"Very nice to et you too rlin." Tuli said with a warm smile. "Now if you’ll please follow to the archery range for the first test."
rlin followed Tuli as she lead him through the rangers guild building. rlin noticed several hallways leading to various other rooms, they seed to mostly be dorms or facilities for mbers of the guild.
rlin was greeted by quite a few individuals as he was lead into another building, it seed the other mbers of the rangers guild were also quite friendly.
The two walked out into the archery range. It was a walled off area with several targets lined up in the distance. There were a couple NPCs doing target practice when they walked in, and rlin was lead over to an area that was vacant.
rlin noticed that each area had three targets, although his area appeared to have the smallest distance, it seed to be reserved for beginner training.
"Okay, now I see you probably don’t have a bow of your own just yet, which is fine." Tuli began talking. "We’ve got a couple training bows at the back there, feel free to use them within the training room. I’d recomnd testing out what kind of bow you like best."
"With that being said, your first task is to hit three targets." As Tuli said these words, a quest window appeared before rlin.
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[Common Quest]
Target Practice I.
The first step of becoming a ranger is confidence, the second is being able to actually hit sothing with an arrow. Hit three targets in the rangers guild archery range.
Targets hit: 0/3
• Reward: 1 Agility
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rlin accepted the quest before walking towards the training bows. There were several different types on display; longbows, shortbows, recurve bows and even a couple crossbows.
rlin grabbed a recurve bow that he believed was the right size for him, then grabbed a quiver of testing arrows and walked back to his position.
"That was fast. Usually people are more indecisive at first." Tuli said as she stared at rlin’s choice. "Well, It seems you already know what you like. Feel free to start firing when you’re ready."
rlin loosened up his limbs for few seconds while he stared at the targets. There were three targets in a straight line, roughly the sa distance away from each other.
While there weren’t any markings for distance, rlin could estimate that the first one was about twenty ters away, the next was roughly forty ters and the last one was about sixty.
rlin nocked his first arrow, drawing it back before quickly locking his sights on the twenty ter target, and within a second he released the arrow, causing it to tear through the air before sinking into the centre of the target.
「Targets hit: 1/3」
After that first shot rlin believed he found a few oddities about the bow, the most irritating for him being that the string seed to have stretched too much, which he would have to take into account for his next shot.
"I think the bow might be overdue for a new string." rlin mumbled out loud.
"We’re actually getting new bows pretty soon. As you’ve probably noticed, these ones are a little old." Tuli responded to his mumbles. "Good shot by the way!"
rlin let another arrow fly while accounting for the bow’s quirks, his next target being the sixty ter one, the furthest target.
「Targets hit: 2/3」
"Another bullseye, impressive." She remarked from the sidelines while watching rlin shoot.
rlin flicked his hair back before loading in two arrows, aiming for the centre of the forty ter target.
「Targets hit: 3/3」
「You have completed the quest, "Target Practice I", talk to Tuli to receive your rewards.」
"And now you’re just showing off." Tuli said as rlin turned to her. "Well, it’s clear to see that you know your way around a bow. Good job!"
"With that being said, archery isn’t the only skill rangers are required to have." Tuli continued, "Please collect your arrows before returning your borrowed weapon, please follow when you’re ready for the next test."
Tuli walked over and alerted the rest of the archers that rlin was going to go collect his arrows. This caused them to all stop shooting and begin doing the sa.
rlin ran over to the targets in his lane, making sure to remove the arrows gently, putting each back into his quiver after inspecting their condition. After he had collected them all, he ran back to the training equipnt pile and neatly returned everything back where he found them.
He ran over to Tuli who started walking back into the building, she lead him around for a little while, until he began slling the overpowering scent of herbs.
"Rangers spend plenty of ti in the wilderness, so a core part of what makes a good ranger is knowing what resources you have at your disposal and where to find it." Tuli began explaining as she lead rlin into another room.
The room was full of strange looking plants and other brewing equipnt, it was like he walked into an alchemist’s lair.
"I’ll begin explaining the most important plants that you will run into within the frontier, if you have any questions you may ask them at the end." Tuli said, causing another quest box to appear before rlin.
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[Common Quest]
Target Practice II.
Rangers feel at ho when surrounded by nature, as such it is wise to learn the blessings that certain plants can bring, or the dangers you may face if you don’t heed their warnings.
Pass Tuli’s test.
• Reward: 1 Agility
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rlin accepted the quest, he was pretty excited for this one, as plants just so happened to be his speciality.
"So first of all, we’ll be starting off with this." Tuli said as she held up what looked to be a dried stem of wheat.
"Do you know what this is?" She asked with a smile.
"Well my first thought was wheat, but since this is a lesson on herbs, my guess is Darnel Ryegrass." rlin said as he stared at the plant.
Tuli stared at him with a surprised expression for several monts.
"That is correct." She mumbled before asking another question. "Do you know the effects of this plant?"
"Consumption of the plant, depending on the dosage, could lead to a wide variety of effects. A few of the more concerning ones being delirium, tremors, paralysis and convulsions, with the signature symptom ranging between tightness to extre pain in the calves." rlin began explaining everything he knew about the plant. "I believe the most common way of coming into contact with the plant is through bread made from the crops of a Darnel infested wheat field."
"My, you’re quite studious aren’t you?" Tuli said with surprise. "That is correct, well what about this one?"
Tuli’s next plant was a long stem that had several bell-shaped purple flowers sprouting off of it. The inside layers of the purple bell-shaped flower seed to have several discoloured spots.
"I believe that is a foxglove." rlin said with confidence. "It’s an extrely poisonous wildflower, consumption of any part of the plant can lead to irregular heart function and death. But those who survive or consu weaker doses suffer from a large array of nasty side effects such as an upset stomach, blurred vision and muscle weakness."
"Correct again, you’re really good at this." Tuli remarked with a bright smile before she ran around looking for sothing else to show him.
She ca back a few minutes later with a large piece of tree bark, and on one side of the bark was a strange gold-coloured spider web, but as rlin took a closer look, he quickly realised what it was.
"I’d be very impressed if you knew what this was." Tuli said with a confident smile. "It’s sowhat rare in Arcadia."
"Goldenweb." rlin muttered, "It is a fungus that grows high on trees. And although it looks like a spider’s web, it isn’t sticky enough to ensnare creatures. It’s main use is as an anticoagulant, it prevents blood from clotting."
「You have earned 10 familiarity with Tuli.」
「You have completed the quest, "Target Practice II", talk to Tuli to receive your rewards.」
Tuli was so surprised she almost dropped the bark, but she quickly recovered her grip and placed it down safely on a table before turning back to rlin.
"Were you raised by a druid?" Tuli asked, her shocked expression refused to leave her face.
"No, I wasn’t raised by a druid, unfortunately." rlin couldn’t help but laugh a little, but he made sure to correct her. "I am just very passionate about my hobbies."
"A very respectable hobby." Tuli said as she seed to puff up her chest, it seed she was rather proud of her knowledge and could see that she and rlin were birds of a feather.
"Well, I don’t believe you’ll gain anything from my lecture, you’re already quite knowledgeable." Tuli said while nodding along to her own thoughts, "With that, we’ll skip right over to stage three."
"For your third task, you will be given a mission to step into the frontier and hunt down a wildcat, returning with its corpse. Please be careful, as wildcats are creatures with trendous stealth abilities. To add onto the difficulty, this task must be done exclusively with a bow. Marks with any other weapon will disqualify your catch." Tuli said, causing another quest window to appear before rlin.
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[Common Quest]
Target Practice III.
But the most important part of being a ranger is that it is your duty to protect your ho from the dangerous creatures that have wrecked havoc on the west.
You’ve been tasked with a mission to set out into the frontier and hunt down an elusive wildcat while only utilising a bow.
Wildcats Killed: 0/1
• Reward: 2 Agility, 250 EXP, Class Soul: Ranger
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