Nul turned from Randidly to the old man Since he has rejected this opportunity I know offer it to you Remember gaining the first class from me would mean that you also gain the Soul Skill Village Chieftain
The old man just snorted and spat Not interested
Hey who is that Chubbs asked wandering over with a bickering Tera and Donny in tow
Nul instantly beamed at the new arrivals Which of you would like to be Village Chiefta
For the second time his pitch was interrupted but this time by Donny’s yell Mee
Donny immediately rushed forward to a bowing Nul
Do you choose to select a class no
I do Donny said practically salivating Randidly and the old man exchanged glances
Do you know anything about what a class gets you The old man asked in a quiet voice Randidly shook his head slightly They both looked at Donny
Since Randidly was already letting him be the one who dealt with people he saw no reason to stop him from being the Village Chieftain Although Nul was talking it up the slimy way they almost explicitly refused to indicate methods to get better classes made Randidly rather skeptical
And if it did turn out to be a good thing it’s not like it would be that hard to kill another rare mob once he found one
Nul gestured and suddenly they all could see a giant floating screen On it were three choices
The first choice is Nul began to explain but Donny just waved his hand ignoring him
No need He said imperiously I choose the second option I am Dusk Knight No wait Knight of the Dusk
Randidly had a hard time suppressing his smile based on the first and third options But he supposed it was a good thing the random class ended up being so official and gamey sounding like the rest of the world Hopefully the level up gains would give them an idea of what a class could provide
Instantly motes of gold flew from Nul’s hand to Donny and as the group watched a short sword and shield appeared in Donny’s hands Grinning from ear to ear Donny began to swing them around but promptly underestimated the weight and fell on his face
What did the class give you Tera asked jealousy clear in her voice
Even sitting on his butt his face covered in dirt still Donny was glowing and he waggled his fingers at Nul Show them the same notification you showed me so they can stand and be awed in my brilliance
Shrugging Nul complied Randidly looked closely at the notification that appeared
Congratulations You have received the class of Knight You have gained the Skill Ride Lvl 1 You have received the skill Honorable Charge Lvl 1 You have received the skill Stalwart Defense Lvl 1 You may learn 7 additional skills to these and those you already possess Skills may be forgotten to learn new skills +12 Health per Level +1 Mana Per Level +7 Stamina per level +2 Vit End or Str per level (these points may be distributed between 2) +1 Resist per level
The old man blinked then shook his head looking at Randidly Those numbers just make my eyes water How good is that It seems like a hell of a lot
Randidly nodded slowly Once he completes the Newbie path and gets that bonus that’s 16 health 3 mana and 9 stamina plus 4 stat points per level 2 Among Vit End and Str 1 to Resist one freely distributed Hard to gauge how much the stats mean but all that extra health and stamina will add up Do a lot to keep him alive After 15 levels he will have comparable health and stamina to me and that’s not even counting the bonuses he would get putting it into Vit and End
Frowning the old man nodded So it really is hard to tell how useful it is Well I’ll try the skill level route for a while and then revisit the issue
You must hurry Nul said with a smile looking at Randidly and the old man Remember the Newbie Zone protection will wear off on this area in 7 days and stronger monsters will come You should select your class immediately
When he saw that neither of them really cared Nul turned back to Donny smile attached So where would you like your village to be
Chapter 24
Because Nul begrudgingly admitted that the village would take up a fair amount of space and have an indeterminate effect on the previous geography within its zone Donny proudly marched about half a mile along the valley up from their original spot with the cabin
Curious Randidly and the old man followed When Donny finally indicated a spot a blinding light immediately robbed them of their vision Acting on instinct built on months of struggle Randidly dropped into a crouch and drew his spear his senses sharpening But when no attacks came and after several seconds the light slowly faded resolving itself into a clearing with several buildings
Perhaps the strangest feature was the pillar of light that rose from the center of the village But as Randidly saw the notification that had appeared in front of him and everyone elses based on their expression his visage darkened
Congratulations A Newbie Village has been founded near your location A pillar of light has been placed there and will remain there for 7 days so it may be conveniently found Due to the founding of a Newbie Village the starter protections in the surrounding area will disperse in exactly 7 days At that time monsters Level 20 and over will begin to appear It is recommended that you proceed to the Newbie Village and acquire a class as fast as possible
But it seemed the implications of this notification did not worry Donny instead he was laughing
Haha This is so cool Because I was the first one to found a Newbie Village I get an extra 500 Soul Points towards upgrading it I’m fucking first This is so awesome
Soul points Tera asked looking at Donny But he just continued to giggle to himself Instead Nul stepped forward his bland smile in place
Yes Soul Points which are used to strengthen and upgrade your Newbie Village Besides turning in other golden coins for 500 Soul Points you gain Soul Points for your village anytime you level up And eventually the Newbie Village too can expand giving greater benefits for the people who choose to have their class based here
How much would it take to upgrade a Newbie Village into a Randidly hesitated then went with his gut a Trainee Village
10 000 Soul Points Nul gave Randidly a strange glance There was something there It was not fear but Almost annoyance But then the bland smile returned more blanketing and numbing than ever However a Trainee Village possesses the possibility of allowing you to reclass increasing your growth rates monstrously with the stats and skills you have gained by leveling
And instantly he shifts what he is saying trying to sway me to get a class Well I will be thinking this over very carefully ’ Randidly thought nodding calmly and walking away towards the treeline
Casually he looked over his shoulder and said You all should rest now and prepare I suspect that we shall have a lot of company soon Donny you are going to need to decide about who you want to let into your village
Then Randidly walked away wanting a bit of insurance for later
Almost exactly three hours later Randidly returned having gained quite a few things The first was a skill point in Running and a skill point in Pathfinding which was enough to finish off Spear Mastery netting him two new skills Sweep and Spear Deflect Sweep was a powerful area of effect attack a wide swing of the spear while Spear Deflect was effectively spinning the spear in front of oneself knocking away smaller projectiles and reducing the strength of magical attacks
Both skills had Randidly excited First for their utility but also for their ability to be leveled The higher a skill got the harder it would be to level which had become especially clear since he had left the dungeon and came here where monsters were quite weak in comparison to himself
Even just a few minutes previously when he had searched and found the Mother Wolverine which was level 13 it had been able to withstand several of Randidly’s attacks but was ultimately killed rather simply