Hardcore OP-ness

Chapter 11: Noob-Quest

It was still the middle of the day when Michael arrived at the outskirts of "Ariel's Meadow." Between himself and Inari, they were able to kill the white-rabbits surprisingly fast, and within an hour, the adorable fox finally ate the fourteenth level-one, rank-G mana-core.

[Companion Information

Name: Inari

Titles:

Level: 3

Experience: 0/30

Age: Child

Race: Triple-Tailed Fox

Rank: F

Class: None

Specialization: None

Profession: Unemployed]

[Stats

Health: 20/20

Mana: 10/10

Stamina: 10/10

Mana Regen per minute: 10

Health Regen per hour: 20

Strength: 2.5

Vitality: 2

Endurance: 2

Dexterity: 1

Agility: 4

Intelligence: 2

Wisdom: 1

Perception: 2

Charisma: 1

Willpower: 3

Luck: 3

Aura: 1.5

Attack Rating: 12.5

Defense Rating: 1]

This time, instead of only a single stat-point, he was able to invest two. He muttered "Hmmm, if 'G' is one per level, and 'F' is two, then 'E' would either be three or four... probably three. Otherwise, at rank-SSS it would end up being like five-hundred and twelve, so it's most likely only one more per rank, to keep it relatively balanced." Michael's guess was correct, but he wouldn't be able to know for certain, until he tested it out himself.

After storing the fourteenth rabbit's carcass, he sighed and glanced at Inari, who was using her paws to dig-up something out of the ground. It took a few seconds, but she managed to find a mysterious 'item' that had been buried there for many years.

Michael's initial response was "Oh hey, a legendary ring..." but when she proudly used her mouth to 'hand' it to him, he received a pop-up message: "New Quest: You have found an unidentifiable ancient artifact. If you bring this to the Lorekeeper in Riverside Village, you will be able to receive some compensation. Reward: One experience point and one copper coin."

He couldn't help but complain "Well, that actually makes a little more sense, since this is the starting zone. I mean, any dumb-ass that died to one of these fluffy bunnies, probably didn't have any decent equipment in the first place. Hmmm, yea, this thing looks like it's made out of tin... Although, I'm pretty sure it's still a rip-off. This thing is a fucking antique, one copper coin is probably worth less than a penny."

However, the reason why the quest reward was so ridiculously low, was because those 'artifacts' were so easily found. While he was talking to himself, Inari had managed to find an old, broken, bronze necklace-chain, only a dozen meters away from where she found that ring.

The vixen quickly brought it over to Michael, and when he touched it, his quest was updated. When the reward doubled, he realized that if a person at level one found ten of them, they didn't even have to strangle or crush a single adorable bunny to death.