Chapter 31: The city of eclipse II

I finish my breakfast before Hailey or Marcus come down to join. I say thanks to mom and dad as I head upstairs so I can make some more progress. I will be reaching the city of eclipse today and I know the first thing that I am doing. The epic trial quest, the reward from it will last me till I find something better. I hop into my gaming pod and load into Ancients World. I am in the same tent I logged off in. I get out and take a deep breath and soak in the shining sun. It is much warmer down here in the country of Vedersfall.

I pack up my camp and take out my map. The walk should only be a couple of miles to eclipse city and I know that I will be the first player to enter a new city. It really helped when Fenrir covered the majority of the trip for me. I would still be walking through the wilds if not for him giving me a ride. I follow the map all the way to the bridge that leads directly into eclipse city. I walk up to the gate and wait in line to enter. After about 10 minutes its my turn, the guards ask questions like why I'm here and how long I'll be staying. I give them bullshit answers so they let me in. Once I step foot passed the main gate I get a system notification.

[You are the first player to reach a new city]

[Do you wish to accept the hidden reward? Y/N]

I think yes and I get some exp and a title.

[New title: Wanderer]

[Description: You find places other players have not been to yet. +1500 reputation with the adventurers guild.]

This is pretty cool, getting reputation for the adventurers guild so early is great for me. I then hear a system announcement as I walk down the streets of eclipse city.

[World-wide Announcement: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael is the first player to enter a new city! The country of Vedersfall will receive a reward for this accomplishment since this is where The Son of Arch-Angel Michael is!]

[World-wide Announcement: The church of light will scour the country of Vedersfall for Arch-Angel Michaels son!]

[World-wide Announcement: The church of the dark ones will scour the country of Vedersfall for Arch-Angel Michaels son!]

This doesn't change any of my plans. They won't be able to tell its me unless they have someone strong enough to see all my stats. I open my player stats to see my new title and my exp bars new value.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.19]

[Exp: 16,180/21,000]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden),+2 more]

[Stats]

[Strength - 850]

[Endurance - 800]

[Dexterity - 805]

[Speed - 800]

[Focus - 2300]

[Mana: 23000/23000]

[Health: 6,600/6,600]

[Stat Points: 120]

[Armor rating: 475]

[Inventory]

[Skills/Perks]

[Inheritor of the sword (Passive) - Son of Heaven (Passive) - Heavens light Lvl.4 325/400 (Active) - Protected by Heaven Lvl.4 225/400 (Active) - Slash Lvl.10 300/1000 (Active) Slayer of Evil (Passive) - Holy Willow Trees savior (Passive) - Parry Lvl.1 80/100 (Active) - Finder of Legends (Passive) - The divine who has legend (Passive) - Destined for Greatness (Passive) - Dungeon Diver (Passive)]

I am only 4820 exp from becoming level 20. When I become level 20 I can view more information on creatures and people, but they can still hide or block me if they are strong enough. I continue walking down the streets of eclipse as I am heading to the sacred trial grounds of Monrell. Monrell was a Sword Saint back in the days of the waring states. He is regarded has the best swordsman of his time. He created these sacred trials to test any who be worthy of the sword.

The reward is a legendary sword that he wielded. The trials have never been completed, until a player with a gamer tag called Pesticide came and beat the trials. He left a guide in the forums on how he beat it. Trials are incredibly hard to beat, most don't appear above the grade of very rare. I never heard of any trial being higher than epic, but I have the opportunity to beat one of the only epic trials ever known to the players of Ancients World. The city of eclipse is much larger than Blue Grass, it can hold up to 25 million occupants and it is very large. The trials are hidden from view in the monument to Sword Saint Monrell.

I walk the long streets of eclipse city and I make it to the park they have here. They preserved a part of the forest so people can come and relax here. It is also where the monument to Monrell is. I search the park and I come across a floating statue of Monrell. I look at the masterful armor that was carved from the stone and I can tell just from the statue he was a powerful man. I read the inscription on the monument for anyone to read.

"This monument is dedicated to Sword Saint Monrell for his incredible strength and courage in battle. Any who wish to take the trial of Monrell must give a drop of blood to prove your willingness to bleed."

A fighter of Monrell's strength would demand such a small thing, while the implications are extreme. I now know where this is and I can come back to it later, I need to make sure that all my equipment is fully repaired and ready for a long battle. I exit the park and make my way to the commercial district. After searching for awhile I find the blacksmith shop called Neal's metal works.

I enter the shop and take a look around. There is some really good gear here, most of it is very rare and epic. This is a top of the line shop, I approach the front counter and ring the bell. "Be with you in just a minute!!" I hear a ladies voice call out from the back. After I wait for about 5 minutes I am greeted by a shorter red head in blacksmith gear. "How can I help you?" She sounds pretty tired, probably from working the forge all day.

I take out my swords and place them on the counter. "I was wondering if you could repair these swords for me." She picks them up to inspect them. After checking the stats and seeing the durability I can tell that she is willing to repair them.

She sets them back on the table and sighs. "Yeah I can repair them, but I am swamped at the moment. If you leave them here overnight I can have them done by morning tomorrow." This puts a dampener in my plans, but its only one day. I should ask her if there are any known legendary blacksmiths even around on Gaia.

I let her take the swords and place them behind the counter to work on later. "I was wondering if you happened to know where any legendary blacksmiths are?" She looks at me like I am an idiot. She starts to laugh hard and wipe some of the tears from her eyes.

After she catches her breath she looks at me with red eye from laughing. "Do you even know what you just asked? There hasn't been a legendary blacksmith in centuries. What could you possibly need from one." She talks to me in a very condescending tone.

I sometimes can't stand people like this. Might as well show her instead of tell her. I take out the chunk of adamantine metal from my inventory and place it on the counter. She immediately shuts up and a smug smile crosses my face. "This is why. I was hoping to find someone who can make a sword or armor piece from this for me." She is about to pick it up and inspect it some more, but I grab it fast and place it back in my inventory.

She looks at me in annoyance. "I can tell you that you will never find someone who can use that metal. It be best to sell it to me now to get it off your hands." This woman has no shame does she. I shake my head in disapproval of her antics.

I take out some gold and place it on the counter. "Will this be enough to cover the repair costs?" She takes the bag of gold and weighs it. It meets her standards and she nods her head. I head to the door about to leave, but she stops me.

She is holding me by the collar. "So are you going to sell me that adamantine metal or not." The gall on this girl is crazy. I shove her hand off and leave the blacksmith. I get that its a unique metal, but if you cant use it then why want it at all. Since I cant do the trial today I might as well get off and hang out with my family till my swords are done. I head to the closest inn and pay for a room, once I am laying on the bed I log off and hop out of my gaming pod.