Chapter 88 - 88. The Reds Having Their First Quest. (2/2)
”As long as you are around, I would feel safe, Audemars. Just take care of them well, I am sure everyone would come out tops.” Patricia finally replied as she thought of the idea of letting the children down into the dungeons.
”Sure thing, brother in law. You can enter the dungeons with one nephew or niece at a time and once you are done, you can exit the same way as you enter. Heh heh... I almost forgot that I too give out quests. But you are not allowed to participate or it would be a missed opportunity for my nephew and nieces, I hope you understand.”
Prius explained and I understand what he meant. No matter what happens, the children HAVE to complete the quest by themselves.” Well, since the children have two Assassin's compact crossbow with them, I don't think they would have any trouble passing through the dungeons with ease.”
”The children had already shown their capabilities for this whole week and I guess its high time for them to go through a quest. By the way Becky, what is the youngest Adventurer that had gone through your quest?” I asked since Kayla was only 10 going to 11 and was surprised that thinking she might be too young to engage in a close battle.
”The youngest is 12, Audemars. Do you think Jane and Kayla were too young to perform these quests?” Rebecca asked worriedly as Kayla is too young to be engaged in killing monsters or even be a Ranger-Assassin at all.
”We shall soon see, Becky. In that case, I will gather up the children right now and Prius, you may issue the quests to them. I will follow them closely at a distance.” I suggested as I put on my sigil of communications over my head that looks like a 5.11 tactical headset and pressed the PTT button.
”Red Leader to all Reds, assemble at the Great Hall with full battle gear, asap.” and soon I heard their chatter through my comms as they rushed back from wherever they are right now and went back inside and changed to their battle gear. After a while, they emerged back and had slung their two Assassin's compact crossbows at their sides.
”Daddy... I mean, Red Leader... We are here at your request.” Red Two Adam announced when everyone was properly equipped and were waiting for the next instruction.
”Alright, listen up. When I got started, I didn't actually go out and deal with the wild boars first but was given a quest. The quest is to vanquish all the rats from the basement which had five levels and each level has an increased difficulty.”
”I will follow you, not closely but from a distance and will not participate in this quest. I merely will accompany you until you complete this quest. These Rats will retaliate and so you need to be quick on your feet and reflexes.”
”No matter what happens, the moment you give up, the quest is forfeited and you could never go back in again. Is that right, Quest Master?”
”Yes, that's right. If any of you backed away or give up halfway during the quest, you are unable to perform it once more and it's considered as a failed quest. I'm not sure what is going to happen to your progress but what experience you gained is forfeited.” replied Prius who now take on the role of a Quest Master just as Rebecca did.
'Alright, the Quest Master will usher in one at a time, be very careful... Remember that. Even if you are wearing Level 8 Mesh Iron Reinforced Cloth Armour, even if blades or bolts cannot penetrate it, but you might get hurt if they swipe you with their paws or tail.”
”Remember this. Hit hard, hit fast, kill swiftly and silently, and then move on to the next target. Don't let any of the rats down in the basement have a chance to attack or counter-attack.”
”Once you had gone through this quest, I will pass you some book to learn and at the meantime, don't let them hit you,” I concluded the briefing and the children all went down on one knee and clasped their chest in a salute. I was thinking, if the youngest can do it, every kid in town would be a follower.
”I'm going to pass you 100 points and you will allocate them according to your attributes. As a Ranger-Assassin, you need to evenly distribute the 100 points into your Strength, Wisdom, Dexterity and Constitution. 25 points per attributes, have you got that?”
Soon, a 100 allocation points were distributed to each of the Reds and they immediately allocate 25 points each to their Strength, Wisdom, Dexterity and Constitution and this could be done for every level only. I saw that their base attributes were only 5 each and when they had allocated the 25, their stats were increased considerably too.