Roland opened his status panel.
[Name: Roland]
[Level: 1]
[Class: Warrior]
[HP: 100/100]
[MP: 50/50]
[Strength: 10]
[Agility: 5]
[Vitality: 8]
[Intelligence: 4]
[exp : 0/100]
"Truly beginner stats... only my Strength reaches 10," Roland muttered.
He stood up and stretched his body. "Alright... let's start the game!"
When players first start this game, they are given a choice of classes by the system.
Roland looked at the starter weapon given to all players. Since he was a warrior, he received a wooden sword.
"I remember using this wooden sword on goblins before, and it broke after killing just five of them," Roland said.
"I need to buy proper equipment first, but..."
Roland opened his system screen to check his money.
[100 G]
"Damn... this is only enough to buy a piece of bread," he sighed.
However, being a veteran of this game, he knew where beginners could earn some quick money.
Roland walked into a small alley in the beginner town. There, he met a bespectacled girl named Elen.
"Hey! Do you have a quest for me?" Roland asked.
"Are you an adventurer? Good... I do have a quest for you," Elen replied.
"This isn't a difficult task... I need you to gather 10 Cat Grass and bring them to me," she continued.
Then, a system screen popped up in front of Roland.
[Request from Master Alchemist, Elen]
[Collect 10 Cat Grass in Tedora Meadow (0/10)]
[Reward: 100 G]
[Do you want to accept this request? Y/N]
Roland smiled and clicked the screen.
[Y]
He quickly headed out of town and made his way to Tedora Meadow, located east of the beginner town Caldia.
There, several players were already hunting slimes — as it was a field filled with low-level monsters suitable for beginners.
However, Roland went to the far end of the meadow, searching for Cat Grass for his quest.
He brushed aside tall grass, checked behind stones, and finally found a white, reed-like plant.
Roland immediately plucked it.
[You obtained Cat Grass]
Other players looked at him curiously, wondering why he was gathering grass instead of fighting.
After a few minutes, he finally collected all ten Cat Grass as required.
[Collect Cat Grass in Tedora Meadow (10/10)]
"Finally done. Now for a little side quest."
A weak slime bounced in front of Roland. He drew his wooden sword.
"Come here, my EXP!!"
Dash!
Roland struck the slime, killing it instantly as it disappeared.
[You defeated a Slime. Gained +10 EXP]
"So weak, next!!"
Roland continued to hunt and slaughter every slime that respawned around him.
After a while...
[You leveled up!]
"Finally, I leveled up. Let's see what we got."
Roland opened his Inventory and found he had collected 10 Slime Jellies.
"Nice... now time to report the quest."
Roland returned to Caldia, where he saw groups of people preparing to hunt.
"Hmm... looks like players are starting to form parties. Soon, guilds will be created," Roland said to himself.
He eventually arrived at the alley where the alchemist girl was.
Thud!
Roland dropped a bag containing the ten Cat Grass.
"Here's the grass you wanted," Roland said.
Elen examined the Cat Grass carefully. "Hmm... the quality of this grass is quite good."
Ching!
Elen took out a pouch filled with coins. "Alright, here's your payment," she said, handing him the pouch.
[You received 100 G]
Roland smiled, then pulled something out from his Inventory — the Slime Jelly he'd collected.
"Hey... is that Slime Jelly? How many do you have? Give them to me, and I'll pay you a fair price," Elen offered.
[Collect 5 Slime Jelly and give them to Elen, the alchemist girl (10/5)]
[Reward: 1x Low-Grade Potion, 100 G]
"Of course... here, take them!" Roland said, tossing her the bag of Slime Jelly.
[Quest Completed!]
[You obtained 2x Low-Grade Potion]
[You obtained 200 G]
Now, Roland had a total of 400 G.
"Looks like that's enough. Time to buy some equipment."
To the west of Caldia, there was a shop hidden in a narrow alley, filled with various weapons and gear.