Apprentice

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aPPRenTice 

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Justin: Congrats on the new rank!
It didn't take as long as you thought now, did it?

Jonathan: Congratz! But don't get your bubbleh out
too early. Read the below before celebrating.


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Warning!
Dear adventurer, you will now be leaving the sanctuary of ToG & the Meadow.
Please, be warned.
Mice in other locations can & will steal either your cheese, gold, or points.
We term this pesky phenomenon as 'Red Boxes', the bane of
all MouseHunters out there.

"Proceed with caution. You have been warned..."But before that...
Now that you've graduated from being a Novice,
you get access to some nifty features that you couldn't use before, i.e.
Trading, Giving To Friends, Crafting & Tournaments!
(Justin: you should head over to MHWiki to read up on these)
You also get to collect all those stale cheese,
which now nicely goes into your inventory.

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Cheese?
You're still going to be using Marble Cheese, for now.
Trust us, you want to minimize costs.
(Jonathan: Yeah, just think of the price tag on the SAMT *sweats*)

• STOCK UP.        

Buy a minimum of 100 Marble Cheese & travel to the Harbour (529g).
It's important to note that the
Harbour does not have a Cheese Shoppe OR a Trapsmith.
(Justin: In fact, only ToG has a Cheese Shoppe and Trapsmith in this region)


NEW LOCATION: HARBOUR

Thank God! A new area!
Breathe in the salty sea breeze and enjoy the new view.
There's some new mice here. But also lots of old ones.

So, what's our next move?
For now, continue using your
trusty Trebuchet/Target Base/Marble Cheese setup.

• WANTED: THE GRANITE MOUSE.        

Man, look at those evil glowing eyes.

Granite Mouse
Max Points: 285
Min Gold: 526

Alright, there's one particular Granite running about in the Harbour,
and you HAVE to catch it, because it drops the
Whisker Woods Clearing Map Piece.

My first map piece?!
Yes. Map pieces reveal new areas on your travel page.
You need this particular map piece
to access Whisker Woods, first area of the next region: Calm Clearing.
With this map piece, Whisker Woods will be accessible
once you reach the Journeyman rank.
(Note: You may not get the map piece from your
1st Granite in the Harbour. Keep hunting & it'll come soon)

• HUNT AND SAVE FOR YOUR NEXT TRAP.        

Swiss Army Mouse TrapPower: 1,200
Power Bonus: 2%
Attraction Bonus: 2%
Luck: 10

The next amount you are aiming for are70,300 gold and 45,500 points
(approximately)

We are aware that it's alot.
However, you will notice that there are less coloured mice here,
and lots more Dwarf/Steel/Bionic Mice.
This means your gold will increase at a faster rate.(Remember! the Trap Programmes can be a great help)

Please make sure you have some additional gold to also
stock up on cheese and to travel.

When you finally have enough, travel back to ToG.
AHA! IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER UPGRADE!

• CHANGE YOUR SETUP.        
  LOCATION: TOWN OF GNAWNIA          

Your New Setup:

Swiss Army        Target Base       Swiss Cheese

Purchase the Swiss Army Mouse Trap (70,300g)
This should be your new setup.Yes, that's right, Swiss Cheese!
(Jonathan: Swiss cheese goes best with the Swiss Army!)
   
Lose your Marble.Sell all your Marble Cheese, and buy Swiss Cheese from now on.
Keep your spare cheddar, but don't buy any. Don't ask 'why' just yet.(Justin: Learn to trust us.)

LOCATION: HARBOUR
Travel back to Harbour and continue hunting with this new setup.
You should have little trouble catching just about any mice here now.
Don't hurry. Enjoy the gentle ascent of your gold and points.

Wait! Isn't there another base I haven't bought?
Yes, there is.
Collect enough gold (29,775g)
Head back to the Town of Gnawnia, and buy the Explosive Base.

Explosive Base
Power: 300
Power Bonus: 5%
Attraction Bonus: 5%
Cheese Effect: Stale

• UPGRADE YOUR BASE.      

Your New Setup:

      Swiss Army       Explosive Base     Swiss Cheese     

LOCATION: TOWN OF GNAWNIA
BOOM!
The Explosive Base is currently the most powerful base available for sale.
It gives 300 Power.
It also helps to maximize the power of your weapon by providing a Power Bonus,
while also maintaining a reasonable attraction level.Don't worry too much about the stale effect. You'll need lots of stale
cheese later on.
This setup will last you for a pretty long time.

Head Back to the Harbour.
It's time for a sweep!

LOCATION: HARBOUR

• HUNT IN HARBOUR UNTIL YOU LEVEL UP       

Keep hunting & collecting gold/points. The SAMT/Explosive/Swiss combo should net you
quite a number of Pirate Mice (hopefully!).
You'll definitely be seeing many more catches and very few red boxes.

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Your progress bar should also be coming along really nicely now.
A bunch of dwarf/steel/bionic,
And before you know it -
you'll hit Journeyman.

But wait!!
Before leaving the Harbour,
you need to visit the Harbour General Store.

• BUY CRAFTING ITEMS       

300 X Curds & Whey	213 X Salt	1 X  Dehydration Base Blueprints

Buy these items before leaving Harbour.
(Total Cost = 25,156g)

Why?
These will be some of your ingredients for your first crafting attempt.
(Don't worry, that comes later. Much later.)

After you've bought them, check for any last minute things you'd like to do here,
  (e.g. catch a mouse you haven't yet.)
But you should have caught all
or almost all of the mice in the Harbour by now.
If you haven't, we don't really recommend you hang
 around for a mouse you can catch elsewhere later anyway.