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Chapter 15: Jack the Drunkard
Chapter 15: Jack the Drunkard
The girl didn't answer immediately. Instead, she bent down and gently caressed a white horse hoof lily in the backyard, her graceful curve on full display.
"Shadia, do you know what qualities one needs to possess to enter the Extraordinary World?"
The head maid frowned deeply, pondering the question.
Although she could read and often did, most of her books were about noble etiquette, noble crests, or daily estate management.
This question was beyond her scope of knowledge.
After a while, the head maid furrowed her thin brows and hesitantly replied, "Talent?"
The girl smiled faintly. "You've got one right."
"To enter the Extraordinary World, one needs to possess four qualities simultaneously: determination, talent, perseverance, and opportunity."
Obviously, the prominent brow was the most likely candidate.
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It was a real fight!
"Jack the Drunkard, here are 10 silver coins. Remember, just break the sword-wielding hand of that Rayn kid." Richard said reluctantly to a grown man beside him.
At this moment, Rayn began to breathe heavily.
As expected, his opponent was still a youth, and his strength was far inferior to his own. Even with his heart in the right place, he couldn't take the wooden stick from Rayn's hands. He was too weak.
"Ahh!"
Jack, nicknamed Jack the Drunkard, had a robust build, as he was once a mercenary.
Jack was overjoyed.
Rayn thought for a moment, then exerted himself and dragged the attacker into the nearby woods. He found a thumb-thick vine and tied the attacker to a big tree.
"Hey, isn't that Rayn?"
"Richard, it'll take at least 15 silver coins. I'll take care of that kid for you!" Jack gestured for more money, his eyes gleaming with greed.
"He's just a brat!"
"Miss, you just mentioned three qualities that Rayn possesses, but you said four were needed."
Her mind was racing!
"Pfft! Don't forget, I was a mercenary! A mercenary!" Jack muttered, dismissing Richard's concerns with a snort. After Richard left, Jack planned to have a couple more drinks.
Although he now spent most of his time in taverns or with prostitutes, his skills were a far cry from his glory days.
Rayn gripped the wooden stick and aimed at the attacker's temple, striking hard. "Bang!"
If he had been hit by the stick, he would have been knocked down instantly. Rayn quickly looked around.
The effect of raising his agility to 7 points was evident.
Although the fight had lasted less than ten seconds, it was his first attack in this world.
"Shadia, you mentioned opportunity. I am his opportunity!" The girl's smile was radiant.
At least a month's worth of unwashed stinky socks stuffed into Jack's mouth made him cry and snot with the stench.
Rayn's house was at the end of the town's main street, a secluded location with even fewer passersby.
"So, Jack the Drunkard, if you want to make your move, seize the opportunity and act quickly!"
Immediately, Jack got up and followed.
Without even a grunt, the attacker went limp and fell to the ground.
"Tsk tsk! This money is easy to earn!"
At this point, Rayn pulled off the black face mask that the attacker had used to hide his identity.
A sharp pain came from his back, but it was much better than being hit on the back of the head.
"If your hand was broken, I'd like to see how you'd learn swordsmanship!"
"Just 10 silver coins, not even enough for two days of drinking."
Jack seemed overwhelmed by the stench and nodded vigorously. Rayn took the stinky socks out of Jack's mouth and asked, "Who sent you to attack me?"
However, taking care of Rayn was enough, wasn't it? "He should be going home today. After staying the night, he'll return to the estate tomorrow evening."
"
At this moment, the attacker relaxed, thinking that the boy had given up.
But Rayn's swift Step Slash kicked him right in the groin.
The attacker's face turned ashen, and he released the wooden stick, clutching his groin in pain and immediately squatting down.
"I saw determination and perseverance in Rayn earlier, so I asked you to call him to the backyard."
"Thud!"
This meant that almost no one paid attention to what was happening here.
Rayn, with a look of disgust, rubbed his hand on the ground after touching the attacker's smelly socks.
However, Rayn did not completely avoid the damage, and the blow still hit him hard on the back.
No matter how good his talent was?
In the evening, as the sun set, Rayn hurried home, his mind pondering on what Miss Claire would do next.
Before leaving, Richard thought for a moment and then instructed Jack the Drunkard, "This boy has some swordsmanship talent. Don't let him get the better of you!"
Otherwise, the attacker's first blow with the club might have caught him off guard.
"Hmm"
Rayn thought for a moment and then woke Jack the Drunkard.
At this time, most of the town's residents had already finished dinner, and there were few people on the nearby streets.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Rayn thought of a few people who might have done this. Prominent Brow? Speckles? Or the other two second-generation?
Although the forest was dense with trees, providing good sound insulation, Rayn quickly covered the attacker's mouth just in case.
Jack the Drunkard panted heavily and said, "Rayn, if you don't want trouble for your family, you'd better let me go now, or else..."
Prominent Brow was negotiating with a muscular adult male in a secluded corner.
Rayn quickly removed Jack the Drunkard's smelly socks and stuffed them into his mouth.
At the same time, the attacker behind Rayn also didn't expect that his sure-fire strike would miss, and he froze for a moment. Taking advantage of the attacker's daze, Rayn quickly turned around and grabbed the stick the attacker had used to assault him. With a strong pull, the attacker, unable to let go, immediately gripped the stick tightly, but the hasty exertion of force still caused Rayn to jerk the stick.
Just as he was thinking this.
Fortunately, his physical attributes and swordsmanship had improved significantly recently.
Shinygold Town wasn't very big, and Rayn immediately recognized the attacker's identity.
"Huh? Isn't this 'Jack the Drunkard' who often hangs around in the tavern?"
After all, with the money in his hand, Rayn couldn't afford to hire a real expert, so he could only hire someone like Jack the Drunkard.
Would he recruit him directly? Or was it because of the faint footsteps behind him?
"Just now, I confirmed that he does have decent talent."
"Rayn, you stinker, let me go now!"
However, when he raised his head, he inadvertently saw a familiar figure passing by the tavern entrance.
"Hmm"
"Alright, 15 coins then! But you must guarantee that this matter will not be revealed!" Richard gritted his teeth and agreed to the other party's price increase.
"Hiccup, rest assured!" Jack the Drunkard hiccupped and patted his chest to assure him.
"Thud!"
The headmaid, upon hearing this, exclaimed with realization, "So that's how it is, but..."
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Rayn suddenly lunged forward, causing the attacker's intended strike towards his head to miss.
"I'll ask, you answer! Nod if you understand!" Rayn squatted down and said to the bound-up Jack.
Jack the Drunkard's mouth was covered by the smelly socks again.
Rayn glared at Jack the Drunkard and said, "Jack the Drunkard, it seems you don't understand the situation. This is the forest, and if I shed a little blood, it won't be long before wild beasts are attracted."
"You have no relatives in Shinygold Town, and no one cares about you. After people discover your disappearance, it'll probably be ten days or half a month."
"You said..."
(End of Chapter)
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