Chapter 167: Various preparations
Merlin didn't care at all who the cloaked man in front of him was, and what kind of purpose the other party had, you must know that this is the capital of the empire, Redana, and similar things happen almost every day, but today the general environment is slightly different. Merlin, who was used as a gun or something, said that he didn't care, not to mention that he knew very well in his heart that because Nangong Rong made a lot of hype on the road near Derimpel and caused the whole country to be known to almost everyone, some hardliners in the empire would definitely be unhappy about this.
Even if the monster siege army was defeated and the emperor ran away in a hurry, there are still many stubborn forces in Ledana, who take advantage of the current chaos to seek benefits for themselves that they usually have no chance to obtain, and those things that fight and set fire to cause more trouble are what they do. And among this group of people, there is definitely an existence that the emperor has left behind to deal with trouble, and now that Nangong Rong has actually swaggered into the imperial capital, it is natural that they will have some ideas.
But how the other party guessed what he was thinking, Merlin had no clue at all. Even if these people had closely monitored the group of uninvited extra-spec existences, and saw the little nobleman leave the compound without saying a word, why would they not take the initiative to show up to contact him or even take out some kind of dangerous item? Could it be that they have mastered the legendary mind reading technique?
However, it doesn't matter what. Merlin didn't mind being a pawn of the other party, he couldn't stand Nangong Rong's achievements to compare himself to him, and on the other hand, it was also a good opportunity to earn merit - although it was a disgraceful achievement, the empire had always rewarded and punished clearly in this regard.
It has nothing to do with the empire when something happens, and if it succeeds, it is unceremoniously praised, and this method will not change in any dynasty.
"Are there any specific requirements for time and occasion?" Merlin, who had already made up his mind, quickly put away the alchemy products in his hand, then looked at the cloaked man in front of him and asked, "If you have a plan to prepare for any action, I can cooperate." β
"We don't exist, you haven't seen anyone today. The cloaked man, whose face was hidden in the shadows, said as he slowly stepped back into the alley, "You just accidentally picked up something left behind in the chaotic city, understand?"
The little nobleman spread out his hands and pouted while shrugging his shoulders: "Yes, yes, I understand." So, I'm going to take my leave. β
After coming out of the alley, Merlin could no longer see the cloaked man, and the streets were still showing signs of chaos. The little nobleman casually looked around, then turned and walked back the way he came.
No one knows what's just going on here, and the chaos looks like it's going to last for a long time.
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In the hall on the first floor of the office residence, Nangong Rong was looking at the object in his hand and trying to analyze something useful, but looking at the young man's tangled expression, it was obviously not going well. After all, what really needs to be analyzed and studied is isolated from the inside by a layer of translucent glass, and it is difficult to detect those unusual situations with the naked eye.
A small glass vial, barely half a finger long, contained some kind of glittering ...... Radiance. Well, that's right, it's indeed a ball of light, and the golden one can flash a blind dog's eyes if it is slightly strengthened. And Nangong Rong dared to bet with the soft fur of the cute white spherical creature that he definitely didn't see anything like a light bulb, a fluorescent tube, or a glowing animal or plant in the bottle, it was really a ball of pure light.
"What the hell is this?" the boy finally chose to give up, and after retracting his gaze from the bottle, he asked seriously, "It seems to be some kind of energy, but it is not an energy creature, how does it exist?"
The girl named Mengyun immediately held the bottle in one hand and pressed her chest lightly with the other, and put on an extremely exaggerated appearance, and said in a solemn voice: "Please allow me to introduce grandly, this is a super magic potion invented by a certain old immortal otaku vampire Lori, which has no toxic side effects at all, as long as the body can withstand the energy and wash it inside, it can be drunk repeatedly." As for the effect, it's very simple to replenish your energy, the only trouble is that this thing is recovered by amount rather than percentage, so for some powerful to the point of not exceeding the specifications of the sky, not to mention two or three bottles, twenty or thirty bottles are not enough to drink. β
"In reality, there is no such thing as a percentage recovery potion, after all, the law of conservation of energy is there. β
Shuangdumao ignored Nangong Rong's answer, and turned his head directly to look at the beautiful blonde girl next to him, with wide sparkling eyes, and said with great admiration: "It doesn't matter what kind of thing is, since you drank dozens of bottles of this blue medicine after you tore apart with Stephanie last time, I have always wanted to say that my sister-in-law is really a lot!"
Without thinking, the latter slapped a knife on the top of Shuang's stupid hair: "I'm not your sister-in-law yet! In addition, I had to rush to pursue the enemy, otherwise who would want to drink such a thing!?"
Mengyun, who didn't react at all to knocking on the head, couldn't help but (deliberately) change to a puzzled expression: "It's obviously a sweet orange flavor?"
"It's because the taste is too innocent, so if you drink too much, you will feel tired!"
Seeing that the two of them had entered the daily mode, the nearby shopkeeper hurriedly retrieved the glass bottle and explained to Nangong Rong, who was full of expressions: "Hawkers, I don't know if the magician of this plane has figured it out, the source of magic is a thing called leyline." To put it simply, someone has managed to extract the energy contained in the leylines in a way that can be stably preserved, and with a little processing, it has become the thing I have now. β
Nangong Rong also didn't pay attention to the two girls who were screaming next to him, and talked to the shopkeeper seriously: "I once heard magicians mention that there is a huge magic buried in the earth, what if you find it, what will happen and so on. But is it really okay to use it like this, the so-called leylines will definitely have some extremely bad effects if they are drained, right?"
"Do you know what a leek is, the kind of magical plant that grows after cutting? β
"Okay, you don't have to say anything, I've pretty much understood. Nangong Rong, who was full of black lines, raised his hand and shook his face with pain, "So what your sister means is to let me drink a lot of this bottled orange juice when the monsters are attacking the city to solve the problem of insufficient energy, and then make a large number of puppets that can climb with 10,000 hunters, and openly pretend to be open? β
Shuangdufu, who was being rubbed by the blonde girl's face in various ways, suddenly stretched out his hand and interjected in a strange out-of-tune voice: "But Sao Nian, don't you have that crystal sword? If you just have the ability to create inanimate golems with the energy of the abyssal characteristics, it is not worth noting, but the situation of the weapon produced in the abyss is completely different, theoretically you can really be like the ice slag prince ah, Dute was led crooked by the stupid brother, that is, like a villain boss can summon a huge army with a casual wave of the best sword in his hand. β
The young man nodded expressionlessly: "Mmmm, then do you plan to say that as long as you give me a nuclear power plant, I can infinitely send troops to overturn the whole world?"
"Use the energy generated by science and technology to create elemental puppets that are not scientific at all?
"I'm not really giving advice, hey!"
I always feel that this group of people will never be serious, does it really matter if you expect them to save the world? Nangong Rong pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed deeply, but soon returned to normal and took the bottle from the shopkeeper's hand, and manifested his crystal sword and planned to try it.
If the crystal sword, an exotic food, is energy, then nothing can be discussed. So the boy decided to see what the situation was first, in case the crystal sword spit out after taking a bite, then he would be able to have a reason to refuse.
Anyway, he was full of reluctance to help defend the city from the beginning.
At this moment, the main entrance of the hall was suddenly pushed open, and Merlin walked in from the outside.
The short-haired girl named Saria, who happened to be sitting near the gate, raised her head slightly, "Are you back?" β
The little nobleman hurriedly smiled and shook his head: "No, no, no, I just went to see the situation on the street and bought something by the way, although in the end I got it back directly." β
After saying that, this guy stretched out his hands in front of him, and he could see that the paper bag he was holding contained all kinds of tin cans, which were very suitable for today's special situation.
"Ah, even though we brought our own food, thank you. Salya, apparently all preoccupied with the book, replied to Merlin casually, "Find a place to sit and rest, and then discuss the vigil after dinner." β
"So you really plan to help defend the city?" Merlin was actually very worried that this group of people would leave Ledana and leave directly, because then Nangong Rong would also follow him, and then when he looked at the young man, he immediately noticed the other party's movements, "What is Nangong Rong going to do?"
The golden red short hair glanced at it and buried his head back in the book: "I want to do an experiment, and it depends on whether it can be openly hung up when facing the monster siege tomorrow or tonight." β
Nangong Rong, who was preoccupied, naturally didn't notice the gaze from Merlin, and he first stuck the crystal sword on the ground, holding the hilt with his left hand to maintain contact with it, and his right hand opened the glass bottle and quickly pressed the mouth of the bottle on the surface of the blade.
Should it be said that it is worthy of being a creation of the abyss, even if it has been cleaned up by Nangong Rong to obey its nature, it is still terrifying, just a little touch of the golden light in the bottle and it quickly flowed away like the water in the washbasin with the plug opened, but the place where it flowed was not the pipe but the sword body, and the whole thing was integrated into it.
The sword shone with a dazzling sheen, seeping all the way down into the ground, but it was quickly retracted, and nothing happened.
"It doesn't look like it's indigestion, on the contrary, it eats very easily. After completing the experiment, Nangong Rong pulled out his sword and waved it twice at will, feeling it and said, "Pure energy without any attributes, it is really a tonic that can be directly drunk." Since the transformation is not carried out directly in my body, the impact can be said to be very small, and it is indeed not impossible to create a large number of golems, as long as there are enough of these small things. β
The shopkeeper couldn't help but nod with satisfaction when he heard this: "Very good, then it was decided happily like this." Once we've settled the many monsters outside the city, let's go find Rogge's whereabouts. β
Despite the success of the experiment, Nangong Rong didn't feel very happy, and he even heard something else from the other party's words: "Please wait a minute, you don't just plan to clean up the boss named Rogge, and then leave nothing else, right?"
If this is the case, it is necessary to consider how to implement the way forward.
The blonde girl, who had already kneaded a pair of hairy faces into a big pie, joined the conversation at this time, and she confirmed the young man's statement on the spot: "That's right, as you can see, there are only a few of us, and finding the leader of the abyss and killing him is what we do best, not being consumed on the battlefield in vain." So whatever happens to the abyss in the Razfeld plane, after defeating or repelling Rogge, we'll leave to find new targets in other worlds, and you'll have to figure out the rest. β
Sure enough, after all, the alliance sent not a regular army but an elite squad responsible for decapitation, and they are really not suitable to be sent to the battlefield. Nangong Rong thought back to the information he had heard from Stephanie earlier, and suddenly felt that it would not be surprising that tomorrow the entire alliance's territory would be occupied by the abyss.
At that time, how should the Imperial side resist this group of menacing monsters? The young man's mind couldn't help but think of Octavir carrying several superb weapons similar to the Phantom Phoenix on his back, fighting bravely in the crowd of hunting and climbing, and the weapon in his hand would be replaced and continue to fight if it broke down, as for the army soldiers who were supposed to accompany the eldest princess to cover her, they had already turned into various mosaics under the claws of the monster's mouth.
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