Chapter 5
Old John cleaned up the room.
Ges, along with the sullen Daniel and many other villagers, moved all the furniture needed.
The tables and chairs requested by Dumina were among them.
In addition, there was a small dining table, really small, seating four people would feel crowded.
There were also two simple cabinets, one for each bedroom.
There were also bed boards, two of them, one for each room.
Along with the bed boards were some similarly sized and relatively regular-shaped stones.
Just place these stones on the ground, and the bed boards can be supported.
It was not necessary for the stones to be particularly neat, with consistent heights.
After placing the bed boards, there was still some shaking.
The bed boards only had support at the head and foot, with the rest hanging in the air.
The bed set up in this way was simple but enough to prevent people from sleeping directly on the ground and being easily eroded by the cold and damp air from the ground.
These items were wiped clean before being brought over, with traces of the years but no dust accumulation, ready for immediate use.
Ges finally handed over the simple "plaque" he had cut to Dumina.
It was called a plaque, but it was actually just a piece of wood that had been freshly cut, minimally polished, and met Dumina's size requirements.
Dumina looked at the wood board, then took the plaque to his door and gestured, confirming it was fine before taking out a small knife from his sleeve and starting to carve on the wood board.
He was not in a position to have too many tools now.
He had limited items with him when he left home, so he had to prioritize meeting the needs and couldn't consider aesthetics too much.
As long as the plaque had words, it was fine.
The rest could be dealt with later.
The wood board brought by Ges was not of good quality, and this plaque was destined to be temporary.
He didn't need to put in too much effort for it.
The priority was to move on to the next task.
That was his current focus.
Calculating the time, he had only arrived at Gray Rope Village today and triggered the task.
If he could complete the first stage today, wouldn't he gain an extra two days, or even two and a half days, to prepare for the attack of the monsters? He could even act as a half-day messenger tonight! Dumina carved the words very carefully.
He had a serious expression, with only the wood board and the moving tip of the knife in his eyes.
Old John stood beside him, slightly bending over, watching his movements, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
The young master seemed to have changed.
Old John had been with Dumina for too long, so long that he knew too well how impatient and unable to endure hardship his young master used to be.
Otherwise, if the young master had not been able to practice magic before, he might have focused on studying and become a scholar.
In this world, the status of a magician was the highest, but a scholar with enough research results, even without any combat power, could surpass knights and have many knights following them.
A typical scholar's status was similar to that of a knight.
The specifics depended on their academic level.
If the previous Dumina had shown the potential to become a scholar, perhaps he wouldn't have been so easily driven out of his home.
Ges and the others didn't know what Old John was thinking.
They didn't stand by Dumina like Old John did.
They kept a certain distance from Dumina, watching him carve the words.
Daniel, who had a sullen face when moving things, now had an even darker expression.
He glanced at the other villagers who were watching intently, wanting to get angry and leave, but feeling it was inappropriate, so he forced himself to endure, becoming more and more uncomfortable.
What Dumina was doing now really made him uncomfortable! Could it be that the Hall family might produce a good person? No, he didn't believe it! This young master came here and still wanted to set up a school? In his opinion, it must be the young master's playfulness, and they were just here to play with the young master! He didn't want to play these boring games with the young master! But that's an opportunity to read...
Also, between the movements of Du Mingna's knife tip, something has already been carved out.
The series of characters made him dizzy, yet he couldn't help but be fascinated.
Should it be "Grey Rope Village School"? That's what Ges said to them when he asked for their help.
But is it really the Grey Rope Village School? Daniel thought and thought, forgetting even the idea of leaving.
He watched Du Mingna finish carving the characters, put away the knife, raised the plaque, examined it, then took the plaque to the door.
Du Mingna had already calculated when carving the plaque, as long as the width of the plaque was suitable, he could use the stones protruding from the sides of the door to hold this plaque in place.
Like a long stick, if placed horizontally, it might not be able to get out of the door, but if tilted slightly, one end could go out first, he just needed to pay attention to the orientation when placing it, he could make the plaque fit between the stone walls on both sides of the door.
After adjusting the position a bit, he could wedge the plaque in place.
After getting the wooden board, he had to compare it again at the door to see if the length was really suitable.
But when he got to the door, he instantly felt embarrassed.
He had planned well, but he had overlooked a rather important issue.
He was still just a young boy, and he really wasn't tall enough! He could reach above the door with both hands, but maintaining this position made it difficult to exert force.
When he grabbed the lower end of the board, lifted it up, and tried to wedge it as he wanted between the stone walls, he found it very difficult to do.
Du Mingna tried twice, but it didn't work.
By the third try, the board almost fell down, hitting his head.
Luckily, he reacted quickly, and when the board almost fell, he immediately grabbed it, barely avoiding it hitting his head.
Du Mingna decided not to be stubborn.
He turned around, about to call for help.
Ges's sturdy figure had already come to him.
"Young master, let me do it, how should we do it?" Du Mingna pointed, and Ges implemented.
The plaque was quickly set up.
A voice that only he could hear rang in Du Mingna's ear.
"Ding! The completion rate of the main task's first phase has reached 73%, exceeding the minimum submission threshold of 60%, does the host wish to submit the task immediately?" "Friendly reminder: by default, the host will be reminded when the completion rate exceeds 60%, 80%, 100%.
The host can freely set reminder values.
The host's current level is lv1, and can set up to 5 reminder values.
" Du Mingna's mind stirred.
Completion rate? Does that mean the higher the completion rate, the better the rewards? And 100% is the limit, even if you can do better than 100%, you cannot get higher rewards, or is it possible to get higher rewards? "Ding! Task rewards depend on the completion rate of the task.
100% is the numerical limit, if the host achieves excellence, there is a certain probability of obtaining higher rewards.
" It's only a certain probability, not like when increasing from 60% to 80%, 100%, where you will definitely get better rewards.
Du Mingna's mind became more active.
The first phase of the main task is relatively simple, but he has limited resources on hand, and time is tight, so he may not be able to achieve 100%, but 80%, he can always strive for it, right? Should he try to do more? Thinking back to the "classroom" and "teacher's office" mentioned by the system before, Du Mingna immediately thought of a new way to increase the completion rate.
He could try making two more plaques! This time they could be smaller, just enough to ensure he could carve all the characters on them.
As he was thinking, he heard Ges ask, "Young master? Is it okay to place the plaque like this?" Du Mingna's eyes lit up.
"Yes! Ges, can I ask you for one more thing?" Daniel, who was further away, snorted, and even the excitement he had just felt after seeing the plaque hung up was mostly gone.
He knew this young master wouldn't be a good person! What exactly is written on the plaque, isn't it just known by the young master and Old John? Oh, wait, Old John knows too? The young master shouldn't make a mistake, what's written on the board must be "Grey Rope Village School.
" Daniel's expression changed again.
He felt he had misunderstood Du Mingna, but he really didn't want to admit it.
Ges had already listened to Du Mingna's request.
This is also not too difficult.
Anyway, it's just about making templates of the right size, simple polishing will do, not too much trouble.
Du Mingna spent more time going into the house and looked at the indoor situation.
As soon as he entered, he found places on both sides where things could be hung, somewhat like nails, and hooks, let's call them hooks for now.
He just needed to leave the hook on his left to hang things, and conveniently on this side, Old John's room and his room were on either side.
The hook on the right could be used to secure the classroom board.
Just write "classroom," no need for a large board, and leave a hook for students to hang things.
Perfect, the desks and chairs used by the students are also on the right side as you enter.
The small dining table is also on the right side, but in the corner at the end of the right side.
The teacher's office is also on the right side.
When Ges brought the suitable boards, Du Mingna hung up the signs for "classroom" and "teacher's office," and the system popped up with a prompt again.
"Ding! The completion rate of the main task's first phase has reached 81%, exceeding the minimum submission threshold of 60%, may the host submit the task immediately?" Du Mingna breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily, it was over 80%.
He wanted to aim for 100%, but he knew it was unlikely.
He still tried asking the system.
"If Old John and I find another stone house to live in, and only use that stone house as a school, is it possible to increase the completion rate to 100%?" "Ding! Friendly reminder to the host, it is still daytime, dream later after falling asleep at night.
" Du Mingna gave up.
He knew that with such simple conditions, reaching 80% was already good.
He chose to submit the task.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the first phase of the main task!" "It is detected that the time taken by the host to complete the task is less than half of the stipulated time limit, the task completion level has not reached the perfect level, the task reward is upgraded by one level.
" "Rewards now issued: 'Magic First School' plaque, this reward will be delivered to the host in a reasonable manner within three days, please pay attention to receiving it.
" "Rewards now issued: Perfect level mystery gift box *1.
The system backpack has been opened.
The gift box has been stored in the backpack.
Please pay attention to receiving it.
" "Ding! The second phase of the main task is now released: the host is required to find at least one student for the school within three days, and ensure that the student will study at the school for a long term (more than six months).
Task completion rewards: mystery gift box *1, awakening potion *3, recruitment opportunity *1.
Task failure penalty: the number of invading demons doubles.
" Du Mingna: ??? These invading demons, are they the same as the invasion mentioned in the first phase of the main task? If so, then by completing the task early, wouldn't he be putting himself at risk of falling into a more dangerous situation? No, he submitted the task early, and only by achieving an excellent completion rate, did he get a perfect level reward.
This proves that completing the task as soon as possible is useful.
His focus should now shift to how to recruit students!