9 Start the Adventure (1/2)
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*DING*
SYSTEM: You cleared the Special Quest: Training.
SYSTEM: You get a special reward for clearing the quest ahead of time.
SYSTEM: You have been awarded a unique title 'I Know It All'
Three consecutive system notification echoed on Shin's ears. He take the rewards from Trainer Paul before leaving.
Then he take a look at Title that he got.
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Title : I Know It All (Evolvable)
Rating: Unique
Details: You have trained your mind and body, so you are ahead of your peers.
Effects:
+20 to all Stats
+50 Fame
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”COOL!!! My sacrifice is not in vain! Master is right, Every sufferings have a corresponding reward.” said Shin while thinking. ” With this my Character Stats can almost rival a level ten Player Stats.”
In this game, Every single level-up of a human race increases all the available stats by 5 points. And currently Shin have 45 bonus Stats.
Then Shin look at his other rewards. An unremarkable scroll, A sword in sheath, and A purple book. The scroll is a recommendation letter for the Village Chief.
The sword is ordinary looking but have a decent stats and an Iron rarity. The items in this game are divided in 8 different ranks such as Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Black Mithril, Obsidian and Stellar and it is ranked from weakest to strongest respectively.
The first five ranks are the items that can be dropped from monsters and NPCs, or a reward from a quest. While the last three ranks are the items that can only be get by crafting items using specific materials.
There are also some items that are lower that Iron rank and they are the so called trash items.
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[ Beginner Sword ]
Item Type: Weapon
Rank: Iron
Details: A Sword the is specially crafted for the graduates of 'Training Ground'.
Requirements: Level 0
Graduate of the Training Ground
Stats:
Physical Attack: 20 - 30
+3 STR
+3 AGI
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And what is the most important reward is the purple book because it is a 'Special Skill Book'.
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Skill Name: Equalizer (Passive)
Rank: Special
Details: You are a person that can train both Physically and Magically.
Effect: Convert half of your Magic Attack to a Physical Attack and Vice versa.
Requirements: Can only be learn by a graduate of 'Training Ground'.
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”So the rumors are true. You can have a special skill by finishing that quest. What's more an OP(Over Powered) skill like this” said Shin after learning the skill directly.
There are five skill ranks Basic, Rare, Epic, Legendary and Myth. And the color of its skill books are White, Yellow, Orange, Red and Black respectively.
The higher the rank, the stronger the skill and harder to execute. So even if you have a powerful skill and you don't know how to execute it, it is meaningless because you can't learn it or use it.
Aside from Common Skills, Special Skill and 'Self Created Skill', there is another skill that can be learned. It is called 'Legacy Skill' , this skill can be learned from Special NPCs or inherit from Hero NPCs.
Most of the Legacy Skills are learned by the Players that have 'Special Classes' but it doesn't mean they are only one that can learn that skill. As long as someone is recognized by the NPC and know how to use the skill then they can also learn that skill.
The only difference of Special Skill and Legacy Skill is that A Special Skill book can be dropped by monsters while the later is not other than that Legacy Skills are stronger, it can even rival a Myth Skill if used properly.
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Shin form a very satisfied smile as he check his rewards. Then after that go to the Village Chief's house.
When he get there, he got doubtful because there are no Players visiting the Village Chief. From what he know about the game, The Village Chief should be the most visit place in a Beginner's Village.
Even though he is suspicious he still walks towards it, and the moment he stands at House entrance a group of Players is passing by, when Shin see who they are he frown because they are the same group that saw in the Training Grounds.
The group of Players also notice Shin and they also remember him.
”Hey look isn't it the Newbie that we saw three days ago? He he is still 'level 0' even though it's already been three days?” one of the said.
The middle aged man in the group walks towards Shin and said ”Kid don't tell me you are still doing that 'Scam Quest'? We told you that you are just wasting your time there. How about come with us we will help you gain a few Levels?”
Shin look at the middle age man and see that he is not hiding his in information.
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Name: Dan
Level: 9
Race: Beastman
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'Boasting about your level on a Newbie?' said Shin to himself before saying to 'Dan' ”No thanks senior I want to level myself and I'm here to see the Village Chief.”
Dan frown when he hear Shin and said ”Oh, is that so? What a pity then. And if you are thinking to get some quest on the Village Chief then you are going to waste your time ones again because that Old Man didn't give a quest, all he is doing is to talk for entire two hours and give nothing. So if I were you, I should go outside the village and kill some monster to get some EXP.” Then he turn around and walk away having his boys in tow.
”What a 'Goodie two Shoes'. If you want to boast then do it once you become an expert player.” muttered Shin to his heart before knocking on the door while saying ”And if you say that there is nothing in here means I can get some from here.”
After a few seconds the door opens revealing an hunchback elderly and full of white hair. He smiled at Shin and said ”Oh! A young visitor come in and tell me what did I owe you for this visit.”
Shin enters the house and sit opposite the Village Chief, then he give him the recommendation letter he got from 'Trainer Paul'.
The Village Chief take it and after reading it the look in his face become even softer. ”So you are a graduate. It been a while since the last one leave this village and embark to his adventure.”
”You came at the right time, since I have some problems that I need to solve. But before that do you want to listen about the history of this world?”
*DING*
SYSTEM: The Village Chief wants to tell you about the history of this World. Do you want to listen to him.
SYSTEM: You can skip this phase since what's the Chief about to say is the introduction of the world and you can read it of the «Destiny's Fate» main page. CONTINUE or NOT?
”There is other people that managed to finished that special quest? Well I'm not he only one that can think about those things” said Shin to himself before considering whether he continue or not.
And after few moments he still choose to continue since he believe that there is a reason why the system put the introduction inside the game.
”The Atlas World is have survive a three kinds of Era. The Dark Era, Warring Era, and Repelling Era. In the Dark Era...” After Shin nodded his head the Village Chief starts telling him the history of this world.