13 Chapter 13 (1/2)
The dungeon is easy to unlock though it is troublesome since you need to collect a few items that are bit hard to obtain if you don't know which monster has the highest drop rate of these items in which I luckily know a lot since I became a runner boy in the past to fetch the items needed to open the dungeon. Due to that, I can memorize what items are needed with my eyes closed.
I move towards the streets and everytime I encounter an NPC, I greeted them Good Morning which makes them happy. To raise the friendship points, doing those simple things can raise you friendship points easily.
When I arrive at theHeadquarters, the NPCs seems curious to me. There are NPCs who are also an adventurer class like me, however, unlike me who will resurrect once killed on the cathedral, they will die since they are the people in this world and dying means dying for real. And since I am the first player to reach the Capital, many NPC is curious on me. In the past, NPCs call players as the Blessed Ones as we players can learn skills without trouble and can resurrect when killed which the NPCs envied the most to us.
The time that I arrived the Headquarters lounge, the lady in the counter noticed me. She smiled and beckons me to go near her. This NPC is Simona, a receptionist in the game and gives task to players everyday without failure. She sometimes gives tasks which are legendary and Epic rank that allows you to play with strong NPCs in the capital.
”Is it your first time here? Welcome to the Headquarters. I am Simona, the receptionist. You can ask me on whatever things that troubles you,” Simona smiled as she put a bit of her orange hair to the back of her ear.
”Oh, Good Morning, I am Bladeheart. I would like to apply as an adventurer,” I said. To unlock the dungeon, you need to become an adventurer. And everything will happen to proceed to the requirements.
”I see, its Bladeheart, Good Morning too. You want to become an adventurer? You are in good timing! I needed someone to fetch something for me,” Simona put out the paper parchment in front of me.
”What is this for?” I asked, though I know what it is really for.
”Its the items that are needed to be fetched to make the Pole of Weakening necessary to weaken the dungeon that recently opened near the capital. We need someone to fetch these items immediately,” Simona said.
A system notification appeared in front of me.
”Pole of Weakening: 1/3” Story Quest
Description:
Simona has given you a task to fetch the items to make the Pole Of Weakening. Getting all of the items will greatly help the capital reduce the danger of the dungeon that just opened up.
Needed:
Lizard Man Claws: 50
Green Spider Fang: 30
Orb of Relic: 40
Feather of Flames: 40
Reward: Pole of Weakening(Quest Item)
Copper Treasure Box
200 Silver
10,000 Exp
Do you accept the quest?”
Of course I accept. To get access to the dungeon, this quest is needed to be cleared. This quest is unique. Once it is cleared, no other players can obtain this same quest. Many players who came late can only get the remnant quest to unlock the dungeon. From what I remember, the Pole of Weakening is only an entry pass for the dungeon. I never knew that the Pole of weakening is used to weaken the dungeon, making it accessible to any players. Also, the rewards are not this lucrative from what I can remember.It might due to the fact that it is a story quest. The players who will obtain the quest to unlock the dungeon will only get the permission quest instead.
After obtaining the quest, I looked at the Player Leaderboards. I am still in the top place followed by none other than Harmless Swallow who is level 7 already. I did not get surprised that she arrived to level 7 already. She might be already trying to pass on the Gate Guardian though. The other players are still level 6 or below. They still needed tough grinding work for them to reach level 10.
I closed the player leaderboards. I never cared about them. I needed to find the items immediately.
The easiest to obtain in this quest is the Lizard Men Claws. Its a drop from the Demonic Lizard Men. Many players confused them from the Friendly Lizard Men that is just nearby the town of the capital. Slaying the Demonic Lizard Men allows you to gain a favorable rating to the Lizard Men since in the lore, Demonic Lizard Men came from corpses of the Lizard Men's brethren that died in the past, only to be possessed by demons.
I arrived first on the Lizard Men Village to accept the quest of slaying the Demonic Lizard Men. It will be usually issued by Sodoma, the Lizard Men Village chief. He was delighted when he heard that I will be slaying the Demonic Lizard Men around their vicinity.
”That will be truly fantassssstic! We of the Lizard Men tribe will be truly grateful to you Sssssir Bladeheart. You will help put to resssst our possssssesssssed brethrenssss. I will reward you for thissss,” he said.