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The Butcher of Gadobhra - Chapter 101

Published at 12th of February 2024 06:10:44 AM


Chapter 101: Accounting

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Chapter 101: Accounting

Your Raid Group has slain the Ubermaus!

And you have stopped Mad-Klaw's army, and avoided growing tails. I'm sure you are disappointed by the last part.

As a Tier 2 creature, you receive 18 CSP and 1000 EP that may be applied to any skills. An equal amount of EP applied to the stats governed by those skills.

You will receive a share of loot from the Tier 4 treasure chest that will spawn at dawn on the day following your victory.

Spoils of War

As a Resident of Sedgewick who fought against the evil invaders receive the following:

-The hearty thanks of Fearless Leader. This always looks good on any resume.

-The Title: Veteran of the Resistance. This title confers +1 to a stat or skill conferred by your Heritage.

(Current Heritage: CON, STR, Active fire resistance.

(As with all Heritage rewards, actions have consequences. Choose your Heritage wisely.)

-A magical item selected for you by Fearless Leader from his personal collection. Fearless Leader thinks you will like a new ring. It's shiny, like your bald head. Enjoy.

-2500 EP That may be applied to any skills. An equal amount of EP applied to the stats governed by those skills.

After working non-stop for most of the day, Ozzy was having trouble walking a straight line. His health and stamina were still low. He had burned nearly all of his stamina to fuel his fire resistance, and of course nearly died. One of the paladins had used his healing on him until he ran out of mana. The older man had barely brought him to half health before he used up all his power for the day, and walked away mumbling and shaking his head.

There was work to be done everywhere. He burned stamina as fast as he got it back all day, shifting stones and trying to clear out the entrance to the barracks. Realizing he was done for the day, he got some food and sat down in a clear spot to watch the sunset.

The Legion and the Order of Paladins had done what they could. Healing and food had gone a long way to restoring people’s spirits. The workers and townsfolk would have to sleep where they could tonight, most in the basement of the barracks. They'd start sorting out the town tomorrow and begin the rebuilding process.

That night, there was a lively discussion of how to spend their EP and CSP. For all of them, this was a huge advancement. Suzette was cautioning all of them to spend it wisely, and helping them with choices and ways get the most out of this windfall.

Well this was interesting! Possibly a perk for getting a weapon to Rank 6? He'd have to talk to Themis about it. If anyone knew, she would. He chose Sweeping Slash. They all had their uses, but he liked the idea of being able to keep a horde at bay. The rat-kin had taught him that much.

Finished assigning that massive chunk of EP? Welcome to Level 7.

You have gained +200 Health, +200 Mana, and +600 Stamina

(Is that right? Holy shit, how did...oh, another Contract Worker. I'd make a comment about you being 'broken', but one look at that pitiful skill list made me remember how nerfed you are. Anyway. Congratulations. You are the 2nd Contract Worker to make it to Level 7. )

Ozzy really wondered sometimes who generated those messages. It was nice to gain another level, but if he had to go through a war and dungeon break for the next one, he'd pass, thank you.

Now where to put that heritage point? CON was probably the best since he had so many STR skills.

Next up was core skill points. There were two options given to him back when he fought Root! and killed the mutant veggie. One was the skill Resist Torture. Why not? It was only 1 point. The real gem was Acid resistance for 5 points. He hadn't bought it, and sure enough ended up needing it. Lesson learned.

You have learned the skill: Resist Torture. This will apply in any situation that causes immense stress, damage, and pain. While the damage done will still appear as it should, you will actually take less damage, heal quicker, and actually feel less pain. This is a Primary WIS skill.

You have learned the skill: Acid Resistance, passive. You will mitigate 5 points of damage plus 5 points of damage per rank. This is a tertiary CON skill.

Joe had mentioned something about a visit to someone called Old Smoke. With that in mind, he bought Endless Breath 3 and 4. He wasn't sure, and Joe was cagey about it, but it wasn't hard to imagine that where ever Old Smoke was, it wasn't going to be a healthy place. Two points got reserved for Prodigy. Another two went into buying some extra health. That was a line of skills he should keep working on. It started slow, but just kept getting bigger and bigger. Suzette was getting a lot of extra mana that way.

The last two points went into a skill that he knew would be useful in the next few weeks. A lot of the blocks of stone used to build the village were massive. A few of the workers could lift them working together. Ozzy wanted to be able to do it by himself and free up more people for other things. If you were going to multiply the hauling ability of someone, it might as well be the strongest guy. He bought the tier 2 levels for haul, gaining a x6 multiplier. With his STR up to 16, there really wasn't anything in the village he couldn't lift and put in place.

Suzette came over and sat down next to him. Putting his arm around her felt nice. If there was one good thing that had come out of the last couple of weeks it was their relationship solidifying a bit. "So, done with your book keeping, slowpoke? I could feel the wheels grinding in your head across the courtyard."

"Yep, and I seem to have come in second. I wonder who was so quick to spend her points?"

She laughed at him. "Some of us don't strategize and agonize over how best to beat a system like others. Plus, the bonus for coming in first was so nice."

"Wait? You got a bonus. What was it? More points?"

She took out a small cloth sack. "Better, a big bag of chocolate covered pretzels. You're lucky I don't mind sharing."




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