Axie Online

Chapter 4 - 'Ten Shop'

Receiving an uncertain address, Rudy began to walk according to the words of the female player he met earlier. Entering the small alley in question, Rudy immediately increased his vigilance. While walking, Him repeatedly looked back and forth while being aware of all kinds of possibilities. Whether it's humans, or small insects that might be poisonous.

Without Rudy realizing it, him had arrived in front of a small house on which there was a sign that read 'Toko Ten'. The house emitted a small light from the two glass windows beside the entrance. With a little suspicion, Rudy began to enter the house.

Kriing!

When the door was pushed, there was the sound of the chime of the bell that was tied above the door. Even though Rudy raised his alertness to the highest point, him still had common sense that predicted the sound of the bells ringing. Bells are a common sign of entering shops in the real world.

“Ah, there are customers! Welcome!"

As soon as he entered, Rudy was immediately greeted by a cute pink-haired female NPC who had a pair of bunny ears on her head. How can it be known that this woman is an NPC? Because above his head there is no yellow ball floating like other players.

Ignoring the rabbit-eared female NPC, Rudy started walking towards the weapons that were displayed on one side of the wall. Him looked at the swords that were there to find a suitable weapon to accompany his hunt to go up several levels, especially the longsword type sword that he always wanted.

While walking to look at the swords hanging on the wall, Rudy found a longsword that was about 75 centimeters long. It immediately caught his attention. It didn't look too special compared to other swords, but Rudy preferred the longsword to the shortswords and broadswords that were displayed beside the shop wall.

Rudy began to focus his eyes on the longsword.

At this moment, an invisible panel suddenly appeared before his vision.

Steel Longsword

Dmg : 60 - 64

Dur : 500

"Dur? Durability? So each item has its own durability, and can be damaged after frequent use?”

According to Rudy, this sword is a very good Long Sword. Him wants to buy the sword immediately. However, upon seeing the price posted under the Long Sword, his pupils involuntarily narrowed in surprise.

After that, Rudy could only sigh sadly and immediately walked away from the Long Sword and looked for another sword.

“That sword costs 600 Byl!? Seriously!"

Currently Rudy only had 100 Byl as the money given by the system as a novice player, while the price of the sword was six times his current money. Even though Rudy had just been interested in such a very good sword, but how could him pay for such an expensive weapon?

Reluctantly, him must find the cheapest weapon in order to earn even more money. It's a vicious circle in a game, buying cheap stuff, then getting money to make up for the loss, then going back to the shop to buy better stuff to get more money.

While walking in annoyance, him saw a broadsword type sword with no decoration at all. Just an iron blade and a handle that doesn't look special. With a little interest, Rudy began to focus his eyes on the sword.

Iron Sword +4

Dmg : 25-27

Dur : 140

Rudy could only be silent for a moment after seeing that there was something different about the sword.

The sword he usually saw was just an ordinary iron sword without any additional status, but beside the name of the broadsword sword in front of Rudy there was an additional status, which was the number "+4".

If this was in an RPG game that Rudy had played, usually a weapon like this had been upgraded four times by someone. Moreover, the Durability stat of the sword was still above a hundred.

It could be said that this was a pretty good sword for Rudy's early journey.

Satisfied with enjoying the sword's status, this time Rudy hesitated a little before turning his gaze to the price section. Rudy hopes that the price of the sword can still be affordable by his current financial situation.

"Aaah! It's a shame though!!"

In less than a second, Rudy screamed helplessly while holding his own head with both hands. What made Rudy helpless was that the price of the sword he saw was 120 Byl, while his current finances were only 100 Byl.

The difference in price and money it has is very thin.

With a slightly annoyed look on his face, Rudy walked over to the rabbit-eared female NPC. Arriving at the reception desk that limited himself to the sales NPC, Rudy could only slam the table and stare at the NPC in front of him with a frown helpless look.

Seeing the look that Rudy had, it immediately made the female NPC take a step back, as if she was afraid of Rudy's gaze.

"[Fame reduced by -5 points.]"

"Eh?"

Rudy suddenly heard a familiar magnetic voice inside his head and saw that a blue status panel had appeared in front of his eyes.

At first, Rudy looked confused. But the confusion was only for a moment before him immediately realized what was happening.

The Fame status of these players affects the NPCs in the Axie Online game, then how to reduce and increase fame in this game depends on the actions of the players.

If they can interact well with NPCs, then Fame will increase. And vice versa.

In addition to interacting, Fame can also be obtained by doing certain quests. If a player's Fame has a minus, maybe that player will get a quest related to crime. But if the player's Fame has high enough points, then the player will get a quest related to goodness.

"Sorry, I got too emotional."

"Y-yes, it's fine."

"[Fame increased by 1 point]."

“I already apologized and gave an explanation, but only added one point? Seriously, I'm just a novice player here..."

Rudy unknowingly sighed heavily after knowing Fame would be harder to increase than decrease. Him learns new things that are not in the help panel, so for the future, Rudy must maintain grammar and how to communicate with NPCs so that his Fame Points are maintained or increased.

“Um, can the price of the sword be lowered for me? Right now I really need a weapon, but I only have 90 Byl in my money.”

Rudy started pointing at the +4 Iron Sword he saw earlier. To gain sympathy from the negotiator, Rudy deceives his opponent by stating the amount of money he has now by deducting 10% of the amount of money.

"Sorry, but this place has already set a lower price than the market, I can't lower the price any more than this."

“What can I do to pay for the rest?”

"Then can you collect 10 pieces of Herb Leaf?"

In the blink of an eye, suddenly a transparent panel appeared in front of Rudy. It was right in the middle of her face and the bunny-eared woman.

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Quest Giver: Louzie

Quest Type: Material Gathering

Difficulty :D

Since you asked to lower the price of the sword, Louzie asked you to collect 10 Herb Leaf.

Herb Leaf : 0/10

Reward: Iron Sword +4

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When Rudy saw the system panel that suddenly appeared in front of him, him subconsciously was surprised. Rudy never thought the situation would turn out like this.

"Gathering 10 pieces of Herb Leaf? Fine, leave that to me."

Rudy nodded his head to accept the quest.

"[Quest accepted]."

The transparent panel containing the data for the quest to be carried out disappeared in an instant after Rudy accepted the quest.

Then Rudy started marking Shop Ten on his map, after he finished doing that, Him started to leave immediately.

Rudy goes out and intends to find 10 leaves called Herb Leaf after giving 90 Byl to Louzie.