are several things about that bug that I just couldn¡¯t understand. How he could eat a steak twice his size, a large bowl of beans soup and 2 apples in one sitting is probably one of the strangest mysteries in this world. Playing for nearly 3 months now a lot of my skills have increased to Intermediate and even the Cooking skill is now at intermediate level 2. My speed in preparing and cooking the ingredients has greatly increased both here in R.R and in RL (Real Life). Since there won¡¯t be any hard labor today, I guess I¡¯ll just make simple Golden Rice porridge and fry small pieces of meat along with Hariya beans. After eating my portion of the food, I went and checked a large boiling pot. This became one of my daily routines for about 2 months now. Inside is a special soup made from bones of different kinds of beast along with different seasonings that exhibits a very pleasant smell. I smile a bit after smelling the nice aroma of the soup and seeing that the soup is cooking just fine, I finally head out. I first head to my old cabin at the left side of my house. This place wasn¡¯t torn down since Ollie happened to like this place; as such it became his personal room. After Ollie has eaten, I got on his back and started our morning stroll to check my beautiful farmland. Our pace was basically just a light jog so going around the entire place would take a couple of hours and this was just fine. There were already dozens of Beast People working on each field watering the area and checking for pests. They greeted me when I pass by and I returned their greeting with a wave of my hand. At this point I have 1852 Beast People working as farmhands on a 1.67 acre land. The number of farmhands might seem excessive but this actually wasn¡¯t enough. 524 Beast People serve as guards day and night while the others help work the field. Just harvesting requires the help of nearly all the 1852 farmhands. Needless to say, this was because of the OP skills Divine Time and Nature¡¯s Blessing. Other than the Golden Rice, the Hariya beans and the fruit trees will continue to produce pods and fruits for 3 weeks straight! It only takes 1 week for the produce to fully mature and ripen so they needed to be quickly harvested so that new fruits will quickly form. The amount we could obtain in 1 harvest is just too outrageous that when we finally finish, we can¡¯t even store them all on the 5 large storehouses that I had asked to be built. I actually wanted to plant strawberries, grapes, cabbages, eggplants and a lot more, unfortunately there¡¯s a problem that we can¡¯t find a solution for at this time. The problem isn¡¯t even lack of land or problem with the land¡¯s fertility anymore. The problem is even more basic than that. It¡¯s the range of the Guardian Crystal that¡¯s stopping me from even using 10% of my land. The Guardian Crystal has a perimeter range of 780 feet in a circular area. That covers about a little over an acre of land. This range is actually double of what it was before since we managed to obtain several crystals from the surrounding smaller villages that moved to Darsheen village. If we can¡¯t obtain more Guardian Crystals then I can¡¯t cultivate any more land because of the huge risks that it¡¯ll present The main threats are the monsters that are appearing on a regular basis because of the large amount of food available here. The fights are almost daily and a large scale battle happened just 3 months ago. A ¡°RockBrand¡± field boss was spotted heading for us along with hundreds of other smaller RockBrands. RockBrands are one of the most common types of monster in Vermillion and there are dozens of different types depending on where they can be found. According to Lep-ahn the field boss that appeared was the size of a large hill that¡¯s a staggering level 700 V4 Boss. Since the number of smaller RockBrands reached over 600, we decided to call Rak-ahn for help. Rak-ahn has gotten quite thin and was pretty angry when he saw me. He actually even attacked me. Unfortunately for him, Lep-ahn easily subdued him when he attack which was no surprise since he looked really weak now as compared to before. Since he couldn¡¯t escape from Lep-ahn¡¯s grasp, he then told us what happened to him right after he dropped me off near the village. Wanting to get a sip of water, he faced many life and death battles for several days and after reaching the watering hole, he saw other beasts in the same miserable state that he¡¯s in. Hearing his story that was full of suffering actually brought tears to my eyes. After recounting his tale, he then demanded another outrageous amount of food as payment but Sorud wouldn¡¯t hear any of that and quickly shut him down with ¡°If you do not want what we will pay you, then leave¡±. Seeing the uncaring Sorud, Rak-ahn couldn¡¯t do anything but accept Sorud¡¯s offer. With all said and done, Rak-ahn is still a truly fearsome warrior. He gathered 70 Rak warriors for the fight which was added to the 400 warriors we had at the time. They were made up of different Beast People such as the Elipans, Barvoons, Gorzillas and the mighty Leoparns. I was also added in the group but since the weakest RockBrand was a V3 level 280 monster, I decided to safely wait at the back and ¡°leech¡± the exp¡¯s instead. This was the first time that I¡¯ll personally see a large scale battle so I was pretty excited. Lep-ahn was the supreme commander of the group and decided to face them on an open area before they could get near the village. No-one doubted Lep-ahn¡¯s decisions so if he thinks it¡¯s best to fight them there then that¡¯s what they¡¯ll do. The fight that ensued was probably the most spectacular battle that I¡¯ve seen yet. The ones that made the opening blow were Rak-ahn and his clan. They first gained altitude and once they¡¯ve decided it was high enough, every single one of them suddenly dived down at a frightening speed! They dived down straight to the RockBrand monsters without stopping or slowing down. Their method of attack looked pretty insane to me since once they hit their targeted monsters, small explosions could be seen. They did this several times but oddly enough they only lost 5-10% Hp while the RockBrands that they hit lost nearly 70%. I only manage to understand the skill when Rak-ahn was the one that did it. After Rak-ahn attacked, the skill info was finally shown to me. The skill was ¡°Windfall Dive¡± a move that covers their bodies with wind that protects them from most of the impact while dispersing around the area creating a small explosion when they hit something. Rak-ahn kills off any monster he targets in 1 hit while only losing 2-3% hp making him a fearsome bird. The Elipans, Barvoons and Gorzillas were also formidable warriors. The Elipans holding large warhammers were crushing RockBrands left and right. The Gorzillas were equipped with spiked knuckles punching and sometimes throwing the RockBrands all over the place. The Barvoons on the other hand uses complex group tactics since they¡¯re numbers were the highest. About 3 or 4 Barvoons would attack a RockBrand on every direction killing them with ease. Everyone with the exception of me impressively fought the RockBrands but they still couldn¡¯t compare to the Leoparn warriors. There were only 36 of them including Lep-ahn but they killed more than 300 RockBrands! The Leoparns main weapon was a spear which they use to easily slaughter the RockBrands. The 3 Leoparn brothers Harun, Haran and Harin were also present in the fight. Even among the skilled Leoparns, the 3 brothers were probably the ones that stood out the most. Haran¡¯s strength which was comparable to the Elipans and the Gorzillas was used to completely dominate the RockBrands he faced. Harun on the other hand dodges and counters the attacks; his skill makes him look like he¡¯s dancing while elegantly sidestepping the attacks. Harin¡¯s style was also brilliant, he would use his incredible speed to launch dozens of attacks which would quickly kill his opponents. Harin was the one that killing the most during the battle and would often taunt his brothers. The other 2 wouldn¡¯t take the taunts lying down so a competition between the 3 of them on who would kill the most naturally happened. They were all incredible but the one I wanted to watch the most was definitely Lep-ahn. I tried to scan the battlefield to find him but unfortunately, I couldn¡¯t see where he was. I would notice 3 or 4 Rockbrands would just suddenly turn grey and burst into light even though no one were fighting them so I decided to focus my attention there. Even with all the concentration that I could muster, I still couldn¡¯t locate where Lep-ahn was and only when all the small RockBands were killed did I manage to find him. At this point though, the Field Boss was already here as well. Its movement was really slow probably because of how big and heavy that thing was. We didn¡¯t lose a single warrior fighting the smaller RockBrands but there are several that were seriously injured and had to retire from the battle. Now then, I¡¯ll try to give a definite description of what RockBrands look like. Most of them look like the stones on the ground with different shapes, pretty simple right? They have 2 or 3 arms also made of stone that they use to grab their prey. They look like rocks mainly because they pretend to be rocks to avoid other strong monsters. Field Bosses roam around the Vermillion continent no thanks to the Calamity Ants so they could search for food. The ants destroyed the environment of the continent as such most monsters don¡¯t have any designated locations anymore. When the Field Boss RockBrand appeared, the remaining warriors immediately got into formation on Lep-ahns orders and started to attack. The Field Boss¡¯s HP and DEF were extremely high so even with the combined attacks only little damage could be done. Its arms were also very long and were being used as whips against the warriors. The warriors unlucky enough to not dodge in time would take critical damage and would be forced to retreat. The fight was very harsh with the Boss continuing to advance while swinging its arms on the ground and towards the sky. After 30 minutes, 34 Barvoons, 2 Elipans and 2 Gorzillas were killed. After 1 hour only 15 Leoparns, 12 Gorzillas, 8 Elipans and 24 Raks were the only ones left fighting. None died anymore since Lep-ahn told them to withdraw once he saw that they¡¯re lives were in danger. The Boss¡¯s Hp was still at 60% so things weren¡¯t looking so good for us. Things turned for the worst when Rak-ahn got impatient and thought to attack on a blind spot right behind the Boss¡¯s head. That unfortunately wasn¡¯t a blind spot at all but a trap. Rak-ahn gathered a large amount of wind to completely cover his body and dived with all his might. What met him was the third hand that the Boss hasn¡¯t showed yet during the fight. An earth shattering impact occurred when Rak-ahn collided with the hand which threw him back dozens of feet with enough force to make a crater when he hit the ground. I even thought that Rak-ahn got killed by that blow but fortunately the mighty bird somehow managed to fly again after a few seconds. Rak-ahn only has 12% Hp when I saw him again but what really got my attention was how angry he was. The impact managed to destroy the third arm of the Boss and dropped its Hp by 7% but Rak-ahn wasn¡¯t satisfied with that. This was the first time that I found out that certain Beast People have special skills as well. It was when Rak-ahn gathered an even larger amount of wind around his body but rather than charging at the Boss, Rak-ahn moulded the winds into 3 blades and when he released it, a notice window suddenly appeared. The special skill was *WindFury Cutter* which activates when Rak-ahn¡¯s fury is at its highest and his Hp drops to less than 20%. I was afraid that the vast range of the skill would hit the others but it seemed that Lep-ahn already knew about the skill and has ordered everyone to move away from the boss. The skill took 20% of the Boss¡¯s life which means that this was one of the most devastating skills around. I was thinking that this boss was just too tough and that it would take a bit more time to kill. This thought vanished when Lep-ahn activated his own special skill. Lep-ahn¡¯s claws suddenly grew and blue light started to appear at its ends. Lep-ahn then ran towards the boss and then jumped high; the boss reacted to this by swinging both its arms towards Lep-ahn. Just before the Boss¡¯s arms hit him, he slashed his claws towards them and another window appeared in front of me. *Spacial Rend* was the name of the skill, oddly enough I couldn¡¯t find out what the trigger was since no other info was shown other than the name. This skill was even more fearsome because it took 30% Hp from the boss while utterly destroying both its arms. With just 3% Hp left Lep-ahn was about to finish it off but I stopped him since there was something I wished to try. It was of course to use Heart¡¯s Understanding and try to get the Field Boss on my side. I wouldn¡¯t dare try this unless the Boss was practically dead since that would be too dangerous. Sadly even though I tried to do this like those ¡°Pokemon¡± games, it still didn¡¯t work. It was either because the Boss was too strong or my skill level being Basic lvl: 3 too low. No matter which it is, since I failed, killing the boss was the only thing we could do. During this fight, I managed to leech 7 levels which was very nice since I didn¡¯t even need to fight. Farmers just need to supply the warriors with food so letting things stay that way would be best. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I could still feel my spine tingle whenever I recall that awesome fight. 38 warriors died but according to Lep-ahn, that was the best result we could have hoped for. Normally, it wouldn¡¯t be odd if over half the warriors died against such a powerful monster so they naturally avoid fighting them. RockBrands couldn¡¯t even be harvested for food and the boss mostly dropped large quantities of Ore which we sent to Tusk so that he could make more weapons. After the fight, I also found out why I couldn¡¯t find Lep-ahn anywhere. And no, he didn¡¯t leave the battlefield and he really was the one killing RockBrands that died even though no-one were fighting them. Lep-ahn explained that it was because of his unique trait *The Great Stalker* that gives him near complete invisibility. He also said that he has two other traits called *The Supreme Predator* and *Cannibalism*. He said that The Supreme Predator is active once the designated target is considered ¡°Prey¡±. Once they¡¯re considered ¡°prey¡± then all of Lep-ahn¡¯s attacks becomes critical hits. The other Leoparn warriors also posses ¡°Stalker¡± and ¡°Predator¡± traits but only Lep-ahn has ¡°Great¡± and ¡°Supreme¡± traits. When I asked what the last one does, he said that it¡¯s best if I don¡¯t know about it so I didn¡¯t inquire about it anymore. Though just by the name, it somehow gives me a rough idea of what the trait is. Rak-ahn also possesses unique traits. The prideful bird refused to tell what they were at first but after I said that they¡¯re probably lousy ones, his pride got the better of him so he explained them like the gullible bird that he is. According to him, he also possesses 3 unique traits. They were *Air Supremacy*, *Unflinching Spirit* and *Wind Calling*. Air Supremacy allows him to overpower any opponent in the air. Unflinching Spirit gives incredible bravery and resilience and Wind Calling allows him to mould air itself. I found out later though that other than Wind Calling, the other 2 traits were something all the Raks possess. ¡°Haaaaaa¡­¡­.I¡¯d like to watch such fights again but it¡¯s worrying if even stronger Boss monsters start appearing¡± I¡¯m also very curious about the special skill Lep-ahn used but he avoided mentioning anything about it According to the Elder, the truly strong monsters on Vermillion have somehow developed skills to either detect ants or hide from them. They were those that managed to survive the purge of the Vermillion Ants and are now living in the most remote places of the continent. The worst part is that if the Boss monster that appears is too strong then even the Guardian Crystals wouldn¡¯t be able to repel them since they only have absolute effects on ants. ¡°Hmmm? Not again¡­¡­..seriously¡­¡­..the heck is that guy doing?¡± I was now nearing the Hariya beans plantation and I can see a person lying face down on the ground. I often see unknown Beast People near the fields so I¡¯m not entirely surprised anymore ¡°Jeez¡­.Ollie, stay here for a bit. That guy looks like he¡¯s wearing pretty high level armor. I don¡¯t get why he¡¯s kissing the ground but with his right hand outstretched towards the beans like that, it could only mean he¡¯s a thief¡± This was the natural conclusion considering how it looks he¡¯s trying to grab the beans *Bruruhuhuhu* ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll be careful. If he attacks, go and run straight for Lep-ahn alright?¡± this was again another natural conclusion considering how impressive the armor he¡¯s wearing is, me beating him is very unlikely *Bruruhihihih* Patting Ollie¡¯s head to reassure him, I slowly head for the decidedly weird guy. The only thing I could tell is that this person has long black hair tied in a ponytail. I assume that this person is a ¡°He¡± because the armor looks like a Full Plate knight¡¯s gear. A very impressive one at that, I decided to stop just a few feet away from the guy, take out En-Il¡¯s Hoe and started poking his head ¡°Hey¡­.are you awake? If you¡¯re offline I¡¯ll start bashing your head since this is private property y¡¯know¡± well of course I wouldn¡¯t bash the guy¡¯s head, but I figured I¡¯ll have a better response if I say this ¡°OoooiiiI! Wake up¡­¡­¡± I¡¯ve been poking his head for a minute now but he isn¡¯t responding at all. I was just about to leave to call someone when I faintly heard something This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­.ry¡± ¡°Huh? Hey can you speak a little bit louder? Actually can you stand so I can get a better look at you?¡± it seems he isn¡¯t offline after all ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­.elp¡­¡­¡­.hungry¡± this time I heard this in a slightly louder voice. ¡°Hmmmmm¡­..elp probably means help and your hungry?¡± ¡°uuuuu¡­..hungry¡± ¡°Haaaaaaa¡­¡­I see, no wonder you¡¯re trying to grab these beans. Sad to say, these aren¡¯t ready yet. Even though they look like this, there aren¡¯t any beans in those pods yet. And the pods themselves are extremely bitter at this stage¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­hungry¡± ¡°Haaaaaa¡­..yes, yes¡­¡­come on, I have some food in the house. Here I¡¯ll help you up¡­¡­.UGH?!¡± I just tried to help the guy stand up but I got shocked at how heavy he is ¡°What the!¡­.Do you weigh a ton or something?!¡± My STR stat allows me to carry up to 250kg but this guy¡¯s arm already probably weighs that much ¡°Uuuuuu¡­¡­.¡± I then see the guy wave his hand and all of a sudden, his Full Plate armor quickly disappears. Now that the gear was gone, I was sure now that this guy is really a high level player and that this guy isn¡¯t a guy at all. These things were fairly easy to guess because once the armor was gone; I could see that she¡¯s wearing a Black Tight Fitting Bodysuit. Bodysuits have a minimum level requirement of 500 and needs to be custom made. The cheapest ones costs somewhere within 5million Arpen gold, while the most expensive ones can reach up to 50million made by Master Tailors. Now, how did I know this person was a girl? Simple, her waistline and butt can easily be compared to those of top models. If this was a guy then I¡¯ll definitely bash his head. ¡°Hey, can you stand?¡± just to make sure I helped her stand up so I could get a look at ¡°her¡± face ¡°uuuuu¡­..hungry¡­..¡± ¡°She¡± finally managed to raise her head with my help and I thanked the heavens that ¡°she¡± really is a she but then, I was completely shocked with what I saw The moment that I saw her face, I was stunned by how pretty she is. Her avatar was just too beautiful. Her skin was unnaturally white but that only accentuated her full red lips, and beautiful ruby colored eyes with long eyelashes that were slightly closed. Her rich dark hair tied in a ponytail truly suited her beautiful face. And now that her upper body was raised, I could perfectly see how sexy her body was. Her breasts were a bit bigger than the average girls. They seem like they¡¯ll overflow from your hands but not enough that it¡¯ll stop you from enjoying the full shape of her breasts. Judging from such a strong effect that she gives off, her Charm stat must be super high for it to affect me like this ¡°¡­¡­hungry¡­¡­¡± I would have stared at her more if only she didn¡¯t look like she was about to die from hunger ¡°I-I see¡­..I did say that I have some food so do you wanna come to my house and eat?¡± for some reason I felt like I sounded like those old perverts that lure young girls into their house to ¡°play¡± with them *Nods* ¡°Um¡­can you walk? If not I could give you a piggyback ride¡± I turned my back just as I say this but I expect that she¡¯ll try to walk by herself since being given a piggyback ride would be quite embarrassing ¡°HUH?!¡± Suddenly I could feel her arms wrap around my neck and her body leaning on me. I instinctively lowered both my arms and grabbed her thighs. I was actually grabbing her ass but thighs sounded better for my mental health. Without waiting another second, I stood up while firmly holding on¡­¡­.her thighs. I could somehow calculate that she weighs about 65kg but that wasn¡¯t important. What are important were the two soft bulges that I could feel on my back, the firm ¡°thighs¡±, the pleasant body heat and the girl¡¯s breath on my right cheek. I could have let her ride Ollie but since my house isn¡¯t too far away, I decided that giving her a piggyback ride would be best (for me). I seriously didn¡¯t have any malicious thoughts like wanting to feel her up or anything like that. I also didn¡¯t think that her short breaths sounded like she was panting after some ¡°rigorous¡± exercise. Yep, no lewd things like that whatsoever. Thankfully, before such thoughts could enter my mind, I managed to reach my house, opened the door without using my hands, headed for the kitchen since my dining table was there and have her sit on a chair. I didn¡¯t regret the fact that her nice warm body was no longer on my back nor did I even hesitate for even a second on having her sit on the chair. I truly, definitely am not shedding tears of regret. Yep, definitely not¡­¡­.. ¡°*sniff* there¡¯s food on the table *sniff* you can eat them if you want *sniff* I¡¯ll prepare more food in just a moment *sniff*¡± There was enough food there for 1 person and would definitely fill about 30% satiety but since she seemed really hungry, I decided to make more food. And again, I definitely did not cry at all. I was taking out the ingredients when I happened to glance on the table and saw that all the food was already gone. I was pretty sure I only looked away for maybe 10 seconds but all the food was now gone. She¡¯s still collapsed on the table so I¡¯m not sure who ate the food. Anyways, looking at her face was too distracting so I forced myself to focus on cooking. If she did eat the food on the table and she¡¯s still in that state, it means that her satiety must be severely low. With this in mind, I decided to cook up to 10 people¡¯s worth of food! With that much, I¡¯m sure she won¡¯t be able to finish all of it. ~~~~~~~~~~~20 minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°¡­¡­..Do you have any more food?¡± The girl says this in a very seductive voice which would have seduced me if only I wasn¡¯t so shocked by the fact that she¡¯s still hungry ¡°¡­¡­..You just ate food for 10 people¡­¡­all the ingredients that I used were very nutritious so you actually ate food that could fill the satiety of 15 people¡­..and you¡¯re still hungry?¡± It¡¯s known that you can continue eating even if the satiety is full but there would be harsh side effects if one does this regularly. The thing that I could really not understand is that she really looks like she¡¯s still hungry. ¡°¡­¡­¡­.I would appreciate it if I could eat some more but if there¡¯s nothing left then I would like to thank you for saving my life¡± She says this while fidgeting a bit and looking at me with upturned eyes. ¡°Heh¡­eheheheheh¡­¡­.no more food? There¡¯s no such thing as ¡°No More Food¡± here in Darsheen village. This place would soon be known as the FOOD CENTRAL OF THE WORLD! I was just a bit surprised by your¡­¡­.HUGE appetite. Please wait a bit more and I¡¯ll cook more for you¡± Hehehehehhe, this was a challenge! A very beautiful, sexy girl is asking you to feed her so no man in their right mind would refuse! If 10 or 15 aren¡¯t enough then I¡¯ll cook enough food for 50 people! Hehehehh I¡¯ll show her the power of the GRILLING MASTER BOY! ~~~~~~~~~~~2 hours later~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°Yum! I¡¯m about 80% full now. You¡¯re such a great cook! They could easily compare to those 5star restaurants in the Arpen Empire!¡± the girl is now¡­¡­80%.......full and has regained much of her cheerfulness ¡°Hehehehehheheheheheheh¡­¡­¡­..what a challenge¡­¡­¡­you say you¡¯re only 80% full? Hehehehehhehe please wait a bit and I¡¯ll assure you¡­¡­you won¡¯t leave this place until your 100% full!¡± I don¡¯t even know what¡¯s what anymore¡­.the girl just ate food that could make 80 people¡¯s stomach full to bursting and she says she¡¯s just 80% full¡­.. Hehehehhehehehheh¡­.if things have turned out like this and then there¡¯s no need to hold back anymore. I¡¯ll give her the ultimate food that¡¯s in my house! The super rich soup that¡¯s been boiling for 2 months now¡­¡­preparation for that is actually pretty simple. I¡¯ll just need to lightly boil Hariya beans for about 3 minutes and then put them in a bowl, pour the super rich soup on them and they¡¯re ready to be served. One bowl of this could fill anyone¡¯s satiety to 100% hehehheheh this will be my FINAL TURN! ~~~~~~~~~~~7 minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Whew¡­..to think I¡¯ll be 100% full¡­.How many months was it that I felt truly satisfied? Thank you kind sir for all your trouble, the soup at the end was magnificent!¡± ¡°Hehehehehheheheh¡­..of course it is¡­¡­.I spent 2 months working on that broth doing a lot of experiments.....no¡­¡­first things first. Who are you? And why are you starving to death near the Hariya beans?¡± I got too absorbed with filling her stomach that I forgot to even ask her name ¡°Ah! Yes¡­I¡¯m Rhiasviel. I um, apologize that you had to see me in such an embarrassing state. I¡¯m actually here to find the owner of this farmland¡± she says this while lightly blushing Find the owner? And does she mean that it¡¯s embarrassing to be seen nearly dead from starvation? If I were her, I would be more embarrassed being seen wearing only that tight fitting bodysuit. Maybe she doesn¡¯t realize yet that she took off her armor but that can¡¯t be possible right? ¡°¡­¡­¡­..Rhiasviel¡­¡­why are you looking for the owner?¡± well first things first. Why does she want to meet me exactly? ¡°¡­¡­You see, I¡¯m here because I¡¯ve heard that this place is hiring strong warriors and that there¡¯s an abundant supply of food here. So, if you could tell me where the owner is, I would greatly appreciate it¡± Work and Food, with the way she eats I¡¯m sure only this place could possibly feed her. Just her looks alone is enough for me to give her a pass. With a body like hers, then I¡¯ll give her an A+! ¡°¡­¡­¡­..Don¡¯t you know who the owner is?¡± since I¡¯ve been silent for a while, I guess she mistook it to mean that I probably have no idea who the owner of this place is ¡°Oh, sorry about that, no need to worry. You¡¯re looking at the owner of this magnificent place! The name is Riyen and everything you could see from this house to the vast fields are mine¡± I say this to her while giving a gentleman¡¯s bow ¡°Eh? Is that true! Please hire me!¡± ¡°Ah¡­please calm down a bit, if it were up to me, then I¡¯ll gladly hire you, you seem¡­¡­strong after all. Unfortunately, if the job you want is a guard then there¡¯s a test you have to pass first¡± considering how heavy her armor was, I¡¯m sure she¡¯s super strong ¡°A test? There¡¯s no problem. I¡¯ll be sure to pass any test so please let¡¯s start this already!¡± ¡°Haaaa¡­.I did say to calm down a bit¡­anyways, you don¡¯t plan to go outside wearing only that are you?¡± ¡°Huh? What do you mean?¡± Rhiasviel finally checked her body or more accurately her chest area and then blushed to her ears. With a very fast hand movement, she then re-equips her Full Plate armor and then¡­¡­¡­.. *BOOOOM!* ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± The wooden chair she¡¯s sitting on broke into pieces and she fell butt first on the brick floor made of clay. She of course crushed my precious brick floor which made her redder than a very ripe tomato. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°¡­¡­¡­I¡¯m sorry¡± this was probably her 30th apology and her voice gets tinier and tinier each time ¡°Haaaaaa¡­.I¡¯ve said it over and over. Forget about it. That happens to everybody¡± Right, everybody¡­..anyway, we are now outside the house and now heading to the living quarters of the Leoparn warriors. Since a large part of the land isn¡¯t covered by the Guardian Crystal¡¯s protection, Lep-ahn decided to construct several tents near the borders of the farmland. This was so that they could quickly respond to monster attacks. Since this was pretty dangerous, I had their living quarters be made of solid stone and hard clay rather than tents. Lep-ahn then made a simple fence around the area and attached strings with bells on them. This was some sort of warning trap especially helpful during the night watch. Rhiasviel has also finally stopped apologizing and is now staring at the crops in the field. Mainly looking at the fruit trees admiring them, No, that isn¡¯t a look of admiration, it actually looks like she wanted to eat the fruits probably even the trees! Before she could get any ideas, I hastily tell her that they¡¯re not ripe yet so she couldn¡¯t eat them yet. This made her blush again and started apologizing once more until we reached the quarters. ¡°Riyen? What are doing here? If you needed something, you should have just sent someone over¡± Just outside was a Beast person doing push-ups¡­¡­with just his nails¡­¡­. ¡°Haaaaaa¡­¡­Haran, what am I? a baby? Lep-ahn already kept telling me not to go out of the crystals range. You guys do remember that I worked this land even though I was outside its range¡± these guys kept treating me like a kid even though they were impressed with how I dealt with the goblins before ¡±Wrahahahahah, We remember. We also remember how many times you nearly died. Wrahahahahh¡± Well, this was true as well. I got chased by lots of HraeDogs and VileScorpions and had to be saved by them. ¡°¡­¡­¡­.Let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. Where¡¯s Lep-ahn by the way?¡± ¡°Lep-ahn? He is out patrolling the area. He should be returning soon though. Is it urgent? I could run out and get him if you want¡± ¡°It¡¯s not urgent Haran. There¡¯s just someone looking for a job. Lep-ahn said that he wanted to test everyone that wants to be a guard so I brought her here¡± I then point to the silent girl a few feet behind me ¡°Hoh~ a test huh, there is no need to wait for Lep-ahn. I will be the one to test her Riyen. If she passes my standards then she will pass Lep-ahns¡± ¡°Really now¡­..well Rhiasviel, You heard him. What do you say?¡± well this is interesting. Haran is pretty strong so this should be a good match ¡°¡­¡­¡­..So long as I get a job, I don¡¯t mind fighting anyone¡± ¡°Wrahahhaha, well said hyumen! Let us go a few rounds and test each other¡¯s strength! I will warn you though; I will not go easy just because you are a female!¡± ¡°That suits me just fine Leoparn¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­this should be good. I¡¯ll be the judge if the winner isn¡¯t clear enough for both of you. You¡¯re both not allowed to kill each other so fatal strikes can¡¯t be used. The fight will only consist of your basic martial prowess. If you kill your opponents¡­..well¡­..Lep-ahn will KILL YOU so you have been warned¡± This warning was more for Haran so that he doesn¡¯t get too excited. ¡°Get ready! On my count the spar will start! On 3, 2, 1 Go!¡± Just before I started counting, I made sure to move a little further back so that I could enjoy the fight ~~~~~~~~~~~~10 minutes later~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± 10 minutes since the start of the fight and only silence remains. I don¡¯t even think it could be described as a fight. It was too one sided. One of them just got tossed around like a stuff toy. This was truly an unexpected result and there¡¯s only one thing I could say¡­¡­.. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­..Haran, you suck¡± Yep, the mighty warrior Haran couldn¡¯t even make Rhiasviel break a sweat. ¡°Wraaaaaaa! Another! This time for sure I¡¯ll win!¡± it seems like Haran¡¯s pride has been deeply wounded. Unfortunately for him there won¡¯t be a next time since this was the third round already ¡°Haaaaa¡­.Haran¡­¡­take your defeat like a true Leoparn. Rhiasviel won hands down¡± ¡°Does this mean I¡¯m hired now?¡± Rhaisviel asks me this with hopeful eyes ¡°Well with a result like that, it shou---¡° ¡°Oh, what is this? Is there something fun going on? Let me join!¡± Just before I could finish, I was interrupted by a lively voice Looking at the ones that arrived, it was pretty clear who they were. Harun, Harin and Lep-ahn have just returned. I don¡¯t know where these two came from since Lep-ahn normally patrols by himself. Well, never mind them. The guy I was looking for has finally arrived and I couldn¡¯t help but smile since¡­. ¡°Heheheh, actually Rhiasviel, the test is just about to begin¡± I could see that Rhiasviel is quite disappointed but this can¡¯t be helped. I really want to see the fight between the two of them since this would definitely be a great fight! To be continued¡­¡­¡­. Vol 2 Chapter 2: The Farmer and a Hungry Beast 2 Vol 2 Chapter 2: The Farmer and a Hungry Beast 2 The tension in the air is thick and in the middle of it, no, this is because of these two people! One of them is a Beast Person that looks like a Leopard while the other is a beautiful girl with ruby colored eyes and long black hair tied in a ponytail! Beauty and the Beast, this could perfectly describe this confrontation from an observer¡¯s point of view. If only they weren¡¯t holding weapons and seem like they¡¯re about to fight with one another. The Beast person that looks like a Leopard is called Lep-ahn and is holding a spear nearly as long as he is! The girl on the other hand has an even more shocking appearance. She named herself as Rhiasviel and this girl is fully armored from her neck to her feet. She is also carrying a weapon that¡¯s taller than her called a Halberd! Now, how did things become like this? The answer is probably obvious by now but I¡¯ll say it once more. This is because the girl Rhiasviel is here to be a temporary guard and is being tested by Lep-ahn. Things got a bit serious when 2 trouble makers found out that a certain brother of theirs got his butt handed to him by a girl. When these 2 heard that, they both made fun of their brother and wanted to fight the said girl. They never got the chance though since I wanted Lep-ahn to be the one to fight Rhiasviel. There was no need for the both of them to fight since they¡¯ll both lose as well. This is a fact I know because their skills aren¡¯t that far apart from their brother that lost. It¡¯ll probably be good if I describe what happened to the earlier fight first. The fight between Rhiasviel and the supposedly mighty Leoparn warrior Haran could be described as conclusive and very fast. There were 3 rounds in the fight which all ended within a few seconds to a few minutes. Round 1: Rhiasviel readies her Halberd while Haran just laughs a bit. Haran then charges while shouting and throws a left straight. Rhiasviel calmly dodges to the right and then counters with a punch straight to Haran¡¯s face. Haran flies a few feet away then drops to the ground. There was no need for a count. Result: Rhiasviel wins. Fight lasted 7 seconds including the time Haran flew from the ground Round 2: Haran groggily stands up after 2 minutes and claims he just got careless and remarks on how strong Rhiasviel is. Haran then attacks once more but this time he¡¯s a bit more careful and launches a series of strikes. Rhiasviel dodges the attacks and this frustrates Haran so he tried a bear hug attack. Rhiasviel ducks down to dodge and then aimed for Haran¡¯s chest with a palm strike which made Haran fly a few feet and then drop to the ground again. Result: Rhiasviel wins. Fight lasted 38 seconds. Round 3: Haran gets up once more and couldn¡¯t believe what¡¯s happening. He then says that he¡¯ll be truly serious this time and gets his spear. Once he has his spear, he then starts a ferocious barrage of stabs and swings. Rhiasveil deflects the stabs and blocks the occasional swings with ease. Haran again gets frustrated and even used a skill attack even though it was against the rules. The skill was ¡°Impale¡± but Rhiasviel just spins around to Haran¡¯s left, hooks the butt of her Halberd behind Haran¡¯s kneecap then tosses him in the air. Haran in the air once more flips several times but before he even hits the ground, Rhiasviel jumps up and elbows him at the stomach and Haran crashes on the ground with a loud *BAM!*. Result: Rhiasviel wins. Fight lasted 1min 48 seconds. And we already know what happened next. Now back to the two who are about to fight. Both of them are now readying their respective weapons while looking each other in the eyes. On my side watching the fight are the two excited Leoparn brothers along with 1 other who¡¯s completely dejected. I get the feeling that I¡¯m forgetting something but I push it at the back of my mind since the fight is just about to start. ¡°So you¡¯re The Lep-ahn that I¡¯ve heard so much about. The only one who bears the name Lep-ahn and is known as the ¡°Bloody Beast¡±. Rhiasviel says this with complete respect and seriousness. I can also see that she¡¯s completely focused on the upcoming fight. ¡°¡­¡­.Hyumen, that is something from long ago. I would appreciate it if you refrain from mentioning it again¡­¡­.I am here only to test your strength on Riyen¡¯s request though by just looking at you, I can tell that you are a very accomplished warrior. Let us not waste any more time and quickly conclude this¡± Lep-ahn then enters his hunting stance. It seemed that he recognizes Rhiasviel as a warrior which is quite rare ¡°Bloody Beast? Do you guys know anything about that?¡± I ask the 3 Leoparn brothers about what the Bloody Beast means but before I could get a reply, the fight suddenly starts. The one that made the first move was Rhiasviel. She dashed straight for Lep-ahn and unleashes 5 stabbing attacks aimed at Lep-ahn¡¯s head, shoulders, and legs. Lep-ahn tilts his head to dodge the attack aimed there and then lightly sidesteps to dodge the other 4 attacks. Rhiasviel wasn¡¯t fazed at all by the fact that all her attacks were easily evaded and just resumed her offensive. She continues to pour on the attacks with excellent speed and accuracy intended to disable her opponent. She also adds sweeping attacks and upward or downward thrusts to her attacks constantly altering her attack patterns. Unfortunately for her, Lep-ahn would respond to her attacks like a veteran warrior that has experienced thousands of battles. Lep-ahn would parry or block several attacks while completely dodging others. Rhiasviel then backs away a few feet maybe to reassess her attack strategy. Lep-ahn has yet to attack making his position as the superior fighter clearly evident. After taking a few deep breaths, Rhiasviel then charges back in. She starts with short and quick thrusts and then makes a big swing with her Halberd¡¯s axe blade aiming for Lep-ahn¡¯s left side. Lep-ahn dodges the thrusts and then blocks the swing which was expected but then Rhiasviel suddenly pulls on her halberd which also pulled Lep-ahn since his spear got hooked on the axe blade. Rhiasviel then quickly moves to his side, hooks the butt end of her halberd on the back of Lep-ahn¡¯s kneecap and tosses him in the air. This was the exact same move she used on Haran but things didn¡¯t turn out the same as before. Lep-ahn was slightly surprised by the move but rather than get tossed high in the air, he just back flipped once and then landed a kick on Rhiasviel¡¯s armor. Rhiasviel was pushed back even with the super heavy armor. She was utterly dumbfounded by what just happened but Lep-ahn¡¯s attack still wasn¡¯t over. With an unbelievable speed he quickly closed in and landed 3 lightning fast blows on her body armor which completely blows her away. This attack was enough to drop her on her knees and reduce her Hp by 20%. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­as expected of the only Lep-ahn on this area. The rumors about you were clearly not just made up stories¡± Rhiasviel says this in a low voice but I can clearly see in her eyes that she hasn¡¯t given up yet. ¡°Hyumen, you have fought well. This is enough, the bout is over¡± ¡°Over? This is far from over!¡± Rhiasviel quickly stands up and fixes her stance once more. At a glance, I thought this was the same as her previous ones but this time, there was some kind of red light coming out of her body. ¡°Huh!?¡± ¡°No way!¡± ¡°That¡¯s!¡± The 3 Leoparn brothers cried out all at once. I glanced at the 3 of them and saw their utterly shocked face. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the three of you? It¡¯s like you¡¯ve eaten those unripe mangoes again¡± This was exactly what they look like when they ate the sour mangoes before. ¡°Riyen, you said you have a skill that allows you to see life energy right? Use it now and you will see something impressive¡± Harin says this to me without looking away from Rhiasviel. ¡°Hmmm? ¡­¡­..Eyes of En-Il!¡± I don¡¯t understand what Harin meant but I still used the skill.
Eyes of En-Il have been activated! The user will be able to see the flow of life energy for 7 minutes and 30 seconds.
Life energy, this is something that all ¡°living things possess¡±. The concept is fairly vague since I can actually see life energy flowing on the ground which is technically not a living thing. I don¡¯t mean the living organisms there but the actual land itself has flowing life energy. I¡¯ll probably understand more once the skill reaches intermediate and advance ranks but that¡¯s not important at this point. What needs to be pointed out is what I¡¯m seeing at this time. I¡¯m now looking at Rhiasviel and I can see her life energy flowing out of her body and forming something. This was the first time I¡¯ve witnessed such a thing since life energy normally just looks like light around someone¡¯s body. The stronger the being I¡¯m looking at, the brighter the light is. At this point, Rhiasviel¡¯s life energy has formed something like a monster that¡¯s hovering on her back. The image isn¡¯t very clear but I can see fangs and a snout and it somehow resembles a snake. I kept staring at it intently and then a notice window suddenly popped. *AURA SUPPORT* this was the notice that I received. This was from the ¡°Surpass Your Limits¡± patch of Royal Road which was the third largest patch just before ¡°Gods Among Us¡±. AuraS is something anyone can unlock by fulfilling certain conditions and isn¡¯t actually rare at all. The fact that it formed something, now that is RARE. AuraS normally just appear around the user¡¯s body enhancing attack, defense and resistance but according to several forums that I¡¯ve visited before. They said that ¡°High level Players¡± have managed to form something from their AuraS. This would mean that Rhiasviel could be counted as one of those ¡°High level Players¡±. Now then, how would Lep-ahn respond to this I wonder? Thinking this, I changed my sights from Rhiasviel to Lep-ahn. I just looked at him for a second and¡­¡­ ¡°WHOA!?¡± I fell on my back while giving a very shocked yelp. It was only for a second but I clearly saw something behind Lep-ahn. It was a fully formed Leopard with injuries all over its body and was covered in blood. I can only call it¡­..a Bloody Beast. I felt instinctive fear and was forced to look away as such I fell on my back. That bloody beast gave me the impression that it was filled with Fury, Madness and Hunger and that if I continue to look at it, I¡¯ll get killed and eaten. That was definitely something formed by Lep-ahn¡¯s Aura Support and it was freaking scary! Anyway, I managed to stand back up after a few seconds and what greeted my eyes was Rhiasviel down on the ground. I hurriedly ask what happened and according to them, my loud shout became the trigger to resume the fight. Both Lep-ahn and Rhiasviel charged at the same time made several strikes when they met and then passed each other. Rhiasviel quickly turned around but acted like she couldn¡¯t see Lep-ahn even though he¡¯s right in front of her. Lep-ahn then slowly approached her and knocked her out. While the three brothers were excitedly explaining the fight over and over again, I am currently staring at the approaching Lep-ahn. His Aura.S is no longer active and his life energy is flowing just the same as always emitting a very bright light. There were loads of questions I wanna ask him about. The thing about that Bloody Beast is definitely on the top of the list. ¡°Lep-ahn about tha-----¡° ¡°She will be fine Riyen. Someone of her calibre would wake up soon¡± Ah¡­..I got cut off. This can only mean that Lep-ahn doesn¡¯t want to talk about what I saw with Eyes of En-Il. I can¡¯t do anything if this was the case so I just looked at the unconscious Rhiasviel. The 3 Leoparn brothers also quieted down when Lep-ahn reached us so we all waited in silence for the unconscious girl to wake-up. ~~~~~~~~10 minutes later~~~~~~~~~ Rhiasviel finally wakes up after about 10 minutes and slowly walked over to us. She looks really sad but that¡¯s probably normal since it seems that she rarely losses on 1 on 1 fights. ¡°I lost¡­¡­..¡± she says this in a very soft voice ¡°Indeed¡± ¡°I-I guess¡­I won¡¯t be h-hired then¡­¡­¡± by now tears are forming in her eyes making her look really cute while stuttering a bit. Wait¡­did she get the wrong idea here? ¡°Um¡­Rhiasviel, you didn¡¯t think that you needed to beat Lep-ahn to be hired as a guard?¡± ¡°Eh? Isn¡¯t beating him the test?¡± now she looks really confused ¡°Haaaaaa¡­...You know, if the requirement to be a guard is to beat Lep-ahn then this place probably won¡¯t have any guards other than him. The test was to see if you¡¯re strong enough to not die easily on this place¡± ¡°D-does this mean I¡¯m hired?¡± ¡°Yeah, I never saw anyone force Lep-ahn to be serious before so there¡¯s no question about your strength. Lep-ahn will tell you the details on what you need to do around here¡± When I said that, Rhiasviel¡¯s face instantly brightens up showing her radiant beauty *Ding!* [quart=Player,Class]Rhiasviel (Unknown),(Unknown) Warrior[/quart] [quart=Level,Type]897,Lawful[/quart]
You¡¯ve hired a guard!
Further details will be added when the 1 week trial period is over. Payment will be decided based on what is agreed upon.
It seems Rhiasviel also got a notice window and is now smiling. When she was in tears, I felt like hugging her and now that she¡¯s smiling, it just makes me want to protect that smile. The 3 Leoparn brothers also seemed to be affected by her charm though maybe because they¡¯re not human the effect on them isn¡¯t that strong. Anyway, the only thing left now is how much I¡¯ll have to pay her and judging from her level this could get a bit expensive. ¡°Rhiasviel, to finish things up, we need to talk about the payment¡± ¡°Ah yes, all I ask for payment is food and the rights to all the loots from the monsters that I personally kill¡± ¡°Huh? Are you sure about that?¡± Now this is a surprise. I know that the cost of food here is 10 times that of Versailles but just asking for food and the loots seem lacking especially if you think about her level ¡°Yes! I won¡¯t ask for anything else other than that so please take care of me!¡± it seems she really is serious about just having food and rights for the monster loots. ¡°If you say so, Lep-ahn will fill you in on the other details while showing you around the place¡± I look at Lep-ahn while saying this and he gives me a nod ¡°Now then, there are still things that I need to do so I¡¯ll be goi----¡° ¡°STUUUUUUPPPPPIIIIIIIDDDDD FAAAAAARRRRRMMEEEEERRRR!¡± I got interrupted by a very annoying and loud shout coming from none other than the fairy-bug Midz. Hearing his voice also reminds me of what was bothering me since a while back. I forgot that I didn¡¯t leave any food since Rhiasviel ate it all. ¡°Haaaaa¡­..this will be all for now¡± with that I leave the place since I have to deal with an annoying bug ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I¡¯m now heading towards a simple stable that was built near my house just 2 weeks ago. The fairy-bug Midz is now long gone after I told him that there was no food left in the house. He acted like a spoiled brat screaming ¡°FOOD! NOW!¡± over and over again even though I told him there was literally no food left. I had to take out En-Il¡¯s Hoe and threaten to squash him just to make him stop. That also made him fly away as fast as his little wings can go. He¡¯s probably at the Elder¡¯s house asking for food which is slightly troubling since he keeps bothering the Elder for every little thing. I¡¯ll need to apologize to the Elder when I have a chance later on. Just as I approach my house, I see a Needle Haired Mole Rat just outside the door. Moving closer, I recognize him as Rufus the leader of my mole rate army. I was the one who named him Rufus which he gladly accepted. Now, Rufus, the leader of the mole rats is slightly bigger and smarter than the rest of the mole rats. He¡¯s also full of battle scars and his right eye is gone which makes him look like a fearsome mole rat. Rufus¡¯s color has turned slightly golden as well making him different than the rest of the mole rats. ¡°General Rufus it¡¯s good to see that you¡¯ve survived today as well. Now let¡¯s see your report. Heart¡¯s Understanding¡± I got down from Ollie¡¯s back, gave Rufus a salute and used my Special Skill on him. Rufus also salutes like a fine General that he is
Heart¡¯s Understanding has been used on Rufus!
Rufus then sent me images on what happened this week. Even if Rufus is smarter than his brethren, he still can¡¯t talk like a person so using Heart¡¯s Understanding is a must. Rufus¡¯s reports on what¡¯s happening in the underground world on a weekly basis. Unless something serious is happening, he won¡¯t show up since he¡¯s a very busy mole rat. It seems this week was pretty severe. Nearly 3000 mole rats were killed this week by the invaders. TunnellingSnakes also attacked creating high casualties within the mole rat ranks. This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡°Hmmmm¡­.It¡¯s been a very harsh week General Rufus. I¡¯ll be sure to send apples so keep up the good work!¡± I then give Rufus another salute. *TIIIIIIIIIIIIITHHH* Rufus salutes back while squealing and then runs off to return to the front lines. At first I was pretty worried since after 1 month, their numbers grew from 78 to over 2000. Their numbers continued to grow reaching 4000 making me think that I¡¯m suffering a serious mole rat infestation. I was already planning on their eradication when I suddenly saw that their numbers fell from over 4000 to just a little over 2000. I then called the remaining mole rats asked them what¡¯s happening and they all sent me a dizzying number of images. Since being bombarded with thousands of images is giving me a headache, I asked them to choose a representative instead and that¡¯s when Rufus was born. Ever since then Rufus would come and report about how many died and what monsters are invading underground. Rufus also made a defense line at the border where crops are planted stopping most underground monsters before they enter my farmland. Unfortunately, even with the brave mole rats defending the place, there are still monsters that they can¡¯t beat. I watched until Rufus entered one of the holes nearby and then continued to the stables. Now then, it might be odd to hear that I have stables even though Ollie is staying at my old cabin. The reason for this is because I obtained several Kairiris over two weeks ago. Actually, I was only supposed to have one but certain things happened and I now have three of them. There was a short story on how I got 2 extra Kairiris but the first one that I got was¡­¡­. ¡°Hey Skuld! Are your girls well?¡± Yep, the one I got was Skuld along with 2 female kairiris and both of the females are about to lay eggs The reason I got Skuld was of course because Krium sold him to me. The price was 400 bags of Hariya Beans with each bag weighing 20 kilos each along with 300 kilos of apples and mangoes. He also asked for 30 bags of Golden Rice from the next harvest. I first thought that it was a bit excessive but since I also liked Skuld, I agreed with his price. Later that day Sorud came by and saw Skuld. I told him that I bought him from Krium which he then asks for how much. I, of course told him how much I traded for Skuld. He then asks where Lep-ahn was and so I also told him where Lep-ahn was at that time. He then left saying that he¡¯ll be talking to Lep-ahn for a bit. After several hours, Sorud came back along with Lep-ahn. Amazingly enough, Lep-ahn brought along 2 other Kairiris and what¡¯s more, both are female which was more expensive than a male kairiri. Sorud then tells me not to trade by myself anymore since I clearly don¡¯t know how much things are supposed to cost here. ¡°Hmmmm¡­..both of them seem to be doing well. I¡¯ll take you out for a run later so just stay here for now Skuld¡± After giving them their food, I checked the two females and was relieved to see that their doing fine. After feeding the Kairiris, I head back out again. Things were a bit tense when I first got Skuld since I was afraid that Skuld might attack Ollie. Oddly enough, when they met, they both just looked each other in the eyes and after a while seems to recognize each other as equal which made me breathe a sigh of relief. It¡¯s already way past noon and I¡¯m now getting a bit hungry and there¡¯s no food left in the house. I guess I¡¯ll be eating at the village tavern this time. I also already finished my rounds before feeding the kairiris so most of the work for the daytime is already over. With this in mind, I start to head for the village but before I could even move away from the house, I see a girl standing there. ¡°Rhiasviel? You¡¯re back already?¡± I ask this mainly because I thought that she¡¯ll still be with Lep-ahn ¡°Yes¡­well, Lep-ahn said that there won¡¯t be anything for me to do today so I¡¯m free to do what I want for the time being¡± ¡°I see¡­¡­since your free, do you want to come with me to the village tavern and eat?¡± I¡¯ll probably regret this but since she¡¯s pretty I guess I won¡¯t mind ¡°Yes!¡± an immediate reply. I guess she¡¯s hungry again after fighting with Lep-ahn. With her tagging along, we start to head towards the village tavern We were walking in relative silence when I thought about asking her something. It was something that¡¯s been on my mind ever since I brought her back home. The tavern wasn¡¯t that far away so making idle chatter should be a good way to pass the time and so I ask her this¡­¡­ ¡°Hey¡­.um, Rhiasviel¡­..if you don¡¯t mind me asking¡­..How can you eat so much? Isn¡¯t eating too much bad for you?¡± Yep, this was bugging me ever since I saw her eat enough food for over 100 people ¡°Ah¡­that. The reason that I have to eat so much is because I¡¯m Half-Vampire¡± She suddenly said something I never expected ¡°Half-Vampire?¡± ¡°Yes¡­¡­several years back, I met a vampire and he asked me if I wanted to be a Vampire. I asked him what I¡¯ll get if I become one and after hearing the downsides, I rejected him. He then told me that he can just turn me into a Half-Vampire which would eliminate most of the Vampire¡¯s weakness but I won¡¯t be able to fully use other abilities such as turning into a bat and stuff...Since the advantages seem to be good, I accepted¡± ¡°I see¡­..I¡¯m guessing that rather than drinking blood, you need to eat more than¡­..usual?¡± Now the mystery of the world¡¯s biggest eater is solved ¡°Yes¡­.I only found out later though that the stronger the Vampire that turned you, the stronger you¡¯ll become which was a good thing¡­Unfortunately that also means that you¡¯ll need to drink more blood. In my case, I need to eat a lot to sustain myself and the Vampire that turned me seems to be really powerful¡­.¡± Rhiasviel says this with a complicated expression. It seems that she¡¯s regretting the fact that she got turned into a Half-Vampire I went and asked her several more questions like what her 3 sizes were and what the color of her favorite panty is¡­¡­¡­.Sorry, that was a lie. I wouldn¡¯t dare sexually harass someone with strength of a Vampire that could pummel me to the ground. What I did ask her was what her job class is. The only answer that I got was ¡°A knight, I guess?¡± which almost made me retort with ¡°Why would you need to guess that you¡¯re a knight¡±. Of course I held back since there are things that people just doesn¡¯t want to talk about¡­.the thing about the Bloody Beast is also still on my mind. We talked for a bit more until we finally reached the village tavern. ¡°Hoh~ now this is new, little Riyen is with a girl. A very beautiful one at that¡± This was the greeting that I got right after we entered the place. ¡°Haaaaaa¡­¡­Vough, she¡¯s a new guard that I¡¯ve hired. Anyway, please tell me you¡¯ve got some good news for me¡± I tell this to the barkeep of this place, Vough. He also happens to be the architect from the Antlion Company and this place is owned by them. ¡°Hahahaha, aren¡¯t you the one who¡¯s supposed to tell if there¡¯s any good news? Before that though what can I get you and your pretty friend?¡± ¡°Hmmm¡­Rhiasviel, find somewhere to sit and order what you want, as for me, I¡¯ll just have the usual smoked meat with a bowl of beans¡± ¡°Coming right up!¡± I took a seat right at the counter since I needed to talk to Vough. Rhiasviel chose a far corner and also started ordering. After 10 minutes Vough got my meal ready and I quickly finished it so that we could start talking. ¡°¡­..You could have at least savored it a bit¡­.well never mind, like I said Riyen, you¡¯re the one who¡¯s supposed to bring the good news. It¡¯s either getting more crystals or finding a way to prevent the worms from getting close to your farmland. It¡¯ll be difficult for me to plan anything so long as we can¡¯t find any solutions for these problems¡± ¡°We¡¯re still waiting to see if any of the big cities would trade some of their crystals. For the worms¡­still the same problem. They¡¯re hard to detect and the mole rats are too weak to fight them off¡± I say this while slumping on the counter Ever since I started planting the Golden Rice, a good amount of water has become extremely necessary. This was because I needed to flood the field where I intend to plant the rice. Just having them grow took several trial and errors on my part but in the end, I manage to succeed. For the water that was needed, the solution was fairly simple. The solution was to create an irrigation canal connected directly from the river. This canal will also be going straight to the village giving the villagers an easy way to collect water. Well, that was the plan and it worked pretty well for a few weeks. Unfortunately, this is Vermillion continent; as such problems will always pop up halting your progress. The irrigation canals were completed after the RockBrand Field Boss showed up and it was 5 feet deep and 3 feet wide. Vough constructed a sort of floodgate where it was connected to the river so that we could control the water that will come in. The entire canal was reinforced with mud bricks so that the gushing water won¡¯t erode the land and also for sanitary purposes. The project involved nearly all the villagers and was quite expensive. Over-all it costs nearly 3million gold for the canal to reach the entire fields. We celebrated when the project was completed but sadly it was short lived. The canal worked for over 2 weeks but was unceremoniously destroyed by BergWorms. They just suddenly appeared one night and wrecked havoc on my precious fields. I wasn¡¯t online at that time so I could only hear what happened from Lep-ahn. According to him, 3 BergWorms appeared and destroyed half of the Golden Rice fields and 14% of the Hariya Beans plantation. This was the first time BergWorms were seen so they got caught off guard. They managed to kill all 3 but the damage was already done. We only manage to see the full damage that was done when morning came. The canals that were outside the Guardian Crystals protection were badly damaged by the worms making them unusable. I didn¡¯t blame Lep-ahn and the guards for what happened since I actually already expected that things couldn¡¯t possibly always go my way. I guess this is what people call growing up but anyway; I made some changes on where the crops needed to be planted. The fruit trees and herbs where already inside the crystal¡¯s range so there was no need to change them but I moved most of the Hariya beans outside so that the Golden Rice can replace them. This was because the Hariya beanstalks is quite durable that even 9 feet worms with beaks made of some kind of hard mineral would take several bites before they get destroyed. Lep-ahn also devised a way to counter the worms. This was where the bells were first made used of but the bells would only ring if the worms were quite near them. The worms would appear irregularly and would circle around outside the range of the crystals. After several clashes, it was found out that the Elipan¡¯s ¡°Ground Slam¡± skill which was basically hammering the ground would disorient the worms making them surface. This skill works well with the Divine Skill Eyes of En-Il since I could see the life energy of the worms and can direct the Elipans to where they need to strike. This skill was a good way to get rid of the worms but has a very bad side effect. It would make a decent size crater on the ground and would destroy nearby crops and if used near the irrigation canals, would destroy them more than the worms would. Activating Eyes of En-Il 24/7 also isn¡¯t possible and I would often only use them when it was known that the worms are already here but by that time it¡¯s already too late. Now, the Guardian Crystals shape is like that of a bubble and the river is about 300 meters away from the village. You might think that the village was too far from the river but you thought wrong. According to Sorud when the rainy season comes, the river that is 53 feet wide and 12 feet deep would swell to over 10 times of what it is now. The distance of the river to the closest range of the Guardian Crystal is about 120 meters which isn¡¯t too far but definitely not close either. The rainy season appears every 4 years and it would start again 16 months from now. With this in mind, I can¡¯t plant any crops anywhere near the river since they¡¯ll just get washed away. Moving the growing village near the rivier also isn''t possible so we just have to make do until we can get larger and more Guardian Crystals. Finding a Guardian Crystal is nearly impossible so we can only hope that one of the 3 large cities agrees to trade some to us. They were already informed by the Raks of Rak-ahn¡¯s clan and the Gnues from the large city of Garveen already visited us but no deals for the crystals have yet been made. ¡°Vough, we still don¡¯t have a sure way of preventing the worms and the mole rats can¡¯t hope to beat a V4 level 540 monster. I tried talking to the ones we managed to capture but that was pointless as well. I¡¯m just here to hear if you have any other ideas. Water isn¡¯t a problem at this point but if we can¡¯t get any crystal¡­.we¡¯ll need a way to make the canals work¡± This was the hard truth. No matter how fertile the soil is, plants won¡¯t survive without either water or sunlight. Sunlight wasn¡¯t a problem but if I want to enlarge the fields, I¡¯ll need an efficient way to obtain water. More and more Beast People are appearing in the village so hiring more guards to protect the fields should not be a problem and the possible damage the worms will make is something I¡¯ll have to accept. ¡°¡­¡­.Riyen¡­¡­.if we could reinforce the canals with steel and concrete¡­.then even the BergWorms shouldn¡¯t be able to destroy them. Unfortunately our technology level isn¡¯t advance enough for that. We could import them from Versailles but that would be extremely expensive¡± ¡°Import? How expensive are we talking about?¡± this sounded good so I¡¯m willing to spend more if this is a possible solution ¡°Hmmm¡­..To get enough steel and concrete to cover the length of the irrigation canals¡­.then maybe somewhere from 9-12million. It should be enough to cover about 3 acres if it¡¯s planned properly but the costs to just transport that should be within 4milliion Arpen Gold¡± ¡°That¡¯s a bit¡­..large¡± was the only thing I could say. The minimum I¡¯ll need was 13million and that isn¡¯t something I could get within just a year. I¡¯ll also need to hire workers so the costs will just increase more and more. ¡°Sadly, that¡¯s how it is Riyen. We can get materials for a cheaper price but transport needs to be from the Arpen Empire since they¡¯re the only ones willing to travel here in the first place. The Vermillion sea is fairly dangerous that you need to ride a warship just to get here.¡± Fairly dangerous was a nice way of saying it. I¡¯ve heard from Claudia that players first tried to get here using normal ships and they all got sunk by the sea monsters lurking there. ¡®Haaaa¡­..I guess I can only wait though I don¡¯t even know if I¡¯m gonna obtain more crystals or not. Lep-ahn and the Leoparns are also getting better at hunting the worms. I don¡¯t even need to be there and they can kill the worms once they surfaced for the second time¡­¡­.Vough, please continue to think of something and I¡¯ll do the same so this will be it for now. So, how much do I owe you?¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s Lep-ahn for you. Here¡¯s the receipt, you also don¡¯t need to worry. I¡¯ll rack my brains out to figure out a way to make this work¡± Vough hands me the bill while smiling a bit ¡°¡­¡­..What the heck! Hey Vough! Why the hell did my bill get this big?!¡± I can¡¯t believe how much I need to pay for just a few pieces of smoked meat and beans. It¡¯s almost as if 20 people ate¡­¡­..shit! I quickly looked back at where Rhiasviel was sitting and see piles of plates in her table. It seems she heard me and is now avoiding eye contact. Since I already know why she needs to eat so much, I can only put the blame on my carelessness. I grudgingly pay the laughing barkeep and leave the place. We¡¯re now heading back to my house with Rhiasviel right next to Ollie. We walked back to my house in relative silence mainly because I don¡¯t have anything more I wish to ask her. My house is already in sight and once more for the third time, there was someone right in front of it. This time however, there were two of them. One of them is Sorud and the other was¡­¡­.a Hippo? ¡°Hyumen Riyen¡­¡­this is an emissary from one of the 3 large cities. He is here to tell us that they are willing to trade a part of their Guardian Crystals¡± Sorud says this just as I approach them. Finally! The moment I¡¯ve been waiting for has arrived! The only thing that I don¡¯t get is why they are here. I gave Sorud the authority to deal with all the trades since I¡¯m still not familiar with how things work unless it¡¯s with gold so there was no need for him to bring the Hippo here. ¡°Riyen¡­.they have asked that you accompany them back to their city to conclude the deal¡± Sorud says this with a very bitter expression and I can only reply with.... ¡°Ha?¡± To be continued... Vol 2 Chapter 3: The Farmer travels to Elipor City Vol 2 Chapter 3: The Farmer travels to Elipor City ¡°Alright¡­¡­time to see if I succeeded or not¡­..again¡± I say this with almost no confidence since I¡¯ve already failed twice already Now, what did I keep failing at? The answer is that I keep failing to grow a plant, a herb plant to be exact. How hard is it to grow a herb? The answer is very, extremely, ultra hard! Why am I growing herbs if it¡¯s so difficult? The reason is because this is a quest that I got from the Elder which is a rank A quest. Now that the questions and answer portion is over it¡¯s time to remove the box covering a small patch of land ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­.FINALLY! KITAN! Write down the exact time that I¡¯ve removed the cover. Make sure that you also include from when the cover was first placed till it¡¯s removed!¡± I hurriedly tell this to the Beast Person that looks like an antelope beside me after seeing the precious herb start sprouting ¡°Yes Hyum-ahn. I have also written down the exact steps you have made in planting the herb. The time was exactly 58 hours and 43 minutes. That was when the land was first covered and until the cover was removed¡± The Beast person Kitan tell me this in a very calm voice. ¡°Good! The amount of water and the depth of where the seeds were planted are also accurate right? The soil moisture and amount of dead vegetation placed at where it was planted was also written down?¡± I already asked this dozens of times but since growing these herbs was so difficult, I couldn¡¯t help but repeat the questions over and over ¡°Yes Hyum-ahn. Everything is accurately written down so please be at ease. You can leave everything to us. We will not fail you¡± Kitan answers my redundant questions without showing even the slightest bit of annoyance. ¡°I see good work Kitan. I¡¯m certain that I¡¯m leaving the place in good hands but¡­¡­.haaaaa¡­¡­I¡¯m just a bit anxious since I¡¯ll be gone for at least 6 months. Anyway thanks for your time, this will be it for today¡± ¡°It is my pleasure to be of help Hyum-ahn, I will be going now but if there is still things that you need then please do not hesitate to call¡± Kitan then bows and start to leave ¡°Haaaaa¡­..jeez, I kept telling them to stop with the ¡°Hyum-ahn¡± thing but they just won¡¯t listen¡­..Well, time to see my progress. Quest info! 16 Herbs quest!¡± [quart=Vire Herb (?),Vie Herb (?)]Aqop Herb (?),Sale Herb (?)[/quart] [quart=Dant Herb (?),Turb Herb (?)]Bleis (?),Lappa Herb (X)[/quart] [quart=Aque Herb (X),Popi Herb (X)]Rav Herb (X),Gakvo Herb (X)[/quart] [quart=Kiop Herb (X),Caza Herb (X)]Erti Herb (X),Zesta Herb (X)[/quart]
Quest: Plant and Grow 16 Herbs! The Elder has asked you to grow 16 herbs that are native to Vermillion continent. These herbs are used for many things from being a food source to creating valuable cures for many kinds of diseases. Some of these herbs are very rare and can only survive on special areas and with special conditions. Requirements: Must have the Elder¡¯s trust. Must have successfully grown 3 or more types of plants Rewards: The Elder will teach you a valuable Skill Failure: Intimacy with the Elder might decrease. Your reputation will take a big hit Quest Difficulty: A Quest Limits: Amount of seeds is limited. If you used them all up then you will need to obtain more yourself
Herbs Planted
Haaaaaa¡­I can¡¯t help but sigh every time I read the word ¡°Special¡± on the quest info. For me, that word is now synonymous with Hard, Harsh, Difficult, Nerve Grating, Mind Boggling, Fear inducing and near Impossible. The only saving grace for me is that I¡¯m a Midnight Farmer, have a Divine Hoe and more importantly I have a special skill called Heart¡¯s Understanding. If anyone else gets this quest then they would surely fail since growing these herbs needs some freaking ¡°Special¡± ways. There are herbs that need to be planted at a certain depth, require a lot or almost no water, needs abundant sunlight or cannot start sprouting in sunlight, temperature and soil humidity needs to be figured out, needs to be watered at regular intervals or not watered at all, needs dead vegetation or worse animal carcasses, will require highly nutritious soil and some would need to be moved from place to place once they start to sprout. There are even herbs that will not grow if the land is too fertile or if there are too much of a particular nutrient in the soil. Seriously, even with Nature¡¯s Blessing these herbs would still not grow unless all the requirements are perfectly met. I would have given up long ago if I didn¡¯t have Heart¡¯s Understanding. I found out that it can be used on plants as well as seeds from the fairy-bug Midz. It was one of the few times that he was actually useful. Though even with Heart¡¯s Understanding, I can only get vague images of how the herbs would grow and the steps necessary for their growth. The details from the images weren¡¯t specific so a large amount of guesswork needs to be done. There is no time limit so I can work at this at my own pace and obtaining extra seeds is difficult but not impossible. I¡¯d normally try every several weeks but since I¡¯ll be gone for possibly 6 months, I wanted to try and grow several more herbs. In the end I managed to successfully grow 2 other herb plants in 2 weeks. It also has been 2 weeks since the Hippo Emissary from Elipor City came to deliver the terms for trading some of their Guardian Crystals. The terms were actually pretty simple. First was that I need to personally be there so that their leader, The Matriarch can verify if I do have one of En-Il¡¯s legacy. Second, I can¡¯t bring other humans (players) with me. Third, the Elder isn¡¯t allowed to come. That was all they asked which isn¡¯t really difficult. The first condition was something I can understand, the reason for the second and third was because according to Sorud, the Matriarch hates humans but hates the Elder more. I would have just used Rak-ahn airlines but unfortunately Sorud pointed out something very crucial that stops that idea. This was¡­.¡°What will I trade for the crystals?¡±. Because of this, several preparations are needed before we set out. We intend to bring as much food as possible and trade them all for Guardian Crystals. For this, the Mayor of New Beginning offered to loan us 12 large wagons along with 18 Armordilboes. 14 of them will be used to pull the wagons while the other 4 will be in reserve. Naturally this wasn¡¯t for free and what he asked for in return was the right to issue trade permits for 20 months and that all traders would need to first pass New Beginning before going to Darsheen village. I also need to return the Armordilboes safely or to pay for them if they die. For the wagons, we just need to return what¡¯s left and won¡¯t have to pay for damaging them so it¡¯s clear that they expect that several wagons will be destroyed I agreed with what the Mayor wants since there was nothing wrong with what he asks for. The rights for the Trade Permits agreement can be renewed after 20 months but we¡¯ll talk about that when that time comes. Now, for the past 10 days, we have been transporting most of the food we have in stock towards New Beginning with smaller wagons that was also provided by the Mayor. Travel from here to New Beginning only takes 7 days with Armordilboes since a road was made to make travel faster, safer and easier. Though I say road, it¡¯s basically just a straight path that¡¯s regularly patrolled by Dug-ahn¡¯s Bear Dog clan. The transport of food is gonna be over today so I¡¯ll be heading to New Beginning tomorrow along with several guards that will be coming along. Sorud is already in New Beginning supervising the entire operation. Weirdly enough, Tusk will also be accompanying us for some reason. Well¡­¡­.it might seem that I¡¯ve been doing nothing but plant herbs but that isn¡¯t the only thing I¡¯ve been doing these past 2 weeks. I¡¯ve been busy with replanting the entire fields along with the Beast People. The last harvest for the Hariya Beans was over so we have to cut down all the beanstalks, clear the fields and re-plant seeds. The same goes for the Golden Rice fields so I¡¯ve been ultra busy. These things need to be done since we¡¯re taking nearly all the food we have stored along with the stuff we just harvested. ¡°After hearing what the Hippo emissary said, it actually became a C rank quest¡­.It¡¯ll take a minimum of 3 months just to get to Elipor City¡­..good thing Midnight Farming¡¯s level has increased so much so the worry for the food rotting is non-existent. Skill info! Midnight Farming¡± [quart=?Midnight Farming,level: 5]Intermediate,34.12%[/quart]
Farming efficiency increases by 150% Crops will yield increases by 40% Farm Animals fertility increases by 50% Prevents loss from Pests and Natural Disasters by 70% All produce will stay at their best state for 200 days En-Il¡¯s Hoe of Midnight Blessing can now assume a different form Midnight farming unlike normal farming can be done at the start of midnight and will give superior effects than normal farming. The mysterious powers when a day ends and a new one starts empowers the Midnight Farmers giving them incredible abilities to cultivate the land, grow crops and raise animals.
¡°This skill was levelling like crazy with every successful harvest before but now exp gain is getting difficult. At least it¡¯s still better than Heart¡¯s Understanding which is still at basic level 3 and the Fairy Guardian which as at basic level 5. Divine Time is gonna hit intermediate soon as well¡­..but worse of all¡­En-Il¡¯s Knowledge is still at basic level 1¡­.haaaaaaa¡± I can only sigh since the skill that showed the most promise before was actually the hardest one to use. I tried activating it hundreds of times but that only eats my Power of Life. There are no instructions on how to use the skill and Midz already said that he knows squat about it. ¡°Are you still busy?¡± a voice that sounds like beautiful bells ringing suddenly enters my ears ¡°Ah¡­.are you done with work today Rhiasviel?¡± the voice naturally belongs to the Half-Vampire girl Rhiasviel. She¡¯s wearing a helmet that covers most of her face but the attraction that I feel is still there. Of course, I now know that it literally is ¡°Attraction¡± that vampires normally emit to attract others. ¡°Yes. Lep-ahn said that everyone that¡¯s accompanying you tomorrow should rest early and prepare for the journey¡± ¡°If that¡¯s the case, wanna come and have an early dinner?¡± *Nods*Nods* Seeing her nod several times, I start heading back to the house with Rhiasviel close behind. Since we¡¯ll be travelling with large amounts of food, it was decided that 300 guards will be accompanying us. Rhiasviel and the 3 Leoparn brothers will also be coming with us but Lep-ahn will unfortunately have to stay behind. This will definitely be a hard journey so I really wanted Lep-ahn to come but sadly, the Elder said that it would be best to have Lep-ahn stay here. Well, with Rhiasviel and the 3 brothers things should still work out somehow and I can only hope that it will ¡°I¡¯M HUNGRY!¡± Just as I open the door of my house, this was the greeting that I got from none other than my unfriendly household bug ¡°Haaaaa¡­.I don¡¯t get why you¡¯re always hungry even though you do nothing you useless bug. Rhiasviel, take a seat somewhere and I¡¯ll get the food ready¡± I then head for the kitchen without waiting for a reply Rhiasviel regularly comes over to eat which I don¡¯t particularly mind since it helps level my cooking skill. The amount she eats is also only half of what it was when I first met her maybe because she isn¡¯t starving to death anymore. Feeding her has become my job as well for some reason but that¡¯s alright because she takes her job seriously. She takes her job so seriously that she actually charges the moment she sees any monster around no matter how many there are. ¡°Alright, the food is ready! Let¡¯s eat!¡± I finished cooking after 30 minutes and calls Rhiasviel and MIdz over. I¡¯ve gotten pretty good at cooking vast amounts of food in just a short amount of time which is thanks to the big eater Rhiasviel ¡°Thank you for the food¡± ¡°LET¡±S EAT!¡± Rhiasviel, now wearing a simple black dress over her bodysuit takes a sit right in front of me. Since the wooden chairs can¡¯t bear the weight of her armor it has to be removed. She then quietly but quickly eats the food. Midz on the other hand loudly and with speed equal to Rhiasviel is gulping down anything he touches. This scene has become fairly common now so I can only give a wry smile at them. *ChiChiChiChi* ¡°Hmmm?...................Oh your back huh little rabbit. I thought that you won¡¯t show up till later tonight so I guess you¡¯re pretty hungry now?¡± I heard a sound like small teeth chattering and found the rabbit that I saved in small corner near the stairs The rabbit shows up somewhere around noon and again at 9pm to eat and would quickly disappear afterwards so it¡¯s a bit unusual to see her at this time. Well, now that she¡¯s here, I might as well prepare her food. She seems to like the Bean¡¯s pods so that¡¯s mostly her staple diet. ¡°Here¡¯s your food¡± I carried the rabbit and set her near the table where were eating along with her food *SWOOOOSH!* Suddenly, Rhiasviel moved with a speed that she¡¯s never shown before and appeared right in front of me staring at the rabbit. It was so fast that I actually only saw a black silhouette and I was forced to move a few steps back. She then bent down and was staring intently at the rabbit. The rabbit on the other hand got scared and ran to my side. ¡°T-that¡¯s a Jewelled R-Rabbit r-right?¡± Rhiasviel stuttering a bit was still intently looking at the rabbit which I picked up like she wants to bore a hole on the rabbit or something ¡°Jewelled Rabbit? It has a gem on its forehead so that¡¯s what this rabbit is called?¡± ¡°Yes! Please sell that Jewelled Rabbit to me!¡± Rhiasviel then abruptly stands up and approaches me and the rabbit with eyes like that of a predator eyeing her prey ¡°S-sell the rabbit you say¡­.First off¡­..how do you intend to pay exactly? You said that you¡¯re practically broke so¡­..¡± Rhiasviel was slowly moving closer and closer with a crazed look while I continue to back away with the rabbit. Fortunately, she stopped right after hearing my words ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.I¡¯ll¡­¡­¡­.I¡¯ll pay you with my body so please sell that Jewelled Rabbit to me!¡± Now, it was her words that rooted me on the spot P-pay with her body?! Does she mean that I¡¯ll be free to do this and that?! It¡¯s known that Virtual Se* is allowed in Royal Road so long as both parties agree with it by sending and accepting a private request to each other. If that¡¯s the case¡­..then I can ask to bathe with her¡­have her wash my back¡­..and I¡¯ll wash her back and ¡°accidentally¡± fondle her breasts¡­¡­¡­.and¡­.and¡­¡­ at the end to¡­..finally move on to¡­.. ¡°I¡¯ll work here for as long as it takes! Y-you can even lessen the amount of food I¡¯ll eat and I¡¯ll give half of the loots from the monsters¡­¡­so please sell that Jewelled Rabbit to me!¡± and her next words pour cold water on my raging hot imaginations ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡± Haaaaaaaa¡­..so that¡¯s what she meant by pay with her body.....Does she understand that ¡°pay with my body¡± can mean something entirely different? For a while now, I¡¯m thinking that she¡¯s an ¡°airhead¡± or something but that can¡¯t be right? ¡°Oh right! So that¡¯s what it¡¯s called. No wonder it feels like I should know what that rabbit was. A Jewelled Rabbit part of the ¡°Phantom¡± race. I¡¯ve heard that the humans have hunted them to near extinction so it¡¯s amazing to see one alive¡± Midz says this after eating all he could. It seemed that he was listening from the start but apparently eating was more important so he only talked after stuffing himself till he¡¯s full ¡°¡­¡­¡­..How come you never gave any hint that you know something? Haaaaaa, never mind, Midz tell me all that you know and Rhiasviel move away and stop looking at the rabbit like that¡± Rhiasviel then reluctantly returns back to her seat on the table so I let the rabbit down so she could continue eating ¡°It¡¯s not my fault stupid farmer, I¡¯ve never seen a real one before and all I know about them was from the stories and pictures etched on a stone wall back at the Fairy Lands. These Jewelled Rabbits are said to able to teleport anywhere in the world and that their ¡°Liver¡± can cure anything. The ¡°Jewel¡± on its forehead stores vast amount of magic energy as well so humans hunted them till there¡¯s almost none left¡± ¡°Teleport anywhere in the world? So that¡¯s why we can¡¯t find her no matter what. Anyway, if they¡¯re able to do that then how come they were hunted to near extinction?¡± Hearing Midz¡¯s explanation, I finally understand that the rabbit probably wasn¡¯t even in the house or maybe in this continent so searching for her was silly from the start ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡­.Humans are nasty creatures capable of anything¡­.They even started killing Dragons and other Sacred Beasts so their deviousness can¡¯t be measured. Anyway according to the knowledge given to the Fairy Queen by the Great God En-Il, Jewelled Rabbits only appear to beings with a good nature but I guess that¡¯s not true since it showed itself to a nasty farmer like you¡± *Smack!* ¡°AWWWWWWW!¡± ¡°Seriously, I kept telling you to watch what you say¡­..So the Fairy Queen obtained some of En-Il¡¯s Knowledge on a Jewelled Rabbit huh?¡±
En-Il¡¯s Knowledge has been used on the Jewelled Rabbit Collection of information on the Phantom Beast race ¡°Jewelled Rabbit¡± will be done in¡­. 59 Days, 23 hours and 59 minutes¡­
¡°Eh?¡± Suddenly, the all important En-Il¡¯s Knowledge was activated which left me staring at the notice window. Rhiasviel was quietly eating while sending me pleading looks and Midz was flying away from my reach The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It¡¯s been 20 days since the Hippo emissary came and I¡¯m now at the town of New Beginning. This place sure has changed quite a bit since the last time I was here. Pretty much like Darsheen village, the people living in this place no longer spends all their time searching for food and so they put their free time into other things instead. The Beast People and players are now improving the town¡¯s culture, technology and commerce. Dozens of shops have been made along with Forges for blacksmiths; Tailoring and Weaving Centers can also be found. The markets are now also filled with Beast People peddlers showcasing tons of varying products from small odd critters, different kinds of gems and lots of different kinds of plants and animals. I¡¯m very interested in the seeds of those plants that they were selling and I do want to try and growing them when I have the chance. It might take a while before I could try though since I already have others that I wish to try growing first. There are 3 on top of my list and these are ¡°Saint Wheat¡±, ¡°Passionate Fruits¡± and the legendary ¡°Platinum Corn¡± said to be an Illusionary grain. All 3 are native to Vermillion and so far, I¡¯ve yet to obtain even 1 seed but this is something I¡¯ll work my heart out to achieve! I can only see the outer parts of the market area so there could be many more things that I¡¯ve never seen before being sold in there. Sadly, I don¡¯t have any time to waste since we intend to start heading for Elipor City the moment me and my group meets up with Sorud. The ones who¡¯s with me at this point is Rhiasviel who¡¯s still sulking since I didn¡¯t sell her the Jewelled Rabbit, Midz who¡¯s tied up since he didn¡¯t want to come along, 80 Beast warriors consisting of 60 Barvoons and 20 Gorzillas. The Jewelled Rabbit is also gonna be accompanying me since she didn¡¯t want to be left behind is what the rabbit told me when I used Heart¡¯s Understanding on her. ¡°You sure took your time to come here Riyen¡± Sorud tells me this in a not so happy voice alongside him was a smiling person wearing a white suit ¡°Now, now Sorud I¡¯m sure Riyen was pretty busy as well so cut him some slack¡± The person wearing a white suit tells this to Sorud while still retaining a smile in his face. I¡¯m quite familiar with this person since I¡¯ve met him several times already and he¡¯s¡­.. ¡°Mayor Penniless thanks for loaning us the wagons and the Armordilboes. I¡¯ll try to return at least half of them back or maybe at least 1¡­..¡± Yes, this was the Mayor of New Beginning and no, his name isn¡¯t Penniless. It¡¯s just what he told me before when I first talked to him when I returned here after getting attacked by the damn ants. ¡°Hahahaha, please stop teasing me like that Riyen. It would be troubling to if only 1 return but if you return with more Guardian Crystals then I guess it¡¯ll be worth it. Anyway, I don¡¯t wish to keep you here so good luck with your journey to Elipor City. You¡¯ll be accompanied by several others up to halfway so it should be somewhat easier till then¡± and with that the Mayor leaves ¡°Accompanied?¡± I looked around and saw several other Beast People traders a little bit away along with several mercenaries. I recognized some of them as Bum 1 to 10 and they gave me a nod when I looked at them. ¡°Riyen, you can check on the wagons if you like, I will talk to the other traders and tell them that we are almost ready to leave¡± I gave Sorud a nod and he then headed to a group of Beast People. I intend to check the wagons first but people might be wondering, what are wagons? Most would have a basic idea of what a wagon is but I¡¯ll give a summary of what the wagons that we''re gonna be using looks like. These wagons have 6 large wheels, about 12 feet in height and 7 feet wide. They¡¯re actually bigger than the ones the Gnues traders brought before. Normal wagons possess 12 ¡°slots¡± where you put items in. You can stack up to 20 of the same type of item on each slot. The wagons we are using got 48 slots and you can stack up to 100 on each slot. Now what¡¯s the inside like? Once an item is put in a slot that type of item will be visible inside the wagon and only the top item can be seen per slot but you can shift which part of the stack can be put at the top. These wagons can also carry up to 35 tonnes. How? Please don¡¯t ask me since I also have no idea. The Armordilboes that will be pulling the wagons are also very large and can each pull 20 tonnes by themselves. Again, some would probably ask how? Maybe because they¡¯re very strong or something since they¡¯re about 8 feet in length, about 5 feet in height with 8 legs and each weighing a ton. Now that the wagon¡¯s description is done, I¡¯ll now give an explanation on how we assume this journey will go and who¡¯s going to travelling with me. First is Sorud, the 3 Leparn Brothers, Tusk and Rhiasviel. Other than that we have 60 Elipans, 40 Gorzillas, 30 Raks, 120 Barvoons and 50 Beast People that looks like an Antelope called the Impalax. Impalax are warriors that mainly use Bows but are also adept at using Daggers. Impalax are some of the early Beast People who migrated to Darsheen but these warriors are pretty new, Lep-ahn assured that they can be trusted so it¡¯s fine to bring them along. The Raks will have an important role for this journey so we¡¯ve asked Rak-ahn to lend us some of their warriors. Rak-ahn who wants to have a better influence on the village sent his number 2 guy Valur with us. Thankfully, Valur is an upstanding bird that even Sorud has nothing bad to say about. There are also 20 other Beast People that will be coming with us that are tasked with support duties. It''s already expected that we''ll be swarmed by monsters so only the best warriors were picked for this journey. The support crew knows basic healing techniques and will also help Tusk maintain the weapons and armors. The Hippo Emissary is already long gone and we already told him that we will be taking 1 other ¡°hyumen¡± that will act as my personal guard. Hopefully there won¡¯t be any problems once we arrived at Elipor City with Rhiasviel. ¡°Riyen are you done cheking the wagons? If so, I would wish to hear if you wish to change anything in our plan¡± Sorud who¡¯s done talking with the merchants calmly asks me this once he saw me got off a wagon ¡°Hmmmm¡­..Sorud, I¡¯m guessing that Lep-ahn already told you that I¡¯m supposed to lead the caravan?¡± ¡°Yes, it is something we all agreed upon¡± ¡°All......shouldn¡¯t there be other people fit for this? Harun is level headed or maybe Valur since he¡¯s got plenty of experience leading others¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­..Harun is normally calm but he easily losses his composure once his brothers starts taunting him. Valur is indeed a good leader but¡­¡­because of Rak-ahn¡¯s¡­..reputation the other warriors may not be so willing to follow him. I have no knowledge of combat so that leaves only you. You are known and respected by everyone in the village so even if you tell them to die fighting¡­..they will do it¡± ¡°Haaaaaaaa¡­¡­Die fighting¡­..we can¡¯t have that. Harun and Valur will be my lieutenants so I can consult them if there¡¯s any problem I can¡¯t handle. There will be no other changes to what we planned for the trip so let¡¯s get ready to move out¡± Seeing Sorud¡¯s eyes without a glimmer of hesitation, I can only resolve myself to do my very best so that we don¡¯t get wiped out ¡°Understood¡­.¡­You¡¯ve already heard from the Mayor that there will be others accompanying us halfway to Elipor City so we should be fine until then¡± Sorud then gave a wave to several Beast People and they all start heading for their respective groups There were 4 other groups besides us each with 30 mercenary players added to the 20 or so guards that they originally have. If we add together all the guards then there are over 500 and a lot of them are veterans so hopefully the first part of our journey will be a bit peaceful. The real challenge will most likely start once we part ways with the other groups so until then, I¡¯ll have to learn commanding a large group to make sure we can get to Elipor City¡­¡­¡­intact ~~~~~~~~~48 Days later~~~~~~~~~~ It¡¯s been 48 days since we started our journey and 2 groups have already parted with us. There were lots of battles but it¡¯s safe to say that the journey so far has been relatively good. I¡¯ve been talking to Valur, Harun and Derrick aka Bum 1 on how to properly lead a large group to prepare once the rest of the traders part ways with us. Sorud has also been sharing several important matters that I should know about Elipor City and its leader the Matriarch. First is why the Matriarch hates the Elder. The reason for this was because a long time ago the Matriarch and the Elder were candidates to become an ¡°Elder¡±. Obviously, the Matriarch wasn¡¯t chosen so she held a grudge. I¡¯ve also found out that the Matriarch is one of the only 6 Beast People that holds the title ¡°ahn¡± in this part of Vermillion. These are Turth-ahn, Dug-ahn, Lep-ahn, Rak-ahn, Elip-ahn (Matriarch), and Dir-ahn. Now, these weren''t their original names but some sort of title given only to the leaders of their respective clans. There could be hundreds of different clans from the same species and each of those clans can have someone claim the title ¡°ahn¡± corresponding to their species. If two Beast People with the title ¡°ahn¡± and are from the same species meets then they¡¯ll automatically fight to the death. Why? Because once they take the title ¡°ahn¡± they¡¯ll forget their former names and if they meet others who calls themselves the leader of the species naturally they won¡¯t accept that and the only way to remove their title is to kill them. There are several ways to obtain the title ¡°ahn¡± and the most common method is to be chosen by your entire clan. Another method is to become the strongest warrior within your clan and the least common is to kill the one who bears the title and claim it for yourself. This is the least common mainly because the one who bears the title normally means that He or She is the strongest or most respected and if you somehow kill them, it won¡¯t guarantee that you¡¯ll be accepted as the leader of your clan. Now about Elipor City, this city holds a large number of Beast People comprising of Elipans, Hippomus, Buvfalos as the majority. There are also several others species but these 3 are the ones who hold the most power within the city. The entire population is somewhere from 80000 to 90000 and the range of their Guardian Crystal is a mind blowing 5Km.This range is in all directions starting from where the Guardian Crystals are placed. This would mean that its range from one end to the other is freaking 10Km! With that much land safe from the ants you would think that they have a large supply of food right? That would be wrong. The reason for this is something called ¡°CALAMITY POOP¡± which is obviously droppings of those shitty ants. I¡¯ve found out that Calamity Ant Poop is highly toxic and would poison the land for miles and miles and would spread like cancer for over 20 years! This was something I only learned when I first used Eyes of En-Il. I saw that there were weird things blocking the flow of life energy on the ground and that using En-Il¡¯s Hoe purifies them. Now, how did I know it was ant poop? There is a very long and complicated story about that involving the Elder, Lep-ahn and Sorud but I prefer not to talk about it since its pretty disgusting¡­¡­yeah really disgusting. The Calamity Poop also affects Beast People giving them diseases and lowers their birth rate and even shortens their lifespan if not treated properly ¡°Little boss, I¡¯m afraid we will be parting ways here since we need to head east from this point on¡± I¡¯ve been talking to Sorud about the path we¡¯re gonna take when Derrick rides his Kairiri close to us ¡±I see. Haaaaaaa¡­¡­..so it¡¯s finally that time huh? Thanks for all your help Derrick and good luck on your job¡± ¡°Hahahahah, its fine to call me Bum 1 like before little boss, also, it¡¯s you guys that¡¯ll be needing all the luck so I hope you stay safe and remember the things I¡¯ve told you about. I¡¯ve said all that I needed to say so this will be goodbye little boss¡± after saying this, Derrick turns his Kairiri back and slowly rides away giving a wave ¡°Yeah, we¡¯ll meet at New Beginning one way or another¡± and with this we are now officially on our own ~~~~~~~~~~~2 Days later~~~~~~~~~~~ ¡°Sorud¡­..do we really have to take such a long detour? It¡¯ll be faster if we just go straight through Dragon Tomb Mountain¡± at this point I¡¯m once again talking to Sorud about the path we decided to take ¡°It is indeed quicker if we go straight and travel close to Dragon Tomb Mountain but that is something we must avoid at all cost. There are ants in that area and worse of all Black Ants have been known to frequent that place¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it. Why would there be ants staying on an area without any food?¡± This was the part that I don¡¯t really get. I¡¯ve heard from the Elder before that a Dragon was once killed by the Vermillion Ants at this place thousands of years ago. But that¡¯s the thing; it was thousands of years ago so why would ants still be there? ¡°That is something we do not know Riyen since we do not venture there. The reason is just as you said, no food can be found there. We also do not have the time or energy to spare in investigating such a dangerous area¡± ¡°Haaaaaaa¡­.god I wish I could nuke them with insecticides it¡¯ll definitely be a blessing to the wor----¡° ¡°Riyen! The Scouts have spotted a large group of monsters directly ahead of us!¡± Valur suddenly flies down close to me and reports on what the scouting Raks saw ¡°I see¡­..they waited 2 days to make sure we¡¯re really by ourselves huh. ALRIGHT EVERYBODY BATTLE FORMATIONS! EYES OF EN-IL!¡± I immediately give the order for the warriors to prepare for battle while activating a Divine Skill ¡°Wrahahahah, finally they have shown themselves!¡± ¡°I was getting bored doing nothing so this should be a good workout!¡± ¡°That is quite right. There has been too little opportunity for us to fight before so we should let loose a bit¡± The 3 Leoparn warriors were quickly getting ready to charge at the incoming monsters. This was understandable since they barely fought when the mercenaries were around so they probably accumulated some stress. There was also one other who¡¯s been giving me looks saying she wants to go ahead first. ¡°We should head out first!¡± ¡°Yeah!¡± ¡°Let us see who can kill the most this time¡± the 3 Leoparn brothers growing more excited by the minute is just about ready to dash for the monsters ¡°Riyen¡­.I¡¯ll quickly get rid of the monsters so let me hold the Jewelled Rabbit later alright?¡± and now Rhiasviel is telling me to reward her after the fight and is about to charge in as well ¡°WAIT! Jeez¡­¡­.impatient little kids¡­¡­¡­Harin and Harun lead 100 Barvoons and 30 Gorzillas then attack the monsters in front of us. Valur take 20 Raks and provide support for them¡± After surveying the area for life energies, I then give the order that seemed most appropriate since there were more than 1 group of monsters ¡°Yahoo!¡± ¡°This will be fun¡± ¡°I understand Riyen¡± Harin, Harun and Valur then sorts out the warriors they¡¯ll take and then heads for the incoming monsters ¡°Wrahhhh! Riyen! I want to fight as well!¡± ¡°........I want to pet the rabbit¡­..¡± ¡°Haaaaaa¡­..seriously¡­¡­.Those aren¡¯t the only monsters coming for us so get a grip. Tusk! Lead the Elipans 20 feet away to our right and get ready to use Ground Slam! There are monsters underground so flush them out at my command! Rhiasviel, Haran both of you get ready to kill the monsters once they¡¯re forced to surface! The rest of the warriors get ready as well, there seems to be a lot of them underground!¡± ¡°Wrahahahah, you should have said so from the start!¡± ¡°You¡¯ll let me pet the bunny afterwards right?¡± ¡°Haaaaa¡­..fine¡­.just get ready¡­..............Alright Tusk in 3, 2, and 1 NOW!¡± *BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!* The moment Tusk and the Elipans used their skills dozens of monsters were forced to surface. As expected there were lots of BergWorms and a bit further away, GroundVipers, VileScorpions and GiantTermites also got forced to surface. Normally these monsters would kill and eat one another but maybe because there was an abundant food source nearby they didn¡¯t bother with killing each other. This abundant food source is of course US. Unfortunately for them we won¡¯t be giving them away for free and the cost for even trying to get a bite will be their lives. With that said Rhiasviel and Haran along with the other warriors were killing them with ease. The Impalax who I decided to always keep close by since they¡¯re the only range support are sniping any monster that manages to get close while giving support fire to the frontline warriors. ¡°Hmmmm, things are looking good. Harin, Harun and Valur¡¯s group seem to be also doing well. Make sure to kill every single one then get ready to charge at the monsters in front of us!¡± *CROAAAAAAR!* ¡°Eh!?¡± Skuld suddenly gave a loud cry, made a 180 turn and started running¡­¡­straight towards several monsters. I chose to take Skuld rather than Ollie since this trip will definitely be dangerous and both of his mates already laid 3 eggs each which was awesome but that story will be for later. It seemed that I made a small blunder in not checking behind since the Raks didn¡¯t report anything but fortunately there were only a few monsters and their levels only ranged from 170-200. Skuld¡¯s level is at 348 and his fighting ability is actually better than mine so there shouldn¡¯t be any problems. The proof of this is that he¡¯s now trampling the little bug monsters and shredding them to pieces. ¡°Haaaaaaa¡­..your pride got hurt because these little insects didn¡¯t fear you huh Skuld? I guess I should also fight every now and then though¡­¡­.there is one BUG that I really want to squash but like always, he¡¯s already hiding somewhere the moment he senses any danger¡­¡­.So I¡¯ll just squash these guys instead! THE GREAT STRIKE!¡± On top of Skuld, I start bashing the Centripids and small VileScorpions that probably also got forced to surface by the vibrations from Ground Slam. There were a dozen or so of them but Skuld easily and mercilessly attacks them while I hit the ones on either side. This will be the real start of our journey and I wish things will stay as easy as this but for some reason¡­¡­.I have a feeling that my wish won''t be granted.¡­¡­. To be continued¡­¡­¡­