Emile didn't know why Flowing Dream would want to message him.
"Hey, I found a cave by following a mouse," He typed.
Emile felt surprised since he expected Billy or Steve to report these things. Mahmud was usually quiet which made him think that this scenario was strange.
Even though he had these thoughts, he didn't mention it to Flowing Dream. Emile typed something in the group chat.
"Where are you?"
Flowing Dream responded by saying "I'll send you coordinates to my location."
At this moment Handsomest Crab said, "F***, I wasn't the first to find a cave." He felt depressed. Time Walker wasn't online at the moment.
"I'm coming as well," Handsomest Crab quickly typed shamelessly.
Emile closed the chat.
"My friend found a cave, he sent me the coordinates, so we should start moving," He said while moving.
"Wait, I have to log out, I didn't sleep last night so... I want to gain some sleep and lay later tonight," She said with embarrassment.
She hasn't slept for 30 hours causing her to feel tired. She waited until mid-day to sleep because she didn't want to waste Emile's time.
Emile understood her plight.
"Have a good sleep, see you later," he said before seeing her disappear.
After she logged out, he continued to walk towards the coordinates.
He started to notice a trend among the trees. The color of the leaves would determine what type of mob existed in that location.
It was a unique detail which he only recently noticed.
[Familiarity with Song Forest has increased]
[10% increase in Vitality and 5% increase in Strength while in Song Forest]
[Note: Telling people about the unique details of a location will destroy the opportunity for them to gain the buff, this will include forums]
Emile felt shocked since he didn't expect for this to occur. He didn't read about this in the forums. He felt his strength increase after figuring this out.
The last line of the system notifications warned him not to tell the layers about any unique details. This meant that he couldn't mention how different colored leaves corresponded to different mobs.
Emile continued to walk towards the destination and made sure to look at his surroundings more carefully. He didn't get any more system notifications about improving his familiarity with the forest.
In the distance, he saw Handsomest Crab and Flowing Dream.
"How are you going to compensate our leveling time," Handsomest Crab asked with a look of annoyance.
"Uhh... You di-" Emile was cut off.
"I'm kidding, this is what brothers do for each other, I don't need you to compensate me for anything." He quickly said in a joking manner.
Flowing Dream started to speak. Mahmud was very serious about any task that he received.
"The cave is behind that bush," he said stoically.
"I didn't enter the cave yet," said Flowing Dream.
Emile entered the cave by crawling through it and received a few notifications,
[You have discovered a new location]
[You have found the Mice's Cavern]
[You have gained 100 fame]
[You will have the opportunity to earn fame if you clear the location]
[You have completed Unique Quest Seeking a Cave]
[You will receive your rewards from the Village Chief]
It was completely dark so he couldn't clear it. He couldn't see what was occurring so he backed out wisely.
He crawled outside and saw them waiting for him. He started to speak to them.
"My quest is complete, do you guys want to come with me and see what I got," he quickly asked.
"Were you thinking of abandoning us," Handsomest Crab replied jokingly.
"Of course we're going, right Flowing Dream," he asked Flowing Dream for his approval.
"Yeah," he responded,
Emile started to walk towards the Village. Emile decided to tell them about gaining familiarity with a location.
"By the way, If you ever understand how an area works, you can gain some buffs."
He tried to word his sentence without revealing any discoveries he made.
"What does that mean," Asked Handsomest Crab.
"Basically, if you ever realize anything unique about a place and what effects those unique places have, you gain a buff," he explained.
He didn't know how to word it correctly.
"What he's trying to say is to look for abnormalities in a location," Flowing Dream said.
"Yeah, what he said," Mystical Flame replied.
After the conversation ended, they continued to walk while talking about miscellaneous things like what they have done so far in the game.
They arrived at the village and Emile decided to go to the Tailor to pick up his pair of gloves.
The Tailor greeted him enthusiastically which surprised some of the players. The Tailor now took orders from anyone that brought in hides. Chicken feathers were still denied.
He received his gloves which turned out to be Common ranked.
He examined his gloves.
Common Might Gloves:
A strong pair of gloves made from Boarhide.
Level Requirement: 2
Strength +3
He had to equip this pair of gloves since he didn't have any other pair. He equipped it.
He went to the market to go buy a sword since he now had the money to buy one. He found a common sword which sold for 10 copper coins.
The stats were.
Dull Sword:
A sword that can be mass-produced.
Level Requirement: 0
Strength +4
He decided to check his stats out.
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Personal Stats
Name: Mystical Flame (no title)
Level: 2
Exp: 276/1500
HP:240/240
MP:30/30
Strength: 39(13+26)
Agility: 23(15+8)
Vitality: 24(6+18)
Intelligence: 5
Spirit: 3
Luck: 10
Attack: 33-37
Magic Attack: 3-7
Fame: 750
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He had gained a new stat called fame. He didn't know what that stat did or what repercussions it had.
He finally decided to go visit the Village Chief and get his rewards.
He walked up to his door, with Flowing Dream and Handsomest Crab following shortly behind. He knocked on his door.
There were fewer people surrounding the Chief's home since no one wanted to waste their time. The players who waited were desperate for a miracle to occur. They hoped for the Chief to randomly let them in and give them freebies.
This would never occur but he didn't want to be the person to tell them this.
The Chief opened the door and allowed them to enter his home. The players surrounding his door felt an invisible punch to their gut. They walked up to his door and asked to enter. The Village Chief yelled at them.
Emile felt sympathetic but didn't stop this since he didn't know who they were. After Emile entered he told the Chief about all five of the caves he found.
The Chief gave him the reward that he earned.
[You have gained Uncommon Helmet of the Overseer, 250 experience points, and Skill Book: Night Vision]
Emile had filled up 35% of his experience bar.
The Chief started talking once again.
"Since you managed to find the caves, how about you go clear them?" He asked.
A system notification appeared.
[Unique Quest: Clearing the Caves]
[Objective: Clear the 5 caves]
[Difficulty: A]
[Comment: If you can clear one you can clear five]
[Progress: 1/5]
[Can be shared with at most 4 different players]
[Reward: 2500 experience, Rare Chestplate of the Fallen, Skill Book: Fire Ball]
The rewards were as abundant as always. The quest would be challenging. The only good thing was that he could share the quest with his friends.
He decided to examine the Uncommon helmet of the Overseer.