27 Warrior Association (1/2)
As Li Wei entered the Warrior Association, he stepped into a large hall; on one side, was a large notice board, which displayed quests or allowed players to post their own. On the other side, was a reception counter. Li Wei looked around and directly walked towards the counter where a young woman in uniform was yawning, looking bored.
”Hello, I have just arrived in town and would like to register at the Warrior Association,” said Li Wei while smiling at the receptionist.
”Welcome, sir! Of course, can you please present your identity crystal.”
”Here it is,” said Li Wei while taking out his identity crystal.
The receptionist swiftly took it and scanned it onto her interface. She then smiled and returned the crystal, it was as simple as that.
”Here you go, congratulation on joining the Warrior Association, this is only a branch of the Warrior Association but we offer many services, let me give you a quick introduction,”
”For instance, the first floor is dedicated to warriors below level 20, this is where you can take in quests and submit them when you complete them. You will obtain contribution points for completing your quests. This floor is also a meeting point for many warriors where you will have the opportunity to meet many other warriors and befriend them.”
”The second floor is dedicated for level 20 to level 40 warriors, more advanced quests are available there together with other facilities. Warriors not meeting the qualifications are not allowed on this floor. The third floor is as you've guessed, for warriors above level 40.”
”Besides these, our secondary building is accessible by all and provides several services. There, you can find our training area, while there is also a training center just outside, we can offer personalized teaching as we have many retired warriors that dedicate themselves to raising the next generation of warriors. We do believe that training under the supervision of an experienced instructor is more beneficial and will help you grow faster.”
”There is also our trading area, there, you can exchange contribution points for items or skills, at the same time, you can sell your loots there or set up our own booth....”
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”You are already officially register. You may select any quests from the board behind you, please choose an appropriate one for your level, ” said the receptionist.
It was a generic introduction typically directed towards people who never played games but Li Wei still silently listened. He then turned around and looked at the board. Many of the quests available were about escorting people outside the town, at the same time, many were about collecting resources in the surroundings.
Li Wei browsed through the available quests and settled onto one:
[System prompt: You have accepted the quest: ”Giant Worms Extermination”]
Information
Kill 10 Giant Worms that are ravaging the fields. (Repeatable)
Reward: 10 contribution points, 500 exp
Completion: 0/10
This was the quest Li Wei chose; the farmers needed to plant their seeds but these worms were preventing them from doing so. He just needed to kill some and bring back their hides as proof.
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Li Wei then did not leave but instead went to the Trading area, he wanted to have a look at the different items available, more specifically, he wanted to look at the skills he would acquire in the future.
The building was mostly empty, most players were now hunting and would only come back to trade at the end of the day. Li Wei was greeted by the person in charge and a screen lit up in front of him. Many items were displayed in front of Li Wei but he quickly dismissed them to look at the skills.
There were hundreds of them. Li Wei was excited upon seeing that list but quickly, his excitement died down when he saw the prices. The cheapest skills cost 2000 contribution points and these were just the basic ones, the more advanced ones were priced in millions.
A bit dejected, Li Wei turned off the screen and left the Warrior Association; it was time for him to go to the fields for his quest.
As it was still rather early, Li Wei decided to not go to the residential district to find his lodging yet, he wanted to maximize his time farming and so, he went to a stall and bought some sandwiches for his lunch before leaving the city.
Exiting the city was easy, the guards did not stop Li Wei since he did not look suspicious. And so, he left via the Southern gate towards the field infested by the Giant Worms.
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Li Wei once again enjoyed the nice weather, he walked without haste towards the fields. The quiet fields and the calm breeze were very relaxing.
Upon arriving, he was surprised to find that not many players were there and those that were, were mostly solo players. He thought that since more than 8000 players reached Algate City before him, they would all be crazily farming in these areas but that was not the case.
Actually, most players that have already reached the cities were from large families or some sort of organisation and most of them were all currently farming at the dungeon, which was more dangerous but at the same time, more rewarding. Another portion of the players took escort missions to try to be the first to settle in the smaller towns and build their influence there.
Li Wei entered the field, seeing no free worms around him, the ones he saw were all engaged in battle with the players. The giant worms were huge, they had a similar appearance to the worms commonly found in gardens but their skin was grey giving them a disgusting look. Their tiny eyes were bright red and they also had sharp mandibles near their mouths.
Li Wei slowly walked while observing the other players; most of them were melee classes swinging their weapons at the giant worms. The giant worms were swinging their body left and right, trying to bite the players. They looked like giant plants since their lower body was still buried in the ground, but just the part above the ground was as tall as a regular human.
Suddenly, Li Wei felt that something was wrong, he felt the ground tremble slightly as if something was moving under him. He quickly reacted and rolled to the side, and moments later, a Giant Worm emerged from the spot Li Wei was just standing, like a geyser. Above its head was ”Giant Worm Level 10”
'Wow that was close, I should have expected something like that' thought Li Wei.
The giant worm turned towards Li Wei and roared while moving its mandible. The latter quickly reacted, drawing his 2 swords, he charged at the giant worm.
[Cleave]
Li Wei dodged the giant worm's bite and used his skill on the side of the creature. ”-19”.
'Huh, only 19 damages? looks like it has a thick skin, a level 10 creature is really stronger' thought Li Wei. He quickly followed up by swinging his other sword.
The giant worm also turned his head towards Li Wei and attacked again, but the latter dodge by moving to the side. Li Wei was basically turning around the giant worm, avoiding the bites while swinging his swords whenever he could.
Li Wei felt at ease against the giant worm, he found it easy to dodge the bites but it was different for the other players. Not every warrior invested heavily in dexterity and most rogues used daggers which had shorter range making it more dangerous to attack.
He continued to slowly deplete its HP bar without taking a single hit. Eventually, when 3/4 of its HP was depleted, the giant worm roared and went back underground.
”What? He can just escape like that... F***, all this work for nothing,” exclaimed Li Wei.
But at this precise moment when Li Wei lowered his guard, the giant worm emerged from under his feet, sending him in the air. Surprised, Li Wei could not react in time, he tried to swing his swords in mid-air, but the giant worm twisted its body, avoiding the blade. It then viciously bit Li Wei's leg and threw him on the ground.
”-25”