"So, where is the person I'm looking for?"

Colin had exhausted the last bit of patience in his heart.

There was a hint of threat in his tone,

It's like if you can't give me a satisfactory answer, I'm going to be rough and irritable.

Raymond rolled his eyes and asked, "Before I answer this question again, I want to ask... What are you looking for that guy for? ”

"I want that guy to help me know what happened to something!"

Colin squinted at the liar who was wearing a black sand hood in front of him and pretending to be profound, and a touch of contempt appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I couldn't find anyone, but I wanted to be paid, so I listened to the news around the bush,

These are all professional magic stick routines.

He made no secret of his contempt for the liar in his tone, and said, "Don't ask what it is, those are legendary items that a low-level transcendent of your level can't even touch, and it's impossible to even know the name!" ”

Sure enough, I'm looking for something.

Although Raymond didn't have a long contact with this guy two years ago, he also knew that this Colin was not the kind of person with an evil heart.

What's more, if you want to be good at this time, it is definitely not possible to pretend to be profound, and it is necessary to set it closely.

He didn't continue to whet people's appetites, and said directly: "The person you are looking for is in the Tianlan Royal Capital." ”

"Huh. So, where is he now? ”

Colin obviously didn't believe it, and sneered: "Say it in advance." If the person you're telling me isn't what I'm looking for, you don't want to get paid. ”

Hmph, if you want to casually say that someone is coming to fool me, it's impossible!

"That's nature."

The corners of Raymond's mouth lifted slightly.

After a moment of silence, he stared into Colin's eyes and said, "Are you looking for someone who predicted the exact coordinates of the 'Ghost Fleet' for you in the first place?" ”

"What!"

When Colin heard this, his face changed suddenly.

I obviously didn't tell him the news just now, so he would know?

Could it be that this guy in front of him is not a liar, but really a transcendent person who has awakened the ability of the "prophet"?

He asked urgently, "Where is he now?" ”

Raymond no longer pretended to be profound, directly took off his hood, and said with a smile: "Mr. Colin, long time no see." ”

After a pause, he said, "It seems that your current situation is not good. ”

"Huh..."

Although Raymond's current appearance is completely different from that of two years ago, Colin still immediately recognizes the soothsayer in front of him as the prophetic boy from the Vulture Pirates in the first place!

"It's you!"

Colin was overjoyed, as if he had seen a savior, and said excitedly, "No wonder those people say, 'Geson's divination hut.'"

'The soothsayer is very good... If it's you, that's how it should be! ”

With such a magical prophetic ability, it is possible that the divination is not powerful?

Colin didn't expect that he was just coming to Tianlan Wang to touch his tone, and he didn't expect to find any real "prophets" in these remote seas. But he didn't expect that it was his way to find a needle in a haystack, and the blind cat actually met a dead mouse, and directly found the person he was looking for!

"I didn't expect you to come here to open a divination shop!"

Colin exclaimed, obviously incredible.

He had that magical and precise prophetic ability, how could he just hide in this alley and open some kind of divination shop?

"It's a long story..."

Raymond wasn't going to elaborate.

He can't say that he is just a cameo, the actual owner of this shop is still in the basement, right?

"It's so nice to meet you!"

Colin looked excited: "Can you help me find the whereabouts of a few things?" ”

"This..."

Raymond looked embarrassed.

It's not that he doesn't want to help this person, it's that he doesn't have any prophetic abilities at all. It's fine if you happen to know, but it's embarrassing if you don't.

And looking at his anxious expression now, it was clear that those things might have been used to save his life.

Quacks hurt people, and he didn't want to give people hope indiscriminately.

Raymond's face was ugly, and he realized it instantly.

He said, "I know that there is a price to be paid for the prophet's 'prophecy,' and that the higher the rank of the foreknowledge, the greater the price to be paid..."

After a pause, he pointed to his empty right arm and wooden right leg, and said apologetically, "I know this request is a bit rude. But you've seen the terrible situation I'm in right now, and if I can't find those few things, I probably won't be able to save my life. ”

"Nope! It's not that I don't want to help you..."

Raymond couldn't just admit that he was a liar, so he could only say very tactfully: "I mean, even if you say it, I don't necessarily know where what you're looking for." ”

"I understand this!"

Colin was very empathetic and said: "After all, prophetic power is not omnipotent, and there are many constraints, and not every prophecy can accurately meet the result... I know all of that. But please give it a try, I can't hold on anymore..."

Raymond suggested, "But... I think in your case, maybe it's better to go see a wizard or find some necromancer. ”

"It's useless!"

Colin shook his head, he had thought of this method since he looked for it.

"This is the super-level necromantic qi on the Ghost Ship Island, and the law of the undead it contains is extremely complex, and low-level transcendents will die if they touch it. Even if someone can dispel it with magic, at least it is those super-level transcendent beings above sequence 0 in the Endless Sea... This Black Sea is impossible to find. ”

As he spoke, he lifted his clothes, revealing a torso that looked like a decomposing corpse. Wisps of black smoke visible to the naked eye were surging from time to time in those rotting holes.

"It's all rotten and grown, and it's not dead like this..."

Raymond looked at his shattered body that had been corroded by the spirit of the undead, and was really shocked. This level of decay looks like a carrion ghoul no matter how you look at it! If it weren't for the fact that he was still very conscious, he really thought he had seen a zombie infected with the virus.

No wonder his "Qi" is so strange ...

And, what shocked Raymond the most was... There is actually a round object with blue light on his chest, like the "Ark Reactor" on Iron Man's chest in a certain Marvel.

He asked directly, "You suppressed the necromantic qi because of this thing?" ”

"This is the legendary 'Heart of Hextech.'"

Colin nodded and explained, "The reason why I was able to hang half my life without dying was because I thought it was. Of course, the main purpose of my invasion of the island was to get this thing. But I didn't expect that the undead aura on that ship island was so powerful that even if I made sufficient preparations, I had only half a life left when I escaped..."

"The heart of Hextech?"

Raymond felt as if he had heard another legendary item that had not been revealed in the game.

All he knew was that Hextech was cutting-edge scientific knowledge left over from a disconnected civilization that was older than the Knicks civilization. At present, most of the scientific theoretical foundations in the world of great exploration are based on the research of that broken civilization, and thus derive new directions.

"This is the core component of the 'Alchemy Body of Kuruz'... It's cumbersome to explain. ”

Ignoring the device on his chest, Colin continued, "To put it simply, my body structure is peculiar right now. I need to find something that will completely solve the necromantic aura in my body before I can live! ”

"I see..."

At this point, Raymond couldn't excuse himself, fooling what he was looking for could really provide some clues.

He tried to ask, "So... What exactly do you want? ”

Colin thought for a moment and said, "'Moon Stone', 'Dragon's Heart', 'Odin's Tears', 'Rubik's Alchemy Cube'... If I find one of these items, my life will be saved in no time! ”

These four items are not easy to hear.

Raymond's eyelids jumped when he didn't hear the name of an item. This... The "Divine Stone" seems to be the treasure in the legendary Moon Spring, the holy land of the elves; "Dragon's Heart" is related to dragons as soon as I hear it, and I don't remember it at all; And as soon as the "tears of Odin" heard the names of the ancient gods, he knew that he was very high...

Hear the end, yo...

Finally, there is a familiar prop!

Wouldn't this last "Rubik's Alchemy Cube" be the pit that sucked his 30 years of life into a "forbidden object"?

He didn't have time to speak.

At this time, Colin opened his mouth with a sad face, "I know that predicting the location of these super-level items will definitely cost a lot of money..."

He hesitated for a long time before he said, "You're my friend, and I don't want to hide it from you... I barely escaped half my life by struggling to 'Ghost Ship Island' and consuming all the valuable things on my body, and even the huge Hex storage space was corrupted and destroyed by the Necromantic Qi... The sixth-order demon core in my hand I now also picked up on Ghost Ship Island by the way, so..."

So

Why are you preparing empty gloves for the white wolf?

Raymond was really convinced.

This guy is a sixth-order demon core, and from anyone's point of view, this is a super fat sheep. But who would have thought that this guy only had this magic core in his whole belongings...

However, is Raymond the kind of person who only sees money and has low taste?

Obviously...

Yes!

He's the kind of guy who can't afford to be unprofitable and can't afford to pluck his feathers!

You can't do anything that doesn't benefit you.

What's more, no matter how you look at yourself now, you will lose a treasure.

Although it was a nuisance to me, there was no doubt that it would be worth a lot in the future.

"There's no money... Gee... It's a bit tricky. ”

Raymond wanted to get some favor from Colin, but now he changed his mind.

In addition to the hard currency of the magic core,

What he values more is the engineering knowledge in this Colin's head!

Knowledge is priceless, and the value of scientific and technological knowledge in his mind is simply immeasurable.

How can it be easy to live out of the "ghost fleet"?

How can it be simple for someone who casually takes out the blueprint of the pinnacle of the musket?

How can it be simple to transform one's body into that "alchemy body of Kuruz"?

No matter how bad it is, it's okay to be a drawing exporter, right?

......

"That's... Isn't it embarrassing for you? ”

Colin naturally knew that his request was a little rude, and glanced at Raymond with some embarrassment.

Without the beard that hides his immature face, Colin is actually a teenager about the same age as Raymond. At this moment, he has to ask for others, and he is even less confident.

Raymond also happened to have "Rubik's Alchemy Cube" in his hand, and he immediately paid attention to it in his heart.

He thought for a moment and pretended to sigh: "These things are not simple when they hear the name, and they want to predict the precise target... It's hard, I'm afraid. ”

"Hey... I know that too. ”

The hope in Colin's eyes grew fading.

Even if you guess that the accurate prediction may not be as difficult as expected for the guy in front of you,

He didn't have much hope, and sighed, "Now that I think about it, even if you helped me predict the location of those things, my chances of survival are very slim." If they're in the Endless Sea or some area further afield, I won't live long enough to sustain me until I find something. ”

Originally, he came to the royal capital to find Raymond, just to seize the last glimmer of hope for survival.

Now that people have found it, hope has seen it, and it is also time to despair and die.

"That's... I'll get it straight! ”

After all, Raymond wants to fool people into getting on the boat, so naturally he can't rely on deception for everything.

"I'm actually here, not a divination shop. but to save the navigators on my ship..."

After a pause, he continued: "My current 'foreknowledge' ability is getting weaker and weaker, and I use it once less... So, I won't do divination for anyone but my own crew. ”

Colin: "Is your ability to foresee limited in the number of times?" ”

Raymond: "Pretty much. ”

Colin raised his eyebrows, and he heard it a little foggy. Listening to the tone of this... It seems that things are still turning around?

But... Unless those few things appear in front of you immediately, far water can't quench your thirst, and even if you know the coordinates, it doesn't mean much.

He thought of the fact that this guy wanted to clear the musket drawings two years ago, and said with a strange expression: "You don't want me to get you the battleship blueprints, do you?" ”

"No, you're mistaken."

Raymond shook his head.

Just a drawing?

No, that's what a child would choose.

Of course, adults even need people to bring drawings.

He cleared his throat and said, "I happen to lack a battleship repair expert on my ship, and I would like to invite a master with advanced engineering expertise like you to be my crew." ”

"You want to recruit me as your crew?"

Colin's expression was a little strange, it turned out that this guy had hit this attention.

He pursed his lips and said, "Also, to correct a problem, the master of engineering certified that I had passed the assessment at the age of thirteen... My current job title is a World Certified Grandmaster-level Engineer. ”

He was skeptical that the other party really understood what an engineering master meant and how rare it was. Also, recruit an engineering master as a boatman, that is a super fleet of the "Endless Seven Emperors" level, and only then is it eligible to enjoy such a luxurious configuration...

"Grandmaster of Engineering?"

When Raymond heard this, his eyes immediately glowed like a wolf.

it... Found a treasure.

Of course he knew what this "grandmaster" meant,

Except for the old guys in Hex City who are the 'Honorary Grand Master', the Grandmaster is the highest title of engineering technician in the Great Navigation World!

Raymond thought of Lulu, could it be that this guy is another prodigy-level existence?

Can this guy be nameless in the game? This guy named Colin has not been seen in the later stages of the game except for appearing in the "Vulture Pirates Dungeon".

"Huh... Wrong. ”

He thought about it for a moment, and suddenly it was clear again. Now, if this guy hadn't met him, he wouldn't have been able to find the few things he was looking for in a short time.

Doesn't that mean he is going to die?

It seems that he has saved another character who must die in the original game plot?

In any case, since Colin is a grandmaster-level engineer, he can't let him slip away!

Raymond nodded, and said directly: "I vaguely flashed some pictures in my mind about the few things you said, maybe I can predict the location of one or two pieces." Still, you know, if you can grant my little request... Even if it takes a few decades of life, I'll do my best to help you find those things..."

Colin didn't have much hope, and said, "If you can really help me find any of the items, in return, I will be a shipwright for you." If, of course, the coordinates of those things are too far away ... I'm afraid I won't live that long. ”

Raymond's eyes lit up: "You agreed?" ”

When Colin heard this, he chuckled in his heart, and suddenly he felt like he was going to be deceived.

He thought about it, if he couldn't find those few items, his life would be gone, what room was there to negotiate?

He said, "If you really helped me predict the location of those things, and I could find them in my limited life and survive... Well, it's not unavoidable for me to help you work as a boatman. ”

Raymond's face was overjoyed, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Okay!" Deal! ”

Colin was taken aback by his attitude.

"One... Deal. ”

How do you feel... This guy seems to be deliberately setting himself up for drilling.

......

Negotiation of the sale,

The "divination" activity of the dancing god begins.

"Ahh I feel like my life is passing..."

There is still a sense of ritual.

Raymond felt that he still couldn't act too casual... If you really take things out at once, it will give people a very cheap feeling.

A burst of blind mantras came out,

suddenly

He let out another ghost cry and wolf howl.

"Ahh I feel like I've lost thirty years of life..."

This stalk, he thinks it can be used for a lifetime.

Raymond's clumsy acting skills made Colin jump and jump. If he hadn't understood that this guy was a person who really had the ability to "prophesy", when he saw this scene, he would definitely have slapped him in the face.

What's more, this kind of god stick is simply insulting to people's intelligence!

After a long time, Raymond, who had finished dancing the gods, shook his head and said, "Ah... Guided me to the right direction... I seem to sense its presence..."

"It's... Can it really be done? ”

Colin couldn't believe it, and quickly asked, "You sensed that thing?" ”

Raymond rolled his eyes, as if he had been electrocuted, and muttered, "I saw... A boxy Rubik's Cube..."

"Rubik's Alchemy Cube?!"

Colin was overjoyed. Since this guy dares to say it, he must have really seen it!

He hurriedly asked, "Where is it?" ”

Raymond held up a finger with his eyes half-closed.

Colin's eyes showed suspicion, and he guessed: "You said that things are in... 10,000 nautical miles away? ”

Raymond shook his head.

Colin's face was a little ugly, and he said, "A hundred thousand nautical miles away? ”

Raymond shook his head again.

"A million nautical miles?"

Colin was desperate.

At this distance, even if he knew the specific coordinates, the rest of his life would not last until that time.

Just when all his thoughts were lost,

suddenly

He listened to Raymond's whispering,

"Wait for me for a quarter of an hour."

“...”

Colin was really confused.

What does it mean?

Although he felt that this guy's expression was very inadequate, he also had to admit that the flame of hope in his heart was rekindled. This is the most amazing person he has ever seen, and he may be able to create some miracles!

After saying that headless sentence,

Raymond didn't stay in the shop any longer.

He swooped out the door,

It's like you really know something, and you chase the guide...