Adventurers in Morata Village!
They were all wearing similarly designed weapons and armor.
Dirty, old, and colorful clothing and armor!
It was questionable whether or not the swords with cracks in them could cut a tree.
Nevertheless the adventurers were satisfied.
“I think that for equipment this good it was reasonably priced.”
“Yea. It’s good even if the durability is a bit low.”
“It just means we have to repair it a little more often.”
Weed wickedly sold low durability equipment after repairing them to temporarily give them more durability and defense.
Of course it was still less expensive than the plated armor sold in stores.
The adventurers did not have much money left.
“I don’t have any money left on me.”
“Then let’s go hunting.”
“Let’s see if we can get some quests.”
The adventurers split up to talk to the residents.
They didn’t know whether or not it was dangerous outside the city. Therefore they went looking for information about hunting grounds in the surrounding area.
If you raised your friendship level with the residents then you would get better quests and clues about dungeons. Fortunately the villagers were very kind to the adventurers.
“Behind the village is the Lord’s black castle. Sometimes monsters gather near there every year.”
“Did you know? East of the village there is a river made from the melted ice and snow. Rumor is that if you bathe in it then your charm will increase.”
“Hunting grounds? North, East, South, West; no matter where you go the ancient Nifleheim Empire is infested with monsters! Can you go hunt down the monsters and collect their skin so I can turn it into leather?”
“There’s a famous band of robbers northeast of here in the mountains. They started to become more active. There are going to be wagons coming through there as well. However, there will be other monsters that attack. It would be nice if you could go assist them and clear out the bandit base.”
Quests related to Morata’s specialty of cloth and leather were available too.They would easily exchange materials for money.
Some of the residents said.
“Have you been to the mountains to the east of the village? There are many great sculptures that fill us with pride and confidence.”
“Sculptures?”
“Can you help me? My husband went to see them in the middle of the night. I hear that its dangerous there at that time.”
The adventurers were curious.
“Which residents have we not spoken to yet?”
“Should we go check it out?”
The adventurers went to that place in the rocky mountains that they heard about.
Hundreds of thousands of rocks were piled on the mountain.
Surprisingly many of the rocks were crafted.
Rock sculptures. Nothing comparable to something like a mountain, but there was quite a lot of them.
A sculpture of the villagers entertaining themselves in a festival!
Many of the sculptures symbolized the paladins of the Versailles Continent’s Church of Freya.
The sculptures were gradually built up along the mountain on each level.
It all led to the pinnacle of the sculptures.
You have seen Morata’s symbol.A tower built for the well-being and development of the town!An excellent and skillful sculptor crafted this with all his heart, greatly increasing its artistic value.
Health and mana increased by 10%.
3% increase in the town’s productivity.
Monsters are less aggressive in the area around the sculpture.
Morata’s warriors has been seen.Strong health and tenacity!The appearance of the warriors of the Versailles Continent is enough to fill you with courage to fight the monsters.
Stamina and Strength increased by 3%.
Monster’s Fighting Spirit does not apply.
Increases the chance of gaining Fame when you defeat a strong monster.
The effects of various sculptures!
The sculptures on top of the mountain would be considerably helpful for hunting.
The adventurers gaped in surprise.
“Why are there so many sculptures here?”
“Who do you think made all these sculptures?”
Questions began to pop up.
Buildings and other works gradually age with time.
In other words, it was not possible for these to be remnants of the ancient Niflheim Empire.
These sculptures were still fresh!
The sculptor that made these had created them recently.
“Weed! It was Weed!”
“Sculptor Weed?”
“That’s right. Who else but Weed would do such hard work?”
Weed was the most famous sculptor that was named in the rumors. He was known for the hard work in creating the pyramid in Rosenheim Kingdom.
Among the adventurers, many of them had heard of Weed.
“Perhaps it was the guy that sold us the items.”
“After making sculptures in Rosenheim, now he’s here.”
“Since he disappeared for six months, do you think he was making sculptures here?”
“I think he was a part of the expedition.”
“I see. Did you see his sword and armor?”
“They’re exactly the same.”
It was rumored that Weed had blacksmithing and tailoring skills during the expedition.
“He raised blacksmithing and tailoring...”
“Both of them are very difficult to do...”
“Its like he’s the true god of hard work.”
Not many people had that kind of tenacity.
They still had a few doubts though.
“But Morata Village is where Jeoshin Weed fought against the True Blood Vampires. I’m certain that was his quest.”
“Yea.”
“Then why is Sculptor Weed here? Is it just coincidence?”
“What are you trying to say?”
“Maybe they just have the same name or...”
The rest of the people laughed at those that were seriously considering it.
“To think that Jeoshin Weed and Sculptor Weed are the same is ridiculous. Want to find him to see for yourself?”
“Think about it. There are a lot of people named Weed.”
“A sculptor wouldn’t learn blacksmithing and tailoring, right?”
“Well, they would be too busy to learn other crafting skills...”
“Also remember a little back. During the Necromancer quest with the Legion of the Undead, they briefly showed the armor that Weed was wearing.”
People did not know that the blacksmith skill lifted the restrictions on wearing items as the skill rank increased. That was because there were few intermediate level blacksmiths.
A fierce debate broke out over the topic.
“After the defeat of the True Blood Vampires, Weed, at that time, was of the Paladin profession. But Jeoshin Weed received a special Necromancer quest and he was the Orc Karichi. So they can’t be the same.”
“There’s no proof that Jeoshin Weed stayed in the village. He wouldn’t just sit around all day and craft stuff.”
“Hm, you have a point.”
“Yea, you’re right. There is no way that they could be the same person.”
Everyone had their suspicions and were saying something different.
Never forget the value of a single won!
Because of Weed’s telephone interview with CTS broadcasting, many people were not sure whether or not it was him.
“The Jeoshin Weed!”
“He made a major contribution towards the quest to get rid of the heat on the continent.”
“The expedition suffered through much difficulty but thanks to Weed it succeeded.”
“The continent’s savior...there’s no way he can be. Never!”
“I bet he’s in some unknown dungeon doing a quest or killing a monster that no one was able to before.”
“He’s like a hermit, always in places where people will never, ever find him.”
“Yea. That’s right.”
That was what the general conversation was becoming.
His supporters would never dare to imagine that Weed was a money mongerer.
It’s as believable as a pretty female celebrity saying that she’s going to the restroom!
Still, the adventurers had yet to see the most important sculpture.
You have seen the Tower of Light!A great masterpiece made by a skilled sculptor!Sometimes a sculptor leaves behind a work so great that it stuns the continent.
The tower takes on a grander appearance at night and its full characteristics are displayed.
- Health, Mana and Stamina regeneration increased by 25% for the entire day.
- All stats are increased by 15.
- Maximum Health and Mana increased by 15%.
- Movement speed has increased by 20%.
- Luck increased by 100.
- Increases the power of Holy and Elemental Magic.
Statue weakens the nearby forces of darkness, strong monsters will weaken.
When the sun goes down, then a light show will occur.
The Tower of Light sculpture increases defense to 1.5 times the original value.