Chapter 448 - New Allies
Chapter 448 - New Allies
After a long argument, they eventually found common ground. Jake agreed to let her and her allies live here, and in exchange she swore under Contract not to harm his Villagers and to defend the latter in case of attack.
He also forced her to reveal her Initial Role: Clairvoyant. The details of this Role were as follows:
[Villager: Clairvoyant (Unique)(Upgradeable): Can see the Roles of one participant of their choice each Cycle.]
This was only at level 1, though. No matter how hard Jake tried to convince her, she refused to disclose her current level. He did, however, insist that she reveal the circ.u.mstances of her Monster Role, or their previous agreement would be void.
This precaution saved him a lot of trouble later on, as it gave him a salutary insight into what they might face in the near future.
[Monster: Alpha Monster(Upgradeable): This monster can kill other Monsters and attack a second time after the Monsters have gone to sleep. Monsters transformed by an Alpha Monster cannot harm it in any way. The Alpha Monster's night form is also superior to that of normal Monsters. The more Monsters it has underneath it, the stronger this form will be. Requirements: Contaminate 3 inhabitants directly or 6 in total (Pyramidal).]
This Role Card revealed two important things to him. The first was that normal Monsters could not attack each other, which made it easier for him to understand why Kewanee had ended up in such a predicament during the previous Round.
The second was the Monsters' potential to evolve. Jake already knew that their Monster form got stronger after each kill, but he didn't know to what extent. Now he knew that they could also evolve by meeting certain conditions.
The word " pyramidal " meant that the villagers infected by the Monsters that Kewanee had bitten were also considered to be her underlings.
Apparently, the restriction of their freedom at night had not changed. The number of attacks remained limited and with the sole exception of the Vagabonds, even the Monsters were forced to return home at a certain time. For the normal Monsters, it was before midnight.
Despite their freedom, the Vagabonds' position was not to be envied. All of their Roles, if they had any, were unusable, with rare exceptions, as was the case with Jake at the moment. Monsters could still transform, but they would no longer be able to attack houses.
At first, Ostrexora was against sharing all this information and even wanted to impose a time limit on their deal, and spare only those she "deemed worthy". Naturally, Jake had refused outright.
The Village belonged to him and she knew for a fact that she would not be accepted anywhere else. Indeed, because of the other Village Idiots, Henchmen, Confessors and other Investigative Roles, the other Village Lords had a multitude of methods for cracking her identity.
Avros and his gang might have accepted her, but for some reason she seemed to loathe the Australian to the core. She didn't want to be associated with the Inquisitors either.
"Where are Helene and Ann?" Jake then asked. In addition to Laksmini and Kewanee, these two women were two other Monsters that Ostrexora had contaminated and he wanted to keep an eye on them.
The austere woman frowned when she saw that Kewanee had divulged everything to him, but in good faith of their new collaboration, she did not withhold anything.