Wansai and I continued walking. I checked my Status Menu and saw my level percent increased. Now, I am close to level 2.
I closed my menu and decided to look around. I saw a lot of strange trees, something you can't definitely find on Earth although It looked like Earth but far from it.
We walked until we stopped on a cliff.
"Look! That's the statue of Anemo God. There are few of those statues scattered across the land to show the Anemo God's protection all over his nation. And I'm not sure if the Anemo God is the one you were looking for but I'll take you to the Anemo God's first place, the Central Gain. There is a cathedral there and a priestess. We'll ask her if she knew about the Goddess or anything about your sister. If your sister arrived here and woke up before you, I'm sure she would have gone to the place first."
"Okay, let's go. I wanted to know about it too," I said but before I could even step my feet, I heard a ding sound and a screen popped before me.
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You receive a quest!
Quest type: Major Quest
Title: The Traveller who caught the wind
Quest 1 title: In the Eye of an Traveler
Conditions:
-Swim to the Island in Sun Valley Lake
-Touch and pray to the Statue of Anemo God
-Obtain Anemo power
Quest Claim Rewards:
-Adventurer Exp- 225 (condition not met)
-Fulus- 1150 (Common Currency)
-Leveling Exp- 5000 (effect immediately)
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"There's definitely someone else who knows about your sister but it's only what I think," Wansai said as he flew ahead of me.
When Wansai and I arrived at a small island surrounded by water, Wansai instructed me to swim, which I obliged. I stood up facing a statue that was approximately thirty feet tall. The statue was an image of a winged man surrounded by birds.
I stepped forward and touched the Statue to pray for guidance but suddenly, the statue glowed into a bluegreen light. I was taken aback so I stepped backward, giving myself and the statue enough space.
A strange emblem of wings came from the statue and it flew into me, entering my body. I was shocked and couldn't move. I felt the winds gently touch me and it was so relaxing.
"Ooh, did you just feel the element of wind?"
"Yes," I said.
"Seems all you have to do is touch the statue and you got the power of Anemo. As much as they may want it, people in this world can never get a hold of powers as easily as you."
"I think I know why, it's because-"
"Ah-ha! It's because you're not from this world to begin with."
"That's what I think too," I said, trying to remember what power I used to have.
"Alright. If we keep heading north from here, we'll eventually reach the Central Gain, the City of Holiness. It is the place where locals worshiped the Anemo God. So perhaps you got the power from the God of Anemo, you can find some clues there."
"Let's move then," I said, fired up.
A chime sounded in my head
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Quest one: In the eye of the Traveler is completed.
-The conditions has met
-Quest Claimed has been distributed accordingly
Another Chime sounded in my head.
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You level up!
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You can now gain access to the Inventory!
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You unlocked Adventurer rank and level!
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You received a wing glider!
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You received an additional 4500 Leveling Exp!
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You can now view your Adventurer level on your Status Menu.
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You can now use Identify!
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You can now use Tutorial!
The chime and notification had finally stopped. I opened my status menu and I saw some improvement and added Icons.
Name: Red Dexon
Level: 13/20
Level Exp: 7250/8050
Ascension: (Level up to 20 and reach adventure rank 10)
Adventurer Rank: 2
Adventure EXP: 384/500
Max Hp: 1,815
Attack: 59
Def: 114
Max Stamina: 100
Magic Element: Anemo (obtained)
Skills:
-Identify
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I tapped the inventory and saw some icons inside.
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Fulus: 6000
Weapon:
Artifacts:
Development Items:
Food:
Materials:
Gadget:
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Inventory Capacity: 7/2000
"So you already gained access to your inventory," Wansai said as he looked at my status screen.
"Yes. I think we need it. We need some storage to store our food supplies and fulus."
"Let's begin our investigation at the Central. Our first order of the day is to reach the City before nightfall," Wansai announced and by that, a chime sounded in my head.
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Quest 2 has arrived!
Quest Type: Major Quest
Title: The Traveler who caught the wind
Quest 2 Title: Rendezvous
Conditions:
-Advance to the heart of Forest
-Collect a unknown floating thing
Quest Claim Reward:
-Adventurer Exp- 250
-Fulur- 1100
-Leveling Exp- 500
As Wansau and I were walking, I caught such a sweet smelling flower. I followed the scent and I was led to a plant with a yellow pale flower. It was secreting a sweet and nice smell.
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I used my Identify and this is what I learned.
Name: Sweet Dalia
Information: A sweet producing flower that can be substituted to sugar as sweetener. Unlike sugar, Sweet Dalia won't spike blood sugar therefore people with health problems prefer Sweet Dalia over sugar.
Material: Cooking ingredients.
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People with diabetes would love this plant if only this existed there.
"I think we need some of this," I told Wansai. He nodded and helped me find one as we were closing to our destination.
As we were getting closer, a strong gushing of wind and shadow of a large creature flew above us. I raised my head and saw a Dragon with three pairs of wings!
I immediately use my Identify to read the information.
Name: Unknown Dragon
Species: Sovereign Dragons, Anemo.
Information:
Long before the War of Gods, dragons roamed the plain of Vur. Sovereign dragons already were the guardians. They were the pure elemental magical beasts. They took pride in their elements. When the invasion started after the death of Older Gods, the New Generation Gods stole the Sovereign Dragon's power leaving them vulnerable. The prideful sovereign dragon was decreased to low class creatures. Some had already passed away and the whereabouts of others were left to rot.
"Ah, that's Breeze," Wansai said as close the information screen. "The old Hero of Gain," he added.
"Do you know that Dragon?"
"Yes. We used to talk a lot, when Vur was still peaceful and wasn't divided into two. He would often tell me stories about the Anemo God and how he entrusted Gain to him. Sadly, when the Original God was murdered, Breeze was left alone and protected Gain against the new God who took over," Wansai replied.
"New god?"
"Yes. A member of New Generation and the New Anemo God. He was not the one you have seen in the statue. This God calls himself as a Ruler. He was the one who stole Breezes' Anemo power and he walked among humans. Now, Breeze is nothing but a fragment of a glorious past."
"That's sad. Does Breeze have the chance to regain his power again?" I asked.
"Yes, he has a chance," Wansai said. "Only if the Ruler hands it back or Breeze kills him. Breeze is old already and the latter is out of the question."
I didn't speak anymore.
This world is scary.
Wansei and I advanced to the forest, the last part of our long walk before we reached the city.
As we were walking, I heard a gentle growl coming from a direction that was not far from us. I followed the direction of the growl and hid behind a tree. As I tried to look what was happening, I saw Breeze and a tall man with long green hair.
Breeze's gentle growl became purr. He was purring while the man was touching
his head.
I accidentally stepped on a twig, breaking it in the process. Breeze was startled, breaking whatever happened between him and the man. Breeze roared so loud and if I wasn't fast enough to grab Wansai back behind the tree, who knows what would happen?
"Who's there?" A voice spoke after Breeze flew away.
We remained silent and waited before the man disappeared. Only then we breathe in relief.
"Who was that man talking with Breeze?" I asked.
"I don't know but it looked like some weirdo to me. Come on, let's go."
As we were about to continue our travel, when we saw something floating to where the dragon's place earlier
"Oh what's that?" Wansai asked. "There's some kind of shiny red thingy on the big rocks over there."
"Let's go and take a closer look," I replied.
When we came closer, the thing that was floating was a water-dropped shape. It was black and had some reddish particles surrounding it.
"I never seen a thing like this before, so I can't tell what it is," Wansai said, obviously clueless. "And it looked dangerous. We better keep it away for now. Place it in your inventory," he added.
I nodded, summoned my inventory and stored it there.
"Safe and secure. Now let's get out of here."
"Roger, sir!" Wansai saluted me and we started walking again.
Suddenly, a sound of chime startled me a bit.
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The Quest Rendezvous is completed!
The Quest Condition has met!
Quest Claim Rewards has been distributed accordingly!
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Adventure Rank Increased! Congratulations, you are now Adventurer Rank 3!
While Wansai and I continue our journey in the Heart Forest, I check my Status and see if something has changed again aside from Adventurer ranking up.
Name: Red Dexon
Level: 13
Level Exp: 7750/8050
Ascension: (condition not met)
Adventurer Rank: 3
Adventurer Exp: 135/625
Max Hp: 1,815
Attack: 59
Def: 114
Max Stamina: 100
Magic Element: Anemo Element (obtained)
Skill:
Identify
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Ooh, the ascension part changed. The words "level up to 20 and reach Adventurer Rank 10" were changed to condition not met. Well, I guess I just have to meet the conditions and see what will happen.
Ah, this world is like a game. But will this help me from finding my sister and learn some information about the Goddess I have been looking for?
Well, I don't know the answer. I just have to trust Wansai as he shows me what's waiting for me in this world.