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/A couple of minutes earlier than Rodi noticed Dale…/

“That’s achieved as properly… What else can I do until tomorrow?” Dale mumbled to himself as he walked on the stone roads of the village

‘It is virtually nighttime, and it could be a superb time for me to speak with a few of the different villagers to see what they should share.’

‘However I doubt I can accomplish that since most of them will simply rush residence to eat dinner and sleep.’

‘Day by day life in Resko is fairly harsh had hectic…’

“I might even name it day and sign off since I already talked with a lot of the Elders within the village, and I received fairly a number of promising rewards within the course of…”

Dale began to recollect what he did previously few hours…

‘After convincing the alchemist, I went to a secluded shack within the village and talked with Jyter.’

‘Jyter is an outdated miner, very outdated actually, round his mid 80’s. However he appears to be like youthful as a result of… I suppose if you get stronger your physique growing old slows down a bit?’

‘I ought to’ve requested why…’

‘In any case, he is aware of lots concerning the surrounding setting, so I realized fairly a bit about its composition and the way it was once previously.’

‘For instance, I realized that Resko does not have that many iron mines, so it needed to import most of it from the surface, however it does have fairly a number of massive mines of fundamental minerals corresponding to coal and copper.’

‘In actual fact, true to its title, Resko means Numerous or one thing alongside these traces.’

‘It had many mines of various supplies all throughout its territory, though only some of them really had their contents exported, and even then it was solely a portion of what the mine produced.’

‘Though a lot of the mines had been totally explored over the centuries and are actually left with little to nothing.’

“However the largest clue I received from that was the truth that some mines could also be in a state the place they are often harvested, or at the very least, assist a small inhabitants like the present one.”

‘Many mines are like that, when it reaches some extent the place the worth you get from mining is not making ends meet, the buyers simply cease and the operation stops no matter what’s left.’

‘In fact, I’m not an economist, so the case might not have been that completely, however ultimately, it is true these mines should still have one thing helpful left.’

“And as anticipated, I received a quest from prying into this matter:”

[Mineral Chain part 1

Resko is in dire need of materials, especially Iron for the confection of tools and weapons.

Requirements:

Locate the old mines and see if there is anything to harvest! 0/?

Rewards will be based on the final quantity of iron available to the village.

*Jyter remembers the location of 1 Major Iron mine and 2 Minor iron mines that were exhausted prior to Resko’s fall. Their locations have been marked on your map.

]

Dale checked his map and set free a depressed sigh.

“The issue is that these mines are positioned reverse to the forest within the South… Which means that they’re within the desert.”

‘Talking of that, there is not a lot details about the desert itself, solely that it all the time existed there, however previously few a long time, the desert grew at an unbelievable velocity.’

“Jyter instructed me that when he was smaller. The desert could not even be seen from the place we’re proper now, type of onerous to consider however I think about there’s something unnatural about it.”

‘Not like I do know what the typical velocity of desertification is…’

“Following my go to to him, I went to go to the remaining members of the Elder council, Ophelia, Adamante, and Barme.”

‘Ophelia was once the perfect hunter within the village a number of a long time in the past however she needed to retire after a critical damage to her fingers and arms, making her unable to drag her bow anymore.’

‘Nonetheless, she nonetheless helps by stitching and treating leather-based and different supplies offered by monsters.’

‘Just like Tina, she is a sort outdated girl, however she appears extra… Calmer than her.’

‘She taught me a bit about monsters however my day was restricted and I must go to her another time.’

‘This can be the rationale why no Quest was triggered…’

“I can nonetheless study lots from her and I will undoubtedly return there in my spare time, the extra I learn about what I can be going through on the market the higher.”

‘Though I did not handle to get a Quest from her, I did handle to get two from the opposite two remaining members of the Elder council.’

‘Barme is the outdated blacksmith, and he was extraordinarily interested in my armor. So it was fairly simple. I went there and we talked, he liked the design of my armor and hinted at the potential of a Quest…’

‘So I attempted my greatest to set off it, and I did it.’

‘Just about, Barme is like Yumi, somebody from a line of employees, however his’ is a bit longer than hers.’

‘From his nice nice nice grandfather to his father, they had been all smiths. Nonetheless, this got here to an finish with him, not as a result of he wished to however as a result of he could not proceed it.’

‘What was he speculated to hammer? Air? There are not any supplies for him to work and experiment with, the little they’ve is was nails or different issues the village wants.’

‘So I gave him one thing to work for, my armor and the supplies I purchased from the market.’

‘This reignited his useless spirit as he instantly took to the forge, giving me this Quest:’

[Blood and Iron

The old smith of Resko’s motivation has been reignited.

But that is but an illusion since his materials will eventually end.

Requirements:

Secure a supply line of materials for the old smith so he can work to his heart’s content! 0/?

*The final reward will be based on the quantity and quality of the given materials.

]

“Just about, a freebie.” Dale mentioned with a smile

‘So long as I end the primary of the 2 quests, the second can be just about accomplished.’

‘One Quest is about securing metals, the opposite is about checking if there are metals someplace, they complement one another.’

‘Nonetheless, what I would like is the absolute best reward, and to do this, I will have to hunt out the absolute best Ores obtainable…’

‘I even considered shopping for an enormous amount of excellent Iron from the market utilizing the gold from Resko, however I do not suppose the Quest can be accomplished this simply…’

‘However, I will purchase lots later, not proper now because the gamers are nonetheless getting the dangle of the sport and there should not be lots of it available in the market proper now.’

‘Even when the value is low, I am certain that sooner or later there can be a small window the place the worth and amount can be balanced earlier than the value spikes.’

‘I am certain such sources are going to be in excessive demand, I simply must strike earlier than then.’

‘I do have the cash to purchase every part, however I can not expend all of it into one factor this simply.’

“Lastly… That lady…”

‘Adamante… She is type of an All-rounder when it comes to crafting… It is simply that she is simply too rattling good at every part she does.’

‘Her specialty lies in processing creatures… AKA, butchering animals. She took the place of Ophelia because the latter cannot actually deal with every part alone.’

‘She additionally does much more and might even do wooden and Ironwork to some extent.’

‘Simply by this, you may see she is a slightly succesful outdated girl… However her character is God terrible… She is not actually horrible to be round however…’

‘Oh God, she is annoying to take heed to…’

‘Prideful… Extraordinarily prideful. And petty, she could be very very petty as properly…’

‘In case you make a joke she is going to nitpick at you, if she does a joke and you do not giggle she may also nitpick at you… On the very least, she will be slightly skilled once in a while.’

‘However there’s a cause for that, and it was instructed to me by the opposite Elders.’

‘She misplaced her household way back, and he or she has turn out to be grumpy resulting from regret and grief. So it could be harsh to shoo her apart.’

‘So on the very least, I will not lash out at her even when she is so annoying.’

‘To not say that I’ll get harm within the course of… These outdated folks aren’t right here to mess around.’

“The Quest she gave me was additionally fairly simple, and it got here proper on time since I’m about to go to the forest.”

[Material gathering 1 (Repeatable)

Adamante has requested several unique materials from within the forest so she can improve her current crafts.

Requirements:

Gather the following materials:

Alagull Lizard body 0/10

Blue-Green Mare body 0/15

Dark Oak Bark 0/30

…

Snake-Fish body 0/1 /Optional/

*The final reward will be based on the quantity and quality of the given materials.

]

‘Effectively, I do not know the way a lot 30 tree barks are, however I suppose that is primarily based on how they’re organized in my stock area.’

‘However nonetheless… Irrespective of how a lot I give it some thought, that’s lots of creatures for me to kill…’

‘On the great aspect, I haven’t got to butcher them… I haven’t got something towards blood and such a minor stage of gore since I performed my fair proportion of brutal video games, however I do really feel uncomfortable when I’m pressured to kill such creatures only for the sake of it…’

‘Particularly once they do nothing to you in any respect… Effectively…’

‘Maybe I’m simply weak.’

Shaking his head in denial, Dale continued strolling on the road.

He was strolling in direction of the one member of the Elder council he had but to have a private discuss with if you happen to exclude the Village head that’s at present exterior on the farms.

Tina Eino, the retired warrior.

After spending a lot time with the entire elders, he got here to grasp what she represented.

She was the third strongest on this total village, crushed solely by the Testros, and surprisingly sufficient, the village head.

Briefly, she had lots of issues to show Dale, and seeing how variety she is more often than not, Dale was joyful to go to her…

“Um! Mr. Dale, can I discuss with you for a second?”

“?”

Dale circled and noticed Rodi working in direction of him with a smile on his face and willpower burning in his eyes.

“…”

‘It occurred sooner than I assumed…’

Dale instantly understood what this was possible about.

‘He was certain to get bored with doing all of these horrible quests, in order a participant, he has began to hunt Quests to enhance his gameplay…’

‘Initially, I might simply shoot him down, however that appears too brutal.’

‘I could make use of him as an alternative of simply strangling him from the start.’

‘It might be akin to elevating a tiger, but when I do that correctly…’

‘Effective, let’s have a look at what he desires.’

Dale smiled barely, however from Rodi’s perspective, the textual content above his head was nonetheless Yellow, that means that Dale was nonetheless very a lot cautious of him.

Crying silent tears, Rodi approached him…

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Notes

I wished to have these free ends lower so we might presumably begin going exterior by the subsequent chapter.

I can see that this story is slightly sluggish, and in order for you, I might attempt to make it sooner, though I do not know the way I may give it a strive.