I pulled down a gathering quest for Black Roses. They are a flower that is mainly used for medicine. Recently it has been used for fashion and culture so demand has gone up for the item. The reason why it is F-rank is that it grows everywhere. Except, not in big quantities. People know it grows in small numbers. They just don't know how small.
Quest For Roses:
Please gather 5 black roses for 3 copper and 100 iron coins. This quest is limited to three times per person. To complete the quest turn the pamphlet in with the items.
Interesting. 3 coppers aren't a lot. If you do this all three times you could get a day or two of rent. Maybe a week in an inn or something equal to that. I could also gather other supplies While I am out. Well, time to gather the items. I took it to Luna's desk. She looked at the quest paper and stamped it with white. Meaning the quest has been approved.
I took back the paper and headed towards an area I thought they would be located. Which of course is the woods. The area I have been going to all my life. I know I saw a black rose or two. I need five but this quest didn't have a specific time limit. Meaning that I could turn it in whenever.
I arrived at the woods. Or so I thought. What the hell is a swamp doing here? I don't remember a swamp being here. I mean I was here just yesterday. Right before going to the brothel I was here working.
I need to be very cautious while walking through this swampy area. I don't know what beasts await. Maybe a high-ranking monster came here recently. I know they usually develop land where they move to fit their needs. Never heard of it being done overnight.
As I started walking through the swamp it didn't take long before I got lucky. I found my first black rose. It was next to some other flowers. I picked that one without trying to disturb the surrounding flowers. I tried but I crushed a few petals on the flower to the right of the black rose.
Well, I successfully found an item I needed nonetheless. A great start to the journey! Time to look around more. It didn't take long before I found another black rose. This is kind of worrying for me. My luck hasn't been devastating but never been super lucky either. I am not like the male protagonist of my stories who can see ladies' goods easily. A gust of wind doesn't lift any skirts near me.
I won't get my hopes up. I need to be diligent and remember that they are wildflowers. They can grow just about anywhere. I was just lucky to find two.
What do I see? A Demonic Beasts corpse? I walked over to look and examine it. I am curious as to what would leave a good carcass out here. A Red horn rabbit with a sliced throat. It has dried completely. I looked around to see if anything was trying to lay a trap. I couldn't see anything. I picked up the rabbit's corpse and put it in my large satchel.
Don't want to put them with the black roses. Also, that corpse would be too big for my small pouch used for flowers and other herbs. I grabbed it and walked on.
It's been about 10 minutes and nothing else showed up. I decided to take a small break on a sit-able rock. It's not completely round like a boulder. It's not completely flat either. It's a little bumpy but I can sit on it.
After a five-minute break, I got up and continued my search. Which was completed in an hour. There we go five Black Roses. 3 copper and 100 iron here I come. I should also get back and get to my other job. Being a dishwasher sucks but I need the money. Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I opened up the Curse Lust system and went to the mail tab. I saw an old message that had the rare sword. I clicked on the sword icon, and it manifested.
This is a good sword. I think I will keep my old one just in case I need a backup. I can always leave it at home. I spent good money on it. I put the rare sword on my belt. I was about to walk but the next thing I knew my face said hello to the ground. While my eyes were covered, I heard a big crash and some trees fell.