Chapter 57: Early end of session (1/2)
Now ar of blessed salt, and an almost ean walking towards the east gate He still had plenty of ti as he didn't run into any obstacles or take any detours
A large red alert box suddenly appeared before hi him to jump back in surprise It was too early for the servers to be shutting down, but all becae
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[Message fro to end a little sooner than expected
We've just received some last-minute news that a routine system maintenance that had been scheduled later in the day was pushed forward into our ti the last hour of our session
You've got half an hour left until the server is shut down for the day, you will receive another notification when it's ti out If you do not leave by that time you will be forcibly disconnected, pleaseout
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Routine systeiven, but Merlin kneas another test firing of the reactor Due to Gaia's fra temporarily set up in the laboratory, it was vulnerable to the power surges caused by the reactor This problem would be rectified when the official servers were set up, but at the moment the safest course of action was to kick everyone out of the gae had a chance to et back since he didn't have a horse, so with only half an hour to spare, all Merlin could really do was make his way back to Orchomenus and cash in his quests
When he arrived at the east gate, he pulled his cloak hood up and began his journey There were a few NPCs travelling the road, unlike earlier in the ured that news of the highway bandit's deree
The familiar scenery scrolled past Merlin's view as he idly traversed the path, fortunately it didn't see within the treeline, but he still didn't lower his guard The occasionalof security Even with years of experience, getting a situation
As he neared the town of Orchoht re barely any visibility past the treeline A cold histled through the forest leaves, causing Merlin's hair to stand on end
Not willing to test his luck, Merlin picked up the pace, eventually entering the radius of the lantern that was hanging above the gate After briefly greeting the two guards, he walked into the town, only now did he feel safe enough to lower his guard The uard up for such a long period of time had taken its toll and he was ready to pass out on his bed the second he got home
Merlin wandered around town, and as he approached closer to the roups of players It seeatekeepers for the next town had caused ress faster than the previous tih anybody intended on bothering hiht and uild As he pushed open the door, the overpowering scent of smoke flooded his senses Eyes locked on hi, but he paid the to walk directly towards the barkeeper
"Welcome back, we received several reports earlier today that several bloodied corpses were found littered on the road to Macedonia Not saying it's a requirement, but it wouldn't hurt to clean up after yourself next time" The bartender informed him that his quest was complete "Here's your reward, as stated on the request, thirty silver pieces"
Another notification appeared before hi
「You have earned +10 reputation in Orchomenus」
Reputation had a similar function to fale NPC acted around you, often tih, or very negative interactions if lowered enough