"Haha !" yelled a dwarf in joy before shooting his musket with a loud sound .
*Peng*
The car-sized grey wolf died with one shot .
It is noon at the first day in the raid of the windy plains .
After Mike awakened he tried to find his job in this raid so he searched the support division leader and tried to ask what he can do .
Finding the support leader wasn't as difficult as he thought , however Mike couldn't believe how useless the leader is .
Not that he would be a better leader , however the image from an middle aged man with beard crumbled . Suprisingly the leader is a young girl , to be precise Elizabeth Zara from the house Zara , with a support skill called summon .
Although she is the leader in-name Mike didn't asked her what to do , instead he asked a sub-leader called Thomas .
Why didn't he asked the leader ? The reason is simple , Elizabeth is from a powerful family of supporters so it wouldn't be "okay" for him to ask her . Besides it is a 1000 man raid and being a leader is a quite powerful position , if he offends her without even knowing it then he is doomed .
How ? Well she just have to tell her circle about Mike and then he won't be able to participate in any grand raids anymore .
At least Thomas fit the description of a perfect sub-leader . Middle aged , kindly and a beard .
"So what should i do Thomas ?" asked Mike .
"Hahaha , just lean back and enjoy the show of getting free loot ." laughed Thomans while patting Mike on the shoulders while adding : "If you really want to help , then just don't be a nuisance ."
The last sentence wasn't really an insult for Mike , since looked how the ranged fighter took out guns or wands and killed the monster with ease . Trying to fight as a melee would only annoy them .
"Well , don't take my sentencen as an insult . You can't help us , however since you are melee and not from a rich house my advice to you is it to loot the carcass of the monsters . I believe you can sell those things to the crafting guild . After all they can't go fighting ." said Thomas trying to cheer up Mike .
"Wait , why can't the crafting guild go fighting ?" questioned Mike in a surprised voice , why didn't he heard anything about them in school ?
"Well , even though the general dividing line between people are ranged and melee i believe you can imagine that some skills are not suited for fighting . For example i know one whose skill is [Sharpen] , though he can use it to sharpen his blade in fighting he opened a shop in which he make blunt weapon razor sharp . Same with ranged skill . So the truth is only a handful of skills are suited to battle , the rest could only be used for battle though it won't be as strong ." explained Thomas .
"Well , my skill is [Hawk Eyes] . Normally i should be a scout or something , however i use a sniper rifle to deal damage ." added Thomans while taking out a sniper rife .
Thanking and bidding goodbye to Thomas Mike walked towards the silent battefield . The raid , consisting out of 1000 man advanced quite fast . Once the wolfs were killed on the plain , some people would summon a few helpers to carry some defence fences to the next line .
The corpses of the monsters , mostly monsters like buffalos , rabbits or wolfs are scattered on the ground .
Running around Mike collected one corpse after another , trying to fill his inventory .
It wasn't easy to follow the group , after all they advanced in a fast pace . So Mike could only wheep over the corpses he couldn't collect .
He even has to chase the camp once . What fascinated him is the fact that each member except a few got a mount , yes a mount . If everybody would ride ordinary mounts nothing would surprise Mike , however they rid on snails , fire horses , large birdys , some even rid on big lions .
In the end Mike could only ditch the corpses and chase them like a madman , some people who like him had no mounts could only run with them sweating on the whole body .
To summarize the two weeks he spend in the dungeon it would be run , try to throw corpses into his inventory and wipe his sweat away before eating and sleeping .
The raid was in no way different than a training camp . However Mike didn't regret the fact of joining the raid , though he imagined the raid a little bit different .
After all one would imagine a team slowly advancing , while the mages would fire their fireballs or ice lances towards the monster and thus killing it . However Mike experienced what the real raiding appeared to be in the modern age , mounting a mount and killing everything on its way without even looting the corpses .
After two weeks the raid neared its end , the group killed the wolf boss as well as the mini bosses and thus the whole group said goodbye to each other .
Since Mike didn't talked to many people in the raid besides Thomas he only said a short goodybe while looking at his status which rose up because of the training .
[ Mike Lv 2 ]
HP 450/450
STR: 129 AGI: 44 VIT: 143 Body : 115
Strong Body : +400 HP
Mortal Madness : +10% missing HP to STR and AGI
Path of Cleasing(0/5): Temper your Skin
Trait of Bear : ' - '
Smiling he left the dungeon while looking at the dungen reward :
[ Congratulation , you cleared Windy Plains 1-678 ]
[ Your evaluation is F , you received 140 points and its Dungeon Box 1x ]
Looking at the amount of points he sighed , did he wasted 2 weeks ?
However he looked at the Dungeon Box which contained all of his hope and being the deciding factor if the two weeks were worth or wasted .
Normally it should be worth it , however he needed a power up or some good equipment .
Opening it he looked at the amount of loot in it :
[ Wolf Necklace ]
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That's it ? A single necklace ?
It couldn't be a joke right ? Shouldn't there be always more than 5 things in it like potions , some crafting material or with luck an enchanted equipment ? Or with even greater luck a set item ?
Frowning Mike decided that the necklace should be a set item , looking at its stats it's indeed one !
This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.
Rubbing his hands he looked at the Stats :
[ Wolf Necklace (Wolf Set) ]
[ +100% Projectile Dmg ]
(Wolf Set : Necklace , Body , Arms , Coat , head , Boots )
2/6 + 300 Projectile Damage
4/6 + 300% Projectile Speed
6/6 + 300% Projectile Dmg
Sighing Mike looked at the stats , great sh*t ! Now he has to sell it and try to buy good equipment , can't just a set for melee appear for him ? Why does it have to be a set for range ?
It's not that Mike isn't happy , however he knew that as long as the necklace is quite common then he will be doomed . After all if the offer is bigger than the demand , the price will be low .
Sitting on a bench he send a thanking message to BunBunnyBun for inviting him to the raid as well as Thomas for giving him advices on how to earn money by collecting the corpses .
After that he searched through Gaia for the set of Windy plains which seemed to be quite the hot topic for ranged fighters and quite the cold for melee fighters .
He found the page quite fast since the Windy Plain set is deemed as the strongest beginner set for ranged fighters .
[ Windy Plain Set - Also known as Wolf Set ]
For Ranged :
(Wolf Set : Necklace , Body , Arms , Coat , head , Boots )
2/6 + 300 Projectile Damage
4/6 + 300% Projectile Speed
6/6 + 300% Projectile Dmg
Wolf Necklace : + 100% projectile Dmg
Wolf body : + 1000 Shield Hp
Wolf Arms : + 100% Casting Speed (Whether it is casting or a physical move)
Wolf Coat : + 100 Defense
Wolf Head : + 250 Shield Hp + 25 Defense
Wolf Boots : + 100 Agility
For Melee (A stat called body has to have 100 points or else there will be penalty) :
(Wolf Set : Necklace , Body , Arms , Coat , head , Boots )
2/6 + 300% HP
4/6 + 300% HP
6/6 + 400% HP +100% Defense
Wolf Necklace : + 30 Defense + 300HP (If Body is not there , penalty : 50 WIS)
Wolf body : + 500 Defense 1000 HP (If Body is not there , penalty : 100 AGI)
Wolf Arms : + Able to hold Heavier Weapons (2x) (If Body is not there , penalty = 1/2 attackspeed)
Wolf Coat : + 300 Defense (If Body is not there , penalty 100 AGI)
Wolf Head : + 300 HP + 30 Defense (If Body is not there , penalty 50 INT)
Wolf Boots : + 100 Agility (If Body is not there , penalty 50 AGI)
F5 Sect:
First !
Trolooooo :
Omg that set is so op ! It even looks quite cool . I hope that one day i will have it completed . Wish me luck !"
Abseihwüe:
Meh ... the drop chances are so low for the set items and even then there is the chance of getting the melee set ! Curse it ! I once got the Wolf Coat only to realize that it is the part for melee ;-; !
Obogod:
Yeah it sucks ... why can't i get we choose whether we want it for melee or for range ? What is even this body stat ? Some hidden stat ? I don't even got STR on my status , is something wrong here ?
Helpo198:
@Obogod , on your status will only appear your major points for example a warrior would have str , maybe an archer or a monk would have it too . On the opposite a warrior won't have the stats INT or WIS .
Obogod:
@Helpo198 , Thanks man !
Armysuperman:
.... I have to say that this set is quit the bullshi*t , i mean why do i have to have the stat body to avoid the penalty ? I am a warrior with the first skill [Strike] which allow me to hit double as hard , but i don't have the stat body ! It is so unfair :(
Reading through the post underneath Mikes face changed from disappointment to happiness and from happiness to euphoria .
He has the body stat and it is even over 100 , that means he is allowed to wear it without penalty ! That is so good for him . Now he only has to sell this Wolf Necklace for a whole melee set .
The place where he can exchange his Wolf necklace ? Naturally in the Gaia Auction .
(AN: It sounds a little bit too much of plot armor , however it is modern time and if an auction isn't implemented yet , then it would be quite akward for the alliance who uses Gaia as their official forum . Besides i believe that many of you now ask why the clothes have such "OP" buffs and why normal clothes don't have one . To say it directly it is something called enhancement , so even a shield can have the enhancement +50 Agility . However it will still have the "basic" use of a shield . In Mmorpgs there are always these bikini armors for girls right ? Their basic defense is pretty much sh*t , however the enhancement is the good sh*t which gives the defense . Unterstand ? There is the basic defense + enhancement . )
Searching for other Wolf necklaces which got auctioned in the past , he looked at the price with an astonished gap .
They sold for millions of points ? How is that even possible ? One traded even one necklace for 10 rare skill books !
Since it is impossible to put something into the marked which one doesn't own Mike took out the necklace and stored it into the auction house .
Naturally fighter feared that their expensive item would get stolen , thus the state signed a "protective" contract with every user .
Setting the price into "Only Exchange for stuff" Mike waited for the first customers to appear .
Alibabab175:
You got the wolf necklace for ranged ? Lolololololo . Lucker .
Meatbundelivery:
I will give you the panties of a female in exchange !
Sighing Mike deleted both comments while waiting for real buyers to appear .
Somewhere else :
"Goddammit , why are the ranged set items so rare ?" cursed a female with brown drills/hair .
"Elizabeth , calm down . It is not like that the ranged items are so rare . Its just the fact that everybody wants the ranged ones and thus the melee ones are deemed as common ." explained a black haired beauty .
"You don't have to get me the whole set . After all i already possess 5/6 . The only thing that i don't have is the necklace which is the equipment that rarely drops for anybody . Besides sometimes it even appers in an auction ." answered a blond beauty , also known by Mike as the female who tested him .
Rolling her eyes Elizabeth answered in a sharp tone : "Yeah , yeah and we are able to buy it in an auction ."
It may be a fact that the trio came from powerful familys , however they didn't have much liquid money on hand .
Everything is invested into buildings , companys or their powerful fighters .
"Don't you have to go into the summoner dungeons ? I believe the special skill book would support your knights ." replied Merle .
Just as Elizabeth wanted to say something Mary exclaimed : "It seems like we have a chance to get the wolf necklace . There is an anonymous who put the necklace into the auction , only for exchange .
"Exchange ?" said both of them in a surprise .
Nothing to wonder , if the persons wants to exchange equipment or skill book then they as the granddaughter of the familys heir would have a chance to aqquire the rare necklace .
Back to Mike :
After a while the real customers started to comment on the auction post :
RIchman9:
I will give you 10 skill books for it ? How about it ?
Babojr:
@RIchman9 , these 10 skill books are the cheapest right ? How about i give a mansion on city Z with great vision and your own swimming pool ?
Underpantman:
Forget these two , i will give you 20 different skillbooks as well as 200 mana and health potions .
RIchman9:
@Underpantman , Hahahaha this name . Forget their offers , how does 25 different skill books sound ?
......
An excited feeling surged through him , doesn't that mean he solve his lodging problem and get some equipment ? Heck some even offered a house , some skill books and an equipment set .
However they tend to offer skill books than houses and only then equipment . Does that mean that equipment is deemed as high ? Or the opposite and they believe that he , Mike doesn't need any equipment any longer ?
Trying to get the best offer Mike added :
Exchange for : Full Set of Wolf(melee) and a lodging as well as skill books .
Suddenly the comment stopped posting . Feeling that the sh*tstorm is happening soon Mike prepared for the onslaught .
And the sh*tstorm came .
KUkra:
Holy Sh*t you are able to wear this set ? If not you wouldn't ask for it .
Blackmamba:
We are the guild blackmamba , do you want to join us ?
.....
Thus Mike deleted every single comment which content asked about why he wanted that set and how he could wear it .
In the end he even has to use the setting in which 10 people could bid their highest stake . Only to be kicked out by a person who bid more . In the end these 10 people would make a small auction in which they add more to get the item .
Putting Gaia away Mike decided to wait for a while , after all he didn't believed that the necklace value would disappear overnight . Instead , he hoped that somebody would offer all that he needed , the melee wolf set as well as a lodging .
Naturally more would be better .
After eating steak and potatoes for 10 points he took his sleeping bag and hoped for the day he would be able to have his own lodging . Renting one is quite expensive .
Meanwhile in Mikes auction Post :
1. Melee Wolf Set + 5 Skill Books by choice + A House on the roof of skyscraper B
2. Melee Wolf Set + 4 Skill Books by choice + An apartment in the luxus street
3. Melee Wolf Set + 4 Skill Books by choice + A House + apartment in urban areas
4. Melee Wolf Set + 1 Skill by choice Books + a House in the luxus street
5. Melee Wolf Set + Skill Book : HP Sharing
6. Melee Wolf set + 3 Skill Books
7. Northern Weapon Set(Shield+Sword) + 3 Skill books
8. 2 Apartmens in urban areas + 5 Skill Books
9. 10 skill books + 2 Skill Books by choice
10. 30 Skill Books + An enhanced Spear