Reincarnation of Audemars - Who Am I...?

First 'Human' Kill

"You..." I wanted to speak my mind when I was stopped by the young lady named Rebecca. "I'm sorry to put you in such a situation. I had no other choice. These men wanted to rob me and take away all my worldly possession. It's fortunate that you are not hurt."

"At least give me a warning, I nearly lost my head back there." I lamented to her being sneaky about her wellbeing and all. "I'm terribly sorry, here... I managed to pick these up during my struggle back there. Its a ring with a green stone." she apologies to me and handed me a ring and when I held it, it showed Ring of Truth. Strength +3. No announcements, no nothing. All peace and quiet. Hahahaha. I thanked her and made my way to the Northern gate to head into the next district.

I checked my interface and placed the ring into the ring slot. The two longswords was automatically placed inside my storage under weapons and I saw that its damage rating was very low. "Ah well, might as well turn it to credits later." It was my first 'human' kill and I've gotten +20 EXP and no credit drop but gotten a ring from Rebecca instead.

I made my way past the central jail and exited to the Northern Gate. There, I found a store with a bow and arrow sign on it and entered. A  proprietor by the name of Bruce was behind the counter. "Good morrow, mate. What can I be of service," he said. I saw the chat interface and a trade link. I clicked on it and clicked 'SELL' and chose the 2 longswords that I had disposed of for 60 credits.

I went to the 'BUY' and saw what I liked. It was a self-loading crossbow with unlimited bolts. Hah Hah Hah... And it's costing me 2,500 credits. Such high costs. "Are the prices for the crossbow the same through town?"

"Yes, mate. It is the same and everything is price-controlled here to prevent fluctuations on prices." Bruce replied and I thanked him as I exited and made my way onwards. I looked at my interface and saw that under STR, my load limit is just under 300kg. So I should be able to carry as much as I could in this era and not limited to slots in the storage bags.

I saw a passing patrol guard and stopped him for some questions. "May I know if it's alright if I were to occupy an abandoned house here? Is it against the law?"

"An abandoned house is as-is. It had long been vacated and no one wants to occupy them. As long as a house is unlocked, it could be occupied. If you enter or forced entry into a locked house, whether it's small, medium or large, it is an offence and you would be caught and have to spend time in jail. Depending on the severity, you may spend from a few hours to a few days." the patrol guard explained and I thanked him for the valuable information.

"So, if I enter an abandoned house, how could I make it as my own then? Would it be furnished or I need to furnish them myself? Maybe I should ask this Emeritus Decor Shop after my trip to the forest." I thought to myself as I exit the Northern Gates and was greeted with vast and rolling green fields with clumps of trees here and there and lots of hiding places behind large boulders too.

The sun was shining and it was a very welcoming sight. I slipped to quick slot 2 and my dagger emerged on the left-hand side of my belt. Well, it's time to hone the Class that I wanted to unlock.

I lurked among the trees and I saw some wild boars grazing. Their tusks were at least 8 inches long and were protruding from the sides of their snout. Anyone would be gored to death if one angers them unintentionally.

These beasts are known to just gore their enemies down to their ground using their enormous sharp tusks and I just happen to chanced them as I lay hidden among the shadows and downwind direction.

"Please unlock this Class for me..." I prayed as I withdrew the dagger from the sheath and crept slowly and inched my way towards the wild boar. However, these beast were able to detect my movement from the vibrations on the ground and instinctively turned its head sideways. Before it reacted, I jumped on it and stabbed furiously a few times just near its cervical vertebrae with my dagger and it gave a stifled squeal before it dropped to its side.

*Ding* Assassin Class Unlocked. The announcement rang once again and then a message flash before my eyes.

EXP +10. Boar Hide +3 Pork +3

The spoils were automatically added into 'Others' and the beast disintegrated after the spoils were placed in my storage. "Thank God..." I sighed inwardly and went about to target another 6 more wild boars and received another announcement.

*Ding* Level up 28/100,000. Progress 6%. Allocated points +10.

I went about and hunted 10 more wild boars to achieve another level up to 29/100,000. Progress 6% and allocated points +20 when I saw the said merchant who had camped out for God knows how long.

"Hello, my friend. Nice campsite." I greeted him and saw his name as NoOne. "Hello there. Yes, I pitched it myself." he simply replied.

"What's the matter? You seemed to be lost." I asked and he simply replied, "I was robbed by goblins and they had taken my cargo of iron ingots that was meant for the Blacksmith in Northern Ingmery."

"Oh, I'd get it for you," I replied hoping to earn a quest from him or something. "Once you retrieve the stolen Iron ingots, just proceed to Northern Ingmery and hand it over to Jonn. Be careful, the forest is filled with danger," he advised. I saw the trade and disposed of all my 51 boar hide and 48 pork chops for a total of 1,485 credits.

"Is the goblin's camp nearby here?" I asked as I do not want to walk around aimlessly. "just follow this path, past one white coloured house and it's right at the end of a large troll cave yonder. You would see a red coloured banner and that's where the goblins dwell."

I thanked him and made my way as I changed my gear to quick slot 1 and my buckler and sword appeared at my sides. I saw from my interface that I had already collected more than 2k credits and soon I would be getting my crossbow and complete my Class as a Ranger soon.

I met with a few quick bounding fawns and decided to forgo as I hunted another 10 more wild boars along the way, levelling up to 30/100,000, progress 6% and allocated points +30 now.

I saw the goblins camp up ahead and I whistled to it, indicating that I was coming and the pair of goblin guards, armed with a planked shield and a long sword came rushing in with their short and bowed legs. I readied my n****e Buckler and sword and I let them hit me a few times as I blocked them with the buckler.

"Nice deflection...!" I said to no one in particular and with a single swipe, I managed to sever the sword-wielding arm of the first goblin and I decapitated the head in the second. "That was easy!" I muttered as I gained EXP +12, Goblin Shield +2 Credits +24. I walked to the main entrance and saw 3 more goblins and I whistled at them to come at me.

Soon I was killing a total of 8 goblins that had brought in EXP +96, Goblin Shields +8 and Credits +96. I saw 2 chests at the corner and opened it up and found 1 Ruby and 3 iron ingots that weighed about 1kg each. Seeing there are no other chests, I walked outside and waited for the goblins to respawn again.

8 goblins per round and I waited for 10 respawn which had brought a total of EXP +960 Goblin Shields +80 and Credits +960. I looked at my interface and saw that I had levelled up to 39 and had a total of 120 points for me to allocate. I sat down at a fallen tree trunk a distance away and quickly allocated the points.

Level: 39/100,000

Progress: 66%

*ATTRIBUTES*

Strength: 73 (+3)

Dexterity: 74

Intelligence: 73

Vitality: 49

Toughness: 53 (+22)

Damage: 67 (+38)

Recovery: 59

Unallocated points: 0

I was feeling a bit encumbered and walked back to the merchant's camp to trade off the 80 goblin shields that happen to fetch 4,800 credits altogether. I guess he won't be going anywhere since there is no reaction when I showed him the iron ingot. Guess I have to look for Jonn, the Blacksmith of Northern Ingmery.

I thanked him and bade farewell and heads back to the northern gate and was stopped by the guards and told him I'm from central Ingmery and showed my identification card. They let me in thereafter and I headed straight to Jonn the Blacksmith of Northern Ingmery.

"Hello there, how may I help you, sir?" I was greeted by Jonn and the moment he saw my buckler he was astonished as he found that the value surpassed even his highest prized armour.

"How was business, my good man?" I asked and he replied "Business has been bad. I was expecting a delivery of iron ingots from a merchant but I received news that he was robbed." he replied with a forlorn look on his face.

"How could I be of service to you? Would you need me to retrieve the goods for you?" I asked and I got a very positive reply from Jonn.

"I owe my business to you, sir. Yes, please help me retrieve those ingots. My business is doomed if I don't have them and I have back orders from adventurers like you."

"Ah, in that case... Here, take these. These are your ingots I had retrieved from the goblins' camp. The merchant down the road told me about his plight and advised me to bring these back to you. I showed him these but there's no reaction from him at all."

"My kind sir, thank you so much. Here... Take this. This is a reward of 250 credits courtesy from our establishment. By the way, are you from here?" Jonn said and I gladly receive the reward. "No, I am not from here. I am way back south of here. Why do you ask?"

"Your armour and weapon are indeed different from ours. May I take a look at these?" he implored and I handed him my buckler and sword to him and when he held it in his hands, he can't stop from trembling and looking rather shocked.

"Who forged this weapon and armour, kind sir? This quality is better and it would cost a fortune. These are made from Level 4 Refined iron, right? Those iron ingots that you had passed me are only Level 2 grades."

"I'm not sure, but I've been having these for quite some time. It was a family heirloom of some sort." I replied and tried to avoid any form of conversations regarding how I acquire such pieces. Of course, I can't just tell him to look at Medieval Collectibles online website, can I? Hah hah hah...

"Even your dagger, that's a Level 5 Refined Iron. You must be from some royalty by the looks of your weapons and armour. Even if this buckler looked somewhat like a part of a human body, but it sure would be able to resist some serious hard knocks."

"I wonder, my kind Smithy, how much would these higher end pieces cost and how many levels are there in the Refined Iron category?" I asked innocently as I knew this is the only way I could gather some information.

"This claymore sword with a mix of polished bronze and iron would fetch somewhere between 5 to 10k credits. Same goes to the buckler. Refined Iron would only reach to Level 10 before it becomes Super Refined Level 10 and then Purified Iron to Level 10."

"An intermediate blacksmith would be able to make Super Refined and a Master Blacksmith would be able to make Purified Iron Level 1. To surpass Level 4, the person must be a Forge Master. And it would take at least 50 to 70 years of experience to reach that level."