Looking at the quest content, he started to understand what Agatha mean by when she said "..When you login you will understand what you will need to do..".
After closing the menu, and walking a little more, he stand at the front of the Guard Post. Grekorio approach a guard standing next to him.
"Where can i find the Cpt.Gerald?", he ask while approaching the guard
"He is in the forest taking care of the trolls, but you can wait at the north gate."
"Sure, thanks."
Grekorio Turn around and go in direction of the north gate. After arriving he looks around and see only two guards standing at the sides of the gate, he asks them when Gerald will be back, and they say that it will be soon.
Sitting down at a corner next to the gate he look at the intimidating forest that circle the village, soon becoming bored, he opens the menu showing the Character Icon, Quest icon, Iventory Icon, Pet icon, and the Option Icon.
After closing the quest window, he look at the menu again and click at the iventory option.
Inside the iventory there is only bread and water skin.
'Wait, normally you get some copper coin, and a rusted sword, i think it's because of cheat-like stats that i have to make it fair, not that complaining about it since i have the blacksmith skill at a decent level, but to make swords i need ores, and to get ores i need coins....AHHHH....", ending his monologue, he notices someone approaching him. Grekorio gestures at the air while standing up to close the menu.
The man approaching him has the unmistakable aura of a soldier, with straight horn and scars on the face make a fearsome face.
"Hey young man, i heard that you are searching for me." Gerald speak
"Right, the village chief said to me search for you about the trolls."
"Oh, you look weak, are you sure that you want to do it?"
"Yes."
「Quest-Kill the trolls- accepted」
"Okay, you have a weapon right?"
"No."
"Sigh, okay follow me."
After saying that he turn around and go in the village. While they're walking, Grekorio tried to get some information, and talk with Gerald, but he didn't answer all the way without speaking, Grekorio looked on the Gerald's face and could only see a blank expression like that of the Village Chief. After thinking a bit he immediately got it, 'It must be the program in the A.I, probably don't have the answer for my question or, and i am not saying it right...", Grekorio lost in thought didn't notice that Gerald stopped, only after Grekorio bump into Gerald.
"Okay, we arrived, this is my house." Gerald speak and enter the house
Grekorio goes into the house, following Gerald , they go to the back of the house. There Grekorio see a lot of weapon, of all kinds, flails, spears, axes, bows, sword, etc.
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Gerald turn to Grekorio and say,"Now choose which one you want?"
After thinking for a while, Grekorio look at a sword and pick it up,,"I will choose this one.",remembering the dream he had some hour ago give him a strange feeling, like a enlightment thing, that maybe made him choose the sword.
"Okay, now let's test your strenght and skill." After saying that Gerald enter a warehouse and come back with a scarecrow, after putting it down he says,"Now, this is your target."saying that he distance himself from the scarecrow and look at Grekorio.
Grekorio glare at the scarecrow and advance savagely, slashing in diagonal, not leaving a scratch in the scarecrow, which made Grekorio narrow his eyes, then came his second slash, this time horizontal, again not making a scratch, and came the final slash, a vertical slash starting from above his head, this time putting all his strength.
*clank*
Breathing heavily, he looks up just to again became frustrated with not making a scratch.
While he was drowning in frustration the always calm voice of Gerald came from the side,"Passable."
"Okay, you have strength and skill enough to survive a encounter with a troll, but you have to be careful, since like i said, you are weak, and can't even make a scratch at a scarecrow made of Black Iron Wolf's fur."
"Black Iron Wolf?"
"A monster that live deep in the forest, not even 10 of you together can kill one of them."
While understanding his sorrounding, which is obviously dangerous, he realize that the A.I answered his question, which means that he was right before, his questions was too difficult, and the A.I can answer simple questions.
"Now we can go kill some trolls, or do you want to do it later?"
"No, I want to kill trolls now."
Gerald start walk and Grekorio follow him, not before turning his head to glare at the scarecrow and run after Gerald.
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Aghar's Forest
Grekorio while walking with Gerald searching for trolls, tried again to get some information from Gerald, but failed miserably.
"Is there anything that i need to know, like some kind of skill?"
He continued asking a lot of question only to meet with silence and blank stare.
"....."
"Do you have any advice?"
"Stay silent and try to observe your sorrounding, from things most know like trails to broken branchs, indention in the trees."
While trying to observe like Gerald said, but before he could get any progress he see Gerald lifting his hand and closing it, probably meaning to stop and stay quiet.
When the bushes russled in front of him, Grekorio understood why they stopped. From there appeared 3 green ugly monsters, 3 meters tall, wielding branches as weapons.
Grekorio not knowing what to do look at Gerald, only to see Gerald drawing his sword preparing himself for the fight. Grekorio too unsheated his sword and tried to find a stance for this fight.
"Come! You giant snot!", Shouted Grekorio while trying to scare them away and attempting to make the fear go away.