Regina controlled her face her smile fading to twitching lips No be my guest
If Glendel didn’t know better Were these two flirting
Ah Sam said turning to Daniel Well Jerry just insists he has to know whether this means anything raising skill level I’m telling him patience it’s only been a week but
Someone has to be the first Jerry interrupted and stepping forward towards a blandly smiling Nul
Everyone was quiet for several seconds Then Jerry swore quietly
Well shit Now I feel like an idiot The current power option It’s Leatherworker This shit fucking works Fucking hell man why didn’t you stop me
But Jerry wore a wide grin as he turned around and faced Sam who slapped him on the back
As the two left Sam glancing over his shoulder towards Regina as he walked away Regina’s group discussed their options By the end everyone had decided to wait working their skill level up by helping out around the village
Everyone except 1 person
Are you sure Regina asked her eyes curious
Glendel nodded Yes If we are going to be here I want to get strong as quickly as possible I know I might be able to find something more suited to me if I work at it for a while but I’m just going to go for it
Alana seemed dissatisfied probably because she also wanted to take this option but just folded her arms Nervous but feeling hot with emotions Glendel went up to Nul and asked for a class
Again there was a long silence Finally Regina asked Well
Glendel just shook his head slowly My first option is Lackey my third is Assistant But my 2nd random option
Feeling almost embarrassed to say it Glendel finally stammered out I’m uh p probably taking the 2nd option And it’s it’s called S s s s sovereign of G Ghosts
Randidly looked up surprised that someone had knocked on his door He set aside his ingredients giving up on figuring out how to craft the next tier of potions for now He supposed just under 200 was still a lot health or mana even though his mana pool was over double that
When he opened it he found all of the important figures of the village Sam Donny Daniel Decklan Dozer Mrs Hamilton Annie and even Lyra who was walking over and poking an unnerved Thorn To his surprise Regina was also there the surgeon who recently had her group join Donnyton and that tall pale man Glendel who always seemed to be lurking around
Dozer was hefting a large package over his shoulders but Randidly turned his attention to Sam who had been the one who had knocked
You’ve done a lot for us kid no two ways about it Sam said gruffly So we thought we would give you something in return To show our appreciation You said your spear had been broken by that monster right
Randidly nodded slowly Dozer lowered the large package and unwrapped it revealing a towering 8 foot tall spear made entirely of bone As Randidly looked his eyes widened further He stepped forward and took the monstrosity from Dozer feeling its significant weight Without a strength of at least 30 utilizing this was impossible Even now Randidly made a mental note to invest a few more points in strength so he could control it better
The shaft appeared to be made entirely of linked vertebrae grafted and shaped somehow to flow smoothly together A sharpened spike of bone ran sideways across right before the head of the spear itself a beautifully fanning bone sharpened to a razor edge
Randidly stepped past them into an open space and performed several simple spear moves marveling in the power he felt behind every movement Then he looked at its stats
The Spine Spear of Ep Tal Lvl 30 Agility +2 Strength +10 If you crave something take it
Randidly looked for a long time at the sentence that followed the stats then slowly nodded It would take a while before he raised his equip skill high enough that he could make use of those bonuses but still
You made it from that monster’s spine Randidly asked wonderingly
Sam nodded seemingly pleased Heh don’t think you are the only miracle worker kid
Thanks Thank you all Randidly said truly meaning it It was a beautiful weapon and would help him make up for his previous lack of power His mouth curled up in a grin The next tribulation would be that much easier
As everyone began to drift away chatting with each other some with rather pressing matters to attend to as Donnyton continued to swell like crazy as more and more people attracted to the pillars of light Randidly walked up to Regina and Glendel
I apologize if I was short with you Having that inside my chest Wasn’t enjoyable Randidly said
Regina nodded calmly I apologize as well Perhaps I am just too used to dealing with hot headed young men I didn’t even consider that you might know what you are talking about Although most of who we dealt with were people from the hospital right after the system came a lot of injured people from Rawlands University came demanding treatment
Rawlands Randidly said slowly
Regina blinked and then nodded Oh yes portions of Rawlands’ campus were teleported down there mixed with Franksburg Do you know it
Randidly’s gaze sharpened as he turned away from Regina and looked to the South
Yes He said his gaze unwavering I used to go there
And so did Ace and Sydney
Chapter 60
It had been a little under two weeks since the Newbie Barrier had fallen around Donnyton and it had been an extremely busy time for Sam Much to Sam’s disgust Daniel was pushing very strongly for an increase in the differentiation between ranks So Sam had received the task of creating a new ranking system for the village
Outwardly grumbling but inwardly rather smug that he had another chance to put off all of the other busywork that Daniel demanded and just experiment with Bone Shaping Sam assented
This new push for a more complication of the ranking system stemmed directly from some of the other more pressing activity in the recent weeks the consolidation of the squad system and the preparations for the incoming tribulation
The former was going quite smoothly By and large all Classer’s were separated into groups of 10 9 squad members and a leader There were a few exceptions to the numbers based on need and special interest but by and large this had held to Thus far they were in the mid 20s in solidified squads while there was a pool of regular members and officer track people who were randomly grouped together and made to play war games under the watchful eye of Dozer Decklan and Donny
If a squad seemed to gel they would become an official unit and receive their call sign and their current number The call sign would never change but their number could it was based the the ranking of their perceived strength so that could go up or down depending on the situation
Regina had commented that while currently effective the squad system was only a short term solution As the number of people in the village increased they would likely need to have experience fighting as a larger unit Better to start looking for another tier a Company of men and train someone to manage that many men She continued to point out that the great flaw of the current system is often times the strongest or second strongest person in the squad is the squad leader and at the front lines of fighting constantly This allows for very little tactical deviation once the fighting starts There is just no way for a person fighting to have the vision to spot the enemies weaknesses and exploit them
Sam thought she had a point but Dozer and Donny seemed nonplussed by her words Sam almost laughed aloud at their expressions Sure they were strong but they just seemed so young sometimes
Not that he could blame them for their confusion If things stayed as they have been they wouldn’t need a Company The fall of the Newbie Barrier did indeed mean that more monsters spawned in the area and stronger ones occasionally double as strong but after a few close scrapes they had hammered out a rough patrol schedule and dealt with most of the incursions
Other than that very little had really changed Raid Bosses were a concern but Glendel’s new abilities had been invaluable at finding and identifying them rendering them pretty harmless Other than that there just wasn’t a unifying foe anymore like the monster horde had been to keep them on their toes and make them work hard to survive