Atlas Rising a LitRPG gaming adventure Blake Severson (free books to read .txt) 📖

Tradeskill Quest - Supplying the Blacksmith

Requirements

•     Woodworking Level 14

Quest Rarity: Uncommon

Quest Reward: 700 experience, 5 gold 80 silver.

Description: The Lacquer Stop needs to fill an order for the following pieces:

•        Smooth Spear Handle x 30

•        Smooth Axe Handle x 30

•        Smooth Wood Staff x 20

Tradeskill Quest - Custom Armaments

Requirements

•     Woodworking Level 14

Quest Rarity: Uncommon

Quest Reward: 700 experience, 4 gold 90 silver.

Description: The Lacquer Stop needs to fill an order for the following pieces:

•        Smooth Longbow Frame x 30

•        Smooth Shortbow Frame x 30

•        Smooth Wood Wand x 20

The two quests excited him. Not only would they mean a good amount of money, it also meant he’d gain some much needed experience without as much grinding.

“Sister, I think we should give it to him,” Penny said, “it’s only right after he’s helped us so much. I have to admit I was a bit of a jerk to him during the rescue. Daddy never had the time to do anything with it, and I think it could prove useful.”

Raina snapped her head to her sister, “You think so? It’s essentially father’s legacy.”

“I think he’d want Atlas to have it,” Penny said with finality.

“I guess so,” Raina sighed, “It looks like we have one more gift for you.”

She walked over to the bookcase on the side of the room and grabbed a book on the shelf. Instead of pulling it free, she tilted it forward, and he heard a distinct click. Raina grabbed the wooden case and the front of it swung away from the wall, revealing a wooden case with a glass front embedded into the stone wall. A quick turn of the small handle on the front caused the case to slide open on quiet hinges. The young woman reached in and gently withdrew a long piece of wood.

Atlas couldn’t identify the type of wood. A few bands of metal crossed it in different places and a gem sat on one end of the staff, encased in another metal bracket. The piece had cracks along its length and the metal looked worse for wear and tarnished.

“This was our father’s prize possession. He had hopes of restoring it one day but never got the chance. Hopefully it will serve you well if you can find the time to fix it,” Raina said as she handed over the item.

Atlas looked skeptical as he accepted the battered-looking weapon. A quick inspection of it changed his mind.

Quest Item - Damaged Staff

Requirements: Level 15

Rarity: Unique

Quality: Exquisite

Attack: ?

Defense: ?

Magic Attack: ?

Magic Defense: ?

Durability: ?/?

Weight: 6.0 lbs.

Slot: 2H Weapon

Traits: A mysterious staff of unknown properties. Grants the quest, Return to the Living.

Atlas triggered the item, and the quest popped into view.

Quest - Return to the Living

Requirements

•     Level 15

Quest Rarity: Epic

Quest Reward: 800 experience, 600 Woodworking experience, 600 Jewelcrafting experience.

Description: A unique staff, damaged from age. Find a way to repair it and return it to its former glory.

His eyes almost bulged out of his head when he finally noticed the item and the quest were listed as Unique rarity. He’d seen nothing better than Rare yet. The vagueness of the quest bothered him, though.

“Thank you for entrusting me with this. I’ll do what I can to restore it. Do you know of anywhere I can start?” Atlas asked.

“Well, I’m guessing you’ll need to talk to the Master Woodworker, the Master Jewelcrafter, and possibly the Master Smith to find out how to fix it. Our father never made much progress because they didn’t like competition,” Raina told him.

“I’ll see what I can do. I’ll run over to the shop and fill your orders for you. Can I turn them in to Joe or do I need to come back here?”

“He can accept delivery of the items and complete the quest for you,” Penny confirmed.

“Great. Send me a message when you have more orders for me. The courier service seems to work fine.”

They bid each other farewell, and he left the house. Living up to his word, he headed straight for The Lacquer Stop. It took him a little searching, and he had to ask passing people twice for directions, but he finally found it.

Smooth wood logs created a banister around the front of the building. All of them were layered with lacquer to make them shine as though encased in epoxy. The sign on the polished door clearly stated The Lacquer Stop.

Inside was much of the same. The counters were all polished to a smooth sheer. Even the floor held some luster, although not as reflective. A younger man with dirty blonde hair sat in a chair whittling away at a piece of wood. When he finally noticed Atlas, he sat up straighter and fumbled with his project.

“Can I help you, sir?” The young man asked.

“I’m here to complete some work. Can you show me where the supplies you have for work orders are located?” Atlas asked.

“Um, I mean, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m the crafter in this place,” the man stammered.

“Your owners have contracted me to complete some projects for them. I was told to use the supplies on hand. So help me out here, Joe.”

“How do you know my name?”

“Raina and Penny told me, now I don’t enjoy repeating myself,” Atlas huffed. He had far too many things to do than to keep up this useless string of conversation.

“I’ll need to verify you’re supposed to be working here before I can do that.”

Atlas only sighed. It would take forever to wait on this guy to check on this. A flash of inspiration hit him, “Do you know about the last master’s pet project?”

“Yes…,” the man answered slowly.

Atlas reached into his bag and carefully withdrew the battered staff.

“This should serve as proof then. The owners gave me this as a gift and sign of our contract.”

Joe’s eyes nearly bulged out of his head