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The Race I Belong
Chapter 03 - Working It Out

Chapter 03 - Working It Out

CHAPTER 03 - WORKING IT OUT

As instructed by his master, Solrac went to collect the two logs needed for his pair of swords. However, that does not went as expected. He just was not able to put them on his started backpack, as he tried, it dropped to the floor.

You have discovery more information about a quest item!

Mysterious Log

“Show ‘Mysterious Log’ Description.”

Mysterious Log

As order by Troyu, you inspected one of the many logs

in the back of the Training Hall. And after some failure attempts

discovery one of its hidden restrictions.

Restrictions:

* Can only be used by Troyu’s disciples or Troyu himself

* Can not be carried on backpack

* Unknown

Options:

* Unknown

“Really?! Master to you want me to carry those two logs around like some mule?”

“As I have said, this training hall have a distinct course. Instead of forcing my students to do some boring exercise, such as non stop hitting static scarecrow. My method of teaching as its names describe is broad. It will lead you to learn since the shaping of the blade to its upkeep, while strengthening both mind and soul.”

“You talked as you wanted, yet did not answer my question.”

Troyu lower his head and started to shake his head in denial. And started to grumble very lowly, almost inaudible.

“It seems that I got another failure disciple. In the first task, nonetheless the dumbest one, he is already complaining. When a true champion will walk through those doors? And after my training he would be even more formidable.”

Solrac walked in the direction of Troyu, as he could not understand him.

“Master could you speak louder, I could not hear you.”

Troyu was quite happy that his new disciple did not hear him, knowing how much some of the outsiders are famous for it’s childish tantrum.

“Yes, you must to. And that is valid for all following tasks. Basically they are feasible, yet not by orthodox means. If you are told do something, believe me there is a way of doing. You may not know, but that is your problem. As for the two logs, you are only carry two at will, you can give up from been a dual wielder anytime. That will not stack as a failure. It’s even better for me, lessen the burden on teaching you!”

“Ok. The harder is the training, the stronger I will become. And so will improve the reward from master, right?”

[tab]“Your reward will matches your burden and outcomes. Nevertheless you must keep in mind that, as the reward improves, so does decrease your success rate. It’s better to have some minor achievement than none.”

With that, Solrac rushed to the exit of the hall. After opening some distance he looked again to the map, the marked path did not make sense at all. In some marks there was just no roads, some even were dead ends. That happening on multiple locations, making it impossible to think that it was not done so on purpose.

“What is that crazy giant up to?”

Walking at a much slower pace, while looking the map and the surrounds. He remembered his chat with the goddess about the in-game movements. Then he understand the hidden meaning of this task.

“NO WAY! For real?!”

That was his reaction, after realizing that considering the marked path, his master statement that it was possible for does that do not restrict themself and his previous chat with the goddess.

“Regarding the mobility in the continent of Versailles, I may say that you outsiders have great freedom, not been limited by predefined paths as some of your kind seems to believe. I can not explain if that is caused by some sort of preset mind restriction or lack of aptitude. Of course, some races and even classes have a better understanding or traits that enhance that behavior, still all of you should at least be capable to achieve a minor performance.”

Back to the streets of Owall.

“That task is not as easy as he made it look like, carry those logs while walking on roofs, climbing walls and many other obstacles will not be an easy assignment. No wonder everybody else failed or give up.”

You have discovered the remain unknown

information about an active quest!

Sculpting Your Training Sword

“Show ‘Sculpting Two Sword’ description.”

Sculpting Two Training Sword

Troyu Task Number 1

Go to the Sculptor’s Guild, find Burroughs and say that

you are Troyu disciple. Learn sculpting with him.

Make a pair an of training sword out of the Mysterious Log.

Requirements:

* In possession of the needed Mysterious Log.

* Receive a map from Troyu.

Restrictions:

* Overcome the horrendous choice of path to the Sculptor’s Guild

without dropping a single time the needed Mysterious Log,

any means are accept, as long as you take them.

* If case of multiple weapons,

the journey must be done in one go,

same rules applied.

* In case failure, must restart from the beginning.

Reward:

* Receive Sculptor Skill.

* Some basic sculptor tools.

Does not stack in the quest number limit.

In possession of those new informations, Solrac rushed back to the Training Hall to found his master at his sculpting work. Greeted him, as nothing had previous happened and then asked:

“Master, may I borrow some of the tools that I saw hanged in the walls?”

“Sure, as long as you return them after you finished whatever you intent to do.”

Among the items there was some long strips of leather that Solrac used to make a rudimentar hoster for the logs in his pack, which cause some messages to popup.

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You are above yours currently carrying capacity!

Attack speed lowered by 55%

Movement speed lowered by 55%

Stamina consumption increased by 65%

The others chosen tools were a long rope and some hooks. The average time to reach the destiny by a more conventional path it would be around 35 minutes, if running 24 minutes. But while carrying the two logs, and the negatives effects of its weight, the walking was harder slow paced, but worthwhile as every now and then some messages popup.

You are tired!

You have spent most of your stamina, slowing down your movements:

Attack speed lowered by 75%

Movement speed lowered by 75%

Vitality has permanently been increased by 1.

“WOW! This game is just too realistic. I feel tired, even though knowing that my body still at rest inside the Vector V capsule in a dream like state. And the pain does not stack as one, to be more precise each part of my body is suffering a different amount of pain.”

The pain caused by the leather strips to the shoulder were scruciating, the skin were swollen. The feets had ruptured blister, the started shoes only contributed to it. The clothes were filthy as he had to crawl inside of some sewage pipes. His looks were of a dirty street beggar. To summarize, his first Royal Road experience were traumatizing, and still no even close to finish as he had traveled only 37% of the path.

The pain and lack of stamina forced him to sit in the ground and rest a little. After some try-outs, discover that eating or drinking water would cause his stamina to raise a bit faster. Though he was a little concerned of eating the rock like bread that came inside his started bag, it just could not be health even in a virtual environment.

After a couple of minutes, he was back to his task. More crawling in sewages and wall climbing awaited him. Not too far from there, it happen again.

You are exhausted!

You have spent all your stamina and are advised to

rest before attempting further actions:

Attack speed lowered by 85%

Movement speed lowered by 85%

Health regen lowered by 50%

Mana regen lowered by 50%

Before it even pop up, by the characteristic sound of the message he started to scream in the the middle of a crowd, and falling to the ground again.

“AGAIN! Its the I-can-not-even-remember-how-many-times I was told that I am tired. I KNOW IT. Do you really think that i did not read the blood last messages and do not feel that non stop pain in my whole body!”

“Wait, that message is some how different. Up until now it only stated that I was tired, not it says that I am exhausted.”

“LOL. The penalties increased to 85% and there is some new ones! It feels like I am glued to the ground.”

Some people, from the crowd that gathered around him, were wondering how could a noob got exhausted by walking inside the town. The fact that he were a noob was clear as water, he were wearing rags.

A new attribute has been generated: Sustenance

“Show ‘Sustenance’ description.”

Sustenance

You are likely to use less stamina in action.

You are prohibited from distributing stat points to this stat.

Reaching its 72% of the path to his destiny with a time marking 1 hour and 17 minutes in the clock, Solrac had already gained a total of 4 more points, not including this new attribute. Received one point to strength as he climbed a wall, and one for vitality as he failed to have a good landing as he jumped out of it, causing a cut of 58% of his health bar. The others two points were for strength and agility, earned was he struggled to walk with the heavy logs attached to his back.

You are above yours currently carrying capacity!

Attack speed lowered by 35%

Movement speed lowered by 35%

Stamina consumption increased by 45%

On that point he realized that all suffered pain were not for nothing. Troyu designed this quest path to the Sculptor’s Guild so his disciples would strengthen their status in a short period of time.

An hour later he finally arrived at the guild, but have not receive any other point. Though this last part had been the toughest one, many wall climbs and his final test: a 200 meters long roof race. As he was so heavy, the roof’s clay tiles could not endure the pressure caused by his feets, forcing him to literally run as faster as he could, not that it helped much or lasted long, due to the movement restriction and increased stamina consumption.

“Well, that was a hell of a tour. But lets be positive, 5 points earned and a stat unlocked.”

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