I was both delighted and terrified to see this drink. It is both a fragrant and refined tea, and murky vomit-inducing goo.
“Can I ask what this is…?” I forced a smile to my stiffened face.
“Good drink, make strong.”
“Might I know where you got it from?”
“Me not tell, forbidden.”
“Oh my, now I have a good idea what to ask for as my reward. If I win the fight, will you tell me where you got it from?”
“Yes.” The chief emptied his ‘cup’ in one go and waited for me.
[This is tea! I must drink it!
NO! STUPID! DON’T DRINK IT!
But it is tea!
NO! YOU’LL DIE!
But…!
Please! For the love of God! Don’t drink it!]
I was torn apart by the exciting future I have in front of me…
‘Gulp’
[Oh s*, here we go…]
‘Sip, sip, sip’
The ‘tea’ tasted like it looked but I am still alive. For now…
“Ha-ha! Brave!” The orc was applauding in admiration.
“Let us fight before I pass out…” I stood up and headed to a field, the orc chieftain followed me.
We took position in 10 steps away from each other. I grabbed the stiletto while my opponent grabbed a huge mace made of a solid bone.
“Ready when you are.” I notified the ‘judge’ and in a moment he swung his arm.
‘PING’
I did not even notice that the orc moved but I was hit in the stomach. He withdrew before I managed to regain composure and counterattack. Right when I was about to leap at him, I was hit in the back. This time I turned around and with a flash-fast strike hit his shoulder.
We immediately broke the contact.
“Are you fine?” I had to express some concern because this is a mock fight.
“Fight and pain make orc strong. Me thank war sprite.”
‘CLANG’
I parried his attack and was about to hit him again but now it was his time to block me.
We continued exchanging pleasantries but for some time we could not find any openings. It all changed in one moment when I saw a chance and grazed the orc. As the fight continued I was gaining the upper hand. When I was about to strike again the chieftain raised his hand and exclaimed.
“Me fight with full strength. War sprite, not hold back!” He was agitated so I decided to show him what he wants.
6 small boxes turned at him and fired.
Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang
I fired all 6 secondaries and scored a hit. The chieftain was thrown back by a dummy shell.
“Should I take it as a win?” I gave him my hand.
“Strong enemy, strong orc!” He happily accepted my help.
I supported him to the hut where he lives. The orc medic showed up fast and started quite a peculiar treatment to the chief’s broken arm.
“Now, about my reward~.” I smiled and prepared to listen.
“Human carry drink. Orc not like human. Human pay orc drink, orc let human pass. Human carry drink rare, 2 suns future next carry. Me give war sprite guide. Fare well.”
“Fare thee well~.” Now it was my opportunity to obtain some tea. I should just get myself some tons of tea for the future, I am sure I have enough space in the storage.
As I walked outside I was met by the girls.
“So, what are you planning now?” Lilith was curious to find what my next move is but I only putted a finger to my mouth.
“Not bad, not bad at all. You even were close to winning against that orc. I might say you are capable of fighting goblins by yourself.” (X)
“Oh my~, I am so glad to be acknowledged by a capable man.” I grinned at how her expression changed in an instant.
“Hey, now you are being mean to me. If you didn’t know, it is the first time I ever praised anyone but My Lady.” When I paid attention to Xera I saw that she was really offended this time. To avoid Lilith’s scolding I decided to apologize.
“Sorry, I was wrong. However, I would like to know if you are really going to follow me. I mean… I am about to go and rob somebody, not to mention that we are no longer bound by anything and are free to go.”
“Hey, dumba*, do you remember who spent ALL of our money?” Not me, not me!
“Stop it, Xera! Miss Delight, will you be fine with us following you? Ever since we met we saw so many interesting things. Before our acquaintance we were only having routine quests and barely had anything exciting but now I feel like every day is a chance to know something new and exciting!” My heart was melted by her cute smile and how the breasts were dancing around with her moves.
“My apologies, I doubt that I can protect you all the time. I think it would be better if we don’t stick so close together.” It was a tough choice but I am just a walking barrel of explosives.
“Then one last time? C’mon, we will help you carry what you robbed and you will let Milady follow you for a couple more days. Fine?” Unexpectedly Xera was not the happiest one with parting ways. Instead of thinking too much about it I checked the rewards I should’ve accumulated recently.
‘Ding’
‘New achievement: defeated the Chief of Toughskin Warband’
‘You received 1 gold coin, 37mm Pom-pom Quadruple mount (Replaces Heavy AA), 4’’/45 QF Mk XV Twin mount (Replaces SG), 6 upgrade points, 3 modernization points, 12’’/50 Mk XII (Replaces MG), 0.5’’/62 Mk III No. 2 (Replaces Light AA), 1 fire extinguisher, 7 copper coins, 13.5’’/45 Mk V(L) (Replaces MG), 3’’/45 QF HA Mk IV (Replaces TG), 14’’/45 Mk II (Replaces MG), 3’’/50 Mk 10 (Replaces TG), 2 skill points, 0.5’’/62 Mk III No. 3 (Replaces MGs)’
HMS Delight – BC. Mod – 1935/1949 – Modernization progress 7/10.
Accuracy – 2/100
Reload – 5/100
Recoil – 1/100
Machinery – 99/25
Guns – 74/25
Equipment – 99/25
| Main guns | 14''/45 Mk II. Loaded - 0/8. Firerate - 0.1/1.75. Range - 18.2 km. |
| Secondary guns | 4''/45 QF Mk XV Twin mount. Loaded - 0/12. Firerate - 0.45/9. Range - 15 km. |
| Tertiary guns | 3''/50 Mk 10. Loaded - 0/4. Firerate - 0.75/15. |
| AA guns |
37 mm Pom-pom Quadruple mount. Loaded - 32/32. 0.5''/62 Mk III Twin mount. Loaded - 20/20. 0.5''/62 Mk III No. 3. Loaded - 8/8. |
| Requiem. Lvl 1. | Memento Mori. Lvl 10. | Lyddite rain. Lvl 1. |
| On activation: 10s reload for next salvo. The following salvo has 40s reload. Can be activated every 40s. | On activation: -25% chance of breakdown and flash fire. When this ship is hit by an attack that would otherwise sink it: 25% chance to completely heal this ship. Duration: 30s. Can be activated every 2 minutes. | On activation: Fires a salvo of HE Lyddite shells with higher chance to set fire on target and deal critical damage. Has 90% chance of critical malfunction. |
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They are nice, she should let them follow her! Votes: 5 62.5%
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It was nice having them around but for now she should part ways with them. Votes: 3 37.5%
"upgrade points,3 modernization"
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just give the name of the plant and we can make our own tea and what rank is the orc chief also how much power can Delight deliver in a single punch
Name of the plant - Camellia sinensis. Rank of the orc chieftain - Tier 4 - Only adventurers with rank A can fight him. Delight won because of her guns and armor. How much power is her punch? IDK, it is 44000 tons of ship which should be enough to break a dragon's head with a flick but considering how stupidly OP it would be, she only hits like a professional fighter. Her stiletto powers are enough to pierce 70+ mm of RHA. In her human form (all ship powers lost) she can fight with a strength of a teenager.
@AFP_Writer How many A rankers to take down one orc chief without escort orcs and how much force a kingdom will need to subjugate a raid party? and what if it's General or King class (Btw have you watch the new iron blood PV?)
@Maple The adventurer rank in tiers show what ranks are capable of fighting a monster of this rank with low risk to their lifes. The orc chieftain is strong so he will easily fight three A rank adventurers but if there are more he can be defeated with low risk.
The raid party - if this is an orc warband then the kingdom will have to dispatch an entire knight order (They all are at least B rank), which is around 1000 men. Or a levy of 10000 men.
IDK if I understood you correctly, if it is about how many people are required to kill a Warlord and King orcs then it is around 10 A rank/1 S rank for warlord, and 30 A rank/4 S rank for king.
I am yet to watch it.
@AFP_Writer https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7w9hrssfl3s
@AFP_Writer well considering that there's only a few A rankers and even less with S ranks any kingdom or empire will be long overruned by the orcs and if the leader is a King class then there might be a few general/warlord class as well
@Maple In the lore the orcs rarely group into warbands of the scale D encountered, there are a few of warbands and mostly the orcs live in tribes which can be defeated even by local landlords. I did not think about the king and warlord orcs so for now I can't tell you anything. This warband is mostly handled by the fact that they live on the border so there is a knight order nearby and the orcs are paid by both nations to keep them peaceful.
@AFP_Writer ok one last question, these orcs managed to blend in the humans at least but why are they still considered as monsters if they could be reasoned with? or perhaps there are still Hostile orcs out right (also do they have females?)
@Maple The orcs are mostly hostile but considering they are sapient they don't attack just because. This warband is getting goods for their neutrality so they don't go attacking. Other orc tribes are an actual threat, so they are considered to be monsters. Also, unlike beastkin which have animal traits but are humans, the orc are true monsters which can think. Orc have females and they are warriors as well. They don't have sexual dimorphism so you will only have to rely on your ears to understand an orc's sex.
@AFP_Writer oh is that so (glances at a sad masochist knight) and all of the info was thought on the spot not a prepared one
@Maple That is why imagination is the best thing.
Everything aside from adventurer ranks and monster ranks is made on the spot through some of the ideas and thoughts for this novel.
@AFP_Writer i wish i had a imaginative mind like yours i also want to make novels for fun but it just doesn't click to me
@Maple I have a lot of ideas for novels but I am only one person so I could only make that much.