Opening his eyes William finds himself in front of a fountain, looking around for a few moments before calling out his Stat window:
Status WindowCharacter NameWillAlignmentNeutralLevel1ClassNoneTitleNoneFame0Health100Mana100Strength10Dexterity10Vitality10Wisdom10Intellect10Leadership0Luck0Offense0Defense0Magic Resistance0%
Looking over his new avatar stats Will closes the windows opens his inventory bag and fills up the canteen with water from the fountain. Turning around Will starts to walk down the busy street, upon entering a tavern Will moves right towards the Barman and asks.
Will: Happen to have any labor to do? I am looking to earn some coins.
Barman: Ney, already have two slackers in the back, sorry cant help you out. Visit me if you need a cheap but good meal and a bed for the night.
Will: Thank you.
Slightly discouraged Will leaves the tavern and visits few shops but alas none of them are hiring. Almost giving up on finding employment Will decides to head toward the Training hall before he was able to enter it Will stumbled and collided with an old man knocking him over.
Will: Ah I am very sorry , are you alright?
Old Sage: Darn you young ones, yes I am fine but help me pick up all the herbs.
Will starts picking up the shattered herbs laying across the ground, every once a while he tries to check what herbs they are but he is unable to identify them as he starts to hand them over to the old man, the old man shakes his head.
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Old Sage: Now follow me and dont dare to drop any of them.
Will nods his head and follows the old man. Upon reaching and old and shabby looking shack the old man enters right away and waits for Will to step in to close the door behind him. Will is awestruck from the sudden rush of all sort of different aromas ranging from sweet as honey to sour as a lemon. Will feels like he just entered a portal and got teleported somewhere as the shack inside look like a green house filled with various herbs. The old man moves to his work desk, dozen of vials and odd machinery sloppily placed on top of the desk.
Old Sage: Come here, place the herbs here. I need to sort them out now
Obeying the old man Will moves towards the desk and drops the herbs he was carrying, taking few steps back watching the old man carefully examine and sort out the herbs, putting them in different containers and few moving aside to dry them. Once the old man is finished with the herbs he turns towards Will.
Old Sage: Still here? Suppose I should thank you for your assistance.
Will: No need but I am curious what are all these for?
The old man chuckles a bit before he replies.
Old Sage: Well most of them are for medicine to cure different diseases but some are more dangerous, without the right processing they could turn into deadly poison. Seems like your interested in this line of work. I do need some assistance, think you are up for the task?
The Sages Assistant.
The Sage request your assistance to complete his orders. Various tasks from collecting herbs to helping produce medicine and delivering them.
Difficulty Level: E
Reward: Unknown
Will nods and says “Yes!”.
You have accepted the quest.
Old Sage: Good, you can sleep in the shack but I doubt that you will find time for sleeping. Let me show you some basics, come.
Following the old man Will listened carefully to every word he spoke. The old man showed Will how to tell apart basic herbs and their attributes and best usage.
Skill : You have learned Herbalism.
Intellect increased by 1 (+1 Int).