Chapter 228 - Back to MurkWater Town - II (2/2)
Balthazar understood quickly that Theodore was only interested about Barnabus's injury and not about the entire mission as he surely would have already been informed of it. So, he quickly narrated and explained that Barnabus had been the victim of an ambush by the grassland tiger hoping that Theodore wouldn't blame them.
Luckily, Barnabus also joined him and put in a few good words about Balthazar and his team who braved the tiger to save him. Hearing Barnabus word's, Balthazar and the rest of the team were happy as they were sure that they would get some reputation due to their efforts. As the mission didn't give much information about the rewards, they were concerned about it all this time.
”Thanks for your brave efforts, adventurers. I know that you have been employed by the coastal guard to guard my son, but I also understand that you could have left him for dead during the attack. I will remember your efforts,” said Theodore as notifications rang in the ears of the team.
”+30 MurkWater Town Reputation Points.”
”It was our duty, Mr. Theodore. Thank you,” said Balthazar. The rest of the team were also very happy. They didn't have much expectations from this quest. They expect some reward from the coastal guard but that wasn't of much use as the Valhalla Raiders were trying to monopolize the coast and they didn't have enough manpower to go against them. Town reputation was much more useful, and this single quest directly gave them enough reputation points to make even someone with no reputation, a third-grade citizens of the town which was a very good thing.
”You can go, now. I believe you need to go back to the coastal guards before night. I will send a couple of guards with you,” said Theodore. The team quickly went out and sat down in the garden of the mansion as they waited for Barnabus. A few minutes, later Barnabus accompanied by a pair of guards came out and the lot of them went to the coastal guard station.
As they reported back to the coastal guard station, they were immediately rewarded with experience and coins. Unexpectedly they didn't get any coastal guard reputation as Balthazar had expected, but the experience was quite high.
”+14000 experience points.”
It quickly pushed all of them to level 19 except for Balthazar. He was already at level 19 and he required more experience than the rest of them due to his unique equipment. But he was quite closer to getting to level 20.
”That was a lot of experience,” said Agua surprised that he had earned a good amount of reputation, but he was a bit disappointed that he didn't get any reputation points from the coastal guard.
”Well, it was a hard one. Now, we need to deal with the Valhalla Raiders. Keep safe,” said Balthazar. ”You can try the missions available here. I doubt you wouldn't have much trouble with the previous mission.”
”Sure, it is better to go with this than the other options, but we are afraid about the Raiders. We are thinking it is better to go back to the town,” said Agua Canalon. ”We will continue with taking quests from the town head or registrar and with the reputation we got we might get better quests.”
”Your call. I will leave now. I will meet the raiders,” said Balthazar.
”You want me to join you?” asked Agua. ”I might of some help.”
”No, that would make it just harder. Let me deal with it,” said Balthazar as he called up Puba. Puba was the one who spent a bit more time in the game with him and so he trusted him more than the others.
”Hi, I was waiting for your call,” said Puba. ”Come on to the brown hog tavern. Kiriti and Karma are also waiting to meet you.”
”Karma? Isn't he the one who needs to finish the quest in the marshlands?” asked Balthazar.
”Ya. You killing Hard Head got him interested and he wanted to talk to you. You were a bit too aggressive I guess, but it is no problem. Kiriti will be there and he can support you,” said Puba concerned about it. To him Karma who insisted that Hard Head accompany him to talk would probably as bull headed as Hard Head, but he only cared that they complete the mission without much losses. Though they are being compensated, as they get killed, they lose valuable experience which puts them behind. So, he wanted to just deal with Balthazar to get the antivenom in large amounts as soon as possible.
”Not an issue. I don't mind speaking to Karma. It is best if I hash it out with him. Everyone else from that guild in this town listen to him, right? So, talking it out with him would be better and we could avoid confusion as he would have the last word,” replied Balthazar as he cut the communication and made way toward the tavern.
”I hope he doesn't behave with Karma in the same way he did with Hard Head,” thought Puba. ”Karma is a competitive player and any act of aggression from fleet-foot will have the whole guild against him and make our mission in the marsh much more difficult.”
Though he was worried he couldn't do much about it other than hope that both Balthazar or Karma wouldn't do anything too much and this could come to a reasonable conclusion.