Outside the Novice Dungeon---Yellowleaf Village panicked the night the ground has shaken. Victor with her daughter Julia was still in their nightwear when they stepped out of their home. Not a moment later, one by one, the Yellowleaf residents also stepped out of their homes.
"Momma! I"m scared...
"It"s all over now... Don"t worry daughter."
"The world is ending I tell you!"
"Have we angered the G.o.ds?!"
All kinds of questions reverberated in the air. Even the Town Hall Elders were in a panic for such an incident since it never happened in Circa before.
"By G.o.ds! First the Goblins, now the Earth shakes! This simply could not be a coincidence anymore!"
muttered Victor. Poor Julia was shivering out of fear as she held her father"s arms tightly. Victor was determined something is going on nearby.
"Everyone! Calm down and listen well! The ground has ceased to shake! I advise everyone to remain in their homes. I will send the town militia to scout the village for anomalies and damages. Again, I advise everyone to remain calm and stay indoors!"
Victor then decided to accompany the town militia as they roam around the village.
"Father, be careful!" said Julia as she worried deeply with the unusual events that are happening around Yellowleaf.
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Outskirts of Phanzal City----
"What was that?!" Rita woke up from the tremors. She slipped out her dagger and readied herself.
Daniel flipped through his maps and books trying to look for something that can explain the tremors.
"Strange, this has never happened before. The tremors seem to have come from..."
"Yellowleaf! Of all places... Rita, Daniel, pack up! We are leaving right now! Mr. Murphy, please ready to depart, I fear something may have happened to the town again." Hearing Sheriff Molt"s words, Murphy"s uneasiness grew even stronger. He quickly stood up to tend to their caravan, as they ready to depart quickly towards Yellowleaf Village.
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In the Orphanage---
"I...is it over?" said Cindy while she was shivering under her bed.
"It looks like it... Hmm?... Little Sage or Ms. Sarah is not back yet..."
Suddenly, the door to their room has flung open.
"Are you guys alright!?" Griffin and Ray entered the door briskly while holding a candle. It seems they got worried for their siblings after the recent tremors.
"We"re okay Griff! Are Big Sister Sarah and little Sage with you, guys?" asked Gretel.
"No, I thought they already went back with you guys!" replied Griffin.
"Let"s go back to the dungeon," said Ray.
"Are you crazy? The ground just shook, and you want us to go out?! That"s crazy dangerous!" said Griffin.
"I think we should wait for Ms. Sarah and the others to return! I don"t want Ms. Sarah to get angry at me again!" added Gretel. She shivered with the thought of Sarah sternly reprimanding her for taking her siblings deep inside the forest.
"Think about it. The ground shook, and they are not back here yet. I bet Mr. Gus did something crazy again back in the novice dungeon." said Ray.
"Don"t be ridicu...."--- cutting their statement off mid-way, Griffin and Gretel realized that Ray was not far off from his intelligent guess.
"What are we waiting for Let"s Go!" said Gretel as she scurried off the front door, smiling with all her teeth exposed.
"Wait for me!" Cindy tried to catch up to them as she fumbled under the bed trying to get out.
"Hmm? I think I"m forgetting something... I"m sure it"s nothing important" said Gretel as she continued to run towards the novice dungeon along with the rest of her siblings.
In the Grocery Store----
Everyone went around and observed the wonders inside the store. Its the first time they have seen fluorescent lights which came from modern earth. Rhoanne wandered into the meat section of the grocery. Obviously, this area is a bit colder than the rest. She drooled the moment she saw c.o.c.katrice meat, Boar meat, and horned rabbit meat. All properly butchered and neatly displayed in the chiller by the System.
The boar meat"s color shows a freshness of bright pink color, with some parts a shade darker given that this animal grazed around a lot. the jackalope meat was darker but still vibrant as if it"s freshly butchered. The c.o.c.katrice meat also gave off a nice tint of beige. What"s more amazing, is that there are no gamey smell from these products. Rhoanne drooled as all of these products were just an arm"s length away from her.
Ms. Sarah and Little Sage were wandering the grocery together and reached the fruits and vegetable section. Sarah picked up a large piece of onion from its bin. It was very firm to the touch, and the smell is surprisingly mellow. Little Sage picked up the vegetable she was familiar with the most. The potato still has soil on it, but the potato itself is very healthy. There were other vegetables on display that they were familiar with.
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Nico and Gus were at the pantry section, where there is salt, sugar, vanilla, flour, eggs, coffee, beer, etc.
"System, Why is it that the grocery sells only a few items?" Asked Gus. He wondered what kind of grocery would only have a few selections of goods.
"Dear User, I can only sell goods that are unlocked by the User. This grocery can maximize your profits, by offering the same price to the future patrons of this store. You also unlocked the Grocery"s Level one skill, called PICK OF THE WEEK! The Online grocery will feature items that are not on your current ingredients list."
Gus knew that the system"s offer is too good to be true.
"What"s in it for you? Don"t you need some sort of profit from all this?" asked Gus.
"Good thing you asked Dear User! First, future patrons will require to purchase a membership card that is renewable annually. The system will base its prices on two things, which is the current demographics of Circa"s economy and finally the growth and well-being of the supermarket. You see dear User, the bigger the supermarket, the more currency I require to be able to maintain this place." said the system.
"So, what is the price of the membership and its renewal fee?" asked Gus.
"Based on the current level of the supermarket, the Membership, for now, costs 5 silvers while the annual renewal fee is only 1 silver." answered the system.
Gus thought this was cheap enough. the system"s prices were fair.
"Second, the System will take fifty percent of profits from your skill, PICK OF THE WEEK. It is only fair since the User has yet to unlock these ingredients from the User." answered the system.
"Gus, is it alright to a.s.sume that this place is selling these?" Nico already grabs hold of a basket which the system provided from the grocery entrance.
"Yes. It is, Mr. Nico." Everything displayed here is definitely for sale.
"Good evening dear customers, How may I help you today?" Gus shivered as he heard a familiar voice. He glanced at the owner of this voice, then what happened next, is as if time stood still for Gus.
"S...Sister?"