The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 24 - The Deal
"You! Can you see the status and skills of others?!" I screamed with fear. My feet involuntarily stepped back to get away from Elin.
"You're conscious now?" Answer it casually.
'The monster! This woman is very dangerous. By the time he found out everything about me, I didn't even know his level! Even more so if he leaked my identity....'
All this time I introduced myself as a Tamer that is an Epic level skill capable of taming monsters to be subordinates. In fact I said that I am an Unofficial Ranker with a level of over 100 to guarantee my safety when transacting.
Unofficial Rankers. It was a term for high-level players who did not send their level data into the Leaderboard so that no one knew about their real names and levels.
This method is done by people who do not really care about rankings and some dark organizations that do not want to know the strength of their members.
In other words, no one will find your level on the Leaderboard if you don't hand it over or become an Unofficial Ranker.
That was the information I obtained during browsing inside Re:Life leisurely. I applied it well and as a result no one dared to mess with me during the transaction.
But Elin knows my true abilities.
If he leaked it, then my opponent to trade monsters quietly would be destroyed.
Meanwhile, Elin was still busy fiddling with the menu window before her. He seems to be learning how all the skills I have work.
'Please don't look please. My ability is embarrassing....' My prayer in my heart.
Elin who seemed satisfied closed the menu window in front of him.
"You have a very interesting skill! And I, have a way to make as much money as possible by utilizing that skill!" Shouted Elin with an arrogant face.
"How exactly?" I asked with doubt.
"Before that, we have to make a deal first! I didn't do any of this for free, you know?"
"All right, what do you want. I can't refuse it anyway." I answered with sadness.
"My desire is: the profit gained from my plan and my help should be divided in two. Half for you, and half for me. In exchange, I will promise to support you as well as develop your abilities. Hows it? Not a bad offer, is it?"
Unexpectedly, Elin gave a condition that was not too severe. Honestly, I think he will ask for all the benefits for himself but instead split the profits.
Although half sounds quite a lot, but if the plan is very good of course I will profit greatly. Maybe bigger than myself.
Yeah, I have to remember. I need a lot of money for Rina's treatment.
"Alright, I accept your request. But you have to promise that your plan will give you many advantages huh! I need a lot of money right now."
"Of course, Erik. If my plan is bad, of course I'll lose. Besides, I need a lot of money too."
After that brief conversation, we shook hands to mark the acceptance of the deal.
...***...
"I'm sorry, Chris. I didn't expect it to be like this."
"No problem, Neo. This is beyond our ability. But I never thought that the barbarians from the east would invade the territory of the Rena Kingdom."
The two men were standing on the stone wall of a fortress. All around them were thousands of soldiers holding swords, spears and arrows.
In front of the fort were tens of thousands of barbarian troops. Their appearance is quite horrible. The barbarian army had a large muscular body, almost 2 meters high and used minimal iron armor.
Their weapons mostly used axes and spears without using shields.
When compared to the rebel forces led by Chris, they had levels that ranged from 30 to 45.
"The difference is very significant between our troops and the barbarians. In quality and quantity we lose far. What do you think, Chris?" Neo asked after observing the surroundings.
The fight is inevitable.
Barbarian troops are NPCs categorized as Enemy or enemies. They can talk and take action on their own based on the AI they have like NPCs in the village and in the city.
The difference is they are set by the developer Re:Life as the enemy of civilization.
Barbarian will continue to move from the desert of Northern Averna to human civilization to destroy everything.
Supposedly, this event will be an Event where the massive Quest will be distributed by the Rena Kingdom to all Players and Knights and NPC warriors.
After the division of this Quest, the extermination of tens of thousands of barbarian troops would be completed easily.
But unfortunately the current Rena kingdom has been destroyed and all the remaining military forces are still busy fighting the rebellion carried out by the Salvation Guild.
Therefore, the current situation has become very bad.
"Damn it, who can stop them.... Neo, predict which way they will move after taking over this fortress!" Ask Chris firmly.
Neo soon unwrapped an old paper roll containing images of various locations in the world of Re:Life.
The location of the fortress where Neo and Chris are currently located is at the end of a row of Ranias mountains. Behind the fort there is a fairly thick forest.
After analyzing for a while, Neo started to open his mouth.
"Unfortunately, they will continue to move until they pass through the foot of the Ranias mountain range. However, once I got there I was sure they would move westward towards the Merchant Federation. The cities that existed in the Federation of merchants were extremely prosperous and densely populated. If we sacrifice this fortress as well as the 1 city and 5 villages that are behind it, we can all survive the invasion of the barbarian forces while evacuating the residents along the way and taking them to the capital."
Neo answered in great detail.
"All right, we're going to execute that plan. I trust you all Neo."
"Give it to me!"
Thus, they decided to withdraw the entire army and population along the road they passed.
The number of refugee groups reached 200 thousand people where 8 thousand of them are low-ranking soldiers who have only experienced one battle.
In the end, their plan was a success and was able to save the entire population. The barbarian forces also moved as per Neo's estimation and attacked the territory of the Merchant Federation. Nevertheless, Chris' future Kingdom lost at least a quarter of its territory.
But those two are stories for another time.
...***...
"Hey! By the way you already know all my Skills right? Now it's your turn to tell me all your Skills!" I shouted at Elin.
Elin who was still sitting casually turned her head towards me.
"Huh? Why should I tell you about the skills I have? It wasn't in the deal just now anyway so I don't have an obligation to do it." Reply to Elin with a face that seems to be hurting me.
'D-basic fucking girl!' My yelling.
At least in my heart.