Chapter 108: Meeting with Fellow Friends

Levin Cloud, aka Marlon who is Adrian's best friend, was on his way to Blue Valley as part of his mission. He contacted two of his companions to accompany him since he lacks the damage if he ever fights a boss monster. One of them was his cousin who was a Shield User and the other was another of his childhood friend and crush a Gem Mage.

He was currently waiting for them in Neo Alfheim before they set off to his quest location. Thankfully both of them were not busy and are not in any important mission. The three of them started the game just about at the same time but Levin Cloud has a lower level than them because of his arduous job class change mission.

The first who came to his location was his cousin Alberto who has an in-game name of Kabrakan. He found that name in some website, change some letter and then go with it as he views it a pain to overthink stuff like names. He was 5 feet and 10 inches tall and chose the orc race. He had black hair and brown eyes. The only thing that he changed is that he shortened the tusk that protrudes in his mouth since he thinks it as a bother.

Kabrakan wears heavy armor that was brownish red in color. He also wears a helmet to protect his head. He carries a shield that is two meters long and one meter in width. He might look intimidating but he is actually a gentle giant.

Levin Cloud saw his cousin and waved at him from the distance. Kabrakan increased his stride and also flashed a smile towards his cousin. They rarely meet as they were a few hours away if they take the bus. Every time that they meet they always do their secret handshake. Levin Cloud looked at his cousin and was astounded as he was already higher level than him.

Name: Kabrakan

Level: 65

Job Class: Shield Bearer

"Your level is higher than mine already. I need to work harder in order to keep up." Levin Cloud said in a teasing tone.

"If you did not bother changing your job class then you would have been in the hundreds by now." Kabrakan said to him in a rather stiff tone.

Kabrakan then remembered that Levin Cloud's best friend that is also his friend, Adrian, started playing the game.

"Did Adrian start to play the game yet? I remembered that he managed to convince his strict parents into getting him the game. That is what he said in the group chat anyways. I remember that we were the ones who always invited him into gaming. He was the noob yet for some reason he gets better than us overtime." Kabrakan said.

"Don't talk about that monster! He only started playing online games by eleven because I was the one to invite him. At first we beat him rather easily but a week or two later, we get stomped by him. I tell you his character in Pandemonium is monstrous already." Levin Cloud said sarcastically.

"Who is monstrous?" a cute female voice said.

The two then faced the direction of the voice to see where it came from and saw their other companion has arrived. Kabrakan just waved his hand with a stoic face while Levin Cloud blushed a little. The girl was 5 foot tall and her character's race was a gnome.

True to the race's characteristics, she was short and her ears were short and pointed. She had bigger eyes thanks to the proportions of the gnome race that made her look extremely cute. Her eyes were like sapphires thanks to its color. She had golden hair that was hidden in a long pointy cap that was a race specific items for gnomes. It is said to be both an identification and a helmet at the same time.

She was wearing something like a mix of a tunic with leggings. She also wore high boots with pointed ends. Her weapon was a gemstone that floated near her. Her real name is Esmeralda and she uses the in-game name Peridot.

Name: Peridot

Level: 60

Job Class: Gem Mage

"So is no one actually going to answer me on who is monstrous? Or do I have to force you two to say who it actually is?" Peridot threatened.

Kabrakan then nudged at his cousin to answer it as he does not know how to deal with this tomboyish girl but mostly just to tease him.

"We were talking about Adrian. By the way, you are an alchemist right?" Levin Cloud asked.

"Ugh! I keep telling you my job class and secondary class has fused together as I became a Gem Mage. Also did that dork get something good again? I swear he gets the good stuff rather earlier than us. I used to love defeating him back when he was a noob at games but he adapts way to quicker. It was like he was raised in a Spartan household or something." Peridot said as she remembered the times she used to beat Adrian in games.

"What could we do? The guy's like a sponge. He could absorb everything easily as long as he puts his mind to it." Levin Cloud said in a proud tone.

"Back to the topic, why do you ask me if I am an alchemist anyway?" Peridot asked.

"Oh! Adrian and I picked up a golem recipe so I thought that you would want it." Levin Cloud said.

"I see." Peridot said as she blushed a little but Levin Cloud was not able to see.

Kabrakan who saw Peridot blush a little could only think, "It feels like I am the third wheel. Should I have even come?"

"Ehem!" Kabrakan coughed and said, "So what is this golem recipe anyway for you to give it to her first? It must be amazing."

"Look, I have a screenshot of it here." Levin Cloud said as he showed both of them the recipe.

The recipe looked simple but the most eye-catching one was the note saying 'Alteration of Forms is Possible'. If an alchemist of a top guild would see this then they would most definitely pay thousands of gold coins for this recipe. If alteration is possible then they could change the form of the golem to anything that suited their need. It was versatile and the ingredients were not that rare.

"Too bad. I could still use alchemy but now I am limited to stone materials." Peridot said with a dismayed tone.

"I will go tell Adrian that he could sell it or whatever he thinks he could do with it then." Levin Cloud said as he typed a message to Adrian.

"Wait! I think you said something like your main job and sub job has fused right? Is that even possible?" Levin Cloud remarked in a surprised tone.

"Duh! I just said it didn't I?" Peridot said in a mocking tone.

"How could you achieve that? Is any job class possible?" Kabrakan asked as even he was curious.

"Well when I was busy collecting herbs and stuff since I wanted to just be a full time alchemist, I met a woman NPC who was dressed in a hanfu. I talked with her a bit about the mysteries in alchemy and why I love it. After the end of our conversation, she handed me a manual and told me to become her apprentice." Peridot said.

"So you said yes?" Kabrakan asked in a blunt tone."

"Of course I did because she was so beautiful and like I wanted to have a master since he has one and he got a special class because of it." Peridot said while pointing at Levin Cloud.

"Anyways, back to me. So I accepted and used the manual to get my first job class advancement since I did not bother taking one yet. I did and then she told me to look for her in the East Continent if I want to explore more into my new job class. She vanished and when I looked at my status, my main job and sub job has fused." Peridot said.

"Then you could no longer create potions then? Your potions were super effective!" Levin Cloud commented.

"I have new alchemy techniques and recipes thanks to the book I was given. Compared to the potions I used to brew, the things I can make now are much better in my opinion. Look at this!" Peridot said as she presented them a stone.

Item: Small Healing Stone

Tier: Uncommon

Type: Consumable

Effect: Once activated, the stone will heal you by 100 health every five seconds for five minutes.

Description: A peculiar alchemical stone that is said to be made using techniques of an ancient kingdom. It could only be made by a certain type of alchemist.

"She is as monstrous as Adrian is." Is what the two boys thought while Peridot had her head held up high as she was proud of what she has made.