Nicklaus

As the boat began to pick up speed in the sea, Nicklaus thought this would be perfect time to explore this ship. He did not expect it to have much in terms of amenities. However, he knew that he would not likely have the energy to do this on his return trip. Therefore, he began walking around. He knew he should not bug the individuals who were off rowing the boat as that could cause them to become stuck in the ocean. Therefore, he looked around. There was not much but finally he did find the Nympth who was sitting there as his escort to today's quest. He decided to approach the NPC and ask her

As Nicklaus stepped onto the boat, he could realized this was one of the old boats, in particular, a trireme. He was not a history expert, but he knew that these boats were very familiar back in the day. These were amazing boats for their era, a massive ancient warship that was going to carry him to his destination. These boats were made for quick travel, it had a giant sail, but most importantly, there were three sets of rows for oars. This meant that it was propelled by a lot of individuals. Nicklaus had hoped that it was ready to leave given it had just arrived in the harbour. He walke

As Nicklaus made it over to the harbour, he was looking for the exact ship that would take him to the destination. He looked back at its quest log, and all it said was visiting the harbour. He would have to go search every single boat before he could arrive at his destination. It would take a lot of work but he knew he had saw it sail into the harbour while he was eating breakfast. As he continue to walk along the dock, he could see there were a lot of NPC fisherman selling their freshly caught fish to the players and NPCs who would wonder into the harbour. There were a lot of good seafoo

As Nicklaus sat down at a local restaurant overlooking the beautiful harbour, he knew that he was procrastinating from starting this quest today. He knew that he should instead try to get this done as soon as possible so he could take advantage of his upgraded fishing skills. Nicklaus looked around at the menu, and decided to get some classic greek food. He settled with the greek fried eggs served over potatoes and feta cheese. He then decided to order a drink, nothing alcoholic this early in the morning. Therefore, he decided to get some coffee. Nicklaus continue to watch ships enter and

This was the first time he had stepped foot at Athenaia. It was stunning, unlike any place he had ever visited so far in Aincrad. The architecture on the floor had an ancient greece flavour to the style of the buildings. As he walked around, he saw the temples with the distinct columns which must have taken a lot of time to build. Once he got here, it was now time to look for his escort to the quest. He was wondering where he could find the nympth who would then escort him to where he needed to visit today. As Nicklaus began to aimless wonder around, he decided to look back at the quest l

Based on the recommendation of her younger sister, Nicklaus was highly encouraged to get this over with and done today. He had received a brand new quest the other day, and he decided to do it today. He had still not fully recovered from his fishing trip with her sister yesterday. While fishing out in the cold was never a good idea, he had managed to earn three treasure chest, which allowed him to reach level two to qualify for this quest today. Therefore, while his body was still tired, he had forced himself out of bed and made his way to the bathroom to get dressed and more important aw

After learning how to identify five items earlier this week, Nicklaus began to get to work to identify the remaining six items that he had owned. He had hoped this will be enough to get him past to the second rank of the appraiser profession, which will allow him access and the ability to try to get the quest. He wanted to take the quest as it would allow him to gain some much more valuable experience points and make his crafting a lot easier. However, he knew that it may take some time before he would reach the final level, rank five.

5/29/2022 Link Appraiser: Rank 1 Identifying Items | attempt allowance: 5/6 (5 Base+1 Guild) | Tier 2 Weapon | Rare (4) | Tier 2 Consumable | Rare (1) | cost = (4 x 800) + (1 x 400) = 3,600 Col Salvage = (3 x 500) + (1 x 250) = 1,750 Col Requesting 1,750 Col Refund. Paid 3,600 Col instead of Net difference.

This was the first time Nicklaus was attempting this appraisal thing for the first time. He had just collected his hard earn rewards from fishing and would attempt to identify the items that he had collected for the first time. He was hoping that this would be good enough as he can finally upgrade his item and armour after today. It would allow him to grow stronger and feel a lot more confident before he started to appraise the list of items that her younger sister, Rebekah had sent him. He did not want to mess up just yet so he wanted to do his first.

Now that he finally gotten what he had came out here for, it was time to pack and leave. Rebekah had asked him for help while she was doing the dishes. He happily obliged and got to work. After all, all he had been doing was sitting on a comfortable chair and sat there to fish all day long. He had done nothing useful yet, and it would be time to help her sister out so they could finally leave. He was excited to go identify the equipment that he had found, and it would also be time for him to return indoors back to someplace a lot warmer. He had enough of the cold for today. While that was

His younger sister wanted a promise that he will try to stay safe. He knew that she had essentially manipulated this conversation into forcing a promise out of him. However, he had no other alternatives that he can say right now. He had to agree. Nicklaus responded, "Yes, I will promise you I will try to stay safe." He knew just as well as anyone it was impossible to stay safe in this game, however, what he could do is not get himself into tricky situations that he would have no way of getting out of. That was for sure. After he responded, Rebekah decided not to force him to say anything

That was something he had not considered. Yes, he had always did things without thinking about the full consequences, but it never really hit home how family members would be worried about that. That was a true point. He suppose her sister just wanted to see him safely reach level thirty two before he started picking fights with others. This was her way of keeping her eye on himself. While he did not need anyone to babysit him, he knew that this gave Rebekah some peace of mind. Besides, he knew that if he could gain some important and valuable lessons from her younger sister, he would listen.

Nicklaus was surprised to find out that he had already found two treasure chest, containing a total of eight items to identify. Today was definitely going well, he knew that he would need to continue to get better at fishing, he would eventually find more and better items. Currently, all of his items that he had found are tier 2 which is a lot stronger than what he had at the moment. He would be very happy to trade it in and switch to a stronger and better equipment. Now, all he needed was either another trinket or a defensive item such as armour or shields. That would help him a lot in his ab

As the campsite came to life, Nicklaus knew that it was his job to continue to fish. He was looking to try to reach level two by the end of the trip. He also knew that he was not very useful in these settings. The least he could do was to make sure they had enough food to survive for the trip. He passed the fish that he had caught to Rebekah who would then cook them out here in the cold. He was wondering what type of food her sister would make. He knew he wanted something warm out here on the fourth floor. It was just the type of thing that would make the time go pass by a lot easier. Whi

Now that her sister had been getting most of the essentials set up, Nicklaus decided it was time to focus back at fishing. While he was at it, he could feel the excitement of finally succeeding for the first time. After all, he had seen her sister's success previously at foraging for materials, but he had always wondered was being a fisherman a waste of time. He finally received the answer, and knew that it would help him out in the long run. He was a merchant, and his first treasure chest would help him as he needed to stock up on items to identify. Now that he had four, he was tempted to loo

While her sister was busy starting to build some type of shelter to protect them from the elements. Nicklaus decided it was time to start digging a hole to begin ice fishing. One of the things they would need is food. Rebekah had previously told her when they were setting up this trip was that she would bring food but it would be helpful if he was able to catch some fish. This would allow Rebekah to save some of her emergency rations instead of using them up on this trip. Therefore, he got to work digging a hole. He was not an expert at fire making so he decided to leave that part to her

As soon as Nicklaus had walked into the wilderness and on to the Frostbite lake, he was stunned. The scenery was amazing. The developers of Aincrad must have spent a lot of time recreating the feeling of a winter wonderland here on the fourth floor. He was amazed by every little detail that he could see. He followed her sister, as they made their way onto the lake. They were going to find a place to set up a camp so they could preform some ice fishing. It was his first time ice fishing on the lake, so he was excited for this opportunity. He knew that it was not everyday that he got to exp

Nicklaus had finally entered Rebekah's cafe for the first time. It was a cozy place, a mix between a place where one can buy boutique and amazing pastries as well as meals. Rebekah had handed one of her signature pastries to Nicklaus to try. He had not had a beaver tail in quite a while and it tasted delicious. He looked up and saw that he had been granted a gathering buff for the rest of today. Hopefully, that will come in handy for today's adventure. Nicklaus looked around and saw that her sister was packed and ready to head out for today's adventure. It was finally time to leave behind

Nicklaus had woken up this morning by an alarm notification. Today was the day her sister was going to show him around Snowfrost town, and go on a camping adventure on the frozen Frostbite Lake. It was the first time he will visit the cold fourth floor and he was excited. He had received direct instructions for him to go to the teleportation gate and to stop by Rebekah's cafe on the fourth floor while he was at it. She had a few things to do in her shop this morning before she would join him on this journey. At first, he was hesitant to spend a lot of time on a cold floor, but her sister'

After a long detour, the pair of them have finally made it back to Lyle's shop. It was not a place where Nicklaus wanted to stay for long given that the last time he was here this morning, the blacksmith was very rude to both of them. However, he was here to trade in his materials that he had collected for the quest rewards. As he stepped into the shop, he told the shopkeeper, "I have returned with the materials that you have requested." Nicklaus hands over the three boar tusks to Lyle. Lyle inspects the items then tells him to pick an item from the pile of poorly designed items in the ga

Nicklaus had almost finish packing up everything and was about to store everything in his inventory by pressing the button in front of him in his user display when a snowy white owl had flown over and knocked over his neatly pile of equipment. It was her sister's owl, Snowball. "Why do you have to do this Snowball? Bad Snowball, bad owl." Nicklaus berated at the owl. He was not happy at the owl's behaviour as he believed the owl had done this on purpose. This was no accident. However, Snowball, had immediately gotten back on its feet after the collision and attempted to apologize to Nickl

Nicklaus was getting tired of fishing in the river. He had not been successful today and knew that it was time to leave soon. If he was lucky, he would have entertained the idea staying longer. However, he desperately needed to finish that quest so he can gain a few more levels. Therefore, he was going to see if he could find something for the final time before they made their way back to the town of beginnings. There was only so much he could think about. It was a good learning experience today, and the best thing to help cap off today would be the ability to catch something with his bra

Now that Rebekah was the first person to explain to him the nuisances between the two very important skills, Nicklaus knew that these were three of the most important skills to max out as early as possible. This would require at least ninety skill points, which will take him up to level eighteen to achieve this. He also knew that there were additional bonuses add on skills that he will need, so Nicklaus would have to quickly find a way to grind to gain as much experience as possible in the shortest time frame available. There was only one question he had while Nicklaus continued to wait f

Nicklaus had just listened to her sister discuss three critical skills. So far, he had only maxed out the damage skill given he knew he would not be able to avoid fighting in the earlier levels. He had also heard that being able to fight is very important in any type of game like Sword Art Online. It was essential since he cannot be in a situation where he has to depend on others to fight. Even as a tank, being able to specialize in some damage early either is very helpful to any party. "Since I have maxed out my weapon skill, which skill should I go for next?" Nicklaus asked. He knew tha