[SP-F1] <<The First Few Lessons are Free>>

[Xian 0]

Xian had heard about these tutorial quests for newer players, and he was interested in getting these done to help with his leveling. He needed to grind up as much as he can, and that was why he ended up going to this shop first thing in the morning. He soon meets this man named "Zackariah", who was apparently a very friendly blacksmith who helped newer players get started by providing them with a quest that taught them material gathering, an important part of the game - as materials are practically currency. Xian walked in and accepted the quest, and soon enough he was sent to the wilderness of the first floors to gather five materials. Materials can be hard to gather for new players without any boosts, but he hoped that this would be different, because apparently while doing this quest, it would be easier to complete material gathering. Xian smiled, he had been spending a lot of time on the second floor.

[Xian 0]

ID: 132531
LD: 9 [NONE]

Xian exited the safe zone and began looking for some materials in the first floor wilderness. The truth is, he wanted to avoid meeting any mobs and monsters, because he was too low-leveled to fight anything. This was actually only his third time exiting the safe zone, so it was especially unnerving for him. Nevertheless, he must exit in order to satisfy the conditions for the completion of this quest, and hence he will one-hundred percent make himself go out of the safe zone. After all, he was that type of man. A few minutes - ten approximately - into the wilderness, and he realized that he had stumbled across a very big apple patch. He smiled... here might be where he finds materials all by himself - the first step into this game, basically. He reached the nearest apple tree, and shook the tree as hard as he could, only for no apples to fall out.

Materials: 0

Edited December 21, 2019 by Xian
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[Xian 0]

ID: 132532
LD: 3 [NONE]

Once again, Xian attempted to shake the same tree for some apples, and just like before, nothing came out. It was to be expected, of course, since why would different things happen when he attempts to shake the same tree. This was, after all, just a video game. A video game had its own series of coding, and this coding determines what happens whenever action takes place. The same action... the same action will always result in the same result. That is just how the game goes. Xian sighed, already beginning to understand how people become bored of material gathering and grinding for this game all the time. Even though it is very close to reality, as seen through the ability to actually touch things in this game, it was overall still just a video game, no matter how you looked at it. It was extraordinary - a game that seemed like life.

Materials: 0

Edited December 21, 2019 by Xian
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[Xian 0]

ID: 132533
LD: 5 [NONE]

Xian switched a tree and attempted to shake it in order to see if there were apples on this tree. This tree, however, was just the same - there were no apples that fell from the tree either. Xian sighed. He knew that material gathering was hard, but shaking each tree took a long time. He did expect this, however. The game was meant to be a grinding type game, and this was what grinding meant - mindless torture and hours and hours of doing the same task. Xian sat down besides the tree and pulled out bread from his inventory before eating it slowly - tasteless, unfavorable - it would be nice if food had taste. Unfortunately for him, they did not. Xian stood up again, and looked around. It seemed that some of the apple trees had more apples than others - they must have already been taken by a lot of other players doing the same thing.

Materials: 0

Edited December 21, 2019 by Xian
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[Xian 0]

ID: 132534
LD: 3 [NONE]

Xian was getting frustrated already - this was not good. He might need a break to just stare at the sky at some point - maybe very soon. He sighed, going towards a nearby tree. This tree was a little bit thicker, so instead of using one hand, he grabbed the thick tree with both of his arms - wrapped both of them around the tree and started shaking as hard as he could. Unfortunately, the tree did not drop any apples for him, despite the fact that it was thicker and probably a lot tougher to shake. Xian sat down once again, this time in frustration. It was then that he recognized that maybe there was a strategy to this material gathering. Perhaps that is the reason that he is having no luck at this material gathering thing - after all, one makes his own luck, and that is what he plans to do.

Materials: 0

Edited December 21, 2019 by Xian
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