The body of the priest dropped like a sack of rocks as Ulrich continued to smile.
"Wait, so you're telling me that I will have the ability to have three main forms of magic, two subforms of magic, as well as my own choice of magic?" I asked as a look of wonder started to form on my face.
"Well technically you'll be able to use the three forms of magic as the other parts will require you to advance your Rank in order for it to happen." Ulrich said as he scratched the side of his nose. "What? Did you think that you'll be able to have all forms of it at the beginning? No that would have killed you because you haven't even formed your magic core."
Ulrich started to sigh, as the bodies of the priest and the squire started to float in the air before flying to the left towards a mass of trees.
"Which reminds me, you have a lot that needs to be learned about this world. I mean I did give you a crash course in some of it, but I think it's time that you learned a little more of the world that you're going to be a part of." Ulrich smiled as he turned around and waved for me to follow.
"Crash course? That was hardly even a notification or a heads up!" I said with slight anger in my voice as I continued. "Plus I'm probably already behind most of the other Otherworlders at the moment since I spent a good amount of time knocked out!"
Ulrich started to laugh as he headed to the Shack.
"That's true. I mean, I mostly talked about the King and stuff but, that was so you could potentially survive what was going to happen next. And how was I supposed to know that you would have not only been promoted to Baron and everything that happened after." Ulrich smiled as he looked back. "Plus you could have read up on some stuff earlier, but I noticed that you were focused on your job. So I let you be."
I could only kiss my teeth as Ulrich was right. I could've read up on this Otherworld earlier. But I was focused on doing my job and making sure that everything was going smoothly.
But that doesn't excuse the fact that I neglected my own duties to study up on this place and the potential dangers it holds. Sure I had a decent understanding of the King and how he operates and some slight information about the Kingdom but that wouldn't help me in the long run.
"But you're wrong about other Otherworlders being ahead of you when it comes to information." Ulrich said as he stopped just before the entrance of the Shack. "If anything there are only ten of you left since your meeting with the King. Plus most aren't able to gather a lot of the basic information since the laws of this Kingdom make it pretty hard for those who aren't of status to get it."
I was surprised by the information Ulrich just gave me. It wasn't that I was behind the other Otherworlders when it came to having information, but the fact that there were currently only ten of us left.
Last time I remembered there were currently twenty of us during the meeting with the King.
"When was the number halved? Last time there were twenty of us. What happened?" I asked Ulrich with surprise and a little worry.
Ulrich only shook his head as he said that he would explain the recent events since I was knocked out as well as when I was stuck in my Baron's house for those three days as he headed inside.
I could only sigh as I shook my head.
"Just what in the hell is going on here. Either the other ten were absolutely weak while thinking that they were the main character and got themselves killed or," I spoke to myself as I looked over at the two mass graves and continued. "Something really bad happened to them."
I finished as I cracked my neck and headed inside the Shack as I followed Ulrich who seemed to be heading towards the library.
His library was huge as there were multiple shelves with books neatly and also stacked all over the place. Some even had a good amount of dust layered on as well.
There were even a couple of tables and chairs that seemed like they haven't been dusted or used in ages. But Ulrich didn't seem to mind as he waved his arm slightly as the dust seemed to vanish as five stacks with twenty books each started to float over to one of the tables.
They landed on the table with a loud thud as even the table itself seemed to struggle with the weight.
"Now what's on the table is the knowledge I have gathered since the start of this Kingdom's reign. I know it's a lot, but it's all the information that you're going to need to know. It covers everything from Nobles, economy, military, shops, climate, forests, swamps, deserts, magic, equipment, and etc." Ulrich said with one breath before taking a long breath to catch his own.
"And to answer your earlier question about the others well… right after you accepted the King held a massive free for all that ended rather quite quickly. Should be about-."
"Wait?! The number should be eight then because those three sisters killed two of them!" I interrupted Ulrich as it seemed his information was a little off.
"Really, well then that's news to me, so then that means that there are three male Otherworlders and five female Otherworlders. And you even know three of them." Ulrich said with an appreciative nod. "So that'll save me the time of explaining their information about them. Or would you rather not know?"
Ulrich finished with a smile that didn't seem like a smile.
"I would like to know their information, please." I agreed as the smile on Ulrich's face seemed to return to normal as the odd feeling I felt started to slowly fade.
"Good then, I will explain their basic information while you read up on the Kingdoms history. Starting from this one." Ulrich spoke in a kind elderly voice as a book the size of a truck engine dropped in front of me. "This'll be a great one to start with. It talks about the first King and his reign of over 250 years. It even has an amazing chapter about his harem and it's gladiator style free-for-all's…"
Ulrich continued to explain more about what this massive book contained as I started to pale slightly as I opened the first page of the massive book as I noticed the small yet elegantly handwritten, massive book.
'Gods, kill me now.'