Chapter 20: Oz (I)

He decided to quickly consult to the system about the problem, as well as the main body's opinion.

Of course, the main body's response was: Deal with it, not far from his expected response. The system's response gave him hope though.

<Host, the system can loan you 10000 skill points to be used, however this would require a payment of 10000 skill points plus interest of 2% per week, compounded.>

The main body: ....

Every other clone: ....

Paolo right now: .... Fuck, fine. Main body, do I have you permission?

Main body: .... Permission granted.

Every other clone: ....

Their thoughts were interconnected, and this short dialogue occurred within 2 seconds. A second later, Paolo activated [Translation], costing him 10000 skill points to unlock, but at max level 1.

[Translation

Allows the user to convert his voice into understandable tones of the target person, allowing the other person to understand what the user is saying. Will still work on a deaf person, as it directly hits the brain.

At the same time, the user converts the tones around him into understandable tones for the user, effectively allowing the user to understand the languages spoken around him. Each specific language is then collectively saved, allowing the user to comprehend the language after a specific amount of data has been collected.

This data could be observed under Settings > Languages.

Number of languages able to be saved for learning: Intelligence point * 5/10 languages]

Paolo saw read the description instantaneously and was not disappointed. A 5th-tier skill was truly overpowered. With this, there wouldn't be a need for translators for me when conducting businesses with other countries!

Paolo immediately cleared his mind and responded naturally with his own language,

"Hello, I was just passing by. I mean no harm, but I was genuinely curious about your weaponry."

Upon hearing this, the group's vigilance did not go down, however the intense looks they through at him became a look of bewilderment.

Even the leader was no exception.

"Where have you come from, stranger? Everyone in the kingdom of Oz knows these standard weapons for adventuring parties." he asked with a probing intonation, wanting to know more about this person's identity.

Paolo of course got a gist of that and responded naturally without fault, "I have followed my master into seclusion, taking care of his daily needs while allowing him to train me in the mystic arts, such as this."

He directed their attention to his hand, and immediately, a torrenting water ball appeared, causing the rest to shout in agitation and fear,

"An esper?!" even the face of their leader turned to fear and reverence. Paolo was a bit surprised with their reactions.

It seems there were espers here, but their population count was very few, Paolo inwardly thought.

However, the next action shocked him. Immediately, everyone launched their attacks at him, giving him no time react if he was a normal human being. Immediately, he casted [Air Barrier] and [Water Barrier], summoning around 50 layers of barriers. After the initial barrage of the attacks, Paolo's face darkened, as he had seen more than half of the barriers destroyed, meaning these weapons exceeded the damage each barrier can handle in total. However, it wasn't all lost because they all suffered from the damage of 30+ barriers exploding, causing them all to be severely injured.

At this point, Paolo was surprised to see that they were still alive, especially the leader who was closer than the rest, and seemed to only sustain light damages.

He used this opportunity to cast several [Torrential Bolts] and targeted the party. Instantly, ripping sounds of body parts being separated and even a body exploding because of the water pressure caused by the bolts occurred.

Paolo visibly sighed, before responding, "I came here in peace and due to my curiosity. I never expected you all to attack me without warning."

"Hmph, betrayer of our kingdom!" The leader of the group shouted, and even attempted to spit at me.

"Betrayer? I'm not sure what you're getting at. I was trained to become who I am right now. I have no qualms in killing all of you, and the earlier retaliation was just a short warning, if you-"

Before Paolo finished his speech, another bombardment came from the party, destroying the remaining barriers. One of the shrapnel shells passed by and hit his body, causing the rest to smile in joy.

However, what came next caused their smiles to freeze in place.

*trong* *pew pew*

The shell didn't even manage to penetrate Paolo's skin, and when it exploded upon contact, only a small gash appeared, which, in less than a blink of an eye, healed. Paolo sighed before summoning the [Bolt] and eliminated them all, except for the leader who was still alive.

"System, can I add another 10000 skill points to the debt? I need to gain access of the memory of this person."

<Host, the transaction has been completed. You have a remaining 14000 skill points due for payment.>

"Huh? 14,000 skill points? Shouldn't it be 20,000?" Paolo asked, obviously confused by the change in the balance.

After checking the system logs, it seems I gained skill and system points upon killing these people, approximately 1000 points per person.

Holy crap, that's around the same reward coming from a 2-star beast! Paolo couldn't help think of the possibilities for gaining skill points. He asked for more clarification on how this system works.

<Host, since the battle function of the system was activated, it allowed you to distinguish from friend or foe, and identify the degree of threat an organism has to you. The higher the threat, the more the rewards given.>

I nodded at this information before returning my attention back to the only remaining leader of the party.