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The engraving process were long and precarious. Part of it because the minuscule detail that had to be carved. The another part due to Weed constant banter, aiming to utilize me to the fullest, realizing He was helping me creating magic item. (Well... a hundred magic items) He keep asking me what does certain scroll do, why I need my help, what exactly I'm doing and so forth. Unfortunately, this situation exacerbated because Fou were extracting mana from the engraved accessories beside him. Therefore, it was natural to him to inquire the questions.

Outright lie of course not an option. Relationship with other player in Royal Road were always fragile. Afterall, we were selfish bunch of people who only cared about our own interest. Unless, you were friend or family from the real life, it was very difficult to maintain relation within Royal Road, in the world where every person were a potential thief and betrayer that would face no repercussion. NPC were the only party who gifted with the privilege of trust.

To me Weed seems not to be outright decadent, but he also didn't deserve to be lavished as a benevolent. He seems to be a person who would keep his promise straight and his reputation decent, however word and promise were prevalent of loopholes, and loopholes were where the people jab their fangs and suck the other dried, ethically. The action itself not malevolent, nor punishable by law. It simply a competition; free market system where every party tried to get their stubby little finger at most of the coin that thrown on the table.

Therefore the appropriate behavior were answering his question with a bit of truth and lots and lots blurring powder.

"Vincent, is this magic scroll?"

"No."

First rule, never answered what hadn't been asked.

"But I thought you were able to create magic scroll?"

"That's right. But what you held were only my note to be engraved. It requires lot of magic to create a functioning Advanced magical scroll."

Second rule, technically right answer with uncorrelated sentences, That's true I'm able to create magic scroll. It also true magical scroll require lot of magic. Both of the statement were correct, but not necessarily inclusive.

"I see, but the scroll you gave me were created by you, right?"

"That is true."

"It seems to be advanced magic for me."

Of course if someone were able to read between the line Weed his question were :"You're able to create advanced magical scroll right?"

"Advanced magic were relative term. If one high level magician create 1000 damage Frost bolt, five mid level magician with 200 frost bolt damage each create an equal outcome to the high level magician. The mentioned scroll were created by the joint venture of many magician, wizard, and scholar alike. The creation required one month to complete and relentless devotion of whom involved. It only by chance I able to obtain this scroll."

Third rule, shifting responsibility. The scroll of course created by me and Fou, but there are also people whom writing the books which help me create my theory and there are people who help the people who creating the book, there are also sir Piri, Chancellor, their family and friend who help them and raise them to what they ought to be right now. So by mathematical induction, hundred thousand, if not million, people were involved in creating this scroll, and since some of them were magician, wizard, and scholar, the statement were essentially correct. But the way I answered his question gave an illusion that the scroll I gave him were highly intricated magic scroll and I just a measly apprentice who got lucky. Additionally, the timeline to create the scroll were actually like one day top, but by mentioning the length of time since my reading and the creation of the scroll (which were technically right to be included in the timeline), it gave additional illusion that the scroll were hard to obtain and it would be impossible for me to create it alone.

Not to mention since I answered all his question, he didn't have any justified cause to ask me further. To ask me how to create the scroll or why there were imp in my lab were terribly rude. His question end here.

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In the end Weed and me seems to be reaching status quo. He stopped asking me question, and continue to sculpt the magic symbol on the accessories. However in order to appease him (I might still need him for future partnership!), I asked him to made small figurines of many monster from rabbit, fox, wolf, orc, kobold, goblin, and so forth. In total there are about two hundred kind of figurines. I told him I'd require it as my model in my further studies to create "living golem". He nodded and we agreed in amount of 567 gold coins.

After that, we add each other to friendlist and bid simple farewell. Then I began five days non-stop montage to manufacture all the magic accessories. I cast stamina recovering magic every time Fou drop dead from exhaustion. He complained that mana and stamina exhaustion were two different thing. I just giggled and remind him that I were demanding.

In the end I wore fifty rings (which I hid under a black glove and layer it again under another white glove), Five necklaces, Two gauntlet, and 10 bracelet. The rest of the ring and bracelet were studded in my staff. Because I were worried I might lost it. I cast ward at it over and over until it become permanent. Next, I said goodbye to the Chancellor and Sir Piri, the Chancellor were reluctant to let me leave, but agreed when I told him that we still could communicate to each other through communication magic. On the other hand sir Piri look beamed and proud when I met him. Some of the reason were due to he took pride in generating town best scholar (and won 1000 gold bet with his pal), and another reason because I gave him ring of flight and necklace of telekinetic which eased him to arranged the book in library.

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"Finally, first month were up, Fou!"

"Yeah, yeah. so when you're releasing me?"

"Hmmm.. Let see. Well, Someday in the future...Exact date not to be determined yet!"

"Bah! So what's the plan now?"

"Well, I'm thinking about adventuring a bit, walking from town to town, seeing new things! Isn't that great?!"

"Not bad, anything beside that cooped up lab."

"Hahaha, and I already bought enough supply! Water and Food could be created by magic, Shelter too! And of course I already stock lots of blood enough for a lifetime, just for you Fou!"

"Whatever..."

"Now, put an illusion Fou, No offense but having imp beside you were worst attention grabber ever."

"Fine, what should I changed to?"

"Since you were small and should be able to fly, how about owl? Owl looks magiciany!"

"Right, right.. Illusion!" said Fou change into owl.

"That's great!" said Vin also changing to beginner clothes.

"Why are you change to those rag? I thought you bought nicer clothes."

"Duh! I'm beginner Fou! Well, rich beginner, but beginner nonetheless. Us freedman, have tendency to be.. jealous of each other and like you being imp, flaunting good armor were sure way to grab their undivided attention. Additionally in our other world we have means to communicate to another person in the whole world! Flaunting armor as newbie basically screaming LOOKS PEOPLE I HAVE MONEY, PLEASE ROB ME! Last time I were lucky caused I realized it and cast Ward. But not all people have bad intention, some people were just curious. And it would be troublesome!"

"You don't need to give me the full lecture! I understand! But how about your dangling trinket?"

"Ring and bracelet below glove, necklace under clothes, my staff in the inventory."

"Hmm, so when we go to this adventure?"

"Now!"

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"Why those beginner killing the rabbits?" said Vincent shocked observed hundred group of newbies ganged up on rabbits. The rabbits itself seems more agile and able to bite back, but because one rabbit ganged up by roughly three newbies, the rabbit were cornered and defeated.

"Hah? I thought that's what you freedman called 'leveling' and to gain 'experience'?"

"But isn't that... wrong? I meant, if it's for survival like eating fish to satisfy hunger and continue to live, that's fine, that's how every living being life right? Or defending yourself when attacked also justified. Rabbit were peaceful animal! If it like kobold who attacking your village, that's fine! But, relentless killing for the fun of it? Isn't that wrong?"

"Well, as what they say, if you want to level up, you must beat it out!"

"Yeah it seems, it isn't Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, but ,are these other,otherenough that I can do unto them what I don't want done unto me?"

"So...we're not killing those critters?"

"Of course Not! They don't do anything wrong! If this were how the system went, well I won't stand it! Come on Fou, let's go behind those tree."

"What are you planning?"

"There are hundred of ways to maintain peace, I shall enforce one of it."

"Interesting.."

"Draw this circle in the ground, One meter in diameter. Use salt, sand, silver dust, and morning glow's extract, 2 : 1 : 2 : 0.01 ratio "

"Fine, master.." said Fou began to mixing the the ingredients, after Fou continuous assistance in Vincent experiment, he also got alchemy skill, which Vincent appreciate to the fullest.

"Done."

Birth decided with dice, and Alignment were tossed to the born as inheritance.

"But beyond his path were redemption, beyond her path were sanctification. I here stand here as the witness of penance for the Sin that had never been done."

"Within my sacrifice, please accept this grain of justice to grant this child protection. To bless the luck of the most unfortunate."

"Grant him mercy. Grant her salvation. For he who condemned to be sin. Were she who born within!"

"For he evil by nature! For she good by choice! Protection From Good!"

A shining yellowish light enveloping Fou creating some divine-like aura that surround him.

[p=center]Protection From Good![/p]

[p=left]Most of the evil creature were evil by nature. They're born as demon, succubi, goblin, or even imp. Evil were a fickle thing, condemnation of the Good faction were similar to rich blaming child who born in the poor family. To survive their environment the creature were forced to be Evil, it is very similar to how orphan were forced to steal bread in slum. However there are small group of "evil creature" whom trying to be good. And shouldn't we welcome them? Who already suffered the most as the unlucky?

Effect: Nullified any Holy or Light based damage from the evil creature.

Duration: 2 hour and 45 minutes[/p]

"What. Is. This?!"

"This ritual could emanate some holy power, Better safe than sorry."

"But this effect were great! My friend down there would pay you great amount to have this kind of spell Vin!"

"Well, that's true, but I don't want it to be misused. Undead horde who immune to holy? No thanks..."

"Suit yourself, as long you're keep casting it to me! I'm okay!"

"Now please keep some distance, Fou, and notify me if someone comes here, use illusion to distract them, if you could," said Vin, he slowly put the rabbit shaped figurine he got from Weed to the center of the circle

"From one to many, From small to big. Change the size of this Tiny to that Gigantic! Enlarge!"

"Luckily, the figurine made of stone, so I don't need to convert it to metal. If he sculpt it using wood, the durability would far much less than stone."

"Now, it's time."

"Some people wonder, what is right, what is wrong, what is the meaning, and what wait in the end."

"But we're know something were out there. The first being. The first creator. The promised land. And The promised condemnation"

"We're just compound of dust who got lucky. To blessed with faculty. To think. To be sentient. To be sapient."

"There are whom who chose to patronize the strong, because when their believer were dominant, their power grow exorbitant."

"But there are whom who born with misfortune, to be scared within their life, if every other day were the day of their hanging."

"I am standing here, presenting you the case, O the great Mother of Creation. Odin may be the one who cut Ymir's heart and gave it life to every mortal."

"But it through your blessing and within your power that this Midgard allowed to flourished."

"My arcane were limited, and I just a humble mortal in your Presence."

"But I asking for thee, the change the fortune of those born with misfortune, to tipped the scale to balance."

"For what I asked is no more than defense of the bystander."

"Please grant protection to your people. The Rabbits. We all were the children of yours, whom the every one deserved to be doted within your care."

"For you Mother Yggdrasil, the utmost sanctified, in the name of Holy Seer, I prayed."

A great shining white light one meter wide fell down like a heavy rain from the sky above. It enveloped the enlarged rabbit statue with white glowing aura that were only could be described as divine. Vincent could heard a faint whisper, the voice were distant, but warmth could be felt from it.

"It shall be done."

[p=center]Rabbit for Peace[/p]

[p=left]A standalone rabbit monument that created by the Master Sculptor Weed. Expressive detail of the rabbit happiness could be observed from this elegant artwork. Recently, had been empowered by magic ritual of renowned Scholar of Serabough, Vincent Valitius. Blessed with the power of Her Yggdrasil herself, this statue emanating holy magic of protection and compassion

Effect:

Increase Health and Mana regeneration by 15% for one day

Increase Strength by 15 points for one day

Increase Agility by 50 points for one day

Increase Walking Speed by 12% for one day

All the rabbit within the Serabough territory now fell under Her Yggdrasil purview, attacking without justified cause my incur her wrath and tremendous increase of notoriety.[/p]

That afternoon, there are lots of newbie who suddenly got struck by lightning and died on the spot.