The shiny white blade of the sword was exposed after he unsheathed it. The blade was so reflective that he could see his face in the small part of the blade that he unsheathed.
He nodded in satisfaction at the sight of the sword and said, "Just a little more and this sword would be extraordinary."
The sword was expensive to buy. It cost him more than 200 gold coins in total.
Despite its craftsmanship and how expensive it is, it is still just an ordinary weapon. It is something that can be broken easily by someone at the second mortal coil.
But he is satisfied with it. Not that he has a choice, as it is the best he can acquire right now. But he truly likes it because it will be able to help him display his strength far more than a small sword can.
It is heavy and large, so it will have great stopping power even if it is blocked. If it is not blocked, a single attack with it can deal a devastating blow to an enemy.
He smiled when he imagined the kind of damage he can deal with a sword this large
He said confidently, "With this, I'll be able to sweep Brooks off of his feet with one attack."
Then he strapped the sword to his back. Next, he walked out of his room.
The sword is taller than him, so part of it extended beyond his head. Its weight, coupled with the weight of his armor, caused his feet to stomp on the floor.
The noise he is making as he is walking is the only discomfort he is facing. As someone that can curl a weight that is more than 100 kilograms, this much weight on his body is nothing to him.
The third thing he did was to prepare a bag of essential things that he might. Then he slung the bag across his shoulder and went to prepare Ruff's equipment.
Ruff's equipment is the last thing he has to do before going hunting. It is a spiked collar that will protect his neck from any beast that tries to attack his neck.
After doing all of these, he left the house with Ruff. His faithful dog still bore the duty of carrying him to his destination.
His destination is about 15 kilometers away from Agate City. It is a forest with trees lined with green mold.
The green mold grows all over the barks of trees. So not only are the leaves of the trees green, even their trunks are green.
This is why the forest is called the green forest. Once one enters it, all they will see is green.
The green forest is a forest larger than Agate City. It is said that it is larger than the whole Turin kingdom.
The Turin kingdom borders the green forest, and so do the other neighboring kingdoms. These kingdoms border it like nations at the shoreline border the ocean.
The green forest is bursting with life. It is full of predators and prey. This makes it a place full of both danger and resources.
Anyone who wants to make a career as a hunter will come to the green forest to hunt. It is the closest place to get any decent prey. So Arthur also came here.
Because of how popular Green Forest is, there is a road leading straight from Agate City to it. Ruff took him along this road to reach their destination.
They passed settled farmland for most of the journey until they reached a small settlement at the edge of the forest. He dropped down from Ruff's back when they reached this settlement.
The settlement is not a town. It is more of a village because of how small it is.
It has a few buildings offering services that cater to the needs of hunters. Only these services are offered because only hunters come to this settlement.
People don't live here because it is very dangerous. Wild beasts leave the forest regularly to attack the settlement.
These wild beasts either kill to their heart's content and leave on their own, escape when they encounter danger, or die.
As for humans that do business here, they either become unlucky food for the beasts or lucky hunters who acquire prey without having to venture into the forest.
As he passed through the small dusty street of the he saw that the buildings had changed again. Some of them had been destroyed while new ones had been built.
This is not his first time here. He has been here before. He came to buy a map and scout his way.
The map in his bag is one of the maps he bought. He had bought many maps from different sources, compared them, and then chosen the most accurate one.
No matter the accuracy of any map, they always have this settlement on them. This settlement is used as reference point in every map so that people will be able to find their way better.
This settlement is called Death's Door because anyone that comes here is standing very close to the door of death. One step and they will fall through the door, which will lead to their deaths.
Death's door has inns, bars, and brothels. Those are the third most popular places in the settlement.
The second most popular places are hospitals and medicine shops. They are popular because of the danger associated with hunting.
The most popular service offered in Death's Door is transportation of beast carcasses. It is a service that almost every hunter needs.
No one is allowed to keep the carcass of any beast in Death's Door for long periods of time and certainly not overnight. This is because it will attract beasts into the city.
This rule is strictly enforced. There are dogs that patrol the settlement looking for carcasses. Anyone who breaks it will be killed. So every hunter must move their loot away from the settlement immediately after they leave the green forest.