Marius

[09/24/2021]

To say that this elderly old man had been surprised by what had been happening would have been major understatement. To start, the clash of thunder that had erupted from the tree line itself was enough to cause Marius to throw clutch the shaft of his war-hammer while bracing for the impact that had felt as though it would undoubtedly come. What had followed afterward was far more worrying to him though! It was almost as though his eyes had been deceiving him.. Had there been a.... "D-d-d-dragon?!" Not wanting to be swept away by the bestial form that had been falling straight towards him, Mari

Cheeks tinged red with embarrassment, Marius would slowly turn his head to face Zackariah. He had been expecting to be berated for this blunder, much like when he had been working back in the real world, but there wasn't any sort of discouraging look upon the NPCs face. It was almost... surprising to the elderly gentleman. Was he truly not upset about what had just happened? Perhaps this was due to the fact that he was dealing with an NPC and not a human. "There is no need to worry about your failure here, my friend. When you don't succeed, you can always try again." Reaching into his robe,

Having finally made his way back to Zackariah's shop, Marius would push the door open and head on inside. "Right, Zackariah, I have finally returned. Shall I take it that you intend to show me how to do this or will our paths end here? And... I suppose it's just me that is going to be running through this part of the quest..." It was after these things were said that Zackariah would turn about and begin to face Marius. "I said that I would be willing to show you how to do it yourself and as such, I shall." Zackariah would than run through the motions of instructing Marius on what exactly he ha

Not wishing to continue this delve into the abyss of the forest, Marius had decided to head back to the forefront of the forest. It was there that he had continuously managed to succeed in finding the materials that he was after, after all. To no one surprise at this point, as he had begun to head back out towards the outer rim of the forest, Marius had managed to come across the final piece that he was after. It had happened to be about a good fifteen feet into the outer rim which was more or less what Marius had been predicting. This was knowledge that he was going to need to bare in mind in

"While I may be wrong about quite a few things, I am most assuredly proving my own point from earlier on. This hypothesis on finding the materials really only on the outer rim of each forest on the first floor must be proving to be true. I wonder if anyone other than myself ever has this issue or if it's just a me thing? Is my hypothesis actually true or am I just having exponentially poor luck? I'll have to be sure to ask around and get a sufficient answer from a few others once all is said and done. Maybe I can even ask someone while out getting dinner for tonight!" Things had been shaping u

Just as before, this old man had nothing to do other than continue on with his work. He was going to need to get used to this kind of work eventually, considering how he had wanted to get into the profession game but... That was something that he could always find ways around. A familiar could be gained with some effort and said familiar might be able to be trained to aid him on his journey. And being as this was a game, there were all kinds of mechanical benefits that he could theoretically find to assist him with it when that time had come. That was all in the future though. He couldn't just

Having more or less proved his hypothesis to a certain extent, Marius had decided to push onward. This was naturally going to end up being one of those multi-step hypothesis'. If he were to find nothing within the center of the forest than his point would be proven but if he had indeed found things in the center than his hypothesis would have been moot. As with all things in life, there was but one way to find out. The elderly gentleman had begun to proceed towards the center of the forest as he would realize how late it was slowly starting to become. If he had left earlier in the day than thi

Figuring that he would attempt at least one last look around in the area surrounding the outer layer of the forest before heading further in, Marius had pushed ever onward. A multitude of trees, plants and vegetation had been encountered along the way but there hadn't seemed to have been any mobs or materials that could be seen. A lot of this was just the typical stuff that one would find in a forest. It was both a relief and a bit of an annoyance. Mairus had honestly just about been prepared to give up on the outer rim of the forest when he had stumbled over a root sticking out of the ground.

Hoping to test this method of only finding materials near the front of each forest, Marius would begin to scout out the area surrounding the outer layer. It didn't seem to be proving all that useful at first but he had only just begun. There was still further evidence to attempt to gather so he would continue to do so while digging around for actual materials. "While I may not have come across anything as of yet, I am sure that I will encounter something to prove my point eventually. Of course if I can't manage to do so than that just means that I'll have to head further into the forest. I sup

Having meandered from out of the forest and back out into <<The Stone Valley>>, Marius had begun to let out a slightly relieved sigh. If he had stayed in that forest for much longer than he was likely to go stir crazy. "I... suppose that most of that forest has been tapped for resources for the time being. Maybe it'll naturally restock itself later on or just happens to be one of those locations that is very limited in what it has to offer." With a slight shrug, the elderly man would push on towards another nearby forest. Thankfully there had been one not all that far away. Even wi

In an attempt to try and shroud his mind from those perturbed invading thoughts, the elderly gentleman would begin to whistle a relatively jaunty tune. The very action itself was likely going to attract the attention of anything in the immediate vicinity but that wasn't even something that he had been considering at the moment. A few more instances of searching would take place as he would meander about through the pines surrounding him, his hand idly double tapping every other tree that he had been close enough to brush up against. Unsurprisingly, none of them had been what he had been there

While continuing to shake their head from side to side, despite the obvious lurking threats, Marius had decided to continue on with their trek deeper into the forest. Sooner or later he would come across what he was looking for. Until that moment, all that he could really do is look about and hope that something works out for him. Every now and then he would take a moment to peruse a chunk of his immediate surroundings, hoping to track down what he had set out for, but it never had really ever led to anything. That was okay though. Time was passing and with each passing moment, his chances had

By this point, it had honestly begun to feel as though fighting against the mobs of the first floor might have been of better assistance to the man. Sure it was dangerous but the more that he had thought about it, the more that he had realized that he could have managed to have acquired some loot from said monsters. Those mobs might have been able to drop a material or two, surely. Not like he was capable of finding a mob on his own in this thick canopied forest. It would have to be something in which they found him. Again, this was the kind of thing that would have been far easier for the mon

With each search, the old man would begin to grow more tired. It had felt as though he had been wandering about on this quest for hours upon hours but at most it had only been about an hour of searching with maybe forty minutes worth of traveling. At least it wasn't dark out quite yet. It was only a matter of time before things would end up like that for him though so hopefully he could find what he was looking for before that happens. "Well... If I am going to be stuck in a situation like this than I might as well try and make the most out of it in the meantime. That being said, I wonder what

As unfortunate as it was overall, Marius was having quite a bit of a difficult time tracking down the appropriate materials. Sure there had been all kinds of plants and the like surrounding him but that honestly just kind of made things more difficult for him. "Was it... a bad idea for me to have come out here like this? Alone and in an area that I haven't really explored before. It's honestly not too reassuring but I suppose that it should be okay. The key word there being should." Idly shaking his head from side to side, he would continue to search about in vain. There was nothing that he co

Not quite sure whether or not he will be able to find things with a sense of ease while out and about in this forest, Marius would decide to just try and ignore the bad thoughts while continuing on. A few more minutes had been spent while searching in the immediate area but to no avail. Hoping that another spot would contain something of use, the old man would push past that spot and proceed deeper into the forest. More than anything else, more so than not completing this quest even, Marius had feared encountering something deep in the forest that he wouldn't be capable of fighting. Given his

"I'm sure that things will be a lot easier for me now that I am physically in a forest. Or at least easier than things would have been back out in the plains." A simple nod would occur as Marius had thought on this fact. He had been feeling a bit more confident when it had coming to this gathering mission for the most part but that was when the doubt had begun to creep in. "Than again, it is entirely likely that this will make things much harder than they had been back out in the plains. Here, where everything is a flower or a plant of some type... It might just end up having me encounter some

It may have taken far more time for Marius to get to <<The Stone Valley>> than he had anticipated but that was alright. It was but a brief moment in the grand scheme of things, really. Especially considering the fact that he was likely going to have a higher chance of finding the kind of materials that he was going to need out here than back out in the <<Plains>>. "Although I don't know all that much about that medicine quest that was supposedly out here at some point, I am aware of the fact that there are entire forests out here. It honestly would have been an easier

As disappointing as it was for him to have to admit, this whole gathering materials thing had really been far more difficult that Marius had anticipated. It didn't really feel like it should have been this difficult overall but... maybe it just was this way? Not too sure on what to really do here, Marius would take a moment to make a mental note on how he was going to be needing to acquire some kind of way to make things easier for himself in the future. Maybe they had something along those lines in a shop? An item that could increase the drop rates of any such items that may or may not be acq

Having come to the realization of the fact that he had been drifting off into his subconsciousness a bit, Marius would stumble a bit. "W-wait... What was I just doing? I shouldn't be dwelling on such things and spacing out while out in a field such as this! This isn't a safe zone and if I had been caught unawares... Even with my proficiency in heavy armor, things could have seriously ended in a rather terrifying manner. I'm glad that I managed to catch myself before something like that could happen." Trying to shake off that worry that had slowly begun to creep up his shoulders, the old man wo

Several more minutes would pass as this old man had traversed across the <<Plains>>. As he had done so, he would not only be keeping an eye out for the materials that were needed for the quest but on the players that had joined him in this death game. It never should have turned out the way that it had but it ultimately wasn't something that he could have known was going to happen. Even if he could have stopped all of this from happening, how would he have gone about it? Not that it mattered at this point. No... While he couldn't have changed anything before all of this had happene

Figuring that he would perhaps have a bit of an easier time when it comes to this whole gathering thing, Marius would walk around for a bit longer while searching for any particular flowers that had stood out. It wasn't the easiest task in the world given how many flowers had actually existed in the <<Plains>> themselves but one had to do what they had to do. Sooner or later they would come across another flower that could be gathered for this quest. It just wasn't going to be at this very moment. Despite having found a suitable material in the first instance of him searching with

A good twenty minutes or so would pass as Marius had wandered about the <<Plains>>while trying to find any sort of suitable material. He had more than likely encountered several instances of materials up to this point but had walked straight passed them, given that he really wasn't quite sure what to look out for. Flowers, herbs, rare woods, and thinks of that manner? That could have been anything really. "I suppose that I should probably just try and see if one of these flowers that are out and about in the <<Plains>> are just decorative or if they are materials, right

Having received his instructions from the NPC, Marius had begun to head on out of the shop. Not just that but he would take the time to worm his way out of the <<Town of Beginnings>> itself. From what he had understood, it would have been safest to attempt to acquire the required materials in the Plains just outside of town. It wasn't too far away from civilization so he shouldn't get lost and it was said to contain the lowest leveled monsters, which would assist him in certain developments given that his main specialty at the moment had been his armor. "Alrighty. Now I am just go