Prices in Starting Village had already skyrocketed. Even if players could grind monsters in the wilderness outside the gates, they were already struggling to keep up with rising prices and scarce supplies.
"Besides that, staying in Starting Village poses a very serious problem—there's no way to level up."
"Without being able to level up, every hunt outside will carry enormous risks. Even for that reason alone, the Tree Sentinel blocking the way ahead must be slain."
Diabel first explained the urgency, then continued, "Since everyone has already reached the maps beyond this point, I'm sure some of you have learned spells. However, every spell we can learn at this stage can be perfectly deflected by it, so under no circumstances can we use magic against the Tree Sentinel. Also, I think some of you may have heard that Mounted Combat can help us. But I must remind everyone that our riding skill is currently extremely low. If we fight on horseback, we'll immediately be knocked from our mounts and instantly killed."
Mounted Combat had worked during the closed beta.
But during the current open beta, people had already proven with their lives that it did not work.
—Because the open beta had added a "level" system to riding skills.
And players started with only LV1 riding.
If they were knocked off their horses by the Tree Sentinel, they would basically be instantly killed.
There was no other reason—it was specifically designed to screw over players who wanted to cheese the fight on horseback.
This was intelligence the pioneers had bought with their lives.
This was Mr. Miyazaki's malice.
But Mr. Miyazaki was helpless too—how was he supposed to know the game he developed would become a death game?!
"Experience and loot will be distributed directly according to the system's allocation.