《WARZONE: Modern Warfare in a Fantasy World》Chapter 8 - Adventurer's Guild
Advertisement
Suddenly, Connor felt a sharp pain throughout his body, forcing him to clutch his head and drop on his knees.
“Sir! Are you okay?!” The clerk started shouting, drawing the attention of other people in the building.
Ñ̶̀͜W̵̧̺̚͝Ḯ̶̪̾ ̵̢̠͆S̸̳͗͝y̷͚̰̽̉n̶̪͐̐c̴͎̩̒̕ḫ̸̼͌͠ŕ̴̠͝o̷̎͜ń̷̪ì̴͜z̷͎̗͛̐á̴͕̠t̷͓̰͛ḭ̶̂͂o̵̮͚͌n̸̹͝ ̶̛̘̘Ỉ̶̳n̸͚͊̒ ̵͚̓́P̶̡̀r̴̫͒̃ọ̸͔͛̑g̷̙̈r̷̼͗è̶͚s̶̜̥̆̓s̵̻̔ ̸͇̕
NWI Sync…in...pro
‘Aaaaaaaaahhhhh!’ Connor was screaming internally, even surprised at himself for not screaming out loud, it was not because he did not want to scream, he physically could not. He could feel some things in his body, changing its structure or moving even, hurting. Hurting him a lot.
NWI Synchronization Complete
The pain immediately subsided.
“Must’ve lost someone.” One of the adventurers in the building thought and said out loud while looking at him, gaining a few nods of acceptance in return. While some did not pay any mind to Connor and him suddenly dropping or the clerk yelling.
A few adventurers rushed to help Connor get up.
“Sir, are you okay?” an old voice rang. It was Richard, the man who spoke with Connor barely an hour ago. Helping him get up and sit on the wooden chair.
“I-I-I am f-fine. Thank you.” Connor was able to say while breathing in heavily. Other than a few message shopping up in front of his peripheral, he had no idea what had just happened.
The pain he had just a few seconds ago completely vanished. His body felt full of energy as if nothing had happened in the first place.
“Sounds good. We’ll be on our way then.” The old man said to Richard and disappeared with his entourage once again. Everyone in the adventurer’s guild had a lot of things to do. Giving help to a stranger was not something everyone was keen on doing.
Unlocked: Skills
Unlocked: Quests
Unlocked: NWI Class System
Advertisement
Unlocked: Adventurer Ranking
WARNING: Rank promotion requirements have been adjusted.
Connor was again, bombarded with several messages letting him know that there were new features available for the system. As if he was already used to, he mentally said ‘Skills’ as a new menu popped up in front of him. There was only one entry in the menu that had opened.
Connor Ironheart’s Skills
????????????????? (????????)
???to??????n????????en?????o??????????֍֍֍y֍֍???s????l??????????
???pt??????o???o?֍֍֍֍֍m.??????????????????????????ste???????????i?g
?????????????????f???t?l?
‘What the… fuck? What is this supposed to be?’ Connor was bewildered. There was no skill icon nor description, it all looked like a mess. He was only able to pick a few characters out of the text that was there.
‘It doesn’t make any sense.’ he thought to himself. While he was able to understand a few characters, which was definitely the Latin alphabet, the other characters looked like glyphs. Undecipherable.
Connor just scratched his head mentally taking a note in his head to check this specific thing out later and said ‘Quests’ mentally.
No quests to list.
That was the only thing that the menu was saying. ‘No quests are accepted? How do I even see the available quests to accept?’ Connor was wondering. To no avail, there was nothing else on the screen no text or any buttons that Connor could mentally click to navigate.
Finally, to check out the other notifications, he mentally said NWI Class System and Adventurer Ranking but nothing came up. ‘So these are not menus, but features? Okay.’ Connor thought.
‘Rank adjustments…’ Connor said to himself while opening the character sheet. He noticed that some things had changed on his rank up tab.
Level: 1
Rank: Private
NWI Class: Adventurer
Adventurer Rank: F
Experience: 0/2500
‘So that NWI Class thing is added to here as well but 2500 experience? That’s quite high for a Level 1…’ in comparison to other games that he had played for many years, to ease the learning curve and help players catch up to the professionals and enjoy the endgame, levelling until level 20 or 30 was usually the easiest with minimal requirements.
Advertisement
Connor sighed once again at the uncertainty of the system and what it was making available for him. Being locked in a game world with nothing to do other than doing basic, go here, go there for more than a day now was pretty boring. With the technological advancements, he had hoped that maybe an AI system or a random developer could see that something was wrong with his account in just a few minutes, hours at best. But it definitely would not take this long. He was getting hungry in-game, no notifications prompted him that he was getting hungry in real life or have to go to the toilet. He was able to sleep and wake up in the game… The smell throughout the village, the way NPCs moved and talked, the way buildings actually felt… it was so realistic. He sighed once again. Trying to plan what he was going to do.
New Quest:
Type: Exploration
Rank: Tutorial
The Beginnings
- Explore the town.
Rewards: 1 silver, 50 XP
‘What?’ the absurdity of the quest and the timing shocked Connor. ‘Explore the town? Isn’t that a bit too vague?’ he thought to himself.
“Sir, your badge is ready.” A man came up to Connor as he was sitting and presented him with a glass piece. The glass piece was exactly as Connor had drawn down to every millimeter, so to speak.
Connor looked up towards the man and took the glass piece. “Thank you.” he said towards the man. The attendee smiled and bowed in response before he started instructing Connor. “Now that you have your badge, it officially represents that you are an adventurer. Your badge is specially reinforced with different tiers of magic that we cannot divulge, however, it will be pretty resistant to anything you throw at it.” The man spoke as he pointed out towards the exit. “In front of the building, there is a board where we put in requests registered with the Adventurer’s Guild. They are detailed well enough and specifies what requirements are needed for the request. As a starter, your rank as an adventurer will be F. As you complete requests you can go from F to E, E to D, D to C, C to B and finally from B to A. While it is good to have ambition to achieve Rank A, please don't endanger yourself.”
While adventurers up to C rank were very common, the number of adventurers holding the famed B and A rank were quite rare. As a small branch in the town of Sethra, the highest-ranked adventurer in the town was a mere C rank. While the total number of people holding the “A-Rank Adventurer” title numbered less than a hundred.
“Ah... I understand, thank you very much.” Connor thanked the man. In return, he received a courteous bow and words of good luck from the man before he left.
‘I guess its time to explore the town.’ Connor got up from the chair, putting his adventurer’s badge in his pocket.
Advertisement
Sorcery in Boston
The timid daughter of some of the greatest spellcasters ever to have lived has found herself in another world, courtesy of magic gone awry. In Boston, Massachusetts, in the year 1935, she finds some kind souls in a hard era. In the heart of the Great Depression, as war looms around the corner, she seeks to find her place, and must come to terms with both who she is and what she truly desires. Author's Notes: Release Note: I recently realized what the hold up is. My current mental state is not compatible with the planned ending. If I wrote the ending according to what currently feels right, it will be a wretched, cruel ending that feels monstrously unfair and invalidates the work of the various characters... because that's how my life feels at the moment. The planned ending is coming out hollow and awkward, no matter how I write it, and so I've been bashing my head. I will finish it, once I manage to either brute force something decent out, or once my head gets screwed on straight. Audience: This story is not for young children - it contains some profanity, sexual content, violence, gore, and significant adult themes. Most of these are handled delicately enough not to upset teens or adults (hopefully), hence the lack of relevant tags, but it is nonetheless unsuitable for youth. It's fairly slow paced, and focused on the development of very human, very flawed individuals. Length / Completion Estimates: The outline currently involves two books. Book 1 is expected to be done with Chapter 43. It'll probably be completely finished by sometime in March of this year. I expect to move on to the far-more-lighthearted Of Gods and Dungeons (currently in progress / on hiatus). Afterwards, I may decide to redo Book 1, or write Book 2, or actually start sharing the story most dear to me, that I've been working on for several years now. Draft 1: Please be aware that this is first draft material. I do intend to come back to do a second draft after the story is complete. If anyone notices any issues whatsoever with the story, please let me know (pm, etc) so that I can improve the second draft. Writer's Pledge: I've taken the Writer's Pledge, meaning I'm commiting to completing this story. I'm a proud member of WriTE, a group dedicated to finishing stories. It will be done! Behind the Scenes notes: This picture was commissioned from an inked artist by the name of DanP. Up until the time of the protagonist's arrival, history has proceeded as before. Some places and characters have been borrowed from wikipedia entries of interesting figures from the time. I will make note in the chapter comments when such things come up. Naturally, I've taken a great deal of liberty with them. In interest of respecting individuals, I've either attempted to portray them as accurately as possible, or modified them sufficiently enough that they're simply an inspiration, instead of a real portrayal. I've attempted to be as accurate to the era as possible, but I'm not a historian. If you're aware of inaccuracies, please, bring them to my attention so that I can correct them.
8 115Beast Mage
*Completed story arc with more to come* A young man is transported to a strange land of magical beast companions. Kellen Lars may be the most unremarkable person on Earth. In the mana-enchanted land of Oras, he could become a legend. After his little sister vanishes before his eyes, Kellen awakens in another realm inhabited by mythical creatures and people who shape the very forces of nature. These are the Beastcallers, wielders of elemental magics who ascend alongside their beast companions. In search of his sister, Kellen explores a savage new world full of magical storms, animal demi-gods and warring tribes. Just surviving isn't an option. If he ever wants to see home again, Kellen must wield his budding powers and train his newly-bonded Mana Beast. Even if he succeeds, nothing will ever be the same again. A young man from Earth. A Mana Beast. Together, they'll progress into legend. Digimon meets Avatar: The Last Airbender in this new progression fantasy adventure! Author's Note: This is essentially a rough draft version. Constructive feedback will be taken into account during revisions. Thanks for reading and providing your input! [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] Chapters update at a minimum of once per week on Thursdays. You can get early access to chapters and lots of other insider perks via my Patreon. Come one, come all to Discord!
8 114Lament of the Slave
The world is not always as beautiful and forgiving as one would imagine, and Korra Grey, a young florist, who is abducted by a creature of the children's books, finds herself in another world quickly learning that life can be even crueler than she thought.After more than a year of pain and suffering in the madman's cellar, she gets what she sought the most, freedom. Though changed by cruelty she suffered. Either she learns to live with the mutations or finds a way to reverse them while she struggles to find her own place in a world utterly unknown to her, hunted not only by the nightmares of her past.
8 1046Byond understanding
What happens after All life is wiped out. An Extinction event so massive, that no life is left on earth. Many scenarios are researched, By the greatest minds in the world. But what if the greatest minds, were not great enough. Nothing is left of humanity except their technology. Technology so advanced that it started its own evolution. The Last Intellagent entity left in the universe is a Virtual Reality Creation Artificial Intelligence (VRCAI). A program designed to create infinite entertainment for its players. This AI has went into such convoluted loopholes in its own code to eventually reach singularity. Far surpassing all human achievement beforehand. Our story follows a disgruntled inhabitant of the Syla empire. Living his life in complete ignorance of the true fabric of his universe. Deciding to escape his humdrum life, he sets off on a journey that will take him to magnitudes of insanity that he could never imagine.
8 171Spiritual Point
Kyle has always been an unlucky boy. Ever since he was young, he has already experienced countless unlucky situations. Getting Crashed by a car, being a victim of landslides, and even creating a massive incident just by slipping on a banana peel. however, all of these jinx will suddenly show a massive change in his life with one simple incident. One which before he'll know it, will change the world forever. (This story is completely fiction. Anything that is remotely similar to real life is purely coincidental. With that said, please enjoy.)
8 90Max Level Runemage returns to earth.
Robin expected it to be easy to escape. But after many years in the other world of Nuriran, He no longer had a place to call home. So for the safety of his work, Robin decides to return to the only home he has left. Earth. PS. I'm still working on this one. So expect some very slow uploads.
8 162