A New Day

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So as I was waiting for Beatrice to make my food I decided to strategise about how I would best make use of my class to jump me forward as fast as I can and become level 10 at the least before the tournament starts.

Willby: "You know the tournament starts tomorrow right?"
Namey: "WHAAAAAAAT?!"
Willby: "Hush keep your voice down"
Namey: "Oh, I'm sorry but why didn't you tell me?"
Willby: "I'm surprised you haven't checked your quest bar for the deadline of your first match"
Namey: "uhhh Yeah i forgot I could do that"
Beatrice: "Hey stranger your food is ready!"
Namey: "Thank you Beatrice my name is Namey"
Beatrice: "Oh, what a lovely name"
Namey: thinks to himself  "Is she teasing me about my name?"
Beatrice: "one hearty breakfast coming right up"
Namey: "Thanks for the food"

I started eating and I quickly got full after 30 or so minutes of eating. So I'm guessing it is time to head out.
Namey: "Where are we going Willby?"
Willby: "Let's start at the outskirts of town"
Namey: "Mmm yeah but ... nevermind"
Willby: "I'm guessing you were asking the precise location instead of where?"
Namey: "Yes"
Willby: "you'll see"

Willby used teleportation and I find myself far away from town but also somewhat near danger

Willby: "So what is your plan?"
Namey: "I am going to use my class-power to make a automatic sentry gun or turret"

*Namey starts to think about realising his invention into reality* "Invention request Denied"

Namey: "Huh?"
Willby: "You can't visualise anything that resembles something from the future ... you could try to visualise a crossbow turret that is automated by magic"
Namey: "Alright Let's try that"

Namey visualises and the turret appears. It automatically starts firing at distant enemies with scary precision and accuracy.
Willby: "uhhhh your turret idea seems to be a bit frightening"
Namey: "Didn't think it would turn out this well"

Turret swooshes and enemy creeps are being slaughtered.

Namey: "what are the respawn timers for mobs?"

Willby: "About a few minutes, why?"
Namey: "Just asking" I grinned
Willby: "what is it?"
Namey: "I could easily place this turret around spawn sites and rake in experience and kills without the need to be here"
Willby: "That would be amazing if you didn't have to actually be there to loot the creeps"
Namey: "Mmm guess I could make an invention for that"
Willby: "You are full of surprises aren't you?"
Namey: "So do they need to be in one piece or is something harvested from them?"
Willby: "When creeps die they leave a bag of coins or sometimes an item. You can use it or upgrade it. Or lastly use a forge to dismantle it for material.
Namey: "Cool this is going to be awesome"

Namey visualises a wagon pulled by a mechanical goblin that picks up the gold as the enemies die.

Willby: "What is this contraption?"
Namey: "This goblin and wagon will be the reason why I don't need to be here all that is left is to see whether or not experience is reduced by distance or level"
Willby: "It isn't so no need to waste your time figuring that out"
Namey: "what an insanely easy game"
Willby: "wow"
Namey: "Hopefully adventurers don't come raiding my goblin wagon"
Willby: "well I don't think any adventurers will be coming out today before the day of the tournament"
Namey: "Alright Let's go set up at least ten more gathering sites"
Willby: "This is astonishing"

I continued setting up 9 more gathering sites around the low level area i was gathering around 100 experience per site per hour with a rate of 10 copper per site per hour i estimated that at the end of the lifespan of the goblin cart and the crossbow gun I would acquire around 24 silver and 24 000 experience points... this would get me to around level 24 apparently since each level increases with every 1000 experience points. I had no idea what to spend my stats on as I was returning back to town and had made a safe depositing spot for the goblins close at the end of their life cycle to come collect the coins. The day has already been spent when I was returning back to the Golden Eagle BnB. Beatrice greeted me at the door and asked if I ran to any trouble.

Namey: "Not really I think I'm going to be level 24 by tomorrow this time"
Beatrice: bursts out laughing "you are only level 3 now?!"
Namey: "Just wait and see Beatrice"
Beatrice: "Alright if you say so" she smirks
Namey: "You got anything for a late night dinner?"
Beatrice: "Yeah but it will cost 5 copper extra"

Considering at the rate of how much I can be making in terms of coin. I decided to give her 30 copper instead since that's how much I valued her service.

Beatrice: "And here is your change"
Namey: "Keep it"
Beatrice: "but that is too much?
Namey: "I am planning on staying tonight again so it's only like 10 copper extra since I'm buying for tomorrow's dinner as well"
Beatrice: "Thank you so much"
Namey: thinks to himself "It really wasn't even a Lot"

So I ate my late dinner and ready to go to sleep again. I woke up 8 hours later and noticed I was standing so much easier out of bed like my own body weight was as light as a feather as I was beginning to wake up I called out for willby.

Willby: "Yes what is it?
Namey: "Why do I feel like I can move my body more effortlessly?"
Willby: "Stats are automatically allocated and ability points as well"
Namey: "Oh boy, that means My turrets had more range and more damage potential.

I checked my stats and saw I was level 25 already and only halfway finished with my turret cooldown period potential.
Namey: "Haha I think I just found an exploit"
Willby: "This seems more and more like a joke of a game to you"
Namey: "Yeah but you still haven't told me why I am here yet and I'm sensing it's a pretty dark reason as to why."
Willby: "At the rate you are going it might not even be much of a threat... there is no level cap.
Namey: "what?"
Willby: "at the ra-"
Namey: " not that"
Willby: "no level cap?"
Namey: "oh my. Yeah what's the highest adventurer currently?"
Willby: "He died at 89000"
Namey: "Death is permanent?"
Willby: "Only for npc's"
Namey: "How does a npc outplay players?"
Willby: "Do you comprehend how much experience points that would require you to have?"
Namey: "Kind of, I made it to twice as high as I needed to in a single day"
Willby: "Honestly, nothing will surprise me anymore at this stage"

I headed downstairs towards the eating area. I called out for Beatrice saying I'm ready for breakfast today. Beatrice shouts how she is already busy with bringing out the food. As soon as she notices me she drops the plate accidentally because she could not believe what she saw. Yesterday I was a skinny average guy and all of a sudden I turned into a more muscular toned guy.

Beatrice: "yo-you are Namey?" She stutters
Namey: "Yeah? Did I startle you?
Beatrice: "Not at the slightest, I was just so taken aback at the fact that you are hardly recognisable from last night.
Namey: "Yeah it's because I'm level 25"

A level up occured

Namey: "make that 26"
Beatrice: "What the hell is going on?"
Namey: "I have automated crossbow turrets fighting for me outside the creep spawn sites with goblin wagons collecting all the loot"
Beatrice: "That is amazing."
Namey: "I guess but I have a tournament going to happen today so hopefully I can get geared pretty quickly today with all the loot."
Beatrice: "I know of a good blacksmith with good value for money in fact he is my brother Bertrude he owns the blacksmith shop called the The Golden Vermillion

I squinted a bit and thought her parents must be some bad name givers and it probably runs in the family with the shops and the siblings having such similar names in their businesses and family.

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