Fun Online

9

Although I sharpened the scythe, without the shaft it was an unfinished or awkward knife.

So I had to look for a young tree and attack it with a stone chisel after breaking it.

Well, at first I didn’t process it completely, but after waving this miracle a couple of times, I changed my mind and tore off the bark.

Dyatlov Bear (level: 1)

Experience: 20/1000

Money: 10 copper

HP (health points): 8/10

MP (mana points): 10/10

SHU (mustache scale): 58%

Each swing of the scythe took away 1 health point from me. The skin on the hands was simply torn with bark and untreated branches.

I waved the updated version. More health did not flow away, but the hands began to slip.

Okay, it will dry out over time, if you do not put it in inventory.

After some thought, I walked around the area and collected mushrooms. It was not very convenient to carry them in the hands or in the inventory, but again the burdocks came to the rescue.

In the inventory, a wide sheet with mushrooms placed in it was called *a bundle of grass with mushrooms*.

I have collected two types:

Dyatlovik white (Edible mushroom): value C.

Black Woodpecker (Poisonous Mushroom): value C.

There were a bunch of other kinds, but all E or F values. I suspect that NPCs can collect them themselves.

After a little thought, I still wrapped edible mushrooms in burdock and sent them to the last empty inventory slot.

I went back to the city. You need to visit several places.

The first destination was the market. Usually only merchants use it from the players, since most avatars do not require to eat and drink for a long time. And enough. And after traveling to the temple, hunger and thirst disappear.

But NPCs can buy what may seem like complete nonsense.

I was in no hurry to drag mushrooms to local shops. Most likely, in the tavern and medicinal workshop, I could sell everything, but due to some strange schedule of their work, this cannot be done now.

So far, a more complete description of the items is not available to me, but by the names and toxicity it is clear that only White Dyatlovik, a large mushroom in the shape of a ball, is worth selling openly.

In the bazaars, they do not charge rent from collectors, but the place for such trade is not the most profitable and presentable, located far from the entrance. This is a common practice in all regions.

I spoke with the local guard, and he took me to the right place.

I took the burdock from inventory, unwrapped it and placed the mushrooms in front of me.

There were no NPCs yet, but I was in no hurry. It was early morning by game time.

About half an hour later the first person walked by, I was already delighted, but it turned out to be an old man with a wheelbarrow full of ... worms?

When he had finished putting ceramic pots with writhing contents on the counter, I approached and asked:

Excuse me, what are you selling?

- Don't you see? Worms.

– No, I just wanted to know the price and destination.

“You don’t know the value of this item?” One pot of 20 copper coins. They are used for domestic woodpeckers, catching wild ones, and strange people transfer them to fishing.

- I see. Thanks. Now I know who to turn to if I need them,” I replied, but I myself thought that it would be easier to buy a shovel.

Then came a couple more merchants of collected goods.

A woman was selling brushwood from a huge cart, which was harnessed by a donkey.

The man was selling some kind of dirt in transparent jars.

What became clear after the appearance of the first buyer:

- Buy worms, woodpeckers choose only living creatures of old Zhin!

- Armfuls of brushwood for two coppers! Come on, don't be shy! Delivery to the house is possible.

- Therapeutic mud from the forest swamp. Just a silver coin!

I was silent. Based on the skill description, the male buyer was of low value to me.

But to my surprise, a stout man, tall by local standards, glanced at me, lowered his eyes to the burdock, and in the next moment was standing next to me:

- Is it a woodpecker? - he asked, examining the goods, and even tried not to breathe in his direction. - What a good condition. But why is it cut off, and not completely?

- Eh? That's how they taught me, - I answered, remembering the eerie nature studies lessons in the boarding school. Now I know that they are far from the norm.

“I understand that it makes sense. But I can only pay you 4 coppers apiece this way.

“At least eight,” I replied, remembering the laws of the bazaar.

- Five, so be it.

“Seven if you buy everything I have.”

“Show me everything, and then I’ll take six copper ones, if everything is of the same quality.” I just need to send marquis pickled mushrooms.

I took out the rest of the non-poisonous mushrooms, after which the buyer's eyes lit up.

“I’ll probably pay eight, but then I need you to collect the same amount of woodpeckers for me before tomorrow.”

Remembering that it was impossible for me to take quests, I answered:

“I'm sorry, but that's impossible. Today I was lucky, but it is far from a fact that I can still find such a rare species in the right amount. Let's go for six apiece.

- Hands on, but if anything, I am the owner of both taverns in the city. If there are more, then I’m ready to buy all the woodpeckers for 6 copper coins. Yes, and any other edible.

- Glad to hear.

Congratulations! You made a sale at the market price.

Sold: white woodpeckers (x25) for 150 copper coins.

To be honest, I did not expect this. I read that people collected herbs and sold them for 1-2 money in whole armfuls. But one and a half silver for such a period at the first level?

Looks like my love for mushrooms is paying off. The plans were just to get a skill so as not to be hungry, but there it is.

After a little thought, I carefully laid out a lone woodpecker on a burdock on the counter.

Immediately, a woman selling brushwood flew up to me and said:

"Milok, put it away!"

- Why?

- It can only be bought from us in a medicinal shop, for the rest it is forbidden to use. Contact the guards, they will take you to the pharmacist's house.

“I see, thank you,” without thinking twice, I took out a burdock with the last two edible mushrooms and handed it to this lady.

I removed the goods and left the market in a good mood. The look of the two male merchants was clearly unkind. And some skill could work on a woman. But still, for valuable information, I had to give something in return. At the same time, the inventory was released.

I did not ask about the pharmacist in the market, but went to the city.

The guards were wearing armor with metal plates and didn't walk that fast, so I decided to approach someone near the medicine shop, doubting that the apothecary would live far away.

However, to my surprise, the place itself was open.

I went inside. The smell of medicinal herbs instantly filled everything. It seems that even the brain hung for a second. Terrifyingly powerful scent.

I went to the counter, behind which stood a thin man with angular features.

“Hello, I would like to sell mushrooms and inquire about any healing potions for 1-9 health points,” I said.

“Do I look like a buyer of mushrooms or baby food?” the pharmacist creaked very slowly.

I just took out woodpeckers in burdock and showed them to him.

“I don’t have money to ransom six at once,” my interlocutor minted out without delay, then took out a long wooden pointer and pointed to a scroll hanging on the wall.

Purchase of ingredients:

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Black woodpecker - 50 copper coins apiece.

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- I see, what part do you not have, is it possible to barter for the cheapest healing agent?

The pharmacist immediately somehow kindled and said:

- I can pay 1 silver and exchange the rest for antitoxin, ointment and healing potions. I will also give you an apothecary's bag, since you understood my circumstances so quickly. Let it be old, but I will give a discount.

- Thanks to. Can you tell me what is the market price of White Dyatlovik?

- Easy. 4 coppers in the village, but we have a purveyor for the marquis, you can sell him five coppers. If you're lucky, then six to eight. But it depends on how much time it takes for the caravan to reach its owner.

- Okay, thanks for the info.

Congratulations! You made a sale at the market price.

Sold: black woodpecker (х6)

Received: 100 copper coins, small ointment (x10), old apothecary bag (x1), antitoxin (x3), healing potion (x2).

Apothecary bags are one of the items that are popular with herbalists. They are able to hold 50 single items, and take only one in the inventory.

But the copy I received was worse than the new ones that people at 40+ levels boasted about.

Small ointment

Heals physical injuries, but does not restore health points.

Antitoxin

Removes poisons that deal damage below 5 HP per second.

healing potion

Heals injuries and restores 100 health points

Somehow I'm lucky. Either the stats have increased, or the Silent Woodpecker favors me in this region.

Although, when looking for information about coaches, I saw reports that some players were much more lucky. The coach immediately gave them a skill and weapons, while others a lot of money. And the third directly said what and where to earn.

The inequality in the game is clear. But the more fun, anyway, I do not plan to make money here.

If before I was broke, now I had:

Dyatlov Bear (level: 1)

Experience: 20/1000

Money: 260 copper

HP (health points): 8/10

MP (mana points): 10/10

SHU (mustache scale): 100%

Class: Omnivore.

Titles:

first pissing (luck +10)

first witness (charisma x2)

Supreme diplomat (charisma x2)

two-believer (faith x2)

first tourist (speed x2)

Current Adventures:

Training (stage 3/3) Campaign for equipment The path to revenge for Stalin

Inventory: map, scythe, old apothecary bag ( small ointment (x10), antitoxin (x3), healing potion (x2) ) .

Clothing: beautiful burdock skirt.

I wandered around the shop for a bit, looking at the price tags. The ointment cost 2 coppers, the antitoxin and the healing potion cost 10 coppers each. So the bag cost me only 150 copper, which seems to be a good price if a new one costs 10 silver.

There was just the problem:

Old apothecary bag:

Can withstand no more: 25

Durability: 10/30

Looks like I need to buy some thread and needles. I don't know if I can fix it myself. But did it come out with a scythe?

So, then I went to the temple, and there I was healed by 1 HP per minute. If I was hurt more, I would have to look for a priest and donate money, but at low levels I have enough passive capabilities of the cult building.

And then I went to the forge.

Yes, damn it, it's closed again.

Dinner.

At least this time the sign: "day off" does not hang.

Already a plus.

Only now it is not written from what time and until what time the time of this meal.

I took out the scythe to dry in the midday sun, and sat down against the wall of the forge and closed my eyes.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake. Earthquake?

I opened my eyes, looking around.

A man walked here a meter or even a meter and a half taller than me, while in width he was three times larger.

He sideways entered the forge, after which the "Lunch" sign disappeared from there.

I followed him.

The stranger turned out to be a blacksmith. He was the most well-dressed man in the region that I could see. Work jacket, pants, shoes, apron, small cap and mittens. A lot of clothes, all within the framework of safety measures.

- Great. Who are you? This guy asked me. Then he looked at the scythe and clarified. - Farmer?

- No. I want to use a scythe against monsters. Is it possible to somehow strengthen it or at least repair it?

I handed him the scythe, he examined it.

- The handle is crooked, but flexible and durable, I do not advise changing it. It will not be possible to strengthen, but I can restore durability, but this will reduce its maximum value due to poor initial material. Well, it will cost exactly one-fifth of its price. Agree to it?

- Can it be cheaper? By the way, how much does it cost to make new items?

- Prices hang on the wall, but it's pointless to look, they are gone. It can't be cheaper. You look too busy to even run my errands.

- Understandably.

As a result, for 10 coppers I got:

Spit

Attack: 15-50

Durability: 149/149

Price: 49

- Phew, it seems everything, it's time to go to the forest.

***

In Zabava Online there is a rule: the totem of the region cannot be offended.

If you attack a bear, then every clubfoot will become your enemy. Coach Stalin forced a lot of beginners to zero out with his training against the killer bear. Violators were blocked from leaving the temple. So also inside them, Nedemon was roasting with some kind of light for breaking a taboo, so they didn’t have much choice.

But there is a use for totems: they protect people.

Although outside the cities they are much less common.

However, with my religion, I definitely can’t still engage in battle with bears, now woodpeckers need to be avoided.

To my joy, there were level 1 saber-toothed jerboas in the forest. But their speed and reaction were far beyond my expectations.

And they constantly ran away, only I pulled the scythe out of inventory.

It's good that their level allowed me to see some of their characteristics.

Sabertooth jerboa (level 1)

HP: 20/20

Attack: 2-4

Protection: 0

So, even with the title bonus to speed, you need to look for someone else in the opponents.

In the end, it seems that only woodpeckers in the trees made fun of me. No one else.

I waited for the night and left the game. All in bed.

My sleep pattern has gone awry. And the out-of-sync of the game and reality still complicated it.

I found clothes that were a little small for me, and chose them as a sacrifice for work as a finisher.

I came to the office, but the Headquarters of Evil was closed.

So I waited for Theodosius and the Chief, who arrived in an old SUV.

- Already arrived? Help unload the glue,” Shlodey said.

- Now.

When we were alone with the Baron, I asked him:

- Theodosius, why work for four hours? Honestly?

“In order not to violate the laws of silence. Such is the agreement with the neighbors who arranged the bay.

- A, clear. They are strange.

- Highly. They staged a flood for the blog. The chief periodically goes to help them with content, playing the “mad lawyer from below” who pesters the “innocent blogger”.

- Ah, the old trick. And How?

- I don’t know, Shlodey is having fun, there is money, the rest does not concern me. If the Hyena had been dragged in, he would have asked, but so ... the meaning?

- Understood. By the way, did any of you even offer her to go on a date or confess your feelings?

“No,” the interlocutor blushed instantly.

- And you try, the Chief will not fire you for it for sure.

- Try it yourself.

- No, she's not my type, but if I start to perceive her as a girl, I'll turn to stone. And why do you need an extra competitor?

- Enough tongue scratching. Work! Shlodey replied, opening the door.

Four hours were intense. But somehow I doubt that the office will open by October.

***

Apart from jerboas, I did not find anyone. So for some time I tried to hunt them again, but again in vain. But I wandered much deeper into the forest.

It was getting dark.

Since in reality I got up not so long ago, after sleeping off, coming home after work, I was fresh and ready to achieve combat experience even at the cost of a couple of days in search.

It's just that I was overconfident.

Firstly, these saber-toothed rats with long legs turned out to be very bloodthirsty at night, I already somehow fought them off. More precisely, he ran away for the most part.

And very soon the red eyes of these monsters simply surrounded me, but no one attacked yet.

However, as soon as the moon came out from behind the clouds, dozens of carcasses rushed towards me.

Instant. Slash scythe. A small carcass was divided in half with almost no splashes, it also showed up:

(crit -40)

Congratulations! You completed the task *training (stage 3/3)*

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 2)*

Experience gained: 10.

For defeating a monster of a higher level, you get a title.

Skill acquired.

Skill acquired.

But I was in no hurry to open the menu to learn more about new skills.

The rain of crazy rodents didn't stop.

I could not stop the attack of the majority with a scythe, I had to dodge. But here and there it was possible to cut someone or at least hit with a handle.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 1)*

Experience gained: 5.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 2)*

Experience gained: 10.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 1)*

Experience gained: 5.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 3)*

Experience gained: 20.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 2)*

Experience gained: 10.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa "boss" (level 7)*

Experience gained: 320.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 2)*

Experience gained: 10.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 1)*

Experience gained: 5.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa "boss" (level 9)*

Experience gained: 320.

You killed *saber-toothed jerboa (level 2)*

Experience gained: 10.

…

Although I managed to dodge most of the attacks, however, I gave priority to larger individuals. Small, attacking at the same time, paid less attention. As a result, let it be 1-2 OZ, but life flowed away.

Due to the interface and voice lines, I managed to use the potion at the last moment:

“A potion,” and at exactly that moment a bite followed, which was supposed to take the last point of health.

A new wave of attacks followed, albeit a thinned pack.

I just stopped tracking the experience that fell from these crazy mice.

As a result, I was left alone with some too large individual. Above it, the name and level were not even highlighted. It's good that we managed to kill a trifle during the previous attacks.

Suddenly, this creature spat at me.

Attention! You are poisoned! After three seconds, you will start to lose 4 HP every 10 seconds.

- Antitoxin! - I barely remembered the name of the antidote received from the pharmacist by barter.

Now I had 4 HP, I have not received the level yet.

- Potion! – I said, the scale of health was restored to the maximum.

The mustache scale has so far been around 29%.

There is no point in dragging out the fight anyway.

*whoosh*

The jerk of the hefty jerboa was like lightning, but I managed to jump up and dodge. This is what I heard from the back:

*Ugh*.

It popped up right away:

Attention! You are poisoned! After three seconds, you will start to lose 4 HP every 10 seconds.

Darn. What a dark creature.

However, it turned out that the monster needed some time to spit.

The fight with this leader of saber-toothed mice reminded me of bouncers.

Dodging a ball, spitting, or a body with sharp fangs is almost the same thing.

To get into the rhythm of his attacks, speed and direction, I had to try to take risks several times.

*whoosh*

Dodge.

*Ugh*

Attention! You are poisoned! After three seconds, you will start to lose 4 HP every 10 seconds.

Crap.

- Antitoxin! - but it became clear that two steps after his jerk was not enough.

*whoosh*

Dodge.

*Ugh*

A series of steps.

*Whoo!*

-4 HP

My health bar instantly sank to almost half.

However, the creature did not give me time to pay attention to this.

*whoosh*

Dodge.

*Ugh*

A series of steps.

*Whoo!*

-4 HP

And after a successful attack, I was able to charge him with a scythe!

(crit -84)

But this creature, having been injured, just became slower.

- Ointment. Ointment! - I realized that my injuries also affect my speed. It is a pity that there is no effect on health.

Feeling that my speed increased, but the jerboa obviously slowed down, I rushed to him.

*Ugh*

Attention! You are poisoned! After three seconds, you will start to lose 4 HP every 10 seconds.

(Crete -93)

You killed *Poison Fang Sabertooth Jerboa (Level 12)*

Experience gained: 320.

For defeating a monster of a higher level, you get a title.

Acquired a rare skill.

Acquired a class skill.

Level up!

I squinted at the pop-up alerts looking for new enemies.

However, in the light of the moon, there was no one in the clearing.

After getting the level, I was fresh as a cucumber, but mentally tired.