BXBX NOVEL Chapter 40 Zephystrand
3rd Floor of the Tower.
Contrary to the 1st and 2nd Floors, the 3rd one was vastly different. For the first, unlike the first two floors, people with higher strength than Bronze-Tier were rare here. One could say that the 3rd Floor was calm one, without any "problems" like the 1st Floor or 2nd Floor, even though it was certainly unique in its own way.
Basically, only the 1st and 2nd Floors had people from all Tiers in them, while the rest of the Floors didn\'t. Even among the whole Tower, one could say these two were unique in their nature.
The previous ones were special due to their nature, especially the 2nd Floor. Usually, the higher the Floor was, the higher was the average Tier on that Floor, mainly because of the better conditions and mana density and other things.
Around the 8th to 15th Floors is average Tier the Steel-Tier and some Bronze-Tiers, of course, this didn\'t mean that other ones wouldn\'t present.
3rd Floor was covered mainly by forest, with a few mountain ranges and swamps. It was a place mainly inhabited by various Magical Beasts for whom the entire place was paradise as they hundred for the participants.
Contrary to the 1st Floor, on the 3rd Floor, there were a whole bunch of city-states that existed here and functioned like a working society. Most of these city-states were supported by some strong faction, but some of them were some kind of neutral ground created by the people living on the 3rd Floor.
This was a similar setup like that on the 1st and 2nd Floor, with the exception, of those Floors mentioned above; one wouldn\'t really find anything aside from warriors or climbers.
No natives were present; most of them left the 1st Floor with the arrival of the Ork Boss Gurnish and the Bloodtooth Tribe. On the 2nd Floor, Asura Tribe ruled its for so long already that everybody forgot about the people who were there before them.
If Samiel had to guess, Asura Tribesmen killed them.
The place where Samiel was teleported was the City of Zephystrand, located in the middle of the continent.
It was a city created by Elves in some Ancient Era, in a forgotten world, where the Nesser Dynasty found it and then taken to the 3rd Floor. The origins of the city were probably long forgotten in the passage of time. However, it was still majestic no matter how many centuries or millennia passed.
Because the 3rd Floor had special and unique nature and was basically one colossal tree paradise, the Elven species had a very strong presence on the 3rd Floor. Samiel could see that there were many Trees of Life in Zephystrand City, especially the oldest and biggest trees, which were actually the Trees of Life.
[Advancement Quest: City Defense of Zephystrand
Description: Entire 3rd Floor, due to its suitable habitable conditions, is a paradise for various Magical Beasts and Monsters living on the 3rd Floor. Many species of the Magical Beasts which are living on the 3rd Floor are overpopulating from time to time, thus creating Magical Beast Waves on the settlements across the 3rd Floor.
Quest: Join the defense of the Zephystrand and help to defend the city for 10 years. However, the times can be shortened by achieving a higher kill count of Magical Beasts and other creatures that are attacking the city in periodical monster waves.
Reward: Based on contribution.]
When Samiel entered the Floor, he immediately received the Advancement Quest through the Tower System. As he read that, he wasn\'t angry or anything because he understood that the Ruler\'s Quest was probably the same as this one.
Just the Tower System pushed the Ruler\'s Quest to its absolute limits as it seemed.
While the Mission basically required him to stay on the Floor for 10 Years defending the city, he wasn\'t that discouraged, as he saw that by killing more Magical Beasts and Monsters, he could greatly lower the time needed to spend here.
Though in truth, as he looked over the architecture of the Elven City Zephystrand and its tranquil atmosphere with calming feeling, he decided to spend some time here, at least one year.
He didn\'t know why, but he sensed that the entire place was just giving him a very indescribable feeling that made him feel warm and at home. Maybe it was due to the city being filled with the Trees of Life, which were releasing the calming aura on all of its citizens, or god knows what.
[Unique Quest Chieftain Hunt has been issued.]
[Mission: Kill a Ruling Type Magical Beast or Monster
Description: Ruling Type Magical Beasts or Monsters are special kinds of their species that are able to command others; thus, they are acting as the main cause for the Magical Beast Waves or Monster Waves being more destructive and dangerous.
Mission: Kill one of such Ruling Type Magical Beasts or Monsters.
Reward: Location of Inheritance on the 3rd Floor
Status: In Progress]
This instantly piqued his interest as he thought about what Inheritance could be on the 3rd Floor, hopefully at least some weak Legendary, if not anything stronger. Across the Tower, there were many such Inheritance Sites because many Legendaries were killed in the Tower due to their enormous number here.
Not to mention, even those who were not killed would often leave such things here and there, mainly to groom future generations or some for more nefarious plans they had in their minds.
Even if it was not suitable for him, he could always sell it for a large amount of money to Nesser Dynasty, as he knew that Yvraine wouldn\'t scam him or kill him for something insignificant.
Though Samiel doubted it would be that case, if not, it wouldn\'t appear as a reward for the Unique Mission\'s competition. He thought that the Inheritance would be something useful to him, so he was already full of anticipation about what he could get from the Inheritance Site if he cleared the Unique Quest.
And there was one thing he was forgetting about, which was killing the Ruler Type Magical Beast or Monster was not an easy feat. Not only because such individuals were extremely powerful among their kin, but they had literal armies of Magical Beasts and Monsters at their command, making them extra dangerous.
\'Hmm... I am practically meeting my own match here... If the Ruler Types are very intelligent, then this Unique Mission will become very problematic to complete. So, the correct strategy would be to choose the right target for me to kill. Fortunately, the Quest didn\'t really specify which one I should kill, so it would be more prudent to search for one which doesn\'t have a lot of subordinates.\'
Samiel, though, as he just now realized that the situation wasn\'t as good as it seemed at first glance. Unfortunately for him, killing a Ruler Type Magical Beast was really not an easy feat that everybody could achieve.
For example, even killing one at the Steel-Tier would require at least a smaller team of Bronze-Tier Professionals because the Rulers could just overwhelm their enemies in numbers.
Fortunately, Samiel, as Necromancer, would be able to counter this... probably, he hoped for that, or rather he believed in that.
There was probably no Hidden Mission on the Floor, but that was not a problem because right now, Samiel wanted some leisure time so that he could polish his skills in close combat and martial arts.
And most importantly, finally focus appropriately on the study of the Basic Principles of Void Necrosis, as he still hadn\'t mastered the basics yet.
Void Magic was very challenging; even the Basic Principles of the Void Necrosis were far above what even genius-level magic-user could learn in a short time. Samiel was currently studying the 1st Level Spells till the 3rd Level Spells.
As he was contemplating about the quests and spells, he woke up from his daydreaming and decided to find the closest Inn or Restaurant, which was close to the place where he was teleported to.
Fortunately for him, this was some kind of plaza, and there were plenty of them, so he chose the most expensive-looking one, as he was a bit thirsty and hungry. Due to his fastened metabolism, he could practically eat as much as he wanted without fear of getting fat.
Weight... he was always obese during his life, and always fought against that... and how he hated exercising.
The moment he sat down behind the empty table, a pretty female elf with long brown hair, wearing some costume of a maid or whatever, came to him with a smile over his face and slight blush?
"Welcome, dear customer, to the Moon Tree Restaurant; here is our menu. Do you wish to order now, or should I return after five minutes?"
She asked in a polite tone while sneaking peaks at him.
\'Hmm... so only those sufficiently powerful are able to sense the Eldritch Aura I am subconsciously releasing?\'
He asked this question in his mind, seeing that the young elven waitress didn\'t really seem to be affected a bit by his partial Eldritch Aura; thus, Samiel concluded that only those who were very powerful were able to sense it.
\'While this solves part of the problem, it is still not enough.\'
Certainly, if the normal people couldn\'t sense his Eldritch Aura, it was good, but on the other hand, the powerful ones could, and it would attract them to him. So, he figured out that sooner or later, he would need to find a method of concealing it properly.
"I will have one cup of the Moonbean Coffee, and bring me at least four glasses of your best mineral water, thank you."
He stated as she wrote down his offer before sprinting out. He didn\'t want to eat anything because the moment he realized he was in an Elven City, he knew that this was under the control of the Nesser Dynasty.
Thus he only wanted something to drink while he waited for the people Yvraine would send to pick him up.
After the waitress returned with the coffee, he was instantly enchanted by its smell. He chose it from the menu only because the name sounded cool, like from those cultivation novels, where everything had some miraculous effect on your strength.
"How much?"
He asked as the waitress gave him the bill. Surprisingly or not, rather not, while the Tower had that kind of medieval atmosphere, countless modern concepts, even from those known in his past world, were widely known here.
"It will be 5 gold coins altogether."
He didn\'t know if it was a lot for one cup of coffee and four glasses of mineral water, but probably yes, and probably it was pretty overpriced. And probably that explained why this place was half empty, and only people who were here seemed to be nobles or rich merchants.
But for Samiel, 5 gold coins were like a drop in the ocean. Thus he paid and also gave her a tip of another 5 because she brought it to him very fast.
After the waitress left, he took one of the glasses of mineral water and gave it to Nefertari, so she could drink a bit. At the same time, he gulped down the remaining three of them in one ago, as he was very thirsty from traveling through the desert.
After several minutes, when his coffee cooled a bit, he sipped a bit from it, as he was overwhelmed by the heavenly taste of the coffee here in the Tower.
"God damm, this is good."
He said while making a mental note that he should return here later and possibly bring Yvraine with him.
Suddenly he heard the sound of soldiers marching, as he turned around and could see around twenty to thirty Elf clad in pristine yellowish-green armor marching in neat formation towards him as all of them were at the peak of the Steel-Tier.
Suddenly, one of the armored Elves from them came forward, Samiel couldn\'t properly see his face, but he knew that it was a man, probably older than Yvraine, and most importantly, he was already Bronze-Tier.
On the 3rd Floor, Bronze-Tiers were one of the strongest powerhouses, as High-Tier people such as even Bronze-Tiers wouldn\'t stay on this Floor if they didn\'t need to.
"Lord Zentaur?"
Asked the Elf him, as Samiel nodded, quickly connecting the dots and realizing that they must be sent here by Yvraine to take him to her.
"Yes."
Samiel said.
"Greeting my Lord, I am one of the City Guard Captains of the Zephystrand City, Sarun Daragan. Crown Princess ordered me to look for your appearance and bring you to her."