This chapter is very light, not entirely a filler but it does expand into sothing most may not be interested exactly.
Enjoy!
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[Connection established]
As the chanical voice female of his app spoke, a large distorted face appeared on his screen.
A young man with red hair, there was no need to explain who it was.
"Hum?... What's up!" Ermin said with a smile as he raised his right arm to wave at Dale, though he couldn't see it due to the zoom
"What's up indeed... Can you please take your ass off the screen first?"
"Eh?... OH! Sorry about that, is this better?"
"Yes... So? You doing okay with your sisters?" Dale replied as he also gave Ermin a slight wave
"Co on, it hasn't been that long since we last talked, at most a full day in-ga or a few hours in the real world."
"My sisters are about the sa as normal, they're still playing as of now since I sohow managed to have them do sothing productive." Ermin said with a scoff
"I still can't understand how your relationship works, can't you just be a bit transparent with them?"
"Dude... We talked about this a few tis before, it's no use, I tried before and it entered one ear and it left through the other."
"But like I said last ti... My younger sister does have so hope but the problem is my older one, she's too bossy and controlling, I feel sorry for her future husband, if she'll ever have one."
"She's such a lost cause even my parents tried to correct her ways, but she never changed."
"She's the kind of woman to either laugh or say 'nice cock' if she were to see a guy naked." Ermin said as he rolled his eyes
"So... She's a tomboy?" Dale asked as he raised an eyebrow
Also, how does he know that? Speaking from experience?
"Don't you dare say that to again, just hearing those words makes wanna puke." Ermin replied as he cringed
"Either way, I got so ti for myself, we all have to rest after the lengthy ga sessions... Can't say the sa for them, they're more into this ga then even ."
At least that's the impression I get from ti to ti.
"They like to do Raids all the ti and do so challenges atop it… Mostly my Elder Sister since my younger sister just follows her, but she's no weight alright."
"The problem cos from her desire to do so, such luxuries cost money."
"They're skilled to even be able to do so in the first place of course, but since we lack people, we have to make up for the numbers with items and potions, either that or we stick to lower-level Raids."
"And this may be one of the few things I agree with my sister, but that would be a waste of our ti."
"Even if we spent more money doing these Raids, it's not that hard to make the money back."
"And that's how I'm here, it's my daily break out of this ss, and I'll likely stay here for a few more hours while my sisters grind so levels and items."
Ermin then gave Dale a nod.
"I thank you for the items and even the Skill books you sent our way over these past few days, it allowed us to pump up our ga quite a bit, I can't even imagine where I would've acquired those Skill Books otherwise."
"I'll repay you, of course, don't forget but I still have the items from the Tutorial with as you requested, though they aren't that useful to anymore."
Dale nodded, it seed they had been putting his items to good use.
"I see… But hey, you sound a bit happy, did anything interesting happen recently?"
"Aside from managing to convince my sisters to do sothing for the first ti… It was the fact I actually got a Hidden Magic Related Class." He said with a proud smile
"And it was thanks to you, one more thing I owe you, it's quite the story."
"That's pretty aweso, what did you get and how? If you would be willing to share." Dale asked as he scratched his chin
"Honestly… I'm still a bit confused myself." Ermin replied awkwardly as he touched the back of his head
"I originally believed that due to the limitations of my Starting Village, I would have to rely on the free Class selection to get started with sothing useful, but I was fearful of doing so due to the way I played the ga so far."
"There is a Mage Tower in this place, and like other players in the Northern Regions, if you pass the simple assessnt of the Tower and pay the fee, you can receive the Mage Initiate Class and start your path as a Wizard!"
His expression then turned dim...
"But getting access to it would be a pain in the ass."
"I made so simple calculations for their requirents when I first ca across them, and even if we played the ga perfectly at the ti until now, unless we got so sort of hidden Quest, we would have had to wait until Level 30 to get inside, and that's just for getting within and not the extra requirents afterward."
"Not to say the fee... Due to all of these conditions, not a single player managed to beco a Mage through the Tower yet, which is quite the abysmal thing considering how many large Guilds are located in this area."
"It's the sa thing for the Capital, but in there the conditions are more lax due to the availability of Quests and the friendlier level of the instance Dungeons and Fields."
"That does seem like a problem... But hey, here in Resko you don't even have the chance to get the Class..." Dale said with an awkward smile
"Everyone that goes to Resko is batshit insane or too greedy for their own good, either that or unaware of what's going on, nothing in between." Ermin replied as he shook his head
"Hey!"
"What? You fall into the Unaware category for being the first down there... Or maybe... I should call you the puppeteer, Elder Dale?" He asked with a chuckle
"Humph, just for your information, I just completed a Major Quest and saved the lives of over 1000 High-level Villagers from deep in the forest, they'll be joining in the ranks of the original 100 Villagers and soon enough there will be a Quest Explosion and many opportunities to all."
"Not only that but I managed to reactivate the old Mage Tower further North of Resko in the desert while also fixing the problem in the forest, there is no better ti to invest in Resko then now!"
"... Damn, you sure got yourself worked up down there buddy... And because of that, I keep regretting having to follow my sisters." He said with a sigh as he touched his forehead
"Things look good for Resko, but that's good for as well, isn't it?" Ermin said with a teasing smile
"Hm?"
"As long as you're on top, don't I gain as well, being your greatest investor?"
"... Ha, fine, you have a point." Dale replied with a chuckle
He wasn't wrong, Ermin was by far his greatest investor, much of what he knew now ca from their discussions during the last year, and Dale wouldn't have been able to prepare as thoroughly as he did for the Tutorial were it not for his assistance.
And taking all of the items he's carrying from the Tutorial, once they're in his hands, the value he'll provide to him will outshine everything any player has provided him within Resko.
"Keep working hard friend, once there's a road connecting this place to your Village the first thing I'll do is migrate there."
"That would be ideal, but don't get yourself worked up. Play the way you want, you don't have to follow and my stupid ideas." Dale said as he shook his head
"Ah, co on. What do you take for!"
"That's what makes it morable." Ermin said with a smirk
"..."
"Before you continue, a caravan recently arrived at Resko, you might've even heard the news already."
"Yup I have... You're going to ask why I didn't follow them to where you are, right?"
/Nod.../
"I tried but they didn't accept or anyone." Ermin said with a sigh
"They arrived and just as quickly as they arrived they vanished after trading a few things here and there."
"The NPCs were actually trying to push them away, which was interesting to see, I always thought their distaste for outsiders went mostly for the players, but it's good to see that it encompasses everyone."
"Why are they like that?" Dale asked as he tapped his table
But Ermin just shrugged.
"No idea, but I have a suspicion it may be due to the governor, the guy is quite... Pridefull?"
"This entire Town is more of a Military Outpost, but because there is so little action going on down here, I believe they let go of their formalities long ago."
"This place is more like its own City state now, they don't bother about whatever their original purpose down here was, and that ca from asking a few of the NPCs, the few that actually wanted to talk with after I raised my Reputation with that shithole."
"Maybe he doesn't want to draw attention to himself so he kicked them all as soon as he could, maybe he wishes to act like a King, who knows?"
"Hum... It's definitely worth so thought." Dale said as he thought deeply
"True, these kinds of small events and interactions don't happen often and they give us glimpses into possible Quests and Events if we grasp at the clues."
"But for the current , going after any such mysteries will only lead to my death so I'll stick with Raiding and completing Quests here and there..."
"STILL! We got a tad sidetracked, how about we return to the focus of our conversation?"
"Go on, I'm all ears."
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