Chapter 11: Occupations

As soon as it was dawn in Hudmer, Winkel was resting on his back in front of the city gates.

He spent the night looking for his last sandbag to walk, gaining as much experience as he could. He had stomach pains due to indigestion.

Congratulations! By smashing the coke oven and stomping the enemy leader to death in style in front of a crowd of admirers of you, you gain four [gladiator] ranks!+120 hp, +8 st

, +1 vit, +4 ski, +4 agi, +4 ch, +3 lack !

You have won [Crowd Favorite] and [Supe

c

IT] Occupational Allowance!

[Crowd Favorite]: When you impress the crowd, you'll get a temporary, random boost to one of your stats, and the odds of getting an item at the same time are slim.

[Supe

c

it]: Doubles the chance of your physical attacks to deal critical hits.

If he impresses his fans, doesn't he have a chance to get a gift? Sweet! He should find his minions and give it a try.

But what does it mean that they trample on enemy leaders? Winkel looked underneath his left foot and saw a piece of flesh stuck between his two paws. "It's weird." He licked his paws as he spoke, tasting the sweet meat.

The dragon decided to become invisible so he could see if the other Manling parts were stuck somewhere else. Blinking. He's gone.

"Blink!" Now he's not!" Wink, wink, wink!"

Winkel found it very interesting to turn his stealth on and off. He could spend the whole day doing it.

However, his race was interrupted by the boister of horses galloping. Winkel wondered if the robbers had come another round of "glorious dragon slaying". This would confirm his theory that the Manlin people had a collective desire to die.

Instead, two hundred knights, dressed in the finest armor and armed with the brightest weapons, rushed towards him. Most of them wore the sun badge on their armor, but a few held a flag representing a golden lion on a red background.

Knight. There are a lot of human-beast knights.

Maybe they have a princess to add to his treasure?

The knights stood in a column, facing Winkel, and he did not even stand up. They don't seem to be able to do anything about him, and he's already fed and will burn them to death whenever they want.

Their leader, a female man riding a white unicorn, stood at the front of the procession and spoke to him. She had long, sleek blond hair, the same color as Winkel's beautiful eyes, and a few tiny blue dots for her to gaze at. She wears a purple shawl. "It turned out to be true." She screamed, and the dragon immediately didn't like her voice. "Hadmer has been overrun by a great red dragon."

"Yes," Winkel replied to the scrap. "Knight Bain I, the great catastrophe of this time, king of the Alban Mountains. But you can call me Your Majesty. ”

"There is no king of the mountain," replied the upstart Manlin, and then answered with his own statement. "I'm Eleanor, Duchess of Eskar, the second sister of King Caddy—"

"Not a princess." Winkel interrupted her, annoyed that she had forgotten the phrase "Your Majesty".

The grumpy woman glared at him. "What did you say?"

"Not a princess." Winkel repeated contemptuously because the food was unresponsive. She didn't smell like a princess, but a taste of disappointment. Moreover, he was too good to speak directly to that creature. "Minions? Minions, come back! The food is talking to me!"

Where was Winkel when he needed his official animal translation?

The man's face turned red for some reason. "Knight Bane" somehow, she said his noble name like an insult. "Our army and the Radiant Crusade have defeated the last of the Scorchers and recaptured Roshfond Castle from Ishfania. Only François Verman and Gustave Lamuraille escaped trial, and I will seek justice for them and burn them to death. ”

Wink didn't know anything about Roshfond, but according to the servant, they killed those two manlins somewhere. "Deal." The dragon replied. "Moreover, your flame is weaker than mine, so there is no need to humiliate yourself."

"After we've dealt with him, check the city and make sure," Manlin said to one of the knights, before turning his attention back to the dragon, "Vai

queu

K

ightsba

e, you are wanted for the unprovoked destruction of the Revodan Forest, the loss of property, and the destruction of the local European countryside. Another hundred-year bounty was issued, offering a reward of 120,000 gold coins, asking for your head!"

Finally, the fake news about his death was confirmed! However...... "120,000?" Winkel asked for confirmation and said disappointedly: "That's all? I command you to undo it. ”

"Command me? Her face grew redder, almost as red as Winkel's own scales. "Do you deny the charges against you?"

"No, but I'm more valuable," Winkel replied, annoyed by the lack of a translator. Miscommunication, especially about their respective positions in the order of things, is clearly piling up somewhere. "I have at least a million gold coins, and I am very humble here. Tell your mammalian king to correct my net worth. ”

"Are you insulting the God-chosen King of Gardmani?" A knight raised his spear. "You despicable fellow, the Radiant Crusade is standing right before you! Your pride will be burned by the fire of the god Mithra!"

An atmosphere of fear permeates the entire area as the weight of the judgment of the gods falls on you. (Terrorist) disease

"Apologize to me right away." Van Klele retorted that his patience was running out.

But it failed miserably! [Terror] was canceled by [Dragon's Arrogance]!

"Apologies to you?" Noble Manlin's eyes widened, and he showed no intention of resisting. "What?"

"This is my world. I don't remember allowing any of you to live here. Also, you should apologize for your weakness because I don't know how you can accept yourself. ”

The Manlin leader twitched, and so did the knights.

Congratulations! Just by verbally intimidating the nouveau riche food, you get [taunted] personal privileges.

[Taunt]: Your Soul Crushes, and the Humiliating Taunt has a small chance to inflict [Berserk] on the target. Your monster.

Taunt? He's just stating the obvious.

"What an arrogant fellow you are," said Lady Manling, shrill like a snake, amazed at herself standing in front of a real dragon.

"I am Van Klell Knightbain, King of the Albon Mountains, the greatest adventurer in the world!" Winkel boasted, flaunting the adventurer's badge around his neck. "I am God!" No, wait, I'm much better. I'm a dragon! Your little god answers me! They paid me to kill you!"

"Blasphemy!" One of the knights snarled in response, and Winkel ignored the animal's barking.

"Since I have cut down the trees around your land and protected this town from hostile people, I hope you will pay me properly. I asked for a salary of 64,000 gold coins. Under the table, follow your Manling Reward Ritual. ”

"You...... You bribe the Duchess in front of the most holy knight?!" Aren't you ashamed?!"

"Dragons never pay taxes!" The dragon roared proudly.

Congratulations! In defense of your noble and unjust privileges, you have gained two ranks in [Noble]!

+30 hp, +20 sp, +2 st

, +2 ski, +2 agi, +2 i

t, +1 cha, +2 lack !

You've gained [Aristotle] career privileges!

You will immediately notice other nobles, even undercover and fake nobles. No longer bourgeois.

"I've had enough," said the noble lady, holding up her little hand. "Knight! Kill this stupid dragon!"

"How dare you refuse to pay your debts to your true king?" Now, Winkel was really enraged, he got back on his feet, and the knights rushed towards him. He considered blowing them out with his breath, but decided to test his new perk.

Winkel lifted the fingers of his clawed left hand and poked at the first rider who approached him, crushing him and his horse at once, with enough force to shake the ground beneath their feet. The knights stopped in horror.

Whack! [Crowd Favorite] activated!

Van Kerl's eyes widened with delight, for in the middle of the knight's remains, a glimmer of light appeared a nugget of gold.

Yes.

"Ah, yes! Finally!" Winkel glanced at the fingers of his left hand. That's the secret to getting new items! He just needs to poke these nouveau riche one by one! The dragon was delighted, for the brave knights rushed towards him, eager to make the dragon live up to its name.

Good.

He will poke them all.

Victor still couldn't believe it.

It works!

That accosting sentence really worked!

"King Arthur's Excalibur?" Renette asked, reaching out and pulling most of the sheets onto herself.

"Don't ask," replied Victor, resting on the left side of the bed. All the stress and tension of following a mad dragon is gone.

The world shook!

Congratulations! Finally get a bed and experience the short pleasure that you get Pe

K [Romantic]!

When you interact with the opposite sex, you get a +5 charisma bonus!

"Great," Victor said, "I'm sorry, I'm too ...... Frankly enough. ”

"Oh no, actually, I'm happy about it," Ly

Ette replied, her body leaning against him. "For a moment, I thought you were going to ask me for gold."

Why did Victor suddenly feel like he had been cheated?" It's ......"

"It's just a deal, that's all."

Victor should have expected a worshipper of the goddess of commerce to do this. "At least I got a perk out of it."

"Romantic?"

Victor squinted at her. "How do you know?"

"I'm higher than that Pe

k high, (seductress). You have to sleep with 20 different people to get it, and the upgraded version has to sleep with 100 people. I'm dozens of miles away from that. ”

"Did you sleep with me for a cup of coffee?"

"It's just a deal," she said with a laugh, "and that's it." ”

yes, he's been beeped several times. Capitalism is here again.

When he let his "girl in distress" rest and get dressed, Victor took it back. That world sucks.

Victor closes the bedroom door and finds three kobolds waiting for him outside, along with the necromancer Jules. By now, the hotel's customers have become accustomed to taking monsters with him every time he goes.

"Chief, Chief!" Red said he and Blake carried the bodies of their dead comrades. "Sorry to interrupt your murder attempt."

Murder? Yes. These poor children. They looked out through the keyhole. Victor was relaxed and didn't reprate them. "Hi, Jules. You're here to talk about business?"

"Yes, yes, I need your signature on the new raw materials collected by Count Winkel. Your servants also told me that you were willing to sell their dead companions; I commend you for your dedication to recycling. ”

"Because Yellow and Blue are gone, our choreography is two members less," Rhett complained. "Without it, we cannot serve His Majesty Wankel. We have to recruit new recruits, hipster, good-skinned ......"

"Oh, can we find a green one and a white one this time?" Blake asked his captain. "We needed a whole new color."

"And the sixth, with shiny silver scales." Pinker said uneasily. "A young, manly male."

"There is no yellow or blue substitute for our fallen comrades," Red said solemnly. "We're going to look for new colors and create a rainbow so we can show the brilliance of the great Wicker!"

"About this, Joris, is there a way to bring them back to life?" Victor asked the necromancer. "Not brainless undead, but a true resurrection."

"The true resurrection is a power that is far beyond my ability and beyond the power of anyone alive today." "You can ask Shesha for help, but she will charge a high price for it. But...... Aren't you yet level twenty?"

"I just turned seventeen yesterday."

"Then, level up in the [Necromancer] class and use its starting Pe

k, [Animated Death], it should be easy to resurrect your servant as an undead. When you reach level 20, the XP penalty makes the game more difficult, so either now or never. ”

"Can't you do it yourself?" If you accept magic items, I can pay for them. ”

"For ethical reasons, I only raise non-sapient undead. (《a

imaldead) will bring the lucky ones back and turn them into wise people, including the original souls, if you sacrifice coins or some items. ”

"Director, no!" Red protests. "They would love to give their lives for you!"

"You saved my life," Victor replied. "I owe it to you."

They also got a class hierarchy from it, which complicates things; While convincing monsters to fight more monsters sounds appealing, he has a relationship with Vai

queu

The experience made him afraid of the consequences. He also didn't want the animals to end up being an emergency ration for Winkel. Maybe for their safety, he better send them to do something that isn't dangerous?

While he doesn't like to level up in a dark class, Victor believes kobolds, monsters, or anything else should be promoted.

Congratulations! By teaming up with a necromancer to enter the Death Market, you gain the rank of the [Necromancer] class!

+10 sp, +1 ski, +1 agi, +1 i

t, +1 cha, +1 lack !

You've earned the [Animated Death] class perk!

[Resurrect the Dead]: You can resurrect a corpse as an undead creature by touching. By sacrificing money or power-ups, players can resurrect a living creature into a sapient undead while retaining their original soul and class level. The amount of money needed to resurrect a person depends on the value of the soul, which you can intuitively understand.

Victor guessed at a glance that the two kobolds were worth a few hundred coins each. More than he had. He removes his sun goggles, each of which is of the same value, and activates Pe

k。

An evil purple glow filled the room, turning the bracers into dust. The dark aura then moves onto the remains of the two dead kobolds, binding them together and consuming their flesh.

Interrupted by Victor's silence, the two skeletons stood up on their own, their bones changing color to yellow and blue, respectively. An evil light shone in their eye sockets.

Your kobold minions have been resurrected as kobolds!

"Blue, yellow?" Red asked, as the undead turned. "You...... Are you alright?"

"Flesh ......" the blue voice turned into a hollow and terrifying sound. Meat ......"

What's wrong? "Did the café fail?" Victor frowned.

"No, I'm kidding, chief." Blue Skull replied, resuming his original voice and letting out a strange laugh. How does a skeleton without lungs do this, Victor does not understand. "It's still the same me, except now I can see my collarbone."

"This new sound is fantastic! Let me try!" Yellow chirped, and his voice changed from the original to the same echo of the cave. "I'm the Yellow Ranger and you've seen that ...... That ......"

"Red, I'm your father," Blue said in the same voice, a good interpretation of Earl Jones' style. "Good!"

“Doooooooom……”

Their transformation into undead skeletons went smoothly. "Blue, yellow!" Red hugs the reborn Minions. "You're back!"

"Yes, and I don't feel a stomach ulcer anymore." Xiao Huang said, returning to his normal voice. "It's amazing not to die!"

Victor looked at this scene and smiled. As annoying as it is, Waquel and the kobold do save his life and the city. Maybe he didn't believe they were wrong. Maybe they can all do good.

Maybe he can adapt to this new life......

At this moment, a knight flew in through one of the windows of the inn and slammed into the wall, shattering Victor's hopes.

Victor glanced at the wounded man and took a deep breath. "Minions, help Juris." He said to the kobold as he reached for the kettle he trusted and took a sip of his wine.

When another knight flew in through the second window and the third slammed into the wall outside, the adventurer decided not to stop at taking a sip. "Alright, alright, alright," Joris clapped his hands happily. "This association is getting better and better......"

"Minions?" An unpleasant voice came from outside the inn. "Minions!"

Victor sighed, and without wine to drown out his sadness, he calmly walked out of the inn with his hand on the new sword on his belt. He also carried Velman's flintlock pistol with him as a trophy, but he felt it wouldn't be of much use.

Unsurprisingly, he found Van Klele waiting for him right in front of the building. Twenty knights were beaten to the ground and collapsed around the town, a scene that matched the aftermath of a fatal drunken brawl. They carry the insignia of the Glorious Crusade.

His hopes of being saved by a knight in shining armor were dashed.

Surprisingly, however, the dragon returned, with a bunch of treasures in his hands. "Minions, look what they gave me!" Winkel proudly displayed his new trinkets, ranging from gold wallets to magical items.

"What's going on?" Victor asked.

"I poked them," Winkle replied, licking the fingers of his left hand.

"Everyone?" Why does Victor sound so boring? The catastrophe numbed him to the madness of the dragon.

"It's a crit finger, minion." Winkel showed him the index finger of his left hand. "Every time I kill someone with it in front of your brothers, they reward me!"

Yes, that's right. There, Victor decides to try his new [Monster Insight] Pe on his "master".

k。

Vai

queu

K

ightsba

e。

Old Red Dragon (Dragon)

Vulnerable: Frost, Fairy, Dragon Slayer.

Strongly against: everything else.

Calling himself "the best dragon", a great red maggot who is the opponent of the most powerful adventurers. His immense strength is matched only by his arrogance and lack of common sense. A little greedy, vain, selfish, but privately upset about his men leaving him.

What do you think? What a useless Pe

k。 "Your Majesty, Eleanor, Duchess of Escal, was supposed to lead this band of knights to Haudemer. Maybe we should go and see how she is. ”

"All right," Winkel replied happily, "we can finally leave this foul-smelling town." I miss bathing in my treasures. ”

"Huh?" Victor raised his eyebrows curiously. "What's the matter, you poked her too?"

The dragon snapped its teeth with its claws. "I ate her."

Victor's mind stopped working. "What did you say?"

"I ate her. But I think it would have tasted better with that sweet poison sauce. ”

"You ate the task publisher." And it is a nobleman of high status in the kingdom.

"Don't worry about the gold, I'll get the gratuity back first." Winkel comforted him, and then hiccuped.

“W-why ?” Victor choked. "Why did Your Majesty do this?"

"Because she's annoying, doesn't give me money, and she's not a princess." Winkel replied angrily. "And she tastes like pork."

Victor looked at the dragon and couldn't speak.

"Minions, don't look at me like that. If you're hungry, there are plenty of beasts to barbecue with. ”