Alfonsen Holerand Mirbit VII was deeply dissatisfied. It was unbecoming for an Eldaray prince to show emotions stronger than dissatisfaction, so he was merely dissatisfied, but very strongly so.
As tradition dictated, since his family established the Kingdom of Mirbit, every heir to the throne had to travel through the Gates to raise the level of the Gate Traveler Class and sub-classes to a respectable level. At least his Profession, [Monarch (in training)], would lose the (in training) addendum and rise in level when he ascended to the throne.
His family had a tradition of taking the Mage sub-class and Enchanter sub-profession since the kingdom's inception. As a result, they had extensive archives—certainly not the mess of the Archive—detailing locations and Gate chains to level the class and profession. And herein lay the problem: He did not have that class and that profession.
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Alfonsen Holerand Mirbit VII did not want to accept the short 350-400-year lifespan those classes provided. The Mage class offered only 2 points to Vitality, and the Enchanter class provided none at all. This was simply unacceptable. So, he went to the Adventurers Guild, asked many questions, and learned that the Heavy Warrior class provided 4 points to Vitality, and the Alchemist profession also provided 4 points to Vitality.
Acquiring the Heavy Warrior class wasn’t hard; he joined a party, spent one of his precious ability points on a mana shield, bought a large mithril shield, cleared two dungeons and even a Mana Aggregation Occurrence, and received the class. The Alchemist profession was more challenging, but he persisted and found an impoverished Alchemist who agreed to teach him for money without an apprentice contract.
But now, here he was, trudging through a muddy swamp, looking for mana-rich plants to make potions to raise his Alchemist profession. His boots were covered in mud—he even had mud inside his boots—bugs were biting him, and there were no beautiful courtesans in this entire world.
Alfonsen Holerand Mirbit VII was profoundly dissatisfied.