The last quest is the easiest to get and complete. Well, if I were new to the game and did not have my dreams, then maybe it would be hard, but this quest only required me to meditate at an old shrine that was north of the town I was in. It was a bit of a walk, but I could easily get there with my current level. 

From what I read online in my dream, the quest was one where you had to kind of stumble on it. The person who wrote the forum post said they had heard about a strange shrine in the forest from a passing NPC, and they decided to take a look. They had sat in the shrine and were taking in the scenery when they began feeling sleepy. As they dozed off, they were awoken by a quest notification.

But from what I know, to get to the shrine, they had to fight a large number of monsters on the way. But once I got this quest, I would be set to slowly finish the four quest lines because this quest part was an instant completion quest. As soon as you get it, it will be complete, and you will have the starting skill, Chrono Step.

I quickly made my way out of town and headed towards the north. The path I took was the normal path everyone would take out of town. The dirt road twisted and turned off into the distance, and players were running back and forth, killing the horned rabbits and slimes that were bouncing around. 

Luckily, after I got out of town, not many people were looking at me. It was already eating at me that I was getting stared at so much in town.  Once I get the face mask quest, I will be able to wear that and hide my face. Maybe then people will stop staring at me.

It took almost an hour to reach the mountain that was near the town, which was mostly covered in trees. There was an old path covered in overgrowth somewhere along the outer edge. The only problem was…. “Why didn’t they say where the entrance to the path was!?” 

I couldn’t help but sigh as I continued walking along the edge of the forest. I walked for almost another hour before I finally spotted what looked like a step sticking out of the undergrowth. I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. I think this quest has already taken me the longest out of all of them so far just because I had to search. 

I pushed through the bushes in front of me and made my way over to the steps. After inspecting them, I knew I was on the right track. I could even see the faint path to the shrine that had not been used in who knows how long.

“I should get ready for any battles. The forums did state that they had to fight many battles to make it to where the shrine was.” I did not need to wait long to find out that they spoke the truth.

I had only followed the path for about a minute when a wolf jumped out in front of me. It was only level 4, so I quickly dispatched it. The higher I went, the more monsters that would appear. Mainly all level 4 to level 5. These were all easily killed. But when I reached about halfway up the mountain, I finally ran into monsters from level 6  to level 9. 

[You Defeated A Rock Tiger!]
[Experience Points Gained!]

[Level up!]

I wiped the sweat from my forehead. Even in the game, you could sweat, especially if you have been fighting for a long time. However, this was to add to realism and nothing more. But it added a unique touch when it came to the fighting since the sweat could get into your eyes. As for washing the sweat away, you could do that or use clean magic. I always used clean magic in game. The world was real, after all. The settings were tailored to a person’s age, so you could do just about anything. Not that I care about any of that since I am only here to play, like ninety percent of all the other players. 

At any rate, the last monster I killed was a rock tiger, which was level 11. This surprised me since there was never mention of the level of monsters in the forums, so I thought they would be rather low level, but I guess since the shrine was further away, the level did jump quite a bit.

But now I was level 12, which was not bad, and after I meditated, I should gain another level, at least, I hope. I did get a lot of resources, such as animal pelts, horns, and claws. This meant that later on, I would be able to sell them in the real world for a good price. These claws were as strong as metal so were the horns. They would all fetch a good price, even at low quality.

The shrine itself had two tall broken pillars that stood in front of a ruin basically. There was no front wall to this shrine. It had all crumbled to the ground. The inside had grass growing here and there, but only where the sun could reach. In the middle of the shrine was a large circular platform that was no longer a complete circle. It was there I decided to walk to and take a seat. At the spot where I sat, the sun was beaming down through the only window that seemed to still be intact. It looked like a perfect spot. It felt kind of mystical to have an aura of light surrounding me as I closed my eyes and began my meditation.