914 Completing the Quota
Reading through the notification he received, Valyr raised his eyebrow in curiosity as he brought up the description of the quest Julian gave him.
Ding!
'Hmm... the objectives are still the same.' Looking through the quest once more, the young man did not immediately find any glaring differences when it came to its description and objectives.
Though, that all changed when he looked at the remaining portions of the quest.
"30,000 Technology Points and merit points?" blurted Valyr out of disbelief, only to look at Julian after that for more clarification. "And I thought 10,000 of each was already a lot."
"It's definitely a lot." Julian nodded in agreement. "However, I feel like 30,000 of each is more fitting for the amount of effort you put in."
"After all, not all blacksmiths could forge this many weapons in just this many days," he continued with a slight shrug. "Even if they did, the quality of their works would be greatly hampered."
"To me, you're doing the work of multiple blacksmiths at once while just being one person," said the man as he looked at Valyr with a proud smile. "And so, I've adjusted the rewards accordingly to reflect that."
Hearing those words, Valyr could only nod.
Nevertheless, he still felt disbelief towards the amount he'd potentially receive from completing the quest. "But still... 30,000 is too much. Does the Blacksmith Guild normally offer this much?"
"Of course, it doesn't." Julian shook his head. "However, we're currently in a state of war against the orcs."
"That alone is enough for the system to change accordingly, incentivizing people to push themselves to the fullest with the system's aid, whether it be in combat or in production."
"The system did the same thing during the previous wars, actually," the man continued. "It practically footed most of the bill for many of the rewards given out during those times. In short, many people benefited from it, including the guilds themselves."
"In any case, just know that giving out this much isn't a lot to the guild right now." Julian let out a slightly amused chuckle. "Plus, even if it does, that's the guild's problem, not yours."
"So fast?" Bringing up the chat function once more, Valyr's expression swiftly relaxed after Noel said through his message that he's free to take as much time as he needed to complete his other tasks.
"After all, even I'm busy training up new recruits. To think all of them would be sent to the frontlines after this," said Noel in his message, prompting Valyr to imagine the old man letting out a low sigh.
At the end of his message, he reassured Valyr once more that it was fine for him to take his time, though he also told him subtly that he really wanted to meet the young man as soon as possible.
"You won't have to wait long," muttered Valyr to himself as he chuckled, closing the screen for the final time.
After making sure that Wells wasn't planning to send a message any time soon, it was only then did Valyr fully return to forging the remaining weapons for the quota, going through them at blisteringly fast speeds.
Of course, the young man made sure to take breaks every once in a while, timing it so that he could leave the Blacksmith Guild at midday rather than late at night.
Julian also checked up on him every once in a while through messages, asking him if he was getting enough rest.
Though, Valyr unsurprisingly refrained from answering those questions, instead making greater use of his reduced need for sleep to work on the quota.
With that, by the time five days had passed since Valyr woke up from his deep sleep...
He had completed the quota given to him.
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