The Tales of Draconic Warlock

The mission was more than perfect for me.

There would be a lot of monsters for me to rank up and also increase my skill levels at the same time.

Sure there would be people and I might have to show some of my trump cards but that wouldn't make them surprised if they are veterans of war. Only the newbies would be surprised by that.

A veteran would have an idea about things like that. They should have seen many in their lifetime.

I mean who wouldn't have their own trump card? They may appear weak but they are actually strong. These types of incidents are not considered as something new.

The veterans of war should have seen such incidents happen more than they remember.

Moreover, I was always at the top, even though my rank always lagged behind others. They should have long known that I was honing my skills first, rather than increasing my rank. So there wouldn't be much surprise when I kill monsters beyond my rank.

Cross-rank killing may not be common but it is not something that was never has been heard of. It would be possible at lower ranks where the difference in ranks wouldn't mean much difference.
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It would be a surprise if I was at Tier-6 and kill a Tier-7 creature, though that was something I had done more than a few times. That was something I wouldn't show at this point. It would attract more attention than what I signed up for.

Yes, I wanted to be recognized by Angela's parents but for that to happen I should be alive.

Even in a peaceful kingdom, there should be people who can't accept others overtaking them and are envious of other people's talents or greedy enough to try to snatch every good thing that pops up.

Though this world is a magical world, that doesn't mean that it was not developed and is in medieval age Earth. No, using magic as the base, there are many developments but everything didn't improve as it did on Earth.

In some areas, Ragos is more developed while in some areas Earth is. This was due to the environmental difference.

Due to monsters present here, the airways and railways are not as notable as on Earth. Though they were absent, Ragos has teleportation hubs. Even though they are costly, they can be used to travel thousands of kilometres in seconds.

Also, from what I read, sciences are very advanced here, when it comes to biology, botany or zoology. Due to magic, it is centuries ahead of Earth or at least that's what I was told but they were under different names from what was used on Earth.

Each world has its own advantages and disadvantages.

So I believe there are ways to transfer something like Bloodlines or even maybe talents or at least someone should be definitely experimenting on them.

So drawing too much attention would attract not just good ones but also bad ones and you may end up on a table.

Even on Earth, where many organizations working to break down human trafficking, and illegal experiments, they are still happening with almost all of the Earth's surface mapped out.

Ragos is a planet where such a feature is not available and there is a slaving business, though it's illegal in many areas. So experimenting on humans would not be a paranoid fantasy.

It's better to be safe than to feel sorry afterwards. Well, if you end up dead, you can't feel sorry anyway.

Even legal experiments are fatal in many cases and that's why many do experiments on rats and like before moving onto humans, but illegal experiments would directly use humans and since they are done in the dark, there would be constrictions on the budgets.

It means that they would try to be cheap and make the best results which would lead to a lot of deaths. This is why I would not show my true strength unless there is no other choice.

If I was alone, then that would be different but there are many that I care and if someone powerful comes after them, then there would be nothing I could do.

I don't want to arrive at a position where I have to avenge their deaths. No, I want to be in a position where I can live safely and happily with the ones I care about.

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"Hello, I would like to take on this mission", I handed the girl at the counter my ID and the mission pamphlet.

I wonder why the academy only places girls at the counters. Almost every counter, not just this registration counter but almost all of them are girls. I have never seen a boy at the counter.

Didn't they hear about gender equality?

Shouldn't it be possible for boys to have such safe and easy jobs?

Why would only girls enjoy such safe jobs while boys have to go out to die?

Do they not care or are they preparing for the future where organizations usually use females as receptionists to attract more customers?

Maybe that could be the reason behind that, I hope so.

The girl quickly registered my mission and returned my ID and two pieces of paper, "The monster tide was said to happen in three days, maybe even before. So it's best to leave as soon as possible and also once you are there, you need to go to the mayor's office there and give them this paper".

"This is to identify you as someone who was participating on behalf of the academy. Once they register that, they will give you a badge which you have to wear on your body. How to reach Repest town was on the other paper", she said.

"Thank you", I nodded and left the mission hall.

Now that I have registered the mission, the only thing remaining is to reach Repest before the monster tide starts. There would not be much trouble, as there was simple instructions on how to reach the town were given to me by the receptionist.

There is no direct way to reach the town but there is a teleportation to the nearest city, from where it's only two hours by horse.

Even without using horses, I could be at the Repest town within a few minutes once I arrive at the nearest city. So it's considered to be so close for someone like me.

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I soon left the academy and headed towards the capital.