The Immortal Player

Chapter 175: The Act of Two Young Adventurers!

However, Aldo purposely tripped one of the soldiers into the ground. This, in turn, made the other village soldiers trip and crash into the ground. Unfortunately, the village chief of Axutar village had arrived before they could stand and continue their escape. 

The village soldiers could not help but stare daggers towards Aldo--who was whistling at that moment as if nothing happened. However, before they could do anything towards him, the village chief arrived with a huge smile on his face. 

He went towards Pedro and bowed ninety degrees towards him, saying, "Welcome to the humble village of Axutar, young sire? I am Meerak Axutar, the village chief of this village! Can I ask what could I do for you, young sir? or perhaps to the great Bearth Human Organization?"

Pedro smiled and said, "Please lift your head, respect village chief Meerak. I came here to help defend the human strongholds in the east from the monsters--whose numbers seemed to have increased exponentially for some reason."

Pedro glanced around--from the adventurers and village soldier fighting monsters behind them to Village Chief Meerak and the two men who had just arrived behind him. Then, Pedro smiled and said, "Since your village is doing well against the monsters, I was just about to check the village from inside and, at the same time, have a little chat with you. Unfortunately..."

Pedro glanced towards the three village soldiers who could not help but stay on the ground. Village Chief Meerak followed his gaze and glared towards the three soldiers as if he was saying, 'I'll punish you later! You better ready yourselves because I won't go easy on the three of you!'. 

Then, Village Chief Meerak forced out a smile towards Pedro and said, "Forgive me, Sire! Rest assured that I would personally ensure to punish these ignorant soldiers accordingly. That said, I hope that Respected Sire would consider going inside the village and, if I heard it correctly, you would like to have a talk with me. It would be an honor to accompany you and have you as guests to our humble village."

Pedro smirked deep inside. The smile that was painted on his face was barely able to contain the happiness that he felt deep inside. That said, he did not wander off and simply said, "That's great! Should we go check the teleportation portal first?"

"T-Teleportation portal?" Village Chief Meerak asked whilst forcing out a smile towards Pedro.

Pedro frowned in response and said, "Yes! Is there a problem?" 

"O-O-Of course not! There is no problem, young sir!" Village Chief Meerak said, stuttering in fear and respect towards Pedro. Then, he thought deep inside, 'This kind of overcoat! He's definitely from Bearth Human Organization!.

Whilst waiting for Pedro to respond, village chief Meerak's eyes can't help but scan through the people behind Pedro. Seeing that Yuson wore the same kind of overcoat, Village Chief Meerak could not help but think, 'The cloth... the embroidery... they are all of the high quality! Only members of BHO would wear such a kind of overcoat. I cannot offend these people at any cost! They might destroy the village and kill everyone in just a flick of their hands. Good thing that I arrived before these three bastards could have offended this young sire.'

Village Chief Meerak also stole a glance towards the two young adventurers behind him and thought, 'I should reward these two adventurers at any cost! If not for them... I would have not known that someone from BHO had arrived in our village. Something that even my father was only able to experience once in his lifetime...'

At this moment, Pedro gazed towards the two young adventurers standing behind Village Chief Meerak, and asked, "But before that... Could I know who are these two young men?"

"O-Oh... These are the two young adventurers who informed me about your arrival, young sire." Village Chief Meerak explained. 

In turn, Pedro offered his hand for a shake and smiled towards the two young adventurers, saying, "It's nice to meet you, young adventurers. I am surprised to learn that the two of you had some knowledge about the organization. This village is located deep in the middle of this continent. Perhaps... The two of you are aspiring to become part of the legendary organization?"

One of the two adventurers--whose eyes were covered by his hair, took his hand and shook it, saying, "It's an honor to meet you, young sir! My name is Roval! And... I am but a humble adventurer. It's quite embarrassing to say for someone of my level but... Yes! I do aspire to become a part of the legendary organization and help protect humans against these monsters one day!" 

"Is that so?" Pedro smiled, moving to the other young adventurer and shaking his hands.

"My name is Lony, young sir! It's an honor to meet you!" the other young adventurer said in response. 

Pedro simply smirked in response and said, "We're quite short-handed at the moment... How about the two of you join us in our course. If you display great potential along the way, I won't hesitate to recruit you permanently into our force."

"This..." The two young adventurers were at loss for words. Even Village Chief Meerak's eyes can't help but gasp as his eyes seemed like it was about to pop out in astonishment from deep inside. 

"Perhaps, there's a problem in my arrangement?" Pedro asked, pressuring the two young adventurers, even Village Chief Meerak, to respond.

"N-No, young sir!" Roval said, "I-I would gladly accept your offer! Rest assured that I would give my best to convince you that I am worthy of being your subordinate."

"I would also do my best to become stronger and protect humans like the kind people of the village of Axutar!" Lony said.

Pedro clapped his hands and said, "Then, it's settled! Welcome to Karakoa Fleet!" 

At this moment, Village Chief Meerak was filled with disbelief. He was 'casually' forcing out a smile, but deep inside, he was like a man who lost his soul in astonishment. That said, Pedro did not pay that much attention to him.

Pedro glanced towards Loren and said, "Join the other adventurers behind me. We'll depart as soon as my matters with Axutar Village is done."

"Yes, sir!" Lony and Roval celebrated, but deep inside, they felt relieved as their 'acting' has finally come to an end. 

Truth be told, Pedro informed and ordered Lony and Roval to summon the Village Chief of the village of Axutar to the western gate. He messaged the contents of his 'plot' to Aldo, who sent it to Pedro's Aunt, then to Lony and Roval who were waiting inside the village. 

Whatever the reason behind Pedro's plot, Lony and Roval did not dare question and simply followed as soon as they receive the order. They could not help but act as if they did not know Pedro and Sabrina, whom they already met just a few days ago. 

On the other hand, Pedro arranged it that way so that Lony and Roval could rejoin them without arousing that much suspicion from Village Chief Meerak, Aks, Antonio, Yuson, and the other NPCs present. 

At the same time, he might be able to pressure Village Chief Meerak in providing the strongest humans in the village of Axutar--giving Pedro the chance to recruit them without him personally asking the village chief for reinforcements. 

Whether Village Chief Meerak would fall for it or not, Pedro did not give that much care. Currently, the safety and survival of the villages are in jeopardy because of the seemingly unlimited monsters spawned by the continental quest. Losing their talented people would greatly affect the strength of their army that might greatly weaken their ability to defend against monsters. 

Thus, It was a great pressure on the village chief if he would prioritize the assurance of the safety of their village, or... he would take the risk and send the best of the best people to the BHO, and consequently obtain prestige and a stronger source of protection in the future. 

But of course, Pedro did not think that simple. He knew that players or adventurers would be morethan enough to defend the villages. With just proper rules and laws implemented by the villages, they would be able to survive the monster waves no matter what. 

In fact, the United Asian Force was only effective because most of the players from the Asian Region bonded and stayed together in the Kagat Village. Since Pedro had destroyed their force and had taken control of the western region, it would be difficult to establish another United Force of Adventurers.

First of all, Unlike the isolated village of Kagat, the Eastern Region had a lot of Kingdoms and Villages in it. Most of them are acquainted and are closely connected.

If the players did another unification and camped in a village, the affiliates or allies of the NPCs might find something amiss with their situation, and eventually, they might send forces to aid or recover their allies and their stronghold. 

Add up the fact that the NPCs were still of a higher level and were well equipped than the adventurers or players. There was no chance that they would be able to get stronger by bonding together once again.

Besides... Large organizations know that the farming areas would be a problem when that happens. It would be limited that would consequently make their character developments slower.

Thus, it was only natural and more advantageous for them to play the game 'normally' by familiarizing themselves with the game, do quests, hunt monsters, and level up. This way, they would be able to ensure the steady development of their men, and overall, their force. 

With the zero possibility of players bonding together once again, and with the assurance that they would definitely help defend the villages--filling in the loss of personnel of the villages because of Pedro's recruitment, Pedro proceeded with his plan, by dropping a 'bomb' to pressure the Village Chief of Axutar Village.

"Is there a problem, village chief?" Pedro asked, glancing towards Village Chief Meerak. Then, he smiled and said, "Perhaps... You know someone whose good enough to help us in our job?"