Chapter 402: Bruberries!
Chapter 402: Bruberries!
I wasn't acting tough out of nothing, as I was confident my future wouldn't be limited to this place; I was born to be great and I knew my fate very well.
I hated it the worst when someone tried to sneakily take something that belonged to me. why would they believe I would close one eye for that? or why should I be satisfied even with such a cheat?
"Ding Dong! Alright, you can acquire your pearls," the system finally complied but before I could be happy, he added, "but through rewards of your quests. This is how I can allow such an extraordinary thing to appear this early in this world."
"Tsk," I sneered before shaking my head, "alright, I agree, on one condition." I wouldn't accept this small piece of bread without fighting back for more.
"Ding Dong! Say what you got!"
"I want to assign more missions to me based on my vision and plans not yours. For example, the way I'm going on right now is to acquire many strong monsters as pets. So, assign me missions related to these pets, and each time I gain something, you give something in return."
"Ding Dong! Ding Dong!"
"I won't budge an inch for that! this isn't negotiable!"
I then turned to Lily as I said:
"Lead the way to the nearest human village, other race village, or monster lair."
"Sure master," she complied with respect as she darted to the distance. "What are you standing like two little dummies for? Go after her and don't let her skip your sights!"
My two demons were jolted awake as I really was pissed off their dummy expression and attitude. I felt like a mother of two idiots who needed to be guided here and there for every move! Not a nice thing to be honest.
I waited, while going after Lily as she led the way. My two demons followed her with their top speed, however I was astonished to realize that she was even faster!
"It's good that she isn't faster than my spear," I said to myself while waiting leisurely on the shoulder of my demon; waiting for that stingy system to agree on my terms.
"Ding Dong! Alright, it's a deal. But the quests you will assign must come in batches."
"What do you mean?" I asked to be sure I wasn't tricked here by his words.
"Ding Dong! I mean assigning missions in bulk, like missions to gather pets is considered as one quest for you, and so on."
"Not possible," I shook my head before adding, "you must stratify them, like gathering five pets at one time is considered one mission, completed then I can have another with slightly higher number. That I can approve of."
I would never agree on his shameless approach to negate what I wanted to earn! How could gaining a hundred monster pets equivalent to having ten? And at the end I had to make much effort just to finish one task? Unbelievable!!
"Ding Dong! This is something I can live with."
"Phew, you are really hard to bargain with!"
"Ding Dong! Don't be this shameless and give me all the credit of what actually fits you the best!"
"Shameless system!"
I wasn't mad at his words or hidden insult, as I giggled happy of what I gained. "Hurry and assign me the new tasks," I said.
"Ding Dong! What do you want to name these then?" he asked, acting dummy again, as if I missed a third dummy in my group!
Gosh!
"Call them: the pet quest, the village quest, and the generals quest."
"Ding Dong! What is this general quest thing?"
"It's the quest of me gathering up all the strong fighters in every single race and settlement around me to form this mighty hit group, made entirely of elites, each will be called a general. That's my plan, what do you think of it? cool, right?"
"Ding Dong! Ding Dong!"
"Hehehe!"
I was so happy right now, as I was able to finally get my precious pearls. "Wait!" I suddenly shouted.
"Ding Dong! What? Have you changed your mind and returned to your sanity finally?"
"Screw you," I replied shortly to this shameless system before patting on my demon shoulder, "go over there, to these groups of trees," I ordered, and my demon complied instantly.
"Did my master like our bruberry?" Lilly asked as I grabbed the same type of fruit from the tree, took a bite of it, feeling much refreshed as my thirst and hunger started to fade away.
"Are they called bruberry? I love them!" I said with a muffled tone as my mouth was stuffed with this juicy bruberry before my hands moved fast to catch every single one of these fruits. "It's a regret I can't take these trees with me," I sighed bitterly as this was one of my goals now; to have a whole garden in the back of my palace filled with bruberries!
"They are one of the most delicious fruits here," Lilly said and I couldn't refute her back. I kept hunting these precious bruberries down, and after I stored over a hundred of them, I said: "Let's go."
The march continued again. "Assign my quests now, shall you?" I stressed again on my system and it just had no other choice but to comply.
"Ding Dong! The three missions are assigned to you as follows:
Pet quest: Add more monsters in your army of pets and gain more loyal strong monsters to work under you. The current quest requires you to take five monsters under your care. The quest rewards will be ten pearls.
Village quest: village tokens are one of the most essential currencies in this world. make sure to have as many tokens as you can secure. The current quest requires you to obtain five village tokens. The quest rewards will be fifty pearls.
General quest: a strong leader is measured not only by his wisdom but by his strength; and the strength of his direct subordinates and guards are considered part of this. Make sure to obtain five strong individuals under your banner from any race. The quest rewards will be one hundred pearls."
"Oh, you are quite generous indeed, thanks," I chuckled as his system of giving out pearls was something that went beyond my initial estimation. I thought he would be stingy and wouldn't give me more than ten pearls each time, but the general quest alone could grant me a hundred!
That was really generous of this shameless system.