Chapter 3

Leo looked boredly to the side as the carriage underneath him shook lightly as the horse slowly trotted forward. Beside him was Sir Jim who held the reins controlling the carriage. So besides the sounds of the bawling coward, no one said anything.

"So why were you guys in such a forest with such weak strength?" After a while of traveling in silence, Leo asked.

"Haha, I guess we may seem weak to you, but the truth is we are actually pretty strong." Sir Jim replied sounding slightly embarrassed. "The truth is.every soldier here can five orcs with ease, making them elites of elites. Even so, we didn't expect to run into Goblin Knight. They are very rare after all."

Surfacing through his memories of this world, Leo quickly dug up Orcs from his mind. An Orc is a pig-like race that stands on two legs and has insatiable lust. They love kidnaping women from various races and raping them. So they tend to be a bunch that multiply fairly quickly and thanks to their tough hide and strength. They are generally classified as B-rank monsters that can quickly reach A or S when grouped together with others of their kind.

'Ah, so I must have been running into Orc Generals and Emperors deeper inside the forest. I was wondering why most monsters didn't fit the general description God gave me. It didn't really occur to me to think they were evolved versions of the monsters.'

"I guess it's a good thing you didn't go any deeper in the forest then. These goblins aren't even useful as fodder, just a bunch of trash that probably has been booted out." Leo replied. "Still, why were you guys in such a place?"

"In truth we were here to watch over this young Viscount take on the Marriage Trial. In our country of Densnow, it is customary for those that want to marry into the Royal Family to take on such a trial." Sir Jim replied.

"Unlike other countries, our country is unique when it comes to the royal family marriage. Even a commoner could marry into it if they pass the trial as our latest king had done in his youth."

"Oh, is the trial to take down a monster or something." Leo asked.

"I suppose so, but it is to enter the Forest Forsaken by God and find a treasure or slay an S-rank monster single handedly." Sir Jim explained before a troubled look overcame him. "We were doing fine, but our young Viscount here grew impatient and activated a monster bait."

Monster Bait is usually used by adventurers who either need to draw out a bunch of monsters in a dungeon or to use as a distraction in an escape. Thanks to its nature of drawing all the monsters in the vicinity it is actually quite dangerous to use as one couldn't control what will come. So most of the time it is usually a last resort or used in early levels of a dungeon.

'I guess it really was a god forsaken forest.' Leo thought.

"Really? I don't see how that would help him unless he felt confident in slaying all the monsters nearby."

"I agree with you, but when he pulled this stunt he planned to use the knights to whittle down the herd to say as there were around a thousand knights. While it is a cheap thing to do as he could slay one S-rank monster then claim he single handedly killed it. Since none of the knights would be technically working with him."

"But when the massacre began, it scared him into what he is now."

"Yes, now barely any of us are left and besides tags, most of my men who lost their lives didn't have anything we could bring back. I don't know how I will be able to face their families when I get back."

"This is the life of a soldier, not all are fortunate enough to have long lives. Their family will understand this." Leo replied as he did have a few friends who went into the military in his last life. He could also remember, not all of them were lucky enough to come back.

"I'm still too weak. If I was stronger then maybe I could have saved more of my men." Sir Jim sighed as seemed more aged.

[Congratulations Host for fulfilling the condition. The Sign-In System is now open for use.]

[Does the host wish to sign-in?]

A smile etched their way on the corner of his mouth as he saw the notification. However, he soon dismissed it as it wasn't time for him to summon the first woman yet. It would be weird to explain it and will cause unnecessary trouble.

"Is that so? Then why don't you evolve your knight job then? I guess you met the requirement for it long ago if you made it to such a position." Leo said.

"Job Evolution? Isn't that just in rare cases?"

"No, no. Every job except in rare cases is blessed by gods are the basic forms. This is done to motivate one to work hard to evolve it. So once one meets the requirement and prays to their god, their job will undergo the job evolution."

"How do you know?" Sir Jim looked sternly at Leo, but knew he would be killed instantly if it really came to a fight.

"Hmm, it makes sense since monsters could evolve, why couldn't one job undergo an evolution?"

"Ha, well now you say it, it's worth a try." Sir Jim mumbled to himself.

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"Should I sign up to become an adventurer?"

Standing before the entrance to the adventure guild. Leo looked up at the towering sign. Contained on the wooden board, two large swords that most would deem difficult to lift.

Since being dropped off in the city. He had wandered around and discovered it was considered a fort town that mainly served as a lookout. Should a monster be seen leaving the Forsaken Forest, they would send word and many would come to subdue it.

"Well, whatever, I just hope they can buy some of the monster bodies I have. The coins I gained from Jim won't last long."