After 2 weeks, finally, Clay was done grinding, every single day, for 2 hours.
Clay looked at the money he had earned over the past few weeks.
His originally lifeless eyes that he had developed to cope with doing the same monotonous task every week, suddenly were full of energy and vitality. His originally grumpy face brightened up. As Clay looked at the total money that he had earned he couldn't help but break into a relieved smile, double-checking and even triple-checking the amount of money he had earned, Clay was elevated seeing that he just had enough money to purchase the materials to create the map, he didn't care about the quest anymore, he only cared about creating the map.
Hastily putting the money in a big pouch that was really just his bed sheet, Clay got out of the house, fearing that if he wasted more time something unexpected would happen, like a sudden call from his mother telling him to do chores, which would make Clay go somewhere where he can't see where his money is, a perfect opportunity for a random thief to appear.
Carrying the 10-kg bag of Cits, Clay speed-walked to the store that sold the items he was looking for.
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Arriving at the store after a 5-minute walk, Clay was tired. As he had not only walked without taking a rest, he had walked with a heavy bag on his back the whole way.
Clay entered the store causing a 'Ding' sound to erupt from the door opening, prompting the people in the store to look at him in curiosity, what was curiosity turned into confusion seeing that a young man was carrying a seemingly heavy bag on his back.
Clay nervously looked around, thinking that if he let his guard down someone would be able to steal all his hard-earned money.
Placing the bag of money at the counter, Clay looked for a familiar face behind the counters. Seeing that she was there Clay dragged the bag of coins to the area the woman is.
"Hello, it's me again, the guy from 3 weeks ago, I came here because I got all the money needed to buy those items, you still have those items, right?' Clay spoke to the woman hastily.
"Uh, what were the items you were looking for again, sir?" The woman asked puzzledly.
"The quality quill, jar of fine ink, and a blank scroll, those are what I'm looking for, and as you can see, I have brought enough money to purchase them" Clay answered.
"One moment, sir" The woman walked out of the counter, before going to 3 different areas of the store and picking up the items Clay had mentioned, shortly after, the woman came back and placed the items on the counter in front of Clay.
"Are these the items you are looking for?" The woman asked.
Clay used the system to check if they were the items, and sure enough, they were the correct items Clay needed to create the map.
"Yes, they are, may I buy them now?" Clay replied.
"Sure, that'll be 30 Silts please" The woman stated.
"Here are 3000 Cits" Clay said in an almost crazed and obsessed manner, relieved that the price didn't change.
The woman, surprised by the bag of coins that Clay was holding had her shock turn into amazement, then to disgruntlement. Thinking that she had to count all those coins, then, she suddenly remembered that she had a counting system, grateful for her system, the woman began checking the bag with renewed vigor.
Silence ensued for a while as the woman touched the bag counting its contents with the help of her system.
"These are, in total, 3150 Cits, your remaining Cits after purchasing is 150" The woman calculated.
Picking up 150 copper coins before placing them beside the bag, the woman then picked up the bag of coins and dropped them down behind the counter.
"Thank you for your purchase, please come again"
"Will do, will do" Clay moved his hand, picking up his change and his items before holding them close to his body like they were precious gems.
Leaving the store in a hurry with all the things he needed, Clay got giddy at the thought of finally creating his tier 2 map.
*Ding!*
[Yes/No]
Clay clicked on no as he didn't feel comfortable completing his quest outside his home.
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Hoping he hadn't forgotten anything, Clay arrived at his home. But he suddenly froze.
'I forgot my bed sheet' Clay had forgotten that the makeshift pouch he had used was made of his bed sheet, something only Clay had 2 of.
'Meh, that's ok, I can make do with one just fine' Clay decisively thought.
He felt a little bit melancholic, as now he only had one plain bed sheet, he had to wash it in the morning and dry it afterward if he wanted it to not be smelly after use.
Still, Clay was in a joyous mood, he could finally rest after creating the map and completing his quest.
Thinking about how he had been waking up early in the morning and standing out in the heat for 2 hours every day for the past 3 weeks Clay couldn't help but heave a sigh. It really was tough for a 16-year-old to wake up so early, as he needed sleep since he has more room to grow.
'But those days are gone now, I can create the map so I can finally take my well-deserved rest' Clay thought as he opened his system.
'system, open beginnings 3 quest'
*Ding!*
Quest name: Beginnings(3)|
\Gather materials for creating a tier 2 map/
{Gather 1 Blank Scroll, 1 Quality Quill, and 1 Jar of Fine Ink}
Quest rewards: 25 SC, 30 EXP, and 5 Stat Points|
Quest Failure Penalty: -3 Level|
Quest Time Limit: 2 Months|
[Yes/No]
Clay clicked on yes and yes again once the prompt testing his commitment appeared.
'JACKPOT!' Clay thought as he saw the unallocated stat points.
'I'm definitely gonna increase my stats now, open stats' Clay thought as he opened the system.
Stats|
Race: Human|
Level: 3(90/110)|
Health: 60/60|
MP: 15/15|
Strength: 13|
Agility: 11|
Intelligence: 10|
Dexterity: 13|
Vitality: 12|
Mystic: 1|
Mapping: 2|
Unallocated Stat point(s): 6|
Remarks: Above average human specimen for their respective age|