Chapter 2 Monsters and Goldfinger
"Yes!"
Richard froze on the spot, his head running rapidly.
"Could this be the legendary golden finger? I just don't know what type it is."
[Absorption successful, a total of 131 energy points absorbed]
This time, along with the text, a translucent frame appeared in front of Richard's eyes. , it says:
[Name]: Richard Clavell
[Attributes]: Strength 1.9, Agility 2.3, Constitution 2.1, Spirit 3.6 [
Skills]: Clavell Breathing (53% rough), Cornell Swordsmanship (62 rough) %), crossbow (roughly 32%)
[Energy Points]: 131
"Master, Master?" Serena asked with concern when she saw Richard standing there motionless.
The maid's shout interrupted Richard's thoughts. He originally wanted to study the use of the system, but obviously, it was not suitable in the current environment.
The uneasy Richard returned to his room on the second floor of the castle immediately after dinner, and called his maid Serena, asking her to sort out and send him all the books about monsters in the castle.
He himself studied the usage of the system.
Richard first tried to add points to his attributes and focused on the words "Strength 1.9". After a while, there was no response. Then he tried "Agility 2.3". After waiting for a while, there was still no response. .
It seems that this energy point cannot be used to increase attributes.
So, Richard tried to add points to the skill level that showed the highest level: Conel's swordsmanship (62% rough), focused his attention on the words "swordsmanship", and silently added points in his mind.
After a long time, there was no movement. Richard got a little discouraged. He tried the breathing method again and concentrated on the skill: Clavell Breathing Method (53% rough). After a while, it didn't work either!
Suddenly, Richard felt discouraged!
The sudden appearance of such a monster made him realize that the world was not that simple.
The question is, besides monsters, are there any other dangers in this world? Nothing is known yet, which gives Richard a sense of urgency.
Maybe life is like this, full of surprises.
"Dong dong dong!" There was a knock on the door.
"Master, I brought the book for you."
It turned out that Serena had sent seven or eight thick books. The covers of each book were very exquisite and inlaid with iron decorations. There were even two inlaid with green Jade and enamel decoration.
Richard then picked out a book called "Voglie's Travels" and opened it to read. The words recorded in the book were all handwritten, and the writing was very beautiful and neat.
Almost at a glance, Richard quickly flipped through the book. This book recorded the experiences of a well-known bard named Vogli during his travels in the Three Kingdoms of the North. Stories about monsters were mentioned seven times.
"Feige and I walked into a silent forest. I don't know when it started. Mist slowly rose nearby. I
found that Feige in front of me was quietly wrapped around the ankle of a vine that suddenly appeared. , when the vines pulled, he staggered and fell to the ground.
Other vines instantly wrapped around his waist and neck, and strangled him tightly. Feige's face suddenly turned red from suffocation
. I immediately pulled out my long sword to help chop, I knew we were in big trouble." After turning a few pages, there was another description:
"I traveled through the Stephen Wasteland with the caravan, and the journey was uneventful.
But on the third day When we were there, we were attacked by a strange creature. It had the body of a griffin, had wings, could dodge flexibly in the air, and was extremely powerful. The bows and arrows shot on it only left some white marks. Fortunately, the caravan was equipped
with A heavy crossbow bolt, the heavy crossbow shot through its wings and scared it away, or the whole caravan might have."
The more Richard looked, the more frightened he became. This world is in crisis. Fortunately, the civilians here are basically illiterate and the literacy rate is very low. Papermaking and printing in this world are also relatively backward. The spread of knowledge and information is mainly in among the upper classes.
Therefore, as long as the civilians do not run around and live in one place for a long time, the news related to monsters will be very limited, so it will not cause panic among the people, which effectively maintains the rule of the nobles.
He opened another book inlaid with enamel decoration, and the writing inside was even more exaggerated, making Richard feel like he had traveled through a magical world.
There is this description in the book:
"In the city of Rosby in the Kingdom of Heron, the youngest daughter of the Viscount Chelsea family was much loved. However, unfortunately, she died of dystocia shortly after marrying the eldest son of the city lord's family.
But since then, strange things started happening in the city lord's house. In
the middle of the night, a mercenary carrying two swords took the initiative to take over the task.
One night, the mercenary's hands glowed with flames and he held a silver sword and a resentful soul. "Battle"
"It's easier to understand holding a silver sword, with flames in your hands? What is that, witchcraft?" Richard was silent for a while. Having practiced the ancestral knighthood with his father and brother since he was a child, he knew that even formal The knight's father couldn't make his hands blaze either.
There is no such thing as fighting spirit among knights in this world. The practice of Knight Breathing Method will only make people stronger, more powerful, more agile, and their thinking will become clearer.
That's all.
After flipping through four or five books in a row, Richard could find a large section describing plots related to monsters or weird things.
Richard rubbed his temples. Now, combined with the monster corpses he saw at the city gate, he could confirm that this world was definitely not a world similar to medieval Europe as he had thought before.
It seems that I want to be a rich young master, and my life of lying down comfortably will be ruined.
In this world, even if a nobleman wants to live peacefully for decades, he still has to look at some luck.
First of all, you must not run around, and secondly, the monsters must not take the initiative to find you.
But even if he can do it without running around, can he ignore the monsters that come to his door, just like this time, when the monsters invaded his fiefdom?
No, absolutely not. We must find some way to make him at least have the ability to protect himself.
Although he now has a system, and assuming that the system can improve his skills in some way, can he deal with strange monsters with the skills he has mastered?
He himself had little confidence in this, and the seriously injured captain of the guard, Barras, was the best example.
A strong person among ordinary people is still an ordinary person.
Fortunately, in this world, well-trained ordinary people, led by strong men, can also deal with some monsters. For example, his baron father led a group of soldiers to kill a monster this time.
Just as Richard was concentrating on his thoughts, a shrill scream came from the window, instantly breaking the tranquility of the castle at night.
(End of chapter)