Path to grow strong

Herewith lays in front of you, the writings of one who has wandered the sands of the new continent for a thousand days past.

Many pioneers steps upon the docks of Coimbra, awed at the immense architecture of the port and quite at a loss of what to do. So was I.

My first mates, were a fighter, a scout and a wizard. It was not a strong team, but you could level without spending too much on those bullets and potions. With that, I managed to save up quite well as I do not have much expense. I focused on all the quests given by the local inhabitants, especially those issued by the mayor to pioneers. These quests earned me precious glaziums with which I traded for pioneer weapons that were of a high quality. It wasnt long before I earned quite a reputation amongst the locals with all the questing I did. I also made a lot of friends, and gained many more soldiers in my barracks.

By the time my first team became veterans, I had quite a pot of gold stored away and a whole array of weapons and armor, most of them pioneer standard equipment but a lot of them, worthy loots as well. I am now ready to train up my first soldiers; Angie and Catherine the Summoner. I had a really hard time getting Catherine to join my barracks. Took me weeks of training at Dr. Torsches but she's really worth the effort. Leveling them at the Isle of Fire made me my first fortune. The chips I farmed sold well. I sold them all; invisible potions, chips, weapons. By the time my Catherine received her promotion to veteran, I had earned enough to buy off a couple of veteran scrolls off a fellow pioneer.

The next couple of months, Catherine assumed the role of chief trainer, and under her tutelage, the rest of the soldiers got up to speed amazingly fast. Takes only three days to get a pair of them to level 100, compared to the three months I spent on my first team (but that was also due to the questing). My fortune has ballooned. I have a hundred million by then and three dozen soldiers in my barracks; the craftsmen, the martial artists, the constructionists, the elementalists and even the noble knights.

It is time to form my first raid team. I need them to get into the action - the raids that really brings in the moolah. For that, I chose Idge the Battlesmith (she hits hard and takes in the blows), Bernelli the gunsmith (her skill in rifles are unmatched) and the noble knight mistress Romina.

These boss raids yielded me very nice weapons which I sold for a tidy profit at the markets. I also managed to get some quests under my belt and as they became experts, I was also able to wander new lands, from the icy snowfields to the dangerous swamps. All manners of monstrosities came with my new adventures; Gerero that stalks deep in the prisons, Hellbreaker that roams the Toubkal mines, the fearsome and secretive Swamp Frogfish, the Dreamblade that tramples the wildlands, the Avalanche Apparition that steals across the icy fields.

It was then that I heard of the portals. A portal of Fire, another of Lightning and a last one of Ice. I began to train a team of elementalists. With the right elemental bracelets, the destruction and power they wield in these portals are unmatched. It didnt take long before I faced and downed Lavaleaf. It was a long and fiery match but his treasures are definitely worth it. My wealthy multiplied. Einwind was harder. Much harder. It will be a long while before I will be able to face Novia, the Ice Wizard. Definitely not alone.

The new lands that lay before me are now filled with fearsome beasts. I need weapons, many of them, enchanted with race options and well socketed. My fortunes dwindled. The weapons I sought cost me hundreds of millions, entire fortunes gathered over months of raids spent in a single day. But having found the weapons I needed, I ventured into the Secret Tower, to seek a treasure. A treasure of untold prowess, that is most rare. And here you will find me. But before that, young pioneer, you need to take your first step. Wait no more! Sir Lyndon awaits!