1st Person POV (MC)-Present Time-
I am greeted with familiar gates that seem to have weathered time and the elements. On both sides of those gates, guard NPCs are stationed wearing full-pted armour, and their demeanour is much different.
More disciplined or should I say ‘strict’ in this kind of situation.
“Well... Kinda different, huh?” -Siegfried-
The berserker crosses his arms looking around the neighbourhood. Of which, I too follow his gaze towards the people of Lowlight.
It has changed—how quickly! I’m sure we only went out for 3 hours, or in-game time would be 3 days.
Citizens of Lowlight always wore miserable expressions but now, they seem to smile ever so often. Even if rebuilding their destroyed homes from demon attacks...
Seeing them like that brought joy to my heart. Unique quests change the trajectory of NPC lives, so it's no wonder it’s highly important to complete them with the best outcome.
I shudder to think what would happen if Siegfried and I lost, including the death of Lucius...
(“The ritual would’ve been completed, all the NPCs here will vanish and a portal to the abyss will open. Churning out infinite demons...”)
Though... I take it pyers will be overjoyed since they have endless EXP grind.
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Let’s stop that train of thought as I look at Siegfried. Hoping what I am thinking is conveyed through my gaze as he turns to face me.
“Hm? OH! Follow me.” -Siegfried-
I giggle as he chuckles a bit. Siegfried then moves straight towards the Noble District.
The noble district lies empty some mansions have been scorched bck, destroyed, and more.
We were welcomed all the way...
-Arriving at Royal Pace-
“Aahhh!!! The liberators. Welcome, welcome.” -Lucius-
Siegfried simply raised his hand in greetings and that earned a pointy look from someone standing beside the king.
While I take a bow I learned from period dramas, which cause the berserker to snort a bit.
Once, the king of Lowlight left his throne and greeted us. He wears a smile on his face as if he’s greeting an old friend.
“I am gd that you all came back safe and sound.” -Lucius-
His eyes softened before taking a deep breath and decred...
“Liberators of Lowlight, to commend for your achievements in releasing this country from the grip of demons. I hereby decre a part of the nd belongs to these travellers. They will have full autonomy.” -Lucius-
His voice echoed inside the audience chamber as everyone alongside his attendants heard it.
-System-
[Quest: Lowlight’s Revival (Completed)]
Rewards: Land, 77536482 EXP, and, 5000000 Zenis.
-System-
“Sieg!!!”
I cp my hands multiple times in excitement seeing the rewards. We managed to get a step to build a guild!
“Hell yeah. Finally a nd!” -Siegfried-
He tightened his fist and brandished a wide grin showing off the serrated shark-like teeth on his face.
It looks terrifying for someone who doesn’t know him personally though I just know that he’s simply excited like me.
“*ehem* *ehem*” -King’s Attendant-
The king chuckles seeing our reaction as Siegfried and I quickly compose ourselves.
“Thank you for your generosity, King Lucius.”
With a fancy bow even filing my left arm a bit, I expressed my gratitude.
“Thanks.” -Siegfried-
He nods curtly towards Lucius as the attendant dagger-like stare keeps on giving until she changes her gaze to Lucius.
Lucius noticed the gaze before calming his posture and returning to his throne ending the conversation.
-Leaving the Royal Pace-
We currently walking towards the Land given to us, quite the distance outside of Lowlight’s safe zone.
In the meantime...
“We got a nd~”
I’m super happy and my brain automatically thinks what kind of building fits for us.
“Mag?” -Siegfried-
We all need our room, then a big room for guild meetings, and then a reception area, then a garden for alchemy pnts.
Should I make a castle? I can craft walls and floors but it’s simple wooden, stone, or metal ones.
Damn... I need better-looking ones which means purchasing them from the cash shop. I do have money to spare so I do not mind but what should I buy then?
I better check the cash shop after this...
“Mag....???” -Siegfried-
How much is it anyway? It’s fashion stuff so I doubt it would be expensive...
OHHHH!!
Probably a training ground for everyone to trial & error their {Skill} combos or {Spell} chains.
Oh yeah, food-producing pnts too we need a space for that.
“Mag!!????” -Siegfried-
His voice cuts through my train of thought as I shake my head a bit before looking at him.
“Y-yeah?”
“You didn’t listen, did you?” -Siegfried-
Of course not! I’m lost in my happy thoughts of base building.
“I was asking about who will be guild leader.” -Siegfried-
“Oh... It’s easy, that’s you right?”
“Huh????? No, it’s you.” -Siegfried-
(“What? Me? Guild Leader??? No way.”)
“Eh?”
“?” -Siegfried-
He tilts his head as if confused. I mean, I’m more confused...
“What made you think I can be a Guild Leader?” -Siegfried-
“You’re quick to action, decision making, good sense in the battlefield?”
Isn’t obvious that Siegfried should be the Guild Leader?
He shakes his head and retorts.
“No, if it’s PVP then yes I am excellent at it.” -Siegfried-
He smugly excimed but then continued...
“You’re more suited to be a Guild Leader. After all, you’re already thinking about the building style and rooms?” -Siegfried-
“H-how do you know that!??”
“Hahahaha, your face is obvious.” -Siegfried-
(“True... being a guild leader allows me to do all of those anyway.”)
“Ugh... I don’t know, I have never been one in other MMO games.”
“I mean... It can’t be that bad, can it? It’s only you me, and Booba.” -Siegfried-
He shrugs his shoulders.
“Haaaaaaaa, you sure you don’t want to be a GL?”
“Nope~.” -Siegfried-
He replied with no dey and emphasised the P.
(“It can’t be that bad right?”)
Deciding on that, I opened up the system and navigated myself to the ‘Guild’ tab. Upon tapping it, the panel’s dispy lies empty only giving prompts on ‘Create Guild’ or ‘Join Guild’.
Already knowing what to pick, I clicked on the ‘Create Guild’ option and immediately another screen popped up.
“Oh... What’s the name of the guild?”
I asked Siegfried as he pursed his lips a bit in thought before answering.
“Your suggestion of U.w.U?” -Siegfried-
“Ehhh... I mean, it’s not bad is it?”
He nodded a few times, convinced I pressed the provided holographic keyboard to type in the U.w.U for ‘Guild Dispy Name’.
“Uhmmmmmmm, what’s the full name though? Should we just leave it empty?”
“Hm... We need to ask Booba for her input. But the abbreviation U.w.U is good enough.” -Siegfried-
“All right.”
I left the Guild Full Name empty for now.
Now, for the description...
“Sieg, what about this? U.w.U is a PvE Guild focusing on Dungeons, Raiding, Crafting, and Events but most importantly! Have fun~.”
“Hmmmmmm... It is good already, can you add our online time too?” -Siegfried-
“Oh! Great idea, let’s see...”
I added our OL time including the time zone.
“Oookay... Confirm!”
The previously bnk ‘Guild’ panel has changed to dispy the name of our Guild and listed the members as me the Guild Leader.
Clicking the ‘Invite’ button, a list of names pops beside it I recognise them as my friend list. Immediately, I tap on Siegfried’s name to send out the invite.
“Hm?” -Siegfried-
He tilts his head lightly to the side probably noticing my invite. Though in my view, he’s staring at air...
*PINGGG*
Once he tapped something in mid-air, I heard a notification noise coming from my system panel and looked at the Guild dispy...
I see Siegfried’s name in the members list and have a rank of ‘Recruit’.
(“Now... how to raise his rank?”)
Thinking of that, I tap the rank icon and hold for a few seconds before finally, a drag-down option comes out listing every rank above ‘Recruit’.
“Huh... I’ll give you the vice guild leader position.”
Taking a deep breath I then joked.
“Congratutions, You have been promoted... to my most valuable employee!!!”
“Kek, hehehehehehe...” -Siegfried-
He snorted before beginning to cackle as I giggled while changing his ‘Recruit’ up to ‘Vice Guild Leader’.
I also sent Booba the invitation but she’s off-line, she’ll reply ter I hope.
-Arriving at the Land-
“Well... we can work with this.” -Siegfried-
I already know in the back of my mind what the ‘Land’ would look like after all, Tainted Wastend isn’t exactly blessed in terms of natural resources.
What lies in front of us is an empty nd, adorned by cracked earth and withered trees.
Upon entering this Land, we got the ‘Comfort Zone’ buff indicating that it is our Land in Thelea.
*PINGGG*
-System-
[Land: Tainted Wastend]
Would you like to register this as a U.w.U base?
Yes / No
-System-
Not wasting a moment, I clicked ‘Yes’ and immediately several indicators on my right view popped up such as; Funds, Building Materials, etc.
Reading them a bit, I replied to Siegfried...
“I agree, just need some magic and imagination.”
I put my hands together and spread them apart when saying ‘imagination’ as Siegfried snorts picking up where that reference came from.
“By the way, here... I collected as much woods and stones as I can on our way.” -Siegfried-
Accepting his trade and getting the woods & stones, I gratefully said thanks as I started to do some base building!
“Let me know if you need help. I’ll be going collecting some selble stuff to get funds.” -Siegfried-
“Sure!”
He tapped something in mid-air before vanishing as I rubbed my hands together and pulled my beginner’s tunic tighter.
(“First of all, Let's buy some aesthetically pleasing wallpapers and floor cover!!!”)
Opening up the cash shop, I am bombarded with myriads of ‘Bundles’, ‘Discounts’, and many more.
I am interested in the ‘Bundle’ though since it’s December they have a winter bundle with all the festivities.
A whole new world opened up to me after seeing that they have a ‘Weather Changing Orb’ furniture recipe and it’s at a discount! 50% off...
My eyes glint in hunger seeing the price gets cut down quite plenty...
(“Why don’t I go to the cash shop sooner?”)
That question appeared in my mind as I replied to myself quicker like a retort or a snap of realization.
(“If I did, I wouldn’t have any money IRL cause I’ll be broke buying all of this.”)
Nevertheless, I purchased the ‘Necessary’ things in the cash shop. I have ‘spare’ money anyway... might as well use it for this.
(“Hmmmm... what kind of castle I’m going for?”)
An idea sprung to my mind after thinking for about 5 minutes. Rather than start the original, I’ll probably copy a building I knew well and love in a comfort game I pyed.
First thing first, let’s make a mound or a hill. This building system is quite giving me the freedom as I simply raised my hand to create a raised ground.
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Is it right?
No that’s too far, it looks like a spire now rather than a mound. Let’s turn it down a notch...
Okay, that looks good enough.
Once it became a hill, I then started to build a castle made from hardwood and stone bricks.
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Day turned to Night and continually in a cycle as I kept going building them one by one. Thanks to the system, I can drag and drop the furniture and moving them is easy once I enter ‘Build’ mode.
It’s like [Telekinesis] {Spell} just need to dispy my intent and wanting them to move, the brain scan capabilities of this game do it for me.
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Does it look good there? Ew, no it doesn’t.
It’s too dark here! I just need to put some lights on...
Why do I put it here? I can’t even get in!!! Stupid me...
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It takes time but I am gd to see the build slowly coming to pce.
Simultaneously, I made many furniture and they’re in the process of being crafted.
