The voice of seamen singing was heard. The voices of the men matched with the sound of the waves. The ghost ship war rocking significantly but it was also moving very quickly. Unlike a regular ship, the ghost ship itself was a living monster. As Weed approached the ship a ladder fell down. They had saw him coming. The One Eyed Lich then noticed a crucial error.
“This is the ghost ship. I welcome the lich wizard.”
The crew of the ghost ship introduced themselves. There was an extreme respect towards liches. However, he did not have the important left arm. All captains are supposed to have a hook instead of an arm. It was a manly pirate romance to have one arm and one eye.
Morata had just completed its newest building. It was the Art Center that was built, a favorite of the beginners! It was built on an area of over 2000 square meters and with a large garden. Morata's sculptures were stored within. There were various colorful paintings and flowers and trees everywhere. There was an image of Weed sitting on a blue ice dragon. There were various paintings on the walls of him. There was room for further improvement but those pictures show the memories and light the way to the future.
“It's finally done.”
Pavo placed a plaque at the front.
Weed Art Center
Two years since he arrived.
He probably died at least a few times...
Morata Province...
His sculptures are all over the Continent of Versailles...
Through hard work he gained tremendous sculpting skill proficiency.
There is still work to improve on.
Statue of Freya and the Light Tower are all representations of his work.
The sculptures by the Wailing River as well...
His sculptures are available to the public and are committed to the continent's peace.
A friend of Weed, an architect built the art center.
This is dedicated to the people.
The plaque was created to celebrate the moment of the completion of the two story building. It caused an increase in Morata's contribution, closeness and reputation. A positive phenomenon occurred in the city.
— Morata's cultural development has increased.
Artistic development speed has increased by 3 %.
Culture further increases expansion.
Local fame has increased by 15, the Center of Art is designated as a monument.
— The art and wisdom of the people of Morata has increased. The probability of more artists and wizards being born is high.
The building was developed to be part of the city.
“Finally…”
Pavo felt a deep rewarding sense of self satisfaction as he closed the doors to the art center. Weed had not named the sculpture but the fact that a legendary sculpture was there was amazing. Soon it would be opened. They sent a messenger to get Mandol and his wife so that they could open up the art center.
“As an architect I have always been thinking that I've lived my life fully and confidently but now…”
Pavo confessed his thoughts to Gaston, his painter friend.
“I have always been trying to think of ways to get extra options or more money for my stuff. This is common for an architect. However to only accept a single copper to create such a work of art? The mind of a sculptor is hard to understand.”
Gaston tried to think of some encouragement but only sat there in silence. He did not know anything other than trying to draw more beautiful paintings.
“Weed is special. He is young but he has the warm heart of a father.”
“Yea. I can't help but think what he is doing now.”
“You are the mean and petty archer Pale?”
“How is it that Irene, the lousy healer is here?”
“It's Romuna, the wizard that eats young children whole!”
After they came back from Todeum, Pale and his colleagues were getting bad reactions from the people.
“Wasn’t the original reward 200 gold? Now it’s only 30 gold.”
“You completed the quest so quickly so you must have cheated right? I will not change my mind on this!”
Even though the people were being vicious, they were undaunted as they tried to build up familiarity again as recover their good faith with high level quests. Pale and his party went into the weapon shop.
“How are you doing!”
Irene smiled brightly.
“There's a lot more people here now. Business must be good.”
“There are a lot of young people fighting monsters now. It would be nice if there were more children in the north…So what brings you here?”
“We're here to sell off our things.”
There were now five weapon shops in Morata. The monthly income tax revenue had increased by a few percent which is then reinvested into the merchants. The supply of weaponry was large. Mapan greedily bought many weapons from their supplies because of their large surplus. When operating a blacksmith it was important to gather raw materials in large quantity. Pale and his party visited the first weapon store that was in Morata.
“We would not want to bother a benefactor of Morata with a request. However, these days there are a lack of weapons in the stores…”
As they entered the weapon store, Pale and his party stood still and listened.
“If anything it sounds like a quest.”
It was possible that it was a quest to get weapons or hunt and gather materials. In fact many beginners were getting quests that involved getting weapons. They could obtain weapons from hunting goblins as well. If the delivery is made then the user could get a premium on purchases from the store. Even if they had bad fame, they could still get common quests.
“Back in the day, there were some very famous weapon smiths of the Niflheim Empire.”
“What?”
“All of the royal family's armors were made by them.”
From the description it smelled like a high level quest. Irene's eyes were sparkling.
“Manager oppa, could you please tell us the family's name?”
Irene was usually innocent but she was very interested when it came to quests.
“It was the Viteoleu family. With the fall of the empire they were never heard of again…but what of their descendants? They must still be there and they would be a big help to the weapon shipments.”
Ttiring!
Masters of the sword
There were many professional artisans and knights of the Niflheim Empire of the Viteoleu family. I want you to find their descendants and bring them here.
Difficulty: B
Quest limit: Will fail upon the death of the descendants of the Viteoleu.
Pale and party got a Rank B quest. It was a big difference in progress compared to the normal users. Ever since they been helping with Weed in Morata's defense, their familiarity with the people increased. Pale, Maylon, Romuna, and Irene looked at each other.
'Do it?'
'Let's do it.'
'I think it would be fun even if it fails.'
Maylon especially wanted to do the quest. Pale said as the representative.
“Can we go get them?”
“Will you? They were once in the capital but now its a haven of monsters. Ask around the shops. I have my pride but would you do this quest for me?”
You have accepted the quest.
Pale and his party accepted the quest. The quest could also be shared to more people.
“I'm getting a little anxious though…”
“Should we get Weed?”
The capital of the Niflheim Empire was a large hunting ground so they would be sufficient. However they could get more quests since Weed had high fame. Irene thought about it and shook her head.