We are also happy to announce An elderly man said with a stern face making his message somewhat comical that the Unity Church will now be purchasing large quantities of steel made from this location for its construction and even more importantly many of the drones produced by GhostÆs initiative These observation and defense drones will constantly patrol the areas owned by the Unity Church while working on the project your safety is all but guaranteed
Randidly snorted and turned away He wasnÆt sure what he wanted to do about the Unity Church issue as of yet but he had already given Dinesh orders to scope out the surrounding area for similar organ harvesting locations And when one was found
Well Randidly would personally go to get to the bottom of the issue
But then he froze and turned around looking at the elderly man who was still speaking Because he recognized him
It was his maternal grandfather Kulwort Shaw
Chapter 542
There were ten thousand people standing in front of him gazing intently up at Donny Donny kept his face neutral impassive The sunlight sent speckled stars of gold careening off of his armor Honestly Donny was surprised so many people were willing to look so directly at him all things considered
But the air was somber There was a seriousness in everyone that wasnÆt usually there This had been a cold splash of water in the face of Donnyton Already rumors about what happened were spreading to the other Villages Donny hoped that it wouldnÆt become politically important but it was something worth keeping an eye on But for now he had a job to do
As Donny cleared his throat he noticed that Decklan was conspicuously absent from the front row where the other leaders of Donnyton sat neatly It was good that Decklan had been evening out recently especially since the borderlands opened The wildness was good for him and helped mollify his spirit
But all of this had ripped away that humanization Donny knew that as grief seized the man something else would creep out of him his true nature as a Killer
Tera Feeny has fallen who next will stand for Donnyton Donny said enunciating clearly
It started with Dozer but soon the entire first row was stomping their feet Very quickly those rows spread backward in ripples until the entirety of the assembled ten thousand were stomping in unison It was a slow even beat but extremely powerful when spread across so many individuals
The tradition was a spin off of the GhosthoundÆs challenge to Donnyton It had started in small scale funerals those of people who died in Dungeons or to ambushes from Raid Bosses Often for the tragic loss of a talented youth who recently became a member of a Donnyton Squad
Boom Boom
We will stand Came the spoken reply It was almost breathy It was a sigh as everyone released the energy of emotion they held in their hearts And as they did so the stomping got faster
Boom Boom Boom Boom
Donny breathed in and then breathed out The Vice Captain of the Assassination Squad of Donnyton has fallen who will next stand for Donnyton
This was different Donny abruptly realized than any other funeral he had been to Part of it was the scale but another part the more important part was what Tera had been to Donnyton
She had been there at the beginning She was one of the firsts She knew the Ghosthound before he was the Ghosthound At the time he had gotten to the Skills faster but they were still reasonable It was more like the Ghosthound knew some tricks that the others hadnÆt grasped yet Whereas now he seemed to be operating on a scale that none of the rest of them could fathom
One of their first one of their strongest one of their brightest had died
We will stand The crowd bellowed against the sky In the combination of noise something seemed to be rising An old sleepy beast was shaking off the dust that covered it and baring its fangs
Donnyton had lost something And it was angry
The stomping feet grew even more rapid so much so that people began to lose the rhythm But they more than made up for it in terms of volume of sound
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
A citizen of Donnyton has died Donny said his mouth dry When he spoke he opened his chest and used every bit of his enhanced Stats to yell as loud as he could If he did not it would be impossible for these people to hear him Who will next stand for Donnyton
WE WILL Came the reply and the beast was awake now It seemed to be rising up from the stomping bodies strands of noise and emotion weaving themselves into something truly monstrous This construct was out for blood
Those individuals who were able to attend this funeral were not only TeraÆs friends and family but everyone who was someone in Donnyton Arrayed before Donny was the army of Donnyton to a greater degree It was the weapon they had forged urged on by the Ghosthound
After the Ghosthound had left they had continued to sharpen that weapon with training and armor but they had lost something They had lost sight of their ultimate enemy the System The strange collection of impossible rules that had changed their lives and threatened to kill them But under it they grew strong
Perhaps they had confused this given strength for kindness or compassion from the System As if this was a collaborative effort rather than humanity using every tool at its disposal to fight for every scrap they had received
We will not make this mistake again Æ Donny thought closing his eyes and letting the noise wash over him
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
A human life has been taken Donny bellowed raising his arms Who will take it back
WE WILL
Randidly returned to his workshop on the drone factory campus and spent another day working He didnÆt attempt to trade in any of his drones as he was slightly disappointed with the outcomes but he had slowly been developing some ideas about how he would need to adjust the runes inside of them to do what he wanted
The actual adjustment was a very frustrating job
After 6 hours with only minimal success Randidly took a break and considered his available PP It had been quite a while since he had spent the time to upgrade his Paths and he suspected that he had plenty of PP now to finish off his current Path
He of course was right Randidly had gained 7 Skill Levels in Spearing Roots 4 in Plant Dominance 13 in Potion Making 9 in both Refine and Extract an impressive 20 in Chosen of Fire 6 in Fire Resistance and Cooking 5 in ChefÆs Palate 2 in Farming and Roundhouse Kick 5 in Mana Engraving 10 in SpriggitÆs Tinkering 4 in Aether Understanding and Aether Detection 7 in Living Aether 9 in Gravity Affinity 3 in Soul Bond and 14 in Engineering Savvy
There were plenty of PP so much so that he could easily finish off his current Path
Congratulations you have completed the Intermediate Soul Bond Path Some consider these paths to be lonely pursuits but you have found a way to forge a bond with another while each of you continues on their own path There is a danger here because this connection will associate you with threats against the other but there are rewards as well Take care traveler For the farther you walk with another the more catastrophic the eventual parting will be Health Mana and Stamina +200 Level up gains increased by a small amount due to your partner’s abilities
Due to the power of your partner you gain an additional 6 unallocated Stat points per Level You have gained the ability to instantly summon your partner to your current location Consumes ? of your total Health Stamina and Mana There is a one month cooldown
Chapter 543
Randidly chuckled wryly at the rewards for this Path The attributes were a nice boost but what was the focus of his attention were the allocatable Stats He wondered whether 6 was high relatively speaking In terms of rewards for Paths it was undoubtedly high But Randidly wondered if he gave Neveah an even bigger amount of power through his enormous Stats