61 Preparation for the Raid

In the game, before Ren went to Erendia, he made a side trip and converted all his Cooking Recipes into actual food.

‖ D R Y C U R R Y ‖

–– a delicious spicy food made from tender meat marinated in herbs and spices

–– can cure the status effect [Freeze]

‖ E N D ‖

‖ U L T I M A T E C U R R Y ‖

–– a delicious spicy food made from tender meat marinated in herbs and spices

–– its spiciness is not for the faint of heart

–– immune to [Freeze] for 4 hrs.

‖ G R A P E J U I C E ‖

–– a sweet juice perfect for a long day of hard work

–– can cure [Poison]

‖ E N D ‖

After which, Ren finally entered Erendia Town. It was the very first town of the Elves and the only accessible town of Elves that was located outside of Maze Forest.

Unlike the usual buildings of the Elves that were made of leaves, woods, and thatched roofs and took a curvy form that blended in with the surrounding Forest, Erendia Town took in the architecture of a medieval fantasy setting of white limestone walls, blue brick pointy roofs, and paved roads.

And like most Towns, the shops are usually centered on a plaza full of stalls or bazaar. Other big towns that were near the sea have a port and a wet market.

The two Elven guards ignored Ren when he entered the gates to the town. Since his INT already met the requirements, he was the first player to arrive inside the city. Or at least that's what he thought.

Unlike in the village, where NPCs were only around ten to twenty, NPCs in towns were in the fifty or more and were bustling with liveliness.

The air was basked with the smell of freshly baked bread coming from the bakery of an old Dwarven woman. A Halfling child was running around selling the daily [Jinx] for the day, short for news or posters of wanted criminals. There were hobgoblins haggling prices for rare stones, silks, and tomes. There were also Gnomes selling Fairies in a jar while a Hag was busy making [Fairy Powders] at the back of the stall with her cauldron and broom.

It would take tremendous effort and patience for the players to talk to every NPC, hoping to trigger a quest or some kind of event.

Ren had already forgotten the list of quests in Erendia Town, but he did, however, remember the important ones.

But Ren wasn't here to fulfill any quest. He was here to get the passive skill [Mobile Casting], so he could cast while moving around. This passive skill was available to all Mages once they entered any towns.

All you have to do is go to the [Magic Shop] available in any Town, and the NPCs in there would automatically give you the passive skill as long as your INT was already +30, for the right price, of course.

Ren did precisely that, and he went to the Magic Shop downtown.

"Hello there. I can't help but notice that you're still a novice Magic-user," Elaine said, his pointy ears flinching while the wings on her back fluttered.

She was a Halfling—Half-Elf, half Sprite, apparently. And Halflings were not welcomed in the many towns and villages inside Maze Forrest, the Elves' territory. Another reason why Erendia Town was outside of the said Forest was because of the Halflings that the Town Mayor welcomed into its doors.

"I can teach you the way of a true Magic-user for only 1000 gil~."

Ren was speechless. He didn't remember that it was this expensive!

Or maybe because the guild paid it for him in the past?

"Why so expensive?" at this point in time, anything that was beyond 500 gil was already passed his budget.

Elaine crossed her arms and pouted to the side. "What do you mean expensive? This skill will allow you to be ahead of the others. Advancing your magic to another level! It's rather a good deal if you ask me."

Not saying the skill was part of the risk that players had to make in the game. But Ren already knew the skill so he didn't have to feel like it was a gamble buying the unknown skill for 1000 gil.

Ren sighed. If not that he needed that skill for his upcoming dungeon raid, he wouldn't get it until the in-game currency was established and the price of everything was reduced to even the currency conversion.

Ren swallowed his indignation and paid for it with a heavy heart.

"Thank you." Elaine had a bright smile on her face while Ren was looking at her like he got scammed.

[ACQUIRED New Skill!]

ǁ M O B I L E C A S T I N G ǁ

–– a unique skill to all mages that grant its user the ability to move while casting.

ǁ E N D ǁ

"While you're her stranger, care to look at my wares? We have new items that would surely catch your fancy."

Ren ignored Elaine's sing-song voice and the other items in the shop except the [Water] Spell.

It goes without saying that one of the things that could hurt Vulcan, en elemental Boss, was an elemental type of magic as well.

Water was needed to douse that Fire of his. Ren thought and bought the [Water] Spell for 100 gil.

[ACQUIRED New Spell!]

ǁ W A T E R L V. 1 ǁ

–– cost 10 MP

–– inflict 10% water damage based on INT

–– single target

–– 2 sec. cooldown

ǁ E N D ǁ

<WARNING! Your list of Spells is already at Maximum Capacity in your current class!>

Ren already had five spells on his list, the maximum allowable number in his current class. He had to upgrade his class into a [Scholar] in order to open another five slots for his list of spells.

Ren chose to delete [Heal] since that spell was useless to him. He was not going to use it often since consuming [Health Potions] was a better alternative than that.

[Health Potions] were abundant in rewards, and almost all quests have those in their list of prizes.

Moreover, there was already a [Healer] in their group, so there was no need for that spell anymore.

He was planning to be an offensive type of mage and not a supportive one.

After Ren did what he came to do in Erendia Town, he proceeded to the southern exit and entered Maze Forest.

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A/N

Last chapter for this week.

Sorry for any typos and grammars. My eyes are not cooperating at the moment. So tired🥱

Got to re-energized this weekend.

Happy Weekend, everyone! 🤗

CHEERS!