Chapter 23 (2/2)

“Do you choose to select a class no-”

“I do!” Donny said, practically salivating. Randidly and the old man exchanged glances.

“Do you know anything about what a class gets you?” The old man asked in a quiet voice. Randidly shook his head slightly. They both looked at Donny.

Since Randidly was already letting him be the one who dealt with people, he saw no reason to stop him from being the Village Chieftain. Although Nul was talking it up, the slimy way they almost explicitly refused to indicate methods to get better classes made Randidly rather skeptical.

And if it did turn out to be a good thing, it’s not like it would be that hard to kill another rare mob, once he found one.

Nul gestured, and suddenly they all could see a giant, floating screen. On it were three choices.

“The first choice is-” Nul began to explain, but Donny just waved his hand, ignoring him.

“No need,” He said imperiously, “I choose the second option. I am…. Dusk Knight! No, wait, Knight of the Dusk!”

Randidly had a hard time suppressing his smile based on the first and third options. But he supposed it was a good thing the random class ended up being so… official and gamey sounding, like the rest of the world. Hopefully the level up gains would give them an idea of what a class could provide.

Instantly, motes of gold flew from Nul’s hand to Donny, and as the group watched, a short sword and shield appeared in Donny’s hands. Grinning from ear to ear, Donny began to swing them around, but promptly underestimated the weight and fell on his face.

“What did the class give you?” Tera asked, jealousy clear in her voice.

Even sitting on his butt, his face covered in dirt, still Donny was glowing, and he waggled his fingers at Nul. “Show them the same notification you showed me, so they can stand and be awed in my brilliance.”

Shrugging, Nul complied. Randidly looked closely at the notification that appeared.

Congratulations! You have received the class of Knight. You have gained the Skill Ride Lvl 1. You have received the skill Honorable Charge Lvl 1. You have received the skill Stalwart Defense Lvl 1. You may learn 7 additional skills to these and those you already possess. Skills may be forgotten to learn new skills. +12 Health per Level, +1 Mana Per Level, +7 Stamina per level. +2 Vit, End, or Str per level (these points may be distributed between 2), +1 Resist per level.

The old man blinked, then shook his head, looking at Randidly. “Those numbers just make my eyes water. How good is that? It seems like a hell of a lot.”

Randidly nodded slowly. “Once he completes the Newbie path and gets that bonus, that’s 16 health, 3 mana, and 9 stamina, plus… 4 stat points per level? 2 Among Vit, End, and Str, 1 to Resist, one freely distributed. Hard to gauge how much the stats mean, but… all that extra health and stamina will add up. Do a lot to keep him alive…. After 15 levels, he will have comparable health and stamina to me, and that’s not even counting the bonuses he would get putting it into Vit and End…”

Frowning, the old man nodded. “So it really is hard to tell how useful it is. Well, I’ll try the skill level route for a while, and then revisit the issue.”

“You must hurry,” Nul said with a smile, looking at Randidly and the old man. “Remember, the Newbie Zone protection will wear off on this area in 7 days, and stronger monsters will come. You should select your class immediately.”

When he saw that neither of them really cared, Nul turned back to Donny, smile attached. “So where would you like your village to be?”