I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Fran did not disappoint Yuhaka, and she studied very hard to learn the knowledge that Yuhaka taught her. Fran felt that she had benefited a lot, and she did not know that there was such knowledge for the first time. Of course, at the same time, Yuhaka also learned about the structure of this world from Fran. Generally speaking, it is a world similar to the magic and dungeons like D&D, with all kinds of fantasy races, as well as gods, evil gods and demons.

Well... since there are heroes, there must also be demon lords. However, it seems there are more than one or two demon lords in this world. But Yuhaka thinks that's normal, since there are quite a few heroes in this world as well.

Of course, one of the most important things in this world is the professions. According to Zelus, the professions in this world are somewhat similar to the player system. With this, one can view their attributes and the skills they can learn. Of course, the profession system's function is not limited to this. It also grants users the ability to change professions. For example, if an ordinary person changes professions to become a warrior through the profession system, they can gain the corresponding level of warrior combat abilities. Of course, not just anyone can become a profession in the profession system. For example, someone without magical affinity and intelligence cannot change professions to become a mage, which requires intelligence and magical talent.

Moreover, although there are quite a few people who can become professionals, such job change systems are controlled by the Church of the Gods and the Adventurers' Guild, making it difficult for ordinary people to access them. The conditions for becoming a professional with the Adventurers' Guild are relatively easier, but the prerequisite is to register as an adventurer under the Adventurers' Guild. If you are lucky, you may be able to encounter devices for changing jobs to professionals in the wild. However, most of these devices have lost their function, or they are hidden in some unknown corner, still in good condition and continuing to operate. As for the origin of these devices, there are too many theories, and Fran is not very clear about them.

However... even becoming a professional doesn't guarantee an adventure where you can punch goblins and kick skeletons.

As mentioned before, those who lack the talent and courage to adventure will only become useless professionals, even if they become adventurers.

Even though there are many professionals, elite professionals are extremely rare, with only one in several hundred being such a person. Some of these elite professionals are in the Adventurers' Guild, where the higher-ups are said to be top-tier professionals. However, Yuhaka is not interested in this.

P.S.: By the way, what fantasy works are easy to write? Although there are many reincarnation-themed works recently, I don't feel very interested in them, except for some of the character designs.

PS2: If you have any works that you're interested in, feel free to mention them, and I'll see if they're suitable for inclusion.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1916 [A Little Test for Fran]

Three days after arriving in this world, Yuhaka looked at the unchanged magnetic field trajectory in the sky and gave an "OwO?" expression, clearly not expecting why the world seemed unchanged today.

Zelus explained the reason to Yuhaka regarding his doubts. After all, the world does not change every day, and sometimes it is not just the terrain that changes, but also the appearance of a person or a creature.

After hearing Zelus's explanation, Yuhaka had no more doubts. However, Fran, standing beside Yuhaka, looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "Master, why do you keep looking up at the sky?" Hearing Fran's question, Yuhaka explained, "Yuhaka is checking the magnetic field. It doesn't seem to be changing today, OwO~"

"???" After hearing Yuhaka's explanation, Fran's little head was filled with question marks. She obviously didn't understand what Yuhaka meant by magnetic field. Fran also looked up and only saw a blue sky and white clouds. Fran's little head was full of questions. However, Fran suddenly thought of something and looked at Esther beside her and asked, "By the way, Esther, are there any conditions for becoming a hero?"

Upon hearing Fran's question, Esther, who was munching on an omelet, looked at Fran with a puzzled expression, clearly not understanding why Fran was asking the question. However, it was clear that Esther had no idea about these things at all, and she shook her head. Seeing Esther shake her head, Fran also looked at Esther with a puzzled expression and asked, "Hmm? Isn't Esther the Sword of the Hero? Why don't you know?"

When Fran asked this question, Esther tilted her head and looked at Fran, saying, "I'm not the Sword of the Hero." Hearing Esther's answer, Fran looked completely bewildered, clearly not expecting that Esther wasn't the Sword of the Hero. This puzzled Fran, and Esther, seeing Fran's confused expression, explained what the Sword of the Hero actually was.

"That...that's the Hero's Sword." Following Estée's pointing finger, Fran noticed Yhwach's chopsticks as he ate. More precisely, she noticed the chopsticks Yhwach was using—the chopsticks were actually transformed from the Baradion sword. Seeing this, Fran realized Yhwach possessed a weapon that could transform into various pieces of equipment. So that was the Hero's Sword...

However, Fran put on a strange expression when she thought about this. After all, the legendary sword of the hero was being used as tableware, which left Fran at a loss for words.

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After Ehaka and the others finished their meal, they continued their journey toward the town. Along the way, Ehaka continued training Fran. This time, Ehaka and Fran encountered a goblin's lair. The goblin's lair was built on the ruins of an abandoned ancient building, and there were quite a few goblins, about several dozen, including a few larger goblins.

Goblins are a common beginner monster in this world. Although they are common beginner monsters, you will really suffer if you underestimate them. Although an adult goblin is not as strong as a farmer with a pitchfork, their large numbers and cunning nature make them a serious threat.

Their intelligence level is similar to that of humans, and they are quite clever. They can use traps and tame some dire wolves to become their mounts. To be honest, why would Yhaka, a creature that is more powerful than a regular goblin, associate with goblins? Well... although these dire wolves will eat their riders when they are hungry or unhappy.

Of course, when encountering goblins in the wild, they usually attack their prey by setting traps and ambushing them, rather than brazenly jumping out of the bushes and yelling as they charge at them. However, there are always some silly goblins out there.

Encountering goblins in the wild is manageable, but fighting inside a goblin's lair is the most troublesome. Goblins have a habit of setting traps, placing them in various parts of their lairs to lure careless adventurers in. Since most goblin lairs are located in narrow tunnels, adventurers traveling in small teams can only advance in a single line. If someone in front accidentally steps on a trap or falls into a pit, and goblins then appear in ambush behind, the entire team could be wiped out in an instant.

However, Yuhaka and her companions don't need to worry too much about the goblin nest they're currently encountering. After all, the goblin nest is built on an abandoned ancient ruin, and the surrounding bushes and trees can provide good cover. But the problem is that these places are also suitable for setting traps and hiding goblin sentries, which will increase the difficulty for adventurers to search.

But this was useless against Yuhaka. With his extremely strong senses, Yuhaka clearly saw all the sentries and traps around the goblin's lair. Then Yuhaka looked at Fran beside him and said, "Fran, can you find the goblin sentries and hidden traps?" Hearing Yuhaka's words, Fran squinted and looked around. After investigating for a few minutes, Fran found half of the goblin sentries and a small number of traps. Through this test, Yuhaka could roughly deduce how strong Fran's senses were. Of course, it was no match for him; his senses were far beyond what ordinary cats could match.

After Fran revealed the locations of the goblin sentries and hidden traps, Yhaka took out a piece of paper and drew a map of the goblin lair, marking the locations of the sentries and traps. Fran stared in disbelief at the map Yhaka had written down. She hadn't expected so many traps to be hidden there. If she had gone down there herself, she felt she would have been caught off guard.

After Yuhaka obtained the map of the goblin's lair, he assigned Fran a task: to eliminate the goblins' sentries without alerting them or triggering any traps. Upon hearing Yuhaka's task, Fran excitedly twitched her cat ears and looked at Yuhaka, saying, "Master! Are you leaving all these goblins to Fran?!"

Seeing Fran's excited expression, Yuhaka didn't think she was unhappy about him making her deal with so many goblins. On the contrary, he seemed quite pleased. After all, during the previous training, Yuhaka had taken away the prey Fran was going to use for practice, and Fran had been sulking. He had to stuff a piece of candy into Fran's mouth to calm her down. Therefore, Fran was very eager to try this kind of practical project, which was difficult for a beginner.

Yuhaka didn't discourage Fran, and told her that he would provide her with items and support for attacks. Generally, Yuhaka would let Fran prepare her own items, but so far Yuhaka hasn't taught Fran much, especially in making various items.

In addition to providing Fran with items that could eliminate her own scent, Yuhaka also gave her several Strength Pills, Endurance Pills, Antidotes, Recovery Pills, Smoke Bombs, Sleep Throwing Knives, Paralysis Throwing Knives, and other consumable items. At the same time, her attack support was limited, and it could only be against targets that Fran herself had chosen, and only if Fran had alerted the target.

Upon hearing Yuhaka's restrictions, Fran wasn't troubled. Instead, she began to select targets to attack. For Fran, the most troublesome were probably the goblins hiding in what looked like arrow towers, using bows and crossbows. Although the arrow towers built by those goblins were of average quality, Fran felt that she would have difficulty cutting them down with her own strength. Similarly, knocking down those arrow towers would require a lot of effort, and Fran felt that it was not worth the trouble to deal with them.

The problem is that if you don't deal with those arrow towers, you'll have to face a bunch of archer goblins, which will be very annoying.

Fran instructed Yuhaka to deal with those guys to avoid trouble, while Fran planned to handle the rest herself.

After everything was ready, Fran crouched down and hid in the shadows of the trees and bushes to avoid the goblins' sight. Before coming here, Fran had used a scent-eliminating item. In the current situation, the dire wolves resting and patrolling in the camp would not be able to find her by scent for the time being. However, dire wolves have very keen hearing, so Fran made herself careful to avoid making any discordant noises.

However, there's no need to worry for now. After all, the goblins over at the goblin lair are chattering away, so the slight noises I make from a distance won't attract the attention of those dire wolves, which is actually a good thing.

After arriving at the location of a goblin outpost, Fran took out a blowpipe, inserted a prepared sleep dart into it, and aimed the blowpipe at the goblins inside the outpost who were surveying their surroundings. The goblin that was hit felt its body jerk, and the next second, a heavy sleepiness made its eyelids close up, and the goblin inside the outpost immediately fell into a deep sleep.

According to Yuhaka, this sleep toxin causes the poisoned target to enter a deep state of maturation and reduces the target's perception. Therefore, making a lot of noise around a sleeping target will not wake them up. Of course, unless you slap them, the intense pain will awaken the target affected by this sleep toxin.

After taking care of one of them, Fran began searching for the other sentries. Avoiding hidden traps, she knocked the goblin sentries unconscious one by one. After Fran eliminated all the sentries, she showed a happy expression. It was clear that Fran felt a great sense of accomplishment for being able to eliminate the enemy's sentries without alerting them, much like a Far Cry player assassinating the enemy without alerting them at all.

Well... although a lot of credit goes to my master for providing information and items, my master said that I can't handle everything right now, and that he will gradually teach me this knowledge and combat skills.

Thinking about all this, Fran perked up. After perking up, Fran looked at the goblin's nest in front of her with a slightly troubled expression. The reason was that the nest was built in the center of the ancient ruins, and the ancient ruins had floors. These floors effectively blocked the growth of plants. There was a large open area in the center and around it, which meant that there was nowhere to provide Fran with a place to hide. In addition, it was daytime, and if she went out wearing the Nargacuga armor, which was all black, she would probably be discovered immediately.

Then, you have to judge how much time you have to ambush the enemy based on the reaction speed of the goblins and dire wolves.

Fran was deep in thought when a lightbulb popped into her head and she had a good idea. She could definitely make good use of this opportunity, since the time would be very short and it would be impossible to kill more goblins and dire wolves at her own speed. Fran had an opportunity for this.

After pulling a cylindrical object resembling a grenade from her pouch, Fran rushed out and shouted to the goblins, "Hey! Look over here!" Startled by Fran's shout, the goblins looked in the direction of the sound and saw Fran pull the metal ring off the object in her hand and throw it towards them. The goblins instinctively looked at the object as it was thrown, but the next second, a blinding light and a burst of high-frequency sound waves assaulted the goblins and dire wolves. Their vision went white, and all they could hear was a ringing in their ears.

From a distance, with her cat ears covering her head and her eyes closed, Fran could hear the commotion outside. She knew then that her operation had succeeded.

P.S.: Uh... I'm referring to isekai (another world) novels, not modern ones, since current content isn't suitable.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1917 [Fran Changed Jobs]

What Fran just threw was a flashbang. The intense light and sonic boom caught the surrounding goblins and dire wolves off guard, especially the dire wolves, whose hearing is extremely acute. Under such a sonic boom, the dire wolves were basically unable to move. The goblins also temporarily lost their sight and hearing. Of course, it wasn't just their sight and hearing that were lost. Due to the effect of the sonic boom, these goblins were now staggering. Although their vision was not affected by the flash, they were still walking unsteadily. This posed virtually no threat to Fran.

After Fran drew her Key of Domination and transformed it into a two-handed sword, she charged forward. Facing the enemies, Fran didn't hesitate to target the most threatening wolves, as she felt they were the only troublesome ones. So, she chose to deal with the wolves that were hindering her. Taking advantage of the opening created by the flashbang, Fran easily eliminated the enemy wolves. After all, a few wolves that were now immobilized were not difficult to handle, not to mention that the monomolecular blade generated by Fran's Key of Domination, mimicking the structure of a tearing claw, was enough to cut through most armor with physical defenses. Simple fur and muscle were basically no match for this sharp blade, and Fran could easily decapitate a wolves.

After slaying all the dire wolves, Fran turned her attention to the goblin's lair. The goblins were still recovering from the flashbang, and their swaying figures didn't seem capable of withstanding Fran's charge. As a result, the unfortunate goblins were subjected to a flurry of sword strikes, losing several of their companions in an instant.

In this situation, the goblins panicked and began to flee. Fran was dumbfounded when she saw this. Although Fran had considered the possibility of being surrounded and attacked, she had not expected the goblins' morale to suddenly collapse like a deflated balloon. The scattered goblins left Fran at a loss as to how to stop them from escaping. This forced Fran to choose the goblins that posed the greatest threat and were difficult to escape.

Within minutes, most of the goblins had fled in disarray. The rest, unable to escape, naturally became victims of Fran's sword. Looking at the empty goblin nest and the goblin corpses lying on the ground, Fran sighed with a somewhat disappointed expression.

At this moment, Yhaka arrived. Because the place smelled a bit, Yhaka had put on shoes and shut down his sense of smell before coming. Seeing Yhaka, Fran looked at him with a slightly unhappy expression and said, "Master, I'm sorry, most of the goblins have run away..."

Seeing Fran's sadness, Yuhaka reached out and patted her head, saying, "It's normal, goblins have unstable morale and are easily scared away OwO~" Fran nodded in understanding as Yuhaka patted her head. Then Yuhaka took Fran to find the spoils, since there was a reason why Yuhaka chose this place as Fran's training ground.

As the two arrived at what appeared to be the dwelling of a goblin chieftain in the ancient ruins, Yuhaka was able to tell that this was the chieftain's residence because of the mountain of goods and the individual animal hide bed. In this abandoned ancient ruin, the other goblins slept on beds made of dry grass and rags piled together, but this was the only place where a single person lived. Moreover, it was relatively clean and not messy.

Well... it would be a lie to say it's not messy. After all, these goblins don't know how to organize things at all. They just pile up whatever they get by some unknown means, whether it's useful or not, except for money and valuables.

As Yuhaka removed a brick from the wall, he discovered a treasure chest used by the goblin tribe to store gold and silver. After taking the chest out, Yuhaka broke the lock with his small hands and opened it. Inside, Yuhaka and Fran saw a large number of copper coins, some silver coins, a small amount of gold coins, as well as jewelry and gems. In terms of value, this would be a considerable fortune for an average adventurer. Fran was utterly shocked, as she had never seen so much money before. Although Fran's parents were adventurers who received daily rewards from guild commissions, she had never seen such a scene of piled-up coins.

Yuhaka didn't pay much attention to Fran's reaction. After using his ability to sense minerals to exclude the hard goods (excluding jewelry), Yuhaka calculated that there were approximately 2000 copper coins, 800 silver coins, and 70 gold coins. In conclusion, this was a fortune that would be unimaginable for ordinary people. However, the problem was that Yuhaka didn't understand the value of currency in this world. Was this considered a considerable fortune?

Of course, although Yuhaka said he didn't care about this question, he still asked Fran, who was standing to the side looking shocked. Fran was also slightly puzzled by Yuhaka's question, but then told Yuhaka about the currency system of this world. Although this world has coins such as gold, silver and copper, it is usually calculated in terms of the currency value unit, Mani.

A copper coin is worth about 1 Mani, a silver coin about 10 Mani, and a gold coin about 100 Mani. Of course, besides coins like gold, silver, and copper, there are also currencies like silver-gold coins and platinum coins, but these coins are usually very rare, since they can only be found in dungeons and the lost ancient kingdom. At least Fran has never seen such currencies.

Of course, there are other currencies with different values, such as the goddess currency called "Eris" issued by a certain goddess church. However, Fran has never seen what that Eris currency looks like, and she doesn't know what goddess currency is or what it looks like.

After hearing Fran's explanation, Yuhaka gained a general understanding of the currency system. However, the actual cost of living would depend on the situation in the human settlements, as the cost of living varies from country to country, and Yuhaka was unaware of the specifics.

However, Yuhaka was no longer worried about money. He never lacked precious metals and valuables, and it was easy for him to exchange them for money.

After examining the other spoils, Yhaka and Fran also noticed that the boxes of goods had various patterns on them. Based on Yhaka's experience, these items were likely goods from some organization, probably like merchandise or commodities.

After considering it, Yuhaka took the items with him. After all, if he returned them to the owner, he might get some money and a favor in return. Of course, money wasn't the point; the favor was the most important thing, and it might be of some help.

However, Ehaka's goal this time was not the loot from these goblin lairs, but what was hidden inside this goblin lair.

"Master? What are you doing?" Fran looked at Yhwach, who was using the Baradion sword (which had transformed into a crowbar) to pry open the floor, with a puzzled expression. Yhwach replied with an "OwO" expression, "Yo-yo is opening a secret passage OwO~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, a small question mark appeared on Fran's head, but as Yuhaka pried open the heavy floorboards, Fran's doubts vanished instantly.

Where Yuhaka pried open the stone slab, a staircase leading down appeared before Yuhaka and Fran. Upon seeing this, Fran looked at Yuhaka with sparkling eyes and exclaimed, "Oh! As expected of Master! To be able to discover a secret passage hidden here!"

"~OwO~" Yuhaka was also delighted by Fran's praise, but the most important thing at the moment was to explore this secret room. According to Yuhaka's senses, this underground space was quite spacious. Yuhaka was also curious about what was down there, so he led Fran slowly toward the secret room located underground.

Along the way, Yuhka and Fran encountered no traps or guards protecting the place. Because there was no light, Yuhka used a glowing elf ore as a light source. Under the light, Yuhka and Fran could see strange murals on the walls of the stairwell. Although they didn't know what was depicted on the walls, as the murals had become somewhat damaged over time, neither Yuhka nor Fran could analyze what they were talking about.

Soon, after the two arrived at the lowest level, Yuhaka and Fran saw a huge stone door blocking their way. However, this was no problem for Yuhaka. With a little effort, the huge stone door was pushed open as easily as a paper door.

Amid Fran's shocked, cat-like expression, Yuhaka also entered the secret chamber. Fran touched the stone door that Yuhaka had just pushed open, and after confirming that it was stone, she followed Yuhaka into the secret chamber with an amazed expression.

Here lies a spacious, circular underground space, supported by several thick stone pillars that reach the ceiling. Of course, the most eye-catching feature is the single object placed in the center: a round crystal ball, with plants framing it beneath.

Yuhaka and Fran were immediately drawn to the crystal ball. Fran, as if remembering something, pointed at the crystal ball and said, "I remember now, Fran has seen this before."

Upon hearing Fran's words, Yuhaka looked at Fran with a curious expression. Then, in Fran's explanation, that thing was something that adventurers used to gain professional traits.

Upon hearing Fran's words, Yuhaka's eyes widened as he tried to discern something peculiar about the object before him. He then discovered that it was indeed quite peculiar: the object was alive. However, the life Yuhaka sensed was not the vitality of a plant, but rather that the crystal ball possessed a soul. This piqued Yuhaka's interest in this crystal ball with a soul.

At this moment, Fran reached out and touched the crystal ball in front of her, based on how her parents used this thing in her memory. Then, as Fran expected, a holographic projection appeared. Various job names were displayed on the holographic projection panel, which made Fran dizzy.

Countless professions were displayed on the holographic projection screen, as numerous as the pages of a book's table of contents. Fran's eyes were overwhelmed by the sheer number of professions, not to mention the accompanying descriptions, which made the already vast number of professions even more dizzying.

Yuhaka, out of curiosity, walked over to look at the professions displayed on the holographic projection screen. He was surprised to find that there were professions like "farmer," "bandit," and "cook," which he found hard to understand. Why could these things be considered professions?

Just as Yuhaka was feeling puzzled, Fran tugged at Yuhaka's sleeve and asked, "Hey, Master, what profession do you think would suit Fran?"

Upon hearing Fran's question, Yuhaka pondered the question while helping Fran look up various professions to see which ones would be suitable for her.

Based on Yuhaka's observations, Yuhaka quickly identified a suitable profession for Fran—[Contractor].

The profession of Contract Master is someone who makes a contract with beings from another world. Contract Masters can gain knowledge and power through contracts, but of course, these are not free.

After all, signing a contract is similar to a transaction, where both the contractor and the sect leader get what they need. Of course, this is not necessarily true, since each sect leader's terms of the transaction are different, and the strength gained will also be different.

Similarly, the strength and type of the Contract Master also determine the strength of the Contractor, and for the Fran Contract Master, Yuhaka naturally has a good choice, which is herself.

Aside from her own reasons, Fran's own requirement was to choose a profession that allowed her to cultivate both martial arts and magic, and without a doubt, this profession was the right one.

After all, Yhwach doesn't know much about magic, let alone how to teach others.

However, Yuhaka possesses things other than magic, such as elemental spirit magic, psionic energy, and emblem techniques.

As for magic, Ehaka can obtain relevant magical knowledge from Medea Lily or Yog, and then pass this knowledge directly to Fran. Of course, there's no need to worry about Fran's little head being overwhelmed by this knowledge, since Ehaka isn't as naive as Yog. Ehaka will handle this kind of thing well, and Medea Lily has also taught him how to spread magical knowledge.

After Yuhaka helped Fran choose a class, he pointed to the Mage class and said to Fran, "Fran, choose this one OwO~" Seeing the class Yuhaka had chosen, Fran was a little confused and said, "Mage?"

Fran looked at Yuhaka with a puzzled expression, clearly not understanding why Yuhaka would choose such a profession for her. Fran had originally thought that Yuhaka would choose a profession that combined magic and martial arts, like a magic swordsman, but to Fran's surprise, Yuhaka chose a profession that she had never seen before.

This puzzled Fran somewhat, but after examining the abilities of the Mage class, she discovered that this profession allowed the use of both magic and swordsmanship. Fran then understood why her master had chosen this profession for her, and so she chose it as her own.

As Fran reached out and touched the projection panel in front of her, a burst of light flashed across her body, and a holographic projection appeared in front of her. She saw that the holographic projection displayed her information and strength attributes.

Seeing this, Fran also showed an O△O~ expression and then raised her little hand and shouted, "Fran has become a Contract Master~!" Yuhaka, who was standing next to her, clapped his hands to congratulate Fran when he saw her expression, but soon Yuhaka also had something on his mind.

Yuhaka was quite interested in the crystal ball placed to the side. After all, Fran could obtain something similar to a system job with this thing, and Yuhaka was also curious whether this thing could give him a job. So Yuhaka reached out and touched the crystal ball. Then, the moment Yuhaka touched the surface of the crystal ball, Yuhaka felt something inside the crystal ball being sucked away by him. Just as Yuhaka was wondering what was being sucked away, Yuhaka suddenly heard a cracking sound. When Yuhaka came back to his senses, he saw that the crystal ball in front of him had cracked open.

"OwO???" Seeing this, Yuhaka couldn't help but look dumbfounded, clearly not understanding what was going on. Soon, accompanied by the cracking sound, the crystal ball shattered.

As the crystal ball shattered and fell to the ground, Yuhaka and Fran, who were standing nearby, were stunned. They were clearly surprised that the crystal ball had suddenly broken, leaving them somewhat bewildered.

P.S.: I was supposed to update yesterday, but I just got back from my hometown and had to handle things at home by myself. I was so busy that I was exhausted by the time I finished last night, so I'm only updating now. Also, my brain hasn't been working very well lately, and I'm not daring to stay up late after the recent heatwave to avoid heart problems.