My Villains Episode 295
54. Paladin (3)
First, I checked to see if I had any equipment I could use.
“Hmm.”
For now, the weapon was put off for a while.
Both ‘Morning Star’ and ‘Black Ice’ that I was using were unique equipment, and the unique options were useful, so I didn’t feel like changing them.
In the end, my interest naturally turned to armor.
First of all, the ‘Emperor’s bounty’ set.
In addition to legendary level of physical defense, it is an excellent armor with various resistances, but it is an item with a decisive penalty.
The fixed option ‘noble self-righteousness’ is the penalty. Excluding the emperor’s bounty set, it was a truly dog-like option that prohibited the wearing of unique-grade armor and accessories.
Because of this ‘noble self-righteousness’, he had to give up all of the unique equipment he had previously worn, ‘Seal of the Dragon Slayer’, ‘Death King’s Scale Belt’, ‘Death King’s Scale Handcuffs’ and ‘Aelopos’ in order to wear the Emperor’s bounty set.
In fact, if you decide to stick to the defensive side, it’s better to accept the penalty and use the emperor’s bounty.
However, the Blood Knight is a class where the balance of offense and defense is important. Sacrificing a total of 8 points of strength and agility for various skill support options, plus giving up the special ability of Aeloforce, would be too much of a loss in the offensive aspect.
And, outside of performance, I’m a little reluctant.
The ‘Emperor’s bounty’ consists of a golden helmet with red tassels and a golden full body armor with a red shoulder belt. Aside from the fact that the style is from an ancient empire, it is an overly fancy item.
Well, considering the performance, it might not be such a big flaw to arrange an overly flashy exterior…
but it’s a bit like that. It would be embarrassing if
I wore it .
The ‘Rock of Corinth’ was a shield shaped like a rough-cut granite with a handle embedded in it.
As it is a unique grade, it is an item with exceptional performance. Like a shield, it is extremely hard, and if you use magic on the basics, you can cast a slowing spell that can be stacked on the attacker.
But I couldn’t use it at all. Because it’s too heavy.
Even though my current strength is a whopping 36 points if I add the 32-point equipment option, the movement is noticeably sluggish when I lift it with one hand. I think I can use it without penalty for body movements when my strength is in the early 40s.
I wanted to recommend it to Utequai, but it was obvious he would reject it, so I gave up.
The most crucial reason to use a shield is to defend against long-range projectiles, including arrows. However, since he has the ‘Blessing of the Veil’ tattoo that nullifies most long-range projectiles, the value of the shield fades.
Besides, if you go berserk, you throw away things like shields, so it’s meaningless. I’ll recommend it at that time when the ‘Guidance of the Mother Goddess’ is more mature and you can perfectly maintain your usual reason even if you go berserk.
Next is ‘Pure White’.
Just like its name, it is plate armor that boasts a beautiful white color.
In the game, ‘Pure White Knight Archibald’, a named cathedral knight he encountered before, spit out with a low probability, and in reality, Luke’s skull knight was wearing it for some reason.
No, it’s not that I don’t know what it is.
A paladin in the game died and was resurrected as a skeleton soldier by the necromancer ‘Corse manners’, and that must have somehow affected the world.
Anyway, pure white is a very good armor.
It grants resistance close to immunity to curses and black magic, as well as some resistance to magic and elements, and also increases vitality a little.
If a paladin wears it, it becomes the best armor as a bonus is added to the ‘salvation’ skill, but it is also useful for a blood knight.
Unlike the plate armor he was wearing right now, there was no order to lighten it. So it’s a little heavy, but it’s a level that I can handle enough with my strength.
“Are you going to use it?”
“uh? why?”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
The one who said that was Heila, who was watching me pick out equipment with Mungchi. She pointed to her white chest and said.
“That’s the mark of a ‘White Shepherd’.”
“The White Shepherd’s Mark?”
Looking at it again, the pure white breastplate was embossed with the figure of a man holding a long staff. Behind the embossing, a ringed cross was engraved like a background, giving off a strange atmosphere.
…was there such a thing? I didn’t see it when the Skeleton Knight was wearing it.
“What is a white shepherd?”
“The patron saint of pioneering.”
“…a patron saint? ah.”
Only then is the knowledge that was dormant in Phoenix’s memory revived.
Kwangmyeonggyo has three patron saints whose names are unknown. They are the ‘Flower Maiden’, the ‘Sun Rider’ and the White Shepherd. They are the patron saints of farming and war, respectively, and are popular among the people.
“…Would that be a problem?”
“At first glance, it’s not an ordinary magical armor, so it’s highly likely that it’s directly related to the White Shepherd.”
“So you’re saying this could be a memento of your patron saint?”
“huh. If that’s really the case, they’ll be treated as holy relics of the Gwangmyeong Bridge.” I unconsciously cupped my forehead.
“…how am I supposed to handle this? Shall we bury it like in Archibald’s time or turn it over to the church?”
“White Mokdong is the patron saint of Gwangmyeonggyo, but he died more than five hundred years ago. You can’t claim ownership over the church.”
“then?”
“You can ask the church to have the possession of the holy relic authorized, or you can sell it.” After listening to Heila’s explanation, it is as difficult as picking stars in the sky to receive the official approval of the church.
Although I have been credited with protecting the Holy Land, I am neither a priest nor the ‘Sacred Lord’ who swore to protect the church, so I am not qualified to have the Holy Relic.
“Then what are you selling? Are you selling it as if it were stolen property?”
“no. You can sell it to the church.”
“…Selling holy relics to churches?”
“The form is donation. It is common for the church to reward believers who voluntarily offered sacred relics.”
“It’s high class. How much can I get?”
“If you use your reputation, you will get a thousand copies.”
“…gold coins?”
“huh.”
A thousand gold coins. That’s a mouth-watering amount.
I heard that while staying in Modos, the budget set for the new Raven’s Cliff Fort was three hundred gold coins.
So, a thousand gold coins is enough money to build three forts and still have change. In this world, the labor cost is extremely low, so you should consider that the construction cost is quite cheap, but anyway, a lot of money is a lot of money.
“Hmm.”
Do you use it while ignoring the eyes of the world or sell it to the church to get money?
I’ll have to think about the treatment of pure white.
First of all, I chose another plate armor as I was disappointed. It was a pitiful armor with a bluish aura.
Its appearance is unfamiliar, so it is not unique, but a randomly generated rare item.
Looking inside, like the plate armor he was wearing before, a spell to strengthen magic resistance and light weight was engraved. In addition, seeing that the circulation of blood was a little smoother, it seemed that there was a magic power correction option attached.
Well, it is perfectly compatible with the equipment I was using before, and it comes with a decent helmet, so I should be satisfied with this.
After replacing the armor, I checked my equipment again.
A unique ring called ‘Seal of the Dragon Slayer’ that amplifies damage to dragons in addition to resistance to poison and fire, and increases Agility and Strength by 3 points.
In addition to being equipped with powerful resistance to poison and fine physical resistance, various skill support options, set items ‘Death King’s Scale Belt’ and ‘Death King’s Scale Handcuffs’ increase all stats by 1 point.
A magical necklace ‘Amulet of Lightning’ that increases resistance to electricity as a trophy obtained from the named Orc, ‘Pancog of Madness’.
The ‘Aelopos’ is a unique boot that has little defense or resistance options, but has useful special abilities.
The rare armor you just got, the ‘Magical Plate Armor’, and the unique long swords, ‘Morning Star’ and ‘Black Ice’.
If you have this much equipment at only level 31, that is the best farming ever.
Still, I can’t help but regret it.
Even if you get a lot of useful items, there is only one equipment that has been changed. I should soothe this despondency by adjusting the equipment to my colleagues.
He gave Utequai a unique mace, ‘Mammon’s Hand’ and magic gloves, ‘Blacksmith’s Gauntlet’.
Mammon’s hand was a kind of flanged mace. Unlike an ordinary flanged mace with sharp iron shards attached to its pivot, this vicious weapon had thick black spikes rising in five directions. like a finger.
Ute Kwai and I were the only people in the party who could handle this ignorant object, which was 1.2 meters long and weighed nearly 7 kilograms, with one hand. Among them, Utequai is a berserker specializing in blunt weapons with a ‘blunt armament tattoo’, so it’s a perfect fit.
And there are two unique options in Mammon’s hand, the unique option ‘Touch of Greed’ and the fixed option ‘Shredding’.
First of all, ‘Shredding’ is an option that sometimes breaks and explodes opponents, just like its name. It is especially useful when attacking weapons such as large monsters or golems, and it is a fairly good option because it can deal area damage even against normal enemies.
‘Touch of Greed’ is a unique option that runs only in Mammon’s hand, and turns the enemy’s corpse into gold with a very low probability.
The gimmick itself is quite fun, and it’s nice to be able to get gold, but it’s also a meaningful option in terms of performance in that it can prevent various tricks using corpses. Well, since you can’t take out the heart from a corpse that has become golden and eat it, it might be a penalty sometimes.
In fact, the blunt weapon obtained this time was not only Mammon’s hand. I also got a unique mace called ‘Nakseong’. But,
“That’s not mine.”
“why?”
After recovering the bodies of the mercenaries and returning to the communal house, Utequai answered with a tone of asking why he was asking for granted.
“It is an object with traces of another god. Mother won’t allow it.”
The divine power contained in Nakseong was the problem.
Well, there’s no way Utequai, a pagan, could use a mace that openly spews divine power. Also, even if he carried it around, he would get into trouble with the clergy.
ha damn It’s very hard to have to pay attention to the church.
Well, Utequai liked Mammon’s big, heavy hand much more than the forearm-length Nakseong, so it didn’t matter much right now.
‘Blacksmith’s Gauntlets’ are thick gloves made of sheet metal and iron chains.
First of all, the material was steel, so it was able to protect the hand, and it was a magic tool that gave fire resistance close to immunity to the hand. It must be a very useful item for Utequai, who gets burns on his hands every time he uses the Felfire Whip.
Thus, Utequai was armed with the feathered ‘steel vault’, ‘predator’s seal’, ‘infernal whip’, ‘mammon’s hand’ and ‘blacksmith’s gauntlets’.
As a tattoo berserker who does not wear armor, the number of equipment is small, but all of them have been used.
Oh, and Utequai returned the magic tool ‘Shock War Hammer’ obtained from the named Orc warrior ‘Modor’. Now that I have mammon’s hand, it’s useless. We should keep it well and sell it to mercenaries at an auction.
Unfortunately, the only thing worth giving to Mungchi was the ‘Geo-gul’, which was broken in half.
He didn’t use a heavy weapon like a trident or a glape one-handed sword, and even if he had a longbow or a crossbow in his hand, it was difficult to use because of lack of strength.
Heavy and noisy plate armor was not an option in the first place for an assassin who needed agile movement.
“Is that cool? I like this one.”
Fortunately, Moongchin was satisfied with the palace alone.
Well, even in my opinion, the palace was a pretty useful weapon for him.
A sharp cow sword that could cut through sheet metal would be a trump card and a useful secondary weapon. Durability was lacking, but it didn’t matter because I wasn’t good at grouping swords anyway. The length, which was broken in half and shortened to the length of the forearm, was rather close to an advantage for him.
In addition to the ‘Ring of Concentration’ that helps recover physical strength and magic power during battle, ‘Blinking Dagger’, which has special abilities, ‘Blinking Dagger’, which is a sword with magical powers, and ‘Blinking Dagger’ that jumps over space. It was even equipped with a palace.
“Hmm.”
Compared to Nana Utequai, the equipment is a little weak. In addition, there are a few throwing daggers and wrist crossbows, but those are just ordinary items, not magic tools.
I think it would be nice to hand over one of the two long swords I have…
“Eh?” He tilted his head with an innocent face that gathered in my stare. I smiled and stroked the boy’s head.
Giving him a unique longsword would be meaningful only after properly teaching him swordsmanship. I guess I’ll have to work on improving his swordsmanship for a while.
“I’m done.”
“…what?”
“I mean the equipment. I don’t need it.”
Before I could say anything, Heila struck the head with a very determined tone.
“Well, let’s say it’s a weapon. But shouldn’t I wear armor?”
“no.”
“why’?”
“You look ugly.”
One day, I got a piece of clothing called ‘Dignified Robe’ from Starmaker Soleva.
It was a piece of equipment with excellent performance that prevented attacks with blades to some extent, but even then, Heila refused to wear it with a single word, ‘You’re ugly’, just like now. It was thanks to such a story that the long, rustic wedding dress had been stuck in the bottom of the cart until now.
“Yeah, but this time, you have a choice. Pick one of them.”
The two options were the plate armor I had previously worn and the new plate armor I had recently acquired.
The one I used had scratches here and there and a hole in the back and waist, but it could be used as new if repaired, and the new one was a good one with chains attached to each joint instead of the sheet metal being split into several pieces.
But
“I hate both.”
“No, why?”
“I told you. Ugly.”
“Aren’t you doing too much?”
“what?”
“Hana was the one I used.”
“…however?” “You didn’t say a word when I was wearing it, so you were mocking me, thinking I was ugly on the inside, right?”
“no.”
Heila blinked and said in a determined tone.
“It suits you well. I’m tall and I like the frame. I look fat when I wear it.”
“Try on once and say…
“You don’t have to try on. I know it when I see it.”
After giving a firm answer, Heila voluntarily withdrew from equipment distribution.
……Uhh. Anyway, I’m stubborn in the weird part.
