I woke up to the sensation of my body loosening up. It has been a while since I've been able to sleep properly without any fear of being attacked out of nowhere or being kidnapped. Trying to adjust to this 'new' feeling I have right now I steadily got up from the bed and stretched my arms up high and then proceeded to stretch my legs as well.
[Morning Eden]
Morning llyfr, did you get some rest as well?
[I'm a being that does not require sleep so no]
Doesn't that tire you out? Or at least bore you?
[Not at all. I spend my time recounting what happened before so I'm never bored]
…...that's the definition of boredom right there. Anyway why do we need to go to the information guild anyway? We do have the mana detector on hand and we can track the mana fragment using just that.
[First check the mana detector]
Fine. I took out the mana detector from my inventory and looked at where the six remaining arrows are pointed. The arrow was pointing to the north-east. The mana fragment was around 100 kilometres away.
[Hmm....that's a fair distance to cover on foot. You should try to get a form of transport like a horse to travel there]
I see but why do we need to go to the information centre in the first place?
[To find out what that place is and how to get there! Did you not think on where exactly are we going nor how we get there? Have you not consider what enemies you will have to face as well?]
Well can't we deal with them when we get there? I thought the rest of the journey would be at least better than the first part.
[FOOL! That kind of thinking almost got you eaten in the first place remember?!]
The vivid image of being eaten alive once again appeared in my head. That was something I did not want nor need to remember right now especially before breaksfast. Speaking of breaksfast I'm hungry right now. The saturation metre is almost at zero right now and I didn't eat yesterday. Hmm...that's strange.
[What is it? Please don't think of something stupid]
Hey that's mean! Its been a while since I've eaten so why haven't I noticed at all and usually my saturation metre should've been at zero when I went to sleep. So why is it near zero and not exactly at zero?
[It seems you inherited another trait of mine when the seal on me broke. I noticed the mana absorption started all of a sudden when you were sleeping]
WAIT! The mana absorption started?! What about the people around this place?
[Calm down. They probably didn't notice a thing. Most of them were drunk and they don't exactly check their mana in a safe zone]
So what exactly is this sudden change?
[You body is more adaptable with my power and you can sustain yourself to a certain point using the mana in your body although this power seems to be incomplete so you still need to eat]
Umm...I don't get it.
[Basically your saturation metre will lower more slowly at times]
I see.
[Damn idiot]
What was that? I was suddenly getting annoyed right now. I wonder why.....
[Anyway eat breaksfast and get to the information guild]
Yes yes slave driver. I got the key from my inventory and unlocked the door to the room I rented. I headed downstairs to find the place filled with people from yesterday sleeping at their table. It seems they fell asleep drunk. I have no pity on them when they wake up with a headache. I walked up to the counter and found the same person as yesterday there as well.
"Did you have a nice sleep?" the lady asked with a smile.
Was she here the whole time without any sleep?
"Good" I answered back while giving her the key to the room.
I looked back at the inn that also for some reason served as a restaurant as well. There was around 30 people sleeping and some spare tables around for me to sit at.
"Do you serve breaksfast here?" I asked the lady at the counter.
If they didn't then I'll buy something from the grocery store.
"Yes~" the lady answered once more with a smile.
She took out some sort of menu for me. I scanned through it quickly.
Menu of the inn "Giant's Den"
Main Meals:
Bacon and Eggs – 3 silver 45 copper
Steak – 5 silver
Chicken Warp – 4 silver 75 copper
Special Meal – 1 gold
Side Dishes:
Sandwich – 2 silver
Salad – 50 copper
Any fruit – 10 copper
Toast – 15 copper
Rye Bread with jam – 20 copper
Drinks:
Water – free
Orange Juice – 30 copper
Apple Juice – 30 copper
Rum – 1 silver 15 copper
Beer – 1 silver 30 copper
"This is the breaksfast menu~" the lady added as I looked through the choices.
There isn't much here but the place was also an inn so I wasn't expecting much. Most of this stuff was pretty cheap and probably didn't taste as good as a proper restaurant. I have no intentions on getting the so called special menu and I don't drink as well.
"I'll get two toasts, some water and sandwich"
"That will be 2 silver and 30 copper~" the lady smiled stretching her hand out for the money.
I have a feeling that this person was someone you don't want to defile. I took out the 2 silver and 30 copper and handed it over to her. She pulled out a plate with the toast and the sandwich on it and a glass of water out of nowhere. Was this magic? I have no idea even though I can use magic myself.
I took the plate and glass of water and said, "Thank you" before heading to a empty table.
I ate alone for a couple of minutes and my saturation metre went back up to 60%. Well its time to head to the information guild. I left the plate and glass of water on the table and left the inn.
The moment I got out of the inn I noticed that the sun had only recently risen meaning it was about 6 or 7 am right now. I made my way to the information guild passing by the few opened stores and a few people. It seems most people don't wake up early and prefer to sleep in. A couple of minutes later I reached the information guild and noticed immediately that there was a much larger quantity of people here than anywhere else.
[People seek information. Its natural that such a place would be crowded no matter the time]
So what do I need to find out?
[First the place where the mana fragment is. Then the means of transport and the enemies you would be likely to face]
Good, that's simple enough. As I walked through the door less entrance that was 3 meres tall and 5 metres in width I once again noticed that there were people staring at me for some reason.
[Maybe its because of the markings on your face and body]
Ah. Damn. I have to deal with it then. I shifted my hair to try to cover more of my face and walked to what seemed to be the main counter for everything in this place. The person behind this counter was also a female similar in age to the one at the inn but without the smile. She had a more mature feeling compared to the inn lady.
I went up to her and said, "I wish to seek some information."
The person stopped what she was doing and looked at me.
Her face turned into a frown and she said quite distinctively, "We don't get information to demi-humans"
Then she went back to what she was doing before. Wait the hell just happened?
[She rejected you based on your race]
Isn't that racism?
[Yeah. Its quite common no matter what the world you're in]
So what now?
[Persist and try again]
A bit annoyed by the fact that I was ignored I tried asking in a less friendly tone. "I wish to seek some information"
The person without looking up to me said, "Didn't I tell you to leave?"
Damn this bitch. If it weren't the fact that I need information off of you then I would've tortured you right now. But I have to keep my calm.
I tried not to express my discontent with this bitch and asked again, "I seek some information off you. Or at least direct me to someone who knows what I want."
My voice was more commanding this time and it seems to have back fired. The person backed away when she saw my face again and shouted, "Guards. Kill this beast!"
I thought I saw some fear in her eyes for a moment there.
Soon enough I was surrounded by 5 armed men. All armored and wielding spears pointed at me. This was kinda of a bad situation right?
[You could've resolved this peacefully but since its you.....]
Hey! I was kindly asking that person you know!
[You looked like you were about to kill her]
Really? I touched my face for a bit but didn't notice any difference. It seems I gained the attention of everyone in this place right now. A person being surrounded by armed people about to be killed. Damn why does this have to happen to me. Also why aren't they attacking just yet?
[They're waiting for a opening to strike. They know nothing of you. They are being cautious]
I see so I shouldn't do anything and they'll not do anything to me right?
[No, they're waiting for a chance to strike at the same time. Look they're nodding their heads right now. Put up a barrier before your killed]
"Mana Shield" I said.
"Damnit NOW!" shouted one of the guards. Wait all I did was make a shield for myself to defend with!
[And that made them think your going to do something]
All five guards moved quickly to stab at me.
Mana Shield took 213 damage
Mana Shield took 248 damage
Mana Shield took 259 damage
Mana Shield took 174 damage
Mana Shield took 206 damage
Mana Shield Broke
However my mana shield deflected the attacks and shattered in the process. They were at least strong enough to pose a threat. When my mana shield broke and their strikes were deflected they moved in again to strike at me. Making a mana shield will end up being destroyed. I have to disable them. I quickly imagined a barrier of wind that will rip apart everything that strikes at me.
"Wind Barrier"
Wind gathered and formed a barrier protecting me. Unlike the mana shield, this spell drain a constant amount of mana from me but would regenerate when ever broken. Problem was that I don't know how much it can take.
SNAP
When the guards' spear hit the wind barrier the tip of the blade was chipped away and it broke rendering the weapon mostly useless now.
"Damn Fiend." muttered one of the guards.
So what I'm not human anymore. You don't attack things on sight you know. The guards backs away a bit from me but never took their eyes off me. I looked around the place and saw many faces that were either shocked or interested in what I was doing. Armless the guards at least tried to restrict any sudden movement that could harm someone. So...what now?
[We wait for someone more powerful than these fools to show up and hope they're rational]
So I have to wait here with these people afraid of me? I noticed that the person I was 'talking' to disappeared already. Maybe she's bringing her boss here or something. Soon enough it really happened.
"WHAT ARE YOU FOOLS DOING?!" shouted a loud man.
Everyone in the room looked at the overly bluffed man in armor. He was a giant of over 2 metres tall. You can easily deduct that he was a seasoned warrior with the authory his voice has itself. The man looked at me and the guards.
With a grunt he said, "All of you stand down."
The guards immediately dropped their broken weapons and moved away from me. I myself deactivated by wind barrier spell but I did not move at all from the spot I was standing at. I saw the woman shaking behind the man. I see. It was her that brought this man here. Was he the boss of this place or another set of muscles?
"Hey...why did you not kill that thing" the woman commented on the situation before us all. She continued speaking against me. "You know that those things can't bee trusted. KILL THAT THING NOW"
It seems she was determined to get rid of me. I prepared a lightning bolt in my hand with was a consequent caused sparks to fly out of my hand. In that moment several more guards appeared and other players prepared to fight me as well. If I wanted to survive, I have to take them all out at once. I looked at the woman hiding behind the much stronger man and wanted to rip her apart.
I was expecting the man to immediately attack me for that act but all he did was raised his hand to stop everyone from attacking me.
He calmly said, "Maria you don't need to be so frightened. This one did not attack you and was simple defending itself."
With that the guards and other players did not attack me but prepared themselves to attack when needed. I see that the humans in this place had a close bond with each other.
The man continued speaking, "Now then, to the demi-human over there. I thank you for not harming anyone during this...misunderstanding. The guildmaster has a great fear of those not human."
I see that even in this world, racism still exist. And man sighed at the fact and continued.
"Unfortunately in this information guild, we do not or rather cannot provide information of any kind to demi-humans which include dwarves and elves. This branch of the information guild is not ruled by a king or count and they cannot interfere with our business."
So that means I can't get information out you guys? What the hell do I do now? I don't even know where and what the next city is.
[Calm down. The man is still speaking]
"This...restriction is caused by Maria who is still hiding behind me. She has...close ties with some....people. However fortunately most people didn't like this idea of hers and tried to get rid of it. Unfortunately again this was not overruled for some reason."
The man looked behind him at Maria with some hatred before speaking again. "For those who are not dwarves or elves such as yourself demi-human, we require for you to do us a favour first which is set by Maria here."
I have to do that bitch a favour?! Man this place sucks. You think I have enough power to level this city llyfr?
[Not all of it but you can probably destroy a large chunk of it]
The one named Maria started talking after some reassurance from the man. "The test will be to slay a Cyclops near the forest of Serbine which has troubled this kingdom for a while."
The man's eyes widened for a bit before going back to normal. Judging by his and everyone's else's reaction, this was very hard. "Also you need to bring some proof of the deed"
Ding
Hunt the Cyclops Terrorising the Kingdom in the forest of Serbine
The information guild has request for you to prove your worth to them by hunting the Cyclops down. The information guild requires you to show proof of your deed as well which will be determined by the information guild as well.
Difficulty Rank: B
Restriction: Fails if you die
Reward: Any and all information you request from the information guild
"Fine I accept"
You have accepted the Quest
Now I have to find out where this forest of Serbine is. I doubt this place will willingly give me the information judging my the behaviour of the so called guildmaster.
[You should try to get the information elsewhere. I suggest buying some new gear since you're still in the default armor]
Ah! That's true. 86 levels in and I still have this crappy armor on. Hey llyfr, there was a armor store nearby right?
[I'll tell you the way]