Can't I develop my own character?

Ke'ou was stunned. He didn't expect that Ryan could see the restrictions of the Staff of Exhaustion at a glance.

"You are right. This wand is very strange. Once used, it will cause inexplicable mental interference and make the user suffer. We eventually discovered that it can only be used by extraordinary people who are proficient in mental magic."

"Yeah, so the value of the things is greatly reduced."

"That's not the case. For a transcendent who is skilled in spiritual magic, it must be the best second-level weapon."

"But where are you going to find someone who wants to buy it? Even if it's really worth that price, the market supply and demand are disproportionate, so the price of goods will naturally fluctuate, right?"

Ke Ou was surprised and said, "The mayor actually knows business?!"

"I know a thing or two." Ryan said with a smile, "How about this, I happen to have a weapon too. If you're willing, we can exchange."

"Oh? Let me take a look."

Ryan took out the bloodthirsty blade that Lin Qi had obtained not long ago.

This thing is also second-tier, but its quality is one level lower than the Staff of Exhaustion. However, the dagger is very versatile and has a life-sucking effect, which makes it a pretty good second-tier weapon.

If Ryan wasn't in a hurry to get a weapon for 'Vene', he wouldn't have taken it out to exchange. Even if he couldn't use it now, he could still use it for the new character in the future.

Ke Ou took out something like a magnifying glass and looked at the Bloodthirsty Blade. He seemed very satisfied with it and nodded from time to time.

After some bargaining, the two finally reached a fair deal of one for one.

Judging from the results, no one suffered a loss, after all, the Bloodthirsty Blade could be easily sold by the Gilded Group.

No matter how good something is, if no one buys it, it is worthless. As businessmen, they need to sell the things in time to get the maximum profit. After all, the time cost must also be taken into account.

Next, Ryan exchanged some things with Keou, including the magic recovery potion, magic scrolls, and various potions with enhanced status.

As for the equipment, Ryan was not interested. He would eventually get some if he spent some time fighting... Of course, the main equipment was too expensive. Any second-level relic would cost 20,000 to 30,000 soul jades. No wonder the investigators of the Fire Covenant were so poor.

You know, Jack only earns 300 soul jades a month. Even if he gets a promotion and a raise in the future, it will take him several years to buy a second-level relic.

Finally, Ryan exchanged soul jade for gold coins from Ke'ou and bought the batch of arms from the latter.

This bastard still has a lot of good stuff in his hands, but it’s a pity that Ryan has no money now.

"Huh~ It's like going back to the pre-liberation era overnight."

After the transaction was completed, Ryan looked at the almost empty backpack and shook his head secretly. He could only make Lin Qi suffer a little more and get more good things out of the other world.

"Mayor, I saw Mr. Keou leave. Did your transaction go smoothly?" Larkin had prepared several hundred gold coins in case Ryan didn't have enough money. This was basically all the liquid funds he had on hand.

"It went very smoothly. Well done Larkin." Ryan chuckled. "I'm very satisfied."

"It's my pleasure." Larkin bowed slightly.

"By the way, the position in the Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department is vacant. It's not good if no one is managing it. Are you interested, Mr. Larkin?"

"Me? Can I?"

Lajin was stunned. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is a lucrative job.

"Of course, I will plan the construction of Berman City in the future. You are someone I can trust. Do you understand?"

"understand."

Larkin nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Mayor, I will do my best!"

"Well, come on... I have something else to do so I'll be leaving first. Say hello to Jack for me."

If Larkin is capable, Ryan even plans to let him manage the gray industry in Berman City. This thing cannot be taken down just by doing, it must be managed well. Larkin is a businessman, and he knows how to do business better than Ryan.

Moreover, Larkin’s own business is also very big, and it is a strong alliance where both sides get what they need.

After leaving Larkin's house, Ryan returned to his residence.

The contract with Keou has been signed. The other party will deliver the goods together tomorrow. At that time, we will pay and receive the goods.

Put down your work and log in to the game!

'Lin Qi', 'Xia Li', and 'Wei Nei' were all busy with their own things.

"Speaking of which, it's time to create a fourth character..." Ryan switched interfaces and chose to create a new character. "I have too much to do right now, and I'm still in need of a capable secretary."

......

The second update is 6k5, and today I am a man with 13,000 again!

By the way, characters won't appear all the time in the future. After all, having too many characters at once would make the characters look thin. Basically, they will be released according to their functions. The combat characters of the NB professions will also be carefully considered. When new maps are opened, other professions will be released. Finally, I would like to thank a reader for the character profession settings for me. It's really great~

Chapter 71: The Fourth Character 'Secretary' [6k5]

You don't need to be gentle and virtuous, but you need to be generous, smart, capable, careful, and beautiful... In short, as long as you can handle things well, that's enough.

In addition, she needs to have high emotional intelligence, that is, a good personality. She definitely can't be like 'Lin Qi', or 'Liya', or 'Weine'... She is more like a young lady than a housekeeper.

Competence is the key, after all, she is a secretary.

In the future, Ryan will secretly control many forces, and city lord characters like 'Weine' are also indispensable.

but...

"How do you create a capable female secretary?"

What?

Why is it a female secretary?

If anyone asks this kind of question again, Grandpa Ryan will make the Grand Duke jump up and kick his knee!

Who would want to have this big guy working with them all day?

Please name the new character.

"...Ina?... Very good, my naming skills are getting stronger and stronger."

As long as the name sounds smooth, it's fine. Ever since he got this golden finger, Ryan vowed never to worry about names again, because there are just too many to worry about.

Start making people.

Mature, sexy, capable and generous female secretary...

In less than three minutes, Ryan came to his senses and found that it seemed to have been... pinched out?

In the picture, a figure with long light blue hair, rimmed glasses, and wearing a white shirt and black skirt appears in the field of vision.

"Hmm... so it went well? It looks good."

She is over 1.7 meters tall, with fair skin, beautiful face and long legs. She looks more intellectual when wearing glasses.

Ryan wasn't sure if it would work, but he decided to give it a try anyway.

【Character information generation:】

Ina (female): Constitution 10, Spirit 8, Magic 8, Comprehension 9, Charm 13

Ryan: "..."

"Ah this."

To be honest, Ryan was a little confused about this initial attribute.

Can someone explain why Charisma can reach 13? Isn't the initial maximum 12?

"His measurements are all mediocre, except for his physical fitness which is 10 points higher. He's considered excellent among ordinary people, but he can't compare to Lin Qi and the others at all."

"But the charm is a bit outrageous. This thing can affect the development of the plot in the game, and it also has some effect in real life."

Just look at Lin Qi and you will know that the reason why an ice nun could be so easily noticed by High Priestess Leah is not only because of her high talent, but also because of her high charm.

Ryan feels that people with high charm have good "popularity" and are naturally popular with students. What is a natural succubus body?

From this point of view, Ina is really suitable to be a good secretary.

And her appearance is also quite mature, unlike 'Weine' who looks like a young lady at first glance... Ryan discovered that he really has a talent for character creation.

Appearance and temperament can reflect a person's personality to a certain extent, which is related to the effect of AI AFK. If an introverted person is asked to be a secretary, no matter how powerful the AI ​​is, it will not be able to play a role.

So even though the character's measurements weren't impressive, Ryan decided to use her.

Initial random identity preference: maid, teacher, secretary, noble, gangster, businessman...

"It's pretty much what I thought, but why are there gangs again?"

Forget about the eldest daughter. After all, gangs also have eldest daughters. Isn’t Ina a bit like that? Huh?

Forget it, let’s go first.

[Game information confirmed, Ina, female, entering the game...]

【Please select your birthplace.】

'Augustus' 'Wildea' 'Arcadia'...

【The birth point is confirmed to be 'August'.】

After the game interface was successfully loaded, a very ordinary room appeared in Ryan's field of vision.

It was not a noble start. Ryan looked around and felt that the environment was a little unfamiliar.

Ina is a teacher at an orphanage in Berman City, responsible for teaching the children to read and write. Although she has only been at the orphanage for a short time, her outstanding skills have quickly won everyone's favor. However, Ina recently discovered that this orphanage is not as simple as it seems...

"So it's an orphanage. Let me see...Phantasy Star Orphanage, it seems to be the one in South City."

There are actually quite a few orphanages in Berman City. Because it is close to the border of the empire, some children who are homeless due to war will be eligible to enter the orphanage.

As for what this qualification is based on, Ryan is not sure. He was just a sheriff before, how could he know so many things?

'Ina' walked around the room and then sat down at the desk.

He looked thoughtful.

"What is this going to do?"

Because there is no manual operation, the AI ​​is completely idle now, so Ryan doesn't know what "Ina" is going to do.

'Two more children are missing today.'

This is Ina's inner monologue.

The character monologue only appears when the AI ​​is idle, and it will not appear if Ryan is manually operated.

"The director said they were taken away, but I looked at Miss Caroline's register and the family she recorded as having adopted the children doesn't exist."

"Today I heard Ms. Leya, who is in charge of cooking, complain that the children in the orphanage are always changing and everyone eats different food, so she always has to come up with new ways to make delicious food."

She complained for a long time because the director had punished her today, saying that she hadn't cooked carefully recently and that some of the children were thin and hungry and that their poor growth was her fault. She complained that it wasn't like she was raising pigs; these children wouldn't stay long anyway and would be taken away, so why bother raising them so well?

'What does she mean by this? Why will she be taken away so soon? Miss Caroline told her not to talk nonsense, or she would lose her job.'

"The child was taken away to an unknown place."

The monologue ends here, and then with the AI ​​in idle mode, 'Ina' is ready to rest.

After all, it was already late, and according to the orphanage's standards, the staff had to be up early to care for the children. Daily meals, nutrition, and instruction were essential. Ina was responsible for teaching the children literacy and manners, and earned 10 silver coins per month.

This was an absurdly high-paying job, and it was only held in an orphanage. Even without reading Ina's monologues, Ryan could tell that there was definitely something wrong.

This is not an orphanage at all, it's clearly an elementary school for the nobility.

They were well-fed and well-cared for, and had special teachers to teach them. Looking at the treatment of civilians throughout the empire, Ryan had never seen any better than this.

He actually already had some guesses in his mind.

After thinking for a moment, Ryan called Jonathan's home.

"...Do you know what time it is?" the old leader said unhappily, "I just fell asleep and you woke me up."

"There are more important things than sleeping."

"Tell me."

"Send someone to investigate the Dream Star Orphanage in South City tomorrow. I suspect they're engaging in human trafficking."

"Orphanage? Human trafficking? Are you sure?"

The empire does not prohibit the slave trade, but people who are not slaves still enjoy the protection of the law as citizens of the empire, even refugees. Otherwise, the lords of each city would not be so troubled by the slums.

We can't kill them, we can only find a way to drive them away.

"Okay, I'll send someone to check it out tomorrow."

Jonathan is a very capable person, and he really gets things done when things get tough.