Victor shouted happily and fell into the warm hot bath. Very good!
Lynette's Inn was a first-class institution, a stone mansion converted into a retreat for adventurers and businessmen; he had his own room with a king-size bed and a private bathroom in the back.
Victor kept his clothes and weapons nearby, just in case. He'd had a horrific experience with a naked ambush in the past, and it didn't hurt to be a little paranoid.
Victor glanced at the copper plate around his neck. After Ogren finished his "last meal", the Adventurer's Guild upgraded him and Winkle to Bronze-level adventurers. Of course, from what he gathered, the Guild itself still had no idea what to do with the dragon, and had simply decided to follow due process until King Gadmani or the Shining Crusaders "solved" the problem.
However, Victor doesn't know what to do with the dead Cyclops' axe. It doesn't have any magic, and it's so heavy that only giants can use it. He wanted Winkle to play around with it and then sell it on his back.
The former outlaw had a more important problem to deal with. Those love letters, that is, and the way the girl blushed at him as he walked down the street. After Victor tricked him into fighting the Scorchers, now that Winkel had agreed to stay in Haudemer for a few days, he could fool around again. Lynette is also very eye-catching...
The bathroom door opened behind him, and Victor impulsively reached for his dagger. It's Lynette, do you dare to take a bath with him? Damn, it's getting more and more exciting.
Only it was not a young girl, but a disheveled Henry. "Victor!" He smiled at him warmly, turning a blind eye to Victor's weapon. "Here you go!"
"Henry, why are you in my bathtub?" Victor asked the obvious question. Especially since he must have walked here from the bedroom.
"I can't wait!" I've been working on your case since yesterday and it's been bugging me—"
Banshi suddenly noticed the black sword tattoo on Victor's left shoulder, and his face turned pale. "That's the mark of the Night Blade." He knew what the mark meant and the organization that issued it.
Damn it, the gangster thought. He'd rather keep this little secret.
"Let's call them the legitimate recyclers of personal belongings, the ones I left behind when I became an adventurer." A lie. No one really leaves Nightblade. "If you were smart, you wouldn't tell."
Henry wisely dropped the matter, becoming more interested in the class discussion anyway. "I'm sorry, this has been bothering me for a while," he said. "Why not the Crusaders?"
"C
usa-what?”
"Class! With his immense strength, the dragon will benefit most from the growth of his attributes, and the self-healing will make him nearly impossible to take down! Think of the optimization potential!"
"Are you really considering making that dragon unkillable?" Victor said.
"Yeah, isn't that your job?"
Yes, but he won't do very well! "You see, all he cares about is money," Victor replied. "He's probably strong enough to handle anything but legendary adventurer, so unless you propose a class that earns gold without 'servant work', I wouldn't be interested."
Congratulations! Because it is completely in line with your master's wishes, your [Monster Servant] level has been raised by one level! +10 sp, +1 st
, +1 ski, +1 agi, +1 i
t, +1 lack!
You have obtained the [Following Coach] career privilege!
Follower Trainer: When you fight alongside your followers, you gain 50% more experience points.
"How did I end up in Mo
ste
Squi
e》Upgraded?”
"Ah, you may have gained experience by doing tasks for the dragon." Henry guessed. "You earned your status by serving him, right? So of course the system will reward you if you protect his interests." "
Great, Victor gained levels by being a good and loyal follower. Someone above laughed at him. Minion trainer? Does the class want him to make friends with more dragons? One is enough trouble!
"That just proves my point," Victor said. "In my opinion, Vai
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Will level up in the noble profession until he reaches the perk perk, then he will delve into a new profession better suited to making money. "Hopefully this doesn't make him more invincible.
"Gamblers. They have a nice luck boost to supplement the [old money] perk, as well as multiple abilities to increase the money they get from placing bets."
"I can't imagine what Fankel would bet on," Victor said. "He's a dragon, a miser."
Henry thought for a moment and then had an idea. "That's the Gladiator class!" If they impress the crowd, they'll receive many perks. Dragons have high strength and charisma, making them ideal for making the most of this profession. "
Victor guessed it would attract the showy dragon. "Do you have relevant documents?"
"Yes, of course!" Will you allow me to document its evolution? I don't know how it synergizes with dragons. Henry was engrossed in his calculations. "You have the 'claim by Dice' perk yourself, right? That means you have a 10% chance of improving your skill and luck." You will become an excellent spellcaster. "
"I don't want to spend all my time reading scrolls and magic books," Victor replied. "Don't get me wrong, I don't mind using lightning, but I prefer using daggers. All kinds, if you know what I mean."
Henry didn't get the dirty joke, and Victor sighed in disappointment. "Then why not call it 'Gambler'?"
If Winkle gave him the money, he would try it. "Henry..."
"Yes, sir?"
"This is a little dirty, but... is there a class that can help you get laid?"
"Male or female?" Except for the Red Mage, most are gender-neutral. "
This was not the answer Victor expected. "More than one?" he asked doubtfully.
"Of course, there are a lot of seduction-oriented classes, and many of them have useful perks, like the Dark Knight's Guilty Aura. This is a very common question."
Damn, Henry made it sound like a respectable subject. Victor thinks this is a stupid question! "I have a friend who hasn't been very active for a while and he wants to improve his level. Level 10, mostly rogue-like professions."
"Him? Too bad, the best seduction course is the female-only Black Widow. Is his charm worth that much?"
"As good as mine."
"That's just average," Henry said, and Victor got angry. "Then I suggest you choose the Demonic Rake class, discovered by Ludvik Van. It has very high entry requirements, including Charisma, Vitality, and Dexterity scores of 50 each, and surviving a special demonic ritual. If he hasn't reached this score yet, he should build up his charisma and get some extra benefits in the Red Mage class. I can give you a book about it if you need it."
Is everyone in this world a munchkin?
By taking a serious look at the class system and how to improve your dating life, you'll earn a personal perk from The Observer.
Observer: You can instantly determine someone's class level as long as their overall level is the same as or lower than yours. If the target has a higher level than you, you will only see the total level.
Yes, even Victor himself is no exception. "Henry?"
"Yes, sir?" he asked, his eyes full of hope.
"Thank you," Victor said. "Please get out of my bathroom now."
The unfortunate implications of their present situation suddenly dawned on Henry, and he hurried away, apologizing to the door along the way.
Victor slumped into the bathtub, put the dagger aside and allowed himself to lose himself in pleasure.
He rested for a minute when someone knocked on the door.
"What?!" Victor complained as the man opened the door without his permission.
Ly
ette walked in, wearing a summery gold dress that showed off her assets. Victor immediately sank deeper into the water, with only his head above the water.
The innkeeper laughed at the sight. "It's so humbling," she said. "Am I disturbing you, Sir Victor?"
"Not at all," Victor replied, seeing clearly from his current perspective. "what can I do for you?"
"I have a very pressing problem in my basement that I think only you can solve."
Alone in the basement...
ah.
Ah! Finally! "I'm all ears," Victor grinned, Ly
ette smiled back.
Victor sighed and walked into the dark basement of the hotel with a torch in his hand. It smells of cheese, meat, and beer, with the bitter taste of disappointment.
Instead of sending him on a basement tryst, Lynette sends him on a mission to exterminate rats.
Seriously? He knew that, technically, his career had just begun, but this was the number one adventurer hazing! And it was unpaid labor! Everything he had done for the dragon and the pretty face...
However, Victor has been searching underground and has not found any rats, and he begins to suspect Ly
Is ette overreacting? She said food had gone missing recently, but it could have been stolen by chefs or staff.
"Remember, it's all in the heart!" A sharp voice came from behind the crate, "We have to say it sincerely, truly mean it! Practice this posture!"
Maybe not. Victor grabbed a dagger with his free hand and a torch in the other, looked behind the crate and found himself face to face with five pairs of eyes.
There are monsters in the basement! Except they're not rats. them……
Kobold.
Kobolds are small, lizard-like creatures, as intelligent as human children, with sharp claws, rudimentary horns and long, sliding tails. Victor counted five of them, each with scales of different colors, namely red, blue, yellow, black, and pink. What a rainbow.
Victor noticed a small tunnel dug into a nearby wall. These creatures must have dug all the way from the countryside to steal food from the basement.
"Oh my gosh, alone!" the pink kobold said as soon as he saw him, trembling with fear at the sight of Victor, who was much taller than him.
"Attention everyone, it's time to do the choreography!" The red one is bigger than the others and seems to be the leader. "Remember, speak carefully! He will cower in front of us!"
To Victor's surprise, each kobold was in a strange and ridiculous pose.
"We fight for injustice!" said the red kobold.
"We live for chaos!" the black man continued.
"We attack at night!" Blue added.
"We fight in discord!" shouted the pink one.
"We are..." the yellow reptile finished, before shouting in unison with his companions, "Kobold Rangers!"
Victor stood there, too confused to answer.
"Yeah, we finally got the choreography," the redhead smiled happily, congratulating his team. "We knocked him down!"
"I still think we should put the word 'chaos' in the motto," Pink Lady pointed out, "I mean, it's so energetic!"
What on earth is Victor looking at right now? "I feel like the timing of Blue is wrong," the adventurer admitted. "Also, if you want to go all the way, you need a team pet, like a white crocodile."
"What? The blue kobold glared at him, "How dare you insult my talent!" Humans cannot understand true art!"
"I've never understood abstract art, no." Victor replied, not impressed. Kobolds are no more dangerous than rats, and these kobolds look like a bunch of complete idiots.
"Foolish mammals, the apples of knowledge show us the truth!" added Yellow.
"Wait," the red one looked at Victor blankly and said, "how did he..."
"You humans are out of date!" the black wolf roared, showing its little claws, and rushed towards him. “What a waste of time!”
The kobold was as small as a human child, and Victor wordlessly put his foot on its face, stopping it. The monster struggled, unable to reach him with its little hands, and then shouted to his teammates: "Help!"
"Wait!" the red kobold said, cutting in line to prevent other kobolds from joining the "battle". "He understands!"
"Does he know?" repeated the blue one. "Ridiculous!"
"Yeah, I understand what you're saying." Victor shrugged, then realized he probably shouldn't have done that. [Mo
ste
Ki
] pe
k worked!
"And the smell," the cardinal said. "Do you smell him?"
The black man stopped trying to approach Victor, took a few steps back, and sniffed the human's boots. "He smells like a reptile! Super reptilian!"
"Super reptilian!" exclaimed the yellow one, sniffing Victor's nose, much to the adventurer's embarrassment.
Even after a hot bath and a few days with Winkle, the bad smell was wiped off him. Long also complained that his chief of staff stunk?
Victor immediately cursed himself for internalizing that stupid job. "Listen to me, kobold," the human gestured and said loudly, "I am the chief of staff, guide and class manager of His Majesty Dragon King Winkle! Kneel down before me!"
"Chief of Staff of the Dragon!" To the surprise of the humans, they seemed to recognize what it meant. "A true minion chief of staff!"
"Such primal charm..." "Pink" - Victor decided to mentally nickname them after the color of their scales - had tears in his eyes. "I can almost feel it!"
"We have no choice!" said Blue, "We must sue for peace!"
"Peace!" Red repeated.
"Then, bring me this Apple of Wisdom and I will let you go," Victor ordered them, although he suddenly felt guilty for some reason. Like he was bullying gullible kids.
"Quick!" Red ordered, and the others ran into the tunnel and soon came back with a black and white tablet computer with a familiar logo on the back. When they showed it to Victor, he lowered himself slightly and looked closer.
iPad?
Sweet! He could never afford it! Victor had heard that things from Earth were sometimes brought to Ortmund, mostly by people who had been kidnapped there. Where were the animals found?
This adventurer opened the Ipad and the screen loaded with a delay, possibly due to age. A glance at the desktop told him that the previous owner was an avid downloader of e-books and videos; while most were hidden behind passwords, some were freely accessible.
Victor downloaded one of the videos showing an old silent footage of one of these ridiculous Japanese Super Sendai series. The remark was so cheesy that he cringed, but the kobold watched with interest.
"He knows how to unleash the power of the apple."
"Take us!" Pink implored Victor.
"Wait, what?" Victor asked, "Where is it?"
"Oh, great chief of staff, please accept our status as servants." Red bowed to Victor, and others followed suit. "We have no experience and this will be our first minion job but...but we are hardworking and have multiple values...please!"
Humans find them oddly endearing, except for the monsters. Seeing their lovely big eyes looking at him with sincere hope, the adventurer couldn't help it. "I'd like to have you as interns," Victor said. “Unpaid internship.”
Well, Vaquel rubbed off him.
"Interns! We interns!" The black man jumped up, then paused in confusion, "What's an intern?"
“This is a great opportunity for future career development,” Victor deadpanned, repeating what he said during his first summer internship.
"Such a responsibility," said the blue one with big, bright eyes, far less cynical than Victor in his position.
Recruited the first batch of expendable minions, and your [Monster Servant] level increased by two levels! +10 sp, +1 st
, +2 vit, +2 ski, +2 agi, +1 i
t!
You received the [Monster Student] class allowance!
Monster Student: You can now learn monster-specific perks after you are taught or targeted by them. You are also considered a monster in class access standards.
What would Victor tell Lynette?
