Arcana Legend

Early Adventure

The atmosphere in this city felt very crowded, in contrast to the place where Ziruko lived before that felt very lonely. But this has nothing to do, want crowded or lonely Ziruko still feel lonely, because he walks in this crowded city alone.

But Ziruko remained optimistic, regardless of the circumstances this was the beginning of his journey to become an emperor. An emperor is the most powerful and powerful person in the realm of power. Ziruko wanted that.

At first Ziruko thought that being an emperor would be a lot of fun. But over time he changed his outlook, thinking that becoming an emperor had a huge responsibility. Maybe he needs a lot of people to make his dream come true, he dreams of having many friends.

Perhaps this was a little strange, Ziruko wanted to regard the others as colleagues rather than as subordinates. But, Ziruko put those thoughts aside first. For now, he thought about what he would do now.

Ziruko was still not thinking about joining the guild. After all, joining a guild made it even more difficult to become an emperor. Because what? because in a guild there is a rank system such as; bronze, silver, gold, adamantite and so on.

Plus, Ziruko doesn't have arcana. Arcana is a magic book. That is, if he does not have arcana means he cannot use magic.

For now this might be the best thing for Ziruko is to find an inn for where he is sheltering. If he was exhausted and had not rented an inn, it was possible that he would have slept on the street.

Actually from the beginning Ziruko did not care about the guild. He doesn't like things so complicated. There was still a way other than the guild to become an emperor.

And after thinking about it for a long time, Ziruko decided to look for a weapon. It is strange, someone wants to adventure without making preparations. But that weapon was an important thing, if he didn't have a weapon he could be a meal for monsters.

Therefore, Ziruko decided to go to the market first. He didn't expect a good weapon, he only expected a weapon that was worth a bag. Because he believes in the saying, “hemat rich base.”

As he was traveling to go to the market, suddenly his stomach rang.

“There are so many obstacles, but I better eat first to recover my energy.”

Ziruko decided to look for a bar. He thought in the bar there would be some adventurers who were resting. Maybe he can get information from them.

"Maybe I'm lucky....."

Ziruko showed a smile like a bad person, he was indeed being lucky. Not long after he said he wanted to go to the bar, he immediately found a bar. And also he wants people to start acknowledging his luck.

Not much to say, Ziruko went straight into the bar. When he entered the sound of bells ringing, it indicates a customer entering the bar.

Ziruko looked around him, he saw countless customers. There was a man, a woman, and there was also someone who used iron armor. He looked for an empty seat, and directly occupied it.

After sitting down Ziruko immediately ordered a toast to eat here, and bought two more for supplies. This was done by Ziruko because he was living frugally. With the money he had now, perhaps he could only survive for two days only.

When the food is served, Ziruko immediately ate the toast that is still warm. He accidentally heard the conversation of some adventurers sitting next to his desk. He continued to eat his food while listening to their conversation.

"Hey!!! have you heard the rumors that are being discussed by adventurers?”

“Heh... rumors about what?”

“He said King Ogre was seen in the Ezelic Forest, not alone he was with his entire army."

"really? rumors like that? I can't believe it, because what's in it is that King Ogre invaded this area. It's like suicide.”

"Perhaps, they want to declare war with the empire. They are quite clever also attack areas that are fairly weak. And also here the guard is not strict, you could say this is a territory ignored by the empire."

"Where might they do such a foolish thing, all this time no one dared to challenge the emperor. The current emperor was extremely powerful, even though he only used wind arcana."

"The emperor of the Rossweild Empire is human, perhaps King Ogre still thinks that his race is stronger than humans.”

“The ogres were just relying on their physical strength. But still there are humans who are physically much stronger than the ogres. So there is no way the reason is like that.”

Ziruko's hand shook, he stopped eating because the taste of the food became a little unpleasant. It was not that he was afraid of the ogres they told him about, he was just grumbling at them.

The adventurers kept raving about the comparison of human power with the ogre. The longer they become insulting to the ogre race. Long ago Ziruko was sick of hearing their conversation, he immediately stood up from his desk and walked over to them.

“Have stopped uncle!!! because of you I can't eat quietly.”

“Emang I care? maybe you are afraid of ogre???”

“Of course not, I feel bad because you guys keep comparing races. Are you proud of your own race? each race has its own advantages and disadvantages, keep it!!!”

"Do you not want to check the truth? if you're just hearing rumors doesn't mean it's true, does it?"

"You are actually a rancid boy, you only dare to babble. If you are not afraid, just go alone!!!"

“Means uncle all scared ya!”

“Of course not, boy!”

"If you are an adventurer, you should be prepared when there is a threat to the safety of residents in this area. Aren't you adventurers from this area, then you have an obligation to protect this area! anyway you guys have to ascertain the truth."

"Listen to the boy! we are adventurers, not an imperial warrior let alone an emperor. We don't want to waste our lives just for that."

"It's not that you're adventurers because you want to be emperors."

"Buck, listen to me. Such thinking only exists in primitive people like yourself. If you dare to check it yourself, the powerful creature ogre is not just a rumor. If you manage to report the situation there to the guild safely, I am very amazed at you. But, if you die I won't take responsibility. And one more thing, we became adventurers to support our family, not to become an emperor."

"Alright, I accept your challenge. If I just check, I won't get hurt."

"Feel in confidence you are a boy! who are you?"

"My name is Ziruko, I am the one who will become the next emperor."

Ziruko doesn't care about their opinion of his dreams, he doesn't really care even though he is said to be overconfident. But still, he would confirm the truth about the rumors. Most importantly, for now he would buy a weapon first.

Ziruko walked continuously towards the market without finding any obstacles. He looked around and looked for a shop that sold weapons. After he found it, he immediately approached the store.

"Sorry uncle, are you selling a weapon that costs 10 pieces of silver?"

"There are actually several weapons that cost ten pieces of silver. But the weapon was only a small blade, unsuitable for combat use. Plus the weapon is easily damaged.”

“It's okay uncle, even so I will still choose that one only.”

“But wait for the young man, do not rush. I would recommend this weapon, it is not a knife but not a sword. Adventurers call this weapon as ‘long knife'. Most importantly, the price is very affordable."

The gun-seller's uncle showed the weapon he meant. I was holding that weapon.

"Cool. By the way how much is this gun uncle worth?"

"Not much different from the price of the knife. This weapon is only a little more expensive, it costs only 12 pieces of silver. More efficient, right?"

"Well, I bought it."

“Sold!!! please take the knife.”

Although Ziruko said he was frugal, but he unwittingly bought a knife that was expensive. He bought things that were too excessive, just because his name was cool. But even if that is already over let it pass.

Not long after, he immediately ran towards the north. That direction was the direction that led to the Ezelic Forest. He has a duty to ascertain the truth of the humor circulating in this area.

If it was possible, Ziruko thought of fighting them all at once. He is very confident in his abilities.

A short while later, he arrived in front of the Ezelic Forest. The forest looked very green and was filled with shady trees. Although the atmosphere was a little gloomy, and filled with the sound of birds chirping.

Without a doubt Ziruko went straight into this slightly sinister looking forest. He hopes to find something interesting.

This forest was indeed desolate, just like Ziruko had imagined. He did not see any monsters roaming around here, he instead saw herbivorous animals running around here and there to eat grass. In conclusion, this forest feels very peaceful and very different from what Ziruko imagined.

Ziruko continued to walk through this forest, looking left and right. He kept hoping that something interesting would happen.

Ziruko's hope materialized, not long after he had expected it, there was a shouting voice. The scream seemed to come from a woman. Now that Ziruko was getting more excited, he immediately ran towards the direction of the voice to save the woman.