Luna, after everything that happened, decided to take a nap for the rest of the carriage ride. Noll in the meantime was observing everything he could. He was more or less excited at the thought of reading a book. Luna may not have the desire to, but Noll definitely wanted to know more about the world around him.
He observed the ring that Luna had upon her finger. It was a design that resembled falling leaves, the gem in the center glowed an emerald green. It was a pleasing sight to the eyes. Noll wasn't too interested in the other things Luna gained. It was an item that she preferred because she described it as cool.
Noll couldn't help Luna in battles. She needed his permission to use their mana. And he was saved by the very person he's still continuing to burden. It wasn't a stretch to say Noll was feeling guilt over Luna. After the emotion he felt from Luna before, it felt like his entire being was shaken. Negative emotions started to appear in his head one after the other.
His thinking was changing to match human emotion. He couldn't remember his past before being locked away. After he met Luna, it felt like all of his knowledge was slowly disappearing. Being replaced with new memories and ideas. He couldn't even remember the very concept of magic anymore.
If he could just use the power he had before he was locked away by nightmare. If it could help Luna even a little bit, he wouldn't mind being able to appear physically just to attract the enemy's attention. There wasn't anything he could currently do except wait and hope. Hope that those memories of his could somehow provide Luna with something worthwhile.
[Your chrysalis is developing...]
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"Miss Luna, you can wake up now, we've made it to the village." Luna's eyes slowly opened as she saw Jessica sitting opposite to her.
"Thanks for waking me" Her smile created a warm atmosphere in the carriage as Luna got up from her seat. It was nice to know Jessica wasn't some greedy bastard like Cerverstein. If Luna had saved the two of them, only for Jessica to demand that Luna pays for the loss of her soldiers, then she probably would have cut her to pieces right then and there.
<...Good morning>
Luna took a step out of the carriage. "Morning Noll." She took around Kefria Village. It was very quiet around here. The most you could hear was the cry of birds as they flew by. Looking around, Luna noticed that every window was closed. The doors were boarded up with planks of wood. Not the greatest atmosphere.
Her finger then went to the quest list window. There were currently 3 active quests she had. The time left on the Aurora's favor quest was 6 days. There was enough time for her to take a break without worry. The first thing she did before logging off was equip all of her new gear.
[Sylph blade
Rank - Epic
Attack damage - 442~568
Item details: A blade made of sky stone. It was forged with the soul of a dead wind spirit. The wind produced from the blade surrounds it and allows the blade to cut better than steel. This blade is passed down to each Northwind knight.
*For each enemy within the vicinity the user, the user's movement speed will increase by 15%
*Damage against demons is increased by 15%
*The skill Wind blade is attached
Durability - 178/200
Weight - 156]
[Wind blade - Active
Rank - Uncommon
Details: A swift blade of wind. The skill is enhanced by the mana of spirits. Deals 200% of your magic attack power.
Cooldown - 45 seconds
Mana cost - 75 MP]
[Northwind armored helmet
Rank - uncommon
Defense - 210
Item details: A steel helmet worn by the Northwind knights. It's visor allows the knights to see better when moving at higher velocities.
Durability - 248/257
Weight - 43]
[Northwind Flurry boots
Rank - Epic
Defense - 531
Item details: The item chosen by the 5th Northwind knight, Archer, during his initiation ceremony. It speeds up the user with the power of wind. The blessing of the wind spirits has increased the true power of the flurry boots.
*After reaching 50km/h, a shield of protection will appear around the user. The shield can block any small projectiles that try to hit the user. The shield will disappear if the user's speed drops below 50km/h.
Durability - 307/310
Weight - 24]
With all this new gear, there was a definite need for repairs. "Hey Jessica, do you think I can find a way to repair the durability of my items?" Luna asked.
"I'm sure there's a blacksmith somewhere in this village."
"Thanks, I'll be gone for a little while. Do you mind waiting a day or so before we hunt the beast?"
"Oh no, we're not going to attack it right away. We have to gather a bit more information before then. We mostly just need its location before it's hunted."
"Sounds good, I'm going to try and find a blacksmith." Luna walked off with Noll. "I guess it can't hurt to have it repaired before I go." They wandered around the village for a little while before coming upon a local.
"Um excuse me? Do you know where the village's blacksmith is?"
The man looked up at her. "You're an outsider aren't you?"
Luna made an awkward expression. "Yes?" The man pointed to a shop down the road. It had a picture of a hammer and anvil on it's sign.
"O-oh thank you" Luna thanked the man. She realized that he was pointing the way to where it was.
"Hey" The man stopped her. "It's best if you don't stay around these parts young lady. There's been people disappearing left and right in this town. I don't even suggest trying to stay a night here, you should leave before the night comes."
Luna smiled. "I appreciate it, but I'm here to fix that problem." She gave a thumbs up to the man. "It'll be dead by the next time you'll see me. I am the DreamWalker after all!"
Luna turned to go to the blacksmith. 'Damn I sounded so cool! Good going me!' The man wasn't exactly impressed, He just looked at her confused. Noll was also quite confused at her words.
There wasn't exactly anything that stood out about the blacksmith when she entered it. Everything was about how'd you expect a blacksmith to look in a fantasy world. An old man was hammering in the back of the room. His hands were covered with calluses and blisters. 'He's definitely a blacksmith alright.'
"Excuse me sir?" The blacksmith looked up from his work. He noticed the gear Luna was wearing.
"What's with the getup? You look like a Cosal soldier that stole armor from a knight."
Luna's face became beat red. "I-I-c-came to repair my g-gear sir..." Her voice went quiet.
"Hmm... sorry if I made you feel embarrassed. But your armor seriously looks like a mismatched young lady. I can repair it for a fee, but I can also slightly redesign your armor to match if you'd like that." The old man showed some kindness to Luna as he offered to fix her current fashion statement.
"H-how much?" Luna asked.
"Around 50 silver I'd say." Luna thought for a moment about the price. It was almost half her money. She just earned a gold coin from Jessica, so she wasn't completely in need of money. But losing half of it all just to repair her gear? Well... there was also the benefit of a matching armor set.
"...I'll pay it" In the end, Luna caved in. The old man smiled and reached his hand out. Luna shook his large hand before giving up all of her current gear.
"Pleasure doing business young lady, It'll be done by tomorrow afternoon." Luna waved bye before leaving the smithy. She decided to temporarily wear one of the Ushain soldier sets so she wasn't just wearing beginner's gear.
But Luna suddenly remembered the reason she came here in the first place. She went back into the smithy and said hello again to the old man. "Sir, I actually have a reason for coming to this town. A woman I know named Aurora, said her brother was in this town. She needed him to temporarily come back to Cerverstein. Do you think you could help me out?"
The blacksmith stroked his beard. "Aurora? Wow... yeah I know the girl. Her brother's name is Vincent. He came here about six days ago, and haven't seen the guy since he stayed his first night here. There's a high possibility he was kidnapped by that beast terrorizing the town lately."
'Bingo!' It was like everything lined up for Luna at once. She then received a new notification from the system.
[The details of the quest: "Aurora's favor" have changed]
[Aurora's favor]
Rank - B
Quest details: Aurora is currently in need of money desperately. She can easily earn the money and pay off the lord's taxation, but needs somebody she trusts to watch her inn. Her brother Vincent who would normally watch her inn, left to Kefria Village 4 days ago and hasn't returned. She needs you to find him and send him back to the inn.
*You have discovered that Vincent was kidnapped by the beast terrorizing Kefria Village. In order to bring him back to the inn. You need to save him from the beast's cave.
Quest time limit - 6 days until Vincent's death
Requirements - None
Rewards - 10 silver, 150,000 experience]
"Thanks for that information. I'll be back tomorrow for my stuff." Luna pulled open a window. "Noll I'll be offline for a little while. But after I'm back we'll go looking for Jessica and the old man."
Luna's finger hit the logout button as she disappeared into data.
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The vice guild master of the Moonlight blade guild entered the main guild hall. He went over to the guild master in a hurry. "Guild master what's been going on with you lately? You've been erratically sending our members out of expeditions to find a specific person. Who is it that you're even looking for?"
"You know of legendary classes don't you?"
"Yes I know them. Is this person you're looking for somehow related to that?"
"Exactly. You heard about the message that mentioned the second legendary class user right?"
"...We already know about their identity, Apollo sir."
"*Sigh* If there was a second legendary class user. Then that means there was also a first."
"So you want us to find this mysterious first legendary class user?"
"Yes, currently in the war between Cosal and Ushain, we cannot make any mistakes. If we were to forget about that person's existence and they were to join the Cosal army. It would severely lower our chances of winning a strong territory for our guild." The guild master's eyes were serious. His gaze was always a little intimidating, but when he got serious, you had to listen. He wouldn't tolerate an insubordinate guild member.
"I understand, but if we do find them. What exactly are we supposed to do?"
"Make them quit the game. We can't take any chances of losing."
"You seriously think you could die to them? Aren't you currently sitting at the number three spot in the level rankings?" Apollo got up from his seat and grabbed the shoulder of the Vice guild leader.
"Don't underestimate legendary class users." His grip tightened denting the Vice guild leader's shoulder plate.
"I-I understand sir, I'll get the guild searching for the user right away." He left the room in a hurry sending a warning message to the entire guild.
[*To everyone in the guild, find any information you can on the first legendary class user.*]