The Quest

Our journey begins with an ancient story about a young dragon prince, who was the son of the Dragon King, Long-wang: #龍王 <img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/07/01/16/34/dragon-2461979_1280.png" width="500" height="400"> Legend goes, (click:"Legend goes,") [龍王 (Long-wang) the Dragon King, was a majestic dragon and a ferocious royal warrior. He was the ruler of the sea, and the protector of all the people on land. But...] (click:"But...")[龍王 (Long-wang) had a temperamental nature. He often disobeyed the Jade Emperor, Yu-huang Da-di: #玉皇大帝 Uh oh...] (click:"Uh oh...")[I sense trouble coming... [[Ok, let's hear it. | Ok]] [[I need a minute.| Wait]] ]

龍王 (Long-wang) became too arrogant. (click:"too arrogant.")[To punish him, 玉皇大帝 (Yu-huang Da-di), the Jade Emperor, sentenced 龍王's son to a lifetime of imprisonment in the deepest part of the earth's core. Without his son... ] (click:"Without his son...")[龍王 fell ill and went into a deep sleep. Over the next thousands of years, 龍王 did not protect the land... And so...] (click:"so...")[the land became dark and dangerous... <img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/04/17/21/51/human-3328885_1280.jpg" width="600" height="400"> [[Legend goes... | Lengend]] ]

Nothing like a cup of coffee that will get you mentally ready for an adventure. Yes, give me one please. (click:"please.")[<img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/06/08/23/26/coffee-3463352_1280.jpg" width="700" height="500"> Ahh, that's nice cup of coffee. I can feel more energy flowing through me now. [[I'm ready to hear more about 龍王(Long-wang) | Ok]]. ]

A warrior will break the Dragon Prince out of his prison. And... (click:"And...")[ with his son back, 龍王 will be revived, and the world will be saved. The question now is...] (click:"is...")[ $name, if you have a chance to save the world, would you? [[No, thanks | no thanks]] [[Why not? | yes]]]

$name, looks like you are not confident enough yet. Maybe giving you some magic powers will help. Head to complete a quest to gain some powers. [[Here's what you must do. | magic 1]]

$name, you are indeed a brave soul. But...unfortunately, you are not strong enough. To defeat the creature that guards the Dragon Prince, you need to practice the power of magic. <img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/05/06/12/48/fantasy-3378504_1280.jpg width="300" height="300"> (click:"magic.")[You can gain power by completing a quest. [[Here's what you must do. | magic 1]] ]

You must identify the correct Chinese character to its meaning. For every character that you successfully identify, you (text-colour:red)[gain 100 power]. But... (click:"But...")[For every character that you fail to identify, you (text-colour:red)[lose 10 health]. Good luck. [[Start quest. | identify character 1]] ]

(alert: "Oops! This character means 'dragon'.") (set: $health to ($health-10)) Health = $health | Power = $power Now that you've learned this character 'long', #龍 Dragon you can try again. [[Ok. | identify character again]]

(alert: "Great job! You got it!") (set: $power to ($power+100)) Health = $health | Power = $power This character 龍, is in the name of the Dragon King: #龍 Dragon #王 King Now that you gained some magic powers. You are ready. (click:"ready.")[$name, you are the chosen warrior. [[Let's go save the Dragon Prince! | trouble 1]] ]

(set: $health to 100)(set: $power to 0) Health = $health | Power = $power What does this character mean? #龍 Need a (text-style:"underline")[hint?] (click:"hint?")[The Dragon King's name is 龍王] [[Choice 1: Snake | snake]] [[Choice 2: Dragon | dragon]]

Health = $health | Magic = $magic What does this character mean? #龍 [[Choice 1: Snake | snake]] [[Choice 2: Dragon | dragon]]

Health = $health | Power = $power $name, on your way to the earth's core to save the Dragon Prince, you enter a dark underground tunnel. There... <img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/10/03/16/42/asylum-2813142_1280.jpg" width="400" height="400"> (click:"There...")[You see a dark shadow, lurking in the distance. You... [[fight]] [[run for your life]] ]

(alert: "Power went down by 50 in this fight.") (set: $power to ($power-50)) Health = $health | Power = $power Congratulations! You defeated the creature! <img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/05/31/00/02/sword-790815_1280.jpg" width="500" height="400"> What's next? (click:"next?")[You look down at at the creature as it lies there... There is something in his hand. You take it.] (click:"take it.")[It looks like an ancient scroll <img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/04/10/06/15/parchment-2217669_1280.jpg width="500" height="400"> There are some writing on it. [[Let's take a closer look.]] ]

(alert: "You were hit from behind!") (set: $health to ($health-50)) Health = $health | Magic = $magic Ouch! You were hit by the creature from behind. There's no where else to run to, you have to face the creature! (click:"face the creature!")[ [[fight]] ]

Health = $health | Power = $power On the scroll, it says... (click:"says...")[ "Congratulations on making this far, but your quest is not over yet. To save the Dragon Prince, you must choose the door that reads jade." You're not sure what this means. Just then,] (click:"then,")[you notice lights up ahead, you walk towards the [[light]] ]

Health = $health | Magic = $magic You enter a room with 4 doors. There is a warning sign beside the doors. It reads, (click:"reads,")[ "Only open the door that reads jade, Should you fail, you shall pay." You look at the the symbols on the doors. They look like this:] (click:"this:")[ #龍高玉虎 They look familiar to you. [[I need a hint.]] [[I am ready to choose. | choice]]. ]

(alert: "This does not read jade!") (set: $health to ($health-100)) Health = $health | Power = $power Sorry, you don't have enough health to continue the quest. The Dragon Prince must wait for another savior. <img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/08/19/18/54/mourning-5501796_1280.jpg width="500" height="300") Thank you for playing. To be continued...

(alert: "Congratulations!") (set: $health to ($health+100)) Health = $health | Power = $power You saved the Dragon Prince! Now the Dragon King can protect the sea and the land again. You have saved thousands of lives. You are a true warrior! <img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/07/13/12/14/inspiration-1514296_1280.jpg width="600" height="500"> Thank you for playing. To be continued...

(set:$name to (prompt:"Enter your name:","Unnamed Warrior")) Welcome, $name This journey will take you on a noble quest. Before we begin, let's practice some simple rules. Every time you see blue text, click on it. (click:"it.")[Good.] (click:"Good.")[ On this quest, you will be challenged to recognize Chinese characters that you've never seen before. Like this: ] (click:"this:")[Which character below is the same as 帝, meaning 'emperor'? #1.帝 #2.龍 (click:"2.龍")[Oops! Try again.] (click:"1.帝")[Great! You've got it.] Now you're ready to begin. [[start]] ]

Health = $health | Power = $power Choose the character that means 'jade' Choices. (click:"Choices.")[ [[Door 1: 龍]] [[Door 2: 高]] [[Door 3: 玉]] [[Door 4: 虎]] ]

The name of the Jade Emperor is #玉皇大帝 [[Ok, I am ready to choose | choice]]