I arrived at the place where I've marked the map... There is a cave but the indication in the map was it's a mine... I've covered the map of the whole city... The map had a staggering number of 100% in the map percentage.

[Keitel Labyrinth City Map added to map database]

It seems that if you manage to complete the mapping of a city. If you were ever to go back there again you will no longer have to remap it again, however, if you mapped the area under 100% once you go out of that area the mapping percentage will once again go back to 0% having you to remap from scratch once again...

I've already mapped the whole city yet I couldn't find the freaking labyrinth! Where the heck is it?

The mining shaft that I arrived has some NPC that gathers ore inside... This must be where the ores from the general store comes from. I talked to one of the NPC's inside to ask for the esteemed cave... Only to be asked to work in order to get an answer...

"Why do I need to get her ores? I just need you to answer where it is! I don't have time to idle around!"

"Suit yer'self I'm not forcin' ya to work! I'm only asking for a compensation for the answer yer lookin' fer."

"Guh!"

"Besides it's also a good trainin' for ye, if you accept my offer."

Good training? For me? I guess... If this were the real world! I would probably grow some muscles if I smash rocks to find ores...

"So you accept or not?"

"... I accept..."

"Good answer! Wear this and come see me after you've donned that young lady!"

"I'm a guy damn it!"

I've donned the clothes the old man NPC gave me. It kind of big for my size but no biggie... I wore the metallic helm and equipped the pickaxe.

"Guess the size is too big fer ya... But it'll do... Come on... Follow in my footsteps or you might get lost in the mine."

"... Yes..."

I started gathering ores after that...

Tink... Tink... Tink... Tink...

"Haa.. Ha.. Ha.."

My stamina meter is depleting at a much faster rate than when I was just walking outside it's already 19% at most... I opened my inventory and drank the water I took out and wiped away my sweat with the white cloth I got from the old man... After some time the axe became lighter and lighter and my stamina slowly decreases over time... I don't know why though...

After gathering 30 iron ores... We went back outside and The old man gave me a few copper coins and he pointed where the labyrinth is...

"I wish you're not just giving some false info old man..."

"I wouldn't do that even if you're an Ylka... I was an old adventurer once and I came there to train bunch of times but couldn't go through the room where a bunch of monsters grouped up."

A monster house? There is a room in that labyrinth? Damn! This is going to be much harder to solo that I thought...

"But you trained enough here so, you're much stronger than you were here the first time..."

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"You mentioned earlier that it's hard to swing the pickaxe back and forth eighth but after a while you felt it was a little light. That's the effect of the training I gave you... Though it's not as heavy as a mythril pickaxe but it's an effective way to train your muscles... Swinging a short sword now will be a cinch to ya! That's why I gave you a few copper coins... You can't go into a fight if you're unarmed..."

"R,really? Wait, just a moment! I need to check something!"

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Level: 1

Job : None

Title: None

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Affiliations: None

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[Equipment]

Weapon: None

Headgear: Safety helm (Big)

Upper Armor: Old Miner Shirt (Big)

Lower Armor: Miner shorts (Big)

Cloak/Mantle: None

Shoes: Poor Man's Slippers

Accessory 1: Ylka Rosary

Accessory 2: Wooden Ring

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[Status]

HP [Heath Point] 50 > 96

MP [Mana Point] 70

STR: 5>18

AGI: 7>13

VIT: 3>7

CON: 5>8

INT: 9

LUK: 13

DEX: 5>9

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[Skills]

Mining [Lvl 1]

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Woah! My strength grew a lot! So that's why it felt lighter when I was swinging it... I also have gotten the mining skill...

"You can come back here sometime if you want a job! I can give you one..."

Waaah! He's a kind-hearted NPC... If only people in the real world were like you old man... I wouldn't have a hard time even if I look for a job.

I marked the place where the old man pointed out at the map he had earlier. It seems it's in the central district... It's underground and there is a hidden switch beneath the fountain.

After reequipping my items, I thanked the old man once again and bowed deeply and said "I'll come back after a while..." He waved goodbye as I walked back with donning my hood once again.

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With the copper coins the old man gave me. I got a short sword that I bought for cheap... I also bought a number of food, drinks, and some empty vials in the general store... Increasing my inventory... From here onwards I'll be learning exploring the dungeon and take the artifact and be chosen as an official participant of the beta test.

I walked for while before I arrived at the central district, I encountered players who were still have no luck in finding the place out... I found a reliable source so it's okay to believe in it... He helped me get strong and stuff so there's no harm in believing the person who helped me...

Arriving at the park where the fountain is placed no player could be found in the vicinity...

"They didn't look for this place, huh? Was I the first one to find it?"

It took me 6 Hours (In-game) to find this place... It's only been two hours outside... The fountain spouts a seemingly endless water as I moved towards it... I entered the circle in circling the fountain and then proceeded to find the hidden switch beneath it...

"If there was a sense of temperature I would've felt cold right now..."

That is the truth my body actually, my mantle is soaking wet... Never mind that I had the hood on it's still felt wet but it didn't feel cold... rather it was unpleasant to wear it... As I looked for the switch something clicked...

Kiiiiiii... Dagdadagdagdag... The fountain rotated counter clockwise as stairs appeared heading down... The lion's head that hanged beneath the fountain was now turned upside down... So it was that, huh?

Steeling my heart I entered the seemingly endless stairway and headed downstairs.