5 The Stingy Merchant

< QUEST REWARDS >

1️⃣ 50 EXP

2️⃣ Salamander Scale Boots x1

3️⃣ Salamander Ring x1

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Looking at the rewards I've gotten for completing the quest, I was about to scream in joy.

The information given in my previous life was incorrect!

It wasn't the drop rate of the ring that was low, you just needed to kill an Elite Salamander to receive it.

Quickly scanning both of the items I quickly Equipped them.

1️⃣ < Salamander Ring > { Platinum }

~ +2% Magical Damage

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2️⃣ < Salamander Scale Boots > { Bronze }

~ AGL +3

~ PDEF +4

~ HP +2

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"Have a great day."

Thanking John for his rewards I started walking toward the middle of the town.

My next step is to complete a quest that will give me the perk at the merchant's shop.

Unfortunately, upon walking into the shop all I could see were people.

The shop was filled with players, trying to buy overpriced stuff or sell some of their useless loot.

Huff...

Sighing I started pushing through the crowd once again until I got to the counter where the merchant was located.

"Hello, dear customer, how may I assist you?"

Seeing me appearing before his counter the merchant spoke with a lisp.

He was a demon as well, but strangely enough, he considered himself a fairy and hence didn't bow his head like other demons did.

"Hello, I need to buy some equipment for the quest and since my family members are a bit too weak to go empty-handed "

Offering the merchant a smile, I responded, trying to hide the eerie grin that threatened to appear on my face.

To trigger this hidden quest one needs to use the words 'Family' and 'Quest' in the same and the first sentence you say to the merchant.

For a moment, the guy stood still but the very next second his eyes slightly widened before he started speaking once again.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Oliver, the merchant and I've been selling items all my life...."

Oliver kept on telling his story while I was looking around the shop and its items, trying to speed up the time.

"...Could you help me find my family's medallion?"

Finally, after some time the Demon got to business, giving me the hidden quest I came here for.

< Find Oliver's medallion! >

< Do you want to accept the Hidden Quest? >

< ACCEPT > | < DECLINE >

Without hesitation, I accepted the task and saw a red dot appear on my holographic map.

Wishing a good day, I left the shop and moved towards the abandoned building.

I needed to complete this quest and get the permanent discount because, in a few weeks, an update will drop that will connect real-life money with in-game money.

The Fragmental game is already played by millions of people and its player base will only increase.

The game will receive a lot of sponsors that will flood its developers with money allowing them to tie the currencies together.

Tap... Tap...

While I was walking through the village some random dude tried to invite me to the party to kill one of the bosses nearby.

The boss battle had a maximum of 5 people and they were 1 person short.

I denied it, of course.

I already knew about the boss they would attempt to kill.

I'm just gonna say that it's designed to punish players who are overconfident in their skills and actually try to tackle it so early in the game.

In my last life, this being was only defeated in the mid-game...

Unless you know a glitch.

Unfortunately for the group, they were all newbies and I was also not in the mood to share the boss loot.

Yes, I knew a way to cheese this battle but why should I share it with a random player whom I just met ?

Finally, I reached the abandoned house where the map was leading me.

The building's windows were barricaded and its metal doors locked.

It would seem that there was no way to get in except for the basement, which had its door unlocked.

At least that's what a new player would think.

Tap... Tap...

Approaching the nearby dead tree I climbed on its highest branch and jumped down on the building's roof.

It was a trick I found while surfing through the internet.

One user found this trick while playing hide and seek with his friend.

Walking closer to the chimney I looked down and dived straight into the house.

Thud...

My feet landed on the dusty wooden floor, creating a small cloud of particles.

I wasn't afraid to cause a lot of sound since all the ghosts are located in the basement and will not ascend the stairs.

The problem was that to leave the house one needed to escape through the basement.

Ghosts cannot be damaged by Physical attacks and are stealthy. Early in the game, you can't kill a ghost, because they can't be damaged by low-level spells, skills and physical attacks.

The way to pass this quest is to avoid them.

Tap... Tap...

Going into one of the bedrooms I lifted the bed's mattress and picked up a golden medallion.

1️⃣ < Oliver's Medallion >

~ Quest Item

~ Deliver to Oliver to gain rewards

Leaving the room I approached one of the barricaded windows and struck it as hard as I could.

- 1 Physical Damage

Well, it's not gonna work.

Going back to the chimney I tried climbing up, but failed miserably. Finally, I decided to escape from the house using the basement.

I thought that maybe I could find some other way to do it but it seems that this was the only path.

The basement is not that big, it's just that 3 ghosts are wandering around it randomly.

Creak...

Slowly opening the door I descended the stairs, trying to cause as little sound as possible.

There was no light in the room and the only thing illuminating the area was the system hologram hovering before me.

Tap... Tap...

Going through the spooky room I saw a lot of old and rusty stuff like farming tools, knives and even an anvil.

When I was almost at the exit of the basement I heard a sound behind me.

" Fuck! "

I cursed and didn't even turn back before dashing up the stairs, out of the basement.

Unfortunately, another ghost appeared at the top of the stairs blocking my path to the door.

I instantly stopped in my tracks, gears spinning in my head.

Ughhh...

I also heard a ghost behind me slowly approaching, which made me even more nervous.

Suddenly a light bulb appeared above my head.

Conjuring a Darkness Blast I threw it at the ghost standing at the top of the stairs, but it went through it since the enemy wasn't tangible and my spell's level was too low to damage the ghost.

Boom...

The Spell hit the door, sending it flying off its hinges and letting the sunshine enter the dark basement.

Hisssss.... Hisss...

Both ghosts hissed at the light giving me a chance to dash through them before they could react.

Huff...

Escaping the house I collapsed on my knees. Those ghosts scared the shit out of me.

Standing up I saw some players glaring at me with question marks in their eyes.

However, I barely dusted off my robe, going straight toward Oliver's shop.

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"Thank you! This medallion means a lot to me. Visit me again. I'll give you a discount!"

< QUEST REWARDS >

1️⃣ 100 EXP

2️⃣ Permanent discount at the Oliver's shop { 20% }

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< Congratulations on reaching Lv. 3! >

< Level 2 → Level 3 >

< +10 SP >