Chapter 53
"I'm done . "
If Dohyuk did not serve him, the only profit that Dohyuk could gain from the contract with Aruga was… the catapults that he just gave up his ownership on .
"Well, I guess we have no deal then . "
"W-wait! Just wait a second…"
"What would you think if you were me?"
Aruga frowned . He understood the question as, 'If I were you, would you make a deal with me?', but the wording seemed off .
"What are you talking about? What I would do if I were you?"
"I mean exactly what I said . "
Dohyuk did not consider Aruga a god . He considered him more or less just an enemy .
But . .
"Since you are a god… It means you were a veteran in this game, right?"
It was what Dohyuk had in mind since the beginning when he called Aruga out .
"Think about what you would do if you were in my shoes . "
What he was asking was a question that a god did not imagine for a human to ask .
"As you know, everybody knows me because I was famous . And to get there… the strongest one there is just counting the days until he gets a chance to kill me . "
"Hmmm . . "
"And if I, if YOU, need to survive, what would you do? Where would you start?"
Aruga became serious . He began to think way back in the day when he faced the changed world all of a sudden . He thought back to the days when he was just surviving .
"…First, you'll need to form a group . "
"Group?"
"You don't need good ones . You are stronger than most in this world, so having not-so-powerful ones will just hinder you . Living beings admire strong ones and follow them . Even if they all are like trash, at least two out of ten will choose to follow . Then, they will be useful . "
"How would they be useful?"
Dohyuk was interested, as Aruga began explaining proudly .
"Well, they can die for you, or do suicide bombing…"
"You stupid f*ck . "
Aruga flinched at the sudden, aggressive words .
"W-what! I was just giving you good adv…"
"I forgot what sick stuff you were doing . "
Dohyuk remembered that Aruga was the type to smash his followers into a giant ball to form a weapon to do his bidding . He was, after all, a beast .
"What's wrong with that?! My followers are proud to be used by me . That is the trust between the weak and strong . You are a fool to think…"
"Do you want me to drop the deal, Chickenhead?"
Dohyuk turned to the catapults . They were no longer Aruga's property .
"I have nothing to lose . "
"Any other advice?"
"…Tell me your stats . "
Dohyuk opened up his status screen .
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-Strength: 240(+2)(C)
-Stamina: 240(+10)(C)
-Agility: 240(+7)(C)
-Magic: 2(+8)(F)
-Endurance: 94(+11)(D)
-Charisma: 38(+11)(E)
"W-what… what is that?"
Aruga was shocked for two reasons . The first was that Dohyuk's physical stats were too high for the current stage . The second was that the other stats were too low .
"Why have you not invested in 'Magic' and 'Charisma'?"
"Are they important?"
"…"
Aruga shook .
"I…I lost to this… this…"
"I asked you a question . Are they important?"
"Of course they are!" Aruga shouted angrily .
"If you are a god… no . . . If you are one who stands on top of others, 'Charisma' is a must . "
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"What difference can it make, other than becoming a bit more handsome…"
"It makes a huge difference," Aruga claimed confidently . Other than changing physical appearance, Charisma had other uses .
"Let's say you go up against a weak loser . It's easier to make them fear you and they will lose the will to fight if you have a higher stats in Charisma . It also works with threats or persuasion . "
"And, if you are competing against someone with similar power for the ownership of a certain group, it will increase the chances of the group deciding to side with you too . "
This… was a good lesson to learn .
"It also makes it easier to have your servants follow your orders . "
"Then, what about 'Magic'?"
"I don't think it will be of much use now, but you said your 'kick' skill is at proficiency level 4?"
"Yeah . "
"Then you should invest in some eventually . There will be a time where you will regret that you only invested in physical attributes . "
Dohyuk nodded . That lesson was more important than what he thought he was going to get . Aruga was, after all, the survivor of the trials in his own world .
"Then . . "
Dohyuk asked, "What about Endurance?"
"You don't need it . " He replied solemnly, "That one is least, if not at all, necessary . It just lets you withstand pain and mental distress… Pain is still pain, you just need to endure it . As for mental distress, the Magic stat can help you with that . "
"Don't waste your coins on Endurance, and if you have some leftover coins right now, invest in Magic and Charisma . "
…
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-Charisma: 174(+11)(D)
Was it because he invested in Charisma as per Aruga's advice?
Or maybe it was because Dohyuk had shown enough force .
"I-I know the place . "
Duhoon pointed out Barkatu's location . It was a city of Aruga's, located nearby .
Before Aruga disappeared, he made an offer to Dohyuk .
'Go there, and I will give you payment for the contract . '
Each city had a Godly Item that was the core of the city . According to Aruga, the city of Barkatu had a 'book', and the book contained a skill .
"T-then, can you let me…"
Dohyuk kicked the back of Duhoon's neck and made him faint .
"Status . "
It was time to use his coins, so he opened the status window . He had invested all his coins into Charisma, but he now had a few coins to spare from all the digesting he did from the previous battle .
-Coins: 23503
He had already chosen what to invest in .
-Magic: 2(+8)(F)
Without thinking of how much to spend, Dohyuk just used all of the coins . He tried to see how much it increased as he finished, but what popped up was unexpected .
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