Henry and Noah were hit again by the disorientation from sudden teleportation and fell over. The moment their body touched the floor they were soaked wet. 'Water?'
Aster looked at the two and let out a cute chuckle. "Still not used to it, oh mighty Baron?" She provoked Henry while stepping onto the walkway gracefully. There was a pool on either side and the walkway extended all the way to a corner of the underwater cave that the three teleported into. The water seeped through the cracks on the cave wall and dripped into the pond. The atmosphere was humid and the cave was cold enough as the already soaked boys started shivering slightly. Two magic lamps at the far wall lit the entire cave in a bright blue hue. Below it was a doorway big enough for a giant to walk through.
The fire elements around their bodies instantly warmed them up and evaporated the water from their clothes. Noah and Henry followed Aster as she walked ahead toward the doorway after making sure the two boys dried themselves.
The three walked into a hall that was empty apart from the statues that stood along the further side of the wall. In the middle, there was another dark elf sitting cross-legged meditating. Hearing the footsteps, the elf opened her eyes. "Are all three of you ready?" She said as suddenly a large amount of pure mana filled the room thick enough to create a misty feeling.
When the mist retreated, Henry was alone in a room staring at the elf.
"Don't worry. Your friends are in another dimension. They should face the challenge alone as well. Even if something happened, you won't be affected since these are merely fantasy dimensions. Your body and soul are perfectly safe back in the hall. So, go ahead. Attack with all you have. Don't hold back. The elders are watching." The elf released a pitch-black blade and thrust it towards Henry with a smiling face.
"Really?" Henry got out of the momentary stupor and engaged back in the attack. "I'm not gonna hold back anymore," Henry said, firing fireballs at the attacking elf trying to hold her further away. "Quite decisive. Good. Let's see how you deal with this then!"
The test continued but there wasn't anything too hard for Henry. He was able to last the whole way and finally, the elf stopped attacking and smiled looking at him. "The others are done. You are fine. It's time to pick your inheritance." While the other two reappeared fading into the hall around him. Henry found this ability quite fascinating.
"I wasn't supposed to drill you too hard. Just to check if you could handle yourself against an opponent. Considering your tier, it doesn't matter much." The elf walked back and started chanting something in that storage language.
'''Ding! Ancient Language of the elves detected. Recording complete. Comprehension: 0.011%. Reach comprehension rate of 70% to use the ancient language of the elves.'''
"That didn't feel bad." Noah started recovering from his fear of elves. Aster too walked towards Henry. Both of them had a smile on their face screaming their pride out in completing the trial.
"What is it?" Asked Henry looking at the two grinning like idiots.
"The 36 elder witches of the covenant were all ruler tier mages each of them possessing talents containing different element combinations." The elf gave a little speech about the witches which was completely glossed over by Henry. He was busy checking out the inheritances with his system radar. Finally, he was able to discover one. It had the most compatibility with the elements he had.
'''Ding! Talent root: Creation received. Assimilate with the talent root?'''
'Yes.'
The elf who was busy explaining the different inheritances immediately stopped. She started at Henry for a split second only to drop on her knees and touch the floor with her forehead facing Henry. "This slave awaits your order, Master." Both Noah and Aster looked stunned looking at the mighty elf's unsightly appearance.
Henry on the other hand was busy going through the system notifications.
'''Ding! Creation mana drop created. New element 'willpower' created. Assimilating element with the system…'''
'''Ding! Upgrading system required to support creation.'''
'''Please Note: Hidden Soul found within the inheritance. Soul deemed harmful. Destroying the soul's will. Hidden soul absorbed.'''
'''System support upgrade requires 500 crystals. Upgrade system?'''
'Yes.'
'''Upgrade system initiated…Time required: 10 minutes.'''
Host: Henry
Bloodline: Human, Bos
Tier: Prophet
Nature elements:
Earth (99/99),
Fire (99/99),
Water (99/99),
Wind (98/99)
Body: Prophet (99/99)
Soul Strength: (78/99)
Willpower: (10/99)
"Master?" The dark elf looked stunned seeing the sudden disappearance of her Master. Henry, who was finally free from the system, looked at the elf kneeling before him startled.
'What did I do now?' He couldn't be more worried looking at the existence that was kneeling in front of him with respect. "Master?"
'''Ding! The host absorbed the elf's master's soul contained within the inheritance.'''
'The elf is a slave?'
'''Correct. Host should be able to control the elf with the bond from the absorbed soul.'''
"Get up," Henry said, checking out if the slave obeys his commands. The elf got back on her feet remarkably fast. "Looks like we are done with the inheritance. Is there anything else?" Henry asked the timid elf.
"No Master. There is nothing in here but the inheritances and will's of the covenant's elders."
'''Ding! System update complete. Creation subspace added.'''
"Henry, we should return. It's getting late." The nervous Noah said trying his best to avoid eye contact with the now slave of his best friend.
"Do you want me to send you back master?" The elf asked immediately.
"You can teleport me into the campus?"
"No Master. Only to the outskirts."
"That's fine. How can I contact you when I want to?"
"You should be able to summon me to your side through the contract as normal, Master."
"Let's leave then. The curfew will start soon." Henry and the other two were immediately teleported outside right next to the campus gates. "I forgot to ask her name."
"She should be unnamed. Only unnamed living creatures can be enslaved."
"But she is much more powerful than us!"
"That's normal for elven bloodlines to be more powerful than us. So, you gained a powerful elven slave. Only very wealthy noble families possess dark elf slaves. If someone knew they would probably kill you for her." (Aster)
"You can own slaves by killing the previous owner?" (Henry)
"No, but it can erase the bond." (Aster)
"It's better if one knows. Dark elves are all banned within the country." (Noah)
While the three walked back to the dorm room, they continued to discuss the inheritance received. Aster received an additional mutated, 'Overgrowth' which was extremely helpful if you were to become a farmer. Noah gained the spatial element, pissing Aster off further after being mocked by the two.
"I want to try out my creation magic. Let's get back to our dorm first."
"I can't. Go on ahead. I want to try and see how this overgrowth works."
"See you tomorrow then?" (Noah)
"I'm taking advanced pyrotechnics. I'll be free after 10." (Aster)
"Alright then. Come to the training ground after class." (Henry)
*****
Sitting with his back to the wall, Henry started experimenting with his creation tab. Countless blueprints appeared in front of his eyes but they all required an insane amount of willpower. As he shortlisted the ones he could create, he was left with a couple of general weapon designs.
'Let's try making a sword first.' Henry used the only design available to him.
'''Ding! Bastard Longsword Blueprint Selected. Insufficient materials.
Bronze bars (0/10)
Vampire Fangs (0/24)
Gargoyle's longhorn (0/1)
Mana stone (12/2)
Willpower (10/10)'''
'So many things?' Henry tried looking for his mind link to the elf. Unexpectedly there were multiple links. Nine to be exact. 'So many slaves?'
'Master, were you looking for me?' A familiar sound echoed in his head.
'Ah yes. I didn't realise there was more than one person. How do I tell you all apart?'
'The old mistress used to call us by nicknames. She used to call me Ren, Master.'
'Ren? Ok, Ren. Can you find me a few materials? I have an urgent need for them.'
'Is it for creation magic, Master? Old mistress had a stockpile of crafting materials at the secret dungeon. I can bring them over but it will take some time.'
'Will that be alright? I thought you can't come inside directly.'
'It's not a problem as long as you summon me to your side, Master.' There was a strong longing in her words.
'Alright then. Let me know when you are ready.'
The next day, the trio practised their magic sparring in the training yard. After a few exchanges, Henry was overpowered by Aster's frigid fireballs.
"How did you grow this powerful? Shouldn't mutated elements be harder to comprehend?" Looking at how powerful Aster became overnight, Noah couldn't withhold his surprise.
"My new ability supplemented the growth rate. It's amazing, right? Even my flames are much more sturdy than before." Aster could stop from firing another white flame to the empty air.
"Looks like I'm the only one with the shorter stick." Unlike the other two geniuses, Noah gained a completely new element making it harder on him. The element didn't complement the one he held and the worst part of it was that it required him to focus on improving his body as well. The silver lining was that he was bored for the past few days since was stuck at a bottleneck giving him enough time to focus on these new parts of his strength.
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That evening Henry was contacted by the elf, Ren to let him know that she collected all the materials apart from the vampire fangs. The fangs of campuses cannot be preserved for long since they would decay soon after a vampire died.
"We will start hunting the vampire dens around the outskirts of the kingdom as soon as I get back, Master." Ten bowed and left again. Looking at the massive pool of resources in his storage ring, Henry let out a smile.
"Let me know if you find a den. I would like to join in the fun as well."
"This… Master, vampires are saint tier creatures from birth and they stay in groups. It's extremely difficult to attack them in their den even for ruler tier creatures. I'm afraid this isn't a wise choice. Even with us, this might be too reckless."
"Saint tier? Fine, you guys deal with it."
After the dark elf disappeared, Henry used the remaining crystals which he received from the inheritance left behind by the elder to level up to the peak of the prophet tier. There were still too many crystals remaining for him to count.
'''Ding! System upgrade quest received.
A saint in the making: Unique skills are what differentiate the mortals from the big shots. Stepping into the role of big shot requires you to create a unique spell or skill. Create a spell/skill of unique nature.'''
'''Quest deleted by admin.'''
'''Ding! System administrator alternate quest received.
A welcome party for the earthlings: The earthlings are at their final stage. Get ready to welcome them to Gana.
Time limit: 72 hours
Completion requirements:
* 20% discount for purchases and repairs in town (0/1).
* Gift pack for the newcomers (0/500).
* Create bounties (0/20).
* Establish repeatable quests for the newcomers (0/50).
* Create unique quests for the newcomers (0/20).
Completion Rewards:
* System upgrades to saint tier.
Warning: Failure to complete the quest will result in the town siege by monsters for one week.'''
"Oh f***!" Henry kept reading through the quest. 'Well, I could at least spend some time with my parents.'
"What is it?" Henry's sudden burst caused Noah to stand on edge. For the past few days, Noah had been living on the edge. With Aster becoming a prophet, Noah was extremely disappointed in himself and started taking up
"Oh, nothing. I'm heading back to my town tomorrow morning. Want to go? You guys have never been there, no?" Henry's invitation came at an extremely uncomfortable time for Noah as he was in the middle of raising his body.
"I'll come next time, promise." Henry had to leave Noah behind. Aster also couldn't come as she was buried deep studying her element.
Silvy was in an exceptional mood as of late. Like she expected Henry was able to get back to gain an inheritance from the hall. She was further surprised when she heard both his classmates were able to gain one as well. When Henry came in to ask for a leave, she happily obliged, letting him off for a few days.
"Mom, let go. I can't breathe." Henry's mom was too excited to see him. Tears were flowing out of her eyes as she held him tightly.
"Why don't you come and stay for now? Haven't you become a prophet? You can come back and stay, right?" His mom said in between her hugs.
"I'm here now, aren't I?" Looking around Henry couldn't find his father who usually stuck around the inner courts. Today he wasn't at the place making Henry worry.
"Ah, your dad left with an expedition to the Iron mountains. There was a report claiming that a new orc village was seen by some adventurers. He should be alright. There are a few prophet tier fighters amongst the group." Mom told Henry to relax. "Besides, he just reached the peak mortal stage. He needs this to breakthrough."
"But still." Henry felt like he pushed too much on his father. He was confident that his father could handle it. Recently, he even gave his father a few potions that would help his father progress further from his past bottleneck. 'Looks like the potion worked fine.'
Leaving the matter aside, Henry went back to his office looking for his secretary.
"How is the situation? Is there enough funding for a few months to come?"
"Yes, My Lord. The funding has increased two folds since the number of adventurers increased. We are currently facing a lack of resources and have started importing necessities from the neighbouring towns at the moment. It's mostly beast meat and food grains."
"The iron mines are operating smoothly and our output has already increased to market saturation levels. We are in luck. We were able to find a few high-quality veins as well."
"How is my father keeping up? Is he working too much?"
"Lord Flamel has been working hard lately. I would like to suggest appointing a temporary town mayor at least till he is comfortable with his growth. I feel the responsibility is hindering his growth potential."
"Maybe I shouldn't have made him the town mayor. But it will be even harder to bring it up to him. He might take it negatively." Henry was deep in thoughts when a commotion took place outside. He walked out with the secretary to find a few adventurers being revered by the town folks. In the lead, he saw his father riding a white horse. "Fine. I'll let it be for now. Let him retire voluntarily." Henry walked out to greet his father's victorious return.
*****
'A powerful person is approaching you, Master.' Henry was sitting back and discussing the daily ongoing of the town with his father and secretary when the elf, Ren suddenly sent him a warning message. As she said, a man walked into the hall with a scroll covered in red silk in his hands.
"A message from his Majesty, the King to Lord Henry." With a respectful tone, the person unfolded the scroll looking for Henry's permission to go on. Since Henry's town was outside the kingdom's jurisdiction and had its sovereign rights, the king couldn't pass a decree or law towards the place.
"Please continue."
"Due to the recent high rise in monster population, the kingdom has decided to enlist experts and adventurers from another dimension as per the recommendations of the oracle temple. All frontier towns are expected to receive a small number of adventurers and are advised to make necessary arrangements to accommodate the newcomers. As compensation for the immediate trouble, the royal court has sent a sum of 1000 elemental crystals and 20 mana stones. Thank you for your cooperation." The man went ahead and placed a storage ring on the table.
"We will make necessary arrangements. Thank you for the message." Henry saw the man back out. He immediately disappeared into the morning mist travelling to the next town.
'A ruler's coin?' Henry looked at the coin the system absorbed from the man. He immediately asked the dark elf if she knew what one was.
'It's a currency exchanged in the ruler tier. It possesses more elements than the normal elemental crystals.' Ren immediately responded since she was keeping a close eye around Henry. Henry pushed him to the back of his head as he looked through the content the kingdom provided.
"Looks like everyone is aware of the people coming." Henry walked back in looking through the charts trying to figure out how to create the quests required to complete the system.
*****
Old man Luke, the master smith that he hired for the town smithy, was busy ordering his apprentices around when Henry visited him. Seeing the town mayor and the seated noble walking in, Luke immediately rushed to greet them and invited them to the office inside.
"The place is a little hot, my apology." The old man respectfully bowed to the two nobles before they even started their discussion.
"Master Luke, you must be aware of the orders of the kingdom. We are required to do some promotions to make sure they are happy to stay. We were wondering if you could provide us with a few beginner's swords to put out as a welcome gift."
"That's an excellent method, my Lord. We are currently lacking in business as well. It would provide a great experience for my apprentices as well."
"Excellent Master Luke, let the town hall know the cost and we will compensate for it. We need at least 500 weapons. How fast can you make it?"
"500 swords? That's a little too… I'm afraid we could only produce one sword in an hour. Even with my four apprentices, we could hardly make 20 pieces a day."
"20 pieces a day? That won't do either. The gift must be given when they arrive."
"If you want my opinion, it's not possible for everyone to use a sword. So even if we create that many swords most of them would end up becoming scrapped. Why don't we use a weapon token instead?"
"A token?" Henry liked the idea.
"It should give us enough time to prepare a few swords. We should be able to handle them."
"Thank you master Luke. We will leave then. There are 2000 gold coins as an advance." Henry gave a decent reward before heading over to the adventurers guild.
'A weapon token and 20 gold coins. That should be enough for the gift pack. I guess I'll add a storage ring to the mix.' Unlike the ring that he had on him, the mass-produced storage rings had limited space and slots within. These were perfect for the gamers according to his own experience since they only cost a crystal each.
The adventurers guild had expanded slightly since he left. It had increased in staff as there were two more receptionists. 'And of course, they had to be bunny girls as well. I wonder who recruited them.'
Since the new receptionist didn't know Henry, he decided to check out the processes. Become an adventurer. He knew a certain girl that would do anything for such an opportunity. 'Wonder if she would also join the game. With how good this world is it should be an extreme hit back on earth.'
"Sir, how can I help you?" The bunny's ears twitched as she spoke.
"I was hoping to enrol as an adventurer. Could I please register here?" Henry's voice was heavy trying to mimic the tones of the strong heroes he often saw in movies.
"Sure thing, sir. This way." The bunny girl directed Henry inside to get his aptitude tested. Since didn't provide an identity token, she must have assumed him to be a commoner. "You can call me Miss Sara." She added before entering the testing room.
A similar orb that schools used to test affinities was located at the back. Seeing the massive meter right next to it reminded Henry of the time he was tested at the school.
The bunny readied him to test and checked out the results. By the time the results came, the bunny was choking on her words trying to remain calm.
"Sir, I'm so sorry. I didn't realise it was you. Please pardon me for my rudeness." The bunny kept bowing repeatedly only to stop after seeing the guild master walking to the testing room.
"Lord Henry, it's a pleasure to meet you." The guild master gave a slight bow welcoming Henry to the office.
Before leaving, Henry turned to the girl and said, "You did a good job. Keep it up."
Guild Master Alfando. The leader of the adventurers guild at Henry's town sat right across from Henry. The bunny girl receptionist brought tea to the table before they got to business.
"Excuse me." The girl left immediately after.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, Guild Master. You must have been busy these days. The monsters in the area have raised considerably."
"Yes, there are a lot more monster activities as of late. That being said, it isn't something that you should be concerned with. I'm confident that I can handle this much."
"I wasn't doubting your capabilities. You too must be aware of these otherworlders that's about to come to our world. I plan to use these monsters to give them a purpose of some sort."
Henry had played countless games in his lifetime. He was confident that this new game would have a similar structure. Considering how impatient the people on earth were, the traditional levelling that exists in this place might not suit them. If his calculations were correct, then the recent rise in monster activities might be to satisfy this upcoming need. Henry didn't know how to feel about this decision since the people dying were real enough for him, even if they were unnamed.
"To use the rise in monsters to motivate the otherworlders? I'm afraid I don't see how? Even if they are strong, how much stronger could they be? If they are too strong, wouldn't they try to take over our world?" Alfando didn't know what Henry knew.
"That shouldn't be possible but we can't leave it to chance. It would be best to keep their strength suppressed as much as we can. Before that, I need to find a way to make sure the monsters act in an orderly fashion. Like only certain monsters appearing at certain places?"
"You mean like in the training grounds?" Alfando immediately recalled the practice grounds around the royal academy that were used to train students. "You must request it from an array master. Only they could help you with it. I can recommend you to an array master that I know of. He works for the Duke Joel's palace."
"That will be a lot of help. Thank you, guild master. By the way, do I get my adventurer blade?" An adventurers' blade was an identity tag that could be attached to a pendant.
"Do you want to join the guild? I can't see why you would lower yourself to our level, Lord Henry."
"I would like to just in case. Also if you could, please sign a pseudonym for my identity as well. I'm pretty sure you could find a suitable one for me. I'll take that receptionist as my handler as well." Henry got up ready to leave.
"It will be done. The badge, I'm afraid, will be at the bronze tier if I have to use an alias."
"That's alright. I will show myself out. Thank you."
The guild master bowed as Henry walked towards the exit. Outside the guild office, Henry contacted Ren, the dark elf.
'Ren, could you teleport me over to Joel's Palace, it should be next to the Ismania Islands.' The palace is well known amongst all the nobles since they lead the largest faction outside the royal court.
'Yes, Master. But please arrive at a secluded space. It would be inappropriate for me to appear in public alongside you.'
'I'm alone right now. It's alright. Come over.' Henry teleported to the Dukedom of Joel right after.
*****
With Ren's help teleporting to Ismania Island, Henry reached the duke's palace within a few minutes. Showing his identity token at the knights outside, Henry was allowed to visit and brought over to the main hall.
"Please wait here. I'll inform Duke Joel right away."
There were considerable difficulties for a low noble like Baron to visit someone of the standings of Duke. It would have been impossible to visit without a proper request for visitation in advance.
While Henry was waiting in the hall, he saw a familiar girl walking through the corridor. He could feel the aura of a high-grade prophet that kept emitting from her body. It was an all too familiar ice element aura that he came across during his visit to the talent showcase.
"Stella?" Henry called out to the girl who had yet to notice him. The sudden voice made her look around, puzzled. Finally, her eyes focused on the boy sitting in the hall staring at her.
"It's you!!" Stella wasn't expecting to meet Henry at her own house. Seeing the person who she lost to Stella was slightly agitated. Her parents had kept mocking her for losing to a commoner. It still hurt her although they were just joking at her expense.
"You are the duke's daughter?" Henry wasn't sure since Stella had said her magic was of ice element. It was not easy to nourish an ice element user in this tropical climate.
"No, he happens to be my uncle. I visit often when I'm free. Are you here to see Uncle Joel?"
"Yes, I was told he was free now."
"He isn't even here. I bet he's just playing with you for beating me at the contest. Come with me. I will take you to him."
"Thank you. That would be a great help. I'm pressed for time."
"Your growth is amazing. Looks like your academy cherishes you very much." Stella couldn't stop being impressed with Henry's growth. She walked towards the exit and left for the army barracks at the adjacent training grounds. Stella seemed happy as she found someone pleasant to chat with since most her age couldn't keep a straight talk with her considering their disparity in strength. She for once wished to be a little weaker but the thought was discarded immediately.
'Master, there seems to be someone stronger trailing you.' The dark elf sent a message as soon as they reached the barracks.
'Might be Stella's bodyguard.' Considering how valuable a talent like Stella is to the country and nobles there was bound to be a few shadow bodyguards following behind her.
"Uncle, it's me. May I come in? I have someone with me as well." Stella knocked on the door before opening it. At the back against the wall, a man in his youth was sitting enjoying a cup of tea. His lips widened seeing the girl enter but soon constricted as the boy followed in. It reverted to the smile in a split second.
"Uncle, are you taking revenge for me by making Henry sit on a couch for the whole day? That's…"
"No, no. I was going to meet him in a few minutes. I too wanted to meet with the kingdom's rising star. Well then, this shouldn't be a courtesy visit. Tell me, what are you after?" Joel's happy expression vanished as soon as he turned to Henry.
"I need an array master. An expert array master. You were recommended by my adventurer guilds' guild master."
"An expert array master? That won't be a problem. But I'm not sure any of them would agree to your request. Their services come at a very high cost."
"Show me the best man you have, and let me try to convince them." Henry didn't make an offer to the duke. Anything he offered would be pointless to the duke.
"It's She. Amanda. Her house is next door to my place. I will let a soldier show you the way."
"Let me. Why disturb the soldiers. I am not busy right now." Stella volunteered before Joel had a chance to call for someone and dragged Henry out with her.
*****
"I need to know your requirements before I agree." The tall girl with two budding horns sat on the couch playing with her curly hair. Her horns, fingernails and soft cloves were all polished red giving her a demonic figure.
"It shouldn't be a problem for someone of your calibre. I need a little help to make a few arrays to restrict monster spawning. Like in the royal city's training grounds. Around my town of course. And I need it done in two days." Henry didn't hold back.
"That will be a massive array formation. It will use up a lot more elemental crystals. I can do that but I will have to hire a few assistants to lay down the array."
"That wouldn't be a problem. I should have enough crystals back home. When can you come over?"
"I'm not busy right now. You can go ahead. I still need to prepare a few things. Why don't you plan the details?" The girl said as she rose from the couch ending their conversation.
Stella and Henry left soon after. The girl didn't say anything about the payments but considering that he was a countryside noble, he knew she wouldn't ask too much. He still had. a lot more work to do.
The repeatable quest will be easy once the array is established. The monster souls would be trapped and this meant their bodies would be reconstructed once their souls absorb enough mana. But the issue was the bounty quests. There were no high-grade monsters that spawned near the region and it was difficult to establish the required bounty quests without some. He had to find a few stronger monsters and capture their souls then release them in the arrays. This also meant a much higher mana crystal cost for the arrays upkeep. In the end, he decided to hand over the task to the dark elves.
'Ren, are you free?' Henry asked through the mind link.
'Yes, master.'
'Can you guys steal the souls of a few beginners and low-grade prophet tier monsters? They also need to be different species.'
'Is there any specific elemental affinities that you have in mind master?'
'It's better if they all have different elements. If you find ones with mutated elements, bring them as well but not too many. I need around 20 if possible.'
'That should be an easy task, master. There are many within the campus grounds. We will transfer the soul containers in a few minutes.'
Cutting the connection with Ren Henry followed Stella to the teleportation circle. They said goodbye as Henry soon teleported over to the closest town next to his. Mentally noting to establish a teleportation circle in the town, Henry asked Ren to teleport him back to the town hall.
*****
Lady Mark, the array master Henry recruited, arrived with a couple of apprentices. According to her recommendations, the core of the array was established in the inner courthouse of the mayor. After the entire array was established, all Henry had to do was release the monsters into the array. As requested, Ren and the elves were able to capture the monsters and brought them over to the place. Once Henry released the souls into the array, he was one step closer to establishing the quests at the guildhall. As per Henry's request, Alfando released the quest to the general public. With the common quests and bounties done, Henry was now stuck with creating the unique quests. The day was finally over and he was forced to get some rest by his loving mother.
And through the night, Henry plotted different hidden quests. The next morning, with just one day left to complete his mission, Henry left to look around the town to figure out how he should complete the quests.
What was the best way to send a message within plain sight? In a town that's filled with people, the best method should be 'graffiti'. And so he started drawing graffiti all around the small town in places that little to no person could get to. Each graffiti corresponded to some hidden location like a small cave at the end of the mines, a trap door inside the sewers, a high peak on the iron mountains etc. And as a reward, he just placed a few coins and some potions that he made in a standard spatial ring as a gift. 'That should be enough.' Henry finally was back home after running around the small town. It was already evening and there was barely 16 hours left in the countdown. 'Finally, I'll become a saint tomorrow.' From the timer, he was certain the major event should take place by daybreak the next day.
*****