There was another overnight pet-levelling session, this time with SirPerivale working on that new blue horse, and when I checked before breakfast, Samael was on, and had asked me how his horse was getting on - so I was able to tell him that it had reached level 37, and log RedRackham on, once I'd got the older computer going, so that he could take it, and trade back the level 33 one I'd loaned him. Sadly, he was broke, so was only able to pass across five moonstones as well, as a small thank you for the effort, and tool aids, involved. He did ask a little later if anyone could help him with new armour, especially boots, and a +10 weapon, but I was away from the keyboard by then, and when I did get back, he had logged off.
I had to head for Watford for some shopping in the morning, so left Peri and Red at work - Red with that level 33 horse, and Peri with the rare blue one. One thing I needed to buy was some sort of "wipe" for the computer screen, which had managed to get some dirt stuck to it. These of course were only available as a tub of a hundred, so it looks as if I have a lifetime supply of those. But at least the screen is clean again!
When I got back to the computer after lunch, there were some announcements of an Auzura "Mad Monster Spawn", but going by the last time, that had probably taken place soon after I'd gone downstairs, so if I'd teleported Memree to the location, it would probably have been ovre. There were no announcements of further MMS events on other servers, probably GM Xandamere was only letting the specific server know. There had been some sort of monster-spawning in the Arena in Randol area too apparently. It would help if such things were done at a pre-arranged time, with announcements in the website's Events section, so that one could plan accordingly.
Anyway, for an hour or so MistressDomina teamed up with MistressBlaze out at the Sphinx types, just as a change from Prokion Temple team-ups. The routine was to kill the elite, then a couple of Sphinx Fighters and Sphinx Speer Men, by which time the elite would have respawned, and things went okay, though progress was rather slow. MistressDomina just added 3.46% - really, to make any progress there she needs to be solo, with a platinum blessed iris, and maybe experience boosters for each elite if I'm feeling rich. 6 skill points got added, though, and 362 pet points. MistressBlaze added a more useful 11.07%, but only 4 skill points, which is slightly strange.
The rest of the afternoon was spent in checking what various characters over on Cariae had got, and moving appropriate loot over to that server's MistressDomina, my merchant. I do seem to be better off for armour sets on Auzura, most of the Cariae ones I had in stock are just +4 or +6, which modern monsters would easily overcome. I suppose back in the old days before various changes, the monsters may have been less fierce, and there was less of a necessity to fight ones well above your own level. Still, there are some +15 and +14 weapons, and the sets that Barbarienne, Keerella, and indeed Kaerella are wearing are pretty good, even if Barb and Kee's are not actually the highest-level sets they could wear, now.
Over the food break CaptainScarlet got his drake up to level 30, while RedRackham continued to work on the level 33 horse. After that, for the evening, it seemed like a good idea to work on Cariae's future pet leveller, XxGALAHADxX, teamed up with Karella again. The back room was already being used by another knight, so I went to what I call the "corridor room", which was free, though the trouble is that, as it is part of a route through the Temple some people take, you do get people passing through, and sometimes they stop and start fighting "your" Orcs.
A rogue called Nijntj politely asked how long I was going to be, and left when I said I intended to be there for a while - but unfortunately an archer called Muts was a shameless room-stealer, and just stayed and targeted all the Orcs she could. I outlasted her, though my experience gain was probably slowed down a little while she was there, as there were moments when nothing had respawned.
It didn't take me long after I had got there to notice that we were getting the benefit of 50% extra skill exp; I don't know when it started, but apparently Katar and Cariae had had disconnection problems in the morning, while I was innocently pet-levelling on the Auzura server, so this could have been compensation for that - or, more likely, as does often happen on a Monday, the US "Sunday Teatime" bonus had just been left running. This went on until about 9:15pm, UK time, and then was silently switched off.
That meant Galahad was able to get not just 35.54% experience and 484 guild points, but a very useful 208 skill points, meaning that he now has enough sp for the fifth level of Wall of Belief, plus enough left over for the early levels of Uncanny Movement (for extra running speed) and Divine Shield. In the Combat party, Karella got 18.74% further into level 26, plus 75 guild points and 205 skill points.
I must remember to check on Mondays to see if the "Sunday teatime" bonus, whatever it was, has been left running, though to make use of 50% extra skill exp does mean mainly slogging away in Prokion Temple, and one can't really do that all day. Another hour or so ought to get Galahad to level 33, at which point he could actually team up with Kaerella, my Cariae cleric, since she is level 48 at the moment. It might be worth checking if Gal would get good experience from a team-up fighting the Beast Flyers on level three of Maargadum Jail, though it would be useful for him to get a few more skill points first, to maximise Divine Shield and Uncanny Movement and have 60 left over for Canid Fence 2 when he does reach his target level of 35... Beast Flyers are nicely unaggressive, so if he can get down there safely, he ought to be okay.
After that expedition, it was time to get back to Auzura and put RedRackham and CaptainScarlet to work again. Cap's drake is still in the early stages of level 30, but Red's horse is at last close to reaching the top of level 33. And so the evening drew to its traditional close.
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