While he brainstorming to plan his path of pro gamer, Chrono continued to trade and craft for a few month in the city of Artisan, Mafoso. Even if he felt determined to become a pro gamer, merchants are weak against monsters.

*Sigh* " Why did I choose a merchant again?"

In those months Chrono managed to get to level 50.

"Skill Window!"

Negotiate (Intermediate lvl 8): Enable you to negotiate with NPC

Contract ( Beginner lvl 1) : Enable you to form contract with player and NPC

Merchant eye (Beginner lvl 8) : Enable you to observe player and NPC correctly

Fake Death (Beginner lvl 1) : Enable you to fake death

Artisan ( Intermediate lvl 1) : Enable you to craft and fight beautifully

Identification ( Intermediate lvl 5): Enable you to identify things

Blacksmith (Intermediate lvl 9): Enable you to create weapon and armor

Repair ( Intermediate lvl 3) : Enable you to repair weapon and armor

Merchant secret : Enable you to carry 3 times more item

Clothing (Intermediate lvl 3) : Enable you to create normal cloth

Foraging (Beginner lvl 1) : Enable you to collect wild plant

Gem Cutter ( Intermediate lvl 5) : Enable you to cut gem

Cooking Mastery ( Beginner lvl 3) : Enable you to cook

Accessory Crafting ( Intermediate lvl 5) : Enable you to craft accessorry

His Blacksmith skill is particularly high. Material to build normal weapon and armor was cheaper than expected. Chrono believes that with the blacksmith skill, he can get the benefits later when war breaks out and both sides would need a lot of weapons and armor supplied. So he leveled his blacksmith skill diligently.

"I can make weapons and armor for a small price!"

"What's the point, when I can buy it for the same price?"

Chrono just smile. "Give me your material and try it first."

"What if you cheat me and steal my material?"

"(This guy is obviously a noob)"

"I don't have the guts to since you can easily pk me later."

"Hmmm....ok, here you go, make me a sword."

"Ok, let me measure your body size and tell me your fighting style."

"My fighting style is the typical Gladiator type."

"Ok, give me a second."

There is a reason Chrono asked those questions. A good weapon isn't necessarily created with the best material and is not always exceptionally sharp and durable. The weapon weight needs fine-tuning for a good swing. For example, a sword tip needs to be light, the hilt should not be too heavy or too light, the middle should hold 80% of the sword’s weight for a good swing. The sword’s length should be a bit shorter then 2/3 height of the holder’s height.

" (I will make the sword width 2/3 of his arm’s width, then tune the weight with carving and decorations. Hmm.. Maybe I will use oak wood and wolf pelt for the sword hilt)"

"Trrrttitingng"

You've made a rare sword!

Strength increase by 1

Dexterity increase by 2

Sense increase by 5

Fame increase by 250

Obsidian Sword (custom made)

Durability : 70/70

Damage : 70~90

Amateur sword for a gladiator class.Because it forged by a great blacksmith, it consider a rare sword.

+ 20% atk speed

+ 10 strength

+ 20 crital hit chance

Chrono put great detail in all of his crafting work. Emperor Saga tried to combine western and eastern culture. The western players love to play a game with skill while the eastern players have grinding fetish. The result, skills in Emperor Saga is base on combination of skill and grinding. This particularly true for manufacturing skills. By putting great detail in the crafting work, the skill can get more experience. While a user can also mass produce their work to level the skill little by little.

"Here you go."

"Wow I didn't expect this!" The user spoke in awe.

"Hey, can you forge me a sword too?" A crowd started to gather around Chrono. It seemed they started to take notice of him. For high level players, fancily designed clothing and flashy accessories are more popular among them. Chrono had created normal clothes and accessories in advance to put them on display at his store.

"Nice design, how much is it?"

"Can you engrave my name on the gem too?"

"Impressive craftwork."

Chrono’s number of customers started to rise exponentially..

*********************

"What? There is no more room in my storage?"

"I'm sorry, for 2 gold per month, you can only store this much."

"How much do I need to upgrade it?"

"You can’t upgrade it unless you are in a clan."

Merchants can exclusively rent a storage room. For Chrono who leveled mainly by crafting and trading, the current storage room is not enough. He needed more room for his materials and goods.

"Is there any other way to get more storage room?"

"Unfortunately, no." Then the store keeper looked around and whispered in his ear.

"But I have seen you crafting and trading for a few months without any help from others. Surely you are a true merchant. How about asking our lord for help?"

trtting..

Merchant secret Stash

True merchant need big enough space to store things. Unfortunately normal store did not provide enough space.Speak with Mafoso lord to solve your problem.

Difficulty level: F

Merchant hidden quest! The quest itself is a known quest but no one can confirm how to trigger it.

"(Its seems the requirement is to level until 50 with the craft and trade skills only)"

"Thank you mister store keeper, I will ask the lord to help me."

Quest accepted

***********

"The lord not here?"

"Yes, he travelled to the capital a week ago."

*Sigh*

Travelling to the capital takes 1 month in game time. Its impossible to travel there as a level 50 merchant. Monsters are one thing, but bandits which consist of chaotic players and NPCs are a lot scarier for a merchant.

"For a level F quest, its not worth it."

"Oh, wait." Chrono seemed to remember something.

"Mister guard, what is our mighty lord’s name?"

"What? How come you didn't know? Its Fizz."

"Ok, thank you mister guard."

"(Hehehe...now I can complete the quest.)"

In Emperor Saga, users that carry a title such as lord can be the requirement for quest completion. Players with high ranking titles such as Grand Master or King can even create a quest. Emperor Saga AI will automatically generate a new unknown or hidden quest after some time to make things fresh. The result is unlimited quests and users can always enjoy the quest.

"(Since he is a user, I will try to whisper him first)"

Chrono: " Hi, do you have a second?"

Fizz: "Uh? Who are you?"

Chrono: "I'm Chrono, I need you to complete a quest "Merchant’s Secret Stash"

Fizz : "Hmm...no one has ever triggered this quest since I became Mafoso’s lord, how did you trigger it?"

Chrono: "I need you in Mafoso, then I will tell you."

Fizz : "Its not possible, I'm on my way to the capital."

Chrono : "I know you have a lord exclusive return scroll."

Fizz : "But its expensive"

Chrono : "How much? I will pay it"

Fizz : "100 gold"

Chrono : "I'm not stupid, a lord exclusive return scroll only costs 1 gold."

Fizz : "Then I need to waste a week to get back here, I can only return with the scroll, I cant get back where I am now."

Chrono : "Still, 100 gold is too much and you also want quest trigger information."

Fizz : "50 gold, we are both merchants, I hope you understand."

Chrono : "There is a difference between a merchant and a rip off."

Fizz : "How about you abandon the quest?"

Chrono : "I have all the time I need to wait for you to return here, but if its now you can earn a bit more."

Fizz : "25 gold"

Chrono : "Later then"

Fizz : "After that also 25 gold."

Chrono : "Then you go to jail after I report you for abusing power, 10 gold. Its all the money I have anyway."

Fizz : "Do not get carried away, I have a big clan to back me up. I can even ask them to assassinate you."

Chrono : "Now its a threat? We both know you can’t do that without risking your current title. 10 Gold, how much you think a clanless level 50 merchant has?"

Fizz : "12 gold and my scroll ready."

Chrono : "Alright then, its your win. I will wait at Mafoso castle gates."

Fizz : "Ok, wait.”

ttrrtiniting!!

You win a negotiation with the merchant!!

Negotiate level up!

Endurance increase by 1

Wisdom increase by 2

Intelligent increase by 2

Dexterity increase by 2

sense increase by 2

Chrono clenched fists were shaking in excitement. "Now I should check my stat"

"Stat window!"

Stat Window

Character name

Chrono

Title

None

Level

50

Class

Merchant

Health

2200

Mana

1500

Fame

800

Strength

300

Dexterity

350

Endurance

220

Intelligent

150

Wisdom

185

sense

400

Stamina

100

Luck

80

Thanks to his crafting skill, his stat are above average compare to other level 50 player. By status alone, he was equal to a level 90 player. But since he is a merchant, he can only wear low defence normal clothing and he doesn't have any combat skills which make him weaker then a level 30 warrior.

"I should head to the designated place."

**************

After waiting for a few minutes at the castle gates, someone approached Chrono.

- "Are you by chance Chrono?"

Due to the dignified clothing and a soldier escort, anyone can tell he is Fizz, the current lord of Mafoso. But with his baby face and 160 cm height, he doesn't match the lord title.

"( A kid....)"

"Yes, I am."

-"Lets go inside first."

In the chamber hall

- "So, how did you trigger the quest? We even tried leaving our storage room filled for a few months."

"Solve my quest first."

- "Ok, give me 12 gold first."

"We should sign a contract."

- "Fine with me."

Chrono opened the contract and both signed it.

"Here is your 12 gold"

-"Lord quest!" After Fizz shouted, he held some kind of letter and read it.

-"Welcome great merchant. I heard you are troubled by our lack of storage room, unfortunately there is nothing we can do in regards to that matter." Fizz seemed uncomfortable reading the quest script, his vein visible on his head.

"Is there no other way my lord? Please, I really need an extra storage room." The quest giver is a user, but with rude language, the quest giver has the option to cancel the quest altogether thus making Chrono’s vein also visible on his head.

"(It's different speaking like this with a user)"

-"There is a way, but its dangerous for a mere merchant."

"What is it? Can you tell me?"

-"Here is the key to an old warehouse which can store as much as the emperor. The storage is located at the mountain of the Fallen God." Fizz started to smirk.

ttrtingting!!

Merchant Secret Stash II

Luckily,the lord kind enough to give you a key for the biggest warehouse in the world that even rival the Emperor!! Take the key to the warehouse locate at the Mountain of the Fallen God.

Quest Difficulty : B

Quest reward : Biggest warehouse in the world

Quest restriction : While completing the quest, normal storage aren't available.Quest failure will deny you from access to storage room forever.

Chrono clenched his teeth. "(Its an impossible quest)"

Mountain of the Fallen God is a place with super high level monsters. The difficulty is rank B only because it wasn't required to kill the monsters there. If it was, the difficulty would easily change to A or even S. Its mainly because the monster level’s range at the Mountain of the Fallen God is between 600~700!! Even the high level players have a hard time. Basically, its impossible for a level 50 merchant to walk around a level 600 monster nest.

"I'm sorry my lord, it seem I'm not worthy of your kindness"

Chrono answer was predictable. But In front of Fizz right now, he has the option to accept Chrono’s rejection of the quest or force the quest on him. Fizz chose the latter.

-"What a great merchant you are, humble and considerate. Don't worry, Mafoso doesn't need the warehouse since it takes 2 months to get there from here and the warehouse’s location is dangerous. I, as the lord of Mafoso, bestow upon you the key of the warehouse." Fizz read the quest script while holding his laughter.

--Quest accepted--