71 The Stake of the Conques (2/2)
”By the way, what do I have to pay you for the healing potion from before? Also, just out of curiosity, where did you get healing potion from?”
I question.
”That is fine. Think of it as a gift. You haven't unlocked shops yet. Of course not, since you not like me, a Champion of Avarice. You will unlock it at level 15 or so. It depends on your stats.”
Ripley answers.
”Oh.”
I response simply, finding that depends on who is my Great Maker, I get different benefits. Guess I will have to grind to get to level 15 as quickly as I can. Having the ability to buy consumables is awesome.
Never know when someone is going to kill me for fucking their daughter, mother or whatever. Hah!
Out of curiosity, I ask Ripley what level she managed to unlock the shop. It was level 5. She is currently level 10. Unholy shit! I hide my level, obviously, and she did not ask, I play it cool.
No one is higher than level 10 because that is the limit for F-rank Conquest. Speaking of Conquest, this is her fourth one around. An away game since she is not the host of the game.
”This is actually my first Conquest. I want to host a game in the future. Any pointer?”
I question.
”No. Other than the fact that you should not. Hosting a game is extremely dangerous to you and those that you know. I host my first Conquest out of curiosity, and it is not something that I would do again.”
Ripley responses before frowning.
”Why? It can't be more dangerous than being a visiting player?”
I question, becoming quite curious. The System did not really say much about the danger of Conquest or how it is conducted. It merely tells me a bunch of restrictions and conditions. That barely scratches the surface of what the Conquest supposes to be.
The guy sitting in the adjacent table chuckles. He is also a player from the look of it.
”Only crazy people would host a Conquest now days. This is due to the introduction of Stake. Oh. The name is Hades by the way. Not my actual name. Just something that I choose because of a friend. I am a Gluttonous Champion if you are curious.”
Hades introduces himself.
”You don't really look like one?”
I question and check out his body. He is not fat. In fact, he is super lean. Physically fit. It is hard to think of him a Gluttonous Champion, who should be drowning in food, right?
”I tend to overdo things. Has nothing to do with eating like most people believe, so let leave it at that, as I don't really want to into detail. Anyway, I am feeling about straight up wasting that guy over there because we all know he is a beta protagonist like every protagonist in these kinds of setting, so who is with me?”
Hades questions, inviting Ripley and me to commit murder.
I mean, what the hell!?
Also, why is nobody in the room find that strange. I mean not the players themselves, but all of the normal students here.
They must have heard what we are talking about, yet they show no reaction whatsoever.
”You will get penalize for that.”
Ripley points out to Hades. She is referring to the penalty of murdering all the major characters.
”If only I kill him myself. If we all share in the penalty, it would be fine. The achievements and bonuses that we get at the end will be more than enough to offset the penalty. But we have to do it quickly, so we get some time bonuses.”
Hades points out and explains to me the finer mechanic of the penalty system. Killing major characters of the setting is not a good idea due to getting penalize.
It is a fix amount, and it is distributed amongst those who committed the deed.
Since one of the ways to conclude the Conquest is killing all the major characters, if all the players just straight up do that from the get-go, the Conquest would end instantly, netting some time bonuses.
And the faster you do it, the more time bonuses you get. It is that simple.
That said, the bonuses and rewards for completing a Conquest aren't enough to offset the penalty for a person, but it is enough for three or four people as penalty are shared amongst the offenders.
Equally too from the look of it.
I am unsure if that is true or not since this is my first Conquest. Hades has been through several already just like Ripley. The others too, probably.
”Even if I and Ghostly here agree with you on that, there are three others here, and they do not seem to be interested in doing that, especially that guy Kira in the back. I met him last Conquest, and while he doesn't seem like much, I can assure you, he is really strong. Rather not interrupt his farming unless I have to.”
Ripley points out, making me look at Kira, who is sleeping.
That guy is super strong? Seriously. Did not seem like it from the outside. He is like the most lazy guy ever. He even said so when warning me about teaming up.
”Seriously? Oh. What is he farming?”
I question.
”He is Slothful Champion. He gains more Slothful Points by literally just sleeping, and there isn't nearly enough hour in the day to do so, but here in the Conquest, it is different. Time flows differently. Also, there is no consequences in making other people sleep until they die, at least for him.”
Ripley answers me. That makes sense. Mine is Sexual Points. Why didn't it call Lustful Points? Not that important though.
”Wow. No consequences huh?”
An idea pops into my mind. So, I can fuck as much as I want without consequences?
That like giving me the key to the armory. Fuck yeah!
”Not for visiting players like us. For the host, there might, but it depends on what the stakes are. Those are hidden parameters in Conquest. Only visible at higher rank from what I am told.”
Ripley states.
”Eh. Like what kind of stake?”
I question.
Ripley purses her lip before frowning faintly.
”Every stake is different from what I could tell, but when I did it, the setting takes some of my friends, putting them in place of characters. My friends did not recognize me, so I had assumed that it is just a coincidence. I should have paid more attention to them because they got killed in the crossfire during the Conquest.”
Ripley sighs.
”They die in real life. The same way they had died in the Conquest. Being torn apart.”
Ripley ends on a sad note while Hades just nods. Unholy shit! That means! That means!