Epoch: A Berserker's Rise

Once outside, Adam didn't search for his teammates nor did he go for his quest, but instead he looked at his rewards.

In his inventory, two skill books and a weapon had appeared. Of course, there was also the 6 Golds.

First, his skill books were [Parry] and [Crushing Blow].

Parry (D): Block one of your enemy's physical attacks. Cooldown: 19 seconds.

Crushing Blow (C): Deal 110% of your normal damage and lowers target's defense by 5% for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds.

Neither of the skills asked for MP, and that was good. However, it was a bit surprising for him to receive a skill like Parry as a Berserker, but he accepted it nonetheless. After learning both skills he turned to the sword.

[Champion's Sword] (Rare, Class Weapon, Level 5-20)

Requirements: Level 5, Berserker

Attack: +150

Strength: +60

Agility: +30

Brutal (Passive): In a contest of Strength, you become 10% stronger.

For Adam this was the perfect weapon. It allowed him to enhance both his attack and strength by a great deal, as well as his Agility. He didn't need more Endurance because his armor was already giving him enough of it, but it was his Agility that was lacking. Thankfully with this weapon the issue was solved, and he would now probably become as fast as a Swordsman while dealing the damage of a Berserker.

As for the passive, it wouldn't add damage to his attacks, but for example if he crosses the sword with someone who is 10% stronger than him, he will be able to stay in place and not step back. In the same fashion, someone as strong as him would get pushed back. So for someone like Adam who liked to thrash his opponents around, this was really good.

He immediately switched his weapons and saw a rise in his attributes. With his current equipment and stats, he was pretty sure he could solo a Chieftain of the same level, and that was really crazy. Normally at this stage even veteran players would struggle to survive against an Elite of the same level, and only the best players could hunt them on their own. But a Chieftain? The amount of people capable of soloing one was very, very small.

Anyway, Adam looked up from his status and saw that King Slayer hadn't moved, but the two girls were nowhere to be seen, and looking at his system they had left the party. Burning Lotus had left a message though, saying she would repay him for his skill, as well as two friend requests from the sisters, which he accepted.

As he arrived King Slayer smiled and said "I see you are level 10. Are these goodbyes?"

Adam nodded and said "I'll be on my way to the capital of the kingdom, I have a quest. I think we should add each other as friends."

King Slayer smiled and nodded. However, there seemed to be something behind their smile, but Adam didn't say anything and as he was about to go see the members of the [Night Wolves] and [Dragon Temple], King Slayer stopped him.

"Do you really intend on just stopping here? Will you really let go of this opportunity?" Adam asked, lost "What opportunity?"

King Slayer rolled his eyes and said "Look at the forums, everywhere in the world people watched us fight that tide of monsters, watched you lead and win. Some players broadcast the event, and we are now known worldwide. YOU, are known worldwide."

Adam asked "Am I?"

King Slayer nodded and said "People are crazy about you. And that's an incredible opportunity for you, for us!"

Adam asked "What do you mean?"

King Slayer's eyes shone as he said "We should create our own guild!" Adam was stunned by his partner's words. Before he could say anything King Slayer continued "We already have a name, and the fame will bring many players to us. We won't have to go through the struggles of beginner guilds and could directly become a Third Tier Guild!"

Adam frowned and replied "Not interested." King Slayer was stunned by his words and asked "Why? It's the dream of many people to create a guild."

Adam shook his head and said "I would rather join a First Tier or even a Super Guild."

King Slayer replied "As the saying goes, better be the head of the chicken than the tail of the phoenix. Moreover, I'm sure that we could make our guild into a Super Guild with enough time."

Adam sighed "That's the problem, I don't have time." King Slayer tilted his head and asked "What do you mean you don't have time? You are barely older than me."

Adam replied "Family problems, I need money, lots of it, and quick. For that, the best way is to join a First Tier or Super Guild."

King Slayer suddenly asked "How much do you need? And what's your time limit?"

Adam shrugged and said "I don't know, at least a hundred thousand. And I think I only have a few months left."

King Slayer said "And you think you will get this much as a member of a First Tier guild? Even an elite member of a Super Guild would find it difficult to gather such an amount, there are just too many of them in such a little amount of time. Do you expect to become a Core member of a Super Guild in a month?"

Adam's face turned ashen hearing him. However, King Slayer said "If you become a guild leader though, then it's a different situation. If the two of us start a guild right now, I can promise you that we can gather a hundred thousand dollars in a month."

Adam raised an eyebrow and asked "What are you, some second generation brat?"

King Slayer shrugged and said "I'm a normal person, the money wouldn't come from me. However, as you know right now a Gold Coin in game is valued at 100$, and I can assure you that I can get us 10 000 Golds in less than a month."

Adam asked "If we create it together then we would have to split 50/50, and that's assuming we don't give any share to anyone. Can you get 20 000 Golds in a month?"

King Slayer smiled and said "I'm pretty sure I can actually, but even then I can help you pay for it with my share. You can repay me later if you really want to, although I assure you that in the future even a million would be pocket money for us."

Adam smiled too and said "It sounds really cool, and you're enticing me, but I really don't see how we could gather so many coins."

King Slayer asked "The game has been launched about two hours ago. Now tell me, how many Gold Coins do you have?"

Adam replied "7 Golds, 56 Silvers, 56 Coppers." King Slayer smiled and said "I have 6 Gold and about 50 Silvers. That means that in two hours, we gathered 14 Gold Coins, and although there was the Village Quest let's say that in a day we can gather 5 Gold coins by the two of us. Now if we have a guild with 1000 members, and that all of them are capable of gathering 5 silvers in a day, then it would take us only 18 days to gather 10 000 Gold."

Adam said "We can't just take all their money." King Slayer rolled his eyes and said "I'm making an example, when you are a Guild Leader, even the Guild Leader of a 3rd Tier Guild, making a hundred thousand bucks isn't that difficult. Moreover, I know some ways to get a lot of money early game."

Adam asked "And why would you think I would trust my future on your promise?"

King Slayer replied "Easy, you already saw what will make us rich. Do you remember the forging design I got in our quest?"

Adam nodded, so King Slayer said "It is a design to create a Level 10 Uncommon Chest Plate. How much do you think that would be worth?"

Adam said "You tell me." King Slayer replied "20 Silver Coins, it's a level 10 equipment and for 99% of players, Uncommon rarity is incredible to get below level 20. Even those elite from First Tier Guilds would pay for this."

Adam shook his head "Even if it sells for a high price, the materials to create it will cost us money, and even the best blacksmiths in the game right now would have a success rate of 20%."

King Slayer raised a finger and said "Yes, if it weren't the two of us." Adam asked "What do you mean?"

King Slayer replied "I have a certain item that allow me to boost my success rate on such an equipment by 30%, meaning I would have 50% chances to succeed in forging it. So the ingredients of one armor is 1 silver coin, it means that with 10 Silver coins we can get 5 armors, or 1 Gold."

Adam raised an eyebrow, he was starting to get interested. He asked "Is that all you got?" King Slayer smirked and said "Of course no. But let's say that I can make 50 pieces of armor every day and still play as usual, then that's already 10 Golds a day, or 3000 Golds in a month."

Adam said "The armors will only be worth this much for a few days, then everyone will have gone past level 10."

King Slayer smiled and said "You got me. But seriously I can focus on making armors for the rest of the day, and tomorrow as well. Forging gives XP so it won't even slow me down. If I spend all day making armors then I can make at least a thousand of them. That's 200 Golds in two days. It's a great start already, isn't it?"

Adam nodded, and King Slayer continued "Then there is also you, I'm sure that with the speed at which we level up, you will be at least level 50 in a month. You already got so much gold at in the first two hours, don't you think you will be able to get much more in a month? There will also be new opportunities like this one, skills to sell…"

Adam stopped him "Alright."

King Slayer grinned and asked "Alright? Do you mean, you agree?"

Adam rolled his eyes and said "I agree." King Slayer laughed and said "Haha, what great news! Now all you have to do is to find how we can create a guild in this game, and make yourself the Guild Leader!"

Adam nodded and looked at the sky. He asked himself, was he making the right choice? But thinking about it, he didn't really have much of choice. This was the real world, not some fairy story. People wouldn't give him 100 000 dollars like that, he needed to earn it himself.