NOVEL NEXT Chapter 124: Safe Place
The Maguses and Familiars of this group looked at each other outside. There wasn't anyone else there to give them any explanation.
"It can't be like that, right?" Someone asked.
"Could this also be a test?" Another question came up.
However, no one could answer that.
Linfel looked at that and then called Alvin, Milia, and Nori out. "Alright, let's go outside. This place is just too crowded."
They followed the exit signs and eventually ended in the middle of one of the cities in the Ventis Sect. At the same time Linfel looked into the app in his MCOM, trying to figure things out.
"Let's check which city this is and see if there is any kind of support that new disciples receive. There has to be some trick behind this," Alvin finally spoke.
Right after, Linfel pointed out something in his MCOM. "It seems like the guy back there wasn't lying. Take a look."
In the MCOM, Linfel now had access to the Ventis Sect Network. He quickly searched about their situation and countless links appeared. The main ones give a more detailed explanation of what they just experienced.
"Let's see..." Alvin and the others took a look.
Turned out that this was indeed a test for the new disciples. However, there was no punishment or anything like that. It was simply a test to see if the new disciples could at least take care of themselves during their time here. The Ventis Sect even provided a link where you could access and then give up being a disciple straight away.
If you selected that, you would be brought back to your planet once a transport was available.
However, the information also showed that the majority didn't do that and would rather live in the streets. That said, the information gave some steps that new disciples could follow.
"The safe route seems to be to accept missions from the Ventis Sect App in the Mission Board Option. Still, for Level Three Maguses and Familiars like us, the missions available only provide a single Centis Credit," Alvin commented.
Milia sighed. "We would need to spend almost an entire month doing those missions, and they are all menial tasks. Why do I feel like I'm still in the Academy back in Heffal?"
"It would be good if that was the case," Alvin shrugged. "At least there we have a room and food provided. Here, it is different. The Ventis Sect doesn't give you anything for free. We still need to think about our provisions."
Indeed. Even if they did the missions nonstop, they would still not be able to buy a single carrot if they intended to rent a room somewhere. The prices of the simplest rooms in the city they are at the moment were 30 Ventis Credits.
"Is there no other way to make Ventis Credit?" Nori asked. He also checked his own MCOM, and the missions, just like Milia mentioned, were all menial tasks. Each one of them had to be performed for an entire day, and only then would they gain a single Ventis Credit.
They browsed the other options. That was the safest method, according to the posts. There were obviously harder options that paid more.
"A... Assassination?!" Milia was taken aback by one of them. Taking a deep look, it was said the sect had no issues with killing as long as it wasn't done inside any of the cities. On top of that, you could use your MCOM to take away the Ventis Credits from your victims. Because of that, a lot of higher-level Maguses and Familiars opted to simply kill and get what they wanted.
"But there is a problem, look," Alvin pointed out. Anyone who selected to kill fellow disciples would be banished from the cities for a year. Once a year was gone, they could enter the cities again. Not only that but other than the Ventis Sect App, you would be excluded from the network entirely. That meant you couldn't use your MCOM for anything else.
Linfel understood. "Simply put, if you decide you want to kill for Ventis Credits, you must also be prepared to spend a year outside, isolated from everything. Well, if I were to guess, I would say there are plenty of settlements outside for these kinds of disciples with blood in their hands to spend their time."
"Isn't it a little too much?" Alvin couldn't help but ask.
Linfel shook his head. "Did you forget what the Elders explained during the exam? The Ventis Sect often gets into fights all over its territories. Pirates, rebellions, wars, you name it. If it happens inside the Ventis Sect Territory, the Ventis Sect might join it. That means you will have to kill at some point.
The Ventis Sect understands this point and knows they can't be soft, so they encourage their new disciples to draw blood by themselves."
Milia sighed. "Seven to Nine Million new disciples every six months... They definitely don't lack the numbers to constantly carry this kind of trial."
Linfel then changed to another option. "Of course, killing other disciples isn't the only option available. Private contractors seem to be an option as well. It's just that we would need to check what they would need us for."
"This... This can't be right... right?" Alvin found one of those contractors, and the task was quite unbelievable.
-Maguses needed for body experimentations. Look for any one of our branches in the Ventis Sect Cities.-
-Reward: 20 Ventis Credits per day.-
They could only imagine what kind of experimentation they were to pay so many credits for a single day. There were more, and that included Familiars.
-Familiar Souls at Level Three and Above are necessary. If you are a master and don't need your Familiar anymore, give his soul to us. We pay 25 Credits for each Level Three Soul. Level Four Familiar Souls get paid 100 Ventis Credit! Tramdex Familiar Engeneering. 235 years of experience in the field of artificial souls.
You can count on us.-
"This place... is pretty much a nightmare..." Nori complained.
"In fact, this is a pretty safe place," Linfel disagreed.
"Safe?! Are you crazy?"
Linfel shrugged. "You are missing the point. None of these contracts can be forced by the companies. Also, no one can do anything to the Maguses and Familiars in the Cities of the Ventis Sect, only outside. Look around and check how crowded this city is. Do you see anyone here who seems to be afraid of suddenly being killed?
The Ventis Sect is literally giving you the option to meddle in these matters or not. So, yes, this is quite a safe place to be."
Linfel continued. "Besides, you saw yourself. You can simply give up being a disciple at any time. No one is forcing you to live here. If you feel this is too much. Just access the app and select the option to give up.
Easy, simple, straightforward. I quite like it."