Except for a fine bck wolf pelt, which could be used as a gift to NPCs, there was nothing outstanding among the items. With their low levels they coulder Liam’s eyes anymore.
Liam carelessly put them away as he tinued his way. Soon, the sery ged as the young man arrived at a peaceful beach.
The golden sand was incredibly soft. A faint breeze carried the o air towards one’s nose, refreshing the mind.
Small red crabs scurried about, sging for food.
When Liam appeared, a group of three crabs immediately focused their eyes on him. A few moments they id dead on the ground, not able to trouble the pyer at all.
Strolling along the beach, Liam almost appeared to be on vacation as he soon arrived at a wooden hut.
The building looked perfectly aligned with nature. Crabs pyed around it, not even disturbed by Liam’s arrival. A few seagulls perched on the greyish roof.
A long pier stretched from the wooden hut out into the o, waves brandishing against its wooden support pilrs. Fishes swam happily around the man-made structure despite the middle-aged man sitting at the end with his fishing pole held into the water.
Liam approached carefully. His steps were soft, preventing the wooden floor from creaking.
He came to a stop behind the fisherman, watg him calmly.
The man wore a bck coat and a broad brown hat. A stubbly beard grazed his face. Adding his dirty grey trousers and unmoving body he appeared as if he had been sitting in the same spot for a few days already.
Perceiving Liam’s arrival, the man waited a few seds before speaking in a hoarse voice:
“Adventurer. What could you seek from me?”
The man behaved mysterious and taciturn. His voice sounded full of wisdom.
“Sir Gabe, I found a few messages which should’ve been addressed to you.”
“Let me see!”
Gabe spoke with a sigh as his transdent mind was suddenly forced to deal with worldly matters.
Liam secretly scoffed as he took out three bottles taining messages in them, handing them over tabe.
A traotions fshed in Gabe’s eyes. The man obviously expected something specific as he unfurled the first note.
The se fell silent for a bit while Gabe went through all three notes.
Suddenly a crisp sound rang out. One of the bottles shattered beh Gabe’s shoe. Gss splintered, falling into the water below.
“This %*%&! For years you don’t hear anything form him and in his first message he boasts so much you could think he became a god or something!
Peaceful life on a lonely isnd? Fishing sea monsters?! I will show you sea monsters!”
Gabe gritted his teeth, jumping up from the crate he had been sitting on. His eyes were spewing fire.
Due to the quients the man’s hat fell from his head, revealing his bck hair with graceful grey streaks.
The brown hat glided through the air, about to fall into the water. But with a flick of his wrist, Gabe’s fishing line snapped upwards, skillfully delivering the hat ba his head aurning to the water.
Gabe put his fishing pole to the side, turned around and stormed into his hut.
But a moment ter he walked out again, bck lines on his face.
“F+ck! This idiot didn’t even specify his current location! How am I supposed to find him? I want to…”
Nothing was left of Gabe’s transdental mi. He was walking around stomping his feet angrily like a little kid.
However, Liam could see the hint of delight hidden in his eyes.
“You! Adventurer! Help me locate Sentrav! I will reward you!”
“What do you need me to do?”
“Find an old friend of mine. He’s a priest called Aluards a small shrine in Duabalis City. He has a way to track people.”
Liam couldn’t refrain from giving a small jab:
“Why don’t you do it yourself?”
“Me? As if I would waste any effort on that idiot! Isn’t this exactly what he wants? To disturb my peaceful life? No ce!”
“Alright. Then I will do it.”
“Good. e back when you know where Sentrav hides!”
Liam turned around while taking a look at the ged quest.
[
Step 1: Locate Gabe and bring him the letter from his old frierav.
Step 2: Talk to Alotrs at Ternavoe’s shrine in Duabalis City.]
Fortunately, Liam didn’t have to ask around for the shrine’s location. He went straight back towards Prento.
Meanwhile he noticed his party members slowly ing ohey chatted animatedly until Liam interrupted, telling ao be careful from now on.
Liam’s friends were infuriated when they heard that someoried to ambush him. They discussed taking revenge on Fat Tiger, but Silver Bde argued that the guild leader might even be happy if they did so.
If they wao destroy Fat Tiger’s efforts it would be more useful to level up and leave all the others in the dust.
The party was vinced, fog os and leveling.
At the same time Liam arrao meet Silver Bde in Duabalis City.
They gathered before the gate leading towards the nephilim’s homes, where Silver Bde handed over the money earned from selling Fiery Tacaria.
Silver Bde’s workers have already sold more than 700 stalks at ten silver per piece.
Even Liam found it amazing as the young woman handed him a full 60 gold s.
This was an unimaginable amount of wealth this early into the game. And they still stood to earn some more until the first parties would mao clear the dungeon.
The duo talked for a bit as Silver Bde was in a great mood. She even hi the oute of the family meeting the day before.
Liam was surprised to hear that a tour would be held so soon.
It was obvious that Silver Bde hoped for the party to take part. After the first success she was ready to officially hire the others more often to collect achievements.
But the young woman also felt the pressure of needing to stay ahead. Soon, she bade goodbye to Liam, leaving for leveling.
Liam didn’t notice the smile on his face as he walked along the streets. Soon, he left the city’s core area, arriving at a hilly district towards the south.
A few buildings were scattered here, most of them baring a religious character.
The inal nephilim o keep a good retionship with the gods. If for some reason the tract with the gods would be broken as well, it would spell disaster for their race.
Thus, almost all religions were allowed to freely erect religious sides in this district.
Liam walked among the peaceful roads, spotting the occasional inhabitant who walked between various temples with a pious face.
Soon, he reached his target, climbing up a low hill. This pce stood out among the others as it was filled with fertile fields and all kinds of lush food trees.
People were even w here, produg food for the city.
Arriving at the top Liam spotted a small temple, more like a chapel.
I stood an inspicuous statue of some stalks of wheat, symbolizing the goddess of fertility Ternavoe. A few fruits aables were pced around it as sacrifice.
Outside the chapel a surprisingly young-looking man in green priest robe could be found tending to a tree sapling.
He looked up with a benevolent smile as soon as Liam arrived.
“Adventurer! Great to see you! I have heard how you thwarted that loathsome devil’s pns.
e, let me bless you in the name of mother Ternavoe.”
Liam naturally didn’t dee. Blessings were small boons which could be found everywhere in aboul.
The blessing given by Alotrs was rather easy to receive, given to everyone who cleared Reyr’s Curse.
“Thank you, priest.”
Seeing Liam fold his hands before him, Alotrs didn’t dey. The priest opened his arms wide, sending a prayer to his goddess.
A small dot of green-colored magic seemingly desded from heaven, nding on Liam’s head.
[Received Ternavoe’s blessing
Effect: With a ce of 5% you will fira materials when gathering pnts.]
Although this blessing wasn’t game ging, having it was better than not having it. Maybe there would be a o gather a rge number of herbs iure.
“Thank you, priest. And thank mother Ternavoe.”
“Her benevolence is boundless.”
Alotrs nodded kindly, just about to turn around ao the sapling, when Liam spoke up:
“Priest, I am here for a seatter.”
“Oh? What could it be? Are you here to join the believe of Ternavoe?”
“Ehm, no. Sorry.
Gabe sent me here to ask for your help in log someone.”
Alotrs stopped in his movements, looking in the distan reminisce.
“Old Gabe sent you? What a surprise. I haven’t heard from him in ages. How is he doing?”