"Young Master, are you sure to buy it? This armor is completely broken ...."
Aaron nodded once. That was a sufficient answer. He has to get that armor, no matter what it costs.
But the servant thought otherwise. He thought Aaron was poor to dare to buy armor that should have been thrown away. Perhaps the young man was hoping to get it at a cheap price, or even for free.
With a condescending look, the servant said, "You can get it for 1 silver. But that's not the price for the armor, but rather for my precious time that was wasted in keeping you company. This armor is trash, it should be food for sewer rats, so I dare not put any price on it."
Aaron smiled awkwardly and took out a gold piece. "Although this armor is trash, I still bought it in your shop. Unless this shop of yours is a trash can, I won't take this armor without paying."
Aaron gave his money and took the armor from the waiter's hand. He immediately left the shop, leaving the waitress stunned because she didn't expect Aaron to have that much money. Before intending to throw it away, they sold the armor for only 50 pieces of silver. The money given by that young man was really excessive...
After walking out of the shop, Aaron took a short stroll amidst the bustling market of Gray Stone City. He currently had 1 gold coin and 50 silver coins left.
He intended to invest the 1 gold coin to improve his skills and let his 50 silver coins become a reserve fund.
Right now, there was no benefit to accumulating too much money. Aaron did not want to become a wealthy young master in 'Martial Universe Online'. His goal in playing this game was to pay off all his debts towards the Martial Online Company.
So, the best investment is to improve his skills so that he could kill as many orcs and goblins as possible.
After walking for about 15 minutes, Aaron saw a small shop selling herbs. The assortment of potions included HP-boosting potions, skill-boosting potions, speed-boosting potions, or even soul-power-boosting potions.
Potions were invaluable for players, especially those who chose the sword cultivator and mage jobs. It was a shortcut to improving skills without the need to practice, or recharging HP without the need to rest.
Without hesitation, Aaron paid a visit to the shop. A middle-aged man rose from a wooden chair and greeted him with a warm smile.
"Young Master, what do you need?"
Aaron returned the warm smile and said, "I want HP and speed-boosting potions. But, I don't have too much money right now. Can you show me some cheap potions, sir?"
Before replying, the middle-aged man looked Aaron up and down. The warm smile on his face instantly vanished when he saw Aaron's extremely ugly clothes and armor.
With that appearance, Aaron didn't seem like a profitable buyer at all.
"How much money do you have now to buy my potion?" The old man's words no longer sounded friendly.
"No more than 1 gold coin, sir."
Hearing Aaron's answer, the old man chuckled while shaking his head many times.
"With the money you currently have, you can't even buy my potion even if it's just a drop. Come back next time when you already have a lot of money, or accept a mission from me if you want to get my potion for free."
Aaron frowned when a blade board appeared before him.
[YOU'VE BEEN OFFERED A MISSION!]
[You must help Sir Janson find a Black Dragon Mushroom weighing at least 1 gram to obtain a level 2 HP potion and speed potion. Sir Janson will give you half a speed potion as a down payment. If you don't accept it, you won't suffer any loss."]
Aaron thought for a while before finally deciding to accept the mission later. He could search for the whereabouts of the Black Dragon Mushroom while hunting orcs and goblins.
It never hurts to dive in while drinking water!
"Someone asked me to make a very powerful poison potion. That person, it seems, is going to throw the city into an uproar soon, but who cares? Aren't we just doing our jobs to earn money so we can stay alive in this city? I don't care if my potion will be used to kill the new city official or not. It's none of my business." The middle-aged man told a little story to justify his actions, but Aaron dismissed the story as nothing more than the buzzing of bees.
"I accept the mission, Sir."
[YOU ACCEPTED THE MISSION FROM SIR JANSON!]
[After receiving missions from the community, you must endeavor to carry them out until completion. If you too don't complete the mission, you will no longer gain the trust of the NPCs."]
"Good choice!" Sir Janson laughed loudly and took out a small bottle of potion. "This is half a speed boost potion for you. Don't try to not carry out missions from me, or I'll hire assassins to kill you."
Aaron accepted the small bottle with a wide smile. "Sir, you also don't try to close your shop before I come, or I'll be the assassin to kill you."
The middle-aged man's laughter stopped instantly after Aaron finished speaking. He took a few steps back. Although Aaron's appearance was very pitiful, the young man was still a sword cultivator. Getting into trouble with him was not a good choice.
"I have my word. You have yours. Now go, kid! Bring those mushrooms to me as fast as you can."
***
Ruby Forest, Fallen Star Kingdom, not too far from Gray Stone Town.
A girl who possessed the beauty of a heavenly goddess was seen wielding her sword with very perfect movements. Not only perfect, but her movements were also extremely fast. In no more than ten seconds, she managed to cut off a hundred leaves on a tree without damaging the stalk at all!
Truly a master swordsman!
She sheathed her sword after finishing practicing before another woman approached her. "Miss Leen, that young man is already very close to us. Shouldn't we teleport and leave this place?"
Leen Claudy did not answer immediately, making the young woman who looked like her assistant say again, "Miss, he will not like seeing you here."
"Even if he doesn't see me in this place, Aaron never liked me." Leen now looked at her assistant. "I want to see her swordplay skills. Let's hide."
Her assistant had no other choice, so she immediately looked for a safe place to hide in the vicinity.
"Roarrrr!"The roar of a savage rabbit broke the silence of the forest when Aaron managed to plunge the sword into his quarry. In no time, the poor rabbit died before giving Aaron some experience."Ah, you're just bothering me." Aaron wiped his sweaty forehead. "I didn't want to deal with you at all, but you attacked me first. Don't blame me if I have to kill you."Killing wild animals would indeed give players more EXP than killing orcs or goblins, but Aaron's goal was not to hunt wild animals or anything like that. He was only looking for orcs or goblins to pay off all his debts before quitting playing any kind of video game.However, the nuisance of wild animals is unavoidable. They wouldn't be called "beasts" if they didn't attack humans for no reason. When faced with them, there are only two options: fight or die.Aaron didn't want to die for such a silly matter, so he had no other choice but to fight back, even if it cost him a lot of time."Bring up status!"[STATUSLevel: 1Ph
That's a big mockery! As ugly as orcs were, they still had peace. But, their demeanor always ruined the peace of others, hence Aaron calling them devoid of peace."You will pay for this!" the orc leader roared. "Finish him!"The rest of his men shouted before running towards Aaron. The young man faced them calmly, as he still believed in the swordplay skills he had once mastered.When the first five orcs were within his reach, Aaron directly slashed his sword. The power he possessed was immense, as the perfectly measured slash. The five orcs died without giving the young man any resistance.Aaron didn't stand still as another dozen orcs moved toward him. His eyes zeroed in on the weakest of the orcs before running full force towards them while blaming!He could take out up to eight orcs with a single slash. But at the same time, there were dozens of orcs attacking him, so there were some attacks from them that Aaron couldn't dodge.Without a shield, Aaron could only attack without par
Aaron surprised many people when he returned to Gray Stone City. How could they not? He bound 160 orc heads like long chains and dragged them through the city streets. The sight was too gruesome!Luckily, international rules do not allow MMORPG games to create too many child characters in their world. There aren't moral restrictions in this game. The players could do whatever they pleased!Thus, the sight of Aaron dragging the many severed orc heads did not reach the children.When he arrived at the Diamond Sword Pavilion, the sight was even more shocking. Most of the people gathered here were assassins who hunted orcs and goblins, just like Aaron. Seeing the number of orc heads brought by the young man, they couldn't help but open their jaws.What Aaron got was equivalent to the results got by a guild of 5 players with at least level 4. Whereas the young man was only by himself and still at level 1...Unbelievable by any possibility!People speculated that Aaron had trapped a guild s
Aaron accepted the tool but his face did not show any kind of happy expression. Seen from any angle, Sir Janson's tool already looked old and rusty. So, how could he believe that it still can be worked?Seeing Aaron's expression, Sir Janson said again, "If you don't want it, I can take it back. As long as you know, I also don't want this tool to get damaged after you use it."Aaron coughed from choking on his saliva. How could Sir Janson be more worried about his tools than the player's safety? Didn't NPCs generally put the players' safety above all else?And, what was the point of Alice's medal of appreciation? It should have given Aaron a little privilege of honor from the NPCs. Now, look at how respectful Sir Janson is.However, right now Aaron didn't have much of a choice. The tool of the shameless old man was bad, but it would be better than not using it."Alright, I accept it and I'll be right back with the Black Dragon Mushroom. But if I die because your tool is inadequate, wha
"Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t!"Aaron couldn't stop from swearing. He continued to run as fast as he could, but the roar of the Giant Angry Stone was getting closer from behind him.Aaron began to think about moving to a hidden place instead of running towards the city, at least then he could secure all his equipment after being killed by the monster.So Aaron turns towards the grove of trees. His feet jumped over shrubs and sharp dry branches. Even though this is a game world, players can still feel the pain!But, Aaron now changed his running direction when he suddenly saw several sword cultivators darting towards him from the front!Aaron just wanted to avoid the players by moving to a hidden place, but why were there so many sword cultivators in this place?At the moment, Aaron's entire hope had been dashed. He quickly started planning what he should do if the worst happened: he died and lost his EXP, Black Dragon Mushroom, all his money, and even his favorite armor.They-those sword cultivat
[Friend request!][SnowWolf submitted a friend request. Do you want to accept it?]Not waiting any longer, Aaron approved it. He knew the name of that swordsman. SnowWolf... was absolutely not his real name."Alright. I have to return to the town now." Aaron smiled as he said goodbye, but SnowWolf held him back."Brother, we should still split the profits with you. At the very least, accept 50 gold coins if you don't want all of them," SnowWolf said.Aaron still refused, saying that their friendship was worth much over 50 or even 100 gold coins. But SnowWolf would feel guilty if Aaron didn't take that, leaving the young man with no other choice.Aaron continued his journey towards Gray Stone City. Along the way, some Destroyer Beasts, such as wolves, jungle cats, and other wild animals, attacked Aaron several times.He didn't have a sword to defeat them, but he still had his legs and Sir Janson's speed-boost potion to run fast.Although he knew that the flesh and skin of Destroyer Bea
Aaron looked at a fine sword of medium quality displayed on the wall.The sword was made of black steel and looked shiny from the torches in the room. They covered the hilt of the sword with some kind of black rubber that made it non-slip when someone held it. Meanwhile, the scabbard was covered in tanned leather with some beautiful carvings on it.The sword looked perfect for a level 1 player.Aaron read the of the sword.[Night Sky Sword made of black steel combined with some magic potions][Damage +30][Resistance 200][Speed +10][Price 150 gold coins]Aaron nodded slowly. This sword had a much higher damage rate and speed than his broken sword. It only had a +10 attack and +3 speed.If he faced an opponent with 100 HP, then Aaron would only need less than 4 attacks to defeat him.But, it would be harder if the opponent was high level.For example, a player who has reached level 10 has a 200 HP capacity. So killing him, Aaron must land 7 attacks.For every additional 10 l
"It's about orcs and goblins which has come to an alarming number. The Rangers said that they found orc-owned caves about a hundred miles from the Gray Stone City. They appear to be organizing a massive force to attack the town."Alice exhaled a troubled breath and explained that the Gray Stone City could still hold more than 100,000 orcs, but it would be reached by internal conflicts within the town."The mayor has good relations with several large clans. In the orc attack, those clans are willing to send help to this city. However, recently there have been several assassination attempts on the mayor. The best assassins in the entire territory of the Falling Stars Kingdom have joined forces and are trying to assassinate him every time. If the mayor wasn't such a genius swordsman, his life would have been taken long ago."When he heard that, Aaron instantly remembered Old Man Janson.Alice spoke again."I don't know, but the 'Martial Earth Online'