Chapter 57: New Benefits!
At the same time, the inventory was unlocked for Aakesh as well.
The inventory was a magical storage space that could store Aakesh's items, and he could take them out anywhere. Since Aakesh was only Level 10, the inventory only had ten pockets.
Each pocket could hold a different item. Although there was no requirement for weight, one pocket could only hold an amount the size of three cubic meters.
Each pocket could hold numerous types of the same item. For example, if Aakesh wanted to store bricks, he could stack them until he filled the three cubic meters of space. But if Aakesh wanted to hold one brick and one rock, the brick would take one pocket, while the rock would take one.
There were numerous ways to increase the pockets in the inventory. The easiest way was purchasing, as adventurers could sell their pockets to other adventurers. The minimum requirement was three, so even Aakesh could sell seven of his pockets to earn money.
Not only adventurers, but NPCs also sold pockets, but their cost was usually higher than that of adventurers. The second way to gain pockets was by leveling up.
There were level thresholds in Panagea. The first was level 10, while the second was level 25, and after crossing every threshold, the system would reward the number of original pockets the adventurer had. It meant that even if the adventurer had fifty pockets at Level 24, he would only gain ten new pockets at Level 25, and then twenty pockets at the third threshold of Level 50.
Aakesh stored the coin and potions in the inventory since he could take items out of them anytime, and they would directly appear in his hands. But in the case of a bag, he would have to take the item out.
As for the sword, Aakesh put it in his bag since he didn't need it anymore. But since the sword had helped him a lot, Aakesh decided to keep it for nostalgia and not sell it, even though it could bring him a good sum of money.
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Aakesh currently stood in front of the city administration since he needed to do quests if he wanted to level up. There were several dungeons across the Purple City, but they weren't suitable for a Level 10 like Aakesh. The minimum requirement to enter even the weakest dungeon in the city was Level 15, so Aakesh decided to level up and then check the dungeon.
At the same time, Aakesh also wanted to check on the progress of his inability to kill. After the illusion, he believed that he wouldn't feel that much mental burden when killing, but since he couldn't be sure until he was facing that situation, he decided to take one.
The city administration wasn't a single building but a cluster of several large buildings spread across a large area.
Aakesh found the city hall that provided quests on the map and proceeded there.
Aakesh could also obtain quests from NPCs, but since the city hall would provide him with mission options based on his level, he chose this route.
Aakesh didn't have to wait for very long as the number of adventurers was still low in Purple City. The towns could support players up to Level 25, so not many adventurers chose to enter the city when they were only Level 10.
Since there were millions of adventurers, there were still some who chose to level up inside the city itself rather than in the towns.
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Aakesh joined the queue for hunting quests, and soon it was his turn.
The receptionist smiled upon seeing Aakesh. She then greeted Aakesh, and soon, three screens referring to three different quests appeared in front of him.
{Quest: Hunt Wild Boars
Details: Adventurer, the pheasant farmers have been in troubling situations recently as a group of wild boars has invaded their farms. The wild boars are killing the pheasants on a large scale, increasing the financial woes of the farmers. Please hunt the wild boars and solve the situation.
Mission reward: 750 XP and an Ordinary grade sword.}
{Quest: Clear Red-skinned Lizards Nest
Details: Adventurer, there is a Red-skinned Lizard nest not far from the city's border. The Red-skinned Lizards are very chaotic creatures, and they attack caravans passing through the city, so hunt them.
Mission reward: 300 XP and fifty silver coins.}
{Quest: The Great Bear Hunt
Details: Adventurer, A small village in the mountains has been terrorized by a massive bear that has been attacking their livestock and causing chaos in the surrounding forests. Track the great bear and kill it.
Mission reward: 1000 XP and two Gold coins.}
Aakesh looked at the three screens in front of him. After careful consideration of a few seconds, Aakesh decided to choose the third quest, as it rewarded the highest of the three. At the same time, it was a solo hunt, so the work was less.
The receptionist raised her eyes in surprise when she saw the quest that Aakesh had accepted. Because there weren't many hunting quests for level 10, the receptionist recommended all three hunting quests with the lowest difficulty.
"Are you sure the Great Bear is level 15?" The receptionist asked to make sure that Aakesh made this choice.
"Yes, I want this one," Aakesh responded.
Even though the Great Bear was level 15, Aakesh's attributes weren't less than that. In fact, it was more. At the same time, killing a Level 15 creature would reward Aakesh with a great deal of XP, in addition to the usual 1000 XP reward.
The receptionist nodded and forwarded the quest to Aakesh. The next moment, she gave Aakesh the supplementary details of the quest, like the village.
There was only a single mountain range in Purple City, and the village Aakesh needed to go to wasn't very far from the city hall, so he didn't waste time and proceeded in that direction, following the map.