Chapter 58 Midnigh (2/2)

”Alright! Let's get wasted tonight then!”

”Uooh!”

Shanks yelled at them while the other NPCs answered with an excited shout, and Michael has a curious look on his face, and because he never drinks in real life. He at least wants to know how the alcohol in the game is, and at the same time, curious if the game developers managed to even imitate the sense of taste in the real world into the game.

The bartender immediately had someone deliver their orders, as five huge mugs arrived in front of them, with every single one of the mugs, a foot tall in height, and inside is a liquid that looks just like water but Michael could smell that aroma of alcohol wafting from it.

The other players around the pub are then curiously looking at the cloak figure among the four NPCs, all of them wondering if the person is player or an NPC, but those who were near their table was surprised to find out that the cloaked figure is actually a player when they heard the NPC called Shanks asking about the task or quest he had assigned to Michael.

Michael didn't mind that they know that he's a player, mostly because they are just new players around level 3 and 2, and might not even have heard about him as they are probably only new.

They drank for an hour straight, and Michael finally found out that the game did also imitate the sense of smell inside the game like all the other senses of a human, which truly amazed him as he could definitely taste that familiar alcoholic taste from the ale that was served to him.

And at the same time, Michael also found out that the reason that the NPCs are so nice to him is because of Master Farle, the Master Blacksmith that he had met before.

It was because Master Farle is actually one of the few throughout the continent who is already a step away from reaching the level of a Grand Smith, and that's the reason why they are very friendly with him because the old man is a very eccentric guy that would kick out anyone who goes inside his shop.

And it finally clicked to Michael of why Farle's shop is full of equipment lying around inside the shop, but at the same time, he was feeling bitter because of the misunderstanding of the people of Timor Village of him being close to Master Farle.

But he didn't bother trying to clear up the misunderstanding if the culprit behind it is not even doing anything about it.

And so, he thought that he might just take advantage of it.

*****

A few hours later, Michael finally exited the game after gaining another level and reaching Level 13.

”Only a bit more and I'll finally reach Level 14” Michael smiled as he took off his helmet and left it on his bed, and then left his apartment, as he slowly made his way up to his parent's place.