Chapter 251 – Quick progress.
by“Agni, why are you still sulking?”
“Wooorf…”
Roland managed to return to his secret underground lair after almost a week of grinding. He had lost himself in the leveling-up phase due to how fast he was progressing. It only took a few days to get ten whole levels. While this rapid pace was also quickly declining he could see himself achieving level hundred fifty in under a month.
‘Could probably do it faster if I could just focus on leveling up…’
One of the reasons that he couldn’t just continue leveling until he got closer to the monster’s levels was his job. He had gained a couple of responsibilities that could not be ignored. The cannon that he created also needed to be repaired, it was mostly scrapped metal that would be thrown into the smelter now.
“Hey, boss you’re back, made it out in one piece I see.”
Bernir greeted him the moment he returned. There was a special indicator signaling if someone was going down the tunnel. A light would go off in his own workshop as well as in Bernir’s. If it was green then it meant that it was him but if it was read then it was an enemy. His assistant had a few options of defending himself and also video footage via a few golemic eyes that were spread out in the tunnel.
“I see that you brought the whole backlog in already?”
Roland nodded at the greeting but instantly knew that it was work-related. He could see some brand new weapons and armor pieces that needed runes inscribed. There were also some old ones that needed to be repaired.
“Hm? Hasn’t the number increased since last time?”
“Aye, so you’ve noticed? I think it’s because of those cultists, everyone is on edge. The adventurers are spending a lot more coin to get the best weapons available.”
He nodded again as this was a plausible reason. With the real danger of monsters appearing even inside the growing city everyone was preparing for the worst. Thanks to this, businesses were booming and it was not only the people that made armaments that were getting rich.
The city was evolving into something bigger. Arthur Valerian was certainly using this opportunity to grow his influence. With a cult around the city, he could implement martial law and veto a lot of decisions. Getting the help of merchant investors was now easier, pumping gold into training more guards and building larger walls was a given.
‘If people see that Albrook is largely unaffected by the infection, then more money and people will flow in…’
“The city lord also sent more of those shiny crystals, he wants you to create more of those boxes and also other weapons, wait a moment I’ll be right back.”
It was a bit much to take in right after he was back, but he was also in an agreement with the city lord. If he asked for something he needed to prioritize the request. The money was also good and the dwarves were taken care of.
It was in his interest to cultivate this relationship as it would allow him to leave in peace as long as Arthur stayed in power. There was a need to not let him get replaced at least not before he actually had enough personal power to live without worries.
“That’s a lot of longswords…”
“Aye, it will probably take some time even for you boss but this isn’t all…”
Bernir returned after a minute with a barrel filled with longswords and quickly departed to bring in more items. There were spears and also shields that were in need of runic inscriptions. This was quite the large order that he was given right after he returned from the dungeon. It seemed that his leveling drive would need to be placed on the backburner yet again.
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Longsword [ High Quality ] [ Durasteel 85% ] [ Deepsteel 10% ] [ Brightiron 5% ] |
Roland grabbed one of the swords that were delivered to examine it. It was a good blade made by someone that knew what they were doing. The inclusion of Brightiron was interesting as this metal was usually included in weapons that paladins used. By itself, it wasn’t very resistant but in small doses, it would enhance divine spells.
“Does he want me to inscribe divine runes on these?”
“Aye boss, here is the order in detail.”
After going through the letter he confirmed his theory. All of these weapons were supposed to get divine runes. The main one would be the lesser divine smite spell. It was a more powerful variant of the smite evil spell that packed in more holy energy. It would probably be very effective against the abyssal creatures that were a potential threat.
‘He even included a rune schematic for all of the divine runes…’
“Well boss, I’ll leave you to it.”
While going through the paperwork he lazily waved his hand towards Bernir that left. The shields would be given the hallowed ground spell. This created an area of divine energy around the caster that produced several benefitting effects for people in it.
Roland wasn’t sure how these wide-range buffing spells worked. For some reason, it would automatically pick up the people that the caster considered as friendly and give the effect to them. It was as if a hidden party system was at play here that was similar to the one that distributed experience.
‘His really investing into this, did he find some loyal knights or something?’
It was interesting to see the noble with no real power trying to gain it. Not much time had passed since Arthur got here but he was quickly building up a power base. Some of the corrupt officials had been removed and replaced already.
‘I wonder what he really wants?’
Roland couldn’t truly trust Arthur Valerian. He had already seen firsthand how most nobles were. They were always working from some kind of angle while engaging with others. It was rare to see them interacting with anyone if there wasn’t something they could gain in return.
It was all about making connections and gaining power, things like family or friends never mattered. If they could use the people that were closest to them to gain that higher rank they mostly would.
“I should eat something first… taking a four-hour nap should be enough…”
After placing the longsword down he glanced back to his own status screen. There he could see his high level of one hundred of forty. This coupled with his prestige class stat multiplier made him believe that he would have no competition in his level range.
The levels weren’t the only thing that he had received. At level six of his tier 2 Runic Engineer class, he finally gained another skill. Then further down the road when he reached the fifteenth level he gained yet another one.
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Basic Machinery Affinity L1 |
Skill Passive |
Gives bonuses to any instruments or mechanisms that the user creates. Bonuses could include an increase in ranks or a flat statistical boost. |
This was an interesting skill and the name was also peculiar. In this world devoid of modern machines this term wasn’t used. Instead of machines that ran on electricity or steam, people used magic. Thus they mostly referred to them as magical constructs or golemic products.
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‘Was that class really affected by my previous life or is this something that others could also gain?’
He wasn’t sure but most of the crafting classes went with the usual game terms. While pondering the naming scheme of his new class he glanced towards his other skill.
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Basic Rapid Assembly L1 |
Skill Active |
Boost the speed of assembling tools or machinery. |
It seemed that this class was really poised to make him into a factory worker. This one implied that he would be able to assemble all his gadgets at a quicker pace. As with all the others skills that were gained by leveling up he somewhat knew how to activate it.
‘One skill lets me craft things faster and the other one will randomly increase the Sub-ranks?’
If he understood this correctly then there was a chance of creating a high-level sword when normally it would only be an intermediate one. Then there was also the addition of bonus stats. Roland had heard of rare weapons and armor that had flat increases in basic stats that didn’t require buffing spells. It was quite rare to find a craftsman with a skill that could create this effect.
‘I guess it was worthwhile to get this class for this skill alone but there are at least ten more levels left…’
His current level was hundred forty and while glancing on this status screen he was conflicted. Tier 3 would become unlocked within the next ten levels and leveling up to it would be easy. With the current rate and even the added workload, he could see himself reaching it within a month or two. But would it be wise to change classes before finishing Runic Engineer?
Twenty-five levels of it would be gone and couldn’t be recovered. It was impossible to regain an old class once it was changed. Tier 2 classes always gave out a skill when they were maxed out at fifty and he would clearly lose out on it. After seeing the two new skills he was certain that this class would improve his manufacturing capabilities by a lot.
‘These skills aren’t rune specific either, can they work on runes too?’
Some skills worked in mysterious ways but this would probably be too much of a cheat. It was possible for him to insert many tiny runes into weapons without taking up much space. If each of them could get a +1 to a random stat then his items would get overpowered fast. It was probably limited to actual finished products but he would need to get some tests done first.
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Classes: |
T2 Runesmith Lord L50 [ Secondary ] |
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T2 Runic Engineer L15 [Primary ] |
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T1 Mage L25 [ Tertiary ] |
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T1 Runic Mana Scribe L 25 [ X ] |
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T1 Runic Blacksmith L 25 [ X ] |
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HP |
6829/6829 |
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MP |
8943/16234 |
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