"Violence can't solve all problems, but violence can solve those who create problems."
It was impossible to verify who first said this, but the fact that this saying had spread so far and wide proved that some people believed it to be the truth.
Rorschach wasn't someone who liked violence, but now that violence had come knocking on his door, trying to reason with them … wouldn't work no matter how he looked at it. This wasn't a peaceful society ruled by law.
If he didn't have enough "violence" to protect himself, he could only hide behind others and become a burden.
If he couldn't even protect himself, finding clues about Lori would be pointless. He might as well pack up and go home.
"I need to have enough strength to protect myself in a short period of time."
Actually, Rorschach had already had this idea long ago.
After all, ever since he came here, he had already mentally prepared himself for a dangerous future. As for the MP5 submachine gun that he had secretly smuggled in … Regardless of whether the customs treated it as a toy or not, Rorschach decided to sell it to a toy store after he confirmed that the gun's destructive power against the strong.
"… A dwarven gun from 500 years ago is even more powerful than a World War II gun. This world really isn't scientific at all."
Although Rorschach suffered a setback right from the start, he didn't have the time to rest.
His time over the past few days hadn't been wasted. Although he was still a newbie, collecting information was the foundation of his judgment.
Was he a professional at collecting information? Actually, just attending classes, chatting, and asking his teachers and seniors would be enough to obtain a lot of useful information.
Just by integrating into this society and becoming a member of this society and team, information would naturally flow past him.
Although Rorschach made quite a few jokes, his mischievous "bad student" left a deep impression in everyone's mind. Rorschach made a fool of himself several times and had to treat everyone to a meal. This actually sped up Rorschach's assimilation into society and school.
After almost a month, Rorschach had a certain understanding of this world's common sense.
"Warriors, mages, thieves, priests, knights, and holy knights. This really is a traditional fantasy world, although what happens afterwards isn't fantasy at all."
Every civilization had its own path of development. That was the history of the past, but it was also the foundation of the future.
Every job class had its own path, and following the path of a job class was the most orthodox and stable path of growth … That was because the previous job class had already pointed out the difficulties, strengths, and weaknesses of the job class. It would be much easier than trying to find a job class by yourself.
Every profession included a number of skills and skills that must be mastered.
Just like the drivers on Earth, they definitely knew how to drive, and the Russian drivers had to take a DUI test … This time, I'm not trying to make fun of them, they really do have a DUI license.
Ahem, back to the topic at hand. If Aishi had a Thief who didn't know how to pick locks, pick pockets, or use Shadow Stealth, they would also be ridiculed.
The system of professions, step by step, was slow and winding but always moving forward. In the long history of Aishi, it was quite mature.
Even after entering the Universe Era, the growth of an individual was still rooted in the soil of the past.
However, the more he understood, the more disappointed Rorschach became. This was because he realized that the gap between them was right in front of him.
This was a relatively complete pyramid of growth. The powerful individuals in this world didn't "use magic" at all. They all explored step by step, step by step.
Magic, martial arts, and science all needed to be polished and researched. Time and talent were both nutrients for improvement.
No matter how talented you were, you would only have a slightly better starting line than others, and you would only be slightly faster than others.
You would still have to accumulate what you needed, pay what you needed, and take what you needed.
And right now, what Rorschach lacked the most was time. His opponents wouldn't possibly stop and wait for him to grow.
Alright then, the harsh reality was right in front of Rorschach. The normal path wouldn't make it in time, so he could only use an extreme method.
"… At the very least, there are three paths — no, I should say that there's only one path."
Since the normal path of growth was rejected, the remaining paths could all be considered one path.
"I can only rely on external help."
However, using external help would also require a particular method. The most obvious method would be to rely on equipment.
"Luckily, it's now the era of magical armors."
During the Holy War of Dawn, the development of magical engineering not only gave ordinary people the possibility to use and learn magic.
But in a way, this actually widened the difference in combat strength between ordinary people and professionals. That was because magical engineering gave job class professionals stronger equipment and support tools.
In the past, it would have been better to directly talk about a person's job class rather than what abilities they had.
"He's a qualified healer druid. His secondary job class is an alchemist."
Oh, then he basically knows three or more healing abilities. He should also know how to concoct herbs and alchemy potions. He would be an excellent support for a team.
And now, I would often have to add an evaluation of his equipment.
"He's a Black Iron Shield Warrior. He's quite skilled, but his magical armor is a product from the last century. His defensive module is the newest Blackrock Model III, but don't expect the old model to last for long."
Oh, his individual power level was passable. His equipment's force field shield should be quite good, and his short-term defensive capabilities were something to look forward to.
However, the magical armor model was too old and didn't have enough power. It was impossible for it to last in a long battle, and it might even drop the ball at a critical moment.
Overall combat strength = individual power + equipment (magical armor). Actually, it wasn't much different from the traditional fantasy world of the past.
Magical armors were just special divine weapons that could be mass-produced and custom-made in the new era. The user's personal power was still the core.
However, it was obvious that the growth of an individual's power required time and sweat. Under the premise that there wasn't much difference in the baseline, the quality of the magical armor became even more important.
At this moment, Rorschach vaguely understood the reason why Lori asked him to come to this school.
This Starknight Academy that taught skills related to magical armors was probably the most suitable school for him, an earthling with no knowledge, to learn self-defense skills.
"Magical armor is the external power that I need the most. It can allow me to learn self-defense skills in the shortest time possible. "
He silently placed his studies at a more important place in his heart, but nothing actually changed.
Using the stack of grammar books, vocabulary notebooks, and dictionaries filled with bookmarks as evidence, unlike Su Nanna's malicious guess, Rorschach had been working very hard these days after confirming that his current studies were very helpful to him.
However, it hadn't even been a month, and he hadn't even passed the language barrier, so how could he care about the professional knowledge that was becoming more and more of a headache?
Rorschach estimated that under normal circumstances, he would probably need half a year to pass the language barrier. As for the more difficult Dragon Language and Elven Language that he had to learn in the magical armor course … Rorschach chose to die.
"What a headache. Do I really have to accept Su Nanna's suggestion and go to the Holy Temple to worship a God, then cheat and obtain some language pack or general knowledge pack? I don't believe in those ridiculous things, and I don't want that self-proclaimed God to mess around in my head."
That's right, as a young man who had received modern education … Fine, it was because he had read a lot of comics, novels, movies, and various science books that taught him how to get rid of superstitions. Rorschach was used to atheism, so it was very difficult for him to maintain a good impression and trust in the so-called Aishi God.
Rorschach hesitantly shook his head. He knew that he didn't have any other choice. Since he was at his wit's end, he could only try.
"As for the second external power, it would be money …"
Money wasn't omnipotent, but money could buy high-level magical armors and components, as well as hire hired thugs and detectives.
If Rorschach's wealth was comparable to that of a country, he wouldn't need to do anything to settle everything.
However, Rorschach silently calculated his living expenses, crossed out this option, and then added.
"… In order to not starve to death, I need to prepare to work."
As for buying magical armors? Haha, today's weather was quite nice.
"That still won't be enough. Even if I have magical armors and related skills, I still need a job class …"
In the end, things returned to the starting point. Magical armors were only equipment that could increase one's personal strength, and personal strength required time to improve. Was he supposed to spend ten years learning the basics?
"… No, I remember that some job classes can rely on external power to improve themselves."
The information he had on hand was quite complete. This was common knowledge among Aishi Gods. However, Rorschach became even more frustrated after confirming that the conclusion in his memories was correct.
"Borrowing the power of Gods and Demons?"
As long as one obtained the favor of a God or magical pet, these extraordinary existences would be willing to pay any price. Holy Knights, priests, demon warlocks, summoners, and other such job classes would all have astonishing growth rates.
However, this obviously came with a price. Making a deal with a demon would require one to give up one's soul. Making a deal with a God … would require eternal loyalty, as well as living in a Divine Kingdom even after death? This was no different from giving up one's soul.
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