Chapter 18

Chapter 18 – Chapter 3: Rescue

[Name: Shutra Ignus]

[Age: 14]

[Species: Gandharva]

[Occupation: Protagonist]

[Secondary Occupation: Conquest Knight Lv1]

[Uniqueness: Prince/ Conquest Knight]

[Level: 9]

Strength: 21

Intelligence: 21

Agility: 21

Talent: 21

Persistence: 21

Durability: 21

Mental Power: 21

Magic Power: 21

Charm: 17

Extra Points: 14

“Hrmm . ”

In-gong nodded slowly as he observed the status window floating in the air . There was only one stat that stood out just based on the difference in numbers .

‘Charm . ’

In Knight Saga, Charm had been different from appearance . Appearance meant the extent in which a person was called handsome or pretty, while Charm meant how much a person liked the character .

It could refer to someone who gave off a good feeling for no reason, a person who looked strangely handsome despite being ordinary or a person who was beautiful but poisonous .

In contrast, there were the handsome or pretty people who repulsed anyone who came near them .

Shutra’s appearance was seven out of ten points, so he was really handsome . Moreover, now that his Charm was higher than Villager A, there was no damage to his good looks .

The thing In-gong focused on was that his Charm was lower than the other stats .

‘The extent to which my stats have risen has changed . ’

At first, every level up caused his stats to rise by two . However, now Charm only rose by two .

'Of course, the reason is obvious . ’

Characters in Knight Saga grew individually . At first, a character wouldn’t rise well in the early stages . However, they would start showing peculiar abilities once their levels got higher . Genius characters such as Locke and Zephyr showed good growth from beginning to end .

Even so, all of his stats rose by two except for Charm, so his overall growth rate was better than Locke and Zephyr . There were also his additional points .

'As expected of a protagonist . ’

In-gong mumbled and grinned as he checked the skills window .

He hadn’t distributed the skill points gained from reaching level nine, so there weren’t many changes .

'Kuhuhuh, this is the result of my hard work . ’

He returned to his tent after forming an alliance with Caitlin and Chris but he didn’t go to sleep straight away . He spent three hours gaining experience .

He wrote dwarf characters on a blank piece of paper while practicing Telekinesis with his other hand .

Additionally, he memorized vocabulary . He didn’t just memorize the dwarf characters but fit the dwarf characters to his favourite song lyrics .

His skill level improved considerably due to the translations and repetitive writing . However, the level was still low . If he repeated it for six more hours, it could reach level two .

Telekinesis training was simpler . He practiced moving small things he placed on his desk . Telekinesis shook the object instead of moving it because it was still too weak but at least it worked .

'Yes, I should make Telekinesis reach level two through hard work . A lot of hard work is required to become an all-rounder . It won’t always be good . ’

However, he still wanted to learn magic . Recovery magic was indispensable, so he couldn’t forget about it .

‘It is better than nothing, even if I only learn it to Lv1 . ’

After having these thoughts, In-gong looked at the skills that had no change .

Conquest, Below the King’s Flag and Protagonist Correction .

They were still Lv1, so the proficiency hadn’t changed but In-gong didn’t mind . He hadn’t experimented with them yet .

‘I am anticipating level 10 . ’

Apart from skill points distribution and hard work with general skills, there was one other way for skill levels to increase .

In most cases, the skill level rose automatically when the character level reached a certain number .

Level 10 – wasn’t it always a meaningful level?

It had been the same for Knight Saga . When Zephyr and Locke reached level 10, their unique skills ‘Descendant of Darkness’ and ‘Chosen’ rose by one level .

“Either Conquest or Protagonist Correction will rise in level . I’ll bet on it . I will . Isn’t that right?”

In-gong muttered and closed the status window . He wanted to go hunting to level up straight away but he had a lot of work to do today and tomorrow .

"Prince, I am coming in . ”

He heard Carack’s voice from where he was waiting outside the tent .

"Come in . "

It was early in the morning but Carack was fully armed . He held a round shield that he didn’t usually have and asked In-gong,

“What are you doing?”

"Just training my body . Are we leaving now?”

"Prince understands, so you need to move quickly . This time, Prince Chris will accompany us .

The operation was to quickly secure and confirm information . They had to check if the dwarf portal really worked and to secure the rear of the Red Lightning tribe as quickly as possible .

If all the work was done today, they could attack tomorrow or the day after .

“Okay, let's go . "

Despite it being early in the morning, In-gong responded with delight and left the tent .

&

Caitlin’s base was quite busy . Chris and Caitlin greeted In-gong at the entrance to the base, with Caitlin’s lycanthrope warriors lined up behind them .

“Shutra . ”

Caitlin welcomed In-gong with pleasure . The two people felt strangely more intimate due to the creation of the alliance last night .

It would be nice if I could see their favorability toward me . ’

Unfortunately, there was no direct way to see that . In Knight Saga, a character’s favorability could only be checked using special items or special NPCs .

There were cases when a ‘loyal’ character would suddenly commit an act of betrayal .

Chris placed an arm around In-gong’s shoulder and said familiarly,

"Lunch is packed, so let’s eat at the cave . Hurry . ”

His expression was like a child going on a picnic . Caitlin sighed then explained to In-gong,

"While we check the portal, my soldiers plan to clean up all the monsters in the cave . Seira will take command . ”

Caitlin pointed toward Seira while In-gong remained silent .

'Well, it is unreasonable to level up using the monsters in the cave . ’

He felt regretful but it couldn’t be helped . Securing the dwarf portal and the passage needed to be done at the same time .

Chris squeezed his arm .

"The discovery of the cave and portal is all yours, so you can expect a huge reward . If this is finished well, won’t your life in the Demon King’s Palace because completely different? The eyes of the other Demon King’s children will also change . ”

His ‘Hyung’ expressed a subtle sense of hostility when he said the words ‘Demon King’s children . ’

‘Rewards are nice but I don’t want to stand out . ’

It was the same as attracting Zephyr’s attention . Even so, there was nothing he could do if Shutra kept remaining weak . He had to take some risks .

‘Well, I was already at the very bottom, so maybe this might be a good thing?’

It was highly likely he would be talked about .

Furthermore, he shouldn’t be afraid to be noticed from the start . He didn’t form an alliance with Chris and Caitlin for the sake of hiding .

While In-gong’s thoughts became a little dark, Chris tapped on In-gong’s back . He seemed to be misunderstanding In-gong’s thoughts .

“Hey, don’t worry . You will soon be taught Divine Beast Authority . Your aura isn’t developed enough so special medication is needed . It will take some time to prepare the ingredients . ”

"I will be sure to teach you Aura properly . There will be some time after this operation . ”

Caitlin also jumped in .

There were so many things he decided to learn that there didn’t seem to be enough time .

In-gong stared at Caitlin and inwardly laughed .

‘Divine Beast Authority and Aura is good, but I want to get some magic . . . wait . ’

In-gong made a confused sound . Something flashed through his head .

‘Do I really need to be hit by magic?’

So far, he had learnt two skills through two method .

One method to acquire the skill was to do the related actions .

Basic Swordsmanship, Map Reading, Dwarf Characters and so on belonged here .

The other method was being hit by the skill .

It was impossible to learn Aura and Telekinesis through doing the related actions . Moreover, both skills required awakening .

Magic .

It was necessary to awaken magic power . However, the process of learning magic was closer to the former learning type than the latter .

'Should I ask for some magic books? A basic spellbook or a collection of circle one magic . ’

Caitlin and Chris were powerful warriors and magicians . Although they leaned more towards being warriors, they ought to have a few spellbooks .

At that moment, another thought popped up .

Magician, Prince and Princess = their occupation and status in the Demon World meant they would know many things .

"Chris hyung, I have a question . "

“Huh? What is it?”

Chris, who was walking alongside In-gong, glanced over with a friendly expression . Caitlin’s beautiful eyes also blinked at him .

In-gong asked both of them in a slightly lowered voice,

“Have you ever heard of something called Conquest Knight?”