He was tired from playing the game all night and decided to get some sleep. He opened his eyes to darkness. He stood up from laying on the couch. He set the headset down on the couch and stumbled his way to his room in the dark. Once in the room the light of his alarm clock cast a red glow across the room. The clock red 3:58 am as he made his way to the bed and threw self upon it.
Already 4 in the morning? I better get a least 6 before i get up.
He reached over and set the alarm to 11 am. He wanted to get up before noon but also wanted to sleep so he set the alarm to 11 at the latest. He finished setting the alarm and took is shoes and pants off before climbing under the blankets. He fell asleep shortly afterward.
He woke up the next morning before the alarm. He looked over at the clock and it read 10:26 am. He slowly reached over and switched the alarm off.
Not bad. Thank god the body fatigue does leach over. Just minor headaches.
He sat up and stretched. He still felt a little tired from gaming all night. He got up and made his bed. He got some new clothes out of his dressers when he was finished with the bed and went to take a shower. He finished his shower the hot water relaxed his muscles and the soap left a fresh scent. He took care of the his dirty clothes and decided to wash a load of laundry. He took care of the laundry before he went to the kitchen to make breakfast. He cooked eggs and hash browns. He would also of made some sausage but he didn''t have anymore and needed to go to store to get some more. He added it to the list on his fridge. He ate quickly while he watched the morning news. Nothing caught his attention on the news, just reports of weather for the week and some local stories that happened over the past week. He washed the dishes after he finished eating. He had to wash them by hand since he didn’t have a dishwasher. He decided to call John to see if he had played the game at all yesterday. He picked up the phone and dialed Johns number.
“Hello?” John answered after the phone rang a few times.
“Hey how’s it going?”
“Oh hey Greg, it''s going pretty good how about yourself?”
“I’m doing great. I played Crimson most of the night. Did you play it at all?”
“Yeah! I couldn''t play too long though Cindy wanted to hang out and watch some TV. The time difference is crazy. You get the headache after playing?”
“Yeah it freaked me out a little. I did some research and they said it was normal and would last about a week..”
“That’s relieving i should do some research myself. So why did you call?”
“Oh i was just wondering if you played and how it went.”
“I made my character and explored the town i was in. What you do?”
“Same i played a while and decided to join the town guardsmen. Its fun”
“That does sound fun but also a lot of work. Yeah i got to go we are going out later and got to get ready. Talk to you later.”
“OK, Bye”
He hung the phone back up. He walked to the couch and picked up the helmet where he left it last night. He also took the charger with him and walked back to his room so he could lay on his bed when played. Once in the room he laid down on the bed while he logged into the game.
The familiar picture of his room in the inn greeted him. He stood up off the bed. He opened his inventory to check his items.
*Iron Sword x1*
*Gadol Guardsman Sword(Iron Sword) x1*
*Wooden Shield x 1*
*Gadol Guardsman Shield(Iron Shield) x1*
*Leather Armor x1*
*Leather Leggings x1*
*Leather Helmet x1*
*Gadol Town Map*
*Gadol Guardsman Outfit x1*
*Gold x 1 Silver x 15 Copper x 50*
He closed the window after he took inventory. He equipped his new outfit and gear. The armor fit well over his outfit. His shield laid across his back while the sword rested on the left side of his waist.
I don’t look that bad.
He noticed a very slight difference in muscle tone as he examined himself for and mistakes in his outfit. He finished up and went out into the main hall for breakfast like usual.
He sat down the table his normal table. He noticed that the spot always empty for him. The maid came over to give him his food. She reminded him that he needed to pay more money to continue to stay at the inn. He took took the gold out of his inventory and told the maid that he would stay for another 30 days. She went to the back and returned with 70 pieces of silver. He stashed the silver and thanked the maid. The food was tasted good, but was getting old as it was the only meal they served here.
“I will get some new food when I begin making money.” He thought as he finished eating.
He strode to the guard building ready to begin work. Today he walked right into the building without knocking since he was an official guardsman. The captains door was open and he was seen seated behind his desk reading some documents as Greg walked in. He stood in front of the door and waited for the captain to acknowledge him. The captain looked up from the paper.
“Come in Hebin.” He gestured to come closer.
He walked into the room and stood at attention before the desk.Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.
“Today will be your first day on the job as a official guardsman.” He rummaged around his desk in search of something. He found a piece of paper after a moment. He held the paper out to Greg. “Here take it, this is your first assignment.”
Greg he grabbed and paper and read it.
*Gadol Guardsman Quest 1*
*Description: The captain has assigned you to patrol the town to keep the piece you will meet with a fellow Guardsman Yoke to show you the ropes.*
*Task: Follow Guardsman Yoke on patrol and stop any conflicts that arise*
*Reward: 1 Silver*
*Time Limit: Task is complete with a successful patrol.*
*Accept: Yes / No*
A notification appeared when he took the paper. He quickly accepted the quest.
“Guardsman Yoke is waiting for you in the back. On your way.” The captain said when he accepted the task.
Greg turned around and went through the building and out the back door. Guardsman Yoke stood there waiting as he came out of the building.
“Let’s go.” Yoke said when Greg came out of the building. They walked to the front of the guard building.
“Our patrol is pretty simple. We will first do a walk around the outskirts of the town. Then we will proceed down the main street followed by another walk around the outskirts. We do 5 circuits take a lunch then do another 5 circuits before the next pair of guardsmen take over.” Yoke explained as they marched to the edge of town.
They walked for about 5 minutes before they reached a wooden wall with a open gate.
“Out here we have a few things to watch out for. The most important is any sign of goblins or orcs, if you see anything immediately return to the guild building to inform the captain. The the next thing is any wild animals like wolfs. If you see a wolf remain calm and walk to the nearest gate there should be a guardsman nearby to help you. If you are attacked keep your back to the gate and hollered there should be a guard in hearing distance within 5 minutes. The last thing to look out for are people in need. If there is people in need and they are close by help them, but if they need you to leave the village you must tell another guard where you are headed. There is a problem with bandits lately.” They walked on the dirt path following the wall.
“OK got it, What do I do when people need help?”
“Help them to the best of you ability, if it’s something beyond you expertise bring them to the guard building.” They continued walking and came across another gate.
“There are 4 gates leading into the village. North, South, East, and West. We make a full circle before re entering the village from the south gate and continued on the main street leaving the north gate. Then we make another circle entering the north gate leaving the south gate.” They continued walking the parameter of the gates while Yoke told him about various things to look out for. They entered the village from the south gate.
“Alright in the city you need to watch out for thieves mainly. If you see it you better stop it. The other thing to watch out for is drunks. If you are forced to step in you must bring the culprits to the guard building, we have special cells to hold them. Any questions?”
“No, I think I’ve got the basics down.”
“Alright.”
They marched on through out the day with nothing interesting happening. They took their short break for lunch at the guard building. They get their food from the inn and Greg wasn’t too impressed after having the same meal a week straight. The ate quickly going back on patrol. Greg''s feet hurt as they marched through the north gate back to the guard building to finish their patrol.
This sure isn’t like stocking groceries. Thank god this is only in game and I can log of while my body recovers. Greg complained to himself as they walked down the street.
“Stop! You Bastard!” Up ahead they saw a woman with a man stumble out of a building. Greg noticed that it was Tavern from his HUD. The woman was a NPC while the man was a player.
“Shut up you dumb bitch, give me my money back.” The man grabbed the woman''s waist looking for money. You could also tell he was doing more then searching for gold. The woman tried pushing the man way but he was too strong.
“Halt, remove your hands from the woman and step away.” Greg yelled towards the man and began running. He pulled his sword out and took his shield off his back ready for action as they approached. He noticed Yoke do the same.
The man turned around when he heard Greg shout and a large double handed sword appeared in his hands. The woman took the chance to run inside while the man was distracted.
The man glanced at the woman as she got away and sneered before returning his gaze to Greg.
“Playing dress up are you? I’m afraid that outfit won’t be enough to stop me.” The man taunted as he noticed that Greg was a player.
“You''re under arrest put away your sword and come with us peacefully or else.” Greg said as they reached the man.
“Or else what? You think you can kill me? I’ve been playing the game for 2 weeks now. Come at me bro!”
This shit head. Worse case i''ll have to wait some time and probably be re-spawned in the church? Ugh, I need to research this when I get off.
“You want to go? Let’s go!”
He turned to Yoke “Let me handle this, I want to see if I learned anything.”
“He’s all yours. I got your back though.” Yoke nodded.
He stepped forward while he raised his shield and sword into position ready to attack. They circled slowly, Greg watched the man''s eyes ready waiting for the man to strike. Sweat formed slowly on his forehead. Suddenly the man stepped forward while raising he sword with a overhead cut. Greg noticed the man move instantly and raised is shield to block.
Thunk!
The heavy sword left a heavy slash across the surface of the shield. The strike forced Greg downward slightly but while the giant sword rebounded off the shield he activated Shield Bash. The skill forced his momentum forward catching the man in the chest and his arms we reached out pulling the sword back from the strike.
Thud!
The shield firmly hit the man chest and air could be heard exploded out of the mans mouth. The force of the impact cost the man to let go of the sword and fall to the ground. He landed on his back gasping for breath. The sword fell a few feet away. Greg quickly used his sword and pointed it at the man''s throat.
“Think I can kill you now?” Greg asked breathing heavy. The man just glared up at him as he was still gasping for breath from the heavy hit. Yoke walked over to the sword and picked it up before he stood at Greg''s side.
“Good job Rookie, just like we trained you. Now let''s get this guy up and to the guard building.”
“Thanks” he responded to Yoke
“Get up you''re coming with us.” He said to the man on the ground.
“Fuck that I’m out of here.” The man said before his eyes closed and his body went limp.
Huh? I guess that’s what happens when you log out. This guy is an idiot didn’t he say he has been playing for 2 weeks? What was he doing drinking and chasing girls the whole time? Oh fuck I’m going to have to carry him ain’t I?
“Whelp guess we gonna have to carry him back. Well I got his sword you can drag him.” Yoke laughed while he brandished the big sword.
I fucking knew it.
He returned the sword to his side and shield to his back as he lifted the mans arms up ready to drag him. Luckily for him it was only about 10 minute walk to the guard building. Yoke went and talked with the lady who ran inside the tavern to get the story of what happened while Greg began dragging the body back. It took 15 minutes to drag the body to the building where they hoisted him up into an empty cell inside the building.
“Well he tried killing you so he is going to be in there for at least a month. Good job rookie not bad for the first day huh?” Yoke said while he locked the gate to the cell.
*Quest Completed*
*1 Silver has been added to the Inventory*
“Yeah not bad.” He said as he noticed the notifications and the captain walking in.
“Good job Hebin, go back and get some rest. You earned it today.”
“Thank you captain.” He left the building and returned to the inn where he logged off during the night.