7 - First Quest Cleared

「…Fuaa」

Now that I’ve finished deciphering, I stretch out.

I looked around and saw the orange sun shining through the window.

The library is lit by a mysterious stone that emits light, so it doesn’t feel particularly dark.

There was a place in the library where I could sit on a chair and read, so I moved there and began to decipher a book.

The large desk was piled high with a variety of books, both large and small.

It was more difficult than I had expected, but I succeeded in deciphering some of them.

There were a few phrases that I couldn’t understand, but I’m sure I’ll be able to read them with time.

This was thanks to the familiarity of the writing system and the inclusion of illustrations.

I closed the book, which had pictures of plants and explanations, and casually read the words on the cover.

「Is this… a book with plant illustrations?」

I guessed it was an illustrated book because the other books with pictures and explanations also had the same text.

《《”Anonymous” has cleared the 【Continental】 Quest》》

The voice came out of nowhere.

《You have completed the Continental Quest: Learn to read.》

「Ha?」

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【Continental Quest】

『Learn to read』

Participation Condition:

Understand the letters

Achievement Condition:

Understand a certain number of letters

Failure Condition:

None

Achievement Reward:

Participation Reward:

5 skill points

Overall Rewards:

Unlocked new skill Unlocked Skill Shop

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【Continental Quest】

『Learn to read』

Participation Condition:

Understand the letters.

Achievement Condition:

Understand a certain number of letters

Failure Condition:

None

Achievement Rewards:

Participation Reward:

5 skill points.

Participation Completion Random Rewards

100% contribution:

Skill Crystal “Appraisal” x15 Skill Crystal “Map” x15 Skill Crystal “Inventory” x15

Extra Evaluation Reward

Solo Complete Decoding:

50 skill points Skill “Decipher” Skill “Revelion Kingdom Language”

Overall Reward:

Unlocked new skill Unlocked Skill Shop

That’s what was written on the translucent board that suddenly appeared in front of me.

「…」

After a few moments of stunned contemplation, the board disappeared and a ping-pong ball-sized jewel-like object fell out of the board.

I wonder if this was a skill crystal.

I opened a nearby book that I haven’t read yet and quickly slammed it shut.

「…I can now read.」

Skills are amazing… I thought about something unimportant and felt weak.

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After that, I quickly got back on my feet, put the book away, and sat down on my chair to think.

The voice I just heard must have been an announcement from the management.

I’m not sure why I heard “You’ve completed your quest” twice, but I guess that’s how they announce when you complete a quest.

I also don’t understand why it’s called “Continental Quest”, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out as I go along.

The problem is the reward.

Based on the 100% contribution of the random reward for participant contribution and the complete deciphering of the extra evaluation reward, I’m the only one who has done this quest.

As a result, I got all of the rewards that were supposed to be randomly distributed… based on participants’ contributions to some extent.

It was the first day of the service and based on the position of the sun, it was probably about five hours after the service started.

Well, many players would indeed have run out to get a head start, and others would have gotten their information through conversation rather than reading unreadable text.

Fumu, makes sense.

I pick up one of the many skill crystals lying on the desk.

It’s transparent in color, with a round light in the center of the crystal that slowly floats in and out of the crystal, a rather fantastic item.

What’s inside is probably magic, and I don’t feel any particular attribute.

「…How does this work?」

–The moment I muttered that…

《Would you like to acquire the skill ‘Appraise’?》

「I see, is it voice-based?」

It would be a good idea to acquire it at any rate.

When I said yes, the light in the crystal slipped out and went into my chest. I wonder if I have the skill now?

I decided to give it a try and appraised the crystal that had lost its light.

「Do I have to say it out loud? Appraise!」

Magic Crystal Quality? Rarity? Durability?

Remarks:?

「I see, I don’t know.」

At any rate, I knew that it was a magic crystal.

Next, I appraised the skill crystals that hadn’t lost their light, this time using only my thoughts.

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Skill Crystal “Map” Quality? Rarity? Durability?

Remarks:?

「Un, I have no idea.」

For now, it’s good to know that it’s a crystal containing the skill “Map.”

I’ll try to select it with the thought of acquiring a map.

《Do you wish to acquire the skill “Map”?》

YES.

The light came out of the skill crystal and disappeared into my chest, just like before.

It seems that thinking it is fine, as long as it’s an agreement.

I was thinking of opening the map.

Then a board appeared in front of me. I looked at it and saw the Map section, selected it, and underneath it appeared a section called “Royal Capital Revelion”, selected that as well, and a floor plan appeared. Now I won’t have to get lost.

Finally, I acquired the skill Inventory.

As a test, I tried to put away the magic crystal that had lost its light, and it disappeared when I thought about it.

And when I thought about taking out the magic crystal, it appeared in the palm of my hand.

It’s convenient, but some people might forget what they have in there, so what do you do when that happens?

With that in mind, I put away all the skill crystals.

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It was a good time to log out for dinner.

I opened the menu and found out that new items had been added.

Status Skills Inventory Map Friends Party Close Gate

The map was something I’d already seen, so I selected Inventory, which led me to the Items section.

There were the magic crystals, skill crystals, leather bag, potions, and silver coins that I had just added to my inventory, this way no one would forget about it.

I selected Status.

What came up was the name, level, status text, a green bar, blue bar and yellow bar.

The yellow bar is about half gray, and I don’t know why.

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I heard that they’ve added a lot of new features, and that’s why I’m having dinner.

「Close Gate.」

My consciousness was interrupted by a pause.