Trial Stage
Ting.
[You have killed a Black Wild Boar]
[You obtained Black Wild Boar's fangs.]
[You obtained Black Wild Boar's meat.]
[Inventory:
⇒ Black Wild Boar's fangs: 2
⇒ Black Wild Boar's meat: 20]
[Hunter Skill : Level up: #1]
[Sword Skill : Level up: #1]
Ash, lying face down from being slammed when the boar fell, was stunned when he read the message on the screen. Fangs and meat? Does it mean he can also get items after killing? Both skills also increased.
He looked at the dead wild boar.
'Huh?'
The dead wild boar was no longer there.
Ash looked left and right, the boar was completely gone.
'Could it be because the boar is an item I must get? Does that mean the definition of Hunter Skill is for hunting?'
He rose to his feet and patted the dust off his clothes.
He looked at himself who was still wearing shorts and a white T-shirt. His clothes were dirty, and he didn't have a change of clothes.
'Hmm. The important thing is that I get out of this game quickly.' he thought, then walked deeper into the forest. He walked for three hours, but still couldn't find the exit from the game.
***
It rained.
Shhhhhh…
Shhh…
Ash took shelter from the rain under a tree, but he was already wet and feeling cold. So, he kept walking, trying to find a way out of this game.
Then he saw that there was a cave not far in front of him.
'Should I take shelter in the cave, or continue looking for an exit?'
He looked up at the sky, the skin on his face stinging from the rain. The sky was starting to get dark.
Finally, he decided to take shelter and spend the night in the cave.
When he entered, the cave was a little dark. He sat on the cave wall with his body shaking slightly because of the cold.
The cave was dry and quite deep, so light from outside could not illuminate all parts of it.
Ash got up and walked along the cave wall. Then his foot seemed to kick something. He picked it up and tried to see what it was in the dark.
Matchbox!
Ting.
[You have found a matchbox.]
[Item Rank : Regular item.]
[Would you store the item in the inventory?]
[Y/N]
Gosh, if he didn't remember he was inside the Finding Objects game, he would feel strange because he found random items. Ash chooses N.
'Hmm... I can make a campfire if I have firewood,' he thought.
He walked further into the cave until finally, his foot kicked something again. He couldn't see what he found, so he picked it up and waited to see if the notification would ring again.
Ting.
Sure enough, soon the sound echoed in his ears.
[You have found a bunch of firewood.]
[Item Rank : Regular item.]
[Would you store the item in the inventory?]
[Y/N]
'Yes. I can make a campfire," he said happily. Of course, he chose N.
He then arranged the wood and tried to light the campfire.
"Yes!" he was excited after the bonfire was lit. Now he could see the cave inner side, by the light of the campfire.
The cave turned out to contain items scattered everywhere. It was similar to the hidden objects or finding objects games.
Ash thought as he ruffled his wet hair. If his guess was correct, maybe he could find dry clothes or at least, a towel.
He started looking for clothes or towels among the items.
Ting.
[You have found a rubber duck.]
[Item Rank : Regular item.]
[Would you store the item in the inventory?]
[Y/N]
Ash subconsciously pressed N and continued to look for the items he needed.
Ting.
[You have found a glove.]
[Item Rank : Regular item.]
[Would you store the item in the inventory?]
[Y/N]
Ash pressed N again and continued searching.
Ting.
[You have found an umbrella.]
[Item Rank : Regular item.]
[Would you store the item in the inventory?]
[Y/N]
Ash pressed N impatiently, then picked up a hat.
Ting.
[You have found a top hat.]
[Item Rank : Regular item.]
[Would you store the item in the inventory?]
[Y/N]
"Arrrrghhh, this is so annoying! Why every time I touch something, the notification rings?!" he shouted.
He stopped messing up all the items randomly and started to think. He took the umbrella and waited to see if the notification would sound. But not.
"Oho, so if there was a notification earlier, it wouldn't ring again," he muttered while nodding.
With the umbrella, he began to rummage through the piled-up items. Finally, he found a shirt, trousers, boxers, and a towel.
Even though each item triggered a notification sound, Ash didn't mind it because the items were the items that he needed. With a satisfied expression, he put on the dry clothes and dried his hair.
Before long, his stomach growled. He remembered he had the wild boar meat from earlier in his inventory, but how was he supposed to get it out?
'Hmmm... If I'm in a game, I can just click on it.'
He tried to say, "Inventory."
Ting.
[Inventory:
⇒ Black Wild Boar's fangs: 2
⇒ Black Wild Boar's meat: 20]
He pressed the Black Wild Boar's meat.
Ting.
[Would you like to take out Black Wild Boar's meat from your inventory?]
[Y/N]
Ash grinned and pressed Y.
Suddenly in front of him appeared a large piece of meat. Ash's grin grew even bigger. He caught the meat with his hands.
But how would he cook it? There was only one way.
He turned towards the pile of things with a tired expression.
***
Ash ate until he was full. With a satisfied smile, he lifted the soda can and took a sip of its contents, then looked at the items he managed to retrieve after thoroughly rummaging through the items piled up in the cave.
There were several drink cans, a mattress, a blanket, a pillow, some snacks and bread, a knife, a grill, and so on.
'This is not bad,' he thought.
He could spend the night here waiting for the rain that wouldn't stop.
After laying out the mattress and lying down, he tried to remember everything in the game that he could try to summon, besides Inventory.
"System," he said.
Ting.
[Player: Ashborn Locke]
[Player Number: #23875]
[Level: #1.1]
[Stats:
⇒ Strength: 5
⇒ Endurance: 5
⇒ Agility: 5
⇒ Intelligence: 5
⇒ Magic: 5]
[Extra Point: 0]
[Skills:
⇒ Hunter: Level: #1]
[Sword Skill:
⇒ Shadow Dance: Level: #1]
"Hmm. Quest," he tried calling the Quest screen.
Ting.
[Quest: You are currently in the Trial stage.]
[You will begin your quest after the Trial stage is complete.]
[Completion Requirements:
⇒ Find and store at least 100 regular items in your inventory.
⇒ Regular items must contain at least 50% gemstones.]
Ash's eyes widened. Where should he get gemstones?