Chapter 1: Versuchen
It was an ordinary day at 《Arad》, business running as usual across the streets and avenues of 《Underfoot》. Merchants and adventurers alike clamoring and crowding the scenery, a girl with a peculiar pointy ears and an eggplant-like colored long twin-tail hair sighed.
"This is hopeless... I wonder if this thing would amount to anything."
It was a young 《Pandemonian》 female dressed in a Gothic Lolita fashion; she is a level 86 「Overmind」. Trudging through the heavily crowded path of 《Underfoot》. She's been walking around aimlessly, as if looking for something or someone. Amidst the crowd, a tall lanky guy with a cowboy hat shouted.
"Amaretto! Over here!"
The 《Pandemonian》 girl looked at the direction of the man who is waving and calling her name.
"Is that him? Oh, it is! Hey! GreenJake, what took you so long!?"
An 《Empyrean》 descend named GreenJake, a level 86 「Raven」 wearing a jet black attire with a sleek darkened hair.
They meet in the middle of 《Underfoot》 plaza, under the dim chilling afternoon sky. It was a perfect weather for the girl to do her dealings. They went in a nearby café, and occupied the available table. A waitress with blonde hair wearing modest clothes, attended to their presence.
The ambiance of the café gives a tranquil and revitalizing atmosphere, that soothes a person's soul due to its cleanliness and classy style. Staying there will surely make anyone relax.
They both ordered a coffee and sweet confectioneries, after taking their orders the waitress left with a smile.
"So, what will be your plans for today?" GreenJake asked Amaretto with a curious face.
The girl grabbed her bag and took out something from it, and placed the thing at the top of the table.
"I've been exerting my utmost effort to sell this god forsaken thing for a month." She answered with a painful expression painted in her face. The thing she's pertaining at was a legendary accessory named 【Tau's Captain Symbol】 that drops from an ancient dungeon, it was a place called 《Vilmark Area 50》.
This is where the empire performed their inhumane experiments and vile dark dealings, hidden from the eyes of the public. Later on, it got shut down abruptly due to an unforeseen debacle.
"Knowing how laughable our unstable economy are, my hopes of selling this item dwindles every passing day." Amaretto know this very well but she still clings to that minuscule light of hope, as if she's disillusioned.
While murmuring to her situation, the waitress returned bringing their orders in a tray.
After she gracefully placed their orders, the waitress leaves saying "Enjoy your meal~."
"Hmm, interesting indeed." GreenJake uttered these words after examining the legendary bracelet.
"What do you think, Jake? Will someone really buy this item?" She asked while putting two sugar cubes into the obsidian colored surface of the coffee.
【Tau's Captain Symbol】
A legendary bracelet that drops from a monster called Tau Captain. If at 80% or lower HP, Attack/Movement Speed +3% and Casting Speed +5%. If at 30% or more MP, Physical/Magical Critical +7%. Attacks have a 3% chance of adding one of the following options for 20 seconds.
- HP/MP +15%
- STR/INT +180 and VIT/SPR +90 - Movement/Attack Speed +25% and Casting Speed 30%
"This is truly something, something that you want to throw into a disassembler, without remorse." With that despondent remarks, he took the fork and stabbed the sides of the shortcake.
Amaretto's dejected disposition can be seen as she stares blankly at the legendary bracelet. Then she took a sip of coffee.
"This is getting nowhere huh, I guess the only option left for me is that 'method'."
"That method? You mean [Compounding] that piece of trash, into another legendary item at Seria? Have you considered the other options? Like, selling it cheap or so." GreenJake as he wipes his mouth with a pristine white handkerchief.
"Do you even have the materials ready for it? If not, then you are going to spend a handful amount. Mind you that this is another gamble. Though, I think it's not that bad at all."
"I know, but [Compounding] it into another legendary could be risky, it might become another shining garbage or something worth a hundred million gold. In the end, everything is factored by luck isn't? Just like this whole game."Amaretto understood the investment needed and the underlying risk, if she went down into this path.
"I am going to sell this thing again today, and if that didn't pan out, then I have no choice, it's either this thing rots with me or it turns into something less insignificant."
After saying these words, she puts the freshly emptied cup in the small plate.
"There's no use wallowing it here, we have to go now." Before they leave, she returned the bracelet into her bag and left their payment at the table.
"I agree, well you never know. This might be your lucky day." GreenJake added a bit optimism.
The waitress bowed politely as she see the customers leaving the café.
After their respite, they exited the café with the hope of selling Amaretto's legendary bracelet. GreenJake gazed at the plaza's crowd, and proceeded to distract himself by staring at the gray skies.
Notes:
Arad - The world they reside in.
Underfoot - The main capital, it is abundant of adventurers and merchants.
Pandemonian - A race that lives in Pandemonium, this is where the female and male mages originates.
Empyrean - A world above Arad, technological advancement and celestial tall people can be found here.
Overmind - The 2nd advancement of Elementalist, currently the highest class they can be.
Raven - The 2nd advancement of Ranger, currently the highest class they can be.
Legendary Grade - A category of an item that is next to Epic grade. Some legendary items can rival Epics.
Compounding - A system in the game, that allows you to change any Rare, Unique, and Legendary grade items randomly into another item according to its own grade.