volume 2 - Chapter 87 (1/2)
TL: Kind of late again, cough. I’ll be seeing you guys next Wednesday.
Chapter 87 – The kings and the undead (2)
Brendel smiled and showed off his white teeth when he thought about the Spectral Knight’s Crystal.
[Three Billion Tor. That’s how high a price for the ‘Engraved Spectral Knight’s Crystal’ was sold for in the auctions. Even up to the second era in the game, there were only a few pay-to-win gamers who could afford this artifact. The chances to get it is incredibly rare, up to the 7th decimal point as a loot drop. Nope, it’s definitely impossible to get this item.]
He slung the crossbow over his shoulder and asked: “Do you have magic bolts?”
“”Yes.”” The two Elementalists immediately answered. There were female twin Elves, with grey-orange long hair neatly braided into thin strands behind their pointy ears. Brendel recognized them as Wild Elves from the Orrgesh region. When he was still a member of ‘The G.o.dly Force’ guild, he had spent a long time fighting the undead and was familiar with the natives there.
The Wild Elves were the children of the female G.o.ddess, Gaia, and were closely related to the Rock Dwarves. Their customs were quite similar, and the Wild Elves were closely attuned as Hunters and Elementalists, as well as Woodsman Knights. These three professions had strong attacking stats, and it was quite easy to recognize their daring exploits.
When the Fourth King of Kirrlutz invaded the Lopes’ capital, he suffered a great deal of pain under their defense. Even though he won in the end, he paid a great price, till the point where the people of Kirrlutz bore hatred for the Wild Elves.
It was also because of their nature that many of the Wild Elves permeated the human mercenaries, allowing the formation of Mercenaries of Lopes.
“My lord, which type of bolts do you wish to have?” The older twin with a sharper chin and paler skin asked with a melodious voice.
“Bolts of Ice and Wind, how many of these two bolts can you create altogether?”
“If I use all my magic, I can create ten.”
“I can create six.” The younger twin answered with a crisp voice.
“Good,” Brendel cut them off: “Give me seven each for the two types I asked for, then give me two Bolts of Guidance.”
The two sisters exchanged puzzled looks with each other, then back at their lord. In the end the older sister asked with a small voice: “My lord, I understand if you wanted the Bolts of Binding Wind and Bolts of Shattering Ice, but isn’t the Bolt of Guidance paired with an additional Magic property?”
Bolts that were created with magic could have multiple properties applied to them, especially when if higher ranking magic was used. If someone wasted the usage of a Dragon-Slaying Bolt, that would be a great loss. Therefore the Bolts of Guidance would have a prefix usually placed in front, and the most common type of such bolts was the Fire Bolts of Guidance.
The only time when the Bolts of Guidance were typically used, was when the n.o.bles who wanted to cheat during a hunting compet.i.tion—
Brendel answered with a cheerful smile.
“Don’t worry, the both of you just need to follow what I asked for. When you’re done, go behind the back and rest alongside with Amandina and Romaine. You can leave the battle ahead to the other mercenaries.”
The older sister nodded. Even though she had her doubts, she knew that her lord was overly confident and incredibly stubborn, and wisely chose to not question his decisions. However, her sister frowned deeply and asked: “But, my lord—”
“Tia.” The older sister shouted with strictness in her voice.
Tia looked at her older sister in surprise, understood her intentions, and ceased any thoughts of speaking again.
Brendel’s eyes went wide for a moment.
[Surely…… These are real people. Though all of them here are summoned from a card, they had their own judgment, memories and feelings. Even Amandina thought they are truly my retainers.]
Brendel thought about Ciel’s sacrifice for a moment, and a bitter smile formed on his lips.
[Did I appear like a cold and cruel lord? Am I not smiling enough in front of them? The sisters’ reactions feel like they are treading carefully around me. Surely there isn’t a huge misunderstanding somewhere right?]
He suddenly turned his head back and saw Amandina trying to suppress his giggles while Romaine was smiling freely at him, as if they were watching a great show.
[Am I still your lord? What’s with your att.i.tudes!] Brendel grumbled in his mind but tried to squeeze a cheerful smile.
“Don’t worry about it…….” He said to the girls.
The bolts were quickly handed over to him after a short while. Brendel required only half of them back in his world, but he made sure to be cautious because there was no second try in this world.