Is he Alana hesitated then said Is he ever gonna take a class
Devan shrugged noncommittally Does he need to
Chapter 64
Randidly watched with amusement as the group moved towards Franksburg He had detected the enemy scouts around them and faded away avoiding their notice It seems like his party would be ambushed but he wasn’t worried
Alana was a capable leader and Devan’s eyes missed nothing when it came to approaching threats They would find their way out of it
Besides despite Daniel’s groanings they had all been provided with Spatial Rings to store their supplies They would probably be searched lightly but Randidly didn’t think the world had degraded to the point that you would steal dingy rings off of captives All their hidden supplies would be safe
For himself Randidly circled around to the far side of Franksburg his heart beating wildly as he saw more and more Rawlands University buildings Some of them were strangely split in half only parts here with rooms exposed like a giant had sliced them and moved a piece but some people from Rawlands had definitely made it here
Cautiously he revealed himself and began walking towards the interior of the city looking lost Monsters had apparently been cleared out in this area although they were thick outside of the city limits so there was nothing that would force him to reveal himself Eventually A group of people in police motorcycle helmets and full body camo came trotting around the corner
When they saw them they froze the people in the back running into the people in the front and Randidly raised his hands doing his best to look unthreatening
He supposed he should have changed out of his shirt and pants made out of wolverine fur
But before anything else happened one of the figures spoke It that Randidly I can’t believe you are alive
The girl removed her helmet and rushed him wrapping him up in a hug
Randidly coughed awkwardly Uh Yea I made it It’s good to see you too Tessa
Tessa was of course Randidly’s ex girlfriend although it was hard for him to think about her as that presently That was primarily due to the time warping effects of the dungeon however After all Randidly had been walking back from breaking up with her the moment the system initialized So to her it had been only about a month
She chatted excitedly the entire way back hanging right next to him and Randidly was curious to see that none of the other members of the group seemed to care about his presence In fact they didn’t really seem to care about patrolling at all There was no real formation just wandering around in a large square
Still although it was slightly strange Randidly was reassured by her presence She was an influence from the past before the system came She also was proof that more Rawlands University had been here which gave him hope for Sydney and Ace
However Tessa was never comfortable with his relationship with them especially Sydney so Randidly found it difficult to bring up the subject Even though he had broken up with her and didn’t have any lingering feelings he still was slightly cautious
Tessa seemed to notice his frown and gestured awkwardly at the group Oh this sort of job is just a commission thing When they have need they offer food and people do tasks It’s actually my first time patrolling like this haha I don’t know if I could actually kill anything even if a monster attacked me oh But don’t worry I’m still pretty strong I have a skill level of 84 so I’m pretty tough ehehe
Skill level Randidly’s focus sharpened She had a skill at level 84
Yea like the total level of all of your skills leveled up added together Because that’s how many points you have to put into paths What’s yours Randidly
Randidly nodded slowly It made sense that they needed a way to gauge strength without levels here because they didn’t have access to a class I’m about 70
With just two of my skills ’ Randidly thought inwardly but let the number sit out there
Oh wow That’s pretty high actually I guess you’d need to get skills to survive in the wild for so long What are you wearing anyway
The conversation was starting to wear on Randidly and apparently the leader of the patrol too who turned around took off his helmet and sneered at Randidly Don’t let her sweet talk you 70 is nothing I’m 91 and I’m still here stuck patrolling around Some people are born lucky and others aren’t Levels don’t mean anything in front of fate
Oh fuck you Alex Tessa said partially glaring at Alex partially glancing nervously at Randidly
But Randidly just shrugged It would take a lot more than this to offend him especially when he knew that his Intelligence stat was only 1 lower than the total number of skill levels this guy had gained
The group lapsed into silence and soon they arrived at a gated area which Randidly recognized as part of Rawlands campus a bored looking man let them through and then handed out small bags to them all
When her turn came to receive a bag Tessa stepped forward pulling Randidly We uh found someone An outsider
The man’s eyes widened and then he walked over to a little kiosk Been awhile since we’ve seen one of those figured most everyone outside was dead Here
The man handed him a bundle of papers stapled together Randidly flicked through it and saw it was general information about Skill levels monsters in the area how to find work and food in the city etc
Apparently they had gotten so many refugees that this had been necessary at one point But Randidly had to admit that it was a pretty big city People had probably flooded here rushing to escape from the monsters running rampant in the wild
Then the man wished him luck and Randidly followed after Tessa He spared her a glance She had shoulder length brown hair and glasses and a face with high cheekbones What had originally attracted Randidly to her was the small frown that she was perpetually wearing as if every moment was a struggle against the injustice of the world
The first impression that Randidly had of Franksburg was people Whereas Donnyton was cozily crowded tucked into a valley here there were people everywhere filling the streets hanging out windows calling and cooking selling food for tokens that Tessa explained were from the government
Eventually Tessa stopped in front of a building her mouth twisting This uh is where I live I have a bunch of roommates but since you probably need a place to stay you could
Thank you very much Randidly interrupted and Tessa’s smile was wide
But for right now He continued looking around I haven’t seen this many people in what feels like forever I kinda just want to see the city If it’s not too much trouble how about we meet back here tomorrow morning and you can show me what living here is like
Tessa’s face fell slightly but she maintained her smile and nodded Yea sure You should be safe inside the city But my apartment is #576 if you get cold and uh need a bed
After she had left Randidly found himself a bench and read through the packet After reading the entire thing he rubbed his neck and looked around
Honestly it was very similar to the way Donnyton operated just on a much larger scale There were a lot of large short term projects and every day new jobs would be announced for different times People would go and work and receive food or tokens
Randidly was also curious about whether the government’ was making any moves to find a gold coin and found a Newbie Village He assumed they had to be and they should have enough strength to do so after 5 weeks It was only a matter of time before this place became a village too And with the huge population it would gather SP extremely quickly The pamphlet said the population was around 15 thousand here but Randidly had no doubt that it had grown precipitously since the pamphlet was made He wouldn’t be shocked if it was more like 50 thousand now