Chapter 40 – Sewers
Jason researched this world beforehand to find out how to improve his abilities.
First of all, the reason he chose the profession of thief wasn’t just to please his father.
He had the belief that he could become the best by learning from the best.
And he judged that he could become the strongest even as a thief.
‘Status window that others cannot see. With this alone, I can get a multifold benefit.’
People in this world did not know the existence of the status window.
Of course, it was as if I was heading into the ground, thinking that if I worked hard, I would become stronger.
However, Jason was able to see the status window and he could roughly check what skill he was getting at what level.
He was able to grow most efficiently.
Rogue level 15.
Here he could go down the path of a special thief.
All occupations also had a special title at the end.
Father Jeffrey had the title of Death’s Right Hand.
And there was something like that on Demeter’s status window in front of her eyes.
Name: Demeter.
Past Life: Vitero.
Level: Rogue 97. Master Assassination.
Strength: 89.
Agility: 98.
Intelligence: 56.
Charm: 65.
Sometimes, like Igris or Tigris, there were people with high levels but no special titles.
And as a result of checking the status windows of numerous people, Jason was able to find out two facts.
Those with special titles were stronger than those without.
The special title was obtained when you were at least level 15 or higher.
“Killing is similar to assassinating. Assault is a basic skill that all rogues have, and the stronger you become, the stronger you can use. The same goes for killing. If you learn this well, it will be of great help to you.”
“Yes, Uncle.”
Jason’s eyes were shining brightly.
Demeter wondered if this child knew what killing was and was expecting so much.
Killing is more than just a new skill, but most thieves didn’t know what it was.
And Jason knew the truth of the murder.
There have been many acts of thieves in the past history.
He knew the power of killing through him.
To put it simply, ambushes were a technique that could inflict stronger damage when the enemy’s concentration dropped.
The higher the thief level, the stronger the assault.
And the assassination doubled the damage of the assassination attack at the moment of surprise attack.
In some adventure accounts, it is said that an assassin split an ogre’s body in half in an ambush, and in subsequent battles dealt only half the damage.
‘Most assassins only know this much. But if you know that this world has game system elements, you can use it more.’
Demeter explained one by one how to use the kill.
To put it simply, it was condensing life into the body and not revealing it, then concentrating it on the weapon and releasing it in an instant.
Jason was also somewhat used to living.
I’ve seen a few hitmen since they were Korean gangsters, but their eyes were really different from ordinary people.
When they flashed their eyes, they became scared like a puppy in front of a tiger.
Demeter taught him all the tricks and practices he could.
And days passed.
Jason quickly felt his limits.
Unlike assassination, assassination required survival.
And the bamboo that tied the straw had no desire to kill it.
“I’m going to need practice soon… “
“Yes?”
Spear seemed worried.
No matter how much preparation you put in, it was dangerous.
It was also a real battle that the entire adventurer party was wiped out and turned into cold corpses without being able to resurrect at the moment of misery.
“Wouldn’t it be better to prepare a little more? First of all, you need to find a reliable party. You also need to get the tools for the adventure. Now that the kissing room is running well, you should be able to prepare well.”
“It will be ready soon.”
“Actually, it’s not that easy. I’m looking for a reliable party. Especially in the case of Bocchan… “
Spear saved her words.
The Wolf family was a great help to Jason, but it could also be a weakness.
All the authors called adventurers were ephemera who threw themselves into the fire pit called the dungeon.
There was no way that there wasn’t an ugly guy who would try to get a piece of it by threatening the Wolf family.
And the reason the dungeon was dangerous was that it distanced itself from society.
Even in a society where superhumans monopolized all power, there were laws and guards.
When someone tried to kidnap or assassinate someone, there was an effort to investigate it and find the culprit.
However, even if it was a dungeon that was 3 days away from society, the basics were not fulfilled.
If someone is killed in the middle of a dungeon, they smell fresh blood and within two days the body is gone without a trace.
Finding the culprit ends in complete impossibility.
“I know what you mean. When you risk your life, you have to leave your back to someone you trust, right?”
Jason was worried.
He first planned to accompany himself and Spia, of course.
And he also remembered Nainyar.
She was a pretty good fighter.
The kissing room will run fine without her now.
‘Was the most basic of adventurers’ parties originally made up of warriors, priests, wizards, and thieves?’
Of these, only wizards and priests were lacking.
‘I’ll leave out the wizard for now.’
The magician’s role was to repel a large number of monsters when they encountered them.
But if the bandits are good at scouting, that won’t happen.
And in dungeons given to low-level adventurers, there weren’t many things that required magic.
‘And there must be a priest as well.’
No matter how many healing potions he took, in the end, they couldn’t compare to the Holy Law directly exercised by the priest.
In addition, the most yawning potion for healing was over 200 gold per bottle.
One bottle is consumed if you take a fatal wound.
Without a priest, he had to prepare as many healing potions as the number of heads.
It was simply too much money to invest in consumables.
Jason looked at Spia and said.
“Then would you recognize a cleric who is not affiliated with the adventurer’s guild?”
Active members of the adventurer’s guild are driven by the logic of money.
Then there was a high possibility that it would be purchased by another member of the Wolf family.
So Jason decided to secretly seek out a priest.
Among the priests, there were quite a few who did not take risks.
It was a job called a priest who could live with respect just by treating people in the village and receiving donations.
Finding and persuading a person who would not be bribed with money was not an easy task.
But Jason had no other options.
**
Spear has been investigating priests who have either never ventured out or given up on adventures.
Information was also one of the thieves’ jobs.
Thanks to this, a report full of information about suitable candidates was quickly in Jason’s hands.
Jason looked at them one by one.
Originally, he would have built affection slowly, looked at his personality, and strengthened his loyalty.
Now both Spiana and Nineyar went through that process and were by his side.
But I need to get stronger quickly, and I urgently need a priest.
If so, I had to do it a little differently.
‘There must be something you want intensely. And it has to be something that no one can easily listen to.’
I put off everyone who gave up on adventure because they were scared.
This kind of priest lived a life that was satisfied with just being treated in the village.
I looked at people who gave up after taking an adventure.
And I put aside people who live completely dead lives drunk on drugs, alcohol, and sex.
It seemed like it would take a long time for these people to rehabilitate.
Then, those who remained were adventurers who gave up on adventures for some reason.
They were living moderately doing clerical work.
However, Spia has been investigating their private lives in detail.
The reason they gave up on the adventure. And what they crave.
They talked about it in a friend while drunk at a bar, and complained while having sex with a prostitute. Such information was piled up one by one.
“Is this person the most likely?”
Janey.
She, too, was originally a person who wanted to become a superhuman and went on adventures with her sister.
However, the only thing she saved after losing her sister in an accident of injustice was her sister’s foot.
Rumor has it that her sister was eaten by a Mimic, leaving only her feet behind.
‘If this is the case, resurrection will be difficult.’
There were various kinds of resurrection in the Holy Law.
The simplest was the low-level resurrection, which brought a recently dead person back to life.
Most of the corpses were required, and the time limit was tight, but all priests who reached a certain level could use it, so it was the most popular resurrection method among adventurers.
However, since then, there has been a high-level resurrection that can resurrect even after the body’s defect or death.
Lastly, he said that even if there is no corpse and there is no body at the level of a saint or a pope, if he knows his real name, he can resurrect him.
However, the stronger the resurrection method, the more offerings were required. Even the lowest level of resurrection required 3000 gold.
It was an amount that was difficult to afford unless you were from a noble family.
Janey only has one of her sister’s feet left, so her tribute will be much needed.
