In Karplus, there is a very special industry called "Adventurers."
Why is it called an industry instead of a profession?
Ah, that's because adventurers include people engaged in various professions.
Clerics, swordsmen, and mages all can be found among them...
Adventurers encompass a wider range than professions, so people usually call it an industry.
The history of the development of the adventurer industry can be said to be the history of the development of modern human civilization.
From gathering at the beginning, to hunting later, and then to escorting and so on...
The scope of tasks undertaken by adventurers today can be said to be all-encompassing.
It is a very lucrative industry, but at the same time, it comes with high risks.
However, despite this, the objective income and extremely low threshold attract countless people to follow one after another.
Because many people join the ranks of adventurers, a hierarchical system gradually forms.
Well, these settings seem a bit cliché, don't they?
There are even more cliché ones!
For example, the power levels classified as ABCD...
Leaving these aside, let's shift our focus to the protagonist after we leave the small town.
Eh...who is the protagonist?
Although Brey is just a dead-eyed villager, for now, let's consider him the protagonist...
But the problem is that he is now in prison.
Brey looks at the iron bars with a blank expression.
"I never thought I would have a new cellmate."
"Hahaha, let's have a heart-to-heart chat." A middle-aged man beside him patted Brey's back vigorously and laughed.
"Yes, cellmate." Brey glanced at the man and then looked back at the iron bars and started daydreaming.
Brey didn't commit any crime.
However, he still got arrested, and very wrongly so.
As a newcomer adventurer, Brey's level was naturally F-level.
This is the lowest level of adventurers.
Well, Brey's own strength was not strong either, barely enough for hillside hunting, so F-level is a very objective evaluation.
Because of his low level, he could only accept simple low-level tasks—
For example, catching small animals or finding some things.
What! Subdue a slime!!? How could such a powerful creature be everywhere!
How could F-level adventurers handle creatures with strong regeneration abilities, a certain degree of physical immunity, and corrosive properties?
So, Brey took a job of catching wild rabbits.
Brey, in his depressed state, chased the rabbits relentlessly.
Then Brey had the bad luck to encounter a field battle between the Empire and the Federation.
He was caught by the Empire, mistaken as a remnant of the Federation, and grabbed immediately.
They didn't even give Brey a chance to protest... They threw him directly into the fortress prison in the wilderness.
"How did you get caught?" the middle-aged man asked.
"I was mistaken for a remnant of the Federation," Brey replied listlessly.
"Hahaha, same as me!" the middle-aged man laughed heartily, with no self-awareness that he was also captured.
"Ah! They also confiscated all my stuff! I had so many pieces of equipment... all worth money." The man said while beating his palm.
"Are you an adventurer?" Brey took a few glances at this man and quietly sized him up.
Other than soldiers, only adventurers and people with similar occupations would have a full set of equipment.
"No, no, I'm in another line of work." The man shook his head and answered Brey's question with a smile.
"By the way, I always feel like you have something different from others..."
Upon hearing the man's words, Brey scratched his head.
"There is something very special about you..." The man squinted his eyes and put on a serious expression.
However, when he licked his lips, it made Brey's eyelids twitch.
Then...
Brey threw an appraisal spell at the middle-aged man.
"Unable to obtain target information."
Well, it was an expected result. After all, only a few high-level mages could appraise others.
"You're mentally ill, end of appraisal." Brey said calmly to the man, then leaned against the wall and started daydreaming again.
"Appraisal" is one of the greatest spells in Karplus.
Because it is easy to learn, so easy that even a third of the farmers have mastered it.This is also the only spell Brey knows...
But the Appraisal spell is quite practical -
It is a spell created from the lifelong efforts of dozens of ancient mages, with the core principle being the sharing of knowledge.
By combining the knowledge of the user, a knowledge base is formed, which is then used to appraise items.
However, this knowledge sharing is subtle, not a complete sharing, but forming a knowledge base. When the user needs to identify something, knowledge is pulled from the base and fed back.
Of course, the amount of knowledge feedback that can be used depends on the level of the caster.
Some people have tried to follow the spell's roots to steal the knowledge of the entire knowledge base in an attempt to gain the strongest wisdom -
But then some were struck dumb by the ancient mage's restrictions, and others were blown away by the terrible knowledge.
Well, it's a safe spell, right?
At least it's safe in the sense that it's not dangerous to people.
Just like how Brey just cast an Appraisal spell on the uncle.
"Did you cast Appraisal on me just to taunt me?"
"No, I'm not taunting." Brey said calmly.
"It's the truth." Then the following words hit the uncle hard.
"..."
"We're going to be dragged to the execution ground in a few hours." Brey sighed.
"The last person I'll see is a crazy uncle. My life is so miserable."
With that, Brey also flicked an Appraisal spell on himself out of boredom.
Because there really was nothing to do.
This is a common way to use the Appraisal spell, self-appraisal.
According to the knowledge base, accurately measuring a person's qualities in various aspects, in numeric form...
Huh, where are the numbers?
Looking at the displayed description, Brey widened his dead fish eyes.
"What the hell is this?"
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Brey Gras
Human
Innate Abilities: None
Mastered Abilities: "Cooking lv2", "Basic Swordsmanship lv1", "Appraisal Spell lv1"
Attributes:
"Speed" So slow
"Strength" You can kill a rabbit
"Skill" Does cooking count
"Physique" So weak
"Spirit" Well, your willpower is okay
"Magic" Does Appraisal Spell count
Overall Rating: Probably stronger than a farmer
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"..." Brey fell silent.
What the hell is this taunt, and what is this "Overall evaluation"? I've never heard of it!
"What are you doing, kid? Don't be desperate just because you're going to the execution ground!"
"Shut up..." Brey's heart was full of ten thousand magical horses galloping.
