Chapter 129 – Solitary Wanderer’s Leather Armour (1/2)
Chapter 129 – Solitary Wanderer’s Leather Armour
Nie Yan followed the crowd of nobles as they marched into the administrator’s office. Here, they found Administrator Kallan to whom they began to express their dissatisfaction and outrage, turning the formerly quiet hall into a place of clamour.
“Administrator Kallen, we’ve caught swindlers!”
“Krusch was scamming us this whole time!”
An outraged noble emotionally walked up to the tied-up Krusch, grabbed ahold of his long flowing beard, and tugged at it to vent some of his anger. Surprisingly, the beard along with a mask came off, revealing a shifty-eyed, fair-faced young man in his twenties. This Krusch was never an old man to begin with!
“Wait, he’s not Master Blacksmith Krusch! I’ve seen his face somewhere before. He’s that thief!” the noble exclaimed in shock as he came to a sudden realization. “He isn’t Krusch! This guy is just pretending to be him!”
“So, it all makes sense then… Master Blacksmith Krusch has always been a kind and respectable fellow after all. Everything he creates is of high-quality and sells for a premium in auction houses across the empire. Among his creations, there’s no lack of Legendary-grade equipment. I should’ve known there was no way he would run such a shameless scam!”
“So he was actually an imposter…” The nobles finally understood.
“You wretched bastard!” The crowd began beating up the fake Krusch who started to wail and beg for forgiveness.
Administrator Kallan was incensed as well. He pointed at the young man wreathing on the floor and shouted, “You wretched cur! Because of you, not only has Hilderlocke received a vile mark on its reputation, but you’ve also sullied Master Blacksmith Krusch’s good name! Your actions are absolutely unforgivable. Guards, send them to jail!”
Afterward, two fully armed guards came forward, apprehended the young man and his three accomplices, and then escorted them away.
“Administrator Kallan, it was this young gentleman who uncovered that swindler’s dastardly plot!” an old noble said as he pointed to Nie Yan.
Following which the crowd began expressing their admiration and praise.
Administrator Kallan’s expression revealed a hint of surprise as he walked over to Nie Yan and said, “Youngster, thank you for exposing that impostor and retrieving Hilderlocke’s reputation. I will make sure those four are punished to the full extent of my authority. And to you, on behalf of all the residents of this city, I would like to express my deepest gratitude. Your foresight and judgement are very admirable. Please take this as a token of our appreciation.”
You have successfully completed the quest, “Exposing the Imposter Master Blacksmith Krusch”.
You have received 38,297 experience points.
Your Influence in Hilderlocke has increased by 13 points.
Your Intelligence has increased by 20 points.
You have received Solitary Wanderer’s Leather Armour.
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These quest rewards are pretty good!Nie Yan glanced at his experience bar and noticed it had already risen to twenty-three percent. Moreover, since his Influence had now reached twenty points, he would be able to receive preferential treatment in this city. How could he not feel happy over such a development? As for the twenty-point increase in Intelligence, although it didn’t have much of an effect for Thieves, it still had some influence on the success rate of the Lockpicking skill. Not to mention it would also be useful when he wanted to use special scrolls that had Intelligence requirements.
Afterward, he took the leather armour in his hands and examined its properties.
Solitary Wanderer’s Leather Armour (Gold)
Requirements: Level 10
Properties: Defense 51–57, Resilience +9, Awareness +15, Dexterity +13
Weight: 5 lb
Restrictions: Thief; can be equipped by all factions.
In the current progression of the game, rewards like this piece of Gold-grade equipment were already quite generous. Even in the hardest dungeon available right now, Sosil Valley, unless a team was running it on Specialist, it was fairly rare for Gold-grade equipment to drop. The many rewards as well as the Eye of Truth skill left him feeling very satisfied.
After putting the armour on, Nie Ya began admiring its light blue colour and sleek design, which made him feel as if he were nimbler by simply wearing it.
He then walked around in all directions in order to get used to the sensation of wearing it.
Hmm… not bad.
“Thank you for your generosity, Administrator Kallan.” Nie Yan smiled as he expressed his gratitude.
Since he had no more business here, he expressed his thanks once more before leaving Administrator Kallan’s office. While walking out of the building, he felt his mood was much improved from when he had first arrived. Despite having a sudden quest being thrown at him, he had managed to adapt fairly well. Moreover, a hint of his old questing rhythm and game sense seemed to have returned. In his past life, he had relied on this combination of know-how to gradually catch up from being a minor character to becoming an elite player himself.
However, the one gold transfer fee for his return trip still made his heart ache a bit. “Hah… I really shouldn’t travel to other cities too much this early on. Still, this trip to Hilderlocke was quite fruitful…” Nie Yan faintly smiled while muttering to himself.
Having stepped out of the transfer point in Calore, his thoughts drifted to Gato the Lion King and the Ogre Devourer which both should have respawned by now. However, at his present level, it wasn’t really worthwhile to go farming them anymore. The little experience he’d receive wouldn’t make up for the time spent killing them, and the equipment they dropped no longer caught his eye.