World Online

"Oh?" The receptionist raised her eyebrows and took another glance at Jake before looking back down.

"You wish to take the Tier Ascension trial, do you? You must be a noble blessed by god, to be immortal. After all, to take a Tier Ascension trial in these dangerous times, it is nothing but a death wish." The receptionist shook her head and sighed.

"Wait, what?" Jake wasn\'t expecting this as the receptionist\'s response. For anyone else, this wouldn\'t be the response.

Back when he had that Rare Class that he struggled to get, he got a fairly difficult trial that he was barely able to complete.

And that time, the receptionist said that the trial was easy and that there was nothing to be worried about.

Yet now, she was saying something about dangerous times? Did the entire future change because of what Jake had done so far?

No, some of these responses were predetermined. This definitely had something to do with Jake\'s unique case. This was something to do with his legendary class.

"What happened? What is my Tier Ascension Trial?" Jake asked.

"For someone who walks on the path of Sin like you do, it is a wonder that the the Gods approve of you. But that makes your case a little special. Even though you are of the Sin, you must battle your own kind. You must travel west to the Evil lands. In the Evil Lands, there is a rock that taints the holy grounds of Saint Ester. If you are able to retrieve the devilish rock and purify the lands, then the gods will approve of your ascension." The receptionist said.

"The Evil Lands? Now?" Jake asked to confirm.

This was way too difficult! To ask him to go somewhere that only Tier three players could go, and to retrieve a tainted item from there was like asking him to go die!

The Evil Lands were not just one kingdom. According to the main story line, the Evil Land started in the cursed kingdom of Antillia, and then spread to the surrounding kingdoms.

Dozens of them fell before the world acted and forced it to stay where it was.

The Evil Lands were lands that were infected by a miasma that made the beasts within different. They were stronger, fiercer, and loved to indulge themselves in tainted items. And for a tainted item to be able to taint a saint\'s ground, it was sure to be something far too strong for Jake to handle.

And something like that would attract monsters from hundred of kilometers to where he was, that was for sure.

"That was why I warned you against it." The woman sighed.

Ping!

Jake got the request for the quest that he needed to take.

[Tier Ascension Quest: Retrieve the tainted rock from the holy grounds of Saint Ester

Quest Difficulty: S

Time Limit - 7 Days

Reward: Ascension to Tier 2

Penalty: None

Accept: Y/N]

"Do keep in mind that if you refuse this quest now, or if you take it and are unable to clear it, the adventuring gods state that you are not allowed to take the quest again for a month." The woman said.

"Damn it. Now you are just forcing my hand." Jake cursed as he accepted the quest.

If he didn\'t, then he would have to wait a whole month. And in that month, the rest of the guild would certainly have a few people who would get to the second tier.

How shameful would it be for the guild leader to be one of the later ascenders? Jake\'s words would be undermined, and he wouldn\'t be able to show his face.

"No. The difficult of the quest is just S. There must be a reason that it is easier than the one that I have been in before. There must be an easy way to do this." Jake thought to himself.

"Well, what are you waiting for? The caravan will leave soon. Don\'t you want to go?" The woman nudged at him.

"Caravan? What caravan?" Jake asked, confused.

"Did you think that we would put such an important case in your hands alone? You will have help." The woman chuckled, her laughter like an angel\'s breath, saving Jake\'s tightening heart.

"Thank god! I am going to have help? You should have said this before." Jake smiled.

"Where is the caravan going to be?" He asked.

"The caravan is at the city gates, waiting to depart. Go there as fast as you can. And as for the location of the holy grounds, they have been given to you." The woman said.

"Thank you so much." Jake nodded as he darted out of the tavern.

He couldn\'t dally any longer. If that caravan left before he got there, then he was absolutely screwed.

Getting to the inner parts of the Evil Lands was one of the toughest things to do. Even with an entire guild, fighting through all those beasts and getting to a safe spot where they could rest was difficult.

It was only possible if one had a priest in the party, and a good priest that could use the skill, Blessing of the Divine.

That skill was the only thing that made beasts retreat a little.

Jake zipped through the streets and he could see the gates soon enough. Sure enough, there was a caravan at the city gates, ready to depart. And the caravan was pretty long.

There were a lot of mercenaries within this tight group. From where he was, he could see that there were a few in the second tier, and some in the third, but no one above that.

His face fell instantly. This caravan wasn\'t what he expected. And there were a few items to be transported on the caravan? Who would bring something to the evil lands?

He stopped in front of the caravan, panting.

"I am joining. Please, wait a minute. I am supposed to be a part of the caravan." Jake said, catching his breath.

"Who the hell are you, boy? What are you doing, blocking the way?" The leader of the caravan stepped up, frowning.

But his face changed soon after.

"Forgive us Baron for not recognizing you." The leader respectfully said.

"The caravan is going to the Evil Lands is it not? I need to get there with you as well." Jake said, straightening his clothes.

"Ummm… the Evil Lands? We aren\'t going there. We are going to the Jasmine Kingdom. The caravan that you are supposed to catch left about three minutes ago."

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