Chapter 130 - Capture The West Desert (II) (1/2)
-Congratulations! Your level has risen from 97 to 98!
After farming for materials for the equipment that I am about to create, my level is 2 levels less to reach level 100 where I can receive the Job advancement Quest of the Versatile Class which is called the Versatile Jack. Out of all the classes, only the Versatile Class has one job advancement while the others will have either different advancement class they can choose from.
But I am not in a hurry to reach level 100, that is just not my priority and I am guessing I am going to hit level 100 before the raid boss is killed. The amount of exp I receive from the quest is enough to fill in the high amount of exp I needed just to level up. But it would be a different topic once I reach level 100, I don't think I will be leveling up as fast as right now.
I opened my inventory and check out all of the materials I farmed from the enemies. Seeing the three digits on the bottom of those items, I am now satisfied and ready to start creating my own armor.
Since my first task is to capture the West Desert, I have to go to the first town of West Desert that has not been captured by the enemies which will be the town of Araya. It is not the only reason why I went to Araya Town. Araya Town has a smithy that allows players to use it for a certain amount of gold. Most Blacksmiths do not do that and will just demand that they will be the ones who will do it.
I doubt there are fellow Pioneers on Araya Town just yet so I summoned Leona and flew directly over there. Of course, the NPCs will fear Leona as she is a gryphon so rather than landing into the town directly, I landed just outside the town where the NPCs won't see Leona landing on the ground and the surrounding area won't be affected by Leona's flaps.
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The security of Araya Town is tight as the guards manually inspect everyone who enters. They are not this strict in the past timeline. It might be like this today because of the Dragon of Darkness and its underlings but once the raid boss died, I doubt the security would be still this strict.
”Halt, state your business in this town traveler,” the guard said after blocking my path with his spear.
I pull out the document I received from the queen that she handed me before I left the palace for easy access to the towns in the West Desert. The protocols and security are very tight that they will not let anyone in so easily without any valid reason. Of course, I could just show the Pioneer Badge I received from the Goddess Titania to get access, but this document is much more convincing, so I choose it over the badge.
The guard read the document and upon finishing it, he bowed down to me and retracted the spear.
”I apologize for the delay, Pioneer-sama. We have to do this to ensure the safety of our town and its citizens.”
”It's alright. Nothing harm was done and you are just doing your job. Continue the good work!”
”Thank you for understanding.”
-The Captain of Araya Town Guards has a huge impression of you. You can now receive quests from him.
Heh, good manners will always help me through this situation, now I don't need to have trouble farming another batch of a reputation for the Araya Town Guard. Their help will be needed in the future.
Entering the town, NPCs are walking around the town and most of them wear anxious faces. From the looks of it, everyone in here is fearing the situation of the West Desert. The situation must be worse than I thought.
Araya Town's structure is different compared to the past timeline, the buildings here look old but they don't look out of place compared to the past timeline where there are many buildings with different kinds of looks but with common patches that are very noticeable. Also, some of the buildings I am seeing right now are not available in the past timeline so my guess is that during the past timeline's events, the invasion of demons has already gone worse and almost destroyed this town hence for the different kind of buildings missing in the past timeline.