3 Castle and new friends (2/2)
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\”By the way, guys, where do potions come from,\” he asked.
\”You shouldn't be hoping,\” Michael grinned grimly.
\”The potion is given for being able to kill your monster in the initial test. And you didn't let your opponent hurt you. And only one vial. We asked in the village. But we haven't heard anything about it. Maybe they're for sale in the city. But the nearest town is far from here. We can't get there in one day. We didn't take any risks.\”
\”This is very unpleasant news. Is there a priest in the village?\”
\”No. No one here has even heard of the gods.\”
\”Hmm. Who sanctifies the silver?\”
\”What do you mean?\” he asked.
\”The description of the coin said that when blessed, silver can be used as a weapon against the undead.\”
\”There's nothing like that in the description.\”
Michael picked up the coin and started spinning it in his hands. Then, he threw it on the table and quietly said:
\”Normal, Purified Silver. And that's it!\”
Dan took one coin in his hand and opened the description again.
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[The Silver Rial.
Ingredients: Purified silver
Attention! This metal can be used in handicrafts.
Attention! This metal becomes a good weapon against the undead when sanctified]
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\”But I have. I have a more extended description,\” he said. \”I see that the coin can be used in the craft. And I see very well that at sanctification it becomes a good weapon against the undead.\”
\”Michael, the craft is written about me too,\” suddenly said, Jim. \”I don't see a word about the undead.\”
\”It's interesting. Jim, why the hell didn't you say you had a different description?\” Michael scratched his head thoughtfully.
\”So no one asked!\”
Jim took an outrageous look at the whole company. Then he added a quieter tone:
\”That's ridiculous, too. Why do you bother with the money for a craft? What, are you offering me leather armor coins? What's the point? The blacksmith shop doesn't work anyway.\”
Dan looked at this big kid with a smile and said quietly:
\”War is an engine for progress. Spending money on a craft is very good for development. Spending money on strengthening military advantage is just great for development. Jim, we need to think about this. We need to find a way to use silver against the undead. The game isn't just swords and clubs.\”
Then, Dan decided on one pretty hard thing to do. He wanted to see the status of the leader. Dan wanted to see his characteristics. But he immediately thought it was indecent, there's a violation of the right of the personality. But it was also a serious question. He said it himself: Everything for the survival of the group.
The system showed Michael's status to Dan.
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Name: Michael.
Race: Human
Level: 11
Experience points: 63440/87700
Strength 43
Intellect 7 [MP 70]
Dexterity 30
Spirit 10
Endurance 50 [HP 5000]
Concentration 3 [Passive]
Psycho protection 2 [Passive]
Self-Control 5 [Passive]
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It's a funny sight. It's just the Reincarnation of Conan the Barbarian.
Dan didn't hide what he did from Michael.
\”Michael, do you have any spare points?\”
\”Do I have, why do you ask?\”
\”Donate three points to your intellect.\”
\”Do you think?\”
He's not even angry at Dan's curiosity. He actually understood the idea that for normal development in the game, every character has to be developed to a minimum level.
\”You need 10 points at least to get an adequate grasp of the basics of this world,\” said Dan.
\”Ha, Dan, you're doing great! I can see the inscription on the craft now. That's interesting. We should check it out!\”
On the table in front of him there was a club known to be painfully familiar. A few minutes later, he smiled and threw it at Dan.
\”Please read out loud about the properties you see.\”
Dan looked at the club and read it:
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[The Robber's club
Rank: a close combat weapon
Type: Normal
Damage: 30-40 [Critical damage: 90-120]
Attention! If you put all your strength into a blow, you can stun and shock the enemy for a few minutes
Durability: 97
Weight: 1 pound (0.45 kilogram)]
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Dan finished the description of the weapon and saw a nice picture of the eye.
The guys were very surprised.
Dan had to urgently eliminate the threat of a rebellion on the ship.
So he said with a smile:
\”This is an interesting picture, guys. It's not that simple with these characteristics. Now I can see why the werewolf didn't kill me immediately and quickly. At the very beginning of the battle, I was able to hit him in the face with a club once, but with all my might. I struck a lucky blow and used the curse of stun and knock.\”
\”Damn it all!\”
Michael was amazed and upset.
\”You guys, the village head lied to us!\”
\”What do you mean?\” Nick asked.
\”We were selling him trophies for copper! But we didn't know the full description of the product! Do you all remember how that bastard's eyes were shining? After trading with us, he was always happy.\”
\”Cruel, cruel world, must I go on? Cruel, cruel world, I'm moving on. I've been living too fast
and I've been living too wrong. Cruel, cruel world, I'm gone.\”
Everyone froze and listened to Leo's nice voice. He finished the words of an old song and laughed:
\”Hard to beat and fast to run. And if there are no spells, no magic, no need to rise intelligence, right, Michael? Oh, Mother, birth me back.\”
In a moment, wild laughter shook the walls of the chapel.
John and Gandalf came out of the annex baffled by the behavior of the others. But Jim kindly explained the reason for their sudden fun, and soon they joined to all the company.
\” I will put all my new characteristics in intelligence. I'll be a magician, and we'll see,\” said Gandalf
All this time Michael was sitting in a darker cloud on his face.
\”It's all right, I'll pay for it tomorrow,\” he said. \”I'll give that village bloodsucker early re-election. Oh, what a bastard. Okay. We need to do an identification of all the trophies. Dan, you have a mission. You need to identify everything. Jim, we're going to the village with you tomorrow. But the only question left, why isn't the sanctification information showing me? We have the same intelligence now.\”
\”Michael, I don't know. Perhaps the Spirit should be raised to a minimum?\” shrugged Dan with his shoulders.
\”What is the connection between spirit and intelligence?\”
\”I don't know guys. We don't have a detailed game manual. And you can guess forever. We have to find a balance in development. Otherwise, you're making life harder for yourself.
You play like a very strong and enduring character, but you're stupid.
And this Spirit, that's a very strange characteristic. There's no skill with its application.
How and where do you get Character Class? We don't know.\”
Michael punched the table with his fist:
\”Character class is a good question. Tomorrow, we're going to shake up the village information pretty well. Our Glory is not lost! 'The Glory' is now 50, so our reputation has risen. I really hope this village bastards will be more cooperative. Let's not rush in spirit. Dan, you wander around the castle tomorrow, takes a good look around. Maybe you'll see something interesting.\”
\”Okay,\” said Dan. \”What's that smell? My saliva ran out.\”
He wanted to eat so badly, his stomach reacted instantly, and played a bubbling sound.
John had a mysterious smile:
\”Now you're going to see everything. Gandalf, come and help.\”
Dan knew they were about to have a delicious dinner.
There was another important matter that remained to be resolved. Dan asked Michael:
\”By the way, what are your passive skills?\”
Mikhail, disturbed by the question, woke up from his thoughts. He told about passive skills.
Concentration, it's passive to increase damage or to increase the chance of successful Craft. Jim has one, too. Michael had it developed by three points. He could have hit 15% harder.
Psychic defense makes life harder for creatures that specialize in mental attacks. Michael's harder to hit.
Dan realized that if an enemy has a curse against him, he has a chance to throw it down.
Self-control reduces pain. For one point, 5% less pain. It's believed that passive skills only sway up to 50%. Otherwise, the prospects are too bright. Ideally, by pumping Self-control you can reduce pain by half.
The recipe for obtaining this passive skill is very simple. You have to get a serious wound and be patient. The more patient you are, the better. You can cut yourself with a knife if your inclinations allow.
Michael has filled his five Self-control points for twelve monster deaths. He had five points, Gandalf had two, and Alexander had four in Self-control. Everybody else's self-control was one.
Dan listened carefully to new information.
It became clear to him that there was only one step left for complete happiness.
He has to die. Now he has the opportunity to be reborn.
He is just a lab rat at the game developer's? He was reborn after death in a world with game conventions? It doesn't matter.
What matters is that Dan was alive. Dan started life by fighting a monster, and won. He remembers how scary and painful and creepy it was. He cried like a baby.
Dan has to taste death. But he'll do this important experiment tomorrow.
John and Gandalf entered the room. They were carrying heavily loaded platters.
Gandalf had a mountain of boiled potatoes on his tray, surrounded by vegetables like green onions and carrots.
But the most important thing was the tray that John had brought.
The baked pieces of pork had a pretty smelly scent on their brains.
Jim laughed and leaned under the table, and pulled out a hollow clay pitcher.
Alexander smiled and instantly pulled out wooden cups from the air.
Here it is the power of the equipment.
Michael watched their manipulations with condemnation.
\”Come on, Mikhail, we have a reason to drink. There's an addition to our group. The guy survived. The guy's already been a great help to us.\”
\”A very clever addition,\” said Gandalf.
He was looking at Michael with a smile. Gandalf was the first to move his cup on the spill.
\”Oh, you'll have an intensive morning workout tomorrow,\” Michael threw his finger at him.
John smiled at Dan:
\”In the morning, we rise and will do ten laps around the fortress. Then there will be complex with jumps and other exercises. A little strength and dexterity with endurance can be taken from exercise.\”
\”You take physical exercise seriously. It's smart and important,\” agreed Dan.
\”You're thinking right about the right things. Characteristics are the most important thing for us right now.\”
\”Okay, guys. Will lives!\”
And the hands of the people sitting at the table stretched out in circles to the center.