The mistake cost a hundred million. It's fortunate they weren't executed, just imprisoned on this small island until the plan succeeds.
A man and a woman on a deserted island in the middle of the sea—perhaps it might turn into a love legend.
The money that Sagittarius earned did not go into his pocket, not even a single penny. It was all used to develop the city and the army.
Sagittarius was on a large ship, sailing back to Chandra Port. Beside him was Melon-chan, who was also returning. Her workplace was the city bank, so she had to return together. Her parents had disembarked to travel back to their company on the mainland continent.
Before Sagittarius could chat with Melon-chan, his work came up again.
Thud! A brawny man holding a moderately sized hammer suddenly appeared in the middle of the ship.
Sagittarius felt a pang at the corner of his mouth as the quest window popped up.
Career Quest
[Resulting from the construction of the sanctuary worshiping Odin, the supreme god of Asgard. Please welcome the arrival of Thor.]
A tall blonde man stood up from the landing and raised his handsome face, staring intensely at Sagittarius. The latter was momentarily stunned. He saw Melon-chan instinctively drawing his sword and quickly pressed it back into its sheath. Then, he rushed forward to give a few quick licks.
"Oh, mighty Thor, it is an honor to meet you," Sagittarius clasped his hands and gave a neat bow. He could clearly see from the quest who the man appearing in the middle of the ship was. However, Mjölnir seemed a bit small, nothing like in the Marvel movies.
When looking at Thor's overall appearance, it seemed rather comical—a huge burly man holding a small hammer. Sagittarius had read game guides about Thor; every guide mentioned that the game company should have designed Thor's hammer to be larger to match the god's stature.
Thor, the god with the small hammer, seeing the gentlemanly demeanor of the man he was meeting, nodded in acknowledgment and gestured for him to speak. Thor said, "We understand that you are constructing a sanctuary to worship our father, Odin."
Sagittarius nodded, waiting for the quest message to pop up, responding respectfully as before.
Thor nodded once more with a composed demeanor, saying, "For our father to permit you to build a sanctuary in his honor, you must be quite extraordinary. However, worshiping the highest god of Asgard is not as easy as you think. You must possess courage, intelligence, and a willingness to help humanity to be worthy of our father's sanctuary."
Then, the job quest window popped up with the quest content.
[Before the construction of the temple is completed, if the player passes Thor's three trials, they will receive a quest reward.]
Sagittarius analyzed it. It was a quest that didn't need to be done, but completing it would yield a quest reward. If not done, the sanctuary would still be completed anyway.
Since the opportunity was right in front of him, how could he not give it a try?
However, this was Odin's sanctuary built by a player land lord, the first sanctuary on the server. Therefore, there were no game guides at all; everything had to be trial and error.
Sagittarius stood respectfully responding to the god.
Thor said further, "Show your bravery," pointing eastward towards the sea at the edge of the server map. "The head of Jörmungandr is over there. Go challenge it so I may see!"
Sagittarius heard the name Jörmungandr and didn't understand. He wasn't that familiar with Norse mythology. Mina, standing by, understood her master and read from the encyclopedia.
'Jörmungandr or Midgardsormr (Serpent of Midgard) is the giant serpent of Midgard, one of Loki and the giantess Angrboða's offspring, and the sibling to Fenrir and Hel. It's one of the omens foreshadowing Ragnarok according to prophecy. Thus, Odin cast it into the sea in the human world before it grew large enough to encircle the world. According to prophecy, the giant serpent would battle Thor during Ragnarok, and Thor would ultimately defeat it. However, Thor would be poisoned by Jörmungandr and take only nine steps before dying.' (Referenced from Wikipedia)
Thor didn't listen to Mina's explanation. The god of thunder continued, "Don't worry about defeating Jörmungandr. Your bravery will be protected by us."
Upon hearing this, Sagittarius's face turned pale, and he exclaimed, "Wait a minute! If that giant serpent attacks and kills me, causing my level to drop, please don't help at all!"
Hearing from Mina, if Thor intervened, would it initiate Ragnarok!?
He didn't want the world to end right now. He had just returned to playing the game for only two months!
On the contrary, Thor seemed to admire Sagittarius even more. "Not bad, very brave."
[Due to the player's display of bravery towards the god Thor +1 relationship with the god Thor]
Then a window popped up continuously with a chain quest for the profession.
[Searching for Jörmungandr and challenging it]
Sagittarius didn't see this kind of suicide mission as a big deal. It was just one death and a level drop.
Completing the quest might yield some benefits from building the sanctuary this time.
Sagittarius didn't consider fleeing from this legendary giant snake monster. He found it, got swallowed, and the quest was done. So he told Mina to take the fleet back while he would sail alone in the direction Thor pointed out.
Melon-chan also wanted to see it and probably take some photos. This was definitely a unique monster, the only one in the game for sure.
"We're gonna die for sure," Sagittarius emphasized.
"Let's take photos!" Melon-chan also didn't mind losing levels. She wanted to show her friends that she had encountered a unique monster.
Of course, she had to take a selfie to prove she had really seen it.
When the female player spoke up, Thor turned his attention to Melon-chan. The godly NPC's glance must have instantly accessed all character status stats. Thor asked with interest, "Who gave you the warlord profession?"
"Uhm... a Valkyrie named Kara."
"Kara, I see," Thor nodded, then continued, "There is currently a threat from the dwarves of Svartalfheim who have taken over Midgard. Kara is tasked with monitoring events and reporting back to Father Odin."
Hearing Thor mention this, Sagittarius's eyes sparkled slightly but he tried to hide it, leading with, "I heard from Kara that this dwarf invasion is Loki's doing. Is that true?"
When Thor answered clearly, Sagittarius began to hint, "Is there any way to reduce the dwarven forces invading us?" while patting his chest. "For the land of Midgard, I am willing to give my all!"
The man with the hammer nodded in approval. "We gods of lightning have a duty to protect the land of Midgard. If there is a way, we will surely let you know."
So this NPC didn't know. Sagittarius bowed his head in thanks for protecting the land. "With you here, God Thor, I feel much more at ease."
.
.
And suddenly got [+1 Relationship with Thor].
"What!?" How did that happen?
Sagittarius was confused. What did he say to earn that +1? At first, he guessed that Thor misunderstood his words about fearing Ragnarok as bravery. But this time??
Getting +2 with Odin was so difficult, involving clearing Loki's occupation of the starting city and having a 900 Trust score with NPCs.
Sagittarius looked at the god, who suddenly puffed out his chest proudly, and realized!
"Oh! Is that Mjolnir? It's so amazing! Its appearance is so powerful, truly fitting as the weapon of the God of Thunder!"
Boom!
[+1 Relationship with Thor]
"Ha ha, this is Mjolnir, our trusty hammer!" Thor said, proudly showing off a hammer slightly larger than a typical hammer.
At that moment, Mina came over and said they were ready to separate the fleet.
Sagittarius pretentiously instructed Mina and turned to the soldiers, saying, "Before we leave, shouldn't we thank the god who protects our world?"
The soldiers on the fleet, following their commander's orders, all shouted in unison.
"Thank you, God Thor, for protecting our world!"
[+5 Relationship with Thor]
"Ha ha, no need to be formal," Thor laughed continuously with his hands on his hips.
The ship of Sagittarius split from the convoy, heading straight east to hunt for Jörmungandr, the legendary giant snake monster. As for Sagittarius, he didn't care much about the snake, Jor- Nor- anything.
He wouldn't stop.
"Your physique is amazing! Do you eat clean, by any chance?"
And Thor... "Haha" as he flexed his muscles for Sagittarius to see.
The higher the relationship points, the more their camaraderie became evident.
Meanwhile, Melon-chan glanced left and right. At first, she didn't understand, but after trying to join in the flattery,
she also got +1.
She was initially confused but soon realized that the god of thunder in this game was "vain."
The NPC AI designer for this god really gave thought to creating a hammer as a signature weapon. It didn't match the powerful image of this blonde-haired man at all.
With such an appearance, few would likely flatter him.
Thor met the right player.