Suddenly Raizen had a new notification
[Due to the movements of your sword, you gained the skill Basic Sword Mastery(Passive)]
[Basic sword mastery (passive)
Increases the attack speed of sword-type weapons by 7%
Chances of critical attack by sword-type weapons increased by 14%
Damage of all sword-type weapons increased by 3%]
'Impressive' Raizen thought as continued to attack the boar. He killed it within a few minutes after he got the basic sword mastery.
The boar exploded and became particles that were swept by the wind.
[You killed Wild boar(Level 5). You gained +100 experience.
Due to the level difference of 2, you gained +150 experience.
Congratulations you have leveled up]
Raizen noticed his level now became six and he also had one stat point. He put that point into his agility since speed was required to evade more attacks.
He looked at the loot dropped by the boar and picked it, wondering what he would get.
[You have gained Wild boar meat×1
You have gained Leather armor×1
You have gained Boar's tusk×1]
Raizen picked up the loot satisfied. Honestly, he only wanted the meat to complete his mission and didn't care about the other things.
Still, it was good to have better armor and maybe he could sell the tusk for a pretty good price. After collecting his spoils he moved back towards the town to hand over his quest.
On going back he noticed fewer players. It's because the players would go back into the town by evening and enjoy some rest. Many would try to sell their spoils while some bought some supplies for tomorrow's grind.
The players were fully integrated into the world of Reverie, planning everything ahead to avoid falling behind.
Raizen soon entered the town and asked the guards about the location of the headquarters. The guards were initially suspicious that some stranger was asking about their headquarters.
But Raizen soon said about the request from a soldier to collect meat from the forest. The guards instantly understood the situation because they were informed beforehand that someone was sent to hunt and collect the meat.
Having great expectations for today's dinner, the guards patiently guided him toward their headquarters. The headquarters was present near the northern gate.
While moving towards the gate, Raizen enjoyed the nighttime atmosphere of the town. It was still buzzing with activity with players trying to sell their goods, others bargaining.
It was like everyone was leisurely living their lives. To be precise their second life. Everyone in the world by now realized that Reverie is something more than just a game.
It was a world of its own with life. Most people recognized Reverie as a second reality. To some people, this world was more important than the real world. Some people's livelihoods even depended on the game.
Some people treated NPCs as real people rather than just advanced AI. In recent months there was even a famous news story of a player successfully marrying an NPC.
This incident successfully rekindled the flames of passion of many virgin guys who vowed to get a girlfriend and lose their shameful title.
People were gradually accepting Reverie as a second life and treated their life in-game with care.
Raizen soon reached the headquarters of the town guards. It was an old castle that was renovated for the use of soldiers. Many soldiers that have finished their duty were resting in the castle.
Some were sparring with each other, some were playing cards while having drinks, while some were talking to their family who visited them during break time. It was a pretty lively atmosphere.
The soldier who gave Raizen the quest recognized him and came running towards him.
"Brave adventurer, you arrived sooner than I expected" the soldier said mildly surprised. Honestly, he was a bit doubtful if the female adventurer could complete the job since boars were a bit harder to hunt for her level.
"What can I say, I am a bit special" Raizen said with a smile.
'Did this girl suddenly become a bit talkative?' the soldier thought.
"Well, I did become a bit talkative" Raizen answered like he was reading the thoughts of the soldier. Honestly playing this game for a while removing the last bit of aloofness he felt after waking up after a long sleep.
The little guy and girl already treated him normally and after playing the game, he became a lot more comfortable and spoke his thoughts more openly.
The soldier looked at Raizen like he was seeing him for the first time. Raizen ignored the soldier's confusion and took out the meat from his inventory.
The soldier forgot about Raizen's abnormality and concentrated on the meat. Raizen handed all the meat to the soldier and the soldier accepted with a face full of smiles.
Truth be told he was very happy. He was a new recruit who had just recently joined the guards. It was his dream since childhood to join the town guards and protect his town.
And recently, a few years before an unnatural phenomenon happened. People magically started appearing all over the world. These people were also undying and showed rapid growth in strength.
This caused a widespread panic and the town was in desperate need of more guards. Luckily he was recruited during those panic times.
Unfortunately due to his poor luck the soldier had poor first few weeks as a guard This led the soldier to believe that he was someone incompetent who was only recruited because of desperate times.
Now for the first time, he successfully completed a task given to him even though it was due to the help of the female adventurer. This greatly boosted his confidence.
The soldier NPC thanked Raizen repeatedly and handed him the rewards.
[Quest Gather Ingredients completed.
Rewards- 50 exp, 10 bronze coins, +1 affinity with the cook
Due to great performance affinity with the City guards increased by 5, affinity with the NPC Alben increased by 10]
"Okay bye Alben" seeing that Raizen left the headquarters. After moving for a few seconds he suddenly got a message.
"Great Immortal, I and the Crimson Countess are very hungry. Do you want to eat?..Do you eat..!?"