*Thoughts*
~Sound effects~
+”Whispers”+
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Chapter 38: Neuron PoV
After neuron dashed out of the alley he searched himself a place to try out the new jump the system provided him with.
The place he found was the backyard of an abandoned house with 3m high walls around it so that no one could see inside.
First Neuron performed a normal jump and then he tried to jump while airborne like the skill description said he would be able to do. This was kind of strange because he only jumped when his feet where fully stretched out, well this was normal, what was strange was that there was no hard substance from which he pushed himself up. The height of the second jump was apparently determined only by how fast he pushed his legs down
Well he could adapt to this new sensation but what troubled him the most was that he had to stretch his feet simultaneously to jump straight upwards. If one foot was faster the jump became unstable, sometimes he even changed course and smashed into the walls surrounding the place where he trained.
*Damn this sure is hard, I am right handed, so naturally I push faster with my right food*
Many tries later another thought came to his mind *Wait, does that mean that the direction of the second jump is determined by how they are positioned against each other since I drift to the left most of the time. If it is like that it will be impossible to stabilize the second jump since there is no hard substance under my feet from which I can push myself upwards, maybe if I try it with just one leg….*
And after this thought Neuron tried to do the second jump with only one leg, and it worked wonders, so he tried it some more times to get accustomed to it, but sadly sometimes he would jump straight upwards and sometimes not. So Neuron tried it again and again while paying attention on how his leg movement would affect the jump.
The result he came to was what he knew from before
*Aha, the system seems to measure the altitude of my second jump from how fast I push my leg downwards but why do most of the jumps still end as failures?* he thought while he jumped again, and this time the jump worked.
*Good, so what did I do different this time? I used my left leg to jump* “And I had my foot sole parallel to the ground!” and because of that epiphany Neuron shouted the last part of his thought out aloud while a mad grin appeared on his face *No, no, I can`t get too happy, I have to try it out*
And so he did, he did the same routine as always but this time he performed the second jump with his right foot while it was tilted forward at roughly 45°and indeed the second jump pushed him upwards and forwards.
“YES!”
Then another thought surfaced in his mind *How high can I go? *
To see that for himself Neuron jumped from the ground with everything he had. At the highest altitude of his first jump he could look over the wall surounding the yard in which he trained in, then he pushed downwards with his right food and flew even higher. At this point Neuron was higher in the air than most roofs but then he looked down.
*Shit, the landing will sure hurt* then a gust of wind blew which made it only worse. This gust of wind caught him at the back and turned him around so that he was now facing the ground head forward
“no, no, no, no,!” Neuron screamed becaming desperate because the ground came nearer and nearer at a frightening speed and so as a last resort he connected himself to the walls he crashed onto while training and manifested the mana thread.
*Shit this was too close* neuron thought hanging with his head pointing to the ground only centimeters away from it. The grass blades even managed to tickle his nose.
After he was again in a upright position *good, now to use this new jump to change directions while in midair*
To do this he climbed one of the walls halfway then he jumped off and while in the air he performed the second jump with his left foot and this propelled him to the right but he couldn`t maintain his posture in the air and so his body became parallel with the ground and when he landed he slithered on the ground, before finally halting
* You have lost 2%Hp
But Neuron wasn´t discouraged, he already figured out how to do the jumps within the air after many tries and so it was only natural that this part would also prove to be tricky. What also helped him maintain a cool head was that this new ability would prove itself quite worthy in battle. Till now Neuron wasn`t able to use the jumping skill to its fullest potential because when he jumped his course was already predetermined. Every archer who was a little capable could make him into an hedgehog while he was still flying, to boot Neurone could also easily be intercepted at the landing point
With the addition of jumping while airborne Neuron could now evade, startle his enemy, or suddenly change directions to attack so a little setback of often crashing to the ground was worth it.
And it was indeed. After he finally got used to it the jumping skill was already over the halfway mark to level up and his Endurance got increased by 3 Points.
While Neuron jumped around he also learned that whenever he jumped up from a hard surface be it ground or wall the counter for the airborne jumps got reset. But what made him the most happy was a new skill he earned himself.
* Cats Body (passive)
You will always land on your hands and feet
+5% Movement speed
+2% Dexterity
Neuron got this skill because he often crashed on the ground and so he did his best to avoid it. To do so he moved his body like a cat, meaning turning his body at the waist so that the rest would follow to allow him to land on his hands and feet. This looked somewhat strange and disturbing but for neuron it was a godsend because from this position he was ready to charge forward instantly.
He also gained +1 Vitality and +4 Dexterity
*So now to jump over the roofs again* neuron thought while he jumped upwards, then he performed the second jump and landed on the roof of a house.
While Neuron was flying over the city *So what to do now, I don´t want to go back to train my skills anymore or to read ~shiver~ ah yes! I will go to this tailor shop she said that she would instruct me* at this moment his stomach mad a sound *but before that I am going to eat* Neuron thought while smashing his right hand into his left palm.
After he finished eating Neuron went on his way to the Tailor shop, when he arrived there he just jumped down in front of the shops door and entered.
“Hello, what can I do for you?”
“Ah hello, I am here to learn how to sew from you”
“Ah, I remember” she said while preparing some fabric
“ähm, you sure we can do this inside the shop?” Neuron asked
“Well, yes, don`t worry there aren`t so many customers and when they enter I won`t teach you till they leave, so no Problem” she said while smiling.
“Good, to hear that, so my name is Neuron” he said, while he extended his right hand.
“Ah, now that you say it, we haven´t introduced ourselves yet” she answered while blushing a little
*Cute*
“My Name is Merinda” she said while shaking his hand and then the lecture begun. The lesson went on with very few breaks since only three persons entered the shop during the afternoon.
When it was time to close the shop they said their goodbyes and went different ways. When she was out of sight neuron equipped his night gown and went to work, this time he also put a scarf around his mouth to hide his face completely. He did this because at his haul yesterday he had to evade many guards, and he only reasoned that they would only increase since he went on a big haul.
Again Neuron climbed the watchtower to look for possible entranceways of course while using his stealth skill but many windows where still enlightened and so he decided to take a stroll through the city while equipping his ~ugh~ disguise.
Then it was finally the right time to begin, the lights went out one after another and the persons behind the windows went to sleep.
*Finally I can begin* and so another night of indulging himself in stealing began. After a while Neuron saw a house, which had its front door wide open *What the heck, are they really so dump or is this a trap?* Neuron thought suspiciously because it was too good to be true and so he circled the house and even look into all windows After some scouting he noticed a figure laying in the middle of the foyer. *hey, isn´t that Kyle there, what is he doing sleeping on the ground?*
And because of that neuron threw his caution overboard and entered the house through the entrance, when he was near the sleeping figure *Yep, definitely Kyle*
“Kyle, Kyle?” he shouted in as loud a voice as he had the courage.
*What the heck, why isn`t he responding?*
“Kyle. Kyle?”
*Guess I have to shake him to wake him up* thought Neuron while he went near him, but then suddenly Kyle rose up and hit Neurons chin
* You have been hit -80Hp
*Damn it, this fucking hurts, is my jaw broken?!* Neuron thought, while he covered his mouth to not shout his pain out to the world
As soon as the pain finally subsided a bit he looked up and saw Kyle being immersed in looking at, well, nothing in particular but Neuron deducted: *Why is he looking at some system messages? Argh*
And with that thought in mind he clutched his fist and hit it hard on Kyle’s head while saying:”damn you, this fucking hurt”
“Ah, hey neuron, you here?” Kyle asked drowsily
“Yeah, I am here, so what are you doing?” Neuron said while keeping his voice low
“What neuron…..!” but a hand covered his mouth and Neuron said ”Shhhh, you talk to loud, lets whisper”
K+”Okay, so why are you here?!”+
N+”I saw this house, the door was open, and so I thought easy prey, so anyway what are you doing sleeping here on the floor?”+
And when Kyle told him his story:+”Ah, I see, so later, I have to go stealing”+ neuron whispered as he exited the house, but before he went through the door he halted and turned around.
N+”Hey Kyle didn´t you tell me that Deltaio said that he never heard about your class?”+
K+”Yes, this is what he told me, he even said something about my skills being strange, just look….”+ but Neuron interrupted him.
N+”This is strange, I am sure Oasho told me something different”+
K+”What did he tell you?”+
N+”That a long time ago another guy existed who had the same characteristics as your class, Oasho said something about being him being able to stop a club swung by a Cyclops with his bare hands, anyway I am off”+
+”Don`t get caught!”+ Kyle said, but Neuron only waved his goodbyes and then jumped off.
*So let’s see where I can steal something more*
And again, after a productive night, well not the same as yesterday because everyone has already heard of the smiling Chinese and so not many left their windows open and the ones who where left open where high up which didn`t pose a problem to neuron though.
In one of those mansions he saw a bow mounted on the wall above a fireplace, of course neuron went to identify it because his old bow was already outdated, it was perfect for a level 30 player, but now Neuron was over level 60.
This didn`t apply to the weapons and armors Warnton made them because they where overpowered and so they could still be used, well this only applied to the things which were still intact, meaning Kyle’s War hammer and the throwing axes for neuron. Well the shurikens and throwing knifes too, but throwing weapons are always weak in the damage department.
But what saddened Neuron was that he always performed under his capabilities because of his bow. It has a level 30 restriction and for the beginning the bow was quite good because it had the damage and stats bonus of a Level 40 Weapon. But since neuron crossed the Level 50 mark the Bow was really lacking. So it was time to change it but no bow he found in his journey piqued his interest, either they where to short for his taste, or required less strength to be drawn.
But this bow was different, it was a little bit shorter than his longbow, approximately 1,60m, and both his arms where curved outwards which made the drawing force of the bow stronger.
*I Want this Bow* neuron thought, while he climbed the chimney to take it down, but the bow was tightly fastened to it and so neuron had to use more force, when he finally got the bow off it flew out from his hands and then it crashed into a showcase which was located at the opposite end of the room.
“have you heard that?” The wife of the house owner asked while shaking her husband to wake him up.
“Grwhat?” he crumbled, while turning around to fall asleep again.
“There was a noise in the room adjacent to us”
“You must have dreamed it” But then they could clearly hear a person who was cursing through his teeth
“This is a robber, alarm the guards” he said to his wife, while grabbing the club he placed under his bed for such occasions. Then he peeked out from his bedroom with a bathrobe over his nightgown. What he saw was a empty corridor and so he whispered to his wife:”The corridor seems to be void, run down to the front door and alarm the guards who are patrolling outside”
They where a rich family but at night every one of their servants left and went to their own homes, and so at night the house owners where completely alone.
While sneaking he neared the room from where the noise originated, then he jumped inside while holding his club in the ready. What he saw was a hooded figure who apparently pocketed the contents of a showcase which laid on the ground with glass shards laying around everywhere. The figure was pocketing the contents with one hand, while licking a finger of the other hand.
After seeing this the House owner shouted:”FREEZE!” while waving around his club.
The figure jerked around at his shout and examined him. Apparently it came to the conclusion that this man waving around a crudely made club while shivering doesn`t pose a threat to him and so he continued to pocket the things scattered around by the shattered showcase
This aggravated the man and so he rushed towards the thief to hit him with his club, but as soon as he brought his improvised weapon down the thief wasn’t there anymore. When the house owner looked around he saw the thief near the fireplace looking kind of angry, which was hard to tell because of his mask but his shout made it very clear:”You dare to attack me!?”.
Then finally the shouts of guards could be heard from the entrance mixed with the shrill voice of his wife. After hearing this the thief turned towards the window, accelerated and jumped out of it within a shower of shards.
*Whew, this was really close* Neuron thought, while he got as much distance between himself and the house as possible.
And then before daybreak Neuron, well, sneaked inside his room to again unload all of his loot on the floor. After this was done he collapsed onto the bed and slept till midday.
After he woke up Neuron went down to the restaurant adjacent to the inn which was apparently managed by the same family who also owned the inn.
After he ate his fill neuron went back into his room to identify all of his spoils. Of course he began with the bow.
* Curved Longbow
The durability is low, because it was left hanging on a wall for a long time without removing the bowstring. To repair it fully you have to at least ask a Blacksmith with intermediate repair skill.
The curved arms give the arrow more power after shooting it.
Durability 20/70
Damage 82-109
+5% Critical Chance
Bonus:
+6 Strength
+10 Dexterity
Requirements
Level 70
100 Strength
150 Dexterity
*Shit, why, why has it to be level 70*
And again the same routine happened as yesterday, namely identifying his spoils and reading the documents.
The items he stole provided him with nothing usable, either it was just junk from Lucro, or the level requirements where out of their reach for now.
After some time Neuron threw the stolen Documents through his room and then he left it through the window. Only difference now was that he went straight to the tailor shop to learn from Merinda.
While she was explaining him something a really broad… *Oh god is this guy fat, how did he even manage to fit through the door?*
Then this guy began to shout at the top of his lungs while saliva was flying from his fat lips:”You, what are you doing, I pay you to tend the shop, and not to flirt with every man you come across!”,
“Sir, sir I can explain, I was teaching him” she tried to explain the situation
“What, teaching!? You are earning yourself some pocket money while I pay you for a work, which you don´t do, you are fired!”
“Please no, Sir, I can´t find another place to work so easily, and I have debts to pay!”
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“Then you should have thought about the consequences before earning yourself some pocket money while you are working under me!”
“Hey you fa….” but Neuron got interrupted by Merinda, because she already knew that neuron is always saying the things that are coming to his mind first without caring for the consequences.
“Sir, please, I beg you, can´t you turn a blind eye on it just once?” she practically begged him on her knees, well she wasn´t actually on her knees, but her whole behavior was like it
“ha, just go working for the nobles, I believe they will enjoy your acquaintance”
“No, I won`t do that!”
“Why, I believe they will pay you just fine” Neuron stated his thoughts on the matter
“Oh you don`t say” she said sarcastically:”But do you know, what this payment includes?”
“No.”
“Hah, it means they can request her body service whenever they want to” the fat man said while grinning dirty:”If you service me one night, I will reconsider your firing” and after he said that Merinda had a look of utter disgust on her face so he added:”Then you just can go work in one of the brothels Lucro owns” while turning around and leaving. After hearing this Merinda dropped to her knees and began pleading him to reconsider his decision but he just ignored her and closed the door behind himself.
After Neuron heard the part about the Brothels he had to do something but the things he had in mind weren`t good ideas even to him and so he exited the shop through the backdoor
When Merinda looked around while still holding back her tears she noticed that Neuron was gone and so she let them flow because she thought that even he abandoned her.
She reasoned that even a guy like him who does anything he wants to do won’t risk to get on the bad side of one of the richest guys in the city
Outside Neuron climbed the roof of the house under which the tailor shop was located. Once on the roof neuron looked around to spot the guy, which was easy because his corpulence made him stand out of every crowd.
*What the heck?* Neuron thought after he saw a palanquin which was placed opposite to the shop, then the fat guy went towards that palanquin. When he seated himself he waved with his hand and eight guys lifted it while suppressing their grunts. *Eight guys…, you don´t think that you are too fat if you need so many to lift you up, how oblivious can someone be? How is it even possible for something like that to sustain his weight?* he thought, but what he didn`t know was that the floor of the palanquin was made out of iron which only added to its weight.
Now neuron was following the palanquin down the road but it was really slow and he soon got bored so he just jumped down in front of it obstructing the way causing the guys who where carrying iton their shoulders to stop.
“What the heck, why have you guys stopped” the fat guy could be heard shouting from inside.
“Sir, some idiot is blocking the road” one of them explained
“What, who dares to stop me!” he said while opening the curtain to take a look
“I dare to” Neuron said while striking a pose
“You, you are that filthy commoner who was inside my shop”
*Filthy commoner^^, oh how I’d like to just threaten him with my Hawkeyes, but I can`t arouse to much attention, damn I hate this stupid quest!*
Then Neuron said while producing a clearly forced smile:” I want to ask you how much this tailor shop is worth?”
“Ah this run down piece of crap, why do you want to know” the fat guy asked because he sensed a bargain. This sense for business was what brought him to his position and he always trusted in it.
“I want to buy it from you”
“Ah yes, I see so for the shop I want 5.000 gold coins”
*What the heck!*
“Ah, I`d buy it for 3.000”
This awakened the haggler inside the fat guy, after all you can only enjoy a purchase if you haggled for it and so he said 4.500”
“3.500” proposed neuron
“4.000 my last offer”
“Deal!” Neuron said while he held his hand forward to perform the obligatory handshake but the fatso ignored it and said
“Just give me the money commoner, if you own so much!”
*What the heck is with that Fatso*
“I sure do” said neuron, while he tossed a pouch full of gold coins into the palanquin:”No need to count”
“oh, nice gold coins, I don`t recognize the stamps on it but oh well, gold is gold, so now you are the owner of the tailor shop” he said.
* You have been given ownership of the Tailor shop
”So now go on!” he shouted towards the heavers.
But before they could start he shouted stop again because a thought surfaced in his mind which he had to voice to that brat before him:”I`m just wondering, why did you buy this rundown shop, if it’s for that girl you could have just given her some money and she would have opened her legs for you, she is in dire need of money after all and this would have been much cheaper”
While the fatso was talking the look on Neurons face grew darker with each word and after he said the part about open her legs Neurons face wasn`t human anymore. He was on the brink of jumping this guy and killing him. Luckily another thought came to his mind *No, death is to good for that scum, he has to suffer*
And so both of them departed each one with their own thoughts, the fatso thought about how he tricked this boy to buy something so overprized and neuron thought about all the possibilities to get his revenge.
When Neuron finally returned to the, well his tailor shop from now on he entered and saw Merinda packing her belongings, while sniffling.
“Hey Merinda, I have good news for you!” he said cheerfully, and after hearing this she turned around
“He reconsidered, so you aren`t fired anymore!” Neuron continued while smiling
After hearing this she halted for a moment and then she just embraced Neuron out of joy.
And so his training continued, he was doing fine by his judgment but Merinda said:”No, you aren`t doing fine, you are still doing only the required steps, your work is just average”
“What’s wrong with average?” Neuron asked
“Just everything, you will make your own armor right, so average isn`t enough to protect you!”
And after a heated discussion, well neuron would like to believe that but he soon caved in and the tutoring continued till night fell on the city again.
So now neuron was again jumping from roof to roof to find clues for their quests with some additional income on the side.
While Neuron went the roof way which was his dearest traveling method within cities from now on, no people to evade, or carriages, no one to bump into, no pickpockets after your wallet and no guards, marvelous. Then Neuron halted, because he saw something.
What he saw where two guards which were on their patrolling duty. While neuron looked at them and examined the route they would probably take he saw a suspicious movement from the corner of his eyes.
*Wait, what was that?* Neuron asked himself, when he looked he saw nothing, but the shadow within a house entrance seemed to be out of place and so he looked closely with his Hawkeyes.
What he saw where the outlines of a person using stealth to hide before the guards. Neuron was only able to see him because first he had night vision and second his Hawkeyes are like binoculars, magnifying everything he looked at, only someone who possesses intermediate stealth or higher could hide before him, but for those guards it was sufficient.
*Ok, you have chosen the wrong turf to play thief, this here is my territory* neuron thought, while he hurried to equip his disguise of a noble man and then he jumped down at a crossroad the guards had to pass.
As soon as the guards turned around the corner they noticed him and readied their weapons, but they soon recognized the clothes of a noble person and so they sheathed their weapons while one of them said:”Lord, you should go home soon, at night the town isn`t secure anymore, a wild beast named the Smiling Chinese has chosen to rob your kind”
*Wild beast hehe, I am honored*
“Ah, sh, th, shank, yyy you, IIII, wwwwillll, hhurrryyyyy” Neuron said while mimicking a drunken person
“Shall we guide you?”
*Shit, no, no* “Nnnoo, ssshhhank, yooouuuu, mmmmmyyyy hoooouuussse ish rrrriiight aaaaarounnnd she shorner”
“Alright then good night sir” They said, while continuing with their patrol
*Ok now thief, rob me, I am easy prey* Neuron thought, while grinning sadistically and equipping his scrap mantle over his discuise just to be save since he already showed to anyone I hearing range that he is a drunken nobleman. Indeed as soon as the guards where around another corner a dirty hand covered his mouth, while the point of a weapon, maybe a dagger pricked him in the spinal cord.
“Give me all your money, or I will kill you” the bandit hissed
“Sorry, I won`t do that” Neuron said playfully and then he jumped off, the bandit was startled by this sudden movement and so he couldn´t react in time. Then Neuron made a flip within the air and as soon as his feet where pointing to the sky he activated the second jump and tackled the bandit with his right shoulder, this left the bandit momentarily stunned. Enough time for neuron to bind him with his mana thread, but not enough to gag him, and so the bandit screamed in a loud voice, because now he saw the eyes of the guy who bound him which looked like those of a demon to him, a demon which was here to drag him into hell and a moment later the feet of the guards could be heard which slammed the ground while they were running to the source of the scream.
After hearing the footsteps neuron panicked but he had the right mind to put the scarf over his mouth hiding his face.
Then Neuron could feel something warm on his leg, when he looked down he saw that the bandit had pissed himself and part of it landed on his leg, which touched the bandit near his crotch and so Neuron couldn´t hold it in anymore:”You fucking dirty bastard, pissing on me huh, I will show you hell!” he shouted, and then the guards slithered around the corner.
And what they saw terrified them, they saw a figure that was clothed in a mantle they could only describe as made out of different colored scraps, this mantle had a big hood which covered the face of the one wearing it. To be harder to recognize the figure also wrapped a cloth around his mouth. This wasn`t the terrifying part, after all this was the normal attire of a thief.
Which wasn`t normal was him cursing and shouting towards another guy, apparently also a thief, while punching him in every spot the hooded figure could manage to hit. This was strange but not terrifying, the terrifying thing happened when the guards readied their spears and shouted:”Stop this instant, you are under arrest!”
But the hooded figure only looked at them with a face completely covered, only his eyes were visible and they glowed in an eerie yellow-orange light which seemed to be enlightened by the fury this guy showed moments before with his every gesture and voice. After seeing those eyes one of the guards immediately turned tail and ran, the other one dropped to his knees because fear clouded his every thought.
*Shit what now, I want to take this bastard with me but with him in tow I won`t be able to outrun the guards, ah shit I want to cause him pain for pissing on me* and while he thought that neuron roared out all of his frustration because he couldn`t get his revenge *guess this has to suffice* he thought while he looked again at the bandit after a way to get some revenge appeared in his mind, well a childish one but Neuron hadn`t the opportunity to be picky and so he cancelled the thread binding the bandit.
“Okay, now strip” he said while using his lowest voice possible to strengthen the image of him being a demon and it worked wonders. Well to say the truth this act wasn`t necessary anymore, if the bandit could he would have pissed himself while hearing neurons roar. He didn´t know why he roared but somewhere in his mind he knew that he just escaped a fate worse than death and so he was so eager to comply with Neurons wishes that he even fell on his face while undressing his pants.
After Neuron picked up everything the thief owned, minus the piss drenched pants of course, he bailed out and this not to late because only seconds later reinforcement arrived.
After he was sure to have enough distance between him and the guards he sent Kyle a whisper:+”hey Kyle, problems!”+
K +”What ~pant~”+
N +”What, are you again training!?”+
K +”Just tell me ~pant~ the matter”+
*What a diligent guy*
N+” Ok, so there I was again stealing and I was kind of spotted”+
K+”You got What!?”+ Kyle shouted, and then through the whisper function Neuron could hear the sound of stones crashing down
*What happened there, well I better don´t ask, he sounds furious*
N+”Don`t worry, they only saw my eyes, I had my face completely hidden at that moment”+
K+”What about your eyes?!”+
N+”They only saw the eyes of a demon, one of the guards even….”+ Neuron said in a playful tone, but he got interrupted by a shouting Kyle
K+”What I want to know is if they saw your Hawkeyes or the Eyes of the Judge!!?”+
N+”They saw my Hawkeyes”+
K+”Whew, that is good”+
N+”Why?”+
K+”because the guard captain Deltaio knows that I and my friends have the eyes of the judge, if he hears a detailed description about them all of our hard work will be for naught!!”+
*Oh, this changes a lot, lucky that I haven`t used them, but I wonder why I didn’t*
N+”Don`t worry, you will find a solution, just say it was the smiling Chinese, and that he is a demon, and you know him from another city, where he also broke inside houses”+ Neuron said, before he turned off the whisper function.
After Neuron cut off the whisper he immediately returned to his place but on the way he came to the realization that he won`t get what he is in dire need of and that is a nice hot bath to clean himself of this disgusting feeling of being pissed upon. So he only had three options: the river, the lake and fountains because since it was late at night no inn would be open.
The river was out of question, it was just a slow flowing stream of really dirty water because many citizens used it as a convenient way to dispose of their trash. The lake was out of option because it was completely cut off from the city by the wall, only the harbor remained and for that applied the same criteria Neuron used to exclude the river. So only the fountains remained and because only one fountain was in his mind right now he headed to the fountain which was sanctified for Zeus. Well Neuron didn`t care much about gods and religions in the first place so merely a game wasn´t enough to proselytize him even if in here the gods where real.
*Brr cold* Neuron thought when he jumped inside with his pants still on, well he wanted to clean them too.
Somewhere far away a person who was traveling alone suddenly jerked up and then thought *What someone dares to wash himself within one of my fountains!?* This figure that was apparently Zeus thought. Then he used his divine powers to look at the person who dared to commit such a sacrilege.
As soon as he saw the person he changed his mind, this person was just to funny. The guy trashed around within the water while cursing a person who apparently pissed on him. Zeus remained in his onlooker position till the guy got out of the water. *This was funny but a punishment is still in order* Zeus thought, then he took one of his lightning bolts, of course a weak one and tossed it towards this person.
Out of a clear blue sky a lightning bolt suddenly struck Neuron. This made him collapse to the ground and jerk around uncontrollably while the currents passed through his body and all the while he was screaming in agony.
* You have been hit by weak lightning -40% Hp
You are stunned for 2 min
*Ouch this fucking hurt weak lightning how is it then possible to lose 40% of my Hp!? How the heck did this happen anyway*
As soon as the stun effect wore off he returned to his room while brooding how lightening could strike him out from a starry sky. Back into his room Neuron continued with the same routine of unloading his spoils, which where even fewer than in the nights before, well he had to stop in the middle of his stealing because of the aforementioned cause.
And sadly it was like in the nights before, either the items he stole where counterfeited or way out of Kyle and Neurons liege. But one of the items he identified made him jump out of joy. Before it belonged to the thief which was also the only useful thing he robbed till now, minus some money and the bow of course but this bow had to prove its usefulness because for now Neuron couldn´t use it.
This item he identified looked really unassuming, it was shaped like a pen which shimmered at one end, all in all Neuron would have always overlooked it, hell he would have thrown it away before identifying it but the fact that it belonged to the thief made him reconsider.
* Glass cutter
This wooden rod has a diamond imbedded into its tip which can cut glass
Durability 60/60
Damage: 0
Restrictions: none
“Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss, finally even windows won`t stop me anymore!!!!” he shouted full of joy
End Chapter 38