Don't call me evil god

Chapter 798 When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary

“What does it mean to be a professional?”

Pete spoke softly:
"Important responsibility?"

"A tremendous strength?"

"A respected status?"

"A comfortable life?"

"Or something else?"

Bacon blinked several times.

There was clear confusion in his eyes.

He is only 15 years old, how could he understand this?

Pete didn't expect his brother to explain it clearly, so he just asked and answered the questions himself.

“These answers are actually all right, but they are also all wrong.”

Thoughts wander.

Pete thought back to the day he left home alone and took the airship to Green Harbor.

What was he thinking at the time that made him so obsessed with becoming a wizard?
If you think about it carefully, the reason is actually very simple.

There are also differences between professionals.

Being both at level 3, the mage's status is much higher than that of the warrior.

Children who grew up on the border would see many professionals leading their temporarily recruited militia teams here every year, preparing to board the border defense line to resist the attacks of monsters.

Every time this happens, the "status gap" between mages and warriors can be clearly seen.

Warriors also have to find ways to solve the problems of food and accommodation on their own.

Either rent a room in a hotel temporarily for a period of time, or find local friends to stay with.

The mage is different.

Normally, they could go directly to the Countess of Ceylon's castle, where there were guest rooms that had already been cleaned.

To do this, the fee they had to pay was just to help copy some magic scrolls or make some simple magic items.

It is precisely because of this obvious gap that was discovered.

After learning that he had the affinity of the Goddess of Magic, all Pete had in his mind was this: he wanted to become a wizard, even if he could be the lamest, dumbest 3rd level wizard!
The magician is highly respected and can get along well wherever he goes.

As for actual combat capabilities?

When facing monsters, will the mage be more powerful than the warrior?

This is not Pete's focus.

He simply thought that the mage would make his life better and more comfortable!

Over the years, especially the many things he experienced in the past six months, Pete gradually understood:

The fundamental difference in status between mages and warriors is not just that rarity makes things valuable.

What is more important is their "altruism".

When monsters attack, a level 3 warrior can put on armor, grasp weapons and fight the enemy, but what else can he do?

All their skills are related to combat.

They are very powerful when dealing with monsters, especially warriors like Brandon who can be promoted to level 4. Monsters of level 3 and below no longer pose much threat to him.

If it's something like providing lighting to a dark basement, cleaning up an old room that hasn't been cleaned for a long time, or even reclaiming some farmland, sewing a few sets of clothes.

Warriors can only stare blankly.

They are not much stronger than ordinary people. At most, they have some advantages in physical strength and power.

The Master is different.

The simplest point is that the magic scrolls they copied can be easily used by anyone!

There are also various magical items, or rune circuits carved on magic circles.

Even non-professionals can benefit from the help these things bring to them.

The same is true for priests who master the art of radiance.

The reason why the Radiant Priests are respected and have a superior status is because of this. Then, why can warriors also be canonized by the king? Why can they become nobles? Why do they have a higher status than ordinary people?
Because the kingdom has always been facing threats from evil gods and monsters.

No matter if you are a king or an ordinary person, everyone needs professionals, especially powerful warrior professionals.

This is a necessity.

"Viscount Tostin is a powerful 4th-level warrior. Even in the entire kingdom, the number of 4th-level warriors is only about a thousand now."

"In the past, his ability was considered to be among the best in Ceylon."

"He can contribute enough to border defense and regional stability, so he can enjoy all kinds of preferential treatment."

"A nobility."

"The whole estate was given to him as a reward."

"Every year he gets dividends from the region's taxes from the Countess."

"But...what if there are more level 4 warriors in the future?"

"His status will definitely take a hit."

Listening to his brother's explanation, Bacon seemed to understand but not quite.

He grew up in Ceylon.

The main activity area is around the former town of Chim, and occasionally I would go to Ceylon City for a few days.

In fact, he had not seen much of the world and had never experienced a "real" aristocratic life.

Baron Chinal, strictly speaking, is not one of those manor nobles who live a particularly comfortable life and have ample funds.

After all, he had no way to make money. At most, he could be considered a larger landowner. His main source of income came from the livestock he raised and the agricultural harvest from hiring farmers to cultivate the land.

Level 3 professionals have the opportunity to be crowned as barons.

Although Baron Chinar has always been obsessed with the fact that "His Majesty Kenreddin personally conferred the title on him", in fact, the king actually has a laissez-faire attitude towards the large number of barons.

When they are enthroned, they are given a sum of money as a reward, which they can use to build their own manor at a designated location, or to purchase a second-hand and renovated old manor.

There won’t be much benefits in the future.

Some barons would even become so inflated after being enthroned that they would lose their minds and indulge in ostentation and extravagant living, quickly making themselves impoverished or even heavily in debt.

The circle of life that Bacon experienced and the friends he interacted with in daily life were almost all ordinary people.

Not so with Pete.

He has been to many places and seen many things.

Especially the trip to the royal capital.

He was greatly shocked by Rune Monger's manor and the various details and etiquette that the nobles demanded.

Those people have become accustomed to this kind of lifestyle of "I have what others don't" and "I am better than others".

It’s all built on their unique identity.

They are professionals.

A strong professional.

A professional who can protect the kingdom when monsters invade.

This is something only they can do, this is something only "superhumans" can do.

So they can enjoy it all with peace of mind.

The establishment of Dawn City was driven by the followers of Novan, the god of knowledge.

Because they also have a "unique" identity.

They can be warriors, mages, priests, architects, farmers who are good at using harvest magic, animal trainers who are proficient in taming animals, appraisers who know how to identify ores, herbs, etc.

As long as they want to, as long as they are willing to work hard, they can learn the corresponding skills.

The seekers of knowledge can fulfill any profession needed to build and protect a city, even a kingdom or a continent.

Moreover, their numbers are increasing.

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(End of this chapter)