After rubbing his forehead Randidly climbed up to the top of a building Although he certainly was gaining a lot of PP they did not translate into distributable stats as much as they used to It was usually to a stat that was relevant to the path And Randidly hadn’t yet encountered a path that was specifically related to Resistance
The annoying part of it all was that he couldn’t know what kind of threats would be coming There were obviously enemies that Resistance were necessary against but if those enemies didn’t come it would essentially be useless stats
But something occurred to Randidly and his face fell He did know of one enemy they hadn’t yet accounted for and who would likely know magic Donnyton’s Tribulation If anyone were to prepare and use his weakness to magic to defeat him it would be that creature
Shivering Randidly resolved himself to raise his resistance and looked North toward Donnyton
Yea he had played around down here for long enough It was time to head back
What are they doing Annie asked distastefully
Dozer shrugged The trees come from the Ghosthound so people think they are special And that aura they give off is pretty good So every day when the trees dance
The tree wiggled its branches back and forth A few dozen people standing nearby mirrored it
Decklan yawned exaggeratedly At least the tree is at the guard station anyway Might as well be useful while you make yourself look like an idiot
Then Decklan froze and smiled Finally Glendel found that Tier II Raid Boss Are you two ready
Dozer and Annie nodded their individual squads standing and stretching preparing for what was to come It was likely overkill but in the wake of Dozer clearing the dungeon the pressure on Donnyton was largely decreased There was still a large constant flow of monsters from the other dungeon but from what Dozer said he should have bought a solid week of no monsters from the other direction
Annie looked around frowning Where’s the little kitty Dozey
Dozer just shrugged One of his subordinates spoke up in his stead She’s still with Daniel For whatever reason she chose him as her personal pin cushion
One woman from Decklan’s squad chuckled I heard that he earned Scratch Resistance and it’s already at Lvl 7
Decklan clapped That crafty bastard keeping all of that fun for himself While the rest of us are out here risking our lives Brings a tear to my eye the unfairness of the world
Dozer rolled his eyes Let’s just go already I want to try some of that liquor the NCCs have started brewing Apparently it’s fermented from the Ghosthound’s weird strain of corn
Almost instantly most of the group’s eyes began to sparkle and they fell into a practiced formation Sighing Annie shook her head
Men She muttered
Chapter 85
They had a problem although Randidly supposed it was a good problem to have The amount of people who wanted to come back with them to Donnyton was staggering Almost 700 people showed up their items packed and their expressions nervous as someone from Devan’s squad walked around speaking with them marking down their stat distributions and skills slowly getting a tally
This was insisted on by Daniel with Regina’s support and Randidly knew that he was never going to be the one to actually handle the details so he had just shrugged and assented But now that he had seen the exacting detail that it demanded his mood started to sour Very quickly he went to Devan looked over the questionnaire and then ripped most of the pages up
Instead Randidly inserted a rather straightforward question
In Donnyton people are generally divided by their jobs Which of the following jobs would you prefer Administration Warrior Doctor Farmer Archer Scout Mage Crafting Construction
Randidly knew that people would shy away from things like Administration and Farmer but he had hopes that some of the practical women and men who were coming north with them would gravitate towards crafting and construction positions
Of course some would become actual Classers and among those a few would insist on becoming mages but that was acceptable for now After all they had witnessed Clarissa’s abilities first hand After seeing that power it was hard to accept just swinging a sword around
With those changes we should finish in about two hours Devan said calmly his eyes scanning the crowd Honestly Randidly had removed 90% of the material Daniel wanted
Now it was basically just stats people focused their skill level and the job they were thinking about
Randidly nodded his eyes scanning the crowds He even recognized a few faces The man he had met while chopping vegetables who wanted to learn to move faster Cassie looking around nervously as she stood next to a hooded woman who was obviously Raina That determined man Cesar who had been paired with Randidly while digging holes
But there was one face conspicuously absent
I have to take care of something If the process finishes no need to wait for me I’ll catch up Randidly said to Devan and then walked away disappearing into the crowd
He knew that he was being foolish that he had no reason to force her to move He also had no idea why this was such an issue for him He had after all broken up with her quite a while ago Deep in his heart he was sure that there were no buried emotions But what he did have were positive memories of their time together
For that he wanted to spare her the struggle that Franksburg was going to become
As he ascended to Tessa’s floor and exited the stairwell the men pressed themselves against the wall standing at attention
The head bouncer who Tessa had told him was named Ezzie stepped forward Mr Ghosthound sir I’m very sorry for the misunderstanding on your last visit Let me assure you it won’t happen again
A thin hot rod of tension slid down between his shoulders but Randidly forced himself to relax He even smiled at Ezzie
It’s not an issue You were doing your job
Then Randidly brushed passed him moving towards Tessa’s room but Ezzie awkwardly coughed
Um sir I just uh My b boss has a message for you
Randidly stopped Oh
Yes it’s just It’s from Missy Carp She owns the Establishment that Tessa works at
Oh Randidly’s frown deepened his voice turning cold He wondered idly whether Spearing Roots would reach up from the ground to here Probably not without quite a lot of mana expenditure It was something to be aware of in the future that distance from the ground would make the use of that skill more difficult
Of course he had others
Don’t misunderstand Ezzie said hastily stepping backwards Missy Carp allows all of her employees to come and go freely She wishes you luck on your recruitment drive and hopes you enjoyed your time in Franksburg And that if you would return to the city she is willing to make her compound and connections at the disposal of the good people of Donnyton
Randidly’s eyes narrowed but he relaxed Rather than a threat this was a business proposition God why had he agreed to come on this thing anyway This was becoming decidedly political He supposed he had found a clue about Sydney and Ace which ended up just demonstrating they weren’t here but still
Still it surprised Randidly how astute this woman was to attempt to approach him directly Perhaps it was a coincidence but it could also mean that this was a woman who listened very closely to the direction the wind was blowing
Tell her that I appreciate the offer and I will report it to Donnyton’s council Randidly walked away heading towards Tessa’s door
Apparently those words were satisfactory because no one tried to speak with him again He knocked on the door and was surprised to find one of Tessa’s roommates answering it She quickly ushered him inside taking him directly to Tessa’s room where she sat wrapped in a quilt staring out the window
Before Randidly could even say anything Tessa asked Was Sydney the reason you broke up with me
Her voice was oddly even almost monotone and her gaze didn’t waver from the window Randidly opened his mouth to respond then caught himself Slowly he closed his mouth In all honestly it had been