*Thougts*
~Sound effects~
+”Whispers”+
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Chapter 37: Neuron PoV
Kyle left Neuron standing as he walked towards the gate, and Neuron stood before the city wall while thinking *tss, I don´t want to always make such a effort, to climb over walls, it must be possible to do it differently then always throwing something over, to then climb, also the guards might notice it, wait, what if I do…., Well, the only way to find out if it works is trying so*
+”hey Neuron, how did the appointment with the dentist go?”+
+”Easy, I don´t have any holes”+ Neuron said while sounding really happy
+”Good for you”+
+”It is!”+
And with that out of the world Neuron put his right hand on the wall and connected it with the wall, then he made the thread and let himself hang with all his weight on that connection, but the thread only pulled away skin from his hand.
* -10Hp
*Fuck this hurts!* he screamed in his mind while he covered his mouth with his hands, as to not alarm the guards with a loud shout. When the pain finally subsided *One more try* he thought when he again put his hand on the wall, but this time he connected his fingertips with the wall, *Ok, nothing goes* he thought, and then he let himself hanging on his right hand *It works!, this will make climbing a lot easier!*
And so Neuron was hanging right under the top of the wall, while looking through the castellation to see if a guard was on patrol, and really, one was on patrol between the two watchtowers, so Neuron climbed a little bit lower and waited, till he could hear the guy passing him, then Neuron swung himself over the wall and down at the other side.
Because the guard heard some metal scraping he turned around, but behind him the wall was already empty.
* You have completed the quest: Come back alive
You have leveled up!
*so, where am I* Neuron thought, while he looked around to orientate himself. *Wow, I am already in the rich side, Nice, I can go to work already* he thought and then he equipped his scrap mantle.
*Ok so where shall I start, I better get a good view to see, where I could break in, this ain`t like in Gaber, where I could only choose between three houses, this here is like an all you can eat* he thought, while he looked around to see a higher spot to begin his investigation, but sadly all houses where equally tall, and some even had a private garden, which made going the roof way kind of hard, but then he saw a place that was high above the rest, and without faltering he headed there.
Now Neuron was climbing a watch tower, he reasoned, that the guards would watch the outside, while gazing into the distance, and so not bother to lean over the rail, too look at the part of the wall, which is facing the city, which they should protect, and because of this Neuron could take his time to watch for open windows, or any other way which was only open for him.
*There are many possibilities, I better mark them on my map, but for this I need free arms* and so he fastened his back onto the tower, and procured his map and a pen.
*If it is like this* he thought, while looking at many open windows * for now I will only break into the really rich guy’s quarter, shit, I am on the wrong tower, they are on the other side near the barracks and lake*
And so he just removed the thread and let himself fall down, only to break his fall in the last second with a Thread.
And now Neuron is hanging on another watchtower. *Yeah, there I need to break in, Villas everywhere, and many open windows, hehe, this is like robbing a child* he thought, while rubbing his hands. And so the night of stealing began.
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*sigh, guess I have to wear that again* Neuron thought, while he went to search for a inn to rent a room for a long term. Because trails of the rising sun could already be seen on the horizon
*Well I earned it myself, I just had to pocket everything I laid my eyes upon, sigh, now I can`t go the roof way, the tiles will surely break under my weight, or maybe I would even break through, heh, would be nice to crash into the bath of a beautiful woman, no, I have to go now* Neuron thought, while he shook his head and went staggeringly under the weight of his spoils, it was a really productive night after all.
Finally inside the inn he said, that he didn´t want to be disturbed and then in his room Neuron emptied his backpack on his bed, and a uncountable amount of riches poured out of it, *Guess I am some kind of kleptomaniac*
*What shall I do with this* Neuron thought, after he identified everything, but mostly it where only cheap imitations, which even had Lucros seal on them *I can`t sell it anywhere, then Lucro would notice, and then I am screwed, I need a place to hide everything, but sigh, now begins the boring part*
Neuron didn´t only steal riches, he also stole many documents, from the office of the house owners, after all the stealing wasn`t to enrich himself, but to gain information on how to complete the quest, well for the most part.
In the middle of the morning Kyle sent him a whisper:
+”Neuron, can you talk?”+
+”Yes, what happened?”+
+”Nothing much, I just heard, that the bandits we killed were quite famous and powerful, ah yeah, the leader got captured by Deltaios scouts, now he is going to moulder in prison.”+
+”Nice, do you know what prison, maybe I can take a look and ask him again?”+
+”This won`t be possible, the prison is located under the castle, anyway, what did you do?”+
*Damn, only making our work harder*
+”Nothing much, I just went on a big haul”+
+”Come on Neuron, search for clues, and don`t go for every shiny object!”+
+”I did, I took many documents with me”+
+”And found something out?2+
+”No, nothing” and then Neuron heard a thunk, as if a body has fallen to the ground: +” hey Kyle, what happened!”+
+”nothing, nothing just met an old acquaintance, anyway, I have something to do, so later”+
+”Later”+
*Wonder who it was, anyway back to reading again*
After reading till midday Neuron was a lot smarter on how rich people think, and what they do, but no lead whatsoever. ~YAAAAAAWN~ “This was the most annoying ever, I don`t want to know, how much land mister X owns, or that Miss Y is sleeping with another man, or how much money you have!” Neuron shouted after he got frustrated while throwing the documents through his room, while they fluttered around Neuron already left his room through the window, which he did, because he shut the door tightly with his mana thread, and to boot he left the key in the Keyhole, to prevent that someone could enter the room.
Now Neuron was jumping over the roofs of Saramas, while he thought of what this night had earned him *I need to do something, I can`t just sit and read boring shit that won`t even give me one point in intelligence*
And while he jumped from roof to roof Neuron watched the city, and then he decided to go sightseeing, so he jumped down, and headed towards the first NPC he came across:”Excuse me, do you know, where I can buy a map of this town?”
*I already have a map, but this is one I can`t show around, it has the spots where I already broke in*
“A I see you are a traveler, just go to the middle of the city where the big fountain stands, there you should get what you need”
“Thank you!” and with that being said, Neuron dashed towards the fountain, when he arrived there he shot a glance towards the fountain *Ah, so this is Zeus, anyway, which store should I go into* he thought, while he scanned all the shops within the square, there were many restaurants, and one shop, which sells equipment for beginners *That sure is a nice spot to sell beginner stuff, everyone who starts here can see it, and remembers its location* Neuron thought while he went near it and entered.
When he entered he got greeted with a warm “Welcome”
“Hello, I`d need a map, to orientate me within this city”
“Would you like to want the Deluxe edition?”
“Deluxe edition?”
“Yes, it is quite larger, but all shops are specially marked, with a legend on the side what you can buy inside the specific shops, also many shortcuts are marked on it, so that you can go faster from one place to another”
“Could you show it to me?”
“Of course” the shopkeeper said, while he grabbed under his desk and procured a big sheet of paper, which he unfolded many times”
*This thing is freaking huge!*
“Ah, thanks, I’d like a more compact version”
“But those have only the streets marked” he said looking a little bit disappointed
“Doesn`t matter, I’ll mark the places of interest by myself, so how much will it be?”
“5 Silver”
“here, so who made this equipment?”
“Ah, you interested, we have many things, swords, axes, all made by a skilled blacksmith, which is well known inside Saramas, so what would you like, I see your armor is quite worn out”
*That’s, a…. nice way to put it*
“Ah, no thanks, I will make my armor myself, but you know, one of my acquaintances is a blacksmith, so I’d like to meet this blacksmith, where is his workplace”
“You see dear customer each information has its price” he said in a really oily voice
“Hey come on, what would the guy in question think about that, you sell his weapons, and then you request money, when I ask for his location, to maybe request him to forge a weapon for me?”
“Ah, ähm, sigh, you are right, so give me the map, I will mark his place for you.” The shopkeeper said, while sounding defeated.
*ha, got you*
And so Neuron went on his way, and now he stood before his shop. *Damn, this place is bigger than Warntons, wonder what he says if I tell him?*
“Welcome, how may I be of service” the receptionist asked
“I`d like to speak with the smith here”
“Sorry, he is occupied, if you want something, tell it to me, I will inform him of your wishes.”
“Okay, so I`d like some custom made shurikens, throwing knifes, if possible also throwing axes, oh, and a new bow would also be necessary” Neuron counted his needs with his fingers.
“Okay, I got it all, so how many shurikens and throwing knives would you like?”
“As many as I have now, ah, I also some throwing needles!” Neuron said, while he put his arsenal on the desk.
“What so many, this here are, let’s see 28 shuriken, 12 throwing knives, and 35 throwing needles, anyway do you think you have enough money” she asked, and then she pointed him to come near and whispered in his ear:”He tends to overprize his items, so….”
“Hey, are you speaking ill about me behind my back?”
“No, no, I just said to him, that his request is unreasonable!” she tried to defend herself
“Hmpf, so you are here for new equipment, let me tell you I don`t sell my creations to beggars” he said while looking down on Neuron.
*What this guy is freaking arrogant*
“Let me tell you, my work is being used by the personal guard of the king himself”
“Good, so your work is what I need”
“Do you have the money to pay for it, all I see you owning is that junk of armor”
“Oi, don`t insult it, it served me well.”
“hah, right”
*This guy gets on my nerves, I will teach him a lesson*
“So I take it your Work can withstand my weapons anytime?”
“Yes of course, are you trying to insult me?”
“No never, so would you please bring me your strongest armor, so that I can prove what ~cough~ junk ~cough~ it really is, I bet I could pierce it even from 30 meters distance”
“hey you, I will do that, but first show me your money!”
“Ok, ok, here ya go” Neuron said, while he put his hand in his pouch and pulled out a handful of jewels and gold coins:”I guess this would even be enough to buy your whole shop” Neuron said, after he saw the stunned expression on both of their faces”
“Alright, I will let you try, but be warned, you have only three tries and if you don´t succeed you have to buy this armor with interest.” And after saying his he made a smirk.
“Alright, deal” and with that they shook hands.”
“So here is the armor” the blacksmith said, when he brought a piece of armor that had ornaments in gold carved into it, the whole design looked like the head of a lion when looked upon from afar.
* Lion Armor
This is the master piece of a highly skilled Blacksmith
You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.
This armor gives the wearer the strength of a lion
Durability 500/500
Defense: 280
Bonus:
+50 Strength
+25 Vitality
+20 Dexterity
Lions roar:
Usable once a day, when used
+10% Fighting spirit
All negative buffs will be removed
Enemies will be stunned for a second
Requirements:
Level 200
580 Strength
300 Dexterity
180 Endurance
140 Vitality
“Wow, I must say, I misjudged the armor”
“hah, scared, let me tell you, this is worth 10.000 gold.”
*Hoh, this bastard just really overpriced his creation, like she told me, you money hungry…..*
“So, would you accompany me to the archery, there I can shoot arrows without worrying”
“Alright, so follow me” and with big steps he went out of his shop, with Neuron in tow.
At the archery they were greeted by a very busy instructor:”What do you want, I have my hands full with training new recruits, state your business”
“I am here to teach that little runt to appreciate my work”
“So how are you going to do that?” he asked while he looked at Neuron.
“Well, we agreed, that he has to shoot three of his arrows at this amour, and if he doesn`t manage to damage it he has to pay me its price with interest”
“Sounds fun, so from which distance would you like to shoot?”
“30 Meters” said Neuron in a happy voice.”
“What, you have been tricked, it isn`t possible to pierce such a well made armor with your bow”
“Actually it was my idea” Neuron answered, while the smith went to the target and fastened his work on it.”
“Then you are dumb” the instructor said, while he turned around to instruct his scholars, but he got interested, and so he threw many glances towards them.
When the blacksmith finally came back he taunted Neuron some more:”Are you even sure you can hit it form that distance?”
“Just let that be my problem” Neuron answered, while he got into position and drew one of his arrows, of course it was a bodkin, but this one had a black tip made from Grakin, this was another work from Warnton, he said he did it to get accustomed to the metal, whatever this meant, but Neuron hesitated to replace his normal bodkin arrows with those, because the Grakin supply was limited for now, and also the arrow tip was heavier than his others”
“Hey wait, is the tip of that arrow made out of Grakin?” the blacksmith asked while losing some color.
“Yes, it is indeed, so you scared, you can still cancel the bet”
“No, never, my creation is better than you, anyway where did you get that Grakin” he tried to change the conversation, with a greedy look in his eyes
“Secret” Neuron said, while he nocked the arrow on the string and aimed carefully
“Come, on, tell me, if you do, I won`t make the interest as large” at hearing this Neuron lowered his bow and just looked into his eyes while saying:”Just shut up and let me concentrate”
Normally the blacksmith would have retorted, but there was something within the eyes of this person, he could have sworn that for a short moment he saw the eyes of a demon.
*Shit, this was close* Neuron thought while he concentrated on the target again, then he shot the arrow, but it its flying arc was lowered because of its weight, and so the arrow hit the target, but not the armor.
*I have to aim higher* he thought, while he looked at the blacksmith who had a smirk on his face.
*just you wait, the next one will hit* Neuron thought, while he aimed again, this time higher of course, then he let the arrow loose, and it flew straight into the armor, making a huge dent in it, but without piercing it.
“Last try, better ready your money”
“Nothing is over” Neuron said, while he nocked another arrow on the string, this time a iron one. *The Grakin arrow already weakened the spot, now it should be easy to pierce through* he thought, while he aimed carefully.
Then he let the arrow loose, *Come on buddy* then it hit the target, at the indented part, while piercing through it.
“Noooooo, I can`t believe it!, how is that possible!”
“well he just shot an arrow he wasn´t accustomed to, to weak a spot off your armor, then he shot a normal one in exact the same spot, not to complicated right?” said the instructor who went near them again, after he saw the second arrow hit.
“You!, you won`t ever be able to buy things I made, you are banned from my shop!” he shouted, while he clutched his armor and run out of the shop.
And while looking after him the instructor said what Neuron was thinking:”What a sore loser, I see you are quite good with the bow, do you want to test your skills against mine?”
“Yes, why not, sounds fun, so please set the rules”
At this moment a child entered the archery while staggering under the weight of a huge load of wood, the instructor saw him enter, walked towards him and while shouting:”You slowpoke!” he gave him a slap in the face, which let the child fall down and spreading his entire load on the floor
*You fucker this child is only 14 years old, and you treat it like trash! What the hell, why is everyone else here looking at the child while smirking!* and while thinking that anger began dwelling inside Neuron, and when he heard the instructor saying: ”You clean this mess you made up, I have a match to win!”
Something within Neuron snapped, he dashed towards the instructor who turned around at this moment, only to see a person running towards him at full speed, he could only let out a squeal, then Neuron grabbed him by his collar and dragged him outside the archery, and through the alleyways, till a dead end, there he halted and gagged him, so that he couldn’t scream anymore, then he fastened him on his back and climbed on the roof, there he sat down and began questioning the Instructor.
Everything happened so fast, that when Neuron left the archery nobody realized what has happened, when they finally recovered from the shock they dashed out, but they couldn`t be seen anywhere, so they run outside, to search for their master, while the child stayed behind to collect the wood, while sniffling.
Again on the roof:”Why did you hit this child?” Neuron asked in his most threatening voice.
“I own him; I can do with him, what I want”
“Don`t tell lies” Neuron hissed, while he smacked his fist repeatedly into the instructors face,
“I am not lying, I swear to Zeus, I am not lying” he tried to justify himself
After hearing this declaration Neuron activated the eyes of the judge
“Oi, Artificial Intelligence, what’s that, this guy is clearly guilty for child maltreatment, yet I don`t see a skull? So this means in Royal road child’s can be treated however you want to?” he asked to no one in particular
And then, when he looked upon the instructor again:”Ah, yes, this is much better” he said, when he saw the white skull clearly hovering over his head, then he again shifted his attention to the guy under it.
“Okay, so tell me the story, and if I don`t believe it, I will kill you on the spot!”
So the guy began to speak while crying because he feared for his life, because he already d3ecided that this fellow is crazy, and those eyes didn`t help him calm down at all.
“Yes, yes, I heard, that his parents ~sniff~ where in debt with Lucro ~sniff~”
“Stop sniffling already, I can`t understand what you are saying”
And with wide eyes the instructor nodded and continued:”And because they couldn`t pay him back Lucro sent them to work for him, and he well offered the child to me so that I may look over him, but that boy does everything wrong! No, don`t don´t kill me” he screamed in a high pitched voice, because Neuron looked completely furious.
“So tell me why Lucro would offer that boy to you” Neuron hissed
“I, I, Saved, him long ago, he was still a child then, I didn´t think he would remember it till now.”
“So, what do you think happened with his parents?”
“He, Lucro said, that those people sold the child to him to clear the debt.”
“And you believed that? How stupid can you be, his Parents are either dead or being worked to death, the child was offered to you, because he is still too young to work properly.”
“No, this can`t be true, Lucro is a good person”
“Lucro is a good Person” Neuron said while imitating his tone of voice:”hey, have you ever seen Lucro working”
“No, he came to me and brought that boy with him” he said, while being completely intimidated by Neuron
“Let me tell you something, that Lucro guy is the worst scum ever, so back to your punishment, I guess child maltreatment, doesn`t justify death, but some torture and then a court, hmmm, sounds reasonable to me” Neuron thought aloud, while rubbing his chin.
“No, please not, I swear, that I will look after the child properly from now on, I won`t hit him anymore, I swear to heaven!” he said really fasts, while looking at Neuron who procured a knife from his belt.
*Huh, now there is a white feather near the skull, what could it mean* thought Neuron while he bent over to get a better look, while subconsciously twirling around the knife in his hand. Before he could try to touch the feather a system message startled him.
* Sadism +1
*Huh, where is this coming from* Neuron thought, while he looked around, then he lowered his vision and looked at his hostage, his wide eyes were glued on the knife, that was twirling around only centimeters away from his face
*Ah, okay, now to touch the feather, and since I`m at it the skull to* And when he did so
* This person is guilty, you may proceed as you like, either giving him to the officials, or sentencing him on the spot
* This person truly wants to change, if you kill him a random stat will be reduced by 5 Points
*five points, that’s a lot!*
“good, you may go now”
“thank you sir, thank you”
“But be warned, don`t say anything about me to Lucro, if you do I will find you, and believe me, you won`t enjoy this meeting”
“Yes, sir, yes thank you” and finally the guy burst into tears, but Neuron didn`t care anymore, he already jumped off, after he cancelled the thread which was binding him.
While Neuron jumped over the roofs he sent Kyle a whisper
+”Are you free?”+
+”Not really, ~pant~ but I’ll manage ~pant so tell me”+
*Why is he panting?*
+”I just wanted to ask what you are doing, and where you are”+
+”Does that really matter ~pant~?”+
Then something happened which startled Neuron, a system message appeared in his field of vision in the middle of a jump.
* Jump Intermediate lv1
Enables you to jump higher and further
Decreases the damage from falling
Enables you to endure strong impacts with your feet
Mana cost: 100
Enables you to jump while airborne
The manacost will increase with the number of jumps performed
Possible jumps 1
1. Jump: 200 Mana
+”Huh!”+ and while shouting Neuron jerked, and that seemed to activate the second jump, which propelled Neuron straight over the alley adjacent to him, and towards a house. This house was one floor higher, and so he crashed flat into its wall.
* -5% Hp
*Ouch*
Then Gravity won and he crashed down on the street,
* You have fallen from average altitude -10% Hp
+”Neuron, what the matter!?”+
*This will remain my secret* Neuron thought, while he got up staggeringly,
+”Nothing, nothing, don´t worry, anyway have fun with whatever you are doing.”+
+”Tanks, you too”+
And since the whisper has ended Neuron began to curse, while rubbing his back which was one giant bruise.
* For cursing before a young child +50 Infamy
“Fuck, where is it” he shouted, while he turned around, and there stood a woman holding a little child with her hands
* For cursing before a young child +50 Infamy
*Neuron, shut up, just run away, and don´t say anything!*
End Chapter 37
So what do you think about my division of their Point of Views?