Chapter 43 - Outside The City

"See you later, sis Eclaite."

"Until then Kimi."

We, sisters, bid farewell in front of the Adventurer Guild. We exchanged light waves and then parted ways.

Kimi will attend a class at Adventurer's School. As for me, I will take a quest and work on it as an E-Rank Adventurer.

Today I'm going to take a gathering quest that will take me to the outside of the Rishtonbell's north walls. And there are three goals why I took this Quest.

The first goal is the basic one. I want the reward of the quest I working on.

The next goal, I want to seek some familiarity on fighting against monsters and earning Exp to raise my level. Of course, I'll hunt monsters after I collect the necessary herb for my gathering quest.

The last goal is the longing to find a place.

Lost City Beldea.

That's the name of the place I'm looking for.

Lost City Beldea is a low-level Hidden Dungeon that is supposed to be in the north of the town of Rishtonbell, just inside the North Forest.

And considering the distance of the dungeon was so close to the city of Rishtonbell, that place should have already been discovered. But unfortunately, the Adventurer's Guild didn't know the Lost City Beldea.

It made me wonder, why haven't the adventurers found Lost City Beldea yet? Did the small Dungeon not attract their attention? Or… there is no Lost City Beldea in this world?

I don't know the answers to all those questions. And constantly thinking about those questions won't get me anywhere. That's why I have to act.

I have to find that Hidden Dungeon. It will give me a fortune that can buy my freedom. That is if I manage to find that Dungeon and then conquer it.

"For now, I have to think positively and take a walk."

whispering those words, I entered the Adventurer's Guild. And directly, I moved toward the Quest Board just like the other adventurers. In there, I searched for a gathering quest that could allow me to explore the North Forest.

Hunting the Red Boar in the southern agricultural area was a no.

Hunting Gray Wolf in the eastern forest, a big no.

Collecting Red Herbs in the western forest, nor was it.

Collecting Redibri Berry in the northern forest! Here it is!

I tear the quest to collect the Redibri Berry from the Quest Board and then took it to Ellis. I need that elegant woman to stamp and record this Quest so I can work on it.

"Morning, Miss Ellis."

I greeted Ellis who was taking care of some paperwork. Lucky is the word for me today, no adventurers were queuing in front of Ellis' counter.

"Oh! Good morning Miss Eclaite. Can I help you?"

Ellis stopped her task then turn around to see me. And as always, her smile was so sweet.

"Sorry for disturbing you. But, please process this quest for me," said I, who then gave Ellis the Quest paper.

Ellis received the paper and read it.

"North Forest," whispered Ellis. "I want you to be careful while working on this Quest, Miss Eclaite."

"Why?"

"I heard reports that there was an increase in Varg population in the forest," Ellis said. At the same time, she processed my quest paper. "They also become more active. You should always be vigilant and don't forget to pay attention to your surroundings. If you encounter a Varg, try to escape. Don't try to fight that monster because, in the middle of the fight, there's a good chance that the reinforcements for that monster will come, understand?"

Seeing Ellis' serious and slightly intimidating expression, I could only nod.

A moment later, I received the approved and stamped quest paper. In order not to lose it, I secured the quest paper into a small leather bag on my left waist.

"Thank you, Miss Ellis."

"Your welcome and be careful out there."

"Of course, Bye-bye."

"Bye."

I left the Adventurer's Guild to go to the northern gate of Rishtonbell.

"Oh! Before going out there, I have to buy some food. This quest will last for half a day and I don't want to starve while working on the Quest."

With that, I walked to the nearest market. In there, I bought Smoked Meat, Dry Fruit, and Meat Skewer. Following that, I filled my water flask with drinking water in a nearby well.

After all of that is done, I went to the north gate. When I got there, I saw a long queue. Therefore, I have to spend quite a long time standing there.

Nevertheless, I don't feel bored, angry, or disappointed.

The huge gate, the wide variety of horse carriages, the unique yellow bird that substitutes the horse, the people in this fantasy world, and all those gathered near the north gate caught my attention. They amused me.

And in the blink of an eye, my turn to pass the gate arrived. And a few minutes later, I was in the outside of the north wall.

I found another scenery of meadows in here. But, different from the meadows in the western part of Rishtonbell, the meadows here are dotted by bushes scattered in various places.

There's no Peshroom roaming around in this place. But there's a lot of Slime here. In the distance, I could also see groups of Four Horned Cow enjoying their lunch.

It's a part of the world I've never been to.

My adventuring soul was blazing because of it.

I took every step of my adventure with gusto. I traced the highway that was still a dirt path to the place where I was going to do my quest.

The gentle wind caresses my body. In this vast meadow, the wind reigned supreme. Nothing gets in its way-

Well... I blocked the wind. And because of it, my hair became disheveled. A few strands of my hair even stuck to my lips.

"It's so problematic," I complained before finally taking a string from inside my pants pocket to tie my hair.

I tied my hair into a ponytail. After that, I continued my journey while enjoying the beautiful scenery.

Time passed and who could have thought, in the middle of a highway, a Slime blocking my path.

A blue jelly the size of a football jumped into the middle of the road from inside the bush on the right side of the highway.

The monster jumped up and down, dashed to me!

Looks like, it's ready to fight!

And of course, as an adventurer, I accepted the monster's challenge. I prepared my Bleed Fair.

The Slime in front of me is called Blue Little Slime. This monster is not dangerous. Unlike Blue Slime, these monsters couldn't digest someone quickly. These monsters also couldn't shoot poisonous or acid liquids like Poison Slime or Big Slime.

Like Peshroom, this monster was destined as an Exp bag for newbie players or maybe newbie adventurers.

And to be honest, I'm curious about the taste that Blue Little Slime has.

So... I attacked as the Slime that floated in the air after it takes a big jump. I managed to stab the monster and make it fall beside me.

I approached Blue Little Slime as quickly as possible. I stabbed the monster's body using my hands. Then, I killed him by pulling out its Magic Stone directly.

In a matter of seconds, our fight was over!

"This is the fastest fight I've ever had!" I cried out and put the monster Magic Stone in my mouth.

I turned around and continued my journey towards the North Forest. A few minutes later...

< Acquired a Skill! Physical Attacks Resistance - 1 >

[Physical Attacks Resistance] [Passive]

[ + Reduce the amount of damage caused by physical attacks by as much as 5%.

+ Each time this skill goes up one level, the reduction in physical damage will increase by 5%.]

Great! I got another Passive Skill!

Now, I need Magic Attacks Resistance and Mental Attacks Resistance to obtain the Advance Skill - All Damage Resistance.

Satisfied with the Skill I had just got, my steps became lighter. My journey continued and I returned to fight against Blue Little Slime that blocking my ways.

I managed to kill three Blue Little Slimes. I also tried to eat the monster's meat and I was surprised. Slime meat is similar to mint jelly. Although it's not very delicious I managed to get...

< Endurance Stat Up! END +1 >

< Endurance Stat Up! END +1 >

< Endurance Stat Up! END +1 >

< Because a skill has been obtained from these monsters, the absorbed Magic Stone will be changed to EXP for the skill that has been obtained. > × 3

Hah! Bonuses that can be obtained easily are pleasing!

Blue Little Slime was truly an Exp bag for newbie players. Monsters whose advantages only gave Exp were worthy of being at the bottom of the food chain.

Oh! I almost forgot! Speaking of Slime, I remember, there was one very dangerous variant of Slime. That Slime was named Mimic Slime, a skilled and high-level Slime that has a form like Little Slime.

Mimic Slime has the title Newbie Killer because of its appearance that can deceive newbie players who first see it.

Plop!

Oh! Another Blue Little Slime showed itself!

Today is truly my lucky day. If this weak Slime continues to appear in front of me, I'm sure, the Physical Attacks Resistance I've just got will be able to level up quickly!

With a smile, I walked up to the monster that was jumping up and down happily. I'm going to step on this monster to kill it.

"It's going to be an easy fight because this Slime isn't Mimic Slime."

...

"Huh? Wait a minute... What did I just sa-"

Swosh!

Blue Little Slime who jumped up and down happily suddenly disappeared. My vigilance instantly increased sharply!