Destiny Online: Halo Paladin - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Clearing Quests

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

On the second day, Nocturne woke up extra early to get ready. After he ate breakfast and fed Chubby Blue, he went into the game again.

A lush scene appeared before his eyes, as though a layer of green mist shrouded dawn itself.

It was dawn in-game, the mist spread across the mountains and forest, the morning breeze felt rather cold.

Nocturne opened up his bag and had a glance. He was running out of bait. He had to go back to the village to replenish the bait and since it was still early, the village was not as crowded, so it would be a good time for him to clear some quests.

On the way back, he saw several wild boars wandering around and it reminded him that he had a quest to kill 10 wild boars.

“Hmm, I think I should add the attribute points first. I’ll throw everything into Strength, it’s easier to kill monsters like that. The stats will reset after a class change at Level 10 anyway.”

He grabbed his weapon and headed to the nearest wild boar.

When he got in range, the wild boar lifted up its ears and turned around to Nocturne. It locked on to him and after a few grunts, it charged over.

“Attacked by Wild Boar, -5!”

“Attacked Wild Boar, -15!”

“Attacked by Wild Boar, -6!”

…

The two exchanged hits back and forth, Nocturne was basically trading his HP away to kill the wild boars.

It was what a newbie fight looked like.

Nocturne relied on his level and attributes to kill the wild boars. After easily killing 10 wild boars, he got three pieces of wild boar meat and two pieces of damaged leather.

[Tender Wild Boar Meat (Common)]

[Crafting Material]

[Damaged Leather (Junk)]

[Note: It is heavily damaged, it doesn’t have any value.]

He then returned to the village to submit the quest.

“Chief, I’ve killed 10 wild boars.”

“Quest completed: Eliminate 10 Wild Boars. Acquired 100 EXP, 20 Copper.”

“Oh, Nocturne, you’ve returned! Thank you for what you did for the village. I still have another request that I would ask of you. There are wolf howls at night around the village and for the sake of the villagers’ safety, can you please clear out the pack of wolves?”

“Not a problem, chief. I’ll go clear the wolves for you.”

“You have accepted a new quest: Eliminate Wolves.”

“Eliminate Wolves: Level D”

“Quest description: You have accepted the chief’s request. Kill 10 wolves outside the village.”

“Completion: Wolves 0/10”

“I’ll leave that in your hands. Please take care.”

The NPC’s reaction was outstanding, the chief even offered concern for Nocturne.

‘Hmm, can I ask him whether there are other quests in the village? I won’t have to find them one by one.”

“Okay, chief. Chief, is there anyone else that needs help in the village?”

“Uhmm… You can try to speak with the restaurant owner and the leather shop owner.”

“Thanks, chief.”

Nocturne then went to the restaurant and saw the owner, Thomas. Thomas was a middle-aged fat man.

“Oh, Nocturne. There you are. I heard there are wild boars and wolves wandering outside the village recently. Can you get me some wild boar meat and wolf meat? You will be rewarded handsomely.”

“No problem.”

“You have accepted a new quest: Collect Wild Boar Meat.”

“You have accepted a new quest: Collect Wolf Meat.”

“Collect Wild Boar Meat: Level D”

“Quest description: You’ve accepted Thomas’ request. Collect 10 Tender Wild Boar Meat from outside the village.”

“Completion: Tender Wild Boar Meat 0/10”

“Collect Wolf Meat: Level D”

Quest description: You’ve accepted Thomas’ request. Collect 10 Juicy Wolf Meat from outside the village.

Completion: Juicy Wolf Meat 0/10

…

“I should have farmed more wild boar meat on the way back. Next, leather shop.”

When Nocturne walked into the leather shop, he saw a beautiful woman wearing a leopard-patterned leather outfit. She had a voluptuous body, the leather suit on her was short and tight, the deep V cutting at her chest exposed her fair skin and large breasts. Underneath the leather suit was a leather short skirt, wrapping around her big backside tightly. Her legs were long and fair, every step she took made her look coquettish. 

There were many other male players in the shop, sizing her up.

“Hey, cutie. I need some wolf pelts to increase my leather-making skill, can you bring me some? As a reward, I will give you a handmade wolf pelt cape.”

The feminine voice entered Nocturne’s ears and gave him chills.

“Uh…. Okay?”

“You have accepted a new quest: Collect Wolf Pelt.”

“Collect Wolf Pelt: Level D”

“Quest description: You’ve accepted the leather shop owner, Rena’s request. Collect 10 wolf pelts from outside the village.”

“Completion: Wolf Pelt 0/10”

“Be careful, cutie.”

‘Damn! The NPC is flirting with me! I almost lost myself! No wonder there are so many male players around her! Damn it, the art department of the game must be trying to cause trouble!”

Then, Nocturne headed to Maxus’ fishing shop. He wanted to replenish his fishing bait.

“Owner, 100 fishing bait please.”

“Oh, Nocturne. How’s your fishing going?” The owner chatted with Nocturne as he prepared the fishing bait for him.

“Acquired: Fishing Bait x 100.”

“Okay I guess, so far so good. I even got a Strengthened Fishing Rod.”

“Oh I see, are you interested in taking my quest?”

“You have a quest? What is it about?”

“Help me fish 20 long-mouth eels. You can head to the northern side of the village. There’s a river there and you can get the eels there.”

“Okay, I’m on my way.”

“You have accepted a new quest: Collect Long-mouth Eel.”

“Collect Long-mouth Eel: Level D”

“Quest description: You’ve accepted fishing shop owner, Maxus’ request. Collect 20 long-mouth eel from the river outside the village.”

“Completion: Long-mouth Eel 0/20”

“Okay… I think I should go farm some materials to fulfill the quests first since it’s not as crowded now. If those night owls wake up, it would be a hassle trying to farm the materials.”

With that, Nocturne continued killing monsters in the simplest way. 

He started in the morning and managed to finish all his quests late in the afternoon, he even consumed all the Small Buns in his bag. 

Fortunately, he also gained a level.

He returned to the village and submitted the quest at the restaurant first.

“Hey, you’re back! How’s the meat collecting going?”

“They are all here.” Nocturne then passed all the meat to the owner.

“Quest completed: Collect Wild Boar Meat. Acquired 100 EXP, Juicy Pork Cutlet x 5, 10 Copper.”

“Quest completed: Collect Wolf Meat. Acquired 200 EXP, Grilled Wolf Meat x 5, 10 Copper.”

“Great. Here’s your reward. You can only get the extra food after you have learned the culinary skill. Wink.”

“Acquired Recipe: Juicy Pork Cutlet”

[Recipe: Juicy Pork Cutlet]

[Required ingredients: Tender Pork Meat x 1, Seasoning]

[Usage: Consume it to recover 90 HP in 18 seconds. Unavailable during combat.]

[Requirement: Culinary (1)]

“I see. There are hidden benefits in learning lifestyle skills, no wonder the fishing shop owner offered me a quest!”

Then, Nocturne went to the sexy leopard lady’s place.

“Hey cutie, did you get the wolf pelts I asked for?”

“Yeah, I got them.” Nocturne handed the wolf pelts over.

“Thank you cutie. This is the wolf pelt cape that I made for you, it’s a little reward from me.”

“Quest completed: Collect Wolf Pelt. Acquired 200 EXP, Wolf Pelt Cape.”

[Wolf Pelt Cape (Common)] 

[Cape]

[Armor: 2]

[Requirement: Level 1]

[Note: A cape made by Rena herself.]

“Got it. Time to have lunch.”