Bab 13: First Quest
Leo was amazed by how detailed this game Terra Nova Online was when he entered the village chief's home.
Everything from the entrance, to the layout of the house seemed extremely detailed and the items inside were realistic.
Leo had no idea how they made a game engine so realistic that the items within a random house of a random man were dusty and scratched from the handle where one would grab it from while also looking like they had been sitting on the same spot for years just collecting dust, just like what one would see in a normal house.
The wooden flooring in the house looked fresh in some parts but showed signs of wear and tear in others.
Such detail went beyond simple game designing and felt like an alternate reality itself, as Leo was stunned as to how rich the gaming experience was.
"Pardon me for my previous rude question, we had the impression that usually when a Virex operative shows up it's for an assassination. I misjudged your motive to come to my village" Brahim said as he politely offered his apologies to Leo for believing in a stereotype.
"It's okay, village chief," Leo said as he sat across from the burly man in his living room.
Once the two of them were seated, a woman who Leo assumed to be Brahim's wife shyly entered the room and started the fire inside the hearth before moving out once again without making eye-contact with Leo from start to finish.
With the fire burning, the temperature inside the room became more comfortable but Leo did not dare slouch as he maintained the tense military posture with the upright back to stay in character.
"As you must know, Silverpine Village is located too high in the mountains for the convenience of life.
The second nearest village is only at 3200m above sea level, but we still stay at such an incredible altitude because of the iron ore mines.
70% of my own village men are miners and have pledged their service to one of the three big mining companies, who expect my men to work for 9 months non-stop from the first sign of snow thawing till all the leaves shed in autumn.
But while Silverpine Village is wealthy and numerically strong, our reliance on mining operations is heavy to get through the winter.
Currently, it's winter and spring won't start for another two weeks, however, this time around, the wolves have made the mines their chosen hibernation den, which means that we won't be able to resume mining operations once the snow starts to thaw.
If the situation of the wolves is not resolved and my men are late to start mining operations by even a week, then they would have to pay about a month's salaries in penalty for not meeting the quota and such a future worries me.
Savings of my people, especially after winter usually runs low and forcing them to pay penalty charges would be detrimental to the financial state of most families.
As you must have been briefed, the wolves are the biggest threat to the security of this village.
The only reason we live behind such thick wooden walls manned by archers all the time is to stay safe from the attack of wolves, however, with the wolves now making the mines their new home, we are in desperate need of government help to resolve this situation". Brahim said as he explained Silverpine Village's peril to Leo.
Leo who understood the village chief's peril nodded, however, internally he felt his stomach roll over as he realised that his worst fears were probably going to come true and he was going to be forced to face wolves when he actually had no combat experience.
"I have already issued a mission to all the adventurer guilds operating in this village to help us with this problem, however, while they have called over many promising adventurers, so far, all of them have failed in driving the wolves away.
You, sir, are the last hope for this village to return to work at the promised date, so please help us handle the wolf problem" Brahim said as immediately a system notification popped up.
[ Quest Notification ]
[ —---> You have been issued a mandatory quest by the chief of Silverpine Village, NPC Brahim.
• You cannot deny this quest
—-------> Clear the mines by either defeating all the wolves inside or driving them away to make it safe for mining once winter ends.
Time limit : 14 days.
Failure Penalty : Imprisonment
Rewards : Actor class unlock, +10 levels, +??? Gold, +??? Skill scroll, +???? ]
Leo got the mandatory quest notification as he quietly sighed under his mask.
"Very well, I'll handle the rest" he said as he stood up in character, not putting much weight on his injured leg and extended his hand forward to shake Brahim's.
"Sir, please, stay the night and enjoy my food. I'm sure my wife is cooking some delicious meat for you at the moment.
Also I've called for the village healer, she should be here to treat your injuries too-" Brahim said as he wanted to insist on Leo not leaving just yet, however, Leo cunningly declined.
"I'm sorry, I cannot accept your hospitality until I've completed the mission that is assigned, such is the Virex way" Leo said in a deeper voice than his usual tone as Brahim's eyes sparkled in admiration.
Actually, Leo did not mind eating a meal, but he was worried that to eat a meal he needed to remove his mask and he was not sure if that was a good idea.
According to the description of his mask, it helped him against some inspection spells and Leo wanted to keep that extra layer of protection on.
If he removed his mask to have a meal and was found to be a level0 newbie it could create issues and hence Leo did not wish to risk it.
Similarly, he was acting as if he were injured, however, if a healer came and inspected him, there would not be a single wound on his body which would also seem suspicious.
Since both such scenarios were detrimental to him, Leo felt it best to bail and it was actually the best decision he could have made since if he did not, he would have really failed the mission.
Making his way out of the chief's home, he asked directions for the nearest tavern and headed out towards the tavern to stay the night.
Firstly he needed to gather a lot of information about this world and the gaming mechanics, specially about the repercussions of 'dying' in the game.
Only after he found out this detail, did Leo wish to engage in a difficult mission such as the wolf extermination as if death was something severe and painful, then Leo did not wish to risk completing the mission and felt like it was better decision to take his chances somewhere else and escape Silverpine Village all together.
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Bab 14: A jolt of reality
It took Leo twenty minutes to find his way to the nearest tavern.
In Silverpine Village, almost all Taverns were concentrated on a single street and were part of the entertainment sector of the village.
Just like what motels used to be on Earth before natural disasters became frequent, the taverns in this fantasy world also used brightly painted signs to attract customers and inform them that the establishment was a place where they could stay for the night.
The tavern which caught Leo's attention was called 'Hill-Side Tavern' as its exterior looked more elegant than most other taverns on the street.
[ Hill-Side Tavern Price List :
→One night stay ( No meals included ) - 2 Bronze Coins
→One night stay ( All meals included ) - 4 Bronze coins
→One week stay ( All meals included )- 20 Bronze Coins
→Custom Stay ( Negotiable )- Only for guests staying 3 or more nights ]
Leo read the sign board outside the tavern and immediately decided to roam around to find the prices of other taverns before deciding on one, but after his survey he realized that most taverns charged 1-1.5 bronze coins to stay a night without meal and around 3 coins to stay with all meals.
While the Hill-Side Tavern was expensive if one stayed only for a day, it was comparable to other establishments if one was planning to stay for a full week and Leo planned to do exactly that.
Entering the tavern, he peacefully approached the old man at the front desk and requested to stay for a week.
"That will be 15 bronze coins" The old man said with a polite bow as Leo could not understand why the price differed from what was written on the outside.
"It says 20 on the outside" Leo said, sounding slightly surprised as the old man immediately clarified "We apply a standard 25% discount for government officials on stay and alcohol, soldier".
"Thankyou-" Leo said as he handed the old man 15 bronze coins and made his way to the tavern bar to hopefully gain some information about this world by listening to drunk men talk.
"My, my, a Virex soldier" a woman who wore the same uniform as the man on the front desk said as she guided Leo to the nearest table in the bar.
"What may I get you, soldier? While food from the cafeteria is included in your package, let me clarify that the alcohol you drink in the bar is not.
You will have to pay for this" the tavern waitress said as Leo nodded calmly and said "I'll have your locally brewed beer".
"That'll be one bronze coin, and I'll bring that right away" the waitress said as Leo handed her the one bronze coin.
[ WORLDWIDE PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT - Player 'Dark Emperor' has become the first player in Terra Nova Online to unlock his class.
Congratulations player 'Dark Emperor']
Suddenly, a worldwide announcement was made as Leo felt goosebumps all over his spine as he read the notification!
'How the fuck has someone already unlocked their class? I don't even understand most of the game mechanics yet and am sitting in the local bar drinking beer.
This won't do-, if I have to act as the biggest big shot then I need to have at least some form of skill to back it up' Leo thought as he looked around the room and saw that the other players seemed bothered by this notification as well.
Overall, there were many NPC and two other players in the bar alongside Leo and while the NPC had no reaction to this announcement, it seemed like the players did not appreciate being left in the dust.
Since Terra Nova Online was only but starting, nobody had put a limit on their personal ambitions yet, which was why they were not ready to see anyone soar higher than themselves.
Once the game world was fully explored and the talented distinguished themselves from the rest, maybe after that point such worldwide notifications might be appreciated, but since it was the start, they were a nuisance and an eyesore.
Nonetheless, for Leo this notification was a much needed reality check as although he had no idea as to how someone was able to unlock their class within the first hour of the game starting, he realized that he could not slack off at all if he wanted to keep up his disguise.
This mission to help the Silverpine Village with their wolf problem was something that was out of his current capabilities, however, it was an opportunity to gain massive levels and unlock his class.
Since he lacked the basic information about classes, about the difficulty to unlock them and about the difficulty to gain levels inside the game, he could only assume that the clear rewards for this difficult quest were something favorable to him, which was why he decided to not run away but rather give this mission his all.
"We lost Jerry to the wolves yesterday- , while the bigger alpha wolves are getting their winter nap, it looks like the younger wolves are still guarding the caves.
We need to somehow exterminate the younglings first to clear the mines,"a bald adventurer seated on the table beside Leo said rather loudly as Leo's ears picked up on this conversation.
"Yeah, Jerry was a naive scout. A good lad for sure, but a naive scout. We told him to stay out of trouble, but he just had to go inside that cave" another adventurer who had curly hair and nasty scars all over his body said in reply to the bald one.
Initially, Leo did not intend to take such a risk so early in the game and did not wish to involve himself in the raid on the wolves until he understood the consequences of death within the game, however, after watching the worldwide notification, he felt uneasy as he decided to take a slight risk.
"Excuse me gentleman-, are you talking about the wolf problem in this village? Pardon me but I could not help but overhear that you might be planning a raid to clear the wolves.
I'm a government soldier who has been entrusted with the same mission, do you mind if I join you?" Leo said in a deep voice as he could see the two adventurers beside him flinch and shudder as they looked at his Virex mask.
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