18 Information Exchange
"Should we go to the second floor, or withdraw from here?" Asked Mizarin looking at AleyaNala
" I think we will stop here... were about to Reach level 15, killing a little more will eject us from the Dungeon." Said Ashanti to AleyaNala
"But are you willing to continue if we have a way for you, not to be sent out of the Dungeon?"-AleyaNala looking expectantly to the group of priests.
"If you have a way. Then even if we reach the fourth floor will go with you ." Said, Ashanti
"Just till the third will be fine." Responded Mizarin
"What's on the fourth floor Mizarin?" Asked AleyaNala
"A higher chance for us to come across the Boss, or Descended upon is very high." -Spoke MowRen
"You still haven't finished your Oracle quest have you." Insinuated Ashanti
"Yup! So let's stop on the third floor." Said Mizarin
"You three lend me those things." Commanded AleyaNala to the tree Druid's, GurinBare, VerBoss, and Shapeless retrieving an Orb from her inventory.
Having received the order, the three pulled out their own items and handed them to AleyaNala.
"Here. We'll lend you these toys, just make sure to return them later after this Dungeon run." AleyaNala said passing over four identical orbs.
"What are we supposed to do with this?"-asked Leyardi appraising the item at hand, [Special Storage Orb
-A strange item that can store anything, but will only store one thing.
Skill:
Immediately Storage
-Collect without question, until cleared or retrieved.]
"It has a very vague description."- MowRen
"Store you're EXP first the description will change."Said VerBoss
Supplying their EXP to the Items, the name changed from [Special Storage Orb] to [EXP Storage Orb] with a skill Level Cap.
[EXP Storage Orb
-Special Storage Orb that was fed EXP.
Skill:
Level Cap(Passive/Active)
-Set a level cap, and will devour every excess experience.]
"What about you?... if you lend this to us will your EXP be wasted?"-Sanki
"We have our ways."-Shapeless
"Aren't you scared we might run away with this?"-Leyardi
"Without your share of the loots... I don't think so... Anyway, I suggest you cap at level ten to avoid any accidents." AleyaNala said reassuring her Druid friends.
"Ohh... what are these Black Vials?... I don't remember picking up any Vial at all."-Questioned Ashanti
"What do you mean? You didn't compress the Void Aura You collected and let it loose?"- GurinBare said
"So these items are compressed Void aura?"-Leyardi
"Yes. We were compressing them into the vials unconsciously."-GurinBare
"Do you perhaps have the skill Aura Compression?"-AleyaNala
"We do. But we don't..." MowRen said
"Here's some vials, ask if you need more."AleyaNala interrupted giving away vials and soliciting from the others.
"No wonder the beasts seemed weakened, the aura that they are supposed to absorbed from the other void beasts death was contained in a vial... haha"-Ashanti laughed to himself
The void beast is a creature of immaterial energy, consuming energy from other growing themselves. With the death of other void beasts, the surviving would gain more power. But with the act of the Druids Containing the energy into a vial, the void beast was unable to evolve even with the many deaths of their kind.
With the item distributed, and level caps initiated. The group headed to the next floor. Doing the same routine, clearing the first half with the entire team, and defending the farming group for the second half of the wave.
Three hours per floor the group challenged the Void Beast Tower, and when the last beast on the third floor died, the last of the tree was felled.
"Let's get out of here, I don't want to meet that Monster until I get the skill to kill it, "Mizarin said
"You've met it?"-MowRen
"A team wipe though." Mizarin
The group left the Dungeon strolling down the streets looking for a place they could safely rest on, and divide the loots. And when they found a cafe-like place, they entered and greeted by an NPC, offering refreshments and food while leading them to a table for 10 people.
"AleyaNala can we speak in private?" Ashanti
"Um... Sure..."AleyaNala said as if not expecting to be approached by the priests.
AleyaNala and Ashanti went to a secluded area of the shop, covered by some ornamental plants, hidden away from the people's eyes.
"Umm... to start, Thank you for lending us the items for EXP storage. This thing seems to be available for purchase, that all four are identical. Would you like to trade for information?... I am sure we could share some valuable information in exchange."- Ashanti Said looking between the Orb and AleyaNala.
"What a coincidence, Me and my friends were thinking the same thing... why don't we hire a private room here, so we can talk freely."-AleyaNala
"Sure..." Said Ashanti, sending a message to his companions informing them of the mutualities.
"Alright, Mizarin said, she was able to book us a room... Shall we." AleyaNala
Inside the private room, 6 people stood, behind 2 people on both sides of the table.
Ashanti and Leyardi sat on one side and AleyaNala and Mizarin on the other.
"Hay! Call us if there are any complications, we will be outside." GurinBare Said motioning for the people standing, to leave the room.
"Before you leave, are your group planning to challenges five sub-Classes if you do, how many have you already finished?" Asked Leyardi
"Yes we are planning to challenge five, and we have already finished the two and on the way to finish the Alchemist. Why?" Mizarin
"Because we seek information on some items that you have, and its also information that we want to trade, the Bypass on some Sub-Class through the grandmasters." Ashanti
"I thought you would purchase the item itself, to think I was wrong." AleyaNala
"For an item with strange use. I'm sure this is a one-time purchase per character. Isn't it?" Leyardi
"What items are we going to discuss?" AleyaNala
"The Herbalists Gloves you wear, the staff the Druid's use, the storage orb, and your (Unique) Magician Set. What information do you want from us?" Ashanti
"We want to know about how the two priests flew for a long time without falling and casting spells, how you could equip 2 oracle orbs while using a 2 handed weapon." Mizarin
"Huhu... to think that only two things piqued your interest, even after inspecting us, "Leyardi said with an exasperated expression.
"It's not that we do not fancy some of your equipment, it's just that the Druid's Staff is an exclusive item for Druid class, even if you did acquire it you would not be able to use it." AleyaNala
"And among your request, only two are actually valuable information," Mizarin added hinting for the other to add some information.
"So our information exchange is limited to two... okay let's see if there are things that we might value later."Ashanti
"Then We'll start... Bring out your Magicians Set, so we can see if the information is of true value, as for the Storage Orb, its from the exchange system from the Herbalist, Only accessible if you have the Gloves." AleyaNala
"For the Two Orbs it's Socketed to the weapons through a special method, and the flight skill is from these shoes," Leyardi said Taking off her shoes.
"Your Magicians Set was Not from the regular method wasn't it." Said AleyaNala
"How do you know, with just one look." Ashanti
"Its not a surprise... your items are both legendary but missing one item... The quill..."AleyaNala said taking out her Magicians Training Equipment.
"..."
"If you took the regular method, the items would be From Epic to Legendary Standards, Besides my friend also had the same dilemma, envious of the Quill that casts a spell as long as supplied with mana." AleyaNala
"So your saying, there is a method for them to acquire the quill?" Mizarin
"Yes, I was the first of us to log-in yesterday, and my friend just happened to pass by. I had nothing to do, so I strolled around with her and she happened to brag about her legendary book that opens the entire skill tree for their class and two other classes, with a function that lets them record spells they come across that is not recorded in their Grimoire. But the Magic Wand is not included in the reward, I'm intrigued where or how did you get it?" AleyaNala
"That information comes with the shoes." Leyardi
"Okay, will start with the magician then." Mizarin
"As for the Magicians Equipment, the unique form was made after obtaining the Title: Honorary Librarian, gaining the recognition of the Grandmaster magician will give you this privilege, it also unlocks the exchange system of Minue, there you can get the Quill." AleyaNala
"So you must first get recognized by the magician, then purchasing the Quill will allow you to assimilate the three items into one, but still use it individually?" Ashanti
"Our turn... The shoes are a bypass reward from the Woodworking Sub-Class, Not the quest from the Magic Academy Head Master, but a craftsman called Raynold at the back of the academy, where a shed-like workshop is located. You must bring a high-Quality thread and cloth to the Tailor, request for a Specialized Equipment, and she will request you to assist the Woodworker, but to activate her request, you should show her a bundle of wood with the highest quality, like the strange wood, ask who or where you could sell the wood. We received a growth type boots with flight, but the leveling method is not indicated." Leyardi
"If you go back to the tailor she will give you a cloak. The exchange system, by the way, contains the Magic wand you were asking for. Its the exchange with the Woodworker, if there is an exchange system with the tailor, we don't know yet." Ashanti
"So for the Growth type Herbalists Gloves, You just need to bring Strange items to the dryad, Anna, in the Druid's Garden, like the spirit flower for instance... bring as many as you can, because her price increases for every item you purchase and activating her bargain would be a steep price, the Storage orb came from her stash, along with this." Said Mizarin taking out two totem poles, one with a head of a wolf and another with an eagle.
"You had that much to purchase those along with the light orb?"AleyaNala
"The socketed weapons only work with off-handed weapons, implanting them to handheld weapons. This is the Bypass reward from the BlackSmith. Activating the Bypass requires you to bring High Energy content Ores and refined materials for crafting. But you should take the initial BlackSmith quest first, and if you manage to activate the Bypass, the quest will change to a dedicated assistants' mission. And the reward will be an interface that allows you to punch two-weapon sockets on one-handed weapon and four for Two-handed weapons. The success rate would depend on the quality of material you bring, but can still be improved otherwise." Ashanti
"A freebie, the bypass reward for the Alchemist is a growth type cauldron, used for refining and assimilation, and the philosopher's ring will immediately make you a sorcerer. So I suggest you steer clear from that NPC until you fill all five slots."Leyardi
"I don't think they are Bypasses." AleyaNala
"What do you mean?" The three listeners said in unison.
"If I remember correctly, the Herbalist and Magician system prompt said 'Recognized your dedication, and talent.' That's why I think I want to test if we happened to get recognized we will still get the reward even if we challenge the normal method. Just like the magician title." AleyaNala
"Did you try feeding EXP to the boots?" Mizarin
"I'll ask the others... No, we didn't, none of us did, we just got it a few hours before we met." Ashanti
"It eats EXP but it also requires 10,000 units of mana and 500 life essence for every 10 levels," Leyardi said returning the Storage Orb
"There should be an item that grants the generation of life essence from the Dryad right." AleyaNala
"There is but it costs at least 1000 spirit flowers and its ten or twenty kills per life essence. It's a tough endeavor."Mizarin
Listening to this the priests were speechless, traveling for a whole day just to get to the Druid's Garden, would be troublesome. Not to mention they would still have to collect at least 2000 flowers each.
"Try Bargaining with the Void Vial, maybe she will accept. It's about time for the log-off notice." AleyaNala
"Can you give us the coordinates for the Druid's Garden, We'll go There immediately after collecting some spirit flowers." Ashanti
"Are you going there today?... if you can wait for Eight hours maybe we can accompany you, Shapeless, GurinBare, and I. GurinBare and I are heading there for some collecting job, and Shapeless is heading to the Assassins Encampment to finish his thief Sub-Class." AleyaNala
"Umm... okay I'll tell the others to log-off as well, a meet-up in eight hours..."Ashanti
"Why are you being too generous to us, we just met less than a day..." Leyardi
"Do we need a reason to. I mean, I and my friend had recently been acquainted with these four Transformers. What's another four would do?" Mizarin
"Transformers, Really!" AleyaNala
"Yeah! Turning into that giant Silver thing, it's cute. But, why is it that SayaShin couldn't transform, He said Never turn into a wolf. What's up with that." Mizarin
"He had some circumstances that cost him his transformation skill, being cleared by the system, preventing him from ever obtaining the wolf transformation skill." AleyaNala
"Is it maybe because he took the Oracle Orb?" Mizarin
"No! He wasn't the first to take the Oracle Orb."AleyaNala
The group Divided the loots between each other, when they finally finished distributing the materials, system rang on the Druids group and logged out, followed by the Priests, remembering the agreement.
