--- Greengarden, Common Area ---
"Money... money..." Abyssal Angel did not know what to do at the moment since Jay asked her and Yale to go on a supply run but... he forgot to give them the money to buy all that.
"Angel, can't you just sell some scrolls or potions? We really do not have any options right now." Yale said since he did not know what to do with this current situation of theirs.
Abyssal Angel scratched her head while she replied, "Ummm... I gave it to the villagers back at Ulruk village... Hehehe..."
Without any choice, the both of them just decided to walk around the city and find opportunities to make some quick money. A few moments later, the both of them arrived in front of a weird looking establishment.
"Hey Angel, look. They are hiring chefs and blacksmiths. Wan't to check it out?" Yale asked as he saw a notice beside the tavern's window.
Abyssal Angel replied, "Sure why not? But this place gives me the creeps. Just look at it... Black walls, black rooftop... everything is painted in black."
Even if that's the case, the both of them still went inside the mysterious building.
--- Blackiron's Goods ---
"Good morning youngsters! Welcome to me shop!" A large man with a full grown beard and black hair welcomed Abyssal Angel and Yale the moment they entered.
For some reason, the shop looked like a restaurant. So after exchanging pleasantries with the man, Yale asked him about the notice.
"Oh. You want to work here lad? Sure, why not. What about you milady? Do you also want to work here?"
Abyssal Angel smiled at the man and nodded her head.
"Alright. Here is your pay."
The man gave both of them a bag of coins. When the both of them checked, the coins totaled up to 500 Copper and 10 Silver.
"Wait... aren't we supposed to receive this after we've worked already?" Abyssal Angel asked since she did not know what was this all about.
"No questions please. Now, get to work. Chef workstation is at the second floor, smithy is at the basement. Unless the both of you meet your quotas, you cannot leave the shop."
Before leaving them, the man told them that his name was Blackiron. He also gave them both a piece of paper.
The both of them decided not to ask any more questions and proceeded.
--- Basement, Blackiron's Goods ---
"Woah! This stuff is amazing!" Yale exclaimed as he saw the smithy. There were chests everywhere that had labels on them like 'Ores', 'Ingots', etc.
As for the furnace and other blacksmithing items, it was so clean. It was as if it was never used before.
Yale was a bit excited and wanted to start doing some blacksmithing already. But just as he was feeling excited, he looked at the paper Blackiron gave him and he almost collapsed as he saw the content.
~~~
Things to do -- Forge 10000 Iron-ranked equipment, 5000 Silver-ranked equipment, 100 Gold-ranked equipment.
*Must be done daily. Good luck. If I am impressed with your work, I might even give you a raise. Hahaha!!!
~~~
Yale realized that he might have just done a very bad mistake. "What kind of s**t is this? I am so screwed right now... Then what about Angel? Well, we're screwed."
After lamenting over his cruel fate, Yale decided to just start the job and get it over with.
--- 2nd Floor, Blackiron's Goods ---
The same thing happened to Abyssal Angel. After checking the workstation given to her, she was really happy and cannot wait to start cooking.
But, the paper... the goddamn contents of the paper...
~~~ Milady, I want you to cook this items for me...
10000 pieces of roasted meat (any meat)
10000 pieces of bread (any bread)
And if you have some skills in making beverages...
10000 bottles of ale
10000 cups of juice (any flavor)
Good Luck!
~~~
"Oh my god... I wonder how Yale is doing?" Abyssal Angel decided to just do the job even though it looks impossible.
--- 1st Floor, Blackiron Goods ---
"Tssk... Youngsters these days. Do they think I will just offer them a job even without some kind of test? But anyways, this will be fun..." Blackiron thought in his mind as he put up an evil smile.
...
Yale and Angel worked and worked, from morning until night. Sadly, they did not even finish 10% of their work.
As for Blackiron, he just stayed at the first floor while observing the both of them through a crystal ball.
"Disappointing. But who cares... at least the quality of their work is good enough."
--- Greengarden, Common Area ---
Oblivious to the hardships Yale and Abyssal Angel are going through, Jay, Nuggets, and Heda arrived in front of a shiny looking castle due to it being made out of 'Azure Light Diamonds' which is a rare type of mineral that is only found within the region of Wildergreene.
"Alright, both of you just stay outside. I need to do something inside the castle." Jay told the two following him.
"Yes master!"
BAWK BAWK!!!
After Jay finally left the two, he then approached the guards of the castle.
"Excuse me, but I need to speak with the queen. Tell her I have news about her sister."
The guards were a bit shocked with what Jay said and decided to immediately tell the queen. Just as one of them was going to inform the queen... a lady wearing an exquisite dress and had bluish long hair suddenly came out of the castle.
"Hi there! You said you have news about aunt Frallia? Follow me."
She then dragged Jay inside the castle without giving a crap about the guards.