An Extra’s POV

'I messed up!'

Rey could already sense the expectations of the audience directed towards him and Esme--specifically Esme.

'Because of our actions, most of them aren't turning back.'

There just wasn't enough casualties or despair to drive the weak away. For that very reason, many of them thought they had a chance.

'But was I supposed to? Watch as all of them got wiped out?'

If he did that, the number of casualties would have exceeded what the Guilldmaster had projected in his grand plan.

Pretty much anyone who was a Veteran would have died.

'That would be an extremely negative blow on the entire Conquest. The Veterans might have chosen to leave at that point.'

Even after the Conquest was over, the deaths of those thousands was bound to negatively affect the Adventurers Guild.

'The Guild earns a certain percentage from the Quest Rewards that Adventurers get directly from them. Also, Adventurers pay taxes too...'

The entire Quest system would also be compromised since there would be a severe shortage in the number of low-ranked Adventurers to take on low-ranked jobs.

Higher-ranking Adventurers would never want to want to take on those jobs since the pay would pale in comparison to the Quests that existed normally in their purview. Not only that, but their pride as higher-ranking Adventurers wouldn't let them stoop so low.

If this imbalance festered for long enough, many more problems would rear its head.

'The only way the Guild can combat things by then is to raise the reward of those missions on order to make them appealing to the top Adventurers.'

this additional incentive they were providing, Adventurers would see that they could earn a sizeable sum with less risk by

make the high-ranking Quests suffer a severe lack of

to increase the incentives on the high-ranking missions as well, which will just

all of these factors--along with the fact that he didn't want any unnecessary deaths--which

he told Esme

if I didn't say anything. Did she also consider the long-term effects of their deaths, or was she willing to adhere to the original plan?' He had no

deep consideration now had severe consequences since

tempted to use it on these people, but sadly

time. Rey figured it would

pick up

really shouldn't use any Skill beyond

carry as many as they could onto the next stage,

let them all die later on after bothering to save them here...' He sighed and

opportunity of a lifetime by relying on the more powerful to protect, something about the situation left a

using his kindness against him, and they were being pathetic leeches who

to pause her Level-Up grind for these people, yet they expect

so annoying that Rey was tempted to speak his mind in front of everyone present. He wanted to thoroughly rebuke the

But…

Let's just keep up with

Esme's voice came from beside him, like

and found her smiling softly while nodding. It was at this moment that he realized that Esme must have also been thinking about the issue, and she noticed his

He

fine now. Thanks." He smiled at her, and she nodded, pulling out a

'I shouldn't have thought

Richard's voice brought Rey back to reality, and he gazed at the older

surprise, the Guildmaster looked in his direction. He made a sympathetic look, and Rey shrugged

them do