Chapter 64 - 64. The Truth And Revelation From Prius (1/2)
”Ohhh... Audemars... You are alright... Did anything untoward happen to you at the City of Aermagh? Oh My God... I was worried sick when you are summoned there. Muah Muah Muah...” Patricia literally clung to me like a blood-sucking leech as she planted kisses all over my face and was delighted to see me without a single scratch.
'Sorry my dear friend, please forgive me for putting you in such a dire situation.” Prius said apologetically as he places his hands on my shoulder and looked at me with puppy eyes, asking for a bit of sympathy.
”Don't worry my man... At least I could test my armour against a human foe. I was terrified when he took out his battle axes and starts slashing at me but I noticed my buckler did not even sustain a scratch. Here, take a look...”
”This is only Level 4 iron buckler and it does nothing to it.” I handed my buckler to Prius for close inspection and Rebecca was standing there shocked when she heard about the axes and getting blows from it.
”Level 4 Iron Buckler? I thought it was just a normal Iron Buckler... This is even better than I originally thought. Then, this means that the axes used earlier were lesser than Level 4 Iron?” Prius checked out the buckler and was amazed there wasn't a single hacked mark made by the battle axes from the Barbarian/Berserker/KnightWarrior/Wizard that I had abbreviated it as BBKW instead.
I held Patricia's hand and brought her to the long table of the Great Hall and I sat there with her by my side as Prius and Rebecca sidled up and sat in front of me. ”Look, I know the Keatings had been in so much pressure lately. Things did not start well in the first few chapters of this novel too but I managed to straighten things up.”
”You have a system as well, Prius? And you didn't tell me about yourself actually. Does the Keatings love to hide secrets even though now you regarded me as your brother in law?” the moment Patricia heard brother in law, she yelped out in joy like a puppy that had not met its master for a long time and hugged me from the sides and buried her face in my chest.
”It's not what I wanted to hide from you, my dear friend... But I had to hide it because that's not the path I wanted to take in my life. I don't want to end up like my late father and 3 brothers before me if I were to take arms and be a warrior or ranger class just like what you are now.”
”All I wanted was a simple life, live a normal life like any other citizens and never have to bear arms like you. I didn't even have a bit of reluctance when I handed you the family heirloom like the dagger, the chief shield and the longsword.”
”All I wanted is to learn a new profession and not be under anyone's beck and call like the Ruler of Aermagh. Could I be part of Beauty World, my brother in law?” Prius finally revealed his intention as he was getting sick at being bullied and was expected to perform and act like a Keating, as what his late father used to be.
”YOU HAVE NOT ANSWERED MY QUESTION, PRIUS...” Oh My God... This fella also had a habit of not answering a direct question but instead gives an answer that is not relevant in this part of the chapter. Fillers, anyone, to keep this chapter above 1.5k words? Hah hah hah...
”Oh... Your question. Well, here in Ingmery everyone has a system, just like the rest of the NPCs do. But the system that was installed in Patricia and me were not the default NPC types, I'm just like you, Audemars... We were born as both warriors, I were to be one while Pat here is supposed to be a Wizard.”
”We both were supposed to follow our own Class and then were instructed to uphold the Keating's name in pride and honour as a Warrior and a Wizard respectively but since the demise of our father and brothers, we were afraid that one day we may follow their path.”
”My system is able to do a scan on an individual whether he or she is an NPC and also be able to scan a piece of in-depth information such as attributes, stats, types of classes, their secondary professions as well as their wealth. But we won't be able to scan through their storage bags.”
”How come I can't scan yours? Is mine the outdated ones or what? How comes yours sounds so OP...? So basically, you are able to scan me the moment from Day One after I woke up from my coma?” I asked as I looked at my interface and saw no versions or any type of information pertaining to it.
”I'm not sure how updated was mine but it been there since I'm born with it. I'm not sure about yours, does it indicate any version or any icon for you to click to update over WiFi or data? Mine is the latest version of CheeseSteak Android version 15.”
Prius remarked as I kept looking for anything but didn't find anything. ”Baaahhh... That warp thing is not a life hack at all, it was actually meant to perform like that.” I thought as I shut off the interface and looked at Prius to see some answers from him.
”So you want to learn the art of being a tradesman? You've come to the right place, my dear friend. Tomorrow report to work by 8 am and knock off by 5 pm and learn as much from Trish and the children. We have 3 products at the moment and soon there would be another 2 to 3 more in the future that would complete the beautification of our ladies here in Ingmery.”