Chapter 3: Chapter 3
-Ding!
-You got a quest!
[Quest : Fishing in the river]
Give the old man 5 fish that you fished.
Condition :
-Only use the given bait.
Reward :
-50 EXP
-Skill : Fishing
Failed Condition :
Can't give the fishes before the shop closed.
-Do you want to accept the quest ?
"Yes" confirm Night Sky.
"Go southwest for around a kilometers from the city south gate and you will find a river. Go upstream and you will find two big trees on both side of the river. That is quite a good spot to fish." Told the old man.
"Thanks old man, I will go right away." Night Sky said as he walked out from the small fishing shop.
"Come back before I close the shop." Said the old man.
"Yes, I'll come back before you close the shop." After Night Sky said that, he get out from the shop.
"Now go to the river."
After around half hour, Night Sky finally reached the spot where two big tree on the both side of the river that the old man told him.
After he take out all the fishing item set Night Sky then start fishing for the first time in his life.
"Well, even though it's a VR I guess it counts too."
He throw the bait after he hook the worm.
"Now this is how you enjoy a Virtual Reality." Hum Night Sky as he sit down comfortably.
After a few minutes, the float is finally moved.
"Ohh... now... it's time for battle !!! Show me all you've got fish !!!" Said Night Sky excitedly.
After a few little movements from the float continously... and the float sinked in.
"Now !!!" Shout Night Sky as he pulled up the fishing rod.
Splasshhh!!!
-Ding!
-You catch a Redeye Bass
"Gotcha !!!" Night Sky got excited as he successfully get his first fish.
"Hahaha, now behold !!! A genius fisherman is born !!! Beware oh all fishes in this river !!! Because I Night Sky shall fish you all !!!"
A few hours later...
"Damn... are those fishes are ninja or what... all of my baits were used up already and I barely catch five."
"This is the last one... I'm gonna catch you, you fish !!"
"Calm down... I need to be steady... I can't rush this..."
"Here it is..."
"Wait... not yet..."
"not yet..."
"be patient..."
"...now !!!"
"Ohhh!!! This is gonna be a big one !!!"
Splaasshhh!!!
-Ding!
-You catch a Rainbow Trout.
"Wohooo... I got a nice one... it's length is almost as long as my whole arm and around one and a half palm wide."
"The biggest one I catch today."
"Now, let's put it inside the fish net, go back to city and complete the quest."
Night Sky tidy up all the fish equipment and put it in inside his inventory bag.
"Huh... I can't put the net with fishes inside my inventory bag."
"Look like I have to hold it all the way back then..."
Dawn City.
South District, Fishing Shop.
"Hello old man." Greet Night Sky as he walked inside the shop.
"Ohh... hello, young man... how is the fishing... catch a big one...?" The old man asked as he look at Night Sky.
"Yeah, I got one big fish." Night Sky proudly said as he lift up the fish net that contain all the fishes.
"Oohhh... you got a nice Rainbow Trout. You're quite lucky young man." The old man a little surprised.
"Haha... that's right... I'm quite lucky today." Night Sky thinking about the Epic ring that he got.
"Here you go old man." Night Sky give the fish net.
"Hohoho... thanks young man..."
-Ding!
-[Quest : Fishing in the river] Completed!
-You got 50 EXP
-You learnt Skill : Fishing
"My EXP..."
Name : Night Sky
Job : -
Level : 0
Next Level : 0/500
"It really isn't increasing..."
"How about the Ring stats..."
Unsealing Requirement :
-1st Seal (All Stats +20) : 999.950 Experience Points.
"Well... this is going to be a looong long way to go till I can level up" Night Sky didn't want to caught up with it too much...
"Young man, there are six fish in this net... keep the big one for yourself." The old man interrupt Night Sky's thought.
"No... You can have it all old man." Night Sky declined.
He already satisfied with his reward... a secondary job skill [Fishing].
[Fishing : Beginner (Lv1)]
-Slightly increase your chance to get fish.
"Okay then young man, wait for me outside the shop for a minute." Said the old man.
"umm... yes ?" Night Sky a little confused.
"Wait for me to close my shop. We will have a dinner at my house with the fish you got." The old man explained.
"My wife's cooking is quite good you know and her specialty is fish dishes... well, it's more like because I love fishing that she always have to cook all the fish that I've got. So, more than a talented cook with fish specialty, she's more like a cook that had been through life tempered cooking fish experience... hahaha. So don't expect a luxury dishes." the old man laughed.
"Really ? thank you so much old man. I'll take up on your offer... hehe" Night Sky didn't expect to get invited by the old man.
"That's great... then wait for a while, I'll close my shop a little early for today." the old man said.
"Okay, I'll wait outside." Night Sky nodded.
After a few minutes, the old man get out of the shop and lock the door.
"Let's go, my house is at the East District, so we have to walk a little." Said the old man as he pocketed the shop key.
"I'm sorry that you have to close your shop early just to invite me dinner at your house old man." Night Sky walked together with the old man.
"That's fine kid, it's not like I have many costumer, and I just close early that's all." The old man laughed.
"How is your first time fishing ?" The old man asked.
"It's not as easy as it seen. I lost too much bait rather than the fishes I caught." Night Sky answered a little depressed.
"What are you saying... for your first time in fishing, you already doing really good to caught six fishes and a rainbow trout really is a good catch." The old man said.
"Well... it just that you have recommended a really good spot for fishing..." Night Sky tried to be a little humble.
"Hahaha... you're not wrong about that... the spot that I told you really is an excellent spot for fishing." The old man happily admit it.
"Yeah, no doubt about it..." Night Sky said.
As the two walk, they keep having small talk until they arrived at the old man's house.
'If I don't know that this is a game, I might really thought that the old man is a real living person...'
'The AI capability is amazing and it just a common NPC. Not to say the high ranking NPC like the nobles or even the royalties. Then what about the monsters... is there any high intelligent ones ?' Night Sky thought as he watch he old man opened the door.
"Come on young man, don't just stand still like that..." the old man voice snapped the Night Sky out of his thought.
"Ah, okay..." Night Sky get inside the old man house.
"Granny, we got a guest here..." the old man gestured Night Sky to follow him.
As the old man and Night Sky taking a seat in the living room's wooden chair an old woman come out from the kitchen with a towel in her hands.
"Oh my where is my manner, it's been so long since we have a guest... welcome to our simple home, do you want tea or coffee ?" Greet the old lady.
"No, no... I'm fine, you don't have to..."
"It's alright young man, you don't need to act modest." the old man interrupt Night Sky.
"Umm, then coffee please." Night Sky with a smile.
"That's right grandma... here some fishes. These are fishes that young man got for his first time fishing. So I invite him for dinner for those fishes." The old man give the fish net to the old lady.
"Thank you so much young man, please you can relax here as I prepare for dinner. Just think this home as yours." The old lady said with a really kind elderly voice.
"Yes, sorry for troubling you ma'am." Nighy Sky said.
"It's fine, it's fine..." the old lady then get back to the kitchen with the fish net.
After a few moments, the old lady serve the coffee for Night Sky and her husband.
"So... what are you doing here in Dawn City ?" The old man asked.
"You can say that I want to join the Adventurer Association and become adventurer." Answer Night Sky.
"Ohh... I guess it's almost all the young man wish to become an adventurer nowadays." The old man said as he sipped the coffee.
"Then what Adventurer Association department you joined ?" The old man asked again.
"Ummm... actually some unexpacted problem happened and I have yet to join the Adventurer Association." Night Sky got a little headache when he think about his level problem.
"Just take it easy young man, I don't know what your problem is but I can say that just by thinking won't solve it. So don't you worrying about that too much, when the time comes just face it with all you've got." The old man said.
"Yes, thank you old man." Night Sky nodded.
"If it can help you, you can stay here for a while, there is no one here aside me and my wife." Offer The old man.
"Thanks for the offer old man, but I think I'll bothering you too much if I keep staying here." Night Sky decline the offer.
"Well, I won't force you... but you can still come here and stay whenever you want." Said the old man.
"I can't thank you enough old man."
"Okay then, I want to have a bath first... just enjoy your coffee." The old man sat up and go to his room first.
"Hmmm... this coffee is good..." Night Sky savor the hot coffee and let out a relax sigh as he lean back on the chair.
"Oh that's right, I almost missed it." Night Sky suddenly stood up and walked to the kitchen.
The old couple's house is only a slightly larger one story house than the other houses, for just the two of them, the house feels a little bit empty. There are not many furnitures, just a few simple and ordinary furniture from wood.
The two old couple just living a simple life.
Night Sky see the old lady is just starting to clean the fishes.
"Do you need something young man ?" The old lady seen Night Sky walked inside the kitchen.
"I'm sorry for disturbing you ma'am, I just want to see you cook the fishes... well, to be honest I want to learn how to cook, so if you don't mind can I learn cook from you ?" Explain Night sky.
"Oh... sure... then help me clean these fishes first" the old lady smiles kindly.
Ding!
-You got a quest!
[Quest : Cook helper]
Help the old lady to make dinner and learn how to cook.
Condition :
-Help the old lady with the cooking and the preparation of the ingredients.
Reward :
-50 EXP
-Skill : Cooking
Failed Condition :
Failed to prepare the ingredients properly making the dishes have poor quality.
-Do you want to accept the quest ?
"Yes." Night Sky accept the quest.
"Okay now let me show you how to clean the fish first." As she order Night Sky to get closer.
"Mm." Night Sky only nodded as he walk closer.
"First you have to clean the scales first. Next Cut the fin."
"Then you make a cut here to clear the innards." The old lady skillfully with a smooth movement.
It only takes a few breaths and she done with the fish.
"You're doing it too fast ma'am." Night Sky said with a little troubled face.
"but I'm doing it slow already. Now it's your turn. do it as I give you the instruction." The old lady stepped back and gesturing Night Sky to do it.
"Mmmn... alright." Night Sky pick a fish and grab the knife.
"Now clean the fish scale, scrape it from the tail to the head."
Night Sky clumsily scrape the fish scale. The old lady keep giving him instruction.
Only after quite a time Night Sky finish cleaning the fish.
"For your first time, it's acceptable I guess." Granny smiled to Night Sky.
After that, the old lady giving Night Sky many orders, and doing many things like preparing some side dish.
Around a hour and a half Night Sky finally finished the quest.
-Ding!
-[Quest : Cook helper] completed!
Reward :
-50 EXP
-Skill : Cooking
"Pheww... it's done !!" Night Sky sighing tiredly.
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