The First S Grade Quest.
"Haha young lad, why are you back so early?? I know I said as soon as possible but you can take your time to get stronger, you don't have to rescind the quest agreement?" Jones said with a slight frown as he said to James.
"Old man Jones, I have completed the request you asked me," James said in mild laughter as he showed his quest completion notification.
[Ding!!! The host has completed the Quest. The guild manager Jones wants you to reach level 10 as quickly as possible to solve an issue for him.]
Requirements:
1)Reach level 10 as quickly as possible.
2)Return to this same adventurers guild to receive the follow-up quest.
Quest Rank:D rank.
Rewards:
1)Maxed favor with Jones
2)A meeting with the king of the Tempest Kingdom.
"How could you have gotten this strong this quickly?"Jones said he looked at James' current stats.
''Haha, old man Jones, I was lucky to come across a dangerous level dungeon, and after clearing it, I had a lot of rewards that helped me " James said as he rubbed the back of his head. It was not that James had an unreasonable trust in Jones but he had a really good impression of him, so he decided to tell him the truth. It might also affect the follow-up quest.
''Well done kid, I should have expected more from you. The king will be so happy. Let's get going. Anna, take care of the guild hall till I come back.'' Jones said to Anna as he opened a spatial magic portal.
''Yes Sir'' Anna said as Jones and James entered through the portal.
'Come to think of it, old man Jones as the Adventurers Guild Guild Manager for the entire Salford City should be really strong. I cannot see his level at all with my soul eyes. He was able to use spatial magic to travel from Salford City to the capital city, Greishah of the Tempest Kingdom which should have taken about five teleportation portals to get here, but we got here in one take. I am sure this is not even his full strength' James internalized as he stared at Jones with admiration.
''Young lad, we have reached the Royal Palace, Don't stare for too long" Jones said to James as they entered the King's courtyard.
"I shouldn't stare at what??...." James was about to continue asking when he saw one of the most beautiful woman he had seen in his life standing beside a middle-aged-looking man in dragon robes with an imposing regal pressure. The man sat on a throne made of diamonds as he stared at the lady beside him with love and compassion. One will wonder why a man of such caliber will have such a cute face on as he chatted with the lady.
''Ah Prime Minister Jones to what do I owe the pleasure?'' The man said as he looked at Jones with respect in his eyes.
''Your majesty, I brought to you a fine lad who could help the situation that currently plagues the barren landscape that is right adjacent to our Kingdom "Jones said as he bowed slightly to the king.
"Oh is that so??" The king said as he met James' gaze but to his surprise, he met James continuously staring at his daughter that was standing right beside him.
"Young lad, I have already warned you not to stare too long. The king is very protective of his daughter. You also forgot to bow to the king" Jones said in a voice only James could hear.
"Haha, I like you very much. Sasha will like to marry this man? Young man, prepare for the grandest wedding of the century. Hahaha," King Arthur laughed uproariously as he sold his daughter to James.
'' Father!!! What are you saying? I thought you loved me. Now you selling me to a handsome stranger?" The lady said as she fake cried.
''Haha, I am sorry, Sasha. This is the 567th groom I have tried finding for you but you always tacitly reject them all."Arthur said as he patted his daughter's hair.
"The king is protective of his daughter in the sense that he wants her to marry and leave the Tempest Kingdom. Our Annon Empire is the top empire in the Northern Continent with our Kingdom as its top kingdom. We are always at the end of the orchestration of our other enemies."Jones said to James.
''Okay young man, sorry for dropping my family drama on you. We have been looking for an individual or group of individuals who could fulfill a request for our Kingdom." Arthur said as he requested James.
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[Ding!!! You have received a Quest.]
Difficulty Grade: S class
Clear a dangerous grade level 25 Chaos Goblin Gate.
Requirements: Level 25
Time Limit: 2 weeks in real-world time.
Rewards:
1) × 2 Levels
2)Young Duke Title
3) ×1 Evolvable skill
4)+ 50 Favor with the Tempest Kingdom
You can party with a maximum of five people.
Would you like to accept the quest??
[YES] [NO]
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"Your majesty, if it will not be an inconvenience, could you please explain the effect of the Young Duke Title before I accept the quest?" James spoke for the first time after entering the courtyard as he asked this question.
"That's only natural. You need to know whether the rewards are worth risking your life right?"Arthur said as he saw right through James' plan.
"Yes, your majesty that's exactly what I wanted to ask" James nodded in confirmation of what Arthur just said.
"Okay, you are pretty smart for someone your age. The young duke title is bestowed to the most outstanding individuals of the younger generation of our Tempest Kingdom. The Kingdom will make efforts to nurture you to become strong fighters who can stand at the front line of our Kingdom to protect the citizenry. There are many benefits to being a young Duke. I'll give you a taste of just one of the benefits. After clearing the chaos goblin gate, the land which that gate has plagued will be under your governance without the interference of the kingdom. Young dukes are only expected to pay 10% of their monthly earnings of their territory back to the kingdom. As of now, there are only two young dukes in the Tempest Kingdom. If you can make a city prosper, it is considered as the whole kingdom prospering" Arthur said as he enticed James with just a piece of the reward.
"I'll accept the quest your majesty," James said as he planned to capitalize on this situation to secure the most prosperous place a new guild could thrive infinitely; a battlefield. The issue of barrenness can be solved but the presence of deadly beasts to temper and produce outstanding elites for the guild is the most important issue, an issue that cannot be solved easily.
[Ding!!! The host has accepted the S grade difficulty Quest.]
'With the situation of the city, I am sure I can continuously expand outwards away from the Tempest Kingdom. The first offer alone for the young Duke Title is enticing enough but what I have to do to obtain it is also going to be difficult. This time, I'll prepare fully to help complete the quest without any hitch' James internalized as he prepared for his next moves.
"Haha good lad, the fate of that land is in your hands" The king laughed uproariously as he stared at James.
''Prime Minister Jones, thank you for bringing in this fine young man. I hope you will succeed and be a new pillar for our Tempest Kingdom." The king said as he dismissed James and Jones to get back to his precious daughter.
Whoosh
"We are back, I'll see you later young lad. Strive to become a young duke, the benefits are unimaginable. I can also sense the residue of different spatial magic on you apart from mine, if you need any help later with spatial magic I can be of great help." Jones said to James before he left the adventurers guild.
''Goodbye Sir Atlas, have a nice day" Anna politely escorted James to the entrance of the door.
" Thank you, Miss Anna," James said as he waved back to Anna as he left the adventurers guild hall.
[Ding!!! Kingdom Announcement!!! The first dungeon at coordinate (NX:23/SY:45) has been cleared by a solo player going by the moniker; Atlas.]
[Ding!!! Due to the protection policy of Zero Evolution Online, major player achievements that are supposed to be private are announced after three hours of in-game time.]
[Ding!!! The name Atlas has been etched in the books of history and the memory of other players. Additional +500 World Fame points added.]
'Hmmm, I'll expect nothing less from a dangerous level dungeon. The rewards are always good.' James thought to himself as he headed to the forex bureau to convert his game funds into real-world dollars.
"Welcome Sir, how may I help you??"The NPC manager of the forex bureau asked James.
In Zero Evolution Online, NPCs have very lifelike characteristics. With the full immersion feature of the game, the pain and pleasure receptors all work in full gear. There are spots on the map, where NPC's can pleasure gamers in the game. The NPCs knew that gamers came from another world and surprisingly they were not freaked out about it. It made them more acceptable to the NPCs, even an idiot in the real world could have "fun" in-game with multiple female NPCs.
"Yes, I'll like to convert all my 10 gold coins to dollars. What is the current exchange rate?"
James asked the managers.
"Due to the recent launch of the game,one silver coin is worth about 1000 dollars. The rate is bound to go down as more purchases are done by the immortal adventurers. For the sum of 10 gold coins, the amount will be about a million dollars. Will you like to convert all the 10 gold coins??" The manager asked once again to confirm.
"Yes". James responded affirmatively.
With the appearance of Zero Evolution Online, the standard of living of even the poorest man will shoot up the roof due to the game currency conversion policy.
[Ding!!! An amount of a million dollars has been sent to your real-world bank account.]
"It's now about time to solve the real world issues...." James said as he logged out from the game.