As every player was spawning one by one, there was one particular one that was neither too excited nor relaxed about this game. He stood there observing the entire town around him, analyzing the building and the NPCs that were present in that area.
[Moon Knight Lvl 1]
His brown hair wasn't as noticeable since it was common between the players and the NPCs, much less for his beginner clothes that were the same white T-shirt and brown pants that everyone else was equipped with. A plain old player that can be easily ignored by many.
"Rei? What are you daydreaming about?"
[White Rabbit Lvl 1]
And with him was another player, this time a white haired girl with medium length hair. She looked at the Rei, the Moon Knight with a concerned expression while Rei, sighed before speaking,
"Nothing. I was just wondering if putting all of my savings into this game is worth it or not?"
"What's done is already done, right? Let's at least try to make the best of it!" (White Rabbit, Lvl1)
"Which direction should we go first? Since we are in the city, I think it would be better to trying out to find places which could lead to potential quests."(Moon Knight Lvl 1)
"I was thinking the same. Since we lack weapons, how about we ask the NPCs? Since it mimics the real world, maybe they will guide us?"(White Rabbit Lvl 1)
"Sure."(Moon Knight Lvl 1)
The duo then began walking towards the nearest NPC. He was a bulky man, who seemed to be rather strong. A longsword at his back, while he seemed to be observing the players that were walking around.
[Rivas. Lvl 76]
A high leveled NPC.
"E-Excuse me!" (White Rabbit, Lvl 1)
"Hmm?"(Rivas)
"C-Can you tell us where the weapon shop is?"(White Rabbit Lvl 1)
"A weapon shop? What are you kids going to do with weapons?"(Rivas)
"That-"(White Rabbit Lvl 1)
"Why are you scaring the kids, Captain?"(??)
A sweet voice came from behind the players, as a red haired woman appeared near the trio. She seemed to be in her late 20s, and from her attire, she seemed to be an adventurer as well.
[Mira Lvl 53]
"Mira. Are you done with your work? Did he ask for anything else?"(Rivas)
"Nope. He simply asked us to observe and not do anything. The Mayor also asked us to support him all the way we can."(Mira)
"Guess if he is involved, then there is nothing much that can be done. Let's just continue our work as usual."(Rivas)
"Ummm… is there anything we can do to help?"(Moon Knight Lvl 1)
Sensing the seriousness in the conversation, the two players became a tad bit excited. There was a chance to get a [Quest] here, maybe even a [Rare Quest]? The thought of that made them look at these NPCs with excitement but it all turned to naught when Mira simply patted (Moon Knight Lvl 1)'s head, before speaking,
"You kids should just enjoy yourself. This isn't something you can handle. Ah! As for the weapon shop, there is a newly opened one in that direction. In fact, that's the only weapon shop left in this city, I think? Anyways. Good luck."(Mira)
"Let's go."(Rivas)
"Ai! Ai! Captain."(Mira)
The NPCs left the duo, making both of them sigh before they nodded at each other and began moving in the direction where the shop was. And as they were moving, they also observed the nearby shops selling all sorts of clothes, edibles, etc.
"Truly a fantasy world!" (Moon Knight Lvl 1)
"Agreed!" (White Rabbit Lvl 1)
As the duo reached the area where the shop was, they found a bunch of [Players] already there, buying a bunch of weapons and potions. From the gear, it was mostly common wooden swords and stuff.
An orange haired NPC was managing the shop, selling those weapons while a pamphlet was present outside the shop, showing its goods and prices.
[All Basic Wooden Weapons: 10 Irons
All Basic Wooden Armour: 10 Irons
All Basic Potions: 100 Irons
All Iron Weapons: 100 Irons
All Iron Armours: 100 Irons
All Low-Grade Potions: 1000 Irons or 10 Coppers]
At the start of the game, each person gets 100 Iron coins to spend. And given the prices here most people here could afford only one Iron gear.
While (White Rabbit) was wondering what she should buy, (Moon Knight) pondered about a few things. He had played various VR games of all sorts, and was well versed in these things. Waiting for his turn, he pondered a few ideas to try here, and then as he reached the shop, he looked at the NPC in front of him.
[Linc Lvl 23]
"What would you like to buy, Sir?"(Linc)
"Is that all that you sell?"(Moon Knight, Lvl 1)
"Well. We do have a few more goods but they are both costly and limited."(Linc)
Like a professional shopkeeper, Linc created an air of mystery towards those items. Even though he was simply following the script that Falcon had prepared for him, which was actually working since the two players seemed to be intrigued with those items.
"Can we at least see them?"(Moon Knight Lvl 1)
"I am sorry sir, but you need to have at least 1 Silver Coin to even see those items. Those are the rules."(Linc)
'You are so poor that you can't even afford to see it,' is what Falcon tried to convey here, but Linc had to keep up the image of a good shopkeeper so he tried to tone it down a little by adding a few things on his own,
"Well. You seem to be all new adventures so I don't think there would be any problem for you to earn that much."
The two players were just about to get expectant but then it was extinguished again.
"But rules are rules so I can't do much here."(Linc)
"1 Silver, huh? It seems it would be better to work towards that goal for now."(White Rabbit Lvl1)
"Seems so."(Moon Knight Lvl1)
And as they were talking, Linc seemed to have thoughts of his own. While he was in a hurry to leave this city as well, there were some things he wanted to have before he left. Between all this work and stuff, he planned to do it tonight or early morning tomorrow. Though, he recalled some advice from Falcon regarding these kids.
'Should I try it?' (Linc)
Giving it a bit of thought, he called out to the players,"hey, kids. While a silver would be too much, would you like to run an errand for me? I'll give you each 100 Coppers for that."
"It's…!!"(Moon Knight Lvl 1)
"Isn't this…?!!!" (White Rabbit Lvl 1)
[Quest: Souvenirs
Grade: Uncommon
Description: Linc, the alchemist shopkeeper, is too busy to buy souvenirs for his family. He is looking for a way to get everything on his list before he departs from this city. Help him out by finding everything that is mentioned in the list.
Objectives:
10 Moonlight Flowers
10 Desert Grass
10 Cleanve Stone
10 Purple Shroom
10 Mud Ore
Rewards:
+200 Copper Coins
+500 Exp
+5 Favorability with Linc]