Choi Sang Jun stuttered hesitantly.
“My qualification is still not...”
“...”
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Morata’s development rate could amaze anyone.
PABABABAT!
Residential houses were built several months ago. Shacks and mud houses were sprouting up fast, symbolizing overdevelopment!
“I came here to join the Grass Porridge cult.”
“We finish up the registration process on the same day, your application number is 18639.”
“Is there that many new applications today?”
“It’s Monday so the number is on the low side.”
Through Morata’s main gates, the beginners slung their bags and went to hunt in the nearby dungeons. They gathered by themselves and chummed up with each other before they left for hunting.
“Maybe we should start considering moving on to Vargo Fortress?.”
“I heard that that place is well established so there is plenty of information about the hunting grounds.”
“If we go together, there shouldn’t be any problems.”
“Let’s go before it’s too late. I want to spend my time in the regions lord Weed reigns rather than any other villages in the North.”
Many people moved to Vargo Fortress, but the effect of players migrating away from Morata could not be felt. After a day or two, new players appeared. The number of merchants doing business continued to increase.
In addition to the large, central business district in Morata, people gathered in pioneering villages to explore and hunt. Morata’s influence continued to grow and merchants from all over the North came to trade. With Morata’s influence, Vargo Fortress’s transitional development phase was shortened.
In no time, the non-existent population was expanded through the influx of residents and players, allowing for more commodities to be created. Warriors gathered for hunts and adventures, bringing item drops. Many merchants traded with the elves, dwarves, and barbarians, while they lacked technology and production capacity, the volume of goods that were traded wasn’t so insignificant.
The merchants who manage to trade successfully with these tribes could bring in lots of profit. The merchants became more ambitious and brought in goods these tribes needed to trade with them. With Mapan and the other big merchants in the North, after their initial success in their trades they established stores in Vargo Fortress.
“One month. After one month there will be fully developed commerce here.”
There was the danger that monsters could completely destroy everything, but they pinned their hopes and dreams and invested in Vargo Fortress. Weed had invested an enormous amount but even if he hadn’t the people believed in the potential for growth and began to settle in Vargo Fortress.
It was a place for strong warriors to display their strength. When monsters came, they could rely on the sturdy wall and fight together. After claiming their victory, the warriors could have a beer fest.
The indispensable components were built fast and were taking their places.
“This is the place. It’s huge size is making me doubt if I came to the right place.”
Geomchi crossed the sea and arrived in Morata. He had seen it in the past, on the way to the Vampire Kingdom of Todeum, where he had come to help with it’s subjugation. At that time it was a rural village that adventurers avoided, but now it could be said to be the capital of the entire Northern continent.
“This is really amazing.”
While Geomchi was standing in front of the entrance, merchants were busily dragging their carts this way and that.
“Excuse me, it looks like your level is a bit high. Would you like to hunt with us?”
Geomchi spun his head, a party of 6 adventurers were calling for him.
“Me?”
“Yes. Our party needs one more swordsman. Trying to find someone in the Square is inconvenient… So perhaps if you don’t have a party let’s hunt together.”
The rumours of Geomchi couldn’t have spread here.
The great warrior of Yurokina Mountains. Although he only partied with few people, he cleared out the most diabolical and dangerous monsters in dungeons. The people who saw Geomchi’s achievements were few, but the Orcs and Dark Elves spread the rumour in secrete.
“A hulking man. Orc, queek! He's not an orc. Human! Too strong. Checheek!”
“As a human he’s proficient in multiple weapons. The day he appeared, the monsters couldn’t even leave their nest.”
“He is the best warrior in the Yurokina Mountain range. We acknowledge Orc Karichwi’s leadership, but no one can match his valour.”
Geomchi fought in the Yurokina Mountains because he was bored, but he became a legend and myth amongst the Dark Elves and Orcs.
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“It would be nice to have various artworks here like Morata...”
“We can see the Advent of Seven Angel sculpture but it’s only here temporarily. They are moving it back to the Art Center. It would be awesome to have something like the Tower of Light or the statue of goddess Freya.”
The players in Vargo Fortress had access to the necessities but they were feeling the inconvenience when culture was sterile.
Morata was fresh and new everyday. People could take a break with their friends or lover while observing the artworks. The happy and joyful atmosphere could be felt from the highest attraction point where all of Morata could be seen.
In life, money, fame, and power were important. But on the other hand satisfaction could be found through poetry, novels, or songs! Culture and art made one conscience of life. It was a necessity that made people happy and quenched spiritual thirst.
“Nothing much we can do. This place is still dangerous. The artists will probably move here when it becomes safer and richer.”
“I need a sculpture that increases magic. Isn’t there any other Magnum Opus?”
“Also a sculpture that can boosts a warrior’s defense skill. I wonder when he will make it.”
Players were hoping for Weed to come back and make more sculptures. In Morata’s Art Center, Weed’s works were the best but there were many other good sculptures and the players were hoping for some of them to be moved to Vargo Fortress. Then another Art Center could be constructed In Vargo Fortress as well.
“I need to work harder and make more money. I am going to hunt here for a long time and I don’t believe my tax money will go to waste.”
“I heard bards will come tomorrow for a performance. Let’s go watch.”
There were many players in Vargo Fortress feeling the loss of culture. But at the entrance of the fortress a man wearing a green hat appeared.
“Who is that guy.”
“Check out his crazy cloth.”
Players were jeering at him. As he was wearing a green hat and yellow travel wear, it was easy to think he was a complete nutcase.
“My legend shall start from here.”
The person coming to Vargo Fortress with the painting equipment was none other than Petrov. Taking out his brush and paint, he began to draw on the wall. Without any sketches, he started the coloring immediately. He drew over the broken and discolored castle wall.
“I never saw something like that before.”
“The painting looks so real.”
“There are varieties of sprites playing with the fairies.”
On the castle wall, Petrov completed his specialty ‘of Sprites’ artwork! Petrov was talented when it came to painting fairies, sprites, elves and monsters. He was also close to the races in his artwork so the value of the pieces were even higher.
‘Huhu, be amazed. This is only the beginning.’
It was only the first step in filling up Vargo Fortress with his painting. Next, Petrov drew pictures of food on the wall. Basing it on a most scrumptious feast, he drew vivid pictures of whole roast barbecue that monsters liked.
‘When the monsters come, even they will know the greatness of my paintings...’
A picture of temptation!
Battles could erupt anytime in Vargo Fortress. But now they could attack the instinct driven monsters as they tried to eat the food. And so everyone in Vargo Fortress began to know Petrov as the amazing painter
“I want to eat. The color of the painting looks much better than the real thing.”
“But his attire is barmy.”
“Yeah, can’t argue with that.”
Even when the monsters were trying to come over the wall, Petrov stayed to paint till the last second. He quickly became one of the most famous persons in Vargo Fortress.
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Sword Mastery increased.
Everytime he made a new sculpture, his mastery in the swordsmanship skill increased. He was on the later half of the sword play that Zahab showed him when
Intermediate Swordsmanship reached level 10 and changed to Advanced Swordsmanship.
Attack power using a sword increased by 25%.
Each time Advance Swordsmanship skill increases by 1 level, attack power increases by 9%.
Destructive power of mana consuming attacks improved by 45%.
All stats have been given an additional 7 points.
He was constantly polishing his sword skill, but the reality was that the skill was stuck at intermediate level 9.
“If you sculpt my stances, you might just realize something.”
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