Information gathering

Kael arrived at the adventurers guild headquarters. It was afternoon when he came and the guild was busier compared in the morning. With the adventurers that finished their quests, it was only normal that it will be busier.

Kael went to the rewards desk and gave his herbs while saying that he has accomplished his mission.

"Wait a minute, Sir. Your reward will be handed to you. Please wait for a while," She said to Kael.

Kael waited for a minute and the rewards were given to him.

"Twenty-five silvers, Sir! If you have monster cores. Well, we will purchase it at an agreeable price. It will be depending on the quality of the monster cores," she said seriously.

"Well, I have seven monster cores. Would you buy it?" Kael asked her. 

"Yes! We're happy to buy it," she said to him cheerfully.

Kael handed down the monster cores and it has a good quality.

"Fourteen silver coins. Two silver coins per monster core," she said to Kael while giving the coins.

"Thank you!" Kael said to her politely.

Kael received a total of thirty-nine silver coins. The currency in this world was like of the medieval Europe. one gold was equivalent to one hundred silvers and one silver was equivalent hundred coppers.

Kael then went home and then saw the sunset was coming. The clouds were painted red and the people were slowly diminishing in the streets. He arrived at the ugly duckling inn and then he checked-in.

Kael went to his room and then he brandished his daggers and sword. With a use of a whetstone he has. After he brandished it all, he washed and washed his clothes. Within an hour, he finished.

The sun has set and it was dark, he went downstairs and he offered to eat a meal, he ate and then went to the tavern to learn from gossips.

On his way, there were only a few people and the street lamps were brightly lit. He walked to a street of tiles and bricks without problems until he arrived at his destination.

From the outside, you can smell the delicious cookings and their noise can be heard. It was a mixture of random talks and laughter that can be described as a merry mood within.

The signboard tells that it was called "Melody Inn". There were cheers at the doorway and Kael entered inside. From the outside, the noise can be heard and the noise from the inside was louder. There was a bard that was singing and dancing while playing his instrument called a violin.

Kael approached the counter and then ordered a light drink.

"I would like to know information," Kael said to the receptionist.

"Please go inside sir." said the male receptionist.

Kael walked inside the door beside the receptionist's desk. He saw a dim light and there was like a confession room. He entered the room and there was a chair. Kael sat at the chair and waited for someone to come to the other side of the confession room.

Minutes later, there were footsteps from the outside and then it entered the other room.

"Ahem, sorry for the time you've waited. I heard that you need information and I will answer you based on what I know. Every info will be a gold coin, that's it." he said in an old voice.

Kael wondered why it has to be so secretive but Kael understands that hiding his face will protect him from unknown spies that were after him. Giving information will be critical and revealing your identity was not allowed.

"I would like to know about the dungeons that appeared from the Golden Valley," Kael asked curiously.

"Oh, that question can be answered with my knowledge. As you can see, it was linked to the stars that fell from the sky. The stars that fell are not a meteorite but the Angel rebels my dear child, this information came from the Shelkhem and other villages that have witnessed their rise from the burning crash site. They have the power to create gates and it can be only closed by killing the boss from the inside. Many dungeons are still open and the kingdom is in grave danger. Dungeons are one problem and the Fallen Rebels are All S-class and up when they are measured in terms of power. The Angels are hunting them but they were untamable and plans on ruling the world of Lumia. Even with the help of Angels, the Humans and other races are still in danger. That's all I know child, any other questions?" the mysterious old man said to him with a sad tone.

"Are there dungeons that are closed?" Kael asked.

"There are! First is the Dungeon on the Elemoore village, the Shelkem village, the Golden Valley, near the city walls of Dwight, and other 3 places on the wilderness of Dwight forest." the mysterious man said to him.

"The persons who closed the gates are all youth, for example, the young master of Golden Valley which is only thirteen!" he said to surprise Kael.

"Whoa really?" Kael said in surprise. Thinking that the news alreay came here. 

"Not just that, there was a kid prodigy that enrolled in the army and was like a rising star! The commander of the infantry will enroll him at Dwight Academy in one year from now! And not only that! there are also newbie adventurers that enrolled in the adventurers guild and broke the record of the youngest adventurers alive!" The mysterious man added.

"The king also gives rewards on closing a dungeon, it was a chest full of gold." he added.

"Also, the king is recruiting in the army. Many job-less individuals applied for it. There's a rumor of preparation for war." he added.

"Okay, that's enough for now, any info about the academy?" Kael asked him.

"Oh, that's easy! The academy students are juniors in the first two years then seniors in another two years. After you've graduated, next is the college of elites. You can enroll in any other job-class as long as you've completed their first stage. You can enroll in all job classes if you want but it will only result in learning all the basics that have weak skills. So it was advisable to learn one but making it a stronger job-class." He said to Kael clearly.

Kael was astonished by the wisdom this man has.

"I want to know about the Lumian's races," Kael asked him.

"There are three factions of Lumians, first is the Humans which had three kingdoms: Farmas the Barbarian empire of barbarians, Dwight the Royal Kingdom of Royals, and Skuld—the Death kingdom of necromancers and witches. Second, are the Demi-humans: the kingdom of Elves Riverdell, Dwarf kingdom Dwarven, and Hobbit kingdom Clockwerk. Last is the Beast-man faction: The Lycans called Fang kingdom, the Vampires called Blood kingdom, and Druids called the Grizzly Kingdom."

Kael gulped as he heard it. 

"Humans have three kingdoms and the Barbarians are the pinnacle of humanity's warriors. They are known to be taller than most humans and had a body build of bulging muscles. Their class is called Barbarians and they are specialized in all melee weapons. The Dwights are the ones who have many job classes that are collected from many lineages and families. But they are inferior when it comes to resilience compared to barbarians. The Skulds are the united forces of Witches and Necromancers. They are once divided. But after the king of Necromancers and the Queen of Witches had an affair, they wed. Thus, they united their forces and established a kingdom."

"Next, are the Demi-humans: first are the Dwarves, they are the masters of crafts when it comes to blacksmithing weapons and armors. They are the most armed when it comes to their army. Second, are the elves. They have three clans specifically the High elves, who are Magicians; the Night elves, which are Rogues; and the Wood elves, who are Rangers. Lastly, the Hobbits, who are called the Mechanics due to their inventions of automatons that are powered by mana crystal. They had an army of automatons as well as battle suits that they are equipping when they go to battle."

"The last faction is the Beast-men: the first one is the vampires, called Blood warriors; and the other was of the ancient clans of beast-men that can transform into a bat-like beast named Draculas. Next, are the Lycans. Transforming to Werewolves and possessing the ability to summon wolves that would attack their enemy. Last are the Druids. They have Druid Shamans and Warriors that can transform into Werebears."

"Is that all?" He asked Kael.

"Do you want to learn about the Great war? I will tell you about it next" he said to Kael.

"Yeah tell me!" Kael exclaimed.

"The humans are all united in the past but they are becoming greedy as they have gathered many kinds of job classes, especially the Dwights. As they made a kingdom, they planned on invading the Demi-humans race."

"The past king made a pact with the Barbarians and the Skulds to defeat the demi-humans. The messengers brought bad news to the demi-humans and war has been proclaimed. The Skulds gathered their necromancers and witches to rally their troops to the war. The Barbarians also brandished their axes and assembled their troops to the front lines. The Dwights have been assembling their elites to the borders and made a camp near the borders of the demi-humans."

"While the king of elves heard the proclamation, he assembled the Dark elves and Wood elves–together with his High elves to the borders. The Elves are attacked by the mass army of humans and when they are disadvantaged. The Dwarves came to the rescue."

"The Dwarves fought the humans together with their rivals–the Elves. The fight is brutal and the humans still hold the upper hand. It was the time when the mechanical army of the Hobbits came and attacked them."

"They are fighting with the metallic golems and the humans are slaughtered one by one."

"It was when the heroes of the humans came and they massacred the mechanical automatons of Hobbits."

"The fight is brutal and the beast-men came to neutralize the war between the races. The beast men are peace-loving people and they managed to neutralize the war."

"They all have lost a loved one but the beast-men made a pact of peace and then they all agreed to sign the pact. The beast men then made a seal to the documents then the contract is hidden by the Druids."

"The peace came and the other races didn't fight for a hundred years. But suddenly when the peace is reigning, the king of monsters–The evil Black Dragon appeared and rallied the monsters to fight the Humans and other races."

"The Beast men then assembled the Alliance of Races to defeat the evil Black Dragon. They are all allied with each other but their forces are only small compared to the vast army of mutated monsters. They mutated and evolved due to the Evil Black Dragon's Black Magic."

"They fought for ten years and the kingdoms are nearly destroyed and the famine in the land is spreading."

"They are on the brink of destruction but the new heroes appeared from different races. The Hobbit Mechanic Gudtarg, The Vampire King Vlad, The Barbarian Champion Hulgard, The Dwight Hero Edmund, The Druid Shaman Rouse, The Lycan King Arthur, The Necromancer King Skuld, The Elven King Dale, and Dwarf King Belgurt."

"Together these heroes battled the Black Dragon from the Ma-Aken Gorge and successfully defeated him. With the Evil Black Dragon defeated, they all happily feasted for ten days in their cities."

"Peace reigned until the stars fell and the dungeons appeared, another dark age will come. Dear one," the mysterious man said to him his story.