Rebekah

Just like that, Rebekah party have left both the grape and the olive field. The Nympth have responded, "We cannot visit the private quarters of Demeter but she does like to visit the other fields on the farm as well. I will lead you to the farm."

Rebekah realized that the ring was likely lost recently. After all, Demeter did have her special ring a few weeks ago when those vineyard produce were being harvested by the servants of Olympia. Therefore, a lot of individuals must have walked those paths and they would have noticed the golden ring during the harvest since everything was done manually in Aincrad. There were no machines to prepare the harvests well in advance.

Everything was now making sense, Rebekah knew that she will have to keep trying. It should not be this hard but her first ideas had failed so it was now time to move on. She decided to visit the wheat field which was an important party of their diet in Olympia. Therefore, it was a good idea for Rebekah to visit these fields as she would have walked up and down the field prior to planning when the harvest ceremony and sacrifice would take place.

Now that Rebekah can be rest assured of Nicklaus being ready, she would have to devise a strategy to tackle the monsters. Rebekah decided that she should let Nicklaus go first and make the first move. Rebekah would then be able to follow up on any attacks in case Nicklaus had missed or not done enough damage against the boss. This would also allow Nicklaus to get safely away to avoid drawing the hate by being the last player to attack the separate minotaurs.

"We will be attacking both bosses today." Rebekah declared to both Larbook and Nicklaus. It had taken them on a journey but they had finally arrived at the entrance to the labyrinth. It was now time for them to take their first step in the maze. "Nicklaus, I want you to go second after Larbook. I will guard the end of the party in case a monster ambushes us from behind." Rebekah explained.

She had done this quest once before so she knew there were no dangers attacking them from behind, however, Rebekah always wanted to be safe and needed to ingrain and teach Nicklaus about basic party formations and techniques inside a labyrinth. While it will not matter here, this could mean life or death in a much harder dungeon. That was why it was important to get in the habit and practice best practices and safe technique as much as possible so that it can be instinctive in the future.

Searching for Kantaras 1/5

Since Rebekah's attempt at searching in the grape field had failed, Rebekah decided to head over to the other field that the goddess had recently visited a few weeks ago. This was the olive field. There was no other places Demeter would have gone with the ring. That was the goal. As they made their way over to the next field, Rebekah continued to keep her eyes out looking for a golden piece of jewelry. However, there was nothing shiny out in the field.

Deep down, Rebekah knew this was always going to be a long shot given that it had been a few weeks since she had visited both fields prior to the harvest. This was going to be a problem. Rebekah needed a new location to search and she needed to come up with the idea rather quickly. She decided to ask the Nympth, "Can you also take me to the places where Demeter would frequently visit on a regular day?"

This was a new plan since her currently strategy was not working. She was hoping that this would work given that she had no other ideas at the moment. Rebekah was stuck thinking about what she should do next.

Now that there were only the two of them left in the room, Rebekah decided to ask the Nympth to bring her to the harvest fields. That was the first place she should look given that was the last time the goddess had remembered that she was wearing the ring. "Can you take me directly to the grape field?" Rebekah asked.

This was the first place she wanted to inspect given that grapes were used in everyday cuisine in Ancient Greece given that alcohol but in particularly wine was a common drink that many gods and goddess would drink to help wash down their meal. Therefore, a good grape harvest is paramount to the survival and morale of the settlement of Olympia. She needed to get directly to the source of where the drink was coming from.

There was no disagreement and Rebekah was soon in the fields once again. As they began to walk through every little piece of land in this field, Rebekah was keeping her eyes wide open for the golden ring. It had to be here somewhere. But there was nothing golden in the ground. For as far as she could see, she could only spot vines of grapes in this vineyard. This search was going nowhere for the two of them as they had traversed a long distance throughout the field. Rebekah decided to ask some of the workers if they had seen any jewelry around but they all had told her they have not seen anything for weeks. Perhaps, Rebekah would have to move to a different field to continue searching.

It was now time for Rebekah to attempt to pry more information out of the goddess Demeter to potentially cut down on the amount of work she would have to do to search for this mysterious but special ring. Rebekah decided to fire off the first of her multiple questions before she got kicked out of this room, "Do you remember when was the last time you had worn or used the ring?" Rebekah asked.

The goddess thought for a few minutes before responding to her question, "We had done a harvest ceremony and harvest sacrifice a few weeks ago to commence the start of the grape and olive harvest season. That was the last time I saw my ring." Demeter responded.

Their conversation was going somewhere, so Rebekah decided to ask another question. "Can you tell me more about what the ring looks like?" Rebekah asked.

"This is a golden ring with a small gemstone in the middle." Demeter said. "I do not have all day, do you have any more questions?" Demeter asked as she started to get impatient as this foraging was clearly the girl's job and not something befitting of a goddess.

"Can I borrow someone to lead me around so I do not get lost?" Rebekah asked the goddess.

The goddess thought for a second and called for the Nympth who had took Rebekah to Olympia. "Can you escort this mortal around Olympia?"

The Nympth nodded, and Demeter quickly left the room.

It did not take the group long but they were finally in the forest of wavering mist. It had been a while since Rebekah was last here. The last time she was here was when she was on the exact same journey but with a different person, Star. It had been a while since she had saw him, but she was on a more serious mission this time. Nicklaus was a lot weaker and needed guidance. As Nicklaus was her older brother, and Rebekah was an expert at Aincrad, she would be able to mold him into the perfect tank that fits her playstyle. That was something she was not going to tell Nicklaus. He would have to sacrifice his playstyle so he can support hers.

Rebekah turned to Nicklaus, "How are you feeling right now? This is your first combat quest after all. We do have a little ways to go before we arrive at the maze where the bosses are located. With Larbook leading the way, we should be fine. I do not expect any monsters to randomly attack us out of nowhere."

She wanted to know how her older brother was feeling. After all, in a party, it is important to be able to lead and especially understand every player's strength and weakness. She knew that while Nicklaus was starting out, she would have to be the party leader for now. Perhaps she will stay the party leader, but Rebekah also needed this experience of being in combat with another player as she tends to solo everything herself. Hopefully, Nicklaus will not find her too annoying with these questions.

After entering the city of Olympia, Rebekah hurried after the Nympth eager to get to the exact place where Demeter was waiting for them. As they snaked through the busy and bustling streets as well as going around buildings, they had finally entered the building. As soon as they entered the first room, the Nympth turned to Rebekah, "Demeter is waiting in the next room, I will be waiting for you here."

Therefore, Rebekah took a deep breath before entering the next room. "Welcome dear Mortal. I am in need of so help. It appears I have lost the ring that I used to bless the beginning of harvest season. As a result, we cannot begin our harvest right now of our crops." The pretty and stunning goddess spoke to Rebekah.

Rebekah quickly bowed in front of the goddess showing her respects before responding, "And you would like me to help you find your missing ring?" Rebekah asked.

Demeter spoke, "Yes, we would like to enlist your help. In exchange for your help, we have a special reward for you when you find my ring. However, if you were to fail, the consequences will be severe. You have to the end of the day to find it."

The timeline was fine by Rebekah. She did not want to spend the entire day stuck at Olympia and would rather return home to do something in the afternoon such as attending to her shop. Therefore, this time limit would not put pressure on her.

They were finally at the gates that guarded the special city of Olympia. Rebekah was following the Nympth very closely. As soon as they got up to the gate, the guard began to question their reasoning into the city. It was akin to crossing the border into another country. Rebekah did not recall there was tight security last time she had visited.

The Nympth was trying to reassure the guard that Rebekah meant no harm towards the residents of the city. She was here as part of orders from Demeter who needed a mortal's help as part of a challenge. However, the guard was refusing to budge as regular players were not allowed into Olympia without permission.

It had taken a few minutes of arguing between the Nympth and the guard before the Nympth was able to pull out an official piece of paper, showing the documentation for a Rebekah to enter into the city. The guard finally relented but as Rebekah walked passed, the guard said, "I am watching you."

This made Rebekah feel very uncomfortable. However, the Nympth quickly spoke, "We have to hurry. Demeter does not like it when we are late, and we are now running behind due to that guard. He has been trying to get us in trouble since he knows Demeter will punish anyone who is late."

They were almost there at Olympia. Rebekah could make out the outline of the special city up above in the mountains at the end of the path. This was not stopping her from taking a quick detour to try to collect another material on this path. She had already found out a lot about this quest, and was excited to get started. She knew that this will be a fun experience, but she was going to keep talking and continue to gather information. Perhaps she could potentially break a speed record at finding the missing item as soon as possible.

Rebekah asked the Nympth once again, "Can you tell me the type of crops that are grown up in Olympia?". She wanted to know the type of crops that she may have to look for. Judging from the words that were spoken so far, it appears that the ring might have been lost in the fields.

"The type of produce grown in Olympia includes wheat and barley which makes up the bulk of the fields in Olympia. In addition, there are also a lot of olives, grapes and common fruits and vegetables from the garden."

This was not a surprise for Rebekah as she was good at history and had remember the type of cuisine that the people in ancient greece had eaten on a regular basis. Rebekah knew that she would likely have to go scour the fields at this point in time.

ID = 208815 | LD = 13 | CD = 8
Foraging (R3) - 275/299 EXP (+8)
+1 Mat + 1 Mat (CD) / 4 Mat Total

After finding two valuable materials seemingly out of nowhere but on their journey towards Olympia, Rebekah decided to press her luck even more by continuing to see if the Nympth would say anything more in this conversation. "You are right, it is such a beautiful day today to be outside. Is this a special piece of jewelry we are talking about?" Rebekah tried to sneakily add the second question. She had fallen for it once again.

"Yes, this makes it a lot easier to search. This is the special ring that Demeter wears which helps bless all the harvests in Olympia. Without this magical ring, we cannot harvest any of our crops. It is almost the end of harvest season, which is why we need your help." The young attendant responded.

Now, Rebekah finally understood why she was called in to help out a goddess on Olympia today. It was a special request that only she could do, or well any player with a foraging level two skill which showed their dedication to this craft of foraging. However, Rebekah knew that time was of the essence. Once it is harvest season, it is go time. There was no time to waste and they had spent time already looking for this ring that had gone missing for Demeter.

ID = 208801 | LD = 7 | CD = 9
Foraging (R3) - 267/299 EXP (+3)
(failed) / 2 Mat Total

The pair of them had continue walking. They were still hiking up the trail leading up to Olympia. She wondered why the city of the gods and goddess was so far away to travel to, and then realized the city was only available by invitation only. It would not make sense for the city to be close enough that anyone can go. In other words, there must be reason why this city was available.

Therefore, Rebekah knew that this was going to a long journey, so she started to ask more questions about Demeter. Rebekah was hoping that the young nympth may slip up and say something that she was not suppose to say. "Can you tell me more about the object that I will need to find or collect?" Rebekah asked.

The Nympth asked, "Well, she lost an important piece of jewelry several weeks ago and have been looking for someone to help her look for." She immediately cut off her sentence and decided to change the conversation, "It is such a beautiful day today."

That was what Rebekah was waiting for, it was a slight moment of hesitation that gave her all the information she needed about today's quest. Who would have thought, Rebekah was smart enough to try to convince someone to say something that she did not want to say at all. She noticed something in front of them as they were walking so Rebekah walked over to pick it up.

ID = 208800 | LD = 19 | CD = 7
Foraging (R3) - 264/299 EXP (+8)
+ 1 Mat + 1 Mat (CD)

"Hello Brother. Welcome to the third floor of the castle. I know I did not tell you what we are going to do today, but we will take on a quest that would be perfect for you to get started on." Rebekah said. "But first before we begin, can you confirm that you ate already? We are going on a long trek into the wilderness today, and I do not want you to be hungry."

With that out of the way, Rebekah then sent Nicklaus the standard party invite request before making their way over to the NPC who would help them get this quest underway. Rebekah nudged Nicklaus to do all the talking this time as she had already done this quest previously. It was now time to get Nicklaus used to taking on these types of easy quests which were useful due to the equipment at the end and the experience level.

It was the warrior, Larbook, which Nicklaus was talking to, as they would have to go into the labyrinth and slay two monsters, that were not very strong but it would provide Rebekah's first chance to review and critique Nicklaus' battle techniques. That was also the secondary mission today, which was to force Nicklaus into situations of safe combat where she can save him if needed.

Rebekah decided to be a lot more direct to the Nympth who did not understand her original question. "Can you try to tell me more about Demeter? I suppose she was the one who had sent you to pick me up." Rebekah asked. "Can you tell me more about the challenge that she has planned for me?" Rebekah continued as they slowly hiked up the long path towards Olympia.

The Nympth took a second before responding to Rebekah's question, "Demeter is the one in charge of all agriculture in Olympia. In particular, she is in charge of blessing each and every single harvest. The mortals also give her an offering before every harvest." The Nympth responded. "Unfortunately, I am unable to tell you what the challenge is, as I do not know about it myself. It is a closely kept secret and only Demeter will be able to tell you what you are responsible to do."

That was not any help for Rebekah as she was still trying to find some more information about what she was going to do today. The last time she was in Olympia, she had a surprise cooking challenge against one of the goddess, and won by creating an amazing beef wellington from scratch. Does Rebekah need to pull another miracle out of nothing to succeed today's challenge? She was still wondering what she would have to do today.

Rebekah got back to cooking more meals today as she knew that meals were almost running out. While she love desserts, she knew that meals needed a lot of focus these days, so Rebekah got to work peeling potatoes. She would need to make a lot of french fries by scratch so she knew that she had a whole fifty pounds of kennebec potatoes to go through. Those Kennebecs were the perfect type of potatoes when trying to make food through deep frying using hot oil. It was the only type of potato she was able to get her hands on.

Date: 04-17-2022
Rank 7: 1,307/1,279 (+60) EXP --> Rank 8: 1,307/2,559 EXP
Custom Ambition Tool (+1 EXP)
Hestia’s Cauldron | +1 CD when crafting in one’s workshop.
Guild Hall: +2 EXP for each craft. +5 to salvage recovery LD's

As they quickly made their way through the long and winding streets of Athenaia to exit the settlement, Rebekah thought this would be a good time to try to get a conversation going, or at least try to find out more about the task at hand today. Rebekah knew that she would partake in some sort of a challenge today, so she would like some additional information that would be able to help her figure out what is correct.

As they were still the streets, Rebekah asked the young lady that was her guide today, "Can you tell me more about Demeter?" Rebekah did not want to start off the conversation by asking a direct awkward question such as what is the task she would have to preform today. Therefore the first thing in her mind was to try to understand more about the personality of the NPC she would have to perform the task for.

"Demeter is one of the goddess on Olympia." The nymph said. That gave her no information at all, as that could be found directly in her quest log. Rebekah would have to try a lot harder to get a proper answer.

Once the NPC arrived at her designated spot in the town centre of Athenaia, Rebekah decided to walk up to the nymph, who was waiting for someone. She decided she should make the first move and introduce herself, "Hello, I am Rebekah. I am here to take the challenge by Demeter. Are you my escort to Olympia today?" Rebekah asked.

The young lady in the white clothing replied, "Hello, yes, I am your escort today. Are you ready to head towards Olympia?" She asked. The young lady was ready to leave at any moment, and Rebekah had nothing else to do in this city. She knew that this challenge could potentially take quite a bit of time so she rather leave early and return sooner. There was nothing else to prepare for before she left.

Therefore, Rebekah responded to the young lady who was there with her, "I am ready to leave now. Let's head out now." Rebekah responded to the question. Then, the two of them began their trek out of the town centre of Athenaia. She knew that hopefully she can return on time to do some sightseeing in this settlement. After all, she had not spent much time here at all since the floor was open.

Today was a brand new day. She had promised her older brother that today, she will take him to a labyrinth to show him what it is like to be in combat for the very first time. The reason why Rebekah had chosen this as the quest was because of the rewards. It would be a good idea for Nicklaus to start off by earning two perfect trinkets that he can take with him for the next stage of the game. It was not everyday that a player could earn a trinket in such a safe environment. Rebekah was going to make sure that he was able to survive this dangerous maze on the third floor.

This time, for once, Rebekah was the one that was early, as she had already arrived onto the third floor at the settlement of Aruyt. This was going to be the second time Rebekah was attending this quest, and she would love to earn a vanity pendant that was a gift for others at a wedding. She knew that eventually some players will get married just not now.

As she waited near the teleportation gate of the city that was up in the trees, she wondered if Nicklaus had gotten lost. This was the first time she was meeting him outside of the comforts of the first floor. It would be weird for him but he should be strong enough, now that he is level seven after the last set of quests. There was nothing else to do but to wait for him to show up.

Rebekah's next step was in the warm, ancient greek city of Athenaia. She was always amazed at the local architecture, but today she was not here to visit as a tourist. She had an important job to do, which was to find her escort that will take her to Olympus. Normally, nymphs stand out quite a bit, especially with their white and plain clothing. However, that was not the case on this floor, where everyone else was wearing ancient greek attire. This made Rebekah stand out immensely with her pink hair. Nobody has pink hair back in the day in ancient greece.

As she began reading her quest and accepting it, she knew the nymph would be around here somewhere. Hopefully, she would be a lot more friendly than the guard who showed her around last time. It was a miserable time talking to a Satyr guard and she was happy that this time someone else was going to be her escort. She did not need the guard to protect her, she was strong enough herself.

Out of the corner of Rebekah's eye, she noticed someone walking by, it looked like exactly what she thought her escort would look like. She was wearing simple loose fitting clothing akin to a cloth with minimal design or flashy patterns. This had got to be person she was looking for, but did she know Rebekah was right there. She decided to follow the NPC to her designated spot around the town centre of Athenaia to find out.

Shop Post: [Link]
Transaction Date: 04-16-2022
Cost of Transaction: - 7 Materials
Crafter's Profession: Chef
Crafter's Rank: 7

T4 Desserts:

Uncommon: 208734

Rare: 208733-1, 208733-2, 208733-3, 207736

Perfect: 208738

Item Fusion:

4 Rare --> 2 Perfect

• 208733-1, 208733-2 --> 208741
• 208733-3, 208736 --> 208742

Item Name: Nanaimo Bar
Item Tier: 4
Item Type: Dessert
Item Rarity: Uncommon
Item Enhancements: ACC x 1
Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: 208734

Item Name: Butter Tarts
Item Tier: 4
Item Type: Dessert
Item Rarity: Perfect
Item Enhancements: Prosperity x 3
Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: 208738, 208741, 208742

Rebekah had taken a week long break since her last big order. However, she had a lot of work to restock her shop. She decided that dessert was the way to go since everyone love desserts, including herself. She would then work her way to restocking the rest of her shop with meals and eventually snacks. She would also love to make a feast one day but that was for another time. Rebekah knew that it was going to be a lot of hard work to get everything back up and running after a long break. However, she enjoyed this challenge of getting her shop ready once again.

Date: 04-16-2022
Rank 7: 1,247/1,279 (+52) EXP
Custom Ambition Tool (+1 EXP)
Hestia’s Cauldron | +1 CD when crafting in one’s workshop.
Guild Hall: +2 EXP for each craft. +5 to salvage recovery LD's

Rebekah's next challenge was to get to the seventeenth floor. The only way she was going to get there was if she was going to leave her room that she was renting and head towards the teleportation gate. However, before she could reach there, she knew she needed to pick up something to eat. From her experience last time, the trek to the sacred city of Olympus from Athenaia had taken a while. In addition, it did not help that the escort was not very talkative and was in a rush. Therefore, she decided to take her time now, so that once she got there, she could get started right away.

Therefore, Rebekah decided to enter into a local bakery on the fourth floor, and order some breakfast food to eat. She had chosen to eat a breakfast sandwich containing a classic english muffin, sausage, egg and cheese. This came with the classic drink of an english breakfast tea, which Rebekah could taste was a little too bitter and resembled black tea. Black tea was not her favourite but she will have to make do with what she had. She rather drink coffee today but that was not sold at this boutique shop selling food in the morning.

After this, Rebekah finally made it to the teleportation gate on the fourth floor. She was lucky it was not cold this morning, or else she would have been freezing wearing something that was meant for warm weather such as where she was going next.

It was a brand new day for Rebekah. There was nothing for her to do as she had finished all of her work early this week. She had already gone crafted her daily order of food consumables for her shop. She saw that her owl Snowball was still sleeping. Rebekah was careful not to disturb it. Therefore, she decided to flip through the list of quests that she had not yet attempted yet. There was one, the Challenge of the Olympus for her forager profession. She had thought about doing this but she had not had the time yet. She checked her calendar and today was empty. "I will do this today." Rebekah said.

She knew that she had already schedule tomorrow for a meeting with Nicklaus, her older brother to handle a few things tomorrow. He wanted to do another quest, and she knew that this quest was easy enough. The last time she did this for her cooking skill, she had a cooking competition. How hard could the forager aspect of the challenge be?

Rebekah did not know but she was not going to wait to find out. There was only one thing she had to consider, and this was what she was going to wear today. She knew that she was likely going to have to get on her hands and search for something so she wore something that allowed her to get her hands dirty. She ended up wearing boots and jeans, which she would not have to care as much getting dirty.

Now that Nicklaus had finish this quest, it was finally time for Rebekah to go home and get some rest in the afternoon. This foraging work had made her very tired. She decided to say good bye to Nicklaus here, and offer him some day to show him around the fourth floor. She also motioned to her owl, Snowball to save goodbye, before entering the teleportation gate on the first floor. "Bye Nicklaus. See you later." Rebekah said.

Rebekah was finally home. Today had been a long day but it was finally worth it. However, after the latest update she knew she was not earning as much experience as before. It would take a lot longer to reach her targeted paragon level twenty five where the next set of rewards would be unlocked. Maybe she should see if there are any quests that Nicklaus and she both need after all. Given that the new rules, she need to work a lot harder to get the levels to be stronger.

Thread Summary:

Words: 7,711 / 10 = 771 7,445 / 10 = 744

Rebekah:
771 744 x 5 x 70% = 2,698 2,604 EXP
2,698 2,604 EXP x 15% = 404 390 Col
3 Materials

Nicklaus:
771 744 x 1 x 70% = 539 520 + 450 (Quest) = 989 970 EXP
1 Page = 400 Col + 500 Col (Quest) = 900 Col
5 Materials
Quest Reward Potions:
(5) T1 Uncommon Health Potions: Heals 5% of Maximum HP.
(1) T1 Uncommon Damage Potion: +1 DMG for an entire thread.
(1) T1 Uncommon Overhealth Potion: Adds 5% of Maximum HP to users Maximum HP for a thread.
(1) T1 Perfect Health Potion

Adjustments made with love by Nari-Lanreth.

Nicklaus had won their competition of getting to five materials, so now they can finally head back to the alchemist shop so they can finish this quest. However, Nicklaus had asked her for advice. Even though, she was not a tank, she can still provide sage advice to her older brother.

"As a tank, you need to control hate and be able to have more hate than people such as myself. Therefore, there are two skills that I would highly recommend, which are fighting spirit and howl. Battle healing is very important since it allows you to passively heal in battle. In terms of other skills, there are a few other unique skills from quests that can give a small temporary boost to mitigation. I highly recommend going with a shield and a heavy armour. As a tank, you want your mitigation to be very high. With boosts, your mitigation can get close to three hundreds but anywhere in the high two hundreds would be fine." Rebekah explained trying not to overload the information.

"I think you should have a weapon even though you do not use it. It is very helpful as a solo individual to be able to kill things by yourself. You do not have to do it well, you just need to be able to land an odd hit here or there especially when the damage dealers need help. This is why I wear heavy armour and have decent mitigation. I can offtank or tank against a lot of the weaker monsters such as when I party with you until you get stronger." Rebekah explained.

"Also, the tank needs to be the leader since once the tank falls, the whole party will not last very long. But I have confident in you, older brother." Rebekah said.

With those words, they have finally reached back to Zackariah’s shop where Nicklaus can soon make the potions that he was waiting for all day.