Chapter 4: Weapon shop and essential skills<hr>


    Ruin-san taught me the basics along the way.


    Just like in the game tutorial, yers have to join a guild, such as the Adventurers Guild andplete quests to earn money.


    The monsters dont drop money like in the old RPGs, but it seems you can get items from them when you use the dismantling skill. It seems like this game works through a system where you attack a field while earning money, creating good weapons and even selling items.


    And so, these people who you buy items from or make weapons for you are called Producers. These guys basically buy and sell items to earn money, but they can also fight  its just not their strongest suit.


    The items they sell include a wide range of items such as Recovery Items, Weapons, and, although odd, they use their hunger levels to sell food just as the tutorial said.


    ording to Ruin-san, it is directly connected to life, so they can steadily make money. Ive also worked part-time at various fast-food restaurants, so if I can cook in this game too, then I would like to give it a try. I was told that there are also other ways to earn money such as epting escort quests from other yers and the like.


    However, the games Beta Test only ran for one week and thew prohibited non-stop y just like before, it seems that they havent made much headway in terms of conquest. Therefore, it seems like its fair to say that there isnt much detailed information to go around. Still, I was able to get some information that wasnt in the tutorial, which was very helpful.


    For now, it seems the things we need to do first is to procure weapons and armor, secure lodging and to register in the Adventurers Guild. I was curious about the importance of securing an inn to stay at, so I asked her.


    Thats a good question. The concept of this game, Elysion Online, is that we, the yers, are transported to a different world. Its just as the tutorial says, right? To put it bluntly, its been made unnecessarily realistic. For example, if the yers rush into an inn, then the rooms will be full


    Ah, then there will be people taking advantage of it, right?


    Exactly. I dont have much information yet, but during the Beta, the inns are pretty much hit-and-miss. Of course, you would want a good inn right off the bat, no? As for bad inns, Ive stayed in some who charge 3000G per night despite having really bad facilities. Usually, the prices run for 100 to 200G per night, though


    Thats a fucking rip-off.


    A rip-off~!


    Lily mimics my words. I guess I shouldnt swear too much.


    Hey Takuto, whats a rip-off?


    Its the act of cheating customers in transactions. Lilys a good girl, so you shouldnt do something like that


    Okay, got it!


    Lily replies energetically. Thats great.


    Fufu, youre like a father


    Id prefer it if I were an older brother instead


    I have two younger step sisters, so it unnecessarily feels like that.


    Surely shes the kind of sister I would even want


    Im not giving her to you


    Oh my, what a shame


    Ruin-san said it with a mischievous smile. It seems she was pretty serious about it.


    Our conversation carried on in the same vein and we arrived at the Weapons shop before we knew it. However, it wasnt the type of Weapons shop I expected, but a stall on the side of the road.


    Crow, I brought some customers for you


    Yo. If it isnt the Annihtion Princess. Youve gone off the grid since the officialunch of the game and now you bring me customers


    This guy called Crow is apparently the cksmith in this Weapons shop. By the way, the Annihtion Princess is Ruin-san, right? Ruin is synonymous to annihtion after all.


    I brought you some customers with good intentions, but it seems like you want to be burned alive in a duel again, no?


    Her tone seems like she really meant it. By the way, she meant the Duel System when she said duel. It was also exined in the tutorial, but its a solution set up to solve many of the problems encountered in the VR game. The tutorial also exined how to set it. There are various settings such as betting money and items, or just enjoying the battle without betting anything.


    W-wait, I was just kidding. But Ruin, I dont have any ore, so I cant make any weapons yet


    Youre so useless, arent you


    You, you really just went here to tell me that, didnt you!? You cant just buy ore and make weapons in the first fifteen minutes of the game! Dont underestimate us cksmiths!


    So he cant do itthats unfortunate. I thought he could easily make some weapons, but I guess its not that simple.


    Well, that too. But let me introduce you guys first. Takuto-kun, this is Crow. Hes a cksmith who made weapons for the capture group and is a Beta-Tester like me. He has a difficult personality, but hes skilled and does proper business, so you can rest assured


    I dont want to hear thating from you of all people. Anyway, like she said, Im Crow the cksmith. Its nice to meet you


    I am Takuto, a Summoner. And this is my Summoned Beast, Lily. Its nice to meet you too.


    Im Lily! Its nice to meet you!


    Yup, yup. You were able to greet them properly just as I taught you. You did great, Lily. Lily was surprised the first time I patted her on the head, but she seems to have taken a liking to it.


    Ehehe~~


    She smiles widely while giggling.


    But I was really surprised with his Summoned Beast. Its the first time Ive seen a talking, humanoid type after all. She also seems to have lots of emotions; as usual, the administration seems to have put in extra effort on this


    I agree. Im sure this will make the Summoner ss more popr and encourage an awful lot of people to start ying this game


    Indeed. Speaking of which, you wanted to have a weapon made?


    Yes, I would like a One-handed Sword for Lily


    Crow was surprised when he heard my request.


    That kids your vanguard? How much is her STR?


    Its 20


    Th-thats pretty highif she has that much strength, then shes a power-type vanguard. If thats the case, then the weight of the weapon shouldnt matter


    The weight of the weapon?


    ording to Crow-san, weapons have a weight, and if that weight exceeds your STR, then it will be quite heavy and slow down movement. I guess we have to watch out for that too.


    If you have the materials for making the weapon, then itll be a lot cheaper


    Do thosee from Monster Drops?


    Monster Drops, Ores and Stones, actually. Since youre a Summoner, you should have a mining skill, right?


    I dont have that skill yet


    There was a list of skills where you can choose from. It also included the corresponding points needed to acquire them.


    ording to Ruin-san, its important to choose skills carefully. There was a story during the Beta-Testing phase where one Mage chose the One-handed Sword Skill to be a Magic Knight, but his magic was onlypatible with his staff so he ended up wasting quite a lot of Skill Points.


    In other words, there arepatible and ipatible skills for different Job sses. In the case of Summoners, it seems that the Staff is standard equipment, so that means my skills should be magicpatible.


    Normally, I would have to pick skills with goodpatibility using the starting 25 skill points. I didnt know what to pick, so I decided to keep it for the time being, but it looks like I made a mistake.


    Thats not good. Mining and Alchemy Skills are essential for Summoners, after all. Its better to take them as soon as you can, you know? The earlier you acquire those skills, the faster you can level them up


    Why are those two skills essential?


    Because those are skills needed to craft Magic Stones which are used for summoning. Ordinary magic stones can be made from normal stones using the Alchemy Skill, you see


    As for Mining, you can normally buy ores and other stuff like that, but it would be cheaper to go out on the field to collect rocks and ores since Summoners are better suited for attacking. Even summoning costs a lot of money, so its considered an essential skill. Also, Magic Stones are non-purchasable and the only way to create them is through the Alchemy Skill.


    I see. In other words, it would be bad if I didnt get those skills.


    Are there other skills that I should acquire?


    Well, you might also need some magicpatible skills


    Summoners are rearguards and since Takuto-kun is using a staff, I think its better for you to get some magic-rted skills instead


    I see. Indeed, the only way I can attack right now is by directly attacking with my wand. Since Im expressly ying a game, I might as well learn magic. But the problem is which skill I should get. ording to the tutorial, Magic Skills are divided into 6 types: Wind, Fire, Earth, Water, Darkness, and Light. As exined in the tutorial, each magic type has special features, so you have to choose carefully.


    Ill decide on those after I see Lily inbat. And so, they taught me other skills like the Appraisal Skill which is important in evaluating Items and Equipment, and the Demolition Skill which was mentioned in the Tutorial earlier.


    I quickly learned Alchemy, Mining, Appraisal and Dismantling and the information flowed through my head.


    [Alchemy Skill Acquired]


    [Mining Skill Acquired]


    [Appraisal Skill Acquired]


    [Dismantling Skill Acquired]


    I spent a total of 5 Skill Points. Only Alchemy cost me 2 points. This left me with 20 points, so I checked and found out that each magic skill also costs 2 points. I guess I have to use those sooner orter too.<hr>


    <b><i>Name Takuto Summoner Lv1</i></b>


    Vitality 10


    Magic Power 15


    Strength 12


    Defense 4


    Agility 10


    Dexterity 14


    <b><i>Skills</i></b>


    Bare-handed Lv1


    Staff Lv1


    Summoning Magic Lv1


    Alchemy Lv1


    Mining Lv1


    Dismantling Lv1


    Appraisal Lv1