Orbis Online
5. Ten Shops
Got an uncertain address, Reus walked according to the words of the female player he met earlier. Entering the small alley in question, Reus increased his vigilance. While walking, Reus turned back and forth many times to be aware of all kinds of possible creatures that approached him.
Without him knowing, he had arrived in front of a small house on which there was a signboard that read ‘Tok Ten’. The house emitted a small glow from the two glass windows beside the entrance. With some suspicion, Reus entered the house.
Kriein!
When the door was pushed, a bell rang. Although Reus increased his alertness to the highest point, he still had common sense that he expected the bells to ring. Bells are already used to be a sign of entry in various stores in the real world.
“Ah, no customers! Welcome!”
Once inside, he was greeted by a pink-haired sweet female NPC whose head contained a pair of rabbit ears. How did it come to know that this woman was an NPC? Because above his head there is no floating ball like other players.
Not caring for the rabbit-eared female NPC, Reus walked towards the weapons displayed on one side of the wall. He looked around at the sword that was there to look for a suitable weapon to accompany him up to several levels, especially the longsword type sword.
While walking around looking at the sword, Reus found a longsword that was about 120 centimeters long that caught his attention. It does look less special than other swords, but it prefers longswords over shortswords and broadswords. He focused his vision on the longsword.
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Steel Longsword
Dmg: 20-23
Dur :500
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‘Dur? Durability? So each item has its own durability and can be damaged, so?’
According to Reus, this sword is a very good sword. He wanted to buy it immediately, but when he saw the price under the sword, his eyes were wide. After that, he immediately turned away from the sword and looked for another sword.
‘Such sword for 600 Byl!? Just be right!’
Reus only had 100 Byl as the innate money of the system, whereas the price of the sword was six times that of his money now. Though he got a very good sword, but how could he pay for such an expensive weapon? He had to find the cheapest weapon in order to make more money.
While walking in annoyance, he saw a broadsword-type sword without any decoration at all. Just an iron blade and a handle that didn't look special. Reus focused his vision on the sword.
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Iron Sword +4
Dmg: 25-27
Dur :140
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Reus was silent for a moment. The sword he saw was just an ordinary iron sword, but in addition to the name of the sword there is a number “+4” which in RPG games usually weapons like this have been upgraded four times. Moreover, his Dur status was still above a hundred. It is a pretty good sword.
After being satisfied to enjoy the status of the sword, this time Reus turned his gaze to the price while begging that the price can still be reached by his current money.
“Aaah! Though the responsibility is once!”
Not for a second, Reus shouted hysterically while holding his own head with both hands. What caused Reus to shout hysterically was the price of the sword he saw. The money Reus currently has is 100 Byl, while the sword is worth 120 Byl. The difference in price and money he has is very thin.
“{Respect increased -5 points.}”
‘Eh?’
Instantly it was also heard that the voice of [System Voice] gave the latest information that happened to the character of Reus. At first, Reus looks confused but he soon realizes what happened. Respect status on this player affects the NPCs in Orbis Online, then how to eliminate and get this status depends on the players.
If they can interact well with NPCs, then Respect will increase—and vice versa. In addition to interacting, Respect can also be obtained by working on certain Quests.
“Sorry, I got too carried away by emotions.”
“Y-yes, it's okay.”
“{Respect increased 1 point.}”
‘I've apologized and explained, but only added one point? That's right.’
Reus let out a heavy sigh knowing Respect would be harder to increase than to decrease. He learned something new that wasn't on the help panel. In the future, he must maintain the grammar and how to communicate with NPCs so that his Respect status is maintained or increased.
“Anu, can the price of the sword be lowered? Right now I really need a gun, but my money is only 90 Byl.”
Reus pointed to the Iron Sword +4 sword he had just seen. In order to gain sympathy from the negotiating opponent, Reus deceived his opponent by stating the amount of money he had now—which was reduced by his 10.
“Sorry, but this place has put a lower price than the market, I can not lower the price more than this.”
“What can I do to pay the rest?
“Then, can you collect 10 leaves of Herb Leaf?”
In an instant a transparent panel appeared in front of Reus—, right in the middle of his face and the rabbit-eared woman.
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Quest Giver: Louzie
Quest Type: Material Collection
Difficulty : D
Since you asked to lower the price of the sword, Louzie asked you to collect 10 leaves of Herb Leaf.
Herb Leaf: 0/10
Reward : Iron Sword +4
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“Send it to me.”
“{Quest accepted.}”
The transparent panel containing the quest data that he was about to undergo disappeared in an instant. After marking Ten's shop inside his map, Reus immediately left here. He went out and intended to find 10 leaves called Herb Leaf after giving Louzie 90 Byl.