Chapter 1119: A Guide Home, Wishes and Serenity
Chapter 1119: A Guide Home, Wishes and Serenity
As Yilsia expressed her gratitude toward Izroth, he received a stream of alerts from the system.
System Alert: The passive effect of <<Blessing of Ierosni» has been activated.
System Alert: «Yilsia>> finds you more appealing.
System Alert: 1/1 Save «<Test Subject #9,999>>
System Alert: You have unlocked part 2 of the world quest <<An Essence of Madness>>!
System Alert: The «Mad Alchemist, Polkentin>> now considers you a mortal enemy. You will be actively hunted by the <<Mad Alchemist, Polkentin>>'s creations!!
System Alert: Your fame with the <<Fourth Great Clan» has increased by 5,000 points!!
System Alert: Your favor with <<Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia» has been maxed!!
System Alert: You have received x1 <<Epic Item Treasure Chest>>!
System Alert: You have received x5 «Fragment of the Philosopher's Stone>>!
System Alert: You have received x1 <<Legendary: Profession Specialization Scroll»>!
System Alert: Your world fame has increased by 500 points!!
Izroth could not help but give a helpless smile as he read over the system alerts.
"This... It can also work in this manner?'
Blessing of Ierosni was a pseudo-blessing Izroth obtained in the Ancient Celestial Realm. It made it so that women of all races would find him more appealing and gave him some resistance to charm effects. Although it mentioned women of all races, he was unsure if it would be extended to entities like tamed beasts, summoned creatures, or even monsters. 'Since it works on tamed beasts, there is a good chance it works on other creatures, too. Well, there's no point in thinking about it too much. I will naturally find out with time. For now, the second part of this quest... I already planned on going there since I have other things to accomplish in that place. Taking a tamed beast along should not interfere with my plans.'
Quest Name: An Essence of Madness
Quest Difficulty: SS
Recommended Level: ???
Recommended Party Size: ???
Objective: The unigon «Yilsia»>, the beloved tamed beast of «<Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia», was kidnapped by a certain group while roaming the <<Mother of All Forests>>. Due to unknown circumstances, the connection between <<Yilsia>> and <<Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia» has been blocked. Help «Yilsia>> reunite with <<Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia>> located in the <<Mother of All Forests>> alive.
Time Limit: 1 month
Part 2:
-0/1 Keep <<Yilsia» fed and happy until she reunites with <<Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia». [Happiness: 95%][Hunger: Satisfied]
-0/1 Visit the <<Mother of All Forests>>.
-0/1 Help <<Yilsia>> reunite with <<Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia>> alive. Reward:
-Gain max fame with the <<Fourth Great Clan»
-Gain 500 favor with <<Passive Leaf of Serenity, Talia>>
-Max favor with <<Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia>>
-x1 <<Epic Item Treasure Chest>>
-x1 <<Legendary Skill Book: Nature Pacifying Script>>
-Temporary access to «<Fourth Great Clan Treasure Fields>>>
Failure:
-Lose 3 levels
-Lose -500 world fame
-Lose all fame with the <<Fourth Great Clan>>
-Lose all favor with <<Princess of the Fourth Great Clan, Tesselia>>
-All your stats will be permanently reduced by 3%.
Special Note: This quest cannot be shared.
'I can see why this is an SS-ranked quest despite its seeming simplicity. Most players would not be able to afford to keep a unigon tamed by the princess of the Fourth Great Clan fed, let alone happy.'
At a glance, the quest appeared simple enough. All one had to do was escort the Yilsia to Tesselia while keeping her fed and happy along the way. However, the problem came with a unigon's diet.
From what Izroth read about the creatures in the Amaharpe Palace Library, unigons diets mainly consisted of high quality herbs and ores. This meant that unigons would not even glance in the direction of something below superior quality.
For the average player, feeding something superior-quality or higher herbs and ores possibly multiply times a day every day for potentially up to a month was a near-impossible task. Unless one had the backing of a top guild or well-off player organization, completing such an SS-ranked was virtually unthinkable.
Fortunately, if there was one thing Izroth did not lack it was resources.
'Keeping her fed should not prove that challenging. I wanted to give her a mythical quality source of food to gain her trust more easily, but superior quality and ancient quality resources on occasion should more than suffice.'
After expressing her gratitude to Izroth, Yilsia seemed to calm down. One could tell that she was still extremely happy, but her prideful nature of a unigon and intelligence made it so that she understood her situation. She may have been free, but there was still the issue of making it back to the Mother of All Forests and her owner.
Yilsia looked at Izroth with a pitiful yet hopeful gaze. It was as if she were pleading her his assistance.
"Do not worry. I will help you find your way back home and reunite you with your owner." Izroth said calmly.
Nwarah!
As if understanding Izroth's words and intent perfectly, Yilsia perked up as she let out a cheerful noise.
Now that he had gotten the situation under full control, Izroth instructed Sagarus to reorganize the lightning soldiers and prepare for the destruction of the secret underwater
base.
While Sagarus was taking care of that task, Izroth decided to take the opportunity to inspect
the quest rewards.
Among his quest rewards, the first item Izroth examined was the Fragment of the
Philosopher's Stone.
Name: Fragment of the Philosopher's Stone
Rank: ???
Description: Legend has it that when one gathers enough of these fragments, their greatest
wish shall become a reality.
"Turning one's greatest wish into reality, is it? It sounds rather grand. I currently have five fragments in my possession, but it doesn't mention how many fragments are needed to form a complete Philosopher's Stone. That being said, I shouldn't expect too much. While it may be powerful in its own right, items like this are usually a bit exaggerated.'
Since it was the reward for an SS-ranked quest, Izroth did not entirely dismiss the legend surrounding the Fragment of the Philosopher's Stone. Nonetheless, the item did mention that its purpose was a legend. Who knew what it was truly capable of?
Next, Izroth turned his attention to the Epic Item Treasure Chest and wasted no time opening
it.
System Alert: You have opened an <<Epic Item Treasure Chest>>!
System Alert: You have received x1 <<Leaf of Serenity Necklace>>!
'Oh? Is this simply a coincidence or was this intended? Either way, this item is rather interesting. The
amount of mana and mana regen it gives is not that great for an item of its quality and rank. The passive effect attached to it is also not that impressive. But, this stat-I heard items that grant magic
power are almost impossible for magic casters to find.'
Accessory Name: Leaf of Serenity Necklace
Accessory Rank: Epic
Accessory Level: None
Requirements: None
MP Regen: 100%
Mana: 2,000
Magic Power: 10%
<<Serene Focus>> - For 10 minutes, the user gains immunity to cast interruption, -50% Spell
Casting Time, and 10% Magic Power.
Cooldown: 24 hours
<<Calm The Beast>> - While wearing this necklace, entities that possess any beast-like
qualities will find the user less threatening and show less aggression toward the wearer. Description: A necklace of great power crafted by a certain elder of the Fourth Great Clan.