"Death??" Berting"s eyeb.a.l.l.s enlarged when the hero looking Pedro suddenly vanished, and a cold breeze of air went past Berting and Starberry."So fast!" Starberry uttered looking at the distant figure of Pedro.
When Pedro"s figure was about to vanish, A man slightly taller than Pedro and looks like a typical Korean in his 20"s pa.s.sed the duo with a notch down compared to Pedro"s speed.
"...." Berting was again dumbfounded. The reason why he agreed to fight the wild pig was to impress Starberry and gain her trust. Berting knew that Starberry might be one of those players who was sponsored by some multi-million dollar companies.
Gaining her trust might secure him a good position in her guild on the official launch of the game. He would garner huge income while playing Bearth.
"Is that another pro player??" Starberry asked while staring at the distant figure of Mathew.
"Sister! I think it"s a good idea to follow Death..."
"I... mean... the player... Player Death!"
"If I am not wrong... he is currently one of the strongest players at this point!" Berting suggested as he stood up and shook off his pants.
"Then let"s follow him! We can become stronger if we follow him and learn how did he kill the wild pig!" Starberry traversed slowly back to the village.
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"Respected village soldier Tam!... I have saved the two people and killed the wild pig!..." A typical Korean looking man around six feet tall with a mild body build and tan skin approached a soldier who looked bored and exhausted from whole day work.
"But you failed to submit the pig to me on time!" The soldier interjected in a fearsome and serious tone.
"Can"t you kindly reconsider? This pig, I will naturally give to you! I have no use of it at the moment! It would be a waste to throw it away!" the young man tried to negotiate with the soldier.
Unlike in other Adventure VR Game, In Bearth, Failed quests by players can be negotiated but the rewards they might get is less compared to the initial rewards that have been set. This was another unique feature in the game.
Consequently, this feature has its own risks. It may cause a negative effect on the relations.h.i.+p of the player trying to negotiate and the NPC. There were cases where players would be instantly attacked by the NPC and died. This was included by the developers to make Bearth almost identical to the real world.
"You"ve got guts adventurer! To demand to a soldier like me!" village soldier Tam smirked as a murderous aura escaped from his body...
"...." The young man, Pedro, was surprised at first when the NPC threatened him, but later on, smirked as if the threat was nothing...
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"What is he doing??!" Mathew was shocked as he felt the murderous aura from the soldier. He was thinking that players or "adventurers" were already having a hard time killing lowest level monsters, however, Pedro has the guts to even face an NPC!
"Just because you can kill a level 1 wild pig easily doesn"t mean you are strong enough to fight an NPC!!" Mathew uttered in a disappointed manner upon seeing that Pedro is somehow about to fight soldier Tam.
"Right?! That man is kinda weird!" Berting replied as he and Starberry appeared behind Mathew and imitated how Mathew was spying Pedro behind the tree.
*s.h.i.+ng!!!
"Who are you?" Mathew jumped out of shock and unsheathed his sword and entered a defense position against Starberry and Berting.
"Whoa... brother chill out!! We mean no harm!" Berting raised his arms trying to show that they don"t impose a threat to Mathew.
"Pro bro! Don"t blow our cover! We"re not interested in you! We were interested in that other pro bro over there!" Starberry shamelessly scolded Mathew as they might get caught by Pedro.
"Tsss!" Mathew went to another nearby tree to spy Pedro while taking notice of the two players.
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"Hahahaha! I know that you adventurers are weak! I never thought that you can even defeat that wild pig! I truly underestimated your capabilities!" Soldier Tam laughed loudly as he kept releasing the aura to impose supremacy over Pedro. Yet, Pedro was already well exposed to such experiences due to his past life.
"Unfortunately adventurer, I also have no use for that wild pig! If I am to rate my abilities, my worst would be cooking!" soldier Tam honestly informed Pedro about the wild pig...
"If so, then why would respected village soldier Tam require the remains of the wild pig? Surely it"s not just for proof right?" Pedro replied professionally as if he was playing the game for many years. He had a smirk in his face as if he knew he might get something good.
"You are a wise one adventurer! Though my cooking skills are worst, I am a very skillful hunter! That wild pig is the perfect bait to wild mountain wolf!" soldier Tam explained
"Am I going to hunt a wild mountain wolf?" Pedro suddenly became nervous. Based on his memory any wild mountain monsters should be around level 5 because they were monsters that were located on mountain areas where level 5 dungeons can be found.
"Hahaha! You may be brave but you"re still really a newbie!" soldier Tam laughed as he saw Pedro"s facial expression.
"Three days starting tomorrow, I would go to the mountains and hunt these monsters! Hunting these monsters were easy to me. However, even with my strength, I could only carry a limited amount of mountain wolf bodies back to the village!" soldier Tam explained the situation briefly to Pedro.
"What can I do to help you on your hunting? Perhaps, I would help carry some wild mountain wolf?" Pedro asked curiously
"That"s the gist of it. However, I cannot guarantee your safety! I know you are strong enough to handle a measly wild pig, but I do not know if you are strong enough to endure even a single blow from the wolves!" village soldier Tam scratched his chin and looked at Pedro hesitating if he should bring Pedro when he hunts the wild mountain wolves.
"how about this?? Go rest for some time... look for me after two hours and make sure that you are in your best condition!" Village soldier Tam asked Pedro when a notification appeared in Pedro"s Player Interface.
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[Chain Quest: Wild Mountain Wolf Hunt!
Rating: S-rated
Current Mission: Rest and prepare for the trial village soldier Tam has prepared for you! Locate village soldier Tam after resting and preparing within the time duration.
Duration: 2 hours]
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"Dang!! a chain quest! how troublesome!" Pedro knew how troublesome chain quest was in his past life. This was a type of quest where missions after missions would be issued. The total number of missions were not specific. There was also no average number of missions that occurs on a chain quest. There were instances where only three missions or quest was done, while the most well-known chain quest in his past life reached up to twenty-four quests or missions until it was completed.
What"s more troublesome with chain quest is that there is only one reward and could only be attained at the completion of the last mission or quest. If you fail a mission or quest, the whole chain quest would automatically fail. This is why players in his past life ignored and didn"t do the chain quests that much on the start.
However, later in the game, chain quests would become more common as players reached levels of 50 to 100. In this stage, Players would discover legacy enhancement, where for a certain religion or culture a player belongs or believes, he or she may get special skills that were once used by a King, an Emperor or even a G.o.d. This legacy enhancement was unlocked by doing chain quests and the legacy enhancement attainment itself was a chain quest.
In his past life, Pedro played a tank type swordsman. Although there was no cla.s.s system in Bearth, his skill set was focused on strengthening his defense and increasing his vitality. In order to be self-sustaining and not dependent on potions and healer type players, Pedro took a legacy enhancement from the disciple of the G.o.d of healing, that gave him skills that enhanced his HP regeneration and damage reducing abilities. This skill set combination brought him to the professional league of Bearth.
"Then I won"t disturb you anymore sire!" Pedro respectfully bows to village soldier Tam.
"I"ll take care of the dead wild pig! Go now!" Village soldier Tam nodded as Pedro quickly left and entered Kagat Village.