COI C11
Yesterday, everything should have properly doing their first quests. In the morning, the students have successfully gathered what is needed according to the quest and more if they wished to forage anything inside the forest. All its resources were quickly gone where the students used their magic items and abilities, by even a chance of the hundreds of these students will devour it. It's hard to predict how far in the distance did they made the forest into a barren dust land in the entire morning. Yet they collect all the suitable ingredients they need and the new ones they wished to make.
Before the sun rises in the morning, Elyrion was outside of the portal continue to observe the barren being replenished. His glance was not pleasant after observe the premises of the forest. The forest is truly being blessed by the sight of the moon above it, Alga, and also one of the three moons of this world. Kinteinnou mostly be in the presence of it, and become the only region monopolized by Alga's light. Sometimes the other moons did reach its light based on the astrology's findings, and make sure that those dangerous moons won't be reaching to this region as intended.
Alga's light showered again to the forest seeking life giving everything that is needed to grow. Elyrion's keen eye watched over the creatures absorbing the light where mostly the young critters have the chance to survive, causing a powerful imbalanced to all creatures and vegetation to multiply in a faster rate. The carnivorous creatures remained the same by their numbers, but more powerful than they were.
"Why did they describe this forest so lightly?"
Elyrion has wondered about it and never would have thought adventurers have seen this new phenomenon, since the Alga was not in full light until today.
Alga's light slightly shines on the forest as soon as the sun outshines it. Thanks to that, the forest already in full restoration by the hours before the Alga's full light. It shines dark green, for some reason he felt a bit nauseating where the wind flows through the new grown trees.
"It starting to smell somehow, and I remember what plants used this scent"
Elyrion returns to the portal and tell to the adventurers what he found. The forest itself was exposed in a short time by the full light of Alga, and it did make an impact. He will be going to remember any parts of the forest that was deforested, and the rest of the city states might already know.
The students were hearing the news from their city. News spread rather fast in their devices reading about reports that they never knew for the past one month living in this world.
"Warning! to all citizens who are in southern forest of Agatheus and outward. People who are non-combatants must evacuate due to some predicament events last night. Please return to any safe area until further noticed"
There is also videos showing what happened, and many comments stacking up on each other without pause. The videos are about new forms of monsters emerged from the ground moving so slowly, and the Horsin people are trying to leave from it.
Another video shows one of the citizens tried to confront of these creatures but was pulled away from the locals from the mountain range. After a few more minutes, somethings are coming and they are attracting more other monsters. During watching the videos, the morning news channel mentioned the situation.
"Good morning, today's news come recently that these monsters are coming from the ground called Swarm Limpers."
"Yes, according by our researchers they are exposed by the moon called Alga. where its full moon exposed it for a short or longer amount of time and emerges out from the ground. These nests are coming alive where the swarms still remain resting inside"
"These swarm limpers are nests of the common insects, Root bites, and we all know that this is the same insects cause a problem in our city"
"During this event, people must hurry to leave from the forest or don't try to getting inside the city without a proper disinfectant"
"Please be sure who are inside the forest to stay at the outposts while everything will be sorted out. We apologized for not knowing this occurrence"
The news kept on for a while and the students wanted to leave as soon as possible.
"Teacher, can we best leave now. We don't want to stay here while there's a swarm surrounding the forest"
Haw and Ironno were supposed to be planning for crafting, and the students were already done the gathering mission. Alche responded
"Alright, can you try to invite those elves while we pack it up?"
The elves did stay here, but they rest outside of the portal with the Raker Mawn. Seeing them outside now, the students are hurrying to get their personal things and the others tried to shout at them to ever got a chance to invite the elves. Elyrion heard them, and the female elves chose to ignore them where they are now focusing on the problems in the forest. Elyrion is the only one who respond, shakes his head and wave his hand for a goodbye as they are heading north to the forest.
"Dang, they left. But I have to admit that those insects are truly cause a bother for all of us"
"Yeah, even they died easily when they come to our city. Like most of it died as they reached the city and attracts more annoying smaller monsters"
"Yeah, those small birds last time not only clean off the dead insects, they also raided any food they come across"
Their past experiences during their stay were the most difficult time, many people have to experienced firsthand. The students continue on talking about the situation and the adventurers were waiting for any news coming from the city guild.
The adventurers from other missions are reporting about it and the city guild itself releases their responds.
"Guild members, we have received the reports and you are willing to quit or postpone your quests. Root bites are a menace to the city and the well being of our organizations, please follow protocol or continue on your quest. Be advice that to those who will not be here for a few days or so, please ignore this message"
The respond message ends and the adventurers were glad.
"Luckily for the students finished gathering for their quests are going home"
"Yeah, sweet easy money"
The encampment was quickly taken away with their magic devices and clean out the rest of what inside the realm. The students were already out and their things returned, and also the spoils they have before were neatly sorted out by Alche's magic inventory.
"Alright, tomorrow should have been the last day but nature calls. Ok everyone, run to the city before the flies followed us"
A funny panic grows out from Alche and the students run to the city. Others just teleported away while the others play it cool and used their abilities to ride, parkour, fly, and even leap to the city. They are having fun doing so.
Haw and Ironno were left behind but the other students with their own vehicles waiting for them.
"Teacher, hop on"
They offered, and they comply. Soon they drove to the city, where many other Horsin are going to the forest.
"Why are they heading to the forest? They can't go back until the bites are gone"
"Teacher Ironno, do you know why?"
"What I hear from the news, they thought your city were going to be strict. Those people don't like being part of your trouble"
"But the city is safer"
"Safe, but not prepared. The swarm will attract many other than bites"
"You mean other insects"
"No, a lot of pests such as the crowls"
The students were reminded them they wished to forget, and quickly asking him
"Are they going to eat those swarms?"
"Yeah, you're probably right but others know how to relocate them where some roots are perfectly formed with the crusts of the trees. They make it sure that some ground can be mine out such as clay and spices"
"Spices?"
"Seems like you didn't know about the forest contains. The city guild had those kinds of quests. Ask Haw more about the mission"
The students stop there and enjoyed the road where they made it to the main cut off highway. Almost an empty road where mostly public vehicles are functioning. Private cars ceased to exist thanks to teleportation and these public vehicles are for the Horsin locals.
Riding along where the students enjoying to ride a vehicle on their own.
"It feels like I'm driving"
"Yeah and the car you summoned is automatic"
"Even our teachers didn't know that we are not old enough to drive"
"I don't know about that, but this world rode mounts that you can’t see anything the same from other cities"
"Really? Did they ride like these?"
The students show all kinds of mounts from they thought of.
"Hmm, where's the other mounts beside beasts?"
"What do you mean?"
Haw checks on one of the students' phones and most of the videos and pictures where not found to his expectations or the right words to search on.
"Nothing, most of these mounts are land walkers. We should see one of them someday"
"Aw, can you explain what it looks like"
"Only thing I could decipher is this; A creature with wings that actually attached only for a single person, all seems normal until both of them fused together as one"
"Uh!? and that what's you called a mount? It's more like a possession than a thing you can ride on"
Ironno understood it, and he mention that these types of mounts are specific for certain race. Especially for the goblins
"Anyway, if we see those mounts you mentioned. We will give you picture of it"
"It’s alright, we never use mounts in Rune Isles"
"Rune Isles, what about that place?"
"That would be another time youngling, that topic might be part of your lessons someday"
The students changed the subject as they return to their normal conversation with their classmates. The two lost into the topic about more than just what they know. From gadgets to entertainment, there is nothing can they comprehend and let them loose until they reached the school. Reaching to the school, where the students and the adventurers are already there including the parents and teachers.
All have gathered, and Haw sees Andui and the rest welcoming them back.
"You actually send them back, the parents were talking about bringing you guys back after the news"
Andui sees him a bit sober.
"And you actually look mature now after the quest. Is something changed you?"
"I didn't change, what the students did to the forest let me stay sober even more"
Alche is with the other teachers explained the rest what they did for the past 4 days.
"Let's review, two days were staying inside the camp during the storm. The third day was about the quest and Haw will explain the rest. Finally, today we are here after the announcement, and the students ask us to go back"
Haw was spoken out by the parents
"Teacher Haw, will the students be going home? Your quests for them got cancelled or is there are more to do in school?"
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Haw supposed to teach the students on handling the quest and about their guild's processing then he decided to ask the adventurers.
"The city guild's quests, how do you send the quest line to them?"
"Oh yeah, City states used manual process. In this city, it is an instant and already sent to the city guild yesterday morning. The magic inventory already been scanned by their devices"
Haw was worried for a moment, but his idea of processing would have been troublesome since he needs to supervise the students' holdings. Enders’ guilds were strict about it.
He turns to the parents again to answer their questions
"I don't have anything as of now but crafting is for next week, and since these students want to do it early. They can stay, but the students who did some bonus missions will be recommended to stay"
The students who joined Haw and Ironno's rare monster are excited and thought it worth a time for them, except who failed to catch it. Alche brought the materials needed, and seeing the one who failed are jealous to see their catches.
"You mean the loots from the hounder elks? Can we do it, here?"
"Only who joined and succeeded"
After mentioning the rare loots they brought, some parents were not pleased that their children who failed and almost humiliated to hear how they did. While the rest decide to leave and they are happy to gather what they needed. They have no class for tomorrow and the rewards give them a good allowance for their free time.
"Wait a minute, you mean one of our kids didn't join the rare hunt?"
"Others who are brave enough and succeeded, I'm sorry but it's kind of difficult to get these rank B monsters. Right?"
The parents and relatives saw those who succeeded were proud while the other famed adventurers with their children didn't get the prize.
They ask to their children
"How didn't you get the rare monsters?"
"Dad, we didn't actually followed instructions and . . ."
"Didn't you study about these elks?"
"No, but Teacher Haw did mention us before joining a special hunt and know some people in the forest some rare monsters"
"Hey, give your son a break. How would you expect a B rank in a D rank area, even my daughter didn't even face above C rank monsters"
They give up arguing, and seeing the victors having to join the two and learning from them about rare items. The parents ask again
"What kind of items are you trying to make with these kids?"
"Have you known about refining?"
"You mean making them into equipment"
"No, that's crafting. I mention about refining like turn the standard quality into a higher quality based on what it truly possessed"
Reya comes into the conversation with a grin look, they saw her that expression and she expected to be true
"Refining, meaning, are you going to make those special rank items?"
Their eyes where widened and they heard about it from the Horsin. For hounder elks are proven very sturdy beasts and uphold any punishment, and becoming part of a key ingredient of making more valuable item that said to be S tier.
"Reya speaks truthfully on my works"
Reya got surprised as well as her jaw dropped as she thought he was kidding.
"Can you really actually make it?"
"It's the most popular thing to do when an Hawldred (Elks) that were killed correctly. We can make five of them"
Everyone around them were in awe, they only know that these Elks can be S tier items according by the city guild. Haw can actually do it, but he gives his disappointing reasons
"Sadly, it won't be given to the kids. But as a reward who will get one of the items of their choice and let them handle it. Only five of them can produced and only more than 30 students actually succeeded to defeat those monsters without destroying it"
"The students will receive a reasonable craftsmanship by their own choice of items or equipment. Please let them be for I'll be preparing the workshop"
The two left them, while the students starting to argue again and the parents were speechless and congrats to the other students how they achieve these kinds of rare materials. Nothing they could say but gratitude by some of the students that they control their powers effectively. Only a few accepted the fact even the most powerful abilities they possess, they can't overcome of how many they are after the first herd they shattered.
The students who were left behind, saying goodbyes to the adventurers and teachers who are going to be busy today. To their surprised, they saw more new teachers joined along and they reached out to them.
"Hello? Are you one of the new teachers?"
A man to be familiarized as a magic swordsman but only show of a presence of a Horsin, while the rest behind him are only a few stops and the rest continue their leave.
"Sort of, I mean . . . we were coming here for our first job as staff. To be honest, it should be next week"
The shield student opens up in suspicion while the others didn't show up to him.
"Let me explained, we got the job a few days ago and the people passed by are the other education committee"
The swordsman only gives a lousy explanation to the students leaving them more confused.
"Ask your teachers, I'm good at confusing people since I'm not from here (laughs nervously)"
The students eventually left but the shield student stays behind.
"Hey, are you really teachers here?"
"Come on kid, I . . ."
Ironno notices a familiar face.
"Agathean man, seems like you don't want to be notice"
Agathean man would never thought he would meet him again, then again.
"Hey, could you explain these kids that I'm really working here"
"Why would I? it's your job, now teach them"
"Please, I have other things to do. Like follow those guys. Bye"
The agathean man left in a hurry while the other new teachers had nothing to say and wave them goodbye.
"They're weird"
The shield student was the only student who stays while his other friends are heading out first.
"Teacher Ironno, who was that guy?"
"Tell him yourself, he is a magic swordsman"
"Really? he looks like some ordinary swordsman"
Both of them head to the workshop as they are proceeding to the next step.
The workshop is nothing ordinary, where Haw and Ironno already understand the machines and the tools of the city. All had their own rights of specific uses and more for a broader source. The hounder elks are placed on the table where only one of the whole itself where in one piece, the two torn apart loot, where taken away and hid it, and lastly the remaining 4 whole elks will be the practiced on by the students.
"Now, with the carcass is in place. I’ll give you only three options I know to handle this kind of game. Survival, Clothing, and Equipment"
Haw shows the schematics from a Horsin book he took for himself.
They took turns by uploading the book to their devices and read what information they scan.
"While you are reading it, among the three only I can enhance the quality of these materials with my own skills. Pick one of the three books and I'll get started"
Some teachers entered the workshop and see what they are up to. They noticed that the students who are one of the best and talented ones they recognized and yet, they noticed only a third are actually here.
"I heard about the bonus mission and also the other students failed to get one. I have never seen many students failed like that"
"They are hunting Hounder Elks, and returning them whole is one thing but 5 of them seems unreal to me"
The teachers recognized something really odd and ask the students herself.
"Where's Clark and Flourance?"
The shield student heard her and shout out from a far distance
"Clark didn't join, he was already fine having to forage. He mentioned that he didn't trust us to actually hunt. Flourance actually joined but didn't listen to Teacher Haw and failed"
"He is kind of right though, Teacher Haw did all the work"
"Atleast we got two"
"Those two lost a lot of limbs and guts"
"But according the Clothing book, its organ has great cleansing effects on your personal items. In Rune Isles, it is commonly required to block the scent with the right ingredient in order not to get scented by the monsters"
"Yeah, and it also says that the heart turned into a special kind of paint for permanent warmth"
"The Survival book has a different usage about the heart. You can cook with the right steps by using magic, and once the magic you chose to cook it with will become an independent magic, meaning you will have unlimited casting it"
"On the other hand, the equipment shows how to make the heart into potion core network. Artificially made and help to compressed quantity of any potions and only use in a small dosage instead the entire potion like one potion or a drop of it"
Haw nudge a bit from one of the students who calls it a potion core. He is getting annoyed by their names.
The students began to argue and heads on the idea of the materials to be made. They soon ask to Teacher Haw about it
"These ingredients are hard to find. Can you actually make it?"
"As long the ingredients of this one elk are enough to make something, I'll provide what it is needed"
Those last words put the students in a surprised and began to play their own little game. They are only more than 30 students here and formed only to three groups from the books. Then the students set up their plan.
"Teacher Haw, can you introduce us all the parts so that we can analyze it and decide what to do with it"
Haw saw their plan and added his own rule.
"Ok, but remember that some parts can't satisfy to distribute all of you. The requirements need to be a precise amount in order to have a better item"
The students understand and began preparing their devices of any of value for their future. The heart is already given and they decide this
"Then give us what parts that can tribute for all of us"
Haw writes down on the board and says every part to be possible for them.
"Bones, Antlers, Hide, Meat, and Soul"
The list shows as they properly examine among the recipes that could be useful for them.
In the meantime, Haw explained the other parts.
"There are other parts of the elk can't be given it to you all. Such as the heart that is needed in the equipment category, and it requires the entire heart to make"
"The skull itself won't be part of the bone, as it contains the source of magic it acted. It is important that it needs to be whole or you can lower its quality in some other way. All specifications regarding to its organs are needed such as it uses for any sort of alchemy or chemistry for further refining other ingredients. The rest will be on that book"
One of the students ask him
"So, can we do ourselves with the remaining elks we had"
"Yes, only what you in your inventory or any other ingredients you have. Like the heart in the equipment, the main process of making it by through forgery with the runic stones. The runes need to be in correct order as the heart need to be compressed even further until the heart is able to beat like it was alive and the runes merge with it. Merging in the right order can cause anything that the heart absorb something and released like a heartbeat. It only be used by any sort of liquid to be concentrated and released like it becomes only a drop"
"However, the chances of making it relies only to the rune writings. A perfect writing is all it needed to make it, and these runes are needed to be carve with the strongest power contained by the forger"
"A perfect writings, can we make those kinds of runes teacher?"
"I don't know, and these type of hearts were only produced in a few. Only people know that they failed like they can't use it to gather Alga's rain drops"
"Alga? you mean the moon?"
"Yes, sometimes the Alga's light exposed the clouds and rain alongside each other. This is the only way to prove that the rain drops fully concealed with Alga's light. When the raindrop preserves the light, using the heart will permanently bound the light and water"
The students raised their suggestions and request it to Haw.
"Then can we, only us in this class, have it to ourselves?"
"Sure, all parts in this elk are yours fairly only what I stated on the board"
"No, what I mean is give us some runes to make the heart. Our device might copy it, right?"
Haw knew making these hearts are too difficult to make, unless these students can somehow make it.
"Alright, you have 4 more elks to experiment it"
The teachers behind of the class intrude them
"Uhmm students, I think you shouldn't try using devices on crafting please"
"Why not?"
The teachers bring out some articles from the city guild, and one of them is the dwarven runes.
"According to this article from the city guild. You'll see that the devices don't have the power to produce those rune writings. You will actually destroy the runes if you don't know how much power is needed to be carved"
Haw brings in the article and read it to himself, in different language. Then the teacher had to help him
"Hmm, they are just experiment their way of producing runes. Ironno knows how to carve runes but can't write what he can't understand. He just memorizes them that fits his profession"
"Then what ways to make those runes?"
"Read the ingredients"
The teachers read the book in equipment and saw what kind of runes needed.
"Do you have this kind of stones?"
"I'll ask for delivery after the students decide"
The research was over and the students finally decide what they wanted.
"All of you have finally decide what I will make, just write it down and give it to me and used the rest of it to make your own crafts"
The students give him the note what they wanted. Alche comes in after Haw finished bringing the details.
"All of you seem excited and the other teachers here for inspection I guess"
"No, we were amazed seeing such a B rank monster from these students"
Alche sets up his things and began to bring out his presentation.
"Alright, it's time to make high grade materials"
The students began to make their own items and leaving the most key ingredients for storage. While they create their own special weapons and armor, they began to use the preference of the book.
"We could just sell these parts"
"No way, we are going to cook it. There is a recipe of making good steak"
"Done, my bone harpoon. I need now is some magic enhancement then I'm done"
"Why would I going to make shield related item? . . . I already have a shield ability . . . I said no"
"Leather it, then place some magic scrolls on it"
"Would it that work?"
"I just need a secondary weapon, I'm a mage by the way"
"But it is a waste of an infinite use leather scroll"
"It's for emergency!"
The students having their own ways and nothing much to see all those high graded items. The talks they have are reasonable, but with only experienced their first quest. Alche and the teachers were surprised by the three books from their students.
"Well now, ladies did you read that?"
"I have never thought these kinds of weapons are used for"
"I would ask Ironno, is he still outside of the workshop?"
"Is he still there? He's been there since the class started"
Ironno left and now he is with Haw, presenting the students' desired items. The teachers continue watch over the students, and the two outside read the list.
"Aulkiye Smsor, Hawl'aff, Byongirh, Nuwe, Tayii, Red locet and Faiysjh"
"Look, they written alongside with it. They want this type of terms"
"No, these ones would be best for the rest of us"
Ironno gives the list back to him.
"Powerful items!? but never near close beyond that"
"Hawldreds are just animals, and the most powerful ones are the ore from Rune Isles"
"Yes, and people of this city already thought legendary monsters give the most powerful items"
"They should remember that the technology they have are not made out of their monsters from their world. Now they are fusing with this world's resources"
For the entire day, the students focus on their craftsmanship on those elks and made their own gear out of it. They soon learn more about the materials they need and the failures they had done after a few attempts, nonetheless, they are enjoying their time. One of the students ask each other
"So what will we going to do with Teacher Haw's rare items?"
"Like we always do in the anime"
"Another competition? No, I won't accept it"
"But we're going to test our new items though, and besides, other classmates will overwhelm us. We are not cheating here"
"I don't like this"
"Trust me, we have free time next weekends. Since the rewards are good enough"
Haw and Ironno look outside of the school, where a strange colored light appeared. Very strange but familiar to see, and later heard an announcement coming from the public speakers outside of the school.
“Dear citizens, we finally raise the dome to block any insects coming to this city. Please be advice that there is no blocking by the natural sunlight. We apologized by without mentioning the facility built for such emergency”
It was too well prepared, by the look of both Haw’s and Ironno’s expression, they seem the city is getting faster to adapt.
“Hey Haw, is that the same dome that Mountaiwall use to protect itself from the invasion of the eastern pass from the mountain?”
“Yeah, how did they managed to make it without prior testing?”
“They are too prepared, more like I’m wondering what that dome’s mana made off”
“We are going to report it to the guild”
“No, I don’t think so, you kinker”
“Sigh* why not?”
“There are only 3 types of mana out of 5 could make it. Our own people have already know this kind of barriers”
The city is now covered by a magic barrier, a dome from what they see. What will happen next to this city.