Master Taming

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A rather large pebble-shaped object with yellow light left was in Ian's hands. The unusual point is that warm energy flows out of the rock.

'Is this an item I can use instead of a hot pack during winter?'

It was one of the objects left behind by the three fine people it was dying but Ian was unable to assume what it was.

Even when he opened the item information, it was simply written that it was completely unknown and he was unable to find any similar items at the auction as well.

But to throw it, he was a bit skeptical, so Ian put the stone on his chest.

Ian, who was about done cleaning things up, called Harin.

"I'm done, Harin. Let's go and finish the search now. ”

Harin, who had bought all the items he needed and was standing nearby, rushed over to Ian on his call.

"Good!"

To complete the search, the two go to vigilante leader Lapierre.

"Oh, Ian. I'm glad you came . I heard about your performance from Hugo! As expected, you are reliable. ”

As he shook Lapierre's hand, a system message appeared.

You have completed the search. You have contributed the most in the search. Remove rating: Your SS has earned 56,700 gold. You have gained 1,743,200 EXP. You have leveled up. You have reached lv 32. You have leveled up. You have reached lv 33. You have leveled up. You have reached lv 34.

Due to his outstanding contribution to the quest, excessive EXP flowed in. Besides, the gold gift is also quite good.

'Ahuehue. '

Ian's mouth hung from his ears.

"Oh, Ian, I'm leveling up!"

Harin, who was already at level 45, also leveled up to reach 46. It was another detail that confirmed how much EXP they obtained.

"Congratulations!"

"Are you not leveling up, Ian?"

Ian has not revealed his level to Harin. That's why Harin assumed that Ian was around his level. At first, since Ian's class was Summoner, he obviously thought his level was low but because of the image he showed while fighting, he naturally thought it was higher.

“Yes, I also leveled up. ”

Ian, who found it too difficult to explain this and that, spoke faintly before speaking to Lapierre again. This was because there was still a present left for him to receive.

"But Head. ”

"What's wrong?"

"I met the Head Goblin Leader behind the camp. ”

While speaking, Ian took out the headdress of the Goblin Leader's Head from his chest and handed it to Lapierre.

Lapierre, who saw that, widened his eyes.

"No this! Are you saying that you have killed the Head Goblin Leader! "

"Religion . ”

"Whoa .. You are amazing!"

As soon as he finished saying those words, another system message about completing a quest appeared before Ian and Harin's eyes.

You have completed the search. Remove rating: B + You have obtained 674.000 EXP. You have leveled up. You have reached lv 35.

Since it took a long time to kill the Priest Chief, the rank was clearly only at B + but Ian, whose level was extremely low compared to the advanced quest, leveled up again.

Lapierre continued his words to Ian, who was grinning from ear to ear.

“You are really surprising. I really had no idea you would even find the Head Goblin Leader and kill him for me. The guards have been looking for him for months. How exactly did you find him? "

Ian, who was in a good mood, spoke humbly.

"I'm lucky . ”

“It's not true, no. ”

Lapierre pulled something from his chest and handed it to Ian.

You have obtained the 'Recommendations of the Luspel Empire's Paying Army Evaluation'.

On the system message that appeared after, Ian nodded.

To be honest, Ian already knew that Lapierre gave the Mercenary Evaluation Recommendation if you completed the Chief Priest quest.

'When I have a reason to go to Myuran, I must obtain the Mercenary Card after obtaining the Mercenary Evaluation. '

In Virtual Reality Kailran, there are five major continents.

The areas open between them so far are two places, 'Colonar Continent', where most users are active, and 'Malakar Continent', that was opened through an update not too long ago but even 10% of the Malakar Continent has not been developed.

The place where Ian was currently active was, of course, the Colonar Continent.

In the Colonar Continent, there were two great empires.

One of them is the Luspel Empire and Myuran is the capital of the Luspel Empire, which is a giant city named after the founding hero of the Luspel Empire.

'Although I have no reason to go to Myuran before I reach lv 50 …'

Ian, who took the Recommendation and kept it, shook hands with Lapierre.

"If you take this Recommendation, you can take the Mercenary Evaluation of the Luspel Empire. When I see the excellent mercenary qualifications within you, I give you this Recommendation, so make sure you go to Myuran and take the Pay Soldier Evaluation. ”

Ian nodded as he responded.

"Thank you, Chief. I will make sure to take the Mercenary Evaluation. ”

"That's it, I hope you will continue to work hard for the public order of the Luspel Empire. ”

Harin, who completed the search as a member of the same party, was given the same prize. Harin, who cleared the Chief Priest Quest for the first time unlike Ian, asked Ian about the Recommendation.

“Ian, what is this recommendation? Do you happen to know? "

"Yes, if you go to the Mercenary guild in Myuran with this, you can take the Mercenary Evaluation. ”

"Oh ... What are the benefits of taking an Evaluation?"

“Based on your fighting strength, you can obtain a Mercenary Card of a rank equivalent to your skill. If you have a Mercenary Card, it is easier to get a search from an NPC and you can get a pretty good request from the Mercenary Guild. ”

Harin's eyes were shining.

“Wow, that's a good thing. But since I'm only going to cook for a while now … "

"Cooking?"

“Yes, until I get stuck on the Chef class lead assignment, I plan to improve my cooking skills again. ”

Ian once again felt that Harin's top priority was to cook and admire him inside.

'What I do know is that Harin's cooking level is definitely at the top of Kailran's ranking. '

The biggest reason why Ian thought this way was because he saw Ly's stats increase, albeit only for a short time, through the food Harin had given him.

'Until now, I had never heard anything about getting stat stats when eating food even through the community. '

Suddenly Ian was curious about Harin's cooking ability.

"Harin, can I ask what your Chef class skills are?"

Ian was cautious when asking for personal information but Harin replied with a smile as if it was nothing.

“Of course, there is no reason to consider it a secret. What are my current skills again … "

When he briefly checked his information window, Harin paused before opening his mouth again.

“It's at high level lv 1. I have to work hard so that I can quickly learn better high-level skills. ”

"Whoa …!"

He had indeed heard last time by chance that his skill was of a high rank but hearing his exact proficiency, he was once again shocked.

From what Ian knew, in the case of the most popular production class, Blacksmith, the most famous person with the highest proficiency was ranked high lv 3.

Since Chef was a class with even lower popularity, he was confident Harin was a user at the top of the rankings.

Ian's flattering skill which he used to increase his Affinity with NPCs, which he usually perfected, was called.

“I'm rooting for you, Harin. I hear it is very difficult to improve the proficiency of the production class ... You are amazing! If you need my help again next time, let me know. ”

Hearing Ian's words, Harin's face momentarily shone.

“Thank you very much, Ian. Those words, you must promise to remain! ”

Ian momentarily flinched.

"I didn't make a mistake with my words ... did I?"

However, because he was happy, Ian also became happy shortly after.

"Yes of course . ”

As soon as he said those words, a system message appeared in Ian's view.

'Harin' has asked to register you as a friend.

Ian was accepted.

"Then I'll see you later, Ian. I've been playing for too long, so I think I have to get out now. ”

It was close to 8 hours since Harin and Ian started the Goblin Camping Ground Quest and had been together until now. That much time is not a big deal for hardcore gamers like Ian but in the position of a normal user, it could be considered a long time to get in.

“Alright, Harin. See you next time. ”

However, Harin, who was about to leave, suddenly recalled something as he started to look around at his bag.

“Ian, this is a gift. ”

Two lunch boxes were in Harin's hands.

"What's this?"

“This is the dish I made while waiting for you, Ian. ”

It was an instant food that Harin, who was bored while waiting, quickly used his cooking skills. To be honest, it was not extraordinary enough to call it a dish but Harin seemed to have been embarrassed to say that he was 'cooking' as his face flushed slightly.

"What if Ian thinks this is weird?"

Harin slightly covered both of his reddened cheeks and slightly glanced at Ian. However, Ian's eyes only saw the lunchbox emitting steam from him.

Ian's face was shining.

'As I thought, Harin is an angel …!'

"The one on top is a steak and that's for you, Ian. Ly will probably like it if you give him things that look like meatballs on the bottom. I think Ly would love it if you gave him one so often. ”

“Alright, we'll eat it when we're hungry. ”

Hearing Ian's words, Harin shook his head.

“No, not when you are hungry, eat before you fight. There is an increase in stat. ”

Hearing those words, Ian laughed sheepishly.

"Ah .. true. ”

Harin laughed and nodded.

“Yes, that's not much of a statistic but they shouldn't be low enough to ignore. ”

Ian quite agreed with those words. He felt the difference at 200 Health was quite large while doing the Camping Ground Quest.

"Thank you . We'll eat it well, Harin. ”

“What do you mean, it's nothing compared to how much you've helped me. ”

After sharing a few more words, Harin came out. And Ian, now left alone, checks the time.

“There is still about 5 hours until bedtime. Since I leveled up faster than I expected, I might be able to have dinner at least properly, right? ”

The Goblin Camping Ground Quest was a repeated quest. Each time you receive a search, the location of the attacked campground changes, but the search content itself is similar.

Ian initially counted 2 days so he could hit lv 35. He thought it would take about two Camping Ground Quests.

However, with his level of contribution and by engaging even in hidden quests, he was able to achieve his goal in one go, so he was very satisfied.

“It's been a long time, so I'll order chicken and eat it. ”

He felt he could give the chicken as a gift to be so loyal today.

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Ian, who devoured a chicken by himself, hurriedly entered the game.

While eating the chicken, a second-rate training in vain haunted him.

'Can't they create macros in virtual reality games? I want to rotate Training even when I'm sleeping … '

After Ian entered, grumbling, he called out to Ly shortly after.

"Call calling!"

Grr- Grrr-r!

As soon as Ly was called, he rubbed his face into Ian's hip. His affinity with Ly now was the highest, to the point that he could no longer raise it anymore.

Ian, who used the Intermediate Level Training skill shortly after, was on Ly's back.

“Ly, let's go to Abysmal Lake. ”

The gr-?

Ian started moving after stroking Ly, who tilted her head.

'As I know, ships going to Abysmal Lake come every hour on the hour …'

Abysmal Island is an island in the middle of the Abysmal Lake. And since it is a place that you have no reason to visit unless you are a Magician, it is also called 'Magician's Island'.

“We have to get there in 25 minutes. We have to hurry. '

Ly's leg movements got faster with Ian on his back.

"I think it's around here ... Am I right?"

Thanks to Ly's quick movements with Ian on his back, he was able to reach the dock in time.

"Ly, it's there, you just need to go there. ”

He was worried because it was a long time ago, he would be confused but fortunately, he found it in one go and it was not a situation where he missed the boat.

"We made it in time!"

Ian hurriedly moved and approached the ship.

At the pier, there were about four or five people who had come before Ian and boarded the boat.

The ship had just arrived.

'There are fewer people than I thought. '

Before Ian rearranged, he came to Abysmal Island to help Fiolan with his quest.

Back then, it was immediately after the news that a quest related to freezing magic was on Abysmal Island, so the pier was always crowded but compared to back then, it was very quiet.

Ian's on a boat with Ly.

Creak-creak.

The sound of the wooden board dragging violently into the ears and Ian grumbled to himself.

'I will never get used to this ship, no matter how much I drive it. Can't they use a better boat? '

Because the ship that surrounds Abysmal Lake always travels the same route unmanned, it is also called a ghost ship. Of course, the obsolete appearance also contributed to obtaining the name of the ghost ship.

Ian complained to himself as he sat on the spot.

On the opposite side, there were two women and two men and it seemed like they were partying.

As if feeling awkward as this was his first time on board, Ly wandered here and there before sitting next to Ian politely shortly afterwards. However, he continued to look around and glanced here and there. Since this was the first time he had seen a lake this big, his eyes were full of curiosity.

However, just then, one of the men from the party sitting on the opposite side approached Ian.

"Hello, are you a Summoner?"

The man, who looked as if he was in his early 20s, looked at Ly with very curious eyes.

Ian felt that it was a little troublesome, but since it seemed that the man's expression was pure curiosity, he replied.

“Yes, I'm a Summoner. Other than myself, it seems that you are all the only parties? ”

"Yes that's right . My two friends there are Witches and I promise to help them with their quest for freezing magic. ”

“Ah-ha, so. ”

Fortunately, after saying a few more words, the man quickly lost interest in Ly and returned to his party.

Ian slightly leaned his back against the hospital wall and closed his eyes.

It takes at least 1 hour to get to Abysmal Island. Since there was nothing really to do until then, Ian decided to try to sleep. This is because, although not as much sleep in reality, sleeping in the game is quite helpful in recovering fatigue.

However, Ian, who closed his eyes and was trying to sleep, heard the sounds of the party riding on the boat. Since their conversation was about Ian himself, he sharpened his ears.