Chapter 15
Nick and Liam came to the southern gate of the city and began to look for the caravan they needed. The task said that there would be 4 carts pulled by horses. Looking at a small market, they saw a man who was managing the loading of just such a stagecoach. Nick appreciated it.
Name: Byron Fart 50 years old
Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 60
Class: Merchant Caravan Manager [Uncommon] Lvl 123
Class: Disciple of Sword and Shield [Uncommon] Lvl 75
Nick decided that the man had a good level, and overall he looked 30 years old. Approaching him, they introduced themselves.
"Hello, my name is Virus Isuel, and this is my friend Clayton Reeves. We have taken on the task you left at the adventurers' guild."
The man noticed them and greeted them with a slight smile.
"Welcome, I'm always happy to have additional help in protecting the caravan. I see you're new adventurers, so I'll explain everything briefly. Your job will be to look out for threats and get rid of them if necessary. It's all really simple, but there are many nuances to our work, you'll quickly get the hang of it along the way. In the meantime, wait for the caravan to gather with the other adventurers, they're standing by the first wagon."
"Thank you sir."
Nick appreciated how high the charisma of this man was, he seemed like a nice and kind person. But Nick did not miss how the merchant examined their equipment. He probably also decided that they were some rich brats. But Nick thought that it did not matter for now, he was not here to constantly whine about how everyone thought he was a fool. He did not care, and by the way Liam was involved in everything, he did not either. Nick often thought that Liam did not like it, but he was simply a much more serious person than he was. Approaching the last cart there were 6 people. Nick of course appreciated them all.
Name: Lyn Winston 35 years old
Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 45
Class: Swift Hunter [Uncommon] Lvl 143
Class: Archery Adept [Rare] Lvl 102
Name: David Rassenbaum 43 years old
Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 51
Class: Sword and Shield Adept [Rare] Lvl 150
Class: Martial Arts Apprentice [Uncommon] Lvl 134
Name: Justin Allbrook 25 years old
Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 30
Class: Disciple of Sword and Shield [Uncommon] Lvl 60
Class: Not Selected
Name: Kristen Bell 26 years old
Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 29
Class: Ranger [Uncommon] Lvl 53
Class: Not Selected
Name: Mark Terow 26 years old
Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 31
Class: Apprentice of Spear and Shield [Uncommon] Lvl 56
Class: Not Selected
Name: Roland Inter 23 years old
Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 36
Class: Spear Adept [Rare] Lvl 35
Class: Not Selected
As far as Nick could tell, these were the average adventurers in this city. But the last guy clearly stood out from the rest. The main difference in what class you get at Lvl 1 with [Uncommon] weapon skill depends on whether you can use techniques. Techniques are basically spells for fighters, but they only use stamina. So the fact that the last guy had a rare class meant that he knew how to use a technique before he was 15, which was very unusual among ordinary people. Techniques also vary in level like spells, but their gradation is much smaller. To get a rare class, it is not enough to use the basic stamina boost, you need to be able to use a real technique.
The adventurers were dressed in various types of leather armor and had weapons to match. Nick and Liam walked up and greeted them.
"Greetings, I am Virus Isuel, and this is my friend Clayton Reeves. We are new adventurers, so we will be counting on your guidance."
Everyone turned their attention to them and the oldest man responded to their greeting.
"Yes, hello to you, my name is David Rassenbaum. I am in charge of the caravan's defense. And while there is time, I will listen to your possibilities."
"Of course, I have a basic enhancement skill and an enemy analysis skill [Common]. I also specialize in fast movements."
"Mmm, I can use spells up to the third tier related to the water element."
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"Okay, okay. That's enough for me. The job should be easy, there shouldn't be any high-level monsters within this distance. It should be a round trip, so we should arrive here in the evening. In the meantime, you can chat with my colleagues."
"Thank you sir, we will be under your care."
When David left, Nick decided to immediately approach Roland. He was too curious about how an ordinary guy could get a rare class.
"Hello, my name is Virs, how did you get to the spear adept?"
"I see you lack delicacy in many matters."
Roland didn't listen to him and just left. Nick thought about going to the other adventurers, but he could tell from their looks that they didn't want to talk to him either. So he decided to stand with Liam and wait.
"Clayton, what do you think of them?"
"Nothing special, they are Iron or Silver level adventurers. It doesn't matter that they may have a few rare skills. Veers, we are on a different level, when we get our classes, we will be at the top of our generation."
"You don't understand something either, these people can kill us, and when we get our classes, two such groups can kill us. What I'm getting at is that no matter what level and rank we are, we'll lose to the number of extras."
"You're right about that."
Ten minutes later, the merchant announced their departure. Nick and Liam climbed into their places in the cart and their first task began. A neat stone road led from the southern gate and after about two kilometers, a solid forest began. Nick's brain loudly told him that the forest was a very bad idea, that there would be magical predators in the magical world, that the forest was the best place for an ambush. Nick's smile became aggressive, he really wanted to experience the real thrill of battle, unless of course someone from the clan was sent to keep an eye on him.
The ride was easy, the carts moving at about 30 km/h. As they passed through the forest, Nick did not notice anything out of the ordinary. There were many trees and even some animals, but the assessment said that they were either [Common] or [Uncommon] rank, their levels also did not indicate a threat, and they were not at all aggressive. This could have bored him, as it did Liam. Liam leaned against the seat and assembled some spell. Nick glanced at it only briefly and from what he saw, he realized that it was a level 3 spell "Freezing Ray". But Nick was expecting something interesting on the trip. About halfway there, they saw a huge moose.
Race: Elk Giant [Rare] Lvl 60
The elk was about 7 meters tall and had such large antlers that they looked more like a tree. Nick read in books that magical animals and monsters had much higher base stats, and the larger the creature, the higher its base stats, but this was not always true. When they passed by the Elk, it only cast a lazy glance at them. This type of elk was basically peaceful, Elk Giant attacked only when they felt threatened. Nick decided to calculate the average number of stats and he got 500 for 14 indicators. In theory, the main defender of the caravan could handle it alone, but for him it would be a very difficult battle, but Nick was not completely sure of this. Their further journey passed without incident. Having stopped in the city of Farn, they helped with unloading goods and loaded new ones. The trip took about 3.5 hours, the same will be the same back. Having left the city, their not at all difficult journey began again. For two hours, Nick begged the gods for something to happen, and about 20 kilometers from the city, they met a group of priests. Nick caught a glimpse of what he was missing and saw a notification in the corner of his vision about the opening of a new skill. He tried to hide his smile, but his crazy smile was visible to everyone. The merchant decided to stop and most likely help the priests. There were about 12 of them, they had three carts, on which the emblem of the church and the holy kingdom were beautifully placed.
Pretentious bastards. What are they doing here? But who am I kidding, I know why they are here.
Nick leaned over and whispered a few words to Liam.
"If I attack, don't hold back. Hit them with your deadliest spells."
Liam nodded silently at his request. At the same time, the merchant began to talk.
"Dear ministers of the church, can I help you with anything?"
The merchant really tried to be respectful to the priests and contrary to Nick's belief that everyone trusted the church implicitly, the merchant tried to use all his charisma for this conversation. The priest who came forward answered him with a slight smile.
"Yes, dear merchant, we were given instructions to escort two young men to the church."
Nick decided not to listen and attack, but the caravan's main guard stopped him. Nick was pushed hard with a shield, causing him to crash into a tree, he barely had time to use body reinforcement to avoid ending up with a broken back. Liam had the ice dart spell prepared in his mind, but during this time he slightly rebuilt the spell and sent it at all the people. It was not fatal for people of their level, but damn it was effective. The older adventurers were able to dodge, but the younger ones and the merchant were not so lucky, they were riddled with ice shards. When Liam cast his spell, a dome of golden light formed around the priest and all the ice darts simply smashed against him. Liam immediately decided to increase the distance and turn on his family artifact. Water streams formed around him, which just in time redirected the arrow flying at him into the tree. Nick decided not to trifle and turned on the armor, its main enchantment was the dispersal of kinetic force. The next thing he did was to start casting the earth spear spell and strengthen it with kinetic magic. But he was not given such luxury. There were 8 people with a sword and shield and three more priests around the priest.
Name: Fabio Selisto 130 years old
Race: Human [Uncommon] Lvl 135
Class: Holy Priest [Rare] Lvl 193
Class: Holy Mage of Magical Constructions [Rare] Lvl 178
"Fuck, what a twist!"
Several golden chains instantly flew at him. Before he could cast a spell, Nick used [Ghost Awakening] and [Ghost Flicker] to dodge. He managed to create some distance due to the dash, but it was a minor advantage against a bunch of approaching chains. He activated the invisibility artifact when he was out of sight. His skills were draining his stamina a lot, but he still had about 15 minutes of active combat left. The chains passed him and wrapped around a tree. From afar, Nick saw Liam casting a level 3 spell, "Ice Field", against him were several priests and many people with a melee class.
Class: Acolyte of the Sword and Shield [Uncommon],
Class: Faithful Sword Shield Adept [Rare]
These were the main classes he saw. These men were strong, the rest of the priests except for the first one were not worth his attention. While Liam was fighting off people with ice spells and a freezing field. A priest approached him, but he did not know it. Using a technique, Nick tried to cut off the bastard's head, but like Liam, he crashed into a holy barrier. At such a close distance, he would not have been able to hide. The priest did not waste time and wrapped him in chains. Nick looked closely and it was a mana construct, this type magic is very expensive and the longer the object remained solid, the more magic was required in the spell.
"And why did you have to do this?"
"Because you have no right to take us anywhere."
"No, no, what are you saying. We just came to give you an invitation, but now we have to defend ourselves and you two will be arrested for attacking church members."
"Pfft, ha-ha-ha-ha. Do you really think that's how it's going to be? God, you're such a fool!"
"It's okay, I think you should think about how to behave with older people. It should be with respect."
Nick was completely wrapped in chains and gagged. He could see Liam struggling to do anything while surrounded by warriors in metal armor. He tried blunt attacks with compressed water and held a freezing field while his protective barrier redirected and reflected the attacks of the opponents, but it was useless. He couldn't do any significant damage and his willpower was slowly draining until he miscast a spell and the knights broke through his barrier. Liam was captured by two [Rare] class users. The rest of the priests were healing the people they had injured, again nothing fatal, but they weren't hindering them in the fight. Nick noticed one of the priests handing over money to a merchant, due to the "silent detention". Nick wasn't worried about anything bad happening to him or Liam, but he damn well wanted to see hat will happen to the priests soon. Nick could not understand at all what the church was trying to achieve, because no matter how you look at it, it was all doomed to failure from the start.
They were put in carts, shackled in some kind of restraints, Nick felt that this should somehow block his skills. Deciding to check which skills did not work, he was right, he could not manipulate stamina, mana and life force at all. But all his other skills worked. He decided to open his list of available skills and saw something that made him laugh so hysterically loudly that even the senior priest felt uneasy.
Reincarnator's Madness [Special][Unique] - As a person who is obsessed with the genre that your life has become, you can predict certain events with a certain probability. This skill is dependent on your luck stat and can be combined with the skill Rough Estimate.