Leaving the town, Arthur went to the Trunel woods again.
Now that it was daytime, the scene of the woods was a lot different. Even though it was a rather dense forest, it was still quite bright and sunlight trickled down the canopy.
"It does look rather nice… Almost makes one want to go take a walk." Arthur said before he heard a sound.
~GRRR~
"And that would make them regret it," Arthur rolled his eyes and turned towards the source of the sound.
A four legged beast with bone blades on its forelimbs blocked Arthur's path.
"Dragon's Insight!" Arthur quickly used the skill.
>Dragon's Insight has been successfully activated!
Strength: 10
Toughness: 8
Agility: 12
Dexterity: 10
Vitality: 8
Wisdom: 2
Intelligence: 4
Will: 2
1. Bone Blade Rush
Info: The user sprints towards a foe, slashing it with its bone blades.
Cooldown: None
Cost; 5% Stamina with every use.
2. Sharpening Block (Passive)
Info: Blocking a blunt attack with its bone blades causes them to get sharper, raising the power of its next attack by 5%.
Cooldown: None
Looking at the information in front of him, Arthur was intrigued.
'A different kind of beast than the Long Claw Trunel Crawler… It even has a passive that can buff it.' Arthur thought as he started to move.
~CLANG~
In the next moment, he had already struck out with the Key Spear. The Bone Blade beast was not one to wait around and had rushed towards Arthur.
The collision of the two created sparks as the bone blade and spear head ground together.
"You're rather tough." Arthur said as he prepared for the next attack.
The Bone Blade Beast used its skill Bone Blade Rush and lunged toward Arthur. Its forelimbs were spread to the side, allowing the bone blades to inflict maximum damage with a good range.
~DENG~
Unfortunately for the beast, Dietrich was not a normal spear.
"Lock!" Arthur used the skill of the spear.
The Tri-colored tassels glowed and targeted the beast, creating a magic circle that spun around.
>Weapon Skill Lock has succeeded!Bone Blade Beast's Stamina and Vitality will be sealed!Bone Blade Beast has been weakened: Vitality -3, maximum stamina -30%Player Arzhur has killed a Bone Blade BeastPlayer Arzhur has obtained 5% ExperiencePlayer Arzhur has obtained Low Quality Bone Blades x 2Player Arthur has butchered hundreds of beasts!Skill: Butcher has risen in proficiency!
1. Butcher
Proficiency: E
Rank: Common
Type: Passive
Info: Allows the user to butcher a beast and obtain its materials. The proficiency of the skill rises with regular use and the higher it is the better quality materials the user can obtain.
Cooldown: None
"It finally improves," Arthur said with a smile.
He had been waiting for the butcher skill to improve for a while and it finally had.
It was an important skill after all as it would net him a lot of loot the better it was.
"I guess, I'll be getting better loot now," Arthur said before continuing his journey.
He was intending to complete the jobs he had taken from the guild and knew where to go.
'The Dew Berries grow on bushes that are present around ponds. I need to find a pond first…' Thankfully Arthur knew where to go and that reduced the time needed by a lot.
Still along the way, Arthur ended up encountering two more Bone Blade beasts.
>Player Arzhur has killed a Bone Blade Beast x 2Player Arzhur has obtained 10% experiencePlayer Arzhur has obtained a low quality Bone BladePlayer Arzhur has obtained a Mid quality Bone Blade x 3Player Arzhur has obtained Dew Berries x 59Player Arzhur has obtained Dew Berries x 71Quest updated!Return to the Adventurer's Guild to hand in the Dew BerriesPlayer Arzhur has obtained Dew Berries x 41<
"This'll be enough for three potions at least." Arthur reckoned.
Even if a player didn't have the necessary skills, making basic potions was still possible. After all, the process would be relatively simple and the players merely needed to grind the ingredients before putting them in a vial.
It was only when they moved to more complex process or needed magic for the potions would one need to get proper skills for it.
But for now, Arthur would do just fine.
"Now for the gerbils." The next location that Arthur needed to go was close by as well.
A highway went through the middle of the Trunel Woods and took one to the city. Of course, similar to the town, reaching there was tough and one would get attacked along the way.
And while entering the city didn't need permission like with the town, one still needed to pay a tax to enter it. And unless players knew this beforehand, they might not have the needed amount.
'I already have the amount needed for the entry tax, but getting to the city would take too long.' Arthur shook his head.