3 Title: Courting Death!!!
Ed found nothing after searching around the tavern. Maybe he needs to go to a brothel to search for the right ghost. But sleeping in a brothel for one night is expensive. One night it cost 2 Silver! His short goal is to raise his fund to sleep in the brothel for 3 or so days!
Then he went back to his room and slept again. He dreams of fucking seven girls with an otherworldly figure. He knows their faces are super beautiful, but he can't remember them all.
When he wakes up in the morning, a cold sweat dripping from his face. From his master story, this dream is a product of spiritual beings. They fall in love with him and want to make him their plaything.
'Fuck! I want ghost slaves! not become the slave of a ghost!' He couldn't help cursing.
After he takes a bath and breakfast, he immediately goes to the forest again. As for formality, he always shows his guild plate to the gate guards. They know Ed and just let him go. Ed continues his journey along the same route as yesterday.
On the road, he chats with his Helper.
'Helper buddy, are you sure the ghost will easily sign a contract with me if I'm over this crystal?'
[We 100% sure. First, the crystal core is rare. Second, the one who can retrieve the core even rarer. From my database until now, no one was aware of the crystal core present.]
'Huh?! Then...'
[Right, Host is the first person who is aware of this crystal core and the function of the crystal core.]
'BTW, why do they need this crystal core?'
[They can absorb mana from this world if they have the core. Please take note: a ghost is a spiritual being without a body. They can't contain the mana in their astral body. This crystal core will solve their problems.]
'Hm...'
Suddenly he spots a big cat! He asks Helper to estimate the cat's strength.
[Scanning complete. Big Cat strength is twice Host's strength. Please be careful.]
As a thug, he clearly knows how to evade disaster. Courting disaster is taboo in thug dictionaries. But if disaster comes and he can't evade it, he will face it directly. Thug, never cower!!
After he became aware of his opponent's strength, Ed decided to evade it. But when he wants to walk away, he steps on dry wood.
Crack!
The big cat instantly turns his head toward the sound source and sees Ed there. The cat's icy glare makes him instantly feel cold. He turns his body and stiffly smiles, "Hi big cat!"
"Roar!" The cat instantly jumped toward him and chase him.
"Fuck! Bad Luck!" he immediately will run away too. He confident with his running speed.
But when he turns his head and saw the cat nearer and nearer, he instantly knows that his chance to escape from the cat pursuit is almost zero. He decides to stop and pick his sword. He intends to end this battle with one slash like before.
The cat jumps straightforward to him. He wants to dodge it, but the cat speed is too fast. He parries the cat claw with his sword. Compared to the strength of the cat, his strength is half it and he instantly flying backward and rolling on the ground for 3 meters.
He struggling just for stand up. The cat let out low growl seems mocked him for his weak body. After the cat sure the game is weakened enough. He jumps and ready to land the finishing blow.
Alas, the cat doesn't know that his game is actually saving his power and deceiving it. When the cat is near enough, he swings his sword full of his inner power.
Slash! He cut the cat's neck!
After confirming that the cat is dead, he slumps to the ground unconscious. His consciousness is supported by his willpower only. After his opponent died, his consciousness instantly faded.
[Congratulations Host! Host manages to slay level 2 Silver Dot Leopard!]
[Notification! Host successfully slay level 2 Silver Dot Leopard. Host gets 5 EXP points, 5 slices of meat, one bottle of blood essence, one skin and one crystal core.]
[Host gets Courting Death title. When this title is worn by Host, the surrounding beast level 2 and below will assume host as a madman.]
Inside his inner consciousness, he was clearly aware of his loot. He can read all the logs inside his mind. Then another line appears.
[Host can choose two of these following rewards:
1. The Book of Summon, it can save the contracted ghost inside this book.
2. Blood Lust Skill, this skill will allow Host to double your strength at the cost of half Host Intelligence.
3. 7 EXP points.
4. Silver Dot Leopard Leather Armor, armor created with Silver Dot Leopard skin as the main material. Grant +2 Dexterity and +1 Vitality.]
'I choose number one and 4!' He really needs these two rewards. One is to contain his future harem. The second is to protect his body.
The benefit can be enjoyed if you come back with life intact.
After two hours, he finally awoke. He throws his current outer shirt and wears leather armor. Then he gobbles the meat to get the EXP points. His hunger and fatigue slowly reduced and notification came out.
[Notification! Host get +2 EXP points.]
Name: Edward Link
Level: 2
Grade: 1
Soul EXP: 1/100
Title: Courting Death
Job: None
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 2,3 (+2)
Intelligence: 4
Spirit: 5
Vitality: 4 (+1)
Skills:
Poison Manufacturing Lvl. 1 (1/100)
Free status points: 4
"Haha, Finally I'm level up!!"
Then he distributes 2 points to Spirit, one point to Intelligent, and one point to Strength.
Name: Edward Link
Level: 2
Grade: 1
Soul EXP: 1/100
Title: Courting Death
Job: None
Strength: 4
Dexterity: 2,3 (+2)
Intelligence: 5
Spirit: 7
Vitality: 4 (+1)
Skills:
Poison Manufacturing Lvl. 1 (1/100)
Immediately he feels the change on his body. His muscle become more solid, his mind becomes clearer, and his spirit sense becomes more acute. Although in normal way he can't see the ghost, he still can feel their existence around.
Then he continues his journey. With the new armor, he feels more confident in his strength. After he kills two wild boars, he decides to go back to the city. The sun almost down, he run as fast as he can.
When he comes to guild entrance, guild personnel personally lead Ed to the guild appraisal. After the guild manager knows about level 1 monster material he tells his personnel to make a special entrance for him.
Ed just nods and follow the employee to the guild warehouse as appraisal master already waiting inside.
Inside the warehouse, Ed put all his loot excluding rewards and crystal core. The appraisal master dumbfounded after witness level 2 materials, including meat. Right, if someone level 1 consumes level 2 meat, they will gain two EXP points. It can't be repeated by eating another meat from the same monster beast. But two points is a lot, and many nobles will pay more for just one slice.
After the appraisal master calculates the price, he shows it to Ed.
"Master Ed, the total amount of money you get is 5 silver and 765 copper."
"Thanks." Ed never wants to haggle with anyone. If the other party is sincere and reasonable, slightly more profit is understandable. He was also a businessman.
"If Master Ed gets another piece of good stuff, please consider this guild first."
"En."
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