Shortly after Seraphina left, [ Zhong Lele ], a cyber stalker who also works as an HR manager in another world, brought Xilǐ'er out of the study.
She handed a document to Ed, Ed lips curled into a smile the moment he glanced at it.
Very good, it was written in my native tongue.
Although it's a bit jarring, it's probably for the best. The language of this world is based on alphabetic writing, and without using unknown mystical powers, its contents are actually very difficult to decipher.
Unless it's a player from their hometown or an NPC for whom Ed has granted Little Green access, there's virtually no chance of a leak.
This can be considered a special type of encryption.
Ed made no attempt to hide the fact that he could understand the language, after all, he had spoken his native tongue when he was welcoming the players.
In such a realistic game world, it's not surprising to find an NPC who speaks two languages, right?
With that in mind, Ed carefully examined the terms negotiated by both parties.
[ Zhong Lele ] In order to maintain Ed's image as a "succubus-targeting-working-class" character, he did not deliberately try to lower the price for Xilǐ'er.
After inquiring about the market price for the Eternal Domain from this upright knight, she ultimately offered the following price:
[Monthly base salary of 1 gold, including soldier training and lord defense services.]
[The first battle each month is free; subsequent battles cost 1 gold each, with an additional 1 gold charge for each death.]
Ed thought this made sense, since not everyone can afford to hire Seraphina.
While it's true that the only downside to expensive things is their price, Seraphina is definitely too expensive...
Sure enough, Xilǐ'er, a wandering knight who can't go home, is the knife that I'm most comfortable using right now.
With him there, his plan to attack the White Wax Town Church became even more certain.
Ed continued looking down, then suddenly felt a little dizzy, with the illusion that he had ascended back to his hometown.
[Monthly housing allowance, commuting allowance, meal allowance, horse wear and tear... totaling 1 gold.]
No, is this... right?
Ed has already planned to temporarily set aside a guest room for Xilǐ'er inside the castle, but who will receive the housing allowance?
Give a horse?
That horse is also wearing armor; what is there to damage it with?
And what's with this "commuting to hell" thing – he even gets a commuting allowance?
The most outrageous thing is this meal allowance; the armored Xilǐ'er doesn't even have a mouth!
Don't just blindly apply everything from your hometown...
"Huh? What's wrong, Radish?"
While Ed felt the magical world wasn't as magical as his hometown, Xilǐ'er's warhorse was nudging a small iron ball on the ground with its head.
It's the one Seraphina just refined...
The warhorse brushed the iron ball to Xilǐ'er's feet. The silver-armored knight bent down, picked up the iron ball, examined it for a moment, and then looked at Ed:
"My lord, do you have any more of this? Radish and I can use it to repair our bodies. If you have it, could you please tell us what it's called...?"
"Meal allowance."
[ Zhong Lele ] reminded him in a cheeky tone from the side.
"Yes, yes, can we change the meal allowance to this? Four or five a month should be enough."
It feels a little squishy, like a snack, right?!
Ed took a deep breath, feeling like he was about to roll his eyes at the absurd reality.
The Second Holy See's style... seems to be sliding into an abyss.
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] received a private commission today.
Because [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] wants to drag her friends into the trap, she needs to give Ed living creatures to exchange for beta test activation codes.
However, because it uses a summoning-based combat style, the option to leave survivors alive is not available in the combat options of [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ].
Furthermore, if the Deadwood Vine parasitizing her become excessively powerful due to the flesh and blood of their prey, they might trigger another judgment of will.
If she fails, the summoned creature will slap her in the face again.
Since he couldn't complete the task himself, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] quickly came up with the idea of outsourcing it.
But choosing the right person presented her with another challenge.
[ Zhongde ] started an engineering team with a bunch of newbies.
[ Do Some Farm Work ] seems to have a real interest in Farm Work and is trying to cultivate a field.
[ Good Times Don't Last ] and [ Shit Appraisal Master ] are busy clearing out their stockpiled clothes, spearheads, axes, and shovels by helping newbies complete quests...
[ Howling Pothos ], eager to become stronger, has little interest in missions that require leaving survivors alive.
Because several veteran players learned Directed Alienation from Duolin before leveling up, the story was distorted into "learning Directed Alienation will level you up."
[ Pond Fish and Old Abyss Litang's Supremely Fierce Tiger ], has become a loyal follower of Duolin. One considers the other Saint, while the other acknowledges the other as his boss, making their relationship quite delicate.
[ Dawn Ah ] is currently preoccupied with her mentor and junior, and is already overwhelmed with her own troubles.
The Dark Archmage even sneaked into the forest alone to play solo, without even seeing a single person.
After careful consideration, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] decided to award this private outsourcing task to [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ], a veteran player with guaranteed combat strength, who was less anxious about the difficulty and had a high margin for error.
And the Boxing Champion champion even brought a newbie along today, the very same guy he praised on the subway home, the one with the Lion Hidden in the Eyes."
The newbie claimed that after seeing [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ]'s like, they had already expressed their gratitude in a private message.
However, because the game was about to start, [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] didn't see it at all. He only found out about it after he entered the game and was approached by the other player.
So, after a few back-and-forth exchanges, the two became friends who exchanged likes. Just then, [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] took on [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ]'s order and decided to guide this newbie through the tactical teamwork in " World of Disorder ".
Carrying two still-breathing prey, the two men chatted idly.
[ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ]: "Boss, I've looked at the entire Pokédex on the official website."
As one of the editors of the encyclopedia, [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] naturally appreciated this, and he replied with a smile:
" That's Good Then, is there any problem?"
"Hmm, I'm very interested in Dragonborn. I feel there's a lot of potential for change in this area. Do you know any methods to become Dragonborn?"
Become Dragonborn?
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] picked at his ear to make sure he hadn't misheard.
According to the official website, the average lifespan of Dragonborn is very short, and power gained at the cost of one's life is not a sustainable strategy.
The problem is... players are immortal.
He had indeed thought about this issue before, but since all his special attributes other than Plant Compatibility were 0, there was no room for maneuver for the time being.
Thinking of this, [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] said:
"Then why don't you go ask Seraphina?"
[ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] Nods:
"I asked."
"Ah?"
"It happened right after I completed the newbie tasks and opened an account."
"What did she say?"
She said it had nothing to do with her and told me to go find the Dragonborn Village.