At first, when receiving the Quest, Zain didn't think much of it. Cards didn't sound all that impressive, but he thought there had to be a reason behind it. Everything that the System had done so far was always for one reason or another.
This was why, when he saw the opportunity, he decided to take it, even though he wasn't sure if it would be worth it or not.
[You have received the following rewards]
[System has now been updated to show Quest rewards in the form of cards]
[Different levels of quests will each have a different level of reward card]
[You have received a gold card for completing the Quest!]
Zain thought that the reward cards might be something similar to his weapon skills tree, but that didn't seem to be the case. Instead, they were more of a system change or updated to such a thing.
Based on what the System had stated, Zain quickly opened it up and looked at the ongoing quests he currently had.
[Quest: Form your Horde]
[Reward: 10 exp]
[Reward: Silver card]
[Quest: Find a live meteorite]
[Reward: Platinum Card]
[Quest: Find out the Zombie's Objective]
[Reward: Diamond Card]
Before, when checking out the System, there were no such rewards or reward cards to be obtained for completing the Quest, but now he could see them.
'If the card follows the rankings of other games that I have played, then it's based on difficulty-based quests: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond, with there possibly being more as well.' Zain thought. 'The higher the card, the better the reward that I will receive. But what this also means is the Quest should be more difficult to achieve.
'When looking at this, that meteorite Quest isn't easy to achieve at all, while I thought it would be a walk in the park. As for the first Quest I received, although it is technically easy, it's not quite so since I won't turn back from my morals. Although if I met more people like Cobra and his gang, it would be a different story.'
However, perhaps there were some quests that weren't too difficult that would give him high rewards, such as creating the group, although he assumed these would be rare. Changing to his items tab, Zain could currently see two items inside.
[Return Key x1]
[Golden Card x1]
'Let's see what a golden card can even do.' Zain thought as he selected the item.
[Cards can be used to give random rewards. The level of the rewards will depend on the card]
'Then couldn't you just give me the reward, and we could avoid all of this? Who created this gaming system.'
Selecting the card, Zain decided to accept and see what the card would give him. Most likely, there were a number of different rewards in the Gold Card section, and the card itself would just be a random reward.
[You have received Tame Skill (Level 1) Skill.]
[The Tame Skill allows the user to tame Zombies into their own Horde.]
[To use the Tame Skill, the user must bite a zombie for five seconds. Chance to tame will be dependent on the level of the Skill and the Zombie it is used on]
'That's certainly interesting,' Zain thought. 'This means I no longer have to look for Humans to turn them. I can just pick a zombie off the street. However, I still don't know if a zombie in my Horde were to die, will I permanently lose that spot?
'If so, it will be advantageous to have zombies of great power. Someone like Cobra. It makes me wonder if I could also tame one of the Stage 2 Zombies. Taming something like a Titan would be good to have as well.'
Since the Skill also had a level by its name, Zain assumed that he could level this Skill up the more he used it. So far, from the first reward card he had been given, he was impressed, but it was a gold card in the first place. Silver and Bronze cards would definitely have much less lacklustre rewards.
Just as he was musing over these thoughts, another system prompt appeared in front of him.
[New Quest received]
[Quest: Use the Tame Skill to tame one zombie into your Horde]
[Reward: Bronze card]
The System was just getting better by the second for Zain. There were so many things that he wanted to try out, including the weapon skills that he wanted to improve.
"Zain, are you okay?" Pink's voice pulled him out of his thoughts, "You have been staring off into space for a while now. Is there anything you're waiting for?"
Looking at the System and the current Quests he had, Zain decided on what to do next.
"Both of you need to get stronger, and it's the same for me as well," Zain stated. "Kun, I already taught you how to absorb the crystals. I want you to teach Pink the same. All of us are going to level up to the next stage. That way, if a demon comes and attacks us, they will be in for a nice surprise."
Hearing his words, Kun and Pink nodded. The Demon was very powerful, and they didn't have any doubts about that. Hence, getting stronger was the utmost priority for them.
Both of them wanted enough strength to hold the ground on their own the next time they encountered the Demon.
On the other hand, Zain was thinking about something else.
'If this is what a Gold Card gives me, I wonder what a Diamond Card's reward will be.'
Day by day, Zain's gaming instincts were kicking in. He wanted to collect them all, rise to the top and be the best of the best.
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