Chapter Seventy-Two: The Magic Card of Vientiane
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It's true that rare treasures are cute, but the price to pay in getting them is not small! Among the more than 200 pirates who participated in this treasure hunt, a total of 46 people were killed, and all the light and serious injuries added up to break the three-digit mark, for the privateer fleet with a total number of only about 800 so far, such a large casualty number is undoubtedly a nerve-wracking number. (Please search for the fastest novel website!) Now that the treasure is in hand, there is nothing to be nostalgic about this deserted island enclave, so after hastily packing up, the two pirate ships immediately pulled anchor and set sail.
Luo Zhengdao, who looked relaxed, hummed a little song in his mouth, and gestured with a two-legged gauge in front of the chart table, calculating the voyage time to the enclaves of the surrounding islands, and suddenly said:
"Where's the nearest supply port? It's time for us to fix it up, and we also need to hurry up on recruiting sailors, this treasure hunt has lost too much. ”
The first mate, Brando Scarlet, is considered a master who has seen the world, and he smiled disappreciably at Luo Zhengdao's request, and replied:
"Well, Lord Earl, the activity of the goblin fleet has weakened a lot recently, and I heard that the pirates on the Malé side are active again, we can go to Male Harbor to repair, and the recruitment of sailors will be arranged after berthing."
Hearing this more reliable Jianyì, Luo Zhengdao quickly locked on the chart of Malé's location, and then he held his chin in his hand to inspect the intelligence marks in the nearby sea area, nodded and said:
"Well, you're familiar with that side, I'll talk to Zola later, let's go to Male for a few days!"
"Yes, Lord Earl, then I will retire first."
"Hmm!"
Brando turned around and left, the sound of the door closing followed, and Luo Zhengdao was left alone in the quiet chart room, at this time he took out all the magic cards he currently owned from the space bag and spread them out on the table, taking stock of the family like those miserly Scrooge points and gold coins.
"Before I knew it, I had accumulated more than 30 cards, and the days passed so fast!"
Savoring the alternative vicissitudes of life alone, Luo Zhengdao was not idle in his hands, he spread out the treasured magic cards on the table in different categories.
Everything has to be opened, like Luo Zhengdao, a rookie card master who has been messing around in the New World for a long time, and has not even made up a basic card set of forty cards, is not comparable to those senior card masters whose strength is far above the epic and legendary levels. Fortunately, because of this, every time the Aragami cursed it, it only made him suffer a little, and it was a blessing in misfortune that he didn't ask for Luo Zhengdao's life on the spot. In the Eternal Library, the stronger the strength, the closer to death, as soon as Luo Zhengdao recalled, his body couldn't stop trembling, this deep sense of horror like the sword of Damocles hanging above his head was not easy to bear.
Out of the corner of his eye, he swept a certain card, Luo Zhengdao's heart moved slightly, and he reached out to take it out separately and fiddle with it. This two-star card belongs to the magic category, the name is "Vientiane Yiyi", and its purpose is quite simple, it can only be used to detect unknown targets, use a little magic skills in the inheritance of magic card masters, and can also extend the analysis of the real name and purpose of the target. Before that, Luo Zhengdao had not considered how to use it outside the battlefield, so he might as well give it a try. In yesterday's battle, he just used the magic card, although this round of Aragami curse has not yet started, it is estimated that it is only a matter of time, the dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, Luo Zhengdao does not care that the curse comes a little more violently.
"Vientiane depends on - analysis!"
"Bang-"
After a subtle popping sound, Luo Zhengdao's finger pressed lightly, and a puff of silver light rose from the identified item, and lines of text messages appeared in front of his eyes. Fortunately, these words show that they are in his native language, and there is no need to struggle to identify them, you must know that the lingua franca of the new world is all added up, and Luo Zhengdao only knows more than 500 words, and the semi-literate traverser really can't afford to be sad!
"The bizarre endless basket can provide enough food and water for three meals for 100 people in a day and night. Hmm, good stuff! ”
This seemingly dilapidated basket was so powerful in terms of function, Luo Zhengdao was so happy that he couldn't help laughing, and then, with hope, he pointed his finger on another strange object again and said:
"Vientiane depends on - analysis!"
"Bang-"
"A ghost's convenience bag that can hold three thousand pounds, or three hundred cubic feet of items with a constant weight of zero."
Luo Zhengdao removed his fingers from the gray-colored, old-fashioned cloth bag and nodded with great satisfaction. After taking a breath to calm down, he stretched out his finger again and said:
"Vientiane depends on - analysis!"
"Bang-"
"The Sacred Ritual Candle, this purple candle with mystical runes that never burns out, and if you light it before the magic ritual begins, you'll have a higher chance of success. Regardless of the success or failure of the ceremony, the candle will automatically extinguish until it returns to a usable state the next day. ”
In the new world, magic or arcane is as important as science is to the old world.
Unlike the arcane systems that are now prevalent throughout the New World, the path that the magicians have embarked on is much deeper and more profound, and although the study of the truth always ends up in the same place, the question is who will go faster on the road, and there is still a lot of attention to be paid to it.
As the old saying goes, artifacts are not called artifacts because they are noble, but the tools used by the gods can be called artifacts. Similarly, the magic card itself is also a kind of material directly linked to the law, in other words, the magic card in Luo Zhengdao's hand now, the identification function is equivalent to using the power of the law progression to scan an unknown artifact. Unless the mystery and rank of the unknown item are above the power of the law, or it is a creation that does not belong to this world at all, and cannot be identified and described by the laws of this world, otherwise, there is no reason not to get an answer, and the matter is as simple as that.
After finishing the identification process of the unknown magic object, Luo Zhengdao, who was satisfied, put away the magic card, and his fingers lightly tapped the table, with a thoughtful and deep appearance.
First of all, it must be admitted that these three strange things harvested from the treasure hunt operation are all of great benefit to Luo Zhengdao, the first two items help solve the supply problem of the battleship's long-distance voyage, whether it is a meal basket that can feed hundreds of people every day, or a convenience bag with a capacity three times larger than the ancestral space bag he is using now, they are not ordinary goods that can be bought on the street with money. The last of these three items, the "Ritual Candle", has a relatively narrow purpose, but it is never cheap to have a relationship with magic in the New World!
In fact, the same is true of what kind of high-tech is tinkered with in the old world, looking at trendy technology products such as Apple mobile phones, which can be sold for dozens of times the cost of production and profits, and engaging in basic scientific research in the real room in the early stage, it is also a bottomless pit of dissatisfaction.
A prime example of this is the big pharmaceutical companies in the Old World, where it takes years to develop a new drug to treat a disease. From the theoretical design of the drug to the actual production room, from mice to clinical human trials, and finally to the approval and marketing process, the whole set of procedures is tossed one by one, with an average cost of between 300 million and 500 million US dollars.
If the pharmaceutical company is unlucky, a new drug is judged to be ineffective, and a beer company similar to a cheating father invests in the development of a hepatitis B vaccine, and the result can only be tied with the effect of the placebo, then all the colorful pieces of paper that have been invested in the early stage will be lost. Because of this, the price of a new drug is often ridiculously expensive, which is also a helpless thing, after all, it not only has to make money to recover the cost, but also has to get back the large amount of research funds lost by the pharmaceutical company silently and interest-free for its unsuccessful loss-making relatives.
Knowing that basic research is such a high-risk business, many companies in the old world that do not seek to improve simply give up setting up their own research departments, and are bent on following other people's butts infinitely copycats. Anyway, I would rather be scolded for being unproductive than risk going bankrupt to pay for the exhibition of new technologies.
The study of magic in the New World has many characteristics similar to that of the Old World, and those who are called mages, or arcanists, do not get their way by throwing fireballs, ice balls, or whatever. As a qualified spellcaster, you must understand the composition of a spell and use mental power to construct the magic in your mind in order to ensure that the Mana particles are properly driven to release the magic. The whole process of arcane spell casting is much like using an old-fashioned musket, even though pulling the trigger to shoot is a simple one, and the preparation can be tedious.
After running out of stored spells in battle, the mages could only seize the time to memorize them again, and the spell books they carried with them were actually similar to the tools used by students to make cheat sheets during exams, helping to consolidate their memories.
Although the players of Yamaguchiyama often joked, saying that only the mage is Blizzard's own son, what is the game, after hearing about the actual situation on this side of the new world, I can't help but feel that the mage is also quite a group of people. Despite this, mages are still a staunch among the professionals of the New World, and there is a quip in the Old World that "scientists know martial arts, and no one can stop them", and the arcanists of this world do have a bit of a fierce temperament of Sven hooligans.
The pirates' treasure hunt was a great success, and as usual they had to hold a meeting to discuss a series of aftermath issues on how to realize the dividends, and when they were resting later, Luo Zhengdao called the high-level executives to a meeting and said to the boatswain straight to the point:
"Zola, I've appraised it, these three strange things are worth about five thousand to eight thousand gold coins together, you can discuss with the quartermaster how to distribute the proceeds!"
In line with the principle of fair valuation, Luo Zhengdao introduced his appraisal results to the boatswain, and then he put the loot on the table, introducing their use and valuation, and how to dispose of them, that is a matter of slow negotiation.