- Job Detail:
Job Name: Mining Problems
Job Rank: B-tier
Job Location: The Jade Dragon Mountains
Job Rewards: 200 EXP & 15,000 Haung
Job Overview:
Due to the growing demand for iron and other ore, both Kouvian armies have begun to reopen closed mines within the mountains to gather more material. But, there has been a problem with mining in one specific tunnel, with miners being attacked by mysterious monsters. In order to help, go in and clear out the monsters so mining can resume somewhat safely.- Enemy Detail:
Enemy Name: Young Mine Guardian x3
Rank: C
Needed damage to take down: C
Description: The Mine Guardian is a strange creature that secretes a sticky substance on the outer part of its body. A young Mine Guardian is known to roll about in the rocks of a mine, collecting such rocks on its body. As time passes, these rocks fuse together through the sticky substance and create a hard shell on the outside of the beast. Depending on the age of the Mine Guardian, it could become difficult to fight. Its fists deal C-tier damage.
Abilities:
Double Smash: The Old Mine Guardian raises its hands in the air, slamming them down one after another in order to impart 2 D-Tier damage on its target, possible 1 C-Tier if both strikes hit the same target.
Rock Throw: The Old Mine Guardian picks up a 5 meter large rock and throws it at an opponent, which imparts C-Tier damage if it hits that opponent.
Enemy Name: Old Mine Guardian
Rank: B
Needed damage to take down: B
Description: An older Mine Guardian, easily told by his hulking body. His fists are the size of the average human head that deal B-tier damage when struck. Due to his size, he is extremely slow, with age weakening the sticky substance holding his body together.
Abilities:
Handclap Slam: The Old Mine Guardian claps his hands together with his opponent between the two hands, imparting B-Tier damage to any opponent who was caught within the clap.
Double Smash: The Old Mine Guardian raises its hands in the air, slamming them down one after another in order to impart 2 C-Tier damage on its target.
Rock Throw: The Old Mine Guardian picks up a 5 meter large rock and throws it at an opponent, which imparts B-Tier damage if it hits that opponent.
Three Night’s Later
“ Um, Mister the towns the other way. Where are you going? “ A small freckled face child said in a hushed tone. Walking through the night with Aseroth. Her presence wasn’t a nuisance nor was she bugging him entirely. “ You’ll see. “ He replied, placing his hand back to make her halt. Crouching behind shrubs, keeping his hand held back to make her stay, he whispered. “ Their reopening the mines. You care to explore why they have reopened them? Sounds interesting doesn’t it. “ Moving his hand back to his side, rustling it through the shrub he hid behind to further his view. The small freckled child came to his side to also look. “ Look, over there. Those are the empire forces. Supposed force they should out here protecting the towns that your from alongside villages. Not many guards are placed this far in the mountains unless they need resource, so that why these tunnels have been reopened for mining. “ Aseroth rambled to himself, the child pinched his elbow to make him stopped. She knew when he talked too much, and he knew when she talked too much. They a duo, and knew very little about one another. Removing his hand from the shrub, turning back grabbing the child. Picking her up quite easily, and placing her on his neck he walked off into the darkness. “ Where we going now? “ She asked. Aseroth, just shrugged making her grow in height. Purposely shrugging even though she mention the way back to the village was behind them. She chuckling away and being put so high in the air, finally being able to reach branches that was once out of her reach. This also put a smile on Aseroth’s face because his little brother use to be like this when he would play with him. It brought ease to his mind as he been out here for a while now. Even the snake hasn’t got his scent in a while now, maybe it has given up, but speaking too early would cause it to appear.
The distance from the mines to the town in which the child was from wasn’t far, so maybe he could find more information about why they have been reopen. To spread light on the freckled child, she was the innkeepers daughter, he and his wife are allowing Aseroth to stay their momentarily until he leaves off again. Their daughter had taken a liking to the white haired fanalis, and has followed him around since he appeared after ridding them of bandits. Bandits have surely taken advantage of how bad the economy has gotten in the many months leading into the civil war between ‘false and true’ emperors. Aseroth, wants to become a general, but then again how would that benefit him. Having a higher standing in the army? A group of troops? He doesn’t want all that, just the thrill of adventure. Continuing on to return to the inn, the little girl ran her hands through Aseroth’s hair, she seemed to find it fun to do. “ Mister, how do you keep your hair so white and clean even though you are traveling through these mountains? How. How. How? “ She repeated herself really expecting an answer. “ Oh. “ He, said. “ A little soap, water from the Shu-Fang River. Maybe something special I can’t tell you. A secert. “ He said chuckling, doing the zipping noise with his mouth while moving his hand to closing it in sync. “ Ah… dang! “ She said, folding her arms pouting, her bottom lip puffing up.
We were approaching her family inn. ‘ Oak Stool ‘ was the name of the inn, Aseroth found it quite strange for a name since they were in kou doing business, but he wasn’t going to speak on it. “ I’ve returned with this little straggler whom seemed to tag along at this late hour. Sorry for her accompanying me. “ Aseorth, bowed to the inn keeps. “ Oh no.. Oh no.. Mister Aseroth, rise your head. It’s our pleasure to have you watch over our daughter. You’ve done so much for us, what more could we do by giving you the free room for these couple of nights. “ The inn keep said, rubbing the back of his head. “ Awwh, that's so kind of you. I won’t be too much of a hassle, plus I’ve planned to accomplishment my goal here and leave soon. Tomorrow I’m going to search the old mines, and find out something then after that, I’ll take my leave. So Thank You. “ Aseroth, said. Taking the freckled child from his neck and bowing again out of respect, before leaving off to his room. Upon entering his room leaving the lights off, and gently closing the door behind himself. ‘ Tomorrow I’ll go present myself to the soldiers… or maybe just sneak pasted them and enter the old tunnels. Look around obtain some ore to later reforge my blades, maybe into a polearm that splits into swords. Sounds quite handy, maybe not. I need to rest and eat.. Wish I caught that turkey the other days back. ‘ Aseroth thought to himself removing pieces of his arm. Untying strings that connected plates to main chestpiece leaving for him to just toss it too the side. The fur around his collar, easily fell back along with the jacket platelets, Aseroth came over to his made bed to sit down. “ Ahh, such a peaceful night. Wish it was like this back in the city… Kou hasn’t have such a blissful times or not that I’ve known. Haha “ He’d chuckle to himself remembering a little bit of his childhood reaching for his back, and feeling a long scar that ended at his left shoulder. Laying his head to the pillow, Aseroth blinked twice and sighed to himself, but closed his eyes to drift off to sleep.
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