Chapter 10: Nothing
"Introduce me to the common knowledge that all Mithril members should know. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Sure enough, as the old dwarf said, there is indeed a member support system in the Mithril badge, and this system even has its own name, [Keevis2000].
Hearing the voice of [Keevis2000], Scott immediately threw out his own questions, in fact, he asked them very skillfully. Rather than limiting his questions to one area, he offered to have Keeves 2000 introduce him to the common knowledge that all Mithril members should know.
For [Kiewis 2000], this is the easiest task, because in his system, these common senses exist as the most basic parameters, and there is no need to connect to other systems at all, not even calculations, just follow the script.
"[Kiewis 2000] is happy to serve you, successor. ”
The metallic trilling voice fluctuated again, and then shot out again from the Mithril Badge a faint blue light, which did not dissipate after being shot, but slowly condensed in the air, and then turned into a small ball of light golem the size of a ping-pong ball.
The small puppet of light had no legs, but floated straight in the air in front of Scott, and the three semicircular small light clusters in the upper half were its head and upper limbs, and the semicircular small light blob called the head had two black dots slightly larger than sesame seeds, which were its eyes.
As soon as the golem formed, it bowed slightly to Scott in mid-air, and then floated to the pale blue screen in front of Scott, a silver ray of light shooting out of its semicircular forelimbs, acting as a baton.
"So, successor, let's start with the basics. ”
"This screen is called [Status Directory], and the parameters on it show the physical state of the Mithril Club members, the skills they have mastered, and the level of the fortress... ”
At this moment, the content displayed in the [Status Directory] is as follows:
Name: Scott von Swift
Race: Human
Class: Grand Blacksmith, Mithril Guild member, Stronghold Master (tentative)
Physical condition: excellent
Physical attributes: Strength 15 Agility 12 Constitution 15 Perception 16 Will 16
Skill 1: Master Smithing
Skill 2: Skill [Mountain Breaker]
Skill 3: Return/leave the stronghold
Current Fort Level: Level 1.
With the introduction of [Kiews 2000], Scott gradually understood the role of this pale blue screen called [State Catalog]. It's like the Black Steel Rock in the Warrior Academy, which is used to test the power of the skills of the Warrior Warrior, but this [Status Catalog] is more intuitive with numbers, and there is no need to use skills to hit.
At the same time, the [Status Catalog] also records the skills that Mithril members have learned, and roughly displays the status of the fortress on it.
Names and races aside, there was nothing wrong with being a professional Grand Blacksmith and a member of the Mithril Society, but the tentative decision to follow behind the Lord of the Fortress kept Scott in mind.
The excellent physical condition indicates that Scott's current body is very healthy, and the follow-up physical attributes also show that Scott's body is very strong, because since the introduction of [Keevis 2000], 15 strength attributes and physique are already the limits that the human body can basically reach except for the fighters, which is obviously inseparable from Scotter's long-term engagement in the forging business.
Agility 12 can only be said to be average, and Scottrade doesn't particularly exercise his flexibility, so it's just the state of an average person.
The two attributes of perception and will, however, are the highest of Scott's physical attributes, both reaching 16 points, which according to [Kieves 2000], even most war-level fighters cannot reach such heights.
As for the skills, in addition to the master-level forging technique, Scott didn't expect that he would have combat skills, which are generally possessed by those who are promoted to the war rank, and after thinking about it for a long time, Scott remembered the nameless hammer method he used to exercise his body, which is called this name.
As for the final return/departure from the fortress, it is obviously a skill that you only have after becoming a member of the Mithril Society.
After understanding the meaning of everything displayed on the Status Catalog, Scott asked the Kievis 2000 floating in front of him a second question.
"Why are there tentative words behind the Lord of the Fortress?"
"Because as the successor, you have not yet passed the test left by the previous lord of the fortress. ”
"Please come with me, and then [Kiewis 2000] will introduce you to the composition of the fortress. ”
The gate of the fortress, which was tens of meters high and extremely heavy, slowly opened in front of Scott, and then, under the floating leadership of [Kievis2000], Scott stepped into this behemoth that gave him an incomparably heavy responsibility.
But unlike what Scott had imagined, there were no countless elite warriors armed with reflective swords and spears, nor intimidating and powerful war machines, only a stunted, two-story building standing alone in the middle of a wide open space wrapped in the walls of the fortress.
"Due to the defeat in the last war, all the important buildings of the fortress have been destroyed by the Tanari demons, and the previous lord of the fortress restarted the fortress before he died, so now everything needs to be rebuilt. ”
"And this is the test left by the previous lord of the fortress. Only by re-establishing the three major buildings of the fortress can you truly inherit the fortress and become the true lord of the fortress. ”
"Follow, we're about to enter the main building of the fortress. ”
Scott followed Kivis for nearly half an hour, and then walked into the small two-story building that Kivis called the main building of the fortress, the small building was small, with only one room, and then Scott's eyes were immediately attracted by the huge circular sand table in the center of the room, because on this sand table, a translucent phantom castle shrouded the sand table.
"This is the magic sand table, which is the daily operation of the fortress by the lord of the fortress, and what is displayed on the sand table at this moment is the appearance of the first-level fortress after all the buildings are built. ”
Kieves's rod of light waved again, dotting over the buildings, explaining to Scott the function of each of the buildings displayed on the magic sandbox.
"This is a barracks, a place for the fortress to produce soldiers, a first-level fortress can only build a first-level barracks, and a first-level barracks can only produce first-level soldiers, and the combat power is about equivalent to the mid-level fighters in the guard rank on the main material plane. ”
"All the warriors produced by the fortress are Heroic Spirit-like creatures, self-conscious, able to understand orders, and do not need food, but need rest just like normal people. And after being injured, as long as it is not a fatal injury, you only need to return to the fortress and you can slowly recover on your own without additional treatment. ”
"This is a blacksmith shop, which provides weapons and equipment for warriors, and a first-class blacksmith shop can produce ordinary-grade weapons and equipment. ”
"This is the gladiatorial arena that provides fighters with combat experience, and after enough battles, a handful of extraordinarily elite fighters may rise up the ranks on their own. ”
"This is a beast pen that provides mounts for warriors, and a first-level animal pen can provide land mounts such as war horses. ”
"This is the inn... ”
"This is the warehouse... ”
"This is the portal ... ”
"The other buildings are mines, plantations, fisheries, alchemy rooms, and workshops, which mainly provide various resources for the fortress, as well as potions and engineering products. ”
"Only by building these buildings can the main building be promoted, and the promotion of the main building will lead to the promotion of the fortress, and then the other buildings can be promoted. ”
"However, all of this now needs to be re-established step by step by the successor. Only by building the barracks, the blacksmith shop, and the gladiatorial arena can the test left by the previous lord of the fortress be completed, and the fortress can be truly inherited. ”
"So, what should I do now?"
Scott asked his third question.
Apparently Scott was facing a mess at the moment, worse than he had imagined, a mess that was almost empty. However, this only aroused his fighting spirit, and his eyes seemed to burn with a raging fire, after all, he had once fought from a boy who was driven away from home with only a gold coin and a forging hammer to become a royal king's great forger, and at this moment, all he needed to face was to fight again with the original mentality!
"Successor, there's only one thing you have to do now, and that's battle! ”
"There is one principle that needs to be followed in the creation of anything, and that is the principle of equivalent exchange, as a half-plane similar to the bottomless abyss and the heavenly mountain, the most needed resource for the fortress is the fragment of the soul. ”
"Just as the Bottomless Abyss hatches soul fragments into little demons, and Heavenly Mountain makes soul fragments into angels, the fortress is able to train soul fragments through the barracks into warriors loyal to the lord of the fortress. ”
"But unlike the Bottomless Abyss and the Heavenly Mountain, the Fortress only absorbs the soul fragments of the sinful and willing who have been killed by the Fortress soldiers and the Lord of the Fortress. ”
Kieves's explanation is detailed enough, which also reminds Scott of the kingdom of the gods preached by the archpriests and bishops of the temple, as long as you sincerely believe in the gods, then you can rise to the kingdom of the gods after death and enjoy a happy life forever, and what will be left after death is naturally the soul.
The state of the fortress resembles that of a small kingdom of God, except that it only accepts the soul fragments of the willing and the sinful, and then regenerates these souls as warriors of the fortress, so that they can make a final effort to defend the home and roots of the human race.
But at this moment, Scott is in a dilemma, he is not a warrior, he has no ability to punish evil, naturally he can't get soul fragments, and there is no barracks in the fortress, there are no soul fragments, there are no warriors at all, and without warriors, naturally there is no way to obtain soul fragments, which is trapped in a completely unsolvable loop.