Chapter 8: The Soul Gun
Hearing Wren's words, the dwarf's smile decreased by a few points.
His eyes swept over Wren, and he noticed that Wren came in empty-handed, without even a piece of luggage, and muttered in his mouth.
Raising his hand and scratching his scalp, the dwarf replied, "There is a shared room for two people at the back of the hotel, and the price is affordable, only 8 copper lisos a day. But I don't think you want to share a room with others, the room on the second floor is more suitable for you, 12 copper lisos a day, if you stay for a long time, I can give you a discount. ”
Wren nodded, the dwarf saw it very well, he really didn't want to share a room with others.
"How long will I have to stay to get a discount?"
"At least half a month. ”
The dwarf picked up the beer on the counter and took a big sip, the liquor and foam soaked his beard, he wiped it with his hand without care, and continued: "If you stay for half a month, I will only charge you 150 copper liso, and provide you with a free breakfast every day. ”
Wren did not answer immediately.
As the dwarf lifted his glass, he inadvertently exposed something from his waist that caught his attention.
If I'm not mistaken, it's a gun!
There are guns in this world, which are very powerful, and there is a special name called "soul gun", which is a very precious weapon.
The appearance of the Soul Gun is very similar to the pistol on Earth, but there are significant differences.
The principle of killing is similar between the two, but the soul gun uses a special bullet, and the gun wielder must have soul power or other supernatural power to shoot, and each shot consumes the soul power of the shooter. This makes it impossible for the soul gun to be used on a large scale like the gun on the earth, and the soul gun is not as effective as a dagger in the hands of ordinary people.
In fact, in recent years, a new transcendent class has emerged in the Empire, called the "Gunslinger", which is quite popular with soul guns as the main combat weapon.
Dwarves have a long history of using soul guns, and almost everyone knows the famous "dwarven musketeers".
However, Wren had never heard of a soul gun that could be used by ordinary people.
In other words, there is no gunpowder in this world!
Is this possible?
Wren pressed the doubts in his heart, his eyes did not stop at the dwarf's soul gun, and nodded: "Then I will live for half a month first." ”
In addition to the fair price, this hostel has the advantage of being not far from the Church of Justice, and if there is a fallen person to judge, he can rush over in time to absorb the soul once the bell rings.
"Okay, the deposit is 200 copper liso, and the more will be refunded and the less will be compensated. ”
The dwarf made a business, and the mood became cheerful, and he took another sip of beer.
In Wren's eyes, the dwarf's soul turned from white to pale green, and he smiled to himself, pulling out two 100 copper dollar bills from his pocket and handing them over.
The dwarf flipped through a booklet on the counter and prepared to register.
"My name is Wren. Wren took the initiative to report his name, and the dwarf scribbled a few strokes, and replied: "I'm Zoltan Tartstone, the boss here, if you have any problems, you can come to me at any time, or let the buddy tell me." ”
With that, Zoltan threw the booklet under the counter, pulled out a bunch of keys, and led Wren up the stairs next to him.
There are more than a dozen rooms on the entire second floor, most of which are occupied by guests.
Wren chose a room close to the street side, the layout is very simple, similar to the apartment he lived in before, fortunately the soundproofing of the floor is okay, and the noise of the downstairs hall is much weaker here.
Zoltan handed the room key to Wren, and before leaving, he suddenly asked, "Wren, do you know how to play cards?"
Wren was stunned for a moment, "No, what's wrong?"
"It's a pity. ”
Zoltan shook his head regretfully, the cockscomb-like hairstyle on his head dangled, and said: "There are many guests in my hotel who come to play cards specially, and they are a bit famous in the Lien district, and they may set up a card club in the future." If you want to play cards, just look for me, I have a full range of cards, and there are many rare cards, and the price package is satisfactory to you. ”
Wren understood that the dwarven boss was a veteran poker player who ran a hotel and a card business.
"Okay, I'll think about it. ”
Wren politely refused, he didn't have the heart to play any cards right now.
Zoltan did not speak again and returned to the hall on the first floor.
Wren closed the door, lay down on the bed, and immediately opened the phone interface to see the two icons that had just been activated.
The first icon looks like a plant as a whole, consisting of several leaves and a main stem, but on top of it, where it was originally a flower, is a strangely shaped head. This head has a distorted face, which is very drawn, and it is impossible to tell whether it is a monster or a monster, and it looks a little scary.
Wren remembered that this software used to be used to identify plants, how did it become like this?
He opened the icon and fumbled for a moment but didn't find any use.
Turning it off, possibly some kind of bestiary or something, Wren turned on the second icon.
This icon looks much simpler and more understandable, like a three-dimensional bullet. As soon as Wren opened it, a list of options appeared in front of his eyes, each of which was displayed in a smaller graph.
Seeing the miniature, Wren almost didn't jump out of bed.
Because the graphics were all too familiar to him.
It turns out that this is a gun structure dismantling game downloaded by Rennes!
This is a mobile game abroad, with few players and a very niche game, and the reason why Wren can play it is because he studied mechanics in college. Although I didn't work in the field after graduation, I have always been interested in mechanics and have played many games with the theme of mechanics, and this is one of them.
The gameplay of the game is simple.
It provides a three-dimensional diagram of hundreds of firearms and weapons, and players can disassemble them in the correct order, turn them into a pile of parts, and then reassemble them, calculate the time of the entire process, and then compete against each other for speed.
The game has a wide range of guns, including pistols, rifles, submachine guns, and even several types of heavy artillery.
Wren opened the top option, and sure enough, a three-dimensional diagram of the pistol emerged.
As his gaze moved, the pistol slowly rotated, then quickly disassembled, turning into a pile of parts in less than half a minute. Instead of assembling it immediately, he took a closer look at the parts and zoomed in on them to reveal its parameters and materials.
As long as Wren wants, he can keep the part in its state all the time, and use it as a reference to process a real part.
Wren counted and found that there were only more than two dozen firearm structures in total.
"It's all guns I've played with in the game. ”
He just played this game for a short time, and he couldn't unlock all the 3D drawings of guns, maybe not even a tenth of the total, which can only be said to be a pity.
But it's enough.
Wren didn't know if there was gunpowder in the world, whether it could be used, and whether it could make bullets. If not, then all this is in vain, even if there are 10,000 types of firearms structure diagrams, it is useless.
In addition, he believes that even if a firearm can be made, it can only be used as a transitional weapon.
There is a supernatural power in the world of Ehrenus, and the power of firearms has an upper limit, and it is a foreign object, it is far better to attribute the power to himself, and he still has to pursue his own power in the end!
However, if a gun can be made, it will be enough to seek revenge on Ramsay and Asperger.
Ramsey is an ordinary person who can be brought down with one shot.
Asperger may be a little troublesome, but he is only a low-level transcendent, and the gun can still cause fatal damage to him, as long as he finds the right opportunity to secretly release the cold gun, Wren doesn't believe it, he can withstand it.
He immediately got up and went downstairs, where Zoltan was sitting behind the counter, counting a stack of cards.
"Boss, bring me a Lava Castle stout. ”
Wren sat down at the counter, pulled out a copper riso, and ordered the cheapest drink.
Zoltan carefully put away the cards, unscrewed the valve of the barrel behind him, filled a large glass of dark beer and placed it in front of Wren, and took the copper plate away.
With the cool beer in his throat, Wren perked up and burped comfortably.
"This wine is good, is it really made from rye from Lava Castle?" Lava Fort is a famous dwarven fortress located in the mountains of the world, very far from the Empire.
Zoltan laughed dryly and did not answer.
Wren didn't ask any more questions, and chatted casually with the dwarves while drinking.
After a while, Wren found that he couldn't continue to talk, and the two had no common topic at all.
Zoltan basically does not leave the magic card, almost to the point of obsession, in addition to showing off his card skills, is to invite himself to play cards, preferably to buy a set of novice cards from him, and even willing to sell them at a discount.
"Play cards, play cards...... Wren complained frantically in his heart: "I'll beat you!"
He hurriedly took the last sip of beer and asked directly, "Zoltan, do you know where there is a place near you that sells alchemy materials? It's better to be complete, I want to buy something." ”
"Young man, are you an alchemist, or an alchemy apprentice?" Zoltan glanced at Wren suspiciously.
Alchemist is not an extraordinary profession that ordinary people can do, but it is a very mysterious profession. Alchemy has a wide range of applications, such as making weapons and equipment, refining potions, enchanting, etc., and many official alchemists are transcendent and join the Alchemy Society.
And the Alchemy Association is the top force in the empire, and almost no one dares to mess with it.
"No, I just want to buy some materials and use them myself. ”
Where does Wren know what alchemy, he has wanted to learn it in the academy before, but he can't even pass the most basic entrance exam, and he can't get the qualification of an alchemy apprentice.
Zoltan thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "What materials do you want to buy, just tell me, it is guaranteed to be cheaper than the things of the Alchemy Association, but you can't make a noise." ”
Wren was somewhat unexpected.
Listening to the meaning of this, Zoltan is likely to be an alchemist, and he also runs an underground business.
"There are many kinds of materials I want, some of which I can't name, can you let me take a look at them first?" Wren knows how to make gunpowder and what ingredients are used, but he doesn't know what these ingredients are called in Ehrenus, and he can only match them when he has them.
"Okay. Zoltan called a fellow and gave him a few words, and said to Wren, "Follow me." ”