"What?... What do you mean by that?"
"You... You're originally not from here are you?"
My mind was split from acting like I belonged in Egaria to telling the truth that I got transported here.
"I don't know what you are talking about..."
The awkward silence was covering the room, his stare was difficult to avoid.
"Tsk..."
He sighed, grabbing his book and turning away from me, returning to his position before my visit.
"Thank you again! I'll be going now!"
"Do as you wish... Now leave... You're destroying my mood..." he said as he flipped his book back to where he left.
I turned around and walked slowly towards the exit, placing my badge in my pocket before taking a good look at it.
*"Hey at least there is a badge for the lowest rank, it's better than nothing I guess"*
Leaving the room I could still notice that he was slipping in glances, my body was shivering before I could leave the room, I was convinced that he was aware of where I came from.
I walked through the hallway of doors with confidence and with a little swag in my footsteps.
*"I wonder what I can do, now that I am officially an adventurer!"*
Returning to the lobby, I immediately searched for the board that listed commissions but a small crowd was covering my view, forcing me to come up closer to the middle.
There were multiple wooden boards posted up around the lobby but the first thing that caught my attention was the largest one, filled with different letters.
*"S....A.....B....C.....D..... I think this is the commission's board!"*
The rankings posted on the board were in descending order, from S to F, papers were posted in each rankings, with the most posted on the B rank, and at the bottom was my rank, with only a few papers posted on it.
I sneaked up closer on the board, my eyes were fixated on the commissions posted on the F rank section.
*"Who could have guessed! All the commissions are only herb gathering!*" My mind was already near crashing out completely, but my resolve to become someone who people can rely on was burning in my heart.
I was disappointed, I was hoping that the commissions could contain some basic hunting that I could handle.
I walked away from the board and sat down on the nearest chair, finally relaxing my back after what happened today, and all of a sudden the window popped out without my command.
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Quest Complete - "From the ground"
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Objective: Become a registered Adventurer *COMPLETE*
New Feature Unlocked: Quest Section Access
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The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.
*"Quest section? Is this some kind of game?"*
I was puzzled by the sudden notification, at first I was skeptical if it actually did something or if it was just related to the commissions that were posted on the board but realizing that this is not the real world anymore, I decided to go with the flow.
*"Quest section*"
The window began to show up, and the interface filled with different kinds of quests I could do.
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Quest Section
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[Main Quests]
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1. From the Ground
Objective: Become a registered Adventurer
Status: COMPLETE
Reward: Access to the Quest Section
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2. The Lost Botanist
Objective: Find the Missing volumes of Thorne's Alchemy Book
Status: In Progress
Reward: ???
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[Side Quests]
[MORE]
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*"It's really not a joke anymore.... It's beginning to look like a game..."*
Besides the main quest section of the window, there was also a side quest section that had a button to reveal more information, I immediately clicked the more button, letting my curiosity go wild.
[Side Quests]
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1. Weakest vs Weakest
Objective: Kill 5 small creatures using a dagger
Status: In progress
Reward: Basic Dagger Mastery Rune
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2. A Small Start
Objective: Use the Harvest skill to gather 10 fresh herbs
Status: In Progress
Reward: Random Skill Rune
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*"So many quests... and the rewards are not bad...."*
My heart started to beat faster than before, goosebumps forming all over my body, my mind was refreshed from all the fatigue I gathered, and the view of the quest section made me believe that I could actually become stronger in a nick of time.
*"Maybe I should take a look at an easy commission for now and finish the side quests together."*
I stood up as fast as I could, rushing back to the board to view the easiest commission I could finish.
*"Here it is, the easiest I can finish!*"
I took the paper from the board, carefully reading the commission before passing it to the counter.
*"All I need to do is gather herbs near the elves' forest, the herb's location is near the southern gate of Windfall!, and the reward is 10-20 silvers depending on the condition of the herb!"*
With this commission being the easiest, I can easily finish the two side quests and obtain the reward, but something was bugging me about this commission, it looks too easy to be real.
*"This might be bait, but who knows, maybe I can easily obtain silvers from this."
"I should probably pass this now before anyone else accepts this!"
I looked around the lobby to see any open counters with a receptionist, there was one open with no line but I hesitated immediately after seeing who was behind the counter.
*"Oh no... it's that lady again...."*
The other counters were filled with lines that almost reached the exit, I had no choice but to go to her again.
I walked slowly towards her, and the adrenaline from before disappeared in an instant, "I would like to take this commission please...." I said in a very depressing voice.
"It's you again sir Jorr!" She grabbed the paper swiftly like she was already in a hurry after seeing me again.
"Alright, I'll sign and pin this in the active board! But beware! Failure to complete the commission will result in a warning, 3 warnings and you'll be demoted to a lower rank! Sadly there aren't any ranks below you! So most likely you will be prohibited from taking on any more commissions!"
I could already sense her disgust behind her face, the tone of her voice sounded like she wanted me to disappear yet again.
*"This is why I did everything online back on earth, so I could avoid the embarrassment of being there..."*
I turned around, finding the exit to start the commission, I could already sense her face laughing at me as I walked away from the counter.
*"Don't let her get into my head"* I repeated in my head like a mantra, to make myself focus on my current goals.
Exiting the building, I was already lost in my head.
"Now... Where the hell is the southern gate?"
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NAME: Justin Joe HP: 100/100
CLASS: Botanist MP: 100/100
LEVEL: 1 STATUS: Normal
SKILLS:
Examine - LVL 2
Harvest - LVL 1
Basic Alchemy - Passive
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