40 Two Consecutive Quests (2/2)
After making fun of Betta, Roland asked, ”Did you find any useful intelligence?”
”I've got two quests. I'll share them with you.” Betta was rather delighted. ”They're two green quests.”
This guy was truly lucky to pick up money and quests so easily. Recently, Roland spent a lot of time on the forum when he was not playing the game. Many people had stated that quests were rare. Although most activities in the game, such as studying magic or practicing swords, rewarded experience, quests could provide more experience than they did.
Accomplishing quests was the fastest method to level up, but the problem was that quests were uncommon.
The two quests were ”The Missing Girl” and ”The Monster in the Sewer.”
Roland frowned at the first quest, which reminded him of the missing grandson quest in Red Mountain Town.
In the end, the two grandparents burnt themselves out of desperation.
”This girl…” Roland asked Betta, ”…can't be an only daughter, right?”
”No!” Betta shook his head and said, ”I've investigated it. She has siblings. Also, her disappearance was quite uncanny.”
Betta must've been traumatized, too. He had investigated before accepting the quest.
”Let's work on this one first. Do you have any clues?” asked Roland.
Betta said, ”Yes. She was last seen in the woods outside of the city. She went there to pick up mushrooms, and then she disappeared.”
”Beasts?” asked Roland.
Betta shook his head. ”I'm not sure.”
”Let's go then.” Roland put on the magic robe from his Backpack. ”If we get started sooner, we may be able to bring the girl back alive.”
That was Betta's intention, too.
The two of them passed through the lobby and left the inn.
The girls in the lobby stared at them in silence. After they were outside, Betta asked Roland weirdly, ”Why are they so restrained when I'm with you? When I came in just now, those women almost dragged me away.”
”I'm a Mage,” said Roland with a smile. ”The civilians in this game are naturally scared of Mages. You are handsome and in glamorous clothes, and you look gentle. It's only reasonable that they are not scared of you.”
Roland's initial charisma was 5 points, and Betta's was 7 points. As their level increased, the gap between their charisma was getting larger and larger.
As they talked, they walked out of the city. Soon after they came out, the city gate closed.
Delpon was placed under curfew every evening. They managed to get out in time.
The sunset dyed the trees to the west of the city red, as if they were covered in blood.
”The girl went missing in the woods over there,” Betta said as he walked. ”It's said that someone outside the woods heard terrifying roars.”
Well… Roland felt that it was like the opening of a horror movie.