System vs Rebirth

Chapter 267 Warning

Anna was confused by Noelʼs train of thought and asked, ”Do you want to exchange your Contribution Points with Demon Crystals?”

”Yes.”

”Well, we, Apprentice Knights, havenʼt been impacted by the rules yet, so we can easily get numerous Demon Crystals to start. After graduation, weʼre going to get imposed by twenty percent rules where you have to hand over twenty percent of Crystals you got except for some special cases.”

”Thatʼs what Iʼm planning.” Noel nodded with a serious expression. ”Iʼm planning to hunt Demons right now and use all the Contribution Points right before graduation.”

”Huh? What do you mean?”

”The requirement to graduate is to finish five Individual Mission and five Group Mission, right?”

”Yes. Ah, wait! Do you mean…”

”Yes. Thatʼs the minimum requirement. Thereʼs no one telling us we canʼt get more missions.” Noel smirked.

”But we donʼt have too much time left.”

”The Body Strengthening Liquid… Weʼll take on missions along the way. If possible, Iʼll also hunt some more demons.” Noel nodded with a smirk. ”This way, we can amass more Contribution Points and exchange it with the Demon Crystals. Itʼs true that Spirit Techniques are quite tempting, but what Iʼm lacking right now is the Spiritual Energy in my body.”

”I see. It seems to be a concrete plan.” She agreed with Noelʼs decision. Even she was tempted by it. Even though her father was still in power unlike Noelʼs, she never relied on her family that much except for the little money she brought when she first came here.

”Letʼs go.”

”So, weʼre only doing subjugation missions?”

”Any mission that doesnʼt take too much time. Three days will be the limit for each mission.”

With the agreement, the two immediately rushed to Shale and said, ”Sir Shale. Iʼm going to take on my last missions.”

”Me too.”

”Last missions?” Shale was confused because both of them only needed one mission to graduate. He thought that Noel was telling him to represent Anna, but it didnʼt seem to be the case.

”I need to check it with you, but you know that you only need one more mission to graduate, right?” Shale asked for confirmation with a wry smile.

”Yes. But there is no rule that we canʼt take on more missions before we graduate, right?” Noel asked.

”No. Thereʼs nothing like that.”

”Thatʼs why we want to take on our last missions.”

It didnʼt take too long for Shale to realize their aims. ”Youʼre aiming for more Contribution Points?”

Noel and Anna admitted it without hesitation. ”Yes.”

”Are you serious?” Shale pinched the bridge of his nose while taking out the mission catalog. ”Well, just take a look at the catalog.”

Noel took a look at the book while Anna asked, ”By the way, how many Contribution Points to exchange for Demon Crystals?”

”Mhm?” Shale finally knew their purpose in getting more missions. He watched both of their faces first. They werenʼt people who would recklessly destroy themselves just for the sake of Contribution Points, so he let them away with this. ”Depends on what you want.”

”Low Quality Crystals?”

”One point for one crystal. That kind of demon is like an ant compared to the knight of our army, so we just have too many of them.”

”How about Mid Quality Crystals?”

”Fifty Points for one Crystals

”Thatʼs so expensive.”

”Advance Qual—”

As if he had done picking his missions, Noel interjected Annaʼs question, ”By the way, can we also turn in the Demon Crystals we have?”

”Yes. People like that are usually exchanging it with equipment.”

Noel nodded and said, ”In that case, I donʼt need Advanced Quality Crystals.”

”Huh? Are you serious, Noel? Advanced Quality Crystal is very good for your development, you know.” Anna stopped him from going to this path. After all, it would only slow down his progress. If he wanted to get stronger, he should get Advanced Quality Crystals instead of the lower quality ones.

However, Noel had an answer to that. ”Iʼm focusing on filling the Low Quality and Mid Quality Crystals first. As soon as I have hit my limit, I can sell the Crystals for money.

”No matter what you say, I donʼt have anyone backing me up with financial power. So, these Crystals will be my main source of income for the time being.”

”Ah…” Anna looked away, understanding and respecting his choice.

”How about you?” Shale asked Anna since she was different.

Anna said, ”Iʼll also focus on the first two as well. I donʼt want to rely on my family that much.”

”Alright. Anyway, have you picked your missions?”

Noel nodded and pointed at least six subjugation missions. ”These three are mine and the others are Annaʼs. This is Individual Mission, but since we have finished our requirement right at the first mission, we donʼt have to abide by the rule anymore, right?”

”Tsk. Smartass.” Shale clicked his tongue. ”Yes. Though, I have to make sure that you finish your first mission by yourself.”

”Of course. Do we look like we donʼt have any integrity?”

”Well, just in case.” Shale shrugged.

”Are you salty that I didnʼt accept your invitation?” Noel chuckled, presenting it in a lighthearted way to not offend Shale.

Though, Shale replied with a serious expression. ”Yes. Iʼm salty. Do you want me to express all my hatred to you for rejecting me?”

”…” Noel clapped his hands and hurriedly changed the topic. ”Anyway, these are the missions. I hope that Sir Shale can record it for us.”

Shale stared at Noelʼs face for a moment, making it awkward. But since Noel was looking away, Shale ended up recording it and handing the mission to them. ”These are your missions. Remember the time limit as well as the missions.”

”Of course.” Noel smiled.

Shale looked at the sky before saying, ”Before leaving, I suggest you to leave tomorrow.”

”What do you mean?” Noel was confused before seeing Shale pointing at the sky.

”Itʼs going to be a heavy rain tonight. As you know, we have four seasons, spring, summer, rainy, and winter. And right now, weʼre at the peak of the rainy season, so you have to be careful.”

”How do you even know itʼs going to rain?”

”Just take a look at the cloud, the shape, the size, and so on. Then, you take a look at the wind and see if it will carry the cloud away or not. After that, when you breathe, do you feel that its temperature drops or not? Then, does it feel humid? These are the basics to predict rain. Once you get used to it, you should be able to predict it correctly most of the time. Itʼs a useful skill.”

”I understand. Iʼll learn it.” Noel nodded and bowed to Shale before leaving, noting everything in his mind.