The first floor is an ever expanding forest with goblin and orc villages scattered in between. The goal is simple take over an entire goblin or orc village. The problem there are more than 50 goblin or orc warriors in a single village, and if you have bad luck, you might even meet their general or king.
But for me and korin, it's not a problem. With my basic swordsmanship skill itself, I can take down a single village, and korin with her fire magic can burn the village down itself if needed.
But what's the fun in it. The hardest is the orc village because of their thick skin. My sword will have a problem, and their agility is a problem for mages like korin, so it's the best way to start the tower climbing journey.
" Hey korin, let's try the orc village it will be too easy for the both of us to take down and goblin village, plus the experience from the orcs will level us up fast. What do you say."
" Hmm, sounds good, but I don't know if my magic is strong enough to take them down."
" If needed, you cast a 3rd circle spell. I will buy time."
" Alrigh, I believe in you, so let's get going."
"I believe in you" is a word that I have not heard for a long while. I can't break the trust of those who trust me. I need to get strong as much as possible because this tower does not like ryuzo kurazaki for some reason, and I don't want to drag korin into this.
" This forest has everything we need, but the problem is the time limit of this quest."
『 First floor quest
Subjugate an orc/goblin village
Reward: Class-based skill rank(F)
Time limit: 2 days
Failure: Death 』
Yes, two days, and the punishment for failure is death. This is why many people don't go into the tower because if they fail, they die.
My absolute appraisal also has a detection skill in it. But I don't want to use it. I want to grow my sense stat, which is the lowest right now.
" Hey korin, do you have any search spell."
" Yeah, I have. I just need time to find the village."
" Alright, you use your spell till then. I will search for some food and water."
『 Using skill absolute appraisal on korin shikonomi. 』
『 Name: korin shikonomi
Rank:E
Level: 1
Strength:12 Dexterity:14
Mana:35 endurance:14
Luck:20 health:19
Sense:19 stamina:14
Perseverance:20
Skills: rune magic(C), elemental magic(D), calm mind(E),pure mana(D), basic calculation(E),healing magic(E),support magic(D) 』
she has pretty good stats, and her mana stat is 35, which is good. She can cast 3rd circle magic then. Her best skills are basic calculation, which allows her to understand basic magic and its theories and rune magic, which casts high tier spells by chanting.
Alright, now I need to get some food which is easy for me. I always loved camping, so I know the basics of scavenging. If I'm lucky, I might even find a ginseng here.
As I was trying to find food I a lake where there were many trees and a small orc village.
" Is that an orc village I see. I should check if there is an orc general or king in that village."
『 Using skill absolute eye 』
Absolute appraisals, second form absolute eye, allow me to see everything in the entire floor. No wonder R rank skills are the best.
Alright, there are about 60 orc warriors, and oh, look who we have here an orc general. This is the best find I can level up my adaptation skills here.
I should go and stop her from using her skills now and take this village down.
" Hey korin, stop using your skill. I found an orc village. We should go and raid it."
" Oh really, thank God. I was getting exhausted by using that skill for long."
" Here, have these fruits. I just got them from the lake."
" Oh really, thank you."
" Take some rest. we will raid the village later. I want to sleep on the grass for a while it feels so good to be on."
" Really, I thought you liked the comfort of your bed. You never come on a camping trip with us."
I was a member of the hiking club for a long while because I love the view and feel of nature it always amuses me.
" This is the first time for me, but it feels very good to sleep on."
" Really, then let me try it too."
" Hey, don't come too close. This isn't a picnic. We are just taking a break."
" I know. I just want to see what you are seeing."
I don't know how long I was looking at the sky for but it was a good way to pass the time and also spend some time knowing about korin.
" You know. It's always better to be with someone you like than being alone."
Alone. I was alone since the beginning of my life. The only time I had people to call my was in my high school days, and since then, I was never able to be friends with someone. I was ignored, forgotten, and moved on by. I was a person in the past to everyone. No one was waiting for me at my home. My parents died in a fire accident. Even in the orphanage, no one chose me. I was left to be. I saw my friends going into families. I was envious of those who had someone to wait for.
" Hey ryuzo, are you crying."
" Yeah. I was just remembering something I wanted to forget. Forget it. I just want to cry it off now if I can't forget it."
" I never saw you cry even once in my entire life."
" Well then, this will be the first time for you then."
" I always hear you say you are strong. You are mighty, you will never show any emotions to someone."
" The strong only show their weakness to someone they trust, and I trust you isn't that more than enough to say."
" Really, you trust me. I never heard people say that to me."
" Then this is your first time then."
" You really are amusing me, ryuzo."
Not only is he saying that he trusts me, but he is also showing me who he really is. He really is someone worthy of my love. But I can't tell him. I want to know him more. I want to understand him more.
" Alright enough, break time. Let's take over the village now and finish the subjugation ques"