"Is there something wrong?"
"Nothing."
The answer was so fast out of Layla.
“If so, you can contact me any time if you need help,” Emma greeted. After a light bow, she walked back to her counter.
No one else is in the same queue, which means that today or indeed, the ID card registration process is not as busy as other transactions. If this were still in his world, he would probably have to queue several hours before having his turn to be served and then wait days to weeks for the paperwork to be completed.
If he remembered correctly, he once applied for a national identity card and had waited almost two years before the process had to be repeated from the beginning. Luckily he was already a civil servant at that time, and when he processed it for the second time, miraculously, it was finished in just two days even though they should have completed the process on the same day.
"So, now what should I do?"
After getting the ID card, and with all the skill points he has, he should first take the skill. They could buy basic skills easily, and the same skills could level up according to the owner's capabilities.
"I don't know," Layla replied as if she was no longer enthusiastic. She turned her face in another direction, "maybe you can just ask the counter girl."
“Yea…I brought you here because I hoped for your help. I was told that my skill points are still intact, so maybe I need some skills that I find suitable.”
Archie glanced at Emma when he said that, and it seemed that it didn't bring positive changes to Layla. The girl was pensive and tried to look indifferent.
"Oh oh? Did you just get your ID card? We are on our way to explore a dungeon. According to the dungeonguide, that place has a lot of monsters that you can use to make skill sheets.”
An adult man approached Archie; he wore brown armor covering his chest. A one-handed sword was at his waist in a sheath.
“Ah, well…but I just signed up, and I'm still whitecaste.”
“Me and my two comrades are already purplecaste, and…umm…well, it looks like we need one more person with a bluecaste grade and above so we can explore the dungeon,” replied the man. He puffed out his chest and showed a purple plate of precious stones.
Adventurers could make identification tags that refer to their grades. Generally, precious stones are used, formed into a plate, then their names are written on it and placed in an easily visible place.
“Sir…Cody…Thompson?” Archie strained his eyes, trying to read the name engraved on the amethyst plate on the man's chest.
“Aah, just call me Cody, my class is Warrior. Even so I can be a tank if you want, hahaha,” said the man proudly.
"There's no way a warrior can withstand the enemy's aggro, you idiot," said the person sitting next to him. After putting down the drink bottle, he stood up and introduced himself. “Excuse my stupid partner, I am Kane Kirby, call me what you want.”
“Did you come with this girl? She didn't register, did she already have an ID card before?” asked Kane. He was referring to Layla.
"That's right, she's accompanying me."
“Oh? What's your grade, Sweetie?” Kane sat at the table Layla used; his hand tried to reach Layla's chin, but she managed to refuse it.
“I am Purplecaste, a Spellcaster,” Layla answered.
“Wow? Are you serious? If there was someone like you in our party, I guess conquering the red-level dungeon would be easy for us.”
"Do you want to accompany this man to get his first skill?"
Kane and Coby were so enthusiastic when they heard about Layla's class. Archie had seen Layla's ID card and researched a class called spellcaster. It was a support specialization class, and the spells would help party members get buffs or debuff the enemies.
"All right... all right, I'll help him." Laya agreed after her eyes glanced at Archie.
“Very good…then, come on, let's go.”
It seems that Layla's agreement made Kane and Coby even more furious. They patted Layla on the shoulder and escorted her out of the building.
In the city center, there was a place where adventurers came and went. It is a door that can connect one city to another. The door is referred to as "The Transmit."
“Our last comrades are still in the city of Craydon. That place is close to the dungeon we will be exploring.”
How to use the transmit is relatively easy. One only needs to set the destination that can be selected using the input device near the door.
"Okay, I've set a destination for Craydon," Coby said.
The door responded with a flash of light as soon as Coby finished pressing the buttons on the input device.
[“Destination: Craydon!”]
The sound from the speaker above the door makes it easier for users to reconfirm their destination if they press the wrong button.
Just like that, similar to teleportation between the cities in the games Archie has played.
The three purplecaste adventurers are Cody as a Warrior, Kane as a Thief, and Daniel as a Ranger. They welcomed Layla's arrival well and immediately headed for the dungeon.
The five entered a dungeon called The Cursed Cavern, a purple-level dungeon that would reset every month. The term is called Monthly Dungeon.
Since it was a permanent dungeon, the guild recorded general information about the dungeon for the adventurers’ convenience to explore at other times.
Daniel handed Archie a pocketbook filled with details about the dungeons. Even though the monthly dungeon will reset every month, most of the information is still very relevant to be used many times.
Adventurers can use a unique system to bring a newbie to explore dungeons above the newbie's level. Archie is a newbie, but with four purplecaste at the party, Archie can join the dungeon.
"So, how was it, Kane?"
"There are no significant changes. Everything is still the same as in the pocketbook."
Kane, as a person with the Thief class, Kane did the initial monitoring while the other companion was behind.
"According to the pocketbook, the fastest path is through the gap on the left. But as a gift for our friend who has just received his ID cards, there is a secret room on the right that will triger if we take care of the monsters in order. Whatever items we get there, we give them to that boy, how about that?” Kane explained excitedly.
Archie, who was more focused on reading the pocketbook, didn't care about that. However, he didn't find any information about the secret room in the pocketbook, probably because the pocketbook only contained general information. If adventurers wanted more classified information, they would have to buy another, more complete version.
"I think that's a good idea, do you guys agree?" “Mmm…of course, why not?” There was no objection from the party members, and everyone agreed. From the beginning, Archie was just a spectator in the back, with Layla casting support spells, while the other three adventurers were in the front row, slaying monsters. Unlike the three adventurers, who wore complete equipment such as armor and weapons, Archie and Layla only wore makeshift equipment. They didn't have any prior preparations, so they used equipment that could be bought in Craydon city. "I have a suggestion," Kane chimed in. "In order to save time, it is better for the three of you to proceed to the left side first, let me and the kid unlock the secret room on the right side." "That's right, it's possible that there are other parties that can precede us, right?" “Mmm…after all the monsters int the early stage are only blue-level, Kane alone is enough, right?” Without Layla's or Archie's approval involved, the three advent
It all started when Coby and Kane were watching Layla sitting alone in the guild building. They admire Layla's beauty and body shape. Even though the girl has tried not to stand out and dress modestly, the purity of her beauty still radiates and invites their attention.At a glance, they could tell that Layla must be a noble, and a noble must be wealthy and have money. Instead, those who were in a stalemate spent the rest of their money on drinking until a depraved idea popped into Kane's head.They can play around with the girl and ask for something in return. A classic method that any petty bandit could do.The choice of The Cursed Dungeon was not purely random, but they had thought of using the dungeon mechanism to isolate Archie and Layla. Reasons can come later, give the girl a bit of a threat, and people will simply believe that incident happened and the newbie can’t be saved.On the other hand, Layla acted more aggressively because she followed her emotions when she saw her fia
The Cursed Cave Dungeon is a purple-level difficulty and a monthly type dungeon. This dungeon was not a high-difficulty dungeon, but adventurers who wanted to explore it still needed sufficient knowledge and power level. Whitecaste-ranked adventurers could only enter white-level dungeons, Bluecaste only blue-level, and so on. But this system could be busted by having more than three people at the same rank as the dungeon level and one newbie. Even though it is classified as a low difficulty level, a dungeon is still strange and unknown to humans. They just explore and repeat for rewards and treasures, but the mystery of the dungeon doesn't stop there. “Damn it, isn't this strange? The monsters' levels suddenly increased, and we had a hard time killing them. Not to mention the numbers seem never to lessen.” "There must be something going on, we've never experienced this before." As the first team to advance exploring, leaving Kane and Archie behind, they are currently being pushed
Spread Anomaly, a dungeon mechanism accidentally triggered by Archie. The initial trigger is to open a secret room near the starting path, then kill all the monsters that spawn in that room; then, the mechanism will run immediately, making the spawned monsters increase in number and stronger. Mechanisms like this were common in high-level dungeons, but it always maintained the possibility that low-level dungeons would also have them. Monsters in dungeons have a thickness of Health Points that can be seen if one masters the "Eyesight" ability. It's a passive ability that anyone can learn, and Archie just learned it after taking a test at The Given. “I need more attacks than Kane, who only uses two or three skills. Is it because this weapon is low grade?” Archie muttered to himself after blowing away the monsters. His Eyesight saw their HP only decrease by 20% after receiving the attack. [Ordinary One-handed Sword] [Category: Spiritual Weapon] [Rarity: Whitecaste] This world has
Things have changed, and now Archie comes and takes the initiative himself. Basically, he didn't care what the three adventurers would get into. Allowing them to flee towards the entrance was understandable—so that no one would see him using his Grimoire.The atmosphere inside the cave area is rather dark, making their vision limited. Kane, who ran into Archie, did not immediately realize that Archie was using the Grimoire’s powers. Whether Kane will think about where Archie got the skill from, it's not essential.The deal was taken unilaterally by Archie. He decided to continue the dungeon and headed for the next room, while the other three adventurers immediately ran towards the dungeon entrance. Though it was a waste since they wouldn't be able to escape immediately, at least they would be safe there—that was what they thought.Layla has activated [Aura of Velocity] on Archie. His figure can now move faster and more agile by combining Layla's skill effect with the passive skill fro
“Archie…what is this?”A gust of wind blew within the dungeon's narrow passages, circling the two as if prevent the monsters from approaching. The wind was so fast that it made the dungeon seem to vibrate.In order to summon a Spiritual Weapon, Archie needs to activate the Grimoire. However, once summoned, he can deactivate the Grimoire and continue using the Spiritual Weapon as appropriate. The weakness is that its power is reduced by half. Archie was able to notice after feeling the difference when he fought the monsters in the secret room and outside of that room.The wind carried along monsters like goblins, bats, and rats. They collided with each other until their HP was finally drained and lost.The wind wasn't a skill. Archie can create wind waves using his Mana without casting a skill, but it costs more Mana Points than a skill from the Grimoire.Layla was lying on the ground, sitting between her thighs, when she felt the vibrations in the dungeon. Her figure watched Archie, s
Each dungeon must have an initial and a final stage. Before the adventurers can be said to have successfully conquered a dungeon, they must face the last area called the Boss Stage.The adventurers can learn about the monsters' composition, traps, natural conditions, unique patterns, and so on through the dungeon guide. Specifically, high-level dungeons have their guidebook, which adventurers can research before trying to conquer one.As Archie lunged forward at the enemies, Layla cast [Deminish Aura] on herself to minimize the enemy's attention and [Augmented Aura] on Archie to increase immunity from enemy attack types.They didn't know what element or type the Boss they were fighting yet, so Layla cast a spell that generally raised temporary status.The Boss Goblin gives off a purple aura mixed with a reddish combination. That meant the difficulty level was probably above Purplecaste's level.Archie landed his foot near the Boss, and he started moving his legs and arms. Standing on
They no longer count how long they had waited, but the three adventurers were already at their starting point. Just a step when the gate opened, and they would be out of the dungeon.The dungeon vibrated three times, and a distinctive sound was heard, indicating that Archie and Layla had successfully cleared the dungeon."Seriously, they managed to conquer the dungeon?"“I've been thinking since the last tremble, and I thought they got cornered and decided to retreat. But I was wrong."The dungeon gate opened, and the three adventurers could get out.Under such circumstances, they’d hoped that other adventurers would step in and help them. In that case, they would probably have enough confidence to face the boss stage. They didn't know if it was luck or otherwise, but they got out safely in the end.Choosing to exit the dungeon from whichever door, whether the early stage or the boss stage, they would still come up at the initial entrance where they entered, but the three adventurers
Archie awoke to a peculiar and unfamiliar dream, disorientated by the commotion outside. Looking around, he struggled to grasp his surroundings and the situation at hand.Gradually, he realised he was lying on a bed of soft grass, when suddenly a loud noise shattered the silence. It was the voices of the people who had just emerged victorious against three raging demons.He gingerly touched his temple, feeling the tender wound. While he couldn't recall much from the dream, he sensed it had been unnervingly vivid and had left him anxious.Getting up, Archie surveyed his surroundings, taking in the warriors' smiling faces and cheerful chatter. They wore expressions of fulfilment after their triumph over the demons. Archie was relieved to still be alive but overwhelmed by the reality of the situation.
As the group entered the city, they saw that chaos had already begun to unfold. Buildings were on fire, people were screaming and running for their lives, and there were strange creatures roaming the streets. Akhem and Harlequin seemed pleased with the destruction they had caused, but Archie felt a pit in his stomach."What have you done?" he asked, looking at them with horror."We have done what needed to be done," replied Harlequin. "We are bringing change to this world, and sometimes that requires sacrifice."Archie shook his head, unable to comprehend the cruelty of their actions. "This isn't change, it's destruction. Innocent people are dying because of your actions."Akhem chuckled. "Innocent? There is no such thing as innocence in this world. Everyone is guilty of
As the group made their way through the desert, Archie couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about the situation. The sandstorm had died down, but the air was still thick with dust and it was difficult to see more than a few feet in front of them. Akhem and Harlequin led the way, with Archie following closely behind.Suddenly, Akhem stopped in his tracks, causing Harlequin to bump into him from behind. Archie almost ran into Harlequin as well, but managed to stop just in time. "What's going on?" he asked, confused.Akhem turned to face them, his eyes scanning the horizon. "We're being followed," he said in a low voice."Followed? By who?" asked Harlequin, also looking around."I don't know yet. But we need to keep moving and be cautious," replied Akhem.
Harlequin and Akhem exchanged glances before turning back to Archie, who was still trying to process the information. "We don't expect you to make a decision right now," said Harlequin. "We understand that this is a lot to take in. But we hope that you'll consider it and join us in our cause."Archie remained silent, unsure of what to say. He had always thought of himself as an ordinary person, not someone with the power to change the world. The idea of possessing a grimoire and using it to achieve such a goal was overwhelming.After a few moments of contemplation, Archie spoke up. "I need some time to think about this. It's a big decision, and I can't just jump into it without knowing all the facts.""Of course," said Akhem. "Take all the time you need. But keep in mind that the longer we wait, the more difficult i
As they walked through the crowded streets, Archie couldn't help but notice the fear and anxiety on people's faces. He wondered if it was related to the strange occurrences happening lately.They arrived at the town square, where a large stage had been set up. A man in a white suit was standing on it, addressing the crowd."People of Krakal, I come to you with a message of hope. For too long, we have suffered under the rule of corrupt leaders who care only for their own interests. But I promise you, things are about to change."The man's words were met with mixed reactions from the crowd. Some cheered, while others remained skeptical.Akhem turned to Archie and Harlequin. "That man is dangerous. He's using the people's fear and frustration to gain power."<
As Archie continued to train with Harlequin and Akhem, he began to notice their growing obsession with the idea of changing the world. At first, he didn't think much of it, but as their training progressed, he couldn't ignore the darker undertones in their conversations.One day, while they were resting after a training session, Archie brought up his concerns to Harlequin and Akhem."Guys, I have to be honest with you. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this idea of changing the world. What if we cause more harm than good?" Archie asked.Harlequin and Akhem exchanged a quick glance before turning back to Archie."Archie, we understand your concern, but the world as it is now is flawed. We have the power to change that, to make it a better place for everyone. Don't you wan
The world was in turmoil. Wars ravaged the lands, famine and disease were rampant, and natural disasters were becoming more frequent. In the midst of all this chaos, two individuals emerged with a grand plan to change the world. Their names were Akhem and Harlequin, and they were the leaders of a secretive organization known as The Clowns.Akhem and Harlequin believed that the world was in dire need of a massive transformation, and they knew just the way to achieve it. They had discovered a powerful artifact called The Tree of Elders, which they believed held the key to their grand plan.According to legend, The Tree of Elders was a sentient tree that had existed since the beginning of time. It was said to possess unimaginable power and wisdom, and those who were worthy could gain its favor and wield its power.Akhe
“Like I said before, we just need to buy time until the time limit for summoning these demons runs out.”"How long?""I don't know. It could be days, or even months.”"That's crazy. We can't possibly last that long,” Dannais was frustrated to hear that.Naturally, even though Archie only exaggerated a little, it doesn't mean that the potential for it to happen doesn't exist at all. If the demons existed and survived by absorbing things from this world, then they wouldn't be able to continue to defend against it and the humans would definitely be wiped out in a few days.“I'm just exaggerating. Since I fought them first, they haven't gotten stronger or weakened, it seems my thinking in that direct
The situation at the church had not been much different since Archie had left it some time ago. The bandits and guards were still squabbling and attacking each other while occasionally cooperating when the demons attacked them. Even so, it didn't seem like it would make their fortunes any better.Archie still has a somewhat blurry look in his eyes, the effect of a ritual that somehow he could do. He thought, it seemed that indeed the holy power was intertwined with each other, or, Elashaa Whitehall's body which was empty of holy power, still had traces of being able to receive the holy power from the Grimoire of the Light.Occasionally, and not infrequently, earthquakes still occur wherever they are. Everyone just thought they were facing a natural disaster, but no one would know that this was one of The Clowns' plans.