Draconis Library gathering of residents' Quest
The Draconis Library has come alive from its ancient slumber. As the guardian of the building, one must take care of a special building given to a Drezo Regalia to watch over. Residents with different skills and species must be willing to move into the Draconis Library. Please go out and find residents for the area. Only having the same race will not suffice.
As the new guardian of the Draconis Library, one must invest in the future of the building. Continuously investing in the library's growth will help bring wisdom and knowledge to different races worldwide. Therefore, completely invest in the building of Draconis Library and see it flower into something new.
Renovation of the building: 5.2/100
Percentage of finding traders: 3%
Difficult: B
Reward: Increase in handing out higher-level quests and information.
Failure: Loss of productivity and eventually the loss of the building.
With the first resident sent towards the Library, Zero headed south towards the gates where Agnis was patiently waiting. She waved him down and noticed Jack, Alan, and Zeraph present next to her.
"What are you guys doing here?" Zero asked, perplexed. He didn't remember calling for the others.
"I called them over. I thought it would be great to have a couple more people to help with the Quest. The quest level is a B. It will be very difficult to complete it with just you and me. In all honesty, I think we should bring a lot more than this."
"Agnis here begged us to come," Jack replied with a grin.
"I did not beg. Instead, I politely asked," said Agnis.
"It's okay. We're friends. A little begging doesn't hurt anyone." Jack continued to poke and tease her. "Oh, and Zero, I finally finished the armor. Here you go. So far, this is the best that I can make. One day I'll be making legendary weapons and armor."
Zero gladly took the armor from Jack. "Thanks, Agnis and Jack."
"No problem. I told you I'll give it to you. It might not be exactly what I said, but you know..." Agnis's voice trailed off.
Zero actually took the time to observe the complete black armor. Even the helmet had tall black ears like a dog. It included a top, bottom, and helmet piece all in one.
Black Hound Light Armor Set
Level requirement: 150
Armor made by a dwarf artisan named Jack. A budding blacksmith that has made a name for himself in the City of Diadem. Already his work as a blacksmith has grown closer and closer to that of a master blacksmith. The Black Hound armor is made through constant grueling work through blood and tears. Endowed with magical abilities, it has a natural ability to increase fire elemental magic. Inspired by watching dogs hunt.
Armor restriction: only humans can wear this armor.
+5% increase in fire magic
+ 5% resistance to water and ice magic
+ 20 defense status increase
+ 15 magic status increase
+ 10 increase in speed
+ special ability to increase the sense of smell in human form
Zero happily equipped his Black hound armor.
Agnis couldn't help but hold back a small chuckle. Even Jack grinned. He was proud of his masterpiece.
"I needed an escort past the Forgotten Forest to search for an herb for a quest. So I thought it would be best to stay with you guys," said Alan.
"It seems my Quest and your Quest correspond with one another. So I'll stick around till mine is complete." Zeraph winked at the passing girls. They giggled and blushed as they walked away.
"Alan, I haven't seen you since you gave us a ride. How is your business going?"
"Pretty decent, I supposed. I'm waiting to hit the motherload."
"Aren't we all," Zeraph spoke.
"Well, it is good to see you are doing well."
Zero pulled out the map the King had given him. It was an old brown parchment that looked ready to fall apart. A couple of black ink spills on the paper made it a bit difficult to read. He spread it out on the floor while everyone huddled around it.
"It seems we need to go east past the Forgotten Forest that reaches close to the edge of the Fire Continent and into the Valley of Swans. Meaning we are crossing over the border of the Electric Continent. Somewhere around there, there should be a cave that we need to enter. There's some marking that shows us the passage to get inside."
"The Forgotten Forest," groaned Jack. "I wanted to avoid that forest as much as possible, but it seems fate slaps you in the face and says no."
"Why? What about it?"
"You don't know?" Jack gasped as if he heard Zero ask such a question.
"What? I've never been there. I usually leveled up in the city dungeons, Magic Forest, or the Mining Town Sofia. I never stepped foot inside that particular forest once. It gave off an eerie feel, so I never went hunting around.
"You're damn right. That place is known to be haunted. People disappear during the middle of the day, you hear ghastly female screams, and you get lost in the forest. Some state that you won't be able to get out of the forest for days if you're not careful." Jack shivered.
"Look, it shouldn't be as bad as what we had to deal with in real life." Zero replied. "Compared to the real-life quest, this should be a walk in the park."
Jack sighed. "I don't do well with ghosts, though."
"For a weapon vendor to be afraid of ghosts," Agnis shook her head in disbelief. "How did you hide all that fear when you did the Real World Quest?"
"I didn't show it, but I bravely overcame my obstacles. Plus, ghosts are intangible, and you can't harm them physically. So how am I supposed to defeat that?"
"It's okay, Jack. It's okay." Agnis patted his back, reassuring him everything was going to be okay.
"Well then, we know where to go. Let's get this over with." Zeraph, listening quietly, replied as he motioned them forward towards their destination.
Throughout their walk, they bypassed low-level monsters without a blink of an eye. The monsters scattered like roaches as they feared death from high-level Adventurers, especially when all of them were either level 150 or more.
"We should stay on the safe path until we get closer to our destination so we don't get lost in the Forgotten Forest," said Zero. He pointed towards the long winding dirt road connecting one city to another.
After a little more time, the group entered the Forgotten Forest. Seeing Jack was a bit skittish as a buff, burly dwarf with a wicked-looking hammer, Zero couldn't help but try to hide his amusement.
Suddenly, a message appeared around the world to all Adventurers.
Growth's Second Stage Germination has fully gone into effect. Therefore, the final Major update is complete.
"Second Stage?" thought Zero. "I thought it had already gone into effect."
"Yes, it has. I heard rumors that the World Quest was just the preliminary for Growth's Second Stage. I can't believe this. If I remember correctly, this message wasn't supposed to appear for the next couple of months. It all depended on the rate that Noriene was supposed to expand." Agnis replied with a bit of concern. "It's only been less than a year. How did it activate so soon?"
"Wait, you knew this was going to happen?" Zero asked.
"I only heard bits and pieces," Agnis told Zero. Her eyes were scrunched up in concern. "If I'm not mistaken, the enemies would be much stronger than before. We could possibly even have another crazy world quest."
Jack whistled. "I'll be honest with you. That Quest was a bit exhilarating. Going through battles of such caliber was something you don't get to enjoy often. I would love to go into a battle like that again."
"I'm going to decline," replied Alan. "I'm just a simple merchant being dragged around mercilessly by you people." Alan pretended to feign weakness.
"Aw, come on. Don't say that. We're friends now." Jack clapped him on his shoulder. "We went through hell and back and again. Who wouldn't think we don't have blood brothers and sisters after all that."
"You jest. That's a different matter. I'm just a simple poor merchant."
"A poor merchant, my ass. You have a bag filled with items." Zeraph grinned. "I wouldn't be surprised if I don't call you a swindler by the number of deals you have cheated out of poor and rich folks."
Alan innocently batted his eyes. "I don't know what you are talking about. You must be mistaking me for a different Alan. You should know me by now if you say we are blood brothers. I take from the rich and give to the poor like Robin hood."
"Robin hood? Bwahahahaha. How about the Scourge instead." Jack boisterously laughed with his hand on his pot belly while spit escaped his lips.
Alan glared at Jack to shut up with his eyes. Everyone else couldn't stop grinning at the two. A message appeared before the group as they had begun to read it. Their laughter quickly faded away as their smiles turned into frowns.