181 Poison of the Night Blue Thorn (1/2)
Back in his room, Daniel was sitting quietly on his bed.
He could feel a sort of poisonous substance invade his body, alon with the black liquid of the pill that counter it constantly.
More than once he had attempted to remove it by himself, but his immortal essence seemed to be unable to interact with it. It behaved as if the substance belonged to the body, and after washing over it, it would simply spread again.
Daniel wanted to use 'Time is Precious' but he was scared that if he sped up every lengthy process within his body, the poison would spread faster, and by consequence, the effect of the pill would also run out sooner.
A couple of minutes had passed since his last attempt. He was now lying on his bed, and thinking of how he could solve this problem.
”Just use the system.. Idiot.” Said Sewah from within his head.
Daniel's eyes opened in realization as he heard Sewah's voice.
It had been a long time since he had voluntarily started a quest. His system's quests were usually long term, and despite how much he relied on the system's effects like 'Second Chance' and 'Time is Precious', he had never relied too much on the system's quest, as he was always capable of solving his problems by himself.
Unfortunately, this time the problem was out of his capabilities.
”It's nice to see that whenever you decide to talk to me, you always do it with kind words..” Responded Daniel out loud, as if Sewah was in the room with him.
Met with no response, Daniel focused on a specific thought which caused a window to appear in his mind.
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*Primary Quest started (Chain): No Time For Poisons*
-Description: Find a cure of the Poison of the Night Blue Thorn.
First objective set: Obtain the heart of a one hundred years old queen dryad.
Reward: Unnamed cure for the Poison of the Night Blue Thorn / (Optional) Partial Poison Immunity / The Poisonous Rose Reputation +75%
Time limit: 1 month
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”The heart of a one hundred years old queen dryad?.. Where the hell am I supposed to get that?” Muttered Daniel with a hint of annoyance.
Out of his desire of knowing a cure for the poison that had afflicted him, Daniel had created a new primary quest. Apparently, this quest would require him to gather all of the ingredients necessary to purge his body of this poison, but of course, a mission was never that easy.
The very cure of this poison was unnamed, and that suggested that it hadn't even been discovered by the poison maker itself, or that it had been lost.
If he were to create a cure for one of the poisonous rose's masters, the poisonous rose itself would have to recognize Daniel's worth as an alchemist.
The fact that he had been poisoned by them did nothing but reinforce his will to end them once and for all, so, he wasn't going to let this opportunity to infiltrate them pass him by.
”Sewah, what are my options?”
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Economic approach
Difficulty: Easy
-Purchase one at the Crimson Shear shop. (200 perfect crystals)
Cooldown: 19 hours, 11 minutes, 1 second.
Time limit: 19 hours, 12 minutes, 23 seconds.
(Requirements: 200 perfect crystals)
Reward: Dark Hound Company reputation -10%
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Direct approach
Difficulty: Hard
-Defeat the queen dryad that will attack the town of Luton.
(Optional) Save the citizens of Luton from the attack of the dryads.
Countdown: 5 days and 21 hours.
(Requirements: Fifth stage of Immortal cultivation)
Reward: Luton reputation +100% / Region contribution for the Golden Karma company. (Karma 2,500,000)
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”That's enough, thanks..” Said Daniel, interrupting Sewah from making more options appear in his mind.
After a good minute, Daniel heard Sewah's voice in his head once more. It said ”Look at that.. People in danger.. But now you're a businessman, I bet that you'll probably take the easy road.”
”Then you've lost.” Responded Daniel plainly, shutting Sewah down once and for all.
Aside from needing karma points, Daniel did not want to simply purchase the materials to produce a cure for one simple reason. He knew very well that the group that had poisoned him would follow him, and therefore, he didn't want them to know what he was up to.
For the next few minutes, Daniel remembered all of the pain that he had felt during that day, and after feeling a faint shiver run down his back, he rested his head over his pillow, and fell asleep almost immediately.
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Daniel woke up the next morning, feeling a faint pressure over his chest.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a head of platinum blonde hair rest on his chest, and a thin and pale arm wrapped around his waist.