"Heyy, system, how many types of missions are there from you?" Elio asked his system. "Path Mission, Choice Mission, and this time Epic Mission."
[Host, Epic Mission, as the name implies, is a mission with a fairly high difficulty level, so the reward given is relatively large where the reward type is system points]
"Then what about Path Mission?" Elio asked his system again. "Even now, I don't know what a Path Mission is."
"Is there no such thing as a Normal Mission here?" Elio was still wondering about his system.
[Host, your rank is still too low, access for information is denied]
[As for the mission issue, Host, you are a reincarnated person]
[For someone who was given such a golden opportunity just to do something cheap like Normal Mission is not attractive and too boring]
"Hhhhmmm..." Elio looked at his system with suspicion and doubt.
"Eehhmm... sorry, excuse me, then how should I call you?" Avlis immediately continued his conversation somewhat cautiously because he saw that Elio had been thinking for a while.
"Just call me Elio," Elio replied briefly.
"Alright then, Mr. Elio, first of all, can I confirm something with you?" Avlis seemed to want to confirm something with Elio.
"Oh, it's okay.. what is it?" Elio, who heard Avlis' words, immediately looked curious.
"Mr. Elio, is it possible that you are a Craftsman?" Avlis' gaze became more serious.
"Huh... Craftsman?" Elio was a little surprised. "What is Craftsman?"
Elio was surprised because he had no idea what Avlis meant.
"Eehhh..." In unison, the group from Lizhi Village were all shocked.
"Mr. Elio, you really don't know what a Craftsman is?" Avlis asked Elio in surprise.
"Ehh... Ahh... I've never been out of this forest since I was a kid, so I barely know anything about the world outside." Elio was a bit nervous and immediately made an excuse.
"Craftsman is a profession where they are the ones who make the types of accessory items that have magic power," Avlis explained to Elio. "Well, I don't know the details, but this profession is rare."
"And people with this profession will usually be of high rank and will be highly respected," Avlis added.
"Hhhmm. I see." Elio responded, seemingly while thinking about something. "Then, on what basis do you think I am a Craftsman?"
"Based on a Talisman that you gave to Drest." Avlis immediately answered Elio's question straightforwardly. "Well, at first, it's just my wild guess."
"A person who gives a Talisman to another person in a forest full of monsters, I don't think it's something a normal person would do."
"Moreover, that person does live in a forest full of monsters like this, right? Avlis explained his reason to Elio.
"Well... The Talisman is just a souvenir I gave Drest because I couldn't accompany him back to the village." Elio said, somewhat embarrased.
"Just a souvenir? That Talisman?" Avlis was somewhat surprised to hear Elio's words. "Did you make the Talisman by yourself, Mr. Elio?"
Apart from Avlis, the rest of the group from Lizhi Village also looked surprised to hear it. What they thought was a valuable Talisman, in fact, was just a souvenir because he could not accompany Drest in person.
"Well, e-hem... I learned to make Talisman from my grandfather." Elio explained. "But he hadn't returned until now when he left to look for materials a few years ago."
"Oh, so that's the story."
"No wonder you still live in this forest." Avlis looked a little moved. "You must still be waiting for your grandfather's return, right, Mr. Elio?"
"What? Who said that?" Elio looked a little confused and grumbled in his heart. "Mr. Village Chief, where do you draw such a conclusion?"
[...]
[Host, you're making up stories too much]
Suddenly the system interrupted Elio's attention.
"Well, what else can I say? There's no way I can say I'm a reincarnated person from another world, right?"
[Ding]
[System Feature, Title has opened]
[Congratulations, Host, you have earned the title of Craftsman]
"Hhmm... a new feature called Title is open?" Elio looked at the system's notification that suddenly appeared before him. "Well, I'll check that later."
"So, now, can you tell me in detail, Mr. Village Chief, what you meant earlier? This concerns the safety and survival of your village?" Elio asked Avlis with a serious expression on his face.
"Alright, every 10 years, there will be a monster outbreak from the Black Forest which will affect the surrounding areas, including Lizhi Village," Avlis explained to Elio.
"The distance from Lizhi Village to the Black Forest is only about half a day," Avlis added. "And soon, it seems the monster outbreak will occur again because the previous one was 10 years ago."
"So that's it, hmm..." After listening to the village chief's explanation, Elio seemed to think of something.
[Ding]
[Host received an Epic Mission]
[Protect Lizhi Village from the monster outbreak of the Black Forest]
[Reward: 500 system points]
Suddenly a system notification appeared in front of Elio.
"What are the.. 500 system points?" Elio was surprised by the reward of the system mission this time. "Heyy, system, is this reward displayed for real?"
[Yes, of course, Host, the reward of an Epic Mission is indeed large]
[But it is also equal to the difficulty level]
"Hhhmm... well, I guess I'll check the status of this Lizhi Village group first." Elio then immediately checked the details of their status in his system. "System window open."
[System Window]
[Name: Avlis]
[Age: 45]
[Race: Human]
[Occupation: Village head]
[Skill: ???]
[Level: ???]
Elio then turned his attention to a man on the right of the village chief.
[System Window]
[Name: Reeve]
[Age: 33]
[Race: Human]
[Occupation: Adventurer]
[Skill: Dagger Aptitude Lv 1]
[Level: 60]
After that, it was the turn of the man on the left of the village chief.
[System Window]
[Name: Hakan]
[Age: 32]
[Race: Human]
[Occupation: Adventurer]
[Skill: Sword Aptitude Lv 1]
[Level: 55]
"Why is it only the village chief who is unreadable and only has question marks in his skill and level columns?" Elio looked somewhat surprised by that. "Heyy, system, do you know something?"
[Dunno]
"Hhhmm..." Elio slightly glanced at his system suspiciously. "Well, never mind then, I guess it's no big deal.. maybe."
"E-hem... Mr. Elio, so what is your answer?" Avlis seemed to be interrupting Elio, who he saw had been thinking about something for quite some time.
Still arguing with his system, Elio immediately turned his attention to Avlis.
"Okay, alright, then what about the reward?" Elio asked Avlis. "What do I get for helping you guys?"
"This... we from the village can only give a mission reward of one piece at most-." Before finishing his speech, Avlis saw Elio give him a stop gesture.
"For now, I need more information," Elio said while interrupting the village chief. "You can pay me through information."
"Tell me everything you know about the outside world," Elio added.
"Well, I guess it will be a long night," Avlis replied to Elio with a little sigh.
That night, Avlis, the village chief of Lizhi Village, explained everything he knew about the Black Forest, Lizhi Village, and the surrounding area.