Four

NoobianK¥NG Makes his way back up the stairs so he can hand in his mission. In the first part at least he still needs to complete his class, by securing a decent weapon, killing the field boss Toga for his stolen egg and getting a path token. If we're a normal player he would do a fetch quest related to his class which would give him a path token. The pet egg is part of his own plan he wants to focus on the summoning aspects of the Cardinal Sage. He never wants to be alone again like in his previous life this is a small insurance for his own mental stability plus ever since he came back he has had a strange feeling of unease. Stemming from a fear that if he has to go through a similar experience he won't be alone again. The hardest thing he ever experienced is the constant feeling of knowing he was the last person on earth.

On his way up the stairs, he sees the blinking notification from an Ingame message. It's from Athena, NoobianK¥NG has set all interaction to display the name 'Athena.' She uses terrible in-game names. They tend to look more classical strong email passwords. She does this because in her first gaming experience she used her password as her tag accidentally. The message is a confirmation of their early discussion. In his previous life, none of his family played the game, so he just wanted them to have fun. Especially since he going to use Athena to clear some mission to stop those he knows for sure betrayed Cloud City and caused it to crumble to the ground.

NoobianK¥NG freezes in a place...' she fucken did it this will make him famous.' He punches the air in joy and stomps around. He thought they would never be able to figure the sequence for creating arch races early. He opens the player messaging system in brackets '@T#1NA' under Athena's name. NoobianK¥NG types his message on the virtual keyboard that appeared.

The message calls Athena four kinds of darling, he thanks her and tells her about the location of Durinium wings which should make her powerful. Like other Aziza, the source of their power is their wings. He continues to tell her to keep her new wings a secret. Then he thanks her then thanks her again an emoji of kisses and roses. He signs off by reminding her that at level ten she needs to message him.

Unlike his mother and sister, Athena is a great gamer. Inside the game, they met in Defense of the Prehistoric. A kingdom builder where she leads them to a fantastic battle. When her pod arrived a few minutes before launch she had already researched in twenty minutes a magic build for herself. She also deduced from a character outline that the Aziza are not only mana inclined but can help her do something she has always wanted to do which is to fly.

NoobianK¥NG Sends the message organising his thoughts. Unlike normal MMO's Cardinal in his last life had never been patched. Primarily because it impossible for Tartarus inc to control Cardinal. Cardinal's final mission was a shock to them too. This is something he has to investigate. Cardinal is the most advanced game ever made every technology involved in its construction is a new proprietary technology. He then opens up the forums adding another timed message timing it again for maximum effect. Next week the mandatory podding of people will begin alongside the auction house. The message will detail the process of creating an arch character. He also uses it on his forum to generate some money until the following week any player can pay 5 credits to get the information early. He needs to build a strong following he hands a few future players high rankers.

NoobianK¥NG Has to time them like this since Tartarus Inc are masters of Information control. The pronged attack on the news network has caused them a huge headache in the hour that the game has been live. Is already having the parent company take decisive action. His mother and sister went shopping and should be back in a few hours. He sends them a message. His sister is very popular amongst her peers at school. Since the pods will be used from tomorrow in schools. Samuel will have them spread growth weapons information for him. Constructed weapons in Cardinal are resource-heavy. They require maintenance and the stronger they become the more expensive resources. Growth weapons on the other hand only need experience and cores. This information he hopes sparks players to think more about Cardinal. He can't have people choosing limited production jobs like a blacksmith. The purifier job for example can be used to purify the body to facilitate a better connection with a growth type weapon.

NoobianK¥NG Waves away the message function for the outside old. The skills he got from the monster core are fantastic. With his stats now doubled he is now only half as weak as everyone else. He sighs as he arrives outside the tomb. The same grey robbed alter serf waiting for him. The serf bows at NoobianK¥NG his new reputation already taking effect.

There is now a reverence to how the serf bowed to him. Crossing his left arm only a symbol to say 'one that is closer to God.' NoobianK¥NG Moves into the church proper his memory of the Book Of Souls is limited TyphoidTerri did a marvellous job hiding her abilities with the book. If he hands it back to the church they will certainly use it for their own gain. Being one of the three superpowers on the continent.

NoobianK¥NG Goes into the hall which is now empty except for the members of the church. Standing behind the altar is the Cardinal. He waits for the Cardinal to come to him. It would be rude to interrupt the Cardinal during pious duties.

"Cardinal, I have defeated the monster hiding in the ancient holy tomb," says NoobianK¥NG. He approaches the Cardinal with his head lowered.

"Indeed we felt it all the way up here," The cardinal says with a large smile. His hand is outstretched. The cardinal is used his skill [Purify]. A small trickle of electricity snaps at NoobianK¥NG. The cardinals eyes open wide in surprise NoobianK¥NG doesn't realise. "I thank you for your service. Take these rewards as with you and walk-in power."

NoobianK¥NG looks perturbed he expected a bigger reward for killing a unique boss, who is an ancient enemy of the church. NoobianK¥NG leaves with a small token shaped like a hammer that gives him five per cent more experience.

After NoobianK¥NG has left Cardinal Greg, falls to his knees a strange red light surrounding him. He nods and speaks to his god. Standing he summons a serf. "Go to the holy city and summons chief inquisitor Marris." The way the cardinal said this makes the serf believe something terrible must have happened and indeed it has. If this gets out the church could lose a lot of support from its affiliates. He shakes off his disappointment putting the token in his extra slot. The token is also his first path token. As a dynamic class he will be using many job from different profession. Thus he will have to do the quest for basic job. He sigh thinking about the tedium of fetch quests.

[Congratulations to player KillaB for finding and unlocking the Goblin Army event...] KillaB has set the rewards and class information to hidden but not the name. KillaB is a popular streamer known for an unorthodox play style. KillaB also has a fanatic following, this band of players are known to cause trouble for players they deem unsavoury.

NoobianK¥NG curse his luck, ripples of time are really unfair. The goblin Army is an event that should only happen in a month. Now the players are not ready. He needs to save them from this disaster. It would be fine once people understand that Cardinal is not an ordinary game however the loss of stats and level could be a disaster for the entire player. The goblin event might appear easy on paper because it's just goblins but the event is a global one and the nearest Goblin fort will be built at least one hundred kilometres away in the level twenty to thirty area. NoobianK¥NG gets a wicked thought in his head he should just break the after getting his path tokens.

Right now he wants to focus on the path token. Or at least that what he wants to do he knows thou what he has to do is trigger a patch the irritating thing is that in order to save a large number of players grief later he will trigger the patch. What he has is in his inventory is an item that doesn't originally belong to the church. He opens his message window sends Athena a message.