Chapter 163 - Disagreements (2/2)
[Connective Twin swords] (Gold Two handed weapon)
Level 15;
Requirements: Strength: 25; Agility: 25;
(Can be split into two swords or can be used as a double ended blade)
Attack Power +45;
Special Effect: Party counter: Every parry in the combined form has a chance of inducing a counterattack from the other end of the weapon.
Active Skill: Wheel Slasher: Allow the player to rotate the weapon at high speed while attacking. Increases the attack power by 50%. Duration: 5 seconds; MP: 400; Cooldown: 5 min.
”+600 experience points, +5 forging proficiency.”
”Another 214 proficiency points for the intermediate forging apprentice,” counted Balthazar as he began to examine the gold weapon he had created. He had taken less time than he had expected to create the weapon. He was glad that he had practiced with the silver daggers before he had attempted the gold weapon.
”Still got about 20 minutes for an hour. I best try to create another piece of this,” thought Balthazar as he pulled out the materials required for another piece of the gold weapon. He continued with forging another gold grade connective twin swords, before leaving the forging room and contacting Tetsujin.
”I have the weapon ready for you,” said Shadow. ”Where are you guys?”
”Ya, we got new recruits. Merlin and Quiet Fire are both a bit busy. It will take a few minutes for them. Why don't I come and meet you in the meantime,” said Tetsujin.
”Meet me at the auction house in that case,” said Shadow as he contacted Lizzie and Hammer about the other things. Lizzie already worked out a deal to sell some of their loot instead of an auction house as they could charge less fees than the auction house. It was just to help Lizzie with her trader profession. Rudra and Slaine are attempting the normal mode with the new dungeon guide as are the other players of the guild. Hammer also got the Troll Cutlass weapon design.
Shadow had decided to make a habit of going to the auction house whenever possible as he knew about a lot of items in the game. In start of a game, there would be a few items that most players wouldn't know the use of. So, it allowed him to get a hold of resources which many other players wouldn't care for.
He went through the various items that were available in the auction house. He was mainly looking for copper in the auction house, but apart from that he was also looking for thing that would help with stealth. He found a pair of vambraces, but he didn't find them worth as he would have to give up on his strength for it.
He also found quite a few Magusweed and Red Highblooms which made him realized that these could be used to craft Less Magic Resistance potions which would become quite famous. The recipe would soon be found from quest at level 15 areas. So, he bought all he could find and asked Lizzie to store up on more when they are available.
He continued to browse through the items available and he suggested Lizzie to be on lookout for a few more items, especially for lesser elixir of Water Breathing and oxygen masks or other apparatus and also the required materials to manufacture them. There were quite a number of players joining the guild due to their fame at the Blackrock town which allowed them to explore quite a bit.
He was sure that the once the mass quest is done, they would need to explore the lake and they would also require methods to move underwater comfortably. He only managed to get to the bottom of the lake due to his special circ.u.mstances, but the lake would allow one to farm monsters till level 30 at the very least. They got quite a decent loot from raiding the quingols, but it wasn't enough. They need a method for a number of players to use the lake. Such a consumable could be sold for a high price. So, he stressed on the Potion of underwater breathing.
As he was going through the items available in the auction house, he received a message from Tetsjuin that he already outside and hence, went out to meet him.
”Where is my weapon, dude?” asked Tetsujin as soon as he saw Shadow. He was quite eager to use the new weapon. It could also be used as two swords which made it much easier for handling.
”Don't be in such a haste. What is the situation with the recruitment?” asked Shadow as he exchanged the weapon with Tetsujin.
”Ah! That is nothing. Blinding White was actually able to recruit quite a few capable ones. It is just that Merlin has high requirements of everyone in the team, but Quiet Fire suggest otherwise. It is just a siblings quarrel,” said Tetsujin as he started to detach and attach the two parts of the weapon that he received.
”What exactly is it?” asked Shadow refusing to give up. He was part of the team and he also wanted to know Merlin's requirements. If it is very high, it wouldn't be favorable to him either as he would also be expected to adhere to those terms.
”It is not really that bad. It is just one thing that they are not agreeing with each other. The rest are fine. We form different groups to hunt right. He is suggesting that they exchange group members periodically so as that it would help in overall development of the group,” said Tetsujin.
”That is not a bad idea,” said Shadow instinctively. It was a well-known method to train players in guilds. It would help players analyse their flaws and dependencies and also that of their teammates. So, he found no issue with it.
”You are thinking like a guild. That is the same issue with Merlin. He had been in a guild and wants to introduce this habit in an adventurer team, but its not going to happen. It is similar to the guild rules and most players join adventurer groups while avoiding guilds to escape rules like this. It is fine if they have a need for a player or a quest or in a specific situation that occurred in the game, but they wouldn't accept it if they were asked to change teams as a training exercise,” explained Tetsujin.
”Oh!” nodded Shadow. ”How did I miss it? The main reason the players join these teams is to avoid guilds which restrict their freedom. This would also be considered as that. Quiet Fire has a point. It will dissuade many players from staying in the team,” he thought.
”He just wants to do something different than the guild and is experimenting on it, but Quiet Fire is adamant about this. It is not like she is wrong either. He will calm down. Let us go,” said Tetsujin as they both entered the market to head towards the place where Blinding White was recruiting.