(voice-over) Graviel’s market still hummed like a restless engine when Kaien stepped out from under the Adventurers’ Board yawning. Vendors called out, lanterns flickered, and some bard NPC was stubbornly plucking the same three chords on loop, as if mocking him.
(mutters) A simple fetch quest. Easy EXP. Zero giant bugs… probably.
[SYSTEM UPDATE]
Quest Accepted: The Clockwork Courier
Objective: Retrieve the lost parcel before scavenger imps snatch it.
Reward: 500 EXP, 200 Gold, Mystery Trinket.
Time Limit: 15 minutes.
(inner thought) Fifteen minutes? Great. The universe really wants me to sprint through back alleys like a discount delivery boy.
(voice-over) Kaien ducked into Graviel’s lower alleys. The cheerful market sounds faded into dripping water and creaking pipes. Rus
