Chapter 298: The Mysterious Old Man in the Library

[Elegy for Cerberus].

This leather armor made of three-headed Cerberus fur, in addition to the D-level light armor that Luo Jie needs to replace the most, what he is most optimistic about is precisely the "Fire Eater" with the shortest number of words in the skill introduction.

Completely ignoring fire damage and converting the fire damage received into the same amount of healing is the essence of "fire absorption".

Whether it is a fantasy player or a monster in the illusion, the fire attribute attack skills have always been the most, and can even account for 30% of all attribute skills, which can be said to be the element attribute absorption with the largest adaptation range.

This also means that once this D-gold light armor is equipped, at least one-third of the magic skills will not be able to be used against Luo Jie, which is a nightmare for some players with a single attribute development, or fire attribute monsters.

And the other two skills are just as useful.

"Prison Gate Guard", 50% of all defense is increased in the non-mobile state, which can minimize the possibility of being killed by someone in the ambush. In addition, in special cases, it is also possible to temporarily replace the position of the tank by standing on the pile.

"Hell Beasts", if they do not actively attack, will not be attacked by evil creatures that are lower than their own strength, which means that when encountering a fantasy full of evil creatures like "Van Helsing" in the future, you can avoid a lot of pointless miscellaneous combat.

Especially for some missions with strict time limits, it is simply a shortcut to clearing the level.

After Luo Jie finished taking the two items of [Hell Spark] and [Cerberus Elegy], he didn't care about the ownership of the last [Hell Egg].

The gambling nature of this random pet beast egg is too big, even if the luck is normal, it is just a D gold, and the attributes will not be higher than Shizuka Jukawa and [2B].

And he has already taken the two most valuable of the three treasure chest items, even if he contributes the most, he can't even leave the soup for others, right?

Eventually, the [Hell Egg] was obtained by the Wa Kingdom player "Blue and White Mask".

However, as mentioned before, the [Metamorphosis Kamen Bloodline] of the "Blue and White Kamene" cannot use any equipment or skills other than fists and feet, including pet beasts and mounts.

So, this egg, which was useless for the "Blue and White Mask", was sold by him to the British player "Iron Hammer" of the [Demon Summoner] profession for 500,000 points.

Of course, the "Iron Hammer" did not hatch on the spot, but put the [Hell Egg] into the storage space, and it is estimated that it should be planning to find another way to improve the quality - after all, this thing can theoretically hatch S-class [Great Demon].

……

After passing through the nearly 100-meter-long stone bridge of the Heart of Earthfire, the raiders returned to the cold interior of Castlevania through the secret door at the other end of the cave.

As far as the eye can see, there are huge bookshelves more than ten meters high, containing more than one million books, and even the air is filled with a faint smell of ink.

"Here it is...... Library vaults? ”

Divine Radiance hurriedly flipped through the map, which he had obtained from the bones of a witcher and marked most of the rooms in Castlevania.

After determining the location of the raiding party at this moment, "Divine Radiance" couldn't help but light up in his eyes.

The "Library Library" is located under the "Dome Hall" where Dracula is located, which means that they directly bypass at least three large areas, and then they can directly see the boss to complete the main quest.

"Huh? Wait a minute, look, there's somebody over there? ”

After being reminded by a player, everyone realized that in the middle of the two bookshelves, next to the wall, an old man with white hair and beard was sitting at a writing desk.

Seeing the old man's movements, the oil lamp on the desk lit up on its own.

"Witchers, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Everyone looked at each other, obviously not knowing what the origin of this old man was, and why he appeared in this gloomy castlevania.

The old man seemed to know what the players in front of him were thinking, and smiled hoarsely, "I am here to provide all kinds of equipment and supplies for the demon hunters who come to crusade against him, on the orders of Lord Earl...... After all, it was the Earl's only hobby, and he didn't want too weak enemies to ruin his interest. ”

"Divine Radiance" seemed to have thought of something, and immediately summoned several other captains.

"I remember, in the original game of "Nocturne Under the Moon", there was indeed such an NPC in Castlevania that sold items, so it shouldn't be a trap...... At least we can give it a try. ”

After discussion, a player of the [Shield Guard] profession cautiously stepped forward to try to talk to the other party, and after a while, he ran back with a face full of surprise, showing his new shield, and said: "That old man is indeed a trading NPC in Castlevania, selling a very complete range of goods, and he can also upgrade equipment with G points...... You see, my D-purple quality shield has just been promoted to MAX from him. ”

When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed and stepped forward to choose the items they needed.

The mysterious old man didn't know what magic he used, no matter how many people came forward together, he felt like he was receiving everyone alone, and no one could hear the conversation between the other people and the mysterious old man, let alone see the items traded.

Luo Jie was worried that he didn't have enough points to upgrade the strengthened equipment, and when he heard that he could use G points to upgrade items here, he also pushed through the crowd and stepped forward.

"Oh, young man, it turned out to be you."

The mysterious old man's words made Luo Jie stunned, and said strangely: "Do you recognize me?" ”

"Of course, although I can't walk around casually while sitting here, these eyes can see all the rooms in the castle except for the top floor, and naturally they know what is happening in the castle...... For example, you just killed the dog that Lord Count used to guard the secret passage. ”

The old man spoke in a very leisurely tone, as if he was not talking about a boss-level hell beast, but a janitor dog to keep and play.

"So what? What are you trying to express? Luo Jie smiled faintly.

"Oh, young man, don't get me wrong, I have no intention of seeking revenge against you...... In fact, I don't really like the dog very much, he always sneaks up my chickens when I'm not around, and there are three of them in one bite. ”

The mysterious old man's smile is very kind, and in fact, in the original book, this NPC is also an alternative in Castlevania.

"I just wanted to express my gratitude to you......"

"Thank me for what? Did you kill the three-headed dog that stole your chicken? ”

"Thank you for saving Alucardo...... This child was raised by me since I was a child, and although he and the Earl have different philosophies, they are still the only blood of the Earl, and even if they turn against each other, I don't want to see this child have any accidents in the castle. ”

The mysterious old man nodded slightly to Luo Jie in thanks, and then waved his hand, and a sheepskin scroll glowing with magic light flew lightly in front of Luo Jie.

"I know that you witchers prefer tangible benefits to verbal thanks...... This is my list of items here, and I will give you a 20% discount on whatever you buy here in the future. ”

Luo Jie grabbed the sheepskin scroll and unfolded it in front of him, and sure enough, the prices of the goods on it had become the discounted price promised by the old man.

Is this an added benefit of farming Arocado's opinion......

However, with a large amount of D gold and EX equipment skills, he was no longer interested in these big road goods, so he threw the sheepskin scroll back to the old man, and said, "There is no need for a discount, you can answer me a few questions truthfully." ”

The mysterious old man was a little stunned, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your condition is more difficult for me than discounts...... I can only answer you one question at most, and it must not involve Lord Earl. ”

Luo Jie nodded, obviously he guessed correctly again, the NPC reward is very flexible, as long as it is within the other party's ability, it does not necessarily have to be issued in kind.

Information is also a valuable thing.

"I want to use 'Molica's Relic' to turn a person into a dark creature, what is the last condition besides the three conditions of 'wings', 'eyeball' and 'heart'?"

The mysterious old man obviously didn't expect Luo Jie to ask this question, shook his head and said, "Don't say I don't know, even Lord Earl doesn't know this question, otherwise Lady Lisa wouldn't have been able to resurrect it to this day...... Sorry, you'd better change the question. ”

Luo Jie couldn't help frowning slightly, even this mysterious old man didn't know the last [???? What does it mean, it seems that the difficulty of this hidden mission is really not ordinarily high.

"Okay, so I'll change the question - where are 'Molica's wings'?"

Luo Jie now has [Molica's Heart] and [Molica's Eyeballs], no matter whether the hidden mission has a clue or not, at least put together the first three things first.

"I can answer that question." The mysterious old man's expression slowed down slightly, and he said: "That pair of wings was rewarded by the Earl to one of his dream demons, and not long ago, that dream demon attacked Lord Aluka without knowing whether he was alive or dead, and was killed by Master Aluka......"

Luo Jie understood what the old man meant, and it was obvious that the last "Molika's Relic" he was looking for was in Alucardo's hands.

This kind of coincidence is really a deliberate sense of systematic arrangement......

Luo Jie is now more and more interested in this hidden task, after all, according to the consistent style of the system, the more demanding tasks are completed, the richer the rewards will be obtained in the end.

And this mission is definitely the most heart-wrenching and difficult hidden mission he has ever taken in his two lifetimes.

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Maybe the previous question didn't matter, the old man didn't cancel the 20% discount for Luo Jie.

Luo Jie also took advantage of the situation to upgrade some LV.1 level equipment and skills on hand at the old man.

Although points and G points are not exchangeable for each other, according to the price of the mysterious old man, the exchange ratio is about 200:1, that is, 1G points are equivalent to 200 points.