I am outside of Riften among purple trees and on a bluish-purple ground, with my Ron around my neck and Aqua in my pocket, already wearing my cloak.
“Shall we go find a new member for our family?”
I patted their heads and prepared myself.
It might seem strange to seek a tame creature with the fire element, given Aqua and Ron have mist elements, but I think it's ideal. I want one that is fast and can deal high damage while also drawing attention and capable of dodging... Besides, I find the fire element interesting.
I closed my eyes and remembered the coordinates and space.
And I sang the Skill.
“Dimensional Door”
Soon the space distorted and a bluish portal appeared in front of me, and I stepped lightly into it.
3rd POV
Near a city within the Pyrene Empire on the central continent,
A spatial distortion connecting two different points emerged, and from there, an extremely handsome individual with blonde and silver hair and mysterious and enchanting greenish-blue eyes appeared.
Carrying what from a distance would seem like a kind of “scarf” with a light wine and gray color.
And wearing a cloak.
The young man looked around and nodded when he realized he was in a forest of green-red foliage trees and trunks with a slight red hue.
He spoke softly...
“It seems like the right place...”
MC POV
After arriving at the intended location, I activated my Shapeshifter Skill. The magic covered my body, and my tail disappeared while my ears shrank and became human-like, given that this empire is predominantly human.
I decided not to change my hair color, only lightening it to a simpler blonde, or my eyes, despite being a bit more noticeable, it's not at a high level. Besides, I raised the helmet and put on a rabbit mask to avoid attracting attention.
First, I decided to go to a nearby city to gather information. I already have an idea of the specific monster I want since I looked it up on the forum...
I stopped in front of the city of Elche, a medium-to-large city within the empire. There was a line to enter, composed of both merchant carriages and different types of NPCs and players.
I found it curious to see players in line as merchants... ‘I heard that some people who like economics and sales are using the game as a training process for commercial techniques and sales... Besides, since it's possible to convert game currency into real-world money, many virtual reality games end up becoming a source of income for various players... The only reason this doesn't become a negative process for companies is due to the commercial processes involved, whether it's the monthly fee payment, the purchase of the capsule and nutrients, and various subsidy processes from other companies such as the use of commercials and marketing, video sales, and other processes...’
While thinking about things not so relevant to me, as I have guaranteed and excellent sources of income outside the game,
My turn came, and before the guard could speak, I showed my Adventurer Token. It's not very useful in a large city within an empire, but it helps reduce the entrance fee.
After paying the coins, I searched for the adventurers' guild to look for information.
“I might also visit the library...”
I stopped by a small library and bought a book on the empire's geography, as well as one on the empire's monsters. I already had an idea of what I wanted to choose, so I just selected.
And within the adventurers' guild, I chose the hunting mission I wanted, which was to hunt.
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Mission: Hunt the Lefers.
Objective: Bring 20 Lefer pelts, and 10 fangs.
Description: Lefers are a wolf species monster, whose primary element is fire. They have good agility among wolves and possess destructive attacks with their fire elemental energy. Their pelts are known to be comfortable and good for those traveling to cold areas, and their fangs are a good ingredient for potions that temporarily increase fire resistance.
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“Perfect”
The idea for my next tame is one not too large, but not too small like Ron, that is agile and can deal high damage both in area and fixed proximity. And a wolf that uses fire elements fits well with the idea I desire. Besides, I've always loved wolves, I still remember when I visited some zoos, they were one of my favorite animals...
And with this mission, I will hunt some and look for one I relatively like and have good affinity with.
After selecting the mission and informing the receptionist, I headed out of the city towards the hunting field... even though it's a bit far away...