Chapter 7

Roland was resurrected on the ritual table in the temple of the Life Goddess, naked once again, but he felt much more exhausted this time than the previous one . He opened the system menu, only to discover that he had a two-hour weakness debuff .

In a regular game, the debuff would’ve only resulted in the decline of attributes, and the player could wait it out . However, it was not the case in this game .

At this moment, Roland did not feel like moving at all . He breathed hard on the ritual table, and he finally got off after he caught his breath .

Nobody was in the temple . Roland wandered inside the temple, only to feel even more exhausted . He had to sit on a chair and take a rest . Soon, he fell asleep .

2After a long time, the gate of the temple opened, and Falken came in with a set of white clothes . He was not surprised to see naked Roland again .

Roland was woken up by the noise . He subconsciously covered his private parts, but he was relieved after discovering that it was Falken .

Falken cast Language Proficiency at Roland and handed the clothes to him . Then he said, “Put it on, son . ”

Roland took the clothes . It was a long robe, with bright blue stripes of light vaguely flowing on it . It was definitely extraordinary . He couldn’t help but comment, “This must be a magic item . ”

“Yes . ” Falken smiled and said, “It was my suit when I was a mercenary . It can slightly improve the effects of spells . Though it’s a magic item, it’s not very valuable . I’m only keeping it as a memento . ”

“I can’t accept this . ” Roland shook his head .

Falken smiled . “But you don’t have any clothes, do you?”

Roland realized that he had a point . So, he accepted the robe and put it on . It fit him perfectly . After he put on the clothes, he felt dizzy again and fell back to the chair .

“What’s wrong?” Falken could tell that Roland was not well .

“I’m weakened due to consecutive resurrections,” said Roland bitterly .

Falken was silent for a moment, before he said, “Thank you for saving the kids . ”

Roland said in surprise, “You already knew?”

“Why else would I come here?” Falken smiled . “The three kids ran back in tears . Although their accounts didn’t make a lot of sense, they managed to tell us how they were accidentally cornered by a giant spider and how you saved them only to get yourself killed . ”

Roland found it odd . “The territory of those spiders is not far away from Red Mountain Town . Why don’t you try to remove them? There may be dire consequences if they break into the town . ”

After a brief silence, Falken said bitterly, “Those giant spiders are monsters . Ordinary people can’t defeat them . Also, there are too many of them . Only professionals can kill them . But the problem is that I am the only professional in Red Mountain Town, and I’m better at healing than fighting . ”

2The old man seemed rather helpless . Actually, there were a dozen cases of giant spiders assaulting human beings every year, and most of the victims were children . Adults ran faster and could usually escape from the monsters, but little kids were not as lucky .

2“If I could use magic, the battle wouldn’t have been so hard . ” Roland was rather angry that he failed to crush the giant spider when he was capable of doing so . “Mister, can you teach me the tricks of magic?”

6Falken stared at Roland for a while and smiled . He had the same determination when he was young, but his ambition couldn’t make up for his aptitude, which was too humble . The young man, however, was different . He could tell that the guy was smart and had a decent education .

“There are three types of spellcasters . I’m a Priest, you are a Mage, and there’s also Warlocks . I can’t teach you sophisticated things; after all, I’m only a low-level professional myself,” said Falken slowly . “However, I can teach you some of the basic knowledge . To cast a spell, a Mage has to connect magic nodes . The faster you connect, the less time it will take for you to cast a spell . You can begin with the fundamental spells, so that your head will not explode due to magic recoil even though your attempts fail . ”

3Falken pointed at his own head teasingly .

Roland could only chuckle . After all, it was a rather embarrassing experience .

“You should go out and eat something . You can consider magic later . ” Falken pointed at the gate and said, “Usually, people feel weak when they are hungry . ”

Roland did feel like eating something . He was truly hungry . This game was quite real and had simulated the feeling of hunger . However, he smiled bitterly and said, “I don’t have any money . ”

“If our great hero starves, it will be a shame upon Red Mountain Town . ” Falken helped Roland to his feet and dragged him out . To Roland’s surprise, the old man was rather strong, although he seemed to be on the verge of death .

After they left the temple, Roland discovered in shock that a small cottage had been established to the left of the temple . It was not spacious, but he saw a bed, cabinet, table, chairs and other furniture from the window . On the desk was hot food on wooden plates .

1A dozen people of different genders and ages were waiting on the way down the mountain . There were three kids who looked rather familiar . Roland recognized them and waved at them . Suddenly, all of the villagers bowed deeply at him . The three kids bent so hard that their heads almost hit the ground .

Roland was somewhat stunned .

Falken patted Roland’s back softly and said, “You’ve earned this . ”

“They are all poor people who do not have much money . The only thing they can do to return your favor is to build a cottage and cook some food for you . Don’t be picky . ”

11The sun was scorching at noon . Roland did not know how he should describe his complicated feelings . He tried to smile while holding back his tears .

8After paying tribute to him, the villagers left the mountain road . Falken helped Roland inside the cottage and onto a chair, then took his leave .

Roland gazed at the food on the table, which was still steaming hot . It was not until a long time later that he finally said helplessly, “No chopsticks… I’m really not used to forks and knives . ”

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