[Welcome to the town of Ymir, the town of beginning]
As soon as I open my eyes, the bustling town of Ymir registered in my field of view. I didn’t expect that beginner town would be full of players. I can see them running to the east gate while some of them are busily chatting with their friends in the cafes.
After gathering my mind, I started go to the nearest training hall. I heard that they give guidance to new players of what is the basics of the game. Training hall is divided in to 4 divisions namely [COLISEUM], [ACADEMY], [TABERNACLE] and [OBERSVATORY]
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“OKAY!!! I TAKE IT THAT YOU ARE THE NEW RECRUITS!! WHY ARE YOU RAISING YOUR HAND RECRUIT!!”
“Ummm…”
“SPEAK QUICKLY RECRUIT WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME!!”
“Why am I the only one in here?”
“GOOD QUESTION!! THOSE DAMN “TRAVELERS” DON’T KNOW THE TRUE VALUE OF BEING A [PATHFINDER]. THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT STRONG ABILITY AND DON’T CARE ABOUT FINESSE AND GRACE OF WHAT A [PATHFINDER] CAN BE!! ENOUGH OF THAT!! FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET ME KNOW YOUR DESIRED WEAPON TO MASTER!!”
[QUEST LOG UPDATED]
CROSSROADS
DIFFICULTY: F
QUEST DETAILS:
PICK TWO OF THE GIVEN CHOICES OF WEAPON YOU WANT TO TAKE AND MASTER.”
SWORD
BOW
DAGGER
STAFF
QUEST REWARD: THE CHOOSEN WEAPON AND 4 SKILL
Oh, the awaited first quest is here!!
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“I choose [BOW] and [DAGGER] as the weapon I want to master.”
“LOUDER!! I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!”
“I CHOOSE THE [BOW] AND [DAGGER] TO MASTER, SIR.”
“VERY WELL!! COME AND I’LL INTRODUCE YOU TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR!!”
“I thought you would be the one who’ll teach me?”
“ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! OF COURSE NOT!! THIS LOUD PERSONALITY OF MINE IS A DEMERIT OF BEING A PATHFINDER!!”
So you already know your own shortcomings huh? I know you’re an NPC but FIXED YOUR CHARACTER YOUR LOUD-MOUTH GEEZER!!!
*cough*
“WHY ARE SPACING OUT THERE?! COME QUICKLY AND FOLLOW ME!!”
“YES, SIR!!”
After a couple minutes, that loud-mouthed old man halted his steps in front of a dilapidated dorm. And shouted.
“ZIRK!! COME OUT!! THERE IS SOMEONE I WANT YOU TO TEACH SKILLS!!”
Then a good-looking middle age man appears at the door. TSK, handsome men should just die.
“WHAT?? Is that true, Master Gammel??”
“OF COURSE!! WHY WOULD I LIE WHEN THERE IS NO MERIT TO ME?? I’LL ENTRUST YOU TO TEACH THIS BRAT THE BASICS AND SKILL TO BECOME A GOOD [PATHFINDER]!!”
“YES, SIR!! YOU CAN COUNT ON ME!!”
“GOOD. I’LL BETTER GET BACK TO THE MAIN HALL. THERE ARE STILL SO MUCH WORK TO DO.”
Finally, old man Gammel went back to the main hall. From the looks of it, it seems he is an official inside the training. Oh well, not that I care about it. Actually, it is good that he is finally gone. My ears still hurts from his loud voice.
“May I ask your name before we start? By the way, as you heard earlier, my name is Zirk.”
“Right, I Venri and a [PATHFINDER] that specializes in [BOW] and [DAGGER].”
“Nice to me you Venri. May I know if you have prior experience on how handle this weapons?”
“I have basic experience in handling this weapons.”
Of course I have experience of handling bows and daggers. Our long tradition of hunting requires everyone one of our family to know how to handle weapons used in hunting and I specialize in using daggers.
“Good. Since you have the experience of handling these weapons, how about we have short duel?”
Wow. A duel right on the bat. It is not like I dislike it instead I am very pleased with instructor Zirk’s suggestion. Since this is inside a Virtual World, maybe I can polish one of my techniques in real combat.
“Sure.”
“Nice. Then I shall lay out the rules. First, we will only use [DAGGER] in the first match then [BOW] in the second match. Second, no skill use is permitted. And lastly, winner will be declared if the opponent reduce his HP until 10%. Do you any question”
“No.”
“Then let’s start.”
[Duel will start in 10. 9. 8..]
I ready my stance by crouching a little bit while equipped with dagger.
[.. 4. 3. 2.]
I clear any useless thoughts in mind and started to analyse my instructor, no, he is now my prey. Instructor Zirk is equipped with a leather set of equipment which emphasizes on speed and a beginner dagger to make our odds even.
[2.. 1.. Duel Start]
Let the hunt begin…