"So, Aliz, I'm probably going to sound like a complete idiot, but tell me about this world."
"Big Bro isn't an idiot! No self degrading."
Aliz flicks me on the ear while hanging onto me with her other arm. I guess I deserved that, but she doesn't seem at all surprised that I asked about the world. Does she know?
"I'll answer Big Bro's question now. The world is split into around four terrains - Forest, Ocean, Desert and towns. Big open spaces like Home are part of the Forest terrain."
"I see."
The rest of her explanation was something like this - while Forests and towns include Water, the water there isn't considered 'Ocean' terrain while the small springs in the desert were. The major ocean terrain however is just a large patch of water, much like how the desert terrain is mostly a large patch of sand. The town terrain is built by people and can be formed on any of the other three terrains.
Apparently, the thieves lived on 'Forest' terrain as the cost to build 'Town' terrain was too expensive. They may be thieves, but the profits were larger by reducing expenses. They seem more like businessmen to me, but they do steal things so...
"Hmm... Then what about caves?"
That's something that had been troubling me - what terrain were caves considered under. There isn't a terrain to describe them from what I've been hearing.
"Caves? What do you mean?"
"Errrr.. Large, dark rooms that naturally form out of rock?"
"That sounds like dungeons... Dungeons aren't a terrain. They are 'Zones'. 'Zones' are places where hostile creatures are likely to be hiding."
"Oh..."
Did I subconsciously put a word from English in thus making it hard to understand what I was asking at first?
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Awww crap.
Rat l1: [Atk: 5-7, Def: 6, Agl: 6, Mag: 0]
Why is it that rats keep coming up to me?
I kick at it aggressively again, causing it to fly into a nearby tree.
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[Rat has been slain. +1xp]
This xp gained from killing rats is useless I think, but at least I can use the parts of the rat. I walk over and before I collect the parts, Aliz jumps of my back.
“What are you doing, big bro~?”
“Collecting resources.”
I say so while collecting the parts of the rat.
[Inventory: 6/50 spaces filled]
[Current Inventory: Rat Whiskers (x2), Rat Skin, Rat Skin, Rat Meat, Rat Meat, Rat Claws (x2)]
It appears that while the whiskers and claws stack, the skin and meat doesn’t. What’s the difference? Perhaps it’s how much space it takes up in reality? I don’t know. Anyway, these thoughts are probably useless now as at least I know that there are certain things that stack and don’t take up as much space.
“Hmmm…. Where did the rat go?”
“Ehh…. You don’t know?”
Well, she knows I’m from a different world I think, so this shouldn’t be too much of a surprise right? Inventory seemed to be one of the functions of this world.
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“Oh… You have a job similar to ‘Adventurer’, perhaps?”
“Mmm.. Yeah, that’s about right.”
The actual job is simply “Stranger” but it appears as though inventory is a job related skill. I was worried I might have to hide my abilities in front of others for a second there, but it doesn’t seem to be the case. Although, it would be nice to change my job soon.
“Is there a way to change jobs?”
“You have to do it in town at an inn. Hehe~”
She said so while jumping back on my back. Seriously? Hmm… But it does feel nice to have this sort of character around, so I guess it isn’t too bad. Though, I wonder if it’s actually safe to travel with her - isn’t she a thief? What if they’re entire plan was robbing me while I no longer suspected them? I mean, isn’t it the perfect plan?
Ahhhh but… I was adopted into their clan, so perhaps it’s not as dangerous as I was worrying about. Who would adopt someone they were about to rob, right? Actually, thinking about dangerous things, should I not check my HP and Stamina?
HP: 78/100
MP: 100/100
Stamina: 998,000/1,000,000
Has it really been that long? Or, how should I put it, I’ve already used another 1000 stamina? I guess having such a large quantity is really useful - though perhaps some of it is being used because I’m carrying Azil on my back? That’s quite likely.
Taking up a steady pace once more, I glance around at my surroundings. There are large trees with their glistening leaves shaking gently. On these trees, are creatures which seem to be friendly, but I’m probably wrong. I’ve been wrong every other time.
“Why aren’t they attacking?”
“They only attack high-leveled beings.”
A sharp stinging is felt in my heart when she replied like that. Seriously?!? These creatures only attack higher level beings? Hearing that, obviously I’m going to start to feel bad. I know I’m low level! The only advantage is I’m not having to deal with many enemies other than these damned rats.
Speaking of, I think one’s just about start attacking me.
I kick it.
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[Rat has been slain. +1xp]
Oh, I got it before it showed it’s stats, but I can’t be bothered collecting the stuff this time, I wonder if I can just put the entire rat in my inventory.
[Inventory: 7/50]
[Current Inventory: Rat, Rat’s whiskers (x2), Rat Skin, Rat Skin, Rat Meat, Rat Meat, Rat claws (x2)]
Yeah, yeah, whatever. It worked, but did I waste my time with the last two rats? Probably. Shit. It uses less space if you leave it without deconstructing the creatures. Does it work with larger creatures? I hope so.
Despite this realisation, it’s probably time to continue on our way. Don’t want to waste time while there is still sunlight which we can use. I wonder if there’ll be anything other than rats further on.