Chapter 10: Master of the Witch
After the punishment ended, Dick left with Mina, leaving behind Alice, whose face was flushed and eyes filled with tears.
After returning to the guest room, Mina immediately looked excitedly at Dick.
"That was amazing, Dick! How did I not know you were so bold before, daring to treat the Lord's daughter like that..."
In Mina's opinion, what Dick had just done was too shocking; she wouldn't even dare to dream of doing such a thing.
"Oh right, and those ten thousand gold coins! I've barely seen gold coins a few times in my life. Ten thousand might fill the whole room..."
Mina thought dreamily. Let alone gold coins, she had never even seen a scene where ten thousand copper coins were piled together.
"Hehe, I wonder how many black loaves of bread that could buy? I probably couldn't finish them in a lifetime, hehehe..."
Mina chuckled foolishly while making the bed. She felt that the past few days' experiences were too dreamlike and she would likely have trouble sleeping tonight.
Dick ignored Mina and waited quietly. He remembered that Alice was very efficient.
A few minutes later, Dick looked at Mina bouncing on the large bed and frowned, saying, "Go back to your own room."
"Why? This bed is so big, ten people could easily sleep on it..."
"Get out, I need some private space." Dick couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense. He found the teenage Mina a bit noisy.
"No way, Dick, we've slept together for years..."
"If you don't leave now, I guarantee I'll do something bad to you tonight."
Mina was easily shy; usually, just saying such lewd words would make her blush immediately.
Sure enough, as soon as Dick finished speaking, steam seemed to rise from Mina's head. She then covered her face and fled barefoot, even forgetting to put on her shoes.
Just then, a knock sounded at the door.
Mina, who had just reached the door, paused for a moment and subconsciously opened it.
"Esteemed guests, good evening!"
The person who arrived was an old man with graying temples. He wore a tailcoat and respectfully bowed to Dick and Mina. This was the Bison Family's head butler.
「Name」: Stephen Bison.
「Race」: Human, Male.
「Age」: 59 years old.
「Profession」: Swordsman, Level 47.
「Talent」: Eye of Insight (Intermediate), Enchanted Sword Spell (Intermediate).
「Recent Encounter」: Has some complaints about Alice's behavior and intends to report to Duke Byson.
Oh? It's the Eye of Insight! This is a talent that can resist mental magic, very practical!
"This is the remuneration the young lady prepared for you, totaling ten thousand gold coins, along with an invoice stamped with the Bison Family's official seal."
Saying this, Stephen motioned for the two maids behind him to bring two chests of gold coins and opened them to show Dick.
Instantly, the room was filled with a dazzling golden light. The two treasure chests were full of gold coins, enough to make any poor person's eyes glaze over.
Mina covered her mouth, her eyes rolling, as if she might faint at any moment.
And Dick also had a look of ecstasy, holding the gold coins and cheering continuously, looking exactly like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
While acting, Dick focused his gaze on the Side Task in the upper right corner of his vision.
「First Bucket of Gold」: (Current progress: 157/10000).
The number is increasing.
One thousand, two thousand, four thousand... ten thousand!
「First Bucket of Gold」: (Current progress: 10157/10000).
Indeed, this kind of gold coin task is the simplest; you can completely manipulate it yourself and easily complete it.
【Ding~ Detected that the host has completed the Side Task 「First Bucket of Gold」, rewarding one random Silver Blessing.】
As soon as the System finished speaking, the surrounding space-time instantly froze, and three silver text boxes appeared before Dick's eyes.
【Instant Supply】: Immediately obtain a magic item that matches the host's current professional level. (Can be refreshed)
【Master of the Witch (Profession Exclusive Blessing)】: Obtain a Demon King level increase, the increase value is double the number of Witches already controlled. (Can be refreshed)
【Plainness is Blessing】: Lose ambition, but gain immense good fortune. (Can be refreshed)
Dick widened his eyes, staring intently at the Master of the Witch text box. It was the first time he had seen a profession-exclusive Blessing.
Demon King level increase?
Double the number of Witches already controlled?
Dick thought about it. He currently controlled Mina and Alice, and in the future, they would be the Dark Witch and the Doomsday Witch, respectively.
This way, he controlled two Witches and could directly increase his Demon King level by 4.
If he controlled three Witches in the future, he could increase by six levels; four would be eight levels, five would be ten levels, and so on...
Dick even thought about the late game. If he was Level 99, plus this 【Master of the Witch】 Blessing, could he break through to Level 100 or higher?
This is an absolute qualitative change!
Any profession, as long as it can exceed Level 100, is absolutely the most heaven-defying existence. He remembered Alice at Level 101 back then; she could beat nine Heroes.
He just didn't know if 【Master of the Witch】 could take effect at this stage, since Alice and Mina weren't Witches yet.
But just based on the possibility of breaking the level cap, Dick already wanted to choose 【Master of the Witch】.
Generally speaking, the maximum level for all magic professions in this world is Level 100; it's impossible to go higher without special opportunities.
Following the old rule, Dick still chose to use the refresh count to get rid of the most useless 【Instant Supply】.
This is clearly a late-game Blessing. He is only Level 3 now and would only get a low-tier, low-level broken weapon. He'd have to be out of his mind to choose it.
Soon, a new silver text box appeared.
【Horned Prominence】: Two horns immediately grow on the head, and subsequently, all body attributes, including talents, increase by 1%.
This seemed useless, but Dick fell into hesitation.
Having been reborn a hundred times and possessing vast experience in magic professions, Dick knew what "increase all by 1%" meant.
The most classic example is the Forgemaster. In the late game, a Level 90 Forgemaster's chance of successfully forging a divine artifact is only about 2%!
If the forging success rate could be increased by 1%, this would definitely be a terrifying thing!
But after thinking it over, Dick still chose 【Master of the Witch】.
The reason is simple: Dick had never broken through past Level 100.
This is his last life, and Dick wants to see the scenery at a higher peak!
After the Blessing selection ended, the frozen space disappeared, and Dick immediately looked at his identity information at the bottom of his vision.
「Name」: Dick Grudia.
「Race」: Human, Male.
「Age」: 19 years old.
「Profession」: Demon King, Level 7.
「Talent」: 99+ (Expand to view details).
「Recent Encounter」: Returned after the hundredth rebirth, had great luck, and encountered this System.
Level seven!!!
Dick couldn't help but be ecstatic. Even though Alice and Mina hadn't become Witches yet, he could still receive the benefit from 【Master of the Witch】.
It seems both of them are destined to be Witches. By the same logic, other Witches can also take effect, so he must control them as soon as possible!