Chapter 54: Monster Template
The group silently walked to the treehouse. In the short distance of just a few dozen meters, two waiters had somehow followed behind them, their eyes vigilant.
Dara did not stop in the dining room, pushed open a concealed door, and led them up to the second floor.
Upon entering the door was a living room, furnished warmly with very soft tones.
On the sofa, Kalenno was lazily lying on the sofa. Seeing so many people come up, he quickly sat up, his gaze sweeping around before settling on Anse.
Dara slammed the door shut with a bang and said urgently: “Owner, they brought back a little elf from outside!”
“I know, what’s there to be nervous about.” Kalenno walked over in a few steps, poking Dara’s forehead with his finger, “Use your brain. If it were really kidnapped, they wouldn’t possibly stay here.”
“Sit down, my sister will be back in a bit.” He called out, hurriedly grabbing a bottle of wine and several wine glasses from the nearby wine cabinet, his expression somewhat expectant, “Quickly tell me what just happened.”
“You saw it?” Anse held Clara and sat on the sofa. After fighting for so long, more than half of his mana had been consumed, and he was indeed a bit tired.
“I saw it first, then called my sister for help. She has a horse that runs fast.” Kalenno laughed heartily, having quite the feeling of enjoying the spectacle without fearing the trouble.
“Thanks.” Anse hadn’t expected Kalenno to be so righteous.
“No need to be polite.” Kalenno poured wine for everyone and urged again, “Quickly tell me, how did you burn the ship?”
Anse was of course willing to satisfy his curiosity, starting from the 【Conch】 docking, recounting the discovery of the anomaly, stopping Clara, encountering the blockade, strategic retreat, and finally counter-killing back, ray burning the ship…
His eloquence was average, but his logic was clear, one ring linking to the next, and his own emotional infectivity was strong. Even little Clara listened with her little expressions constantly changing.
“Haha, these slavers kicked an iron plate.” Kalenno seemed to be there in person, downing several glasses in a row.
Anse smiled without speaking. He realized Kalenno truly loved adventure and shouldn’t be holed up in a town.
Kalenno possessed a rare psionics talent. The core of a psionic warrior is mind power, derived from intellect and will. Only by understanding one’s own heart and following its guidance can one continuously break through limits.
Experience might not necessarily help, but staying home definitely wouldn’t. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be stuck at level 4 forever.
“You’re lucky you came here, or there would be big trouble.” Kalenno pointed at Clara and said.
“Why?” Anse was puzzled.
“Lately, slave trade has been rampant. Common slaves have depreciated sharply, but for some reason, children and sorcerers with special bloodlines have had their prices multiplied many times. You two together are just perfect targets, definitely won’t have peace.” Kalenno sighed.
Moon Shadow Kui Ling was thus on high alert, and Gweneth was full of wariness toward all strangers.
Anse suddenly thought of the Blue Flame Cult. Compared to hunting sorcerers for materials, buying slaves was indeed simpler.
He wanted to ask how to identify bloodlines but suddenly realized the question was a bit stupid.
Sorcerer talent was the easiest to discern, key in “charisma,” a kind of attraction from the soul. You’d sense it upon meeting, and most sorcerers were good-looking anyway.
“No wonder.”
As they were talking, the door was pushed open, and Gweneth entered with a cold face, her eyes carrying some anger.
“What happened, sis?” Kalenno was stunned.
“Nothing.” Gweneth hadn’t expected so many people in the room, restrained her expression, with no intention of telling others.
Anse figured she must have been rebuffed by the female barbarian magistrate.
Dignity is earned through fighting. Moon elves with families, yielding in conflicts, would only make others push their luck.
“Oh, what a pretty little elf baby?” Gweneth saw Clara, and her expression melted like ice and snow.
“Her name is Clara. Anse got into conflict with the slavers precisely to save her…” Kalenno briefly explained the process.
Gweneth slightly bowed to Anse, as if in her eyes, striking at slavers was far less important than saving this little elf.
“What is your teacher’s name?” She looked at Kafka.
“Dorothea Zaitekin.” Kafka bowed his head low, seemingly not daring to look at her.
Gweneth’s expression changed slightly, then quickly returned to normal. She came to Clara’s side, squatted down, and looked at her with a beaming smile:
“Clara, would you like to stay here first? I have lots of delicious food here, you’ll surely like it.”
“Sure, I like it here.” Clara agreed readily. The environment and atmosphere here made her feel very relaxed.
Kafka nearby breathed a sigh of relief. Gweneth passing Clara’s “good person” certification undoubtedly made him more at ease.
Elves varied in quality; sometimes the ones who screwed you over hardest were your own kind.
Gweneth seemed to really like Clara. Knowing she hadn’t eaten, she hurriedly carried her downstairs to eat.
The others followed downstairs. Before leaving, Kalenno mysteriously pulled Anse aside and whispered, “Early morning the day after tomorrow, pack your things in advance.”
Anse’s heart skipped a beat, and he nodded silently.
The three returned to their room, things piled all over the floor.
Out for half a day, the original items weren’t sold, and they had gained a pile of loot.
It wasn’t good to go out now; the excitement outside hadn’t died down, too conspicuous.
Anse lay on the bed, his mind sinking into his consciousness, pulling up the character card.
Experience at 3234/6500, over five hundred experience gained today, one step closer to leveling up.
No other changes. Opening the equipment slot, the Guardian Holy Grail had one extra charge, truly just one.
‘Not enough people saved, or not sincere enough?’ But he wouldn’t change himself to cater to a magical item.
Shaking his head helplessly, he pulled up Nolnos’s data card.
【Name: Nolnos】
「Race」: Fey（Large）
「Level」: 0
「Experience」: 132/100
「Life」: 35
「Alignment」: Chaotic Neutral
‘Can level up.’ He roughly estimated, the experience more than expected.
Most professionals on the 【Conch】 died by his hand, Nolnos just picked up scraps. An ordinary sailor only provided a dozen experience points; it shouldn’t add up to this much.
Either Nolnos got some experience from the last undead fight, or it grew in the Feywild. Anse hadn’t monitored constantly, hard to judge.
‘Nolnos has no class.’ Anse was puzzled, ‘Could it be a monster template?’
He leaned to the window and looked down. Nolnos was strolling in the downstairs garden. In the distance, many people pointed, but no one rashly approached it.
Because no one knew the temperament of the spellcaster who had just shown great power and his strange horse.
Anse thought for a moment, then lightly clicked the level slot. The character card immediately blurred.
At the same time, Nolnos seemed to perceive something and quickly hid behind a few trees.
It closed its eyes, head held high, thick mana spiritual light emanating from its body. The neck armor damaged by the bullet rapidly restored, muscles and scale armor slightly wriggling.
Clearly, its body was undergoing some indescribable mysterious changes.
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Kingdom of Amn:
Rulers: Five Elders Council（Council of Five）
Amn is ruled by a council of five major merchant families, nominally managing national trade and defense, but actually controlling everything through economic monopoly. Council seats publicly correspond to the five families:
1. Selemchant Family（Selemchant）
Control Area: Athkatla（Athkatla）
Proxy: Cowled Wizards（Cowled Wizards）, monopolizing legal arcane use, acting as council spies and assassins.
2. Dannihyr Family（Dannihyr）
Control Area: Eshpurta（Eshpurta）
Dark Forces: Shadow Thieves（Shadow Thieves）, controlling the national Thieves Guild, infiltrating northern Sword Coast crime networks.
3. Alibakkar Family（Alibakkar）
Base: Athkatla, competing with Selemchant Family for capital resources.
4. Ophal Family（Ophal）
Base: Crimmor（Crimmor）, caravan trade hub, public Shadow Thieves headquarters.
5. Nahshival Family（Nahshivaar）
Control Area: Esmirtalan（Esmirtalan）
“Nahshival of the Iron Coins,” emphasizing their control of mines and slave trade.
