After eating breakfast and cleaning his dorm room, Alan laid down on his bed and put his headset on.

When Aaron logged in to the game, he was at the same location he had logged out at, but it was early morning. Following the tips that his instructor had given him. He headed to the east, where there were plenty of fields and wildlife.

Aaron decided to hunt rabbits first. He slid his knife out of his pack and slowly walked across the field. There were plenty of them, hopping around doing their own thing. He slowly crept up to the closest one, but it started hopping away. So he went for the next, but it did the same thing. He repeated his attempts a few more times until he yelled out in frustration.

Aaron grabbed his bow, notched an arrow, and drew back. Aiming at the closest rabbit, He released the arrow. The arrow went straight and true, hitting the rabbit and instantly killing it. Without stopping for the loot, he notched another arrow and shot another rabbit. He continued to shot all the rabbits within range, until he ran out of arrows. He went and picked up their furs, meat, bones, and a few coins while collecting his arrows. He did the same process throughout the fields, shooting rabbits, collecting loot, and retrieving his arrows, until the rabbits started run from his very presence back to their hideaways.

After that he stood there a moment to calm down. Through out his rabbit-hunting rampage he had gained 4 levels, so he placed his points into his stats.

NameAaronPrimary ClassN/AHealth200Mana150Level5TitleN/AHealth Regen/Sec0.5Mana Regen/Sec0.5Strength14Agility15Wisdom10Intelligence12Stamina14Vitality12Dexterity12FaithN/AFameN/A

After that he decided to go after the foxes in the area. Aaron notched another arrow as he walked slowly toward a fox and killed it. He repeated the same thing over and over with every fox he saw. Eventually his arrows durability became very low so he put away his bow.

Aaron looked around and noticed the sun was well into the sky. He was about to take his knife out when his stomach growled. He grabbed one of the few remaining pieces of bread and ate it. After eating he decided to look at all his loot. Aaron had a large amount of rabbit and fox furs which he put at the bottom of his pack. Next was some of the meat and bones he collected. He had about 11 silver coins and over 60 coppers that he put in a side pouch. After that he got up and headed back to town.

Once back in town Aaron went into the closest store, which was a potion shop. He sold all the bones he had along with a few furs. After that he headed back out to the street and over to the clothing store to sell the rest of his furs. The last stop was the weapons store.

Aaron walked in and was looking along the walls at the weapons, when the store owner walked up to him.

“Welcome, welcome. Do you see anything you like? Or would you like any help finding anything, young man?”

Aaron stopped looking at the swords and turned to the store owner.

“I would love to have some help. I’m interested in getting a starter sword or two even and a few knives.”

The storeowner walked over to a barrel of swords.

“These are my old swords that almost any new adventurer would need, they are also cheap.”

Aaron looked through the barrel until he found two swords that he liked using identify and trying their weight. One was a long sword while the other was a short sword. They both had the same attack power, but half their durability was gone.

“How much would these cost good sir?”

The Storeowner looked at the two swords.

“All together these blades would be about 15 silver.”

Since he had gotten a few more silver coins after selling his other goods he had just enough. Aaron looked at the swords for a moment and decided it was worth all the silver he had.

“I’ll take them both!”

He grabbed his silver coins and handed them over to the Storeowner.

“Thanks lad, I hope to see you again.”

Aaron walked out of the store and decided to head over to the black smith to fix the swords, learn a few skills, and even possibly earn some money.

As Aaron walked into the building he saw a large man hammering away at a sword on the anvil, so he waited. The man continued to heat and hammer the sword until he set it in a barrel of water. He took off his gloves and put them in his pouch pocket.

“Hello young lad, is there anything I could help you with?”

Aaron walked over to the blacksmith.

“Yes good sir, I was wondering if you could teach me how to repair swords and other blacksmith skills?”

The Blacksmith looked Aaron up and down for a moment.

“I could teach you the skills, but I would like you to do something for me first. The carpenter down the street has ordered some nails. Would you deliver them for me?”

You have been offered a Quest!

The Blacksmith has asked you to deliver the carpenter’s order.

Reward: basic lessons

Would you like to accept? Yes/No

Aaron looked up to the blacksmiths face.

“I would love to help you good sir!” he said with a smile.

“Thanks, here is the box of nails.”

Aaron started to head for the door.

“I will be back shortly!”

Aaron headed out the door and down the street towards the Carpenter’s shop. Once there he walked in to see an old man sweeping the sawdust and wood chips on the floor.

“Hello good sir, I have come with your delivery of nails from the Blacksmith!”

“Oh thanks young man, could you set them on the counter here for me?” The old man said with a kind smile.

“Of course!”

Aaron set the box down on the counter.

“Give my thanks to Erick the Blacksmith, would you!”

“I will!”

Aaron walked back to the Blacksmiths shop and entered to see a few other players talking to each other while watching the blacksmith add some more coal to the forge.

“Hello again good sir, I have delivered the box of nails to the Carpenter and he gives his thanks.”

“Ah, thanks lad, I will teach you how to repair now. First do you have anything that needs repaired?”

“I have these two swords!”

“That will do, bring them over.”

Aaron took his swords from their sheaths and brought them to the anvil where he set them down. The blacksmith had him heat the blades until they glowed, then slowly hammer out the blades to remove the cracks, and then had them cool in the barrel before using the grinding stone to bring back the blades sharpness. Once finished with the blades looking good as new and their durability back up, two windows popped up.

You have learned the Handicraft skill!

You have learned the Repair skill!

After that the Blacksmith had him start working on making some metal bars and then knives. Once finished with 6 of each a window popped up.

You have learned the Blacksmithing skill!

With that done and it was nearing dusk.

“Young lad, I was hoping you could help me close down and clean up the store. I’ll let you keep the knives you made in return.”

You have been offered a Quest!

The Blacksmith has asked you to help close the store.

Reward: Knives

Do you accept Yes/No?

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“I would gladly help you with cleaning the store!”

Aaron started to sweep the floor while the Blacksmith put his tools away and cooled the forge for the night. After he finished sweeping, Aaron took the wastebaskets out to the refuse pile then came back in.

“Thanks Lad, here are the Knives, I hope to see you again some time!”

Aaron left the store and headed back to the fields to see if he could try out his new swords, and maybe even kill a few wolves while he’s at it.

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Spoiler :

After eating breakfast and cleaning his dorm room, Alan laid down on his bed and put his headset on.

When Aaron logged in to the game, he was at the same location he had logged out at, but it was early morning. Following the tips that his instructor had given him. He headed to the east, where there were plenty of fields and wildlife.

Aaron decided to hunt rabbits first. He slid his knife out of his pack and slowly walked across the field. There were plenty of them, hopping around doing their own thing. He slowly crept up to the closest one, but it started hopping away. So he went for the next, but it did the same thing. He repeated his attempts a few more times until he yelled out in frustration.

Aaron grabbed his bow, notched an arrow, and drew back. Aiming at the closest rabbit, He released the arrow. The arrow went straight and true, hitting the rabbit and instantly killing it. Without stopping for the loot, he notched another arrow and shot another rabbit. He continued to shot all the rabbits within range, until he ran out of arrows. He went and picked up their furs, meat, bones, and a few coins while collecting his arrows. He did the same process throughout the fields, shooting rabbits, collecting loot, and retrieving his arrows, until the rabbits started run from his very presence back to their hideaways.

After that he stood there a moment to calm down. Through out his rabbit-hunting rampage he had gained 4 levels, so he placed his points into his stats.

Status Window

Name Aaron Primary Class N/A

Health 200 Mana 150

Level 5

Health Regen/sec 0.5 Mana Regen/sec 0.5

Strength 14 Agility 14

Wisdom 10 Intelligence 12

Stamina 14 Vitality 12

Dexterity 12

After that he decided to go after the foxes in the area. Aaron notched another arrow as he walked slowly toward a fox and killed it. He repeated the same thing over and over with ever fox he saw. Eventually his arrows durability became very low so he put away his bow.

Aaron looked around and noticed the sun was well into the sky. He was about to take his knife out when his stomach growled. He grabbed one of the few remaining pieces of bread and started to eat. While eating he decided to look at all his loot. Aaron had a large amount of rabbit and fox furs which he put at the bottom of his pack. Next was some of the meat and bones he collected. He had about 11 silver coins and over 60 coppers that he put in a side pouch. After that he got up and headed back to town.

Once back in town Aaron went into the closest store, which was a potion shop. He sold all the bones he had along with a few furs. After that he headed back out to the street and over to the clothing store to sell the rest of his furs. The last stop was the weapons store.

Aaron walked in and was looking along the walls at the weapons, when the store owner walked up to him.

“Welcome, welcome. Do you see anything you like? Or would you like any help finding anything, young man?”

Aaron stopped looking at the swords and turned to the store owner.

“I would love to have some help. I’m interested in getting a starter sword or two even and a few knives.”

The storeowner walked over to a barrel of swords.

“These are my old swords that almost any new adventurer would need, they are also cheap.”

Aaron looked through the barrel until he found two swords that he liked using identify and trying their weight. One was a long sword while the other was a short sword. They both had the same attack power, but half their durability was gone.

“How much would these cost good sir?”

The Storeowner looked at the two swords.

“All together these blades would be about 15 silver.”

Since he had gotten a few more silver coins after selling his other goods he had just enough. Aaron looked at the swords for a moment and decided it was worth all the silver he had.

“I’ll take them both!”

He grabbed his silver coins and handed them over to the Store owner.

“Thanks lad, I hope to see you again.”

Aaron walked out of the store and decided to head over to the black smith to fix the swords, learn a few skills, and even possibly earn some money.

As Aaron walked into the building he saw a large man hammering away at a sword on the anvil, so he waited. The man continued to heat and hammer the sword until he set it in a barrel full of water. He took off his gloves and put them in his pouch pocket.

“Hello young lad, is there something I could help you with?”

Aaron walked over to the blacksmith.

“Yes good sir, I was wondering is you could teach me how to repair swords and other skills of a blacksmith?”

The Blacksmith looked Aaron up and down for a moment.

“I could teach you the skills, but I would like you to do something for me first. The carpenter down the street has ordered some nails. Would you deliver them for me?”

You have been offered a Quest!

The Blacksmith has asked you to deliver the carpenter’s order.

Reward: basic lessons

Would you like to accept? Yes/No

Aaron looked up to the blacksmiths face.

“I would love to help you good sir!” he said with a smile.

“Thanks, here is the box of nails.”

Aaron started to head for the door.

“I will be back shortly!”

Aaron headed out the door and down the street towards the Carpenter’s shop. Once there he walked in to see an old man sweeping the sawdust and wood chips on the floor.

“Hello good sir, I have come with your delivery of nails from the Blacksmith!”

“Oh thanks young man, could you set them on the counter here for me?” The old man said with a kind smile.

“Of course!”

Aaron set the box down on the counter.

“Give my thanks to Erick the Blacksmith, would you!”

“I will!”

Aaron walked back to the Blacksmiths shop and entered to see a few other players talking to each other while watching the blacksmith add some more coal to the forge.

“Hello again good sir, I have delivered the box of nails to the Carpenter and he gives his thanks.”

“Ah, thanks lad, I will teach you how to repair now. First do you have anything that needs repaired?”

“I have these two swords!”

“That will do, bring them over.”

Aaron took his swords from their sheaths and brought them to the anvil where he set them down. The blacksmith had him heat the blades until they glowed, then slowly hammer out the blades to remove the cracks, and then had them cool in the barrel before using the grinding stone to bring back the blades sharpness. Once finished with the blades looking good as new and their durability back up, two windows popped up.

! You have learned Handicraft!

! You have learned Repair!

After that the Blacksmith had him start working on making some metal bars and then knives. Once finished with 6 of each a window popped up.

! You have learned Blacksmithing!

With that done and it was nearing dusk.

“Young lad, I was hoping you could help me close down and clean up the store. I’ll let you keep the knives you made in return.”

You have been offered a Quest!

The Blacksmith has asked you to help close the store.

Reward: Knives

Do you accept Yes/No?

“I would gladly help you with cleaning the store!”

Aaron started to sweep the floor while the Blacksmith put his tools away and cooled the forge for the night. After he finished sweeping, Aaron took the wastebaskets out to the refuse pile then came back in.

“Thanks Lad, here are the Knives, I hope to see you again some time!”

Aaron left the store and headed back to the fields to see if he could try out his new swords, and maybe even kill a few wolves while he’s at it.