Age of Gods - A VRMMO Story

Shortly after the group of four arrived at the port city of Snubanes, they disembarked the small ship. Selena paid their docking fees and some additional fees to have the ship stored and protected. They wouldn't be sailing again for a while but when they decided to leave the racist country they could just take the ship she already owned instead of booking passage on another. Thomas would just have to make some modifications to it later to make it faster. Much, much faster if the plans he had could be achieved.

With the docking procedures taken care of, Thomas turned to the group, "Alright. I'm going to the nearest inn to get some much-needed rest in a comfortable bed. I'll meet you guys in two days."

Before either of them could complain or ask questions, Thomas and Snowlily were already walking towards the first inn he spotted. He wanted to log off for a bit to do his real-world things. Once he booked his room for three days, just to be safe in case he was late logging back in, he went to the room with Snowlily and relaxed. During the journey away from the pirates, and even now, the two were inseparable. Thomas gently stroked her head while she wagged her tail happily, "Time for a nice nap."

Two days later, Thomas awoke in his bed and stretched while yawning. He looked around and noticed it was still night time inside of AoG so he quickly rolled over onto his side and went to sleep. During his time logged out, he did nothing special and just went about his usual routine. The only thing he found noteworthy on the forums was that attacks by demonic monsters had increased a bit. It had nothing to do with him so it was merely 'interesting'.

When dawn rolled around, Thomas and Snowlily finally left their room with a spring in their step. It was good to be back together. The incident with the pirates encouraged Thomas to get stronger and he planned to continue to get stronger. If there was a worthwhile dungeon on his way to Kafla then he would stop there for a bit to gain more experience. He also wanted to expand his skills and increase his capabilities as a creator. Newer stronger weapons, better tougher armor, sneakier nastier devices, and more. Next time someone like the pirates came he planned to wipe the floor with them!

As he got down to the first-floor dining room he saw two familiar figures sitting at a table and eating their breakfast. His two personal stalk.... followers. He'd go with that for the time being. He joined them at their table and ordered breakfast for himself and Snowlily. While they waited for it to arrive he turned to look at the two, admittedly beautiful, women, "Either of you know much about this city?"

The disguised Lexiana shook her head while Selena spoke up, "Snubanes is a smaller port city that acts as an offloading point for the items made in Kafla. The products produced by the dwarves are shipped south to here, loaded onto ships, and then sailed to the capitol. It's faster to sail around the peninsula and up the river to the capital than to traverse the rough terrain by foot. The only major city between here and Kafla is Breidset which is located directly south of Kafla and acts as the main trading hud for Kafla. Breidset is known for its auction house where they sell the greatest creations of the dwarves to the highest bidder. It also has a massive dungeon that people like to hunt inside of."

Thomas listened intently while Selena gave him the rundown on the local area. He thought for a bit and nodded to himself. His next destination should definitely be Breidset. It was on the way to his final destination of Kafla and he would be able to not only get supplies there but take advantage of the massive dungeon. With it being so close to the dwarven settlement he was certain there would be plenty of blacksmith shops he could get into and use. Though he would have to try and find a small one that he could just rent and have all to himself for a while. He would need privacy if his creations were going to be flashing bright lights all over the place. Previously his materials looked rather normal despite being impossibly rare and his creations were simply Magical or Uncommon. Now with elemental embryos and rare items, he was sending out big bright signals saying 'look over there!' every time he made something.

After breakfast, the party of four headed into the small city. Thomas wanted to do some shopping and replace some of his lost supplies. He also wanted to find someone that could appraise items and see if he could learn the skill. He was tired of not knowing much about the equipment he could see. Hell, he still had the shortsword from one of his attackers right after he left Ulvstad. He still had no idea what the sword could do. Of course, it was so old now that he was certain it was useless to him. Still, if he got an appraisal skill he could appraise items himself and save a lot of time.

For a small city, it was bustling with commerce. There were stalls everywhere and stores lined the main street from one end to the other. People fluttered about buying and selling items to each other. Just about every kind of store that could be expected was there with items for sale. With a few simple questions, Thomas was easily able to find his way to an appraiser. When he arrived he was a little surprised to find such a run-down building. Once he stepped inside he was greeted by the deadpan stare of a bored-looking middle-aged man.

Thomas approached the counter while pulling out the sword he'd collected way back when, "I'd like to get something examined."

The middle-aged man said nothing and just grabbed the sword from Thomas's hand. He looked it over for a bit, ran his fingers along the flat of the blade. Occasionally, he nodded to himself as if realizing something. He even took out a small metal hammer and gently tapped the blade while listening to the sounds it emitted. After a bit more of his little examination, he set the sword on the counter and looked at Thomas, "Fifty gold."

Thomas didn't feel like that was a whole lot so he quickly passed the gold coins to the man. The man grabbed the gold and slid the sword to Thomas then tapped the crossguard once. The whole sword glowed gently for a moment. When the glow faded the man simply said, "Pleasure doin' business with you."

Once he finished speaking the man went back to his deadpan look and stared at the walls of his shop. Thomas reached down and picked up the sword to examine it.