449 Discussing the Guilds Next Steps (1/2)
”What I wonder most is what benefits your demigods will receive.”
Unable to answer that or conceive that with his current level, Jack was startled to imagine what his chosen demigods would receive. Considering that choosing a demigod would be more impactful than his normal pact, there was no telling what Jack's system would offer those demigods.
A few knocks rapped on the door. Lunara smiled and shouted, ”Hurry up! We can finally discuss everything!”
Eedaj opened the door, leading Rikko, Kori, Bowzer, Hadurt, and Lorwynn. The rest of Jack's usual party entered next with the guild leaders. Then, to Jack's surprise, Dragas and Guuro were the last to enter before they closed the door and cast silence throughout the room.
”Finally, you're awake!” Dragas rushed to the other side of Jack's bed, sitting beside Eliza.
”And why were you so worried about me?” Jack chuckled.
Dragas showed a pouty face. ”How could my grandchild not have a father?! If you leave Eliza a widow, I'll kill you and turn your body into fertilizer.”
”Okay… I'll keep that in mind,” Jack smiled nervously and looked to the others around the room. ”Sorry to keep you all waiting so long.”
Lorwynn smiled warmly. ”It was no--”
”Yeah, why did you take so long?! All you had to do was wake up!” Hadurt shouted with a smile. ”Do you realize how tempting it was to kill Pestro personally while you were comatose? Now's my chance to ascend, so why did you take so long?!”
Laughing, Jack slowly lifted a hand up to calm Hadurt. ”Don't worry, I've got a fun plan for Pestro. But before that happens, I wanted to make sure that we're all on the same page for what comes next. You guys already talked about who's making you three demigods?”
Kori answered, ”Lunara will choose me. I think Rikko is choosing Hadurt while Guuro is choosing Lorwynn. Then those two will get a boost to two of heir magic types.”
”Good, then I'll mention what comes next.” Jack continued, ”After we kill Pestro and you three can reignite your latent potential, you'll join me in Earthen Keep.”
”You're coming too?” Hadurt asked, raising an eyebrow. ”Does that mean--”
”No, I won't be helping you clear the entire dungeon. But you are allowed to kill anything and everything you can. You can't miss this chance to become gods. We need all the support we can get and there's no telling when you'll get another chance,” stated Jack. ”I'll be going solo, sneaking through all ninety-nine floors of the dungeon until I can reach the ancient tomb at the end.”
”Ohh… Who's tomb is that?”
”What?!” Hadurt shouted while everyone else out of the loop was stunned.
”It's the tomb of my former body,” Jack explained. ”When I was chosen as Daruun's champion, I started back at lv. 1 because I received a new body with even more potential. Though that made things difficult in the beginning, now I can do way more than I ever could in my last life.
”Also, I should find all of my old items in the tomb, including all of my old gear, equipment blueprints, EXP pots, and more,” added Jack. ”With that, we should be able to arm a small party to the teeth.”
”Perfect! Then we'll be able to make new gear and equipment on top of gaining some right off the bat,” Lorwynn stated, seeing into Jack's intentions.
”Yup, and given my system's abilities, I think I can cheat smithing and weapon crafting…”