Mercenary Systems: The Eternal Life
Chapter 7 Working at a Glance

As expected, the mercenaries who were at the dock no one recognized me after I put on the new clothes obtained at Anna's Store.

Previously, my clothes turned out to be quite highly rated by the Owner of Anna's Store. That way, I get a set of good quality clothes from there. There was a kind of strange feeling when I first wore this medieval-style outfit whose fabric did indeed feel rough and thick. Some parts are covered by animal skin that has been polished as a decoration. To this day I am not used to it.

I watch people who are busy. There were people who looked idle while wearing full armaments, they should have been mercenaries on guard. Some are idling goods, some are giving instructions.

Some people do the talking. I think one of them is in charge of transporting goods, like a ship's captain.

"Um" I doubt this. Shit, I can only grumble in my heart.

Anyway, it's quite confusing. To whom I made a request to come to work, I don't know. Or even, maybe I could also suddenly come to work transporting goods.

Come to think of it, there should be someone questioning my existence who suddenly took part in transporting goods if I did so without telling anyone.

"alright. That's good," I sighed softly.

Had the person in charge of transporting the goods not been aware of my whereabouts, or the mercenaries on guard not reported it, or something like that, it would have kept me from getting any physical rewards. But, I will still get a reward after completing the Quest for transporting goods in the form of Quest Points.

Well, it's okay. With the Quest Points alone, I can purchase a few things in the Shop. Clothes should be available, but I prefer to take advantage of my dirty clothes before rather than throw them away.

I took a deep breath, before walking towards the ship.

My heart is beating so hard. There are shadows like I'm gonna get

ill-treatment for acting suspiciously, or perhaps presumptuously.

Hm?

Having not had the chance to set foot on the wooden bridge connected to the ship, I felt something slap my shoulder. I turned to find a gunman staring at me sharply.

"Bondage. Whoareyou? Are you the thief who tried to sneak? Heh?"

I gulped roughly while taking a step back.

"N-no, of course. Hehe... I want to help transport the goods."

The man looked at me full of probes. "Face of strangers. Are you a new worker?"

"Not-no, I'm not a worker," I quickly denied it. "I don't really know who I can apply for labor. Maybe, I will get a salary after I finish transporting the goods. So..."

"Are you stupid?" He said that while scraping his nostrils using his pinky, before being kicked hard with his thumb. "You'd be wasting your energy if you didn't sign up for Monroe. If you want to work here, go there and meet him."

Because I was too focused on the ship and the people, I didn't realize that there was some kind of table in the corner of the dock. A man who had a quilted round chin was sitting there, observing the workers.

My first move immediately froze. I was about to go see a man named Monroe to sign up as a freight worker. But then an idea suddenly came along.

Based on the idea, I signed up as a worker not by using the real name written in Character Status, but a pseudonym. I thought the name was just for a formality. There is no such thing as a contract of employment. At least, I'm no longer an illegal worker and will get rewarded after the job is done.

This time, I was more enthusiastic about the idea that popped into my head. Money may be valuable to others, but to me Quest Points have a higher value.

While transporting the goods, I quietly observed the mercenaries.

This might be a dangerous idea, regardless of the rewards I will get later. I was planning to cripple one of the mercenaries and use the equipment he was wearing. Indeed the mercenaries were not wearing uniform clothes, but they had quite a flashy look. So, I'm pretty sure this operation will go well.

Working for hours is enough to make me tired. How surprising that my vitality had increased drastically. If I still have a bad body condition, working to transport heavy goods for an hour will make me very tired.

The sun will soon set. The work of transporting goods during the day was done, it was time to receive rewards.

People are so enthusiastic, while I get nervous about something.

Of course, it is not only the workers who receive time to rest before returning to work at night. The mercenaries also got a change of guard turn. Well, there are two people who are my targets. According to what I heard from their conversation, it seems that they are going to have fun with the lady of the night.

[CHARACTER STATUS]

[Name]: Kaellan (LVL.1)

[Species]: Man

[Talent]: Paladin

[Skills]: Heavy Armor Mastery (LVL.1)

[Ability]: Natural Regeneration (LVL.1)

[Attribute]: STR(5) INT(1) AGI(3.1) VIT(15) [Attribute Points]: 0

[Quest Points]: 11

[INVENTORY]: Dinner Package (8), Mysterious Bronze Chest

A Paladin did focus on defense. The initial skill I gained was the mastery of body armor that heavy knights usually use. I still don't have adequate body armor yet, so it seems to be going down the drain for now.

The innate ability of a Paladin, namely Natural Regeneration, allowed me to heal wounds faster than normal. The higher the level of this ability, the faster I will be able to heal when injured.

Right now I'm sitting on a merchandise side of the road near where the mercenaries I'm following are using their time for fun, you know, I used the money I earned from working as a freight carrier to buy snacks. However, the price of snacks is relatively cheap for the salary I have received.

While waiting for the two mercenaries to come out, I checked the system screen.

"I forgot to open the Mysterious Bronze Chest granting from the System as appreciation. Approximately, what other gifts are in it, yes," I murmured softly, while my mouth kept chewing on the snacks I bought.

The new screen appeared as soon as I touched the image of the Mysterious Bronze Chest. The image on the Inventory screen seemed to enlarge on the new screen, the image of the crate vibrating for a few seconds, before opening. From the start I couldn't guess what kind of gift I would get from the Mysterious Bronze Chest, but it was really shocking.

[Congratulations, you get the Full Paladin Armory. The prize has been sent to Inventory]

As if adjusting to the Talent I had chosen from the additional reward, the Mysterious Bronze Chest gave me the gift I needed right now.

Not delaying any more time, I hurried to finish my snacks, before going to the nearest deserted place. Enthusiasm mixed with curiosity, of course, my shadow that had been wearing the Full Paladin Armory should have looked cool.

With the weaponry I had unexpectedly, my confidence to actually carry out the plan I had made was getting higher.

Perhaps, dealing with two mercenaries would be quite possible to do.

"Ooh! Here," I looked at my own body in awe. Wearing medieval-style clothes alone still hasn't gotten me used to it, but now I've been wearing Full Paladin Armory, which makes me look like a knight. "It feels amazing."

Although it's as heavy as it is, it won't hinder my movement. I don't know if this is thanks to my improved body condition or indeed the Paladin Armory provides its own comfort, my body is unencumbered. It's very good the chance to win a fight when it does happen is getting higher, well that won't apply to a much stronger opponent than me with a lot of fighting experience.

Then, the long-awaited time finally arrived. It's time for me to start making plans.

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Note:

Heavy Armor Mastery: Maximizes the potential use of weight protection by 10%.

Natural Regeneration: 1.25 times more effective for self-healing.

Characteristics of Paladin: VIT +50%, affinity to holy light is very high, the potential to have a very diverse ability, the, also a very rare existence to the point that only a handful of people know around the world about this Talent (excluding those with Talent).