Chapter 41 - THE GAMEKEEPERS REWARD (1/2)
”THERE'S no need for thanks. Anyone in my position would surely do the same,” Luo Yan said. Since the Gamekeeper said that he should talk to the Gatekeeper so he could get his reward, then talk.
The Gatekeeper stood up and wiped away the tears staining his face. ”No, no. Our family owe you a life-saving grace. It's not enough to just say thanks. To show my gratitude, please, accept this small gift.”
The Gatekeeper then took out a black stone the size of an a.d.u.l.t fist. Its surface was so black that it felt like darkness would bleed out of it. Luo Yan simply couldn't take his gaze off of it. Because he knew there was something special about this stone.
”This is something that was passed down in my family from generations to generations. It's a kind of metal found in the Shadowlands.” Shadowlands? Was that a new dungeon added to the game after it went VR? ”Although the size is small, this could still be forged into a weapon. The resulting weapon would automatically have the characteristic of 'shadow' which is very favorable to our race. I hope this could help you in your journey ahead.”
Luo Yan's eyes immediately brightened when he heard that. Although he already had a plan where he should get materials in order to forge his own weapon, this black stone was definitely going to be very useful for him.
According to the introduction the Elder made about the race of moon elves, about their affinity to shadows, he was quite certain that the Unique Skill he would eventually get would definitely have something to do with 'shadow'. So having a weapon that also had the element of shadow would no doubt be very helpful to him.
Luo Yan didn't hesitate to accept the black stone. ”Thank you, Gatekeeper.”
He put it in his Items Tab and check its information.
Umbra
- A rare metal that could be found in the mountainous region of the Shadowlands. It could be forged into a high class weapon depending on the materials added to it and also the skill of the Blacksmith. No matter the materials involved, the resulting weapon would always have a shadow element in it.
Luo Yan smiled happily. This was really a good material. Now he's real glad that he managed to find this hidden event task. With this, along with the items he got when he finished the task given by the Elder, he realized that he managed to get a pretty big haul in this Origin Village.
Now, he's really to leave and go to Olkdale Town.
Then he suddenly remembered the infamous dragon sleeping in the Silent Marsh. Should he go and check it again before he leave here?
When he was playing the PC version, there was a teleportation portal at Olkdale Town that allowed players to go back to their respective Origin Village. The same way that there was also a teleportation portal in every Origin Village that's connected to the said town. A player could only go to his own Origin Village and not to others.
If that was still the case in this VR version, then Luo Yan could still go back here anytime he wanted. He still felt that it was. Because there's really no reason to remove that feature. Especially since going VR was a huge upgrade rather than a downgrade.
So, should he go back to the Silent Marsh and see the sleeping dragon? Or should he just wait until he's strong enough that it wouldn't matter even if he accidentaly woke up the dragon? But then, he had the Invisibility Cloak. So the chances of him waking up the dragon was probably very slim. At the end, he still decided to go just to satisfy his curiosity.