Elite Newbie

Luke did his best to calm himself down.

'Let's check if I remember that info correctly...' Luke thought.

There were two ways to leave a Dungeon.

Either by taking the same path you took to get in, or by using a Return Scroll.

Return Scrolls are Items that can be used to be teleported at the entrance of the Dungeon the user is currently in.

'Two ways to get a Return Scroll. First, get lucky and find one inside the Dungeon. Second, buy it using Gold Coins...'

"Store." Luke said out loud.

[ Would you like to:

{Purchase} or {Sell}

]

"I'll sell a Fire Dragon Scale."

[You have sold one Fire Dragon Scale.]

[You have obtained 650 Gold Coins.]

Luke felt a slight chill.

Gold Coins were the currency used by Systems.

They could be obtained in Dungeons by finding them or by selling Items.

'If I sold it to someone, I might have gotten a better price...'

It was a known fact that Hunters were always looking for new Items. The exchange between an Item from one person and Gold Coins from another was an option found in every System. The exchange between an Item for another Item too.

Gold Coins could also be exchanged with Dollars at International Banks.

The exchange rate is 1 Gold Coin for 5 American Dollars.

"Show me what I can purchase."

[You can purchase:

Healing Potion: 5 Gold Coins.

Mana Potion: 10 Gold Coins.

Iron Sword: 50 Gold Coins.

First Return Scroll: 100 Gold Coins.

]

"It's there..." Luke muttered with teary eyes.

"I'll buy a Return Scroll..."

[You have purchased your First Return Scroll.]

[From now on, the price of Return Scrolls will depend on your location.]

'Yep. The harder the Dungeon is to clear, the more expensive they become... If I remember correctly.'

After selecting the Item from his Inventory, a scroll appeared in his left hand.

"Unequip the sword."

It disappeared from his right hand.

Luke lazily opened the scroll using both hands.

[You have used a Return Scroll.]

[Two possible locations to return to.]

[Entry of the Fifth Floor.]

[Entry of the First Floor.]

[Please, make your choice.]

"The first floor."

Luke blinked.

He felt a cold breeze and he opened his eyes.

'Finally... Some cold air...'

Luke was in front of the dark cave he had entered with the rest of the group.

He had spent a bit over 5 hours inside the Dungeon.

"Hey! What are you doing here? The group entered fifteen minutes ago!" A man shouted at him.

'Probably a Hunter... So another group came. That means my group left already... And without me...'

"I'm... I... I got scared!" Luke shouted.

"Haha! That happens a lot. Don't worry about it. You can leave now or wait for the group to come back."

"I'll leave..." Luke said while looking at the ground. He tried his best to look embarrassed when all he wanted to do was jump up and celebrate his survival.

"Raise your head up!" The Hunter shouted as Luke left.

He walked home.

Only after Luke entered his studio, locked the door and closed the windows, did he shout with all his might.

It was a shout of victory. A celebration of his own life.

Luke jumped on his bed.

"Show me my Status!" Luke shouted with enthusiasm.

[ Name: Luke.

Level : Lv8 (1400/3500)

HP: 270/270

Endurance: 170/170

Stats: Vigor: 27

Endurance: 17

Strength: 14

Agility: 17

Mana: 7

Unused Stat Points: 14.

Unique Skill: Ultimate Recovery.

Skill(s): Fire Immunity.

Title(s): Dragon Slayer.

Elite Newbie.

]

Luke felt extremely good about his increase in Stats that came with beating the monster.

He had gained 2 Agility Points and 1 Strength point by fighting.

By leveling up 7times, 7 Stat Points have been added to each one of his Stats.

"I also have an actual Mana Stat now... Wait... What are those Unused Points? Nobody told me about them..."

[ Unused Stat Points are an effect of your Title "Elite Newbie".]

[The first monster you have killed had a rank of [E] or higher.]

[ As an "Elite Newbie" you have shown great promise as a Hunter.]

[ Through each level up, you shall gain three Unused Stat Points that you can assign to the Stat of your choice.]

"Elite Newbie..." Luke muttered as his heart started beating faster.

'My first kill...'

...

It was now 2pm.

Luke decided to go to the bank and exchange his current Gold Coins with actual money.

After entering and going through security, he stood in front of a machine.

Many others were standing in front of other machines.

{ Please gently place your hand on the screen. }

Luke did so.

{ Synchronizing with your System...}

{ Your identity has been confirmed. }

{ Name: Luke M. }

{ Current Balance: 54 Dollars.}

{Please choose what you would like to do.}

{Deposit.}

{Withdraw.}

{Exchange.}

{Sign out.}

Luke cringed at his current balance, but he was pretty happy that it was about to change.

'I used to get money by doing errands for my neighbors and working part-time... I hope I'll be able to make some money as a Hunter...'

Luke chuckled at his own thoughts.

'Says the guy who made thousands on his first day...'

He pressed the {Exchange.} option.

{Exchange American Dollars for a different currency.}

{Exchange American Dollars for Gold Coins.}

{Exchange Gold Coins for American Dollars.}

"Tsk."

The second option annoyed Luke. The rate of exchange from Gold Coins to American Dollars was 1-to-5, but the exchange from American Dollars to Gold Coins was 15-1.

If he had used all his money, Luke would have only obtained 2 Gold Coins.

Only rich people could afford to buy Gold Coins.

Luke pressed the third option.

{You currently detain 550 Gold Coins.}

{Please specify how many Gold Coins you would like to exchange.}

Luke taped the number 550 on the screen.

{You have exchanged 550 Gold Coins for 2750 Dollars.}

The screen went back to the one he saw at first.

{ Name: Luke M. }

{ Current Balance: 2804 Dollars.}

{Please choose what you would like to do.}

{Deposit.}

{Withdraw.}

{Exchange.}

{Sign out.}

Luke chose the last option after withdrawing 1000 dollars

He walked home.

And it felt like walking on clouds.