For the rest of the journey Shal was silent
It only took about 5 hours with Randidly riding on Shal’s back To distract himself Randidly had been meditating and even got a skill level
Then they arrived at a set of huge iron doors
Here friend just press your hand against the doors and click yes Shal smiled good naturedly at Randidly Honestly Shal’s whole outlook had changed since Randidly had given him that potion
After a small hesitation as Randidly wondered how to thank this strange alien man This action of bringing him to the entrance of the dungeon likely had saved his life If he had been left to his own devices in here
Randidly just nodded He wasn’t really a sappy sort
But when he pressed his hand to the door the notification made the blood drain from his face
You are unable to enter the dungeon Please choose a class and reach level 10 before proceeding (There is no further level requirement but please see Dungeon Level for a guideline of the necessary strength)
but Randidly said aloud I’m trying to leave
Chapter 12
It seems Shal said slowly That this turn of events was never considered You must be level 10 to use the door to a dungeon But while you are in here you cannot gain a class and therefore cannot level
Randidly just stared at the floor Was he really stuck here It had been over a week since the change had happened He wasn’t sure what was happening outside of the dungeon but it couldn’t be good Although the monsters out there in a normal area might be lower level They were still monsters Monsters that tried to kill you
For Shal he felt slightly awkward He didn’t want to abandon this little friend who had helped him but he also didn’t want to babysit him Sighing Shal considered his own troubles Leveling wasn’t so difficult but he was a physical focused class so getting enough points into Willpower to survive would be slightly difficult Shal only got 2 free points per level and Paths required skills to increase and most of his were above Lvl 50 and almost impossible
But then Shal froze his eyes going wide
No class
Kid what are your skills Shal asked abruptly
Randidly opened his mouth then closed it He knew he had no reason not to trust Shal but revealing something like that so freely
But Shal was already waving his hand No no that is not it you misunderstand How many skill do you have
After a quick count Randidly answered 19
Shal burst out laughing his face once more suffused with a grin Let me tell you a secret kid When you receive a class you are given a skill cap That it the maximum number of skills you can learn You can keep the skills you have from before but it limits what you can learn afterwards with the system My cap is 12 and my class is rather rare Yet you having 19 skills already
Then Shal began to do some mental map in his head Honestly It seemed too easy
With a wide grin Shal turned to Randidly There is of course another way to get out if you are interested
Perking up Randidly asked There is another entrance I didn’t see it on my map
No no no Shal said waving his hand There are no more avenues of retreat But you can always move forward
Shal extended his hand Help me defeat the boss of this Dungeon the Acid Salamander and I will carry you out of this place
Defeat the boss Randidly just looked at him
Well you won’t be doing anything as grand as that Before the boss there are those Orc Shamans that so grievously wounded me in the past you shall help me get past them It shouldn’t be that difficult if we concentrate and get your Willpower up to 50 it will be a simple task Ah I had forgotten You can learn as many skills as you need A measly Willpower of 35 will be sufficient if you learn mental attack resistance and train it up some
A Willpower of 35 How will we
Shal patted Randidly’s back a strange twinkle in his eyes Now now don’t worry about the details But we must hurry The sooner we begin the sooner we get out yes
Within the day Randidly had been carried rapidly back to the safe room Shal seemed to be an immensely good mood and it made Randidly hesitate Although he was happy to have a thread of hope for escaping this dungeon he couldn’t help but wonder whether it would really be as easy as Shal said
After dropping him on the ground in front of the safe room Shal said How many more PP do you need to finish off your current Path
Randidly checked 2 and I have enough to do it now
Then finish it but then don’t select another path
For 14 Randidly received nothing but 15 gave him +2 stat and +2 Perception and Reaction as well as the skill Mapmaking Lvl 1 Feeling slightly swayed by Shal Randidly put the two points into Willpower
Health(/R per hour) 157/153 (+4) (58 5 (+6
Mana(/R per hour) 50/96 (25)
Stam(/R per min) 66/78 (23 (+2
Vit 16 (+2)
Perception 17
Reaction 15
Willpower 11
Inteligence 21
Control 15
Focus 10
Alright now what Randidly asked
Shal reached out and put his hand on Randidly’s head Now we enter into a bargain If I do this you must promise to assist me in defeating the Shaman’s and all other troubles I encounter in the dungeon If we escape I shall consider your debt paid
But more than that Shal continued You must consent to the training I will give you It will not be easy It will hurt but you need this strength Both the strength to persist through the pain and to use the skills I will give you To this do you agree
Randidly looked up at this strange alien his mind quiet and cool And then one thought unbidden rose to the surface
I want to be strong ’
Randidly nodded
Then go to your Path menu and select the option to be my disciple
Opening the menu Randidly did so looking at the strange option
Disciple of Shal 0/X
it goes to X
Shal nodded Yes it will continue to my level Currently I am 36 When you catch up you will receive a skill and the path will end Depending on your performance it might be a skill I have or a superior evolved version or even a partial simplified version
Randidly clicked on it and dumped his points into it What was shocking was that each level gave a distributable stat point At 5 he received a stat point and 1 point in End and Agi Immediately impressed Randidly threw all the earned points into Willpower pushing it up to 19
Alright now what Randidly said
Shal just smiled
Shal had given Randidly a spear told him to play around with it while he made some preparations Randidly had done so learned the skill Spear Mastery Lvl 1 and even leveled it up 3 Perhaps even more pleasing than these developments was that his equip skill rose to 10
When it did so Randidly was finally able to Equip and received the bonus from the leather gloves he had gotten from the small chest
Gloves of Quickness Gloves made from the leather of a Wind Deer Adds speed to the wearer Vit +1 Agi +3
Although the boost couldn’t be considered significant it was still a big bump at the level of his stats More than that the 3 PP he earned pushed him up to 11 which allowed him to get 3 more stats into Willpower and at 10 He received +2 Agi +1 Str and +1 React as well as the skill Phantom Thrust
Becoming a disciple is definitely a good thing ’ Randidly thought trying out the skill It cost 15 Stamina but the training spear Shal had given him moved so fast that Randidly couldn’t even control it The stabs went wide more often than not But they were undoubtedly powerful
That was around when Shal returned and the training changed
Chapter 13
Let us begin the training There was something very different about Shal’s tone of voice now but Randidly didn’t notice too excited about his new skill He was about to show Shal but there was a coldness in his eyes that stopped him
Put down the spear Shal said coolly holding a box in his arms
Randidly did so but slowly When he had finished Shal beckoned him over You must do something for me Stay still