Chapter 43
"You beat it!? The King of Ghosts!?!?" - Gust
Yup." - Garami
The V-sign was enough for the bird to jump around like a superball of happiness. Or fly-hopping? He’s a bird... and he crashed in the roof. Saw that coming.
After I escaped from the castle, I saw that I made the correct choice of using the window route. The Dread Spirits had flocked to the castle, probably due to the King’s orders, and the result was that the fire had obtained more fuel in the form of Dread Spirit aether. I think that’s the reason. I mean, I only used a few barrels of the booze I found. It’s not enough to generate flames with enough heat to melt rocks. Damn, that was a scary sight.
The moles must have noticed the fire before I came, as they had stuffed the self-made backdoor with earth and dirt due to their [Digging] skill. Speaking of moles, it seems they also obtained 7 Skill Points from the Quest. But I was the one who cleared it?!
Oh, so just participating is enough for the rewards sometimes? But items are usually no good unless it mentions "for each participant"? That sounds fair enough.
Thing is, Gust got a whooping 14 Points. How!? Oh, you got a message telling you something about "Champion of Alvatria" doubled it? Sorry, but that’s due to me. You’re still just your everyday bird.
But Leadership Skills that make you the boss of a group allow you to share the Champion effect? That’s an important piece of information to know. Maybe I can use this as bait to get some companions... or a one-way ticket to the mafia. *Shiver*
Anyway, through this Quest, I’ve obtained tons of Skill Points, all the various skills from the Challenges plus [Sunlight Resistance] (already used it on my way back to the caves), the Steel Swords plus the Blackiron Rapier, which is unfortunately on its last legs due to the rough fight against the King, and finally, the Deathcaliber set of sword and scabbard from the mentioned King.
Oh, and the books and those maid clothes. And all the other junk I stole.
Then there is that King of Ghost... rather, the Wild Hunt Lord-related Legacy Quest. Let’s have a look at that before I decide what to do with the rest.