Chapter 16: Liars
"The feathers of the Eagle of Vera, let Mia fetch them for you." Mastro wrote on paper, "And the gold-striped leeche......"
"I know where the golden-striped leeches are." "Is there an abandoned 'sunken palace' in the body of the seventh mountain called Mocius?" ”
"Yes." Mastro nodded, "That cistern has been abandoned by the Imperial authorities for a long time, and it is said that because it is haunted, the water that comes out of it is red and has a faint smell of blood, and it is not drinkable at all." Our people have explored, but basically there is no return...... You mean, there's a golden-striped leech there? ”
"Leeches are found all over the continent, and golden-striped leeches are bound to survive in crowded places because they require a huge amount of blood to drink." "The golden leeches that are usually found in the cities are quickly discovered and removed by the church because they prey on their victims, but the underground cisterns of Constantinople are an exception, because some people raise fish here...... Have you never counted the number of fish? ”
"We do feel that the number of fish per year is not equal to the number of fry we put in." "It's just that we thought it was because the reservoir was connected to the outside, and some of the fish fled along the diversion road." ”
"So it's actually the golden-striped leeches that are stealing our fish, right?" Mia huffed, "I'm going to kill them all!" ”
"Then you'll lose a lot of money." "When you die, your spirituality will quickly dissipate and lose its original value. ”
"Ahem, Mia." Mastro blinked, "We can seal that pool and go in regularly to hunt golden-striped leeches and sell them to rich men like Master Achilles." ”
"Not bad." Mia's eyes lit up, "Venerable Young Master Achilles, since you want golden-striped leeches, you must have collected a way to deal with them, right?" ”
This guy ...... When money is mentioned, it is changed to "honorable". Asker was sneering in his heart, and said with a smile on his face:
"Of course, golden-striped leeches prefer warm, moist, dark places. After sucking up the blood, they stick to the walls or ceilings, emitting a faint streaked golden glow, hence the name. The way to deal with them is simpler. A shock bomb, a flashbang, can stun their flesh, disturb their spirituality, and then drag them back with a big net. ”
"I see." Mia began to gear up, and it was clear that military supplies such as shock grenades and flashbangs were not out of reach for the Thieves Guild.
"Then the items on the list are all ready." "10 pounds of water in the Gard Canyon, 30 pounds of Eden, and 70 pounds of geoduck for you," Mastro said. These spiritual materials are all smuggled abroad, so the price will be 50%-70% more expensive than local purchases. The feathers of Vera's Eagle, the golden transcendent leeches, would have been 120 pounds each at market price, and for your clues, we'll charge you half the price for each, which is 230 pounds. ”
"I'll pay 30 percent, which is a 69-pound deposit." Asker's answer was crisp and dry. At this time, what he needs most is to collect the potions as soon as possible, so whether it is to provide the information of the other party's spiritual materials for free, or to bear a small monetary premium, it doesn't matter at all, "But it must be delivered tomorrow." ”
"Yes." Before Mastro could speak, Mia had already preemptively agreed, and then stretched out her hands in a confident manner. Asker twitched the corners of his mouth, counted out the 69-pound bill, and shoved it into her palm.
"That's 69 pounds, even if I get my money with feathers and leeches!" Mia yelled at Mastro, "Give me the advance!" ”
Mastro ignored her, just clapped his hands and called another thief over and told him to carry the boat and send Aske out.
Sailing in the diversion corridor, Aske looked at the dark water in the distance and asked, as if unintentionally:
"What is Mastro's status in the Thieves' Guild?"
"He's our Shadow Mentor." The thief who was holding the boat replied respectfully.
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Leaving the Aspar Cistern, Asker continues to the next location.
There are a total of five people in the team, and the bloodline routes and potion recipes of the other four have been determined, only he has not revealed half a point. No one asked questions for the time being, because everyone subconsciously felt that with Asker's knowledge, it was estimated that they had already prepared the most suitable bloodline route and potion combination for themselves.
And that's exactly what happened.
The bloodline route that Asker intends to choose is the same as the one he chose when he played the game in his previous life, called "Weapon Master", and it is an extraordinary route that is extremely good at combat. Masters of Weapons are skilled in the use of sharps, blunt weapons, bows, crossbows, guns, and shields, attack, block, and dodge, observe their surroundings and enemy information, design tactical plans, and have strong combat instincts to anticipate impending danger.
The first sequence of this bloodline route is the perfect physique X of the cornerstone sequence. This sequence potion will greatly increase the transformation efficiency of the physical strength and mental power of the transcendent, and at the same time, explosive power, endurance, control, reaction speed, as well as intelligence and willpower, all attributes can be balanced and comprehensively developed.
For the transcendent, there are three most troublesome problems: one is to figure out the sequence of bloodlines to combine the sequence, the second is to get the corresponding potion recipe, and the third is to collect the ingredients in the formula. If you are a member of a transcendent family or transcendent organization, the first two are basically fine, and the third can also be exchanged within the family/organization. If it's a player, then nothing is a problem, and a problem that can be solved with RMB is not a problem.
Asker was not a RMB warrior in his previous life, and he could smash all the bloodline paths with a red ticket. Therefore, he could not remember the other potion recipes, and he had to memorize all the sequences of the weapon master. The recipe for the first potion "Perfect Physique X" is:
-Ingredient-
A humerus of a Gallic ogre (Humerus_of_Gaul_Orge)
One hind leg tendon of Fenrir's wolf (Tendon_of_Fenrisulfr_Wolf's_Hind_leg)
Phantom remnant (Remnant_of_Phantom)
-Subsidiary-
Anhydrous alcohol 20ml (ethanol)
-Processing-
With the remnants of the Phantom, the hind leg tendons of the Gallic ogre humerus and the wolf of Fenrir were fully corroded, and after stirring with anhydrous alcohol, they were allowed to stand for 24 hours and drink.
The ingredients on this recipe are more troublesome. The Gallic ogres live in Gallic and Gallic outside the mountains, the wolves of Fenrir are in the northernmost part of Scandinavia, and the Phantoms are found on the northern coast of the southern continent (from Cairo to Tunisia).
But Asker knew there was a trick.
The three most common cornerstone potions in the cornerstone sequence are Strength X (increases explosiveness and stamina), Agility X (increases control and reaction speed), and Wisdom X (increases intelligence and willpower). The corresponding main materials are the Gallic ogre humerus, the Fenrir wolf's hind leg tendons, and the remnants of the Phantom. Therefore, theoretically, as long as you can get the potion or supernatural characteristics of Strength X, Agility X, and Wisdom X, you can replace the main material of Perfect Body X.
So where are the potions of the three cornerstones? Constantinople has. As the queen of ten thousand cities, Constantinople's advantage lies here - it is the meeting point of commerce between the East and the West, and it is also located at the intersection of the northern, eastern, and southern continents, plus the developed commerce and trade industry, almost everything in the world can be found here.
Aske came slowly to the streets of the slums of Constantinople, where most of the people from outside the country, such as the Anatolians or Thracians, as well as the Saxons and Jus. Of course, there are also local gangs, which is common to all cities with slums.
At the intersection of two unnamed streets, Asker stopped in front of a certain stall, stared at the stall owner's goods for a long time, and suddenly sneered:
"Huh, genetic agents?"
"Honorable sir, you are right." The stall owner was a profiteer-looking Yuss man with a short mustache, and he put his hands on his hands and said with a flattering smile, "This is the genetic preparation from the Solomonic Curia." Physical I can increase your strength and stamina, Physical II can increase your agility and reaction speed, and Mental I can increase your intelligence and willpower. What's even more amazing is that after the scientific concoction of the clergy of the Holy See, all genetic preparations do not have the risk of losing control that is unique to potions, so they can be taken repeatedly. The more you take it, the more power you get. ”
"Huh." Asker picked up the vial and shook the liquid inside.
He knew there wasn't a genetic agent in it at all. This profiteer named Hrosoz got the potion of Strength X, Shrewdness X, and Wisdom X out of nowhere. This guy didn't want to sell it in a serious business, but he used the three cornerstone potions to sell it with water, under the guise of "genetic preparation", and I don't know how many novice players he deceived.
The game strategy in the open beta stage is relatively scarce, and there is probably only one drop of magic potion in a bottle of "genetic preparation", and the rest is tap water, which can only increase a little bit of extraordinary power after taking such a thing, and it can't cause a qualitative change in the supernatural characteristics at all, but new players don't know it, so a large number of players' hard-earned money flows into the pockets of this profiteer.
It wasn't until a certain player guild took out this guy that the scam was revealed.
"How much?" Asker asked.
"A 10-pound bottle." The profiteer said.
"Bring me a bottle of Flesh I." Asker took out a bill and gave it to him, took a bottle of "Flesh I", and drank it.
"No response." He asked knowingly.
"Genetic agents don't work that quickly." The profiteer smiled and said, "It needs to be digested by your stomach......"
Before the words fell, Aske had already pulled out Aphrodite and pressed it against the head of the profiteer:
"Fake one pays ten, understand?" Asker said coldly, "100 pounds." ”
"This ......" The profiteer's eyes rolled for a moment, knowing that the other party was not deceived at all, but knew that there was a problem with the potion, and deliberately came up to touch the porcelain, "My money is all at home, I don't have it with me......"
I'm waiting for your words! Asker thought to himself, and said, "Don't you kid want to slip away, I'll go back with you to get it." ”
I'm waiting for your words! The profiteer also thought viciously in his heart, and agreed repeatedly.
There were no police patrols in the slums, so Asker secretly held the profiteer behind the back with a gun, and he came to the profiteer's house unhindered.
When he opened the door with the key, Asker saw five or six big men with tattoos sitting inside, looking at him with unkind eyes. At this time, the profiteer who had been held hostage skillfully rolled on the spot and shouted:
"The one who finds fault is coming! Beat this man to death......"
Before he could finish speaking, a blood flower flew on his body. Asker actually shot him accurately as he rolled at high speed. At this time, the gang members in the house rioted one after another, hurriedly drew their guns, and were killed by Asker first shot.
The remaining three gang members finally drew their submachine guns and fired in the direction of the door, only to realize that Asker had flashed out the door.
"Chase!"
A gangster with a gun rushed out the door first, quickly scanning left and right, but found no sign of Asker. Then there was another scream behind him - it turned out that Asker had gone around to the side of the house and killed two more people through the window. The only remaining gang member finally lost all the courage to continue fighting, and ran towards the street in the distance.
Just as he was about to cross the corner, a bullet went into the back of his head.
These gangsters are accustomed to the poor of fish and meat, so Aske has no psychological burden to kill. He Shi Shiran walked into the profiteer's house, skillfully rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, and soon found a hidden grid in the wall behind the oil painting on the wall of the study on the second floor.
There were three potions inside, the red one was Strength X, the dark blue one was Wisdom X, and the light green one was Astute X, and each bottle was almost a third of the potion used.
Once the spiritual material has been made into a potion, the transcendent qualities are indivisible once they have been formed. If a portion of the potion is poured out, as long as it is no more than half of it, then the supernatural trait will be present in the original potion, but the supernatural power will be lost.
In other words, these three bottles of potions are used as the main materials of Perfect Body X, and there is no problem at all. But the supernatural power is estimated to be only two-thirds.
Asker put away the three potions and left the house, only to see a large number of gunmen rushing towards him.