Chapter 12: Crisis, Opportunity, Crisis (3)

Chapter 12: Crisis, Opportunity, Crisis (3)

Umpwaah!

The first thing Professor did when he got out of bed the following day was to drain out all the alcohol in his stomach.

ugh my head.

Why the hell do the mercenaries drink so much?

The joy of the clean taste of alcohol which he hadnt tasted in a long time, came to the side one by one and offered him alcohol to the point where he couldnt even breathe.

Ugh I definitely remember the.

Damn Gedroits. Inducing a hangover? Still, in reality, one wouldnt know what happened once they get so drunk, but in GG, there is a way to check everything that happened.

Status Window. Check player logs.

Tring!

I scrolled down the log where my actions would be recorded and turned it over to the last part I remembered.

+player Professors log

7pm - Entered the Inn Silver Cry.

7pm- Drank a glass of pale ale/ physical recovery small with 15 seconds mental strength recovery 5%/ increases intoxication by 2%.

7pm - successfully persuaded the Master of Silver Cry, Waldrof Topric. The battle phase was canceled.

7pm - Drank a glass o Dragon Blood/ Recover 15% of HP, increase maximum mental strength by 35 for 35, fire resistance is small for 35 minutes, apply skill [100x courage] for 15 minutes/increases intoxication by 40%/1st-degree burns (Tongue throat)

8pm - Have a glass of Pale ale +

8pm - have a special pork steak +

8pm - have a glass of pale ale +

8pm - Became friendly with the mercenary Mitch Edwal at the party

8pm - Drank a bottle of Ascent Mountain Lager +

9pm - Have a glass of pale ale +

Drink

Drink

11 pm drink

12 pm drink

Were they trying to kill me?

Here he was, thinking he did have a little too much, but this was way too much. Somehow, this morning, when he felt his stomach was empty, he thought he would die.

Wherever I look drank, drank, drank, drank, drank, fell. Drank, drank, drank no other special thing at all!

While the film was being cut to see through it fast, I noticed one thing.

+player Professors log

Received an F-rank mercenary card from the Turan branch manager of Mercenary Guild, Waldrof Topric.

[Item F-rank Mercenary card (Turan/ Trapper) A seal used to prove the identity and rank of the mercenaries. Rodricks mercenary guild seal is engraved behind it.]

I thought it was a dream because the memories were all jumbled, but I was really accepted.

I cant remember when I got the card, but I vaguely remembered the scene where Waldrof said something like, A guy like you is a trapper! You did well, Professor!

When I looked at the job field in the status window, it was changed from Unemployed to Trapper. When registering as a mercenary, one can decide their main position, but since I was unemployed, it seemed like what was present got registered.

This isnt a job I will continue, but right now, there is no other job as good as this.

Strictly speaking, the trapper is an almost dead profession among the players. Since the nature of the job depends on materials, it needs a lot of capital, and even if one does put in a lot of investment, one must move defensively because the growth isnt very high.

Even after being taught by a professional trapper or a guild specified it, not many would get the same effect and [Job-related skill proficiency by 30% bonus].

However, factors like proficiency and development aspirations are only meaningful when one can see their future. Perhaps things will be different at the start of the plays, but as time passes, the damage does not rise when one is in danger.

Anyway, since my job changed, I got the trap-making skill for now. If I make traps with things around, free materials, and the processing steps, the stats may increase a little. I can use things like broken twigs or small wood which arent too strong!

- Soygaybar : wasnt he just too much of a cheapskate till a while back?

- takealook : Even the children who work in the shittiest place throw twigs away, but ones trash is anothers precious metal

You cant even think of nice words. Compare them to my body. Anything else, and one strike, will shatter my body. What good would lifting a heavy piece of wood do with a broken arm? Now, tell me which one is more reliable. Look at how productive I am in the present situation, not the value of things I use.

I had been experimenting with everything before we moved, and this body is pretty resistant to tensile stress, that is, tugging, pressing, or pushing objects in an axial direction, which is a feature of the glass body, but it is pretty vulnerable to impact. It doesnt help me at all unless theres some kind of armor that absorbs the impact.

The weapons are the same. Because the same amount of force I wield will have an impact on my arms.

After so much thought, he chose the job Trapper. With this body weaker than NPC, it was best to solve without getting close to the enemy.

Kuak- Ack- my stomach hurts. I should go down and eat something.

I wanted to lie down and rest, but in GG, time is the most important resource. If I play now, I would be too weak at the time of Mutation Blood. As I was already behind in growth, I could not be wasting time here.

As I roughly organized my thoughts and went down the stairs, I felt the floor was much quieter than yesterday, and Waldrof was wiping a glass with a frown.

Hearing the sound of me coming down, he paused as he looked at me.

Good morning, Waldrof.

If you didnt wake up by lunchtime, I was ready to call for a funeral director, but luckily you woke up, old man.

Old man?

That it isnt impossible to clear. This means that the event is a natural one.

From the start, we start by handing over 2 cities. Making a battle that is generally impossible at this time possible means that a loss of investment has been made on the part of the warlock and the queen. This isnt just a high-risk, high-gain event.

Lack of information. I know this is what this was pointing to, but I dont even know anything.

Why do you feel so anxious when saying war?

I cant simply stop worrying.

Waldrof closed his eyes and smoked again.

Dont do it. At best, you are just 19. I tried to make you not be called, but the people saw you registered on the list of mercenaries, and regardless of age, they wanted you down there. I am sorry. All I could do with my authority was push your services to the second call.

and the position?

If the name is on the list, then there is no way out. Fortunately, the job I chose was the trapper

Shields.

Whyyyyy!!!

Shit! I know they want to use the little ones ahead in the front line! Why do the high-ranking people get the say for this!

Then, what about the general infantry, archers, and supplies?

All civilians in the castle have also been called! It was said that the seats were filled right away when it came to supply, and the positions that needed a little bit of power were filled with skilled soldiers, so all the F-rank ones are shields!

Shield soldiers. The horses are shield soldiers, but in battles with mutes, they reduce them as they get consumed by them.

The reason the war with the mutes is difficult is the ridiculous wildness they possess, but the biggest problem is that the moment their blood or saliva touches someone, that person gets infected.

The essence of Mutation Blood is not a normal lifeform but a slime in which the Queens commands get put.

The orders are given by the queen, and it differs depending on the time of the year, but in year 124, the queen shouldnt be fully grown, so I felt complicated. The orders given to the mute will be one or two at most.

More meat, more genes.

Therefore, the mutes in this period have very high infectivity compared to their weak combat power. When bitten through saliva, and when blood gets spilled in, the mute cells invade the blood vessels of the hosts brain and turn them into infectious ones. When enough infestation has gathered to satisfy the Queen, the mutes return to the Queen and sacrifice themselves.

Isnt there any survivor in the two cities ahead of us?

Would that be possible? There were a few refugees, and the Lord and his subordinates of those places managed to escape.

But not normal people?

those fuckers.

He must have ordered the soldiers to throw them out and withdraw them.

This time, it had turned more erratic because the army acted like that. Pelas and Morudics soldiers are famous for being well trained. The city was captured, but the number of infected people was reduced due to the struggle of the soldiers, so they couldnt handle it. Thanks to that, the mutes must go after the next cities to get trained soldiers bodies. Stupid lord! If only they were made to fight alongside the knights for proper defense and attack, they would have been able to stop them.

Its obvious, even if one didnt fight. Frightened by the sudden appearance of mutes, he had the strongest knights escort him and run away, leaving the soldiers.

Thanks to that, now they had to fight it.

Bang!

In a desperate situation, Professor was thinking when the door swung open with a soldier coming in. After a quick glance around, he took a deep breath and said, Mercenaries of Turan! Open your eyes and ears! Follow the order of Romilio De Valcados, the Lord of Norther Rodrik and one of the most revered knights, Lord of Turan!

Here he is.

Already?

It means that the men of the Lord have gone down. Enough to bring out the ones who postponed their duty for the first time due to illness or old age.

After that, the soldiers were talking about something, but in a nutshell, it is like, if you dont want to be chased away as a traitor or deserter, just come in and work.

Damn it, did I come to play to do military service?!

After a moments frustration, Waldrof leaned over the bar and whispered.

Look, oldie.

What?

It cannot be helped as things turned out like this. As a mercenary, there are days when you are unlucky like this.

Isnt it my first day, though?

well, my mercenaries were mostly driven out too, and I had used my strength. The mutes dont have any strategies; they just run around and fight when they want, and most of the battle style is close range. Then you should band together to the far left, closest to the wall.

You mean

They say that if you hold out once, just before the fight starts when they charge, make space behind. Hold on, keep trying. Do not run from the battlefield. Just hold on and run without even looking back. When the fight starts, you cannot even see much.

Nod.

I just nodded to his words. His words of ignoring the command there as soon as the battle started and being an independent group, counting like a commander, were impossible, and if someone caught him saying this, well, he would be beheaded.

Huh, I dont need to explain the fact that its something you shouldnt say out loud.

Now! Those who are called, move ahead! F-rank mercenary Neil Casey, F-rank Xabi Mojo, F-rank Professor, D-rank.

Now, you need to go for real. Do not forget, it is just one day, but you have become one of our brothers since yesterday. Lets not meet like corpses on the street.

Do not say that.

Huhu, the God of War is a liar, huh? But we need to say this to live.

Waldorf and I greeted each other and tapped our hands as mercenaries do.

Nice, everyone is here! From now, we move ahead.

At the command of the leading soldier, I, along with the other conscripts, moved towards the barracks in front of the castle gate.