Legacy of the Betelgeuse

We are at the Margloo Village, and I give the book to them so they can start asking the NPCs around the village to translate the book. I don't think they would be able to find a single NPC that can translate the book for them since it's an ancient language and the people that live in this desert don't even know that the Mauro Empire exists. If they're lucky, they might find an archeologist that understands the words of the ancient language, but that's like a one-in-a-million possibility to find that person.

I sit down and lean on the rock while Azrael is providing me a chill wind to help me with the heat problem. I'm looking at Kingstar and Diamond asking the NPCs while showing them the book in Kingstar's hand, but the NPCs immediately shake their heads as soon as they look at the language. Jade Liu and Ken are having a conversation and they're already thinking ahead of the others by looking at the map and bookmarking the villages around the desert to find the right NPC that can understand the language.

That NPC who gave me the book is still a mystery to me, I have never seen him before and I don't think I would be able to him again, and I don't know why he gave it to me personally. I'm sure he's one of the cursed souls, but why he didn't attack me and what surprised me more is that he could talk. I wonder if the book has some kind of hidden message that I need to decipher, and if I want to decipher it, I might need Krestan's help for this one as well. I haven't shown him the book and I bet he's going to be thrilled to find any information in it.

Kingstar and Ivonna are walking toward me and he looks so exhausted. He sits down next to me because he wants to get the chill wind from Azrael.

"So? Did you get anything?"

Kingstar shakes his head.

"I'm done with this because this is a waste of time! I asked every single one of them and they didn't have the knowledge of this ancient language. I asked them if they know anyone that could understand this ancient language, and when they told me that they might know the right person, they all either answered my question by telling me that those people are already dead or missing! Then what's the point of telling me that!"

Ivonna looks at the others and then she looks at me.

"Should we just go to the Oasis now and let them see the dungeon for themselves?"

I look at them and nod up.

"It's up to the others because I'm down for anything right now."

Kingstar gives me back the book and then he stands up.

"Alright, let's go to the dungeon because I'm dying to see what's inside the dungeon."

Kingstar is gathering the others and then Leo opens a portal for us. We enter the portal and We immediately see the Oasis in front of us, Kingstar and the others are looking at it in awe since this is the first time for them. I look up at the sky, the weather is nice and that's a good thing because if there's a sandstorm that means the dungeon is on its highest difficulty and we don't want that. Queenstar is dipping her legs in the Oasis and Emma is sitting next to her while pointing at the middle of the Oasis, she tells everyone how to enter and get out from the dungeon.

Jade Liu approaches Kingstar.

"Can we bring our members? This isn't an attempt, right? We are here to gather some information about the dungeon so it's okay to bring whoever we want to bring, right?"

Kingstar looks at him and nods.

"Yeah, but only brings those who know what they're doing. We don't want anyone to drag us down while we are gathering the dungeon's information."

Jade Liu smiles.

"Don't worry, I'm only bringing my commanders and they're the best players in the clan."

Kingstar nods and so the others are also going to bring their commanders. Leo is opening a portal for them and he goes with them since he's the only one who has saved the location of the Oasis.

It's just us left in the Oasis and we are just dipping our feet in the Oasis while waiting for them to come back. Grisell gets into the Oasis and holds the rock on the side so she won't get sucked into the current. We are not saying anything and just enjoying the cold water on our feet, but then Ivonna looks around.

"How long have we been playing this game?"

Francesca looks at her and hums.

"About 4 months now, why?"

Ivonna looks at her reflection in the water.

"We have been playing for 5 months and we haven't even explored the Orion."

Grisell swims toward Ivonna and she looks at her.

"What are you trying to say, Ivonna? Do you want to explore the Orion? We still have so many quests that we haven't cleared though."

Ivonna shakes her head.

"That's what I thought as well, and now I'm thinking if it's even necessary for us to clear those quests?"

They're all furrowing their foreheads while looking at Ivonna with confusion. Michael rests his hands on his waist while nodding up at her.

"What do you mean?"

Ivonna turns her head and looks at Michael.

"I know that the quest is important and it gives us quite a lot of knowledge about the game and items that could trigger a hidden quest and something like that, but if we keep doing so, it will take forever to complete all the quests, and if that's what we are going to do, then when are we going to really enjoy the game and look what the game gave us out there?"

Hans is humming with understanding.

"I know what you mean, and you're thinking about that because how Trevor can enjoy the game even without choosing and doing any of those quests? But isn't he's an exception in this case because he's a beta tester and he already knows a lot about the game?"

Everyone is nodding in agreement but Ivonna shakes her head.

"I know that, but I'm going to ask Trevor just to make sure if what I'm thinking is right."

Ivonna looks at me and raises her eyebrows.

"Trev, how long did you play the game with Becker?"

I look at her and hum while thinking.

"8 months more or less."

Ivonna looks at the others and raises her eyebrows.

"He played for 8 months and that's only 3 months gap from us, but he already knows almost about everything. I know what you guys are going to say that because he played the game with Becker, and even so, do you think they both are just playing and doing quests? If that's what he did, he wouldn't know about any of these, and not to mention that he knows other places that he hasn't introduced to us and he already know and experience about the World Bosses and the dungeons bosses out there, not to mention that he knows about a lot of hidden quests. Do you think we are capable to catch up with all that in just 3 months? Think about it."

Michael looks at me and tilts his head.

"If you can rate our progress compared to yours, how big the gap is?"

I chuckle and raise my eyebrows.

"Your progress is like 20% of my progress back when I'm playing with Becker."

All of them raise their eyebrows with surprised expressions. Michael sighs and shakes his head.

"Damn..."

Ivonna looks at them and shrugs.

"I'm not trying to compare us with him, and we all do what we want to do, but I personally want to go out there and see the unknown world. I would say that I'm strong enough to go out there and find something new on my own. I mean, that's what I want to do, and you guys can do whatever you want to do."

Francesca scoffs and elbows Ivonna gently.

"What are you talking about? If you want to go on a journey, then I would follow you. Not just me, but I think Grisell, Emma, and Chelsea will follow you as well, right?"

The three of them nod in agreement, then Grisell is grabbing Ivonna's foot and looks up at her.

"So when are we going to go on a journey, Ivonna? I can't wait to find new materials for my smithing skill!"

Ivonna is humming and looks at the sky.

"Maybe after they increased the level cap? That should be in a few weeks, right?"

They all nod in agreement, then a portal is opening from behind us and I see Kingstar and the others coming out from there with their commanders behind them. Kingstar looks at us with a huge smile on his face.

"Alright! Let's enter the dungeon!"