BXBX NOVEL Chapter 8: [Tutorial Level 3: Prep-Time!]
-Sub-Quests!
-Continuity Quests!
-Hidden Quests!
-Unique Quests!
[Betting Conditions!]
-Ranking Betting!
-Survival Betting!
-Minor Betting!
-Growth Betting!
"It's much better than last time," I smiled at the concise information before clicking on the main quest
[Tutorial Level 3 Quest: Points Collection!
Difficulty: Hard!
Objective: Have 10,000 Points by the end of the Quest Time!
Time limit: 168 Hours!
Penalty: Death!
Reward: [Safe Box!] [Random Box!] [+2 Free Attribute Points!] ]
'So it's that kind of quest, huh?' I sighed as I didn't think much about it. I was going to kill monsters anyway so this was beneficial for me in many ways. Though I doubt others would share the same sentiment.
Plus it was a week long too. Seems like I need to plan a long way ahead.
[Sub Quests!]
[Tutorial Level 2 Sub-Quest 1: Help!
Difficulty: Hard!
Objective: Save at least 10 NPCs from the monsters and help them back to the safe point!
Reward: +5,000 Points!]
[Tutorial Level 2 Sub-Quest 2: Kill!
Difficulty: Hard!
Objective: Kill at least 100 Monsters!
Rewards: [Skill: Hunt!] ]
[Tutorial Level 3 Sub-Quest 3: Friendly-Fire?
Difficulty: Intermediate-Low!
Objective: Kill 10 Players!
Rewards: +2,000 Points!]
"…"
For a moment, I just stared blankly at the last quest. I already knew that people will start killing each other, but prompting them to do that?
My eyes looked at the white goblin in new disgust before I sighed. Seems like I need to watch my back even more while hunting now… can't even the closest associates either.
[Tutorial Level 3: Continuity Quest!
Difficulty: Easy!
Requirements: Any of the following
-Bring 1 Kg of Food in the Safe Zone!
-Bring 1 Liter of Water in the Safe Zone!
-Bring any form of Weapon to the Safe Zone!
Rewards: Increases the number of hours you can stay in the zone per task done!]
"Seems like it's quite thorough," I narrowed my eyes on the quests. Unlike the simpler quests before, this one seemed like a well-planned long term game. Though all this did not matter to me as much. Since what was going to increase my survival was the next panel.
[Hidden Quest!]
[Tutorial Level 3 Hidden Quest 1: Find the Lost Artifact!
Difficulty: Insane!
Objective: Within the Apocalypse, there lies a certain [Artifact!] that wards off the monsters! Find that [Artifact!]
Rewards: 25,000 Points; +5 Attribute Points; [???] ]
[Tutorial Level 3 Hidden Quest 2: Save the Chief!
Difficulty: Insane!
Objective: The chief of the lost tribe has been captured by the monsters. Find the den of the monsters and save the chief!
Reward: 25,000 Points; +3 Attribute Points; [Random Earth Blessing!]
[Tutorial Level 3 Hidden Quest 3: Kill the doppelganger!
Difficulty: Hard!
Objective: There is a fake player among the survivors! Kill that player before he kills everyone else!
Reward: 10,000 Points!]
[Tutorial Level 3 Hidden Quest 4: The one who sets his own path!
Difficulty: Beyond Insane!
Objective: Finish the Tutorial before the time limit!
Requirements:
-All the monsters should be dead!
-All the NPCs should have reached the safe points!
-The Player must enter the next tutorial through the hidden pathway in the 3rd Tutorial!
Reward: 50,000 Points; +10 Free Attribute Points; [Skill Upgrade Coupon]; [Artifact: Amulet of Pathseeker!]]
-Gulp!
Gulping, I looked at those quests blankly. Too much information. Just by these 4 quests, I got information that changed my perspective and plans by a huge margin.
Unlike before, I can't simply hunt and save… now I need to hurry up as well before someone else ends up finishing these quests.
And lastly… the [Unique Quest!]
[Tutorial Level 3 :Unique Quest: The one who rewrites the Apocalypse!
Difficulty: Epic!
Description: The Apocalypse has descended and the world is meeting its end. There is nothing that can prevent the world from dying. But what if there was a way to change that? To prevent the imminent end and a chance to overcome the impossible?
Objective: Change the ending of the Apocalypse!
Reward: ???]
I observed the [Quests] in front of me. From the start to the end, including the [Unique Quest!] and the [Daily Quests!].
Even though I had only 60… erm.. 55 minutes, I still gave about 25 minutes to read those quests and understand what kind of scenario we were given here.
'At first, it just looks like a monster hunt. But then there is saving the people. There are safe zones, and a hidden story that screams monsters and heroes,' that was the base if we ignore the [Unique Quest!].
'Find the artifact, save the chief, kill the boss monster, find the doppleganger, don't kill your allies,' I looked at various objectives of the Quests.
"It's like a multiple ending game."
And that was the conclusion that I reached at the end.
"So, how should I play this out?" I then asked myself this question.
Firstly, I need to kill the monsters. For that I would need 2 things, my stats and a weapon. I need to be careful with those first.
[Name: Adrian John Rodriguez!
Race: Human!
Class: Mortal (Unclassified!)
Gift: [0]
Body-Talent: [Mortal!]
Health: 50/50
Mana: [Not Yet Unlocked!]
Attributes:
Strength: 3.7
Agility: 3.2
Constitution: 5.0
Stamina: 4.0
Intelligence: 5.0
Wisdom: 6.0
Charm: 3.4
Free Attribute Points: 14
Skills: [Perception!] ]
'Since mental abilities are pretty much useless right now,' I gave it a bit of thought before allocating 4 for agility, 4 for stamina and 4 strength, leaving 2 points in case of emergency.
[Name: Adrian John Rodriguez!
Race: Human!
Class: Mortal (Unclassified!)
Gift: [0]
Body-Talent: [Mortal!]
Health: 50/50
Mana: [Not Yet Unlocked!]
Attributes:
Strength: 7.7
Agility: 7.2
Constitution: 5.0
Stamina: 8.0
Intelligence: 5.0
Wisdom: 6.0
Charm: 3.4
Free Attribute Points: 2
Skills:[Perception!] ]
I felt a sudden rise of energy in my body, as if I could break a wall with my bare hands. I tried punching the air a couple of times out of excitement, but paused after I saw what I was doing.
Anyways, it seems like, I would not need to worry about the monsters as long as I have a dependable weapon.
'I should create one later using GM points,' I decided that it would be best to leave that for that time.
"This solves the initial problem. The next is about saving the people," I gave it a bit of thought and concluded that the best way would be to increase my strength as I move forward with the quests.
The stronger I will be, the faster I will be able to save people. Plus with [Perception], I should be able to see through the safest path as well.
"About finding the artifact and saving the chief. I guess, it's only possible with more information."
And that concluded my thoughts on what I need to do now. I could use [GM Points!] for creating another skill that would help me in this situation, but then that would be overkill. I do need to save some GM Points for the [Gift!].
Moving on with that, I then looked at the [Bettings!]
-Ranking Betting!
-Survival Betting!
-Minor Betting!
-Growth Betting!
Ranking Betting:
-Bet on the players who could possibly be on the top 10 rankings! { x2 GM Points }
-Bet on the players who could possibly be on the top 5 Rankings! { x10 GM Points }
-Bet on the players who could possibly be on the top 3 Ranking! { x30 GM Points }
-Bet on the player who could possibly be the top Ranker of the Tutorial level 3! { x100 GM Points }
Survival Betting!
-Bet on the number of players who would survive for 24 hours! {x2 GM Points}
-Bet on the number of players who would survive for 48 hours! {x3 GM Points}
-Bet on the number of players who would survive for 72 hours! {x5 GM Points}
-Bet on the number of players who would survive for 96 hours! {x10 GM Points}
-Bet on the number of players who would survive for 120 hours! {x20 GM Points}
-Bet on the number of players who would survive for 144 hours! {x25 GM Points}
-Bet on the number of players who would survive by the end of the Tutorial Level 3! {x50 GM Points}
Minor Betting!
-Bet on the player who would save the most people! { x20 GM Points}
-Bet on the player who would kill the most monster! { x20 GM Points}
-Bet on the player who would kill the most players! { x20 GM Points}
-Bet on the player who would have the most extra [Safe Time] points at the end of the Tutorial! { x20 GM Points}
Growth Betting!
-Bet on the player (alive at the end of the game) with the most growth! { x50 GM Points}
-Bet on the player (alive at the end of the game) with the least growth! { x50 GM Points}
After reading through the entire text twice, I found only two that suited best for my bet. Tempting as they all were, these were the only two I could control more or less, without showing off my powers.
[Minor Betting: Bet on the player with maximum [Safe Time]: 300 Points on (Adrian John Rodriguez)!]
[Growth Betting: Bet on the player with most Growth: 300 GM Points on (Adrian John Rodriguez)!]
[GM Points: 170!]
I sighed as I shook my head before waiting for the time to end. It was about time, we began the next level.