Volume 1: The Nobles Who Lost Their Territory Chapter 1: The New Ranger (Part 1)
It’s the third day of the journey.
Marvin stood at the window, watching the people coming and going on the street at dusk. A plump woman at the corner of the alley winked at him.
This is the best room in the Wild Horse Inn. From here you can directly see the iconic building of River Beach City - the Silver Hourglass, which is the headquarters of the Silver Church Temple.
Not far away, a thief stole a rich man's wallet. His movements were very agile, and he must have been a thief with at least three professional levels.
Everything in front of me is exactly the same as in the real world.
The only difference was Marvin himself.
"Attribute panel." He muttered to himself.
A series of data appeared before my eyes:
Name: Marvin
Race: Human/?
Attributes: Strength 11, Agility 16, Constitution 9, Intelligence 14, Perception 14, Charisma 13 (+1)
Occupation: Noble 3 (150/200)
Adventure career: None
Health: 10/26 (Fever)
[Weakness penalty: attribute value weakened by 70%]
Experience value: 40 (Noble) [Not allocated]
Skill Points: None
Attribute points: None
professional skills:
——Nobles (Barons): Majesty 25, Management 31, Observation 16, Negotiation 19, Accounting 28, Horsemanship 30...
Apart from these data that are the same as in the game in his previous life, the world Marvin sees after waking up is no different .
He couldn't understand this, but after three days of asking around and adapting, he was able to basically confirm the following three things:
First, he traveled through time and space to the game "Fenan Continent" that he was obsessed with on Earth.
Second, apart from the fact that he could see the same system as in the game for some reason, this was a real world. Every life was alive and he was familiar with it.
Third, I was in trouble. And it was a big one.
If his memory is correct, he should have traveled to the eve of the "Great Cataclysm". Soon, this peaceful world before his eyes will undergo earth-shaking changes. The history of the Fourth Epoch ruled by wizards in Fenan is about to end. The gods have joined forces to destroy the cosmic magic pool and begin to encroach on this rich land.
For that thing.
"The fourth stone tablet of destiny. Oh my God..." Marvin rubbed his temples hard, trying to make his thoughts clearer.
In fact, for now, this is not the biggest trouble. The Great Cataclysm will happen in half a year, and the Age of Chaos is about to come, but he still has time.
As a legendary player who is familiar with this world, although half a year is a bit tight, it is enough for him to protect himself.
The key is what is in front of you.
His high fever hasn't subsided yet, and coupled with his useless personality, he could die at any time from this cold.
This made Marvin speechless. After spending three days integrating the memory of the 14-year-old boy, Marvin sadly discovered that he was not only in poor health, but also a down-and-out noble who had just lost his fiefdom. A month ago, a group of jackals attacked his territory, occupied his castle and mines, and forced him to seek refuge with the lord of River Beach City, hoping that the lord of River Beach City would send troops to help him clear out the unusual group of jackals.
During the escape from the territory to the riverside city, the poor boy caught a cold and died of a serious illness, which gave Marvin an opportunity to take advantage of. I don't know if it was God's will, but the boy whose memory merged with his was also called Marvin. The wills of both parties merged with each other, with Marvin's will on Earth as the main one, and a new soul was created.
The process of the birth of a new soul was very tangled and painful. Marvin took a lot of effort to persuade the remaining soul in the body to give up the initiative, and the price was that he vowed to protect what the poor creature wanted to protect.
Territory, younger brother, and a woman.
This is what he cherishes most, and he must protect it with his life. The memories and feelings of the two people are fused together. Even if Marvin wants to break his promise, it is unlikely.
So, although the catastrophe is terrible, what is more important to Marvin is that he must regain his territory within a month.
Otherwise, the boy's remaining soul will curse him, and his already useless attributes will be further weakened, which is something Marvin is very reluctant to see.
You know, when he finally advanced to the thief who was the Lord of Darkness in the game, his initial six major attributes added up to a total of 100 points!
Agility is an incredible 20 points!
This means that he can master an additional agility trait - [Wallwalking] when he reaches the first level of thief.
[Wallwalking]: An agility bonus trait. You can walk very fast on vertical walls no higher than 20 feet for a short period of time, ignoring the effects of gravity.
It was this super powerful agility that made him a generation of Lord of the Dark Night. When Marvin traveled through time, there were a total of eleven players in the game who had successfully become gods, and he was one of them.
But now this body...
Marvin could hardly bear to watch.
Not to mention the gnolls, a goblin can kill me in a one-on-one fight, right?
Who told me that I didn't even have a combat job? I was just a useless noble who had everything I wanted. Those life skills, except for negotiation and horsemanship, were somewhat useful, but the rest had nothing to do with the adventurer's career, okay?
But Marvin was also glad that this guy didn't take a random job. It would be terrible if he had traveled through time and space to face a useless wizard template.
You know, in half a year, the Cosmic Magic Pool will be destroyed, and all wizards except the Legendary will be forced to drop one level (level 5). The wizard rule on the Fenan Continent is completely ended, and other professionals begin to rise. Various god churches also begin to preach doctrines one after another, and the flames of war are ignited, and all living beings suffer.
Wizards were the most miserable group of people. They had almost lost their qualifications to participate in the war before the war was even started.
“Boom boom boom!”
knocking.
"Come in." Marvin walked back to the bed.
The person who came in was a brown-haired girl who looked to be around 20 years old. She looked a little tired, and there were a few knife marks on her clean leather armor. Her ears were a little pointed, but she probably wasn't a purebred elf.
This was Marvin's housekeeper and bodyguard, and the only person who had always stood by him since he fell into poverty. He still remembered the night when the fire burned down the barn. It was this woman who risked her life to pull him through a bloody path and saved his life from the jackals. She also carried him on her back when they walked dozens of miles from the White River Valley to the River Beach City.
Her name was Anna, and she was a half-elf. Marvin had no way of seeing her attributes due to his lack of reconnaissance abilities, but based on his observations over the past three days, Anna was probably a first-level adventurer with four or five professional levels. She was either a warrior or a ranger, but more of the former. At least in his memory, Anna rarely used bows, arrows, traps, and the like.
Her weapon was a sword, which, like her leather armor, was also very worn out - because it had not been maintained for a long time.
"Master, I went to the city hall today to ask, and the officials there gave the same answer..."
Anna put the sword aside, her pretty face looking a little tired: "But fortunately I earned twenty silver coins today, at least I don't have to worry about the rent next week. And I can cook you some soup in the evening."
"Sister Anna, how much money do we have left?" Marvin asked suddenly.
Anna showed a hint of surprise on her face. This was the first time Marvin took the initiative to talk to her after he woke up from his severe illness and fever.
Without thinking, she quickly answered, "29 silver coins."
"29 silver coins? Not enough." Marvin frowned: "Where is the jewelry box my mother left behind?"
Anna was stunned at first, then angry: "Master Marvin? Do you want to sell your mother's belongings?"
Marvin nodded, his eyes calm: "I remember there was a necklace in it, it should be worth some money."
Anna looked at Marvin in disbelief, with deep disappointment in her eyes: "Do you want to go to the casino again?"
Marvin was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Anna to misunderstand him. He searched his memory and found that the original owner of this body had some money when he first arrived in River Beach City, but was deceived by a malicious "friend" and entered the casino.
The result was naturally a huge loss of money. Since then, the boy, whose health had improved slightly, became even more seriously ill.
Obviously, the so-called friend was a shill for the casino, specifically designed to defraud people like Marvin who had a little money but no background.
"There is no way I can give it to you. Master Marvin, if you need money, I will go and earn it." Anna said stubbornly, "But I won't allow you to do anything reckless. You should know that Master Winnie has already owed the Wizarding Union two months' tuition. If he doesn't continue to pay the tuition, he will be forced to drop out of Magor College."
"We don't have much money left and can't afford to squander it again!"
Marvin smiled silently and said softly, "Sister Anna, I want you to give me that necklace not for gambling, but to heal my body."
"Cure?" Anna was stunned.
"My health has not improved, and this is not a long-term solution. I know a priest of the Silver God. If you give him money, he will cast the lowest level of [Disease Exorcism] and [Life Restoration] on me, and my body will return to normal." Marvin explained, "I can't be a weak noble anymore."
"I need to train and fight. I need to take back our territory. I also need to protect something that I hold dear."
He stood up from the bed, changed his clothes, and looked more energetic.
"Trust me, Sister Anna."
He looked at the half-elf housekeeper.
Anna gritted her teeth and finally took out the jewelry box from the bottom of the suitcase. There was indeed a pearl necklace inside.
"I'll go with you, so you don't get cheated again..."
“No thanks.” Marvin took the jewelry box with a slightly serious expression.
"Sister Anna, you've been busy all day, and you should have a good rest. I may not come back tonight, so you have to be careful. I heard two local hooligans talking about you in the corridor today."
"They probably have bad intentions. Although you are a first-level adventurer, some gangs are very powerful. We still have to be careful."
Anna sat there in a daze until Marvin left.
I don't know why, but Marvin seems a little different today. He is very different from the kind and weak boy he used to be.
He even looked a little...domineering, just like his father.
That is a kind of majesty unique to nobility.
Outside the door, Marvin looked at the data records and shook his head.
"I still feel a little guilty about using my skills on Sister Anna... Never mind, this will be the last time."
【data record】:
"Majesty (25) is activated..."
"The target makes a Willpower save..."
"Skill activated successfully..."
