99 I will make a man out of you. (2/2)

I walked up to him still holding the young wolf in my hands.

” But what if the young wolves are not using the strategy but are being used? If an intelligent monster does exist it would not sacrifice itself but those mindless creatures until it can get rid of you.”

I had to make sure not to say something too outlandish because the scenario still has to seem as somewhat feasible. I could hardly talk about assault rifles or missiles, so I had to find an example that would explain my concept to him. that somewhat fits his world view.

” Of course, an intelligent monster does not exist, but if it did you would have been toyed with, because you did not consider the possibility of something like that existing. A good tactician accounts for even the slightest possibilities or he only throws away the lives of the ones under him.”

Tom still looked at me dejected, my example was not enough to convince him otherwise. Looking at his expression I have to show something more to widen his horizons.

The wolf I still held in my hand was thrown directly onto this face, catching him off guard just barely managing to throw a fire spell onto it to get rid of it. It might not be enough to hurt him directly, but it buys me enough time to close in on him.

Before he could realize what I was trying to do it was already too late and his neck was grabbed lightly by me.

” War is so much more than just strength alone. Deception, deceit everything can be used to get the desired results. You do what has to be done, not do what you would like to.”

I gave him a soft push before I returned to my previous spot and resumed talking.

” Sorry Tom for startling you like that, but that attitude of yours has to change if you want to succeed. ”

Tom was laughing as he shook his head. He muttered something to himself as he glanced into my general direction.

” Great, an NPC who tells me how I should live my life. I should evaluate my life choices.” The tone is his voice was slightly mocking but still had a serious vibe attached to it. Though I still could not be entirely sure if he believed my words.

” So what should we do next? I do not want to waste my time here anymore.”

For the time being, we did not have any other choice but to search for a possibility to get out this space. Killing those young wolves until the end of time was not a good alternative.

I walked forwards and reached out with my right hand to shake his hand. I have yet to receive a notification that I had become his aid, so I wanted to get that out of the way.

” This is part of the summoning process. Please accept me as your aid.”

[Your request to become the aid of player ”Hero of War” has been noted.]

[ If player ”Hero of War” accepts, your affiliation shall change. Affiliations with other players willfurthermore be disabled and your entire status will become visible to player ” Hero of War”]

[Experience and gold gained will be partially given away]

[Do you still wish to proceed?]

I accept.

I did not have to wait before his hand came into contact with mine and the contract had been sealed. I had no use for experience and gold and I was rather glad about not being able to be enslaved by other players.

[You have become the aid of player ”Hero of War”]

All of a sudden I saw his face change and shock was written all over it. What happened to cause such a reaction? Even after my display of strength did he not appear that surprised. It must be related to accepting me as his aid. Does he get any kind of privileges as a player that I do not possess?

” What, what are you?” he stuttered full of disbelief. I could not fathom what he must have seen that caused this kind of question. Is my status really that messed up? The last time I saw it, it was just beyond sad what could be found there.

My level has not increased, otherwise, I would have received some sort of notification. Since my system can not assess my strength I can also conclude, that they are not the reason. This leaves only my titles or my traits as possibilities. Since I also did not receive any notification about being awarded new titles or getting a new achievement, I can safely tell that it is also not the reason.

Meaning, the cause for the shock on his face must be related to reading about my traits. Did something change in that regard? At the last time I was still an inferior human, but what am I now? I have to proceed with caution.

” Is something wrong?” Playing dumb may not be the best tactic but it is enough to force him to give away more information.

” Your stats they are so low. Why could I not get anyone better?”

I would like to retract my previous assessment of him. I truly seem to attract assholes.

” Tom, how could I compare to someone like you. It is obvious that someone like me is truly weak.”

As if I would give him the chance to lure me and to show him how strong I truly am. He already should know, that he could not kick a wolf that far even if he stats are vastly superior to mine.

” You are too weak, you are of no use to me.”

The same mind games, if he thinks this will be enough then he truly underestimates my intelligence. I am not a small child and this is not my lollipop.

” But Sir should your biggest concern not be how to get out of here?

Well look at that, just throwing this kind of cheap bait and his facade is already crumbling. He is hesitant, wondering what I am referring to.His desire to escape from this prison of boredom should have an easy battle against the curiosity dwelling inside of him.

” You said you have been summoned here? How did you know that?”

Oh, he was not tempted enough and is still asking for knowledge about me and my circumstances. Truly interesting, he has next to no knowledge about this world, yet has is trying to get as much knowledge as possible.

” I answered your calling, only someone special would be able to make me appear here. There is no one like you in the small village I grew up. The aura of strength surrounding you is overwhelming.”

This little information should be enough to keep the direction of his thoughts away from coming closer to the truth. My origin will likely be enough to guide him into a false conclusion.

” Seems to me that our little talk came to an untimely end we will have to continue it at another time”

Tom was not willing to let the discussion end he nearly screamed at me.

” Why are you avoiding the subject? What are you hiding?”

” You got too emotional, you neither noticed that all the animal remains have disappeared and any trail of combat is nowhere to be found. Furthermore, no wolf has reappeared since I killed the last one.”

” Something must have changed after I threw that wolf at you. You might not have noticed it due to the aftermath, but you should check if a change of some kind occurred”

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Visible confusion spread all over his face as his mind began to work. In theory, the last kill should have triggered some sort of event. Maybe he killed a set amount of wolves or he gathered enough gold or experience to trigger a special event. Though this eerie calm was not something I liked too much.

” Wait since when am I level 2? And what the hell does ” Survival” mean?”

I laughed after hearing these words, so that's what is waiting for us.

” Tom, I will make a man out of you. So prepare yourself this one is going to be interesting”