A week of hunting.
Spending the daylight hunting and only when it was pretty late Dmitri would come back to town to sell his things.
He levelled a lot, to level 6, both him and Axis, and got a few of the skills to level 10.
He had to choose where to use his skill point and Axis’ soon.
He also had to use all the gecko skins and crystals. And he had the idea, although he blushed of the thought.
This time he stayed in town, took a bath and waited for daylight.
-Otto, are you open?
-Yes honey, just opened.
-May I use the workshop.
-Of course you may, and you know that.
-T-thank you.
He got all the skins he had as well as the crystal. Put a mask Otto had and started work.
He got all the skins he had and put them in a bath. He needed them soft and more able to absorb materials.
While that was happening he got the crystals and crushed them in a crucible. Turning most of them into dusty particles.
When the skins were ready he dried them just a little to get the excess off and started to put the dust all over the skins.
He needed some sort of glue, one that was very transparent.
-Otto, do you have something for this project I'm doing?
-Oh my, it's beautiful!
-It's just a copy of one I've seen…
-No matter, the best artists start by copying too. Here let me take a look.
-Thank you!
-Here, try this one.
It was just what he needed.
-It's perfect, thank you.
-You're welcome honey.
Having the skins ready, it was time for the cutting.
First was the measurements. He had done it before, so this time it was pretty easy, the only difference was his feet, he needed their measurements for the footwear. Then the drawing on paper. He used that to get the shapes of the parts of the clothes. After that he put the shapes on him to confirm the sizes and where it would be.
Using the papers, he juxtaposed them on the skins, cutting them on the sizes and forms needed… Now to the stitching.
It was a very calming experience, the stitching by hand. Otto watched and helped where it was needed. And soon the morning was spent doing the whole project.
Blueprint Adquire Skintight Crystal Gecko Uniform
+2 skill points to Dance spells
He basked in his first item made. Made by himself. Otto definitely helped. But the construction, the idea of doing it. He did it.
Mitras almost cried a little.
Excusing himself he went to a more private place and changed his second equipment tab to the new one.
He felt ready for a championship, where is his medal?!
-Hi hihi…
There were still some crystals left…
-Otto, do you have some wires? Maybe silver?
-Of course I do, as if I wouldn't have. Here let me show you.
Using the wires and some needles he crocheted some rings, earrings and a necklace for himself. All of them very simple and more close to the body, so it wouldn't be flying around while he danced.
The earrings themselves had the crochet part hugging his ears with the crystal snuggling inside..
The necklace was a choker with the crystals like little spikes on a chain.
And finally, the rings were little crocheted pockets, with many small crystals inside.
All in all it was a very shiny set.
Blueprint Adquire Crystal Gecko Silver Set
+2 skill points to Charm spells
Crystal Gecko Set Equipment Bonus
+1 skill points to Dance and Charm spells
He put it all together, the accessories could be used with normal clothes, it's good because he should get used to them.
-Thank you Otto.
-Oh my lords, you look splendid.
Otto hugged him tight.
-It's my first making.
-Uuuhhhhh
The hug got tighter.
-Now go, you gotta try it.
-Ok!
Mitras almost goes out with the new clothes.
-M-maybe against monsters only.
Coming back to change to his normal clothes.
Now to the adventurers guild. It's afternoon, so it should be full of people, but he needs to get used to it.
He will just not talk to anyone and get a quest and that's it.
Ooaaahh so many people. Job postings, job posting…. Just choose one. So many people passing by me. Mitras thinks some are looking at Axis. Focus. Herbs, hunting. More people.
Guard post, farming, woodworking. Guard post! He knows that.
Mitras grabs it.
-Ella please this one.
-Just go back the line and I'll be with you Mitras.
-O-okay.
Is that girl looking at Mitras face? Is there something on it? Should have longer hair, then he could hide his face.
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Hugging tight Axis time passes slowly. Too slowly.
Finally it's his time.
-H-hi Ella, this one.
-Are you sure? Not many people try this, rolling beetles are hard to fight against, although…
She looks at Axis.
-Maybe you won't have problems. Ok then.
With a big stamp and some writing she gave me some documents to sign and a proof that I got the quest.
Quest: Rolling in the Deep
-Thank you.
And fast he goes away.
Away to the guard post.
He stopped at the entrance. His heart pounded. He hasn't seen Bjarke since then. They haven't talked, haven't kissed… He probably doesn't want anything anymore, it was probably a one time thing. Yeah.
Mitras entered the post while being depressed.
-Heeey Mitras! How long has it been?!
-H-hi Petras…
-So, are you back for the falcons?
-A-ah no, actually, this here…
-Ooh you got the quest, nice, someone we know. So here is the gist, your little friend there has really hard carapace, so we use some parts of it to reinforce the recruits armour.
-I-I see.
-But we need quite a few. 30 pieces. Are you really up for it?
-Yeah, I can do it!
-So you have the proof that you got the quest and got to talk with the client. Time to go do the quest.
-Ok!
Mitras didn't really go now, it was daylight yet and Rolling Beetles only appeared late at night.
With nothing to do he logged out.
-Let me clean the house…
Minutes ticked by and soon it was late night in the game so he logged in.
Mitras needed 30 pieces of carapace, he could get 2 pieces per Rolling Beetle. It should be easy, in one or two nights he would finish it.
He wouldn't.
The first beetle he fought, when it got struck by Axis, got all its carapace cracked, completely lost. It would take longer than he thought it would.
During the day in game he would log off and do something at home, clean it, make some quick food, sleep a little. During the night in game he would farm and take care of his character and the bodies he had.
He ended up using their skill points. Axis point was used in Aim skill, more than controlling his “flight” with aerodynamics, he needed to fall in the right place. They got better at crushing just one carapace after doing that. Mitras wanted to put on Throw skill, but Charm was also level 10, he doesn't even know when he used it, but it seems like he used a lot.
No, Throw it is.
Adquire spell Cupid Blow
It was a spell that significantly increased the velocity of Axis when I threw it at the target.
Strange, Axis didn't get any spell. Maybe monsters need higher skill levels.
This game plan of his lasted for 5 days. 5 days of hunting and going back until he had all 30 pieces. And he hunted far more than 30 Rolling Beetles.
-Here Petra! I-I got it all.
-Niiice! Thank you so much. Now, give me the proof you got the quest. Yes, that's the one. I will now sign it or stamp it, depending on who's the client. In this case it's the guards corporation in town, so, a stamp of the guard corps.
Pah, she stamped.
-You take this proof to the guild and they will pay your due. Now now, don't go yet. Two things. One, you can just go to the guild and leave the items there, you'll take a little nick on your profits for the transport to the client, but depending on the client it's safer, remember that.
She looked me in the eye and gave a little pouch, clearly with a few coins.
-I talked with the captain, he remembers you, so we'll pay you a little extra on the side, that's two!
Ruffling my hair she shooed me out of the post.
Blushing really hard, it was hard to believe it. Mitras barely talked with her, he didn't even know who the captain was. The guards are truly nice in this town, and hot, tee hee.
The pouch had 5 silver coins, it was added to his incredible treasure of 4 gold and 7 silver. Truly, giving 15 gold at the beginning was an outstanding amount.
With a skip in his step he went to the adventurers guild.
-You seem happy.
-Y-yes!!
Fayt came out of nowhere to his side.
-Going to the guild too?Good, let's go, gonna show you some pals.
-O-ok…
As usual the guild was full of people, but Fayt just bulldozed his way into the lounge, pulling Mitras together across it until he stopped in front of some players.
-So everyone, this is our tamer.
Mitras hugs Axis very tightly.
-Are you sure that's him?
-Does he even have Mana Manipulation?
-He doesn't look high level to me.
-Enough! I found him. He's our tamer. So Mitras, these are Tagmar, our tank, Beary, our healer and finally Tasha, she's our elementalist. I'm, of course, the melee dps.
-H-hi everyone.
-I'm building a Guild and we need a whole lot of different types of players and builds. It's going to be based here in Tairo, much better far away from those stupid big guilds, we can get our claws here and grow, there's a great success story here I can feel it.
-Urgh you always say that, let's just buy an Imperium and create the guild already.
-Not now we need crafters, we can't have a guild with only killing machines.
Should he tell them? He does feel like he doesn't have any choice here. But Fayt only helped him up till now.
-A-actually I can craft.
Oh my gods oh my gods oh my gods he said itttt. Everyone is looking at him.
-Can you really?
The one called Beary looked very suspicious.
-Finding a crafter who's willing to teach is so hard, not only that having a place is even harder. No one wants to lose the market in a small town like this.
Tasha was even more suspicious about it.
-Mitras do you have something you crafted yourself?
To Fayt's question Mitras put his hand behind my ear, showed my choker and my rings. Couldn't drop Axis could he.
-You're a jeweller!
-You're a jeweller!
Beary and Tasha both screamed.
-Where did you make it?
-Can you make one for me?
-I want one that's really long.
-I've always wanted a ring with a big rock.
-Make me a necklace like in the fashion shows.
Both started asking questions like crazy.
-Okay okay, calm down you two. Mitras, how did you do it? The old man is notoriously cranky, he hasn't taught jewellery to anyone yet.
-I-I'm not a jeweller…
-You're not?
-I'm actually a handcrafter
-Browser.
Fayt said a very common word for Mitras. And after a few seconds he found what he wanted.
-I see… It's not the best, but as a starting guild it could help us a lot. Beary, Tasha, he can help you with clothes. Tagmar, he can help all of us with accessories. He is a jack of all trades master of none. If I can find a blacksmith for us, we can actually mix blacksmithing and handicrafting to make the staves. So many possibilities now. Let’s buy Imperium
-Woohoo
The players seemed excited about all of it.
-Here Mitras, sorry about the rough time before, let's add as friends.
-Yeah, sorry bout that.
-Lemme send mine too
Soon Mitras friends book increased from 1 to 4 in seconds.
Maybe it wasn't that bad coming to the guild in the rush hours…
Dmitri Mitras Human Level 7 (PW 4) HP: 12 MP: 13 Skills: SP: 0 Health - Trained 0 Mana - Trained 1 Common Language - Untrained 10 Dance - Trained 9 Tame - Trained 7 Charm - Untrained - 10 Handicraft - Trained 5 Stealth - Untrained - 5 Drawing - Untrained 5 Scribing - Untrained 3 Throw - Trained 1 Mana Manipulation - Untrained 6
Spells Catch'em (5 MP), Cheer (2 MP Sustained), Identify (0 MP), Inventory (10 MP), Cupid Blow (2 MP)
Rolling Beetle Axis Insect Level 7 (PW 2) Skills SP: 0 Health: 5 MP: 5 Health - Trained 0 Mana - Trained 0 Carapace - Trained 7 Aerodynamics - Untrained 10 Aim - Trained 1