NOVEL WEB Chapter 26: Barnstone
[You've chosen Drake the Conqueror's Leather Satchel (Level 25)]
[Increases inventory spots by 10]
'An actually good item! Not bad! Not bad!'
[You've chosen Drake the Conqueror's Egg (Level 1) (epic)]
[Drake the Conqueror seemed to have been a girl. Yes, she was looking for a wife! So what?]
'Next, Nice.'
[You've received a Drake's Bronze Leather Pants (Level 25] (epic)]
[Good at defense, but make noise when you run. Not the best for a thief]
'It makes noise? What the hell! I'm thief, can't I get a break!' Harvard moved onto the next item. A window with 10 items showed up and he selected his items before Harvest King could see the items. He earned this! HE chose another item.
[You've received Drake the Conqueror's Bell (Level 30) (artifact)]
[System information: when you ring this, an NPC will come to you with a Class 2 Quest.]
[You've received Drake's Claws (Legendary)]
[System information: Can be used by a craftsmen to build a powerful weapon!]
"Done," Harvard turned around. A sea of people had surrounded him and seemed really excited. Girls jumped up and down and seemed really bouncy in many parts. A few guys wanted to join his party while Alpha Thunder just nodded his head.
"That's my boy! I knew you'd do it! Haha!" Alpha Thunder clapped his hands. "Not bad, but still not as good as your father!"
"Alpha! So nice to see you again!" Harvard smiled and nodded his head. "I get it! All of you want to know what it dropped. I can't tell you."
"I want to marry you!" One girl screamed. "Me and my sister!" She kept screaming!
"What's going on?" Harvard said, "Do you all want to buy something?"
"No, we all want you to join our guilds." A Ghost Adventurer named Barnstone said. "I'm from the Recalibrated Thunder guild! It's a thousand times better than Alpha Thunder's Guild!"
"I'm sorry, but I have to refuse," Harvard shook his head and closed his eyes. There were too many women jumping up and down, so it made it easier to focus. "There is nothing you can do to convince me otherwise!"
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"They sealed the entranceway to Central City." Tabitha and Donkey peered out over the bushes. "Why do they want you to join a guild so bad anyway."
"I don't know! All I did was kill Drake The Conqueror! Harvest King, do you know why?"
Harvest King and Harvard peered out behind some bushes in front of Central City's Forest Clearing. They had finally made it to Central City, but had been chased here by a few guilds! Luckily, Donkey ran really fast when he was under pressure, really fast!
"Dude, haven't you heard not to ever show off! This is your fault!" Harvest King smacked Harvard on the shoulder. "Tabitha, why did you almost get killed! You're a ghost! Just go invisible!"
"I-I found you guys," Lilac said with a smile. "Smokey is pretty mad, but he finally fell asleep.
"Where's Kyle?" Harvard looked at Smokey resting comfortably on Lilac's head. He was snoring and had drool coming out of his strange amorphous grey body. "We have Smokey! How could we lose Kyle!"
"He's over there!" Harvest King pointed at a moving bush! "What is he doing! He going to get us in trouble!"
[Kyle has created a new technique, bushes]
[He can now pretend to be a bush.]
"Dude, have you guys seen Hamlord? We looked everywhere."
"I don't know, but why the hell is that donkey so fast! Is it some kind of special donkey?" Barnstone squeezed his hands tightly and smacked his Guild Apprentice in the face. "Damn it! Wait, do you guys see that bush?"
[Kyle has been detected]
[Kyle is running in your direction.]
"Damn it! I'm over here!" Harvard got out of the bushes and jumped in front of Kyle. "What is it? Why are you all trying to recruit me so bad! I got attacked by women, had to dodge sleeping arrows, and had to deal with Donkey's strange squeals! What is going on!"
"I'll explain," Alpha Thunder held up his hand and got out of an abandoned wagon on the side of the bridge. Had he been planning on ambushing this whole time! He thought they were friends.
"We've extrapolated that to get a Class 2 job you have to kill a Class 2 Field Boss. None of us have enough agility to dodge their attacks except you. They 5 hit the best tanks. The only way to defeat them is speed."
"So what? Can't you guys just change your stats?" Harvard didn't understand. "Can't you all just get faster?"
"We wish," Alpha Thunder said and for some reason stopped right next to Harvard. "Unfortunately, it costs 1 million Lograms to change a single attribute point! No one is that rich!"
"I see. Well, I know just how to solve this!"
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Central City Auction House
A beautiful woman in a green dress with a pearl necklace and golden hair walked onto the stage. She looked out at the audience of Guild Leaders that had gathered.
They all had one reason for being here. None of the level 30 items interested them. Just the man sitting on the stool in the center of the stage.
He was just a normal man, but boy did he attract a lot of attention. A few women promised to die for him in exchange for help. They all wanted to be the first person to have a second class.
'I can't believe I'm doing this,' Harvard cleared his throat. "This is my big moment! Where I go to the guild willing to pay enough Lograms for my services! I-I have a feeling this might go very bad.'
It probably would go very bad. Harvard had gotten death threats, angry letters, and found weird things in his hotel room that the Auction House gave him.
'We'll start the bidding at 1,000 Lograms!' The beautiful lady smiled and patted Harvard on the shoulder. "NPCs are free to make bids as well. This is the final item of the night!'
[You've been offered to enter into a party by the female auctioneer Miss Loan, accept?]
'What a bad name. Accept!'
[You've entered the party!]
'Why would she have me enter a party with her?' Harvard found a second later it was so other people couldn't invite him to a party. 'Oh, it makes sense now.'
"100,000 Lograms!" The bidding started!
"200,000 lograms!" Another person bid.
This happened for ten minutes…
"Well, we're down to the final three bidders." It's the Alpha Thunder Guild,the Recalibarted Thunder Guild, versus the Forest's Clerk Guild. "The Forest Clerk's Guild is a craftsman guild run by an NPC that recruits players! Don't you all agree they are a shoe in!"
The beautiful auctioneer winked at Harvard and rubbed his shoulder gently before moving her hand down his muscles. It felt kind of strange, but he smiled and laughed at the situation.
'There is no way it will go passed 10,000,000 Lograms. That's simply too much!'
"15,000,000 Lograms!"
"20,000,000 Lograms!" Alpha Thunder was down to his last, best bid. He might have to sell his best dungeon drops, but he knew the auction house would cover it. There is no way anyone had made more money than that. The Forest Clerk's Guild had just started selling crafted items to Ghost Adventuers, and NPCs originally didn't have alot of money.
There was no way he was going to lose!
'20,000,000 Lograms going once! Going twice!"
"My Guild House!" Barnstone screamed! "I'll give it to you and 10,000,000 Lograms!"
"Holy Shit! Way to go Hamlord!" Harvest King clapped, and then realized everyone seemed to want to kill him. "I mean! That's a good deal! You have to take it!"
"100,000,000 Lograms," An NPC in a white suit walked into the room. He had a crown on his head and looked kind of important. "And a room in the royal castle with the option of marrying one of my daughters after two week so working for me. How does that sound?"
Harvard gulped and shook his head.
There is no way he was going to take that! The Guild House and the 10,000,000 Lograms sounded much more safe! What if he got forced into marrying a daughter that kept him from saving May Tape and completing like the 0ther 10 quests he had to do here!
There was no way he was going to say yes to this.
"You can't say know," The Aunctioneer smiled and picked up her gavel. "Now…" Her voice raised louder and broke Harvard's heart.
"Going once, going twice!"
"Hold on!" Barnstone pulled out his blade. "Why does an NPC need help from Harvard? He's already up to his third class!"
"I see a business opportunity. I'll meet each of you outside after I purchase Harvard to enter my guild. My name is Sir Awning! The starting price for having him on your team will be 20,000,000 Lograms!"
"Well, looks like you're rich now," Tabitha smiled and got out from behind Harvard's back. She'd been hiding there for some time now, and he didn't know why. "Someone is going to be busy helping guilds for a long time!"