Chapter 8 — Emy the Paladin

Chapter 8 — Emy the Paladin

I leave the mansion with Emy and we start walking in the direction of the Ranger tower. Despite her way of answering, I would tend to agree with Cyrus when he told me that she is not a bad person. A little abrupt at times, but at least she speaks frankly and bluntly which is a quality, in my opinion.

—Well, honestly I'm sure you are able to find your way on your own given the size of the towers, but since I'm passing by the Rangers tower I'll take you there. It would be nice if you could learn to find your way back quickly.

—I saw the map in the book, but I don't know where Cyrus's mansion is on it.

—It's not complicated, we are north of the Druid Tower so we will go through the path in the park before leaving you in front of the tower. Well, since I only know your name, tell me about you a little, why did you decide to enter the tower?

— … Basically, it was to follow my girlfriend.

—Your girlfriend who is..?

—She didn't make it from what Cyrus said.

—Oh, that's why you make a face like that!

—I don't know why she failed, but we were supposed to end up in the tower together.

—It's weird that you're here. Couples do not get in and most of the time they do not because the idea of losing the other blocks them. How many trials did you have including signing the contract?

—Three.

—Just three! ?? You must be part of that group… Most people take between five and ten tests, it varies to test the resolution, I had eight on my side. On the other hand, there are people like you who don't have as many, it's like the tower is getting lazy at times. Well, some people think that it means that you are "made" to climb the tower. By the way, most climbers have a secondary goal to climb the tower. It very rarely stops at "Reach the top." For example, I do this for the adventure, to win in the face of adversity, to push my limits, that kind of thing, but if you don't find yourself a goal quickly it will bore me, especially if it is to cry over your girlfriend.

—II will do my best to find one then.

—By the way, I prefer to warn you, do not get too close to priests, guilds and pirates if you meet them, they are the most dangerous groups. They're not all like that, but some priests are fanatics, pirates are the most powerful group since they control guns and guilds tend to recruit newcomers to be minions. They all aim to climb the tower from what I understand, but not in the best way, in my opinion. However, if you become a Tamer, you shield yourself since it will probably not interest them.

—And the tower allows that?

—Free will, you climb as you want. And even if I don't like it I don't condemn if it works, but I've dealt with them before since I'm a paladin and it's a good class.

—Besides, paladins, they're supposed to be warriors or knights with buffs, right?

—It's more of a tank class if you speak in terms of video games. It is on him that the group rests even if I am more of the offensive type. You can always come to see me in the arena if you are interested.

—Why did you choose Paladin and not another warrior class since you are offensive?

—Simply because an average Paladin is better than five high-level Warriors. When you get the right to be a Paladin, you undergo unconventional military training and then you gain class skills that give you superiority in most fights. It is an upper class of the warrior's tower. Well, there are berserkers who have more offensive abilities than paladins, but this is a class where you spend your time losing your mind. As for the defensive capacity, you have the Knights and their armor or the Protectors. The Paladin allows you to have both, although it's more difficult. And still above the Paladin there is the Dragon class, but there… There have only been a handful of climbers to reach this class and they no longer come to the base of the tower to keep their skills a secret. By guesswork, a single Dragon would be able to fight 30 or so Paladins without a problem, so I'll let you imagine what it looks like against base warriors.

—Are you interested?

—W-what, to be a Dragon? Of course, but it's impossible! There have been less than ten since the opening of the tower and I have never seen one… I am still far from it…

Around us, the scenery gradually changed to become a forest. The path is as long as ever, but it is now lined with gigantic trees. If I believe the map, we should be there shortly.

We walked past the Druid Tower and it's strange, but apparently the exterior of a secondary tower is identical to the other towers, nothing to tell it apart except a large carving in the stone above the Entrance. On that of the Druids, it is a hooded man with a white beard, a sickle on his belt and a sort of branch in his hand.

The distance between the towers appears to be between five and ten kilometers, but stone roads between the buildings reduce the distance to be covered. Some buildings also look abandoned and I ask Emy why.

"It depends, they are not necessarily abandoned and there may be a guide inside and some climbers, but most of the time if they are empty it may be because the climbers are in the tower, dead, or they've all gotten recruited by guilds that have their own buildings to sleep in. It happens sometimes, but a guide's role is to take care of all the adventurers entrusted to him, if they are all in the tower that does not change. A world floor can sometimes take several years to complete. So sometimes some mansions seem empty, but there may be more than 50 people in the tower that the guide still has the task of looking after. That's why there are always new guides and new buildings that appear regularly. "

Emy then explained to me that I would probably need the "Survivalist" class which is a necessary class to be able to survive in the wilderness in the tower and which can be learned in the rangers tower. This class teaches you how to hunt, light a fire, deal with injuries, etc. There is also the soldier class among warriors or even nurse among priests in the same genre.

She then explained some things to me, but ended up saying nothing as the road and the forest passed by and we finally arrived in front of the ranger tower where the engraving depicts a hooded archer with a dog beside him.

"Well, just go inside and say you want to be a Tamer, someone will come and take care of you. No need to stress or anything since it's not final.

By the way, when you will try to return if you do not find your way, ask a guard for the direction of the "Prophecy," it is the mansion of Cyrus."