Chapter 115: 'Transaction'
Although he hesitated when he received the text message, Barlow finally rushed to the warehouse area as fast as he could. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the final analysis, Barlow was still reluctant to give up the benefits that could be brought by the alchemy formula in Luo Sheng's hands. The Benson family followed the Church of Light, not because they believed in the God of Light, but because they wanted to strengthen their family. And the alchemy formula in Luo Sheng's hand right now is an opportunity to strengthen the family, and Barlow really doesn't want to miss it.
As for the question of potentially offending the Holy See of Light as a result, Barlow had also weighed it carefully. Although the Bright Holy See is more concerned about the matter of hemostatic bandages, it is not really to the point of hating it and wanting to completely ban it. After all, there are many groups who can't afford to use healing spells, and there are people all over the mainland who are making similar attempts, but they are not as successful as Luo Sheng's hemostatic bandage. After the Benson family got the formula, as long as they were careful and didn't go too far, the Bright Sect would not really turn against the Benson family because of this.
Moreover, in addition to the formula of the hemostatic bandage in Luo Sheng's hand, there is also the 'Bloody Madness' that can affect the fish-man blood soul algae, which has a huge destructive ability to the fish-man foundation, which is undoubtedly also very valuable. In particular, the Benson family has cooperated with the fishmen of the Darktide tribe through the lead of the Holy See of Light, and still retains a communication channel. If you can get the recipe of the potion, I believe that the fish people are willing to pay a lot of money to buy it.
With the help of the power of the cloak of invisibility, after quietly dodging the guards on the periphery, Barlow came directly to the center of the circle where Mage Baker was. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Luo Sheng lying on the ground lifeless, and Mage Baker who was playing with potions.
"Master Baker is very capable!" After sensing Rasen's breath, Barlow smiled at Master Baker and relaxed.
Although Luo Sheng is only a bronze rank, these days in the snow castle to kill the silver level barbarian masters in a row, the combat power is not weaker than the silver peak Kelly, Eden, even stronger. Such an enemy already has the possibility of escaping in front of the Golden Order, even if Barlow personally makes a move, he does not dare to guarantee that he can quietly solve Luo Sheng. So when he handed over the task of the other party's Luo Sheng to Master Baker, Barlow was a little uneasy. Now that he really saw Luo Sheng's corpse, Barlow was completely relieved.
"It's just a bronze level, although the hand-to-hand combat ability after transformation is strong, but in terms of spells, he is still far behind. A 'dimensional confinement' solves all problems. Mage Baker shook the 'Heart of the Snow Dragon' staff in his hand and replied with a hint of smugness.
"That's just as well. It is indeed difficult for enemies below the Golden Rank to escape the power of the 'Dimensional Imprisonment'. After glancing at the Snow Dragon's Heart Staff, Barlow nodded.
Barlow was very clear about the ability of the Snow Dragon Heart, and Mage Baker used the power of this staff to get Ra Sheng, which was also expected by Barlow. In fact, this staff is the main reason why Barlow is willing to consider Mage Baker as a collaborator. With this staff in hand, although Mage Baker has not been promoted to the gold rank, he is qualified to negotiate a deal with him.
"Tell us about our deal. Retracting his gaze from the Heart of the Snow Dragon's staff, Barlow turned to Mage Baker and said, "What recipe did you get, and what price do you want?"
"Because of the tight schedule, I only got the two most important formulas, the hemostatic bandage and the 'Bloody Madness' against the Blood Soul Algae, which is a sample of the 'Bloody Madness'. Mage Baker smiled as he showed the red potion in his hand and said, "As for the price, it depends on whether the Benson family is sincere or not. β
"How much sincerity do you want, Master Baker?" After taking a deep look at Master Baker, Barlow was not too surprised, and asked calmly.
Before coming, Barlow was ready for the Baker Mage Lion to open his mouth. After all, the other party is not a fool, and he is very clear about the value of these two potions, and it is impossible to easily hand over the potion formula to himself.
"A high-class lorddom and two sets of promotion ritual materials required for advanced gold-rank mages. Master Baker said lightly.
"Mage Baker is too greedy, isn't he? And you have the golden potion from the Bright Sect, so you still need to get two sets of promotion ceremony materials?" Barlow said with a frown.
While the formulas of these two potions are indeed extremely valuable in the long run, the asking price of Mage Baker is definitely not low. Territories and high-level magic materials are important foundations of a large family, and most of the time, these things are more valuable than the Golden Scale. Barrow would rather pay Master Baker a large amount of gold than give him territory and magic materials.
"I'm at my age, and the risk when breaking through is too great, even if I have a golden potion, it's not safe, so two sets of promotion ceremony materials are necessary. Mage Baker shook his staff and replied calmly.
"The materials for the promotion ceremony can be given to you, but I'm afraid the territory can't, so it's better to change it to Jin Tianfang. Hearing Master Baker's explanation, Barlow asked tentatively.
Although the magic materials for promoting to a gold-level mage are precious, they are not a burden for the Benson family. The Benson family has accumulated for hundreds of years, and the accumulation of various magical materials in the clan is quite rich, and relying on the trading network in several countries, it is not difficult to acquire magical materials, so even if two sets of promotion materials are given to Mage Baker, it is not unacceptable.
But compared to magic materials, territories are much more scarce. Even within the Benson family, in addition to the heirs of the lineage, it is not easy for the outstanding children of other branches to obtain a territory, not only need to be outstanding, but also have to serve the family for decades before it is possible to get a reward for the territory. Mage Baker took two potion recipes and wanted to exchange a piece of the lord's territory, which the Benson family would never agree to easily.
"General Barlow, you're being very insincere. I killed Rason, but I risked being hunted down by Baron Cook. And even if the Cook family is finished in the future, the Rex family will not be destroyed. If that madwoman from Marcia wants to get revenge, I can't get mixed up in the royal capital. If your Benson family doesn't give me a place to retire, then don't blame me for finding someone else to trade. Baker said, shaking his head.
"Yes, but the territory will not be given to you until after the Great War is over. And Master Baker, you must be a guest of the Benson family. After a moment of silence, Barlow said solemnly.
In fact, the risk Barlow mentioned by Master Baker also knew in his heart that the relationship between Luo Sheng, Marcia, and Alyssa was also one of the reasons why Barlow did not personally deal with Luo Sheng.
Although this time the Holy See of Light is determined to get rid of Baron Cook and overthrow Crown Prince Raymond's control of Elson, there is no way for the Holy See of Light to turn Elson into a church for the time being. In this case, the second prince ascended the throne and guarded Elson for hundreds of years, and the Rex family, which has a legendary heritage, will definitely be preserved, and even become the most relied on force of the royal family.
In this way, as the principal and strongest of the Rex family, Duke Marcia will be able to survive this coup d'Γ©tat nine times out of ten. And with her feelings for Alyssa, finding someone to vent her revenge is almost inevitable.
Although the Benson family is not afraid of Marcia, and does not think that Marcia will really become mortal enemies with the Benson family in order to avenge his disciples, but if he really kills Rason or Alyssa, the trouble and trouble in the future are absolutely indispensable. Therefore, even if they cooperate with the actions of the Bright Sect, the Benson family has always been more careful and tries not to stain their hands with the blood of the Cook family. Things like this that directly offend people are left to other people, such as fishmen, barbarians, or the mage Baker in front of you.
However, now that this scruple was broken by Master Baker, and the other party had what he needed, Barlow finally chose to compromise. Anyway, for the Benson family, exchanging a piece of Lord's Land for a mage who has a high probability of being promoted to the Golden Rank as a guest is not a loss-making deal.
"Good. However, the Benson family must provide me with some basic materials to build the Mage Tower. After hesitating for a moment, Mage Baker gritted his teeth and said, "If I can't be promoted to the Golden Rank, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to integrate into the Second Prince's side, and I won't be able to stay long on the Xuelong Pass side." Without the position of the mage guarding the Snow Dragon Pass, I need to build my own mage tower. β
"Yes, but you must recruit the children of the Benson family to learn magic. Barlow made no choice but to make his own terms.
Although it was only to get the alchemy formula at first, when it comes to now, Barlow has already moved the idea of completely pulling Master Baker into his family. If Mage Baker is successfully promoted to the Golden Rank, he will naturally have another treatment, and the Benson family will spend some money to befriend him, which is not a loss. Even if the promotion fails, Mage Baker is also a mage who has been at the peak of silver for many years, and his value is not low, so he just takes advantage of these conditions to absorb the Benson family step by step.
"It was a pleasure to work with. Mage Baker nodded, then handed the red potion in his hand to Barlow. "You inspect the goods a priori, with the power of the Benson family, if you sell this thing to the fishman, you should be able to exchange it for a lot of good things. β
Barlow took the potion without hesitation, nodded to Master Baker, and opened the flask to smell it gently. But as soon as the potion was placed in front of him, the normal potion suddenly turned into boiling red smoke, pounced on Barlow's face, and then penetrated into Barlow's body like a tentacle monster.
At the moment of the attack, Barlow showed the reaction that a gold-level warrior should have, and the golden fighting qi instantly lit up, protecting all the vital points around him, and his face condensed a large amount of fighting qi to fight against the invading toxins. And his body rushed out without hesitation, wanting to leave the center of the circle in the warehouse area.
But before he could get started, a giant bear crashed into him, stopping him from escaping. At the same time, the Snow Dragon Heart in the hand of the 'Baker' mage lit up, and the 'Dimensional Imprisonment' that had imprisoned Luo Sheng before fell on Barlow's body.
"Baker, what do you want to do? Have you taken refuge with the crown prince?" shouted Barlow as he realized that he had fallen into a trap, trying to break free from the confines of the dimension.
However, Mage Baker did not answer his question, but only condensed his mana and released a nine-ring spell 'Dimensional Slash' that a real Baker mage could not perform.
The black blade of space slashed, and Barlow's head fell, and blood gushed out from his neck like a blood-colored fountain.
"The deal is done. Looking at Barlow's corpse, Lennon said lightly. (To be continued.) )