Bottle Deposit Hero (Book)

booktype = Ornate Tome (Object) title = Bottle Deposit Hero pagename = Bottle Deposit Hero (Book) location = Secret Library, . blurb = A poor adventurer is delighted to find a new way of making money. author = returnpage = Secret Library notes = This book was one of the winners of the contest. It was by . It cannot be picked up. text = Bottle Deposit HeroI return to Tibia after 10 years and everything is so frighteningComrades whizzing by me, their speed like lighteningTo the Thais bank I venture but find only 3000 gold piecesIt all goes to a new rod, I pray its power never ceases“Can this old lady catch up?” I whisper to the depot’s stone wall To Mountain Sternum’s Undead Cave I go, I’m sure I can stand tall!Two skeletons greet me and my rod gleefully ices eachDown the stairs I go, now bloodthirsty ghouls I must reachHow they moan and groan to kill me, but I kill them from a distanceI feel invincible and shout “Enjoy your nonexistence!”My loot bag full of gold, my doubts are at zeroI think to myself, “This time I’ll become the top hero.”I turn to go home as my mana starts to run low“No problem” I thought, “I have potions in stow.”Out from my backpack I pull out a great mana potionI go to use it with one smooth motionBut wait it’s not working, why doesn’t it flow?“Oh fudge”, I curse myself, “my powers are too low”Try as I might, I get no juiceOnly regular mana potions, can I useI try to run but there are monsters too manyMy vision blurs and I cry aplentyI revive at the temple with nothing on meMy pack is gone and my rod has left me“Is this the end for good?” I weep loudlyHow could things turn so badly?I shuffle back to the depot, eyes downcastFeeling defeated and like an outcastAs I approach the building, my feet kick somethingEmpty bottles they are that others have been dumpingMy heart starts to pound as I realize its potentialWho says another's trash isn’t my essential1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 stacks I count3000 gold pieces perfect in amount!I race to Xodet shouting “trade” at the top of my lungsHis other guests whisper around me wagging their tonguesBut care I have none for this has saved meTo the shop I go on my spending spreeThis story thus ends with a happy endingFor tomorrow I start again, this time unending! implemented = 11.80.7048