Chapter 76
Chapter 76
Name: Chompy (Johra) Gender: Male Status: Normal Race: Human Class: Warrior/ Priest Rank: H Level: 19/99 HP: 35/35 MP: 45/45 Attack: 12 (+3) Defense: 6 (+3) Agility: 9 Intelligence: 21 Unique Skills [Water Creation LvMax] [Lesser Healing Lv1] (Hidden) Unique Skills [Night Vision Lv1] (Hidden) Titles (Active) [Wizard of the Pit] [Master of Magma Hall] [Guardian of Corruption] (Hidden) Titles (Inactive) [Rat Trapper] [Hit-and-Run] [Savior Lv4] [Coldhearted LvMax] [Dragon Slayer Lv1] [Ant Exterminator Lv14] [Spider's Bane Lv3] [Giant Killer Lv2] [Scuttles' Grief LvMax] [Goblin's Slaughterer Lv6] [Valenor's Husband] (Hidden) Modifications [Avatar Lv1] [Creation Magic Lv1] [Resurrection Song Lv1]
(Hidden) Creation Magic [Hidden Status] [Species Conversion(Human)] [Material Creation Lv3]
If you were an ordinary applicant, we would require you to undergo a one year formation her at the Temple before being ordained as a priest, but we have made this special allowance for you, Gartmar's first adventurer . "
It was a 20 years younger version of Rohan who was speaking to me . He was an active member in the Temple, on the lookout for young blood willing to join . Perhaps if it had been another High Priest they wouldn't have made the same allowance for me and I'd have been forced into a year of training and servitude before becoming a priest . However, I was fortunate to have Rohan be the one to attend to me as he was less of a stickler for the rules, willing to look past them and see judge a person's true character .
"But Johra, have we met before?"
"I don't believe so . "
"I don't know what it is about you, but I feel like we are quite close . "
"It must be due to God's guidance . "
"Hahaha…You are way above me . Anyway, since you are now both an adventurer and a priest, I wish you the best in all upcoming adversity
"Yes, I'll do my best, and regarding… . "
"Right, a Paladin . Well I can recommend you if you can satisfy all the requirements, but the final selection is only made in the headquarters for the Catholic Church . "
"Understood sir . "
This was still quite a small city so it wasn't possible to appoint a paladin, and could only be done at their headquarters . Actually, even there would be a tough selection and the number of paladin position available were severely restricted and require an appointment by the king himself .
"It has always been my dream to become a Paladin . "
A Paladin was a class which wielded both the Sword and Magic, and gave you the tools to fight on your own . It perfectly suited my style which was very much that of a lone wolf .
After having been ordained as a priest, I went back to my regular alley and created my usual material before sleeping .
"My MP is higher now, should I try to create higher level material?"
"Create Material: Iron"
About a thumb sized piece of iron appeared on my hand, of course there was always the usual small chunk which mysteriously disappeared .
"Johra? Huu, finally I can speak . Please do create more… . "
I vaguely understood Lena's broken speech .
'Could Material Creation be the trigger?'
"Create Material: Iron"
"Johra! A small part of your material created supplies me with Energy . So… . "
She was once more cut off mid-sentence, but unfortunately I no longer had any more MP to continue casting the spell .
'I see, so perhaps the small amount which disappears is transformed into energy which helps power Lena . '
For humans the best way to recover their mana was to sleep, that was of course if they didn't have a skill like meditate to increase the MP recovery rate .
'I should only aim for a short nap, as this is quite a dangerous situation in town and I could be attacked at any moment .
However, due to having been busy all day along and now consuming all of my mana, as soon as I closed my eyes I fell into a deep sleep .
Puck!
"Cough! What…"
When I opened my eyes I realized that I was tied up and hung from the ceiling . A woman dressed in skin tight black leather had just landed a heavy punch on my stomach .
According to her status window, the opponent was named Carline, a level 26 assassin .
I vomited everything as she hit me in the stomach . but she just looked up at me with an evil grin .
"Are you feeling ok there? How dare a filthy beggar like you interfere with our business?"
Puck!
Aac
She continuously landed rained down blows on me which were stronger than I could endure . I knew I couldn't suffer much more of her torture and would have to do something soon . She came up to me and pulled back on my hair, looking at me face to face .
"That a good look, one distorted and in pain, I think I'll enjoy playing with you . "
Let me head drop back down she walked out of the room and spoke to the guards .
"Let him live, he will make for a fun toy . "
"Yes Carline . "
Thud!
As the woman named Carline left, I was now all alone in the room .
'Somewhere underground?'
"Create Material: Iron"
I remembered being able to somewhat influence the shape of the element during the creation process . I therefore focused on creating a shape as sharp as possible and the result felt similar to a deformed nail . It was a long and painful process trying to use a relatively blunt nail shaped piece of iron to cut through my bonds, and my hands were soon bleeding as a result of it .
"Lesser Healing!"
[Lesser healing 1 2]
[You have learned Magic Chanting Lv1]
"Huh? Magic Chanting appeared?"
I still hadn't figured out what the necessary conditions were for a human to learn new spells, but I suddenly felt a lot more powerful .
"Johra . Right side of the door . Human . Dozing . "
Lena scanned around using the energy saved from my previous Material Creation . I then used the same to create iron shaped tweezers to pick the lock and open the door .
"Hey what's going o…… . !"
As soon as I opened the door I immediately punched the guard causing him to slump down on the ground . he couldn't finish the last sentence because I instantly knocked him out . I threw him in the room where I was held and locked the door .
'Did I hold back my power well?'
He doesn't seem dead, more like his brain has received a shock and now he's unconscious .
"You reap what you sow"
I soon after escaped outside without any further resistance .
"This looks like an abandoned shrine right?"
My short imprisonment had taken place in an abandoned temple on the outskirts of Gartmar .
'They must have really dragged me quite a long way . Oh right, I was supposed to meet up with Darryl early in the morning . '
I rand towards the bakery and saw him waiting in front .
"Oh, I'm glad to see you're alright Darryl . "
"How do I say this Johra, I mean you've always looked like a beggar but it's even more so the case today?"
I didn't want to mention anything about being kidnapped and tied up because I wanted to focus on leveling up .
" Darryl I'll go buy some food for the day then we'll head out hunting . "
"O… . Okay, but is there something wrong with you?"
I shook my head and then we headed of to the same forest in search of Goblins .
"Just do the same thing you did yesterday . "
"But aren't there alot more this time around?"
In the clearing before us there were 13 Goblins easting on a large bear carcass .
"Don't worry I can handle them . "
"Okay I believe you . "
Uoo OH!
We proceeded with the same plan as yesterday, where Darryl would use his Taunt ability to secure the aggro and focus on defense, while I backstabbed them from behind and swiftly ended their lives . Unfortunately it didn't go as planned as there was one Rare ranked Goblin which appeared to be far more intelligent . When I approached them from behind, he quickly switched his attention to me instead .
"Damn, Darryl use Taunt once more!"
"Okay"
Uoo Oh!
The cunning Goblin finally ignored me and once again turned its attention back to Darryl .
'That guy is the most troublesome, so I'll end him first!'
I stabbed my dagger deep in the Rare Goblin's back .
[+21 experience points]
He let out a single dying shriek, before dying instantly .
'Although it's a bit of a loss, our safety is what was most important . '
I then succeeded in killing the rest of the Goblins at the same time, resulting in a successful power levelling . We had gotten a hang of how best to handle them after our three attempts just the other day .
[Level increased 19 31]
Although my level had gone up quite a bit, it would have been even more but for some reason the experience gained from hunting Goblins was only ¼ what it was previously .
"You're awesome, you took care of all of them at the same time . "
"Stay still, Lesser Heal!"
I cast healing magic on my partner . If if the damage he received wasn't life threatening, it was best to take care of it as soon as possible to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances .
"What, weren't you a warrior?"
" I have two jobs, I'm both a warrior and a priest . "
"Then your leveling up speed is slower than if you had one job"
"Ah? really?"
Hearing Darryl's answer I suddenly felt enlightened . No wonder it has been harder for me to level up now that I had two professions .
"Well… I can't help it"
"Johra are you aiming to become a paladin?"
"How did you know?"
"Well as far as profession which include the skills of both a Warrior and Priest, isn't the a Paladin the only one that come to mind?"
"That's true . "
"It won't be easy . I heard many stories of adventurers who had all the necessary qualifications but were still never selected . It is rare for one from the countryside to be chosen .
"Oh is that the case?"
"Yeah, from a nation’s point of view, a Paladin is a like a leader who inspires hope, so they prefer to choose among nobles . There is a rumour that the magistrate is biased against commoners becoming Paladins .
"Perhaps… I guess I'll find out later . "
I could definitely understand the logic as in the battlefield a Paladin was like a beacon of hope, part of a country foundational strength . They were unlike regular soldiers or even Mages and Warriors which were more replaceable .
There was also a crucial difference between a Priest and a Paladin . In war a unit that is capable of recovering and healing in real time in far more dangerous than one that is not, but the Temple forbids priests from participating in armed conflict .
For that reason a Paladin is so highly sought after and are considered pillars in a nation's military strength . It would be very risky to entrust this to a commoner as opposed to a noble .
After I finished Healing Darryl we went on to hunt some more Goblins . Although we only found them in smaller groups, hunting three of them allowed Darryl to level up to 17 and I became level 43 .
"We've gone too deep into the forest and are encountering higher level monsters, we'd best turn back . "
'Should we go?'
I was a bit worried that the Wolf Club's leader would still be a higher level than me, but it was indeed getting quite risky in the forest . Not to mention that I no longer had the ability to resurrect so I was essentially on my last life .
"Okay let's head back to town and return tomorrow . "
"Then I hope there will be more Goblins to greet us tomorrow!"
We went back together to the Adventurer's guild to report the completion of the quest . After splitting up the reward money, we both went our separate ways .
"See you again tomorrow Darryl!"
"Yup!"
Seeing him turn the corner, I headed towards my homey alley and made sure no one was around before using my Material Creation magic .
"Create Material: Iron"
"Johra?"
"Hey Lena, why don't you explain how it is possible that you followed me here . "
We were having an ongoing conversation throughout the day as I used Material Creation whenever I had the chance . It was more often that usual because I would make sure to exhaust all my mana before a level up, in order to make full use of the human's ability to have their HP and MP restored when levelling .
"When I received your permission to study you back on Earth, I scattered millions of nanobots in your body and set them up to siphon a small portion of your Material Creation to use as a power source . I put around 20,000,000 nanobots in your body, it seems like 10,000,000 of them have already melted somehow, but the remaining ones work well . "
"What? Did you do that without my permission?"
"Oh but you did give me permission, you just said that I couldn’t harm you . "
"Really permission? Did you think I'd approve of having millions of nanobots inside of me?"
"Hehehe… well it's in the past now . So when did you become a normal human? Is this another world?"
"Well how do you know that this is a different world?"
"For one all of the usual Earth lifeforms are non-existent, and that radioactive signatures in the atmosphere don't match any of Earth's . "
"So you can see some forms of energy, can you manipulate them in any way?"
"No, I designed the nanobots to only interact with the energy from your Material Creation, but perhaps I can modify them in some way . "
"Modify?"
"Yes, but it would require a lot of materials, energy and time . "
"Hm…"
"Unlike before when I could research as I please, I have a lot of restrictions now . I'll have to go into hibernation mode because my energy is dropping to dangerous levels . "
"What… already? Don't you need to first tell me what materials you would need?"
Lena didn't respond, she was gone .
"Well, anyway it would be a lengthy process right?"
*——-Author Notes——-*
Races:
-The Species in this world are divided into humanoid, monsters and Superior races .
– A summary of the known races
~Men-kinds <Humans> <Elves> <Hunters> <Dwarves> <Gnomes> <Elemental> <Giants>
~Monsters <Asmodians> <Fairies> <Undead> <Orcs> <Goblins>
Superior Races
<Dragons> <Angels> <Devils> <High Elves> <Titans>
Exotic species : The race, didn't live this world since at first .
[Elves] Are known to originate from Elfheim, which can be found by Yggdrasil .
[Asmodians] Are known to originate from Iblisysla . They also include various magic skill unlike other races(Men kinds) are almost all born with innate magic ability .
Gods and their People
Gods in this world have their own people and a Messiah which acts as their agent in the Mortal Realm .
~The relationships amongst the Gods are mostly unknown to regular mortals .
~ Those known include
-Gaia Noradriana Elves
-Skyfather Michael Mirin Kingdom
~ The High Gods are known to have have limited involvement with the mortal realm, the reason behind it remains unknown .
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