Can't I develop my own character?

the other side.

Just when Ryan was organizing a fundraising banquet, 'Weine' who was far away in Kells encountered a small trouble.

boom!

[Soul control failed, Soul Swordsman Elite enters frenzy state, damage increased by 30%.]

......

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Chapter 69: Miss Venetian's Leveling Method in the Other World, Maganna's Life and Death Unknown [6k5]

In a wilderness northwest of the city of Kells.

The stars shone brightly, and a faint crack appeared in the air as if tearing through space.

Wisps of black air emanated from the cracks, emitting a spiritual pollution called "death". This pollution spread outward invisibly, and any living being infected would turn into a mad monster.

Not far outside the crack, there were figures wandering around holding black swords.

[Soul Swordsman: A swordsman eroded by death, his soul dedicated to chaos, his body withered and decayed, becoming a soldier under the command of death.]

Soul Swordsman lv20

The Legion of Death is different from the believers of the God of Death in the present world. They are creatures living in the chaotic space... that is, the other world. They are the purest "demons" born under the influence of the power of foreign gods.

Just like the soldiers of the 'War' Legion encountered in the other world that 'Lin Qi' entered during his job change mission, they lived in the other world and walked on the path of faith every moment.

If there is no 'war', they will create war themselves to please their gods.

Those who ultimately win the war will gradually transform into great demons in the chaotic space, whose strength will be far greater than that of most extraordinary people.

However, these demons are not soldiers of 'war', but soldiers of death.

They broke through the cracks and came to the world, intending to bring death to the human world. However, before they could leave the wilderness, they met 'Vine' who came to ferry souls.

boom! ~

In the wilderness, six Soul Swordsmen were besieging a tall Soul Swordsman.

[Soul Swordsman Elite lv22]

[Soul control failed, Soul Swordsman Elite enters frenzy state, damage increased by 30%.]

Hiss~~

The Soul Swordsman, having gone berserk, swung his sword and repelled the six Soul Swordsmen around him at the same time. He was bathed in a black aura and suddenly made a sprint and leaped, slashing down at 'Vene' in the distance.

tumultuous!!

Black flames burned on the elite soul swordsman's greatsword.

Soul Release·Defense!

The invisible soul power turned into a solid shield, which helped 'Vene' to withstand the attack, but the power of the jump slash was too strong, and the shield was directly broken, and 'Vene''s' health dropped below half.

She hurriedly ran to the side, taking recovery potions as she ran. When the elite soul swordsman chased her, he was quickly stopped by the six younger brothers.

Bang bang bang!

Silver Wings fired bullets, striking the elite Soul Swordsman with minimal damage. This first-tier weapon, enhanced by Wei'ne's modest magic, inflicted minimal damage to the Soul Swordsman.

However, the tiger was no match for the pack of wolves. Six ordinary Soul Swordsmen blocked the attack, and 'Weine' hid behind and shot. The health of the elite Soul Swordsman was still decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After all, elites are not lord-level monsters, so even if their attributes are enhanced, they are still limited.

The release of Leap Slash has a cooldown time, so it is not easy for the opponent to kill "Weinei" again.

However, after entering the frenzy state, the attack power of the elite soul swordsman increased significantly, and ordinary soul swordsmen could not withstand a few sword strikes.

But this did not pose a problem for "Weine". When the Soul Swordsman was about to fall, she immediately went to a farther place to pull over a Soul Swordsman, beat him until his health was low, and then subdued him using soul control. Just as a Soul Swordsman died here, a new Soul Swordsman was immediately released and continued to join the ranks of fighting the boss.

This torture lasted for nearly half an hour, and after more than ten or twenty failed attempts at controlling the soul, the elite soul swordsman was finally subdued by 'Weine'.

[You have subdued Soul Swordsman Elite Level 22.]

...

"Uh...what's going on?"

In the castle of Berman City, after Casladi arrived at the banquet hall, the "highly anticipated" fundraising banquet was held on time.

Her Royal Highness the Princess gave an inspiring speech, and then she waved her hand and poured out a fortune. The nobles and wealthy businessmen behind her followed suit and invested a lot of money.

In order to reassure them, Ryan specially found someone to register so that everyone’s donation amount was clearly recorded.

The names of those who donated more are at the front, and those who donated less are at the back. After all the donations are made, the list will be given to Her Royal Highness to review... So you get the point, right? The princess doesn't have the patience to look at everyone; she only sees the first few names.

So the wealthy businessmen became excited one by one.

Taking advantage of the fundraising time, Ryan sat aside to eat something and opened the game. As soon as he entered, he saw Miss "Vine" commanding a big guy to sweep the battlefield.

To be honest, he had no idea where this was. It was only after checking the idle records that he realized that 'Weine' had originally planned to collect more powerful 'Pokemon', but ended up here by accident.

"Isn't this the other world?"

Ryan was a little surprised. It was the first time he saw the real other world appear in public. However, the crack didn't look big, so it must have appeared recently.

As for these soul swordsmen, they naturally came from inside. 'Weinei' has gathered six of them, one of whom is at the elite level.

Looking at the elite soul swordsman who was killing people like cutting melons and vegetables, Ryan fell silent for a moment.

Is this even possible?

With soul strengthening and elite minions, the leveling efficiency is simply maximized.

【Your level has been raised to lv18.】

"Only Soul Singer can play like this. Even for a Sister of Silence, it would be very difficult to fight elite monsters across levels when there is a four or five level difference."

Ryan wondered what would happen if this thing could subdue six of them?

Don't even think about reaching the lord level, the soul-controlling technique has its limitations. It has taken so long to subdue elite monsters, and now the success rate of subduing a lord level monster across levels is infinitely close to 0.

Seeing that 'Weine' was leveling up without any pressure, Ryan let her continue to hang up, while he switched to other characters to check and turned his attention back to the party.

Speaking of which...won't the appearance of cracks in the other world affect reality?

He had never thought about this problem before. According to High Priest Leah, since the end of the ancient war of gods, the gods have been silent and the cracks in the inner world are almost invisible.

At this time, the inner world space that has been severely polluted by the power of the outer gods, and the cracks torn apart by the collision with reality are almost all guarded by the Janus Gate. In theory, it is unlikely to have an impact on reality.

However, the Janus Gate has recently discovered that small cracks in the inner world are appearing in more and more places around the world. This proves that the power of the outer gods is growing stronger. Perhaps one day these demons will reappear on earth, and then the entire Rhea continent will return to the cruel old times.

Ryan thought about it and decided not to pass the news to the Gate of Janus.

The emergence of the other world is certainly dangerous, but it is also a treasure land for leveling up. Let's first see its scale. If "Weinei" can control it alone, then this place is a paradise for the game characters.

At that time, he only needs to send more people to isolate the crack in the inner world.

"Let's talk about it later. Don't waste such a precious place for leveling up."

The city of Kells is also not at peace. Ever since 'Weine' took over the position of city lord, there have been all kinds of riots and disturbances these days. The gangs in the city and the bandits outside the city seem to be joining forces to play Landlord.

Ryan guessed that there must be someone behind this, so "Vene" has been working hard to expand its power these days. Unfortunately, it has no money now. The finances were emptied when Malte left. If it weren't for the good tax revenue, it wouldn't even be able to pay salaries next month.

The people in Kells City have spotted this point and want to take advantage of it to stir up some trouble. Maybe that guy named Tuo is the one who is in charge of everything, otherwise the common people would not dare to do anything even if they were given a hundred balls.

Since she couldn't train an army, 'Vene' could only train her own 'Elf' team first, and then send them into battle...it would be the same...maybe the effect would be better. What kind of soldiers could compare to the fearless Soul Swordsmen?

However, there were too few elite soul swordsmen, and only one was seen. 'Weine' led the army to continue pushing inward, and all they saw along the way were ordinary soul swordsmen.

Even so, it is a good place to level up without taming them. 'Weinei' only needs to release the enhanced effects of soul collection and command them to fight.

"This is the summoner's leveling routine... Tsk tsk! I'll let 'Xia Li' try it later."

Blood Knights can also summon blood mercenaries to fight.

But the key point is to find places like the inner world cracks, otherwise the general monster refresh points are too few in number and low in level, which is not enough for the Blood Knight to fill the teeth.

Here.

The fundraising is coming to an end.

Casradi spoke a few words to some nobles and wealthy businessmen, then came towards Ryan.

"That's a great idea." She held the wine glass with an elegant and generous posture. Her blonde hair looked particularly charming under the light. "Ryan, I just checked. The amount of donations has exceeded 5,000."

Casradi originally thought that having three thousand gold coins would be good enough.

After all, she knew the morals of the imperial nobles very well. Asking them to pay was like cutting their flesh, and donating a large sum of money to the common people? Oh! For the love of Janus, kill me!

"It's mainly because the wealthy businessmen have money, and the number of nobles is relatively small." Ryan said with a smile.

"Yes, these businessmen... have truly exceeded my expectations. I just saw Mr. Larkin, the top fundraiser, donate 980 gold coins by himself."

Casradi was slightly surprised.

Ryan thought that you would be even more surprised if you knew that the annual expenses of an ordinary civilian family in Berman City were generally less than half a gold coin. He came from the bottom, so he knew what the living standards in this world were like.

This is the case for ordinary civilians, and the poor cannot be included at all. The so-called average data in the imperial statistics all take into account the consumption of nobles and wealthy businessmen. So when I look at the newspaper, it’s great that my territory is thriving.

Of course, most lords don’t care about these things. As long as they firmly grasp their own interests, everything else doesn’t matter.

Larkin was very sensible. He spent a lot of money this time, but he did not steal the limelight from Casradi. The fundraising amount was just below one thousand gold coins.

None of the others, not even Rhodes, were so generous. Or perhaps he had already done the most generous thing in his life, but unfortunately his awareness was still not enough... Ryan glanced into the distance and found that Rhodes' face was obviously not looking good. He was staring at Larkin, as if he wanted to eat him.

Because he didn't raise as much as Larkin.

Larkin smiled and talked to others, pretending not to see Rhodes's eyes. He was also gambling this time. He had stolen the limelight from the noble grandfathers. If Ryan did not take action, it would be difficult for him to survive in Berman City in the future.

Grandpa Ryan is of course a man who remembers favors. You are sensible, so I can't be stingy, right?

There just happened to be quite a few vacancies in the municipal government. These were the holes left after the purge of Bill and Adler's factions, and now they needed people to fill them. Ryan would of course choose someone he trusted first.

Larkin is a good person, and more importantly, he has a relationship with Jack. As long as Larkin is not stupid, he will know which side to stand on.

......

"My Lord, the total is 10324 gold coins."

into the night.

The fundraising banquet ended successfully and all the money was collected by Ryan. After counting, the secretary handed him the gold coins and the list.

"I understand. You should go back and rest first."

Ryan waved.

After the secretary left, he couldn't wait to collect all the gold coins.

"Oh my god, are they all so rich?"

Ryan found that he was really narrow-minded, or the value concept of the common people had not changed. He had been a sheriff for too long and thought that everyone was a poor guy like him. But when he looked back, he found that he was the only poor guy. Damn, you are all rich!

If it weren't for the fundraising in the name of the princess, those wealthy businessmen would have wanted to make themselves known to Casradi, and Ryan wouldn't have known that they had dug such a deep rat hole.

"The nobility is a circle, and the wealthy businessmen are also a circle."

Ryan glanced at the list.

The biggest beneficiaries were people like Rod and Larkin, who were tricked by him into taking the money.

But the remaining three or four thousand gold coins were donated by those inconspicuous small wealthy businessmen. Eight hundred or so gold coins each, although not much, but the number is large. Dozens of wealthy businessmen together can also be a considerable force.

No wonder people in the past always said that 90% of the world’s wealth is in the hands of only 10% of the people.

This world is even more outrageous. Commoners are just cattle and horses, sucking their blood by the nobles. As the biggest boss in Berman City, Ryan is still an acting official for the time being, but he should also find a way to become a vampire.

As for whose money to suck, of course it's whoever has money.

Half of these tens of thousands of gold coins would be enough as pension, and he planned to use the rest to build a city defense army. He also had to give some to Miss "Vine". He would be able to take control of the gray industry in Berman City soon, while "Vine" was still surrounded by enemies, with only her own people as enemies.

"It's time for Charlie to take action."

After putting away the gold coins, Ryan opened the game and switched to the 'Charlie' character interface.

......

The night is dark and windy.

Most people in the city had fallen asleep. At this time, at the junction of the East City and South City areas, hundreds of figures passed through the alleys, moving quickly and quietly. Each of them held an axe in their hands and wore clothes with flame patterns printed on the back.